The Small Town

1997 · directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Rating

76/100

Hit

no

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 nature and wildlife.

The Small Town (1997), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Mehmet Emin Toprak
• Havva Sağlam
• Cihat Bütün
• Fatma Ceylan
• Mehmet Emin Ceylan
• Sercihan Alioğlu
• Semra Yılmaz
• Latif Altıntaş
• Muzaffer Özdemir
• Timuçin Caymaz

Crew

• Nuri Bilge Ceylan — Director of Photography
• Ayhan Ergürsel — Editor
• Nuri Bilge Ceylan — Writer

More from Nuri Bilge Ceylan

1. Winter Sleep (2014) — 86/100 · hit
2. The Wild Pear Tree (2018) — 83/100 · hit
3. About Dry Grasses (2023) — 82/100 · hit
4. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) — 81/100 · hit
5. Distant (2002) — 78/100
6. Clouds of May (1999) — 73/100

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