OnFebruary2013,Haleem,borninAleppo,Syria,planstoescapethecivilwarandgotoGermany,wherehissisterlives,andlaterinvitehisfamilyafterbeinggrantedrefugeestatusDuringthetransitinKorea,heiscaughtwithafakepassportanddeniedentryHeislatersenttoTurkeywhereheisdeniedentryagain,endingupbackinKoreaAfterstayinginthedeportationroomintheKoreanairport,heissenttostayataforeignshelter,whenonedayhehearsofhisson'sdeathandgoesintoaviolentrage,unabletohandlethesadnewsThelawyerinchargeofhiscasecontinuestochallengehisdetention,andtheKoreanMinistryofJusticeendsupcancelinghisEmergencyProtectiveOrderwithoutnotifyinghimHaleem,whounintentionallysteppedintounfamiliarKoreansoil,findshimselfworkingillegallyataconstructionsite,wherehemeetsRiyadh,anunregisteredArabresidentTheycomforteachother'spainanddevelopafatherandsonrelationshipHaleem,whohadsavedmoneytobringinhisfamilytoKorea,spentallhishardearnedmoneypayingoffRiyadh'sfather'sdebtsWiththehelpofYoussef,aChristianArab,HaleemgetsajobatajunkyardandaplacetostayButRiyadhgetsintoaseriousaccidentandispronouncedbraindeadafterheischasedbyimmigrationofficersThechurcheldersandministersplottouseRiyadh'sorgansfortheirchurchmainelder'stransplantsurgeryTheytrytopersuadeHaleemtoconcedebytellinghimthatthechurchcanbringhiswifeanddaughterfromtheTurkishrefugeecamptoKoreaalongwiththeirmissionarygroupHaleemfallsintoareligiousconflictandmoraldilemma,leadingotherArabsaroundhimtomisunderstandhimAstoryaboutapersonstuckinthemidstofcultural,religious,ethnic,andnationalconflict