Sleeping Princess (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, Sleeping Princess is a comedy and drama film directed by Çağan Irmak, running about 110 minutes.

What it’s about. Çağan Irmak's delightful new film is a fairy tale for the waking hour. Aziz works as a clerk in a library and lives in his own quiet and peaceful little world. Then one day he discovers that he has new neighbours: Seçil, the owner of the new opened local beauty shop and her 10 year-old daughter Gizem. Life for Aziz becomes much brighter and livelier but then something unexpected happens and darkness descends once again. A whole new set of events is set in motion as a bunch of memorable characters join together to try to change the course of fate. From the Diary of Aziz: There are those who say that fate cannot be changed, for if it could, it would not be fate. So be it. How hopeless we would feel if we had to live in a world where nothing could change. Don't you think so? It might just be that there will come a day when you will realize that something bad that happened to you happened for a reason and caused something better to come about. You never know.

Who’s in it. Sleeping Princess stars Sevinç Erbulak as Seçil, Genco Erkal as İskender, Çağlar Çorumlu as Aziz and Alican Yücesoy as Neşet, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, Sleeping Princess has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sleeping Princess page.

If you liked it. Fans of Sleeping Princess tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.