About Dry Grasses
2023 · 197 min · Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.
Emotional fingerprint
About Dry Grasses (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Anxiety25%
- Sadness15%
- Confusion15%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Melancholy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Melancholy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 5′ | Curiosity | 21 % | 7 % | 4 % | 11 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Curiosity | 23 % | 8 % | 5 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Curiosity | 27 % | 10 % | 6 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Curiosity | 35 % | 15 % | 15 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Empathy | 43 % | 16 % | 23 % | 32 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 13 % | 18 % | 42 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 57 % | 14 % | 15 % | 54 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 57 % | 23 % | 22 % | 52 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Melancholy | 54 % | 34 % | 35 % | 38 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Empathy | 56 % | 32 % | 42 % | 32 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Tension | 53 % | 25 % | 31 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Tension | 45 % | 19 % | 19 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 16 % | 15 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 133′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 17 % | 15 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 143′ | Tension | 51 % | 30 % | 21 % | 39 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 153′ | Melancholy | 52 % | 42 % | 25 % | 30 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 163′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 39 % | 26 % | 33 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 172′ | Melancholy | 53 % | 43 % | 33 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 182′ | Melancholy | 64 % | 60 % | 44 % | 33 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 192′ | Melancholy | 71 % | 70 % | 51 % | 18 % |
Oedipus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Samet
Sergeant
Assistant Principal Saime
Firdevs
Kevser
Guidance Counselor Atakan
Halime
Details
- Directed by
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Written by
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, Akın Aksu, Akın Aksu
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2023
- Runtime
- 197 min
- Country
- France, Germany, Sweden, Turkey
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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