Zephyr, a strong-willed adolescent girl, spends her summer vacation with her grandparents in the mountains, waiting for her mother to come and take her back home. Her mother finally shows up, but only to say farewell before going far away places for a voluntary position. But Zephyr is determined that she will not let her mother ever leave her again.

The final outcome of events spiraling out of control, where a young man driven to the edge by violence takes hostage a group of tram passengers representing the Turkish people.