All language subtitles for Prisoner 951.s01e01.Episode 1

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some strong language

SHE HUMS TUNE SOFTLY

MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES

Hello, my love. Hello, you.

I thought I'm better calling you
now, in case I missed you later.

Where are you?

I'm at the office. Still?
Well, the flat's empty.

I just need to finish a couple
of new client things.

Oh, poor Richard.

Yeah. So get yourself home.

What's that?

I'm feeding your daughter and Baba's
put the suitcases into the car.

My mother's telling me
he's ready to go.

Then you better tell me
what kind of ice cream you'd like.

My favourite, of course.

You don't have a favourite,
it changes every week.

Then surprise me.

Can't wait to see you, both of you.

Next time, I'm coming with you.

I would love that.

FAMILY MEMBERS CHAT

THEY BID FAREWELL

Are we looking all right for you?

PHOTOGRAPHER: Nice big smile. Hello?
Hello. Look over here.

Oh, yes, that's lovely.

THEY CHAT

CHILD TEARFULLY: Mummy!

Mummy. Mummy.

Mummy...

CHILD CRIES

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS REPEATEDLY

AIRPORT ANNOUNCEMENT

SHE GIVES INSTRUCTIONS

INDISTINCT ORDERS

FIST SLAMS LOUDLY

Password!

ELECTRICITY CRACKLES

WIND WHISTLES

SOFT PANTING

DOOR SLAMS

DISTANT SOBBING

WHIMPERS

BIRDSONG

PHONE RINGS

Hello? Oh, Richard, hi.
It is Mohammad.

We do not want to worry you,

but there has been a delay
at the airport.

They say there is a problem
with Nazanin's passport.

She did not make the flight.

RICHARD SIGHS

She is still at the airport
answering questions.

But they say this is normal.
You know what it is like here.

Where's Gabriella? How is she?

Yeah, she's here in the house.
She's just sleeping.

My father said he will return
to the airport this afternoon.

UNTRANSLATED SPEECH

Um, my mother says they promised
it's for one night only.

They can only hold her for 24 hours.

Well, I suppose
all we can do is wait.

Yeah. Yeah, OK, thanks.

Mummy.

My father is still at the airport,
so...no. No news.

Did they tell him
to go to the airport? No. No.

So he just went? Yes, he just went.

Should we be worried?
Is your father worried?

Richard, my father is always worried.

We can only wait.
Yeah. Thank you.

UNTRANSLATED SPEECH

CAMERA CLICKS

INDISTINCT NEWS REPORT

PHONE RINGS

Yes, Mohammad? The news I have
is that we have spoken with Nazanin.

A phone call.
Oh, thank Christ for that.

Thank God. What did she say?
What's happening?

She will be answering questions
just a few more days.

Two, maybe three more days.

Why? What questions?

What questions can they ask
they haven't asked already?

I really don't know.

UNTRANSLATED SPEECH

We must let them do their work.
That is what my father has said.

How did she sound
when you spoke to her?

My mother says she sounded tired.

Where is she, do you know?

Richard, if we knew, my father
and mother would be there now.

So we wait. Be patient.
Just a few more days.

Can I say hello to Gabriella?

Yeah.

Gabriella...

Would you like Daddy to read you a
story? Daddy, Peppa Pig. Peppa Pig.

Shall we do that one?
Do you remember it?

"My name is Peppa,

"and this book
is all about my granny.

"She's the best granny
in the whole wide world..."

PHONE BUZZES

Hello? Hello,
is this Richard Ratcliffe?

Yes. Richard,
My name is Monique Villa.

You sent an email to Nazanin's
manager here at Thomson Reuters.

Yes.
The email has been passed on to me.

I am the CEO of the foundation.

It's, um...
It's good of you to call.

Nazanin is still delayed?

Yes. As I said, we've been told
there's a problem with her passport.

She's been held for how long now?
Uh, a couple of days.

Has to be a mistake of sorts.

No, I don't believe so.

I think you have to consider
that this is deliberate.

You will keep me informed?

Yes.
I'm here to help, of course.

Speak soon. Thank you.

MAN: Richard? Due diligence
on the EC audit, are we ready?

Prepared? Yes. We are...ready.

Everything all right?

Is it time? Yes.

Hey, hey, hey!

DOOR CLOSES

Richard.

Richard?

Richard.

FAINT: Richard.

