Aisha, a 26-year-old Somali woman, lives and works in Ain-shams, a neighbourhood in Cairo with a large African migrant community. The authorities’ indifference to the violent tensions between Egyptians and various African nationalities, has allowed different gangs to seize control of the neighbourhood. The situation quickly turns sour after one of them offers Aisha security in exchange for a favour.

腹痛难忍的玛利亚姆在丈夫和女儿的陪伴下前往医院就诊，一番体检后丈夫陷入了对她歇斯底里般的不信任。影片用一次医院看诊经历，直击婚姻关系的本质，揭开埃及社会两性关系的复杂与脆弱。手持摄影和昏暗的医院场景加深了影片的真实感与压迫感，对白虽少却句句戳人。