Summary
Aydın is a hotel owner and a retired actor in rural Turkey. As winter emerges he begins navigating the conflicts within the relationships with his wife, sister and existence.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Comfort watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 88Audiences 83GoodWatch 84
Metascore88
Tomatometer87%
Letterboxd · 59 K ratings4.2/5
Audience score84%
User score8.3
IMDb8.0
Running time
3 h 16 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +87 min on the typical 109
typical 109196Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 25 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+15Released
2014
June 13, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Turkish
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Türkiye
France- Germany
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 29
Haluk BilginerAydın
Melisa SözenNihal
Demet AkbağNecla
Ayberk PekcanHidayet
Serhat Kılıçİmam Hamdi
Tamer LeventSuavi
Nejat İşlerİsmail
Nadir SarıbacakLevent
Mehmet Ali NuroğluMüşteri
Gamze KuşMisafir 7- EDEmirhan Doruktutanİlyas
- EİEkrem İlhanEkrem
- RÖRabia ÖzelFatma
- FDFatma Deniz YildizSevda
- MMMasaki MuraoJapon Turist Erkek
- JYJunko YokomizoJapon Turist Kadin
Gülşen ÖzbakanHamdi Anne- GKGüler KiliçSuavi Hizmetçi
- ÖEÖzlem ErolAydin Hizmetçi
- AKAli KocaaslanIstasyon Görevlisi
- HKHidir KilicIstasyondaki Adam
- AKAli KemerIkinci Atçi
- MTMehmet TürkeKonuk 1
- ÖGÖzcan GörürgözKonuk 2
Directing · 2
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- Vural Uzundağ Second Unit Director
Writing · 1
- Ebru Ceylan Writer
Production · 3
- Muzaffer Yıldırım Producer
- Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan Producer
- Olivier Père Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Gökhan Tiryaki Director of Photography
- Serkan Gülgüler First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Bora Goksingol Editor
- Benoît Gargonne Dialogue Editor
Sound · 4
- Thomas Robert Supervising Sound Editor
- Andreas Mücke-Niesytka Sound
- Lars Ginzel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Daniel Gries Foley
Art · 2
- Gamze Kuş Art Direction
- Emel Erden Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Monika Münnich Makeup Artist
- Anke Thot Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Jean-Michel Boublil Visual Effects Supervisor
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