Ahmet (Arif Jakup) laboriously herds sheep while caring for his little brother Naim (Agush Agushev), the picture of adorableness, who hasn’t spoken since their mother died. One evening while tending to the flock, Ahmet discovers a secret dance party, an event that rekindles a love for music that was passed down by his mother.
It is there that he first catches a glimpse of Aya (Dora Akan Zlatnova), a young girl only in the village to enter into an arranged marriage. This delightful and beguilingly sharp film playfully critiques certain Muslim customs, but never in a demeaning way, and with an unforgettable ensemble, laugh-out-loud comedy moments and heartbreaking drama, this story of a teenage boy defying his traditional community feels like a revelation.
Delightful and beguilingly sharp, you have probably never seen a film where an army of sheep invade a midnight forest rave, or where a tractor is turned into a mobile DJ sound system, or where the local minaret broadcasts the Windows start-up sound.
The film features a rich soundtrack that mixes modern English-language songs with tracks specific to the region, plus a larger-than-life score, which sounds as if Ahmet were a mythical hero on a quest.
With support of the BFI Film Audience Network,
awarding funds from the National Lottery in order to
bring this project to more audiences across the UK.
