The film won three awards at the 2007 Istanbul International Film Festival for Best Actor, Best Actress and People's Choice Awards.
Sadik is an idealist. Although his father expected him to become an agricultural engineer and control the family farm in the Aegean village, he was a political activist when he was in college and became a left-wing journalist in the 70s and settled in Istanbul. , The father also broke with it. On September 12, 1980, his wife gave birth. A brutal military coup that day led to chaos across the country. As he could not be taken to the hospital, his wife died after giving birth to their only son Deniz on the chaotic street that night. After the coup, Sadik went through a long period of torture, interrogation, and prison. As a result, he became terminally ill and will die soon. Considering his young son Deniz, he had to return to the country and tried to get his father who had broken with him for many years. Huseyin accepts his son Deniz, which also triggered a touching story between the families of a large Turkish family.
An extremely emotional story that delicately describes the relationship between families in traditional Turkish regions. The film also uniquely expresses some important events in Turkey’s modern history. The film also achieved great commercial success. And won the "Audience Favorite Award" at the Istanbul International Film Festival that year, and the "Best Audience Award" at the 2006 Nürnberg Film Festival.
