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Joy of madness.
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Hana makhmalbaf
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Hello.
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How are you?
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Fine.
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Didn''t they impose veils on you?
Didn''t they force you to stay home?
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Don''t you think you''ll be better off
with a woman president?
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Who among you wants to be president?
No one?
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Ok then, let men become presidents
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A president must be the most
intelligent person in the society.
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Even a clever man is superior
to a clever woman.
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The smartest man should be president.
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This lady says women are inferior
to men by nature.
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I say who ever…
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Tell me your intentions first.
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Why do you want to know whetheror not
women can become president?
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If I become president I''ll handle
all affairs because I am diligent.
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Why do you oppose your own nature?
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In your country,
men have always been at the top.
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If a woman were president there
wouldn''t be any war.
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Do mothers fight?
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Careful, They have come here
to change girls mind.
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It is obvious
that woman can''t become president.
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Do you know Binazir Butto?
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Yes, she was the one
who led Pakistan in the worst way.
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She was responsible
for the emergence of Taliban.
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Binazir Butto destroyed the Afghan society.
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Do you know how to drive a coach?
No.
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How old are you?
70.
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How old are you?
God knows.
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God knows?!
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Hello.
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How are you sister?
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Fine.
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Take my picture.
Come kids. Not you ma''am.
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Is she your wife?
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You did not
give my grandchild''s food.
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Don''t talk about it now.
Take our picture.
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Do you know how to drive a coach?
What?
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Drive a coach?
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What for?
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for one day''s work.
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Do you have a coach?
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You have to act in a film.
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Will you pay?
I''ll pay enough.
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Write my name,
Haji Rahmedin.
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If I tell the horse not to move
and he does, make me run with the horse.
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Don''t look down on anyone.
What do you know of people''s capacity?
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let''s get on the coach.
Ok.
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Write my name
Haji Rahmedin.
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Where do we go?
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I''m At your service.
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How many days would it take you
to teach him to drive a coach?
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2 or 3 days.
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Let''s go in the car where it''s quiet.
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Hello.
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Did you like the Taliban?
No.
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Was anyone killed in your family?
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My son,
his wife and my grandchild.
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Think about them
and get sad and repeat my words.
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Say: "I.
I…
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Hold it.
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Say: "I am tired of Kabul.
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And i leave it.
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I am so fed up here
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Iam waiting for my son to return.
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Don''t act. Just be yourself.
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Repeat.
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again?
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Speak in Afghan accent.
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If you have problems
won''t you leave here?
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I do have problems.
I am not happy here.
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I am waiting for my son to return.
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Remove your turban.
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Put on glasses?
No.
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How about a hat?
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Do you smoke?
No, I am not addicted.
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We are choosing you for film now
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but if we find a better person
we''ll change you.
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Don''t leave me Sir.
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If you learn how to drive a coach
you''ll be in the film.
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Got it?
Yes.
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If you learn
you''ll be in the film
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otherwise you''ll get money.
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Where do we meet?
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Will you teach him
how to drive a coach in 3 days?
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Yes Sir.
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How many hours a day
will you practice?
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Practice?
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From 8 am to 12 and 2 to 6 pm.
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In the name of God,
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God created mankind and
taught him how to speak.
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You must learn to talk to the horse
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I''ll tell the horse
that he is my life.
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Let''s go learn.
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How was it?
He must practice more.
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He is scared.
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You didn''t teach him right.
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He has to drive it like you.
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I''ve been a coachman for 40 years.
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How long will it take?
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How soon can you learn it dear?
I know it now.
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If he can''t drive like you
we won''t work together.
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Am I just to drive the coach
or will I act in the film too?
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First, You have to know how to drive
the coach then to act in the film.
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I don''t like to act in the film.
I am a mullah.
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People say their prayer after me.
They''ll laugh at me if I act in a film.
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Didn''t we make a deal that day?
You asked us to film you.
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I never did.
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Aren''t you a mullah?
Why won''t you tell the truth?
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I am a mullah.
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Even if you pay me a million,
I won''t act in films.
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Come with me dear.
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I want to introduce a good mullah,
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who can read the Holy book and
who is a hard worker.
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I chose you because you have
a long beard and you are handsome.
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Is it a dirty film?
No it''s not porno.
