Das Flüstern der Feigenbäume

In 1974, idyllic Cyprus is on the brink of civil war. A tavern run by a gay couple is the only place where Greek Kostas and Turkish Defne can meet. The magnificent fig tree in the tavern's courtyard witnesses their joyful encounters and quiet farewells. The fig tree is also present when the war breaks out and people across the island disappear without a trace.

In the present, the tree stands in the garden of Kostas and his 16-year-old daughter Ada in London. Ada knows nothing of her homeland, and Kostas remains silent when it comes to his late wife Defne, Ada's mother. Only the roots of the tree still connect them to what has happened. But Ada is determined to uncover the truth: What lies behind her father's silence? Why did her mother have to die? As she sheds light on the dark shadows of her family, the fig tree in the garden awaits the coldest winter onset in decades.

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