Dalil es un niño de 13 años viviendo los peligros de la Guerra del Golfo y la idea del exilio le provoca sentimientos encontrados, quiere dejar atrás la guerra, pero no es capaz de imaginarse su vida sin su amiga Shaima. Dalil is a 13-year old boy living through the perils of the Gulf War and the thought of exile leaves him with conflicting emotions, he is desperate to leave behind the war but is unable to imagine a life without his friend Shaima.