Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds (2004)
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.
- Released
- 2004-11-26
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ahmet Uluçay
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 from 61 votes
Cast
- Ismail Hakki Taslak as Recep
- Kadir Kaymaz as Mehmet
- Gülayse Erkoc as Nezihe
- Aysel Yılmaz as Recep'in Annesi
- Boncuk Yilmaz as Nihal
- Hasbiye Günay as Gülay
- Mustafa Çoban as Karpuzcu Kemal
- Fizuli Caferof as Deli Ömer
- Ahmet Uluçay as Berber
- Cömert Agat as Yazlık Sinemacı
- Hasan Gülün as Fötr Şapkalı Adam
- Fikret Erden as Sinema Makinisti