Original subtitles

KANDAHAR

Directed by: Mohsen Makhmalbaf

What's your name?

Breathe.

Who are you?

I'm... the bride's cousin.

However, there are also escapes from prisons

in which Afghan women are imprisoned.

For now, I am captive, just like all the others who are present.

And all just for you, sister.

You once told me in your letters that

the situation worsened in Afghanistan.

That all the girls' schools have closed.

That women are forbidden everything related to public life

and that you have lost all hope.

That's why I was trying to find a way to get you out of Afghanistan.

For I received this unexpected letter from you

that devastated me.

You wrote that you wanted to commit suicide during the last solar eclipse of the century. 20th

You told me in the letter that I had to

I enjoy everything I can in life because I live in a much more beautiful place.

What can you register in this noise?

What can I tell you? This is my black box.

In case we collapse or I don't come back, at least there should be some people

to find out what happened to me.

When did you receive that letter?

A month ago. But it stayed in the hands of the

refugees for another two months before reaching me.

Then why did you come now? When are there only a few days left?

I have been on the road for twenty-five days.

I tried to enter Afghanistan from Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan...

but because I am a journalist and I wrote about the condition of women in these countries

it became very difficult for me to get the visa.

No one tries to cross the Iranian border in southern Afghanistan.

We are above her with the helicopter.

I hope I can get to Kandahar by the shortest route.

There are only three days left until the eclipse.

- Hello Hello. This is Magda... - Be prepared.

- Hello Hello. This is Magda. We are very busy today

because we have a lot of people.

So: a 40-year-old man, left leg, about 70 cm...

Miss Nafas, if you have made up your mind

go to afghanistan

I will find you a reliable family

to take you there.

If someone asks you, say

you are a family member,

wife, daughter,

so that no one suspects you.

Attention, girls.

Today is your last day of school.

In Afghanistan, you won't go to school.

There are no girls' schools there.

You will have to stay at home.

But don't lose hope.

However high the walls may be, the sky still remains above them.

A day will come when the world will see your sufferings and jump to your aid

If not,

you will have to stick together.

Close your eyes... Imagine you are ants.

If you imagine you are ants,

with closed eyes,

your house will seem much bigger.

Thank you!!

Here, near the Afghan border, the young girls are about to return

in Afghanistan. They are explained about the dangers of minefields.

They were told not to go near those dolls, one of which you touched once,

otherwise their legs will be torn off, if they ever escape.

So that they don't lose their legs, like you did.

Let's try something:

I throw one and step on it.

If there's a noise, I'm dead.

I close my eyes and throw the others at random.

I am happy that you do not know the truth that in Afghanistan in these last 20 years,

a human being died every 5 minutes.

Because of mines, war, famine and drought.

If I need to tell you this, you would have lost hope

every 5 minutes.

And without having to kill yourself.

The camp supervisor gathered all the returning families

to take their photos and I can choose a family

with whom to leave being the third or fourth wife.

Men worry me less than their women

and the reaction they would have because of my presence.

But luckily they are all wearing the veil and I can't see their faces

to figure out how I feel about myself.

One two three. Bravo!

A little further back.

Look at my hand.

Don't move.

I don't know if the Taliban government forced these women to wear the burqa

or is that the afghan culture that forced the government to keep the women

under these covers.

Don't move. Watch my hand.

Look at me.

In Afghanistan, each ethnic group has its own name and image.

Hazaras, Uzbeks, Turkmens, Tajiks, Nuristani, Mongols, etc., etc

But the women of the country, who are about half of the population

they have no name or image, because they are all covered.

Maybe that's why they are called "dark faces".

See the "dark face" over there?

Yes.

For one hundred dollars,

don't take her with you to Kandahar does she get there safely?

If someone stops you

on the road, you must say

that she is your fourth wife.

Why would I say that? I have two Hazara wives,

a Pashtun... The Uzbek wife died...

If I had a Tajik one, I would have married all of Afghanistan!

I'll take a picture of you.

Don't move. Look at the device. One two three!

Put the UN flag on the car,

it will protect you.

Take these dollars for

the trip to Afghanistan.

The photo is in the file.

Don't come asking me for more dollars.

Did you understand?

Ms...

