At the first days of the Iran-Iraq war, Taleb, the lord of the Malekieh village, helps the Iraqi army to enter the village. Rahman, a twelve-year old teenage who is a shepherd working for Taleb, is the only one allowed to commute in the area. Jaseb, Rahman's friend, who is recently finished his military service escapes from the village and has to kill an Iraqi soldier. He is also injured and hides in a barn. Rahman finds out about him and tries to help him ....