Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Mehmet Emin ToprakSaffet (as M. Emin Toprak)
- Havva SaglamAsiye
- Cihat BütünAli
- Fatma CeylanNine
- Emin CeylanDede (as M. Emin Ceylan)
- Sercihan AlevogluFather - Baba (as Sercihan Alioglu)
- Semra YilmazMother - Anne
- Latif AltintasTeacher - Ögretmen
- Muzaffer ÖzdemirDeli Ahmet
- Timuçin CaymazDede (voice) (as M. Emin Ceylan)
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
A remarkable first feature from director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, The Town is a strikingly original, vibrantly sensitive look at an extended family living in a remote Turkish village. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Such is the intensity of Ceylan's vision that a perfectly natural, even casual, course of events, which is what the film consists of, makes Kasaba utterly compelling. [30 Sep 2004, p.E13] - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Poetic Turkish tale. Nuri Bilge Ceylan shot this entrancing black-and-white story in his hometown, from a story written by his sister and with a cast of friends and relatives. [20 Oct 1998, p.37] - 80
Time Out
Moral inquiry, wry comedy and sheer cinematic poetry make for a film whose modest form conceals a sharp mind and a wonderfully generous heart.
