JusttwoweeksbeforeRoya,abannedIranianjournalist,issettoemigratefromIrantoDenmarkatherhusband’sinsistence,sheencountersaquietyounggirl.Thegirlseemslostanddoesn’trememberanything.Royatakesherin,unawarethatthegirlhasabandonedherpreviouslifeandnowhascometoreplaceRoya.Acoupleofdayslater,RoyafindsoutthatshewillbeprohibitedfromleavingIranunlessshesellsoutacolleaguetothegovernmentauthorities.SoonafterRoyarefusestobetrayherfriend,theyounggirlstealsRoya’sidentityandtakesoverherlifewiththeassistanceofRoya’shusband,Babak.AsRoyafightstorecoverheridentity,sherealises,tohersurprise,thatnooneremembersheranymoreandthateverybodytakesthelostgirltobeher.BabakthrowsRoyaoutofthehouse,atwhichpointtheauthoritiesdecidethatRoyaistobeexiledtoanotherlifeasapassivehousewifenamedHanieh.