A young teacher hopes to be appointed to Istanbul after mandatory duty at a small village. After a long time waiting, he loses all hope of escaping from this gloomy life. However, his colleague Nuray helps him to regain perspective.
With About Dry Grasses, auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the director of “Winter Sleep” (2014 Palme d’Or), brings us back to Anatolia. About Dry Grasses was nominated for Palme D’Or and the actress Merve Dizdar received the Award for Best Actress at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Deniz Celiloglu
Merve Dizdar
Musab Ekici
Director:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Script:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, Akın Aksu
Length:
3h 17m
Production country:
Turkiet, Frankrike, Tyskland, Sverige
Original language:
Turkiska
Original title:
Kuru Otlar Üstüne
Production year:
2023
NonStop Entertainment
