"Damascus, Spring 2011. It's the early stages of the revolution. 25-year-old Nahla is torn between her desire for freedom and the hope of leaving the country thanks to her arranged marriage with Samir, a Syrian expatriate in the USA. When he chooses her younger, more docile sister Myriam, Nahla finds refuge at her neighbor's, the mysterious Ms Jiji." (Cineuropa)

"There's a strong feminine energy in most frames yet the film is anything but girly or complacent. Commentary overheard on radio and TV hints at what we know but the characters can only guess - that Syria is headed toward horrible circumstances nobody would choose to endure." (Screen Daily)