Synopsis:

The film “Separations” reflects, from a historical perspective, the emotions and thoughts of the Ottoman governing elite that was searching for accord in East-West relations. The story, brought to life with rich characters selected from the Ottoman political and mystical world, is set just before the 1798 Egyptian campaign of General Bonaparte and tells the efforts of the Turkish and French representatives to continue peaceful relations in meetings held in historical locations in Istanbul. Mustafa Nuri Pasha, who is at the center of these efforts, is at the same time a Mevlevi Dede, thus representing the culture and rich intellectual world of the Mevlevihane. Against this historical background a relationship starts to blossom between the Palace physician and a lady’s maid Gülnihal Kalfa.