Ayhan Ergürsel

Three old acquaintances debate different interpretations of the Koran, Christian sects, their lives, and life after death in a tiny, cramped neighborhood barber shop.

Studying engineering and dreaming to go abroad with the Erasmus project to leave behind his small town, Ali is going through a period of self-exploration, asking questions about life. His quiet life is stirred up upon his crush to Gülce, a singer at a folk music cafe. Gülce is a nursing student and to get by, she works as a caregiver to a lonely, elder man in one of the older neighbourhoods of the town. As Ali gets to know Gülce, he becomes involved in the old man’s story too. Ali goes on his search on the threshold of this encounter, asking a question to which he wouldn’t find an answer to: is any happiness possible?

16-year-old Elene is a Georgian illegal immigrant who works at a tea plantation in Turkey. Feeling threatened by various encounters, she tries to be invisible in this foreign land. But it is not as easy as she thinks.

Nesrin and Hatun are two Kurdish cleaning women living in Istanbul. While Nesrin tries to survive with her little daughter, trying to understand why her husband left her, Hatun dreams of buying a house in the district where they clean.

Narra la relación entre un padre y su hijo. El pequeño y sensible Yusuf tiene seis años y acaba de empezar la escuela primaria, donde aprende a leer y escribir. Su padre, Yakup, se dedica a la apicultura. Ambos se adentran regularmente en la espesura del bosque para colgar las colmenas de los árboles más altos. Un día, las abejas desaparecen misteriosamente y, entonces, Yakup decide averiguar la causa.Tercera entrega de la "Trilogía de Yusuf" que muestra los cambios sociales y económicos en las provincias de Anatolia. La trilogía está formada por Huevo (2007), Leche (2008) y Miel (2010)

Mithat passionately collects newspapers in his Istanbul flat. The other tenants ridicule him and he lives a lonely life. As the building is to be renovated, Mithat develops a friendship with concierge Ali, another loner, who helps him save his collection. They involuntarily change each other’s fate.

Tres Monos. Una familia empieza a derrumbarse cuando, lo que parecían pequeños defectos, se convierten en extravagantes mentiras. Sus miembros escogen luchar para mantenerse juntos escondiendo la verdad, y así evitar inconvenientes y responsabilidades que les parecen imposibles de soportar. Prefieren ignorar la verdad, no ver ni hablar del tema. Pero, ¿basta con actuar como "tres monos" para erradicar la verdad?

Al hombre le basta poco para alegrarse y todavía menos para entristecerse. Isa y Bahar son dos personas solitarias e introvertidas que persiguen una felicidad que al final no les pertenece. La historia se desarrolla durante tres estaciones (un caluroso verano, un otoño lluvioso y un invierno de nieves) que simbolizan los cambios en la relación de la pareja.

Zeynep, Tülin Özen works in a hotel as a housekeeper. But she suffers hell on earth because of her father's behavior. She only talks to Mustafa, 'Engin Dogan' who works in the same hotel and he is interested in Zeynep. She is not interested in Mustafa who is younger than Zeynep, but she is not indifferent to him. While Zeynep is trying to make a bonfire of bad situation, Selçuk, Budak Akalin who lives on the other side of city is a voice technician. He feels guilty after his wife's death. The suitcase which has his wife's dresses changes the Zeynep's destiny.

Un fotógrafo que vive y trabaja en Estambul y que siente que el paso del tiempo y las preocupaciones de la vida cotidiana lo han alejado de sus ideales de juventud se ve obligado a acoger en su casa a su primo, un obrero que ha ido a la capital turca para encontrar un empleo que le permita vivir.

Un joven director de cine, ávido de nuevos horizontes para realizar un documental, visita a sus padres que viven en una casa situada en un paraje de extraordinario verdor. Sin embargo, lejos de encontrar la inspiración necesaria, se conforma con hacer reportajes triviales de su familia y amigos. Su padre, que ha dedicado su vida a plantar árboles, tiene ahora que enfrentarse a un absurdo decreto estatal que ordena su tala.

Told from the perspective of two children, and in four parts which run parallel to seasons, The Small Town describes the relationships between members of a small-town family. Both brother and sister witness the complexities of the adult world, as well as the mysteries of life and nature.