you're the best person to carry out this job
You're not telling me what I have to do
I know my decision goes against your beliefs
You believe God gives life and takes it when He sees fit
But there comes a time when a man can't go on
He's exhausted and can't wait for God to act
So he decides to act himself
There, that's what's called "suicide"
You see, the word "suicide"
isn't only made for dictionaries
It has to have a practical application
And here's the application
Man has to decide on its application
I don't really understand. Tell me what I have to do
If I can, I'll do it for you
I've decided to free myself from this life
What for?
It wouldn't help you to know and I can't talk about it
And you wouldn't understand
It's not because you don't understand
but you can't feel what I feel
You can sympathize, understand
show compassion. But feel my pain? No
You suffer and so do I. I understand you
You comprehend my pain but you can't feel it
That's why I ask you to be a true Moslem
and help me. Can you?
Yes, I understand you. But suicide is wrong
Since the Hadiths, our twelve lmams and the Koran
refer to suicide
and say that man mustn't kill himself
God entrusts man's body to him
Man must not torment that body
I understand you, but suicide, viewed from every angle...
That's right
but I told you that I didn't need a lecture
If I had wanted a lecture I'd have turned to someone
with more experience, who's finished his studies
I'm simply asking for a helping hand
My hand does God's justice
What you want wouldn't be just
I know that suicide is one of the deadly sins
But being unhappy is a great sin too
When you're unhappy you hurt other people
Isn't that a sin too?
When you hurt others, isn't that a sin?
Hurting your family... your friends
hurting yourself
isn't that a sin?
If I hurt you, that isn't a sin
but if I kill myself, it is?
You're right
hurting the people close to you is a great sin too
I think that God is merciful and so great
that He doesn't want to see His creatures suffer
He's so great that He can't possibly
want to force us to live
That's why He grants man this solution
Have you ever thought about the meaning of this?
I've thought about it but not like you have
In any case our talk won't get us anywhere
This isn't the time or place
Get out now. Next to that tree, there's a hole
Go and look. I'll explain afterwards
Go on. Take a look
Get in
I'll explain now
I've decided to swallow
all my sleeping pills tonight
and then come and lie down in that hole
To sleep
What I want you to do is wait until dawn
then come here like a kind brother
and cover me with soil. That's all
Of course
I follow the Koran when it says-
This work will bring you not only Heaven's reward
but also a material reward so you won't need to work this summer
The Koran says
You shall not kill yourself
What's the difference between killing someone
and killing yourself?
Killing yourself is killing
What's your decision?
Why don't you get out?
My friend has cooked an omelette and it smells good. Let's eat
You'll find a solution
Thank you! I know he's cooked but eggs are bad for me!
Some other time! Good-bye!
Mister, mister
Mister, move your car. The digger has to work
Clear the way
Move your car, the digger has to work
What are you doing here?
This is no place to sit down!
Are you sick? Come on, move your car!
You can't sleep here!
If you want cement, you have to go to the office
Come on, take your car
Why have you come here?
Are you sick?
Do you want some tea?
Stand up, take your car
Come on... Come on
Thank you.
So, no more questions?
No
You've got your bearings? That tree is a good landmark
Yes
So, no more questions? No problems?
No problems but...
But what?
When you want to help someone
You have to do it properly, with all your heart
It's better... more just and more reasonable
You can even use your hands instead of a spade
Keep your feelings for more essential things
But how?
What's your job?
I already told you
What specialization?
Shovelling earth doesn't require specialization
Just shovelling earth
If I could help in another way
I'd prefer that
Just do what I ask
But what help?
If a man wants to help his fellow man
he ought to do it differently!
He can save a life
I won't be responsible for someone's death
but, since you ask, I'll say yes
But it's hard. Admit that it's not easy!
If you don't explain your problem,
who can help you? You don't know me
But you have relatives, friends, a brother
Forgive me for prying
It's either a family problem or debts
Every problem has its solution
But if you don't talk
no one can help you
We all have problems in life
If we all chose this way out of every tiny problem
there would be no one left on earth
Isn't that right? No one!
Not a living soul!
Turn left, please
- I don't know this road. - I know it
It's longer but better and more beautiful
I've been a prisoner of this desert for 35 years
I'll tell you something that happened to me
It was just after I got married
We had all kinds of troubles
I was so fed up with it that I decided
to end it all
One morning, before dawn
I put a rope in my car
My mind was made up, I wanted to kill myself
I set off for Mianeh. This was in 196O
I reached the mulberry tree plantations
I stopped there. It was still dark
I threw the rope over a tree but it didn't catch hold
I tried once, twice but to no avail
So then I climbed the tree
and tied the rope on tight
Then I felt something soft under my hand. Mulberries
Deliciously sweet mulberries
I ate one. It was succulent,
then a second and third
Suddenly, I noticed
that the sun was rising over the mountaintop
What sun, what scenery,
what greenery!
All of a sudden, I heard children heading off to school
They stopped to look at me
They asked me to shake the tree
The mulberries fell and they ate
I felt happy
Then I gathered some mulberries to take them home
My wife was still sleeping
When she woke up, she ate mulberries as well
And she enjoyed them too
I had left to kill myself
and I came back with mulberries
A mulberry saved my life
You ate mulberries,
so did your wife, and everything was fine
No, it wasn't like that, but I changed
Afterwards, it was better but I had in fact changed my mind
I felt better
Every man on earth has problems in his life
That's the way it is. There are so many people on earth
There isn't one family without problems
I don't know your problem
otherwise I could explain better
When you go to see a doctor
you tell him where it hurts
Excuse me, you're not Turkish, are you?
