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Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds
Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds

Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds

The 60's, Tepecik, a small Anatolian village…

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Turkish

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.808/10

Release Date

26 November 2004

Country

Turkey

Cast

Ismail Hakki Taslak

Ismail Hakki Taslak

Recep

Kadir Kaymaz

Kadir Kaymaz

Mehmet

Gülayse Erkoc

Gülayse Erkoc

Nezihe

Aysel Yılmaz

Aysel Yılmaz

Recep'in Annesi

Boncuk Yilmaz

Boncuk Yilmaz

Nihal

Hasbiye Günay

Hasbiye Günay

Gülay

Mustafa Çoban

Mustafa Çoban

Karpuzcu Kemal

Fizuli Caferof

Fizuli Caferof

Deli Ömer

Ahmet Uluçay

Ahmet Uluçay

Berber

Cömert Agat

Cömert Agat

Yazlık Sinemacı

Hasan Gülün

Hasan Gülün

Fötr Şapkalı Adam

Fikret Erden

Fikret Erden

Sinema Makinisti

Ahmet Çakar

Ahmet Çakar

Salih Amca

Hakan Hüseyin Erkmen

Hakan Hüseyin Erkmen

Fotoğrafçı

Ramazan Çalış

Ramazan Çalış

Simitçi

Şerif Bal

Şerif Bal

Ali Dede

Güneş Baysal

Güneş Baysal

Mahalleli Kadın

Ali Ordu

Ali Ordu

Saatçi

Arif Ordu

Arif Ordu

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