In Turkish, Ara might mean "The Gap", "The Space Between", or "Search!". But Ara is also the story of four people who could love and cheat each other at the same time. They hurt each other but can't break up. They are stuck between their past and stormy relationships, between Istanbul and the "homes" they can't get back, between their innermost secrets and the lies they tell, between east and west. They are stuck in the "space between". The whole action takes place in one flat. The camera goes out only once. But various other visuals from commercials, tv series, etc sneak into the film. Spanning around 10 years, the story is told between intervals of these visuals.