The Waterfall

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Released November 14, 2001

Overview

The story takes place in Harbiye town of Antakya just before the 1960 military coup d'etat. The economic and political crisis of those days are reflected by the both funny and sad story of a family. The story is told from the eyes of Cemal. Now a famous painter, Cemal goes back to his hometown years later and remembers his childhood. In those days Cemal's father and uncle, member of rival political parties, are in a continious struggle with each other. The film depicts this absurd struggle and the strange stories of people in Harbiye together with the lyric story of the famous waterfall of the town.

Runtime

2h 0m


Origin Country

Türkiye


Original Language

Turkish


Original Title

Şellale


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Turkey

Spoken Languages

  • Türkçe (Turkish)

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