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.
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Cast
16 people
Deniz Celiloğlu
Samet
Known for
Sailor Moon
Price Of Passion
Merve Dizdar
Nuray
Known for
The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri
Sisters-In-Law
Musab Ekici
Kenan
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Prisoner of Love
Ece Bağcı
Sevim
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6 of Us
Home Cooking
Erdem Şenocak
Tolga
Known for
Burning Days
Yüksel Aksu
Vahit
Also in
The Graft
Ecotopia
Münir Can Cindoruk
Feyyaz
Known for
Brother's Keeper
Onur Berk Arslanoğlu
Principal Bekir
Also in
Between the World and Us
6 of Us
Yıldırım Gücük
Director of Education
Known for
Kuruluş Osman
Cengiz Bozkurt
Nail
Known for
Leyla and Mecnun
50M²
S. Emrah Özdemir
Sergeant
Also in
Ghosts
Frenzy
Elif Ürse
Assistant Principal Saime
Also in
Across the Sea
The Witch
Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director · Ebru Ceylan Writer Akın Aksu Writer
Budget $3.7M · United States release February 23, 2024 · Produced in Türkiye, France, Germany, Sweden
Box office
Budget
$3,720,000
Production
NBC Film
Production
Memento Production
Production
Komplizen Film
Production
Second Land
Production
Film i Väst
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
BR
Production
Playtime
Production
TRT 12 PUNTO
Production
Turkish Radio & Television (TRT)
Production
Türkiye · France · Germany · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Kuru Otlar Üstüne
Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
Turkish
Release dates
France · May 19, 2023
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Türkiye · September 29, 2023
Theatrical
United States · February 23, 2024
Theatrical
United States
October 9, 2023 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
April 19, 2024 · Premiere · Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Australia
August 3, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
June 8, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Brazil
January 11, 2024 · Theatrical
Canada
March 1, 2024 · Theatrical
China
April 20, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
July 9, 2024 · Digital · IQIYI
Czechia
June 30, 2023 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Finland
May 31, 2024 · Theatrical
France
July 12, 2023 · Theatrical
Germany
May 16, 2024 · Theatrical
Greece
October 12, 2023 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 21, 2023 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
December 7, 2023 · Theatrical
India
November 24, 2023 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India Goa
Indonesia
November 15, 2023 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema Week
Ireland
July 26, 2024 · Theatrical
Israel
March 7, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
June 20, 2024 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 23, 2024 · Theatrical
March 28, 2024 · Digital · Žmonės Cinema
Netherlands
December 21, 2023 · Theatrical
Poland
April 25, 2024 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 5, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Sweden
July 12, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Switzerland
November 16, 2023 · Theatrical · German
January 3, 2024 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
December 29, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 26, 2024 · Theatrical
October 7, 2024 · Digital
October 7, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
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