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Türkiye chooses 'One of Those Days When Hemme Dies' as its Oscar submission

Screenshot from the MUBI Türkiye YouTube channel showing the film One of Those Days When Hemme Dies. (Photo via Youtube/ MUBI Türkiye)
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Screenshot from the MUBI Türkiye YouTube channel showing the film One of Those Days When Hemme Dies. (Photo via Youtube/ MUBI Türkiye)
July 16, 2025 05:29 PM GMT+03:00

The Turkish Oscar Selection Committee, under the coordination of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s Cinema Directorate, has chosen 'One of Those Days When Hemme Dies' as Türkiye’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.

Plot and themes

The story follows Eyup, a seasonal farm laborer who, denied his daily wage, plans revenge against his foreman, Hemme.

On a hot and tense day, Eyup plans to take revenge, but the people and traditions around him change his mind, and the story ends at a wedding halay dance.

Film festivals and awards

  • Premiered in the Horizons sidebar of the 81st Venice Film Festival in September 2024 and won the Special Jury Prize.
  • Also clinched Best Film and the SIYAD Jury Award at the 2024 Adana Golden Boll Film Festival.
July 16, 2025 05:29 PM GMT+03:00
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