A Muslim woman with an unorthodox sexual appetite and a recovering addict with suicidal tendencies agree to marry. She uses the marriage to escape her oppressive family and continues to see other men, while he maintains his relationship with a former girlfriend. Despite their shared heritage (both characters are German-born and of Turkish descent), the couple struggles to find a place in the growing no man’s land between German and Turkish cultures. Fatih Akin’s latest film won the Golden Bear at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival.