Mahvash Sheikhi

"The Sky is the Same Color Everywhere" is the story of a woman who, at the crossroads of motherhood and womanhood, between duty and desire, decides to fly from her golden cage in search of a different sky.

In a small village outside Sanandaj, 60-year-old Maryam is waiting for her son Farhad's return from military service. One day, Farhad turns up at her door, wearing a chador, and tells her that he is now living as a woman.