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What Is Fatmagül's Crime? (Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?)

What Is Fatmagül's Crime? (Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?) (translated)

TV Series · 2010–2012 · 26 people

Ay Yapım produced the Turkish drama series Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? for Kanal D. It premiered on September 16, 2010, and ended on June 21, 2012, after two seasons and 80 episodes of about ninety minutes. It follows a young woman from a small town who survives a brutal attack, is pushed into a forced marriage, and meets a community that blames her instead of the men. It sparked wide debate about women's place in society.

At its center are Fatmagül, played by Beren Saat, and Kerim, played by Engin Akyürek. After four men attack Fatmagül one night, the families and their lawyer press her to marry Kerim, who was there that night. Her fiancé Mustafa is bent on revenge, and the couple leave town for Istanbul. Fatmagül learns Kerim took no part in the assault, and closeness slowly grows.

Hilal Saral directed, Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu wrote it, and Toygar Işıklı composed the music. The series builds on the screenplay Vedat Türkali wrote for a 1986 film directed by Süreyya Duru. Filming began in Çeşme, then moved to Istanbul. Shown in Greece, Serbia and France among others, it won Beren Saat a best international actress award in Chile.

DirectorHilal Saral
Production companyAy Yapım
NetworkKanal D

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

Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? asks its real question in the title itself: who is actually to blame? Through the story of a young woman attacked in a small town, the series is strongest not in depicting the violence but in what follows it: a forced marriage, pressure from the families and their lawyer, and a community that turns its accusing gaze on the victim. The move from the town to Istanbul also raises the question of whether leaving is ever really a way out. It is no accident that it sparked a wide debate about women's place in society. That a story rooted in Vedat Türkali's screenplay for a 1986 film still felt so current a quarter of a century later is telling in itself.

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

Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? tackles a very important subject, but it is not a family show. The story is built around an attack on a young woman and the forced marriage that follows. That is heavy material, and it is not right for young children. Watching it with high-school-age teens, with an adult beside them, and talking about it afterwards can be worthwhile. Beren Saat even won an award in Chile for the role. Suitable for adults and older teenagers.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

This story has old roots: the screenplay Vedat Türkali wrote for the 1986 film directed by Süreyya Duru. An eye raised on the classics senses that solid literary foundation at once. The moral center is firmly in place, questioning not the victim but those who point their fingers at her. The slow closeness between Fatmagül and Kerim, played by Beren Saat and Engin Akyürek, touches the heart when paired with Toygar Işıklı's music. A journey of eighty episodes may at times feel too long for a viewer who misses the concentration of a single film. Those who know Süreyya Duru's 1986 film will enjoy returning to the same moral center in the series.

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