20 Dakika
| 20 Dakika | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Format | Drama |
| Written by |
Kerem Deren Pınar Bulut |
| Directed by |
Serdar Işık Ali Bilgin |
| Starring |
Tuba Büyüküstün İlker Aksum Fırat Çelik Bülent Emin Yarar Müjde Uzman İpek Bilgin Ayten Uncuoğlu Cihat Tamer Metin Çekmez Perihan Erener |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original language(s) | Turkish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90-120 min. |
| Production company(s) | Ay Yapım |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Star TV |
| Original run | January 1, 2013 – June 27, 2013 |
20 Dakika (20 Minutes) is a Turkish series broadcast on Star TV.
Plot
Melek, Tuba Buyukustun, is a beautiful and young woman who has a happy life with her lovely husband and two children. She has a pastry shop and works all day to cook delicious cakes. Her husband Ali, lker Aksum, on the other hand, works at the university as a history teacher. One day, their perfect life turns upside down. The day when they are celebrating buying a house, the door is knocked and the police arrests Melek for attempted murder. Everything develops so fast that neither Ali nor Melek understands what is going on. The police takes Melek to the police station and Ali cant do anything. This day transforms Alis life so radically that he will never be able to go back to the way he used to live and his whole life will change. Melek is convicted of murdering a young man and after a trial, she is sentenced to life prison. The police finds Meleks fingerprints on the murder weapon. Ali tries to prove the innocence of his wife and wants his life back. However, he could not find any evidence that can negate the evidence against her. Ali becomes obsessed with the idea of breaking her wife out of jail. Although he is a decent and upright guy who has never broken any rule before, he decides to save his wife. He finds Kedi (Bulent Emin Yarar) who successfully escaped from prison several times and consults him to learn the way to escape from prison. In this tv series, you will see the story of Melek and Ali who love each other to death and risk their lives for each other. You will explore how their perfect life changes in 20 minutes. Will Ali manage to discover the truth about this crime? Will the marriage of Ali and Melek stand for this devastated event? Will Ali and Melek be able to go back to the way they used to live?
Cast and characters
- Tuba Büyüküstün - Melek Halaskar
- İlker Aksum - Ali Halaskar
- Fırat Çelik - Ozan Çevikoğlu
- Bülent Emin Yarar - Mesut Bilaloğlu (Kedi)
- Ayten Uncuoğlu - Zeynep Halaskar
- Cihat Tamer - Nedim Halaskar
- İpek Bilgin - Muavin Süreyya Gürok
- Müjde Uzman - Kuzgun
Awards
| Year | Prize | Category | Recipient | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Antalya Television Awards | The Best Drama Actor | İlker Aksum | Nominated |
| The Best Drama Supporting Actress | İpek Bilgin | Nominated | ||
| The Best Drama Director | Ali Bilgin | Nominated | ||
| The Best TV Series Camera Director | Barış Işık | Nominated | ||
| KARVAK | The Best Actress | Tuba Büyüküstün | Won | |
| The Best Year Series | 20 Dakika | Won | ||
| Seoul International Drama Awards | The Best Drama Series | 20 Dakika | Nominated | |
International broadcast
| Country | Local Name | Network(s) | Series premiere |
|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey |
20 Dakika | Star TV | January 1, 2013 |
 Northern Cyprus | |||
 Hungary |
Egy Ellopott Élet | Super TV2 | July 22, 2013 |
 Arab World |
20 دقيقة 20 Deqiqa |
MBC1 | August 21, 2013 |
 Iran |
۲۰ دقيقة 20 Daqiqa |
Nex1 | October, 2013 |
 Sweden |
20 Minuter | SVT | 13 January, 2014 |
 Russia |
TV9 | January, 2014 | |
 Mongolia | |||
 Pakistan |
Express Entertainment | 2014 | |
 Italy |
2014 | ||
 Greece |
2014 | ||
 Israel |
2014 | ||
 Ukraine |
2014 | ||
 Bulgaria |
2014 | ||
 Georgia |
2014 | ||
 Kazakhstan |
2014 | ||