The Burgess family is a typical culturally-blended family. Eric is secular, but his wife Julie, is a non-practicing Muslim. After she suddenly dies, years of family conflict must be navigated so that she can be buried as per Muslim custom.

The Burgess family is a typical modern, culturally-blended South African family in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, on top of a hill under a cross. Eric is secular, but his wife, Juleigha, who prefers to be called Julie, is a non-practicing Muslim. They have two children. Dean is a professional online gamer, and Leila, a medical student, celebrates her Muslim identity, which she recently rediscovered - something that irritates her mother greatly. After Julie suddenly dies of a heart attack, Leila undertakes to arrange a Muslim funeral for her with the help of Julie's mother. This upsets the whole family. Everyone must now navigate years of conflicts and undercurrents within one tumultuous day so that Julie can be buried before sunset, as Muslim custom requires.—Anonymous