故事发生在1962年，麦克法兰（维果·莫特森 Viggo Mortensen 饰）和柯莱特（克尔斯滕·邓斯特 Kirsten Dunst 饰）是一对艺术家夫妇，两人前往风景如画的希腊游玩。在古希腊卫城，夫妇两人遇见了名为吕达尔（奥斯卡·伊萨克 Oscar Isaac 饰）的陌生男子，他是当地的导游，靠着小偷小摸和骗吃骗喝过活。
麦克法兰和柯莱特的与众不同吸引了吕达尔的注意，三人结伴共进了晚餐。之后，夫妻两邀请吕达尔前往他们所住的酒店参观。就在这时，麦克法兰提出了一个让吕达尔感到十分疑惑的要求——帮助他搬运一具尸体，然而，柯莱特用甜言蜜语打消了吕达尔的疑虑，并且提出三人一同前往土耳其游玩。

在欧洲冠军杯拉科鲁尼亚对阵加拉塔萨雷的决赛期间，欧洲的四座城市分别上演了四出关于抢劫的故事：在比赛地莫斯科，一名英国女人被当地出租车司机暗算，财物尽被劫走，目睹了事件经过的老妇带领英国女人报警；在伊斯坦布尔，一名德国青年为骗取保险赔偿谎称遭遇抢劫，热心的土耳其司机出力相助，将德国青年从警方的盘问中解救；在西班牙的圣地亚哥，一位匈牙利的徒步旅行者被偷走了相机，当值的警察却载着他在两个人女之间奔波，而事发地监控录像的内容，也只有值班人拍下的衣着清凉的美女；在柏林，两名法国小丑的精彩表演不能为自己赚到足够的生活费，他们无奈之下决定假装被抢来骗取保险赔偿，虽然做了一系列准备，但最后还是出了差错……

A chance meeting on a train in the Turkish countryside leads two women to a journey that shows them the importance of setting a path for one's life.

Ozan is a ten-year old boy living in a small coastal town on the Aegean. His friends make fun of him, calling him an “infidel” because his grandfather Mehmet is an immigrant from Crete. Ozan is afraid of being left alone. He gets angry at his family, especially his grandfather, and he stubbornly challenges his family saying “We are Turks”.
Mehmet Bey, Ozan’s grandfather, is a respected shopkeeper in the community. He takes the people of the town under his wings, and helps them with their problems. Mehmet Bey is known for his tolerance and his grandson’s attitude not only has him worried but grieves him as well.
Mehmet Bey and his family were torn from their land and forced to migrate from Crete during the population exchange when he was just seven years old. Mehmet Bey’s greatest desire is to see the land of his birth before he dies. It is this longing that makes him frequently drop bottles containing letters into the turquoise waters of the Aegean.
DEDEMİN İNSANLARI describes the spectacular transformation of a family and their country through the eyes of a ten-year old child and his grandfather living in a small town.
As you watch this story about the people in the crowded and warm Aegean, you will once again experience the population exchange, what it means to be the “other”, the ability to belong anywhere no matter where you go, insurrections, numerous minorities, and both sides of the Aegean, but this time from a fresh perspective.
The shooting of the film took place in Crete, Gökçeada, Milas, Bodrum and Söke.

Turkish TV series