Suskunlar | |
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Also known as | Game of Silence |
Screenplay by | Pınar Bulut |
Directed by | M. Çağatay Tosun Umur Turagay Çağrı Vila Lostuvalı Hatice Memiş |
Starring | Murat Yıldırım Sarp Akkaya Güven Murat Akpınar Tugay Mercan Aslı Enver |
Narrated by | Tugay Mercan |
Theme music composer | Aytekin Ataş |
Country of origin | Turkey |
Original language | Turkish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 28 |
Production | |
Producer | Timur Savcı |
Cinematography | Yon Thomas |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 90 minutes (average) |
Original release | |
Network | Show TV |
Release | 1 March 2 December 2012 | –
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]
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]
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.
Country | Network | Premiere date | Timeslot |
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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 |
Year | Prize | Category | Recipient | Status |
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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 |