Men are living their self abiding lives for their own joy and they expect women to join with them. But 4 women are trying to resist this situation in an ordinary day.

Lia, a retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbor, Achi, that her long-lost transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi, where they explore the hidden depths of the city.