科菲和未婚妻爱丽丝正在准备迎候,迎候,迎面,迎向他们的宝宝。在孩子出生之前，他们要一起返回科菲在非洲的故乡，去获得科菲父母的祝福。但这趟旅程对于科菲来说并不惬意,自在,悠闲,安逸一一大部分时间都远离亲人,亲属,眷属,家属日常,生存,生计,日子的他，被视为是会带来厄运和耻辱的社会异端。科菲并不是个例，跟他一样被贴上“巫师”或“女巫”标签的，还有必须为自己的自主权而战的叛逆的帕科、科菲的妹妹塔拉、甚至他的妈妈穆吉拉——她年轻时曾被此折磨到精神崩溃，现在却同样将其加诸之于自己孩子,男孩,少年,男童的身上。

　　寂寥冬日，艾娃一塌胡涂的浑噩日子，在看到一则社群媒体上的贴文之后，又更向下沉沦。与亲人,亲属,眷属,家属关系疏离的她，载上一块冰砖重访故里，忆起那个无人知晓，却转变,变化,蜕变,变迁她一生的童年秘密。在十三岁的焦热夏日，她与两个男孩组成三剑客，在男孩兄弟去世的余波中浮沉。摆烂的父母、失落的情愫、发育的身体，艾娃在渴望爱的旅程中艰难摸索。然而，一场逐渐失控的谜语冒险游戏，将她和伙伴推向了无可挽回的悲剧深渊。

　　Janus is a young high school student who dreams of leaving his native countryside ravaged by isolation and alcoholism. His daily life changes when he discovers an artisanal distillery hidden in his grandfather's cellar.

　　In India, Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of giving her young daughter an education and will go to any length to make that happen, including leaving behind all she knows in search of a better future.
　　In Sicily, Giulia works in her father’s wig workshop, the last of its kind in Palermo. When her father is the victim of a serious accident, she discovers that her family’s livelihood is at stake.
　　In Canada, Sarah is a twice-divorced mother of three children and a successful lawyer whose identity is wrapped up in her work. Just as she expects the promotion she’s been working her entire career for, she learns she has breast cancer.
　　The Braid is a vibrant and singular reminder of what connects us all – across borders, across languages, across cultures.