In a claustrophobic neighborhood where gossip and violence police people's behavior, the lives of residents intertwine and collide as some try to maintain social norms while others try to break them.
In the early days of the Iraq War, a split-second decision made by a U.S. Marine during a tense standoff devastates an Iraqi family. Years later, aided by a New Yorker journalist, he seeks to reconcile with the family he destroyed.
