Deep in the Middle Ages and even deeper in a valley where the sun’s rays don’t shine, Agostino suffers with his family. Everyone has abandoned the accursed place, but Agostino can’t manage to uproot himself and defy his fate. Yet his struggles against poverty have become a bitter futility, leading Agostino to renounce his faith. Anger harries him toward a gargantuan revolt against the very mountain whose shadow is oppressing his life. Is the Sisyphean fate he has taken on a nonsensical attack against God, or, conversely, does the mountain hide a rare treasure given only to human beings – the ability to challenge and to possess a liberating self-awareness? In his latest film, Amir Naderi sends his characters out to face seemingly extreme, hopeless situations. This time, however, he submits his most basic theme as the purest of allegories, letting it speak through the unfiltered language of monumental images rather than words and symbols. The picture thus offers a universal message for those today who have lost hope for life and for the future: “We will only bring about change if we achieve the impossible.”