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Behind Bars (Parmaklıklar Ardında)

Behind Bars (Parmaklıklar Ardında) (translated)

TV Series · 2007–2010 · 32 people

Parmaklıklar Ardında is the Turkish version of Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast, a series shown on German channel RTL from 1997 until February 2007; the German show was itself based on the Australian series Prisoner. The crime drama started on atv on December 13, 2007, and ended on June 24, 2010, after three seasons and 106 episodes. Ayşe Durukan and Uğur Başaran produced it, with Play Prodüksiyon as the production company. Hakan Gürtop directed the first season and Nisan Akman took over afterwards. Feride Çiçekoğlu wrote the first season alone, and Şebnem Çıtak joined her in the second. Because the criminal justice system in Turkey differs from the German one, characters from the original were changed.

The story takes place in ward B2, among women prisoners who quarrel with one another and have trouble with the prison officials. In the first season Selda Alkor played Nur Kurteşi, the ward's boss; Devin Özgür Çınar played the history teacher Suzan Aksoy; and Serra Yılmaz played Hayriye Çakır, a head nurse imprisoned for giving a patient euthanasia. Sinan Albayrak is the prison doctor Tarık İnan, and Başak Daşman plays Filiz Demir, sentenced to seven and a half years.

Filming took place in the historic Sinop Prison, which closed in 1999 and became a museum. The theme song is "Aldırma Gönül", with words by Sabahattin Ali, sung by Kibariye.

DirectorHakan Gürtop
Networkatv

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Başak Daşman Başak Daşman Actor · 45 years old Beste Bereket Beste Bereket Actor · 44 years old Burak Tamdoğan Burak Tamdoğan Actor · 55 years old Cengiz Bozkurt Cengiz Bozkurt Actor · 60 years old Ceren Benderlioğlu Ceren Benderlioğlu Actor · 43 years old Devin Özgür Çınar Devin Özgür Çınar Actor · 53 years old Elvin Aydoğdu Elvin Aydoğdu Actor · 47 years old Fikret Kuşkan Fikret Kuşkan Actor · 61 years old İsmail Düvenci İsmail Düvenci Actor · 78 years old Kayra Şenocak Kayra Şenocak Actor · 48 years old Meltem Pamirtan Kasap Meltem Pamirtan Kasap Actor · 49 years old Mine Çayıroğlu Mine Çayıroğlu Actor · 48 years old Nejat İşler Nejat İşler Actor · 54 years old Neriman Uğur Neriman Uğur Actor · 68 years old Ogün Kaptanoğlu Ogün Kaptanoğlu Actor · 48 years old Özlem Başkaya Özlem Başkaya Actor · 51 years old Pamir Pekin Pamir Pekin Actor · 47 years old Rüçhan Çalışkur Rüçhan Çalışkur Actor · 79 years old Sedat Mert Sedat Mert Actor · born 1975 Selda Alkor Selda Alkor Actor · 83 years old Serra Yılmaz Serra Yılmaz Actor · 72 years old Sinan Albayrak Sinan Albayrak Actor · 53 years old Tardu Flordun Tardu Flordun Actor · 54 years old Zeynep Eronat Zeynep Eronat Actor · 63 years old Zeynep Kızıltan Zeynep Kızıltan Actor · 41 years old Özgül Kavruk Özgül Kavruk Actor · 48 years old Yelda Reynaud Yelda Reynaud Actor · 54 years old Muhammet Uzuner Muhammet Uzuner Actor · 61 years old Nalan Kuruçim Nalan Kuruçim Actor · 55 years old Cüneyt Türel Cüneyt Türel Actor · died at 69 Cenk Ertan Cenk Ertan Actor · born 1970 Gökçe Akyıldız Gökçe Akyıldız Actor · 34 years old

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

Parmaklıklar Ardında shows the world of women inmates from the inside, an adaptation whose characters were changed from the German original because the Turkish criminal justice system differs. The rivalries in ward B2 and relations with prison officials open a social window on crime and punishment; a character like the head nurse convicted over euthanasia opens the door to an ethical debate. Using the prison as a dramatic stage may not show the full weight of real conditions. But making room for women's stories matters.

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

This is the third link in an adaptation chain: from Australia's Prisoner to Germany's Hinter Gittern to atv. The real craft plus is location: shooting in the historic Sinop Prison, closed in 1999 and turned into a museum, makes the setting far more convincing. A theme song with Sabahattin Ali's words sung by Kibariye, 'Aldırma Gönül', is also a bold, memorable choice. The weak side is that the melodramatic ward intrigues smell of formula; the Turkish version leans heavily on the original structure. In closed-setting dramas, camera and light are the main tools for building a sense of confinement; shooting in a real prison is the show's most valuable asset in that respect.

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

The women's ensemble in ward B2 is the show's real strength: Nur Kurteşi, Suzan Aksoy, Hayriye Çakır and Filiz Demir form a mosaic of temperaments. 106 episodes over three seasons is a healthy length for this genre. The director changing from Hakan Gürtop to Nisan Akman after the first season, and a new writer joining in the second, lead one to expect a shift in tone. Closed-setting shows often sag in the middle episodes, and that risk is present here.

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