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The Waterfall

2001 120 min Turkish
Wubly rating 5.7 IMDb rating 5.4

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.

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Semir Aslanyürek Director

First release November 14, 2001 · Produced in Türkiye · Original title Şellale

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Türkiye

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Original title

Şellale

Original language

Turkish

Spoken on screen

Turkish

Release dates

Türkiye · November 14, 2001

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No release date listed for United States.

Germany

September 11, 2002 · Theatrical

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