Burning Days

"A pig hunt in the middle of town."

2022 2h 11m TR

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 148

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Synopsis

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With the mayoral election approaching, the newly-appointed state prosecutor of a small town suffering from a water supply crisis gradually descends into trouble after a young local woman is raped.

“A pig hunt in the middle of town.”

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Cast

Selahattin Paşalı
Emre
Ekin Koç
Murat
Selin Yeninci
Zeynep
Erol Babaoğlu
Şahin
Erdem Şenocak
Kemal
Sinan Demirer
İlhan
Nizam Namidar
Selim
Ali Seçkiner Alıcı
Yavuz

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Emin Alper
Writers: Emin Alper
Languages: Turkish
Countries: Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 6 countries: Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Emin Alper, shot by Christos Karamanis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stefan Will. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Özcan Vardar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Selahattin Paşalı and Ekin Koç and Selin Yeninci carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A pig hunt in the middle of town.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14859416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Emin Alper directs. Christos Karamanis behind the camera. Stefan Will scores. Özcan Vardar cuts. Produced in Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey. Dialogue in Turkish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2International production across 6 countries: Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey.
3Directed by Emin Alper, shot by Christos Karamanis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stefan Will. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Özcan Vardar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Selahattin Paşalı and Ekin Koç and Selin Yeninci carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A pig hunt in the middle of town.".
8IMDB entry: tt14859416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "rape", "politics", "turkey", "love affair".
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christos Karamanis
Original score: Stefan Will
Editing: Özcan Vardar
Production design: Nadide Argun
Costume design: Öykü Ersoy
Makeup / hair: Esma Keskin
Runtime: 131 min · 2h 11m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: TR
IMDB: Burning Days (2022)

Awards

European Film Award for Best Editor

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badelf2023-06-08
★ 6/10
Turkish movies set in small towns with at least one rape are a new horror sub-genre. Although this is exciting and commands attention throughout, the end is a total mistifyer. Like they ran out of money and had to stop where they were.

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