Kadin, also known in different countries as Woman, Woman Strength is based on the series Woman, my life for my children by Yuji Sakamoto. It has been an international success, broadcast in 65 countries.
An editorial phenomenon that we have seen for quite some time is that of the sale of books from series and high-grossing movies. Sometimes they are the novels on which they have been based and on others they are books that are published after television or film success. Thousands of people want to read a book about the series that they liked.
We have seen this recently with the modest castamar or with the successful Game of Thrones.
So the case of Woman (Kadin) is especially curious, since the series ends with Bahar publishing a successful book about his life. The book really tells what we have seen in the series.
And sadly for all of you wondering, that very book that they might be selling doesn't actually exist. There is no published book on the series, even though it has everything to succeed.
Series plot (contains spoilers)
Bahar Sismeli is a widowed mother with two children who goes to one of the poorest neighborhoods in Turkey, and who suffers from a serious illness. She was abandoned by her mother when she was little and
From here we will see her day-to-day life and the sacrifices she makes for her children that will lead her to extreme and totally unlikely situations, which will combine sheer drama with touches of humor.
The return of her husband, who she believed dead, and who is now married with two children. How, unintentionally, he enters the crosshairs of different gangster groups, more and more powerful. The reconciliation with his mother, and the figure of his sister, Sirin, who is the extreme evil and the one who causes all the problems in his life.
Bahar, will fall in love with several men, will suffer losses, will re-form a family surrounded by few friends who accompany her in all the adventures, and in her extreme situations and will end up being a successful person with the publication of the book about her life.
A book that unfortunately we cannot find, even though we can see it in its physical version in the series
The background
Different ideas underlie all the action. The most important, the empowerment of women, especially in a country like Turkey where machismo is much more present than in other western countries. Bahar's story is that of a woman who gets ahead on her own, despite all the traps and tricks they put on her, independently. Also in many chapters we see references against abuse, and in favor of equality and freedom.
I don't want my children to grow up watching a man hit women for any reason, I don't want men to hit women for any reason
The series
It is the most watched Turkish series in the world, has been broadcast in 65 countries. Formed by 3 seasons and 81 chapters, it was the winner of the Tokyo Drama Awards in 2018. As we have said, it is based on another series, Woman by Yuji Sakamoto
Main actors
- Özge Özpirinçci as Bahar Çesmeli (the main protagonist)
- Seray Kaya as Şirin Sarıkadı (Bahar's mother's sister and the baddie, a demon)
- Kubra Suzgun as Nisan Çesmeli (Bahar's eldest daughter)
- Ali Semi Sefil as Doruk Çesmeli (Bahar's youngest son)
- Feyyaz Duman as Arif Kara (landlord and in love with Bahar, who will end up being his partner)
- Serif Erol as Enver Sarikadi (Bahar's stepfather and Sirin's father)
- Gökçe Eyüboglu as Ceyda (Bahar's close friend who will accompany her throughout the series)
- Bennu Yildirimlar as Hatice Sarikadi (Bahar's mother)
- Caner Cindoruk as Sarp Çesmeli (Bahar's husband)
Film Score
It is a very important part of the series. With powerful and well identifiable music they manage to give us context. Right away you know when a misfortune or a comic situation is going to happen, it is only 2 notes you put yourself in tension. The architects of this are Cem Tuncer and Ercüment Orkut, two of the best composers in Turkey.
Each character is associated with a different melody for the scenes in which he stars. If you fell in love, you can find its soundtrack No products found..
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