The year is 1961. A military controlled government is in power in Turkey. The country with no substantial industry is in debt and dependent on foreign aid. The people’s morale has been low for many years. The head of the military government, General Cemal Gürsel, is determined to upstart a national industry and boost the country’s confidence. He wants to prove to everyone in and outside of the country that the Turkish people can change their destiny and accomplish anything that they set their mind into. He orders the impossible: a Turkish automobile is to be manufactured in 130 days in time for the Republic Day Celebrations. The car has to be completely local; materials and labor have to be Turkish.

A team of 23 railroad engineers is assembled. Quickly, the project polarizes the country and becomes a confrontation between the believers and the skeptics. Many think that the project is a waste of time and resources. The little money the government has should be spent on more immediate areas. Some bureaucrats and members of the press try to prevent the project from moving ahead. For the engineers and their families, the car becomes a symbol of national perseverance and will power. The team of engineers moves ahead against all odds and obstacles. The project unites the team of engineers, but takes its toll on their families. Nevertheless , their wives are by their side, trying to encourage them to move ahead and prove that “it can be done”. Days pass by quickly; the opposition convinces the general to add and in the middle of the project, a second car is ordered. It looks like the project is doomed to failure. But, the engineers welcome this second challeng as well and persevere. Hundreds of people gather in parliament square on October 29, 1961 to see the first Turkish car. Will there be a car to show? Will it run?