Venice 2024 Review: “One of Those Days When Hemme Dies”

In Turkish Director Murat Fıratoğlu’s debut feature, “One of Those Days When Hemme Dies,” the audience is offered a glimpse into the world of a field worker who battles the oppressive realities of labor, poverty, and familial responsibilities in rural Turkey over the course of a single day. The film examines the balance between human dignity, the different kinds of people that make up our society, and the brutal socioeconomic forces that insert themselves into every aspect of the lives of the working class.