No, thanks.

The latest news about the eclipse:

the last eclipse of the 20th century will take place in two days.

It will cross western Iran, Afghanistan

and will end on the Indian subcontinent.

It's getting late. why don't we go

don't you want to eat

Why would I eat? I am running late!

First, lower your burqa.

It's a matter of honor. We are pious people.

No man must see my wife's face.

The world will mock you

if you don't wear the burqa properly.

The burqa is not for show.

It's a veil to cover yourself with.

And cover yourself well!

ok i put it

but you just know that I'm not your wife.

It's true, you're not

but are the skunks interested in this?

They will say: "His wife is not dressed properly"

The burqa does not adorn them.

My honor is at stake.

Go?

I'll tell the driver. Now eat.

We will leave after they finish eating.

Tell the women to hurry.

Quick, it's time to go.

Why are you in such a hurry, sister?

We reach Kandahar soon enough.

I have to be there by tomorrow.

Let the girls do their nails.

I told them to hurry, but I was hours late

for them to choose the most beautiful nail polish for you.

Do you remember how long we were waiting to choose the right color for your nails?

Are you still wearing those gorgeously colored bracelets?

Do you still move your hands to the rhythm of the music when you listen to it?

Do you still brush your hair?

While I was gone, who brushed your hair?

Wait two more days and I'll be there with you.

What do you want from us?

Leave us! Let us go!

Don't cry! Praised be the Lord!

Thank Heaven!

The Lord is great and almighty.

May he give you health!

We thank You, God, for everything!

We have nothing!

God is great and merciful.

May he give you health!

Thanks God!

Quiet!

Quiet!

What is the sword?

The sword is a weapon that executes the Lord's orders.

She cuts off the thief's hand and the murderer's head.

Keep going!

Quiet!

What is the Kalashnikov?

It is a semi-automatic

and repeating firearm.

It kills the living and destroys the already dead.

You messed up. Say it again from the beginning.

The Kalashnikov is a semi-automatic,

repeating action firearm.

kill the living

destroying their flesh

and mutilates the bodies of the already dead.

Keep going!

Quiet!

- Why don't you do homework? - My back hurts.

Recite from the Quran.

Not. You go on.

Recite like him.

You do not know how to read?

How can this be?

Learn from him. You do not know.

All you do is hold the ison.

No, not like that.

So.

No, it's not good. You didn't learn. Why?

Recite properly,

otherwise I will expel you.

Your mind is running wild.

No, not like that. Go get your mother.

Keep going!

- Teacher! - Yes.

Hello.

- Are you well, healthy? - Yes, thank you.

I am Khak's mother.

Why did you expel him?

If he had learned his lessons, we would not have expelled him.

Help him with his lessons, teacher!

Teacher! He is trying hard!

Do not expel him!

I punished him many times.

He doesn't learn anything at school. It will never be learned.

Send him to work in lran.

- Hello! - Hello.

- Hello. - Hello!

Finish eating and wash for prayer.

Khak!

You don't work hard enough to become learned.

Go and change yourself.

Eat properly and finish properly.

May God bless you, teacher, for taking my son under your care!

Why? He expelled mine!

My son has no father. He was killed by a mine.

We are alone, we have nothing to eat.

Mine has nothing to eat either.

He has to learn. He's too young.

Not old enough to work.

You accepted two hundred dollars to

take me and now you leave me here?

You saw with your own eyes, they took everything from us.

We have to go back to Iran.

I have to get to my sister in Kandahar.

I have to go back to lran. In Afghanistan, nothing is certain.

Do you want me to recite from the Koran for your dead?

We are the dead. Sing something for us.

And what am I doing?

Come back with us to lran.

Have I come this far, only to turn back?

Afghanistan is our native land. We want to go back there,

but you will find nothing but hunger, suffering and massacres.

I have to take my family back to Iran.

And me, what am I doing?

You could come back to Iran with us.

If not, go to Kandahar with some wagon.

Shall I recite the Koran for your dead?

forgive us Your journey more dangerous than ours.

The UN flag will protect you.

Take it, little one.

If you see a doll, don't touch it.

Shall I recite the Koran to you?

Do you want to take me to Kandahar?

No, it's too dangerous.

