Directed by:
Semih KaplanoğluScreenplay:
Semih KaplanoğluCinematography:
Giles NuttgensComposer:
Mustafa BiberCast:
Jean-Marc Barr, Ermin Bravo, Григорий Добрыгин, Cristina Flutur, Lubna Azabal, Mila Böhning, Hal Yamanouchi, Jarreth J. Merz, Hoji Fortuna, Nike Maria Vassil (more)Plots(1)
Climate change has caused the near-extinction of human life in this spellbinding dystopian sci-fi from Semih Kaplanoğlu. People are herded into detention centres, all hoping they can enter the protected city. Outside its walls, a sparse nomadic economy exists. But a total disaster is imminent. Genetically engineered seeds, which have all but wiped out real grain, are mysteriously failing to work. While the establishment struggles for answers, scientist Erol (Jean-Marc Barr) goes in search of famed geneticist Cemil (Ermin Bravo) who disappeared some years ago, but not before he predicted this doomsday scenario. Giles Nuttgens' (Hell or High Water) stunning widescreen monochrome cinematography plots Erol's journey, from a city of very ordered straight lines to the mysterious and unpredictable desert wilderness. In Grain, the twin forces of science and mysticism wage war and with the illusion of its mastery over the planet long since receded, humanity struggles to comprehend what lies in store. (London Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jean-Marc Barr
West Germany
Best movies:
The Best of Blur (2000) (video compilation)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
The Big Blue (1988)
Ermin Bravo
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
La Voix d'Aida (2020)
Cirkus Columbia (2010)
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (2006)
Григорий Добрыгин
Soviet Union
Best movies:
4 Days in May (2011)
How I Ended This Summer (2010)
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
Cristina Flutur
Romania
Best movies:
Beyond the Hills (2012)
Hawaii (2017)
Grain (2017)
Lubna Azabal
Belgium
Best movies:
Incendies (2010)
Rebel (2022)
Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
Mila Böhning
Germany
Hal Yamanouchi
Japan
Best movies:
Dem Mörder verfallen - Eine Frau in Gefahr (1999) (TV movie)
The Way Back (2010)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Jarreth J. Merz
Switzerland
Best movies:
Taking Sides (2001)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
South of Pico (2007)
Hoji Fortuna
Angola
Best movies:
A Prominent Patient (2016)
Grain (2017)
Viva Riva! (2010)
Haydar Koyel
Best movies:
Grain (2017)
Rainer Steffen
Best movies:
The Wannsee Conference (1984) (TV movie)
A Dysfunctional Cat (2018)
Grain (2017)
Tessa Hawkes
Best movies:
Grain (2017)
Johny Mathew
Best movies:
Grain (2017)
Collide (2016)
Die Vampirschwestern 3 - Reise nach Transsilvanien (2016)