A family forcibly displaced from their village struggles to stay together when Süsen, the daughter of an already broken home, defies her kin to marry her childhood love Yusuf. As her father and brother abandon the family and marriage fails to bring the dreamed-of salvation, Süsen and Yusuf must confront mounting responsibilities and learn to adapt, or risk losing each other entirely.
Nurgül Yeşilçay
Süsen
Mert Fırat
Yusuf
Vildan Atasever
Gülcan
İlyas Salman
Ekrem
Ayça Damgacı
Alev
Hakan Yufkacıgil
Nahit
Hakan Karahan
Cemal
Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı
Zahit
Nur Sürer
Anne
A family forcibly displaced from their village struggles to stay together when Süsen, the daughter of an already broken home, defies her kin to marry her childhood love Yusuf. As her father and brother abandon the family and marriage fails to bring the dreamed-of salvation, Süsen and Yusuf must confront mounting responsibilities and learn to adapt, or risk losing each other entirely.
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