Walk for half a day, then take a cart.

- Where you go? - To Kandahar.

- How much will you give me to take you there? - Is far?

- Three days of walking. - I only have two days at my disposal.

Three days if you go slowly, two days if you hurry.

One day if you run away.

I'm going to run away.

How much do you give me?

- How much do you want? - 50,000 Afghans.

I have no money for these locals. How much is it in dollars?

50,000 dollars.

$50,000? What are you talking about?

50,000 Afghani is one dollar.

One dollar is too little. I want $50,000.

I'll give you 50 dollars. Good?

Lift your burqa so I can see you.

Why do you want to see me?

To make sure it's not a hoax.

Look.

- Me too, can I trust you? - It's okay.

Let's go.

The old man dropped me off in the first village in Afghanistan.

He returned to Iran with his family and I left with a boy

which I found in a cemetery.

His name was...

- What's your name? - Khak.

And what are you doing?

But what do you do?

I am a student. In Journalism. I pay for it.

I earn my living with my voice.

What do you mean?

Give me a dollar and I'll show you.

I gave you 50 dollars!

They are because I am your guide and I am taking you to Kandahar.

Take him. Another dollar to hear you sing.

Okay, I'll sing.

- Do not look at me. - Why?

I am shy. I sing if you walk ahead of me.

Good.

Do not look at me.

- Why? - I am shy.

I collect anything that can give you hope.

Like this boy's voice.

And the boy is still singing on our way to Kandahar.

Can girls fall in love with his songs?

Can love go beyond the burqa?

There are two ways.

We have to take the longer one.

I do not have time. Let's go with the short one.

Do not be scared.

We're going to take the longer route.

I want to find things, sell them and be able to give money to my mother.

I have a feeling this boy is a little weird.

I don't know or can't tell what she's thinking, she left me alone in the desert

and went in another direction.

He is my guide. Maybe I shouldn't have given him the whole $50.

Maybe I should give it another 25…

Maybe if I find it, I should tell him I'll give it to him again

$25 if it takes me to Kandahar.

Khak! I'll give you another $25 if you take me there.

Khak! Khak!

Where are you?

Khak! Khak! Khak! Where are you?

I found a very nice ring!

Look what a beautiful ring I found!

I'll sell it for five bucks!

Look how beautiful it is!

Do you want to buy it?

It matches your eyes!

It matches your eyes!

Only five dollars!

Is beautiful! Do you want to buy it?

I got sick during my trip.

I don't know if it was because of the water I drank from the well

or because of the fear that the skeleton I came across gave me.

Or, maybe because of the violence I see everywhere, even in games.

Throughout my journey everything is at war.

The dogs are fighting each other. The birds are fighting each other.

People fight each other.

I saw a cockfight and I remember the day after

our mother died when my father took us with him to flee Afghanistan.

Do you still remember that day?

There was a cockfight on our way

and people had stopped to look at her.

Dad and I were distracted by the crowd, but you saw a doll sitting on the sand.

You ran towards the doll, it exploded and you lost your legs.

My father gave me to another refugee family.

That's how he was able to stay with you until your wounds healed.

But they did not heal. Dad died and you were left alone.

What's your name?

Nafasgul.

who is sick

My mother.

And what about her?

Her stomach hurts.

Did he throw up what he ate?

Did you throw up what you ate?

Not.

- Did he go out often to defecate? - Did you go out often to defecate?

Not.

- What did he eat this morning? - What did you eat this morning?

He didn't eat anything. Her stomach hurts.

Did he eat something heavy last night?

- Did you eat something heavy last night? - I haven't eaten anything.

- He was sick, he didn't eat anything.

Was he sick yesterday afternoon too?

- Were you sick yesterday too? - Yes.

Did he eat rotten meat?

Have you eaten rotten meat?

Yesterday, I was sick. I didn't eat anything.

He was sick, he didn't eat anything.

And yesterday morning?

I felt sick, I didn't eat anything.

He was sick, he didn't eat anything.

Tell him to come closer.

Open mouth.

Tell him to "aah".

Cough.

Tell him to cough.

Tell him to put his eye next to the hole.

Put your eye next to the hole.

She is anemic.

- Does your stomach hurt too? - Yes.

