A hapless Jordanian bachelor in his 40s, Muwaffaq’s sole focus in life has been to find a wife. After no fewer than seven unsuccessful proposals, he still lives in a village outside of Amman with his mother, a black magic “healer”. But when a Chinese company buys out the factory where he works, Muwaffaq hatches a plan to ingratiate himself to the new management– and his attractive new coworker.