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First Love (İlk Aşk)

First Love (İlk Aşk) (translated)

Movie · 2006 · 16 people

İlk Aşk (First Love) is a Turkish film directed by Nihat Durak, released on November 17, 2006. It combines drama and comedy, runs about 120 minutes, and was produced by Tims Productions.

It is set in the early 1990s in an Aegean seaside town. The Arifoğlu family, once among the town's notables, has lost its former standing: most of the land has been sold and only a decaying olive-oil factory remains. The head of the family, 85-year-old Arif Arifoğlu (Erol Günaydın), retired from work long ago and is a cantankerous old man. His son Azmi (Tarık Papuççuoğlu) thinks only of winning back his ex-wife Nevin (Vahide Perçin). Another son, Kemal (Halit Ergenç), chases dreams of quick money while drifting between his wife and a mistress. The youngest, Arif Ege (played as a child by Rafaelle Cedolini and as an adult by Kaan Urgancıoğlu), goes through the pains of first love as he grows from child to teenager.

The cast also includes Çetin Tekindor (Asaf), Neslihan Atagül (Bahar), Okan Yalabık (Rasim), Dolunay Soysert (Aysel), Şenay Gürler (Kısmet), Ayşen Gruda (Hatice), Altan Gördüm (Ziya) and Erdal Tosun (Fatih).

DirectorNihat Durak
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Çetin Tekindor Çetin Tekindor Actor · 81 years old Asaf Halit Ergenç Halit Ergenç Actor · 56 years old Kemal Neslihan Atagül Neslihan Atagül Actor · 34 years old Bahar Okan Yalabık Okan Yalabık Actor · 47 years old Rasim Kaan Urgancıoğlu Kaan Urgancıoğlu Actor · 45 years old Adult Ege Vahide Perçin Vahide Perçin Actor · 61 years old Nevin Dolunay Soysert Dolunay Soysert Actor · 53 years old Aysel Erol Günaydın Erol Günaydın Actor · died at 79 Arif Arifoğlu Şenay Gürler Şenay Gürler Actor · 60 years old Kısmet Yağız Can Konyalı Yağız Can Konyalı Actor · 35 years old Alp Azra Akın Azra Akın Film actor · 44 years old Adult Bahar Kemal İnci Kemal İnci Film director · died at 85 Erdal Tosun Erdal Tosun Actor · died at 53 Fatih Altan Gördüm Altan Gördüm Actor · 67 years old Ziya Ayşen Gruda Ayşen Gruda Actor · died at 74 Hatice Orhan Kılıç Orhan Kılıç Actor · 52 years old

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

The story of a family on the Aegean coast that has lost its old standing. There is a cantankerous old head of the family, a son chasing love, another chasing dreams, and a young boy living his first love. The tone is both drama and comedy, and it looks suitable for family viewing. But some of the grown-ups' troubles, such as separation and cheating between spouses, may weigh on the little ones. A good choice for anyone after a warm story across generations.

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

A multi-character, multi-generational family portrait; drama and comedy are melted in the same pot. The structural danger is sprawl: four separate lines, the old father, the dreamer son, the son who wants his ex-wife back and the child in first love, compete in one film. Blending drama and comedy is a worthy goal, but each thread may not find enough time to deepen. The cast is wide and the distribution of screen time is its biggest test. A frame that sets old and young generations against each other is a good idea, but every character deserving a scene constantly strains the film's rhythm. In structures like this, gathering around one strong line usually pays off better.

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

A story of a family in an Aegean seaside town in the early 1990s that has lost its old weight: most of the land has been sold and only a decaying olive-oil factory remains. The film follows the decline of the local notables and the passing between generations through one family. Telling such a story in a nostalgic light risks softening the changing class relations. Still, it is an interesting window for anyone wanting to see themes of provincial life and inheritance in a light tone.

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