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In the Family

In the Family

20176.72h 4m

Overview

The neurotic Fikret and tavern singer Solmaz, whose 21 year long relationships end on the same day, meet through a funny coincidence. When Solmaz's daughter Zeynep decides to marry her lover from Adana, the ever-fearful Fikret ends up having to play the role of his life. Intended at first to be kept in the family, the wedding becomes a much bigger event upon the insistence of the groom's relatives. Can our heroes come to terms with the traditional Adana family who carry guns and own a kebab restaurant chain, and see the wedding through without mishaps?

Directed by Ozan Açıktan
Written by Gülse Birsel
Produced by Necati Akpınar
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Top Cast

Engin Günaydın

Engin Günaydın

Fikret (Fiko)

Demet Evgar

Demet Evgar

Solmaz

Erdal Özyağcılar

Erdal Özyağcılar

Haşmet Kurt

Devrim Yakut

Devrim Yakut

Mükerrem Kurt

Fatih Artman

Fatih Artman

Emirhan Kurt

Şevket Çoruh

Şevket Çoruh

Necdet (Neco)

Gülse Birsel

Gülse Birsel

Mihriban

Derya Karadaş

Derya Karadaş

Leyla

Su Kutlu

Su Kutlu

Zeynep

Ayta Sözeri

Ayta Sözeri

Behiye Hala

Themes & Keywords

marriage crisismarriagestepfatherlgbtpolice fakenightclub singerneuroticdivorced coupletrans womanphobic persontraditional family

About In the Family

In the Family is a comedy film released in 2017 exploring themes of marriage crisis, marriage, stepfather, lgbt, police fake, nightclub singer. Directed by Ozan Açıktan, it stars Engin Günaydın, Demet Evgar, Erdal Özyağcılar. The neurotic Fikret and tavern singer Solmaz, whose 21 year long relationships end on the same day, meet through a funny coincidence. When Solmaz's daughter Zeynep decides to marry her lover from Adana, the ever-fearful Fikret ends up having to play the role of his life. Intended at first to be kept in the family, the wedding becomes a much bigger event upon the insistence of the groom's relatives. Can our heroes come to terms with the traditional Adana family who carry guns and own a kebab restaurant chain, and see the wedding through without mishaps?

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