Set-in present-day UK, the film depicts the memories of an ailing British-Bangladeshi Muslim man Karim Uddin recollecting, describing and sharing his horrific experiences during the Bangladeshi Independence on his hospital deathbed in an interview with a British journalist.

The film goes into flashback showing a young Karim falling in love with a Hindu woman Asha. But they get separated when war breaks out. Certain war incidents soon makes join the freedom fighters.