Nghe Tra

23-year-old Khalifah is a hairdresser in Jakarta. She agrees for an arranged marriage with 33-year-old prosperous shopkeeper Rasyd, in order to financially help her father and allow her younger brother Faizal to carry on his studies. She soon finds out that her husband follows the strict precepts of the Koran. After her miscarriage, he manages to make her accept to wear the chador, the all-over veil. Khalifah's life will be totally shattered. She cannot work anymore; she either stays at home in seclusion, or becomes the target of violent reactions. Due to his work, Rasyd is often away. Yoga, a young tailor, settles in the house opposite Khalifah's. He falls in love with the young woman but he too finally leaves to work in Saudi Arabia. Khalifah is told of her husband's accidental death. Beyond the issue of wearing 'the veil', with great sensibility Nurman Hakim depicts a young modern woman living in the largest Muslim country in the world, torn between her respect for her father and husband, and the independent personal life she yearns for.

Sébastien owns a book shop and has literary ambitions of his own. He befriends Joseph, an established novelist whose work he admires. But when Joseph is killed on his doorstep, Sébastien discovers a mysterious manuscript left behind. Sasha, Sébastien's only child, witnesses Joseph's death, and the effects run deep. She finds herself drawn to the author's son Sidney, and starts a relationship with him. As the two grow closer, she discovers that her father is hiding something. Sidney, feeling betrayed by Sasha, threatens to expose Sébastien to get justice for his father's memory. But his relentless pursuit for the truth leads him to uncover a tragic family secret from which he was protected... until now.

Saliha, who is studying in Boston, wants to be a professional dancer in America. However, when he came to Turkey, his family objected to his request. Saliha, who goes to have fun with her friends, has an accident and loses a leg. Deciding to commit suicide, the young woman goes to Ürgüp.

Lucien and Regina are foragers - they gather wild mushrooms and sell them to New York restaurants. They live simply- according to the seasons. When Regina seeks and finds more stability, their marriage is put to a test.