慈母手中线，游子身上衣，艾查的两名儿子却是离家出走，加入极端圣战组织，她日夜期盼找到他们下落。她与丈夫及最小的儿子居于突尼斯北部农村，有天其中一名儿子悄悄回来，还带着穿长袍面纱、一言不发的怀孕妻子。艾查一心保护儿子，将他们匿藏起来，村里却接连有人离奇失踪，恐惧开始笼罩整个村落。玛丽安祖柏首部长片，延续其奥斯卡提名短片《亲情庇护》主题及摄影风格，揭示母爱的极限，以心灵感应残酷真相。入选柏林影展主竞赛单元。

To be able to travel to Europe and find the love of his life, Sam Ali, a Syrian refugee, accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the most sulfurous contemporary artist; becoming that way a precious work of art.