29th BELGRADE AUTER FILM FESTIVAL PLUS / 02.12.2023.

16:00
ABOUT DRY HERB
Turkey, France, Germany, 2023, 197’

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Cast: Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bağcı, Erdem Şenocak, Yüksel Aksu, Münir Can Cindoruk, Onur Berk Arslanoğlu, Yildirim Gücük…

Samet, a young art teacher, is finishing his fourth year of compulsory service in a remote Anatolian village. After an incomprehensible twist in his life, he loses hope of getting out of the darkness in which he is stuck. Will meeting Nuraj, who is also a teacher, help him overcome his anxiety?

20:30
THE OLD OAK
Great Britain, France, Belgium, 2023, 113’

Director: Ken Loach

Cast: Trevor Fox, Debbie Honeywood, Laura Lee Daly, Jordan Louis, Dave Turner, Neil Leiper…

A film about the future of the last remaining pub called “The Old Oak”, located in a village in the north-east of England, which people are leaving due to the closing of the mine. Houses in the area are cheap and affordable, making this village an ideal location for Syrian refugees. The owner of the pub meets a young Syrian woman. Will they be able to establish a common language? THE Old Oak is a film about loss, fear and the difficulty of finding hope.