Out of costume, Charlie is a clean-shaven dandy who, somewhat drunk, visits a dance hall. There the wardrobe girl has three rival admirers: the band leader, one of the musicians, and now Charlie.
Through a navigative journey of absurd bureaucracy, underground deals, and an increasingly surreal reality, Bahram, an Iranian-Azeri filmmaker, decides to screen his banned film without official permission. But when the long-awaited screening finally begins, he never could have anticipated what happens next.