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After her twin's murder, Nada meets Hela - a neighbor and boxer- that offers hope of friendship. Diego, a cop and gang boss attempts to reinvolve Hela in drug distribution. The latest resists and turns to illegal MMA fights to help her family. Will she dare tell Nada the truth?

Rania is getting ready for her engagement party at her uncle's sumptuous California ranch. Jamal, her paternal uncle takes a skeptical view of her eagerness, but eventually agrees, on condition that his niece follows the traditional Syrian rituals. Rami, the fiancé, arrives with his Lebanese family.   To everyone's surprise, the fiancés insist on signing a marriage contract... At the same time, a gunfight blocks the ranch roads and a curfew is declared. When the two families decide to stay until dawn, the party turns tragic...

Set against the dynamic backdrop of Los Angeles, "Mean Time" comprises a series of 7 shorts presented as chapters. Each film delves into narratives of resilience, cultural identity, and the pursuit of dreams, offering poignant reflections on the challenges and triumphs encountered by individuals navigating the complexities of urban life.

On finding sanctuary in Red Hook, Brooklyn with her husband and daughter, a Syrian war refugee struggles to find a job during an exhausting winter that triggers unbearable loneliness and reveals a cruel delirium...