The Fall from Heaven

Yusuf and his best friend Memo are pupils at a boarding school for Kurdish boys, secluded in the mountains of Eastern Anatolia. When Memo falls mysteriously ill, Yusuf is forced to struggle through the bureaucratic obstacles put up by the school's repressive authorities to try to help his friend. But by the time the adults in charge finally understand the seriousness of Memo's condition and try to get him to the hospital, the school has been buried under a sudden, heavy snowfall. With no way out and now desperate to reach help, teachers and pupils engage in a blame game where grudges, feelings of guilt and hidden secrets emerge, as time ticks mercilessly on and threatens to run out.

The story of three survivors of a refugee boat accident. Hazel, a young Syrian woman, finds herself trapped between cultural traditions and family responsibilities. Hamza, after being released from prison, struggles to reconcile with his past while trying to build a new identity and life for himself. Meanwhile, Khaled, an Afghan refugee, survives by working as a shepherd in a small village, but his love for the village headman's daughter clashes with the rigid traditions of the community.

The medical team that came to the village in the late 1990s placed an intrauterine contraceptive device in all women with at least three children. As the men of the village sit down and ponder what the device worn by the women is, they conclude that the state has wired them through a series of misunderstandings. Until this misunderstanding is cleared up, everything in the village is set to change.

When four estranged siblings reunite in their remote Anatolian village for their sister’s wedding, long-buried memories begin to resurface. As the celebrations unfold, two of them are drawn back into the unbreakable bond they once shared. Family secrets slowly come to light, leading them on a journey through grief and the invisible ties between generations.