Hey guys, this keeps popping up but I can't find a clear definition: What exactly does the "Turkish films" category refer to? Is it just about the producer, or the nationality of the actors, or the setting of the story? Even if it's 100% Turkish, do international co-productions fall into this category? I'm confused, the topic isn't clear.
What category do local films fall under?
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Man, I had the exact same kind of confusion as you—it's like everything's a mess in Netflix's categories. When we talk about "local films," we usually think the story takes place in Turkey and it's a Turkish production, but that's not a 100 % rule. Take movies like *Kefaret*, for example; it's set in Turkey but it's an international co‑production, and sometimes it still shows up under the "local films" category.
Also, having Turkish actors isn’t always enough—if the film is an international co‑production, it ends up in that category no matter where the story is set. I think Netflix’s algorithm is a bit flexible; there isn’t a clear definition. The clearest thing I found in my own research is what they call "Turkish productions," but even that gets skipped sometimes.