مهمان مامان به کارگردانی داریوش مهرجویی با بازی پارسا پیروزفر، امین حیایی

In The Name of God Sima FiIm presents Mom's Guest A fiIm by: Dariush Mehrjui Based on story by: Hooshang Moradi Kermani Script Writers: Dariush Mehrjuji Hooshang Moradi Kermani, Vahideh Mohammadifar GoIab Adineh, Parsa Piroozfar Amin Hayaei, Hassan Poorshirazi Starring: JaIeh OIive Sound Recording: Jahangir Mirshekari Maziyar Shaikh Mahboobi, Amin Mirshekari Sound: Hossein Aboosedgh Mix: Jahangir Mirshekari Set and Costume Designer: Mohsen Shahebrahimi Music: Emad Bonakdar Production Manager: AI

i Ashtianipoor Edit: Mehdi Hassainivand Director of Photography: Tooraj Mansouri Producer and Director: Dariush Mehrjui Yes, PIease, do come over No, no troubIe at aII. Yes, we're home Waiting for you, bye It was my nephew, the coIoneI and his new bride They're coming to visit me for the first time WeII, that's fine! I haven't been too weII. They want to see how I am God forbid! My bIood pressure is not good. I'm broke, too I haven't got a thing in the house. God heIp me - I'm going to Iose face

- God is great! I shouId give a party for her instead I couIdn't even attend their wedding How couId I go, with an empty hand... and no gift? I'm at such a Ioss I became puzzIed and don't know how to receive them - But pIease, you go aIong - Goodbye What's this mess here? Why are these thrown about Iike this? They'II break A coupIe of peas! And it's the pot! And these pastries! Look at these fruits! Amir! Amir! Run to your father and teII him that my nephew and his new bride are coming He shouI

d buy some tea, sugar, fruits and pastries on his way TeII him not to forget fruits I'II Iose face if he comes home empty-handed Run! Run instead of staring at me! Hi Dad! Are you OK? Yes, I'm OK, Go on Mom says to buy pastries, fruits, tea and sugar We expect guests, don't forget, come soon Who are they? - My cousin and his new bride - New what? - New, new - New what? - New bride - So? - They come to visit us - So? - There's no"so''. They're coming to our house - So? You keep on saying"so'', sh

it. Goodbye Get some wet newspapers and cIean those windows, Amir - OK - Run Shoo, shoo Oh! They're here run and open the door - No, wait! - Go open the door! Do I open the door or not? No, wait and Iet them ring the doorbeII then open the door Your father's not here yet Did you caII him at the cinema? Did you teII him we are expecting guests to get a move on? - Did you teII him the coIoneI and his wife were coming? - I toId him, I did, shit Why is he Iate then? It's been over an hour It's them!

Run, Amir! Why have you thrown these on the fIoor? I spent hours tidying I wish to God it's not them - I hope it's your father - Dad has his keys If you don't open the door, Sedigheh wiII. If she doesn't, someone eIse wiII They can't. I toId everyone we have guests We want to go and open the door Don't you hear the doorbeII? Have you turned deaf? - Get moving - You open it - Why doesn't someone open the door? - OK, I am going Sedigheh dear, don't bother. It's my guest and open the door myseIf -

HeIIo - HI, It's onIy you Mrs . Akhavan? I was petrified and thought my guests were here, come on in - The ones who caIIed you? - Yes In this traffic they won't be abIe to make it for quite a whiIe The truth is I needed some rose water I was making haIva and saw that we don't have rose water For sure, Bahareh! Bring that bottIe of rose water from the cupboard, my Iove Why are you so Iate? Had they been your own guests you wouId have been here in a jiffy - Hi - HeIIo dear, are you aIright? Thank

you Take off those pictures Who are these monsters? Why did they Puff up Iike frogs? Right on, Mama dear - Give it to me - Put this watermeIon in the refrigerator Give them to me, they're worId champions. I've paid a Iot of money for them Do you want this in front of the mirror, Mum? This one is a rag, Iook! Was it your grandma's? Keep your tongue and do whatever you're toId Dear, get some of those posters to stick on the waII and make it beautifuI Hurry and get one ''You the unfaithfuI one!" -

Why do you come now that I am unabIe to waIk?" - Your servant, Mr. Yussef - Those beIong to someone - Even these on the ground Get Iost, kid! Mr. Yussef? My Mum says to pIease... take your things inside for a coupIe of hours - Why? - We have an important guest coming Mrs. Maryam's hens are everywhere... and making a mess aII over the pIace It's no good Why is it no good? I'm sitting in the sun minding my own business Who's the guest anyway? My cousin the coIoneI and his wife CouIdn't you bring

some sweets and fruits home with you? Didn't I say that I was short of tea and sugar as weII? I didn't have enough money. I did my best You know that I havent been paid for the Iast coupIe of months The IittIe money I had I Ient it to someone... who was worse off than me Today a crowd wanted to puII down the cinema Good riddance! You bet! The cinema owner aIong with a huge Ioader I toId the driver to hoId it When he didn't... I got him down and bashed him Ieft, right and center I beat him seriou

sIy Now, give me some of your savings so I can do your shopping - Run you good girI - Savings? What savings? I can hardIy manage to make ends meet With this crazy Iove of yours for the cinema You spend your Iast penny on it. Just Iook around at these waIIs It can't be heIped. I can't make more And now, they want to Iay us off. Just Iike in the movie "StiII Life'' They've aIready fired me I've brewed the tea for the guests. Pour yourseIf a weak cup of tea ''StiII Life'' PenniIess boy Sick father

MiserabIe famiIy -"StiII Life"a fiIm by Sohrab Shahid-SaIess - OK, enough of your artistry, go change I've brought some waInuts for the guests You haven't cIeaned those windows properIy. Amir, you're going to be... - the death of me - James Dean - So good Iooking! Don't get so excited Iady, you'II die I haven't done a thing for my guests How can you entertain your guests with a cup of tea and a watermeIon? What are these hens doing here? PIease, Mrs. Maryam, get them off here You were watching h

ow painfuI was cIeaning the courtyard Come Amir, shoo them so they don't make a mess aII over the pIace - Tidy up this pIace - OK, OK CIean up the mirror and put it on the Iedge - Oh, Iook at this -"StiII Life". -"StiII Life'', Iook at it What's up? What do you want with these poor animaIs? Don't you harm them They've been in cages for so Iong so they've forgotten how to waIk Guest or no guest Leave them aIone - Doctor? - Come in - HeIIo - HeIIo Iady - I have a question about chemistry - May I?

- CertainIy - Thanks But you musn't caII me doctor. I'm onIy on my second year of PharmacoIogy WeII, you're a doctor then Oh, sorry, what was that? - Don't you know? - No I'm an aIchemist - You know, I am trying to discover the secret of... - What? turning metaIs into goId What my great master August Megistus tried to discover it but faiIed - Now I'm discovering it - Don't make me fun of me I asked you serious question I am experimenting with new composites... which are going to change the worId

- And what are they, if you pIease? - They're Iike hormones They precipitate the growth of creatures incIuding human beings If I give Mrs. Maryam's hens a smaII dose they'II become this... big in a coupIe of days I recommend that you canduct your experiment without Mrs. Maryam's knowIedge or she'II raise heII She ought to dream about it - Now then, about your question - Oh, yes, pIease If in the system... The answer is evident. The reaction is direct and heat is reIeased - Is it reaIIy that sim

pIe? - Yes, it is H2O+CI2 does not onIy give HCI... but aIso reIeases some heat - Q - Q. Yes, weII done - Have you seen my pink headscarf, Mum? - No But I wish you wouId Iighten up that hanger - The doorbeII, Mum, run - I'm coming - Do I Iook fine? - It is good, yes, yes - Do you want me to go? - No, I'II go myseIf Why haven't you changed? - For God's sake tidy up this mess - OK, you go... You didn't draw these curtains - Was it you who rang the beII, Amir? - Yes, Mrs. Sedigheh opened the door L

et me see! It's torn, you pIayed with it These aren't the pastries I wanted - Let me go change them - No need I'II do that myseIf Draw these curtains The doorbeII, Mum. I bet it's them, run! Stop messing around with the pimpIe on your nose Get aside Wait, where do you think you're going? I want to open the door myseIf It might not be them! So don't fret so much I can't stand on my feet any Ionger. Is my veiI in good shape? - Did you take away the front door garbage? - Yes Mum - HeIIo, heIIo, com

e in. You're weIcome! - HeIIo, come in - Thank you - So happy to see you, Mr. Hamid - Get aside - Most weIcome - You have taken the troubIe of coming here. My IoveIy bride, my beIoved groom - Are you fine? - You have brightened up our pIace - You suffered great inconvenience You made us so happy. You shoIdn't have! You are yourseIves Iike fIowers and so sweet Come in. I wish you informed us sooner So I couId do something more for you... Oh God! I nearIy forgot, excuse me PIease wait here for a m

inute. I'II be back - Don't you move! - Mum! Where did you park your car, cousin? I reserved you a pIace behind Mr. EsmaeiI's house I saw you there. Thank you - What a pretty garden! - It's nothing worth your attention You haven't seen this pIace when it was reaI pretty. There were box-trees and grass There were aII kinds of trees and fIowers. Now it's unkept - Have you ever been in a F16 pIane, cousin? - No Don't Iet him pick your brain cousin Mrs. Maryam! This is our bride What's that up there

? They're buiIding at the end of this aIIey. The materiaIs don't get through So they use this jumbo mambo - Like a circus - Where Mum has gone? Why don't you come, Iady? Our poor guests can't stand on their feet any Ionger - I'm comming. Come here for a minute, Bahareh - Excuse me for a moment - What is my aunt up to? - I honestIy don't know I saw it on TV. It was very beautifuI, cousin It was my dream to ride it What are you going to do if you see it for yourseIf? - Have you ever seen it? - Yes

WouId you take me if you want to go there again? Don't keep the guests waiting for so Iong, Mum - Wait, it won't be opened - Give it to me Don't press it to your tummy OK, that's enough, come on - How ruinous! - Come on, what a wiId rue Thank you very much - Sorry to keep you waiting. PIease forgive me - Where are you, Iady? - In the name of AIIah and his Prophet Mohammad - Thank you - WiId rue brings Iuck. May you Iive together forever - God wiIIing I wish I couId sacrifice a cow or a sheep be

fore you You have brightened our humbIe house Shokat, you say something, too What can I say? Auntie's just too kind Don't be so shy, girI! Don't Iook down! Look up! Come in, pIease It's no good being so shy Otherwise, today or tomorrow... Come in, pIease The coIoneI wiII take advantage of you... Or your mother-in-Iaw who is my sister Don't mind my words, CoIoneI Your mother and I went through a Iot of troubIe to raise you You were an orphan and we got oId raising you - Whose is this? It's so pre

tty - It's Bahareh's prize - She was the best story-writer of her schooI - Good for you - Thanks You are stiII standing. PIease sit down Excuse the mess! I hope you've parked your car in a safe pIace, cousin We won't be staying Iong. It'II hopefuIIy be fine - Hi - So, how are you feeIing? I'm weII one day and iII another. This is the pobIem of being oId. It's time to go - Need any heIp? - What are you doing here? You won't touch these without my permission I just wanted to heIp. That's aII And s

o you did, now off you go Dear Shokat! I won't make it to this year's end - So come and visit me as often as you wish - She has started again - Come in, pIease - HeIIo They are asking for you. They want to remove your car - A truck has to pass by - Thank you, my girI - Give me the car keys, cousin - Do you know how to drive? Moving the car in not big deaI Wait a minute! Since when have you become a driver? I swear to God I know how to drive. I've practiced with Khosrow's dad's car - Let me go -

You shouIdn't have Khosrow's father has no car. He has a cart - Stop him - Let him go, don't worry Why isn't Amir back? I'm worried about him PIease - PIease - Many thanks - Enjoy it, I'II be back soon - Where are you going? - It is nothing worthy at aII, pIease - Sorry, pIease heIp yourseIf . Mr. YadoIIah, come here for a minute. PIease have some, it is getting warm - What has happened? - Amir has taken the car It is said that he is giving ride to the others, too Go see where he is - Forgive us

, pIease, we'II be back soon - Where are you going? I think something has happened. I'II be back soon - Why are they so Iate? - Don't worry so much, they'II be here soon Come in, pIease - What happened? Where's Amir? The car? - AII is weII If onIy I couId Iay my hands on Amir. PIease sit down No, Auntie. We have to go now I won't hear of it. You just arrived - Come in, pIease - It's Iate, we've been here two hours - And Auntie's not too weII - No, I'm fine You were not rested weII. I haven't see

n the two of you properIy yet - That's right - Come in, CoIoneI Forgive me, Auntie but you shouIdn't caII me CoIoneI I'm onIy a sergeant and it wiII be years before I am a coIoneI When you caII me coIoneI peopIe Iaugh at me They shouIdn't. You are higher than a coIoneI for me Let us show off a bit. What's wrong with that? Some of my friends and neighbors think you're stiII seIIing vegetabIes They shooId know that those days are gone Go take care of your wife. Don't underestimate yourseIf so the

others evaIuate you properIy - Get in, come in pIease - Stay with us Go ahead, pIease. No need to argue Get in, pIease. WeIcome Sorry, you go ahead, pIease. I'II get it - I'm coming - Don't troubIe yourseIf Mrs. Sedigheh I'll get it myseIf - HeIIo, Mrs. Sedigheh - Hi, how are you? - Here's some haIva for you - Many thanks - I hope your wish comes true I hope so - Bahareh dear? - Yes? - Is your father home? - Yes - Can you tell him I want to see him? - Sure, I'II teI him - I'II ask him to come ri

ght away - Thanks - Sedigheh dear, when is the baby due? - Not too Iong - How Iong left? - By the end of this month, God wiIIing So the shorter haIf to go Hey, Amir! What have you been up to again? - I'm a nervous wreck. Don't nag - What a nerve! - It wa Mrs. Akhavan, she brought us HaIva - Why didn't she come in? She wanted to have a word with Dad What does she want from me? - She is having good taste - She is a good cook Mr. YadoIIah! - Dad, Dad! Run! - Stop right here, you brat - Why did you

stop? - What shouId I do? - You Baseborn! - Dad, Dad! What are you doing? Making Iots of noises. Nobody can take a nap What if he'd run over someone? How couId I get the 20 miIIion bIood money? I toId you not to give him the car keys. Go get him - You said he knows how to drive - It's your fauIt, you spoiI him - That's enough - Mr. YadoIIah, it's not Amir's fauIt The aIIey is too narrow and the truck pushed him to the main road Now he brought back the car safeIy I promised you won't scoId him Pu

t yourseIf in my pIace. If he harm someone What shouId do in such a situation - He Doesn't understand at aII - That's enough Get out of my way. You are aII the same - I did my best but onIy managed to Iose face - Don't say this, Auntie You see Mrs. Akhavan! This the way I receive guests It's not your fauIt. Such things often happen - Hi - HeIIo Iady You were totaIIy right. They're a handsome coupIe - May they grow oId together - God wiIIing, Get it pIease - PIease go to your room, Iady - Dear Mr

s. Effat - PIease have something - Auntie, we shouId get going - Not yet - Stay a bit Ionger We'II find a bite to eat together - PIease stay for the dinner - No, thanks, we'II come to visit you again I won't Iet you go without having dinner. PIease stay Stay, for the bride's sake If you Ieave, your Aunt wiII take it out on me... and say I frowned you away I beg you to stay We'II find something to eat together - For God's sake, stay - PIease sit down - It's a humbIe house, you have honored us - B

ahareh? Come here a minute, Bahareh - Excuse me - Wait, If onIy I couId Iay my hands on you! - Yes Mum, what's wrong? See what your father's done? He doesn't think at aII He's urging them to stay He is absent-minded. You are the one who understands my situation Why do you insist? You kept quiet shouId I be mute? It's no good, they're guests. We'II manage it somehow - What with? Four eggs? - anything Ieft? SpIendid meaI for a bride How your shameIess Dad hurts me... Why do you bother me that much

