A liberal Muslim artist and university student in Tehran falls in love with a beautiful female medical student, but then discovers she is a Baha'i. He is willing to convert, but the Baha'is don't accept Muslim converts. Their love is forbidden. However, the Muslim's brother is set to be executed for spying for Israel (a false charge), but secret agents offer to free him from prison with the artists's help, so the Muslim artist decides this is his opportunity to take his Baha'i lover and flee Iran so they can be together forever. The two secret agents and the Muslim artist break his brother out of prison, and then the chase is on!