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On the Dry Rock

2026 · 82 min Documentary

When a dam swallows a valley in Turkey, destroying the property of its residents, a mountain community is displaced into a concrete world, searching for a place they can call home. A visually enchanting cinematic masterpiece that manages to stir an emotional response solely from the aesthetic aspect of the haunting imagery of the decline, collapse, and abandonment of a place.

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Original Title Kuru Taşın Başı
Year 2026
Country Turkey
Genre Documentary
Director Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Runtime 82 min.

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A cinematic masterpiece where the narrative is woven entirely through hauntingly beautiful imagery. The film transforms a local ecological and social tragedy into a universal meditation on rootlessness and the very concept of home.

What lingers after the final frame is not just a political message, but the profound, silent weight of loss, captured with breathtaking visual poetry. It’s an emotional journey conducted through the eye alone. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yeşim Ustaoğlu

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