Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.

In 1940s Turkey, the war is recently over but the wounds are still fresh and the Second World War is going on next door. A different family lives in each room of a mansion. They all lead a scarce life but hold on to life with hope.
In 1940s Turkey, the war is recently over but the wounds are still fresh and the Second World War is going on next door. A different family lives in each room of a mansion. They all lead a scarce life but hold on to life with hope.
One in Tunç Başaran’s trilogy of films about compassion, this classic of Turkish cinema sees socioeconomic struggle from a child’s delicate, innocent perspective. Balancing hardship with imagination, it offers a lyrical reflection on survival, and the fragile dreams that endure against all odds.