Plot

A small child and her elderly neighbor are having all kinds of small adventures in the streets of Tehran to get a sack of rice.

Four year old Jairan is ignored at home, and is itching for something to do. She convinces her neighbor, an old lady who is partially blind, that the two of them should travel across one of the world's busiest cities, Tehran, to buy rice. What could possibly go wrong? A gentle take on Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Talebi's disarming film starts as an odd-couple adventure, then opens out into something profound and unforgettable.