On the Path

Luna and Amar are a couple. Their relationship is under great strain. First of
all, Amar loses his job for being drunk at work. Luna is very worried and has
little hope of realising her fragile dream of having a child with Amar. But her
fears for their future increase when Amar takes on a well-paid job in a
Muslim community hours away from where they live.

Only after quite some time has elapsed during which they have had no
contact with each other, is Luna allowed to visit Amar in this community of
conservative Wahhabis in its idyllic lakeside location. She notices that the
men and veiled women live in strict segregation and are closely watched.
Luna asks Amar to return home with her but Amar insists that life in this isolated
community of faithful followers has brought him peace and also
keeps him from drinking.

When he returns home a few weeks later, Luna realises that Amar’s attitude
to religion has fundamentally changed. Amar claims that his only interest is
to become a better person, but Luna finds it extremely difficult to follow his
line of thinking. She begins to question everything in which she had previously
believed – even her desire for a child. But then, when the wounds of
her past resurface – a past overshadowed by war – Luna begins to wonder
whether love is enough to keep her and Amar together and guide them
towards a happy future together.

Source: 60. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)