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Prinkipo Island, Turkey, 2017. In the glow of a late summer morning, family gather for the 100th birthday of the famous artist Sirin Saka. It ought to be a time of fond reminiscence, looking back on a long and fruitful artistic career, on memories spanning almost a century, but also of an era when imperial forces fought over her homeland. But the deep past is something Sirin has spent a lifetime trying to conceal. Her grandchildren, Nur and Fikret, and great grandchild do not know what Sirin is hiding, though they are intimately aware of the secret's psychological consequences.

Femtenårige Courtney Farrel forlader kostskolen, fordi hun har fået følelser for en kvindelig lærer, og hun flytter hjem til sin mor, en afdanket Hollywood-skuespillerinde, hvor hun hurtigt lærer at drikke dry martini og spise chokolade til morgenmad. Hun indleder en affære med en langt ældre mand og vokser pludselig op meget hurtigt i dekadente omgivelser, hvor fristelserne lurer overalt.