Early Winter

Early Winter — Plot

Ferhat (49), a factory manager in Istanbul, and Handan (45), a bank manager, decide to have a child through surrogacy with Lia (28), a young artist of Georgian and Ukrainian descent. Shortly after their daughter Ada (1) is born, war breaks out between Russia and Ukraine. As a result, Lia is forced to stay in Istanbul with Ferhat and Handan for a while longer. Believing that surrogacy is the formula that will take her to Europe, Lia does not want to leave Ada.

• Release date
• November 13, 2025
• Runtime
• 92 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Özcan Alper

Early Winter — Cast

Timuçin Esen Ferhat Leyla Tanlar Lia Nastya Bogdanova Oksana Kravchenko İdil Yener Handan Murat Kılıç Şükrü Umay Anadolu Kaboğlu Ilgın Atakan Yılmaz Harun

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Tea Dolidze Lia's Mom