Fatma, a new Netflix original from Turkey, is about a woman who commits murder almost without thinking about it as her life unravels and she revisits childhood traumas.
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In the Fade, a German film released in 2017, is about a Nazi hate crime. With white supremacist terror attacks on the rise, the film is more relevant now than it was several years ago. There are minor spoilers ahead.
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Unseen, a new South African thriller on Netflix, is based on the Turkish series Fatma, which I reviewed in 2021. When a desperate cleaning woman turns to murder her involvement goes unnoticed because no one pays any attention to cleaning
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Aftersun is the story of a father and daughter on vacation in Turkey, but overarching that is the now grown daughter’s struggle to understand her father through adult eyes. This review contains spoilers.
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Midnight at the Pera Palace (Pera Palas’ta Gece Yarisi), from Turkey, is a time travel mystery with lots of plot twists. The mystery involved events just before the start of the Turkish war for independence.
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The Turkish film My Father’s Violin (Babamin Kemani) is predictable but heartwarming and enjoyable. When a young girl’s father dies, she must get to know her uncle and find a new family. The film is on Netflix.
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Ethos (Bir Başkadır) is an 8 part series from Turkey, streaming on Netflix. It’s the story of several interconnected people from various walks of life who live in Istanbul. It’s partly a love song to Turkey and the Turkish people,
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The Gift (Atiye), season 2, is a mishmash of terrible writing, compelling actors, and incomprehensible storylines. I couldn’t look away, despite its flaws. I don’t understand how watching something so bad could be so engaging, but it is. This Turkish
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Let’s talk briefly about a few things. Specifically Vagrant Queen, Better Things, One Day at a Time and the Turkish series Black Money Love.
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The Gift (the original title in Turkish is Atiye) is a mysterious journey into ancient secrets and modern efforts to unearth the unknown. This Turkish language TV series is on Netflix.
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