Burning Days (2022)

Original title

Kurak Günler

Directed by

Emin Alper

Genre

drama film

Country

Kingdom of the Netherlands, Croatia, Germany, France

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

16

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 133 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young prosecutor is transferred to a small Anatolian town. He gets tangled in a local corruption scheme and an environmental conflict over water supplies.

slow-burntensesuspensefulgrittyatmosphericunsettlingbleakcerebralsomber

What happens

Burning Days (Turkish: Kurak Günler) is a Turkish-French drama and mystery thriller film, directed by Emin Alper and released in 2022. A young prosecutor Emre is transferred to a small town in Anatolia Province and encounters an environmental and corruption scandal around the control of water. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm, before premiering in Turkey at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in October 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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