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I can trust that you know your job.
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That man does not know.
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I don''t want it
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You are handsome and
have a long beautiful white beard.
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Just like you teach the Koran to the kids,
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you''ll do it in the film.
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stop bothering.
This job will be to your benefit too.
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I''ll be disgraced. It is a sin.
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film is not a sin.
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If you like, pay me alms.
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I thought I was doing
a respectable job.
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I won''t act in the film.
This is different.
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Look she is filming now.
It will be just like that.
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Everybody knows me.
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You have no cinemas
here to show the film.
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Shouldn''t the people of the world
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know about the lives of Afghan people
and their problems?
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Please just let go of me.
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You can oppose me if I am irrational.
You are rational.
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I don''t want to portray Afghanistan
in a negative way.
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There are lots of mullahs.
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I have been talking to many mullahs
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They are all willing but
none are handsome.
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If I were in a different city where
no body knew me I would have come.
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God will tell me that
I want both this world and afterlife.
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This is against my principles.
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Why are you saying that?
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I don''t like to act in a film
here or abroad.
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But you are being irrational.
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The poet says:
This is madness to want both worlds."
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If you want to pay alms do
so otherwise let go.
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Ok,
but you changed your word.
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I am a mullah.
They are forcing me to be in a film.
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If they pay me a million
I won''t act in a film.
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If I do so God will ask me
why I did that.
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but, You promised.
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I understand
English, Persian, Arabic.
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but I don''t understand them.
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But you are a liar
and we have you in the film
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where you agreed to act.
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I didn''t.
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You stood before the camera and
asked her to take your picture.
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Don''t be upset with me.
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I am upset
because you wasted our time.
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You learned to drive a coach
to be in the film soon.
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What''s he afraid of?
Why is he anxious?
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He is afraid of getting lost.
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He will not lost.
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But he is our Imam.
If he gets lost we''ll be misled.
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We provide you
with Afghan Film guarantee.
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We can give you a letter
by president Karzai.
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When do you want him?
Give me paper to write down.
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This is an opportunity dear.
Don''t loose it.
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This mullah is lying.
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What do you mean
calling a mullah liar?
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What kind of people are you?
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What kind of people are you
whose mullah is a liar.
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Yes you promised.
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How many days do you need him?
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45 days.
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45 days or 2 months?
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Don''t write a contract.
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I can''t direct one
who can''t keep his faith.
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Shut up you girl.
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I don''t want him at all.
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Thank you.
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Hello.
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How old are you?
24.
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Please sit down.
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What grade are you in?
7th.
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Tell us about your problems as girls.
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There are many problems.
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Students have a lot of economic problems.
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What did you do during the Taliban?
I stayed home.
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Are you married?
No.
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Would you like to play in a film?
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I may get married.
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Samira, look at the girl with burka too.
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A president should be without burka.
This is a Taliban era fashion.
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Hello.
Come and sit down, Agheleh.
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Why won''t you accept?
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I promise
to get your husband''s consent.
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She is 22 years old
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she is the famous young filmmaker.
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Over a 1000 newspapers
have written on her worldwide.
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She is making a film
on the problems of Afghan women
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and she realy needs you if you accept,
you will become a star.
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I''ve searched a lot.
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I promise, you don''t loose
anything if you come in this film.
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Only it takes 2 months, even less.
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Dont be afraid,
This film won''t be shown here
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Samira will finally make her film
with an Afghan girl.
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A 20-member crew is coming from Iran.
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Agheleh, if you agree,
let''s go talk in your home.
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Just think
that you''ll marry two months later
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for the sake of Afghan girls.
Shouldn''t your husband let you?
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If you have a problem,
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this is good for your future.
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Don''t say
that your life will be ruined.
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I promise it will get much better.
Don''t doubt.
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You know that
they used one of our TV actresses
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then they left her.
Now all girls are afraid.
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What all this fear can do?
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You tolerated the Taliban but
now that the Taliban are gone
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your life will get better
if you don''t change.
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Every one''s fate will depend on
what they do about it.
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Open the door.
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A woman played in my film
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that became Afghan women''s
ambassador to UNESCO
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Luck is knocking at your door
and you have closed it.
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It''s interesting.
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As if one''s being asked to become
king but she can''t hear.
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I have problems.
