Fatma Racha Shehadeh

A mother and her 3 boys live in the poor suburbs of Beirut. The youngest boy is religiously committed unlike his two older brothers who are drug dealers. They force their younger brother to work for them because of his clean reputation. A series of events bring chaos to the family and the whole neighborhood.

Mounia searches for her lost cat among the ruins of the Beirut port explosion. Joined by her best friend Ghady, they navigate the remnants of their city on a quest to recover what's been lost.

This film is primarily a smell. An indescribable scent that marks you forever. The smell of war, of death. The smell of impossible peace. Constructed as an investigation, the film is a double testimony, that of the executioner and that of the victim, presenting the turning point in the history of a country, a region, several peoples that are at the center of all conflicts in the Middle East. The film tells the story of 5 days in September 1982, which itself sums up a century of conflict. In one place, Beirut. An investigation based on the testimonies of all the protagonists, victims, executioners, accomplices and witnesses.

A journalist delves into Fadl Shaker's past, searching for a comprehensive answer to "the right question" before meeting him. She meets with his family, discovering the man, the father, and the artist between the lines of his controversial transformation. A story that is being reenacted and narrated by Fadl himself!