Synopsis

Against the terrifying backdrop of war, a young Kurdish-Iraqi woman risks her life to do whatever it takes to ensure her younger sister escapes a life of servitude and inequality. By helping Rojin pass her university entrance exams, Shilan hopes to secure a better future for her sibling in a country where a woman lives at the mercy of the men around her. In doing so, Shilan becomes embroiled in a web of crime and corruption, inevitably incurring the wrath of her controlling husband.