Early Winter (2025)

6.0/10 • 92 min • Drama

Overview

Ferhat (49), a factory manager in Istanbul, and Handan (45), a bank manager, decide to have a child through surrogacy with Lia (28), a young artist of Georgian and Ukrainian descent. Shortly after their daughter Ada (1) is born, war breaks out between Russia and Ukraine. As a result, Lia is forced to stay in Istanbul with Ferhat and Handan for a while longer. Believing that surrogacy is the formula that will take her to Europe, Lia does not want to leave Ada.

Cast

Timuçin Esen

Ferhat

Leyla Tanlar

Lia

Nastya Bogdanova

Oksana Kravchenko

İdil Yener

Handan

Murat Kılıç

Şükrü

Umay Anadolu Kaboğlu

Ilgın

Atakan Yılmaz

Harun

Zeynep Ülsezer

Helper

Ulaş Akşit

Police Officer

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