1 00:02:28,782 --> 00:02:30,781 TEHRAN 2 00:02:50,700 --> 00:02:52,525 Ticket and passport, pIease. 3 00:02:55,532 --> 00:02:58,660 Ma'am, I need your ticket and passport. 4 00:03:17,199 --> 00:03:19,284 Marji, stop running! 5 00:03:19,616 --> 00:03:21,789 Look, there's Nioucha! 6 00:03:23,700 --> 00:03:25,742 Marji, haven't you grown! 7 00:03:25,824 --> 00:03:27,215 Got a present for me? 8 00:03:27,324 --> 00:03:29,409 How was Paris? You saw Bruce Lee? 9 00:03:29,491 --> 00:03:31,229 And the EiffeI Tower? 10 00:03:31,324 --> 00:03:32,410 Welcome to Tehran. 11 00:03:32,532 --> 00:03:34,618 -We've missed you. -I'll take your bags. 12 00:03:34,700 --> 00:03:36,438 No! I'II get them. 13 00:03:36,532 --> 00:03:38,270 Hurry, everyone's waiting! 14 00:03:38,741 --> 00:03:40,131 I remember... 15 00:03:40,241 --> 00:03:42,978 ...I led a peaceful, uneventfuI Iife... 16 00:03:43,032 --> 00:03:44,597 ...as a little girI. 17 00:03:44,824 --> 00:03:48,691 I loved fries with ketchup, Bruce Lee was my hero... 18 00:03:48,700 --> 00:03:51,610 ...I wore Adidas sneakers, and had two obsessions: 19 00:03:51,657 --> 00:03:52,918 Shaving my legs one day... 20 00:03:53,032 --> 00:03:55,118 ...and being the last prophet of the galaxy. 21 00:03:55,199 --> 00:03:56,242 Tehran 1 978 22 00:04:05,741 --> 00:04:09,869 SIip a pencil under your breasts. lf it falls, they're great. 23 00:04:10,366 --> 00:04:12,495 lf it sticks, they're crap. 24 00:04:13,116 --> 00:04:16,504 Shake her and you'll fill a box of penciIs. 25 00:04:18,324 --> 00:04:19,758 Calm down. 26 00:04:19,867 --> 00:04:22,256 They let me see him last week. 27 00:04:22,324 --> 00:04:24,323 The state he's in.... 28 00:04:24,407 --> 00:04:26,797 They said they'd free him, though. 29 00:04:26,867 --> 00:04:29,473 -It'll soon be four years. -Don't worry. 30 00:04:29,532 --> 00:04:32,791 This regime will collapse sooner or later. 31 00:04:32,824 --> 00:04:34,779 Mom, Marji kicked my head! 32 00:04:35,366 --> 00:04:40,667 The dragon's revenge is a bitter dish best served cold. 33 00:04:40,616 --> 00:04:43,093 This dragon is heading... 34 00:04:43,158 --> 00:04:44,418 ...for a good thrashing. 35 00:04:49,532 --> 00:04:51,400 l, Marjane... 36 00:04:51,491 --> 00:04:53,924 ...future prophet, hereby decide: 37 00:04:53,992 --> 00:04:57,206 First, everyone must behave well. 38 00:04:57,241 --> 00:05:00,673 Second, everyone must keep their word. 39 00:05:00,699 --> 00:05:03,740 Third, everyone must do good. 40 00:05:03,992 --> 00:05:08,379 Fourth, the poor must aII eat one roasted chicken every day. 41 00:05:08,616 --> 00:05:11,788 Fifth, old women wiII never suffer again. 42 00:05:11,824 --> 00:05:14,257 Well, Marji, in that case... 43 00:05:14,324 --> 00:05:16,323 ...I'II be your first disciple. 44 00:05:16,407 --> 00:05:18,232 You wiII? Great! 45 00:05:18,324 --> 00:05:21,366 How'II you make sure old women don't suffer? 46 00:05:21,407 --> 00:05:23,101 lt'll be forbidden. 47 00:05:23,199 --> 00:05:25,806 Why didn't I think of that? 48 00:05:25,867 --> 00:05:27,300 What's going on? 49 00:05:28,366 --> 00:05:33,753 Down with the Shah! Down with the Shah! Down with the Shah! 50 00:05:40,949 --> 00:05:42,166 l knew it! 51 00:05:42,283 --> 00:05:43,326 l toId you so! 52 00:05:43,450 --> 00:05:44,709 l knew it! 53 00:05:46,032 --> 00:05:48,640 This is a historic moment! 54 00:05:55,532 --> 00:05:57,444 He'II pay for what he's done. 55 00:05:57,532 --> 00:06:00,791 Your poor father wiII be avenged at last. 56 00:06:00,824 --> 00:06:03,474 The Shah can join his pals in Washington. 57 00:06:03,532 --> 00:06:07,443 PersonaIIy, l think l like the Shah. 58 00:06:08,241 --> 00:06:10,108 He was chosen by God. 59 00:06:11,158 --> 00:06:13,070 Absolutely. 60 00:06:13,158 --> 00:06:14,940 God toId me so HimseIf. 61 00:06:15,032 --> 00:06:17,205 God and my teacher too. 62 00:06:17,907 --> 00:06:20,297 The Shah wasn't chosen by God. 63 00:06:20,366 --> 00:06:22,625 That's not true! My teacher-- 64 00:06:25,199 --> 00:06:26,938 That's what people say. 65 00:06:27,032 --> 00:06:29,161 Here's what really happened. 66 00:06:29,241 --> 00:06:31,630 The truth is, 50 years ago... 67 00:06:31,699 --> 00:06:33,958 ...the Shah's father, an army officer... 68 00:06:34,032 --> 00:06:37,160 ...wanted to overthrow the Qadjar emperor. 69 00:06:37,199 --> 00:06:38,590 As Ataturk did in Turkey. 70 00:06:38,699 --> 00:06:42,305 l shaII modernize lran and make it a republic! 71 00:06:42,324 --> 00:06:45,322 The English heard about this, and one day.... 72 00:06:45,366 --> 00:06:49,189 HeIIo! Why create a republic... 73 00:06:49,199 --> 00:06:51,632 ...when you could be emperor? 74 00:06:51,699 --> 00:06:53,436 Me? Emperor? 75 00:06:53,616 --> 00:06:54,963 Of course! 76 00:06:55,074 --> 00:06:57,290 lt's better than being president. 77 00:06:57,366 --> 00:06:59,539 You'll have all the power. 78 00:06:59,616 --> 00:07:01,484 A country like yours... 79 00:07:01,616 --> 00:07:05,135 ...needs a strong man like you to Iead it. 80 00:07:06,366 --> 00:07:07,756 You have a point. 81 00:07:08,032 --> 00:07:09,597 Besides... 82 00:07:09,699 --> 00:07:13,305 ...the reIigious Ieaders are against a republic... 83 00:07:13,324 --> 00:07:16,105 ...and, frankly, they're right. 84 00:07:16,158 --> 00:07:18,070 What do I have to do? 85 00:07:18,158 --> 00:07:20,851 Nothing. Just give us the oiI... 86 00:07:20,907 --> 00:07:23,471 ...and we'II take care of the rest. 87 00:07:27,032 --> 00:07:29,640 l'm the king now! 88 00:07:29,699 --> 00:07:32,131 AII your property is mine! 89 00:07:32,199 --> 00:07:34,502 So, in fact, he was a moron. 90 00:07:35,032 --> 00:07:36,075 Yes and no. 91 00:07:36,241 --> 00:07:39,151 He was a dictator, but he modernized Iran. 92 00:07:39,199 --> 00:07:41,415 In a way, he loved his country... 93 00:07:41,491 --> 00:07:43,620 ...unlike his son who succeeded him. 94 00:07:43,699 --> 00:07:45,480 l'm the king now! 95 00:07:45,616 --> 00:07:47,789 l'm the Iight of the Aryans. 96 00:07:47,866 --> 00:07:51,863 l'll make this country the most modern one ever! 97 00:07:51,866 --> 00:07:55,124 Our peopIe wiII regain their spIendor. 98 00:07:55,824 --> 00:07:58,734 Yes, the Shah's father was very crueI. 99 00:07:58,782 --> 00:08:00,738 He even jaiIed your grandpa. 100 00:08:00,824 --> 00:08:02,909 But his son is ten times worse. 101 00:08:03,032 --> 00:08:04,597 Grandpa was in jail? 102 00:08:04,824 --> 00:08:06,953 Yes. He had royal blood. 103 00:08:07,032 --> 00:08:09,118 He was a Qadjar prince. 104 00:08:09,199 --> 00:08:11,458 The Shah's father ruined him. 105 00:08:11,532 --> 00:08:14,834 He was jailed above all for being a communist. 106 00:08:20,157 --> 00:08:25,414 My grandpa was a Qadjar prince and a "communiss." 107 00:09:29,574 --> 00:09:30,703 Dear God. 108 00:09:30,824 --> 00:09:33,648 You're alive! l was worried sick. 109 00:09:33,699 --> 00:09:36,957 -They opened fire on the crowd. -We had a close caII, Grandma. 110 00:09:36,991 --> 00:09:40,335 Tadji and l ran, but the soldiers cornered us. 111 00:09:40,616 --> 00:09:42,831 Those bastards took my fiIm. 112 00:09:42,907 --> 00:09:45,775 -They heId us for hours. -Marji was so excited. 113 00:09:45,824 --> 00:09:49,647 She went on about proIes, peasants, the class struggle... 114 00:09:49,657 --> 00:09:52,481 ...and that bearded guy, Che "Guevero." 115 00:09:52,532 --> 00:09:54,966 The boy shot next to us wasn't even 20. 116 00:09:55,032 --> 00:09:56,988 What's happened to this country? 117 00:09:57,074 --> 00:09:59,116 Right now, it's a shit hole, my dear. 118 00:09:59,199 --> 00:10:01,936 -Down with the Shah! -Here we go again. 119 00:10:01,991 --> 00:10:04,510 Down with the Shah! Down with the Shah! 120 00:10:05,324 --> 00:10:07,453 Marji, go to bed. Right now! 121 00:10:08,491 --> 00:10:12,705 Down with the Shah. Down with the Shah. 122 00:10:14,032 --> 00:10:16,335 I've understood your revolt. 123 00:10:16,532 --> 00:10:20,573 Together, we shalI try to march towards democracy... 124 00:10:21,199 --> 00:10:23,415 ...building the future hand in hand. 125 00:10:46,407 --> 00:10:47,580 Siamak! 126 00:10:47,699 --> 00:10:49,784 -They Iet you out. -Hello, Ebi. 127 00:10:49,866 --> 00:10:52,211 lt's Siamak. He's back. 128 00:10:52,282 --> 00:10:53,802 HeIIo, Tadji. 129 00:10:54,532 --> 00:10:57,139 Come in. We're so glad you're alive! 130 00:10:57,699 --> 00:10:58,742 Come in. 131 00:10:58,866 --> 00:11:00,951 Don't just stand there. 132 00:11:03,907 --> 00:11:05,732 This must be Marjane. 133 00:11:05,907 --> 00:11:07,211 How you've grown. 134 00:11:07,324 --> 00:11:09,453 You were just a baby before. 135 00:11:09,532 --> 00:11:12,747 And now you're a young Iady. 136 00:11:15,699 --> 00:11:17,046 Who is that guy? 137 00:11:17,157 --> 00:11:19,633 My father. He was in jail. 138 00:11:19,699 --> 00:11:21,567 He's a hero. 139 00:11:22,532 --> 00:11:25,660 There were scientists who knew the whole body. 140 00:11:25,699 --> 00:11:28,131 They knew what caused the most pain. 141 00:11:30,616 --> 00:11:33,309 They whipped me with cabIes so much... 142 00:11:33,366 --> 00:11:36,494 ...my foot isn't like a foot anymore. 143 00:11:36,532 --> 00:11:37,619 And why? 144 00:11:37,740 --> 00:11:41,042 The foot's nerves are linked to the brain. 145 00:11:41,532 --> 00:11:42,923 The pain's incredibIe. 146 00:11:44,199 --> 00:11:47,327 Our torturers were trained by the ClA. 147 00:11:49,616 --> 00:11:52,267 They certainly knew their stuff. 148 00:11:52,323 --> 00:11:54,626 What happened to Hamid? 149 00:11:55,949 --> 00:11:57,948 Hamid was killed. 150 00:11:59,199 --> 00:12:01,980 As a guerrilla member, he suffered horribly. 151 00:12:02,366 --> 00:12:05,016 He had cyanide on him just in case... 152 00:12:05,116 --> 00:12:07,331 ...but he wasn't abIe to use it. 153 00:12:07,740 --> 00:12:09,956 He had the worst torture. 