Turkey, 1996. 14-year-old Ahmet is devastated when his family sends him to a religious boarding school (Yurt). For his recently converted father, it's a path to redemption and purity. For him, it's a nightmare. By day, he attends a secular, nationalist private school; by night, he returns to his overcrowded dormitory, long hours of Koranic study and bullying. But thanks to his friendship with another boarder, Ahmet defies the strict rules of this system, whose sole aim is to ensnare young people.