About Dry Grasses (2023)
The Story
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.
The film was distributed in France by Memento Distribution on 12 July 2023 under the title Les herbes sèches.
The Deets
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Runtime: 3h 17m
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Original Language: Turkish
Release Date (US Theaters): July 12, 2023 Limited
Main Cast
Deniz Celiloğlu as Samet
Merve Dizdar as Nuray
Musab Ekici as Kenan
Ece Bağcı as Sevim
Erdem Şenocak as Tolga
Yüksel Aksu as Vahit
Production & Crew
Distributor:
Production Co: Slideshow, Janus Films (US)
Director(s): Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Producer(s): Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Writer(s): Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, and Akın Aksu
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Awards & Honors
The film premiered in the main competition section of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where Dizdar won the Best Actress award.