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Two Families (İki Aile)

Two Families (İki Aile) (translated)

TV Series · 2006–2008 · 21 people

İki Aile (Two Families) is a family comedy produced by D Productions and shown on Star TV from 2006 to 2008. It was directed by Metin Günay and written by Fethi Kantarcı. The series ran two seasons and ended with its 93rd episode. Episodes run about 90 minutes; the first season belongs to 2006-2007 and the second to 2007-2008. It was later dubbed into Arabic in a Syrian dialect and shown on MBC 4 and on Morocco's Al Oula.

The story starts with two families laying claim to the same mansion. Ferit, deep in gambling debts, sells his father's mansion to two different families with a forged signature. Neither family is willing to leave, and they have to share the house. The arrival of Tahir Ağa in Istanbul complicates matters further. The mansion's two owners, Oğuz Bey and Eda Hanım, fall in love, and Ferit falls for Oğuz's elder daughter Damla; events develop around these two relationships.

Emre Kınay and İclal Aydın share the lead roles.

DirectorMetin Günay
Production companyD Productions
NetworkStar TV

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Cast

Ayça Bingöl Ayça Bingöl Actor · 51 years old Ceyhun Fersoy Ceyhun Fersoy Actor · 44 years old Doğaç Yıldız Doğaç Yıldız Actor · 35 years old Ece Çeşmioğlu Ece Çeşmioğlu Actor · 35 years old Emre Kınay Emre Kınay Actor · 56 years old Fulya Zenginer Fulya Zenginer Actor · 37 years old Gökçe Özyol Gökçe Özyol Actor · 53 years old Hakan Vanlı Hakan Vanlı Actor · 63 years old İclal Aydın İclal Aydın Actor · 55 years old İsmail Düvenci İsmail Düvenci Actor · 78 years old Kürşat Alnıaçık Kürşat Alnıaçık Actor · 63 years old Levent Sülün Levent Sülün Actor · 51 years old Öner Erkan Öner Erkan Actor · 46 years old Şendoğan Öksüz Şendoğan Öksüz Actor · 55 years old Ümit Kantarcılar Ümit Kantarcılar Actor · 39 years old Veda Yurtsever Veda Yurtsever Actor · 57 years old Zeyno Eracar Zeynep Eracar Actor · 55 years old Uğur Aslan Uğur Aslan Actor · 54 years old Bahar Yanılmaz Bahar Yanılmaz Actor · 46 years old Halit Akçatepe Halit Akçatepe Actor · died at 78 Ayşen Gruda Ayşen Gruda Actor · died at 74

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

İki Aile is a family comedy that begins when Ferit, deep in gambling debts, sells the same mansion to two different families with a forged signature. Two families forced to share one house provide plenty of comic material. Episodes run about 90 minutes, so a family needs to set aside an evening. The subject includes fraud and gambling, but the series treats it in the language of comedy. The closeness of Oğuz Bey and Eda Hanım adds romantic lightness. With its broad cast it has something for different ages.

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

Two families living in one house is an ideal engine for an ensemble comedy: nobody can leave, so the conflict is permanent. The co-lead of Emre Kınay and İclal Aydın is supported by Ayça Bingöl, Ceyhun Fersoy, Doğaç Yıldız and others. Two seasons and 93 episodes is a reasonable length. The weak side is that 90-minute episodes are too long for comedy; when the rhythm drags, viewers feel it. The love lines (Oğuz and Eda, Ferit and Damla) provide a good side thread.

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

A mansion, a forged signature and two owners: a good set-up for a classic comedy of errors; such set-ups should move densely over a few scenes. But 90-minute episodes carry the danger of stretching a single idea; a comedy set in one place repeats as it lengthens. Tahir Ağa arriving in Istanbul and complicating matters suggests the script was looking for a fresh complication. Its being dubbed into Arabic suggests a universal core. A sound idea, a problematic pace. In many-character comedies the editing must time carefully who is on stage and when; here the broad cast provides the means.

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