




A MOVIE BY NURTEN MERIÇER

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SOMETIMES A STRANGER IS THE ONLY ONE YOU CAN TRUST
LIMITED SERIES | CRIME
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Helen, who works as a lawyer defending international terrorists at courts, lives in Istanbul with her husband and two children in a high class circle unaware of her identity. But as her husband gets lured away by a religious cult, her life begins to derail.
Helen is a lawyer who once defended international terrorists. Now, she lives in Ä°stanbul with her husband and two children in a high-class circle completely unaware of her true identity. As a religious cult gradually lures her husband, her life begins to derail. While trying to save her husband, she finds out that this cult is connected to the terrorist organisation she once worked for. Helen was the one rescuing the head of this organization from execution. As the cult demands more from her husband, Helen finds herself, her work, her family and children trapped in an ever-shrinking circle. She is now faced with the challenge of either losing herself and her family to this cult or losing her entire reputation as her connection to the terrorist organisation is revealed.
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Sinking into solitude, she finds refuge in her Turkish tutor, Bilun, when she falls in love with her when least expected. Her love gives Helen a fresh will and the power to rearrange her life. Now she will change sides and expose the terrorist organization, the cult and her husband. She plans her way out but there is no one left to call for help except Roja, nothing but nickname, whom she met in a chat room. When the time comes, Helen will pull the trigger, and with Roja's help, start a new life.
WRITTEN BY

Özgürcan UzunyaÅŸa