Nimet who can not have children, is constantly under the social pressure of not being able to start a family and thus feels incomplete as a woman. Furthermore, upon learning that her beloved younger sister Öznur is fertile, she starts developing envious thoughts. “Unfruitful Times” is the story of the emotional loneliness of those who can not find courage to break the mold of the society and change their lives.

Late at night in a small Turkish town, a young couple tries to find a hotel room to spend the night together. They are rejected from all hotels for not having a marriage certificate. Once they believe they’ve found a trick, the situation gets out of hand.

Hayat, her father and bedridden grandfather live in a riverside shack near the dangerously dark but breathtakingly beautiful waters of the Bosphorus. Hayat's father owns a small boat that secures the family's survival through a miscellany of not always lawful ventures. Beyond the motion and romance of the water, Hayat's life is harsh and unrelenting. But Hayat has an instinct for survival. Her capacity for courage, endurance and hope in the face of these trials suggest that there is Life despite the manifold injustices of an unjust world.