In the summer of 2014 during the war on Gaza; in the battered neighborhood of Shujaiya, A 37-year old Salam takes shelter in her house to protect herself and her daughter Alia when she receives a message informing her of their impending fate. One Minute takes us through these few moments between when Salma receives funny text messages from a friend and when she receives an evacuation message from the Israeli Army. Powerless at the mercy of war tactics, all Salam and her baby have are those moments.