Zeynep, a pregnant woman, is staying with her mother-in-law, Fatma, at her small village when her husband has to return to the city for his work, despite Fatma's warning that demons can harm a mother and her unborn baby if they are left on their own.
In the southeast region of Turkey, the Kurdish family of Altun lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war that makes their daily lives a hellish struggle. As the war intensifies, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul.