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.

• Nuri Bilge CeylanDirector
• Nuri Bilge CeylanWriter

• Mehmet Emin ToprakSaffet (as M. Emin Toprak)
• Havva SağlamAsiye
• Cihat BütünAli
• Fatma CeylanNine
• Mehmet Emin CeylanDede (as M. Emin Ceylan)
• Sercihan AlioğluBaba
• Semra YılmazAnne
• Latif AltıntaşÖgretmen
• Muzaffer ÖzdemirDeli Ahmet
• Timuçin CaymazDede (voice) (as M. Emin Ceylan)
• Gazanfer ÜndüzBaba (voice) (as Sercihan Alioğlu)