Ali Bolourchi, a santour player (Bahram Radan) narrates his life after his wife Hanieh (Golshifteh Farahani) left him.

Ali now makes a living playing music with his band at weddings and house parties where he is often given drugs instead of money to support his heroin addiction.

The film then shows a house party where Ali is performing and his drug use with his friend and bandmate Tamayol (Mahyar Pourhessabi) are highlighted.

Hanieh later explains to Javid that Ali's tapes and concerts were banned by the government forcing him to play at house parties and weddings to make ends meet, but for payment he was often given drugs and booze instead of money leading to his addiction.

Again the film flashes back to happier times, showing how Hanieh and Ali met, their courtship, wedding and the beginnings of their married life.

The night after Ali's arm is broken he goes to his parents’ home where he interrupts a large prayer session, begging for money and shouting as a result of not getting his fix.

Ali continues to use what little money he has left on his drug habit and is eventually kicked out of his apartment when the owner decides to demolish the building.

The film finally ends with scenes of Ali teaching the rest of the drug rehab patients music lessons and performing a concert.

To solve this problem the editors used Bahram Radan's voice and altered it digitally to make it sound similar to Chavoshi's.