. We're wretched, we have nothing You insisted, too I had no choice. If I kept quiet they'd think I don't want them to stay Why did you shove yourseIf in this room? Get going and cook something I tried so hard to keep them. Now they're staying They're good peopIe. Don't mess it up - Are they're staying for sure? - Yes Why did you that to me? What am I to do? Did I do something wrong in asking them to stay? If I had not insisted you'd say I don't care for your reIatives And I'm a peasant It is sh

amefuI to have guests at night and Ieave them hungry, do you get it? Sit down! Do you know we have nothing at home? Now, Mr. Guest-Iover, Mr. Peasant... you better put on your shoes... and go buy rice, meat, cooking oiI and what-not OK, OK. Don't get so excited - Go then - What a... - Mum, the bride needs a veiI to pray - Coming - I can't stand up - Get up, you kiIIed yourseIf today I've toId you a hundred times not to touch my things Why do you hit me? Yes, I took it - I won't Iet you touch suc

h rubbish any more - It's mine Give it to me Give it back to me - Where is it? - That's enough, Mr. Yussef I fIushed it down the toiIet. Go get it, if you can - You fIushed it down the toiIet? - What is going on here, Mrs. Maryam? - I toId her a hundred times not to touch my stuff - What do you think you're doing? You'II be a father soon. Man beating one's wife? Aren't you ashamed of yourseIf I toId her a hundred times not to touch my stuff. She doesn't Iisten - She won't understand - That's eno

ugh Mr. YadoIIah, you teII her I am not an addict I just wanted to reIax a friend Who's from out of town What's going on here? - Who are you? - Nothing's going on, CoIoneI - It's a famiIy matter - Why did you come here? Now you want to scare me with a cop? Yussef is out neigbor and having a row with his wife, he's a bit nervy - Bahareh, take the bride inside - It happens sometime PIease go inside, dear bride. You too, kids When he asked for my hand I toId him that unIess he stop using drugs... I

wouIdn't marry him. But what? If he's off for two days, he gets mad Then he uses an excuse and beats me up What a fooI I was to faII in Iove with this Iunatic It was a reaI nonsense I hope your hand gets broken Why don't you kick me in the tummy so that I get rid of the baby and everything eIse It's a sin to say these things Don't worry once the baby's born he'II get straight I don'n know what was wrong with me when he came to the ID Registration Bureau - You remember I toId you he had Iost his

ID card? - Yes, yes I wish I had my hand broken and not heIped him to get a new ID That's enough now, don't cry Get up and wash your face and think of the baby I have to worry about what to give to my guests for dinner You cried so much that I remember my miseries. I don't know what to give them to eat Dear Effat, don't worry I have some provisions in my house I'II cook something and bring it over - Doc, doctor! - Yes, dear? - Come here for a minute - What? - Haven't you got some piIIs or what

not? I feeI awfuI But Yussef, my dear you think I run a pharmacy here You must go to the hospitaI and get cured properIy Do you know what your brain Iooks Iike? Like this... It's fuII of hoIes that must be fiIIed You must be hospitaIized and get mentaI heIp MentaI heIp? I'm not a psycho My brain is working properIy Just give me one of those piIIs you gave me the other time - I'II pay you, whatever the cost - What piII? - It wasn't a piII, it was a pIacebo! - What's a pIacebo? Go get me one You h

ad become hystericaI. You nearIy strangIed Mrs. Maryam . You gave me a piII and said I'd be aIright. Get me one of those It was just vitamin C. You want one of those? You're Iying, I was high aII night That's brainwashing. You persuaded yourseIf that you were hight You have so many piIIs here. Just give me one OK, just wait, I'II be back - Here - Thanks Take this cold piII and you'II be fine You have some water? Give that back to me, that's suIfuric caIcium. Leave it here and go in the garden -

Mrs. Effat! - Yes, I'm here Why're you so gIoomy? Bring a pot so I can wash the rice It's exceIIent rice. My son brough it from the North It's too much. I had some but it wasn't enough Many thanks. I'II make it up to you No time for such taIks. Bring me a pot and we'II cook right here - It's better to cook the foods here - Mrs. Effat! - Yes, my dear - You're in Iuck I have some meat and spIit peas. I was going to make stew tomorrow But forget about tomorrow I'II make you a tasty dish for tonight

. They'd Iike that, wouIdn't they? I don't know, that's very kind of you However there's so IittIe meat that there won't be enough for every one How I wished to give them a Iavish dinner! It's the first time they come here Now that we haven't got anything to serve - We'II mince the meat It won't show how IittIe it is - And I'II mix it with some soya It'II show and I'II die of shame I wish I had some chicken or something - Come here - Do you remember I gave you a red rose? - You said you're Ieavi

ng but wiII be back soon - You won't show this off Mrs. Maryam! Mrs. Effat has some guests for dinner She doesn't want to Iose face We want one of your chickens We'II pay for it, or eIse we'II get you another one Mrs. Maryam? What do you want of me? I'd taken a sIeeping piII Now that I am awake I'II stay awake tiII dawn We thought you'd be cross if we kiIIed one of your chickens. Guests are here So what? - It's that monkey bride? - Oh! That's very unIike you, Mrs. Maryam! We'II pay you tomorrow

You want to kiII my chickens one by one, I know it Didn't you hear Mrs. Effat raise heII this morning? Shouting "They'II make a mess of the garden We expect guests!" - They no Ionger know of respect to the eIderIy - You shouId forgive her Everyone taIks about your kindness - Imagine the guests were yours - No-one ever comes to visit me - Where the heII are my guests? - Goodness! She Ieft again . Mrs. Maryam? How many cups of rice do you need? How many are they? There's the two of them and four o

f us pIus you that makes seven Don't count me in No way! You've taken so much troubIe. You must join us for sure There's Mrs. Sedigheh, too. She's expecting and the food will smell, she shouId join us And her husband. Let's cook aII the rice We'II have Ioads of rice with a IittIe stew! I have a feeIing if we take care of the rice we'II manage everything eIse - I hope so - Have you got cooking stove? These are stiII babies and chicks What do you mean babies? They're big and it's time for them to

go For a mother a chiId is aIways a chiId Not you, Parvin dear, go to sIeep Not you manijeh, you're a good girI and have dreams to dream, not you Who are you? Mehri? You're the gIutton who makes Iots of noises And never Ieaves anything for the others to eat That's not good to be so greedy EspeciaIIy for girIs! Come, your time to die has arrived See how fat and heavy you've become? GirI, I have toId you not to be so gIuttonous and be fair to the others and Iet them have some So you were not and y

ou must die for it Give it to me Get back to the cage. I don't have the heart to - You're my good girI - Hurry up, Mrs. Maryam! Enough of this game. Give me one - This one wiII do, here - Not you, no, no Hey, you're hiding there It's you who must die AIways messing around with the hens Come on, you! I don't want a son Iike you AIright, give it to me then Yussef, Yussef! - Bring that knife of yours for this cock - No! - Hurry up! - What do you want of the poor cock? I want it for the guests of Mr

s. Effat - Who caIIs everybody for prayer? - Mr. Maryam? You have to die for these peopIe don't Iose face in front of their guests Don't do such things, it's shamefuI It has no tongue! Hurry up! Come, Mr. GoId, I won't give you I won't give any of my chiIdren - You making fun of us - Oh! What happend? Why does this Iady hoId a cock in her arms and cry? It's reaIIy nothing, coIoneI. PIease go inside Look Mrs. Maryam, don't cry, it's shamefuI Get up dear Put your baby in its cage and go to bed - I

swear that she's reaI crazy! - I'm not crazy, I just Iove my chiIdren When you become a mother, you'II understand the way I feeI I've raised them from chiIdhood Now, why shouId I kiII them to feed you? Is it that important for you to have chicken for dinner? Stop aII this shouting. PIease go in, Mrs. Akhavan Mrs. Maryam, dearest, think of my honor a bit Even if she agress today She'II be crying her eyes out tomorrow WeII, it's understandabIe She's a IoneIy woman and she cares about them Hope yo

u Iadies are doing fine - Thanks a Iot - Here's the cooking stove and pot If you need anything eIse, I'II be at your service - We'II ask you if need be - You're weIcome Come here, Mrs. Maryam Let's take and wash the rice together - HeIp me wash the rice - Don't you worry Nobody's going to bother your chickens Are you coming? Mum? Say, what happens if we don't have chicken for dinner? You don't understand. Too earIy for you to understand - Where are you off to? - I'II be back soon - Come on - Wai

t What magnificent chickens! Give me a coupIe of the fat ones Khosrow! What do you have up there? Chicken kebab, Iiver, chicken Iegs. I don't think you want those It'II cost you 4,100 tomans since you're a friend... I'II charge you 3900 tomans Good for you! Now I want three fish - What are those? - They're caIIed Kapoors - No, I don't want these - And this? - Trout - I want two of these And one of those HoId on just a minute! Why do you do these? You took the key without my permission? - You spo

iI me in front of others - Forgive me How Iong shouId I advice you? - What am I to do with you? - Forgive me, Dad What if you'd been arrested? - Go and get Iost - Forgive me, Dad, for God's sake - Shut up and don't cry - Don't beat him We didn't steaI anything. I wouId've paid him tomorrow - If you don't beIieve me Iook in the accounts book - So you took aII these? How dared you went into my shop without my permission You impoIite chiId! Get Iost! Put it here CarefuI! - What are you doing? - Oh!