What are your problems?
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My fiance is not here.
He''ll come to take me in a month.
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Be honest.
Believe me.
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Please wait a month.
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Where is your fiance?
He is not here.
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He came from Iran and
went some place else.
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Is he Iranian or Afghan?
Afghan.
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Is he in Kabul?
No, he is in Mazar.
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What does he do?
He was a tailor in Iran.
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I swear he will accept.
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Later he will admit you
did a good thing.
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How long did your fiance live in Iran?
A long time.
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I can get him a visa if
he wants to return to Iran.
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Then you''ll be invited to
many countries with this film.
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You can travel with your husband.
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If you say no,
she will look for someone else
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but later you''ll realize you
turned your back on your luck.
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Don''t doubt.
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Whose son is he?
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He is the principal''s son.
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Come sit next to me.
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What''s your name?
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My fiance has just come.
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Have you seen him?
No.
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How come you haven''t seen
your husband yet?
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That''s how Afghan girls get married.
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They can''t see their husbands
until the night of their wedding.
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I will talk to your husband ok?
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Just take me as your future friend.
Good-bye.
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I tried with all my heart
to give her positive energy.
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If she''s not affected,
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her pretty face is not enough
for the film.
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How can I get her to act?
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So much fear!
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Is it really her husband?
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Is that her problem?
No.
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She may have no suitors.
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She may have lied.
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When she kept silent
I knew she was lying.
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Give us a week
and we''ll get her consent.
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Don''t film here hana.
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Do you have any pictures
of your daughter Agheleh?
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Picture?
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I do.
Why don''t you show the picture?
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she might have lied.
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She lied because she was afraid.
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Is this Agheleh?
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This one?
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This is not the same Agheleh.
Have you seen her hana?
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How old is she?
She looks a little old.
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She''s 21 or 22.
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34:29:18
276
Agheleh is university educated.
Najibeh has gone to school too.
34:35:11
34:41:24
277
She says come tomorrow.
34:47:06
34:50:15
278
Thank you.
When will she come? Late?
34:52:21
34:56:10
279
We are off on Fridays.
Laundry, house cleaning, taking baths.
34:59:16
35:04:18
280
A day to rest.
35:07:08
35:09:07
281
It is no rest.
Worse than outside job
35:09:07
35:13:11
282
We have to work on Fridays too.
35:13:11
35:17:04
283
How old are you?
Don''t say it if you don''t want to.
35:20:05
35:25:06
284
22, almost 23. I am too old.
35:26:20
35:31:21
285
I am 22 years old too.
We are still young.
35:35:17
35:39:24
286
I felt old when I was 18.
35:40:09
35:44:08
287
What does your husband do?
35:44:21
35:47:15
288
Nothing.
He has been missing for 10 months.
35:48:05
35:52:02
289
Do you have sons or daughters?
35:52:13
35:54:20
290
I have sons, 7, 3 and 1/5 years old.
35:56:13
36:00:20
291
Ok, let''s go out a while.
Come hana.
36:04:16
36:07:18
292
Your husband was a Talib?
36:15:07
36:18:22
293
My husband?
Wasn''t he?
36:18:22
36:21:01
294
No, my husband was a Pashtoon
but not a Talib.
36:21:01
36:25:18
295
This may be
36:26:03
36:28:09
296
people''s negative propaganda
about my husband.
36:28:09
36:33:06
297
Ask everyone in our neighborhood
36:33:16
36:37:05
298
and film it to know
that my husband was not a Talib.
36:37:14
36:43:04
299
If you come to me
because my husband was a Talib?
36:43:12
36:47:23
300
No no.
36:47:23
36:49:00
301
I know what the person
talking in front of me means.
36:49:18
36:55:00
302
I know your intentions are not bad
but my husband was not a Talib.
37:00:20
37:09:09
303
He was a Pashtoon and
changed his religion because of me.
37:11:17
37:15:17
304
I married him because
he had the same faith as I did.
37:16:01
37:19:24
305
When the Taliban fell,
the people were criticized
37:20:07
37:25:19
306
now people talk behind my back claiming.
37:26:08
37:31:07
307
But they won''t talk in front of me.
They complement instead.
37:32:03
37:36:23
308
My sister told me
that you are making a documentary.
