As Mr Esalat seeks a topic for his TV show, he notices a story in the newspaper about a missing girl. The picture of the lost girl is very familiar to him and he tries to remember where he saw it before.

Based on a short story by Houshang Golshiri, this film centers on mysterious and chilling events that take place in a village. A group of superstitious inhabitants have erected a scarecrow for protection but soon find themselves terrorized by it. Made at the end of the Shah’s reign, the film offers a metaphorical reflection on power relations — how people create their own idols who turn around to terrorize them.