WandasworldhasbeenturnedupsidedownwhenherteenagedaughterNinasuddenlyturnsupinahijab.Secretly,NinahasconvertedtoIslam;sheexclusivelyeatshalal,strictlyobservestheprayertimesandwishestobecalledFatima.MotherofaliberalViennesepatchworkfamily,Wandaisappalled;shehasalwaysstronglystoodagainstreligiousfanaticism.However,allattemptstomakeNinaseereasonfail.Tomakemattersworse,Wandasex-husbandhasjustfatheredachildwithhislatestwife,andWandabeginstoyearnforatimewhenheronlyproblemswereherdaughterstruancyandpotsmoking.WhenshemeetsHanife,themotherofNinasMuslimgirlfriend,shefindsanally.Hanife,whoimmigratedtoAustriaasachild,isdeterminedtosaveherdaughterfromtheextremelyold-fashionedimageofwomen,whichNinaisenthusiasticallypreaching.