ON THE DRY ROCK
KURU TAŞIN BAŞI
16 September, Wednesday, 18:00, Vural
2026 | DCP | Colour | 76’ | Turkish; English sub. | Turkey
DIRECTOR
Yeşim Ustaoğlu
WITH
Kezzban Küçük, Serhat İnce, Mahmut Tüylü, Hacer İnce, Mehmet İnce, Nuray Özdemir, Hanife Çağaracı, Kibar Boyacı
16 September, Wednesday, 18:00, Vural
2026 | DCP | Colour | 76’ | Turkish; English sub. | Turkey
DIRECTOR
Yeşim Ustaoğlu
WITH
Kezzban Küçük, Serhat İnce, Mahmut Tüylü, Hacer İnce, Mehmet İnce, Nuray Özdemir, Hanife Çağaracı, Kibar Boyacı
Classification: According to Article 7 of Law No. 5224, as amended on January 18, 2019, films that have not undergone evaluation and classification can only be shown at festivals, special screenings, and similar cultural and artistic events with an 18+ age restriction.
The Yusufeli Dam project has torn off local people from Çoruh, the river that had shaped their lives, forcing them to leave behind homes where they lived for generations, the lands they cultivated, and the animals they loved and cared for. They struggle to adapt and survive in the new town built for the locals; a world ‘made of concrete and driven by consumption’. On the Dry Rock records their quest to preserve their dignity, identity, and sense of belonging, as it bears witness to ‘the death of water, land, and memory.’
The Yusufeli Dam project has torn off local people from Çoruh, the river that had shaped their lives, forcing them to leave behind homes where they lived for generations, the lands they cultivated, and the animals they loved and cared for. They struggle to adapt and survive in the new town built for the locals; a world ‘made of concrete and driven by consumption’. On the Dry Rock records their quest to preserve their dignity, identity, and sense of belonging, as it bears witness to ‘the death of water, land, and memory.’