DISTANT VOICES

PHONE RINGS

UNTRANSLATED SPEECH

SOFT PANTING

MAN: Any plans for the weekend,
Rich?

No. No, no. Nothing.

We're taking the kids
to Disneyland Paris.

Can't wait for the queues.

You ever been to Disneyland?

Richard, have you got a minute?
Yeah.

PHONE BUZZES

SIGHS

PHONE BUZZES

NAZANIN: My love.

I tried to call, but no answer.

There were some...
complications over my passport.

It will be resolved soon and I will
be coming home on Saturday.

PHONE CHIMES

RICHARD: We will be well.

Thanks for letting me know.

Stay strong.

Dad, I'm trying
not to get too excited,

but Nazanin has messaged,
she says she's coming home Saturday.

Oh, my goodness, Rick,
that's wonderful news. Fantastic.

She's coming home on Saturday.
Thank heavens.

She actually called me and I missed
her. I couldn't believe it.

I'll forward you her text.

EXHALES
Feels like a weight has been lifted.

As long as she and Gabriella
get back home,

that's the main thing. Yeah.

EXHALES

HUMS SOFTLY

Mummy...

Mummy.

PHONE BUZZES

Mohammad, yes?
Sorry, we've heard nothing.

Richard...

..we've been told nothing.
Why are they doing this?

What...
What did you say to Gabriela?

We thought it is best
not to say anything.

This is so difficult.

She'll be wondering
where her mummy's gone.

SIGHS

Give her a kiss from me
and tell her Daddy loves her.

I will.

And I'll keep you updated.
OK, thanks.

Bastards.

Fucking, fucking bastards!

CALL TO PRAYER

DOOR LOCKS

FLIES BUZZ

After Nazanin's text message
and her non-release,

her family have been difficult
to reach.

It's entirely possible
their phones are being monitored,

I really don't know.
So now complete silence.

Yes. Saturday came and went.
Nothing.

Richard, I think...

..you need to view this
as an abduction.

Abduction?

A woman has been taken
against her will,

and we have no clue
where she is being held.

Why would they abduct her?
She was on holiday, visiting family.

Was there anything about her job?
Anything that could be misconstrued?

We are a charity,
and Nazanin is an administrator.

She works here in London,
organising courses for journalists

in different countries
where good training isn't available,

but not in Iran.
We don't even operate in Iran.

So why she's been taken
is an unknown,

but it is unlikely to be anything
to do with her passport.

You need to start calling people.
The Foreign Office to begin with.

At the very least, they can ask
the question, where is she?

LINE RINGS

MAN: Good morning.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Good morning. Iran desk, please.

Iran? Yes, Iran.
And what is this regarding?

I want to report the detention
of a British citizen in Tehran,

my wife, and the confiscation
of my daughter's passport

by the Iranian authorities.

PHONE RINGS

Iran desk.

It was all very British. Polite.

George, he was called, and he...
THEY advised me to do nothing.

Do nothing, say nothing.
Tell no-one. And wait.

They know best,
and they'll be in touch.

Oh, my gosh. Poor Naz.

They'll know who to speak to,
I suppose.

Back channels. You'd hope so.

So...we wait.

Short of jumping on a plane,
that's all we can do.

I'd like to jump on a plane,
but her family are afraid and...

..I'm being told by the Foreign
Office that...it would not be wise.

Well, you're staying here tonight.
One night, at least.

I'll make up the bed
and you can have a nice long bath.

Monique is recommending

that I go and see one or two
human rights organisations.

Um...context. Fact finding.

Facts are good.

It might help. Knowledge of
what's gone before. We'll see.

Gnocchi? I'd love that, yes.

Good. And to drink,
Bianco or rosso? Rosso.

Give me a glass...
I'll say it once I have a glass.

No phones on the table. I know.

CAMERA CLICKS

Why? Cos you never do.
What? Take photographs.

PHONE RINGS

Oh, fuck.

Hello? Mr Ratcliffe?
It's George from the Iran desk.

You'll be pleased to hear
we've made contact

with the Iranian Foreign Ministry
regarding Nazanin

and they have acknowledged the case,
which is good news. Oftentimes,

they will reject a request outright,
claiming it as an internal matter.

What have they said?
Have they told you where she is?

It doesn't quite work like that.

Whilst lines of communication
are open and cordial,

we must proceed carefully
and ensure they remain open.

But no answers?
Steady as we go, as they say.

Your wife has been detained

for reasons unknown,
but most likely political.

