在这部一個人在德黑蘭纪录片/短片片中,貝娜絲．佳法莉（Behnaz Jafari）是一位24歲的女演員。自幼喪父的她，在母親過世後獨自生活，靠電視劇的演出維生。有的時候演出有錢，有的時候電視台說經費不足；也有時候，身為一個演員，卻得不到想要的角色，獨自面對挫折。「她們說，女孩子就應該像個女孩子，溫馴可人。」佳法莉對著鏡頭說，她發現同齡的朋友還在唸書、跟父母親拿零用錢，有的人已經結婚生子。一個女孩子應該什麼樣子？「妳可以出國。妳應該結婚，別浪費時間。妳什麼時候長大？」有著成打的意見要她想清楚。本片記述一個24歲女子在德黑蘭的生活，並對比女性長輩的意見與同齡朋友的想法，透露現代伊朗女性在追求人生時所面對的酸甜苦辣。
Behnaz Jafari is a young, aspiring actress in Tehran who wants to live a carefree and creative lifestyle. This lifestyle is not easy to obtain for a modern 24 year-old woman who lives alone in contemporary Iranian society. In this interesting documentary, the old is contrasted with the new as Behnaz considers the traditional advice she receives from well-meaning friends while still following her dream to lead a free life and become one of Iran's leading actresses.
