Baran, a war hero, becomes sheriff of the capital and refuses to bow down to a tribal chief.
Set during the Iraq-Iran war in the 80s, the film tells of a tragicomic road trip set in Iraq's Kurdistan.
The teenagers Shirin and Soran are in love and want to marry, but Shirin's father has arranged her marriage and forbids them. On her wedding night, Soran kidnaps her for them to be together.