(Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival)
Sep 25, 2014
Germany
(Hamburg Film Festival)
Sep 29, 2014
Canada
(Vancouver International Film Festival)
Oct 1, 2014
Canada
(Edmonton International Film Festival)
Oct 3, 2014
South Korea
(Busan International Film Festival)
Oct 4, 2014
Germany
(Cologne Conference - International Film and TV Festival)
Oct 6, 2014
Israel
(Haifa Film Festival)
Oct 9, 2014
Italy
No data
Oct 9, 2014
Spain
(limited)
Oct 10, 2014
USA
(Chicago International Film Festival)
Oct 11, 2014
Brazil
(São Paulo International Film Festival)
Oct 18, 2014
UK
(BFI London Film Festival)
Oct 18, 2014
Norway
(Films from the South Festival)
Oct 19, 2014
Mexico
(Morelia International Film Festival)
Oct 22, 2014
USA
(FilmColumbia Festival)
Oct 22, 2014
USA
(Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Oct 23, 2014
Poland
No data
Oct 24, 2014
Australia
(Canberra International Film Festival)
Oct 26, 2014
Romania
(Les Films de Cannes a Bucarest)
Oct 26, 2014
United Arab Emirates
(Abu Dhabi Film Festival)
Oct 28, 2014
Greece
(Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Nov 1, 2014
Austria
(Vienna International Film Festival)
Nov 4, 2014
Hong Kong
(Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)
Nov 7, 2014
Portugal
(Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival)
Nov 7, 2014
UK
(Leeds International Film Festival)
Nov 7, 2014
Sweden
(Stockholm International Film Festival)
Nov 9, 2014
Slovenia
(Ljubljana International Film Festival)
Nov 14, 2014
Taiwan
(Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival)
Nov 15, 2014
USA
(St. Louis International Film Festival)
Nov 19, 2014
Ireland
No data
Nov 21, 2014
Republic of Macedonia
(Cinedays Film Festival)
Nov 21, 2014
UK
No data
Nov 21, 2014
Norway
No data
Nov 28, 2014
Estonia
(Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)
Nov 29, 2014
Australia
(Brisbane Film Festival)
Nov 30, 2014
Argentina
(Cannes Film Festival Week)
Dec 1, 2014
Serbia
No data
Dec 4, 2014
India
(Bengaluru International Film Festival)
Dec 8, 2014
Germany
No data
Dec 11, 2014
Singapore
(Singapore International Film Festival)
Dec 14, 2014
Slovenia
No data
Dec 17, 2014
Denmark
No data
Dec 18, 2014
Hong Kong
No data
Dec 18, 2014
Mexico
No data
Dec 18, 2014
Sweden
No data
Dec 19, 2014
USA
(limited)
Dec 19, 2014
USA
(Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Jan 5, 2015
Portugal
No data
Jan 8, 2015
Canada
(Toronto)
Jan 9, 2015
Hungary
No data
Jan 15, 2015
Romania
No data
Jan 16, 2015
Greece
No data
Feb 5, 2015
Canada
(Kamloops Film Festival)
Mar 14, 2015
China
(Beijing International Film Festival)
Apr 18, 2015
Brazil
No data
Apr 30, 2015
Japan
No data
Jun 27, 2015
Japan
(Niigata International Film Festival)
Jun 4, 2016
Chile
(limited)
Sep 1, 2016
Poland
(Podlasie SlowFest)
Jul 23, 2017
UK
(London Turkish Film Week)
Dec 15, 2018
Portugal
(TV premiere)
Jan 24, 2020
Portugal
(TV re-release)
Jun 15, 2020
Egypt
(DVD premiere)
Dec 27, 2022
Kis Uykusu
(Original title)
Winter Sleep
Australia
Qis Yuxusu
Azerbaijan
Sono de Inverno
Brazil
Зимен сън
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title)
Winter Sleep
Canada (English title)
Sommeil d'hiver
Canada (French title)
Sueño de Invierno
Chile
冬眠
China (Mandarin title)
Sueño de invierno
Colombia
Vintersøvn
Denmark
Winter Sleep
Egypt (English title)
Winter Sleep
France
Sommeil d'hiver
France (cannes festival title)
Winterschlaf
Germany
Χειμερία νάρκη
Greece
Téli álom
Hungary
Hibernation
India (English title)
Winter Sleep
India (Hindi title)
Winter Sleep
Ireland (English title)
Winter Sleep
Israel (English title)
Il regno d'inverno
Italy
雪の轍
Japan (Japanese title)
Žiemos miegas
Lithuania
Sueño de invierno
Mexico
Winter Sleep
Netherlands
Vintersøvn
Norway
Zimowy sen
Poland
Sono de Inverno
Portugal
Somn de iarnã
Romania
Зимняя спячка
Russia
Зимски сан
Serbia
Zimsko spanje
Slovenia
Winter Sleep (Sueño de invierno)
Spain
Vinterdvala
Sweden
冬日甦醒
Taiwan
Kış Uykusu
Turkey (Turkish title)
Winter Sleep
UK
Winter Sleep
USA
Зимова сплячка
Ukraine
Sex & Nudity
None
Drawing of a nude woman shown in a photo frame for 10 seconds
Violence & Gore
Mild
During a scene Ismail is slapping his kid, Ilyas, for breaking the car window.
Contains an altercation early in the film in which characters express themselves aggressively.
A character goes hunting and shoots a rabbit. The rabbit is killed off-screen, however, we briefly see the rabbit's bullet-ridden body as it gasps for breath.
Contains a short scene in which a horse is dragged across a river by a rope attached to its neck.
Profanity
Mild
Contains frequent coarse language throughout the first quarter of the film, including the use of "fuck" and its variants. The Turkish profanity "am" (meaning "cunt") is also used infrequently, however, this is not reflected in the subtitles in the English-language version of the film. Also contains occasional use of milder terms, such as "shit".
The latter half of the film contains almost no coarse language.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
Some drinking and smoking. A character is shown drunk.
Drugs: None
Fleeting moments of casual alcohol consumption, however, the film does not endorse or encourage substance misuse.