area rugs
rooftops of tehran
in a middle class neighborhood of irans sprawling capital city 17 year old pasha shahed spends the summer of 1973 on his rooftop with his best friend ahmed joking around one minute and asking burning questions about life the next . he also hides a secret love for his beautiful neighbor zari who has been betrothed since birth to another man . but the bliss of pasha and zaris stolen time together is shattered when pasha unwittingly acts as a beacon for the shahs secret police . the violent consequences awaken him to the reality of living under a powerful despot and lead zari to make a shocking choice ...