An ageing History professor and her son fall into a nightmarish journey when Beirut’s haunting past resurfaces in the shape of rabid dogs.
Julia (60) is an ageing History professor who was a fighter in the Lebanese war. A free soul, she struggles to find the balance between her intimate life and her fragile relationship with Ghassan (30), her only son.
One day, while exploring an abandoned war-time place, Ghassan is attacked by a stray dog that scratches his hand. The young man feels a strange attraction to the space, and, despite his mother’s warning, he decides to renovate it.
Julia fights her growing anguish as her son’s wound deteriorates, turning him into an aggressive and violent man. Meanwhile, while Ghassan’s restoration leads him to uncover remains of the war, rumours of dog attacks spread in the city, and corpses start piling up on the streets.
When Julia finally breaks free from her state of denial, she realizes that her son’s illness has taken over his body and soul. She drives a rabid and violent Ghassan through the quarantined streets of Beirut. Mother and son hope to escape the city before it is seized by the herds of rabid dogs.
One day, while exploring an abandoned war-time place, Ghassan is attacked by a stray dog that scratches his hand. The young man feels a strange attraction to the space, and, despite his mother’s warning, he decides to renovate it.
Julia fights her growing anguish as her son’s wound deteriorates, turning him into an aggressive and violent man. Meanwhile, while Ghassan’s restoration leads him to uncover remains of the war, rumours of dog attacks spread in the city, and corpses start piling up on the streets.
When Julia finally breaks free from her state of denial, she realizes that her son’s illness has taken over his body and soul. She drives a rabid and violent Ghassan through the quarantined streets of Beirut. Mother and son hope to escape the city before it is seized by the herds of rabid dogs.
