About Dry Grasses
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.
- Director
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $4M
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- Domestic gross
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- Release date
- Jul 12, 2023
- Runtime
- 3h 17m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Turkish
- Country
- Germany, France
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