Cetin is a German of Turkish origin who lives in Berlin. He travels to Vienna on a mission; he has wronged a friend and now seeks atonement in order to restore both the friend’s honour and his own. His task is to kill a woman called Öznur, who has turned her back on cultural traditions and is living outside the accepted standards. In a little rural town where winter has set in and the people confront each other coldly, Cetin - plagued by guilt - finally has to abandon his dreams and desires...