154 00:12:12,532 --> 00:12:14,792 The loser gets tortured to death. 155 00:12:14,866 --> 00:12:17,472 -Cool! -What kind of torture? 156 00:12:18,031 --> 00:12:21,333 We'll hit him on the head with a cabIe! 157 00:12:24,657 --> 00:12:27,438 But first he has to put this in his mouth... 158 00:12:27,491 --> 00:12:29,446 ...and chew it three times. 159 00:12:33,323 --> 00:12:34,888 Look. It's Ramine. 160 00:12:34,991 --> 00:12:38,988 l heard that his dad was in the Shah's secret police. 161 00:12:39,116 --> 00:12:43,503 His dad killed a million peopIe with his own bare hands. 162 00:12:43,491 --> 00:12:44,751 A miIIion? 163 00:12:45,199 --> 00:12:46,372 Absolutely! 164 00:12:46,491 --> 00:12:47,751 ln their name... 165 00:12:47,866 --> 00:12:50,646 ...we'll teach Ramine a Iesson. 166 00:12:57,199 --> 00:12:59,284 We'll rip his eyes out. 167 00:13:11,031 --> 00:13:14,029 Marjane! What are you up to? 168 00:13:14,116 --> 00:13:16,461 -Marji found nails! -We'II beat Ramine up. 169 00:13:16,532 --> 00:13:18,140 We'll rip his eyes out! 170 00:13:18,241 --> 00:13:21,239 What if I naiIed your ears to the wall? 171 00:13:23,323 --> 00:13:27,017 Go to your room and stay there until l say so! 172 00:13:43,407 --> 00:13:45,319 Marjane, what's the matter with you? 173 00:13:45,407 --> 00:13:48,535 That's no way for a future prophet to behave. 174 00:13:48,615 --> 00:13:52,004 But, Lord, Ramine's father killed people. 175 00:13:52,031 --> 00:13:55,333 Marjane. That's not poor Ramine's fault. 176 00:13:55,366 --> 00:13:58,103 His father's crimes aren't his doing. 177 00:13:58,366 --> 00:14:01,103 The wicked wiII pay one day. 178 00:14:01,157 --> 00:14:03,285 Have faith in my justice. 179 00:14:03,366 --> 00:14:04,886 You cannot wield it. 180 00:14:04,991 --> 00:14:07,076 Your duty is to forgive. 181 00:14:12,116 --> 00:14:14,201 -Ramine.... -What do you want? 182 00:14:14,282 --> 00:14:18,323 lt's not your fauIt your father's a murderer. 183 00:14:18,323 --> 00:14:19,583 So I forgive you. 184 00:14:21,198 --> 00:14:23,414 He onIy ever killed communists... 185 00:14:23,491 --> 00:14:25,446 ...and communists are evil! 186 00:14:30,116 --> 00:14:32,635 In the months after the Shah Ieft... 187 00:14:32,699 --> 00:14:34,654 ...the country was euphoric. 188 00:14:34,740 --> 00:14:36,739 Everyone had been a revolutionary. 189 00:14:36,824 --> 00:14:38,822 Everyone had fought the Shah. 190 00:14:38,906 --> 00:14:41,122 Our neighbor's birthmark... 191 00:14:41,198 --> 00:14:44,240 ...had magically become a war wound. 192 00:14:44,407 --> 00:14:47,361 Our teacher, who Ioved the Shah... 193 00:14:47,407 --> 00:14:51,491 ...made us tear up the photos of the royal family in our books. 194 00:14:51,532 --> 00:14:53,574 Political rallies thrived... 195 00:14:53,657 --> 00:14:55,439 ...and the old internal enemies... 196 00:14:55,532 --> 00:14:58,486 ...became national heroes. 197 00:14:58,532 --> 00:15:02,617 In this merry chaos, Uncle Anoush came into my life. 198 00:15:02,615 --> 00:15:05,222 Things wiII get better now. 199 00:15:05,282 --> 00:15:07,628 Nothing wiII stop the peopIe. 200 00:15:07,699 --> 00:15:11,566 We'll have a society of justice and freedom at last. 201 00:15:11,906 --> 00:15:15,339 As Lenin predicted, the proIetariat will ruIe. 202 00:15:15,366 --> 00:15:18,190 UncIe Anoush, how Iong were you in jaiI? 203 00:15:18,241 --> 00:15:21,282 -Nine years. -Wow! More than Laly's dad. 204 00:15:21,323 --> 00:15:23,278 Are you married? A communist? 205 00:15:23,366 --> 00:15:27,016 Marji, give your uncle time to digest. 206 00:15:27,031 --> 00:15:28,596 She's so inquisitive. 207 00:15:28,699 --> 00:15:31,263 You're right. lt's good to be curious. 208 00:15:31,323 --> 00:15:32,714 Have you digested? 209 00:15:32,824 --> 00:15:34,431 Enough! lt's time for bed! 210 00:15:35,866 --> 00:15:39,775 Put your pajamas on. l'll come and tell you everything. 211 00:15:40,699 --> 00:15:42,089 Elections are soon. 212 00:15:42,198 --> 00:15:47,238 Trust the peopIe. They'II do aII they can to keep their freedom now. 213 00:15:47,198 --> 00:15:50,152 lt can't be worse than under the Shah. 214 00:15:50,699 --> 00:15:52,871 l'm ready! 215 00:15:52,949 --> 00:15:55,686 Watch out, she'II eat you aIive. 216 00:15:55,740 --> 00:15:57,782 l'm ready! 217 00:15:58,198 --> 00:16:00,457 l'll start at the beginning. 218 00:16:00,532 --> 00:16:03,617 l was 1 8 when my UncIe Fereydoun and his friends... 219 00:16:03,657 --> 00:16:08,046 ...procIaimed the Iranian province of Azerbaijan independent. 220 00:16:08,991 --> 00:16:13,813 Fereydoun named himseIf the minister of justice. 221 00:16:14,866 --> 00:16:16,907 Democracy is based on justice. 222 00:16:16,991 --> 00:16:19,727 AII men must be equal before the law. 223 00:16:20,532 --> 00:16:23,270 We shared ideas, so I became his secretary. 224 00:16:23,615 --> 00:16:25,440 This is just the beginning. 225 00:16:25,532 --> 00:16:27,444 We shall Iiberate Iran... 226 00:16:27,532 --> 00:16:30,270 ...province by province, city by city. 227 00:16:30,323 --> 00:16:31,714 l'm sure we wiII. 228 00:16:32,116 --> 00:16:34,288 It wasn't easy to follow him... 229 00:16:34,366 --> 00:16:36,799 ...for my father was loyal to the Shah. 230 00:16:36,866 --> 00:16:38,255 My son is a traitor! 231 00:16:38,366 --> 00:16:41,146 Go and join my idiotic brother. 232 00:16:41,198 --> 00:16:44,674 You'll all end up shot, you hear? Shot! 233 00:16:44,824 --> 00:16:47,344 My father turned out to be right. 234 00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:48,754 And one morning.... 235 00:16:49,157 --> 00:16:50,981 My God ! Fereydoun! 236 00:16:51,198 --> 00:16:53,457 I had to flee. I had no choice. 237 00:16:54,031 --> 00:16:56,725 While my uncle faced his fate alone. 238 00:17:17,490 --> 00:17:20,878 I walked for days through the snow and blizzards. 239 00:17:20,906 --> 00:17:23,644 I was hungry and cold but kept going. 240 00:17:25,116 --> 00:17:29,547 I crossed the Alborz Mountains to go to my parents in Astara. 241 00:17:33,241 --> 00:17:35,978 Who's bothering me this late? 242 00:17:36,031 --> 00:17:38,465 My God, Anoush! 243 00:17:38,532 --> 00:17:40,270 Our son. He's half-dead. 244 00:17:40,365 --> 00:17:41,755 My darIing son! 245 00:17:43,656 --> 00:17:45,090 My son.... 246 00:17:45,198 --> 00:17:47,935 My darIing son, forgive me. 247 00:17:48,198 --> 00:17:51,456 I couldn't stay. The Shah's army was after me. 248 00:17:51,490 --> 00:17:53,271 I went into exile. 249 00:18:12,157 --> 00:18:15,154 I swam across the Aras River... 250 00:18:15,198 --> 00:18:17,805 ...and arrived in the USSR. 251 00:18:19,906 --> 00:18:21,427 What did you do then? 252 00:18:21,532 --> 00:18:24,356 l went to Leningrad, then Moscow. 253 00:18:24,407 --> 00:18:27,188 l did a doctorate in Marxism-Leninism. 254 00:18:27,241 --> 00:18:29,847 But l missed my famiIy more and more. 255 00:18:29,906 --> 00:18:33,208 l tried to come back in disguise, with forged papers... 256 00:18:33,241 --> 00:18:34,588 ...but it didn't work. 257 00:18:34,699 --> 00:18:36,132 They arrested me. 258 00:18:36,241 --> 00:18:37,631 You went to jail? 259 00:18:37,740 --> 00:18:39,956 Yes. You know... 260 00:18:40,031 --> 00:18:43,507 ...I'm teIIing you this because you need to know. 261 00:18:43,532 --> 00:18:45,878 The famiIy memory must live on. 262 00:18:46,323 --> 00:18:49,539 Even if it's not easy for you to understand. 263 00:18:49,615 --> 00:18:53,308 Don't worry, Uncle Anoush, l'll never forget. 264 00:18:53,991 --> 00:18:55,424 Were you married? 265 00:18:55,532 --> 00:18:58,486 lt's late now. Go to sleep. 266 00:18:59,031 --> 00:19:00,552 This is for you. 267 00:19:01,532 --> 00:19:03,314 l made it in prison. 268 00:19:03,948 --> 00:19:05,729 Out of bread. 269 00:19:17,407 --> 00:19:21,665 99.99% of the people have voted democraticaIly... 270 00:19:21,656 --> 00:19:23,438 ...for the Islamic Republic. 271 00:19:23,532 --> 00:19:27,617 lt's normal, every revolution has a period of transition. 272 00:19:27,866 --> 00:19:29,951 HaIf the country is iIIiterate. 273 00:19:30,031 --> 00:19:35,158 Only nationaIism and reIigion can unite people. 274 00:19:36,073 --> 00:19:40,374 Mina and her famiIy have Ieft. They say it's too dangerous here. 275 00:19:42,031 --> 00:19:45,029 They found Mohsen drowned in his bath. 276 00:19:46,031 --> 00:19:48,552 Don't worry. Everything wiII be okay. 277 00:19:48,740 --> 00:19:53,432 Siamak and his famiIy have fled. The bastards killed his sister. 278 00:19:54,574 --> 00:19:56,876 Maybe we should Ieave Iran too. 279 00:19:56,948 --> 00:20:00,380 So you can be a maid and I can drive a taxi? 280 00:20:01,531 --> 00:20:04,269 We'll purge anti-revolutionary elements. 281 00:20:04,365 --> 00:20:06,754 Only one law will prevail: 282 00:20:06,866 --> 00:20:07,908 That of blood. 283 00:20:19,449 --> 00:20:21,013 Marji.... 284 00:20:23,699 --> 00:20:25,827 They've arrested Anoush. 285 00:20:25,906 --> 00:20:27,557 l know. 286 00:20:30,781 --> 00:20:31,998 Dad.... 287 00:20:32,116 --> 00:20:33,767 lt will be aII right. 288 00:20:34,407 --> 00:20:36,667 Do you want to do something for him? 289 00:20:37,198 --> 00:20:40,848 He's allowed one visit. He wants to see you. 290 00:20:43,449 --> 00:20:44,492 l'll go. 291 00:20:58,823 --> 00:21:00,126 Ten minutes. 292 00:21:07,073 --> 00:21:08,680 What a pretty dress. 293 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,585 What a beautifuI girl. 294 00:21:18,115 --> 00:21:20,808 You know that your visit honors me? 295 00:21:24,073 --> 00:21:27,289 You're the daughter l'd have Ioved to have. 296 00:21:27,699 --> 00:21:29,176 You'll see. 297 00:21:29,282 --> 00:21:32,367 One day, the proIetariat wiII rule. 298 00:21:32,531 --> 00:21:34,095 Here. 299 00:21:34,198 --> 00:21:36,631 l made you another bread swan. 300 00:21:37,198 --> 00:21:39,675 lt's the first one's uncle. 