 In one, we read of the difficulties, fears and trepidations that surround the meeting of a young couple in modern-day Iran at a time when gender separation is forcefully imposed on society.Scene by scene we become more familiar with the struggles they face in preserving their love and the creative schemes they contrive to lessen the risk of discovery and arrest.In a parallel storyline, Mandanipour enters as his own alter ego and takes us along as he composes each sentence and scene, revealing his frustrations and his methods of battling against censorship.