Two village kids build a film projector from trash—Cinema Paradiso meets Anatolian poverty.
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.
Direction
Ulucay's debut—lived-in authenticity, zero pretension.
Cinematography
Dusty Anatolian landscapes that ache with longing.
Writing
Kids' banter feels improvised, painfully real.
Director
Ahmet Uluçay
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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