Dream and Reality (Hayal ve Gerçek)

Dream and Reality (Hayal ve Gerçek) (translated)

TV Series · 2007 · 16 people

Süreç Film produced the Turkish television series Hayal ve Gerçek (Dream and Reality), which blends comedy, fantasy and romance. It aired on atv from July 7, 2007, and the series ended in early September of that year with its ninth episode. The title comes from the names of the central couple, and İnci Gündoğdu was the producer.

Hayal and Gerçek marry despite the objections of Gerçek's mother Badire and his sister Firuze. Hayal's jealousy and her mother-in-law's temper spoil the marriage, and Hayal dies young. While Gerçek tries to get over the shock with the help of his closest friend Muzaffer, Badire sets about finding him a new bride, and Firuze helps her, since by family custom a younger sibling cannot marry before the elder. Meanwhile Hayal has returned as a ghost with special abilities, visible only to her husband; the couple live the love they missed in life, and she uses magic and scares to drive off Badire's brides.

Yasemin Hadivent plays Hayal, Cem Kılıç plays Gerçek and Zuhal Yalçın plays Badire, with İpek Tanrıyar as Firuze, Kerem Kupacı as Muzaffer and Zeynep Aydemir as Melek. Gürcan Mete Şener directed; Gani Müjde and Emre Bülbül wrote.

DirectorGürcan Mete Şener
Production companySüreç Film
Networkatv
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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

A ghost wife only her husband can see is a productive comedy engine for a summer show. The catch is that scaring off yet another prospective bride is a set-up that can easily turn into a repeating pattern. Ending after nine episodes cuts both ways: the story wraps up before it sags, but the characters, especially the tension between Gerçek and his mother, get little time to develop. Neat and tidy if you want a short summer treat, too brief if you want to settle in for the long haul.

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

A ghost, magic and mother-in-law squabbles are the kind of material a household can laugh at together. The scares belong to a comedy and are played for laughs. But the story begins with a young woman's death, which small children may need explained. A light family comedy for teenagers and adults.

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

The plot leans on two familiar family customs: a mother having her say in her son's marriage, and a younger sister being unable to marry before her elder brother. Because Firuze backs her mother's bride hunt for the sake of that second custom, family pressure becomes a matter of social order rather than one woman's bad temper. The fantasy frame is well suited to satirising that pressure, yet the jealous wife and the cantankerous mother-in-law risk reproducing familiar stereotypes rather than questioning them.

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