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Black Money Love (Kara Para Aşk)

Black Money Love (Kara Para Aşk) (translated)

TV Series · 2014–2015 · 23 people

Ay Yapım's Turkish series Kara Para Aşk (Black Money Love) began on atv on March 12, 2014. Kerem Çatay produced it, Ahmet Katıksız directed it, and Eylem Canpolat and Sema Ergenekon wrote it. With 54 episodes of about 130 minutes over two seasons, it ended on July 15, 2015. Rising ratings made it one of the most popular dramas of its time.

The story begins when police commissioner Ömer's fiancée Sibel is found dead in a car near a cliff top beside an older, wealthy businessman, who is the father of jewelry designer Elif. Ömer senses something darker behind her death, while Elif has to face her father's hidden life. Engin Akyürek and Tuba Büyüküstün share the lead, with Erkan Can, Burak Tamdoğan, Saygın Soysal, Nebahat Çehre and Ali Yörenç also in the cast.

In the second season Nebahat Çehre and Tuvana Türkay, who played Elif's friend Bahar, left, and Öykü Karayel joined. Nihat Altınkaya guested as Serhat in episode 35, and his character was shot by Ömer in episode 38. For export the series was re-cut into 164 episodes of 45 minutes.

DirectorAhmet Katıksız
Production companyAy Yapım
Networkatv

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

A woman found dead in a car near a cliff top and a police commissioner chasing the truth: that opening is exactly my thing. Engin Akyürek's Ömer is determined and tough, and when he shares the screen with Tuba Büyüküstün's Elif, the tension rarely drops. The mix of action, crime and drama is well balanced. The only problem is the episode length, and some nights it is honestly too much.

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

This crime story that brings Ömer and Elif together became one of the most popular dramas of its day thanks to the chemistry between Engin Akyürek and Tuba Büyüküstün, so the rising ratings are no surprise. Opening with a mysterious death, it keeps the curiosity burning. In season two the balance shifts a little as Nebahat Çehre and Tuvana Türkay leave and Öykü Karayel joins. Erkan Can's presence is a treat in itself. There are 54 episodes, each of them very long, so the middle inevitably gets stretched, but a sense of curiosity keeps you watching to the end.

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

Ahmet Katıksız's direction builds the genre's visual language with care as it fuses police procedural and romantic drama, and Eylem Canpolat and Sema Ergenekon's script uses the mysterious death at the outset as a strong knot binding the two leads together. Engin Akyürek and Tuba Büyüküstün give controlled, convincing performances. The problem is the familiar structural burden of such shows: overlong episodes make it nearly impossible to sustain rhythm, and the subplots gradually start to work as filler. The fact that it was re-cut into 164 much shorter episodes for export makes you wonder how much more effective the same material could be with a tighter pace.

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