synopsis
A woman drowning in her own home and a refugee with nowhere else to go, both searching for the same thing — a place that feels safe enough to simply exist.
Anne’s husband, David—an immigration lawyer whose narcissism and cruelty have hollowed their marriage—has taken in Rafiq, a young Afghan refugee seeking sanctuary in their cramped New York apartment.
His presence ignites the suspicions of Anne’s fiercely loyal childhood friend Savannah, a meddling, bigoted free spirit whose every visit is a spark tossed onto dry tinder.
As Savannah demands, “Where will this refugee go? What will this refugee do?”, Anne, long exhausted from brokering peace between her warring husband and friend, retreats deeper into the numb refuge of heroin.
Caught between longing for family, nurture, and safety, she discovers an unexpected gentleness in Rafiq—the mysterious boy who sleeps on her sofa and prays softly in her living room—offering the first flicker of solace she has felt in years.
When David and Savannah’s escalating hostilities finally erupt into violence, Anne is left alone in a rare, unsettling quiet.
Now, the question turns back on her: Where will she go? What will she do?