Set in Gaza on the eve of the Arab Spring, and as the seeds of revolution are being sewn, Omar Hamdan is a Palestinian and doting family man in a region in constant upheaval. Skirting the Israeli-imposed embargo in the Occupied Territories, Omar transports black market goods from Egypt to Gaza through his tunnel. However, complications arise for Omar and his family when his daughter, Hanan, is diagnosed with leukemia. Hanan is in urgent need of a bone marrow transplant, but treatment is impossible in Gaza. Refusing to give up hope, Omar, his daughter and family travel back and forth through his tunnel for treatment in Egypt, but each time they do so, they run the risk of getting caught. And time for Omar and his family is fast running out…