The Small Town

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.

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)

Crew

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Emine Ceylan

Story, Thanks

Ayhan Ergürsel

Editor

Sadık İncesu

Producer, First Assistant Camera, Thanks

Mustafa Bölükbaşı

Sound Designer

Ergun Ünal

Assistant Sound Designer

İsa Yücel

Sound Editor

Ender Akay

Sound Mixer

Taylan Oğuz

Sound Mixer

Julian Pinn

Dolby Consultant

Ali Kayacı

Music

Ebru Ceylan

Thanks

İhsan Kabil

Thanks

Alaettin Aksoy

Thanks

Ezel Akay

Thanks

Muzaffer Özdemir

Thanks

Meral Biçer

Thanks

Yusuf Özbek

Thanks

Sarkis Baharoğlu

Thanks

Füsun Sanaç

Thanks

Zübeyde Toprak

Thanks

Enver Toprak

Thanks

Turgut Toprak

Thanks

Arif Aşçı

Thanks

Mesut Uçakan

Thanks

Ayten Telek

Thanks

Nurettin Özçelik

Thanks

Bedri Ceylan

Thanks

Hasan Ceylan

Thanks

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