In the southeast region of Turkey, the Altun family lives in a small mountainide village plagued by a 25-year war, making their daily life a hellish struggle. As the war continues to intenify, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul. While Haydar and Isa Altun decide to stay in Turkey with their young children, Davut Altun and his family migrate north to Norway, enlisting the help of smuggler. They eventually reach their destination and find work in a supermarket, but life as refugees proves relentless. Back in Istanbul, Haydar watches over the family as his wife undergoes an operation due to pregnancy complication. Their son makes friends with a group of tranvestites, helping him to undertand why he has felt different all of his life. While liberating, his newfound identity is seen as a disgrace to the rest of his family, leading him to flee from the abuse it produces.

 would like to this piece dedicated to peace with the children . A mountain blocking the two different worlds . Here for generations to live and work , However, with a large number of military invasion , everything will be to re- former is not .
The film is a masterpiece of Turkey in 2009 as a whole , the box office champion . The story is about a story in the context of Turkey's Kurdish armed conflict : a mountain blocking the two different worlds here for generations to settle in the Lok However, with the intrusion of a large number of government troops are no longer the past, two members of the tribe Haida and Isa settled in Istanbul , another Alton with his wife and children moved to Norway . The film spans 25 years , tells the story of three groups of separated families .