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Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds (2004)

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The 60's, Tepecik, a small Anatolian village…

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ahmet Uluçay
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    Nihal Boncuk Yilmaz
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    Berber Ahmet Uluçay

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Keywords

  • turkey
  • watermelon
  • nuovo cinema paradiso
  • cinema