Sajjad Khatiri

Majid used to study philosophy when he lived in the Turkmen-speaking part of Afghanistan. Now he works on a construction site in northeastern Iran, bedding down in the unfinished building when his shift is done. Since the Taliban took over in Afghanistan, he’s become increasingly obsessed with convincing his younger sister to leave their home country and come to Iran.

In the middle of the night, a man gets into an unfamiliar car on a deserted plain, only to find himself sharing the ride with an annoying passenger and a mysterious driver.

One morning, a man awakens to find himself accused of a crime he knows nothing about.