Saroyanland is a docu-drama focusing on the journey of famous writer William Saroyan to the birthplace of his Armenian family Bitlis, in Turkey in 1964. While retaking the same road, the film aims to understand Saroyan's unique attitude to belonging, witnessing the self-discovery of a man who followed the traces of his Armenian ancestors.
Asli, a young mother who is trying to find a nanny to get back to work, finally meets young Gulnihal. Gulnihal is also a mother. With Gulnihal coming into her life, Asli faces her secrets which she has been avoiding herself.
Her daughter, who cannot get rid of the pain and anger of abandonment, no matter how old she gets, starts seeing her again after 15 years, with the hope of forgiveness and the longing for her mother. Nature is constantly changing, trees unfold their leaves, turn green, dry up, fall off, then bloom again, but mother and daughter realize that they are two strangers in an endless dead-end loop.
