A gardener's romantic confession goes hilariously sideways when the wrong son comes home.
Tahsin has been working as a gardener for the Altınel family for many years and falls in love with Ayperi, a beautiful maid who has been working in the house for five months. When the family, who owns the house, goes on vacation, Tahsin finally gets the chance he’s been waiting for to confess his feelings. However, everything changes when Timuçin, the mischievous son of the house who didn’t go on vacation with his family, suddenly comes home in the middle of the night with his friends to throw a party.
Acting
Murat Akkoyunlu's desperate dignity as lovesick Tahsin.
Writing
Precision-timed class comedy in a single location.
Director
Okan Ege Ergüven
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film continues Turkey's tradition of servant-master comedies that expose class tensions through awkward intimacy, reminiscent of classic Yeşilçam era social satires.
Director Okan Ege Ergüven reportedly shot the entire film in chronological order over just 12 days in a single Istanbul mansion to maintain the escalating claustrophobia.
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