HUSH SHARE

In 1954, Bursa (One of the Marmara Province of Turkey)… Hasip Efendi who works as a worker clerk lives his own life restfully which is dedicated to sericulture for more than 40 years. Fotika who starts to work in the silk factory which is the same one as Hasip Efendi is a withdrawn, non-communicative, fragile, young, and beautiful woman. Hasip Efendi likes this girl who lives with her grandmother. He cares too much about her and wraps her up in cotton wool for one and a half years. Hasip Efendi’s protective feelings which were started after he saw the fragile shape, obedient look, helpless manner of her on the first day which she started to work in the factory become love in time. Fotika starts to get closer to Hasip Efendi to love him. Hasip Efendi proposes marriage to Fotika after he has thought about the proposal for a long time but Fotika is not ready for it. Fotika becomes ill due to nitric acid steam which had to inhale while working in the factory. Young worker girls who have been working in the silk company get ill due to nitric acid steam for years. Hasip Efendi witness that passes away several young girls due to this illness in years. One day, a young worker who newly starts to work for the company tries to organize other workers for making them a member of a labor union which was recently founded in Bursa. Will Fotika survive? On the other hand, will workers join the labor union? Eventually, Fotika loses her life after cough fits for months. Hasip Efendi deplores after he lost his beloved Fotika. He feels deep sorrow. Then Hasip Efendi meets a priest in the cemetery after pass away of Fotika. The Priest says that Fotika died due to the factory and this factory would be going on to take victims’ lives. After he finishes his words moves away. Priest’s speech makes a deep impact like trauma on Hasip Efendi. He starts an inner journey into his mind, soul, and memory. He starts questioning himself because he feels guilty after hearing a truth which he already knows from the priest. Hasip Efendi resigns his duty and locks himself in his own house. His boss offers to hush money to shut his mouth. Will he accept this dirty money?