A Lion Returns

Jamal Alamein sits in a car in a suburban street waiting for his older brother Omar. Jamal wants to see his terminally ill mother, but first he has to convince the strong-minded Omar that he is not a threat or danger to the family. Jamal has just returned to Australia after disappearing overseas for 18 months fighting in Syria. Omar vehemently opposes Jamal from entering the house as the family, and especially their father, have completely ostracized and cast him aside. During this intense and emotionally charged exchange in the car about religion, politics, jihad, terrorism, family values and reputation, Omar gains an understanding of what his brother has gone through and experienced. Some of these issues go back to when Jamal was a teenager and Omar is shocked that he wasn’t aware of Jamal’s internal struggles