Cast

Ahmet Melih Yilmaz Ayfer Dönmez Cem Zeynel Kılıç Sermet Yesil Emrah Özdemir Ali Hikmet Kürekçi

Credits

Written by: Baris Hanciogullari

Plot

Umut, a strange, introverted, born young man, lives with his mother Leyla in a slum in Istanbul Esenler, and works as an apprentice in an auto repair shop. Realizing that her mother has been acting strangely recently, Umut begins to follow her secretly and learns that Leyla is with a man.

Sinekatalog’s take

An introverted young mechanic's apprentice in an Istanbul slum begins to follow his mother and discovers she is seeing a man. The story builds around secrecy, loneliness and an awkward son-mother bond. A modest, observational drama for viewers interested in urban working-class life.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 5.0 / 10 (270 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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