The Waterfall
Şellale
Release: 2001-11-14
·Runtime: 120m
·★ 4.2
Family
Drama
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
Turkey
Cast
Semir Aslanyürek
Aykut Oray
as Yusuf Usta
Ali Sürmeli
Nurgül Yeşilçay
as Nergis
Serkan Ercan
Güner Özkul
Pelin Batu
Fikret Kuşkan
as Cemal
Ezel Akay
as Kasap Callud
Hamdi Alkan
Şükran Çağman
Altay Özbek
Hülya Koçyiğit
as Semra
Ege Aydan
as Sarhoş Sami
Erdinç Olgaçlı
Tuncel Kurtiz
as Kel Selim
Savaş Yurttaş
Canan Hoşgör