After the United States and coalition troops announced they would withdraw their forces from Afghanistan in 2021, the subsequent collapse of the government and the rise of the Taliban have left the people of Afghanistan in fear of the future in a country that has suffered seemingly endless cycles of violence. Four extraordinary and brave women leaders, whose work in politics and social justice has already earned them international recognition, rise together, determined to fight for women’s rights under the new government.
Soraya, a low-level government official, is imprisoned when she defends a woman from village lords. Behind bars, she writes the Afghan President for help.
Mehdi Salami and Benafsha Yaqobi are blind couple who try to help other disabled people. They have a different world full of problems and very vast for them; they talk about people and people talk about them; they help each other on the streets to buy their needs from the market... Another disabled person also present his experience and activities; the documentary provides statistics and figures about disabled persons in the country; religious and legal experts analyze the lives of disabled people; and at the end the documentary provides solutions to disabled families and people...
A glance on the women who live in a geographical restriction of Afghanistan and the cities who have thousands of stories on women. The film addresses those who tyrannize over women, and who misuse cultural issues and religion.
With the Cold War about to break out in Afghanistan, young, lifelong friends Suraya and Sima must question their life choices and moral principles when they get involved in opposite sides of the conflict.
