At Home with Derek Fowlds

In one parallel coming of age story, Kaan is faced with being uprooted from home; in the other, Berke is faced with bullying. Both demonstrate that when you know and choose what you want - Make a Wish - you can change your life Kaan leads a very beautiful and happy life in the countryside until one day when he learns that his family will move to Istanbul. This news upsets him. He does not want to leave his friends and his beloved rowing team behind. He has to do something to stop this journey. Finally, he finds the solution in a book that his aunt has given him as a gift, called "Make a Wish" about a boy, Berke, who is bullied at school and learns to confront and overcome his tormentors. Berke lives in the magical, golden citadel town of Mardin (a UNESCO heritage site on Turkey's Syrian border). Through this book, Kaan uncovers the secret of how to make his wishes come true. It encourages you to think that whatever you want is already yours and by 'making a wish' you can choose it to be part of your reality. It makes you believe that you are the master of your own destiny. FILM DETAILS AND SYNOPSES This coming of age story follows 11 year old Berke, who believes that his turtle grants him magic powers that can make anything happen. When he loses his turtle, he thinks he has lost his superpowers. With the guidance of his grandfather, he learns the true power of making wishes come true with the power of his heart.