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My Daughter (Kızım)

My Daughter (Kızım) (translated)

TV Series · 2018–2019 · 8 people

For TV8, Medyapım made the Turkish drama and family series Kızım ("My Daughter"). Adapted from the South Korean drama Oh My Geum Bi, it began on September 19, 2018. It ran one season of 34 episodes, about 120 minutes each, ending on May 31, 2019.

The story follows Öykü (Beren Gökyıldız), an eight-year-old far more empathetic than other children her age. When her aunt Zeynep (Elif Verit) walks away, the girl must find her father, Demir Göktürk (Buğra Gülsoy). Orphanage-raised con man Demir is arrested the day she turns up. A court frees him on condition that he looks after her, yet he and his accomplice Uğur (Tugay Mercan) chase a big job and try to get rid of Öykü. One target is Candan (Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu), who hides a painful past. A solid bond slowly grows between Demir and Öykü, while she hides a rare genetic illness.

Gökçen Usta Çaylar directed, and the scripts are by Irmak Bahçeci, Banu Kiremitçi Bozkurt and Emre Erkan. The producers are Fatih Aksoy and Suzan Sumeli, and Özgür Demir shot it in Istanbul.

DirectorGökçen Usta Çaylar
Production companyMedyapım
NetworkTV8

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Cast

Beren Gökyıldız Beren Gökyıldız Actor · 17 years old Öykü Tekin Buğra Gülsoy Buğra Gülsoy Actor · 44 years old Demir Göktürk Deniz Ali Cankorur Deniz Ali Cankorur Actor · 19 years old Mertcan Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu Actor · 37 years old Candan Hoşgör Serhat Teoman Serhat Teoman Actor · 43 years old Cemal Eröz Sinem Ünsal Sinem Ünsal Actor · 33 years old Sevgi Tugay Mercan Tugay Mercan Actor · 43 years old Uğur Suna Selen Actor · 87 years old Müfide Adıgüzel

Also in the cast: Elif Verit (Zeynep Kaya (Öykü's aunt))

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

Kızım's real trump card is the chemistry between Beren Gökyıldız and Buğra Gülsoy. The bond that slowly grows between an orphanage-raised con man and his eight-year-old daughter, who behaves far more maturely than he does, is the heart of the show. The thread of Demir and Uğur chasing a big job keeps things moving too. But honestly, 34 episodes of nearly two hours each means the middle inevitably sags; some weeks the story seems to mark time rather than move forward. Its habit of pushing the emotion all the way may not suit every taste either. Still, watching the relationship between father and daughter change usually repays the patience.

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

Kızım can be watched as a family; the story of a little girl and her father will draw children in too. But it carries heavy emotions: a child whose aunt walks away, a father who tries to get rid of her, an illness kept secret. Sensitive children may get upset in some scenes. The fact that the father is a con man is also something to talk through with the kids. Its warm messages are strong; keep the tissues close.

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

A hardened man softening before a child's pure goodness is one of Yeşilçam's favorite stories, and Kızım retells that theme in today's language, adapted from a South Korean drama. Beren Gökyıldız's Öykü is convincing as a child far more sensitive than her peers, and Buğra Gülsoy brings out, step by step, the father inside the con man Demir. It is a series with a sound moral center and sincere feeling. I must confess, though, that it sometimes pushes too hard for tears, and I missed the restrained sorrow of the old melodramas.

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