▁they ▁leave ▁their ▁loved ▁ones ▁behind ▁to ▁help ▁educ ate ▁children ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁This ▁ep ic ▁story ▁directed ▁by ▁Le vent ▁Dem irk ale ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁true ▁events ▁that ▁are ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁Sen eg al , ▁Afghan istan , ▁and ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Setting : ▁Lake ▁Ret ba , ▁Sen eg al ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁opens ▁with ▁a ▁Sen eg al ese ▁boy ▁named ▁Kh ad im ▁being ▁told ▁that ▁his ▁little ▁sister ▁A ya ▁has ▁fallen ▁off ▁the ▁rocks . ▁The ▁parents ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁k ids ▁are ▁deb ating ▁whether ▁to ▁take ▁A ya ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁since ▁the ▁hospital ▁is ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁whites , ▁while ▁Kh ad im ▁and ▁A ya ' s ▁family ▁is ▁black . ▁The ▁parents ▁quickly ▁decide ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁" wh ites " ▁hospital ▁but ▁the ▁hospital ▁is ▁too ▁far ▁away ▁so ▁they ▁were ▁hoping ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁car ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁a ▁lift . ▁A ▁car ▁off ▁a ▁white ▁couple , ▁who ▁are ▁tour ing ▁the ▁Lake ▁Ret ba ▁area , ▁does ▁actually ▁pass ▁by ▁but ▁the ▁husband ▁tells ▁his ▁wife ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁the ▁tour ▁guide , ▁who ▁told ▁them ▁never ▁to ▁stop ▁because ▁they ▁might ▁be ▁ro bb ed . ▁So , ▁the ▁white ▁couple ▁just ▁pass ▁by ▁the ▁black ▁Sen eg al ▁family ▁of ▁adult s ▁sc ream ing ▁for ▁help . ▁ ▁Setting : ▁Ist an bul , ▁Turkey ▁ ▁A ▁Muslim , ▁Turkish , ▁woman ▁(