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The Silent Ones (Suskunlar)

The Silent Ones (Suskunlar) (translated)

TV Series · 2012 · 21 people

Blending thriller and crime, the Turkish drama Suskunlar ("The Silent Ones") aired on Show TV in 2012. Produced by Tims&B Productions, it premiered on March 1, 2012, ran for two seasons ending on December 2 with its 28th episode. The plot grows out of a real case from Gaziantep in 1997, in which children accused of stealing a baklava vehicle were sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison. It was broadcast in over thirty countries, Serbia's B92 among them (2013-2014).

The fictional story follows a rising attorney whose perfectly built life is threatened when childhood friends from the Kuyudibi district of Istanbul warn that they will expose a dark secret from their shared past. Murat Yıldırım, Sarp Akkaya, Güven Murat Akpınar, Aslı Enver, Berk Hakman and Pelin Akil lead the cast.

Çağatay Tosun directed the 16 episodes of the first season, scripted by Pınar Bulut. The second season, begun on September 6, was directed by Çağrı Vila Lostuvalı and Hatice Memiş, with Anıl Eke among its writers; Aytekin Ataş composed the music. Early episodes drew mostly favorable reviews but second-season ratings fell sharply, even after a move to Sundays. In 2016 it became the first Turkish series remade in the US, as Game of Silence on NBC, which was dropped after one season.

DirectorÇağatay Tosun
NetworkShow TV

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Cast

Aslı Enver Aslı Enver Actor · 42 years old Ahu Kumral Aysun Demir Aysun Demir Actor · born 1987 Berk Hakman Berk Hakman Actor · 45 years old Gurur Kutay/Gazanfer Bircan (Kasap) Berkan Bulut Berkan Bulut Actor · 38 years old Çağrı Çıtanak Çağrı Çıtanak Actor · 35 years old Emirhan Akbaba Emirhan Akbaba Actor · 25 years old Fırat Albayram Fırat Albayram Actor · 41 years old Hasan (Çakal) Güven Murat Akpınar Güven Murat Akpınar Actor · 37 years old Mehmet Özgür Mehmet Özgür Actor · 56 years old İrfan Alkara (Takoz) Murat Garipağaoğlu Murat Garipağaoğlu Actor · 57 years old Murat Yıldırım Murat Yıldırım Actor · 47 years old Ecevit Oran (Şerif) Nebil Sayın Nebil Sayın Actor · 55 years old Özge Sezince Özge Sezince Actor · 40 years old Pelin Akil Pelin Akil Actor · 40 years old Nisan Ağazade (Nur Ağazade) Reha Özcan Reha Özcan Actor · 61 years old Sait Karam (Director) Sarp Akkaya Sarp Akkaya Actor · 46 years old Bilal Tutkun (Sarı) Serhat Özcan Serhat Özcan Actor · 65 years old Tekin Temel Tekin Temel Actor · died at 56 Tugay Mercan Tugay Mercan Actor · 43 years old Zeki Sinanlı (Yanık) Metin Coşkun Actor · born 1948 Belalı Naim Berkay Hardal Berkay Hardal Actor · 29 years old İbrahim Kene (Iska)

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

Suskunlar grows out of the real case of children in Gaziantep who, in 1997, were accused of stealing a baklava cart and sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison, and that starting point loads the series with real social weight. Questions of juvenile justice, proportional punishment and how easily society writes off children on its margins are felt constantly behind the fictional story. A successful lawyer being confronted with a secret from his past also makes you think about how an injustice in childhood is carried into adult life. Still, the show's reliance on the thriller genre at times sacrifices the issues raised by the real case to the excitement of a crime plot.

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

Dramatically, Suskunlar is a well-executed take on the 'perfect life threatened by the past' formula: a rising lawyer's world cracks when childhood friends threaten to expose him, and the narrative feeds on the tension between present and past. The roughly ninety-minute episodes make room for a cinematic density, but the change of directors and writers in the second season seems to have damaged the story's coherence, an impression the sharp drop in ratings supports. Aytekin Ataş's score adds to the atmosphere. NBC remaking it as Game of Silence shows how exportable the core idea is, but the fact that the remake lasted only one season is a reminder that the formula alone is not enough.

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

Suskunlar builds tension from the first episodes: a successful lawyer faces childhood friends who threaten to drag a dark secret from his past into the light. Murat Yıldırım and Sarp Akkaya's tough presence suits that conflict perfectly. The ninety-minute episodes test your patience at times, and the pace seems to sag in season two. Still, if you're into crime and suspense, the first season is not one to skip.

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