"Portrait of a lost childhood."
Hayat, her father and bedridden grandfather live in a riverside shack near the dangerously dark but breathtakingly beautiful waters of the Bosphorus. Hayat's father owns a small boat that secures the family's survival through a miscellany of not always lawful ventures. Beyond the motion and romance of the water, Hayat's life is harsh and unrelenting. But Hayat has an instinct for survival. Her capacity for courage, endurance and hope in the face of these trials suggest that there is Life despite the manifold injustices of an unjust world.
Hayat

Father

Grandfather

Mother

Kamile
Man

Boy
Grocer

Policeman

Teacher
School Principal
Boy #1
Boy #2
Boy #3

Young Woman #1

Young Woman #2
Imam
Baby
Boy's friend
Couple in the Garden

Couple in the Garden
Couple in the Car
Couple in the Car
Asian #1
Asian #2
Funfair attendant

Funfair attendant