Armand and Leila are a couple of students of Sciences Po. They intend to go to New York for their end-of-studies internship to the United Nations. But when Mahmoud, Leila’s older brother, comes back from an extended stay in Yemen that has radically changed him, he is opposed to his sister’s relationship and decides to pull her away at any cost. To be able to go to Mahmoud’s and see Leila again, Armand doesn’t have a choice, he must wear full-face veils ! The next day, a certain Scheherazade with her face veiled rings at Leila’s door, and she does not leave Mahmoud indifferent.