Ava, a 28-year-old Iranian woman with a sharp sense of
humour, appears to be happy, living in exile in Germany,
with her father. Secretly, her thoughts revolve around
her sister, Shala, who was executed in Iran fighting for
women’s rights, and the man responsible for her death:
Judge Heydari. Ava deliberately befriends his children
Ali and Hoda in Germany, with one goal in mind: to find
out when Heydari visits them, in the hope that he will
be arrested and stand trial for crimes against humanity.
The three seemingly become friends. But with each
encounter, Ava’s past in Iran increasingly haunts her.
The greater the pressure on her the more a “secret power”
grows within her. As their relationship becomes deeper
than expected, Ali uncovers Ava’s secret but chooses not
to betray her. Plagued by his own resentment towards
his father, he proposes a bizarre plan: a fake wedding
designed to lure Heydari to Germany. The plan succeeds,
but when the judge arrives in Germany, he is not
arrested. Ava faces a final decision – she could use her
“secret power” to take revenge on Heydari and kill him.
Ultimately, she chooses a different path for the sake of
her humanity and frees herself.