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Poison Ivy (Zehirli Sarmaşık)

Poison Ivy (Zehirli Sarmaşık)

TV Series · 2011 · 9 people

Drama, crime and romance blend across the 12 episodes of Zehirli Sarmaşık (Poison Ivy), a Turkish television series. It started on FOX on August 11, 2011 and finished only two weeks later, on August 24, 2011.

The story revolves around two close friends, Yakut and Sinem. When Yakut's mother, Mesude Hanım, falls ill, the pair set off together, but they arrive to find that she has already died. While Yakut grieves, Sinem comes across a letter left for her and, on reading it, decides to destroy it: Yakut's biological mother is Ceyla Benderli, a rich and well-known woman. Unaware of this, Yakut is the young woman with whom Ceyla's stepson Derin falls in love at first sight. Sinem, who grew up in an orphanage, realizes she has long envied Mesude Hanım, whom she took to be Yakut's mother. Unable to tell Yakut the truth, she sets out to learn more about Ceyla Benderli and her circle, and devises a dangerous plan that takes her onto the Benderli farm.

The cast includes Aslı Tandoğan, Ali Düşenkalkar, Yeşim Büber, İpek Karapınar, Özlem Tokaslan, Canan Maktal, Mustafa Vural and Orhan Kılıç.

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Cast

Ali Düşenkalkar Ali Düşenkalkar Actor · 65 years old Aslı Tandoğan Aslı Tandoğan Actor · 47 years old Canan Maktal Canan Maktal Actor · 44 years old İpek Karapınar İpek Karapınar Actor · 42 years old Mustafa Vural Mustafa Vural Actor · 41 years old Orhan Kılıç Orhan Kılıç Actor · 52 years old Özlem Tokaslan Özlem Tokaslan Actor · 52 years old Yeşim Büber Yeşim Büber Actor · 49 years old Nurseli İdiz Nurseli İdiz Actor · 66 years old

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

A lost mother, a destroyed letter, an orphanage-raised girl preparing to slip onto a rich family's farm... Zehirli Sarmaşık is woven from the best-known motifs of Yeşilçam melodrama. That familiarity feels warm to me; stories of secrets and fate have always drawn an audience. But Sinem's decision to destroy the letter blurs the story's moral center. The old films always gave good and evil their names. Here, the secret that comes between two friends leaves a darker, more uneasy taste.

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

Twelve episodes in just two weeks: Zehirli Sarmaşık was released like a show meant to be devoured over one summer stretch. That speed suits its suspense, since the secret that begins with the destroyed letter links each episode to the next. The friendship between Yakut and Sinem, with a mystery now standing between them, is the relationship that really keeps you curious, while Derin's love at first sight feeds the romantic line. A run this short naturally leaves no room for characters to grow slowly, and some relationships can feel rushed. It's a compact secrets drama that works well as a binge.

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

Zehirli Sarmaşık's dramatic design rests on a classic imbalance of knowledge: Sinem knows who Yakut's real mother is, and Yakut doesn't. Used well, that kind of dramatic irony is a powerful engine for suspense. Sinem's orphanage past and her long-held envy keep her from being a one-dimensional villain and give her an understandable motive. On the other hand, stacking a lost mother, a rich family and love at first sight pushes the script very close to familiar soap-opera patterns. The tight twelve-episode run cuts the padding, but it doesn't leave enough room to rethink those patterns.

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