Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual

Overview

“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.

Cast

Ayşe Akbaş

Self

Atiye Gözlüklü

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Mehmet Berk Yaltırık

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Mezide Demirel

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Nurten Tınmaz

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Rıfat Çalgın

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Tahir Demirel

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İlker Savaşkurt

Narrator (voice)