Yesilcam

Yesilcam – The story takes place in 1960s that is the golden age of Turkish cinema. Yesilcam (literally means The Green Pine in Turkish) refers to Turkish film industry that is similar to Hollywood in the U.S. Yesilcam (The Green Pine) is a name referring to Turkish film industry after 1950s because many actors, directors, crew members and studios are based on the Yesilcam Street in Beyoglu District in Istanbul during that time. Semih Ates (Cagatay Ulusoy) is a young, handsome and ambitious film producer who is the owner of Ates Film. When he is betrayed by his business partner Vehbi (Onur Bilge), Semih has nothing to do but to leave everything behind and start a journey from scratch. After losing his company, Semih immediately opens a new company named Buyuk Ates Film (literally means Big Fire Film in English). He aims to make a successful film as soon as possible in order to survive in Turkish film industry. During 1960s, Turkish film industry is very competitive such that Turkey produces 250 to 350 films annually. For this reason, Semih finds it very challenging to be successful in this competitive environment. Semih never loses his faith to be successful because he trusts his vision and passion for filmmaking. Thus, he starts over and tries to do his best in order to make a comeback after a major setback. However, nobody wants to work with a small film production company. Out of pure coincidence, Semih comes across to his long-lasted friend Turgut who has just got out of the prison. He gets the film script about two sisters that his friend has recently written. He believes that his next movie based on this story could be a blockbuster.