In 1958, while revolution is rumbling in Beirut, three sisters spend their holidays in an isolated village of Lebanese mountains: rebellious Nada, romantic Eva, and the eldest Layla, a good woman, beloved by everyone. But the war threatens and the sudden entrance of two French summer vacationers leads Layla to revolt against patriarchal society.
N returns to his city of Beirut after years of absence but remains invisible to his loved ones, who can only feel his presence. Listening to a series of confessions recorded by his lover, he contemplates the lives of others without him. N wanders between dream, reality and fantasy in his city.
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.
A story that reflects the Lebanese society through a family whose members' lives are suspended, like everything else in the country.
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