Can a man ever truly return home when his soul is crushed between the life he fled and the tragedy he left behind?

In Dream Divided (Rüyası Bölünenler), İsmail is a man living two lives: one as a political refugee in the cold streets of Berlin, and another as a ghost in the memories of his family in Türkiye. Bound by a final promise to his father, İsmail embarks on a perilous journey from Germany to Batman, and deep into the Kandil Mountains to find his brother, Yusuf, who disappeared into the armed struggle years ago. Drawing on the mythic weight of "Joseph’s shirt," Yavuz Ekinci explores the jagged edges of exile, identity, and the search for belonging. As İsmail navigates a landscape defined by trauma and silence, he discovers that the "divided dream" is not just his brother's, but his own. It is a haunting meditation on the burdens of the past and the brittle nature of home.