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Drama

About Dry Grasses

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A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.

Release Date : 2023-07-12

Language :Turkish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : NBC FilmMemento Films ProductionKomplizen FilmSecond LandFilm i VästARTE France CinémaBRPlaytimeTRT SinemaTRT Türkiye Radyo Televizyon KurumuKültür ve Turizm BakanlığıTRT 12 PuntoSinema Genel Müdürlügü

Production Country : FranceGermanySwedenTurkey

Alternative Titles : About Dry Grasses

Cast

Deniz Celiloğlu

Character Name : Samet

Original Name : Deniz Celiloğlu

Gender : Male

Merve Dizdar

Character Name : Nuray

Original Name : Merve Dizdar

Gender : Female

Musab Ekici

Character Name : Kenan

Original Name : Musab Ekici

Gender : Male

Ece Bağcı

Character Name : Sevim

Original Name : Ece Bağcı

Gender : Female

Erdem Şenocak

Character Name : Tolga

Original Name : Erdem Şenocak

Gender : Male

Yüksel Aksu

Character Name : Vahit

Original Name : Yüksel Aksu

Gender : Male

Münir Can Cindoruk

Character Name : Feyyaz

Original Name : Münir Can Cindoruk

Gender : Male

Onur Berk Arslanoğlu

Character Name : Principal Bekir

Original Name : Onur Berk Arslanoğlu

Gender : Male

Yıldırım Gücük

Character Name : Director of Education

Original Name : Yıldırım Gücük

Gender : Male

Cengiz Bozkurt

Character Name : Nail

Original Name : Cengiz Bozkurt

Gender : Male

S. Emrah Özdemir

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : S. Emrah Özdemir

Gender : Male

Elif Ürse

Character Name : Assistant Principal Saime

Original Name : Elif Ürse

Gender : Female

Elit Andaç Çam

Character Name : Firdevs

Original Name : Elit Andaç Çam

Gender : Female

Nalan Kuruçim

Character Name : Kevser

Original Name : Nalan Kuruçim

Gender : Female

Ferhat Akgün

Character Name : Guidance Counselor Atakan

Original Name : Ferhat Akgün

Gender : Male

Eylem Canpolat

Character Name : Halime

Original Name : Eylem Canpolat

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Lachlan Thiele

@lachlanthiele

2023-05-28

INT. BEST SURPRISE OF THE FESTIVAL - DAY When I heard the concept of the film, I'll be honest I wasn't that interested. > A young teacher hopes to be appointed to Istanbul after mandatory duty at a small village. After long time waiting he loses all hope of escaping from this gloomy life. However, his colleague Nuray helps him to regain a perspective. But, a moment in this film made me realise I was watching cinema. Thank you, Turkey, for this film. It was a treat! Now time to tally all the times someone called it 'About Dry Glasses.' 2 Hours of gripping drama, the final hour is happy hour from the director. FADE OUT.

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joannefilm

@joannefilm

2024-11-16

Masterpiece is the only word for this film. Nominated for the 2023 Palm D'Or, Nuri Bilge Ceylan has created an extraordinary film set in the snowy mountains of Turkey. The film explores life in an elementary school in a small village, and the lives of some of the teachers and kids. Sounds innocuous, right? Well, this may be the most powerful study of evil I have ever seen. There's no blood. No onscreen violence. It's all exposed through subtle dialog, spaces between words, and is a deep study of manipulation and power. I'm amazed that Nuri Bilge Ceylan's films win all the film prizes in Turkey given how repressive their regime is. But what he is able to do - as all Master filmmakers do when living in this kind of world - is to translate the world of evil from the halls of government to hallways of a children's school. When evil is expressed quietly and those who could stop it stand aside, the results are devastating to the victims.

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joannefilm

@joannefilm

2024-11-16

When Master filmmakers live under repressive regimes, they cannot openly criticize the government that requires silence. Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan tells stories set in small villages, and in this case, in an elementary school. But his examination of evil may be the most profound I have ever seen. In this film, evil is not shown committing bloody violence, but using subtle language and actions to destroy people, including children. The film explores how those who would destroy are protected by those who do not have the will to stand up to that evil, even when they can see it clearly. In this film, no one is capable of protecting the victims, many of whom are not even aware of the trauma they are experiencing. Brilliant. Do not miss.