This simple film frames a charming portrayal of a young Iranian girl′s mini-odyssey with humor and compassion. A short time before the new year, Raziehkdjh goes out to buy a gold fish. She loses her money, and in her search for the lost money, she meets people who cannot join the New Year′s festivities. Unlike the majority of Western filmmakers who develop a terminal case of cuteness whenever children are put on screen, Panahi looks at children as young human beings, an integral part of society′s problems and joys, a modest but enthralling miniature of Iranian life.