In a remote boarding school in the Anatolian mountains, where Turkish teachers instruct talented Kurdish pupils from the surrounding area, strict order prevails. The boys are allowed to shower only once a week, and even this act is carefully monitored. One cold winter night, twelve-year-old Memo asks his friend Yusuf to sleep in his bed, but Yusuf, worried about possible rumors, refuses. The following day, Memo is ill and has to skip class. The heating in the school does not work, and so the cold of the day intensifies. Memo's condition deteriorates rapidly, he becomes unresponsive and Yusuf is forced to remain silent unless spoken to directly. Gradually, the events of the night come to light. Ferit Karahan's subtly staged drama takes a look into a microcosm marked by social differences and fear. The snowy, frosty landscape reflects the emotional distance and coldness that prevails between teachers and pupils in this authoritarian educational institution.
Drama
1h 25min
16+
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A provincial boarding school for Kurdish boys becomes the flashpoint of a society riddled with power imbalances.
In a remote boarding school in the Anatolian mountains, where Turkish teachers instruct talented Kurdish pupils from the surrounding area, strict order prevails. The boys are allowed to shower only once a week, and even this act is carefully monitored.
One cold winter night, twelve-year-old Memo asks his friend Yusuf to sleep in his bed, but Yusuf, worried about possible rumors, refuses. The following day, Memo is ill and has to skip class. The heating in the school does not work, and so the cold of the day intensifies. Memo's condition deteriorates rapidly, he becomes unresponsive and Yusuf is forced to remain silent unless spoken to directly. Gradually, the events of the night come to light.
Ferit Karahan's subtly staged drama takes a look into a microcosm marked by social differences and fear. The snowy, frosty landscape reflects the emotional distance and coldness that prevails between teachers and pupils in this authoritarian educational institution.