Since yesterday?

For three days.

You don't need a doctor, you need a baker.

Here, take this bread.

Take a little three times a day. Morning, lunch and evening.

"Medical Office"

- Who is sick? - My sister.

What's the matter?

Her stomach hurts.

He vomits whenever he eats

and always goes out to defecate.

- What did he eat? - Bread and water.

What kind of water?

From the well.

It's very dangerous. The water in this area is always infested.

Tell him to drink this.

He says he also has a fever.

Tell him to come closer.

The doctor wants to examine you.

Get closer to the hole.

Maybe it's malaria.

- It's not malaria. - How?

It's because of the dirty water, I'm sure.

Say it in English, please.

This is the first time I've heard a patient speak English in years.

Tell him to bring his ear closer.

I'm a doctor, you can trust me.

Where are you coming from? Where are you going? What can I do to help you?

Tell him to bring his mouth closer.

I am Afghan. Canadian resident.

I'm going to Kandahar to save my sister.

He wants to kill himself at the eclipse.

These are for you.

Nuts. eat them

who is the boy Do you know him?

Tell him to take a deep breath.

Breathe like that.

I do not know him. He's my guide.

I found him in a cemetery. He was the only person who agreed

to bring me to Kandahar.

God!

It's dangerous.

She is very sick. Tell him to come closer.

You are very sick. Put your ear closer.

You can't trust him. Let him go.

Because of the poverty in which the people live here, they can do anything.

How much did you pay him to get you here?

Tell him to take a deep breath.

Breathe deeply.

How much did you pay him to get you here?

I gave him $50.

It's a dangerous thing. Give him the money and let him go.

Tell him that you're going to take the road that's left to you alone.

It is two days' walk to Kandahar.

I can't cart you to town.

Let the boy go.

- Hello doctor. - Hello.

- Do you want to buy some chickens? - If he's healthy...

Khak, come here.

What do you want?

I gave you 50 dollars.

Take another 50

and go home, I will continue alone.

You won't make it.

It's me and robbers.

You're moving too slowly and I'm in too much of a hurry.

You are the one who walks slowly. You are sick. I will go faster.

I'm sick, exhausted.

Come back home.

Give me a dollar on this ring.

No, you took it from a corpse's hand.

It's clean! The carcass was clean! Buy it!

- I don't want it. - Is beautiful. Only one dollar.

Take it away, I don't want it.

Only one dollar.

Not. Go home.

It matches your eyes.

Buy it, it's a bargain.

I don't want it.

Then I left, goodbye.

These chicks are sick. Don't sell them, don't eat them.

Please go and buy some bread.

Guns are the only modern things in Afghanistan.

Miss... May I ask you to step out from behind the screen?

Where are you from?

I am African-American.

What are you doing here?

It's a long story...

Don't be shocked.

Now I have to come out from behind the screen too.

This is a man's burqa, just like the one on your head.

It's the woman's "beard".

My beard doesn't grow.

So, every day, I have to put this on my face and take it off.

Maybe one day we will understand that these screens should be given a part.

- Are you buying the ring? - I already told you. Not.

It's beautiful, as your eyes give it to you.

I don't want it.

Why?

Because it's from a corpse.

The skeleton was clean. Come on, I'll give it to you.

I don't want it. You took it from a corpse.

It was clean. Take it, I'll give it to you.

Not.

Take him.

If you don't want it,

get it for your sister

- I don't want it. - Why not? For your sister!

Khak, give it to me and go home.

I had to come here. Why did you leave the United States?

I went in search of God.

And did you find out?

Not.

Then why did you stay?

I am still seeking the Lord.

What school did you attend Medicine at?

I'm not a doctor.

I came here to fight.

At first, I thought that the way to God was to fight against the Russians alongside the Afghans.

When the Afghans won,

only then did the fight for the Lord begin...

The Pashtuns say: "God is with us";

the Tajiks say: "God is with us".

I fought with the Tajiks against the Pashtuns.

And then with the Pashtuns, against the Tajiks...

Then, one day, I found two children, very sick...

lying on the road. They were dying.

One was Pashtun and the other Tajik.

Then I understood: to seek the Lord means to help them

these people and heal their sufferings.

