The Waterfall (2001)

Original title

Şellale

Directed by

Semir Aslanyürek

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Turkey

Runtime

2h

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A famous painter goes back to his childhood home in Turkey. He remembers growing up in a politically divided family before the 1960 military coup.

nostalgicbittersweetreflectivemoodygentleslow-pacedpersonal

What happens

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 (2001-11-16), was described by author Rekin Teksoy as a "lively, fresh look at the director's childhood." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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