Korean traveler, Kim Tae Hwan, decides to study in Turkey. While he has difficulty speaking Turkish, he meets Berkan, who is mute, and Kagan, who stutters.
Hidayet Usta is a shoemaker in his early 80s who has made a living repairing shoes. Having separated from his wife years ago and with a strained relationship with his children, Hidayet lives alone, but contentedly in his own world.