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Zeynep goes to the countryside with her mother, wanting to see the cuckoo related to her name mentioned in the legend. In the countryside, she meets a boy named Ekper, and chooses to believe in him regardless of everyone’s rumors. However, the loss of an earring breaks their relationship. Before leaving, Zeynep decides to face her mistake and goes to look for Ekper in the woods. In the woods, there are cuckoo sounds everywhere, but Ekper is nowhere to be seen.
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Nilufer marries her husband at a young age despite her mother’s objection. Now, with a child, life after marriage is not as wonderful as she imagined but she has to live with her choice. This documentary presents a young housewife’s life in an objective perspective. In the film, Nilufer talks about her dreams with passion, but the life she is living is totally different. She remains optimistic about her future, although it seems like she is trying to numb herself with her dreams so that she can stay strong in real life.
On the one year anniversary of his wedding, Nijat came home without telling his wife in advance. He discovered that every time he wasn’t there, his wife would bring his beloved dog to her uncle Kerim’s house. And even the fact that she was a smoker was something only her cousin Erpan was knew.
