Wahid Najjar is a man who desperately wants to protect what is left of his family, already decimated by the loss of several children from the merciless bombs from a relentless enemy raining down deaf daily from the skies. His two remaining

children, Ahmed, age 11, and daughter Samar age 9 fight to survive in a place where death is a daily reality. Food is scary but one day somewhere find some bread, so there is a brief respite for celebration. But such rebels are short-lived

as another bombing attack kills Ahmed and severely wounds the little girls Samar heartbroken, Wahid is determined to see his young daughter survive; he calls upon a local doctor, who unfortunately tells the tortured father that Samara will

have to have her leg and foot cut off less she will die. Most terrific of all the amputation will have to be accomplished without anesthetic. Some are the little girl screws her young courage to the post and endure the agonizing operation

with Wahid always at her side. When all is said and done, Samara declares with fervent conviction: “my foot is in heaven now.“