Feo Aladag	...	(Director)
Feo Aladag	...	(Writer)
Sibel Kekilli	...	Umay
Nizam Schiller	...	Cem
Derya Alabora	...	Halime
Settar Tanriögen	...	Kader
Tamer Yigit	...	Mehmet
Serhad Can	...	Acar
Almila Bagriacik	...	Rana
Florian Lukas	...	Stipe
Nursel Köse	...	Gül
Alwara Höfels	...	Atife
Ufuk Bayraktar	...	Kemal
Blanca Apilánez	...	Carmen
Rosa Enskat	...	Manuela
Gümeç Alpay Aslan	...	Zeynep (as Gümec Alpay)
Ayla Arslancan	...	Ayten
Settar Tanriogen	...	Kader
Gümec Alpay	...	Zeynep

Summary: German-born Umay flees her oppressive marriage in Istanbul, taking her young son Cem with her. She hopes to find a better life with her family in Berlin, but her unexpected arrival creates intense conflict. Her family is trapped in their conventions, torn between their love for her and the traditional values of their community. Ultimately they decide to return Cem to his father in Turkey. To keep her son, Umay is forced to move again. She finds the inner strength to build a new life for herself and Cem, but her need for her family's love drives her to a series of ill-fated attempts at reconciliation. What Umay doesn't realize is just how deep the wounds have gone and how dangerous her struggle for self-determination has become...