Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father. After the initial shock passes, Rémi is caught off-guard when Marion begins expressing her attraction to him. Initially repulsed, Marion's mature beauty wears him down as he finally caves to her seductions.
A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.
Denne komiske kærlighedshistorie følger historien om A.J. Fikry, hvis liv slet ikke er, som han forventede det. Hans kone er død, hans boghandel oplever det værste salg i sin historie, og nu er hans dyrebare besiddelse, en sjælden udgave af Poe-digte, blevet stjålet. Han har opgivet folk, og selv bøgerne i hans butik giver endnu en påmindelse om, at verden ændrer sig for hurtigt. Men da en mystisk pakke ankommer til butikken, giver det Fikry chancen for at gøre sit liv om og se tingene på ny.
A man attempts to hide out from a vicious mob enforcer in a hotel, but is horribly surprised when he tries to flee.