Screenplay Alireza Ghasemi, Alireza Esfandiarnezhad
Directed by Alireza Esfandiarnezhad, Alireza Ghasemi
Cinematography Artur Ortlieb
Produced by Franzis Walther, Adrien Barrouillet
Coproduction ARTE, SWR, La Fémis
Edited by Ernst Lattik, Maximilian Merth 
With  Mona Pirzad, Babette Winter, Oleg Tikhomirov, Martin Luding, Sabine Weithöner 

 

After the deterioration of her situation in Afghanistan, Arezo's mother flees to Germany to rejoin with her daughter who moved there years ago. However, when her application for asylum is rejected, they decide, based on the supposedly poor health of the mother, to appeal against the deportation. On the day of the court-ordered medical checkup, Arezo injects her mother with a potent and dangerous drug designed to fool the medical tests. But while the plan seems to work, her mother's condition is deteriorating faster than expected. To save her without ruining their plan, Arezo must return to a safe place to inject the antidote to her mother, but the clock is ticking.

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