Set in a prison in a Middle Eastern city, a 30-year-old Qatari researcher must succeed in a promotion challenge to prove that his rehab experiment works—or else lose his job and lose face to his nemesis.
Rashid, a 30-year-old researcher, is placed in a prison to conduct his final project. His mission is to prove that his experiment, which is preparing prisoners for life outside after serving their sentence, is applicable to any prisoner. But upon arrival, he is introduced to a life-sentenced prisoner called Saeed, a giant moving body with no emotions or expressions, the perfect candidate for the experiment’s failure. Divided into three chapters, we begin at the lab where Rashid and his assistant test their latest invention. With the device connected to the assistant’s brain, Rashid can control the subject’s attitudes and, as a result, change their behaviour. Without further tests, Rashid has no choice but to continue the experiment in prison due to time constraints.
We then see Saeed sitting in his prison cell, minding his own business. When walking around, no one dares to say a word to him. During their free time in the prison’s field, no one has the guts to come near him. Saeed clearly has nothing to lose, and no matter how hard they try, the prison warden always fails to punish and discipline Saeed. It’s time to implement the experiment. Rashid needs to make it work because it’s his only chance to be recognized as a “scientist”. Saeed, on the other hand, doesn’t care even when early release is on the table. The only way to change that behaviour is through the device itself—if it works, that is.
We then see Saeed sitting in his prison cell, minding his own business. When walking around, no one dares to say a word to him. During their free time in the prison’s field, no one has the guts to come near him. Saeed clearly has nothing to lose, and no matter how hard they try, the prison warden always fails to punish and discipline Saeed. It’s time to implement the experiment. Rashid needs to make it work because it’s his only chance to be recognized as a “scientist”. Saeed, on the other hand, doesn’t care even when early release is on the table. The only way to change that behaviour is through the device itself—if it works, that is.