ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ʃˈoʊɪŋ hɜːɹ æz ɐ tˈɪpɪkəl hˈaʊswaɪf hˌuːz ˈoʊnli ɡˈoʊl ɪz tə fˈiːd ðə dᵻmˈændz ʌv hɜː fˈɑːðɚ ænd hˈʌsbənd, ðə fˈɪlm fˈoʊkəsᵻz ɔnðə sˌʌbdʒɪktˈɪvᵻɾi ʌv fˈɛɹɪʃtˌeɪ æz ɐ ɹᵻbˈɛliən, tˈuː fˈɑːɹ fɹʌmðə mˈiːnɪŋ ʌv ˈeɪndʒəl ænd ɐn aɪdˈiəl pˈɜːʒən wˈʊmən, hˌuː ɪz ɐdvˈɛntʃɚɹəs, lˈɪɾɚɹət, dᵻsˈaɪsɪv, ænd pˈɜːpəsfəl.
Instead of showing her as a typical housewife whose only goal is to feed the demands of her father and husband, the film focuses on the subjectivity of Fereshteh as a rebellion, too far from the meaning of angel and an ideal Persian woman, who is adventurous, literate, decisive, and purposeful.