From the Village to the City
Four village brothers turn a boxful of inherited gold into a riotous Ankara adventure of culture shock, status anxiety, and family-fueled farce.
Overview
Four brothers strike gold, but can they handle the chaos that follows?
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- boisterous
- warm
- lazy sunday
- nostalgic movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Four brothers leave their village circumstances and enter Ankara, where the unfamiliar city becomes the source of comic conflict.
The brothers' inheritance of a boxful of gold drives their movement into a wealthier, more complicated urban world.
Saffet, Himmet, Hayret, and Gayret form the central four-brother ensemble whose collective adventures power the comedy.
The film is an Arzu Film production directed by Ertem Eğilmez and led by prominent Turkish comic performers including Kemal Sunal, Zeki Alasya, and Metin Akpınar.
Films like From the Village to the City, and why
The Stupid Millionaire
shared broad physical comedy, rural-to-urban culture shock, and ensemble farce
The Foster Brothers
shared Turkish ensemble comedy, class satire, and fish-out-of-water humor
The Chaos Class
shared warm comic tone, social satire, and ordinary characters overwhelmed by urban modernity
Movie Details
- Director
- Ertem Eğilmez
- Release Date
- 1974-10-01
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (108)
Cast
- Kemal Sunal
- Zeki Alasya
- Metin Akpınar
- Halit Akçatepe
- Tekin Akmansoy
- Perran Kutman
- Meral Zeren
- Oya Alasya
- Mine Mutlu
- Leman Çıdamlı
Common questions
- What is From the Village to the City about?
- Four village brothers turn a boxful of inherited gold into a riotous Ankara adventure of culture shock, status anxiety, and family-fueled farce.
- What is From the Village to the City like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of From the Village to the City as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is From the Village to the City violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in From the Village to the City.
- Which films are like From the Village to the City?
- Films with a similar feel include The Stupid Millionaire, The Foster Brothers, and The Chaos Class.
- How long is From the Village to the City?
- From the Village to the City runs 82 minutes.
