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Tehran, 1953. Roya, a dreamy teenager, finds solace in Mr. Fakhri's neighborhood stationery shop, where she meets Bahman, a boy with a passion for justice and the poetry of Rumi. As the political upheaval of the Iranian coup sweeps the city, the young lovers are separated on the eve of their wedding. Sixty years later, in America, a chance encounter gives Roya the chance to learn what happened and whether love can survive a lifetime apart.