Denizden Gelen

Denizden Gelen

2010 · Drama

Halil, a police officer, shoots an illegal immigrant during a clash while on duty. While his trial is ongoing, he returns to his family home in Dalyan. The boat used for human trafficking sinks off the coast of Aşı Koyu. Some of the traffickers die, while others survive. Halil finds Jordan, one of the survivors, and takes him to the hospital. Yaren, a nurse at the hospital, pressures Halil to communicate with Jordan. Jordan's father is an illegal worker in Greece. Halil helps Jordan find his father. Melek Dinç, who works in the Public Relations Department of Dalaman Municipality, is a Ghanaian illegal immigrant who takes Jordan under her wing and acts as a mother to him.

Directed by Nesli Çölgeçen

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