The Small Town (1997)
Kasaba (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 25min
- Drama
- 28 Nov 1997 (Turkey)
- Movie
The story of a family living in a small godforsaken town in Turkey seen through the eyes of children and dealing with the growing complexity when one becomes an adult.
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Awards:
- 8 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast
Mehmet Emin Toprak | ... |
Saffet
(as M. Emin Toprak)
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Havva Saglam | ... |
Asiye
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Cihat Bütün | ... |
Ali
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Fatma Ceylan | ... |
Nine
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Emin Ceylan | ... |
Dede
(as M. Emin Ceylan)
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Sercihan Alevoglu | ... |
Father - Baba
(as Sercihan Alioglu)
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Semra Yilmaz | ... |
Mother - Anne
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Latif Altintas | ... |
Teacher - Ögretmen
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Muzaffer Özdemir | ... |
Deli Ahmet
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Timuçin Caymaz | ... |
Dede (voice)
(as M. Emin Ceylan)
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Gazanfer Ündüz | ... |
Father - Baba (voice)
(as Sercihan Alioglu)
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Directed by
Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
Written by
Nuri Bilge Ceylan | ... | (scenario) |
Emin Ceylan | ... | (story) |
Produced by
Nuri Bilge Ceylan | ... | producer |
Sadik Incesu | ... | producer |
Music by
Ali Kayaci |
Cinematography by
Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
Editing by
Ayhan Ergürsel |
Production Design by
Ebru Ceylan | ... | (as Ebru Yapici) |
Sound Department
Ender Akay | ... | sound mixer |
Mustafa Bolukbasi | ... | ambience & fx recordist / sound |
Taylan Oguz | ... | sound mixer |
Ergun Unal | ... | sound |
Thanks
Ezel Akay | ... | thanks |
Emin Ceylan | ... | thanks |
Sadik Incesu | ... | thanks |
Muzaffer Özdemir | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Maya Entertainment (2006) (United States) (theatrical)
- Memento Distribution (2023) (France) (theatrical)
- Imaj DVD Entertainment (2000) (Turkey) (DVD)
- NBC Film
- New Star (2007) (Greece)
- trigon-film (2020) (Austria)
- trigon-film (2020) (Germany)
- trigon-film (2020) (Switzerland)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Imaj (sound post-production)
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The grandfather and grandmom at the movie, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's (director) father and mother in real life. See more » |
Goofs | Ismail arrives at class and enters through a door where the floor is wet and and has small patches of snow. When another student goes to close the door, the floor is now dry. See more » |
Movie Connections | Followed by Clouds of May (1999). See more » |
Quotes |
Saffet:
I want to tell you this. Yes. Maybe I am a failure. You are fed up with me being discontented. I think I've got no talent for anything. And I've got nothing to give other than my blood. My youth is being wasted like a useless cigarette end. I've got no home, no friends, no job. I wasted my best years stuck in this town. My manhood and my heart are melting away before my eyes. See more » |