The film takes place in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku at the end of the 1980s. At this time, the Soviet Union was starting to fall apart, and with this came the start of a number of ethnic conflicts. Fariz and his family move into a Baku apartment block from war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh. Fariz's...
Haji Gafur is a wealthy merchant from Tabriz. In his will, he states that if he dies, his wealth will go to his sister Sakina Khanum. His concubine Zeynab disagrees and files a lawsuit to claim the inherited wealth.
The movie tells about the tragedy of miserable people who turned to dogs. A group of people who desperately seeks for a job is abducted and forced to labor like slaves.
The film tells the story of a former colonel who ends up in a nursing home, where he loses his money. The events that befall the colonel, who is suspicious of his own friends, become the subject of laughter.
The film addresses universal issues, urging people to stay vigilant, distinguish good from evil, truth from falsehood, and to view life with open eyes.