Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: {1}{1}23.976 {3076}{3125}{Y:i}(girl laughs) {3528}{3572}Mom, you be careful. {3577}{3626}ALPENA, MICHIGAN 1984 {3652}{3734}I think this is longer than it used to be!|What a lovely day. {3739}{3803}BASED ON A TRUE STORY {3808}{3914}- Dad is looking so well.|- He is, isn't he? He always was a fighter. {3956}{4067}- Look at Mahtob.|- She's such a daddy's girl. {4072}{4123}Well, so were you. {4153}{4256}Moody, Mahtob, Dad!|Come on. Fresh, home-made lemonade. {4261}{4310}Come on, everybody. {4315}{4408}Mom, Daddy's teaching me|how to fish again. {4516}{4629}- Can I see today's catch?|- One of these days, oh ye of little faith. {4657}{4733}- Here you go. Dad, d'you want lemonade?|- Yes. {4738}{4770}OK. {4775}{4821}- Ah.|- Sour? {4826}{4935}- A little.|- Not enough sugar? I never get that right. {4940}{5063}Hey, Mahtob.|What vitamins do we get from lemons? {5068}{5150}- What vitamins do we get from lemons?|- Vitamin C. {5155}{5213}Yes. What vitamins|do we get from bananas? {5218}{5306}- Vitamin C, vitamin B and fibre.|- Right! {5361}{5460}- None of my kids was as smart as that.|- Great. Thanks, Mom (!) {5465}{5525}- And what are you gonna be?|- A nurse. {5530}{5606}- You can be a doctor as well.|- A doctor and a nurse. {5611}{5697}How do you teach Mahtob to fish|when you've never caught one? {5702}{5795}Honey, it's the best way.|This way I'm totally unprejudiced. {5800}{5909}He bought all this fishing equipment|and he's had her out there every day. {5914}{6023}If it's a choice between your lemonade|and my fishing, I know where I stand. {6028}{6122}- I wanna sit on Daddy's lap.|- Well, it's my turn. {6127}{6209}- Don't fight over me, girls.|- You should find another lap. {6348}{6408}And then we have... Thank you. {6413}{6538}.. a 30-year-old woman with a Class 3|Pap smear for a TAH, so I think... {6543}{6634}The Iranians have prayed themselves|back into the Stone Age. {6639}{6718}Why would anybody come to the States|to study medicine? {6723}{6780}You can get a degree in Iran in two weeks. {6785}{6821}Seven days. {6826}{6925}The Ayatollah's got some great ideas.|A soldier gets wounded, let him die. {6930}{6976}He's gonna go to paradise anyway. {6981}{7066}- See that newspaper?|- The Iranian funny page? {7071}{7188}How can he read that thing?|Looks like one of my prescriptions! {7193}{7242}I've read that prescription. {7281}{7367}{Y:i}("Vissi d"Arte" from Tosca by Puccini) {8100}{8163}- No, no, don't turn it off.|- It's OK. {8236}{8316}- Honey, what's wrong?|- Nothing's wrong. I'm fine. {8420}{8510}What's wrong?|The family - is everything all right? {8515}{8564}Everybody's fine. They're fine. {8590}{8695}By the way, Mammal phoned.|He and Nasserine have had a baby boy. {8721}{8782}That's great. {8862}{8925}A couple of doctors|were making cracks again. {8961}{9020}- Who were they?|- What does it matter? {9025}{9098}It matters, Moody. It matters. {9103}{9169}We moved here to get away from all that. {9174}{9260}- God, it's just so awful!|- Oh, honey, forget it. {9294}{9414}Honey, forget it.|There are dumb people everywhere. {9461}{9509}Forget it. {9514}{9580}"And the genie roared with laughter.|Ha ha ha!" {9585}{9647}"O thou poor thief|of a thousand alleyways. " {9652}{9716}"You think you can marry|the Sultan's daughter {9721}{9806}when all the princes in Persia|are seeking her hand?" {9811}{9884}"You foolish slave,|replied Aladdin boldly. " {9889}{9964}"Have you forgotten|the precious jewels in the cave?" {9969}{10024}"You have the wits of a donkey. " {10029}{10108}"I should put you back|into the dirty old lamp. " {10113}{10193}- Is there really Aladdin's cave?|- There must be. {10198}{10297}- Can we find it?|- I'm not sure if I know where it is, but... {10302}{10398}You know, I was born in Persia.|They call it Iran now. {10403}{10511}If I took you there,|maybe we could look for it together. {10516}{10658}Iran's got caves and mountains|and deserts, just like in the story. {10663}{10765}And mosques|that are so beautiful they're like jewels. {10770}{10864}When the sun shines on them|they dazzle your eyes. {10869}{10918}Would you like to see those? {10951}{11000}OK. Where were we? {11039}{11088}- Daddy?|- Uh-huh? {11093}{11154}Do I hate Americans? {11180}{11223}Of course not. {11228}{11324}Lucille says I hate Americans|because you're from Iran. {11531}{11668}Sweetheart... Lucille doesn't really know|what she's talking about. {11703}{11795}So we shouldn't pay|too much attention to her. {11800}{11868}I've lived in America for 20 years. {11873}{11939}I'm as American as apple pie. {11965}{12063}And so are you. Give me a kiss. {12103}{12152}Big hugs. {12179}{12230}Mmm. Big hugs. {12239}{12286}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {13081}{13181}That was Ameh Bozorg.