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The Great Exile: Caucasus (Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya)

The Great Exile: Caucasus (Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya) (translated)

TV Series · 2015–2016 · 9 people

314 Film Yapım produced Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya ("The Great Exile: Caucasus"), a four-part historical drama mini-series broadcast on TRT 1. It aired from December 15, 2015, to January 5, 2016, and was filmed in Macedonia. Mehmet Ada Öztekin and Ümit Gürer directed, and the scripts are by Ali Can Yaraş, Özge Efendioğlu, Hazar Kozice and Meryem Şahin.

The events take place in 1944, during the Second World War. The series tells the dramatic story of the Meskhetian (Ahıska) Turks, uprooted from their homes and deported because of Stalin's harsh policy: thousands of people leaving their homeland, left to fend for themselves, the pain of a forgotten people. It is adapted from two novels, Fırat Sunel's Salkım Söğütlerin Gölgesinde and Gürsel Balcı's Sınırdaki Sır. Among the main characters are Cemil (Tolga Sarıtaş), his mother Selvi (Nilüfer Açıkalın), Nino Gelashvili (Elif Atakan), Safiye Demir (Melis Birkan) and Commissar Igor (Luran Ahmeti). Safiye's husband Rüstem Demir is played young by Alpay Kemal Atalan and old by Mustafa Jasar.

Hasan Özsüt composed the music and Serkan Güler was the cinematographer.

DirectorMehmet Ada Öztekin, Ümit Gürer
Production company314 Film Yapım
NetworkTRT 1
The Great Exile: Caucasus (Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya) The Great Exile: Caucasus (Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya) The Great Exile: Caucasus (Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya)

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Cast

Tolga Sarıtaş Tolga Sarıtaş Actor · 35 years old Cemil Yasemin Szawlowski Yasemin Szawlowski Actor · 34 years old Ayşe Nilüfer Açıkalın Nilüfer Açıkalın Actor · 59 years old Cemil's mother Selvi Mustafa Jasar Mustafa Jasar Actor · died at 77 Safiye's husband Rüstem Demir (old) Luran Ahmeti Luran Ahmeti Actor · died at 46 Police inspector Igor Ertan Saban Ertan Saban Actor · 48 years old Ömer (young) Erman Saban Erman Saban Actor · 43 years old Nino's older brother Mikail Gelashvili Melis Birkan Melis Birkan Actor · 44 years old Rüstem's wife Safiye Demir Merve Atılmış Merve Atılmış Actor · 38 years old Yıldız

Also in the cast: Recep Özgür Dereli, Elyesa Kaso, Elif Atakan (Nino Gelashvili), Alpay Kemal Atalan (Safiye's husband Rüstem Demir)

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

As a four-part mini-series it has none of the sagging middle stretches long seasons get us used to; the whole story fits into just three weeks of broadcasting on TRT 1. Tolga Sarıtaş as Cemil and Nilüfer Açıkalın as his mother Selvi are a pairing that could turn the mother-son bond into the show's emotional backbone. Casting two different actors as the young and the old Rüstem Demir suggests the story stretches across time. The short format is a big plus, but squeezing a tragedy this large into four episodes also risks leaving some characters underdeveloped.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya tells the tragedy of the Meskhetian (Ahıska) Turks, uprooted and deported in 1944, during the Second World War, because of Stalin's harsh policy. Thousands of people leaving their homeland and left to fend for themselves bring the pain of a forgotten people to the screen. Being adapted from two novels, Fırat Sunel's Salkım Söğütlerin Gölgesinde and Gürsel Balcı's Sınırdaki Sır, gives the story a literary footing. The four-episode format, however, can only sketch such a wide history in outline; viewers curious about the subject would do well to round it out with further reading. Even so, introducing a little-known deportation to a wide audience is a valuable contribution.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

A historical drama and a story of exile. Families torn from their homes and the suffering that follows may make for hard scenes, so it is not suitable for young children. With only four episodes, a family can finish it over a few evenings. A good chance to watch with teenagers and talk about this history. The emotional load is heavy, so sensitive viewers should be prepared.

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