Carlos Chahine was born in 1959 in Lebanon. He is an actor and director, known for La route du Nord (2008), Mother Valley (2023) and Persepolis (2007).
When a Syrian doctor’s desperate decision to flee Aleppo with her young daughter sets off a chain of events, the lives of five strangers from different walks of life collide in a journey across borders and perilous seas. As they search for safety and belonging, their intersecting stories reveal the fragile humanity that endures amid war, displacement, and hope.
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.