»The film’s title literally means “soft breeze blowing from the west.” It is the mythological name for the god of the west wind, the jealous Zephyrus. The mother’s name is Ay – which means moon in Turkish – also because of its mythological connotations. The mother is quite a secretive character. To concentrate more on Zephyr’s filial obsession and solitary existence, I chose to provide only a few pointers about the mother’s reasons for leaving. So that the dark side of the moon remains in darkness throughout the film.«
– Belma Baş

Zephyr, a strong-willed adolescent girl, spends the summer at her grandparents’ country home on the foothills of Turkey’s Eastern Black Sea Mountains. She roams around carefree and helps them with daily chores. Her grandfather explains things to her about the woods, about mushrooms, together they bury dead animals that they find. All the while she deeply longs for her mother and hopes that she will soon come to take her home. Her mother finally shows up, but only to say farewell before taking up voluntary work abroad. Zephyr hears Ay’s explanation in total silence. On the day of Ay’s departure, Zephyr sneaks out of the house and she follows her mother to the end of the road.
This is the German premiere of Zephyr.