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In a series of vignettes, ordinary people navigate the constraints of Iranian society.

Hajar is betrayed by her family and forced to abandon her nomadic lifestyle. Climate change, personal and political issues have drastically diminished the traditional migratory activities of the Bakhtiari tribe.

Sultan Mohammad's kingdom is on the mountain, and it includes two wives, Iran and Sara and 11 children, and his flock of sheep. Like all rulers, he strives to maintain his power and assets, but the role and duty of maintaining his prestige and power lies mainly on the shoulders of her wives. To expand his territory, he intends to marry for the third time.

In a haunting, autobiographical essay, Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari questions what it means to be an artist, as censorship drains the color from his home city of Tehran, and from his life.

Shahnaz, the oldest daughter of a nomad family, loves writing and her stories are inspired by her lifestyle. Her father wants to marry her off to better the family's condition, but Shahnaz wants to pursue bigger dreams.

After a successful boxing career, Rahim wanted to absorb himself into the new role of a loving family man,but his wife Halimeh seems to be infertile, at least the couple has been childless for 14 years. The absenceof children in their lives puts a heavy strain on the relationship, and their debts keep growing. Under pressure from creditors, Rahim commits a series of crimes, friends and relatives turn away from him, and Halimeh files for divorce. After losing faith in god and hitting rock bottom, Rahim chooses to put the boxing gloves back on and win back his beloved Halimeh. THE EXCELLENCY accompanies Rahim in his struggle for survival - a stranded existence in the corset of an Iranian society guided by strict moral codes.

A kind mother at the age of 80 has been living lonely for 35 years and for 20 years she's been expecting to see her sons who live nearby.