Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Turkish director Ceylan won the Palme d’Or almost a decade ago for “Winter Sleep,” and several of his films have played at Cannes over the years. His prolonged running times and glacial pace aren’t for everyone, but Ceylan blends visual poetry with complex, literary storytelling in a singular fashion. His latest comes five years after late competition entry “The Wild Pear Tree.” Now comes a seemingly provocative drama about a teacher in Anatolia (also the backdrop of his arty police procedural “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia”) accused along with his colleague of harassment by some of their students. As always with Ceylan, expect a moody and introspective look at people trapped by their surroundings who navigate complex emotional terrain. —EK
While it’s been five long years since the latest film from Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Les herbes sèches aka About Dry Grasses is among our most-anticipated of the year and now ahead of a very likely Cannes debut.
Starring Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, and Musab Ekici. Per the new synopsis, the film follows Samet, a young teacher, who is finishing his fourth year of compulsory service in a remote village in Anatolia, while hoping to be assigned to Istanbul. When he and his colleague Kenan are accused of harassment by two female students, he loses all hope of escaping the grim life he seems to be stuck in. But his meeting with Nuray, herself a teacher, may help him overcome his angst.
TURKISH: Kuru Otlar Üstüne, İstanbul'a atanmayı umarken Anadolu'nun ücra bir köyünde zorunlu hizmetinin dördüncü yılını bitiren genç öğretmen Samet'i konu alıyor. Samet, meslektaşı Kenan'la birlikte iki kız öğrenci tarafından taciz edilmekle suçlanınca, içine düştüğü çetin hayattan kurtulma umudunu tamamen kaybeder. Ancak kendisi de öğretmen olan Nuray ile tanışması, bu endişesini yenmesine yardımcı olabilir..
Kuru Otlar Üstüne
DIRECTOR Nuri Bilge Ceylan
PRODUCERS Alexandre Mallet-Guy Nuri Bilge Ceylan
WRITERS Nuri Bilge Ceylan Ebru Ceylan Akın Aksu
CASTING Pınar Gök
CINEMATOGRAPHY Cevahir Sahin Kürsat Üresin
PRODUCTION DESIGN Meral Aktan
CAST: Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Murat Kılıç, Onur Gürçay.
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