Benjamin Benoit

A Syrian exile living in Australia returns when his brother is taken into custody by the Assad regime in 2011.

Amidst the popular uprising against the Syrian regime that began in 2011, a group of former Lebanese detainees decides to break their long-held silence about the horrific years they spent imprisoned in Tadmor (Palmyra), one of the Assad regime's most dreadful prisons. They decide to testify publicly about the systematic torture and humiliation they experienced. To reclaim and overcome this dark chapter in their lives, they rebuild Tadmor in an abandoned school near Beirut. By playing the role of both "victim" and "victimizer," they will relive their survival.

Ana feels like she is suffocating, oppressed by school, boys, societal constraints. She escapes, taking along her friend Marilou despite her better judgement. Venturing into the forest, the two adolescents discover the force of sudden, intense friendships.