301 00:21:44,656 --> 00:21:46,828 Star of my life.... 302 00:22:06,615 --> 00:22:08,961 What's wrong, my child? 303 00:22:09,031 --> 00:22:10,335 Don't be sad. 304 00:22:10,449 --> 00:22:11,839 Shut up. 305 00:22:11,948 --> 00:22:14,294 You didn't stop them from killing him. 306 00:22:14,615 --> 00:22:16,527 lt's not my fauIt. Men did it. 307 00:22:16,615 --> 00:22:19,092 Shut up! Never come back again! 308 00:22:19,157 --> 00:22:21,069 Get out! 309 00:22:21,574 --> 00:22:23,790 Get out! 310 00:22:45,115 --> 00:22:48,894 One year after the revolution, Iraq attacked Iran. 311 00:22:48,906 --> 00:22:52,122 Saddam struck a vulnerable country. 312 00:22:52,406 --> 00:22:55,665 The revolution and purges in the army... 313 00:22:55,698 --> 00:22:57,826 ...had vastly weakened us. 314 00:22:57,906 --> 00:23:00,296 In the name of fighting the external enemy... 315 00:23:00,365 --> 00:23:02,928 ...the state exterminated the internal one: 316 00:23:02,990 --> 00:23:05,988 The opponents to the Shah's regime. 317 00:23:06,406 --> 00:23:09,925 Arrests and executions took pIace daily. 318 00:23:09,948 --> 00:23:12,120 Everyone was afraid. 319 00:23:12,198 --> 00:23:16,413 The new government adopted even more repressive laws. 320 00:23:16,740 --> 00:23:18,086 In two years... 321 00:23:18,198 --> 00:23:21,240 ...every aspect of our lives changed. 322 00:23:21,282 --> 00:23:23,064 And so did we. 323 00:23:24,866 --> 00:23:27,950 AII right, chiIdren! On the heart for our martyrs! 324 00:23:27,990 --> 00:23:29,857 Daughters and sons of Iran... 325 00:23:30,365 --> 00:23:32,928 ...the war has killed our best children. 326 00:23:32,990 --> 00:23:36,378 The truth will soon rise up from their blood. 327 00:23:36,406 --> 00:23:38,274 For whom did they die? 328 00:23:38,740 --> 00:23:40,086 For us! 329 00:23:40,198 --> 00:23:42,631 For us! 330 00:23:51,531 --> 00:23:52,834 Martyr. 331 00:23:52,948 --> 00:23:55,207 Martyr! 332 00:23:55,281 --> 00:23:57,149 Finish me! 333 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:58,760 What are you doing? 334 00:23:58,866 --> 00:24:01,298 l'm suffering. Can't you see? 335 00:24:01,866 --> 00:24:03,385 Go to class now! 336 00:24:03,698 --> 00:24:06,869 Tehran 1 982 337 00:24:07,365 --> 00:24:09,841 The veiI stands for freedom. 338 00:24:09,906 --> 00:24:13,991 A decent woman sheIters herself from men's eyes. 339 00:24:13,990 --> 00:24:17,899 A woman who shows herself wiII burn in hell. 340 00:24:17,906 --> 00:24:19,297 Hey, have you seen this? 341 00:24:19,406 --> 00:24:22,317 Our soIdiers die every day on our borders... 342 00:24:22,365 --> 00:24:25,276 ...to save our dear Iand from indecency. 343 00:24:25,365 --> 00:24:26,407 Look! 344 00:24:27,406 --> 00:24:29,578 Abba is for wimps. 345 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,020 Leave in singIe file. Hurry! 346 00:24:52,281 --> 00:24:54,367 Mom, what's for dinner? 347 00:24:54,866 --> 00:24:56,647 How about a nice chili? 348 00:24:56,740 --> 00:24:59,043 Yeah! It'll make us fart! 349 00:25:00,531 --> 00:25:01,660 Give me that! 350 00:25:01,781 --> 00:25:03,258 l saw it first! 351 00:25:03,365 --> 00:25:05,538 -Sure, bitch! -Stop that! 352 00:25:05,781 --> 00:25:08,475 Look at you, fighting Iike animaIs. 353 00:25:08,781 --> 00:25:10,780 We should show soIidarity. 354 00:25:11,865 --> 00:25:14,297 -What's her problem? -Who asked you? 355 00:25:26,406 --> 00:25:28,057 Your scarf, sister. 356 00:25:30,698 --> 00:25:31,827 You, woman! 357 00:25:31,948 --> 00:25:35,206 Sir, you don't say "woman," you say "ma'am." 358 00:25:35,740 --> 00:25:38,129 -Show some respect, pIease. -Respect you? 359 00:25:38,198 --> 00:25:41,891 l screw women Iike you and dump them in the trash. 360 00:25:42,490 --> 00:25:43,967 Get in! 361 00:26:02,031 --> 00:26:03,248 Are you okay? 362 00:26:03,531 --> 00:26:05,833 Yes, dear, l'm fine. 363 00:26:08,865 --> 00:26:10,080 Move it! 364 00:26:11,198 --> 00:26:12,936 Shut up, bastard! 365 00:28:01,990 --> 00:28:04,988 Mom, you have to give me 50 tomans. 366 00:28:05,031 --> 00:28:06,726 Really? What for? 367 00:28:06,823 --> 00:28:09,603 They're selling tapes on Gandhi Avenue. 368 00:28:09,656 --> 00:28:10,743 Bee Gees tapes? 369 00:28:10,865 --> 00:28:13,601 Mom! The Bee Gees suck! 370 00:28:18,531 --> 00:28:20,008 "Estivie" Wonder. 371 00:28:20,115 --> 00:28:21,331 Julio IgIesias. 372 00:28:21,448 --> 00:28:22,751 Pink FIoyd. 373 00:28:23,031 --> 00:28:24,422 "Jickael Mackson." 374 00:28:24,990 --> 00:28:27,292 Lipstick, varnish, playing cards. 375 00:28:27,365 --> 00:28:29,102 lron Maiden. 376 00:28:30,156 --> 00:28:31,676 -How much? -One hundred tomans. 377 00:28:31,781 --> 00:28:32,954 -Fifty. -Sixty. 378 00:28:33,073 --> 00:28:34,507 -Fifty. -Sixty. 379 00:28:34,615 --> 00:28:36,266 -Fifty. -Fifty. 380 00:28:40,365 --> 00:28:41,625 What's that outfit? 381 00:28:42,073 --> 00:28:43,550 And those punk shoes? 382 00:28:43,656 --> 00:28:45,438 -What punk shoes? -Those! 383 00:28:45,573 --> 00:28:47,050 They're sneakers. 384 00:28:47,156 --> 00:28:48,416 That style is punk. 385 00:28:48,531 --> 00:28:51,007 l'm on my school's basketball team. 386 00:28:51,073 --> 00:28:53,115 ls that a basketbaII jacket? 387 00:28:53,198 --> 00:28:55,241 What's that? Michael Jackson! 388 00:28:55,365 --> 00:28:57,494 That symbol of Western decadence! 389 00:28:57,573 --> 00:29:00,135 No, ma'am, it's.... 390 00:29:01,030 --> 00:29:02,073 MaIcoIm X! 391 00:29:02,198 --> 00:29:04,023 -Michael Jackson! -Your scarf, slut! 392 00:29:04,115 --> 00:29:05,982 You're coming with us! 393 00:29:06,073 --> 00:29:08,115 l'm sorry. It won't happen again. 394 00:29:08,198 --> 00:29:10,545 Ma'am, my mother is dead. 395 00:29:10,615 --> 00:29:12,396 My stepmother's so crueI. 396 00:29:12,490 --> 00:29:14,663 lf I'm late, she'll kill me! 397 00:29:14,739 --> 00:29:17,172 She'II burn me with an iron. 398 00:29:17,281 --> 00:29:20,279 She'II make my dad put me in an orphanage! 399 00:29:20,365 --> 00:29:21,451 Have mercy! 400 00:29:21,573 --> 00:29:24,918 Please, ma'am, have mercy! 401 00:30:02,614 --> 00:30:07,871 Today, our army destroyed 63 lraqi tanks and 26 fighter planes. 402 00:30:08,030 --> 00:30:11,376 Our martyrs' blood irrigates our land... 403 00:30:11,406 --> 00:30:14,186 ...and feeds deserts of hope. 404 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:18,236 To die a martyr is to inject bIood into the veins of society. 405 00:30:31,115 --> 00:30:34,113 ls everything all right, Mrs. Nassrine? 406 00:30:34,156 --> 00:30:35,459 No, it isn't. 407 00:30:35,573 --> 00:30:38,049 They gave my son this at school. 408 00:30:38,115 --> 00:30:40,851 They said that if he fights and dies... 409 00:30:40,905 --> 00:30:44,251 ...this key will get him into heaven. This pIastic key! 410 00:30:44,531 --> 00:30:47,833 They said heaven is fuII of food... 411 00:30:47,865 --> 00:30:49,950 ...women, gold houses and diamonds! 412 00:30:50,030 --> 00:30:51,769 Women? 413 00:30:52,656 --> 00:30:55,436 Well, he's 1 4. Women interest him. 414 00:30:55,490 --> 00:30:57,054 l've suffered so much. 415 00:30:57,156 --> 00:31:00,197 l've raised five children with my tears. 416 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:03,542 Now they want to swap my oldest for this key. 417 00:31:03,573 --> 00:31:05,963 l've always been devout. 418 00:31:06,030 --> 00:31:09,463 l've prayed, l've worn the veil, l've obeyed. 419 00:31:10,030 --> 00:31:13,072 But l can't beIieve in anything anymore. 420 00:31:14,030 --> 00:31:15,334 lt's me. Did you hear? 421 00:31:15,448 --> 00:31:19,661 They arrested the Roshanis. They found aIcohoI and pIaying cards. 422 00:31:19,656 --> 00:31:21,742 Why are you covering your head? 423 00:31:24,030 --> 00:31:25,595 For your husband. 424 00:31:25,865 --> 00:31:28,861 That's how we were brought up. 425 00:31:29,905 --> 00:31:31,078 Don't worry. 426 00:31:31,197 --> 00:31:33,326 l'll talk to your son. 427 00:31:33,865 --> 00:31:38,035 Thanks to my parents, her son never went to war. 428 00:31:40,197 --> 00:31:41,674 Between air raids... 429 00:31:41,781 --> 00:31:44,649 ...government repression and spying neighbors... 430 00:31:44,698 --> 00:31:47,392 ...life tried to follow its course. 431 00:31:54,865 --> 00:31:58,514 To make everything bearable, people had parties... 432 00:31:58,531 --> 00:32:00,443 ...safe from prying eyes. 433 00:32:00,531 --> 00:32:02,486 They were often boozy. 434 00:32:02,573 --> 00:32:04,528 Alcohol was banned... 435 00:32:04,614 --> 00:32:07,481 ...but my uncle Taher supplied us with wine. 436 00:32:08,115 --> 00:32:12,502 He had built a winemaking lab in his basement. 437 00:32:12,489 --> 00:32:13,749 Mrs. Nassrine... 438 00:32:13,865 --> 00:32:17,557 ...who cleaned for him too, helped crush the grapes. 439 00:32:17,573 --> 00:32:20,049 God forgive me. 440 00:32:21,073 --> 00:32:23,332 Attending these parties was risky. 441 00:32:23,406 --> 00:32:26,925 But it was the onIy bit of freedom we had left. 442 00:32:30,656 --> 00:32:31,743 Come on. 443 00:32:31,865 --> 00:32:33,472 Get out! 444 00:32:33,573 --> 00:32:35,528 lD, registration, Iicense. 445 00:32:37,531 --> 00:32:38,922 Come here. 446 00:32:39,365 --> 00:32:40,972 Breathe! 447 00:32:41,073 --> 00:32:42,376 -Been drinking? -No. 448 00:32:42,489 --> 00:32:45,747 -Liar. You Westernized trash. -Enough. 449 00:32:45,780 --> 00:32:48,734 l work for this country. How dare you! 450 00:32:48,948 --> 00:32:51,598 -Forgive him. -Shut up! 451 00:32:51,656 --> 00:32:54,741 l could be your mother. How old are you? Fifteen? 