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Buğday

2017 · 127 min

A somber, contemplative journey through a fractured future, asking for patience as it slowly reveals its quiet unease.

Genres
Drama, Science fiction
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..

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • class
  • science
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, science fiction
Directed by
Semih Kaplanoğlu
Written by
Semih Kaplanoğlu
Starring
Jean-Marc Barr, Ermin Bravo, Lubna Azabal, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Cristina Flutur, Hoji Fortuna, Mehmet Yılmaz Ak, Haydar Köyel
Cinematography
Giles Nuttgens
Runtime
127 min
Country
Germany, France, Sweden, Qatar, Turkey
Languages
English

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