Astoryofanimaginarycityunderaharshruler.Loveisforbidden,andfreedomadistantmemory.Fewpeoplehavethecouragetofallinlove,challengingtheforbiddensymbols....Thisfilmhasnodialoguebecausethepeoplearetooscaredtoexpressthemselves....intheend,loveshinesbackintothecity.Thecourageofthosewhodaredtolovehassavedit.Thelastclipshowsachildtastinglifeandfreedombyeatingtheapple(symboloflife)freely. Tehranian-bornBanafshehModaressiworkedfrom1999asafreelancephotojournalistandreporterformagazinessuchasParisMatch,DieZeit,FrankfurterAllgemeineZeitung,aswellasseverallocalnewspapers.GovernmentrestrictionsinIranhamperedherphotojournalismcareer,soModaressiobtainedanM.A.inGraphicsandDesignin2005thenbeganteachingattheUniversityofAppliedScienceandTechnologyinTehran.Shehashadover20photoandmixed-mediaexhibitions,bothinsideandoutsideofIran,andherloveofphotographyanddrawingultimatelyledhertoanimation.Modaressistartedfilm-makingintheworkshopofIraniandirectorAbbasKiarostamiın2008andfollowedhisworkshopsfromTehrantoVillaArson.