| The Waterfall | |
| Director: | Semir Aslanyürek |
| Music: | Sunay Özgür |
| Cinematography: | Hayk Kirakosyan |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Language: | Turkish |
The Waterfall (Turkish: Şelale) is a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Semir Aslanyürek, 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 as a "lively, fresh look at the director's childhood."[1]