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Kurak Günler

Original title: Burning Days · Turkish title: Balkaya

“A pig hunt in the middle of town.”

2022 · 2 h 9 min
Directed by Emin Alper
DramaThriller

Cast

Selahattin Paşalı Ekin Koç Erol Babaoğlu

Credits

Written by: Emin Alper

Plot

A film that premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes. English title: Burning Days.

Sinekatalog’s take

Emin Alper's tense Anatolian thriller sends a prosecutor to a drought-stricken town of secrets and power. Atmospheric and politically sharp, with an excellent Selahattin Paşalı, it burns slowly and then explodes.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (15,225 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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