If you are not a doctor, how do you help these people?

The basic medical information of a westerner

is far beyond what these people know.

They die of simple diseases:

hungry...

cold...

of diarrhea...

because of the worms and the dirty water they drink.

Danger ahead!

Lie down!

There's a man with a rifle on the side of the road.

I don't know if he is a thief or part of a patrol.

If it's a thief, I'll go faster, if there's a patrol around...

I will say we are married.

My name is Tabib Sahib.

What's your name?

- Breathe. - Nafs...

Your name is Nafas, my name is Tabib Sahib...

Let's say we have two children. A girl, named Nafasgold

and a son named...

- Khak. - Khak?

Yes, Khak.

My name is Tabib Sahib, your name is Nafas.

Our daughter's name is Nafasgold...

What do you call our son?

Khak.

I beg you,

take me to the Red Cross.

Get up!

Everyone here is looking for an opportunity.

This man is an opportunity for me to do something good.

Take me to the Red Cross.

Get on, we'll talk on the way.

- Where are you going? - At the Red Cross.

My wife's legs were crushed by a mine.

They gave him temporary prostheses for a year.

He can't go with them.

Today, I have to exchange them for a new pair.

What a misfortune!

- Are you a soldier? - No, farmer.

I stepped on a mine.

- Does it hurt? - Very bad.

- Sleep well? - Not at all.

We will give you medicine.

You will have to wait.

I lost my hand. Give me a new hand.

Do you go in your hands?

No, I was going to Kandahar.

The field was full of me and I don't know what came over me...

I touched a hand with my hand.

I have no family left. I had four brothers.

All of them died, torn apart by me, except me.

I have nowhere to stay and I have no money...

I lost my leg and they gave it to me

two boxes of penicillin, but leg, peace!

They keep deceiving us. Always promises.

Because they don't have enough legs or medicine.

I can not sleep...

I lost my hand. Please, give me a new hand.

We only have legs here.

Then give me a leg, something.

What to do with it? I see you have both.

We cross the desert...

It's me everywhere. I wish I had some legs...

What happened?

I stepped on a mine on my way to work.

It hurts me very bad.

- What's your name? - Ibrahim.

- And what do you do? - I'm salty.

- How old are you? - Twenty.

You will have to wait.

You come here every day.

No, just today. Give me a leg.

You are blind? They have none. You have two.

We don't accept hands here.

A mine blew off my leg while I was working.

Don't touch it! It hurts.

I haven't put an eyelash on an eyelash in four months.

I didn't come for myself.

I can't come every day.

At least give me one for my friend. He has none.

His parents are martyrs. They perished in the war.

I feel bad for him.

I lost my footing on my own turf.

I don't feel any better. Nobody cares about us here.

If you don't have medicine you can't sleep.

My friend has no legs.

I'll get some legs for him.

I swear to you.

- I do not believe. - I do not lie!

If you don't give me for him,

give me for my mother

He lost both his legs. I was taking her to the hospital

holding her hand

and we entered a minefield.

I stepped on a mine and lost my leg.

Try to go with it.

It hurts so bad even if I use crutches.

- And night? - Both day and night.

You'll have to wait.

I ordered them.

Doctor, give me some legs for my mother.

She will have to come here herself.

He has no legs, he can't come.

I do not believe. Every day you come with a different story.

I don't come every day.

Today is the first time.

Give me some legs for her.

Come with me.

I'll give you a temporary pair

provided you don't come here anymore.

do you promise

Take them.

These are not good! You can't go with these!

Give me a good pair.

These are the best I have. I don't have any more.

No one can walk with these. I want a good pair.

These are for someone else.

They have been waiting for them for a year.

Give me legs like the world

I beg you.

Not. Come on, go!

No, go. Go, go!

Does it hurt you?

Yes, very bad.

Now or more at night?

And day and night.

- Hi? What are you doing? - How do you do?

- I'm glad to see you. - We are fine, thank you.

- I see that you are very busy... - Yes, we have many people.

Seven people a day... We are very busy.

- What happens to the rest? - The rest is waiting...Yes.

How are you? What are you doing here?

Me... My work is... same as usual. I see a lot of people.

Hunger is the biggest problem, of course.

