
The Whale(2022)
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.


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.

Deniz Celiloğlu
Samet

Merve Dizdar
Nuray

Musab Ekici
Kenan

Ece Bağcı
Sevim

Erdem Şenocak
Tolga

Yüksel Aksu
Vahit

Münir Can Cindoruk
Feyyaz

Onur Berk Arslanoğlu
Principal Bekir

Yıldırım Gücük
Director of Education

Cengiz Bozkurt
Nail
About Dry Grasses is a drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of powerful. Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, it stars Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici. 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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