Elham is a young, divorced Iranian woman. Seeking to find herself after a near-fatal beating by her husband, she finds solace and salvation in the water and soon makes her mark as a formidable endurance swimmer. In the fight of her life, Elham faces political, religious, and personal obstacles in search of her goal: the Guinness World Record for swimming the longest distance with hands bound.

When nature is destroyed and iron and cement grow from the earth instead of trees, the poor animal has no choice but to urbanize. Khatan and Khamar, the two young deer in the story, also sell their homeland, Dasht-e Naz, hoping for a better life, and buy a small apartment in Kelileh and Demneh town.