Biyograficim
Just You (Sadece Sen)

Just You (Sadece Sen) (translated)

Movie · 2014 · 9 people

Released in Turkey on March 14, 2014, Sadece Sen (Only You in English) is a romantic drama directed by Hakan Yonat. It remakes the South Korean film Always (2011), as the closing credits acknowledge. Boyut Film produced it together with Mahsun Kırmızıgül and Murat Tokat. Running roughly 105 minutes, it builds a plain love story around a man shadowed by his boxing past.

At its heart is Ali, a retired boxer in a hard stretch of life, played by İbrahim Çelikkol. He meets Hazal, a woman who lost her sight in an unlucky accident and lives quietly; Belçim Bilgin plays her. She brings energy into his withdrawn world, and a bond grows between them. The better he knows her, the more Ali sees his own old mistakes reflected in what happened to her, and for the sake of the woman he loves he has to enter the ring once more. Unlike the original, the film opens on Ali lying bloodied, and it plays out as the story of two lonely people clinging to each other and to life.

One review judged it a passable picture that may please viewers who miss classic Yeşilçam melodramas. The same Korean film was also remade in Hindi.

DirectorHakan Yonat
Production companyBoyut Film
Just You (Sadece Sen) Just You (Sadece Sen)

Reactions

You can pick up to 3 reactions.

Cast

Belçim Bilgin Belçim Bilgin Actor · 43 years old Hazal Cezmi Baskın Cezmi Baskın Actor · 77 years old Turan Devrim Yakut Devrim Yakut Actor · 58 years old İbrahim Çelikkol İbrahim Çelikkol Actor · 44 years old Ali Kerem Can Kerem Can Actor · born 1977 Koray Levent Sülün Levent Sülün Actor · 51 years old Kenan Necmi Yapıcı Necmi Yapıcı Actor · 54 years old Zeki Erol Demiröz Erol Demiröz Actor · died at 80 Ziya Barış Arduç Barış Arduç Actor · 39 years old Emin

Titles sharing this cast

Through different eyes

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

A former boxer, a young woman who has lost her sight, and a man who must step into the ring again for love: the story brought back Yeşilçam's tearful melodramas, and I suspect that is the film's best quality. İbrahim Çelikkol and Belçim Bilgin play two lonely people holding on to each other with a warm simplicity. Ali seeing his own past mistakes in what happened to the woman he loves gives the story a strong moral axis. It speaks to those who miss the classic melodramas, though at times it spells out what the old masters conveyed with a single look.

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

Sadece Sen is a remake of the South Korean film Always, and acknowledging this openly in the closing credits is a commendable honesty. Hakan Yonat departs from the original by opening on Ali lying bloodied; the choice builds suspense, but it can also be read as a shortcut that gives away the story's emotional direction from the start. Running about 105 minutes, the film tells the plain love story of a woman who has lost her sight and a boxer shadowed by his past through classic melodrama patterns, relying on familiar feelings rather than surprises. One review called it middling, and I place it roughly there too: Çelikkol's physical presence and Bilgin's warmth carry it, but the script rarely dares to go beyond the formula.

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

Sadece Sen is an emotional love story. The boxing scenes and the opening image of a bloodied man may frighten young children. The subject is heavy too: loneliness, loss of sight and past mistakes. It suits teenagers and adults; keep tissues close by. Those who don't care for romantic drama may find it slow going.

These are not reader reviews: they are short editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives with AI assistance. Reader reviews are below.

Reviews (0)

Log in Log in to write a review.

Comments