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The story of a man who believes he's been presented with a new life where he witnesses his son's resurrection.
The film tells the story of a married woman’s secret affair. Biriçim is a married painter suffering from depression. She is unable to communicate with her husband and she has lost her inspiration. Never leaving the house, she thinks of her uncle who was also painter, and who died after going mad. One day, her husband’s old friend Ömer visits from America. Ömer looks like her uncle and Biriçim feels close to him. This later turns into a secret love. However, the relationship that starts between two painters will change three people’s lives.
In the harsh times of the small time crime in Istanbul, a conscientious police officer Cumali is recognized by the police chief Ziver Bey who sees Cumali as a threat and matches him with Sekerpare, a famous harlot.
An urban Turkish teacher is transferred for political reasons to a backward Kurdish village in the mountains near the Iranian border. He is welcomed with distrust, but during that harsh year the mutual cultural misunderstandings fade away.
