ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES

SYNOPSIS

After going bankrupt, Eyüp leaves Izmir to work relentlessly under the blazing sun during a tomato harvest in southeastern Türkiye, driven by the urgent need to settle an impending debt. After a clash with his foreman Hemme, he decides to kill him. He roams the city searching for a radical solution but is unwittingly diverted, cooling his anger.

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY

Murat Fıratoğlu was born in 1983 in Siverek. He graduated in law at Dicle University. Among Fıratoğlu’s short films are Straw Dust (2007), The Edge of All Possibilities (2008), Albatros Dreams (2008), and The Photo of Kholoud Ahmed (2016), which was shortlisted for the Sabancı Foundation Short Film Platform. One of These Days When Hemme Dies is his first feature film. He lives in Istanbul and works as a lawyer.

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

Venice Film Festival – Venice Horizons Award for Best Film

DESCRIPTION

ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES (ff.)
Director: Murat Fıratoğlu
Country: Türkiye
Year: 2024.
Runtime: 82’
Language: Turkish
Cast: Ali Barkin, Firat Bozan, Murat Fıratoğlu
Production: Murat Fıratoğlu
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PROGRAM LINE: REGIONAL SELECTION BALKAN HORIZONS

8. 11. u 17 č KC Novi Sad /
10. 11. 18 č Dom omladine /
11. 11. 18 č MTS dvorana