Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual (2026)
“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. Blending fear with tradition, the film invites viewers to discover the extraordinary Night of Bocuk, a practice still observed across generations in Turkey.
Director: Buğra Mert Alkayalar
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Ayşe Akbaş as Self |
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Atiye Gözlüklü as Self |
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Mehmet Berk Yaltırık as Self |
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Mezide Demirel as Self |
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Nurten Tınmaz as Self |
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Rıfat Çalgın as Self |
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Tahir Demirel as Self |
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İlker Savaşkurt as Narrator (voice) |
| Directing | Buğra Mert Alkayalar | Director |
| Production | Buğra Mert Alkayalar | Producer |
| Production | İlker Savaşkurt | Co-Producer |
| Production | Gaye Alkayalar | Co-Producer |
| Production | Özlem Kurt Babacan | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Hakan Karan | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Emre Arslan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kutay Kümbetli | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Berkay Kurt | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Kağan Tunca | Editor |
| Sound | Can Ülgenci | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Guillaume Bonjour | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Yağız Oral | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Kaan Tüfekçiyaşar | Colorist |
| Editing | Tuna Üner | Color Assistant |
