Zahra Aghapour

Tell me you didn’t do what you shouldn’t have done , I’ll forget everything I saw

Mahboube, a woman in her early thirties, enjoys a solitary existence. But her world is turned upside down when she lets a film crew into her home for a week-long shoot. First, she sees the objects that comprise her physical life used without thought or care. Then, the filming process affects her on a deeper level, forcing her to come to terms with the ghosts of her past and her place as a woman in Iranian society.

The film portrays Negar, a nursing student, as she gains respect and importance in society through her actions rather than her physical appearance. On the very day of her marriage proposal ceremony, she loses something that will cause her trouble. While Negar lacks the rebellious courage of the next generation, she finds herself caught between the expectations imposed upon her and her desire for personal agency.