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Esref's Dream (2025)
8K
Original name: Eşref Rüya
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
As a child, Eşref fell in love from afar with a girl he called “Rüya” and spent years searching for her, only to become a powerful mafia figure along the way. Meanwhile, Nisan, an idealistic musician, finds herself in grave danger after performing at a wedding held at Eşref’s hotel. Eşref falls for Nisan, unaware that she is both the long-lost Rüya he has been chasing for years and a police informant. Trapped in a whirlwind of love, betrayal, and power struggles, Eşref is forced into a brutal reckoning—both with his criminal empire and his own emotions.
Style:
crime drama, suspense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mafia, betrayal, forbidden love, obsession, double life, organized crime, danger, power struggle, urban, hidden identity, moral ambiguity, snitch, underworld, betrayal of trust, investigation, violence, corruption, loyalty, redemption, luxury hotel, longing, tragic romance, revenge, nightlife, fatal attraction ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, captivating, tense and emotional films and TV series with plots about betrayal, revenge, power struggle, forbidden love, urban, moral ambiguity and organized crime mostly in Drama, Romance and Action genres. Some movies like Esref's Dream: Raven (2019), Altindagli (2013), The Nightfall (2024), Queen of the Night (2016), Heart of the City (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
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Story:
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Audience:
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