Ibrahim is an old man who keeps living with his large family in one of those desolated villages of Anatolia. Ibrahim's life, which is quite ordinary, changes completely with the death of his wife, Meryem. Because the new and inexperienced imam which is appointed to the village do not let the corpse be buried since a white shroud cannot be found. On the one hand, Ibrahim is trying to handle with the death of his wife and on the other hand he is getting into an extraordinary struggle with his friend, Musa, in order to bury his wife.