When Herra, a young Czech woman, falls in love with Nazir, an Afghan, she has no idea what kind of life awaits her in post-Taliban Afghanistan, nor of the family she is about to integrate into. A liberal grandfather, an adopted child who is highly intelligent and Freshta, who would do anything to escape her husband's violent grip.

The fates of a young couple in love, an old lady tending to a flower on her windowsill, a successful runner, and a one-legged beggar on a street corner gradually intertwine in the presence of a relentless wind, which, like human footsteps, can be seen as a metaphor for the tireless cycle of life.