In the remote and undeveloped eastern Black Sea Region, a six-year-old boy (Yusuf) wanders through the woods searching for his lost father, trying to make sense of his life.<ref name="Deutsche Welle"/> His father is a beekeeper whose bees have disappeared unexpectedly, threatening his livelihood.<ref name="Deutsche Welle"/> A bizarre accident kills the father.<ref name="The Straits Times">.</ref> There is little dialogue or music in the film.<ref name="Deutsche Welle"/> The three main characters (Yusuf and his parents) are all fairly taciturn, and the soundtrack is filled out with the sounds of the forest and the creatures that live there.