Description
Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.
"They're obviously happy.
- And what is happiness? After all, there is a concept of decency.
The film is about the love of the oppressed:
hatred, intolerance, contempt, misunderstanding, aggression, racism in its purest form, which have become commonplace for lovers.
There is something to think about and talk about even after so many years, definitely.