
Analía’smothersendshertoBuenosAirestodeliversomehandicrafts.Sheisexpectedtoreturnhomequicklytothecountrytownwheresheistotakeonherfamily’shairdressingsalon.Butbychanceanaddressmix-upleadshertoaMuslimcommunitywhereshefindsherselftakingpartinaritualcompletelyunknowntoher.Sheisgivenseveralobjectswhichseemtoharbouramysteriousmessage:theseincludeatunic,amapandarecipeinFarsi.Enthralledbythenewworldshehasentered,Analíadecidesonthespurofthemomenttotakeonanotheridentity.Sherentsaroomnearbyand,comingacrossthename‘HabibaRafat’inthepersonaladsoneday,choosesthisashernewname.Shedecidestolearnhowtospeakthisstrangelanguage,praylikeaMuslim,findajobandmakenewfriends.Sheisdeterminedtofindoutwhatitmeanstobesomebodyelse.DirectorMaríaFlorenciaÁlvarez’sfilmtakesforitssubjecttheinventionofanewidentity;herprotagonistoscillatesbetweenherfearofdiscoveryandherfascinationforanewandunknownworld.WhenHabimeetsayoungLebanesemanshefindsherselfobligedtomakehernextbigdecision.


