ABOUT DRY GRASSES

In Cannes Palme d’Or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s (WINTER SLEEP) brilliant and multi-layered ABOUT DRY GRASSES, the dour Samet is a public school teacher in a small rural village in East Anatolia, who lives with his colleague Kenan. Against the wintery, harsh backdrop, Samet is unsatisfied, and yearns for a new job posting in Istanbul. When his inappropriate closeness to his young pupil Sevim is exposed, his fears that public scrutiny will dash his hopes of bigger and better things. Anxious and angry, Samet turns his discontented attention to the vibrant new teacher Nuray (Merve Dizdar, winner of Best Actress at Cannes for her performance). ABOUT DRY GRASSES quietly explodes on the screen as Ceylan uses one man’s darkest impulses to explore themes of masculinity, power, guilt, and jealousy, set against a stunning, snowy backdrop, inviting the chill to creep into every inch of the frame. Film Center exclusive. 

Awards & Nominations

Nominee - Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival
Winner - Best Actress (Merve Dizdar), Cannes Film Festival
Winner - Silver Hugo, Best Supporting Performance (Ece Bagci), Chicago International Film Festival

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu