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Buğday

Buğday

20175.82h 7m

Overview

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..

Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Written by Semih Kaplanoğlu
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Top Cast

Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

Erol

Ermin Bravo

Ermin Bravo

Cemil

Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Beatrice

Grigoriy Dobrygin

Grigoriy Dobrygin

Andrei

Cristina Flutur

Cristina Flutur

Alice

Hoji Fortuna

Hoji Fortuna

Alexandre

Mehmet Yılmaz Ak

Mehmet Yılmaz Ak

Paul

Haydar Köyel

Haydar Köyel

Faruk

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Themes & Keywords

gentechnik

About Buğday

Buğday is a drama, science fiction film released in 2017 exploring themes of gentechnik. Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu, it stars Jean-Marc Barr, Ermin Bravo, Lubna Azabal. 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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