Dry Summer

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Dry Summer is a 1963 Turkish drama film directed by Metin Erksan, acclaimed for its stark portrayal of rural conflict over water rights and recognized as a landmark of Turkish and world cinema.

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Dry Summer canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkish film
film
awardReceived Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear for Best Film
Golden Bear
awardYear 1964
blackAndWhite true
censorshipStatusInTurkey initially banned
cinematographyBy Ali Uğur
countryOfOrigin Turkey
director Metin Erksan
distribution international film festivals
nationally in Turkey
editedBy Erdoğan Ergun
filmingLocation Urla
İzmir Province
genre drama
hasFilmFormat 35 mm
hasTheme rural conflict
water rights
musicBy Manos Hatzidakis
linked to: Manos Hadjidakis
notableFor depiction of water scarcity
social realism
stark visual style
originalLanguage Turkish
originalTitle Susuz Yaz
partOf canon of classic Turkish films
portrays family conflict
greed
social injustice
struggle over irrigation water
presentedAt 14th Berlin International Film Festival
producedBy Ulvi Uraz
recognizedAs landmark of Turkish cinema
landmark of world cinema
releaseYear 1963
restoredVersionReleased yes
runtimeMinutes 90
screenplayBasedOn short story by Necati Cumalı
screenplayBy Necati Cumalı
setInCountry Turkey
setInEnvironment rural area
setInPeriod 1960s
starring Erol Taş
Hülya Koçyiğit
Ulvi Doğan
title Dry Summer
writer Metin Erksan

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Susuz Yaz internationalTitle Dry Summer
Dry Summer title Dry Summer