And these human rights groups
can help facilitate these meetings?

Yes. Yes, they can do that,
but nothing more

until you go public with your story,
which is...

..a huge decision to make. Yeah.

And against official
Foreign Office advice.

Every representative
of human rights groups

I've spoken to has said
the same thing.

They can present numerous redacted
case studies but, at this stage,

what would be best for you
is to meet with families

who are, or have been,
in a similar situation.

The last time I saw my mother was,
um...two years ago.

She went back to Iran to sort
some papers to sell her house.

She never came back.

I hope she's still alive.
But we don't know.

What I found to be the most
difficult to deal with

is not the imprisonment.
It's not even the cruelty.

There was cruelty.

Torture.

It is the lies.

The fact they knew it all
to be fake.

A game.

CAMERA CLICKS

UNTRANSLATED SPEECH

My brother was taken four years ago.

He was very brave
because he was openly political.

He was never afraid to speak out,
to criticise the regime.

He was kept in solitary
for many months.

He was interrogated for many hours
and many days. Always blindfolded.

Simple question, George. Simple
question - after a month, almost -

do you know where she's being held?
Have they told you that much?

We do not have that information.
Not yet.

Because if we don't know where
she is, we cannot acquire access,

and access is important, not least
to know that she's still alive.

I do understand, Richard, and I
assure you, we are raising the case.

You keep saying that. But can you
say that my wife is alive?

I understand your need for answers
and information.

Can I meet with someone
in a room face-to-face?

I will make a note of your request.
Final question.

Why is it seemingly impossible
for a British diplomat in Iran

to locate and visit a British
citizen taken against her will?

It's not impossible, just difficult.

Richard, we need your patience,
confidence. And in return,

we will give you our... Can I call
you tomorrow for an update?

Of course.

And can I emphasise the need
for patience? You have. Thank you.

PHONE RINGS

It's been 30 days now
since Naz disappeared and...

EXHALES

..more than once
it's crossed my mind, um...

..will I ever see her again?

Her family in Iran
are being followed

and photographed and...

..they have just...
only just been told,

for reasons of national security...

..Nazanin is being held
by the Revolutionary Guard.

She's inside Kerman Prison,

which is 1,000km south
of her family home in Tehran.

It's, um...

..probable that she would have
been kept in isolation.

She would have endured
questioning and...

..suffered torture of some kind.
Um...

It could continue for some time,
some months...

..I'm told. Told by who, Rick?

By the families I've met.

Families who, like us,
have been through it.

Some still going through it.
And we've never heard of them.

That's right.
We've never heard of them.

We don't know their names.
We don't know how long

they've been held
or how they're being treated.

They're, um... They're invisible.

You all know the Foreign Office
Iran desk

has advised me to do nothing.

Say nothing. Add to the silence.

Having now met the families,
I'm not sure I can do that.

Nor am I sure that adding to the
silence is the right thing to do.

I'm almost certain it isn't.

And from what I can gather, um...

..waiting achieves nothing.
And I'm thinking, she's my wife...

She's my wife, for goodness' sake.
She's a British citizen.

She's...been kidnapped

and wrongfully imprisoned
and separated from her child and...

..it's wrong. Yes.

Shouldn't I be shouting
from the rooftops? Yes.

So, is that what I do? Make a noise?

I think you must. If you want us
to make a noise, we'll make a noise.

This is a story
that people need to know.

The world needs to know.

Get yourself on television.
Tell them. Go big.

"My wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,

"37-year-old charity worker,

"was on holiday visiting her family
in Iran.

"She was at the airport, returning
to the UK on the 3rd of April

"when she was detained
by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

"She has been transferred
to an unknown location

"in Kerman Province."

I'd never heard of Kerman
until a few days ago.

But that's where she's been taken.

I now intend to go public
with whatever information I have,

which is why I'm here
in the office of my MP,

asking that my Nazanin's detention
be raised in Parliament.

My daughter Gabriella
is 22 months old.

She and Nazanin
have never spent a day apart.

Never.

She and Nazanin
have never spent a day apart.

They'll both be distraught.

Can you imagine?
They'll both be distraught.

Take your time.

Right. What's next?
Richard, what are the charges?

What is it she's supposed
to have done?

There have been no charges.
Her family have been told

that the investigation relates
to an issue of national security.

Nazanin works for a charity,
the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

They are a charity. And what is
the position of the Foreign Office?

