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The Waterfall

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.

Top Cast

  • Hülya Koçyiğit

    Hülya Koçyiğit

    Semra

  • Tuncel Kurtiz

    Tuncel Kurtiz

    Kel Selim

  • Aykut Oray

    Aykut Oray

    Yusuf Usta

  • Ali Sürmeli

    Ali Sürmeli

  • Enis Aslanyürek

    Enis Aslanyürek

  • Zuhal Tatlıcıoğlu

    Zuhal Tatlıcıoğlu

  • Ege Aydan

    Ege Aydan

    Sarhoş Sami

  • Nurgül Yeşilçay

    Nurgül Yeşilçay

    Nergis

  • Fikret Kuşkan

    Fikret Kuşkan

    Cemal

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.

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