Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual

Name: Bocuk: An Ancient Ritual
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-03-12
Duration: 18 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Ayşe Akbaş, Atiye Gözlüklü, Mehmet Berk Yaltırık, Mezide Demirel, Nurten Tınmaz

Bocuk: Kadim Bir Ritüel (2026)

Timing: 0:18 (18 min)

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Release date

2026-03-12

Country

Turkey

Production

BMA, Amirler Film

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Documentary

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Director

Buğra Mert Alkayalar

Actors

Ayşe Akbaş, Atiye Gözlüklü, Mehmet Berk Yaltırık, Mezide Demirel, Nurten Tınmaz, Rıfat Çalgın, Tahir Demirel, İlker Savaşkurt
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Buğra Mert Alkayalar

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Emre Arslan

Composer

Yağız Oral

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Kağan Tunca
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Short description

“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.

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