История за една забранена любов в Газа. Двама студенти, живеещи в Западния бряг са принудени да се завърнат по домовете си в Газа, където любовта им се изправя срещу традициите. За да покаже чувствата си Каис пише поетични графити из целия град, без да осъзнава, че по този начин излага на опасност любовта си в тази религиозно деликатна зона.

Young lovers Qays and Layla are university students in the West Bank who hail from Khan Yunis in Gaza. He is pursuing a degree in literature and she in engineering, but they are forced to return home before completing their courses. In the more religious and traditional environment of Khan Yunis, their love story can continue only by marrying. Yet Qays, who is a construction worker living in a refugee camp, is too poor to convince Layla’s father that he can provide for his beloved daughter. As the couple struggles to be together, Qays paints verses from the classical poem Majnun Layla all over Khan Yunis, a rebellious act that angers Layla’s father and the local self-appointed moral police.

Tourné à Gaza, ce film est une adaptation moderne de l'histoire d'amour interdite entre le poète arabe du 7e siècle Qays ibn al-Mulawwah et sa bien-aimée Layla.