''Aile Arasında'' (''Between Family'') is a Turkish comedy film directed by
Ozan Açıktan
Ozan may refer to:
Companies
* Ozan Lumber Company, a former company based in Arkansas
People
*, an itinerant poet, poet-singer (similar to "bard", "balladeer", or "troubadour") in Turkic traditions, predating the term ''ashik''. Some performed ...
and written by
Gülse Birsel. It stars
Engin Günaydın
Engin Günaydın (born 23 January 1972) is a Turkish actor and comedian.
Biography
Günaydın was born in Erbaa, Tokat Province. He began his university studies at Hacettepe University Conservatory, but in his second year he switched to Mimar ...
,
Demet Evgar,
Erdal Özyağcılar,
Devrim Yakut,
Fatih Artman,
Şevket Çoruh, Gülse Birsel,
Derya KaradaÅŸ,
Su Kutlu and
Ayta Sözeri. It was released on 1 December 2017.
Plot
Singer Solmaz and shopkeeper Fikret ("Fiko") have both just gotten out of 21-year relationships. Solmaz's has been dumped by her boyfriend (and the father of her daughter) and Fiko by his wife, who kicks him out. The two meet and Solmaz tells Fiko he can stay at her house until he gets back on his feet. At the same time, Solmaz's daughter Zeynep, a college student, gets engaged to her boyfriend Emirhan, but doesn't want his traditional, conservative family to find out her parents are unmarried and her father is gone. Solmaz convinces Fiko to pretend to be Zeynep's father and a police chief during the wedding. Fiko refuses at first because he's a terrible liar but eventually gives in. The wedding, originally supposed to be short and private affair, turns in a multi-day extravaganza thanks to the groom's family. Antics ensue.
Cast
*
Engin Günaydın
Engin Günaydın (born 23 January 1972) is a Turkish actor and comedian.
Biography
Günaydın was born in Erbaa, Tokat Province. He began his university studies at Hacettepe University Conservatory, but in his second year he switched to Mimar ...
- Fikret "Fiko"
*
Demet Evgar - Solmaz
*
Erdal Özyağcılar - Haşmet Kurt
*
Devrim Yakut - Mükerrem Kurt
*
Fatih Artman - Emirhan Kurt
*
Şevket Çoruh - Necati "Neco" Balcılar
*
Gülse Birsel - Mihriban
*
Derya KaradaÅŸ - Leyla
*
Su Kutlu - Zeynep Balcılar
*
Ayta Sözeri - Behiye
*
Devin Özgür Çınar - Gülümser Kurt
*
Deniz HamzaoÄŸlu - Kahraman Kurt
*
Rıza Akın - Muharrem Aladağ
*
Arif Erkin - Dede
*
Erdal Cindoruk - Ruhi
*
Ünal Yeter - Okan
Production
Development
The screenplay writer, Gülse Birsel, later said that she had developed the scenario over the course of 3–4 months.
Filming
''Aile Arasında''s filming began on 26 August 2017. Istanbul shootings were carried out in a set in Silivri. Part of the shootings continued in Adana. The film was completed in seven weeks.
Release
''Aile Arasında''s premiere was held on 28 November 2017 at
Kanyon Shopping Mall
Kanyon (meaning Canyon in Turkish) is a multi-purpose complex located on the Büyükdere Avenue in the Levent business district of Istanbul, Turkey. Opened on 6 June 2006, it unites a 160-store shopping mall (covering an area of 37,500 m2), a 3 ...
in Istanbul. On 30 November 2017, a premiere ceremony was held in Adana's M1 Mall. The movie was released on 1 December 2017. On the same day, the cast appeared on ''
Beyaz Show''. On 2 December 2017, another ceremony for the movie was held at İzmir Optimum. The last promotional ceremony was organized on 4 December 2017 in Ankara at Panora Mall. Shown in seven hundred and fifty theaters throughout the country, the film was watched by 504,024 people in the first three days and had the fourth best opening of the year. In the first week of its release, the number of viewers reached 955,710 and it grossed 12.2 million. The movie was released on 7 December 2017 in
Germany
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,
Austria
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,
Belgium
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, the
United Kingdom
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,
Denmark
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,
France
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, the
Netherlands
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and
Switzerland
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. Two premiere ceremonies were held on 7 December 2017 in
Cologne
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, and on 9 December 2017 in
Amsterdam
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for the movie.
The movie was on the screens until 22 March 2018 and grossed ₺64,283,667 in total. It was later shown again in a number of theaters and its total gross rose up to ₺64,552,125.
The movie was watched by 5,273,529 people in total and became the seventh most-watched movie of the year in Turkey.
Reception
Critical response
''Aile Arasında'' received generally positive reviews from critics. Writing for T24, Atilla Dorsay described the movie as a "real and clever comedy". In his review for ''
Sözcü
''Sözcü'' (English: ''Spokesperson'') is a popular Turkish daily newspaper. ''Sözcü'' was first published on 27 June 2007 by Burak Akbay and is distributed nationwide. As of June 2018, it was one of the top-selling newspapers in Turkey, with ...
'' Burak Göral did not find any "innovation" in the movie but added that its scenario "does not surrender to the cheapness of the recent comedy films." ''
Habertürk
''Habertürk'' (), abbreviated as ''HT'', was a high-circulation Turkish newspaper. It was established on 1 March 2009 by Ciner Media Group, drawing on the brand of Ciner's Habertürk TV. It ceased publication on 5 July 2018.
The newspaper s ...
'' author Mehmet Açar commented on the film, which he considered to be "a fun comedy based on cultural conflicts," and is "over-packed with comedy material." Nil Kural from ''
Milliyet
''Milliyet'' ( Turkish for "''nationality''") is a daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey.
History and profile
''Milliyet'' came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 May 1950 ...
'' described the movie as "a presentable comedy" with "Successful acting performances that are accompanied by an elaborate screenplay and directing, creating a mainstream comedy that we had not seen in a while". Writing for ''
Hürriyet
''Hürriyet'' (, ''Liberty'') is a major List of newspapers in Turkey, Turkish newspaper, founded in 1948. it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000. ''Hürriyet'' combines entertainment with news coverage and ...
'', UÄŸur Vardan said: "The scenario is somehow influenced by ''
Avrupa Yakası
''Avrupa Yakası'' (''European Side'') is a Turkish sitcom, produced by Sinan Çetin and written by Gülse Birsel. The series was shot at Plato Film studios and its first episode was broadcast on ATV (Turkey), ATV on 11 February 2004.
Although the ...
'' and ''
Yalan Dünya
''Yalan Dünya'' ''(Fake World)'' is a Turkish TV series produced by Gülse Birsel and directed by Jale Atabey in 2012.
Plot
''Yalan Dünya'' is a comedy show combining the parallels between actors and families in Cihangir, Istanbul, an up-and-c ...
'', and to some extent by ''
The Birdcage
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'', but in general it succeeds in making its audience laugh as a comedy movie." In his review for ''
Posta'', Kerem Akça wrote: "In spite of its shortcomings, it is hard to find such a good written and well-played family comedy in our commercial cinema." ''
Sabah
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''s Olkan Özyurt mentioned in his review that the film had not lived up to his expectations.
Accolades
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 7642818, Aile Arasında
2017 comedy films
Films shot in Istanbul
Films set in Istanbul
Turkish comedy films
2010s Turkish-language films