A young nurse starts a new assignment in a small isolated village in the farthest reaches of Turkey, a place that seems asleep in an endless winter. A thick layer of snow covers the souls as well as the lands. But under the snow, unspeakable secrets hibernate.
Turkish director Ali Vatansever weighs the human cost of politically motivated urban renewal in his achingly resonant second feature, about a young couple forced to compromise their ideals and work for the very industry encroaching on their Istanbul neighbourhood, in order to keep up with the rent.
Керем работает декоратором, у него спокойная налаженная жизнь, любимая женщина, они готовятся к свадьбе. Но однажды весь его мир вмиг разрушается – они попадают в автокатастрофу. Керем выживает, а его невеста нет. Он впадает в депрессию, в поисках покоя приезжает в маленькую деревушку. Однако там начинают происходить странные вещи, Керем по ночам слышит детские голоса умоляющие о помощи..
In early 1970s, Adem is a boy living in an Aegean village with his family. He just finished the primary school and he wants to work while he's on summer holiday. He gets permission from his family to work for a soda pop seller named Ciber Kemal. But the Ramadan has just came and Adem wants to do his fast while he's working. But he starts seeing hallucinations because of the hot summer day. It seems it's going to be the longest day of Adem.
