89 min • Mystery/Investigation, War, Middle East • 2017
Zahed was an Iranian boy who ran away from home to join the army.
Najah was a teenage Iraqi with a wife and son when he was conscripted to fight as part of Saddam Hussein’s forces.
When they meet on the battlefield, Zahed risks his life to save Najah, the Iraqi enemy.
Years later, they meet again by sheer chance in Canada.
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