TV series

Es-Es

2008 · 1 season

A grounded, emotionally charged drama about family ties and hard choices, with a persistent sense of pressure and hope.

Overview: Uras lives in an Istanbul ghetto with his big brother and mother. He works so hard to get into a university. Even though he is very smart, financial difficulties put him in a hard position. Like this isn’t enough, he has to handle his troublesome brother Aras. Uras gets into a school in Eskişehir and moves there with the help of a college teacher Işık. But Uras’s brother and his past won’t let him go that easily.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, class, coming-of-age, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
coming-of-age
survival
loyalty
Places: big city
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild