在阿富汗内战前的背景下，尽管苏莱娅（共产党人）和西玛（保守派）的生活选择截然不同，她们仍然保持着一生的友谊。当苏莱娅成为执政的共产党的一员时，西玛则参与了圣战组织以捍卫穆斯林的价值观。

Soraya, a low-level government official, is imprisoned when she defends a woman from village lords. Behind bars, she writes the Afghan President for help.