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Dream (Rüya)

Dream (Rüya)

TV Series · 2017 · 10 people

Show TV aired Rüya (English title Dream) through the summer of 2017, from July 18 until the tenth and final episode on September 24, so this Turkish family romance drama was completed in a single ten-episode season. Cemal Şan directed for the production company Gold Film. The story is built on the Cinderella fairy tale, moved to present-day Turkey.

It tells of the impossible love between Elif and Bulut, who come from different social classes. Hazal Filiz Küçükköse plays Elif and Ceyhun Mengiroğlu plays Bulut Giray. Elif is a young woman who works in a clothing store and lives modestly with her father, brother, stepmother and stepsister. Her life changes when she meets Bulut, the son of a wealthy family. Brought together by fate, the two see their love strained by class differences, contrasting personalities and the clashing interests of their families.

The cast also includes Ulaş Tuna Astepe (Alaz), Devrim Özkan (İpek), Buse Varol (Şahika), Emir Çubukçu (İnan), Funda Bostanlık (Yıldız), Özge Sezince (Gülendam) and Özge Özder (Ruhsan Giray).

DirectorCemal Şan
Production companyGold Film
NetworkShow TV

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Cast

Buse Varol Buse Varol Actor · 36 years old Şahika Ceyhun Mengiroğlu Ceyhun Mengiroğlu Actor · 39 years old Bulut Giray Devrim Özkan Devrim Özkan Actor · 30 years old İpek Emir Çubukçu Emir Çubukçu Actor · 36 years old İnan Funda Bostanlık Funda Bostanlık Actor · 41 years old Yıldız Hazal Filiz Küçükköse Hazal Filiz Küçükköse Actor · 38 years old Elif Ulaş Tuna Astepe Ulaş Tuna Astepe Actor · 38 years old Alaz Özge Sezince Özge Sezince Actor · 40 years old Gülendam Özge Özder Özge Özder Actor · 48 years old Ruhsan Giray Enis Arıkan Enis Arıkan Actor · 43 years old

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

In moving Cinderella to present-day Turkey, Rüya leans on the fairy tale's oldest theme: class. The distance between Elif, who works in a clothing store and lives modestly with her father, brother, stepmother and stepsister, and Bulut, the son of a wealthy family, is not just a romantic obstacle but a sign of social division. The weight the families' clashing interests carry in the story reflects a society where love and marriage are still treated as family business. The short ten-episode format, however, may leave little room for these themes to deepen.

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

Rüya is a love story anyone who knows Cinderella will recognize right away. It's a family and romance drama, not a hard crime story, and it looks like light viewing for summer evenings with the grandparents. Since it ends in ten episodes, it doesn't ask for a long commitment either. Small children may find it too romantic and slow, while teenagers and adults should enjoy it.

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

A fairy-tale adaptation is tempting on paper, but Rüya seems to apply the template as it is rather than reinterpret it. Stepmother, stepsister, the son of a wealthy family: Cinderella's pieces are almost all in place. Being limited to ten episodes could actually have helped Cemal Şan's production keep a tight narrative, free of the filler that pads long TV dramas. The pairing of Hazal Filiz Küçükköse and Ceyhun Mengiroğlu is what has to carry the story. Even so, a formula this visible leaves little room for surprise, and viewers may sense early on where the road is heading.

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