Death of Yazdgerd, is a poetic and political work exploring the cruel and tragic dynamics of a class-based society. War is raging. King Yazdgerd's body is discovered in a run-down mill in the Iranian desert. Charged with murder, the miller, his wife and his sickly daughter must tell their story to the commanders to escape torture and death. Who killed the King? Was Yazdgerd indeed the revered God-King, or a puny, immoral man caught in the destructive whirlwind of his times?

两伊战争中，失去家园和亲人的小男孩芭舒爬上一辆卡车离开家乡，来到了人生地不熟而且语言不通的伊朗北部。在那里，他遇到了一位在农场抚养两个孩子的妇女奈依，尽管文化不同语言不通，但二人慢慢地开始相互依赖了...

本片是一部情节紧张的心理惊悚片。主角Esmail是一个住在丹麦的伊朗人，他急需以为能让帮助他留在丹麦的女性。在这找寻的过程中，Esmail渐渐真心同一名女子相恋，然而过去的阴影却一直如影随形。如今，他不许面对自己的过去了。