37:42:02
37:46:03
309
It was announced on TV today
37:46:21
37:50:07
310
that Samira... Makhmalbaf has requested
girls to audition for her film.
37:51:23
38:00:24
311
May I ask what your method is?00:12:11:00
38:08:14
38:14:14
312
This film is not a documentary.
It is a feature film.
38:19:04
38:23:01
313
Did you write the script?
38:23:01
38:26:06
314
Why aren''t you honest with me?
Why do you ask about the Taliban?
38:26:18
38:31:12
315
I feel offended by this question.
38:31:12
38:34:07
316
That I ask you about the Taliban?
Yes.
38:34:07
38:37:11
317
I just heard it from the people.
38:37:11
38:40:23
318
I truly hate the Taliban.
Why?
38:40:23
38:44:16
319
They were so barbaric
38:44:16
38:48:19
320
I am afraid
the calamities will inflict me again.
39:04:09
39:10:09
321
As you know not a single woman
is willing to remove their burka.
39:12:01
39:17:09
322
They are afraid you may be
a Taliban Stooge and harm them.
39:17:09
39:23:12
323
Since in your role you''ll be walking
the streets with the burka,
39:29:15
39:35:15
324
put it on and let me see.
39:36:17
39:40:07
325
Now?
Yes.
39:40:07
39:42:10
326
What if you make me the hero
of your film without telling me?
39:45:00
39:51:00
327
No, that''s impossible.
39:54:12
39:56:13
328
They want to see me with the burka
in front of the camera.
39:57:14
40:03:14
329
Every one knows Master Agheleh!
40:06:05
40:10:05
340
Remove this one.
40:10:05
40:13:00
341
How long before
your eyebrows grow thick?
40:14:01
40:19:16
342
With make up?
No naturally.
40:20:10
40:23:07
343
It can be done by make-up.
Put a little make-up on let me see.
40:24:02
40:30:02
344
How long will this shooting take?
Right now?
40:32:06
40:37:18
345
Nothing I want to see
how thick eyebrows affect your age.
40:39:13
40:44:08
346
What''s your name?
Samira.
40:51:11
40:53:17
347
Don''t put me in any trouble.
40:58:17
41:01:22
348
No, rest assured.
I won''t harm you because I like you.
41:01:22
41:07:10
349
How can you like me?
You don''t know me?
41:10:24
41:15:10
350
There is no time
to know each person that you like.
41:16:11
41:20:17
351
You look much more suitable and
younger.
41:21:07
41:25:19
352
Don''t follow me baby.
41:27:23
41:30:16
353
Can you be more feminine?
41:36:22
41:41:01
354
What?
41:42:03
41:43:08
355
More feminine and luring.
Thanks.
41:43:14
41:46:14
356
It''s good.
Smile a little.
42:07:03
42:09:05
357
Thank you Agheleh.
I''ll let you know in a couple of days.
42:15:19
42:21:07
358
But are you sure
that I have accepted?
42:22:20
42:26:20
359
Well I ask you if
you like to act in this film.
42:26:20
42:30:14
360
I have some questions.
42:31:06
42:33:17
361
How long will the shooting take?
42:33:24
42:28:13
362
1/5 months.
42:38:21
42:40:00
363
1/5 months?
42:40:00
42:41:14
364
How many hours a day?
42:42:06
42:45:24
365
2 months
every day from dawn to dusk.
42:45:24
42:48:16
366
Who is the lead role?
Anyone who will be cast.
42:52:15
42:57:14
367
Have you cast anyone
for a more important role than mine?
42:57:23
43:02:19
368
No.
43:03:02
43:06:07
369
If someone younger than you
shows up tomorrow we''ll choose her.
43:09:12
43:14:19
370
Alas!
But so far you are the best.
43:14:19
43:17:23
371
When will we see each other again?
43:18:20
43:21:19
372
Is there any danger?
No dear there''s no threat.
43:23:20
43:28:13
373
It is a good role.
43:28:13
43:30:18
374
I don''t want it
because it interferes with my time
43:39:21
43:45:13
375
and I''m afraid of the consequences.
43:45:21
43:49:23
376
Whose baby is this?
44:18:13
44:20:23
377
The crazy woman''s.
44:21:07
44:23:07
378
Hello.
