Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world. This documentary visits the fastest working directors, the most practical cameramen and the most hardheaded actors to have a closer look into the country's tumultuous history of movie making.
The theater actor, Gülseren, is unable to relieve the pain of her husband Hilmi and her daughter Melisa, which she lost as a result of an accident. As a result of the pressures and insistence of his surroundings, he moves away from his house in order to find peace and come to the Nightmares House. A woman in a shady costume, who comes across in unexpected moments while thinking that she is getting away from all her pain, turns her entire balance upside down. While trying to solve the mystery of this woman with the help of Realtor Sema, Gülseren has to confront her daughter and her husband, on the one hand, and to resist the instant loss of time. Is this woman an ambassador, as Gülseren argues, taking the lost souls away and taking them to where they belong? All the answers are hidden in this shady woman and time is decreasing from time to time, autumn leaves its place to a winter fairy tale.
Murat is a charismatic political prisoner in Malatya. He is well respected by both inmates and prison officers. There he meets two women: Tozey, a famous prostitute, and Hanim, a defenseless woman accused of murdering her husband.
Hülya Koçyiğit (born 12 December 1947) is a Turkish actress. A prominent female lead in the Turkish cinema, she received numerous awards at international film festivals, including the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. Altogether, she has acted in some 180 films. Koçyiğit decided to venture into cinema in 1963 after she was the runner-up in a beauty contest organized by the magazine Ses. Her debut film was the 1964 Susuz Yaz (Dry Summer), which went on to win the Golden Bear Award at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. This honour was the first of its kind ever bestowed upon a Turkish movie. Derman, a film she starred in was the first Turkish film that played in five continents. Kurbağalar, another of her famous films was the first Turkish movie that was sold to international televisions. She received the distinction of "Turkish state artist" in 1991. Koçyiğit holds the distinction of being the Turkish actress of having won the most national and international awards and is probably, the most recognised face of the Turkish silver screen. Her movies between 1965 and 1974, her golden period, constantly captivated movie audiences.
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