Onur Ünlü, one of the directors of the TV series Leyla ile Mecnun, which we watched with pleasure on TRT screens for many years and whose new episodes are broadcast on the Exxen digital platform these days, is a name who has accomplished interesting works in the world of cinema as well as in the world of TV series. We have listed some of Onur Ünlü’s extraordinary films.
Onur Ünlü, born in 1973, is a writer, director, poet, actor and many more. Although he has been making important films for the cinema world for many years, many viewers know him for the TV series Leyla ile Mecnun, which we watch with pleasure on TRT screens and whose new episodes are broadcast on Exxen today. It is possible to say that the story, written by Burak Aksak’s master, is cooked even more by Onur Ünlü’s eyes.
Undoubtedly, the most extraordinary works of Onur Ünlü, who also directed many different television and internet series, appear on the big screen. In addition to his popular films such as Cingöz Recai, he also has films such as Kırık Hearts Bank that were only released in festivals. Bride Let’s take a closer look at some films by Onur Ünlü that were released in theaters. and marvel at the extraordinary stories they have to offer.
Onur Celebrity movies:
- Police
- Child
- Son of the Sun
- Five Cities
- The Extremely Sad Story of Celal Tan and His Family
- You Light Up the Night
- I have an objection
- Put Things
- Love Doesn’t Need Seeing Eyes
- Actual Slice: Maniac
Such was the fate of the police: Police
- Year: 2007
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, Detective
- Director: Onur Ünlü
- Screenplay: Onur Ünlü
- Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Ragip Savas, Ozgu Namal
Police, Onur Ünlü’s first feature film, worked for many years at the homicide desk. The 63-year-old policeman tells the story of Musa. The mafia, which he had been fighting for years, eventually infected Musa’s family as well. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Funda, who is 40 years younger than him. By a twist of fate, he learns that he has cancer, and an action-packed love story emerges that questions life.
A robbery gang kidnapping children: Child
- Year: 2008
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
- Director: Onur Ünlü
- Screenplay: Onur Ünlü
- Cast: Ege Tanman, Volkan Demirok, Tuba Unsal
The name of our character, kidnapped by a gang of robbers and forced to steal, is the Child. The child steals because At the end of every 30 thousand theft, a child kidnapped by the gang is handed over to his family. When Child’s path intersects with Rüya, who presents a children’s program although she does not like children, we see that the owner of the channel where the program is broadcast has a special box made that prevents children from dreaming. Things get really fantastic at this point.
Where is my soul: Son of the Sun
- Year: 2008
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Onur Ünlü
- Screenplay: Onur Ünlü
- Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Ozgu Namal, Köksal Engur
Retired literature teacher Fikri Şemsigil has a really boring life. However, he does not lose hope and waits for a miracle. O miracle, Comes with the largest solar eclipse in history and Fikri’s soul begins to enter other bodies. Taking this opportunity, he tries to flirt with the woman who lives in the opposite apartment and whom he has liked for a long time. But the day is almost over and Fikri must finally find a way to return to his own body.
The slum of the big city: Five Cities
- Year: 2009
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Onur Ünlü
- Screenplay: Onur Ünlü
- Cast: Bülent Emin Yarar, Beste Bereket, Tansu Biçer
In the film, which tells five different stories that take place in five different cities, our characters are the policeman Aydın, his crush Mehtap, the unrequited lover Şevket, his crush Dilek and Dilek’s teacher father Tevfik. All these characters After taking a sip from the chaos of Istanbul dispersed to smaller cities and crossed paths by an extraordinary twist of fate.
Dark comedy masterpiece: The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family
- Year: 2011
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Director: Onur Ünlü
- Screenplay: Onur Ünlü, Funda Alp
- Cast: Selcuk Method, Bulent Emin Yarar, Ezgi Mola
The Extremely Sad Story of Celal Tan and His Family, which is considered one of the most important films in the black comedy genre of Turkish cinema, gives clues about what kind of story it has, even from its name. Famous constitution professor Celal Tan will get together with his family to celebrate his 65th birthday. However, this events before the celebration It causes the concept of family, which we now accept as a taboo, to be questioned.
Ordinary people with superpowers: You Light Up the Night
- Year: 2013
- Genre: Fantasy, Drama
- Director: Onur Ünlü
- Screenplay: Onur Ünlü
- Cast: Ali Atay, Demet Evgar, Damla Sonmez
You Illuminate the Night is about ordinary people living in the Akhisar district of Manisa. However, as the movie progresses, we see that some of these ordinary people fly, some see behind the wall, some are immortal, some stop time. Despite everything, things are so ordinary in this environment that looks like a Marvel movie. and embellishing it with a sweet love story can only be the product of a mind like Onur Ünlü.
Former boxer, new imam: I have an objection
- Year: 2014
- Genre: Crime, Comedy
- Director: Onur Ünlü
- Screenplay: Onur Ünlü
- Cast: Serkan Keskin, Hazal Kaya, Büşra Pekin
Selman Bulut, a professional boxer who was interested in anthropology and different branches of science in his youth, is an imam. He led a very quiet life as an imam. One day, a murder is committed in his mosque. Although the police take the necessary actions, our imam character starts to investigate thinking that some things are overlooked. A story unfolds in which more interesting events take place than a former boxer becoming an imam.
A cinema experience, not a movie: Put Things
- Year: 2018
- Type: Experimental
- Director: Onur Ünlü
- Screenplay: Onur Ünlü
- Cast: Türkü Turan, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Öner Erkan
Put Şeylere is one of the most extraordinary films by Onur Ünlü. The film was made with an experimental shooting technique. the camera shows us some characters in turn. It is the camera watched by the audience that decides whether these extraordinary characters, most of whom are artists, are alive or not. The result can be called a cinematic experience rather than a movie.
We are all blind: Love Needs No Eyes That See
- Year: 2018
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Onur Ünlü
- Screenplay: Onur Ünlü
- Cast: Demet Evgar, Fatih Artman, Ezgi Eyuboglu
Salim is an introverted homicide detective in his 30s. One day he gets the bad news and He learns that his eye problem will increase and he will eventually go blind. As fate would have it, the wife of the man whose murder he is investigating is also a blind pianist. It’s not enough, the murder suspect’s wife is also blind. Not enough, Salim’s mother is also a blind prostitute. Salim falls in love first with the victim’s wife and then with the murder suspect’s wife. It is not surprising to anyone to see that Salim is now completely blind in the finale.
Why did he make such a movie? Actual Slice: Maniac
- Year: 2018
- Genre: Comedy, Adventure
- Director: Onur Ünlü
- Screenplay: Cahit Khashoggler
- Cast: Cahit Khashoggler, Emel Emir, Fatma Pazvant
One of Onur Ünlü’s films, The Real Section: Maniac, which we asked why he did such a thing, was broadcast on television for many years. It is the film adaptation of the True Section program, which tells the audience stories of wisdom. Of course, things changed a little and became absurd when the events were moved to the cinema, but a strange story was told to the audience with a strange air of nostalgia.
The director we know with the TV series Leyla ile Mecnun We have listed some of the extraordinary films signed by Onur Ünlü and we briefly talked about their stories. You can share your thoughts about Onur Ünlü films, which are on our list or not, in the comments.