A flight attendant battles grief, and self-destruction, and forgiveness in a dark comedy journey.
In the midst of her father's cremation, Shiva, a flight attendant, battles to stay focused on her job. Throughout the flight, accompanied by an eccentric clown visible only to her, she traverses pivotal moments in her life where she inadvertently destroys the very things she cherishes. It is only when she has exhausted all possibilities for ruin that she unearths the profound potential of forgiveness and renewal. Grief becomes the central theme of this dark comedy, interwoven amidst dubious safety demonstrations and a beverage service limited to vodka alone. Shiva, relinquishing relationships that define her as a "liberated woman," confronts her unrestrained bond with her mother and the numerous men who have shaped her life: doctors, pilots, cousins, her seemingly ideal husband, and, most notably, her father. With each experience and self-inflicted trauma, she forges new defenses, akin to a Maori warrior readying for the Haka. Yet, undeterred, Shiva braces herself to face work, warfare, love, and even the celebration of life.