Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

A tender yet socially fraught portrait of an unlikely romance between a lonely widow and a foreign immigrant, exploring isolation, prejudice, and the courage required to claim love in the face of judgment.

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.