Shamlan Al-Omairi

Under one roof with her family, a widowed mother manipulates the lives of her children and their spouses, sparking conflicts over traditions and personal desires... All in the name of her suffocating love for them.

1980s, Kuwait. One daughter’s “mistake” tips a family’s world off balance. Fear of shame turns a father ruthless, the women bear the blame, and marriages become punishment—until a once-fragile mum rises to fight back.

Souad, a forensic doctor, dives into a web of secrets after her daughter’s mysterious death, exposing betrayals within the latter's swimming team...where the truth is even more deadly than the lies.