Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds (2004)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | tr |
| Popularity | 5.128 |
Directed By
Ahmet Uluçay
Crew
Ahmet Uluçay
Ender Akay
Ezel Akay
Mustafa Presheva
Figen Ermek Özçorlu
İlker Berke
Serkan Çakarer
Timur Savcı
Ender Akay
Ahmet Uluçay
TOP CAST
Ismail Hakki Taslak
Recep
Kadir Kaymaz
Mehmet
Gülayse Erkoc
Nezihe
Aysel Yılmaz
Recep'in Annesi
Boncuk Yilmaz
Nihal
Hasbiye Günay
Gülay
Mustafa Çoban
Karpuzcu Kemal
Fizuli Caferof
Deli Ömer
Ahmet Uluçay
Berber
Cömert Agat
Yazlık Sinemacı
Hasan Gülün
Fötr Şapkalı Adam
Fikret Erden
Sinema Makinisti
Ahmet Çakar
Salih Amca
Hakan Hüseyin Erkmen
Fotoğrafçı
Ramazan Çalış
Simitçi
Şerif Bal
Ali Dede
Güneş Baysal
Mahalleli Kadın
Ali Ordu
Saatçi
Arif Ordu
Saatçinin Çırağı
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