The Enemies

Hours before her scheduled marriage, young bride-to-be Shirin murders a man. The crime is completely unexpected and goes against everything we know of her. We learn that Shirin has had two unsuccessful marriage attempts, and is deeply psychologically troubled. But as the dark secrets in her past are slowly revealed, exposing a childhood of neglect, abuse, and the tragic history of two previous failed marriages, the characters must face their own battles with justice, retribution, and morality.

Set in the pastoral mountains of northern Iran, eight-year-old Sahand has been rendered mute by the loss of his mother during the war. He is taken care of by his older sister as he struggles to process his trauma.

60 year-old Zohreh's son is missing. Her husband has left her and she lives with her elderly, foul-mouthed mother and recently widowed and short-tempered daughter in the Ekbatan Housing Project. She has a beauty salon in her apartment and life I good until one day when leaflets begin to appear in mailboxes around the housing project that slander Zohreh's character. Her life becomes a nightmare as problems begin to get worse. We soon find out that Zohreh herself is the author of these leaflets that she writes in order to get revenge on herself and other. It is a game where she loses everything but also wins everything back.