''Love Likes Coincidences'' ( tr, Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever) is a 2011 Turkish

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, directed by

Ömer Faruk Sorak Ömer Faruk Sorak (born 27 April 1964) is a Turkish film director. He has directed more than ten films since 2000. Selected filmography References External links * 1964 births Living people Turkish male film actors {{Turkey- ...

, starring

Mehmet Günsür Mehmet Günsür (; born 8 May 1975) is a Turkish people, Turkish model, actor and producer. Early life Günsür was born in 1975 as the second child of a family of Tatar descent (a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic subgroup). His mother, Sibel, was ...

and Belçim Bilgin Erdoğan as star crossed lovers whose lives are intertwined by a series of coincidences. The film, which opened on at number 1 in the Turkish box office, is one of the highest grossing

Turkish films of 2011 A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2011. Highest-grossing films Events ;January :21 — Haydar Demirtaş's ''My Father Is Making History'' ( tr, Babam Tarih Yapıyor) receives Best Documentary Audience Award f ...

Production

The film was shot on location in

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and

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

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Plot

One September morning in 1977 in Ankara, a young man rushes his pregnant wife to the hospital for the impending birth. He crashes into another car, whose driver is another father-to-be. As a result of the accident, the woman in the car they hit gives birth prematurely, resulting in both babies being born on the same day at the same hospital. That accident becomes the first of many coincidences that will connect the fates of Özgür and Deniz, whose lives will continue to intersect throughout the rest of their childhood and teenage years in Ankara. Each time their paths intersect, the cause of the intersection greatly transforms both Özgür and Deniz's lives. However, their lives never fully intertwine because whatever it is that brings them together manages to build a wall between until their next encounter, some 25 years on, in Istanbul.

Cast

* Mehmet Günsur - Özgür * Belçim Bilgin Erdoğan - Deniz *

Altan Erkekli Reşit Altan Erkekli (born 18 January 1955) is a Turkish theatre, film and television actor. Filmography Films: * 1982 ''Dolap Beyiri'' * 1989 ''Can Şenliği'' * 1991 ''Deniz Gurbetçileri'' * 1993 ''Mavi Sürgün'' * 1996 ''80. Adım'' * 200 ...

- Yılmaz * Şebnem Sönmez - Neriman *Hüseyin Avni Danyal - Ömer *

Ayda Aksel Ayda Aksel (born 31 October 1962) is a Turkish actress. She studied theatre at Mimar Sinan University. While studying at primary school, she learned ballet and cello at conservatory. Aside from her career as an actress, Aksel voiced various comme ...

- İnci *Doruk Kara - Ahmet *Berna Konur- Zeynep *Ümit Bülent Dinçer

Release

The film opened on nationwide general release in 350 screens across Turkey on at number 1 in the national box office with a first weekend gross of

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1,779,485.

Remake

An Indian

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-language remake ''

Iddari Lokam Okate ''Iddari Lokam Okate'' () is a 2019 Indian romantic drama film directed by G.R. Krishna and produced by Sirish under Dil Raju's Sri Venkateswara Creations. It's a remake of 2011 Turkish film '' Love Likes Coincidences''. Starring Raj Tarun and ...

'' was released in 2019.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Love Likes Coincidence 2011 films 2010s Turkish-language films 2011 romantic drama films Films set in Turkey Films set in Istanbul Films set in Ankara Turkish romantic drama films Films scored by Ozan Çolakoğlu Films shot in Ankara Films shot in Istanbul