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About Dry Grasses

2023 · Movie · Not Rated · 197 min · ★ 7.7 · 75% critics

Drama

In a remote Anatolian village, a young art teacher counts the days until a transfer to a bigger city. When troubling accusations involving a student surface, his plans stall, and the pressure of small-town scrutiny pushes him into a spiraling crisis about responsibility, power, and what kind of person he really is.

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Details
Original title
Kuru Otlar Üstüne
Years
2023
Release date
2023-07-12
Language
TR
Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
197 min
Critic score
75/100
TMDB rating
7.7/10 (166 votes)
About

You may like this if you enjoy slow-burn, dialogue-driven dramas about moral ambiguity and small-town pressure, in the vein of Winter Sleep or The Wild Pear Tree; Not for you if you want a fast plot or clear heroes.

Pros: gripping moral tension; rich character study; striking winter atmosphere | Cons: very long runtime; talky, slow pacing; polarizing main character

Themes

  • powerful

Awards & recognition

  • Lumière AwardBest International Co-Production · 2024
  • Cannes Film Festival AwardBest Actress
  • Best Screenplay Award · 2023 · nominated
  • Cannes Best Director Award · 2023 · nominated
  • Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 2023 · nominated
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  • Jury Prize · 2023 · nominated
  • Palme d'Or · 2023 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan