The Gulf

Leaving behind a ruined career and a bitter divorce Selim returns to his hometown Izmir Unwilling to make plans for the future he wanders around revisiting his past family schoolmates an exlover He runs into Cihan a friend from the military service an idler with a charming energy As people start leaving Izmir due to a terrible smell caused by a mysterious maritime accident Selim finds himself gradually drawn to a new world where he will go back embracing the possibilities of life