''Elephants and Grass'' ( tr, Filler ve Çimen) is a 2001 Turkish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

, written and directed by

Derviş Zaim Derviş Zaim (born Derviş Zaimağaoğlu in 1964) is a Turkish Cypriot filmmaker and novelist, who has twice won the Golden Orange for Best Director for '' Elephants and Grass'' (2000) and ''Dot (2008)''; Golden Oranges for Best Film and Best Sc ...

, about six different stories that merge into a common theme. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange Behlül Dal Jury Special Award.

Cast

Ali Sürmeli Ali Sürmeli (born 7 April 1959) is a Turkish actor, born in Solhan, Bingöl, Turkey. Filmography Film * 1983: '' Beyaz Ölüm'' * 1988: '' Dönüş'' * 1988: '' Gece Dansı Tutsakları'' * 1993: '' Hoş Memo'' * 1993: ''Mavi Sürgün'' * 1 ...

as Camoka *

Sanem Çelik Sanem Çelik (born 18 May 1975) is a Turkish actress, artist and dancer. Her series :tr:Aliye (dizi), Aliye and Kara Melek has record-breakings Turkish Tv series. Filmography Tv Series * 1997-1999: ''Kara Melek'' (Uğur Erkır, Dilek Gökçi ...

as Marathon runner Havva Adem *

Bülent Kayabaş Osman Bülent Kayabaş (25 August 1945 – 19 April 2017) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1963 to 2017. He is particularly notable for his villain role in the 1973 film '' Karateci Kız'' where his character ...

as Minister Aziz Bebek *

Haluk Bilginer Nihat Haluk Bilginer (; born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains best known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera ''EastEnders'' ...

as Sabit Üzücü *

Uğur Polat Uğur Polat (born 4 September 1961, in Istanbul) is a Turkish actor. He graduated from theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He was lecturer in Anadolu University. He joined the Ankara Art Theatre (Ankara Sanat Tiyatrosu). He has ...

as Şeref * Semir Aslanyürek as Russian Mob *

Ezel Akay Ezel Akay (born 20 January 1961) is a Turkish film actor, film director and film producer. Life and work After Ezel Akay graduated as a mechanical engineer from the Boğaziçi University, he was trained as actor at the US-American Villanova Univ ...

as CIA Agent

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* 2001 drama films 2001 films Films set in Turkey Films shot in Turkey Films directed by Derviş Zaim Golden Orange Behlül Dal Jury Special Award winners Turkish drama films {{2000s-drama-film-stub