After losing his factory job, Yusuf leaves his Turkish village and travels to Istanbul in search of work. There, he lives with his cousin Mahmut, a well-to-do photographer. Yusuf, who assumed it would be easy to secure a position aboard a ship, has little luck in his job search. As the days go by, Mahmut clashes with his countrified cousin over their vast differences in personality—and, perhaps more so, their uncomfortable similarities.
After losing his factory job, Yusuf leaves his Turkish village and travels to Istanbul in search of work. There, he lives with his cousin Mahmut, a well-to-do photographer. Yusuf, who assumed it would be easy to secure a position aboard a ship, has little luck in his job search. As the days go by, Mahmut clashes with his countrified cousin over their vast differences in personality—and, perhaps more so, their uncomfortable similarities.
After losing his factory job, Yusuf leaves his Turkish village and travels to Istanbul in search of work. There, he lives with his cousin Mahmut, a well-to-do photographer. Yusuf, who assumed it would be easy to secure a position aboard a ship, has little luck in his job search. As the days go by, Mahmut clashes with his countrified cousin over their vast differences in personality—and, perhaps more so, their uncomfortable similarities.