Have you seen our numbers?
The petition?

No. Over 15,000 signatures
in one morning.

Rick, people care.

UNTRANSLATED SPEECH

REPORTERS: A British man
is urging the government

to help secure the release
of his wife,

who's been held
in solitary confinement in Iran...

..Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,
who holds dual nationality,

has been held for more than a month.
The Iranian government says

she was arrested in connection
with national security...

..22-month-old daughter
is also being kept in the country

after the authorities
confiscated her British passport...

..without her passport,

his daughter is effectively
trapped in Iran...

Just over a month ago,
a British Iranian woman

was about to get on a plane back to
the UK... ..her parents were told

it was an issue
of national security,

but there have been no charges.
And her husband, Richard Ratcliffe,

says there is nothing to do with
her work or her personal background

that could explain her detention...

How's your day?

Mummy! Mummy! Mummy!

SOBBING

# Twinkle, twinkle, little star

# How I wonder what you are

# Up above the world so high

# Like a diamond in the sky. #

That is pink and this is blue.

Blue. This is blue.

Is this blue? Are you sure? Yes.

THEY LAUGH

PLAYFUL NOISES

THEY LAUGH

PLAYFUL NOISES

Again. Again? Yes.

PLAYFUL NOISES

# Up above the world so high

# Like a... #

Gabriella?

Mummy.

Richard, she's gone.

Tired. She must be.

She must be so confused.

Yes.

It's sad. Very sad.

Richard, they have asked for us to
tell you to stop. End your petition.

Stop speaking to newspapers
and television.

Don't you think the only reason
the visit took place

was because of the petition?
Because of the publicity?

The reason the visit was allowed
was to give us that message to stop.

Look, Mohammad, I do understand,

but they cannot be allowed
to do as they please.

They also said if you do not stop,

they will hold the family
responsible.

Yes, of course they said that.

My father and mother
would like you to stop.

Richard, Richard, listen to me.

UNTRANSLATED SPEECH

No need to translate.
I got the message.

Your father's not happy.

Nazanin was stronger
than we thought she would be.

That is the most important thing.

This is impressive.

Go big and suddenly
you're invited inside.

Hopefully Nazanin's family
will see it that way.

Morning. Morning, all.

Richard, before we go into
our meeting proper,

the minister would like to say hi
to you and perhaps one other.

He's waiting.
It should be John. Not a problem.

Would you like to take a seat?
Thank you.

Mr Ratcliffe. Good morning.
Good morning.

Would you care for a cup of tea?
No, no. No, no. Not for me.

Right, then, let me, er...
let me give you my card up front.

In case conversations
with my department

become at all frustrating.

Thank you. Though I can assure you
they are doing their utmost.

I myself will be meeting with
the Iranian Charge d'Affaires

on the 19th, and I will bring
this matter up personally.

That's good to hear. You're meeting
with the Deputy Head of Mission?

That's correct.
Well, he's a good man.

And he will inform you,
quite rightly,

that relations between the UK and
Iran are improving. And the fact

that they have acknowledged
Nazanin's arrest confirms that.

What we must now not do

is react in ways
that strengthen hardliners.

Our advice is patience and quiet.

Quiet enables diplomacy
and strategy and, um...progress.

Which is what we want, is it not?

Yes, very much so.

Good.

"My darling little child.

"Each morning,
you will be wondering where I am.

"Each morning, you will feel
that I've abandoned you.

"That is something
I would never do.

"Each and every second,
my body aches for you."

"My dear Richard.

"My husband.

"Save me."

PHONE BUZZES

Hello? Mohammad?

Richard, how are you?
This is Mohammad. Can you hear me?

Yes, yes.

Listen, I have Nazanin
on a different phone.

You do? Yes.
If I put the two phones together,

she would like to try
to speak with you. Yes, yes,

please do that. Do that.

Richard, can you hear me?

Nazanin! Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!
Oh, my love, is that you?

Nazanin, it's so good to hear
your voice. I miss you so much.

I love you so much. I love you, too.
I love you, too.

Richard, they've been saying
you forgot about me.

Never. Never.
No-one has forgotten about you.

Every day, you are all
we think about, and only you.

I want this to be over.
I want to come home.

I'm scared. I'm so scared.

My love, believe me,
we're doing everything we can.

Please stay strong. And I promise
this will one day be the past.

I promise. I promise.

My love?

Nazanin? Naz?
Sorry, Richard, but she's gone.