Set against the background of political turmoil in the country in 1953, five women with varied experiences in life meet at a garden in the town of Karaj owned by one of them. The garden at Karaj – a much cooler, greener place than the hot capital city- works as a metaphor where women find space to be themselves, away from the heat and rage of patriarchy for a short while, time enough for each one of them to find their own way.