Yakup, a Turkish music teacher seeking political asylum in New York, is trying to keep his head above water as he navigates the US immigration system. Working illegally in a restaurant kitchen with a lively group of fellow immigrants, he is laser focused on laying the groundwork to bring his wife and daughter abroad. In a desperate attempt to expedite the process, he seeks help from a group of shady fellow countrymen who resort to risky methods to get people out of Turkey. But things quickly go sideways and chances to reunite with his loved ones deteriorate by the minute.
Cast
Nadir Sarıbacak
Yakup
Salem Murphy
Ammi
Faysal Ahmed
Ahmed
Abraham Taylor
Hakim
Ayhan Hulagu
Adem
Ziad Alezabi
Omar
Emine Bayındır
Ayşe
Sare Aydoğan
Neşe
Remzi Akman
Azad
Setty Brosevelt
Naif Iqbal
Desi Waters
Zeenat
Mia del Giudice
Malikah
Brittany Vicars
Sarah
Ibrahim Traore
Varun
Khalil Amonette
Basher
Lauryn Medina
Bendu
Aariz Copes
Dagmawi
Crew
Nadir Sarıbacak
Director, Writer
Samy Pioneer
Director, Editor
Ayhan Hulagu
Writer
Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll
Director of Photography
Patrick DeVine
Colorist
Marlange Piard
Color Assistant
Ömer Faruk Gündüz
Executive Producer
Mehmet Tözün
Producer
Kenan Baysal
Producer
Ender Zirekoğlu
Producer
Lorenza Astengo Fefer
Production Design
Vivian Shamma
Casting Director
Aaron Crosby
Costume Designer
Kelsey Charter
Assistant Costume Designer
Annalise D'Angelo
Makeup & Hair
Maria Matarrese
Makeup & Hair
Addison Thompson
Key Makeup Artist
Sahand Nikoukar
Sound Designer
Nathan Ruyle
Sound Designer
Hatim Mohamed
Sound Mixer
Furkan Altunay
Boom Operator
Frank Bayram
ADR Editor
Ichika Kanagawa
Original Music Composer
Andrew Gross
Music Supervisor
Pimvenus Clark
Title Designer
Kelvin Pater
Art Direction