Burning Days
Kurak Günler
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COUNTRIES: Türkiye, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece YEAR: 2022 RUNTIME: 127 min
DIRECTED BY: Emin Alper
LANGUAGE(S): Turkish
SUBTITLE(S): German
CAST: Selahatti̇n Paşalı, Ekin Koç, Erol Babaoğlu, Erdem Şenocak
SCRIPT: Emin Alper
PRODUCED BY: Nadir Öperli, Kerem Çatay
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Christos Karamanis
EDITED BY: Eytan Ipeker, Özcan Vardar
SCORE: Stefan Will
SCREENINGS
SYNOPSIS
Emre, a young and dedicated prosecutor, is newly appointed to a small town hit by a water crisis and political scandals. After an initial welcome, he experiences an increasing number of tense interactions and is reluctantly dragged into local politics.
When Emre forms a bond with the owner of the local newspaper pressure escalates under heated rumours.
Emin Alper
Emin Alper, born 1974, studied Economy and History and did a doctorate in Contemporary Turkish History. Before his directorial debut in 2005, he also worked as a film critic and as an actor
Mektup (2005), Rıfat (2006), Beyond the Hill (2012), Abluka (2015), A Tale of Three Sisters (2019), Burning Days (2022)
PRODUCTION: Ay Yapim (info@ayyapim.com), Liman Film (https://www.limanfilm.com)
WORLD SALES: The Match Factory GmbH (info@matchfactory.de)
GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR: Cinemien (popescu@cinemien.de)