About Dry Grasses (2023)

76% User Rating

3h 17min

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.

Nuri Bilge CeylanDirector

Cast

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Deniz Celiloğlu

Samet

Merve Dizdar

Nuray

Musab Ekici

Kenan

Ece Bağcı

Sevim

Erdem Şenocak

Tolga

Yüksel Aksu

Vahit

Münir Can Cindoruk

Feyyaz

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

Reviews (3)

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Lachlan Thiele

Rating 80%

May 28, 2023

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.