Aydan Akboğa

“Kızıl Goncalar” tells the poignant story of Meryem, married off at 14 in an Islamic sect, and now battling bravely to prevent her daughter Zeynep from suffering the same fate as the bride of the sheikh’s grandson. Guided by her sister-in-law, a former sect member, they realize they must flee to save Zeynep from the sect’s powerful clutches. Fearfully hiding her plans from her cruel husband, Meryem must first earn money as a carer in the home of secular psychiatrist Levent, who agrees to help her. Despite their clashing religious and progressive beliefs, Meryem and Levent are drawn together emotionally, but the turmoil in their lives deepens as the identity of his daughter is revealed.

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The Future Groom tells the story of a groom-to-be who sets out to ask for the girl he loves from his family. Sema and Hasan are a couple who are planning to get married. Taking action for this, Hasan sets off from Istanbul to Cyprus to ask for Sema, the daughter of a Cypriot family. However, when the groom candidate Hasan sets foot in Cyprus, the peaceful island life is turned upside down. The family, who has been living a quiet life on the island until this time, faces strange situations because of Hasan, a man who makes a mess when he gets worried.

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Zeynep, a pregnant woman, is staying with her mother-in-law, Fatma, at her small village when her husband has to return to the city for his work, despite Fatma's warning that demons can harm a mother and her unborn baby if they are left on their own.

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Hicran loses her husband. Her daughter Gizem comes to visit Hicran with some of her friends. They begin to experience fearful moments.

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