Ayla Arslancan

Umay é uma jovem mulher de descendência turca que sai de Istambul em busca de uma vida independente na Alemanha. Sua luta contra a resistência de sua família cria uma situação que chega a colocar vidas sob ameaça. O filme mostra os conflitos entre tradições e valores culturais mais recentes, contrapõe regras tribais a direitos humanos atualmente consagrados, e apresenta o choque de conceitos comunitários de honra contra o amor entre membros de uma mesma família.

Two desperate brothers go illegally to cut down trees in a difficult area.

Sent to prison along with his mother after her drug conviction, a young boy develops a warm, tender relationship with a political prisoner.

Selamsiz (wich means 'no greeting') is a small town in Anatolia. The town has a lot of problems but noone from governments come and see the town. One day the mayor learns that the prime minister will come to the city. They, now, have a chance to solve their problems. However, they think that they should have a band to greet the prime minister.

The landowner (Agha) of the Haraptar village marries off his old father with the young and beautiful Kiraz. But on the nuptial night, his father dies and everthing starts to go bad for the Agha. Due to the long drought and provocations of Kekec Salman (big brother of Kiraz), the peasants steal the crops and run away to Istanbul. Without the peasants and crops, Agha is also forced to sell the village and move to Istanbul. But he cannot keep up with the big city life and consumes all his money and belongings. Agha's wife and relatives leave him during this downfall.