When overachieving perfectionist Mmabatho Nkomo meets her fiancé’s traditional Indian family for the first time, her desperate attempt to make a good impression goes badly wrong. She accidentally exposes her future father-in-law’s secret affair. With Diwali only days away, Mmabatho must navigate unfamiliar cultural territory and try to reunite the family she has torn apart — without creating even more chaos.
With Diwali hanging in the balance, the two families must confront painful truths to shine a light amid the darkness and embrace their future as one.
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