The read
A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Metacritic 89/100. Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 81% of the 1,954 1990s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
119 audience votes
Key crew
- Nuri Bilge CeylanDirector
- Nuri Bilge CeylanWriter
Cast
- 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)