''The Waterfall'' ( tr, Şelale) is a 2001 Turkish

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

, written and directed by

Semir Aslanyürek Semir may refer to: * Semir (given name), an alternate form of the Arabic given name Samir * Vladimir de Semir Vladimir de Semir (born 1948 in Barcelona) is Spanish journalist. He started his career in 1975 and has specialized in science journalism ...

, about a famous painter returning to his hometown to remember his childhood in a politically divided home just before the 1960 military coup d'état. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was described by author

Rekin Teksoy Rekin Teksoy (1928 – May 30, 2012) was a Turkish lawyer, author and translator. Career Teksoy taught courses in Istanbul University’s Communications Faculty on ''Art of Cinema'' and ''Cinema and Literature Relations'' for over twenty years. ...

as a "lively, fresh look at the director's childhood."

Cast

Hülya Koçyiğit Hülya Koçyiğit (born 12 December 1947) is a Turkish actress. A prominent female lead in the Turkish cinema, she received numerous awards at international film festivals, including the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. Altogether, she has ...

as Semra *

Tuncel Kurtiz Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright, and film director. Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions. Early year ...

as Kel Selim *

Aykut Oray Aykut Oray (13 October 1942 – 11 August 2009) was a Turkish actor active between 1963 and 2009. He was, perhaps, best known for his work on the Turkish dramatic comedy series, ''Bizimkiler''. Oray also had a brief career in politics during his ...

as Yusuf Usta *

Ali Sürmeli Ali Sürmeli (born 7 April 1959) is a Turkish actor, born in Solhan, Bingöl, Turkey. Filmography Film * 1983: '' Beyaz Ölüm'' * 1988: '' Dönüş'' * 1988: '' Gece Dansı Tutsakları'' * 1993: '' Hoş Memo'' * 1993: ''Mavi Sürgün'' * 1 ...

as Süleyman *

Ege Aydan Ege Aydan (born 15 June 1958) is a Turkish actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1974. Selected filmography References External links * 1958 births Living people Turkish male film actors Male actors from Ankara ...

as Sami *

Nurgül Yeşilçay Nurgül Yeşilçay (born 26 March 1976) is a Turkish actress. Biography Nurgül Yeşilçay was born in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, in 1976. She studied drama at the State Conservatoire of Anadolu University in Eskişehir. Since her graduation, she h ...

as Nergis *

Enis Aslanyürek Enis is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Enis Alushi, German footballer * Enis Bešlagić, Bosnia and Herzegovina actor * Enis Batur, Turkish poet * Enis Esmer, Canadian actor * Enis Hajri, Tunisian footballer Other uses * ...

as Cemal *

Savaş Yurttaş Savaş is a Turkish name that means "''war"'' "battle" "fighting" "warfare" and refers to: Given name * Kool Savas (Savaş Yurderi) (born 1975), German rapper and hip hop artist of Turkish descent * Savaş Ay (1954-2013), Turkish journalist * Sava� ...

as Münir Ağa *

Ezel Akay Ezel Akay (born 20 January 1961) is a Turkish film actor, film director and film producer. Life and work After Ezel Akay graduated as a mechanical engineer from the Boğaziçi University, he was trained as actor at the US-American Villanova Univ ...

as Callud *

Zuhal Tatlıcıoğlu Zuhal is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Zuhal Demir (born 1980), Belgian lawyer and politician * Zuhal Olcay (born 1957), Turkish actress * Zuhal Sultan Zuhal Sultan ( ar, زحل سلطان; born 1991 in Baghdad, Iraq) is ...

as Şehra *

Canan Hoşgör Canan or Janan is a Turkish female name from Persian origin, meaning ''beloved'', it may refer to: Given name * Aslı Canan Sabırlı (born 1991), Turkish women's footballer * Canan Bayram (born 1966), German lawyer and politician * Canan Dağdevi ...

as Cemile

References

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* 2001 films 2000s Turkish-language films 2001 comedy-drama films Films set in Turkey Turkish comedy-drama films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub