The things you are saying are not a sufficient reason for divorce.
If you have another reason, tell me. / What other reason?
If he is an addict, beats you, or doesn't pay the bills.
No, he's not an addict, he's sane, and he's a good man.
So why do you want a divorce?
He doesn't want to come with me...
If he tells me he will come then I will withdraw my request for divorce.
Are you willing to come? / No, I'm not willing to come.
Why aren't you ready? / You know why.
No, I don't know, explain it again.
Tell her to give me a reason why this is the time to go overseas.
Give me a good reason to stay. / I'll give you a thousand.
Just give me one. / My father. I can't abandon him. Do you need more?
But you can abandon your wife?
When did I abandon my wife? You dragged me to court.
You filed for divorce and dragged me here and ruined my life.
When you tell your wife and kid to go, isn't that abandoning?
Your Honor, isn't that what he said?
Yes, and I'll say it again, when you say you don't want to live with me.
I'm not going to force you to stay. / Calm down.
You wanted to live with me and now you don't,
when you prefer to go overseas. / "Prefer"? We started this together.
Your Honor, after 18 months of work and money
we finally received our visa.
6 months have passed and it expires in 40 days.
Why should we lose this opportunity?
Okay, you don't want to lose this opportunity, give a suggestion –
you know the situation, but you've dragged me here
give a suggestion.
This father that is being used as an excuse has Alzheimer's.
I'm not making excuses, you told me to give you a reason.
He has Alzheimer's, he doesn't even recognize him as his son.
Why are you saying this? What difference does it make?
Does he know that you are his son?
I know that he is my father!
Your daughter's future doesn't matter to you?
Is this argument about our daughter? Why do you think only you care for her?
/ Is it the case that all the children in this country have no future?
I prefer my child not to be raised in this situation and I have that right.
What situation?
Is it better for her to have a mom and dad here or no dad overseas?
This is why I am asking him to come with us.
I can't come, how many times do I need to repeat myself?
So he can't come, what happens to me?
Nothing, just return to living your life.
If we could do that I wouldn't file for divorce.
He also has to give permission for a divorce.
He's willing, he just said he is. / Are you willing?
If she prefers overseas to her family, then I have no objection, she can go.
Ok, so he has given permission – so what happens to my daughter?
I need information, how old is your daughter?
In two weeks she will be 11.
She can't go without her father's permission.
Her father won't give permission.
That's between you and him.
Please, sir, come and sign this.
Your Honor, I have come for you to solve my problem.
Please, ma'am, come and sign this.
Where should I sign? / Sign here.
He can take everything, just give me my daughter.
I'm entitled to our daughter, she doesn't want to come with you anyways.
She doesn't understand. / Why doesn't she understand? She's 11,
why doesn't she understand?
Please sign here and don't waste the court's time.
No one knows anything but you.
No, you're the one who knows everything.
Don't waste the court's time.
What's going to happen to me? I only have 40 days left
Ma'am, every small issue doesn't come to court.
What do you mean small issue?
Small issue?
My problem isn't small.
It's about my daughter. / He has rights to your daughter too.
I'm the judge and I'm telling you that your issue is small.
Please sign this and leave.
THE SEPARATION OF NADAR AND SIMIN
You said second floor. / This is the second floor, sir.
So, what's that bottom floor?
That's the ground floor, that's the first floor, and this is the second.
The price we gave was for two floors.
You're going to get your money. / Yeah, but only for two floors.
I don't understand what you're talking about.
This isn't going to work, this is three floors.
Ok, I'll pay for the extra floor, move so I can get by.
Excuse me, ma'am?
Go tell your dad that they're late.
Why don't you tell him?
What did I say wrong? / What was our deal?
But I'm in the middle of studying.
Dad.
Hello. / Hello.
Do you know the situation here?
We're asking you to look after my father,
but there is also some housework.
But the primary responsibility is to get him his medicine on time,
keep the door closed so he doesn't wander out, keep the window closed.
I need to leave at 7:30, so you need to be here at that time.
7:30 is too early.
If I want to be on time I'll have to leave at 5:00 or 5:30.
I don't know about 8:00.
If you can come by 8:00 that's fine.
Ring the doorbell and we'll open the door for you
and I'll put the key here, is that okay? / Okay.
How much per month?
$300 per month.
But that is so little.
This is the going price, ask around.
I live far away, I have to take several buses.
This is all I can offer, you decide what you want to do.
Give them the books.
Here's your change.
Tell me by tomorrow because I have another candidate,
so I don't lose the other candidate if you say no. / Okay.
Termeh! Your clothes.
You're not coming?
Why are you taking your books? / I want them.
All of this for only two weeks?
Thank you. / You're welcome.
Which setting does she normally use? / Should I go ask her?
She's not even gone yet and...
Simin, where are you going? / I'll be back soon.
/ Where are you going? / I'm going to the corner, I'll be back.
I'll come back, Dad.
I have an appointment.
Four. / Why four?
I think that is it.
It's obvious that Mom uses that setting because the color is worn out.
Okay, we'll put it on four then.
From today we'll put all the settings to four.
She's really going?
She'll be back. / Termeh!
/ Yes? / Come to your grandfather.
Dad!
Termeh, honey, go to your room.
Dad, get up, let go of her hand.
Let go of her hand, get up so I can take you to the bathroom.
Get up Dad, come on, get up.
Where are you taking me?
To the bathroom then I'll buy you a newspaper.
Honey, I told you to go to your room, go on.
Where are you taking me? / Come here.
Don't put your hand there.
I'm taking this CD with me.
Take whatever you want to take / I'll just take this one.
Good bye.
I thought that you also lived there.
No, I am staying with my mother for a while.
It's a bit difficult, it's difficult this way.
Look, I have complete faith in him,
don't worry about these things.
Anyways, he's not even home.
When you come in the morning he will be at work,
and in the afternoon when he comes back you'll go home,
and your daughter will be with you.
and this way my daughter is not alone, they will play with each other.
Give your answer to your sister-in-law.
Where are you going?
What is this?
Oxygen.
What is oxygen?
Move away, you'll wake him up.
I don't hear it.
What is it doing?
Hello.
do you want to go somewhere?
/ To buy a newspaper. / What?
To buy a newspaper.
The newspaper is in your room, come with me.
come let me take you to your room
I want to take you to your room and give you something to eat.
Mommy...
he peed in his pants.
Sit on the bed.
What is this?
Where are you going? Go back inside,
go inside, close the door and wear your slippers, everything here is wet.
He would tell when he had to use the bathroom.
Then take him to the bathroom.
I can't come now, I have a lesson until 12:00.
Call my husband, did you call my husband? Do you have his number?
Okay, write it down.
The pen is right next to the phone.
If I bring you your pants, can you put them on yourself?
if I bring your clothes can you change them yourself?
Simin? / Are you able to wash yourself?
Can you? / Simin?
I'm putting your clothes here.
Okay, bathe yourself and put on these clothes.
I'm putting your towel here.
Do you understand? / Yes.
Bathe yourself so you're comfortable.
Put your pants in that hamper.
Are you able to?
Your pants...
take your pants off and put on the ones that I have left you,
the pants, okay?
Simin...
Hello, I have a question,
I've come to this house to watch over an old man,
I wanted to ask...
He soiled himself.
If I change him is that a sin?
No one is here.
He's a 70 or 80 year old man and he isn't entirely with it.
The urgency? He's been like this for half an hour.
I can?
I won't tell Dad.
My sweetheart.
Stand up.
Get up.
Okay, open your legs, open your legs a little.
Okay, now you take off your own pants.
Card! Card!
Everybody's looking / Who cares? Let them look.
How much? / $37.50.
Did you get change? / He didn't give me any.
Did you ask for it? / Well it's his tip.
A tip... Wait a second, sir.
A tip is when he pumps the gas for you, go get the change from him.
Dad! / Quick!
Wait, sir, wait.
Here you go.
Keep it.
Really?
Hello. / Hello, Termeh.
Hello, ma'am.
Hello, how are you? / Fine, thank you.
Hurry, honey / I'll go get my books.
Bring your test scores too.
Are you good, ma'am? / Fine, thanks, and you?
Fine, thank you.
We're sorry we're late.
It's all right. How's your wife?
Thanks to God, she's well. / I'm here if you need anything.
Hello, sir. / Hello, ma'am, how are you?
How are you, Dad?
Hello, cutey pie. / Hello.
Here's the newspaper.
Do you read him the newspaper or does he read it for you?
My son...
Ali got married.
Who is Ali? / Ali.
Yes, Ali is married. Termeh, hurry up.
Ma'am, you didn't close the oxygen tight enough.
I did. He must have opened it.
Please close it tighter tomorrow so that he can't open it.
I'm sorry, I...
I don't think I can come tomorrow.
But you said...
I did say I would, but it's too far, I can't.
Ma'am, because you accepted I let go of another candidate.
It's 4pm, how will I find someone for tomorrow? -It's too hard.
It's too hard, it's too hard, I really can't do it, it's too much to handle.
Please come to the other room.
/ Somayeh, where's your bag? / It's here.
/ Maybe you're tired because it is your first day.
No.
You were here, you saw how it was.
Somayeh, come get your book bag.
Could you give me that number.
They also do ultrasounds.
He was moving around a lot today. / That means it's a boy.
He kept kicking my mom's belly.
Because he wants to be born sooner.
To play with me.
Can you please write it here.
Tell him that I sent you.
His secretary knows me.
Is it a man or a woman? / A woman.
But call beforehand.
You should have told me yesterday.
How am I going to leave this old man home alone tomorrow?
Termeh, where does your mother put the tea? / I don't know.
You should have told me that I would have to clean him.
Clean what?
In the morning he soiled himself.
It's not right for me to clean him.
If you could just pay me for today and I will go.
He always used to ask to go pee.
If you call an agency they will send you a male worker.
Ma'am, I can't just trust anyone.
Here you go, count it.
I'm sorry, it's a religious matter.
It's alright.
Thank you. / You're welcome.
Good bye. / May God protect you.
Yes?
I wanted to ask if I could give your phone number to my husband
and tell him that I got it from the newspaper.
Maybe he could come and do this work for you.
Describe to him the nature of the work and if he wants to then he can...
I don't want to tell him that I know you...
I didn't tell him I was coming here to work.
Tell him to call me... just tell him to come here tonight.
It's too late for tonight.
I'll come tomorrow.
Just don't get a replacement
and for the money, whatever you think is appropriate.
That won't be a problem, tell him to call me and we'll make arrangements.
Thank you. / You're welcome, bye.
And thank you.
Mr Lavasani?
Over there, please.
Hi, I'm Hodjat...
I called about the job. / How are you?
Sorry I'm late. / It's okay.
Where did you say you worked previously?
A shoe store.
You're not going to have a problem with cleaning him? / What?
With cleaning him, he soiled himself yesterday.
No, that's okay, it's like my own father.
As you're home together with no one else there you'll have to be vigilant.
Your wife won't be there?
No, I'm alone for the time being.
For this job isn't $300 a bit low?
How much did you have in mind?
Perhaps $400? / $400 I definitely can't do.
I'll test it out. If you're satisfied give me a little more.
Okay, I'll write down the address.
I can even come this afternoon.
No, someone is there today, come tomorrow, and bring an ID.
Like what? / A picture ID is sufficient.
Door bell? / Mrs. Raziah. / No.
Her husband. / Yes..
Next, now in Farsi.
That's Arabic, not Farsi.
My teacher says it is.
Don't ever say that to me again.
What's wrong is wrong, no matter who says or writes otherwise.
For "warranty" write...
If I write anything else she'll deduct points.
It's all right, let her deduct points.
Write "poshtvaneh"
"Poshtvaneh".
Hello. / Hello.
What happened? Your husband was supposed to come today.
Sorry, he couldn't make it.
But what about tomorrow?
I don't know. If not, then I'll come.
Is he going to be reliable to come every day?
No, the poor guy wanted to come.
Yesterday some people he owed money came with the police and took him away.
Well, if he has difficulties and can't come I need to know in advance.
He'll definitely come.
I am going to go see those men and beg them to let him go tonight.
Please lock the door behind me. / Okay. / God protect you.
Hi.
Don't step on it, it's dirty.
Go take the garbage out.
Are you able to?
Yes, I can.
Now, where am I supposed to get you a clean shirt?
Take off your top!
Take it off!
Mommy...
he's not in his room.
What? / He's not in his room.
Go check the toilet.
Put your hand here.
Stop the ball, okay?
Hit it, hit it!
Hit it!
Somayeh, cutey pie.
/ Don't use your hands! / It's okay.
Fast, fast!
Good job!
Grandpa, whose side are you on? / He's the referee.
Did you see that, grandpa?
What's the score?
What happened?
What happened? / Mommy.
Are you all right?
Where have you been?
This poor old man has been waiting for half an hour.
My journey is far.
Hello / Hello.
Can you please take the garbage downstairs?
They'll leak onto the stairs.
Yesterday I got dizzy and the bag broke.
Today I'll clean the stairs. / Okay.
Enter, come on.
Move your hands.
Let me close the door.
Ma'am? / Is she not there?
What's her daughter's name? / Somayeh.
Somah... Don't sit there. it's wet.
Somayeh!
Ms. Khalani!
Knock on the door.
Somayeh! Grandpa!
Ms. Khalani!
Yes, hello.
Hello, how are you? / Fine, thank you.
