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The Song of Our Village (Bizim Köyün Şarkısı)

The Song of Our Village (Bizim Köyün Şarkısı) (translated)

Movie · 2018 · 7 people

Friendship and village life seen through children's eyes drive Bizim Köyün Şarkısı (The Song of Our Village), a 2018 Turkish comedy and family film. Tuğçe Soysop directed from a script by Onur Ümit, and BKM Film produced it. Distributed by Mars Entertainment Group, the 104-minute film reached cinemas on March 30, 2018, drew roughly 800,000 admissions and took about 8.79 million lira at the box office. It was shot in the Yeşilyurt district of Muğla.

At its center is Çınar, a boy in Istanbul whose greatest dream is to enter a music competition. While he waits impatiently for the contest day, his father decides the family will go back to the village. Çınar objects, but cannot talk his father out of it, and moves with the family, crushed. Adjusting to his new life with his clever sister Zeynep, he makes friends in the village and learns from them what real friendship means.

Güneş Sayın and Tansel Öngel lead the cast. Berat Efe Parlar plays Çınar, and the children include Esat Polat Güler (Emrah), Alperen Efe Esmer (Salim), Dora Dalgıç and Eda Döğer, with Doğa Rutkay also in the cast. Ahmet Küçük and Mustafa Gökçen edited, and Gizem Özmen and İbrahim Cem Tek coached the young performers.

DirectorTuğçe Soysop
Production companyBKM Film

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Cast

Doğa Rutkay Doğa Rutkay Actor · 48 years old Berat Efe Parlar Berat Efe Parlar Actor · 22 years old Çınar Esat Polat Güler Actor · 19 years old Emrah Alperen Efe Esmer Actor · 18 years old Salim Tansel Öngel Tansel Öngel Actor · 50 years old Mehmet Eda Döğer Actor · 20 years old Sibel Dora Dalgıç Actor · 19 years old

Also in the cast: Güneş Sayın

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

A true family film. It is about friendship, village life and a child's dream. It is made for the whole family; at about 104 minutes, children and grown-ups can watch it comfortably. Çınar's move from Istanbul to a village gives kids an easy story to follow. The message is simple but right: real friendship is worth more than anything. Some parts may be a little predictable, but it is a pleasure to watch with the children.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The film follows a family that moves from Istanbul to a village, seen through children's eyes. The tension between a big-city dream and everyday life in a small place is a very familiar theme in Turkey. Here it is anchored in children's friendship rather than in any adult social or economic analysis. Being shot in the Yeşilyurt district of Muğla makes the village feel lived-in rather than picture-postcard. Village life may be somewhat idealized, with problems softened and the kindly face of friendship put forward. Still, it is a work that teaches children values, and it drew nearly 800,000 viewers.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

The hardest job in films built on child actors is keeping the performances natural. The coaches' work went into preparing the young cast, though that can sometimes leave an impression of rehearsed delivery. The script settles into a familiar mold: a child torn from his dream, new friends, the discovery of real friendship. Tuğçe Soysop tries to keep scenes flowing, but avoiding repetition is hard in a story this well-worn. Whether the music-competition dream is strong enough to be the film's emotional engine is debatable. A family comedy that suits its audience: safe, but short on surprises.

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