土耳其乡村里正举办一场热闹婚礼,美丽的艾雪即将远嫁维也纳,和她英俊丈夫哈山一家人住在一起。新婚之夜房门关上,留在艾雪身旁的居然是哈山的父亲,那个她真正嫁的男人。原来这是哈山母亲法玛特夫人的精心安排,体弱多病的她,担心来日无多,希望有人能替她照顾好丈夫,并担起延续家族荣景的责任。果然,家族很快就办起了葬礼;但让人意外的是,死去的并不是法玛特夫人…。Ayse, a beautiful 19-year-old girl from the Turkish countryside, is chosen to be married to the handsome Hasan, son of formidable and house-proud mother Fatma, who resides in Vienna with her husband and six children. However, what soon becomes apparent is that Ayse is to be second wife to Fatma's husband. This tight-knit family go to great lengths to preserve traditional values and although polygamy is illegal in Austria, Ayse is welcomed with warmth. Yet, her presence in a country whose language and culture is entirely foreign to her immediately marks her as an outsider. As Western societal norms and Muslim religious beliefs draw closer together in an ever diversifying family unit, tensions arise, resulting in an explosive stroke of fate. Umut DaÄY's mature feature debut is a rich tapestry of swirling emotions, suppressed desires, unspoken words and uncomfortable yet pressing social and political questions.