After the worldwide success of ad Boys For Life - the third instalment of the Bad Boys franchise starring Will Smith - Moroccan-born, Belgian directing duo El Arbi and Fallah have returned home to make this personal family drama about a Moroccan teenager growing up in a tough Brussels neighbourhood and looking for an anchor following the death of his father. The duo’s second film Black played in Toronto in 2015 winning the Discovery Award.

Amira, a 17-year-old Palestinian, was conceived with the smuggled sperm of her imprisoned father, Nawar. Although their relationship since birth has been restricted to prison visits, he remains her hero. His absence in her life is overcompensated with love and affection from those surrounding her. But when a failed attempt to conceive another child reveals Nawar's infertility, Amira's world turns upside down.