Competition Opening Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 7:30pm MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON Alfond Auditorium 465 Huntington Avenue ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES Hemme’nin Öldüğü Günlerden Biri Co-presented with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Film Program Written and Directed by Murat Fıratoğlu 83 min. / 2024 / with English subtitles Cast: Murat Fıratoğlu, Sefer Fıratoğlu , Salih Taşçı , Güneş Sayın , Ali Barkın Birkan WATCH THE TRAILER Eyüp works relentlessly under the blazing sun during a tomato harvest in southeastern Turkey, driven by the urgent need to settle an impending debt. After a clash with his supervisor, he roams the city in search of a radical solution. * Türkiye’s Entry for the 98th Academy Awards Best International Feature Film Category * World Premiere and Orizzonti Special Jury Prize: Venice Film Festival “The film shows the growing polarization between wealthy investors with smart cars and a very poor working class,” Firatoğlu said in a statement prior to the film’s Venice launch.” – Variety “Of a seeming and disarming simplicity, One of Those Days When Hemme Dies is a film which forces the audience to stop and observe the small everyday actions of life, the small but significant acts of rebellion carried out by souls who have no intention of laying down arms.” - Cineuropa SELECTED FESTIVALS AND AWARDS Venice Film Festival, Italy (2024): Orizzonti Special Jury Prize, World Premiere Türkiye’s official selection for the 2025 Academy Awards Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Türkiye (2024): Best Film Turkish Film Critics Association (2024): Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay Ankara International Film Festival, Türkiye (2024): Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing Uruguay International Film Festival (2025): Special Mention Las Palmas Film Festival, Canary Islands (2025): Best Film DIRECTOR MURAT FIRATOĞLU Murat Fıratoğlu (Siverek, 1983) studied law at Dicle University. Among Fıratoğlu’s short films are ‘Straw Dust’ in 2007, ‘The Edge of All Possibilities’ in 2008, ‘Albatros Dreams’ in 2008 and ‘The Photo of Kholoud Ahmed’ in 2016, which was shortlisted for Sabancı Foundation Short Film Platform. “One of These Days When Hemme Dies” is Fıragoğlu’s first feature film. He lives in Istanbul and works as a lawyer. WATCH THE TRAILER