Recently immigrated to France from Syria, Ghaydaa is preparing for a special day: It is the first return of her son Shahin in France, but the separation between mother and son is proving more difficult than she thought.

It is winter in Damascus. Sana, with her eight-year-old son, is living alone while her husband works in Saudi Arabia. When Sana runs out of gas to cook or warm the house, she takes a day off to find a gas cylinder. From there begins a trip into the surroundings of Damas, where Sana finds herself brutally confronted with the effects of war.