Dry Summer

Dry Summer
Directed by	Metin Erksan
Produced by	Metin Erksan Ulvi Doğan
Written by	Metin Erksan Kemal İnci İsmet Soydan
Starring	Hülya Koçyiğit Erol Taş Ercan Yazgan Hakkı Haktan Zeki Tüney Alaattin Altıok Niyazi Er Ulvi Doğan Yavuz Yalınkılıç
Music by	Ahmet Yamacı Manos Hadjidakis
Cinematography	Kriton İlyadis
Edited by	Turgut İnangiray Stuart Gellman
Release dates	1964 (1964)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish

Dry Summer (AKA: Reflections; Turkish: Susuz Yaz) is a 1964 black-and-white Turkish drama film, co-produced, co-written and directed by Metin Erksan based on a novel by Necati Cumalı, featuring Erol Taş as a tobacco farmer, who selfishly dams a river to irrigate his own property and ruin his competitors. It is also available in an English dubbed U.S. theatrical release titled Reflections produced by William Shelton and edited by David E. Durston.

Cast

• Ulvi Dogan - Hasan
• Erol Taş - Osman
• Hülya Koçyiğit - Bahar
• Alaettin Altiok
• Hakki Haktan
• Zeki Tüney
• Yavuz Yalinkiliç

Awards

The film won the Golden Bear at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival and the Biennale Award at the 29th Venice Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

See also

• List of submissions to the 37th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Turkish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• Susuz Yaz at IMDb
• Watch 'Susuz Yaz' free on The Auteurs
• susuz yaz