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.

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Release Date

November 26, 2004

Status

Released

Original Title

Karpuz Kabuğundan Gemiler Yapmak

Runtime

1h 50min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Turkish