TV series

Yalan

1997 · 1 season

A gentle, earnest melodrama about a hopeful young man adrift in a big city, quietly tugging at the heart.

Overview: Hasan is a poor village boy whose dream, like his friend's, is to live in France. When he arrives in Istanbul something goes wrong and his plans collapse. He stays in the city and starts looking for work, without telling his family.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, isolation, family, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
isolation
family
class
identity
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild