About Dry Grasses

About Dry Grasses

197 mins | Drama | July 12, 2023

The film follows Samet, a young teacher, who is finishing his fourth year of compulsory service in a remote village in Anatolia, while hoping to be assigned to Istanbul. When he and his colleague Kenan are accused of harassment by two female students, he loses all hope of escaping the grim life he seems to be stuck in. But his meeting with Nuray, herself a teacher, may help him overcome his angst.

About Dry Grasses

197 mins | Drama | July 12, 2023

About Dry Grasses
The film follows Samet, a young teacher, who is finishing his fourth year of compulsory service in a remote village in Anatolia, while hoping to be assigned to Istanbul. When he and his colleague Kenan are accused of harassment by two female students, he loses all hope of escaping the grim life he seems to be stuck in. But his meeting with Nuray, herself a teacher, may help him overcome his angst.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers ARTE, Komplizen Film, Memento Films Production, NBC Film, Turkish Radio & Television (TRT), Atmo Production
Original title Kuru Otlar Üstüne
Directors Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Writers Akın Aksu, Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Cast

Deniz Celiloğlu

as Samet

Merve Dizdar

as Nuray

Musab Ekici

as Kenan