Belal Faiz

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.

The lives of five unrelated people — a husband, a doctor, a wife, a student, and a young daughter — are turned upside-down with irreversible consequences.

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.