Guner Sernikli is a government official who, with his wife and their wheelchair bound daughter, has been assigned as the head librarian to this isolated province, virtually an exile since there is no library in the village. The family is warmly welcome, but these are the years of political anarchy and leftist/rightist clashes in big cities and the youth of the village inevitably follow the tides. They arrive in Vizontele, just as the situation is becoming really absurd. Guner brings wisdom; his daughter Tuba brings beauty, innocence and love. Some like the Mayor, Nazmi Dogan and crazy Emin appreciate these things but they are in the minority and confusion continues to reign. The story is based on the memories of writer-director Yılmaz Erdoğan of the last summer of his childhood in Hakkâri, Turkey in 1980.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Yılmaz ErdoğanDeli Emin | Deli Emin |
 Demet AkbağSiti Ana | Siti Ana |
 Altan ErkekliNazmi Dogan | Nazmi Dogan |
 Tarık AkanGüner Sernikli | Güner Sernikli |
 Tuba ÜnsalTuuba | Tuuba |
 Cezmi BaskınLatif | Latif |
 İclal AydınCeyhan | Ceyhan |
 Tolga ÇevikNafiz | Nafiz |
 İdil FıratAysel Sernikli | Aysel Sernikli |
 Bican GünalanSezgin | Sezgin |
 Erdal TosunManav Şehmus | Manav Şehmus |
 Zeynep TokuşAsiye | Asiye |
 Tuncer SalmanAhmet | Ahmet |
 Meral ÇetinkayaLatif'in Karısı | Latif'in Karısı |
 Salih KalyonCasim | Casim |
 Şener KökkayaBasri | Basri |
 Selahattin TaşdöğenSobacı Simo | Sobacı Simo |
 Nuri GökaşanJandarma Komutanı | Jandarma Komutanı |
 Bülent İnalMahmut Duran | Mahmut Duran |
 Selim ErdoğanServet | Servet |
 Tuna OrhanCahit | Cahit |
 Bahtiyar EnginCivciv Satıcısı I | Civciv Satıcısı I |
 Zerrin SümerVildan Hanım | Vildan Hanım |
 Sinan BengierNot listed | Not listed |
 Caner AlkayaNot listed | Not listed |
| NNusret KarakuşNot listed | Not listed |
 Celal TakNot listed | Not listed |
 Elif İnciNot listed | Not listed |
 Yasemin ÖzilhanAynur | Aynur |
| BBerfin ErdoğanNot listed | Not listed |