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Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?
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Wikipedia article
'Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?' is a play written by Ylmaz Erdoan. A feature film based on the play was released in 2021 via Netflix, directed by Anda Haznedaroglu and starring Ylmaz Erdoan, Ecem Erkek and Engin Alkan.
Production
Erdoan began writing the play while he was serving at the Air Force Academy. It was performed for the first time on 23 January 1999 at the Beikta Cultural Center in Istanbul. Erdoan was given a day's leave to attend the premiere.
The play had a cast of 17 people and was released with the sponsorship of Telsim. During its run in Istanbul it was staged 97 times between 23 January 1999 and 23 May 1999. Later that same year during June, the play was performed in Bursa, Denizli, Antalya, Isparta, Adana, Tarsus, Mersin and Cyprus, as well as Anatolia. The following year the production went on a temporary hiatus due to the pregnancy of actor Demet Akba and by November, the play had been staged a total of 505 times. In August 2002 Erdoan stated that the play had been viewed by 1 million people.
Original cast
* Ylmaz Erdoan* Demet Akba
* Zerrin Smer
* Sinan Bengier
* Salih Kalyon
* Altan Erkekli
* Bican Gnalan
* Grdal Tosun
* Figen Evren
* Neslihan Yeldan
* Caner Alkaya
* Deniz zerman
* ebnem Snmez // Binnur Kaya
* Vural elik
Awards
* 3rd Afife Theatre Awards
** Cevat Fehmi Bakut Special Award: Ylmaz Erdoan
** Most Successful Actress in a Musical or Comedy: Demet Akba
** Most Successful Supporting ACtress: ebnem Snmez
** Most Successful Theatre Score: Metin Kalender
* Avni Dilligil Theatre Awards
** Best Production: 'Sen Hi Atebcei Grdn m?'
** Most Successful Playwright: Ylmaz Erdoan
** Most Successful Supporting Actress: Zerrin Smer
** Most Successful Theatre Score: Metin Kalender
Film adaptation
A film adaptation of the play was released on April 9, 2021, on Netflix. It starred Ylmaz Erdoan as Patron and also featured Ecem Erkek and Merve Dizdar. Erdoan had previously spoken about his desire to create a feature film adaptation as early as 2009.
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