Raqqa,Syria,Spring2015.Faustinediscoversthehellinwhichshehasembarkedwithher5year-oldson.InParis,GabrielandAdnan,twoyoungactivists,aremovedbythedistressofSylvain,Faustine'shusband.Theyagreetosetupahigh-riskexfiltrationoperation.Thetruestoryoftwoworldsandthatofageneration.