44:24:03
44:25:21
379
She is her daughter.
44:26:04
44:28:06
380
Who is sick?
44:31:04
44:33:05
381
What''s wrong Ma''am?
44:33:13
44:35:17
382
She is sick.
44:35:17
44:37:14
383
Has she had bowl movements?
Yes.
44:38:06
44:42:15
384
She has diarrhea.
We''ll bring her medicine.
44:42:15
44:46:16
385
God he spilled the milk.
44:55:22
45:00:12
386
Don''t feed her with that.
It''s dirty she''ll get sick.
45:01:12
45:06:18
387
That has bacteria on it now.
45:19:13
45:23:17
388
If she drinks it she won''t get strong,
She''ll die.
45:41:13
45:47:09
389
Hello mother.
46:01:14
46:03:11
390
Hello.
46:03:11
46:04:23
391
I saw some other girls too
but I kept thinking about you,
46:07:02
46:14:00
392
If I accept to work with you
46:16:07
46:20:04
393
Keep it as a secret.
46:20:04
46:23:22
394
People told you
that my husband was a Talib.
46:26:18
46:31:00
395
Half the people were Talib.
46:31:13
46:34:23
396
People have no choice.
We become Talib during Taliban,
46:37:12
46:41:09
397
and communists during communism.
46:41:09
46:44:13
398
We are forced to.
46:44:13
46:47:07
399
Tell to Agheleh about the script.
46:49:15
46:54:09
400
The story is about a girl with
an old father
47:05:23
47:10:13
401
who takes her to religious school
every day
47:11:11
47:15:13
402
but the girl goes to
a secular school instead
47:16:06
47:20:03
403
and wants to find a good job.
47:21:00
47:25:19
404
The old man has a malnourished grandchild.
47:28:10
47:33:06
405
His son works in Pakistan.
47:34:14
47:39:11
406
I don''t think
it has any negative aspects
47:49:09
47:54:07
407
but I have no time.
48:01:00
48:04:12
708
If I know that
you are interested in working with cinema
48:07:19
48:13:11
409
I will solve all your other problems.
48:14:20
48:19:16
410
But if not I can''t do anything about it.
48:22:13
48:26:24
411
If you are concerned with your infant,
we can find a babysitter.
48:26:24
48:33:05
412
If there''s a problem with school
we can resolve it.
48:35:17
48:40:05
413
can''t you start shooting at 12 noon?
48:40:20
48:45:04
414
No we can''t at all.
It will take 4 months to shoot
48:45:22
48:51:06
415
instead of 2 months,
48:51:06
48:53:03
416
and all expenses
will double or even more.
48:53:03
48:57:09
417
In cinema we can''t even delay
one day of shooting.
48:57:09
49:03:09
418
Besides you have to be careful
not to get sick.
49:03:09
49:08:05
419
We start work at daylight.
49:08:05
49:10:24
420
Give me two hours off from 10 to 12.
49:10:24
49:13:12
421
That time is the peak of our work.
49:13:12
49:15:19
422
Right when everything is set up
you want to leave.
49:15:19
49:19:21
423
I''m interested without a doubt
49:23:21
49:28:08
424
because I got to know and hear you
but the timing is the problem.
49:28:08
49:35:12
425
Besides I am not
allowed to be out at night.
49:38:20
49:43:23
426
Even with your brother or father.
49:43:23
49:48:03
427
No, because I am a woman.
49:48:11
49:51:23
428
I can''t.
I have no luck.
49:52:03
49:55:06
429
I am the most unfortunate person
in the world.
50:02:08
50:06:02
430
I''ve never had a favorable situation.
50:06:02
50:08:19
431
You don''t try hard enough.
50:09:01
50:10:24
432
Sometimes one leaves something
to gain a better thing.
50:11:03
50:18:15
433
If I play the film
after the end of shooting
50:27:13
50:32:14
434
I won''t have the same position
as a teacher.
50:33:03
50:37:13
435
You may find a better position.
No, only God knows.
50:38:17
50:43:17
436
I can help you in that regard
but you have to decide for yourself
50:44:05
50:48:04
437
if you can risk or trust me or not.
50:48:19
50:52:01
438
I have a feeling it will be good
for you and the film.
50:53:23
50:59:02
439
That''s why I kept coming.
