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A Little Sunshine (2022)

  • Drama
  • Family
  • 135 min episodes
  • 1 seasons
  • 12 age guide
  • ★ 6.9/10 from 4 ratings

Elif is very much in love with Hakan. The only thing missing from their marriage is a child. While Elif is thinking about starting the adoption procedure, she learns that Hakan had an accident. And his life begins to change irreversibly. Fırat, on the other hand, finds the trace of his brother Dila, who has been missing for years, and brings him back home. Fırat is left between her mother Ümran, who is prescriptive and oppressive, and her rebellious and Decadent brother Dila. While Elif’s life is turned upside down, Euphrates is unaware of the web that fate has woven for her. The path of Elif and Euphrates intersects in a way that they will never be separated again.

Created byEmre Kabakuşak

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  3. 03

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