Sevgi Hirschhäuser

In 2011 Prof. Dr. Ömer Özkan, Prof. Dr. Özlenen Özkan and their team performed the world’s first successful uterine transplant from a deceased donor to Derya Sert who was born without a uterus. This groundbreaking operation which made medical history is followed by the extraordinary story of the birth of her miracle baby.

Since the death of his parents, the teenage Burak lives with his uncle Cemil and grandmother in a remote Turkish village town. ​ They try to make a living by selling pomegranates but while the religious Cemil is satisfied to live his life in poverty, Burak struggles to leave for the city and going to university. ​ When the grandmother gets sick, both have to make tough decisions that will change their lives.