The film starts at some fourteen years after Fereshteh (Niki Karimi) and Royā (Merilā Zāre'í) became friends, while studying architecture at a university in Tehran.
ðə fˈɪlm stˈɑːɹts æt sˌʌm fˈoːɹtiːn jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ fˈɛɹɪʃtˌeɪ nˈɪki kˈɑːɹɹɪmi ænd ɹˈɔɪə mɛɹˈɪlə zˈɛɹi bɪkˌeɪm fɹˈɛndz, wˌaɪl stˈʌdiɪŋ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚɹ æɾə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn tɛɹˈɑːn.