Nabil returns to Beirut with the ashes of his father who died abroad. He tries to overcome his bereavement while his family insists on respecting rites and customs by burying a non-existent corpse.

A free adaptation of Ghassan Kanafani's short story "A Hero in a Cell." Kanafani's original text explores the difficulties of constructing a political narrative while examining the nuanced relationship between political discourse and storytelling. The adaptation presents a political narrative that prioritizes visual and auditory elements over conventional dramatic techniques.