12-year-old Orhan goes hunting with his friend Hikmet, but their adventure ends with the tragic death of Hikmet. Many years later, Orhan tries to hold on to life, living in one of the ghettos of İstanbul and working in a factory. When the factory lets him go, Orhan starts to work as an entertainer on tour boats on the Bosphorous. His job is to entertain the tourists in costumes of famous historical figures.