Massoumeh Soltan Baloghie is the first woman long-distance bus driver in Iran and perhaps in the Islamic world. Iraqi filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi joins this extraordinary woman on her 22-hour, 5,000-kilometer trip from Tehran to Bandar Abbas, talking with her passengers, her family and people en route to learn more about her remarkable story. These casual conversations strikingly reveal the overwhelming sense of expectation Iranians express about the possibility of change in their country, and the relationship between traditional and modern life, city and countryside, sacred and secular. Scenic footage from the road trip and stops along the way uncover an Iranian life that few foreigners see: a noted women’s medical college in Qom, the production of rose water in Kashan, the Zoroastrian background of Yazd, and the bustling port of Bandar Abbas. A gentle and richly textured documentary, IRANIAN JOURNEY thoughtfully explores the lives and roles of women at a time of transition. In a country where women’s choices, including what they wear, are restricted by legal and religious doctrine, Massoumeh is a symbol of determination for changes to take place in Islamic society.