Director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Composer
Ali Kayaci
Cast
Mehmet Emin Toprak, Havva Saglam, Cihat Bütün
Edition 1998
85'
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1997
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Drama
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Dialogue:
Turkish
The film sets out to depict a three generation extended family living in a small Turkish town through the children's eyes. The first part takes place in a primary school where the family's 11-year old daughter is a pupil. It shows her difficulties in adapting to her social environment. She faces feelings of shame and has to cope with the mercilessness of life. The season is winter. The second part takes place in spring. We see the girl with her brother, who is four years younger, on their way to the cornfield where their family is waiting for them. As they pass through the countryside, they encounter the mysteries of nature and wildlife. In the third part the brother and sister witness the complexities and darkness of the adult world…
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Credits
Directors
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Composers
Ali Kayaci
Cast
Mehmet Emin Toprak, Havva Saglam, Cihat Bütün
Scenario
Emin Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Director of Photography
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Editors
Ayhan Ergürsel
Producers
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
More info
Dialogue
Turkish
Countries of production
Turkey
Year
1997
Filmography
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cocoon (short, 1995), The Small Town (1997), Clouds of May (1999), Distant (2002), Climates (2006), Three Monkeys (2008), Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011), Winter Sleep (2014), A Long Cold Winter (2016), The Wild Pear Tree (2018), Making of the Wild Pear Tree (2019), About Dry Grasses (2023)