The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.

Niso leaves Tajikistan and comes to Russia to find the father who abandoned her as a child. Having lost the meaning of life, Niso hopes to find it again after meeting her father, but the path she has chosen is full of unexpected turns and will force her to face her fears.