50:59:10
51:01:16
440
I saw many others too
51:02:00
51:04:12
441
but I like you whether
or not you play in my movie.
51:04:12
51:09:02
442
Mom, she says she likes me
She says she will solve all my problems.
51:13:19
51:18:18
443
What do I answer her?
Just say yes and come.
51:18:18
51:23:03
444
He is crazy.
51:34:00
51:36:00
445
He says you''ll kill his child in film.
51:37:19
51:41:14
446
Is Asef here?
51:59:09
52:00:19
447
Who?
52:00:19
52:02:09
448
Asef.
52:02:09
52:03:19
449
Hello.
52:07:15
52:08:19
450
Where''s Asef, baby''s father?
52:10:21
52:13:20
451
What?
52:15:07
52:16:19
452
Where''s Asef?
In his home.
52:17:19
52:21:09
453
He wasn''t there.
I don''t know.
52:22:20
52:26:03
454
Did you see Asef?
52:27:21
52:30:00
455
What about Sima, baby''s mother?
Sima left.
52:31:23
52:35:03
456
Where to?
To beg.
52:35:03
52:37:09
457
But she earns more with us.
We pay her a lot.
52:43:23
52:48:16
458
Why isn''t she coming?
She is lost.
52:48:24
52:53:03
459
Are you Asef''s father or Sima''s?
Sima''s.
52:55:12
52:59:01
460
Did Sima come here last night?
52:59:01
53:01:22
461
No she doesn''t come here.
She forgets me.
53:01:22
53:05:16
462
You don''t know where she went?
53:05:16
53:08:10
463
No she doesn''t come here.
53:08:10
53:11:18
464
We are poor homeless people.
53:16:08
53:20:01
465
I''ll pay anyone
who shows us where sick baby is.
53:20:01
53:24:10
466
We don''t know.
53:24:10
53:26:13
467
Sir, help them
they are poor and miserable.
53:26:24
53:30:14
468
I''ll pay anyone
who shows me the baby.
53:30:14
53:34:15
469
Who?
53:34:21
53:36:01
470
Where''s Asef''s sister''s house?
Asef''s sister?
53:36:01
53:38:04
471
It''s there.
53:38:04
53:39:24
472
Have you seen Sick baby?
No.
53:39:24
53:43:02
473
Was Sima there, Son?
What?
53:56:08
53:58:23
474
Was Sick baby here last night?
The sick baby is my sister.
53:58:23
54:02:24
475
Where she goes?
We''ll find sick baby.
54:02:24
54:06:20
476
Show me sick baby, I''ll pay you.
54:06:20
54:10:17
477
Ma''am, if Agheleh is busy,
I am busier than her.
54:28:03
54:33:22
478
Agheleh drags me here every day.
I came because I like her.
54:36:06
54:41:03
479
Today is definite.
54:41:09
54:44:07
480
We talked it over.
She wrote here that she couldn''t come.
54:44:12
54:49:15
481
Samira, read the note out loud.
54:54:12
54:56:14
482
"My dear sister Samira, hello.
54:58:05
55:00:12
483
With all due respect
55:00:24
55:04:00
484
I''ve thought it over but I am sorry
55:04:11
55:08:20
485
that I can''t work with you
in view of my problems."
55:10:11
55:15:12
486
We can''t delay it any longer.
But this is to Agheleh''s advantage.
55:15:12
55:19:20
487
She wrote here
that she wouldn''t work with us.
55:19:24
55:25:02
488
No, she said she would.
You don''t understand.
55:25:18
55:28:23
489
No, she said she wouldn''t.
We can''t delay Ma''am.
55:29:21
55:36:01
490
20 people are coming from Iran
for shooting.
55:38:22
55:42:08
491
I''ll convince her.
55:47:18
55:50:17
492
How does this door open?
55:52:06
55:54:11
493
You have to pull the string.
55:54:11
55:56:08
494
This one''s over too.
Good-bye Ma''am.
56:09:22
56:14:07
495
What''s she saying?
I''ll convince her. come back again.
56:27:13
56:33:04
496
She says she''ll get Agheleh''s consent.
Come once more.
56:36:13
56:40:23
497
No Ma''am, Agheleh is playing games
and our work is delayed.
56:40:23
56:45:24
498
we return.
