1858年，在博洛尼亚的犹太区，教皇的士兵闯入了莫塔拉家，按照枢机主教的命令，他们要抢走莫塔拉家的七岁儿子埃德加罗。这个孩子在婴儿时期被保姆秘密洗礼，教皇法律是不容置疑的：他必须接受天主教教育。莫塔拉的父母心痛万分，他们将不惜一切代价取回自己的儿子。在国际犹太社区和舆论的支持下，莫塔拉家的斗争很快就带上了政治色彩。但是，教会和教皇不会同意归还这个孩子，因为这有助于巩固越来越动摇的权力…… 富家子弟西蒙（StanislasMerhar饰）深深爱着自己的女友艾瑞安娜（SylvieTestud饰），他的爱甚至到了偏执的地步。他要掌握艾瑞安娜每天的动向、说过的话、接触的人，任何感情破裂的蛛丝马迹都令西蒙痛苦不已。从一卷海滩度假的录像带上，西蒙发现女友和身旁的女孩轻声耳语，这个画面成为他痛苦之源。她们说了什么？她们是什么样的关系？她对我的感情如何？这一切都令西蒙痛不欲生，他不断追寻着自己脑中的幕后真相，而同样深爱着他的艾瑞安娜默默地接受这一切…… Pauldoesnotknowhowtosayno.Hegoesfromjobtojob,frommantoman,withoutknowingwhattomorrowwillbring.ThisWednesday,heislookingaftertheeight-year-oldsonhedidnotraise.HehadthischildwithAssa,asurgeonwhoisolderthanhim. TheToxicAvengeristrickedintotravelingtoTokyotosearchforhisestrangedfather,leavingTromavilleopentocompletedominationbyanevilcorporation. Fourteen-year-oldFarhadreamsofattendingschoolinthecitywithherbestfriendFarida,butsheknowsthat,asthedaughterofthemukhtar(theheadofthevillage,playedbyAshrafBarhom),sheisinforanuphillbattleagainsttradition.GirlsFarha’sageareexpectedtomarry.It’s1948,andBritishcontroloverPalestineiscomingtoanend.WhatFarhaandherfatherdonotyetknowisthatforceddisplacementsarealreadyhappeningacrosstheregion.WhenIsraelibombsreachtheirvillage,Farha’sfatherlocksherinthecellaroftheirhome,promisingtoreturnassoonashecan.WhileFarhawaitsandwatchesthroughthecracks,thevillageshewassoexcitedtoleaveistransformedtoruin,threateninganendtothefutureshehadplannedandleavingonlytracememoriesinitswake.AdauntlessandcompellingfeaturedebutbyJordanianfilmmakerDarinJ.Sallam,Farhacapturesboththeisolatingterrorsofwarandthelingeringbeautythatcancolourrecollectionsofdispossession—amentalrecordofthelastlaughshared,thefaintsmelloffreedombeforethevoidofexile.AnimpressiveleadperformancefromnewcomerKaramTaherpunctuatescatastrophiclosswithuncompromisingdetermination.Inthisremarkableanddevastatingstory,Sallam’sresonantdirectorialvoicepresentsapenetratingperspectiveontheNakbaandreturnsthegazetoaculturallegacyinthemidstofaglobalresurgence. 
