Suskunlar
| Suskunlar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
| Related | |
| Game of Silence | |
Suskunlar (English: Game of Silence[1] [original title]), is a Turkish television drama, broadcast on Show TV in 2012."Suskunlar" tagline is lyrics of Ahmet Kaya "How will you know why i have been in silence?".
It was aired in over 30 countries and [2] it's 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." [3][4]
Plot
Four young boys drive a baklava car without knowing how and accidentally hit and kill an old man. They are tried in their absence and sentenced to several years in prison. In the prison they go through very hard time and are abused. After growing up they try to help the 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)
- Pelin Akil as Nisan/Nur Ağazade
- Reha Özcan as Sait Karam
- Mehmet Özgür as İrfan Alkara (Takoz)(Chock)
- Fatih Paşalı as Özcan Tiryaki (Yarasa)(Bat)
- Pelin Doğru as Birsen
- Jale Aylanç as Ümran Kene
- Murat Garipağaoğlu as Sermet
- Hakan Gerçek as Hoca (Damat)(Groom)
- Alican Yücesoy as Cebrail (Gabriel)
- Metin Coşkun as Naim Oran (Belalı Naim/Trouble Naim)
- Fırat Albayram as Hasan (Çakal/Jackal)
- 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
|
Show TV | March 1, 2012 | 20:00 |
 Afghanistan
|
1TV | April, 2013 | |
 Macedonia
|
Kanal 5 | April 9, 2013 | 22:15 |
 Serbia
|
B92 | September 29, 2013 | 19:00 16:50 |
 Georgia
|
Maestro | November 29, 2013 | 19:00 |
 Montenegro
|
TV Vijesti | March 10, 2014 | 19:55 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
OBN | September 22, 2014 | 21:00 |
 Arab World
|
OSN | January 3, 2015 | 23:00 UAE 22:00 KSA 21:00 EGY |
 United Arab Emirates
|
Dubai TV | March 7, 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 |
See also
External links
- Suskunlar Trailer English in YouTube
- Suskunlar at IMDb
- Suskunlar Official website
References
- ^ http://www.theglobalagency.tv/sts/gameofsilence.php
- ^ http://www.netaktuel.com/2012/03/suskunlar-dizisi-twitteri-salladi/
- ^ http://www.milliyet.com.tr/baklava-mahkumu-ali-nin-drami/gundem/gundemdetay/22.02.2012/1506367/default.htm
- ^ http://www.ranini.tv/roportaj/14041/1/pinar-bulut-deren-global-bir-basari-yakalamanin-yolu-lokal-iceriklerd