No, no.
56:46:11
56:48:16
499
No Ma''am we won''t come.
56:50:09
56:53:00
500
I''m coming.
56:53:18
56:56:04
501
Where are you Sima?
57:53:00
57:55:04
502
Are you his sister?
57:58:11
58:00:02
503
No, no.
58:00;02
58:01:22
504
Don''t be crazy.
You are my sister.
58:01:22
58:06:07
505
every body knows.
58:06:20
58:09:10
506
I gave him bread for God''s sake.
58:10:11
58:13:08
507
Aren''t you not his sister?
No, I am not.
58:13:08
58:15:19
508
She lies, she is my older sister.
58:15:19
58:18:02
509
He''s a liar.
58:18:02
58:19:24
510
Why are you afraid of us?
58:21:13
58:23:23
511
Sir, take my baby for film
but don''t kill her.
58:23:23
58:27:12
512
Are we murderers?
58:27:12
58:30:00
513
No, but people scare us
that you will kill.
58:30:00
58:33:18
514
We are making films.
Are we killing people Ma''am?
58:35:02
58:40:01
515
No, no.
58:40:12
58:41:24
516
Did we kill your child these days?
58:41:24
58:44:11
517
No, but my children all died.
How many did I bury?
58:44:18
58:48:05
518
I did 3 of them.
58:49:05
58:51:21
519
This man enjoys his madness.
58:52:03
58:56:11
520
People will spit on us
58:59:12
59:01:21
521
and say that we let our child
to be in the film out of poverty.
59:01:21
59:05:01
522
Who says that?
59:05:10
59:07:07
523
Didn''t we bring a doctor
to your sick baby?
59:07:11
59:11:20
524
Didn''t we bring her milk?
Didn''t she get well?
59:11:23
59:15:22
525
Didn''t we pay you?
59:16:03
59:18:21
526
Yes, but give me time
to take a bath.
59:22:08
59:26:01
527
We don''t take you every day.
59:28:02
59:30:12
528
You come 1 day and
don''t show up for 4 days.
59:30:12
59:33:07
529
God bless you Sir.
Let''s go.
59:33:07
59:36:02
530
Get out.
Take your stuff too.
59:40:07
59:43:16
531
Don''t hit her.
59:43:16
59:45:18
532
Don''t hit her. Be friends.
59:45:08
59:48:06
533
Do you understand Farsi?
Yes.
59:51:02
59:53:17
534
They came here.
59:54:03
59:56:21
535
I offered them to come in
and have tea and bread.
00:59:55:04
01:00:00:15
536
I had just
brewed tea when you came.
01:00:00:20
01:00:03:23
537
Get lost. Go out.
01:00:08:05
01:00:10:13
538
What do you want with me?
01:00:10:13
01:00:13:04
539
Don''t keep people waiting for you.
01:00:16:05
01:00:19:19
540
We''ll take Sima and the baby.
01:00:22:17
01:00:26:13
541
Where do we come for the baby
next time?
01:00:27:11
01:00:31:22
542
Home.
01:00:32:13
01:00:34:04
543
Don''t you change your place.
No Sir.
01:00:34:13
01:00:37:08
544
I had no clean comforters.
I just came here to get some.
01:00:39:19
01:00:45:19
545
Take your crazy wife and get going.
01:00:46:21
01:00:50:12
546
I gave them bread for God''s sake.
01:00:51:01
01:00:54:11
547
He came early in the morning.
01:01:01:05
01:01:05:11
548
Let me bring my kid.
Asef will bring him.
01:01:11:22
01:01:15:19
549
Don''t come to our house.
01:01:16:22
01:01:19:21
550
Get out.
01:01:22:18
01:01:24:11
551
People will chew up strangers.
01:01:35:02
01:01:38:05
552
Give us our lantern.
01:01:56:00
01:01:58:04
553
Is your baby sick?
My baby is malnourished.
01:02:04:18
01:02:08:11
554
They are forcing to take her
to be in the film.
01:02:08:19
01:02:12:11
555
Let them take her for treatment.
01:02:12:17
01:02:15:05
556
Asef?
Yes Sir.
01:02:15:10
01:02:17:16
557
Let''s go.
Are you friends with us or not?
01:02:18:22
01:02:22:04
558
Of course Sir, how can I not be?
