After having moved to France, Fuad works night shifts at a museum for Egyptian culture. During long nights, he is repeatedly drawn to a statue representing the seductive ancient goddess Ishtar and becomes allured by her visions.

When sudden and massive earthquakes open the Arabian tectonic plate, the result is unstable weather and freezing temperatures that will be unsurvivable by nightfall. Attempting to reach safety, a vacationing American family in Egy...