In a corner of one of Beirut’s streets, Nathalie is closing the bar where she works to welcome her boyfriend, Amin. It is an important night for the couple. They're going to celebrate him getting the role of his life in a huge feature film. But little did Nathalie know that Amin is also coming with small news that will turn their night upside down.

Lebanon, 1982. To keep a promise made to an old friend, Georges, an idealistic theater director, travels to Beirut for a project as utopian as it is risky: to stage the play Antigone on the front line, in order to steal a moment of peace from the raging civil war. The characters will be played by actors from different political and religious camps. Lost in a city and a conflict he knows nothing about, Georges is guided by Marwan. As fighting resumes, everything is soon called into question, and Georges, who falls in love with Imane, has to face up to the reality of war.

Mounia searches for her lost cat among the ruins of the Beirut port explosion. Joined by her best friend Ghady, they navigate the remnants of their city on a quest to recover what's been lost.