Roula Hamadeh

Lara, a 24 year old Lebanese artist living in NYC, returns home to Beirut for her father’s funeral. Her elegant strong-willed mother, Rima, pushes for Lara to behave in accordance with the social mores of Beirut and the traditional ways of grieving. Lara, in mourning and in need of her family, yields. Her Jewish Canadian fiancee, Noah, shows up to support her – but is surprised to discover that Lara has never told her family about him. Lara can’t bring herself to risk losing her family but eventually must find a way to be true to herself.

A passionate love story is to be crowned with marriage, only for the groom to die on the wedding day. Will his beloved be able to overcome her grief and move on? Does his involvement with the mafia attribute to his death?

After finding out that her sister’s killer is planning to flee the country, Dania decides to take matters into her own hands and bring her brother-in-law to justice.

Follows two people from contrasting worlds whose unexpected bond challenges society’s expectations.