Chasing the Wind (film)


Chasing the Wind 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.

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 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.