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Waiting for the Sun

2013–2014 · 1 season

A gentle, heartfelt family drama that unfolds slowly, leaning on emotional bonds and quiet longing rather than plot twists.

Created by
Altan Dönmez, Gökhan Horzum
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Emre Kınay, Hande Doğandemir, Kerem Bürsin
Overview
Zeynep is a beautiful high school student who has a moderate and ordinary life with her mother Demet in a small city. Zeynep has been raised without knowing her father but she always think about him when she stays alone. She was told that her father was a seaman and was lost in the sea when he was on duty.

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Created by
Altan Dönmez, Gökhan Horzum
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Emre Kınay, Hande Doğandemir, Kerem Bürsin
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • identity
    • grief
    • love
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, family
    Created by
    Altan Dönmez, Gökhan Horzum
    Starring
    Emre Kınay, Hande Doğandemir, Kerem Bürsin, İsmail Ege Şaşmaz, Yağmur Tanrısevsin, Gökçe Yanardağ, Ebru Aykaç, Simay Küçük
    Length
    1 seasons, 54 episodes, 120 min each
    Network
    Kanal D
    Country
    Turkey
    Languages
    Turkish

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