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The Waterfall

The Waterfall

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 14, 2001

Runtime

2h 0m

Genres

Family, Drama, Comedy

User Score

45%

Original Title

Şellale

Director

Semir Aslanyürek

Description

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.