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About Dry Grasses
Followed by a Q&A with Writer/Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Courtesy of Sideshow and Janus Films
Turkey’s official Oscar submission
Winner Best Actress at Cannes
Samet, a young art teacher, is finishing his fourth year of compulsory service in a remote village in Anatolia. After a turn of events he can hardly make sense of, he loses his hopes of escaping the grim life he seems to be stuck in. Will his encounter with Nuray, herself a teacher, help him overcome his angst?
Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Written by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Akın Aksu, Ebru Ceylan
Starring Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici
3h 17m