Chasing the Wind (Turkish: Rüzgara Bırak) is a 2025 Turkish romance film directed by Engin Erden and written by Ceylan Naz Baycan. Produced by Lanistar Media, and stars Hande Erçel and Barış Arduç.
Principal photography commenced in June 2024 at Istanbul and took 25 working days to complete. The film premiered worldwide on February 14, 2025 on Netflix.
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Cast
Hande Erçel as Asli Mansoy
Barış Arduç as Ege Yazici
Barış Aytaç as Yaman
Gözde Mutluer as Yasemin
Deniz Balkanli as Gamze
Olimpia Ahenk as Sirma
Serhat Nalbantoglu as Nazmi
Ahmet Saraçoglu as Arif Mansoy
Tugrul Tulek as Cenk
Kevork Türker as Korkmaz
Sebnem Sönmez as Ferzan
Production
Development
The film was developed under the working title Another Love (Turkish: Bir Başka Aşk) and produced by Lanistar Media. In June 2024, the title of the film was changed to Rüzgara Bırak.
Casting
In 2024, Barış Arduç and Hande Erçel were reportedly cast to appear marking their first collaboration.
Filming
Pre-production began in May 2024. The script reading was held on June 14, 2024. Principal photography of the film commenced in June 2024, and filming ended in July 2024. The filming took place in Istanbul and İzmir.
Music
The soundtrack for Chasing the Wind is composed by Oğuz Kaplangı and Serkan Celikoz.
Release
The film was made available to stream exclusively on Netflix on February 14, 2025.
Reception
Ygor Monroe from Caderno Pop awarded the film 3/5 stars. Abhi Singhal of The Pioneer rated the film three stars out of five.