Yusuf worries ceaselessly about his compadre, wondering whether or not he’ll return. One day, his father suddenly disappears while working. His father works as a beekeeper, and brings money back to his family through his apiary. Yusuf and his father are best friends, and their bond seems unbreakable. Part 3 of The Yusuf Trilogy We are carried back further in time to Yusuf’s childhood. However, being an unsatisfactory student and having not passed the college entrance exam makes his dream hard to achieve. Living on a small farm, Yusuf and his mother Zehra work together to sell milk, though it’s been difficult making ends meet. Part 2 of The Yusuf Trilogy Here we see Yusuf’s life before he became a poet. Ayla accompanies Yusuf, hoping that he can complete the ceremony for the sake of his mother. Before her death, Yusuf’s mother had attempted a sacrificial ceremony. At home he meets Ayla, his cousin he never knew existed. Part 1 of The Yusuf Trilogy Yusuf is a poet who returns home after learning of his mother’s death. In Turkish with on-screen English subtitles
However, the two escape and embark on a journey through Turkey. The deed must be carried out by her cousin, Cemal.
Her family assumes she has lost her virginity and has no choice but to put her to death. 17-year-old Meryem is found near a lake disheveled and beaten.
