Keeping the Bees
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Cast
Meryem Uzerli Feyyaz Duman 
Hakan Karsak Burcu Salihoglu Sennur Nogaylar Dizem Kaftan
Credits
Written by: Eylem Kaftan
Plot
Ayşe returns to her hometown in northeastern Turkey to nurse her gravely ill mother. Before she dies, Ayse’s mother tells her that she will leave Ayse her much loved bee hives to manage.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kovan (2019) is a Turkish drama directed by Eylem Kaftan. It stars Meryem Uzerli, Feyyaz Duman and Hakan Karsak. It runs 93 minutes. It is one of the films we list for this director.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.8 / 10 (1,192 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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