The Small Town
1997 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 6,890 VOTES · DIR. Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 604 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:23 Mad Ahmet is coming.
00:06:23 Love and Loyalty in the family.
00:09:49 Society needs rules so that people can live in peace
00:12:05 The feeling... of belonging together...
00:13:57 national unity.
00:26:41 What was that? - A rifle.
00:33:24 Goodness gracious!
00:36:49 l was only 1 5. But the war was on, so who cared about age.
00:38:55 - Don't know. The pesticides probably.
00:41:01 They're cunning creatures. They hide during the day.
00:43:07 Whereever you go, it is.. the same sky, the same trees.
00:44:53 Many legends arose from Mesopotamia, where civilization was born.
00:47:11 And then the third on Gaugamela plain...
00:49:07 He built new cities, and...
00:52:13 That's right.
00:54:08 What do you want?
00:57:47 We used to secretly collect pieces of soap.
00:59:39 So what?
01:01:22 Maybe l'm ignorant. l don't know about Alexander...
01:04:24 Dad. Shall we go and pick some corn?
01:08:41 What's the point in knowing more?
01:10:42 l get a pain in my right side.
01:13:52 Mother! At which direction lies lndia?
01:18:23 Are the children in bed? - They are.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed604
Dialogue density7.1 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line01:18:23
Production Record
DirectorNuri Bilge Ceylan
LanguageTurkish
IMDb votes6,890