The Waterfall (Turkish: Şelale) is a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Semir Aslanyürek, about a famous painter returning to his hometown to remember his childhood in a politically divided home just before the 1960 military coup d'état. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on November 16, 2001 , was described by author Rekin Teksoy as a "lively, fresh look at the director's childhood."[1]
The Waterfall | |
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Directed by | Semir Aslanyürek |
Written by | Semir Aslanyürek |
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Cinematography | Hayk Kirakosyan |
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Music by | Sunay Özgür |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
Cast
edit- Hülya Koçyiğit as Semra
- Tuncel Kurtiz as Kel Selim
- Aykut Oray as Yusuf Usta
- Ali Sürmeli as Süleyman
- Ege Aydan as Sami
- Nurgül Yeşilçay as Nergis
- Enis Aslanyürek as Cemal
- Savaş Yurttaş as Münir Ağa
- Ezel Akay as Callud
- Zuhal Tatlıcıoğlu as Şehra
- Canan Hoşgör as Cemile
References
edit- ^ Teksoy, Renkin (2008). Turkish Cinema. Istanbul: Oğlak Yayıncılık. p. 113. ISBN 978-975-329-611-3.
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