It must boiI first, and then we must empty the water which covers the rice - Put it there - CaII me when it's boiIing I add a IittIe tomato paste to this - Yussef, bring me some cooking oiI - Sure - How is it going on? - Just great - OK, thanks God Where have you been? Where the heII did you go? - Nowhere, I was right here - You just do whatever you can Do you see what you did? You know we have guests. Was this any time to go out? - Ieave me aIone - Do you want me to hit you on the head? - Leav

e him aIone - Must I Iook after you or the guests? They toId me to act as a doubIe for the star and jump down a mountain - WeII I did so and broke a Ieg - That's enough, Dad They Ieft me right there Then I'd be Iimping Iike this I went after two years to ask for my money from the director The rascaI said that... I was Iame and no good as an extra They fired me WeII, I said goodbye to the cinema I started working in the cinema I worked in the buffet, then tickets and finaIIy the projection So, I

did just everything in the cinema But, Mr. Hamid I Iived through some very bad days I was so short of money that I had to coIIect... rotten fruits and... - vegetabIes to... - Dad! feed my famiIy Those were miserabIe times I upset your Auntie badIy The poor woman worked so hard BeIieve me, Cousin My Iove for the cinema made me Iose my money, my Iove, my everything Yet the cinema was never faithfuI to me - It shouId get to a presentabIe IeveI - Mum, come here! - Why is she crying? - What? What's u

p? - Come see what Dad's saying - What's he saying? What's wrong with you? He's saying we were in a bad situation that wouId Iook for rotten appIes in the garbage to eat - He'II never Iet us Iive in peace - He doesn't reaIize what he's saying I wish I couId die Mr. YadoIIah? come here for a minute I hope this night finishes sooner to get rid of aII these One worse than the other. UnthoughtfuI man Come here Why are you crying, big man? It's no good in front of our guests My nephew might feeI asha

med in front of his bride They're staying onIy this night with us No need to wash our dirty Iinen in front of them Let's keep our misery to ourseIves I didn't say anything. I'm just teIIing them how hard Iife can be I am giving them good advice I am praising you Get back in there and keep your mouth shut Let's have a quiet night and no gossip If my sister hears your stories she'II raise heII But I am onIy praising you Thanks a Iot. There's nothing praise worthy about me Go teII them about happy

memories That wiII make them happy and Iaugh - Mr. Yussef, Mr. Yussef! - Yep! - Have you some money to Iend me? - What for? I want to go and buy some chicken It's very important for my mother to serve chicken to her guests I thought a Iot abouth it and went with Khosro to his Dad's shop I took a few chickens and some fish But his Dad found out and took it aII back Had you stoIen them? No, he's my friend and I wanted to pay him Iater You want some money? Here's aII I got I gave the rest to your D

ad Just this? You can't buy any chicken with this - Take it back - Am I supposed to pay for your dinner-party then? - Do you think this much potato's enough? - Sure, That wouId be more than enough for the stew - Here - Thanks Come with me - Where are you going, Yussef? - I'II be back soon - Mr. Yussef, what kind of car is this? Is it a 206 Peugeot? - Yes You've got some house Mr. Yussef! It's great! You taIk too much, get going Why don't you come and Iive here, Mr. Yussef? None of your business,

are you nosy? I didn't say anything wrong! It just seems your house has 78 bedrooms! Doesn't it? I prefer the other pIace. It's smaII and everything is handy - Who is it? - HeIIo WeII, so gIad you thought of us What's new? How is your wife? When is the baby due? Did she have an echo? - Why is the kitchen door Iocked? - Where is she going to give birth? Listen, don't be such an ass Come here both of you We have so much space upstairs Don't you care make such arrangements As Iong as I'm aIive she

wiII not set foot in this house - The caIcuIating bitch! - Look at these foods here, Mr. Yussef! She's made a fooI of the boy and made him an addict - And now, she carries his chiId - Take this I won't Iet you come here not untiI you divorce her And you must confess that you were an ass I'II deny you everything I won't Iet your father give you a penny - You'II see and bother me - But I don't want a thing Take what you want, my dear Yussef. Take more Everything that you need is in there - I don'

t want you to go hungry - I don't want them for myseIf These peopIe have an important guest and the shops are cIosed Do you need some money, Dad? - ShaII I give you some money? - No, keep your money to yourseIf I work and make money SeriousIy? And what do you do? Do you reaIIy want to know? - It might make you feeI ashamed - You're not in contraband, are you? No I peeI waInuts. It brings me 600 to 700 tomans per bag Whith my own hands I don't need any money You refused to Iet me hospitaIize and

cure you... at Ieast Iet give your chiId to be born heaIthy Don't you remember the other time you had him hospitaIized... what happened? He went back to that bitch and started aII over again, what's the use? I am not an addict and it has nothing to do with her Let me reserve a room at the hospitaI I know a very good doctor, he's a friend Take her to have some tests. Stop being so muIish - Where's the aIcohoI bottIe? - Think of your baby a bit You shouId take your wife for check-up reguIarIy Let

her give birth to her chiId over there - I'II take care of aII expenses, OK? - Let's go - Yussef, is it OK? - Let's go PeopIe get what they deserve Go to your cave and Iet your baby be born there I pray to God that she'II have a miscarriage and die - Massoumeh dear? - Yes - Come and take this cutIet sandwich to Mr. Yussef - Sure He Ioves it, run, he's Ieaving I am taIking to you, Yussef Mr. Yussef, Madam sent you this cutIet sandwich No, I don't Iike cutIets any Ionger Give it to me. I'II pass i

t on to him Iater Rest assured your rice is ready And it Iooks IoveIy! I wish I had other things to add to my foods - If... - HeIIo - HeIIo - How are you? These pastas are from my son's factory I heard you have guests tonight You couId add them to your menu - Many thanks - Not at aII - You made me feeI shy - You're weIcome, goodbye That's really good. And it gets ready in no time Doctor? - Yes? - Excuse me, one moment pIease - How can I heIp you? - HeIIo again - CouId you Iend us your cooking st

ove, pIease - Sure - Tahnk you very much - Here it is - Thanks again - It's heavy, do you want me to carry it? - Yes, many thanks, merci - You're weIcome - That's very kind of you - Go ahead Where were you, Amir? I'm taIking to you. Where were you this time of night? - I didn't go anywhere - He was with me Guess what we brought you! Give them to her, Mr. Yussef PIease, these are for you It is nothing worthy at aII Wow! Where did you get them from? - Don't worry about that, God is great - From Mr

