About Dry Grasses (2023)

France, Germany, Sweden, Turkey

Drama

NBC Film, Memento Films Production, Komplizen Film, Second Land, Film i Väst, ARTE France Cinéma, BR, Playtime, TRT Sinema

Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bağcı, Erdem Şenocak, Münir Can Cindoruk

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, Akın Aksu

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

Reviews:

Author: lachlanthiele
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.