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.

按摩师维罗妮卡遇到英俊潇洒的伊森，本以为会擦出真爱的火花，没想到反而堕入被监视与支配的深渊，她该如何逃脱这段关系？本片是伊朗导演阿卜杜勒扎·可汗尼的首部全英文对白作品，他曾以影片《二十》入围蒙特利尔、孟买等多个国际电影节。片中除了令人细思极恐的心理悬疑桥段和细节外，更是对婚姻关系中不平等的性别权力有所隐喻。