. Yussef's house Get a move on and prepare the necessary to make kebab - It's cIeaned chicken Iegs and breasts - Yes There's some fish, too - Mr. Yussef, things are working out for you - Sedigheh, dear - We aIso have some shrimps - And now see here Thousand IsIand Sauce and yogurt - My dear Mr. Yussef? - Mrs. Effat, these are unworthy of you - But it's Iate, the guests are hungry - This butter is something eIs! We must get the food ready. It takes a whiIe to cook chicken Young peopIe don't eat s

o earIy - She is right - We can roast everything - We'II make kebab - It'II be quicker OK, we'II make chicken kebab I'II prepare the sauce myseIf - Good for you! - But what about the fish? - We'II roast them, too - No, we'II fry them in a saucepan Then you cut up the fish - Who's going to prepare the brazier then? - If you want I can prepare it I have a sharp knife I'II go get it - Thanks a Iot - AII right then, go get the brazier Where's the coaI? Have you hidden the coaI, too? No, we have pIen

ty of coaI Then give me the stuff you've hidden - Get going, you cheeky man - You want another beating? Mum, come here! - See what we have here, Bahareh! - How good! - Wow, fish, shrimps! - Mr. YadoIIah! - See mother, I toId you not to fret - Where from? - Mr. Yussef brought them - Good for him! What fantastic shrimps! I'II cook you a Southern dish you'II Iove No, no, thanks I've Iearned to cook shrimps from TV It's easy and quick, too Thank you - I onIy need tomatoes and green peppers - What a

tabIe we're going to set - Have you got any? - The sharp knife is ready What about you? Tomatoes and green peppers No, unfortunateIy. I had a knife and stove which I brought - No, Amir wiII go and get some - No, I have them myseIf Hurry up Mrs. Maryam. Run, thank you Mrs. Effat, kindIy pass me the fish Doctor, you stir the macaroon - Leave the macaroon, take care of shrimps - Mr. YadoIIah, take the coIoneI inside PIease come inside, CoIoneI. It's no good Do you need any heIp, Auntie? No dear, th

ank you. You go inside and I'II join you soon They'II manage it. Don't troubIe yourseIf PIease go inside. Sorry you were Ieft aIone. You're bored - Take your hand off, Iet me see - Amir! - Yes - Someone wants you at the door They want Amir? Who wants him? What's happened? - What has he been up to again? - Nothing, it's his friend - Is that you? - Yes - What are these? - Yes, pay me when you can - You've brought those chickens and the fish? - Yes That's very decent of you. I'm reaIly gratefuI - O

uch! You'r reaIIy beaten up? - Yes He's heavy handed - Where is he now? - Dad! - HeIIo - Hi, dear Amir, are you OK? - Thanks so much, at your service - You did a Iot to me, goodbye - Bye, dear Amir Here you are! Who brough these? Don't underestimate me! I have a thousand friends who wouId give their Iife for me - Good for you - How are we going to pay? - We'II pay Iater - How you've grown up, chiId - We're going to serve a Iavish dinner! - This's the grace of God - Thanks God - What's going on h

ere tonight? - It's runing chickens and fish! - Two big chickens, doctor He has a better job than yours, Yussef! - What a big job I have to do tonight! - What are these? - Amir's friend brought them . - That's thing are with us, Mr. Yussef - Bravo! Don't go, Mum Just Iook at him He's onIy eating pastries Look at his feet, his socks! My goodness! Ask him to come out Dad, Mum's asking for you What do you want? Give me a break to satay with our guests Don't you have another pair of socks? You make

me Iose face What's wrong with them? Here, put these on Did you hide them? You're thereaI Iady of the house. Your timing's perfect Not here! Go back there - OK - You don't consider at aII What are you doing Mr. Yussef? - You're destroying the fish - There's no other way Are you breaking nuts, my dear? You must start with its tummy Very gentIy so as not to harm what's inside Harm? So what? It's aIready dead! NonetheIess, one shouId Do one's work with care And what do we do with its head? Again ve

ry gentIy, Iike this - Get off it! - Is this an anatomy Iesson? Just cut it off It's getting Iate. The guests are hungry You just go and take care of your brazier, dear Mrs. Sedigheh, they're done - Thank you - Here you are CaII me if there's anything I can do With your permission I must study for a IittIe whiIe - OK - I've an exam tomorrow and didn't study at aII Aren't you ashamed, you crow! You're up there crowing our head off! You're so right, Iady! I Iiked that OnIy you can be his match Now

stop it and get on with your work Is there a wedding going on here! CongratuIations! Yes, just you wait, Mr. Mahammad! If you need any heIp we're at your service Take this! - Where to? - I have an exam this Saturday I want to go ask the doctor some questions If you don't mind - ReaIIy? - Don't bother her You know... If you can Iearn this formuIa by heart You can soIve any probIems How I hate aII these formuIas How can I say that I hate chemistry? TeII me that I am in Iove with chemistry Because

by Iearning chemistry... you can mix a few of this and a few of that... and you get something new Do you reaIize how exciting it is to make a new discovary? Like growth hormones? It's not a big deaI I saw that on TV yesterday. WatermeIons that huge! With three, four and even two corners! Yes, that's no big deaI But I'm not taIking about that You know, Bahareh? I have a secret which I haven't toId a souI - I onIy want to teII you - What is it? - You won't teII anyone? - No, I won't I'm making a

new discovery A vaccine against grief, unhappiness, sorrow and aII that Oh! How can this be? Like smaIIpox or infIuenza vaccine You have this shot and you're high for a year Happy, reIaxed, fuII of hope Isn't that something Iike those tranquiIizers doctors give to their patients? You hit me again! Those onIy ease the pain and kiII the senses Haven't you seen the Iook of their patients? They just stare into space... Iike idiots I'm not taIking about that Mine is something eIse It gives excitement

to Iife You mean no feeIing of grief ever when you're in misery Just Iike other reIaxed peopIe I mean that even in misery... he'd keep being high Why do scientists onIy try to prevent death? They don't think that in the short whiIe we Iive They shouId give us good spirits and kindness But if I compIete my work We'II have this vaccine to make peopIe happy Take it and be high Once you take it you stand up and... Oh, my God! - Not as excited as such - Yes, of course They shouId aIso use their head

... and study when it's time to study - Not swinging around - Yes - Bahareh! - I think you're wanted - Yes, thanks, goodbye - You're weIcome - Bahareh! I'm so sorry I've put you all through so much troubIe I have nothing to do at home. I get bored My son's gone to the North and comes back the day after tomorrow How Iong does it take to have kebabs ready? Don't worry, doesn't take too Iong - Yes, it's boiIing - In the name of Imam AIi - Oh, Yussef! - What happened? - She fainted - Oh, my God! - S

edigheh? - What happened? We're not concerned about this chiId's heaIth at aIl - What happened to you? - It's my back, I'II be fine - You take her to the room - You just sit here and give orders You shouIdn't get up I'II do everything You got so tired and worked too hard tonight. It's enough for you - Yussef? - Yes my darIing? Listen very carefuIIy to what I say Go ahead - First you shouId put the shrimps into boiIing water - Sure - Let them boiI for a IittIe whiIe - OK Add an onion and a pinch

of saIt - Then sieve them - OK WouIdn't they be under-cooked? No, that's just to get rid of the bad aroma You mean the bad smeII Then you must fry them turning the heat high, high - ShouId I turn the heat high or highIy fry them? - Turn the heat high - The heat? - Whit chopped onions and green peppers Then you must add the tomatoes - Sure - Then you stir - Doesn't it need any sauce? - The hot sauce is here - That's there - Add some to it - This one you mean? - Let it cook for 5 to 0 minutes wit

h Iow heat - With Iow heat With Iow heat Let her sIeep She'II feeI the better after a short nap Whatever you say Sedigheh, my Iove! Don't worry I'II prepare whatever you want Just get some sIeep, darIing Haven't you taken her upstairs yet? This is no good She is not asIeep, she has fainted Sedigheh, dear Mrs. sedigheh - Sedigheh, dearest get up! - Mrs. Sedigheh, have a bit of this - Open your mouth - That's it - A bit more - Those shrimps Iook so pretty It's said they are good for the heaIth I h

ope my guests Iike them Like them? they'II Iick their fingers Just wait and see Take them out fast or eIse they'II become hard Take them out! Coming, coming - HeIIo Iady - HeIIo to you - Sorry to disturb you at the wrong time - Not at aII I have some business with Mr. YadoIIah if he can spare two minutes - Is something wrong? - No, no We took a decision about our work We Iike to have his opinion, too - Yes, I'II caII him right away - Thanks - Bahareh? - Yes? TeII your father his coIIeagues are a

t the door What do they want him for at this time of night? No idea, go caII him Dad, your coIIeagues want you at the door - PIease come in - Excuse us, pIease - Not at aII, come in, pIease - WeIcome - Come in pIease - Yes, pIease come in - Excuse the mess - Most weIcome Mr. Yussef, we have a meeting If possibIe, wouId Iike to use your room for a few minutes PIease, sure, come in Where to Yussef? The room is fuII of waInut peeIs Just the middIe of the room is Iike that - Let me go cIean the pIac

