Director Ahmet Necdet Çupur goes back to the place of his childhood, a small village in the southeast of Turkey, in order to capture the life of his family through his adult eyes. His return takes place during a family crisis, because his younger brothers are now grown up and demand their independence, just like he did years ago. His brother Mahmut, who recently entered an arranged marriage which doesn’t fulfill him, wants to leave his young wife. Yet he feels trapped between his desire for freedom, the reproaches of his parents, as well as his own feelings of guilt, since a divorced woman becomes a pariah in the conservative community of the village. At the same time, the younger sister, Zeynep, can no longer bear her family's “repressive regime” and the life without prospects in the village, and she plans her escape to the city, where she wishes to continue her studies. The director captures with exquisite candour the tensions in the family, the identity crisis of his brothers and their rebellion against their authoritarian father, who feels that the universe of the family is in danger. Without judging or accusing, the filmmaker provides an outlet of expression for all the members of his family, even for the parents who are hurt by their children’s revolt. The result is a complex family portrait, an intense blend of often contradictory emotions and a painful generational conflict. Through exploring the universe of the conventional family structure, the movie also sketches a subtle critic of the overconservative practices which are employed in some Muslim communities. (Monica Stan)