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Kemal, who lives with his family in a small town, wants to go to Istanbul. He dreams of continuing his father's profession of shoemaking there. However, his father opposes Kemal's wish. Determined to leave the town, Kemal waits for his father to be persuaded. During this time, he falls in love with Gönül, a teacher in the town. Eventually, Kemal's father relents. Kemal moves from the town to Istanbul, where he will strive to realize his dreams.
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A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.

A stagnant and gloomy village in the 1980s. Reyhan, Nurhan, and Havva, three sisters were sent to town as 'besleme' (foster child and maid). Since they fail their foster parents for different reasons, they are sent back to their father's house in their poor village. Deprived of their dreams of a better life, they try to hold on to each other.