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 Araf / Somewhere in Between (2012) a cruel Turkish drama movie following the tragic story of a waitress falling in love with a mysterious truck driver, starring Neslihan Atagül Doğulu and Özcan Deniz as lovers

What’s the story? (Synopsis)

Feb 5, 2022 | Movies

What’s the story (Synopsis) Araf / Somewhere in Between (2012) is disturbing Turkish drama movie following the tragic story of a waitress falling in love with a mysterious truck driver, starring Neslihan Atagül Doğulu and Özcan Deniz as lovers

The first movie of Neslihan Atagül Doğulu, starring Özcan Deniz as her lover, Araf / Somewhere in Between (2012) affected my perception on the cruel reality we live.

  • Araf / Somewhere in Between (2012) is one of the most disturbing and cruel Turkish Drama Movies.
The interpretation we receive from Neslihan Atagül Doğulu in the Turkish movie, Araf / Somewhere in Between (2012), is jaw dropping. The way she blended with role, makes you feel and understand the character’s deepest inner struggles. This is the role with which, Neslihan Atagül Doğulu showed her raw and uniquely talent in building. In fact, she was only 20 years old during the filming of the Turkish drama “Araf.”

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     Araf Somewhere in Between (2012) Turkish drama movie film Neslihan Atagül Doğulu Özcan Deniz cast story synopsis trailer english subtitles izle watch fragman tragic love truck driver waitress cruel actors where to watch film

    Released in 2012, the original Turkish title of “Somewhere in Between” is “Araf,” which translates roughly to Purgatory. There is where viewers are sitting during a painfully slow, 2-hour journey into the inner conflicts of two young people. Turkish film Araf / Somewhere in Between (2012) is about growing up, learning, and understanding reality. The key scene, which happens in a hospital bathroom, got pushed to a horrific emotional level. Neslihan Atagül Doğulu, Barış Hacıhan and Özcan Deniz share the leading roles in the Turkish tumultous drama film “Araf / Somewhere in Between.”

    What’s the story? (Synopsis)

    Araf / Somewhere in Between (2012) with Neslihan Atagül, Özcan Deniz and Barış Hacıhan

    The Turkish movie Araf / Somwhere in Between (2012) tells the story of a kitchen worker Zehra (Neslihan Atagül Doğulu) and spiffy waiter Olgun (Barış Hacıhan). Their lives got stuck in a banal monotony. They work in a place of transition, in a gas station cafeteria built near the highway between Ankara and Istanbul. Both teenagers dream to live on their own, to explore the world.

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       Araf Somewhere in Between (2012) Turkish drama movie film Neslihan Atagül Doğulu Özcan Deniz cast story synopsis trailer english subtitles izle watch fragman tragic love truck driver waitress cruel actors where to watch film

      Once, an important industrial town is now just the ugly face of economic waste and unemployment. Most of the area’s inhabitants have moved to big cities in search of opportunities. But Zehra, Olgun, and their friends are still caught somewhere between the past and an uncertain future. A forgotten place where everything comes and goes… where the two continue their lives with the unrealistic and naive expectation of a brighter future. The arrival of Mahur (Özcan Deniz) in the scene, will turn the balance upside down.

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        Neslihan Atagül and Özcan Deniz are lovers in the Turkish drama movie Araf/Somewhere in Between (2012)

        In the Turkish movie Araf / Somewhere in Between (2012), Neslihan Atagül Doğulu portrays Zehra, an 18-year-old girl who lives with her family in the village. Zehra dreams that love will take her away from her meaningless life. Her naive search for a brighter future ends when she falls in love with a silent, mysterious driver Mahur (Özcan Deniz)… who looks like trouble from a mile off.

        Zehra’s monotonous shifts got disturbed by the older truck driver, Mahur, who spends most of his time on the road. Actually, Mahur and Zehra have met before at a wedding and engaged and danced with unspoken eroticism. Zehra becomes fascinated, and her burning desire for Mahur turns into a tragic first love.

          In Zehra’s eye, Mahur is a mature man rather than Olgun, the nice-looking boy who courts her. Zehra keeps their relationship a secret from her conservatory family and best-friend Derya, until it’s too late to hide anymore. Meanwhile, her friend Olgun becomes visibly more frustrated, and stuck at home. He dreams of beheading his alcoholic and abusive father. It gets clear fast that Olgun is infatuated with Zehra, although she is not.

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            A Deeper Look at the Turkish movie Araf / Somewhere in Between (2012) starring Neslihan Atagül Doğulu, Özcan Deniz and Barış Hacıhan

            The Turkish movie “Araf / Somewhere in Between” touches on the story of Zehra and Olgun, who will experience a bittersweet rite of passage… leading to both the protagonist suffering and awakening to reality. As they say goodbye to their childhood innocence, love and hope will help them move forward.
              • Neslihan Atagül Doğulu’s striking face matches the depth of the character she projects.
              • While the character of Mahur (Özcan Deniz) is not actually mute. His strange and persistent silence emphasizes his role as a passing shimmering mirage in Zehra’s life.

              The Turkish movie Araf / Somewhere in Between (2012) is the last written and directed production of Yeşim Ustaoğlu. She wrote the  story for this movie during the shooting of “Pandora’s Box.”

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