"Al-Shafaq - When Heaven Divides" tells an uncompromising story about loss, guilt, atonement and redemption.

An african refugee starts working for a swiss family.

A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.