20世纪70年代末，伊朗爆发翻天覆地的革命。库尔德族诗人萨赫尔（Behrouz Vossoughi 饰）在革命中受到冲击，他被指控撰写大量抨击批判当局的政治诗歌而和妻子米娜（莫妮卡·贝鲁奇 Monica Bellucci 饰）遭到逮捕。在狱中，夫妇俩经受了残酷的折磨和非人待遇。历经三十年的漫长刑

　　Gheisar is about a young man's drive to revenge those responsible for who raped his sister and murdered his brother.