Massi Mrowat

In a war-ridden country, a woman watches over her husband, comatose from a bullet in the neck and abandoned by Jihad companions and brothers. One day, the woman decides to say things to him she could never have done before.

At a poorly-funded German cultural institute in the fictional "armpit" of the Middle East, efforts by interns and staff to promote German language and culture have decidedly mixed results.