In a time where division is prevalent and fear of the other commonplace, a young boy—aspiring pianist and avid footballer—starts writing letters to a young girl in another corner of the world. Through their writing, they forge a friendship that conquers the complicated worlds they live in—constantly on the edge of political tension, division and war.
In 1967 Ali Ragheb, a young man from Cairo, receives a letter from an Austrian girl named Liz—a reply to his ad looking for a pen pal. From this summer onwards, Ali’s attempt to become a pianist in a family of bureaucrats gains purpose when Liz pushes him towards an elusive goal: a concert for an audience. A friendship evolves across fast-changing worlds, trying to survive war, peace, ruin and ecstasy.
