About Dry Grasses
Special Screening
Kuru Otlar Üstüne
Synopsis:
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?
Schedule
November 11th @ 6 PM
Location: The Culver Theater
9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City
Director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Born in Istanbul in 1959. After graduating from Bosphorus University, he studied filmmaking for two years at the Mimar Sinan University of Istanbul. In 1995 he directed the short film Koza which was in competition at the Festival de Cannes. His feature film debut, Kasaba, won the Caligari Prize at the Berlin Film Festival in 1998. He also directed Mayis Sikintisi (Clouds of May) which was shown in competition at the Berlin Film Festival in 2000. In 2003 his film Uzak (Distant) was awarded the Grand Prix and Best Actor prize at Cannes.
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 197 min
Language: Turkish
Subtitles: English
Cast & Crew
Director:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cast:
Merve Dizdar
Deniz Celiloglu
Executive Producer:
Musab Ekici
Mediha Didem Türemen
Producer:
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cinematography:
Cevahir Sahin
Kürsat Üresin
Editing:
Oguz Atabas
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Screenwriters:
Akin Aksu
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ebru Ceylan
Sound:
Clément Laforce
Jean-Pierre Laforce
