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In this emotionally-charged drama, Turna is a young Turkish bride whose hopes for a better life in Germany with her husband are abruptly dashed. Dursun has found a job in a German factory and on his first working day after Turna moves in, he walks out of their apartment and locks the door behind him. The message is clear -- good brides do not leave the four walls. Turna spends her time scrubbing, washing clothes, doing dishes, cooking, cleaning, and sometimes staring out the window onto a small courtyard. The occasional smile of a neighbor child or the sounds of other people's lives are her only contact with Germany. None of this prepares her for an unexpected jolt waiting just around the corner.