Arun Bakshi was born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He is known for Mahabharat (1988), Aankhen (2002) and The Queen of Beauty and the King of Thieves (1993).
Marianne, a doctor, and Tor, a nurse, avoid relationships. After meeting on a ferry where Tor seeks casual encounters, Marianne explores the possibility of spontaneous intimacy, questioning societal norms.
The filmmaker retraces her grandmother's Auschwitz survival story and investigates how her life-long fight against intolerance can be passed on to new generations in the 21st century.