Civan is a young, seriously ill father who wants to teach his little son Feyzi how to manage life and earn a living on his own, without telling him that he is going to die. At the same time, Feyzi must cope with the disappearance and deaths of people close to him, as well as the political conflicts around him.
Mehmet Ali Konar turns his gaze towards the Kurdish regions and a landscape in which past and present are inseparably intertwined. When the Walnut Leaves Turn Yellow tells a quiet yet powerful story of farewell, homeland and the traces that history leaves in people.