A once thriving reception hall has been reduced to catering to the funeral business and the somber rituals of death. The owner, Soleimani, is a sour, lonely and unloved old man who treats his workers with contempt, inflicting small cruelties whenever possible. Embittered and seeing a psychologist, he decides he will close the business in twenty days, sending his staff, already fighting just to get by, into a state of fear and uncertainty. Like a close-knit family, the staff members endure their daily suffering together. These good-hearted people include an ostracized young widow trying to survive with her daughter; a chef with a paralyzed arm who has a demanding wife; and two young men, working but homeless, who must sleep in the company's truck. Despite Soleimani's indifference to their plight, the people on his staff have retained their hope and humanity. As the threat of closure nears, they work together to save the hall and at the same time attend to each others' emotional needs.

影片主要讲述一个过去富裕但如今贫困的一家人的故事。瓦兹瑞一家人每天都在为了生计而过着煎熬的生活。随之而来的是，一位求婚者来向这一家唯一的女儿求婚。影片的男主人公奥米德从国外留学回到家中，不知家中变故，却随即被卷入家族遭遇的困境中。影片最后，奥米德带上行囊离开家，屋外下起了雪，这时主题呼之即出。隐喻着这一家人的经济是否会如这一场雪一样雪上加霜又或者顺利度过严寒？而这一家人内心的雪何时才能下完？