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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Germany
September 11, 2002 · Theatrical
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