Peyami Safa's novel Cumbadan Rumbaya features some of the most extraordinary characters in his works. It tells the story of Karagümrüklü Cemile, whose sole desire is to escape her dilapidated home and neighborhood and move into an apartment in Nişantaşı, where she hopes to find a wealthy husband.

A mysterious “Queen of the Skies” arrives on Earth, likely transplanted from exotic American sci-fi footage, wandering in desert attire, singing alongside scantily clad dancers. The film stitches together these bizarre imported alien sequences with new Turkish desert scenes, resulting in a surreal sci-fi/comedy mash‑up Yeşilçam cinema.