Şafakla Dönenler describes the difficulties experienced by all laborers through the eyes of Erdal and his 12-year-old son, Merdan, who work as a vegetable at night. Father and son go to work in the face of the brutality of the night and the harshness of the cold. They try to sell at the bottom of the dark wall with hand carts taking greenery from large shops. After getting some of the goods, the trolleys are stolen. On the one hand, they try to move and sell the goods on their backs, while on the one hand they search the carts. Will they be able to find their car when the night is over and at dawn?