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Karpuz Kabugundan Gemiler Yapmak (2004)

| Comedy , Drama , Family | 26 November 2004 (Turkey)
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This is a movie about amateur spirit made with an amateur spirit. It is the story of two adolescents who live in a small village, work in temporary summer jobs in a small town near their ... See full summary »

Director:

Ahmet Uluçay

Writer:

Ahmet Uluçay

Stars:

Fizuli Caferof, Gülayse Erkoc, Hasbiye Günay | See full cast & crew »
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Credited cast:
Fizuli Caferof Fizuli Caferof ... Deli Ömer
Gülayse Erkoc Gülayse Erkoc ... Nezihe
Hasbiye Günay Hasbiye Günay ... Güler
Kadir Kaymaz Kadir Kaymaz ... Mehmet
Ismail Hakki Taslak Ismail Hakki Taslak ... Recep
Ahmet Uluçay Ahmet Uluçay ... Berber
Boncuk Yilmaz ... Nihal
Mustafa Çoban Mustafa Çoban ... Karpuzcu Kemal
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This is a movie about amateur spirit made with an amateur spirit. It is the story of two adolescents who live in a small village, work in temporary summer jobs in a small town near their village, and have a passion for cinema. One of the boys works in a barber shop, the other sells watermelons. Whenever they find time, they work on their old little machine to show motion pictures from disposed films they collect from the local movie-theater, the only person in support of these efforts being the village idiot. While their efforts continue hopelessly but ambitiously, one of finds himself in love. The movie was inspired by the director's own passion about cinema, and was made in his own village, all the acting being done by local villagers. Written by Anonymous

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Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

26 November 2004 (Turkey) See more »

Also Known As:

Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds See more »

Filming Locations:

Kütahya, Turkey See more »

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Istisnai Filmler ve Reklamlar (IFR) See more »
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19 December 2004 | by aydinim – See all my reviews

The director of that movie is a villager living in Kütahya(Turkey)and I'm living in the same city with him.this is his first movie and he recorded that movie with 10.000 USA dollars.

All the actors in that movie are the villagers.none of them r actors.But they create a perfect movie... Can u believe it?And that movie was awarded in various festivals in Europe...What a pure and perfect movie...It presents the pure but emotional lives of villagers and two kids...Watch that movie,it is nice.

First of the director Ahmet Uluçay creates good sense of vision.We can see the pure but colorful lives of people.
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