Did you see the woman that works at our house? / Yes, cleaning the stairs.
When? / A little while ago.
/ Is she not there? / No, thanks for your help.
You wait here, I'll get the house key from the car.
What happened?
Dad?
Father.
Grab his feet.
Dad.
Dad, get up, look at Termeh.
Dad!
Breathe... Don't be scared, he's breathing.
Does your arm hurt? Help.
Move your arms...
does it hurt?
Okay walk, Dad, come on.
Walk Dad, come on, we'll go buy the newspaper, come on.
Pick up your feet.
Does your leg hurt? Let me see what happened to your leg.
Who did this to you?
I want to see that nothing happened to your leg.
If you permit, I want to see... Honey, you go out.
Did something happen to him? / No, he's okay, you just go.
She's gone, let me take it off...
I want to make sure nothing has happened to your leg.
Take them off.
How could she?
Honey, did you take money out of the drawer? / No.
Go to the kitchen, sweetie, go.
Honey, I told you to go to the kitchen.
You saw that nothing has happened, go on.
Go on, sweetie, and close the door.
Hello.
Come here.
Mom, I'm thirsty.
Look over him.
Hello.
Where were you?
Something came up, and I had to go to take care of it.
You had no right to go.
He was sleeping / So what? That means you just leave?
I was gone a short time.
Short time? You're lying.
When I arrived he was dying.
Usually he sleeps at this time.
So this is what you do every day? You see he is sleeping and just leave?
No, I swear today I was forced to.
Why did you tie his hands? / Go outside and wait.
This was our arrangement?
I had to go, something came up, I went to take care of it and came back.
Thanks very much!
Our arrangement was for you to tie up this old man and take care of your life?
What happened? Did something happen? / Thank you so much.
Go, sweetie, go over there... Look after your grandpa.
What were you doing in the back room?
Which room? / What room?
The same room you took money from.
Are you saying I went to your room and took money?
I'm saying... / You say I went to your room and took money? / You didn't?
I swear to Imam Hussain that I didn't take your money. / Go on, leave.
Sir, I'm swearing on Imam Hussain. / Go on, go...
You're saying... I took money. Here's my purse, look in my purse.
If I took money it would be in my purse, take a look.
Here, take this.
Give me my purse, sir.
I'm swearing, here is my purse / Ma'am, what are you doing?
I swear, I didn't step one foot beyond that door way.
Ma'am, get out.
You're telling me that I... what did I do?
Don't you touch me!
Okay, I won't touch you, you let yourself out.
Get out! / I won't leave until you admit that I am right.
Tell me what I've done wrong. / You deserve to be kicked out.
What have I done? / It's because she is here that I'm not doing anything.
Leave! I'm being merciful by kicking you out.
Tell me how he is doing.
This is my home and I'm telling you to leave. / God is disappointed.
Please leave. / God is disappointed. / Please.
It's over.
Father.
Dad, open the door, it's me, I want to come in.
This is you looking after him?
Open the door.
Dad, what's blocking the door? Take a look.
Open the door!
Why are you yelling? He can't understand.
When I tell you to watch over him it's because of this.
Maybe his leg hurts so he can't get up.
Grandpa, grandpa!
Father, open the door.
Open the door, please.
Dad, I'm going to push the door and come in.
The door will hit you, move over.
Dad, I'm going to push the door and come in... Move!
Why do you do this to yourself?
Who told you that you could come in?
What happened to him? / Give me the keys. Get out!
I didn't steal anything from you. / You're really pissing me off!
I did not steal. If I did I wouldn't be here. / I don't want excuses, leave!
Get out!
Give me today's pay.
You already took the money in the drawer, didn't you?
From 5:30 in the morning, with my daughter... Somayeh.
Sir, stop!
Out! / I swear I didn't steal.
Out!
What happened?
Sit down.
What happened?
Mom, be careful.
Tell them to help with your math.
Goodbye, Grandpa and Dad.
Daddy, Termeh said good bye.
Be careful.
Okay.
What happened? / Mom says come in.
Tell her Grandpa is in the car and I can't come.
She says that it is important.
You haven't even divorced and you're already hard headed.
I'm busy.
People divorce their wives to be less busy.
Ma'am, the reception is bad.
Set it to whatever channel it picks up.
Come, sit down. / Thank you, where is Simin?
Hello. / Hello.
Where is Termeh?
My dad is in the car and she is with him. / Bring him in too.
No, he's tired, it's time for his nap.
What happened?
Did you fight with a woman today?
Did she come to you? / Her sister-in-law called.
Shameless!
What did she do?
She tied an old man to the bed.
She locked the door and left to do her own thing.
If I had gotten there 10 minutes later it would have been over.
Well, he's alright? / He had fallen off the bed
and I don't know how long he was there.
Where did she go? / I don't know where she went.
She said you hit her / That I hit her?
Nonsense.
So why did they take her to the hospital?
Why did they take her to hospital? / You're asking me?
I just pushed her out of the house.
Well, her sister-in-law told me everything she said...
What did she say? / If it dies, the blood is on your hands,
that kind of things.
She didn't say what happened? / I hung up when she started to curse.
That's what happens when you pick random people off the street to see your home.
Don't blame me, I told you I knew her sister-in-law but I didn't know her.
Did she say what hospital?
Hello. / Yes?
Please wait.
A woman by the name of Razieh was brought here tonight.
What's her surname?
We don't know, but they brought her in earlier.
Why was she brought in?
They just told us.
She didn't feel well, so they brought her.
I'll call you. Goodbye.
I think her husband's last name is Samadi.
Razieh Asnaqi? / She's about 30 years old, right?
They've done surgery and she is in the recovery room.
What type of surgery?
She had a miscarriage.
How is her health? / Hello? Wait. Yes, she's okay.
Does she have any family here?
If she does, they'll be down there.
What did you do to her?
What did I do to her?
Hello.
Hello. / Hello. / Are you well?
Thank you.
Hello ma'am.
How is she? / Who?
Your wife.
They took her to recovery.
Do you know her?
I know her.
Hello / Hello.
Can we go see her?
How do you know her?
Your sister introduced her to us to work in our home.
Thanks so much for that.
She was coming to your home to work? / For a few days.
You weren't able to come so she came in your place for a few days.
Sit down and eat something.
Are you saying she was coming to take care of your dad?
Only a few days...
two or three days.
Why didn't you tell me when I saw you at the bank the other day?
I thought she already told you.
Why did you come to the hospital?
To see if we could help with anything.
Like what? / To help.
We're worried. / She fell?
Please come with me and I'll explain.
Please let me explain to you.
I understand your situation.
You killed the child, are you here to bring it back to life?
I'm really sorry. / Being sorry doesn't bring back her child.
Just tell me one thing.
I said I could come.
Why didn't you tell me that day?
It's my wife and child...
Do you live in that house alone?
Let him go. / Calm down.
Stop! This is a hospital! Come on!
Stop!
Do you have a mental illness? Why did you come here?
Let me see.
You're my sister. / I shouldn't have!
I shouldn't have. / Move your hand, let me see.
Come outside.
Come outside, I want to talk to you.
Please, I beg you.
Do you want me to recline the seat? / No.
I'll drop you off at home and go get the others.
No.
What do you mean, no?
You want to go to your parent's house in this shape?
It's done, you're returning home tonight.
I don't want to.
Where are you going?
Leave it here.
Have you heard his complaint? Do you accept it?
The 13th?
I feel sad...
When I heard, I got upset and went to the hospital.
Do you agree you've done this?
Is this the medical report?
Yes, after we took her to the hospital.
Four and a half month old male. You, explain...
I admit that I lost my temper.
What do you mean? Did you push her?
No, I didn't push her, I tried to make her leave my house.
Explain properly, the charge is murder.
It was a four and a half month old baby, which makes it a person.
I didn't go towards her.
I wanted her to leave so I could close the door.
You didn't push me? / Ma'am, one second.
If I had known she was pregnant
I wouldn't have even made her leave the house.
I just wanted to close the door.
Do you accept his description, ma'am?
He didn't push me, he grabbed me and threw me down the stairs.
No, I did not throw you.
I just wanted her to leave the house.
You throw a pregnant woman out of your home? / I didn't know she was pregnant.
/ Why are you lying? / I found out at the hospital.
Dear Judge, answer like a brother... can't you tell when a woman is pregnant?
A woman, 4 or 5 months pregnant / I hardly even saw you.
When you would arrive I was either at work or about to leave,
and when I'd come back, she looked like this, she had her chador on.
In this garb, how can you tell?
Can you prove that he knew?
It would be against what I believe to hire a pregnant woman for this job.
Judge, I talked about my pregnancy in front of him, his daughter and the tutor
– they all heard it. When? I don't remember.
No, of course, you don't remember. / Sir, is this really about whether I knew?
Of course it is, if it is proven that you knew
the court could imprison you from 1 to 3 years.
Okay? / What?
No, I did not know. / Get the tutor to come in and testify.
Can she come tomorrow?
I don't want to get the school involved, it will be bad for my daughter.
You asshole, you killed my son, and you are saying this is bad for your child?
You think only your child is important?
Don't be insulting.
I'm being insulting? What about him? He hurt my wife and child...
Be quiet, respect the court.
Please, he has a bit of a temper.
Ma'am, did I force you to...
Temper? I should complain about her
that you've gone to work without telling me.
I wanted to help with the bills, he hasn't worked for months.
The teacher should come as a witness. Tell her to come tomorrow.
Dear Judge, I am here today, I came for one thing.
I've lost my child, but being called a thief hurts more.
We're thieves?
If we're thieves, would we come and clean your dad's ass?
/ Do you have proof that she stole? / I did not say stole...
There was money missing from the drawer.
This is why you fought? / He accused her of theft.
Judge, my father is suffering from Alzheimer's...
This woman, she tied him to the bed and left...
I didn't go to work that day, I came home early...
I saw his hands tied to the bed. I thought he was dead.
She returned, and in the state of mind I was in
I was angry. I told her to leave and she wouldn't.
Where should I have gone? He accused me of theft.
If I left without asking for the money he owed me he would think I stole it.
Sit down... your father is injured?
Yes, he is hurt. / How is he hurt?
Where is the complaint that he was injured?
Yes, he is hurt.
Where are you going? / To take care of my child.
Come back soon... close the door.
What took so long?
I don't feel good, you go, I'll come later.
He says you tied up his father and left the house.
What should I say?
What do you mean? If he makes a complaint you could be in trouble.
Where is Somayeh? / Over there.
You go, I'll bring her.
Let's go upstairs.
Yes.
He was asleep, I locked the door so he couldn't leave.
He himself would lock the door on his father and leave the key for me.
I saw he did it so... / They say you tied him to the bed.
I was afraid he may wake up, get out of bed, and hurt himself.
I swear to God... I did it... / But, you neglected your duties.
/ You struck her! / Quiet!
What right did you have to touch my wife?
Sir, get out.
It's not important to him, but it's important to me.
Don't be aggressive. / Please leave the room.
I want to file a complaint against this woman.
Write it here...
take your father to the appointed doctor and get an injury report.
What happened to our complaint? / Sign this and leave.
You'll need to post bail.
For what?
You've been accused of murder, I can't just let you leave.
$40 million.
How can I afford that bail money?
I live at my father's house, and he has Alzheimer's.
If you can't then you'll go to jail.
My father can't bring it here, he's ill... Don't write it, please...
please don't do this, I can't go to jail.
I've left my dad at home in his condition... I can't go to jail.
I can 't go to jail, and I don't have the money.
It's out of my hands, it's the law.
Wait a minute, your honor, what will I do about my father?
I've left my dad in his condition at home behind a locked door –
And now my daughter... Your Honor, please wait, stop writing...
You're wasting your time... Please, go call...
I can't go to jail, I can't go...
I'm not going, go on and write. / Go and fetch a policeman.
For what? Please don't, I beg you, I beg you.
Please don't do this, my life is ruined, please stop writing.
Don't waste time, please go call.
Hi Termeh, I've run into some problems, they're going to keep me here tonight.
Don't worry about anything, but you'll be home alone tonight.
Keep an eye on everything, and take Grandfather to the bathroom.
Take care of yourself. I will call tomorrow.
Hello.
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[Radio dialogue, continued]
If you hadn't left, Dad wouldn't be in jail right now.
Your father's not in jail because of me.
He struck a pregnant woman. / It is only because you left.
that she was here / And how sad he was that I left.
He knew that you would never leave.
Did you tell him that? / No, he knew it.
Tell me the truth, did you tell him?
Get your stuff, let's go to Mom's.
What about Grandpa? / We'll take him.
I have homework... I'm not going.
I'll leave you alone and you'll be scared... / Okay.
If you call for me to come back, then I will have a problem.
He didn't even say "don't go, don't do it,
I won't divorce you"
as though it was nothing that I lived with him for 14 years.
Father!
What are you doing here?
Why did you come?
Didn't you have an exam today? / No, tomorrow.
Who are you here with?
Hello.
Why didn't you call and tell us you had gotten into trouble?
I didn't want to impose.
Silly man.
Sit down. / No, we have to take him to a hearing.
Where is your grandfather? / In safe hands... don't worry.
They keep saying "my baby, my baby"
as if their 18-year-old son was stabbed to death.
Did you talk to her?
You can't ever talk to the husband. To her I said, "Sweetheart, you are young,
next year you can have another child".
What happened?
I have to get the home valued. / Okay, go.
