Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds (2004)

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.

Genres: Drama

Stars: Ismail Hakki Taslak, Kadir Kaymaz, Gülayse Erkoc, Aysel Yılmaz, Boncuk Yilmaz

Release Date: 2004-11-26

Country: Turkey

Ratings: 7.8 / 10 (52 votes)

Runtime: 110 mins