Here's a joke. Don't feel offended
A Turk
goes to see a doctor. He tells him:
"When I touch my body with my finger, it hurts
"When I touch my head, it hurts, my legs, it hurts
"my belly, my hand, it hurts"
The doctor examines him and then tells him:
"Your body's fine but your finger's broken!"
My dear man, your mind is ill
but there's nothing wrong with you. Change your outlook
I had left home to kill myself
but a mulberry changed me
an ordinary, unimportant mulberry
The world isn't the way you see it
You have to change your outlook and change the world
Be optimistic
Look at things positively
You're in your prime!
Because of some minor problem you want to commit suicide
For one single problem
Life is like a train that keeps on moving forward
and then reaches the end of the line, the terminus
And death waits at the terminus
Of course, death is a solution
but not at first, not during your youth
Forgive me for dragging you off along this rocky road
You think something is good, then realize you're wrong
The main thing is to think hard
You believe what you do is right
but then you realize that you're wrong
Talk, say something to give me a breather
I've talked too much, I've said everything
I've given a whole speech. Just say something!
Turn left here, please
In any case, if you don't talk, I'll talk some more
If you don't talk, I will
Have you lost all hope?
Have you ever looked at the sky when you wake in the morning?
At dawn, don't you want to see the sun rise?
The red and yellow of the sun at sunset,
don't you want to see that anymore?
Have you seen the moon? Don't you want to see the stars?
The night of the full moon,
don't you want to see it again? You want to close your eyes?
Please, take the right fork!
The people on the other side would like to take a look here
and you want to rush over there!
Don't you ever want to drink water from a spring again?
Or wash your face in that water?
Turn right!
If you look at the four seasons
each season brings fruit
In summer, there's fruit, in autumn too
winter brings different fruit and spring too
No mother can fill her fridge
with such a variety of fruit for her children
No mother can do as much for her children
as God does for His creatures
You want to refuse all that? You want to give it all up?
You want to give up the taste of the cherries?
Don't. I'm your friend, I'm begging you!
Turn right
Turn right, this is the main road
Turn left, please
Before I get out
I'm going to sing you a song in Turkish
It means: "My love, I'm flying off, come to me
"I'm hounded from my friend's garden, come to me
"From happy days before
"I've fallen on hard times, come to me"
Tell me, we barely know each other
You go, I'm your friend. You stay, I'm your friend
In any case, I'm your friend
You stay, I'm your friend. You go, I'll be your friend too
Good-bye
Do you work here?
Wait. Tell me what you do
I told you, I work here at the Natural History Museum
No, I mean tomorrow morning
Tomorrow, I come at dawn. I call twice:
"Mister... Mister..."
Badii!
Badii, and you reply
Then I take your hand to help you out
And if I don't reply?
You will reply! Inch'Allah, I know what you'll say
But what if I don't reply?
I'll do what you asked me to do,
don't worry!
Say it to put my mind at ease
Some things
are easier to do than to say
In any case, you'll do it
If it wasn't for my child, I wouldn't
Believe me, it's hard
It's a deal
I come and I cover you with earth
You take your money and you leave
What a relief for you!
I must go, the kids are waiting
May this money help to cure your child
Keep your promise, or you won't be blessed
I hope you'll be all right
Take this now. You'll get the rest tomorrow
Thanks for bringing me back here. Thanks again!
I'll see you at six tomorrow. Or rather, you'll see me at six
God willing, you'll see me too
Take it, take the money
Thank you but no. After I do the job
Sir, please, could you take our photo?
It's all set, just press the button
Thank you
Hey, what's wrong? Are you in a hurry to die?!
He's crazy, man!
Sir
I want to see the man who just came in
- Many men come in. - He had a blue jacket
His name?
He works here. He was carrying a bag
Many men work here
He had a bag full of quails
for the students. To stuff them
What's his name?
I don't know. He has a sick child, with anemia
Oh, you mean the old man who works in the workshop
Mr. Bagheri
Yes, Mr. Bagheri. Could you call him?
We can't do that
- Can I go in? - You need a ticket
Please! How much is it?
- 100 tomans. - Where do I go now?
Follow the path, turn right
behind the main building. You'll find "Taxidermy"
Taxidermy
Four, please
Thanks, Mr. Bagheri. More partridges!
Just as good! What you get is a matter of luck
Please, girls
A partridge or a quail
We were supposed to study quails!
Birds don't fall into the net to make you happy
Mr. Bagheri, someone for you
First, you have to lie them on their backs
and wet the thorax feathers with a sponge
Then slit them open with a scalpel
along the whole length of the body
Don't cut too deeply or the innards will spill out
Mr. Bagheri come and sit with me
No thank you. I'm busy
- Mr. Bagheri, are you well? - Yes, thank you
That white coat suits you
Thank you very much
What were you doing?
- What birds have you handed out? - Quails
Quails? Did you kill them?
Yes. For work
You're well then?
- I have something to tell you. - Go on
When you come in the morning
bring two small stones and throw them at me
I might just be asleep but still alive!
Two stones aren't enough. I'll use three
Shake my shoulders too! Perhaps I'll be alive
You promised me!
Even if they behead me, I'll keep my word
You promised. Don't forget, don't let me down
Can you hear me?
Tell your men to stay near the tree to rest
The shoot is over
We're here for a sound take