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Love Doesn't Understand Words (Aşk Laftan Anlamaz)

Love Doesn't Understand Words (Aşk Laftan Anlamaz) (translated)

TV Series · 2016–2017 · 28 people

Show TV began airing Aşk Laftan Anlamaz (Love Doesn't Understand Words), a Turkish romantic comedy, on June 15, 2016. It ran for a single season and ended with its 31st episode on February 19, 2017. A light-hearted workplace romance, it has aired in more than 30 countries and reached millions of views on YouTube, and drew a large audience when a Pakistani channel began showing it in 2017.

The story unfolds in Istanbul at Sarte, a multinational textile and fashion company. Hayat Uzun, the daughter of a fisherman from Giresun, must find work in the city or go back to her village and be married off by her strict, conservative father. She shares a flat with her friends Ipek and Asli. A case of mistaken identity gets Hayat hired at Sarte as the assistant to the assistant of company head Murat Sarsılmaz. Hande Erçel plays Hayat and Burak Deniz plays Murat, with Metin Akpınar, Bülent Emrah Parlak, Merve Çağıran, İsmail Ege Şaşmaz, Cem Emüler, Demet Gül, Süleyman Felek and Sultan Köroğlu Kılıç in the supporting cast.

Müge Uğurlar directed the series, and Makbule Kosif and Eda Tezcan wrote the scripts. The clash between two leads from opposite worlds, and the comic misunderstandings that spill across office and home, set the tone of the show.

DirectorMüge Uğurlar
Production companyBi Yapım
NetworkShow TV

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

One season, 31 episodes: Aşk Laftan Anlamaz is the right size for a romantic comedy. The chemistry between Hande Erçel and Burak Deniz is the engine: the misunderstandings that a pair from opposite worlds run into at the office and at home are fun. That it has aired in more than 30 countries shows the charm knows no borders. The weak side is that the story is at times predictable: one mix-up is cleared up and another appears. With its one-season brevity, it suits anyone after a light weekend treat.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Hayat, the daughter of a Giresun fisherman, looking for work in Istanbul rather than going back to the village to be married off by her strict father, is a light reflection of rural-to-urban migration and conservative family pressure. The class gap between a multinational fashion firm like Sarte and village reality feeds the show's humor. Because the comedy is built on a mistaken-identity mix-up, one should not expect serious social analysis. Even so, there are memorable nods to working life and family expectations. Its viewing in more than thirty countries suggests these themes travel well.

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

Mistaken identity, a boss and his assistant, two opposite worlds: Aşk Laftan Anlamaz uses the best-known molds of romantic comedy. Because these molds are familiar they are safe, but they leave little room for surprise. Müge Uğurlar's direction is fluid and light, while the script by Makbule Kosif and Eda Tezcan rarely steps outside the formula, and the misunderstandings become predictable after a while. Even so, this is less a fault than a requirement of the genre. It is not a work in which to look for cinematic language, but it is a pleasant genre example with well-kept rhythm that balances its office and home scenes.

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