Chasing the Wind
| Chasing the Wind | |
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| Turkish | Rüzgara Bırak |
| Directed by | Engin Erden |
| Screenplay by | Ceylan Naz Baycan |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Muratcan Gökçe |
| Edited by | Deniz Kayık |
| Music by |
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Production company | Lanistar Media |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Box office | est. $3,168,272–3,434,882[2][3] |
Chasing the Wind (Turkish: Rüzgara Bırak) is a 2025 Turkish romance film directed by Engin Erden and written by Ceylan Naz Baycan.[4] Produced by Lanistar Media, and stars Hande Erçel and Barış Arduç.[5]
Principal photography commenced in June 2024 at Istanbul and took 25 working days to complete.[6] The film premiered worldwide on February 14, 2025 on Netflix.[7]
Cast
[edit]- Hande Erçel as Asli Mansoy
- Barış Arduç as Ege Yazici
- Barış Aytaç as Yaman
- Gözde Mutluer as Yasemin
- Deniz Balkanli as Gamze
- Olimpia Ahenk as Sirma
- Serhat Nalbantoglu as Nazmi
- Ahmet Saraçoglu as Arif Mansoy
- Tugrul Tulek as Cenk
- Kevork Türker as Korkmaz
- Sebnem Sönmez as Ferzan
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]The film was developed under the working title Another Love (Turkish: Bir Başka Aşk) and produced by Lanistar Media.[8] In June 2024, the title of the film was changed to Rüzgara Bırak.[9]
Casting
[edit]In 2024, Barış Arduç and Hande Erçel were reportedly cast to appear marking their first collaboration.[10][11]
Filming
[edit]Pre-production began in May 2024.[12] The script reading was held on June 14, 2024.[9] Principal photography of the film commenced in June 2024,[13] and filming ended in July 2024.[14] The filming took place in Istanbul and İzmir.[15]
Music
[edit]| Chasing the Wind | |
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| Soundtrack album by Oğuz Kaplangı and Serkan Celikoz | |
| Released | February 14, 2025 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 43:01 |
| Language | Turkish |
| Label | Elec-Trip Records |
The soundtrack for Chasing the Wind is composed by Oğuz Kaplangı and Serkan Celikoz.[16]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reflections" | 00:39 |
| 2. | "Club" | 01:00 |
| 3. | "Company" | 00:34 |
| 4. | "Çeşme" | 01:25 |
| 5. | "Shots" | 02:07 |
| 6. | "Surf School (Part 1)" | 01:39 |
| 7. | "Surf School (Part 2)" | 00:41 |
| 8. | "Company Bay" | 00:54 |
| 9. | "Crabby Morning" | 00:50 |
| 10. | "Pots and Peril" | 01:08 |
| 11. | "The Palette" | 00:40 |
| 12. | "Surfing the Calm" | 00:26 |
| 13. | "Catch the Gremmie" | 02:48 |
| 14. | "Party on the Rocks" | 04:21 |
| 15. | "Sneaking in" | 00:51 |
| 16. | "Corporate Grounds" | 01:18 |
| 17. | "Tangled in the Bed" | 01:43 |
| 18. | "Too Shy to Try" | 02:58 |
| 19. | "Surfing the Tide" | 00:39 |
| 20. | "The Gift" | 01:30 |
| 21. | "Leave It to the Wind" | 02:45 |
| 22. | "Waking to Love" | 01:48 |
| 23. | "The Gallery" | 01:20 |
| 24. | "Secret Files" | 02:10 |
| 25. | "Torn Apart" | 02:21 |
| 26. | "Confrontations" | 04:13 |
| Total length: | 43:01 | |
Release
[edit]The film was made available to stream exclusively on Netflix on February 14, 2025.[17]
Reception
[edit]Ygor Monroe from Caderno Pop awarded the film 3/5 stars.[18] Abhi Singhal of The Pioneer rated the film three stars out of five.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rüzgara Bırak". British Board of Film Classification. January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Rüzgara Birak (2025)". The Numbers. January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Chasing the Wind". Box Office Mojo. January 10, 2025.
- ^ Qaissieh, Zaid (December 24, 2024). "Netflix releases trailer for 'Rüzgara Bırak' starring Hande Erçel and Barış Arduç | Al Bawaba". Al Bawaba.
- ^ "When Will Barış Arduç and Hande Erçel's New Film Premiere?". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Barış Arduç partneri Hande Erçel'e övgüler yağdırdı: '25 gün çalıştık, keşke daha uzun olsaydı'". Odatv (in Turkish). August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Protagonizada por Hande Erçel: de qué trata "Tras el viento", la nueva comedia romántica de Netflix". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). February 13, 2025.
- ^ Martínez, Pilar (April 26, 2024). "'Bir Başka Aşk': primeros detalles de la película de Baris Arduç que recuerda a 'Love is in the air'". Marie Claire (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Hande Erçel ile Barış Arduç aynı filmde! İlk fotoğraflar geldi - Son Dakika Magazin Haberleri". CNN Türk (in Turkish). June 14, 2024.
- ^ Merkezi, Haber (May 10, 2024). "Hande Erçel'in yeni partneri belli oldu". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish).
- ^ Alegre, Vilma Degorgue (February 24, 2025). "Hande Erçel y Baris Arduç volverán a mostrar su química en otra serie turca que se podrá ver en 2025 tras el éxito de 'Tras el viento'". Diez Minutos (in Spanish).
- ^ "Barış Arduç "Ege", Hande Erçel "Aslı"ya hayat verecek". Birsen Altuntaş (in Turkish). June 1, 2024.
- ^ "Hande Erçel ve Barış Arduç bombayı patlattı" (in Turkish). Haber3. June 24, 2024.
- ^ Akgün, Ercan (July 20, 2024). "Çeşme'den çekimler bitti pozu". Yeni Asır (in Turkish).
- ^ "Barış Arduç ve Hande Erçel sete çıktı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Chasing the Wind (Original Soundtrack) by Oğuz Kaplangı & Serkan Celikoz on Apple Music". Apple Music - Web Player. February 14, 2025.
- ^ "Hande Erçel ve Barış Arduç başrolde: Rüzgara Bırak filminin yayın tarihi belli oldu". T24 (in Turkish). December 18, 2024.
- ^ Monroe, Ygor (February 18, 2025). "Crítica: "Rumo ao Vento" (Rüzgara Birak)". Caderno Pop (in Portuguese).
- ^ Singhal, Abhi (April 13, 2025). "A Breezy Romance But With Familiar Tropes and Story". The Pioneer.
