A high school graduate, Yusuf could not pass the university entrance exam. Writing poetry is his greatest passion and some of his poems are being printed in various obscure literary journals. But neither these poems, nor the rapidly falling price of the milk they sell, are being of any benefit to Yusuf and Zehra's lives. When Yusuf finds out about Zehra's secret affair with the town's stationmaster he gets disconcerted. Will he find the way to cope with his anxiety for the unknown future, the rapid change that he is going through and the pain of taking a step into adulthood and leaving his youth behind
Feriha是一个穷人家的女儿,他的父亲Rıza是一个在伊斯坦布尔豪华富贵家庭的看门人,他的母亲Zehra是一个管家。她在大学里遇到了一个有钱的帅男孩Emir,两人之间开启了一场一波三折、惊心动魄、刻骨铭心的恋爱。
冬雪纷飞的安纳托利亚山区,一所与世隔绝的男子寄宿学校座落其中。某日夜里,男孩们在淋浴间过度嬉闹,遭到教官严厉处罚,被迫在零下30度的低温中洗冷水澡。隔天,尤素夫竟发现同房好友开始严重呕吐,陷入昏迷。他赶忙通报师长,却只见大人们不断互踢皮球。随著时间分秒流逝,下山之路的积雪越发深厚,他望著奄奄一息的好友,理智也面临崩溃边缘。
库德族裔新锐导演改编童年亲身经历,场景设置在宛如真实社会缩影的寄宿学校,透过纯真而惊惧的男孩之眼,以晃动不安的镜头控诉官僚杀人的冷酷体制,更尖锐影射陈腐教育思维的世代複制过程。
“施加在我们幼小身体上的控制,将在往后的人生形塑我们的心智。控制孩子,本质上就是控制未来。”──法利·卡拉罕