Suskunlar
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| Suskunlar | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | Game of Silence |
| Screenplay by | Pınar Bulut |
| Directed by | M. Çağatay Tosun Umur Turagay Çağrı Vila Lostuvalı Hatice Memiş |
| Starring | Murat Yıldırım Sarp Akkaya Güven Murat Akpınar Tugay Mercan Aslı Enver |
| Narrated by | Tugay Mercan |
| Theme music composer | Aytekin Ataş |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original language | Turkish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Timur Savcı |
| Cinematography | Yon Thomas |
| Running time | 90 minutes (average) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Show TV |
| Release | 1 March – 2 December 2012 |
Suskunlar (Template:Lang-en), is a Turkish television drama, broadcast on Show TV in 2012. Drama was remade in USA for NBC as Game of Silence; being the first Turkish drama sold to the USA market.[1]
It was aired in over 30 countries and it is based on a true story of children who were sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison on the charge of stealing a baklava car in Gaziantep in 1997.[2][3][4]
Plot
Four young boys drive a baklava car without knowing how and accidentally hit and injure an old man. They are tried in their absence and sentenced to several years in prison. In the prison, they endure hard treatment and abuse. As adults, they try to help kids that are still being abused by going to court. But the prison is playing dirty.
Cast
Main cast
- Murat Yıldırım: Ecevit Oran (Şerif)(Sheriff)
- Sarp Akkaya as Bilal Tutkun (Sarı)(Yellow)
- Güven Murat Akpınar as İbrahim Kene (Iska)(be off target)
- Tugay Mercan as Zeki Sinanlı (Yanık)(Scald)
- Aslı Enver as Ahu Kumral (her unused nickname "Gazelle, Bambi")
Cast
- Berk Hakman as Gurur Kutay/Gazanfer Bircan(Kasap)(Butcher)
- Reha Özcan as Sait Karam
- Mehmet Özgür as İrfan Alkara (Takoz)(Chock)
- Pelin Akil as Nisan/Nur Ağazade
- Pelin Doğru as Birsen
- Jale Aylanç as Ümran Kene
- Murat Garipağaoğlu as Sermet
- Metin Coşkun as Naim Oran (Belalı Naim/Trouble Naim)
- Fırat Albayram as Hasan (Çakal/Jackal)
- Hakan Gerçek as Hoca (Damat)(Groom)
- Fatih Paşalı as Özcan Tiryaki (Yarasa)(Bat)
- Alican Yücesoy as Cebrail (Gabriel)
- Emir Faruk Uğurcan as Samet (Samet)
Children
- Furkan Didim as Ecevit (Şerif)
- Emirhan Akbaba as Bilal (Sarı)
- Berkcan Çakar as İbrahim (Iska)
- Ulaşcan Kutlu as Zeki (Yanık)
- Yağmur Esmer as Ahu
- Barış Öner as İrfan (Takoz)
- Mert Çolak as Özcan (Yarasa)
- Efe Akercan as Gazanfer (Kasap)
International broadcasts
| Country | Network | Premiere date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
 North Cyprus
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Show TV | 1 March 2012 | 20:00 |
 Afghanistan
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1TV | April, 2013 | |
 North Macedonia
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Kanal 5 | 9 April 2013 | 22:15 |
 Serbia
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B92 | 29 September 2013 | 19:00 16:50 |
 Georgia
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Maestro | 29 November 2013 | 19:00 |
 Montenegro
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TV Vijesti | 10 March 2014 | 19:55 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
OBN | 22 September 2014 | 21:00 |
 Arab World
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OSN | 3 January 2015 | 23:00 UAE 22:00 KSA 21:00 EGY |
 United Arab Emirates
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Dubai TV | 7 March 2016 | 21:00 |
Awards
| Year | Prize | Category | Recipient | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Uludağ Üniversitesi | The Best Turkish Series | Suskunlar | Won |
| 2012 | Golden Butterfly Awards | The Best Direction-Suskunlar | Çağatay Tosun | Won |
| 2012 | Sosyal Medya Ödülleri | The Best Turkish Series | Suskunlar | Won |
| 2013 | Düzce University | The Best Turkish Series | Suskunlar | Won |
| 2013 | Antalya Television Awards | The Best Turkish Series | Suskunlar | Nominated |
| 2013 | Antalya Television Awards | The Best Music for Series-Suskunlar | Aytekin Gazi Ataş | Nominated |
External links
- Suskunlar Trailer English in YouTube
- Suskunlar at IMDb
- Suskunlar Official website