A single mother from Nairobi becomes a beacon of hope: a film about the power of solidarity that can apparently make the impossible happen. Queen is a strong-willed woman, who ekes out a living for herself and her two children in 1990s Nairobi. She gets to know the Irish correspondent Anna and an unexpected and unusual friendship ensues. When it turns out that Queen has Aids, Anna arranges for Queen to get treatment. Queen survives, while her friends and neighbours die of the disease. For her, survival is a commitment to fight against injustice.

A young couple in love: Rebecca (32) and her boyfriend Julian (34) are expecting their first child and are full of pleasant expectation. As Rebecca gives birth to a healthy boy their luck seems to be perfect. But instead of the unconditional motherly love she was expecting she is thrown into an emotional turmoil. Helplessness and desperation reign and her own baby is a stranger to her. With every day that passes her inability to meet the demands of motherhood become more and more apparent. Unable to admit this to anyone, not even Julian, she falls into a deep darkness - to the point that she realises she is becoming a threat to her child. Now only unconditional love can bring her back on track…