Hannah Abdoh

A simple contract dispute spirals into a whirlwind of music, romance and violence for a young investigator as he fights his growing obsession with a group of artists on the brink of splintering.

Kabul, August 14, 2021. The Taliban are at the gates of the city, and France prepares to evacuate its embassy. But the sudden fall of Kabul the next day rushes all the plans. French, Italian, German, American diplomats and the police must improvise the evacuation of hundreds of Afghans and refugees to the airport. While chaos reaches the city, the Afghans will soon have only two choices: to kneel or to run away.