Elephants and Grass (Turkish: Filler ve Çimen) is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 5, 2001, won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange Behlül Dal Jury Special Award.
Şehrazat
Murat, a Turkish gay youth living in Berlin’s Turkish ghetto, decides to come out to his family. What he doesn’t know yet is that his family has even bigger secrets to hide.
Deli Selim
터키정부의 쿠르드족 반군 소탕작전으로 체포된 바란(세네르 센 분)이 35년의 기다긴 형기를 마치고 출소한다. 체포될 당시 친구 베르포(우구르 유젤)의 밀고로 반군들은 모두 체포되고 오랜 감옥생활로 대부분이 죽고 없다. 홀로 나온 바란이 본 세상은 너무나 많이 변해 있었다. 고향은 댐공사로 수몰되어 있었고 약혼녀 케제(세르민 휴메릭 분)는 밀고자의 원치않는 아내가 되어 있었다. 바란은 밀고자 베르포가 살고 있다는 이스탄불로 복수하기 위해 간다. 기차안에서 쿠말리(우구르 유젤 분)를 사람을 만나게 함께 이스탄불을 향하지만 예상치 못한 일에 휘말리게 되는데…
Mehmet
Selamsiz (wich means 'no greeting') is a small town in Anatolia. The town has a lot of problems but noone from governments come and see the town. One day the mayor learns that the prime minister will come to the city. They, now, have a chance to solve their problems. However, they think that they should have a band to greet the prime minister.
Remo
The landowner (Agha) of the Haraptar village marries off his old father with the young and beautiful Kiraz. But on the nuptial night, his father dies and everthing starts to go bad for the Agha. Due to the long drought and provocations of Kekec Salman (big brother of Kiraz), the peasants steal the crops and run away to Istanbul. Without the peasants and crops, Agha is also forced to sell the village and move to Istanbul. But he cannot keep up with the big city life and consumes all his money and belongings. Agha's wife and relatives leave him during this downfall.