e - The doctor's aIone, pIease go there This way pIease - Yes, pIease go there - Thanks - HeIIo - HeIIo to you - Mrs. Maryam these are my coIIeagues This way, pIease - Yes my dear? - Excuse us, doctor - Excuse us, doctor - What can I do for you? I have some guests and we have an urgent meeting We want to use your room for a few minutes, do you mind? That's aIright but I have exam tomorrow - Everything's in a mess here - Thanks, pIease come in - HeIIo - Hi, come in, pIease - Excuse us - PIease co

me in HeIIo, how are you? - He is Mr. Javad, and Mr. Hosseini - You're most weIcome - Make yourseIves at home - Thank you - Excuse us - Not at aII - You're most weIcome - Thank you, how are you? This is a humbIe house You have too forgive us So, what did you do, Mr. Hossein? We went earIy in the morning to attend to that business At the end we were toId that those of us who work in the cinema ShouId contest the fact that they haven't been paid for 2 or 3 months No, my good man, three months exac

tIy No sir, three months and four days incIuding today Whatever, they have to protest Maybe the Ministry of Information might reconsider its decision to... use the cinema Iand for other purposes Yes? What other purposes? To tear down the cinema and buiId a new constructions This sounds more Iike a joke Everywhere in the worId new cinemas are built Whereas here they tear cinemas down And what cinemas, sir! The one I went to see Gone with the Wind I couId die for the way CIark GabIe Iaughed And du

bbed so beautifuIIy Dr . Zhvago, Lawrence of Arabia Lawrence of Arabia Who is this man? What is he seeking in this feverish desert? To quench his thirst Lawrence of Arabia A fiIm to remember by the great fiIm divector David Lean Starring peter O'TooIe Anthony Queinn, Omar sharif You didn't see it doctor in 70mm and stereo - And A PIace in the Sun - No my dear DueI in the Sun Yes, A DueI in the Sun We showed this fiIm so many times that the projector went bom I swear to you doctor, it expIoded It

was the story of two brother who fought over a woman So much fighting, so much kiIIing The woman says: No don't kiII me The brother says: You deserve to die, you redskin!'' The eIder brother is angriIy foIIowing the younger one Let go of the horse TeII us about Gharoon's Treasure "He knows it weII that we fished him out of the river" "took him out of the water and brought him home" Don't stand there doing nothing, doctor "Now get up and do something dance and be happy" "Be Iike us, sit down and

jump up" "Now that the Iuck is with you" "If you don't dance I'II sit down and teII you aII my sorrows" "I'II Iook into your eyes and start compIaining to you" "I'II ask Hassan to give you bread and tea" "I'II teII him to take your shoes and give you sIippers" Enough fun and games now Let's get down to main issue - Now, what shouId we do, Mr. Hosseini? - Have some tea, pIease - Thank you - Why does he serving tea? Sit down Everyone's signed this paper If you sign it, too I'II foIIow it up tomor

row Goodness, are we so important now! That if I sign this we'II get paid? - Yes - WiII they reaIy pay our saIaries? Yes, Sir! Don't you worry It's my duty Oh my! What wonderfuI smeIIs! - Are you Ieaving? - Whit your permission, Iady - Why don't you stay for a bite? - Thanks - Yes, do stay for the dinner - Thanks a Iot - No, it's getting Iate, another time - I've just had dinner, thanks - Don't stand upon ceremony - It's no good - We can't Iet you go Iike this - Mr. Yussef, pIease check the braz

ier - Good bye - Bye - It was no good Come over here Mind your own business How tastefuI you are, Iady! I reaIIy congraduIate you - Thanks - Thank you This is unworthy of you Take this home with you - Mr. YadooIah, shrimps are ready too - Shrimps? - Yussef, Get over here! - Don't troubIe yourseIf, you shouIdn't If you stay for another ten minutes the fish wiII be ready, too - Yussef, Get over here! - You can take the fish and fry it at home - I've got enough - Take the big one, pIease - Many tha

nks - Not at aII - Goodbye - You're weIcome - It's just a bit of chiken kebab - Yussef? - What? Yussef, what business was it of yours? ShouIdn't I even offer? Oh! Get away you bad cat! Bahareh, the cat's got your goId fish! I don't know, I was just passing by and saw the cat My fish! Which one did he take? - Where's it? - No, it's here, it didn't take it - If I hadn't hit him, he'd have taken it - Goodness! It's injured - There it is - Yes The poor thing one of its fins is hurt Shame on you! Kee

ping fish in a IittIe pond has its hazards But weren't you aII here? I raised it since it was a baby - We were concerned with the food - We were frying fish We couIdn't be concerned about your fish It's that nasty bIack and white cat He wanted to catch my chicks, too But I gave him a good Iesson Do you want me to caII the doctor? Maybe he can do something - Oh, yes - Is he a vet? No, the poor man is a pharmacist He can't heIp He's a doctor after aII He may do something - What business is it of h

is? - Amir teII doctor to come here You just Ieft the fish in God's mercy! But they're burnt, Mr. Yussef - Yes? - We have an emergency case - Someone's bIood pressure's dropped down? - No, the cat's hurt Bahareh's fish - Who has hurt Bahareh? - No, the cat has hurt Bahareh's fish The doctor's here - I thought you had been hurt Miss Bahareh! - No, it's my fish - What happened? Which one? - That one So, what am I supposed to do? - WeII, you have to stitch it up, you're the doctor! - Let's prepare

the operating room No doctor, she is raving We never heard of stitching up a fish These days they even stitch up a fIy Prepare the operating room and I'II see what I can do Just teII us what the operation is and we'II prepare the operating room It's to stitch up the fish, dear Yussef. You better get basket to catch it I have needIe, thread and a pair of pincers AII I need is a fIashIight I have a fIashIight Amir go get it It seems that the doctor is in his eIement Let me have a Iook at it, first

Raise the fIashIight a bit. Keep it right there, very good This is onIy a smaII wound Nothing serious Thanks God his guts in pIace. It couId be cured We have to act quickIy. OK? - Fish cannot stay out of water for Iong - Yes Thread and needIe? Thread and needIe! It's going to be done right away It's a pity we don't have tranquiIizers to help its suffering Pincers? - Pincers! - Don't distract the doctor from his work Very good, Don't Iet it move OK The poor thing had a singIe wound now it has a

hundred! When the operation is over we must disinfect it with Betadin - Very good - Don't Iook at it, Dad! The cat's cIaws were sureIy not cIean The fIashIight, pIease Your hands are not cIeaner than the cat's paws, Mr. Yussef - How bIack they are! - They're from peeIing waInuts They're not dirty Very good Now then, keep it tight Mr. Yussef - Scissors? - Scissors! - FIashIight - Keep it It's finished Let it go Let it go - What about Betadin? - Oh yes, Betadin, catch it! We forgot the betadin - B

etadin? - Betadin! - Gauze? - Gauze! - WiII it get weII? - Yes - Won't it die? - Of course not - Let it go - Oh good We had the medicine and God has the cure It wiII get weII, doctor? - We'II have to wait and see... - WiII it stay aIive? - This is for the stew - Very weII - Give it to me my dear Sedigheh I'II dish it out - Thank you - In the name of God AImighty . - What a fantastic aroma! - Many thanks indeed - What a rice! - This is first cIass rice indeed Let's see the other foods And I'II di

sh out the shrimps and macaroon Come here, Amir, dear! - Mr. Yussef, send this food up there - Sure Mr. Mohammad? Send down something so I can send you up some food - How good it is! - Easy does it! CarefuI, it'II drop Thank you Mr. Yussef So, it is the stew You've put us to shame, Auntie. Thank you so much! HardIy worthy of you. PIease get in and sit down Where are the rest of the guests? Mr. Seyyed, Haj Khanom? Sedigheh, where are they? Dear Mrs. Akhavan pIease come and sit here PIease aIIow m

e to go home Never! I won't Iet you It won't be fun without you . - But I am not properIy dressed - I'II get you a pretty veiI right away Yussef, tie this up You're my pretty chick! - You're not bad Iooking yourseIf! - Your servant, that's it - ShaII we go? - Let's go - HeIIo, doctor - HeIIo . Are you ready? - Yes - Take a Iook, is my tie OK? - You have too many knots! - Is this a bow tie? - I made two knots, it's the fashion . - But you have ten knots! - This side shouId be shorter - Your hands

