Film

After Hazelnut

2018 · Documentary

Set in the village of Çiçekpınar in Düzce, the film examines how agricultural labor changed from the 1930s to the 2000s and how the social structure of the village transformed. Before hazelnuts, the villagers of Çiçekpınar lived in a self-sufficient, cooperative, communal social structure. After hazelnuts, however, the community transitioned to a social structure where everyone was responsible for their own work and organized hierarchically. The documentary that tells the story of the transition from a miniature pre-capitalist society to capitalism, exploring how the children of the former laborers, now "bosses," treat their seasonal workers and many other situations.

• Ercan KesalDirector · Writer
• Metin KayaDirector of Photography

Release date

December 31, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

Turkish

Genres

Documentary