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February (Şubat)

February (Şubat) (translated)

TV Series · 2012–2013 · 22 people

Şubat (February) is a drama produced by Eflatun Film, directed by Volkan Kocatürk and first shown on TRT 1 on September 14, 2012. The first 21 episodes aired on Friday evenings at 8.00 pm and episodes 22 to the finale on Thursdays at the same time; the series ended in 2013 with its 32nd episode.

Şubat is a lone child left at the door of an orphanage on a winter day. One night a mysterious fire breaks out there and he escapes with a burn scar on his face. Days later Aziz Bey (Musa Uzunlar), a homeless man who scavenges on the streets, finds him in a well. Aziz Bey notices that the boy is unusually strong and clever and raises him away from the outside world. Şubat (Alican Yücesoy) is brought face to face with the real world by his love for the television reporter Yağmur Çankaya (Melisa Sözen). Yağmur's father, the doctor Cihan Çankaya, was killed before her eyes by a homeless youth, and the family also owns the orphanage. Yağmur chases news with her cameraman Santo. Şubat saves her in a street attack, a body turns up, and her suspicions lead to her family's secrets.

In the cast, Serkan Ercan plays Chief Inspector Arif, Özkan Uğur plays Samim Akça, Ülkü Duru plays Yıldız Çankaya, Tansu Biçer plays Saltuk, Sermet Yeşil plays Deli İbrahim and Nadir Sarıbacak plays Duble Davut.

DirectorVolkan Kocatürk
Production companyEflatun Film
NetworkTRT 1

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Damla Sönmez Damla Sönmez Actor · 39 years old Eren Vurdem Eren Vurdem Actor · 38 years old Evrim Doğan Evrim Doğan Actor · 49 years old Ezgi Çelik Ezgi Çelik Actor · 42 years old Gökhan Karacık Gökhan Karacık Actor · 40 years old Murat Daltaban Murat Daltaban Actor · 60 years old Musa Uzunlar Musa Uzunlar Actor · 67 years old Müfit Kayacan Müfit Kayacan Actor · 67 years old Sermet Yeşil Sermet Yeşil Actor · 49 years old Tansu Biçer Tansu Biçer Actor · 48 years old Türkü Turan Türkü Turan Actor · 41 years old Özgür Çevik Özgür Çevik Actor · 45 years old Ülkü Duru Ülkü Duru Actor · 69 years old Melisa Sözen Melisa Sözen Actor · 41 years old Alican Yücesoy Alican Yücesoy Actor · 44 years old Barış Atay Barış Atay Actor · 45 years old Nadir Sarıbacak Nadir Sarıbacak Actor · 49 years old Serkan Ercan Actor · 51 years old Özkan Uğur Özkan Uğur Actor · died at 69 Serkan Keskin Serkan Keskin Actor · 48 years old İdil Fırat İdil Fırat Actor · 54 years old Sarp Akkaya Sarp Akkaya Actor · 46 years old

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

A boy with a burn scar who escapes an orphanage, and years later falls in love with a television reporter. A mysterious fire, a street attack and a body: the set-up arouses curiosity. Şubat being raised as an unusually strong and clever young man adds a pleasing touch of fantasy to the crime thriller. But the love thread slows the pace at times. For those who want mystery and tension, a good entry in the early episodes.

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

Şubat tells of a child left at an orphanage door and then raised by a homeless man who scavenges the streets. The series thus sets ground for abandoned children and people society overlooks. That reporter Yağmur's family owns the orphanage adds an interesting link between class and conscience. Told in a fairy-tale tone, the social issues may be pulled away from realistic harshness. Still, it is valuable that these themes found space on television.

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

Şubat's first encounter with the world is a television take on the 'wild child' story: the passage from a closed life to the real world offers director Volkan Kocatürk strong visual possibilities. Images like the burn scar, the well and the fire build the series' fairy-tale atmosphere. But carrying love, mystery and an orphanage secret in 32 episodes is a heavy load; the script scatters if it does not focus on one line. Aesthetically ambitious, narratively a work that needs control. Elements such as music and light supporting the fairy-tale tone can strengthen the series' visual identity; but tonal shifts between fairy-tale narration and crime thriller are risky.

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