Nimr, an ambitious Palestinian student in the West Bank, dreams of a better life abroad. One fateful night in Tel Aviv, he meets Roy, an Israeli lawyer, and the two fall in love.
As their relationship deepens, they are both confronted with the harsh realities of a Palestinian society that refuses to accept Nimr for his sexual identity, and an Israeli society that rejects him for his nationality.
When Nimr’s close friend is caught hiding illegally in Tel Aviv and sent back to the West Bank, Nimr is forced to choose between the life he thought he wanted and his love for Roy.
“I was having dinner with a friend who was volunteering with the LGBT Center in Tel Aviv. He told me about the support they offered gay Palestinians and I was immediately intrigued. The idea of women and men from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict collaborating and helping each other, not out of a specific political agenda, but rather out of a shared sexual orientation and an experience of being outsiders in their own communities, really moved me.” Michael Mayer
