
Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds
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.
- Year: 2004
- Country: Turkey
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR)
- Keyword: turkey, watermelon, nuovo cinema paradiso, cinema
- Director: Ahmet Uluçay
- Cast: Ismail Hakki Taslak, Kadir Kaymaz, Gülayse Erkoc, Aysel Yılmaz, Boncuk Yilmaz, Hasbiye Günay