A Little Cloud (Bir Küçük Bulut)

A Little Cloud (Bir Küçük Bulut) (translated)

Movie · 1990 · 9 people

A Turkish film from 1990 classed as political, family and drama, Bir Küçük Bulut ("A Little Cloud") runs 75 minutes. It was directed by Faruk Turgut from a screenplay by Cemal Şan. Its core subjects are poverty, social disorder and tradition that follow migration from the countryside to the big city, explored through what happens to one small family.

The hero, Saycan, works in a pudding shop in Istanbul. Over time he has brought his wife, father and child to the city, but they have no home of their own and stay with his uncle's son. The host, struggling financially, cannot bear his wife's constant nagging and throws Saycan out. Saycan's friendship with Memet, the dishwasher at the pudding shop, then brings disaster on the family. Tarık Akan plays Saycan and Füsun Demirel plays his wife. The cast also includes Osman Alyanak, Zeynep Irgat, Tuncer Sevi, Erol Şen, Enver Dönmez and Nurettin Şen; the writer Cemal Şan also appears in the film and served as assistant director.

The producers are Kadir Turgut and Ferit Turgut, and the film was made by Uzman Film, with Sineray credited for preparation. The music is by Grup Kızılırmak, the cinematography by Salih Dikişçi and the editing by Sedat Karadeniz.

DirectorFaruk Turgut
Production companyUzman Film, Sineray

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Seeing Tarık Akan not as the handsome leading man but as a muhallebi-shop worker trying to hold on in Istanbul is another reminder of how well he suits social films. Grup Kızılırmak's music adds a colour that fits the story's uprooted, provincial spirit. Yet the film puts forward a dark, harsh picture rather than the warmth and hope of Yeşilçam's migration stories. Because it tries to fit so many troubles into a short running time, the characters are left little room to breathe. One wishes this bitter story had been told with a little more patience.

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

Bir Küçük Bulut puts the most concrete problem of the migration wave of its day, housing, at its centre. Saycan, who brings his family from the village, has no home of his own and stays with a relative, which shows that newcomers' first foothold in the big city is solidarity among kin and people from the same hometown; yet poverty wears that solidarity down too. The host throwing them out is a striking detail about how economic hardship constrains human relationships. By adding the question of honour customs to this picture, the film reminds us that migration is not just a change of place: village values travel to the city as well.

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

This film is a heavy drama. It deals with poverty, losing a home, honour customs and a disaster that strikes a family. It is not at all suitable for young children; the story is sad and harsh. Families who want to talk with high-school-age teens about migration and poverty can watch it, but anyone hoping for a fun family evening will not find it here.

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