Early Winter

2025 1h 32m TR

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Ferhat (49), a factory manager in Istanbul, and Handan (45), a bank manager, decide to have a child through surrogacy with Lia (28), a young artist of Georgian and Ukrainian descent. Shortly after their daughter Ada (1) is born, war breaks out between Russia and Ukraine. As a result, Lia is forced to stay in Istanbul with Ferhat and Handan for a while longer. Believing that surrogacy is the formula that will take her to Europe, Lia does not want to leave Ada.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Timuçin Esen
Ferhat
Leyla Tanlar
Lia
Nastya Bogdanova
Oksana Kravchenko
İdil Yener
Handan
Murat Kılıç
Şükrü
Umay Anadolu Kaboğlu
Ilgın
Atakan Yılmaz
Harun
Tea Dolidze
Lia's Mom

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Özcan Alper
Writers: Özcan Alper, Uğur Aydedim
Languages: Turkish
Countries: Turkey

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Özcan Alper, shot by Yağız Yavru. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Erdem Helvacıoğlu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor İsmet Araç shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Timuçin Esen and Leyla Tanlar and Nastya Bogdanova carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt38953092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Özcan Alper directs. Yağız Yavru behind the camera. Erdem Helvacıoğlu scores. İsmet Araç cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Turkey. Dialogue in Turkish.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Directed by Özcan Alper, shot by Yağız Yavru. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Erdem Helvacıoğlu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor İsmet Araç shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Timuçin Esen and Leyla Tanlar and Nastya Bogdanova carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt38953092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.