A young Iranian Officer on the frontlines of the early days of the Iran / Iraq war is informed that his wife has born him a daughter back in Tehran. Because of this he is ordered by his superiors to go back to Tehran to see his wife and newborn child for a few days. Even though he is conflicted, because of his war hero status and a genuine sense of camaraderie on the one side and the desire to see his wife and newborn daughter, he opts to ignore the order and chooses stay with his men to see them through the worst part of the fighting and destiny takes its course.