A compelling "coming out of the closet" narrative, entwined in a possessive love story, unfolding in Istanbul.
Alaz, an undergraduate student, falls in love with another man, named Batu, and gets pulled into an enticing and exciting gay scene in Istanbul. As he is breaking away from the taboos of his conservative upbringing forced upon him and shaped by the traditional middle eastern mentality , he enters into Istanbul's underground queer world which is filled with promises of enlightenment, sexual exploration, and self-discovery.
Yet, there is a problem: Batu is too much for a young and inexperienced gay man to handle; he is emotionally manipulative, temperamental, and unpredictable. Alaz becomes obsessed with Batu, and as the complications arise from pursuing happiness while trying to untangle Batu's web of passion and dealing with his deceitful behavior, Alaz and his friends will all learn the same lesson:
Love is a highway where people get lost, and they are all try finding their way home in the dark.
'Author's note'
When someone is in love with someone else it's like entering a one sided highway. Such an endless road that doesn't go anywhere, where there's nothing other than the darkness around it. Many of us have travelled on this highway for a long time but never reach the target. The important thing is not the destination but the road lies ahead.
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