When God Sleeps

When God Sleeps is a rap-punk rock doc wrapped around a Romeo and Juliet romance. The film tells the story of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi, who is forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song that focuses on the oppression of women and human rights abuses. As Shahin risks his life every time he steps on a stage he tries to establish a life with a woman he's fallen in love with, whose grandfather was handpicked by Ayatollah Khomeini to be the first Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

As Shahin risks his life every time he steps on a stage he faces a personal dilemma: how does an apostate deemed worthy of execution establish a life with a woman whose family is deeply religious?