一位維權女律師公然抨擊政權盲目鎮壓伊朗民間團體，換來律師牌照被吊銷，而她的記者丈夫也被迫逃匿。前路茫茫，她唯有設法逃離伊朗，但要獨自應付重重困難，既有官僚制度的欺壓，亦有針對女性的社會不公。導演借女主角的故事來比喻自己被政府打壓的遭遇，所以本片的拍攝過程只能低調進行。導演身兼監製及編劇，在這樣不利的環境下仍有膽量去批判現今伊朗社會。雖然在康城影展一種關注單元中勇奪導演大獎，但卻因其敢言作風而被禁止離國。

For his fifth feature, Mohammad Rasoulof employs long takes and claustrophobic camerawork to channel the quietly increasing anxiety suffered by Noura, a young attorney facing an uncertain future. Barred from working and separated from her husband, Noura plots an escape from Iran. But she finds herself blocked at every turn, if not by oppressive bureaucracy or her own isolation, then by a sexist society that’s predisposed to disregard her. Himself barred from working or leaving the country, Rasoulof mines his own outrage for this forcefully relevant critique of modern-day Iran. As the persecuted yet determined central character, Leyla Zareh gives a powerfully understated performance.