The Waterfall

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 14, 2001

Original language

Turkish

Spoken languages

Turkish

Countries

Turkey

Cast

Vecih Öztürk,Hamdi Alkan,Donatella Piatti,Tuncel Kurtiz,Ömer Turgut Cihangir,Güner Özkul,Ali Sürmeli,Serkan Ercan,Enis Aslanyürek,Murat Senöyand 18 more

Director

Semir Aslanyürek

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0301825