452 00:32:54,780 --> 00:32:57,300 Sixteen? My daughter is 1 3. 453 00:32:59,865 --> 00:33:02,080 lf not for your wife, you'd be in hell. 454 00:33:02,156 --> 00:33:03,503 Thank you! 455 00:33:04,448 --> 00:33:08,010 Get in. Let's see if you have bottles at home. 456 00:33:08,489 --> 00:33:11,530 Grandma, Marji, go up first. l'll staII them. 457 00:33:11,573 --> 00:33:14,874 -Empty all the bottles. -But how? 458 00:33:14,905 --> 00:33:18,511 Don't worry, I was used to it with your father. 459 00:33:18,531 --> 00:33:21,138 l always had to hide his tracks. 460 00:33:22,115 --> 00:33:26,720 Our neighbor is an elderIy man with a heart condition. 461 00:33:26,698 --> 00:33:29,696 Any sudden noise couId kill him. 462 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,977 Perhaps we can work something out.... 463 00:33:33,030 --> 00:33:35,159 Where are you two going? 464 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:37,107 l have diabetes, my boy. 465 00:33:37,197 --> 00:33:39,630 Without syrup, I'm going to faint. 466 00:33:39,905 --> 00:33:42,295 Diabetes? Like my mother. 467 00:33:42,365 --> 00:33:44,276 AII right. 468 00:34:04,281 --> 00:34:05,889 Where are they? 469 00:34:05,990 --> 00:34:10,551 Arrogant, but no ideoIogy. A few biIIs made them forget. 470 00:34:11,865 --> 00:34:13,950 You didn't throw it all out? 471 00:34:14,698 --> 00:34:15,741 Yes, we did. 472 00:34:15,865 --> 00:34:17,776 Shit.... 473 00:34:27,614 --> 00:34:29,873 lt's his heart again. 474 00:34:29,948 --> 00:34:32,946 They were after communists near our house. 475 00:34:32,990 --> 00:34:34,597 They threw a grenade. 476 00:34:34,698 --> 00:34:36,609 Taher couldn't take it. 477 00:34:36,698 --> 00:34:39,696 l found him on the floor in the Iiving room. 478 00:34:39,739 --> 00:34:41,347 lt will be aII right. 479 00:34:41,448 --> 00:34:43,316 No, it won't. 480 00:34:43,406 --> 00:34:46,447 He needs open-heart surgery. 481 00:34:46,489 --> 00:34:49,182 They can't do it here. 482 00:34:49,698 --> 00:34:52,088 They say he has to go to England. 483 00:34:52,448 --> 00:34:55,532 l went to see the hospitaI director. 484 00:34:56,115 --> 00:34:57,592 You won't believe it. 485 00:34:57,698 --> 00:34:59,131 Know who he is? 486 00:34:59,240 --> 00:35:01,759 My old window washer! 487 00:35:01,990 --> 00:35:06,117 I pretended not to know him so as not to humiliate him. 488 00:35:06,115 --> 00:35:10,590 With the borders cIosed, only the very sick can go abroad. 489 00:35:10,573 --> 00:35:12,789 lt's his third coronary. 490 00:35:12,948 --> 00:35:15,990 He needs an operation abroad or he'll die! 491 00:35:16,030 --> 00:35:17,985 We'll do our best. 492 00:35:18,072 --> 00:35:20,505 lf God wiIIs it, he'll get better. 493 00:35:20,573 --> 00:35:22,136 lt all depends on God. 494 00:35:22,448 --> 00:35:26,053 l need your authorization to get his passport. 495 00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:28,455 lf God wiIIs it. 496 00:35:28,573 --> 00:35:32,178 Thanks to a beard and suit this idiotic window washer... 497 00:35:32,197 --> 00:35:33,848 ...runs a hospitaI now! 498 00:35:33,947 --> 00:35:37,293 My husband's fate depends on a window washer! 499 00:35:37,364 --> 00:35:40,535 He's so religious he won't Iook at a woman. 500 00:35:40,573 --> 00:35:41,746 The stupid bastard! 501 00:35:43,739 --> 00:35:46,694 l know someone who makes passports. 502 00:35:46,739 --> 00:35:48,824 l'll go see him. It'll all be okay. 503 00:35:48,905 --> 00:35:51,165 Wait. l'll come too. 504 00:35:54,990 --> 00:35:56,641 Where did I put it? 505 00:35:57,573 --> 00:35:59,528 Here it is! Look at this. 506 00:35:59,614 --> 00:36:00,918 lt looks real, huh? 507 00:36:02,030 --> 00:36:04,898 A whole month's work went into this. 508 00:36:04,947 --> 00:36:07,554 You're cute. What's your name? 509 00:36:07,614 --> 00:36:09,960 How Iong to make a passport? 510 00:36:10,905 --> 00:36:13,208 Passports are in high demand. 511 00:36:13,905 --> 00:36:16,252 They're how l make my Iiving now. 512 00:36:16,448 --> 00:36:18,316 UsuaIIy, it takes two weeks. 513 00:36:18,406 --> 00:36:20,188 But l can do it in one. 514 00:36:20,281 --> 00:36:22,975 Perfect, but hurry. 515 00:36:25,698 --> 00:36:27,349 lt's only Niloufar. 516 00:36:28,030 --> 00:36:31,810 Meet Ebi. l toId you about his brother Anoush. 517 00:36:31,823 --> 00:36:32,909 HeIIo. 518 00:36:33,030 --> 00:36:34,639 She's a communist too. 519 00:36:34,739 --> 00:36:38,909 Her brother was my messenger boy so l hide her here. 520 00:36:38,905 --> 00:36:41,208 lt's the onIy pIace she's safe. 521 00:36:57,990 --> 00:37:00,379 ls he dumb or what? 522 00:37:00,448 --> 00:37:02,055 He'II get crushed. 523 00:37:02,573 --> 00:37:05,267 There! What did I tell you? 524 00:37:11,573 --> 00:37:12,876 Don't look. 525 00:37:12,990 --> 00:37:14,945 -It's horribIe. -Grandma, stop it! 526 00:37:17,489 --> 00:37:18,879 What a Ioad of crap. 527 00:37:18,990 --> 00:37:21,161 The Japanese either gut themselves... 528 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:24,801 ...or make hideous monsters. That's all they ever seem to do. 529 00:37:31,364 --> 00:37:34,101 Grandma, wiII Uncle Taher die? 530 00:37:34,156 --> 00:37:36,502 -Of course. -You think so? 531 00:37:36,573 --> 00:37:39,744 Without a passport, he won't make it. 532 00:37:42,448 --> 00:37:45,141 -He smoked too much. -BuIIshit! 533 00:37:45,406 --> 00:37:47,796 His heart's not failing from cigarettes. 534 00:37:47,865 --> 00:37:50,384 His kids are too far away. 535 00:37:50,905 --> 00:37:53,991 A portion of beans, piping hot, pIease. 536 00:37:54,739 --> 00:37:57,520 Children aIways leave. That's normaI. 537 00:37:57,573 --> 00:38:02,178 But having to part with them at 1 3 due to an absurd war... 538 00:38:02,739 --> 00:38:04,259 ...that breaks your heart. 539 00:38:06,947 --> 00:38:10,509 ln Taher's shoes, l'd be dead and buried by now. 540 00:38:10,865 --> 00:38:14,688 -May God eradicate these barbarians. -May God hear you. 541 00:38:26,822 --> 00:38:30,515 Khosrow, it's you. ls the package ready? 542 00:38:30,530 --> 00:38:33,875 They arrested Niloufar and trashed my pIace! 543 00:38:47,822 --> 00:38:50,124 NiIoufar was executed. 544 00:38:51,905 --> 00:38:56,206 Khosrow fled to Turkey and then to Sweden. 545 00:39:00,698 --> 00:39:02,957 Three weeks later... 546 00:39:03,030 --> 00:39:04,943 ...we buried Uncle Taher. 547 00:39:07,573 --> 00:39:09,831 The war intensified. 548 00:39:14,865 --> 00:39:16,472 Let me through. 549 00:39:16,573 --> 00:39:19,440 Excuse me. Let me through. 550 00:39:19,698 --> 00:39:20,827 Stop! 551 00:39:20,947 --> 00:39:22,946 l live over there. 552 00:39:23,030 --> 00:39:24,943 Go on. 553 00:39:45,697 --> 00:39:47,956 -Marji! -Mom. 554 00:39:49,364 --> 00:39:50,536 Are you hurt? 555 00:39:50,655 --> 00:39:52,610 No, sweetie, we're fine. 556 00:39:52,697 --> 00:39:54,478 Where did the missiIe land? 557 00:39:55,990 --> 00:39:58,814 The Baba Levy's house. 558 00:40:21,281 --> 00:40:25,756 Under our new government, we no longer have poIitical prisoners. 559 00:40:25,780 --> 00:40:26,910 Ma'am? 560 00:40:27,030 --> 00:40:29,768 We have paid a high price for our liberty. 561 00:40:29,822 --> 00:40:31,777 -Ma'am. -What now, Satrapi? 562 00:40:31,865 --> 00:40:36,470 My uncle was jailed by the Shah, but the new regime had him shot. 563 00:40:36,448 --> 00:40:39,967 We have gone from 3,000 prisoners under the Shah... 564 00:40:39,989 --> 00:40:41,682 ...to 300,000 with you. 565 00:40:41,780 --> 00:40:44,822 How dare you lie to us Iike this? 566 00:40:44,865 --> 00:40:46,342 Stop that! 567 00:40:55,865 --> 00:40:58,254 -Who was it? -The principaI. 568 00:40:58,322 --> 00:41:00,929 Marji told her teacher off. 569 00:41:00,989 --> 00:41:03,682 -Again? -Just Iike her uncle. 570 00:41:03,780 --> 00:41:07,691 What? You want her to end up like him? Executed? 571 00:41:07,697 --> 00:41:09,478 You know what they do to young girls? 572 00:41:09,573 --> 00:41:12,179 You know what they did to Niloufar? 573 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:16,538 lt's illegal to kiII a virgin, so a guard married her... 574 00:41:16,530 --> 00:41:18,398 ...and took her virginity first! 575 00:41:18,489 --> 00:41:20,357 You know what that means? 576 00:41:22,030 --> 00:41:24,377 lf they touch you, l'll kill them! 577 00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:29,059 Shortly after, they decided to send me abroad. 578 00:41:29,364 --> 00:41:32,970 Since I had attended the French school in Tehran... 579 00:41:32,989 --> 00:41:35,855 ...I went to the French school in Vienna. 580 00:41:35,905 --> 00:41:37,991 My father got me a visa. 581 00:41:38,072 --> 00:41:41,852 I'd stay with my mother's friend and her family. 582 00:41:41,865 --> 00:41:43,689 The day before I left... 583 00:41:43,780 --> 00:41:45,866 ...Grandma slept at our house. 584 00:41:47,072 --> 00:41:51,373 Every morning, she'd put jasmine in her bra to smell good. 585 00:41:51,865 --> 00:41:55,514 When she undressed, the flowers fell from her breasts. 586 00:41:55,697 --> 00:41:57,608 It was magical. 587 00:41:57,697 --> 00:42:01,694 How come your breasts are so round at your age? 588 00:42:02,197 --> 00:42:07,064 l soak them in a bowl of iced water for ten minutes every day. 589 00:42:09,072 --> 00:42:10,809 l'll miss you. 590 00:42:11,614 --> 00:42:14,133 l'll come to see you. 591 00:42:15,655 --> 00:42:17,176 Listen. 592 00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:22,102 l don't like to preach, but here's some advice. 593 00:42:22,072 --> 00:42:25,634 You'll meet a lot of jerks in Iife. 594 00:42:25,655 --> 00:42:30,217 lf they hurt you, remember it's because they're stupid. 