Mehri Ghajar

A naive youth from a provincial town journeys to Tehran with aspirations of advancement, only to become ensnared by the city's allure, ultimately returning to his hometown with nothing to show for it. This cinematic work draws its inspiration from a theatrical production titled 'The Triplets,' which was staged in 1954 at a Laleh-zar theater in Tehran.

A bankrupt businessman and his wife attempt a rail suicide, but the wife's change of heart make it fail. They have already abandoned their newborn daughter who is picked up by a street sweeper and raised in his family. Years later, she runs away from the home searching for a better life and a job...

Effat tells Mahmoud her life story in order to convince him not to divorce his wife.