Фильм посвящен жизни последней фаворитки Султана Ахмета I, — взаимно и горячо им любимой законной супруге Махпейкер, или Кёсем-султан, — матери султанов Мурата IV и Ибрагима I, жившей в XVII веке и фактически правящей Османской Империей в течение 10 лет после смерти Ахмета I.
A love affair threatened by a barrier as great as itself... Can differences of faith stand in the way of an innocent love affair? Two young people, Esma and Mustafa, fall in love. For them, the future only has meaning if they are together. Failing this, life is meaningless. However, overhanging their love is a barrier unique to the period and location: Mustafa is a clandestine Christian, when everyone including Esma thinks he is Muslim. In the meantime, the Ottoman Empire introduces a series of reforms giving Christians the same rights as Muslims. From this point on, the Church urges secret Christians to reveal their faith. This poses a dilemma for Mustafa: he is caught between his love and the Church.
A barber working in Istanbul longs to be ‘both here and far, far away’. One day, he takes the day off and disappears abruptly without warning anyone. He then settles in a far-flung village. Some mysterious events start happening in the village as people disappear one by one.
Начало XX века. Османская империя доживает последние дни. Юная невольница Сафийе попадает в роскошный дворец султана Абдул-Хамида II. Она мечтает стать фавориткой султана и родить ему наследника. В гареме Сафийе знакомится с чернокожим евнухом Надиром. Взаимная симпатия кастрата и наложницы перерастает в страстную любовь, которая преодолевает сословные запреты и физические преграды.
The film tells the tale of a man who gets involved in smuggling. Hasan works as a steward on a ship. During their trip to Marseilles, he makes a deal with an Armenian man to smuggle goods into İstanbul. He brings the goods with his friend Yakup to İstanbul without being caught at customs. Several times, he calls furrier Nubar who is to receive the goods, yet he cannot reach him. This worries Hasan and Yakup who want to deliver the goods without being caught. Unable to contact Nubar, Hasan goes to the shop of the other partner, Leon. He learns that Nubar has been arrested after a tip off was made. Leon is also afraid and tells Hasan to take the goods back. Wanting to get the job done, Hasan will make the deal he wants with Leon. (Meltem İşler Sevindi)
