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Song of Life (Hayat Şarkısı)

Song of Life (Hayat Şarkısı) (translated)

TV Series · 2016–2017 · 30 people

Most Production produced Hayat Şarkısı (Song of Life), a Turkish television drama broadcast on Kanal D from February 9, 2016, to June 6, 2017. It blends drama, romance and family storylines, and ran for two seasons and 57 episodes, each lasting roughly two hours. The series is the Turkish adaptation of the South Korean drama Flames of Desire, which aired on MBC in 2010 and 2011.

The leads are Burcu Biricik, Birkan Sokullu and Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, with Tayanç Ayaydın, Ecem Özkaya Üstündağ and Seray Gözler among the other prominent names. The wider ensemble includes Almila Bağrıaçık, Pelin Öztekin, Recep Güneysu, Pınar Hamzaoğlu, Zeynep Köse, Aydan Taş, Beste Kökdemir, Deniz Altan, Gamze Demirbilek, Füsun Erbulak and Filiz Ahmet, while Aden Duru Orak and Taha Yusuf Tan play the child roles. Burcu Biricik appears as Hülya, Ecem Özkaya Üstündağ as Melek, Tayanç Ayaydın as Hüseyin Cevher and Seray Gözler as Süheyla Cevher.

The show also traveled abroad: in Serbia it was shown on Happy TV between January 7 and September 13, 2019, with Serbian subtitles and under the title Suze moje sestre. It has not been broadcast in French-speaking countries.

Production companyMost Production
NetworkKanal D

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Aden Duru Orak Actor · 20 years old Küçük Melek Almila Bağrıaçık Almila Bağrıaçık Actor · 36 years old Filiz Aydan Taş Aydan Taş Actor · 44 years old Nilay Beste Kökdemir Beste Kökdemir Actor · 33 years old Melisa Burcu Biricik Burcu Biricik Actor · 38 years old Hülya Deniz Altan Deniz Altan Actor · 32 years old Bade Ecem Özkaya Üstündağ Ecem Özkaya Üstündağ Actor · 38 years old Melek Filiz Ahmet Filiz Ahmet Actor · 45 years old Nurgül Füsun Erbulak Füsun Erbulak Actor · 83 years old Emine Gamze Demirbilek Gamze Demirbilek Actor · 58 years old Hatice Melike İpek Yalova Melike İpek Yalova Actor · 42 years old Suzi Osman Alkaş Osman Alkaş Actor · 71 years old Pelin Öztekin Pelin Öztekin Actor · 39 years old Zeynep Pınar Hamzaoğlu Pınar Hamzaoğlu Actor · 30 years old Ceylan Recep Güneysu Recep Güneysu Actor · 36 years old Cem Selçuk Kılıç Selçuk Kılıç Actor · 42 years old Serap Önder Serap Önder Actor · 70 years old Serkan Rutkay Ayıköz Serkan Rutkay Ayıköz Actor · born 1991 Taha Yusuf Tan Actor · 21 years old Küçük Kerim Tayanç Ayaydın Tayanç Ayaydın Actor · 47 years old Hüseyin Cevher Zeynep Köse Zeynep Köse Actor · 41 years old Burçin Seray Gözler Seray Gözler Actor · 65 years old Süheyla Cevher Pamir Pekin Pamir Pekin Actor · 47 years old Hazer Torunbaş Cem Anıl Kenar Cem Anıl Kenar Actor · 36 years old Young Kaya Serkan Keskin Serkan Keskin Actor · 48 years old Psk. Tamer Birkan Sokullu Birkan Sokullu Actor · 41 years old Kerim Cevher Olgun Toker Olgun Toker Actor · 40 years old Mahir Duru Melisa Sözen Melisa Sözen Actor · 41 years old İpek Torunbaş Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Actor · 61 years old Bayram Cevher Mine Teber Mine Teber Actor · 65 years old

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

Hayat Şarkısı gathers drama, romance and family storylines under one roof across two seasons and 57 episodes on Kanal D. The thing to know before you start is the runtime: each episode lasts about two hours. That length gives the characters room to breathe, but a sagging middle is almost unavoidable at this scale. With Burcu Biricik, Birkan Sokullu and Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan sharing the leads in a large ensemble, it is a comfortable marathon for anyone who likes crowded family dramas. If you prefer short, tight episodes, bring plenty of patience.

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

Hayat Şarkısı mixes drama, romance and family stories. Love and family relationships take center stage, so adults and teenagers will get the most out of it. The biggest issue is length: one episode runs about two hours, and small children simply won't sit through that. Since it leans on drama, expect some emotionally heavy scenes too. It works for evenings with parents, grandparents and teens; splitting each episode in two makes it much easier.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

An adaptation of Flames of Desire, which aired on South Korea's MBC in 2010 and 2011, Hayat Şarkısı poses an interesting question: how do the dense family knots of Korean melodrama fit into the two-hour episodes of Turkish prime time? On paper the two melodrama traditions sit close together, but the real test of an adaptation is rhythm. Episodes of roughly two hours are a length that serves the broadcast schedule more than a tight script structure, and at that scale the risk of filler grows. Against that, a large cast featuring Burcu Biricik, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan and Tayanç Ayaydın has the weight to give a sprawling narrative a center of gravity. It is a drama that could have been far more effective with braver cuts in the edit.

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