Kasaba (1997 film)

Kasaba
Directed by	Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Written by	Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Release date	1997 (1997)
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish

Kasaba (internationally known as The Small Town or simply The Town) is a 1997 Turkish film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan in his feature film debut. The film tells the story of a family living in a gloomy small town in Turkey through the eyes of children and how they cope with the increasing complexity of life as they become adults.

Cast

• M. Emin Toprak as Saffet
• Havva Sağlam as Asiye
• Cihat Bütün as Ali
• Fatma Ceylan as Nine
• M. Emin Ceylan as Dede
• Sercihan Alioğlu as Baba
• Semra Yılmaz as Anne
• Latif Altıntaş as Öğretmen
• Muzaffer Özdemir as Deli Ahmet

Reception

According to Camden New Journal , Kasaba garnered acclaim. ^[1] On Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 89 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". ^[2]

References

1. Carrier, Dan (2019-11-07). "Dan Carrier's movies news: Nuri Bilge Ceylan". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
2. "The Town". Metacritic . Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2020-11-10.

External links

• Official website Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Kasaba at IMDb
• Kasaba at altcine ^{[ permanent dead link ]}