Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?

Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (Turkish: Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?) is a play written by Yılmaz Erdoğan.[1] A feature film based on the play was released in 2021 via Netflix, directed by Andaç Haznedaroglu and starring Yılmaz Erdoğan, Ecem Erkek and Engin Alkan.[2][3][4]

Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?
TurkishSen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?
Directed byAndaç Haznedaroğlu
Written byYılmaz Erdoğan
Starring
Production
company
BKM
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish

Production

Erdoğan began writing the play while he was serving at the Air Force Academy.[5] It was performed for the first time on 23 January 1999 at the Beşiktaş Cultural Center in Istanbul.[5][6] Erdoğan was given a day's leave to attend the premiere.[7]

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.[8] Later that same year during June, the play was performed in Bursa, Denizli, Antalya, Isparta, Adana, Tarsus, Mersin and Cyprus, as well as Anatolia.[9] The following year the production went on a temporary hiatus due to the pregnancy of actor Demet Akbağ and by November, the play had been staged a total of 505 times.[10] In August 2002 Erdoğan stated that the play had been viewed by 1 million people.[11]

Original cast

Awards
  • 3rd Afife Theatre Awards[14]
  • Avni Dilligil Theatre Awards[16][17]
    • Best Production: Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?
    • Most Successful Playwright: Yılmaz Erdoğan
    • Most Successful Supporting Actress: Zerrin Sümer
    • Most Successful Theatre Score: Metin Kalender[18]

Film adaptation

A film adaptation of the play was released on April 9, 2021, on Netflix. It starred Yılmaz Erdoğan as Patron and also featured Ecem Erkek and Merve Dizdar. Erdoğan had previously spoken about his desire to create a feature film adaptation as early as 2009.[19]

Cast and characters
Actor/actress Role
Ecem Erkek Gülseren
Yılmaz Erdoğan Somer Yoğurtçuoğlu
Engin Alkan Nazif
Devrim Yakut İclal
Merve Dizdar İzzet
Ushan Çakır Hazım
Bülent Çolak Kürşat
Bora Akkaş Veli
Atakan Çelik Muhabir Sedat
Ilgaz Kaya Nuran
Fatih Özkan Servet
Özlem Tokaslan Sürme
Rıza Akın Okul Müdürü
Ahmet Rıfat Şungar Dündar
Caner Alkaya Hurşit Hoca
Celal Tak Fotoğrafçı
Asuman Dabak Maytap
Ülkü Duru
Sinan Bengier Kâfur
Beyti Engin Tevgir Hoca

References
  1. "18 yıl sonra yeni kadroyla yayınlanacak olan Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü? filminin oyuncuları kimler?". Hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  2. "Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? Trailer: Another Interesting Turkish Drama from Netflix". Leisure Byte. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?' on Netflix, a Turkish Dramedy About an Eccentric Woman and Her Beloved Glowing Bugs". Decider. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  4. "Have You Ever Seen Fireflies Review: Award-Winning Performance By Ecem Erkek". Filmy Hype. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  5. "Son Dakika". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  6. "İl il sanat". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 24 July 1999. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  7. "Mükremin Abi, hasret giderdi". Hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 25 January 1999. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  8. "Tiyatroya Telsim desteği". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 11 February 1999. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  9. "BKM Anadolu turnesinde". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 11 June 1999. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  10. ÖZBEY, Savaş (26 April 2003). "300 milyon sermayeyle kuruldu üç şirketli dev olup çıktı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  11. "Bu gerginlik kár getirmez". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 20 August 2002. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  12. "Sen Hiç Ateş Böceği Gördün mü? Oyuncuları". Sinemalar.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  13. Maro, Asu (4 March 2008). "Hayat hikâyemle döverim seni!". Milliyet. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  14. "Afife Jale tiyatro ödülleri verildi". Hürriyet. 5 May 1999. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  15. "Avni Dilligil Tiyatro Ödüllü (1999)". Metin Kalender's website. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  16. "Avni Dilligil Odulleri dagitildi". Hürriyet. 1 December 1999. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  17. "Ödüller gençlere". Milliyet. 1 December 1999.
  18. "Afife Jale Tiyatro Ödülü (1999)". Metin Kalender's website. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  19. "Çektiğim en iyi film Neşeli Hayat". Haberturk.
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