Suskunlar (English: Game of Silence[1] [original title]), is a Turkish television drama, broadcast on Show TV in 2012. Drama was remade in USA for NBC as Game of Silence; being the first Turkish drama sold to the USA market.[2]

Suskunlar
Also known asGame of Silence
Screenplay byPınar Bulut
Directed byM. Çağatay Tosun
Umur Turagay
Çağrı Vila Lostuvalı
Hatice Memiş
StarringMurat Yıldırım
Sarp Akkaya
Güven Murat Akpınar
Tugay Mercan
Aslı Enver
Narrated byTugay Mercan
Theme music composerAytekin Ataş
Country of originTurkey
Original languageTurkish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes28
Production
ProducerTimur Savcı
CinematographyYon Thomas
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time90 minutes (average)
Original release
NetworkShow TV
Release1 March (2012-03-01) –
2 December 2012 (2012-12-02)

It was aired in over 30 countries and it is based on a true story of children who were sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison on the charge of stealing a baklava car in Gaziantep in 1997.[3][4][5]

Plot

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Four young boys drive a baklava car without knowing how and accidentally hit and injure an old man. They are tried in their absence and sentenced to several years in prison. In the prison, they endure hard treatment and abuse. As adults, they try to help kids that are still being abused by going to court. But the prison is playing dirty.

Cast

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Main cast

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Cast

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Children

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  • Furkan Didim as Ecevit (Şerif)
  • Emirhan Akbaba as Bilal (Sarı)
  • Berkcan Çakar as İbrahim (Iska)
  • Ulaşcan Kutlu as Zeki (Yanık)
  • Yağmur Esmer as Ahu
  • Barış Öner as İrfan (Takoz)
  • Mert Çolak as Özcan (Yarasa)
  • Efe Akercan as Gazanfer (Kasap)

International broadcasts

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Country Network Premiere date Timeslot
  North Cyprus Show TV 1 March 2012 20:00
  Afghanistan 1TV April, 2013
  North Macedonia Kanal 5 9 April 2013 22:15
  Serbia B92 29 September 2013 19:00
16:50
  Georgia Maestro 29 November 2013 19:00
  Montenegro TV Vijesti 10 March 2014 19:55
  Bosnia and Herzegovina OBN 22 September 2014 21:00
  Arab World OSN Yahala 3 January 2015 23:00 UAE
22:00 KSA
21:00 EGY
  United Arab Emirates Dubai One 7 March 2016 21:00 UAE

Awards

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Year Prize Category Recipient Status
2012 Uludağ Üniversitesi The Best Turkish Series Suskunlar Won
2012 Golden Butterfly Awards The Best Direction-Suskunlar Çağatay Tosun Won
2012 Sosyal Medya Ödülleri The Best Turkish Series Suskunlar Won
2013 Düzce University The Best Turkish Series Suskunlar Won
2013 Antalya Television Awards The Best Turkish Series Suskunlar Nominated
2013 Antalya Television Awards The Best Music for Series-Suskunlar Aytekin Gazi Ataş Nominated
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References

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  1. ^ "Game of Silence". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014.
  2. ^ "'Game of Silence': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ "小草莓app卖肉直播-草莓视频污成年视频-草莓视频日本旧版下载".
  4. ^ "Son Dakika".
  5. ^ "Pınar Bulut Deren: Global bir başarı yakalamanın yolu lokal içeriklerden geçiyor".