The global corporations have established cities and agricultural zones in areas where the climate is relatively good. These cities are populated by the elites, while the immigrant masses struggle with hunger and epidemics. For unknown reasons, the city’s agricultural plantations have been hit by a genetic crisis - and, as a result, by massive crop failure. Professor Erol Erin, a seed genetics specialist learns of Cemil Akman, a fellow scientist. Apparently, Cemil wrote a thesis about the recurrent crisis affecting genetically modified seeds - but the work was banned by the corporation..
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Cast
8 people
Jean-Marc Barr
Erol
Known for
The Big Blue
Europa
Ermin Bravo
Cemil
Known for
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Lubna Azabal
Beatrice
Known for
Incendies
The Little Drummer Girl
Grigoriy Dobrygin
Andrei
Known for
A Most Wanted Man
Black Lightning
Cristina Flutur
Alice
Known for
Beyond the Hills
Houseguests
Hoji Fortuna
Alexandre
Known for
Tribes of Europa
Moonhaven
Mehmet Yılmaz Ak
Paul
Known for
Fatma
Family Secrets
Haydar Köyel
Faruk
Known for
House of David
Semih Kaplanoğlu Director · Giles Nuttgens Cinematographer Naz Erayda Production designer
First release August 12, 2017 · Produced in Germany, France, Sweden, Qatar, Türkiye · Production Heimatfilm, Sophie Dulac Productions
Production
Kaplan Film
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Heimatfilm
Production
Sophie Dulac Productions
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Chimney Sweden
Production
Film i Väst
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TRT
Production
Doha Film Institute
Production
The Chimney Pot
Production
Germany · France · Sweden · Qatar · Türkiye
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Bosnia & Herzegovina · August 12, 2017
Premiere · Sarajevo International Film Festival
Türkiye · November 24, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
October 10, 2018 · Theatrical
Germany
December 16, 2020 · TV · arte
Greece
March 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 15, 2018 · Theatrical · 2018 VIFF Kino pavasaris
Russia
April 19, 2019 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
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