▁dep ict s ▁the ▁love ▁affair ▁between ▁Z aur , ▁a ▁man ▁from ▁an ▁aff lu ent ▁family , ▁and ▁T ah mina , ▁a ▁divor ced ▁woman ▁doing ▁her ▁best ▁to ▁surv ive ▁in ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁society . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁mov ies ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁a ▁Turkish ▁business man . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁rom antic ▁relationship ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁characters ▁Z aur ▁and ▁T ah mina ▁starts ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁passion ate ▁affair ▁and ▁leads ▁to ▁many ▁problems ▁in ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁society . ▁Z aur ▁( F ak hr add in ▁M ana f ov ), ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁prominent ▁and ▁well - to - do ▁professor ▁( Has an ▁M amm ad ov ), ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁T ah mina ▁( M eral ▁Kon rat ), ▁a ▁divor ced ▁TV ▁anchor . ▁T ah mina ▁is ▁adm ired ▁by ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁colle agues ▁and ▁friends ▁of ▁Z aur ' s ▁family . ▁This ▁attention ▁to ▁T ah mina ▁from ▁others ▁causes ▁Z aur ▁to ▁experience ▁periodic ▁je alous y . ▁ ▁In ▁due ▁time , ▁T ah mina ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁Moscow ▁for ▁a ▁professional ▁assignment . ▁Z aur ▁is ▁so ▁much ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁T ah mina ▁that ▁he ▁follows ▁her ▁to ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁Z aur ' s ▁family ▁condem ns ▁this ▁rom antic ▁relationship ▁and