Estonian premiere

Burning Days

Local title
Põletavad päevad
Original title
Kurak Günler
Director
Emin Alper
Country
Turkey, Germany, France, Greece, Croatia
Year
2022
Programme
Best of Festivals
Genre
drama
Subject
interpersonal relationships, individual vs society, corruption

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.

Handsomely photographed, this crackling, politically-minded thriller also serves as a powerful cautionary tale of ascendant homophobia and populist attitudes gaining ground throughout the world.

"Burning Days" had its world premiere in the section Un Certain Regard at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.

Director
Emin Alper
Screenwriter
Emin Alper
Cast
Selahatti̇n Paşali, Eki̇n Koç, Erol Babaoğlu, Erdem Şenocak, Seli̇n Yeni̇nci̇
Producer
Nadir Öperli, Kerem Çatay
DoP
Christos Karamanis
Editor
Özcan Vardar, Eytan İpeker
Composer
Stefan Will
Production
Ay Yapim, Liman Film
World sales
The Match Factory
Runtime
Language
Turkish
Subtitles
English
Other festivals
Munich, Cannes, Jerusalem

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Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening011501 / Põletavad päevad
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Hall Electric Cinema, Tartu
Screening022204 / Põletavad päevad
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4th Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening081303 / Põletavad päevad
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