Vavien

Blending drama and comedy with dark humor, Vavien reached Turkish cinemas on 18 December 2009. It was directed by Yağmur and Durul Taylan, known as the Taylan Brothers, from a screenplay by Engin Günaydın, who also stars, and produced by İmaj. Shot in Erbaa, Tokat, it runs about 100 minutes and is regarded as one of the most noteworthy works of recent Turkish cinema.

The story tells the odd tale of Celal, who leads a weary, hopeless, unhappy family life with his wife and child. The electrical shop he shares with his brother Cemal is not doing as hoped, and debts have piled up. Their only escape from ordinariness is the bars and nightclubs of Samsun. His love for Sibel Ceylan, who works at a nightclub, gets Celal into trouble. His wife Sevilay has spent 15 years saving the money her father sends from Germany; she does not know Celal knows, and he sees the cash as his salvation and makes a plan, but surprises await him.

Engin Günaydın and Binnur Kaya star, with Serra Yılmaz, Settar Tanrıöğen, İlker Aksum, Şinasi Yurtsever, Ercan Kesal and others. Critics saw Günaydın's script as a modest character study and an economical dark comedy, with well-drawn characters and sharp dialogue, directed in a style that serves the story.