When a large Iranian-American family gathers for the patriarch's heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past. Toggling between the United States and Iran over decades, mother and daughter discover they are more alike than they know.　　

改编自伊朗作家莎纳许·帕西普尔的魔幻写实小说，小说在1989年被禁。影片讲述1953年夏天四名伊朗妇女的生命奇遇，那一年美国中情局颠覆了伊朗政府，民众支持的摩萨台政府被推翻，国王重新获得权力。电影侧重于表现每个女人的追求变化和神秘相遇，鼓励女性与社会禁忌抗争，讴歌自由。