Malaria, people sick with worms. And on top of that there's this drought...

so i'm very caught up with everything

if you understand what I want to tell you.

- And what are you doing here? - I came with a special problem.

This young lady wants to get to Kandahar and I have no way of getting her there.

- Where is her husband? - She has no husband.

- And what are you doing here? - Why shouldn't she tell you? She speaks English.

- Hi. - Hi.

- I have to get to Kandahar. - I'm afraid I can't help you.

If you wait a week, we could probably help you...

No, I have to get there as fast as I can, my sister needs me.

- Why? - I am originally from Afghanistan,

but my family left many years ago and I left my sister here.

Now he needs my help. I have to get there.

Unfortunately, it can't be done this week. Next week we go

to Kandahar but this week, no. You will have to wait a bit.

Do you have someone who can help us?

They're just people without legs. So, I probably can't help you.

But there was a guy about half an hour ago, if you go after him,

maybe catch him on the way to Kandahar.

Do you know if it's safe for me to go to Kandahar? I must get there.

My sister is there.

One day it's fighting, the next it's quiet... you never know.

I do not know.

Come on, these are for your wife.

you have to tell him

if he spoils them, he will have to wait another year.

How big they are!

They don't suit him.

I'm her size.

This is for a man.

They must be solid.

Your wife will be able to go with them.

He will feel very good with them.

Did he feel good with the provisionals?

Miss!

They are too big. It's not her size!

My wife has thin legs.

- These are not made to look good. - They are heavy.

They have to be solid to go with them.

The world has to wait a year to

have them, and don't you want them?

This is for a man, not a woman!

They are made to allow him to walk,

don't make her look good.

These legs are for a man, not a woman.

What are you doing?

I take these, they are her size.

What are you doing? Those are for someone else!

A woman comes to take them.

He waited a year,

just like your wife.

My wife can't walk with man's legs.

It's more important to be able to walk.

Miss... These are her size.

The others are not good. They are too big.

Look, these are the slippers she wore when she got married.

If they fit in these feet, it's the right size.

Magda!

Yes.

He was here, I gave him a pair of temporary dentures and he left. In Kandahar.

Over there.

- You can go after him.

Is there no one who can take us there? Don't you know anyone?

Yes. He is a man. I can ask him. follow me

Excuse me, are you going to Kandahar?

No, I have no reason to go there.

Look at these slippers. They fit so well.

I take these.

I don't take the others.

If she doesn't have these, she'll cry all the time.

Where are you going? Where are you going? Magda! Where are you going?

Hello Hello. Here, Magda. We are very busy today.

So: a 40-year-old man, left leg about 70 cm...

Do you want to buy these legs?

Come on in, we'll talk on the way.

Do you want to buy them?

I have mine, thank God!

It's not bad to have change.

They are my mother's.

He never used them. They are like us.

These lands are full of mines, you should have a spare pair.

You have to wait a year for them with the Red Cross.

I give them to you almost for nothing.

- Are you going to Kandahar? - Not.

Whose legs are they?

My mother's, may God bless her soul.

She was old, bedridden.

He never used them.

The pennies you give me

they will help me bury her.

Get along with him. I was imprisoned in Kandahar.

Otherwise I would take you there.

Are you taking me to Kandahar?

No, I can not.

Why not?

I have a problem. Go with this gentleman.

I am a single woman.

I can't hurt you.

Take me to Kandahar.

If I get there, people will ask me where I lost my hand.

If I say I lost it at work, they won't believe me.

They will think they are mujahedin.

And he will say: "How about we take your head?"

Why won't you help her?

What about you?

I will give you four lakh

take this woman to Kandahar.

I can't go there.

Buy me these for the trip.

He's going to give me trouble. I don't trust him.

You're a coward!

I'm not a coward! Why don't you go?

What if I give you a hundred dollars?

A hundred dollars doesn't get you there.

- You're a coward! - I'm not!

- A hundred dollars is nothing. - One hundred and fifty?

I'm not going there, not even for a hundred and fifty.

I'll give you two hundred.

- How much? - Two hundred.

Two hundred dollars?

I have to think. I'm going to get my things.

I'll be right back to get you.

