Alaa Eddine Aljem

Following a stint behind bars, a thief returns to where he buried his loot, only to find that his hiding spot is now a shrine to an unknown saint.

In a rocky mountain village cut off from secondary education, siblings Mohammed and Fatima face the abrupt end of school at twelve. Standing at their childhood’s end, they are forced into an uncertain passage toward adult life.

The Son wants to become a fisherman and dreams of going to the sea. The Father is a mortician who does not understand his son's desire to leave their land. The Mother, seriously ill, wants to see her family happy.