Mother
(2016)
★ 8.3 IMDb · 73 votes
Year: 2016
Runtime: 90 мин
Country: Turkey
Director: Merve Girgin
Cast: Cansu Dere, Vahide Perçin, Beren Gökyıldız, Gonca Vuslateri, Berkay Ateş, Gülenay Kalkan, Can Nergis, Alize Gördüm, Ahsen Eroğlu, Onur Dikmen
Plot
Anne (Mother), a 2016–2017 Turkish drama, follows Zeynep, a substitute teacher who discovers her 7-year-old student, Melek, is being severely abused and neglected by her mother, Sule. To save her, Zeynep kidnaps Melek, fakes her death, and attempts to become her adoptive mother, leading to an emotional, high-stakes battle for custody and safety.