After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.

CALM is the story of a South-Sudanese man Deng and his teenage daughter Miranda. Desperate for respect, he needs Miranda to marry her suitor Thok. CALM is an adaptation of a true story, set in present day London, uncovering what female genital mutilation means to a father.