\u00bbThe film\u2019s title literally means \u201csoft breeze blowing from the west.\u201d It is the mythological name for the god of the west wind, the jealous Zephyrus. The mother\u2019s name is Ay \u2013 which means moon in Turkish \u2013 also because of its mythological connotations. The mother is quite a secretive character. To concentrate more on Zephyr\u2019s filial obsession and solitary existence, I chose to provide only a few pointers about the mother\u2019s reasons for leaving. So that the dark side of the moon remains in darkness throughout the film.\u00ab
\n\u2013 Belma Ba\u015f<\/p>\n
Zephyr, a strong-willed adolescent girl, spends the summer at her grandparents\u2019 country home on the foothills of Turkey\u2019s 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\u2019s explanation in total silence. On the day of Ay\u2019s departure, Zephyr sneaks out of the house and she follows her mother to the end of the road.
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