Hello. / Hello.
You stay here, I'll be back. / Okay, go.
Thank you.
Hello, Mrs. Lavasani. / Hi, how are you?
I'm fine, you? / Sorry to trouble you.
No, it's no trouble, I'm glad I ran into you...
Is it true what they are saying?
Unfortunately, he pushed her, she fell and she lost her child.
So, what am I supposed to say?
I don't know what they will ask you.
What if they ask me something against your husband?
I think you should tell the truth.
Please do not stop there. / Where was he?
Mr. Lavasani was in the kitchen.
Did he say anything or react at all? / If he did, I didn't notice.
/ How did you know she was pregnant? / I think she told me.
You asked, ma'am, why I would have said anything.
Her daughter was drawing a picture of a man and a woman.
"This is my mother and father", she said.
I said, "Dear, your mom isn't that fat". She said she had a child in her belly.
You didn't know she was pregnant from her appearance? / No.
Why do you lie? You are a woman...
yet you can't tell from someone's looks that she is pregnant?
Okay, even if I could tell, it does make a difference for Mr. Lavasani.
This woman is his daughter's teacher. They've colluded to tell the same story.
/ Why are you being rude to her? / No one is speaking to you.
When could we match our stories?
I was here last night.
One thing is clear. Right now as we speak...
that man could hear what we were discussing, am I right?
Ma'am, I didn't hear you. My mind was preoccupied with my own problems.
Why would I listen to your conversation?
Should I swear by Allah? / As if you believe in God!
No, God is just for guys like you.
Let's take a break for a moment.
He is a decent man.
I've been tutoring his daughter for one year.
He's truly not like that.
Why wouldn't she tell me she was pregnant? Why did she hide it?
If I knew she was pregnant, I wouldn't hire her.
Why did you hire when you knew she didn't have her husband's permission?
Thank you. You can go, thank you.
Thank you.
"During the age of Sasarian the people were divided into two classes,
the privileged upper class and the class of the normal people".
"Normal class."
What did they ask?
If your father knew that she was pregnant.
I'm sorry for the trouble you had to go through.
It's okay, it's no trouble.
Honey, what happened to cause your mom to lose her baby?
Her stomach hurt.
Why did her stomach hurt?
Did your dad fight with her at home?
Why would they have fought?
Maybe he was mad that she was working in someone's home without telling him.
Did he hit your mom? / My parents don't fight at all.
So, why were your mom and dad fighting in that picture you drew?
The one you showed me. / They don't fight anymore.
They don't fight any more? Are you sure?
Yesterday he said he didn't know that she was pregnant.
Now he is saying he didn't even push her.
And you just stand there staring at me without saying anything.
Honestly, by God, you didn't push me? Just tell the truth.
Didn't I say... / Listen, Sir...
Let go of this "I kicked her out of the house, but didn't push her" line.
How far is it from the door to the stairs? 2-3 meters? / Yes.
So in this distance, what else could happen?
From our house to the hallway...
Look, your Honor... / I am talking!
You shouldn't be talking, only answering. / Be quiet! / Did I interrupt you?
You came here to give... / Okay, fine. / I have questions you need to answer.
I have one question I want answered.
I want to ask him... / Ask, ask me.
If you've done nothing wrong, what happened to her,
why did you come to the hospital? / As a courtesy.
So you pushed her out of kindness?
During the fight was anyone else there?
Yes, their neighbor were there. / Okay, I'll subpoena her.
Your Honor, the neighbor will collude just like the teacher.
From the beginning he has been...
Am I lying?
I decide who is and isn't lying.
Be quiet.
Sir, his wife, who wants a divorce, brought him his bail money.
My God!
Do you have a guarantor? / What do you mean?
The guarantor will need to be a civil servant or business owner.
I have no one, my husband is unemployed. / Why does she need a guarantor?
She's been charged... / What is she charged with?
According to his complaint...
He had no right to make a complaint!
She admitted that she tied him up, locked the door, and left.
I explained that. / Sir, her baby is dead!
Keep your voice down.
Are you not ashamed? You call yourself a man?
I said be quiet.
For God's sake listen to us.
He distorts everything, he hit my wife, my son died... What more do you want?
Listen to us poor ones also.
I told you: if you don't respect this court I'll put you in jail for 3 days.
I lost everything I have. Do you think I'm afraid of jail?
Be afraid of God.
Mr. Azadi, call a deputy to arrest him.
Sir, on the Koran, please don't call.
Let them take me. / Okay, leave, don't make any noise.
Why should I make noise? I don't talk and they take away my rights.
Get out!
