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Kaçis was a very hyped project because of its original plot and production value. Well, let me tell you beforehand, it has originality and good production but unfortunately that is all.

Premise is strong. A war photographer finds himself trapped in a small village surrounded by radical terrorists who also hold his photographer friends that he came along. Cinematography is another strong aspect as well as a decent production budget spent on locations, costumes, sets...

Acting is average but this is mainly because of bad screenwriting. Protagonist makes the worst possible,and possibly the most illogical choices. This makes audience feel like nothing is natural and beats, incidents of the story are pushed by consistently wrong and brainless choices of characters.

Another big flaw is editing and music. There are 10 cuts in every 30 seconds. You don't have to cut to different wide or drone shots or every characters reaction during intense scenes. Music editing choices are not professional as well.

I give it a 5/10 for the sake of production and original concept and story created by talented Engin Akyurek.

Normally I dislike war films, and avoid them but Escape nailed me before the screen! It is more about the human beings and the human nature in the war than about the war itself. Highly recommend it!

I started the first chapter with prejudice. It was not like the Turkish series I thought. I'm just saying that because I'm tired of the dramas with love. Frankly, I'm very glad that a dark theme is used. Feel the Thriller. The noir plans were very good. I'm looking forward to the next episodes.

The part I'm going to criticize is that I don't find the acting a bit bad.

Have a nice watch.

Really impressive first episode, packed with lot of action, excellent acting, you are at the edge of your seat waiting for the next scene and of course for the next episode.

Highly recommended.

I just watched the first episode of Kacis and I'm extremely pleased by the quality of it. The music is simply amazing and adequate to the ambiance of the story. The cast as a whole is very good but Engin Akyürek takes the prize. Waiting for the second episode already! A very deep and harsh story that needs to be told! We simply don't talk enough about the difficulties, struggles and dangers that war correspondents go through everyday at their jobs. A very interesting and important topic packed with action and suspense.

Good luck and excellent job!