Movie

About Dry Grasses

2023 · 197 min

A slow, talk-heavy plunge into a man's quiet self-deception, set against stark, beautiful landscapes.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, cynical and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, guilt, identity, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
guilt
identity
obsession
betrayal
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild