Guilt-ridden Noor has a terrible secret and longs for salvation by way of a pilgrimage to Mecca, where she believes prayers will be answered, “the spiritual and the mundane.” Her wealthy daughter, Maryam, is distracted throughout the pilgrimage by problems at her high-tech job. Noor’s niece Nadia, the most devout among the younger contingent of pilgrims, has resentment toward her sister, Sosan, that has long […]