01:02:22:07
01:02:25:18
559
Give me the lantern.
01:02:28:24
01:02:31:03
560
The wise knows
not of the joy of madness.
01:02:43:17
01:02:51:20
561
The stranger knows
not the secret of the comanion.
01:03:03:23
01:03:09:23
562
I am asking you not to kill her.
Don''t kill our baby. We have no one.
01:03:17:19
01:03:22:14
563
How can I kill your baby?
01:03:22:22
01:03:25:04
564
People say bad things.
01:03:25:04
01:03:26:24
565
Are they right or wrong?
01:03:26:24
01:03:29:12
566
They are right.
They tell us she will be killed.
01:03:29:12
01:03:33:23
567
So we kill babies in cinema?
People say they make her unconscious.
01:03:34:18
01:03:39:20
568
Why should we do that?
So the baby is unconscious,
01:03:43:02
01:03:47:22
569
I told them you wouldn''t do that
because he is a traveler and so am I.
01:03:50:00
01:03:54:18
570
Do you think we are crazy?
No Sir God forbid.
01:03:55:21
01:03:59:12
571
Where do I return baby?
01:04:00:00
01:04:02:20
572
Bring the baby home.
01:04:02:20
01:04:05:18
573
Make sure you have taken a shower
when we come back.
01:04:05:18
01:04:10:16
574
Yes Sir.
01:04:10:16
01:04:12:19
575
This milk is spoiled.
01:04:21:12
01:04:24:18
576
We''ll bring her milk.
01:04:27:04
01:04:28:22
577
Go home. Don''t let people fool you.
01:04:40:02
01:04:43:24
578
Hello.
01:05:06:19
01:05:07:04
579
How are you?
01:05:08:04
01:05:10:14
580
Why didn''t you go to the living room?
01:05:12:18
01:05:15:23
581
Thank you.
01:05:17:00
01:05:18:16
582
Please sit down.
01:05:27:17
01:05:29:08
583
Agheleh, I am Samira''s father.
01:05:35:09
01:05:37:15
584
I''m pleased to meet you.
01:05:37:19
01:05:40:13
585
You have probably seen me
at school too.
01:05:40:19
01:05:44:00
586
Yes I remember that.
01:05:44:10
01:05:46:23
587
Do you know how many thousands
of people Samira has seen?
01:05:47:15
01:05:54:09
588
Of every one thousand
she likes one for example.
01:05:55:16
01:06:04:05
589
And we go to her.
01:06:05:13
01:06:10:15
590
In this film as well,
you are not the only actress.
01:06:12:16
01:06:19:17
591
One who accepts to come cannot come
2 days and not on other days.
01:06:21:20
01:06:29:00
592
If you really like to act
and find it to your benefit,
01:06:31:10
01:06:38:08
593
say yes otherwise just say no
and we''ll say good bye.
01:06:39:04
01:06:45:21
594
This is my summary.
Now I''ll keep quiet for you to talk.
01:06:51:23
01:07:00:04
595
I have nothing to say.
01:07:01:12
01:07:04:18
596
I am embarrassed.
You have made me ashamed
01:07:05:11
01:07:10:12
597
you troubled yourself for a role
that I am not sure I can handle or not.
01:07:12:08
01:07:18:24
598
I think Samira is upset too
that she hasn''t come here.
01:07:20:22
01:07:24:23
599
Yes, she came this morning,
read your letter and was offended.
01:07:24:23
01:07:30:12
600
I am very much interested to come.
01:07;31:06
01:07:35:06
601
Contract for feature film
directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
01:07:38:06
01:07:44:06
602
being shot in Kabul
01:07:45:13
01:07:48:24
603
is made between
Mrs. Marziyeh Meshkiny, assistant director,
01:07:51:01
01:07:56:20
604
and Mrs. Agheleh Rezaii as actress,
01:07:59:17
01:08:05:09
605
I hope I can play my role well.
01:08:14:14
01:08:17:19
606
My living was gradual death.
01:08:46:24
01:08:55:07
607
I regarded my drudging as my life.
01:08:56:15
01:09:04:07
608
Life on my shoulders is none
but a heavy load.
01:09:08:10
01:09:16:08
609
Eternal life is none
but eternal suffering.
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