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Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual

Plot: “Bocuk” traces the remnants of a Balkan-Turkic belief said to date back to the Middle Ages, still alive in a remote village of Thrace. This docudrama explores the contemporary meaning of an ancient winter ritual and documents the local narratives surrounding it
Release Date: Thursday, March 12 2026
Genres: Documentary
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Portrait of Ayşe AkbaşAyşe Akbaş. Ayşe Akbaş will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Atiye GözlüklüAtiye Gözlüklü. Atiye Gözlüklü will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mehmet Berk YaltırıkMehmet Berk Yaltırık. Mehmet Berk Yaltırık will be 38 in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 19 1987
Portrait of Mezide DemirelMezide Demirel. Mezide Demirel will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nurten TınmazNurten Tınmaz. Nurten Tınmaz will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rıfat ÇalgınRıfat Çalgın. Rıfat Çalgın will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tahir DemirelTahir Demirel. Tahir Demirel will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of İlker Savaşkurtİlker Savaşkurt. İlker Savaşkurt will be 40 in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 22 1986

Crew

Portrait of Buğra Mert AlkayalarBuğra Mert Alkayalar. Buğra Mert Alkayalar will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Director, Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hakan KaranHakan Karan. Hakan Karan will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Emre ArslanEmre Arslan. Emre Arslan will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of İlker Savaşkurtİlker Savaşkurt. İlker Savaşkurt will be 40 in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Co-Producer'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 22 1986
Portrait of Gaye AlkayalarGaye Alkayalar. Gaye Alkayalar will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Co-Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Özlem Kurt BabacanÖzlem Kurt Babacan. Özlem Kurt Babacan will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Co-Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kağan TuncaKağan Tunca. Kağan Tunca will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yağız OralYağız Oral. Yağız Oral will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kaan TüfekçiyaşarKaan Tüfekçiyaşar. Kaan Tüfekçiyaşar will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Colorist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Can ÜlgenciCan Ülgenci. Can Ülgenci will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Sound Mixer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Berkay KurtBerkay Kurt. Berkay Kurt will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Guillaume BonjourGuillaume Bonjour. Guillaume Bonjour will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Sound Designer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kutay KümbetliKutay Kümbetli. Kutay Kümbetli will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tuna ÜnerTuna Üner. Tuna Üner will be >> in Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual as 'Color Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday