The most unforgettable part of the film is when Lotte's mother, Susanne, travels alone to Turkey to sort out her daughter's belongings. She checked into the hotel in despair, and fell asleep on the bed exhausted. Woke up in the middle of the night by grief, crying alone in an empty room. When Nejat found her in the restaurant, she asked suspiciously, how did you know it was me? Nejat said: Because you are the saddest person here. I thought she would hate Ayten who made this happen, and maybe hate herself for not doing her best to stop her daughter, but she is a mother who is tolerant of others and herself.
Towards the end of the film Susanne looks at the pilgrims and asks who died for them. Nejat told Susanne a religious story and said he also asked his father as a child what he would do if God wanted him to dedicate his son. His father said, "Then I am an enemy of God. Susanne looked at Nejat tenderly and asked: Is your father still alive now? Nejat seemed to be awakened suddenly, full of guilt for his father.
Every short dialogue in the film is quietly foreshadowed, so that all the psychological transitions of the characters are so natural. It is this kind of delicacy and tenderness that makes this film so deeply moving.
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