🎬 Documentary

Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual

2026 18m Dir. Buğra Mert Alkayalar

About this movie

“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.

Quick facts

Year
2026
Runtime
18m
Genre
Documentary
Director
Buğra Mert Alkayalar
Language
TR

Cast

👤
Ayşe Akbaş
Self
👤
Atiye Gözlüklü
Self
👤
Mehmet Berk Yaltırık
Self
👤
Mezide Demirel
Self
👤
Nurten Tınmaz
Self
👤
Rıfat Çalgın
Self
👤
Tahir Demirel
Self
👤
İlker Savaşkurt
Narrator (voice)
🎭 Documentary 🎬 Buğra Mert Alkayalar 👤 Ayşe Akbaş 👤 Atiye Gözlüklü 👤 Mehmet Berk Yaltırık

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Questions about Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual

Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual has a runtime of 18m ( and 18 minutes).
Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual was directed by Buğra Mert Alkayalar and released in 2026.
Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual is a Documentary film (2026).
The cast of Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual includes Ayşe Akbaş, Atiye Gözlüklü, Mehmet Berk Yaltırık, Mezide Demirel, Nurten Tınmaz.

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