A mosaic film about a group of people in the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands strugging with loneliness, hope and love.

Mardik, a Dutch detective of Afghan descent, receives word that his childhood friend Faysal has come to the Netherlands. When a terrorist attack occurs the next day, Mardik suspects Faysal…

Using each other as alibis, two friends sneak off to indulge in secret affairs — but their elaborate web of lies unravels when one of them goes missing.

Jörgen’s world is crumbling. Forced into early retirement and harassed by his ex-wife, the only part of his life which makes sense – his beloved daughter Tirza – is shattered…

A thirty-something aspiring children’s author, labeled “meskina” (pity case) by her Moroccan-Dutch community for still being career-less and single, sets out to once and for all find professional success and…