Cici
A multigenerational Turkish family reunion turns a return home into a reckoning with grief, silence, and the secrets that shaped them.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- intimate
- somber
- quiet evening
- reflective viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The family's return to their hometown prompts old emotions and concealed histories to surface.
The family migrates to the city after a devastating loss, creating the social and emotional divide revisited decades later.
Buried emotions and painful secrets structure the family's reunion and their relationships across thirty years.
The extended runtime supports a patient uncovering of family pain, secrets, and changing perspectives.
Films like Cici, and why
The Return
intergenerational family secrets, retrospective storytelling, and emotionally layered domestic drama
August: Osage County
reunion-driven family drama focused on buried grievances, memory, and painful emotional disclosure
The Ice Storm
multigenerational domestic conflict, rural homecoming, and unresolved parental trauma
Movie Details
- Director
- Berkun Oya
- Release Date
- 2022-10-27
- Runtime
- 151 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (49)
Cast
- Ayça Bingöl
- Okan Yalabık
- Fatih Artman
- Funda Eryiğit
- Nur Sürer
- Olgun Şimşek
- Yılmaz Erdoğan
- İncinur Daşdemir
- Şevval Balkan
- Muttalip Müjdeci
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cici about?
- A multigenerational Turkish family reunion turns a return home into a reckoning with grief, silence, and the secrets that shaped them.
- What is Cici like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cici as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cici violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Cici as mild.
- Which films are like Cici?
- Films with a similar feel include The Return, August: Osage County, and The Ice Storm.
- How long is Cici?
- Cici runs 151 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cici?
- In United States, Cici streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
