Rebekka Haas

A young German engineer photographs a beautiful Turkish woman without her permission. Her husband finds out and starts a fight. In the midst of the argument the German engineer accidentally kills the husband.

Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehti is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain that will eminently unfold, as families, languages, cultures and lovers are both ripped apart and clash head on in a village once united.

The film, which focuses on the theme of brotherhood and the futility of war, tells the story of two enemy brothers facing each other on two separate fronts. The film, which contains messages aimed at mothers who do not want to lose their children, features Sinan Çetin's children, Orfeo (Osman) and Cemo (James).