------ SHAMSUDDEEN, 28, is a highly intelligent but emotionally reserved pharmacist living in Bauchi. He's on the autism spectrum-specifically, he struggles with Asperger's Syndrome, making social interaction, emotional expression, and unpredictable situations difficult. His world is built on structure and routine. ALINA, 19, is a sharp, outspoken medical laboratory science student in her second year at university. She dreams of independence, career success, and has no interest in marriage - especially not to someone 9 years older, and emotionally distant. But when both families arrange a marriage for them, due to long-standing family ties and pressure from Shamsuddeen's mother who worries he might never marry, they are forced into it. Neither is happy.
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