Inspiredbytrueevents,thispowerfulWestBank-setdramacentresonagrievingschoolteacherwhoisattemptingtokeepastudentoutoftroublewhilstengaginginhisownactsofpoliticalresistance.
British-PalestinianFarahNabulsi-whowonaBAFTAforhershortfilmThePresent-returnstotheWestBankforherpowerfuldebutfeature,inspiredbytrueevents.SalehBakri(Wajib,TheBlueCaftan)playsBasem,ateacherwhosestudentAdam(MuhammadAbedElRahman)becomesbentonrevenge.WhilsttryingtokeepAdamoutoftroublewiththehelpofvolunteerworkerLisa(ImogenPoots),Basemisalsoengagedinadangerousactofresistance.NabulsipaintsaportraitofthecomplexsituationintheWestBank,showingthattherearenoeasyanswers.