Hava, on her ninth birthday, is told by her mother and grandmother that she has become a woman. She may no longer play with her best friend, a boy, and must wear a chador outside the home. Learning that she was born at noon, she convinces them that she remains a child until then. A stick pushed into the ground will mark the time as the shadow at noon will align with the stick. The film follows her activities as she seeks to make the most of her last hour of childhood.