During the First Intifada, Atef is chased by the Israeli army and finds himself trapped in an entrance of a house. The owner, an old lady, hides him. Atef is surprised that there is another person inside, who helps him not to be arrested.
Shahd is longing for love. Ziad, her gay best friend, has been there for her, but she always wanted more. After a night of drunkenness and mixed signals, Shahd makes a move, taking them to the verge of vulnerability, attraction and love.
After fifteen years of imprisonment, Ziad struggles to adjust to modern Palestinian life as the hero everyone hails him to be. Unable to distinguish reality from hallucination he unravels and forces himself to go back to where it all began.