Sadegh Borghei

A bus to Tehran is stopped by the Iranian police and all passengers have to get off. The officers find 200 grams of heroin on 10-year-old Amin. Although he could not have been traveling alone, he refuses to reveal the names of his companions.

Twelve stories, one per month, from April to March. They all take place in the same place—inside vehicles—and during the “magic hour.” The characters also experience similar situations: they are hesitating to make an important decision in their lives, a moment that will mark them forever.

Akbar has died at his home and he stinks, but the neighbors can't bring him out to bury.

A secret Iranian group that rises up against the British military during a time of crisis and great famine caused by the presence of foreign forces in Iran.

A woman drifts between mental disarray and a crumbling reality, seeking meaning among the fading fragments of her world.

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