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The Heart Thief (Gönül Hırsızı)

The Heart Thief (Gönül Hırsızı) (translated)

TV Series · 2013–2014 · 7 people

Tekden Film produced Gönül Hırsızı ("The Heart Thief"), a Turkish television series that sits between romantic comedy and drama. It aired on TRT 1 from December 2, 2013 to April 18, 2014, with 19 episodes in a single season. Ayhan Özen and Yahya Samancı shared the directing, and Hasan Kaçan, Baykut Badem, Filiz Ekinci and Ali Uğur Kaçan wrote it. Cem Kılıç and Tuğçe Kazaz play the leads.

The story revolves around Tarık (Cem Kılıç), the elder son of a divorced family, and his brother Necdet (Mesut Can Tomay), who lead a lazy "bachelor family" life with their mother Neriman (Nurcan Eren) under one roof. That sweet dream ends when Tarık's great love Hülya (Tuğçe Kazaz) leaves him. After the break-up, Tarık and his friends, every bit as idle as he is, face the real face of life. Nadir (Hasan Kaçan), who acts as their older brother and looks after them, tries to prepare the young men for life through his stories.

The cast also includes İpek Tenolcay, Özge Sezince, İlayda Alişan, Gökhan Karacık as Bülent, Emine Sarıkaya as Principal Oya, Yavuz Çetin (Uygar) and Murat Bölücek (Tufan). Mehmet Bozdağ and Müslim Yılmaz produced, and Erhan Güleryüz composed the music. Episodes run about 73 minutes.

DirectorAyhan Özen, Yahya Samancı
Production companyTekden Film
NetworkTRT 1

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Gökhan Karacık Gökhan Karacık Actor · 40 years old Bülent Hasan Kaçan Hasan Kaçan Actor · 68 years old Nadir İlayda Alişan İlayda Alişan Actor · 30 years old İpek Tenolcay İpek Tenolcay Actor · 56 years old Özge Sezince Özge Sezince Actor · 40 years old Tuğçe Kazaz Tuğçe Kazaz Actor · 44 years old Hülya Birsen Dürülü Birsen Dürülü Actor · 57 years old

Also in the cast: Cem Kılıç, Murat Bölücek, Nurcan Eren (Neriman), Emine Sarıkaya (Headmistress Oya), Mesut Can Tomay, Yavuz Çetin (Uygar)

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

Gönül Hırsızı is a short-lived but sweet romantic comedy that wrapped up after a single season of 19 episodes. When Hülya walks out, the lazy 'bachelor family' life Tarık shares with his mother and brother falls apart and the story turns into a coming-of-age tale. The chemistry between Cem Kılıç's Tarık and Hasan Kaçan's Nadir, a big-brother figure to the young men, is the show's most enjoyable element. On the other hand, episodes of around 73 minutes are long for such a light story, and the idle friends' jokes can start repeating themselves after a while. Stopping at one season may also leave anyone wanting to spend longer with these characters feeling something is missing.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

With Hasan Kaçan both on the writing team and in the cast, Gönül Hırsızı comes close to the spirit of our old neighborhood films thanks to a big-brother figure who teaches the young about life through his stories. Nadir's warm advice recalls that old-fashioned storytelling which delivers its lesson without hurting anyone. Yet the world of the idle young men is at times too scattered and slight; outside Nadir's scenes, the strong moral center of the classics is hardly felt. Still, it is a well-meaning, clean romantic comedy.

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

Gönül Hırsızı starts from the 'bachelor family' life of a divorced family's sons living under one roof with their mother, a picture rarely shown on screen but familiar from everyday life. Grown sons living comfortably and carelessly in their mother's house can be read as a gentle critique of a generation that keeps putting off growing up. That is why the young men's collision with the real face of life after Hülya leaves is not just heartbreak but a call to mature. The series handles this in the tone of a romantic comedy rather than a heavy social drama; that choice makes it accessible to everyone but limits how deep it goes.

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