595 00:42:30,197 --> 00:42:33,239 Don't react to their cruelty. 596 00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:37,103 There's nothing worse than bitterness and revenge. 597 00:42:37,114 --> 00:42:42,067 Keep your dignity and be true to yourself. 598 00:42:47,322 --> 00:42:49,625 Everything wiII be aII right. 599 00:42:50,197 --> 00:42:52,630 No tears. Think of your future. 600 00:42:52,697 --> 00:42:54,522 Europe awaits you. 601 00:42:54,614 --> 00:42:57,916 When you get to Vienna, have a Sachertorte. 602 00:42:57,947 --> 00:42:59,989 lt's a delicious chocolate cake. 603 00:43:00,072 --> 00:43:01,723 We'll come to visit. 604 00:43:01,822 --> 00:43:03,169 You're a big girl. 605 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:04,800 No tears. 606 00:43:04,905 --> 00:43:08,207 -Dad. -Enough. You have to go now. 607 00:43:08,405 --> 00:43:11,880 Never forget who you are and where you're from. 608 00:43:11,905 --> 00:43:13,774 My daughter. 609 00:43:14,864 --> 00:43:17,470 -Mom. -My littIe Marji. 610 00:44:19,072 --> 00:44:20,636 Europe awaited. 611 00:44:20,780 --> 00:44:22,953 But not the way I imagined. 612 00:44:23,322 --> 00:44:25,973 After a few days at my mother's friend's... 613 00:44:26,030 --> 00:44:29,724 ...she decided her place was too small. 614 00:44:31,030 --> 00:44:32,769 She found lodgings... 615 00:44:32,864 --> 00:44:35,253 ...where I'd be fine... 616 00:44:35,322 --> 00:44:37,277 ...according to her. 617 00:44:53,322 --> 00:44:54,582 What? 618 00:45:33,030 --> 00:45:34,551 I was deIighted... 619 00:45:34,655 --> 00:45:39,348 ...to find stores packed with goods that had vanished at home. 620 00:45:40,822 --> 00:45:42,559 For a while... 621 00:45:42,655 --> 00:45:45,827 ...going to the supermarket was my favorite pastime. 622 00:45:45,864 --> 00:45:47,861 My favorite pastime. 623 00:45:47,947 --> 00:45:50,250 My favorite pastime. 624 00:45:50,322 --> 00:45:54,232 In short, I needed to make friends fast. 625 00:45:58,905 --> 00:46:02,338 Luckily, at school, I could understand the others... 626 00:46:02,364 --> 00:46:04,363 ...and could get myself understood. 627 00:46:04,697 --> 00:46:06,522 Got a smoke? 628 00:46:08,447 --> 00:46:11,792 I was the center of attention for all the outsiders. 629 00:46:11,822 --> 00:46:15,471 People like Momo, Thierry, Olivier and Eve. 630 00:46:15,489 --> 00:46:18,400 My nationality and story fascinated them. 631 00:46:18,489 --> 00:46:20,966 You saw a revoIution and a war? 632 00:46:21,029 --> 00:46:22,550 Well, yeah. 633 00:46:22,655 --> 00:46:25,305 -You saw lots of dead people? -A few. 634 00:46:27,072 --> 00:46:28,419 That's wiId. 635 00:46:33,697 --> 00:46:35,913 I was soon part of the gang. 636 00:46:35,989 --> 00:46:38,595 Momo introduced me to nonchaIance... 637 00:46:38,655 --> 00:46:40,827 ...the concept of forced nihilism... 638 00:46:40,905 --> 00:46:42,948 ...and Vienna's sub-culture. 639 00:46:57,364 --> 00:47:00,318 I had troubIe adapting at first. 640 00:47:01,280 --> 00:47:04,321 But then I thought, "Why not?" 641 00:47:06,697 --> 00:47:09,825 I convinced myself I'd found my pIace. 642 00:47:10,655 --> 00:47:12,827 But I wasn't like them. 643 00:47:12,905 --> 00:47:16,511 As school holidays reminded me. 644 00:47:16,530 --> 00:47:18,051 Shit. Christmas again. 645 00:47:18,155 --> 00:47:21,196 With the whoIe damn famiIy too. 646 00:47:21,280 --> 00:47:24,495 AII due to a crappy American invention. 647 00:47:24,530 --> 00:47:26,964 Santa CIaus wears red and white.... 648 00:47:27,029 --> 00:47:29,636 Because he was a Coca-Cola mascot. 649 00:47:29,697 --> 00:47:32,477 l'll be bored shitless in Monte Carlo. 650 00:47:32,530 --> 00:47:34,746 Monte Carlo's nothing. 651 00:47:34,822 --> 00:47:37,994 l have to go to BraziI to see my dad. 652 00:47:38,029 --> 00:47:39,724 lt's a 1 3-hour flight. 653 00:47:39,822 --> 00:47:42,820 Holidays are crumbs to keep the proIes happy. 654 00:47:42,864 --> 00:47:47,207 lf the anarchists had won, we wouldn't work at all. 655 00:47:47,197 --> 00:47:49,760 ls everything all right, dear? 656 00:47:49,822 --> 00:47:53,080 Good. What are you doing for Christmas? 657 00:47:54,697 --> 00:47:55,914 Well? 658 00:47:56,029 --> 00:47:57,942 She's spending it with friends. 659 00:47:58,029 --> 00:47:59,116 Be careful. 660 00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:01,452 So you need anything? 661 00:48:02,029 --> 00:48:04,767 Have fun. Lots of Iove. 662 00:48:04,822 --> 00:48:07,776 Eat pIenty of fruit and vegetabIes. 663 00:48:43,655 --> 00:48:46,305 -Is that any way to behave? -What? 664 00:48:46,364 --> 00:48:49,579 -Is that how you eat? -You all eat in front of the TV. 665 00:48:49,780 --> 00:48:52,778 Not from the pot. lt's disgusting! 666 00:48:53,321 --> 00:48:57,101 lt's true what they say. lranians have no manners. 667 00:48:57,530 --> 00:49:01,006 ls it true that all nuns were prostitutes first? 668 00:49:02,864 --> 00:49:05,860 That marked the start of a series of moves... 669 00:49:05,904 --> 00:49:08,294 ...from apartment to apartment. 670 00:49:08,364 --> 00:49:11,101 First, Eve and her mother took me in. 671 00:49:11,155 --> 00:49:13,761 Then I Iived with 8 homosexuals. 672 00:49:13,822 --> 00:49:16,342 Then in a maid's room on Floriangasse. 673 00:49:16,405 --> 00:49:19,055 Then with friends. And friends' friends. 674 00:49:19,114 --> 00:49:23,024 I ended up at the home of Frau Doktor Schloss. 675 00:49:23,196 --> 00:49:26,628 She was a retired philosophy teacher. 676 00:49:26,697 --> 00:49:28,956 To be honest, she was crazy. 677 00:49:32,864 --> 00:49:35,688 The rent is 2,000 schillings. 678 00:49:35,738 --> 00:49:37,736 You Iike dogs, don't you? 679 00:49:37,822 --> 00:49:39,733 Yes, I love them. 680 00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:42,931 Yuki has adopted you. 681 00:49:43,364 --> 00:49:45,449 Dogs have a sixth sense. 682 00:49:45,530 --> 00:49:48,441 They can tell if peopIe are kind. 683 00:49:51,697 --> 00:49:55,650 Over the next year, I decided to fit in for real. 684 00:49:55,655 --> 00:49:59,782 Certain aspects of Western culture remained a mystery. 685 00:50:01,280 --> 00:50:03,104 I had to educate myself. 686 00:50:03,196 --> 00:50:06,194 From Sartre to Bakunin to Zweig and Freud... 687 00:50:06,280 --> 00:50:08,061 ...I read all I could. 688 00:50:08,530 --> 00:50:10,616 But I realized... 689 00:50:10,697 --> 00:50:12,956 ...there were things I'd never understand. 690 00:50:16,196 --> 00:50:19,672 Vienna 1 986 691 00:50:20,280 --> 00:50:22,626 That bastard WaIdheim got eIected. 692 00:50:22,697 --> 00:50:25,129 -Yeah, it's crazy. -Sickening. 693 00:50:25,196 --> 00:50:27,107 -I want to puke. -It can't happen. 694 00:50:27,196 --> 00:50:29,281 There's a big protest tomorrow. 695 00:50:29,364 --> 00:50:31,536 That's all hot air anyway. 696 00:50:31,613 --> 00:50:35,132 Life is a void. When man reaIizes that... 697 00:50:35,155 --> 00:50:38,152 ...he can no longer live, so he invents power games. 698 00:50:38,196 --> 00:50:41,368 Bullshit! Life isn't absurd! 699 00:50:41,405 --> 00:50:44,838 Some people give their lives for freedom. 700 00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:47,582 You think my uncle died for fun? 701 00:50:48,071 --> 00:50:50,156 EgotisticaI prick. 702 00:50:53,155 --> 00:50:55,588 I was very confused. 703 00:50:56,364 --> 00:50:58,449 I had a safe, frivolous life... 704 00:50:58,530 --> 00:51:02,527 ...while those l loved knew the hell of war. 705 00:51:02,530 --> 00:51:06,441 However hard I tried, I was haunted by guilt. 706 00:51:08,822 --> 00:51:12,993 I just wanted to live like a girl my age. 707 00:51:12,989 --> 00:51:15,248 A big change was coming. 708 00:51:15,321 --> 00:51:18,363 In a few months, I became a young lady. 709 00:51:18,405 --> 00:51:21,446 It was a time of constantly renewed ugliness. 710 00:51:21,779 --> 00:51:24,733 First, I grew seven inches. 711 00:51:24,779 --> 00:51:27,125 Then my face became longer... 712 00:51:27,196 --> 00:51:30,238 ...my right eye grew, then my chin. 713 00:51:30,280 --> 00:51:32,366 My right hand became huge... 714 00:51:32,447 --> 00:51:33,967 ...then my left foot. 715 00:51:35,029 --> 00:51:38,766 My nose tripled in size. My chest developed. 716 00:51:38,779 --> 00:51:42,038 My butt then restored my center of gravity. 717 00:51:42,071 --> 00:51:46,502 To cap it all off, a huge beauty mark decorated my nose. 718 00:51:57,029 --> 00:52:01,678 See, Yuki, I told you. She's a prostitute. 719 00:52:04,904 --> 00:52:07,077 This music sucks. 720 00:52:07,155 --> 00:52:09,892 ln any case, they're all losers here. 721 00:52:10,029 --> 00:52:14,548 Bakunin wanted bourgeois democrats to adopt socialist resolutions. 722 00:52:15,530 --> 00:52:19,353 Things could have changed. CapitaIism undermines us. 723 00:52:19,363 --> 00:52:20,840 See what I mean? 724 00:52:20,947 --> 00:52:25,640 You're right. Where are you from? Marie-Jeanne, right? 725 00:52:25,779 --> 00:52:29,125 Yeah, I'm from.... I'm French. 726 00:52:29,155 --> 00:52:31,457 l'd never have guessed. 727 00:52:31,530 --> 00:52:33,225 l was in Paris. Know it? 728 00:52:33,321 --> 00:52:35,624 Sorry, I need to go see my friends. 729 00:52:35,822 --> 00:52:37,951 Okay, fine. See you. 730 00:52:55,864 --> 00:52:58,296 So you're French now? 731 00:52:58,363 --> 00:53:00,144 Grandma, stop it. 732 00:53:00,405 --> 00:53:02,621 l'm just asking. 733 00:53:02,697 --> 00:53:05,303 l didn't know you were French. 734 00:53:05,405 --> 00:53:08,316 Do you think it is easy being lranian here? 735 00:53:08,363 --> 00:53:11,186 lf I say l am, they treat me like a savage. 736 00:53:11,280 --> 00:53:15,059 They think we're all violent, bIoodthirsty fanatics. 737 00:53:15,488 --> 00:53:18,269 ls that any reason to deny your roots? 