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My Mother (Annem)

My Mother (Annem) (translated)

Movie · 2019 · 10 people

Mustafa Kotan directed the Turkish drama Annem (My Mother), which was released in cinemas on 20 September 2019. Built around the bond between a mother and her daughter, it drew about 189,000 admissions and grossed roughly 2.7 million lira in Turkey.

The story begins in a small village. The young Nazlı is ashamed of her mother and longs to get away from the village and from her. Her mother Ayşe is a selfless woman who risks everything for her daughter and tries to make the impossible possible. When Nazlı wins a place at university she leaves both the village where she grew up and her mother; after many years she decides to go back to her. Özge Gürel plays Nazlı and Sumru Yavrucuk plays Ayşe, with Sercan Badur (Mert), Tuna Orhan (Osman), Itır Esen, Fatma Toptaş, Fülya Özcan, Tuğçe Karabayır and Zuhal Acar in the cast. Viewers find the subject familiar but praise its emotional pull and the acting.

The screenplay is by Ayşe Balıbey Tanıl, Evren Erdoğan and Bener Karaçor, and the music is by Candan Erçetin. Ersan Çapan was cinematographer, and the producers include Emre Oskay, İlkem Şahin and Sinan Turan.

DirectorMustafa Kotan

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Özge Gürel Özge Gürel Actor · 39 years old Nazlı Sumru Yavrucuk Sumru Yavrucuk Actor · 65 years old Sercan Badur Sercan Badur Actor · 36 years old Tuna Orhan Tuna Orhan Actor · 60 years old Itır Esen Fatma Toptaş Fatma Toptaş Actor · 43 years old Fulya Özcan Zuhal Acar Tuğçe Karabayır Pera Semiz

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A moving film about the bond between a mother and daughter. Young Nazlı is ashamed of her mother, while her mother Ayşe risks everything for her daughter. Keep the tissues handy. Fine for the family, especially mothers and daughters. Small children may not quite follow the subject. The music is by Candan Erçetin. Viewers find the subject familiar but praise its emotion and the acting.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Annem sets out with a familiar story: the mother one is ashamed of, the self-sacrificing mother, the return years later. As viewers have noted, the subject is not new, so the film's worth lies in what it adds to the formula. The mother-daughter pair of Sumru Yavrucuk and Özge Gürel carries the emotional load, and Candan Erçetin's music supports the tone. But expected emotional beats and a predictable structure may not satisfy anyone looking for surprise. The thin line between melodrama and sincerity is the film's real test. When that balance is struck, even a familiar story can convince; when it is not, every scene feels pre-written.

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A girl who leaves a small village for university and drifts away from both her village and her mother: a familiar story that recalls migration from countryside to city and the effect of education on family ties. The mother's readiness to risk everything for her daughter also shows how often sacrifice is told through women. Nazlı's shame brings to mind the anxiety rural roots and class difference can create in young people. The film works through emotion rather than analysis; do not expect a deep social study; yet this plain telling is also what makes the subject feel familiar to so many.

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