The Bread Season

A quiet, heavy slice of working-class life where money worries and family friction press down on every scene, leaving little room to breathe.

Directed by

Anvar Hassanpour, Emeer Hassanpour

Genres

Drama

Starring

Mîrsa Aktas, Sîdar Jîr, Yavuz Akkuzu

Overview

“The Bread Season” takes place today in the Kurdish city of Amed (Diyarbakir), located within present day eastern Turkey. Working class life is a daily struggle that places enormous pressure on the family and familiar relationships. This film follows the experiences of one such family and its members: Mahmoud, the father; Fatma, the mother; and Azad, their son, as they survive and dream of different ways of living while stuck in the open hostility of their family relationship.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, class, survival, isolation

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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