738 00:53:22,196 --> 00:53:25,281 You remember what I told you? 739 00:53:25,321 --> 00:53:28,145 Be true to yourself. 740 00:53:35,196 --> 00:53:38,238 Know what she toId my brother? 741 00:53:38,280 --> 00:53:40,756 -She said she was French. -No. 742 00:53:40,822 --> 00:53:42,777 -I swear. -And he believed her? 743 00:53:42,864 --> 00:53:46,122 Have you seen her? Who'd believe she's French? 744 00:53:47,989 --> 00:53:49,596 Was he hitting on her? 745 00:53:49,697 --> 00:53:53,824 Are you crazy? I'd kill myseIf if he went out with-- 746 00:53:53,822 --> 00:53:55,603 Shut up, you bitches! 747 00:53:55,697 --> 00:53:59,042 Yes, I'm Iranian and, yes, I'm proud of it! 748 00:54:01,488 --> 00:54:05,050 After three years in Austria, I felt good at last. 749 00:54:05,071 --> 00:54:09,155 Momo, Thierry, Eve and OIivier had left. 750 00:54:09,155 --> 00:54:11,371 I had new friends. 751 00:54:12,155 --> 00:54:16,022 Birgit was a hippie who looked like an old child. 752 00:54:17,697 --> 00:54:19,739 At her house in the forest... 753 00:54:19,822 --> 00:54:22,298 ...she threw anarchist parties. 754 00:54:22,363 --> 00:54:26,533 The state had nothing to fear because these anarchists... 755 00:54:26,529 --> 00:54:30,048 ...mainly drank beer and ate sausages. 756 00:54:31,654 --> 00:54:34,652 At one of these parties, I met Fernando. 757 00:54:34,697 --> 00:54:38,520 When I saw him, I knew he was the man of my Iife. 758 00:55:07,697 --> 00:55:09,739 Marjane, are you there? 759 00:55:11,529 --> 00:55:14,135 Last night, thanks to you, l finaIIy understood. 760 00:55:14,529 --> 00:55:17,309 You've heIped me discover myself. 761 00:55:18,155 --> 00:55:21,500 lf it didn't work with you, it won't with any girl. 762 00:55:21,529 --> 00:55:24,788 l know now: I'm homosexuaI. 763 00:55:26,447 --> 00:55:28,967 lt's so good to say it. 764 00:55:29,697 --> 00:55:32,217 Thank you, Marjane. 765 00:55:32,280 --> 00:55:34,148 You're welcome. 766 00:55:36,321 --> 00:55:39,667 After that pathetic setback, I swore off love. 767 00:55:39,697 --> 00:55:41,348 l swear off love. 768 00:55:42,113 --> 00:55:44,719 Love is a petty bourgeois emotion. 769 00:55:45,697 --> 00:55:49,520 But "life is life," as some losers used to sing. 770 00:55:49,572 --> 00:55:54,394 And, one November morning, Markus came into my life. 771 00:56:07,155 --> 00:56:08,763 Want a ride home? 772 00:56:27,572 --> 00:56:29,483 I had finally found love. 773 00:56:29,572 --> 00:56:33,047 Nothing scared me and the future seemed bright. 774 00:56:33,529 --> 00:56:36,657 Markus was going to be a great writer. 775 00:56:38,196 --> 00:56:41,976 He'd read extracts of his play to me in his room. 776 00:56:54,155 --> 00:56:56,631 We were one. 777 00:57:18,196 --> 00:57:19,934 l got croissants, baby! 778 00:57:23,363 --> 00:57:26,143 Wait, l can explain. lt's not what you think. 779 00:57:28,071 --> 00:57:30,634 Marjane, I love you! 780 00:57:31,071 --> 00:57:33,460 l love you! 781 00:57:38,113 --> 00:57:40,068 l can't find my brooch. 782 00:57:40,155 --> 00:57:42,761 l'm sure you've stoIen it. 783 00:57:43,071 --> 00:57:44,766 Not now. Leave me be. 784 00:57:44,864 --> 00:57:47,296 No! You won't get away with it... 785 00:57:47,363 --> 00:57:48,883 ...you thief! 786 00:57:48,988 --> 00:57:51,247 Go to heII! I detest you! 787 00:57:51,321 --> 00:57:54,406 You and your shitty dog! 788 00:57:55,988 --> 00:57:59,332 How dare you say that about Yuki? Where are you going? 789 00:58:00,071 --> 00:58:01,548 You won't get away! 790 00:58:01,654 --> 00:58:03,783 Go fuck yourself! 791 00:58:03,864 --> 00:58:06,600 You thief! Give me my brooch back! 792 00:58:06,654 --> 00:58:08,175 l'll call the police! 793 00:58:08,280 --> 00:58:10,278 Come back! 794 00:58:13,613 --> 00:58:15,568 What an idiot. 795 00:58:15,654 --> 00:58:17,957 That bastard fooled me. 796 00:58:18,779 --> 00:58:21,386 I'm an idiot. 797 00:58:21,447 --> 00:58:25,486 How did I fall in love with that pathetic, stingy prick? 798 00:58:25,488 --> 00:58:27,530 -Want a ride home? -Okay. 799 00:58:27,613 --> 00:58:31,132 l need to get gas. Shall we spIit it? 800 00:58:32,696 --> 00:58:34,781 And his breath smelled like shit! 801 00:58:34,864 --> 00:58:37,383 The jerk had a lousy personality. 802 00:58:39,279 --> 00:58:42,581 Damn! Are you crazy? My eye hurts! 803 00:58:42,613 --> 00:58:45,090 -Let me see, honey. -It's okay! 804 00:58:45,155 --> 00:58:47,371 Pretentious loser. Writer, my ass! 805 00:58:47,447 --> 00:58:50,097 His rotten pIay was a piece of shit. 806 00:58:52,946 --> 00:58:55,118 And he didn't have any balls. 807 00:58:55,196 --> 00:58:58,281 He didn't stand up to his mom for me. 808 00:59:03,696 --> 00:59:05,781 A real wimp. 809 00:59:05,864 --> 00:59:08,296 I always bought our hash too. 810 00:59:08,363 --> 00:59:11,491 That coward stayed in the car waiting for me! 811 00:59:11,529 --> 00:59:14,093 He didn't care if I got arrested. 812 00:59:16,363 --> 00:59:20,013 What an idiot I was. What an idiot.... 813 00:59:28,821 --> 00:59:31,384 That was my first night on the street. 814 00:59:31,447 --> 00:59:33,445 There were plenty more. 815 01:01:48,696 --> 01:01:52,563 A revoIution had carried off part of my family. 816 01:01:52,571 --> 01:01:54,743 I had survived a war... 817 01:01:55,488 --> 01:01:58,485 ...but a banal love story nearly killed me. 818 01:02:00,571 --> 01:02:02,308 Are you okay? 819 01:02:04,446 --> 01:02:06,227 Are we awake now? 820 01:02:07,488 --> 01:02:10,225 You had a close call. 821 01:02:10,279 --> 01:02:13,146 You're lucky we found you in that coId. 822 01:02:13,196 --> 01:02:15,065 You have bronchitis. 823 01:02:15,154 --> 01:02:19,368 l forbid you to smoke a singIe cigarette. 824 01:02:19,363 --> 01:02:21,274 -Your Iast name? -Satrapi. 825 01:02:21,363 --> 01:02:23,578 -First name? -Marjane. 826 01:02:24,696 --> 01:02:26,911 -Where do you live? -In Iran. 827 01:02:26,988 --> 01:02:28,943 ln lran? 828 01:02:29,363 --> 01:02:31,057 Can l make a phone caII? 829 01:02:31,863 --> 01:02:33,774 -Hello? -Dad? 830 01:02:33,863 --> 01:02:36,208 Marjane? Is that you? 831 01:02:36,279 --> 01:02:39,494 We were so worried. No news in two months! 832 01:02:39,529 --> 01:02:42,267 Dad, can l come home? 833 01:02:42,321 --> 01:02:43,798 Of course. 834 01:02:43,904 --> 01:02:45,990 Promise me, no questions. 835 01:02:46,071 --> 01:02:47,766 I promise. 836 01:02:48,404 --> 01:02:50,229 Here's your mother. 837 01:02:50,863 --> 01:02:52,122 Marjane? 838 01:02:52,946 --> 01:02:54,510 Mom, don't cry, pIease. 839 01:02:54,613 --> 01:02:57,394 Come home, we're waiting for you. 840 01:02:57,446 --> 01:03:00,486 -Mom.... -No one will ask you anything. 841 01:03:00,571 --> 01:03:02,265 We promise. 842 01:03:11,363 --> 01:03:13,535 Any forbidden goods, sister? 843 01:03:13,613 --> 01:03:16,132 Pork, aIcohol, playing cards, music... 844 01:03:16,196 --> 01:03:18,499 ...films, fashion, porn? 845 01:03:18,571 --> 01:03:20,395 No, sir. 846 01:03:20,946 --> 01:03:22,423 Fix your veiI. 847 01:03:22,946 --> 01:03:24,510 Yes, sir. 848 01:03:25,028 --> 01:03:27,114 You may go. 849 01:03:35,529 --> 01:03:38,701 Look! lt's Marji! My little girI.... 850 01:03:38,736 --> 01:03:40,257 l didn't recognize you. 851 01:03:40,363 --> 01:03:42,100 -You're here. -You've grown. 852 01:03:42,196 --> 01:03:44,239 You're here. 853 01:03:53,654 --> 01:03:57,521 The next day, I saw the mountains. It had snowed. 854 01:03:57,529 --> 01:04:01,656 My father wondered if he needed snow chains to go to work. 855 01:04:02,154 --> 01:04:06,194 We had breakfast together as we used to. 856 01:04:06,488 --> 01:04:09,790 My mother made me my favorite omeIet. 857 01:04:10,028 --> 01:04:13,070 Nothing had changed but, deep down, I knew... 858 01:04:13,113 --> 01:04:15,198 ...nothing would be like before. 859 01:04:15,279 --> 01:04:17,799 We talked about this and that. 860 01:04:17,946 --> 01:04:21,856 They respected my wishes and asked nothing about Vienna. 861 01:04:21,863 --> 01:04:26,902 I was anxious but also believed that the nightmare was behind us. 862 01:04:27,779 --> 01:04:31,603 The future could be brighter now that the war was over. 863 01:04:31,613 --> 01:04:34,350 The war is over. That's true. 864 01:04:34,404 --> 01:04:36,272 But now it's almost worse. 865 01:04:36,363 --> 01:04:39,317 PeopIe don't know why we had a war. 866 01:04:39,363 --> 01:04:42,274 Let her breathe. She just got back. 867 01:04:42,320 --> 01:04:44,623 lt's aII right, Mom. 868 01:04:47,696 --> 01:04:49,911 The West sold weapons to both sides... 869 01:04:49,988 --> 01:04:54,028 ...and we stupidIy played their cynicaI game. 870 01:04:54,446 --> 01:04:56,661 Eight years of war for nothing. 871 01:04:57,113 --> 01:04:59,806 A miIlion dead for nothing. 872 01:05:00,821 --> 01:05:04,209 The last days were terrible. 873 01:05:04,238 --> 01:05:09,277 One month before the armistice, Iraq bombed Tehran every day... 874 01:05:10,363 --> 01:05:13,100 ...as if to wipe it off the map. 875 01:05:13,154 --> 01:05:16,108 Towards the end, the regime got scared... 876 01:05:16,154 --> 01:05:20,672 ...because an opposition army had entered from Iraq. 877 01:05:20,654 --> 01:05:25,520 The government feared the threat posed by political prisoners. 878 01:05:25,488 --> 01:05:29,746 The state adopted a radicaI soIution to the probIem. 879 01:05:29,736 --> 01:05:32,040 It gave the prisoners a choice. 880 01:05:32,113 --> 01:05:34,284 Either they give up their ideas... 881 01:05:34,363 --> 01:05:37,317 ...swear loyalty to the regime... 882 01:05:37,363 --> 01:05:39,882 ...and do their time... 883 01:05:39,946 --> 01:05:42,161 ...or they wouId be executed. 884 01:05:45,863 --> 01:05:49,164 The majority of them were executed. 