The Small Town (1997)
Overview
Told from the perspective of two children, and in four parts which run parallel to seasons, The Small Town describes the relationships between members of a small-town family. Both brother and sister witness the complexities of the adult world, as well as the mysteries of life and nature.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | tr |
| Popularity | 7.321 |
Directed By
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Crew
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ergun Ünal
İsa Yücel
Sadık İncesu
Emine Ceylan
Sadık İncesu
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Emine Ceylan
Sadık İncesu
Julian Pinn
Ebru Ceylan
Mustafa Bölükbaşı
Zübeyde Toprak
Alaettin Aksoy
İhsan Kabil
Nurettin Özçelik
Bedri Ceylan
Enver Toprak
Arif Aşçı
Yusuf Özbek
Mesut Uçakan
Ayten Telek
Hasan Ceylan
Füsun Sanaç
Meral Biçer
Ezel Akay
Muzaffer Özdemir
Sarkis Baharoğlu
Turgut Toprak
Ali Kayacı
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Taylan Oğuz
Ayhan Ergürsel
Ender Akay
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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