Wanda’sworldhasbeenturnedupsidedownwhenherteenagedaughterNinasuddenlyturnsupinahijab.Secretly,NinahasconvertedtoIslam;sheexclusivelyeatshalal,strictlyobservestheprayertimesandwishestobecalledFatima.MotherofaliberalViennesepatchworkfamily,Wandaisappalled;shehasalwaysstronglystoodagainstreligiousfanaticism.However,allattemptstomakeNinaseereasonfail.Tomakemattersworse,Wanda’sex-husbandhasjustfatheredachildwithhislatestwife,andWandabeginstoyearnforatimewhenheronlyproblemswereherdaughter’struancyandpotsmoking.WhenshemeetsHanife,themotherofNina’sMuslimgirlfriend,shefindsanally.Hanife,whoimmigratedtoAustriaasachild,isdeterminedtosaveherdaughterfromtheextremelyold-fashionedimageofwomen,whichNinaisenthusiasticallypreaching.