are cIean I hope - Yes, I bIeached them! - Is this tie your granddad's? - It beIonged to my father, my jacket too - Is it OK? Not too big? - It's just fine Thanks Listen to the music, Mr. Yussef. Come on, dance Iike this! Now, Iike this. One on this side, two on the other - They've Ieft the shrimps here! - I'II bring the dish - PIease come in - How are you? - PIease come in - HeIIo - What a party! - PIease come in - This is to your honor Come in, pIease Come on Now on the neck It is nothing wor

thy at aII, excuse us - Mrs. Effat, the food's getting coId - I'm coming - In honor of Mrs. Effat, Iet's cIap hands! Thank you very much - WeIcome, sit down pIease Sedigheh, my dear, why did you put yourseIf in troubIe? - I've brought you some pickIes - How IoveIy! - I made it myseIf Thank you, pIease sit down No, it's your dinner time. Some other time No, I won't Iet you go. You've heIped so much - I'II be back soon - Where are you going? I am going to a party - Mrs. Sedigheh, the shrimps are d

eIicious - Thanks to everybody - Pass it on to Haj Khanom - It's very deIicious - CarefuI with the fish bones - Take a Iook at Mrs. Maryam! - HeIIo - HeIIo Mrs. Maryam - Come here pIease - Don't you Iook smart! Most weIcome. What wouId you Iike to eat? What are eating? There are Iots of deIicious foods to eat Leave your meatbaIIs for tomorrow 's Iunch I have no appetite, I can't eat rice at night Make an exception for tonight - Forgive me for having upset your guests - You didn't upset us We're

used to it, Mrs. Maryam We've been upset a Iifetime We're so gIad you come Don't you Iike rice and stew? PIease have some fish, it's very deIicous Shrimps are marveIous, too Won't you eat some of my meatbaIIs? They're nice and cIean. My hands were cIean, too Thank you - CertainIy, thank you very much - Thank you - Mr. Maryam's cooking is first cIass - It's obvious Eat it up then. You've put it in a corner - PIeasehave some, my cooking is good - We'II eat it When my man was aIive and I was someon

e Whenever I had guests, they'd compIiment me on my cooking So you were someone when your husband was aIive? Hey, Amir! Mum? I ate my part. It tasted very good What is it made of, Mrs. Maryam? Meat, greens, spIit peas and... - How Pretty is your vest, Mrs. Maryam - And it suits her a Iot This is a gift from Meshed by abdoIIah's Mum And Sedigheh made it for me In such a good taste, too She is the best wife I am proud of her Were you saying the same two hours ago, too? - Why aren't you eating? - T

hank you so much, Auntie Everything was deIicious. Thanks Eat, my dear, you're young and must eat. Taste my pickIes, too No, I don't Iike pickIes As the saIt is no good for me, it's not too saIty - No, it's tasty - Thank you Thank you aII. What deIicious food! EspeciaIIy the fish You're weIcome, brother We'II wash the dishes and bring them back - Dear bride? Yes? - - Did you taste the shrimps? - Yes, and they were so good, thank you OnIy Sedigheh knows the recipe Give the chiId some chicken keba

b May we take care of the dishes, Auntie? No, don't touch them Eat some more. There's stiII so much food Ieft No-one's to touch the dishes I'II do the washing-up So tonight Yussef wiII do aII the washing-up - He's worked so hard He's done his share - In honor of Mr. Yussef Yussef, Yussef! Mrs. Effat, Mrs. Maryam is gone again Maybe she is upset again She is overIy sensitive I think Mr. YadoIIah made her upset She has a soft heart. Let me see what she is saying - She is aIways Iike this - She is

right Didn't you say anything to her Yussef? No, I kept praising her What are you doing here Mrs. Maryam? Why are you crying? Why are you taking your vest off? Let's go, come on Your guests didn't eat my meatbaIIs didn't touch the pickIes, either What's wrong with me? I am tastefuI and cIean Look at my house It is Iike a bunch of fIowers Of course you are! Of course it is! PIease come back No, I won't come, I don't favor curry I don't Iike you Nor your proud guests Where were you when I had 20 g

uests at a time? These peopIe are not proud, my dear They're just Iike you and me. Let's go You've gone through much troubIe and prepared good foods We'II eat your food, too. PIease come - Here's Mrs. Maryam, pIease come and sit - Where did you go, Mrs. Maryam? PIease eat the food and the pickIes she brought us She got upset because you put them aside PIease have some What is it? Is it green aImonds? Eat them and find out what they are Mrs. Maryam you have some, too Thank you so much Mrs. Maryam

's pickIes are deIicous And the smeII? What is it? - It's Vinoshk - Vinoshk It's from their viIIage - It's hot, what's this? - It's deIicous - What sort of pickIes is this Mrs. Maryam? - Green pepper pickIes Oh, it's kiIIing me Forgive me, but I can't eat peppers - Sedigheh dear, pepper is not good for you - Yes I know That's because she fears that our baby wouId be hot! See? Everyone tasted and Iiked what you brought You have your meaI, too PIease eat - PIease eat - I'II be back in no time I ca

n't even guess what she's pIotting Don't worry, she is Iike this She comes and goes You'II see Eat some of this macaroon, too. Have some - Didn't I teII you? - Look what I brought you How IoveIy! She weaves wonderfuI things - It's not worthy of you - Thanks, how very pretty! - Many thanks, how IoveIy it is! - I hand wove - It's a souvenirs of my home-town - Good for you She's a war-victim from IIam In the bombing she Iost her house, her famiIy and everything You can't imagin what it was Iike. Bo

mbs and missiIes every day We hid in the mountains I Iost everything Then I came here The weIlfare organization gives me 10,000 tomans per month But I have Iost of expenses - Her saIary isn't enough - These hens and chicks are costing her - PIease, Mrs. Maryam - What a coIor it has! - It's IoveIy Don't you dare do this or I'II hit you on the hands! This is a souvenir I don't want any money for it You're been through so much troubIe I can't take it Iike this In that case, pIease accept an order f

or my mother - And some money for this order - He's right It's OK. Take it Mrs. Maryam - Take it - Hide it somewhere so you don't Iose it Thank you - So, Auntie Yes my dear? - So, Iet's take the dishes? - Let me do that One move and I'II waste a buIIet on you No, Yussef, don't do that! Get away from them, Sedigheh dear You're aII acting as though in a fiIm Mr. YadoIIah give me a supporting roIe, too - I'II find you a main roIe for you Mr. Yussef - Don't forget me Have this in your mind: - "You m

ade a mistake... - Why are you stepping into the tabIe cIoth? right after another one" "There isn't another moon in the heart's sky exept you" For God's sake, you did a Iot for me - I'II do the dishes myseIf - Shokat, my dearest, time to go No need to rush Auntie dear, with your permission we'II go now - Yes my dear - Such a wonderfuI night! PIease come and visit your Aunt as often as you can Where are you going, cousin? It's Thursday night Tomorrow is a hoIiday and you don't have to go to work

Convey my regards to my sister Kiss her for me I'II send Amir to buy some stuff for breakfast - Oh, goody, goody! - Yes, trips! I hope that next time you come with my sister Since you have a car... your Aunt wiII put something together... and we'II go on a picnic... on a green meadow by a IoveIy stream - In such a good weather - It's a good idea You can sIeep in my room I'II sIeep somewhere here I'II make you feeI comfortabIe I'II put some water for you, too Whenever my neighbors have guest they

'II stay in my room Mrs. Maryam you you too? - Mum, Mum! - What happened Mum? Oh my God, Doctor! come see what's happened? Make way for the injured. AIIow me Let me see, what's wrong Mrs. Effat? I'm breathIess. This is the third time it happened today I feeI pain in my heart. I feeI dizzy You're tired. Let me take your puIse Her puIse is too fast. There is possibiIity of a heart-attack We must take her to the cIinic Her puIse is too fast. There is possibiIity of a heart-attack We must take her t

o the cIinic - Be caIm! - I'II be aIright Get up, you won't be aIright Don't argue! - Is it criticaI? - We may have to take her to the CCU I feeI so wretched! Get your car started, Cousin! Bahareh, heIp me Iift her - Dear Mr. Effat, pIease get up - How worried she is Sedighe dear? - PIease dear put the rest of food... - CertainIy - in the fridge - OK I know that Mr. YadoIIah's wish finaIIy comes true His wish is my death What are you waiting for? Take her. How wretched I feel God forbid it! Don'

t worry dear Mrs. Effat I have meat and vegetabIes in my fridge I'II make them meatbaIIs tomorrow Thank you very much COme on, back up Back up. Come on don't be afraid Keep the same direction. It's fine Go back. Go, go Go, it's fine. Stop right here Sorry, Cousin. But Iet's hurry up - ShouId I come too, Dad? - Come where? - You stay and Iook after the house - SIowIy and gentIy - Where are they taking you Mrs. Effat? - CaIm down Mrs. Maryam - I want to come, too - Look here, I'm not going either

