Past, present, dreams, and visions collide in Brussels as Rï, a young Syrian woman tries to remember a forgotten dream that takes her back between the volcanic rocks of her hometown, believing it holds the key to her lost self. She is drawn back into her family’s orbit when she recognises her own struggle for liberation and healing mirrored in her younger sister, Taima. As Rï begins to uncover memories – both her own and those of her ancestors—that reveal the history of political, societal, and familial oppression, the family dynamics, marked by the trauma of displacement and war, slowly unravel.
Yet Rï is convinced her family is crucial to unlock her forgotten dream and a past she cannot access alone. She embarks on a journey of confrontation with her ancestors, reconnections, and forgiveness. But in tending her wounds, Rï neglects her sister’s urgent needs. A passive attempt to help backfires, and Taima runs away, leaving Rï to face the blame of an unforgiving family.
Confronting the harsh reality of her own repetition of a generational cycle, Rï slips the last bonds of oppression to find her primal self – wild and nurturing.
"On the way..." is participating in the ScriptLab of Torino Film Lab and will be presented at the Meeting Event 2024.
