France / May 19, 2023 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Onur Berk Arslanoğlu | Principal Bekir |
| Yıldırım Gücük | Director of Education |
| Cengiz Bozkurt | Nail |
| S. Emrah Özdemir | Sergeant |
| Elif Ürse | Assistant Principal Saime |
| Elit Andaç Çam | Firdevs |
| Nalan Kuruçim | Kevser |
| Ferhat Akgün | Guidance Counselor Atakan |
| Eylem Canpolat | Halime |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kuru Otlar Üstüne |
| Original language | Türkçe (TR) |
| Spoken languages | Türkçe |
| Production countries | Turkey, France, Germany, Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | NBC Film, Memento Production, Komplizen Film, Second Land, Film i Väst, ARTE France Cinéma, BR, Playtime, TRT 12 PUNTO |
| Release date | 12 luglio 2023 |
| Executive producer | Mediha Didem Türemen |
| Production | Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade, Nadir Öperli, Kristina Börjeson, Anthony Muir, Sébastien Beffa, Olivier Père, Rémi Burah, Mehmet Zahid Sobacı, Carlos Gerstenhauer, Bettina Ricklefs, Barış Yıldırım |
| Writer | Akın Aksu, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan |
| Casting | Pınar Gök |
| Editing | Oguz Atabas, Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
| Cinematography | Cevahir Şahin, Kürşat Üresin, Yasin Akin, Okay Temel, Serkan Darende, Hüseyin Özhamam, Kenan Şahin, Oguz Atabas, Ercan Kiraz, Alper Doğruer |
| Assistant directors | Begüm Aydın, Yıldız Aşanboğa, Ayaz Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
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Release dates
Premiere
Czechia / Jun 30, 2023 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Australia / Aug 03, 2023 / Melbourne International Film Festival
South Korea / Oct 05, 2023 / 15 / Busan International Film Festival
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United States / Oct 09, 2023 / New York Film Festival
Hong Kong / Oct 21, 2023 / Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Indonesia / Nov 15, 2023 / Jakarta World Cinema Week
India / Nov 24, 2023 / International Film Festival of India Goa
China / Apr 20, 2024 / Beijing International Film Festival
Limited release
Sweden / Jul 12, 2023 / 15
Poland / Apr 25, 2024
Theatrical release
France / Jul 12, 2023 / TP
Türkiye / Sep 29, 2023 / 13+
Greece / Oct 12, 2023
Switzerland / Nov 16, 2023 / 16
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Hong Kong / Dec 07, 2023
Netherlands / Dec 21, 2023 / AL
Taiwan / Dec 29, 2023
Brazil / Jan 11, 2024 / 14
Lithuania / Feb 23, 2024 / N-13
United States / Feb 23, 2024
Canada / Mar 01, 2024
Israel / Mar 07, 2024 / All
Germany / May 16, 2024 / 12
Finland / May 31, 2024
Italy / Jun 20, 2024
Ireland / Jul 26, 2024 / 15A
United Kingdom / Jul 26, 2024 / 15
Digital
Lithuania / Mar 28, 2024 / Žmonės Cinema
China / Jul 09, 2024 / IQIYI
United Kingdom / Oct 07, 2024 / 15
Physical media
United Kingdom / Oct 07, 2024 / 15 / Blu-ray
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