Shakib is a homeless labourer who is involved with a deaf and mute woman, Ladan. The construction site on which he works is the set of a film about the atrocities committed by Hitler during WWII. Against all odds, Shakib is given a role, a house and a chance at being somebody. When Ladan learns about this, she comes to his workplace begging for help. Shakib’s scheme to hide her goes tragically wrong and threatens to ruin his newfound status.

Houman Seyedi is a prolific director, scriptwriter, editor and actor in Iranian cinema. He has acted in 44 feature films and television series. He had made a couple of short films before directing his debut feature film, ‘Africa’ (2011) for which he received numerous national and international awards.