母亲去世后,年轻的萨哈不得不独自照顾罹患精神疾病的父亲,收到大学录取通知书的她面对两难抉择:是留在家里承担作为女儿的责任,还是勇敢去追求成为医生的梦想?影片通过跟拍一位18岁伊朗少女艰难的家庭生活与现实处境,观察到了一个复杂的乡村社会:一面是保守的宗教文化传统,一面是逐渐发展的现代意识,展现了身处其中、为社会性别角色所累的困境。主人公面对家庭与社会压力追求女性自决、为理想而抗争的勇气更是令人钦佩。After the death of her mother, 18-year-old Sahar is left in charge of her poor, mentally disabled father in an isolated village in Iran. She dreams of becoming a doctor, but must play the role of caretaker unless her father remarries.