About Dry Grasses (2023)

Original title

Kuru Otlar Üstüne

Directed by

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France, Turkey, Sweden

Runtime

3h 17m

Rated

14

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 169 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teacher working in a remote village in eastern Anatolia dreams of transferring to Istanbul. His plans are threatened when a student accuses him of inappropriate behavior.

slow-burnmelancholiccontemplativetensebleakgroundedcerebral

What happens

About Dry Grasses (Turkish: Kuru Otlar Üstüne) is a 2023 Turkish-language drama film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and co-written by Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, and Akın Aksu. Starring Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar and Musab Ekici, it follows a teacher working in rural eastern Anatolia with hopes of moving to Istanbul when he is accused of abusing a student. The film premiered in the main competition section of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where Dizdar won the Best Actress award. It was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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