Cemal Orman

A confused script writer takes refuge in the ruins of a Byzantine church at a remote village while looking for locations for his next film.

A family of three from the countryside comes to Istanbul, spends all their money, and buys a janitor's job in an apartment building. However, when the building is demolished due to expropriation, the family realizes they have been swindled. The family, now in dire straits, takes refuge in a shantytown in Gültepe. This time, municipal crews demolish their homes with bulldozers. When her beloved daughter is killed under a car, the woman loses her mind.

In the half-light of dawn, Halil falls down dead, murdered. His wife, Elmas, cries for justice, but, in fact, there will be no investigation. Life goes on for Elmas: during the day she works in the rice paddies with her little boy and, at night, she goes to catch frogs with the other villagers.

The film tells the story of a young blind woman. Elif, who lives with her father, is left completely alone after losing him. However, the entire town, led by the former gangster Arap Hasan, supports Elif. Meanwhile, a young man named Kadir takes an interest in Elif. Kadir, who performs surgery to restore Elif's sight, falls in love with her. Meanwhile, a gang that Kadir has disrupted kidnaps Elif in an attempt to pit Kadir against Arab Hasan. Their goal is to get Arab Hasan to kill Kadir.