Nayla is struggling to keep her family afloat in a Beirut that is sinking. She is married to an ex-militia man, unemployed and alcoholic. One night, while driving home, their daughter severely injures an old man—and from that moment on, Nayla’s life begins to crumble.
Nayla, 55, holds a supervising position at a factory in a Beirut suburb. She struggles to ensure her family’s survival in a country plagued by an economic collapse and in a post-blast injured city. Her husband, an unemployed, alcoholic, ex-militiaman of the civil war, spends his time watching television. The building they are living in has been weakened by the blast, and a threat of eviction looms. The couple’s feeling of unease fluctuates between aggression and guilt. One night, their daughter Rania, 23, who lives with them, knocks over a man while driving home. Nayla is caught up in a vicious circle—she will find herself with Rania, in hospital, facing a family living from “the other side”. Animosity and curiosity will alternate. Nayla tries to get the family to withdraw the charge. Her boss at the factory finds a lawyer to defend Rania, which worsens Nayla’s relationship with Mounir, who feels powerless and jealous. He tries unsuccessfully to find a solution to help his daughter. For the first time in a long while, Nayla does some deep soul-searching. Nayla and Mounir’s relationship worsens. Until the day the injured man’s condition suddenly deteriorates, and he dies. Rania is taken to prison.
