L'ombre de Fatma

Fan of Yilmaz Güney, Nuri Bilge Ceylan I am more fan of the Turkish art movies than series. Being curious and biased of Turkish series 'culture' I gave myself the joy to see my prejudice confirmed. Just to see I I could hold my concentration for just one full first episode. Also because I know Ugur Yücel as an artist I appreciate. But this miniserie Netflix made in Turkiye stunned me. Especially Burcu Biricik. Outstanding and hypnotizing play. Even her village styled dialect Turkish is very convincing. But many others are at the same game. Dark, suspenseful, psychological and emotional but without the Turkish dramatic crying, yelling nor overacting. Turkish cinema is getting more and more interesting again. My bias became an apology.

The series is good and binge worthy , acting is phenomenal from the main lead . There are some stupid moments in it that could've been avoided or written better (like how Bayram left the safe open at Ep.1) .

Otherwise it's a good thriller .

Burcu Biricik is wonderful, and so are many Turkish films I'm discovering during the Pandemic when I am working from home and have more time to explore. She is riveting, electrifying, and heartbreaking in this story of a mother, her son, and hidden truths. Her character is also brave and tough as proverbial nails. My only reservation is some of the direction is a bit erratic, and the bad guys are wimps next to Fatma! Loved the film: strongly recommended.

It represents the lower class Turkish culture very well and you can easily understand that the writers know the culture of the country from the heart. I really liked the plot and found it unique. Acting is amazing and it represents the particular part of Turkish people.

This woman is a cleaner in many ways. I am happy to now be aware of interesting story lines coming out of Turkey. The Gift is another series from there that also draws you in from the start. Fatma has some suprising situations that arise out of nowhere. She cleans offices and homes and gets constant phone calls that hang up on her. Where is her just released husband from prison ? He's nowhere to be found and Fatma wants answers.