The Small Town (1997)
Overview
A story in four parts is told from the perspective of two children, showing life in school, in nature, with family and at home. All of this unfolding along with the seasons. The Small Town depicts life in the village, while also portraying the relationships between members of a small-town family, in a long centerpiece scene around a campfire with family members talking about the past, life and its disappointments. Both brother and sister witness the complexities and darkness of the adult world, as well as the mysteries of the wildlife and nature.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | tr |
| Popularity | 5.837 |
Directed By
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Crew
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Sadık İncesu
Mustafa Bölükbaşı
İsa Yücel
Ergun Ünal
Sadık İncesu
Emine Ceylan
Ebru Ceylan
Julian Pinn
Emine Ceylan
Sadık İncesu
Mesut Uçakan
Hasan Ceylan
Sarkis Baharoğlu
Enver Toprak
Arif Aşçı
Ezel Akay
Muzaffer Özdemir
Bedri Ceylan
Füsun Sanaç
Meral Biçer
İhsan Kabil
Alaettin Aksoy
Yusuf Özbek
Turgut Toprak
Nurettin Özçelik
Zübeyde Toprak
Ayten Telek
Ayhan Ergürsel
Ender Akay
Taylan Oğuz
Ali Kayacı
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
TOP CAST
Mehmet Emin Toprak
Saffet (as M. Emin Toprak)
Havva Sağlam
Asiye
Cihat Bütün
Ali
Fatma Ceylan
Nine
Mehmet Emin Ceylan
Dede (as M. Emin Ceylan)
Sercihan Alioğlu
Baba
Semra Yılmaz
Anne
Latif Altıntaş
Ögretmen
Muzaffer Özdemir
Deli Ahmet
Timuçin Caymaz
Dede (voice) (as M. Emin Ceylan)
Gazanfer Ündüz
Baba (voice) (as Sercihan Alioğlu)
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