İpek Filiz Yazıcı
Overview
When aspiring musician and student Deniz falls for a rough-hewn motorbike racer, tragedy and family opposition obstruct their path to love.
Cast
12 people
Reviews
4 min readLove, Like a Crash You Can’t Walk Away From
I keep coming back to the title. UFO. Not because the film has anything to do with aliens or unexplained phenomena—it doesn’t—but because it feels like a quiet admission: this love, this thing between Deniz and Ese, is something neither of them can name. It arrives suddenly, burns brightly, and leaves behind a trail of questions.
Onur Bilgetay’s UFO (2022) is a Turkish romantic drama that plays like a collision between two worlds, one ruled by sheet music and the other by engine grease. It’s a familiar premise—star-crossed lovers, class divides, a tragic event that threatens to tear them apart—but what lingers isn’t the plot. It’s the way the film lingers in the spaces between its characters, the moments when they’re not speaking, not touching, just existing in the same frame, as if the air between them might ignite.
Bilgetay, whose previous work leans toward commercial comedies, steps into drama with a surprising lack of fuss. There’s no grand visual flourish here, no sweeping crane shots or self-consciously poetic framing. Instead, UFO feels grounded in the kind of lived-in realism that makes its emotional beats land harder.
The camera lingers on small details—a hand brushing against a motorcycle’s handlebars, the way Deniz’s fingers hover over piano keys before committing to a note, the smudges of grease on Ese’s knuckles. These aren’t just aesthetic choices; they’re the film’s way of saying that love, in all its messy, unpredictable glory, is found in the mundane as much as the monumental.
The leads, İpek Filiz Yazıcı and Mert Ramazan Demir, carry the weight of this unspoken intimacy with a restraint that feels distinctly Turkish. Yazıcı’s Deniz is all quiet intensity, her expressions shifting between determination and vulnerability in the span of a single breath. There’s a scene early on where she plays the piano in a nearly empty practice room, her posture rigid, her focus absolute.
Buzz & Rumors
Public reports"UFO" (2022): The Netflix Drama That Blurred Reality for Its Stars
Netflix’s UFO (2022), directed by Turkish filmmaker Onur Bilgetay, arrived with little fanfare but quickly became a talking point for its emotional depth and the chemistry of its leads. Starring İpek Filiz Yazıcı and Mert Ramazan Demir, the film explores themes of love, loss, and parallel lives—though its production journey was almost as layered as its narrative.
A Director’s Shift from Comedy to Drama
Onur Bilgetay, known for his work in Turkish commercial comedies 
, took a sharp turn with UFO, diving into drama. His earlier career included assistant director roles on both domestic and international projects, but UFO marked a bold step into more serious storytelling. The film’s 100-minute runtime suggests a tight, introspective script, a departure from his usual lighthearted fare. While details about the creative process remain scarce, the shift hints at a deliberate pivot—one that likely challenged both the director and his cast.
The Leads: A Breakout Pairing
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İpek Filiz Yazıcı and Mert Ramazan Demir anchor UFO, and their on-screen dynamic became a focal point for fans. The two actors, who had previously worked together in Turkish TV and film, brought a natural ease to their roles as Deniz and Ese, a couple navigating an existential crisis. Behind-the-scenes footage from Netflix’s official Kamera Arkası (Behind the Scenes) clip [9] offers glimpses of their playful rapport off-camera, suggesting a comfortable working relationship that translated into their performances.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvIEQtkOcSw
Yazıcı, in particular, has been vocal about the emotional toll of the film. In a Netflix film review segment [1], she discussed the challenges of portraying a character grappling with grief and alternate realities. Demir, meanwhile, has kept a lower profile, but his portrayal of a man confronting his own mortality earned praise for its subtlety. The supporting cast—including Ferit Aktuğ and Kerem Alp Kabul—added depth, though their roles remain less documented in available sources.
A Quiet Release with Lasting Buzz
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UFO premiered on Netflix with minimal pre-release hype, but its trailer [8] and dubbed versions [5] helped it find an international audience. The film’s Rotten Tomatoes page confirms its status as a Netflix original, though critical reception remains underreported. One French review site describes it as a "drama" with a runtime of 100 minutes [3], but beyond that, concrete reviews are hard to come by.
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What is clear is the film’s lingering impact. Music videos tied to the project, like the official UFO track by Canbay & Wolker featuring Yazıcı [6], suggest a multimedia push to extend its reach. Clips of the leads on set [7] and behind-the-scenes content [9] also indicate a deliberate effort to humanize the story, framing it as more than just a sci-fi-adjacent drama.
Unanswered Questions
Despite the available material, UFO’s production remains shrouded in mystery. There’s no confirmation of budget, filming locations, or whether the cast improvised key scenes. Rumors of reshoots or script changes are unconfirmed, and Bilgetay’s silence on the project post-release leaves fans speculating about its origins. For now, the film stands as a testament to Netflix’s willingness to bet on mid-budget dramas with niche appeal—even if the behind-the-scenes story is still waiting to be told.
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