I'm going, Sir.
Please, let me take my helmet.
Go out / He'll go, he'll go himself.
For 10 years I worked my ass off at a shoe repairer's.
They kicked me out like a dog, I said the law will give you what you deserve.
I made a complaint that lasted a year. After that they said you lost, go home.
This time I won't let that happen.
Not this time, this time it's different.
I have nothing to lose, my problem is
that I can't speak like this man.
I lose my temper and I can't speak.
Don't! Go outside!
Hodjat? / I don't feel good.
Go sit down... Let's go.
What do you want with him? / We need to take to him.
I want to talk to him.
Don't go anywhere.
On the Koran, your Honor,
let me talk.
Your Honor, his nerves are shot, I swear to God it's his nerves.
We've listened to him for days, but he won't listen to us.
On the Koran, every day this month he has been in jail over day.
All his creditors have been after him, and I've begged them to leave him alone.
Sir, look, I beg you, your Honor, please look
Look at this, please look.
Sir, can I ask as a favor that you let him go this one time?
Sir, I swear to God, I'm not lying.
Since he's lost his job, he has developed depression, he can't help it.
God is my witness.
Your Honor, please forgive him.
Go tell him to find you a guarantor, quickly.
God bless.
Do not leave the building.
Okay, I will wait until he returns.
Will you ask her?
She'll think I'm asking her back because she brought me bail.
Let her think that.
Dad... please, for God's sake...
Okay.
Do you promise?
Well, what is your promise going to be?
Dad...
Yes?
You didn't know Razieh was pregnant?
No.
Why? / Nothing.
So, why did you ask?
Last night mom said you knew.
How would you mother know whether or not I knew that?
She said that night at the hospital when you learned Razieh's baby died
you didn't say anything.
You didn't ask, "She had a child?", you weren't surprised.
In a case like that wouldn't you ask if she was pregnant?
But you knew...
Your mother just wants to say bad things about me.
Will you tell her?
Sweetie, I can't...
Didn't you promise?
I'm sorry.
Which step was it? / This one.
This one? / This step.
Dad, go in for a minute, I'll be right in.
Are you mad at me? / No.
Did you go upstairs?
Yes, I went to see Mrs. Kalaniyi.
What did you want with her?
I told her they were coming to question her tomorrow and to be careful.
What does she need to be careful of?
Be careful, just to be careful, that they would question her, that's all.
Is there a problem?
As long as she tells the truth why does she need to be careful?
Termeh... / Yes?
Come here.
I have my homework. / Leave it, come here one minute.
Okay, pretend I'm the woman.
Is that right? When someone gets pushed they go straight.
They don't hit here, then here, then turn around and hit here and fall there.
Right?
If I had pushed her,
she would have either fallen on these stairs
or she would fall straight back and hit here...
I mean she couldn't fall here.
Pretend you've been pushed, take the path as if you had.
So, how did she fall then? / I don't know.
I'm just saying she didn't get thrown onto these stairs.
Okay, now you come and stand here.
Why don't you tell them all this? / Forget them.
I want you to know. Go on...
Is this the direction he pushed you? / No, he pushed me downwards.
Look, this door doesn't permit that... It's not even possible.
You can't / Where did you fall?
On these stairs. / Which step? / Excuse me.
I think this one.
You think, or you are sure?
I'm not sure.
Ma'am, is this where you found her?
I didn't see her get pushed, but when I arrived she was at the bottom stair.
Why aren't you saying anything? Go show them how he pushed you.
I was ill, I swear to God, I didn't know what was going on.
Look, I'll stand in the place of your wife at the doorway.
Now, please stand here and with all your strength
push me, I'm saying it's not even possible.
Of course you won't fall, but she's a pregnant woman, if just one hand...
Then you come, come here and elect whoever you want to push you –
I'm saying it's not possible, excuse me...
I'm saying if you push from here she won't fall that way.
What step? She says she fell on the top step.
Everyone here says they found her on that step.
Ma'am, did you see where she was pushed from upstairs?
Yes, I can't see the door from up here, but I can see the stair where she fell.
Can you show me from where you saw it?
Perhaps she was dizzy and fell.
How many times did you go up and down these stairs? And she was never dizzy.
Excuse me, that morning when I saw you at the top of the stairs
I asked her why the garbage had spilled on the stairs.
She said she had gotten dizzy and dropped the bag, isn't that right?
My daughter took it out. / But, you said that you were dizzy.
Ms. Kalani, weren't the stairs cleaned that day?
Maybe the stairs were wet and she slipped and fell.
You asshole! You pushed her!