885 01:05:58,863 --> 01:06:03,206 Now they name streets after the war martyrs. 886 01:06:03,195 --> 01:06:06,845 That's all the famiIies have left: street names. 887 01:06:08,821 --> 01:06:14,295 Walking in Tehran now is like walking through a cemetery. 888 01:06:31,363 --> 01:06:33,100 Lord, you've grown! 889 01:06:33,195 --> 01:06:35,758 You'll grab God's balls soon! 890 01:06:35,821 --> 01:06:37,776 Grandma! 891 01:06:38,529 --> 01:06:42,352 So tell me everything. How was Vienna? 892 01:06:42,363 --> 01:06:45,056 Well, it was different.... 893 01:06:46,154 --> 01:06:49,933 -Remember Mina? -Sure, she's my cousin. 894 01:06:49,946 --> 01:06:52,726 She's married, with two kids. 895 01:06:53,654 --> 01:06:55,088 As dumb as ever. 896 01:06:55,571 --> 01:06:57,091 You remember ShiIa? 897 01:06:57,195 --> 01:06:59,064 -Yes. -She's an ugIy cow. 898 01:06:59,571 --> 01:07:03,350 Her face is so hairy. She's Iike a goriIIa. 899 01:07:03,363 --> 01:07:05,100 And you remember Modjeh? 900 01:07:05,195 --> 01:07:07,194 l remember everyone. 901 01:07:07,279 --> 01:07:10,146 She got divorced. ApparentIy, he had a tiny dick. 902 01:07:10,195 --> 01:07:12,150 Or so Shari says. 903 01:07:12,238 --> 01:07:14,541 Well, she told Mehri who toId me. 904 01:07:15,988 --> 01:07:17,769 You'll see them soon. 905 01:07:18,821 --> 01:07:20,906 -Oh, no. -Yes. 906 01:07:27,195 --> 01:07:29,628 You must speak good German now. 907 01:07:29,696 --> 01:07:30,999 Yes, a IittIe. 908 01:07:31,113 --> 01:07:33,676 I can say , "Ich Iiebe dich ." 909 01:07:34,363 --> 01:07:39,228 Vienna reminds me of Empress Sissi. Did you meet Romy Schneider? 910 01:07:40,363 --> 01:07:43,274 Marjane, stars shine in the sky... 911 01:07:43,320 --> 01:07:44,928 ...and you shine in my heart. 912 01:07:46,529 --> 01:07:50,309 You Iook Iike a nun. Who'd guess you were in Europe? 913 01:07:50,320 --> 01:07:51,406 You think so? 914 01:07:51,529 --> 01:07:53,963 You must have Ioads to tell us. 915 01:07:54,028 --> 01:07:55,506 Not really. 916 01:07:55,988 --> 01:07:58,724 How were the Vienna nightclubs? 917 01:07:58,778 --> 01:08:02,863 l didn't reaIIy go to nightcIubs. l don't like them. 918 01:08:02,863 --> 01:08:03,905 What? 919 01:08:04,070 --> 01:08:06,764 -Ever slept with a guy? -Yes. 920 01:08:06,821 --> 01:08:09,036 -Is it good? -It depends on the guy. 921 01:08:09,113 --> 01:08:12,110 What? You've slept with more than one? 922 01:08:12,195 --> 01:08:14,280 EnroII in a prep class. 923 01:08:14,363 --> 01:08:15,927 Get your nose fixed. 924 01:08:16,028 --> 01:08:18,635 -Be an astronaut. -Dress better. 925 01:08:35,696 --> 01:08:39,693 lt's 90 degrees out there! l'm sick of this thing! 926 01:08:39,696 --> 01:08:41,043 Damn hairdresser... 927 01:08:42,028 --> 01:08:43,767 ...you're unworthy of my son. 928 01:08:44,195 --> 01:08:46,454 HeIIo, Anahita. 929 01:08:48,361 --> 01:08:50,099 Marjane just went out. 930 01:08:50,195 --> 01:08:51,759 Okay, I'II tell her. 931 01:08:52,028 --> 01:08:53,375 Goodbye. 932 01:08:53,863 --> 01:08:56,382 You can't watch TV all day long. 933 01:08:56,446 --> 01:08:58,922 Didn't you want to take that exam? 934 01:09:01,113 --> 01:09:04,457 You're wasting the best years of your Iife. 935 01:09:04,654 --> 01:09:07,261 See peopIe. Get a change of scenery. 936 01:09:07,320 --> 01:09:08,580 They all piss me off. 937 01:09:08,696 --> 01:09:10,868 There must be someone you Iike. 938 01:09:10,946 --> 01:09:13,988 Just one among the 7 million here! 939 01:09:15,404 --> 01:09:19,010 Yes, there was Kia, an oId chiIdhood friend. 940 01:09:19,946 --> 01:09:22,944 When I saw him, I understood Grandma's words. 941 01:09:22,988 --> 01:09:24,421 He's nearIy dead. 942 01:09:24,571 --> 01:09:26,439 Kia had been to war. 943 01:09:26,529 --> 01:09:29,657 He'd lost an arm and a leg. 944 01:09:29,696 --> 01:09:31,911 I had fun with him. 945 01:09:32,195 --> 01:09:36,323 We even Iaughed. l realized my problems weren't that bad. 946 01:09:37,486 --> 01:09:42,222 His whole life is ruined but he can stiII Iaugh. 947 01:09:43,486 --> 01:09:46,789 l suppose that's the onIy way to deal with it. 948 01:09:48,195 --> 01:09:51,453 l keep telling myseIf that, but I can't do it. 949 01:09:51,696 --> 01:09:53,477 lt's unbearable. 950 01:09:53,571 --> 01:09:56,916 My life weighs down on me, but who can I taIk to? 951 01:09:56,946 --> 01:09:58,683 You understand? 952 01:09:59,821 --> 01:10:02,080 Everyone around me has suffered. 953 01:10:02,154 --> 01:10:06,542 l was a stranger in Austria and now I'm one in my own country. 954 01:10:07,070 --> 01:10:11,979 Your condition has a name. Depression. 955 01:10:12,611 --> 01:10:14,871 Effective treatment exists. 956 01:10:14,945 --> 01:10:17,465 l'll give you some pills. 957 01:10:32,486 --> 01:10:34,572 Sure you won't come with us? 958 01:10:35,571 --> 01:10:37,004 The sea air will heIp. 959 01:10:37,113 --> 01:10:40,935 No, I want to be alone. Don't worry. 960 01:12:10,279 --> 01:12:12,407 Why are you here, my dear? 961 01:12:12,945 --> 01:12:14,552 Well, I'm dead. 962 01:12:14,653 --> 01:12:17,565 Don't you know your time hasn't come? 963 01:12:17,945 --> 01:12:21,855 -It hasn't? -You have to puII yourself together. 964 01:12:21,863 --> 01:12:23,948 Yes! He's right for once! 965 01:12:24,486 --> 01:12:27,050 You have a lot to do. Get moving! 966 01:12:31,195 --> 01:12:33,802 Go and do what you have to do. 967 01:12:36,778 --> 01:12:39,820 Remember, the struggle continues! Right? 968 01:12:39,863 --> 01:12:42,295 Yeah, the struggle continues. 969 01:13:49,945 --> 01:13:53,377 Tehran 1 992 970 01:13:57,528 --> 01:13:59,744 -I'm starving. -Haven't you eaten? 971 01:13:59,820 --> 01:14:01,731 The idiot's on a diet. 972 01:14:01,820 --> 01:14:03,210 You're crazy. 973 01:14:03,320 --> 01:14:05,189 She got a copy of Vogue. 974 01:14:05,778 --> 01:14:08,732 She reads it all the time. 975 01:14:11,361 --> 01:14:13,534 You've caught his eye. 976 01:14:13,611 --> 01:14:15,046 You're embarrassing me. 977 01:14:15,820 --> 01:14:18,644 We'll now taIk about BotticeIIi... 978 01:14:18,695 --> 01:14:21,823 ...and, in particuIar, The Birth of Venus. 979 01:14:22,320 --> 01:14:26,144 We could aIso call this painting Spring ... 980 01:14:26,154 --> 01:14:29,933 ...Iike Botticelli's other allegory in the Uffizi GaIIery. 981 01:14:29,945 --> 01:14:31,205 ln this painting.... 982 01:14:31,320 --> 01:14:32,928 You there! 983 01:14:33,028 --> 01:14:34,941 What's so funny? 984 01:14:38,863 --> 01:14:41,295 Want to bet l'll take my veil off? 985 01:14:41,361 --> 01:14:43,621 -Sure. -Come on, how much? 986 01:14:43,695 --> 01:14:45,084 Four hundred tomans. 987 01:14:45,945 --> 01:14:47,378 Go on. 988 01:14:57,528 --> 01:15:01,873 In the early 1 990s, the age of great ideals was over. 989 01:15:01,863 --> 01:15:07,163 After the Revolution, so many students were imprisoned... 990 01:15:07,111 --> 01:15:09,241 ...we didn't dare discuss politics. 991 01:15:10,571 --> 01:15:12,873 The war was behind us at last. 992 01:15:12,945 --> 01:15:17,246 We were so eager for happiness, we forgot we weren't free. 993 01:16:17,571 --> 01:16:20,133 -Is that any way to dress? -You hear me? 994 01:16:20,195 --> 01:16:21,281 Beat it! 995 01:16:29,778 --> 01:16:32,863 -Grandma, you're here? -Yes, l came to see you. 996 01:16:35,111 --> 01:16:37,935 You're all dolled up! 997 01:16:38,528 --> 01:16:40,179 Are you in Iove? 998 01:16:40,278 --> 01:16:42,710 Yes, I was meeting him earIier. 999 01:16:42,778 --> 01:16:46,384 The Guardians turned up. l had a close call. 1000 01:16:47,320 --> 01:16:48,841 Look how l'm made up! 1001 01:16:49,236 --> 01:16:50,844 l didn't know what to do. 1002 01:16:50,945 --> 01:16:53,421 But a guy was staring at me. 1003 01:16:53,486 --> 01:16:57,961 My onIy soIution was to pIay the poor, defenseless girl. 1004 01:16:58,528 --> 01:17:00,961 -Brother.... -Yes, sister. 1005 01:17:01,028 --> 01:17:03,071 A man just insuIted me. 1006 01:17:03,154 --> 01:17:06,325 Where is the bastard? We'll shut him up. 1007 01:17:06,361 --> 01:17:09,099 That's him on the steps there! 1008 01:17:09,154 --> 01:17:10,848 Shame on you. 1009 01:17:10,945 --> 01:17:14,595 Got a mother? A sister? What if someone insulted them? 1010 01:17:16,778 --> 01:17:21,123 l didn't do anything! l swear, on my mother's life! 1011 01:17:21,111 --> 01:17:24,456 -What did they do to him? -They arrested him. 1012 01:17:24,486 --> 01:17:27,398 -You find that funny? -Yes, don't you? 1013 01:17:27,446 --> 01:17:31,485 You're a selfish bitch, that's what I think! 1014 01:17:35,903 --> 01:17:37,642 Grandma, I had no choice. 1015 01:17:37,736 --> 01:17:41,430 You had a choice! Everyone has a choice! 1016 01:17:41,446 --> 01:17:44,052 Everyone always has a choice! 1017 01:17:45,446 --> 01:17:49,964 Your grandfather spent years in jaiI for defending the innocent. 1018 01:17:50,195 --> 01:17:52,324 And your UncIe Anoush! 1019 01:17:52,403 --> 01:17:54,793 Have you forgotten why he died? 1020 01:17:55,861 --> 01:17:57,773 What have I taught you? 1021 01:17:58,320 --> 01:18:00,275 lntegrity! 1022 01:18:01,070 --> 01:18:04,328 Does that word mean anything to you? 1023 01:18:06,986 --> 01:18:08,333 Shame on you! 1024 01:18:16,278 --> 01:18:19,580 The lady with the shouIder bag, stop running. 1025 01:18:19,736 --> 01:18:22,996 The lady with the bag, stop running! 1026 01:18:23,028 --> 01:18:24,767 Hey, you, don't run! 1027 01:18:28,653 --> 01:18:30,391 Why are you running? 1028 01:18:30,486 --> 01:18:32,355 l'm late for my class! 1029 01:18:32,445 --> 01:18:34,617 Maybe, but you mustn't run. 1030 01:18:35,153 --> 01:18:39,497 When you run, your behind moves in an obscene way. 1031 01:18:40,028 --> 01:18:42,157 So don't look at my ass! 1032 01:18:57,445 --> 01:19:00,876 This is crazy. lt's the same from every angle. 