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Back to Back (Peşpeşe)

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Movie · 2010 · 5 people

Suvi Elif Alagöz and Ertan Velimatti Alagöz co-directed Peşpeşe (Back to Back), a 2010 Turkish film. Azra Akın and Okan Yalabık share the lead roles. It tells a story about two separate lives that cross without either person knowing.

Pelin (Azra Akın) is a free-spirited wedding photographer based in London. She struggles with responsibility and commitment, and all her life she has chosen to run from anything that troubles her. She comes to Istanbul to photograph the wedding of an old friend. Kaan (Okan Yalabık) is a young man living in Istanbul who is about to marry. Living too much inside his own head, he misses the feelings and meanings hidden in the natural flow of life. Without knowing it, Pelin and Kaan will affect each other's lives.

The cast also includes Cemal Hünal (Bora), Begüm Kütük (Naz), Kaan Urgancıoğlu (Harun), Burcu Kutluk (Didem), Anıl Altınöz (Özgür), Sencer Alagöz (Can) and Zeynep Papuççuoğlu (Ebru). The directors wrote the screenplay with Banu Alagöz, who also produced. Bilal Eroğlu is the cinematographer, Ertan Velimatti Alagöz edited, and Sencer Alagöz and Derin Esmer composed the music.

DirectorSuvi Elif Alagöz, Ertan Velimatti Alagöz
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Also in the cast: Burcu Kutluk, Anıl Altınöz, Sencer Alagöz, Zeynep Papuççuoğlu

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

Peşpeşe is a calm film, a family and emotional drama. It tells of two young people whose lives cross without either of them knowing. The story of Pelin, who runs from responsibility, and Kaan, who is about to marry, gets you thinking about commitment and knowing yourself. It speaks to adults and teens; small children may find it too still. Older viewers may enjoy the wedding mood and the Istanbul setting. Fine for a quiet evening with the family.

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

Peşpeşe looks at the commitment problem of a young urban generation in the early 2010s. Pelin, a London-based wedding photographer who runs from responsibility, and Kaan, on the verge of marriage in Istanbul, stand for two attitudes: one flees attachment, the other is so busy committing that he misses life itself. The film handles this tension through the inner lives of individuals rather than grand social statements. It also glances, indirectly, at the different rhythms of young people living abroad and those who stayed in Istanbul. A quiet but thought-provoking look for anyone who wants to think about marriage and the wedding as institutions.

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

Peşpeşe is too slow for me. Two lives crossing without either person knowing is a neat idea, but the film tells it through inner worlds and long moments rather than tension. Do not expect a clear conflict or anything that really builds. Azra Akın and Okan Yalabık do good work, and the 16 mm footage gives it a different texture. Fans of quiet drama will enjoy it; anyone after momentum may get bored.

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