Ali works at the beach and waits every summer for the girl he loves to come on vacation. Umut goes fishing with his father and is madly in love with Zehra, who makes baskets on the island, but he can't bring himself to tell her brother about his feelings. Ömer works in the vineyard with his father. Additionally, he is developing formulas to produce his own wine in a small section of the vineyard allocated to him. The only hope of these three friends is to establish a winery together. All their efforts are aimed at raising the necessary funds. However, their lives are turned upside down by news from Vasilis. Now, it is time for everyone to confront their true feelings.
Acting
Çağlar Çorumlu's agonizing Umut energy is painfully relatable.
Cinematography
Sun-drenched island scenery makes you want to quit everything.
Writing
Three interwoven arcs that actually payoff—rare for indie romance.
Director
Şenol Sönmez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on Gökçeada, Turkey's only inhabited island with a Greek majority—locations are authentically liminal between two identities.
Merve Sevi was a TV soap star; this indie role was her deliberate pivot to 'serious' cinema that critics mostly ignored.
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