In a mansion in Cennethisar, a fishing village near Istanbul, an old widow, Fatma, awaits the summer visit of her grandchildren. She has lived in the village for decades, ever since her husband, an idealistic young doctor, first arrived to serve the poor fishermen. Now mostly bedridden, she is attended by her servant Recep, a dwarf and the doctor's illegitimate son. Under the creeping shadow of political revolution, they share memories, and grievances of the early years, before their home became a resort.