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Niloufar, a 14-year-old girl from a middle-class family in Iran, is recovering from a serious illness that has left her emotionally withdrawn from the outside world. In a home marked by distance and tension, she longs for warmth and connection. One quiet afternoon, she prepares a symbolic birthday party for her cat and cooks pasta — small acts of care in a space that has forgotten tenderness. But as her gestures are met with silence, loneliness slowly pulls her deeper into darkness.