In the town of Thiers, summer of 1976, teachers and parents give their children skills, love, and attention. A teacher has his first child, a single mother hopes to meet Mr. Right, another mom reaches out to Patrick, a motherless lad who is just discovering the opposite sex. Patrick befriends Julien, a new student who lives in poverty with his mother and has a terrible secret. Bruno shows his friends how to chat up girls. Sylvie stages a witty protest against her parents. Brothers give a friend a haircut. A toddler falls from a window and is unhurt. Everybody goes to the cinema. At camp, Martine catches Patrick's eye. A teacher explains: "Life is hard, but it's wonderful.。土耳其共和國建國僅僅97年,差不多為一個人短短一生的時間,而兩位強人總統:凱末爾及艾爾段,執政的時間就超過40年。他們一個是帶領土耳其走向世俗化道路的土耳其之父,一個是堅持固守穆斯林傳統的伊斯蘭弟兄,路線看似敵對,卻像兩個孿生兄弟,使用相同專制高壓的手法,鞏固他們對於權力的夢想。 這部紀錄片的拍攝意圖很直接,想要告訴世人,土耳其從哪裡來?也試圖釐清這個國家未來將走向何方? 本片拉出一條歷史的軸線,穿透這個從古老帝國灰燼中站起的新興國家,打破觀眾先入為主的想法、提供一窺其全貌的嶄新視角。。