Sinan, an aspiring writer, returns home after university hoping to scrape together enough money to publish his first novel. Struggling to reorient himself within his family, Sinan must re-enter a difficult situation with his father who’s trying to find a way to pay off his extensive gambling debts.

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s follow-up to the Palme d’Or-winner Winter Sleep is a sumptuous and evocative drama that delicately paints a contrast between grand aspirations and daily small-town life. With a Chekhovian flourish, the Turkish auteur explores the bittersweet emotions of returning home.