Plaza Köylüleri (2022) | Belgesel Film - White Collar Peasants | Documentary Movie (2022)

Business life? 30 years! And, it's like... It might seem a bit like a critique of the system, or my personal viewpoint might seem too harsh, but, I feel like a fruit. They squeeze and squeeze all my juices out When I'm reduced to a pulp, they say "You're of no use to us anymore, We're retiring you, bye bye. You can go fishing if you want or paint flowers on ceramics." And get rid of me. It seems quite pathetic and, at some point, I feel like I need to change this. White Collar Peasants You study in the best of schools, strive to get into the best companies. Once you're in, you struggle constantly to hold on to your status. You strive for that promotion. You are constantly in a state of struggle. And then comes a moment. You say... "I'm going to the village." It was the unhappiest period of my life. Being a white-collar worker. Having to get up every morning... I started getting rashes on my face and I told my boss I wanted to resign. But, in the end, when everything became clear, I told everyone this. I said "Good luck to you in this dump they call Istanbul. I wish you the best in life." I said, I've saved myself, I'm running away. If anybody wants to come, they can. You're free to visit." And after you've moved to the village you become the person from the city and you don't get to live like the locals there. You become something along the lines of 'a white-collar worker living in the village' Have you ever thought of marketing your products there? Have you ever thought of going to the market in Edirne and setting up a stall? You haven't! All you thought about was selling jam to white-collar workers like yourself. But the white-collar you wanted to sell your jam to, he's busy growing avocados. So it doesn't work. I don't believe it's our fault. This leads to the classic saying "It's the system's fault." I'm Umut. I left my Plaza life back in Istanbul and moved to Cappadocia to grow goji berries and quinoa.