Twelve-year-old Yusuf lives in the Digor district of Kars and cycles to school, every day. Despite taking a lengthy amount of time, the commute offers him the chance to see Leyla, a girl he particularly fancies, for a brief moment each morning.

Part of Tales from Kars, a collaborative omnibus shot in the Turkish province, director Özcan Alper’s rich and vibrant short catches the blossoming of young love on a boy’s epic journey to school. Despite its bleak and snowy setting, Moto Guzzi suffuses the viewer with the warmest of feelings.