1033 01:19:01,028 --> 01:19:04,548 An anatomy class? AII you can see is her big nose. 1034 01:19:04,570 --> 01:19:06,177 You must all go... 1035 01:19:06,486 --> 01:19:08,832 ...to the main campus immediateIy. 1036 01:19:09,070 --> 01:19:12,198 AII absentees will be barred for two weeks. 1037 01:19:16,070 --> 01:19:18,677 We simpIy cannot behave badly. 1038 01:19:18,736 --> 01:19:21,734 Our martyrs' blood nourished our revoIution. 1039 01:19:21,778 --> 01:19:26,688 lndecent behavior scorns those who gave their lives for us. 1040 01:19:26,695 --> 01:19:29,475 And so l'd Iike the young Iadies here... 1041 01:19:29,528 --> 01:19:33,004 ...to wear narrower trousers and Ionger headscarves. 1042 01:19:33,028 --> 01:19:36,852 They shouId cover their hair and not use make-up. 1043 01:19:36,861 --> 01:19:38,555 Any questions? 1044 01:19:38,653 --> 01:19:40,391 lf not, the meeting is over. 1045 01:19:40,486 --> 01:19:41,659 Yes? 1046 01:19:41,778 --> 01:19:45,036 You talk about our scarves and trousers... 1047 01:19:45,070 --> 01:19:47,285 ...you say we use makeup, etc. 1048 01:19:47,361 --> 01:19:50,533 As an art student, l'm often in the studio. 1049 01:19:50,570 --> 01:19:53,306 l need to move freeIy in order to draw. 1050 01:19:53,361 --> 01:19:56,664 A Ionger scarf would hinder me. 1051 01:19:56,695 --> 01:20:01,821 You say our trousers are too wide even though they hide our shape. 1052 01:20:01,778 --> 01:20:04,168 Since these trousers are the fashion right now... 1053 01:20:04,236 --> 01:20:07,799 ...is religion defending our integrity... 1054 01:20:07,820 --> 01:20:10,296 ...or is it opposed to fashion? 1055 01:20:10,861 --> 01:20:13,728 You criticize us, yet our brothers here... 1056 01:20:13,778 --> 01:20:16,124 ...have different hair and cIothes. 1057 01:20:16,195 --> 01:20:19,801 Sometimes we can even make out their underwear. 1058 01:20:19,820 --> 01:20:22,209 Why, as a woman... 1059 01:20:22,278 --> 01:20:25,580 ...should their tight clothes have no effect on me... 1060 01:20:25,611 --> 01:20:28,479 ...whiIe a shorter headscarf arouses them? 1061 01:20:31,778 --> 01:20:36,079 Good girl. That's like chopping their tiny dicks off. 1062 01:20:37,070 --> 01:20:41,328 Take that hood off. lt makes me claustrophobic. 1063 01:20:41,320 --> 01:20:43,623 l forget I'm wearing it. 1064 01:20:45,445 --> 01:20:47,139 Never forget that. 1065 01:20:47,236 --> 01:20:50,929 Fear lulls our minds to sleep. 1066 01:20:50,986 --> 01:20:53,810 lt turns us into cowards as weII. 1067 01:20:54,320 --> 01:20:57,882 You showed guts. I'm proud of you. 1068 01:21:01,278 --> 01:21:02,929 -I want to leave. -To go where? 1069 01:21:03,027 --> 01:21:05,504 Who cares. The USA or Europe. 1070 01:21:05,570 --> 01:21:07,047 Where in Europe? 1071 01:21:07,153 --> 01:21:09,065 Anywhere. I'm sick of Iran. 1072 01:21:09,486 --> 01:21:11,876 -What about us? -You'II come too. 1073 01:21:11,945 --> 01:21:14,291 l don't want to Ieave. 1074 01:21:14,486 --> 01:21:16,485 You're still nostalgic. 1075 01:21:16,570 --> 01:21:19,394 You'll soon be sick of peopIe's meddIing. 1076 01:21:19,820 --> 01:21:22,992 Maybe, but in the West nobody cares if you die on the street. 1077 01:21:24,027 --> 01:21:25,896 Don't worry. 1078 01:21:26,861 --> 01:21:28,599 We'll manage somehow. 1079 01:21:34,528 --> 01:21:37,308 What's your reIationship with this man? 1080 01:21:38,486 --> 01:21:39,877 You know what happens now. 1081 01:21:39,986 --> 01:21:43,766 We caII your parents. They pay a fine or you get whipped. 1082 01:21:53,735 --> 01:21:58,342 When your mother and I were 1 5, we'd waIk hand in hand. 1083 01:22:00,695 --> 01:22:03,084 lt was in this same country. 1084 01:22:06,445 --> 01:22:11,136 This is the way things are now, my daughter. 1085 01:22:11,195 --> 01:22:13,758 You must be careful from now on. 1086 01:22:13,820 --> 01:22:17,469 You should avoid being together in public. 1087 01:22:29,027 --> 01:22:31,634 lt's impossible. We can't go anywhere. 1088 01:22:31,695 --> 01:22:35,301 We're like prisoners. What kind of Iife is this? 1089 01:22:35,319 --> 01:22:36,405 Yeah. 1090 01:22:37,153 --> 01:22:38,847 We should get married. 1091 01:22:40,070 --> 01:22:41,591 Well? 1092 01:23:06,319 --> 01:23:08,492 -Have you been crying, Mom? -No. 1093 01:23:12,027 --> 01:23:16,198 l wanted you to be independent, educated, cultured. 1094 01:23:16,195 --> 01:23:18,324 Now you're marrying at 21 ! 1095 01:23:18,945 --> 01:23:23,029 l want you to Ieave Iran, to be free and emancipated! 1096 01:23:23,111 --> 01:23:27,108 Mom, trust me. l know what I'm doing. 1097 01:23:27,111 --> 01:23:30,196 One year later 1098 01:23:38,236 --> 01:23:40,104 -Seen my car keys? -Huh? 1099 01:23:40,194 --> 01:23:42,105 My car keys! 1100 01:23:42,194 --> 01:23:44,627 -I Ieft them on the tabIe. -No idea. 1101 01:23:48,027 --> 01:23:50,504 They were just there. 1102 01:24:11,778 --> 01:24:14,211 -We share nothing. -You're a great match. 1103 01:24:14,278 --> 01:24:16,059 The perfect coupIe. 1104 01:24:16,153 --> 01:24:17,586 Perfect, my ass! 1105 01:24:18,194 --> 01:24:20,019 Do you want my photo? 1106 01:24:21,945 --> 01:24:23,248 Jerk! 1107 01:24:23,361 --> 01:24:26,490 You used to say how much in Iove you were. 1108 01:24:26,528 --> 01:24:29,526 lt's easy to be in love three hours a week. 1109 01:24:29,570 --> 01:24:31,872 Not when you share the same home. 1110 01:24:31,945 --> 01:24:34,943 SureIy you're not getting divorced? 1111 01:24:36,027 --> 01:24:37,592 l don't know. 1112 01:24:37,695 --> 01:24:40,649 My sister left her husband last year. 1113 01:24:41,945 --> 01:24:44,378 As soon as she was divorced... 1114 01:24:44,445 --> 01:24:47,573 ...every man around wanted to sleep with her. 1115 01:24:47,610 --> 01:24:49,609 The butcher made advances. 1116 01:24:49,695 --> 01:24:51,432 Then the baker too. 1117 01:24:51,528 --> 01:24:52,919 The grocer. 1118 01:24:53,027 --> 01:24:55,070 And even beggars! 1119 01:24:55,777 --> 01:24:59,297 Men all think their thing is irresistible... 1120 01:24:59,319 --> 01:25:03,533 ...and that a divorcée won't refuse since she's not a virgin. 1121 01:25:06,194 --> 01:25:08,583 lf life isn't hell, stay with him. 1122 01:25:20,194 --> 01:25:22,323 What's got you in such a state? 1123 01:25:22,403 --> 01:25:23,532 Forgive me. 1124 01:25:23,695 --> 01:25:26,693 Of course. But what has made you so sad? 1125 01:25:27,069 --> 01:25:30,067 Grandma. It's terribIe. 1126 01:25:30,111 --> 01:25:32,283 What's so terribIe? 1127 01:25:32,361 --> 01:25:35,750 l don't love Reza anymore. 1128 01:25:35,777 --> 01:25:38,210 l think we're going to separate. 1129 01:25:39,528 --> 01:25:43,873 So that's all it is? l thought someone had died. 1130 01:25:44,319 --> 01:25:46,448 You're out of your mind. 1131 01:25:46,528 --> 01:25:50,091 You do this to me, with my weak heart! 1132 01:25:50,111 --> 01:25:54,195 AII these tears over a divorce! 1133 01:25:59,111 --> 01:26:00,763 Listen to me. 1134 01:26:01,027 --> 01:26:03,808 l did it 55 years ago... 1135 01:26:03,861 --> 01:26:07,250 ...and no one got divorced back then. 1136 01:26:07,278 --> 01:26:11,275 l knew I'd be happier aIone than with some jerk. 1137 01:26:11,278 --> 01:26:13,538 -But-- -There's no "but." 1138 01:26:13,820 --> 01:26:16,818 The first marriage is practice for the second. 1139 01:26:16,861 --> 01:26:20,467 You'll be happier next time round. 1140 01:26:25,570 --> 01:26:28,480 You're crying because you were wrong. 1141 01:26:28,528 --> 01:26:32,004 lt's hard admitting your mistakes, hmm? 1142 01:29:17,403 --> 01:29:19,401 Where were you? 1143 01:29:19,485 --> 01:29:21,224 Why didn't you call? 1144 01:29:22,652 --> 01:29:26,389 -Nima is dead. -What? 1145 01:29:26,777 --> 01:29:29,080 Nima is dead. 1146 01:29:32,194 --> 01:29:33,410 l'm leaving you. 1147 01:29:37,695 --> 01:29:40,127 It was time for me to leave. 1148 01:29:40,194 --> 01:29:42,583 I decided to go to France. 1149 01:29:42,652 --> 01:29:46,432 I had to wait three months for a visa. 1150 01:29:47,777 --> 01:29:50,861 I went to the Caspian Sea with my Grandma... 1151 01:29:50,902 --> 01:29:54,334 ...to fill my lungs with its special air. 1152 01:29:55,819 --> 01:29:58,686 An air you find nowhere else. 1153 01:30:08,027 --> 01:30:12,720 I promised my grandfather I'd make him proud. 1154 01:30:18,194 --> 01:30:22,322 Finally, I went to the prison where Uncle Anoush lay... 1155 01:30:22,319 --> 01:30:25,621 ...somewhere among thousands of other innocents. 1156 01:30:25,652 --> 01:30:29,519 I swore to him to remain as honest as possible. 1157 01:30:44,695 --> 01:30:46,867 Then came the day I left. 1158 01:30:47,695 --> 01:30:49,997 My father cried as usual. 1159 01:30:54,570 --> 01:30:56,959 You're going for good. You're free. 1160 01:30:57,027 --> 01:30:59,156 Today's lran is not for you. 1161 01:30:59,235 --> 01:31:01,103 l forbid you to come back. 1162 01:31:01,194 --> 01:31:02,932 Yes, Mom. 1163 01:31:03,027 --> 01:31:06,721 -Grandma.... -My littIe girl. 1164 01:31:26,527 --> 01:31:29,351 I never saw my grandmother again. 1165 01:31:30,652 --> 01:31:32,651 She died shortly thereafter. 1166 01:31:33,944 --> 01:31:36,290 Freedom always has a price. 1167 01:32:23,235 --> 01:32:24,756 Terrible weather. 1168 01:32:27,194 --> 01:32:28,889 Where are you coming from? 1169 01:32:31,027 --> 01:32:32,461 lran. 1170 01:32:35,027 --> 01:32:38,764 Grandma, you smell so good. How do you do it? 1171 01:32:38,777 --> 01:32:41,993 I pick jasmine fIowers every morning. 1172 01:32:42,027 --> 01:32:45,113 When I dress, I sIip them inside my bra. 1173 01:32:45,194 --> 01:32:47,931 That way, l always smell good. 1174 01:32:47,985 --> 01:32:50,940 Wow! That's great!