Pilgrims of Freedom depicts a dark period in the 1980s and 1990s during which Iraq was under the brutal regime of a mad dictator named Saddam Hussein. It portrays ordinary people trying to survive the psychopathic behaviors of some of the regime's elements, such as the Iraqi security police with their devious minds that invented cruel torture techniques. It also shows the main character's will to survive his ordeals and press on with his life albeit going through harsh obstacles. Despite all that, he finds in his soul to go through romantic adventures. It also portrays a very close friendship between two men from different backgrounds going through very painful circumstances; their main aim is to reach the safety of the Western world.