The story is set in a fiery period at the end of the 19th century in a tense atmosphere charged with the premonitions of the First World War. After Assi Al-Zand's discharge from military service and his return to his village on the banks of the Orontes river, he is caught up in a series of conflicts and conspiracies involving the region's leading political figures.
After a ballerina loses her sight, she falls for a Syrian refugee. But when her father forbids their romance, Ounsi, the theater owner, offers her a fresh start until…
