The autobiography of a film director who grows up in a small town then leaves for the city to finish his studies. When he became famous, he decided to make a film about his upbringing in the village based on his childhood memories.
Four political activists friends are arrested by the repressive regime in Syria in the 1970s and spend twenty years in detention, three of them are released, and the fourth remains. The three friends are shocked by the huge changes they found in society, while showing the hardships their fourth comrade faces in prison.
After his marriage to Rama, Amgad becomes an outcast in his community. When he gets injured in a raid, the siege imposed on the region prevents him from getting the proper care, leaving him blind. With his wife as his only solace, Amgad and his wife decide to emigrate illegaly to seek treatment.
