

Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds
The 60's, Tepecik, a small Anatolian village…
Genres
Overview
In his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a watermelon seller by day, Remet spends his evenings trying to rebuild a film projector with his friend Mehmet. Both have big dreams to be famous film directors one day.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
2004-11-26
Status
Released
Original Language
Turkish
Vote Count
52
Vote Average
7.808
Ismail Hakki Taslak
Recep
Kadir Kaymaz
Mehmet
Gülayse Erkoc
Nezihe
Aysel Yılmaz
Recep'in Annesi
Boncuk Yilmaz
Nihal
Hasbiye Günay
Gülay
Mustafa Çoban
Karpuzcu Kemal
Fizuli Caferof
Deli Ömer
Ahmet Uluçay
Berber
Cömert Agat
Yazlık Sinemacı
Hasan Gülün
Fötr Şapkalı Adam
Fikret Erden
Sinema Makinisti
Ahmet Çakar
Salih Amca
Hakan Hüseyin Erkmen
Fotoğrafçı
Ramazan Çalış
Simitçi
Şerif Bal
Ali Dede
Güneş Baysal
Mahalleli Kadın
Ali Ordu
Saatçi
Arif Ordu
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