Burning Days

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Burning Days

2022

1h 30m

Drama

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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 rumors.

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

Burning Days benefits from Alper’s sparse, boiled-dry screenplay and from DP Christos Karamanis’s casually devastating widescreen photography.

Jun 29, 2022

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

A film that works at once as a highly-charged suspenser, a savvy piece of tightly-enclosed world-building and a sharp critique of machismo, populism and their very tangible dangers.

May 26, 2022

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

[Director Emin] Alper approaches small-town politics with the baggage of a well-studied academic (and I mean this as a compliment). The particular is universal, and the universal is particular.

Jul 7, 2024

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

Alper’s plot often gets tangled in its own complexities... Where he is very good is on the miasma of corruption, compromise and concession that will soon permeate any political body that isn’t held up to scrutiny.

Sep 21, 2023

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Frank J. Avella

Edge Media Network

...while the homoerotic tension between Emre and Murat is palpable, the filmmaker never dares to go far enough--of course, given how homophobic Turkey has proved to be in the past, this film can also be seen as rather brave.

Rated: B

Apr 18, 2023

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

“Burning Days” is an excellent film that manages to combine all its aspects in the most elaborate fashion, in a movie that offers both entertainment and food for thought aplenty

Rated: 7.5

Jan 4, 2023

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Emin Alper

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Ekin Koç

Murat

Selahattin Pasali

Emre

Hatice Aslan

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Ali Seckiner Alici

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Selin Yeninci

Zeynep

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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 rumors.

Director: Emin Alper
Producer: Nadir Operli, Kerem Çatay
Screenwriter: Emin Alper
Production Co: Liman Film, Gloria Films, 4 Film, Circe Films, Match Factory Productions, Ay Yapim, Horsefly Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Turkish
Runtime: 1h 30m

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