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Meant to Be (Prangalı Yarim)

Meant to Be (Prangalı Yarim)

Movie · 2018 · 7 people

The 2018 Turkish romantic comedy Prangalı Yarim ("Meant to Be"), a television film, aired on the NOW and Zee Aflam channels. It was directed by Serap Danış and Eray Koçak and produced by Limon Yapım.

The story follows Bahri and Merve, two young people from a small town who have loved each other since childhood. Once married, they want to leave for Istanbul and live the kind of life they have admired in films. The obstacle is their fathers, who fell out over a minor matter and have not spoken for 12 years. Even the mayor and the district governor stepped in, but they could not reconcile the two stubborn men. While the young couple hopefully wait for the feud to end so that they can marry, they are drawn into a difficult adventure full of tricks and schemes.

Ekin Mert Daymaz plays Bahri and Öykü Çelik plays Merve, with Serhat Özcan, Aydan Burhan and Mert Efe Günaydın also in the cast. The screenplay is by Sinan Biçici, the music by Alpay Göltekin and the producer is Hayri Aslan. Soykan Pusat is credited as director of photography, Caner Ertan as editor and Yasemin Görücü as costume designer.

DirectorSerap Danış, Eray Koçak
Production companyLimon Yapım
NetworkNOW, Zee Aflam

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Cast

Ekin Mert Daymaz Ekin Mert Daymaz Actor · 35 years old Bahri Serhat Özcan Serhat Özcan Actor · 65 years old Galip Öykü Çelik Öykü Çelik Actor · 39 years old Merve Muharrem Bayrak Tevfik Yapıcı Onur Özaydın Levent Tülek

Also in the cast: Aydan Burhan, Mert Efe Günaydın

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

A stubborn feud between two fathers, a mayor and a district governor trying to mediate, and a young couple's schemes... Judging by the story, it is the kind of light romantic comedy the whole household can put on together. Being built around falling out and making up also gives a nice opening to talk with the kids afterwards. Don't expect big laughs, but it will do for a quiet family evening.

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

Two young people kept from marrying by feuding fathers is a pattern Turkish comedy knows inside out, and Prangalı Yarim makes no claim to reinvent it. It would be unfair to expect great visual ambition from something made at television-film scale. The real question is how the script builds its promise of endless tricks and schemes. Stories like this work when the intrigues link up and escalate; if each scheme stays a separate sketch, the narrative marks time. In my view that is exactly where the film's fate is decided: the premise is likeable, but this is not a work that means to step outside the formula, and it is unlikely to surprise anyone beyond the genre's loyal audience.

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

The most interesting detail in the story is that the young couple, once married, want to leave town for the Istanbul life they have admired in films. It is a gentle observation about how much provincial dreams of the big city are fed by the screen. Another detail is that the town's notables, from the mayor to the district governor, step in to end the fathers' feud: an exaggerated but familiar picture of how, in small places, a private grudge can become a public matter. How far these themes can deepen at the speed of a romantic comedy is another question.

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