在这部吉拉妮片中,两伊战争期间的一个除夕夜，吉拉尼凄惨地将儿子送上战场。儿子走后，她陪着怀孕的女儿穿越战火去德黑兰找女婿，一路上她们目睹了战争带来的生灵涂炭。当她们艰辛跋涉到达德黑兰时，得到的却是女婿已经在战场上牺牲的消息。五年后，依然是一个除夕夜，吉拉尼照顾着在战争中受伤的儿子……
A mother's courage, hardship, and love, in times of war. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, Gilane escorts her pregnant daughter, Maygol, from the relative calm of their village, Espili, into war-torn Tehran to search for Maygol's husband, Rahman. The journey is arduous and what they find when they reach the capital is dismaying and frightening. Fifteen years later, as another war begins in Iraq, Gillane is at home caring for her son Ismael, who suffers from epilepsy, a byproduct of war. As she cares for him, she hopes for a visit from the doctor and from another daughter, Atefah. \"Better be a dog than a mother,\" she says.