Give me four lakh for legs,

then I'll come back and take you to Kandahar

If I don't pay you, you'll come back faster.

Give me the money. You're trying to trick me.

Pay me.

I'll go make sure the road is safe, then I'll come pick you up.

- Give me four lakh. - When you return.

Give me four lakh.

Wait me here.

I'm waiting. Hurry up.

I gave my soul in this journey, walking on roads that

I've never been before.

This, to give you reasons to live.

I crossed the desert covered with dry poppies

and I met people I had never seen before.

That's how I could find hope for you, from their dreams.

And now, I've brought you a thousand brilliant reasons why it's worth living.

I came to believe that if someone lost a leg,

and he will never become a running champion, it is only his fault.

I'm worried. We can't trust him.

If you know how to use it, take it.

Not.

Why not?

I don't need it.

What can I do for you?

I do not know.

You could say something for my sister.

You can tell him something about life or about hope.

About hope?

The hope?

Know,

every person needs a reason to live.

And in difficult situations, hope is that reason.

Of course, it's something abstract,

but for the thirsty there is water, for the hungry there is bread,

for the only one is love.

For a woman living under cover,

hope is the day when she can be seen.

How was it? Did you like it?

I did not like it.

Can I take it and say exactly what I think?

Of course. You can.

The only really difficult obstacle in my journey is the sun.

Because he competes with me in such an unsportsmanlike manner.

I have always thought: if each of us shone with the light given by a candle,

there would be no need for the sun.

Don't be afraid, it's me.

Where have you been?

They are going to a wedding in Kandahar.

Hurry, time is running out.

Come on, we'll go with them.

It's getting late, you better hurry.

Take four lakh. Let's go!

I also keep the legs.

To remind me of my mother.

Hurry up. It was a pleasure meeting you.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Take care.

If I open my mouth, he'll know I'm a man.

Go and tell them that we are cousins ​​of the groom.

Ask them what the bride's name is. If we run into any patrol...

I will find out.

I am the groom's cousin. What's the bride's name?

I am his cousin. Who are you?

I was wrong. I am the bride's cousin.

What is the groom's name?

His name is Mossafer.

The groom's name is Mossafer.

We are the bride's cousins.

First, she claimed to be the

groom's cousin, then the bride's...

This is the voice of a man who is looking for the eternal love of a lifetime

and who, instead, always falls in love with another human being.

This is the voice of a man who is at the limit...

If they ask us, we say we are married.

What's your name?

- Breathe. - I'm Hayat.

We will say that we have two children, a boy and a girl.

Why did they take her there?

Is that the way to Kandahar?

I'm going in the wrong direction.

Ask someone else.

I am taking my sons to Iran.

If you go to Iran, come with us.

No, I'm going to Kandahar.

Say you are cousins ​​of the groom.

Stop it!

Sit down!

If they ask us, say we're married.

- What's your name? - Breathe.

Me, Hayat.

Quiet! Do not talk!

Put the luggage down.

Standing!

He searches her more thoroughly.

- What's your name? - The burqa.

- How? - The burqa.

Go and sit there.

- What's your name? - Sugar.

Go and sit there.

What's your name?

Hayat.

- How? - Hayat.

Go and sit there.

Go and sit there.

Get rid of the recorder.

You. You. You can leave.

Congratulations on your marriage.

The others can leave too.

You, wait here. Search her everywhere.

What's your name?

Breathe.

Who are you?

I'm... the bride's cousin.

However, there are also escapes from prisons

in which Afghan women are imprisoned.

For now I am captive, just like all the others who are present.

And that's just for you, sister.

Translation and adaptation: Rizzo1 razvanlupi@yahoo.com

With:

Nelofer Pazira

Sadou Teymouri

Safdar Shojai

Mollazaher Teymouri

Monica Hankievich

Zahra Shafani

Assistant directors: Mojtaba Mirtahmaseb

Kaveh Moyinfar Hassan Sarajian

Image: Ibrahim Ghafouri

Music: Mohamad-Reza Darvishi

A MAKHMALBAF FILM HOUSE CO-PRODUCTION (lran)

and BAC FILMS (France)

Screenplay and direction: Mohsen MAKHMALBAF

Subtitling downloaded from www.RegieLive.ro