A Palestinian family living in a small Muslim village in Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon.

Its many members symbolise a community struggling to maintain its identity, torn between modernity and tradition.

In the midst of it all is a forbidden love story between the youngest daughter, Hajar (Hafsia Herzi), who has returned from studying abroad, and her Christian lover (Tom Payne).

When their father falls into a coma and inches toward death, internal conflicts explode and the familial battles become as merciless as the outside war.

Abbass has stated: "Generally, when you are speaking about Palestinians, you think of them in Ramallah, or the refugees in Syria.