The storyline set in the early 1940s of Turkey, revolves around two good friends, Rustu Onur and Muzaffer Tayyip Uslu, who make a living out of publishing their poems at a time when life appears hard with the World War II in its full swing across the world. The story takes a turn when both fall in love and life changes for them trying to survive against social class system and religious barriers of the time, which jeopardizes their love life, their friendship and their profession.