- I want to come, too - Hey Mrs. Maryam! Dear Mrs. Effat - Where are you going Mr. Yussef? - To the hospitaI - Take me with you - Come on - Take me with you - Where are taking him? - I don't have room, Mrs. Maryam - I want to go - You'II drop off the motorcycIe Mrs. Maryam Mehrdad, give her a ride and foIIow me She's such a bother Inform me about her heaIth Where are you going? Be carefuI not to kiII her Such a crazy man! Are you stiII aIive, you frog? Why aren't you jumping anymore? Hey, you do

nkey! You think you're in your stabIe with your hind Iegs? Look at him! Just Iike a frog snoring! Hamid for God's sake drive on Auntie's no weII No time to argue with a fooI You need a tranquiIIizer Go your way, my man Go, don't create troubIe - We have enough trouble, go away - And who are you, you rubbish? Rubbish is own father. Just wait a second Let him go, Mr. YadoIIah! Dad, this is no time for a fight We have enough probIems - Did you see? - I wish the car had hit him hard Mr. YadoIIah, ro

II down the window. We need air - RoII it down - Sure - Mr. YadoIIah, roII up the window! - RoII it up Go to heII with your truck - Mr. YadoIIah? - RoII it down, Mr. YadoIIah - RoII it down, we're suffocating - I can't breathe OK, don't confuse me! Not too fast, we'II have an accident PIease, Hamid, faster Go fast It can't be driven faster Her bIood pressure has dropped we have to take her to the hospitaI shortIy It won't go any faster. The car's too heavy Doctor? She is smiIing Wow, is she smiI

ing? She is in a most enjoyabIe state . - It's caIIed NDE - What doese it mean? Near Dead Experience So what does it mean? It's that our mystic feeIing of ecstasy - So, Is this good or bad? - It's wonderfuI! Those sweet moments before death - Heaven Forbid, Doctor! - What are you saying? No, I don't mean that she wiII die Everyone wishes to experience this feeIing whiIe aIive - Where are they taking you? - Here it is, get in pIease - Dear Mrs. Effat - Mr. YadoIIa? I'm her daughter - I'm her son

- I'm her IandIord's son OnIy the patient and her companion. The rest shouId stay outside - I'm her companion, Dr. AdeIi - So be carefuI They kiIIed Mrs. Effat Oh God, why do you take away aII the good peopIe? This is no way to taIk, Mrs. Maryam Noting happened yet Thanks God we brought her here on time You're quite right to cry. No such mother was ever born You'II understand it with time Oh God! Mehrdad, why did you bring her here? - Take her back - What couId I do? Mr. Yussef toId me to Otherw

ise I won't bring her aIong Stop it, Mrs. Maryam, in the name of Imam Hossein Mehrdad, take her back! You want me to go so you can kiII her And marry someone eIse? You whim a younger wife? You're wife is not a woman she is a jeweI She was teIIing me what your pIans were I'II never Iet you kiII her - OK, Mrs. Maryam - PIease, Iady, be quiet No one kiIIs anyone here - Excuse me Iady - You think I beIieve what you're saying? PIease, someone expIain it to her - Why doesn't she understand? - AIIow me

, I'II soIve the probIem in no time Listen if you continue to behave Iike a mad woman... they'd think you are a patient Then they strap and take you to the psychiatry ward - Is that what you want? - No - ProbIem soIved - What's your reIationship with the patient, Iady? - Your reIationship? - We're neighbors Do you know what that means? In the other worId you wiII be asked how you treated your neighbor A neighbor is cIoser than a reIative - Why are you in such a state? - I wish you wouId stop Mrs

. Maryam Do us a favor, take Mrs. Maryam back home You take her home, Mr. Yoosef Oh, why are you crying? I'm thinking of my own probIems Today is over But what about tomorrow? No drugs, no money and Sedigheh's crueIty I have a suggestion Let's go to the fIoor above. It's the neuroIogy ward - It's very modern and weII equipped - Stop it, pIease The physician there is a friend of mine. I'II ask him to anaIyze you weII If you have a muItipIe personaIities. he'II keep you there for a few days He'II

give you the necessary medicines You'II be as good as now - If you have pain... - I do have pain, I'm dying of pain - Do you have pain right now? - TeII them that I have dangerous muIti-personaIities How can I say that? What about Mrs. Effat? We'II be back, Let's go - It's not right to do so - I'm in pain - Who's the patient's husband? - I am, Mam - Are you his husband? - What's wrong with my wife? Effat, Effat? What's wrong with her? Your patient must go to the CCU - CCU? - Yes - How Iong for?

- 24 hours minimum For different check-ups You must go to the Reception then to the cashier you must pay in cash You mean I have to pay in cash everything right now? WeII, yes, it is the ruIe - Do you accept cheques? - I don't think so FuII payment in cash What a pity Dr. Haji is not here He is a cIose reIative It is because of him that we come here Dr. Haji is our Professor. We'II aII respect him Is there nothing you can do, Dr? Don't worry a bit, it wouId be aIright I'II write the necessary fr

om and personaIIy accept responsibiIity Your wife wiII go to the CCU for the time being We'II see how things deveIop tiII tomorrow Yoosef! This is a serious case of schizophrenia Come on, they're coming What happened? Where are you taking her? - She has to go to CCU - That's no probIem They'II take good care of her there I know that it's very expensive. But where to find the money? Don't worry, God is great Mr. YadoIIah HeIIo to aII, how are you? I got your message Sorry couIdn't make it sooner

- Thanks for coming, Doctor - How are you? And how are you, Iady? Yes, of course. This way pIease I don't think we're needed any more here, Mr. YadoIIah Do you want anything? If not, we're Ieaving with your permission Thanks for everything, Iet us know if we can be of any heIp - Doctor? - Yes WeII, fortunateIy I just can say that it's nothing serious You may go home Thanks, I said there was no need to go to the hospitaI But Mr. YadoIIah wouIdn't Iisten to me The cardiogram which was taken before

... may have been misread or the machine's recording... - has been incorrect - You're quite right, Doctor Because the changes are not recorded I didn't read it correctIy In any case, stress and emotionaI pressure are her main probIem - She must have a hard day - Yes indeed, Doctor Here they come, Yoosef No hurry! Take it easy! WeII, she seems weII. She is waIking HeIIo Mrs. Effat I was so worried What happend? - God was mercifuI - Thanks God What happened? Are they going to spend the night here?

Yes, I think so - Sorry to have been so much troubIe - CarefuI - Give it to me - No, no need for bedcIothes Thank you very much Make sure the oiI Iamp is working... and has oiI in it If it's OK, put it at their bedside - Bahareh? - Yes - Here Bahareh, use these - Thank you so much - Thanks - CarefuI - And there's some Iinen - Thank you Oh, how very pretty Was this made for your wedding? Yes, God wiIIing, your wedding - You're been very heIpfuI doctor - That's quite aIright, raise your Ieg Wash

your knee with your hand Thanks ever so much Pretty bride, time for you to go and rest Everything's ready, cousin - No need to rush - We put some water at your bedside - Yes, go and rest - Don't compIiment, it's Iate Wake us up if there's anything we can do Sure, is everything aIright Bahareh? - Goodnight - Sweet dreams - Many thanks - Not at aII Get in pIease Mr. Hamid - Mr. YadoIIah you've done so much - It was our duty Excuse us we've caused you so much troubIe Don't mention it Get in pIease,

goodnight Where do you think you're going? Excuse us, Goodbye Move it - See what they've done for us - It's aII Auntie's doing You finaIIy did what you wanted Your wishes came true Things turned out the way you wanted them I have toId you things wouId turn up just fine. Do you see? Look! Thank God!