|It's always the same. {13232}{13293}She cries and cries on the phone. {13319}{13427}"You're like a son to me.|When your mother died, I raised you. " {13432}{13494}"I'm sick.|You're not here to look after me. " {13499}{13558}- Is she sick?|- No, no, she's not sick. {13587}{13678}She's 58. She feels old, but she's not sick. {13683}{13764}- Same old guilt trip.|- Oh, honey, come on. {13769}{13838}She's your sister. Phone her more often. {13843}{13908}Phoning's no good. She wants to see me. {13913}{14019}Now Mammal and Nasserine have had|the baby, everybody's there except me. {14024}{14113}It's been ten years.|I haven't seen my family for ten years. {14118}{14206}Mammal and Reza have been here.|Why doesn't she come? {14211}{14303}She's hardly been out of Tehran.|She wants to see me over there. {14308}{14427}They want to see us.|They've never met you or Mahtob. {14432}{14533}- She asks why we can't go for a vacation.|- You'll have to explain it to them. {14538}{14637}- Explain what?|- We can't go to Iran. {14642}{14690}Why not? {14695}{14774}I'm not taking Mahtob to Iran.|It's much too violent. {14779}{14854}We're not going to go sightseeing|to the Persian Gulf. {14859}{14935}We're going to spend two weeks|with my family. {14940}{15002}Moody, there's too much|going on over there. {15007}{15106}Look, your family is welcome here|any time. You know that. {15133}{15206}Maybe you should just go there yourself. {15211}{15300}No. I don't mean that either.|None of us should go. It's not safe. {15305}{15361}- Mommy!|- I'm coming! {15366}{15417}You're getting it out of proportion. {15422}{15510}I haven't seen any of them for ten years. {15515}{15549}- Honey, I...|- Mommy! {15554}{15616}All right! I'm coming! {15677}{15726}No, it's OK. Go ahead. {16542}{16603}Honey, I want to go more than anything. {16608}{16676}I miss them so much. {16681}{16755}You're always talking|about how important family is. {16760}{16888}All I want to do is go for two weeks|with you and Mahtob and visit my family. {16893}{16981}- Moody, it scares me.|- What scares you, honey? {17007}{17069}Look at me. {17074}{17207}Do you honestly think that I would take|you and Mahtob anywhere dangerous? {17239}{17318}I love you both|more than anything in the whole world. {17323}{17408}Listen. Mahtob's got a vacation. {17413}{17498}She starts a new school. It's a good time. {17783}{17828}I swear to you... {17860}{17913}on the sacred Koran {17918}{18063}that you won't be in any danger,|that we'll be back after two weeks {18068}{18192}and that I wouldn't do anything|to jeopardise yours or Mahtob's safety. {18258}{18354}Come on, honey.|It's not such a big deal. {18575}{18620}{Y:i}(plane roars) {19287}{19347}{Y:i}(noisy shouting) {19846}{19918}Look what they're doing. {20179}{20240}- Hello, Betty.|- Hello, Nasserine. {20245}{20296}It's so good to see you. {20394}{20452}This is Mahtob. {20457}{20569}- Betty! Betty! This is Ameh Bozorg!|- Sweetheart, that's Daddy's sister. {20639}{20736}- Oh, my goodness. Look. Mahtob.|- Mahtob! {20767}{20828}Moonlight. You are moonlight. {20833}{20911}I know. Mahtob means "moonlight". {20916}{20959}Mahtob. {20964}{21057}Betty? I'm so happy.|Now you can be with us. {21062}{21139}Yes. It's only for two weeks|but I'm very pleased. {21144}{21205}I remember your house|in America very well. {21210}{21301}- Mammal, it's so good to see you.|- Finally you're here, Betty. {21306}{21411}Yes. I'm so glad we could come for a visit.|Congratulations on the baby. {21416}{21448}Thank you. {21505}{21547}- What?|- Nothing. {21552}{21714}She says Mahtob looks almost exact|to Moody and to Ameh Bozorg. {22006}{22101}- Some reception, huh?|- Oh, my gosh. It's amazing. {22106}{22186}- You know all these people?|- All of them. {22214}{22263}Oh, boy. This is all my family. {22268}{22367}- Obviously they really missed you.|- The car's just over here. {22515}{22578}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {22583}{22632}Go ahead. Unwrap it. It's a gift. {22685}{22743}Thank you. Isn't that nice? {22823}{22889}Oh, thank you. Thank you. {22894}{22948}- Go on, put it on.|- Now? {22953}{23052}Yeah. It's, er... They've gone|to a lot of trouble. It'll make them happy. {23057}{23118}- All right.|- It's pretty good quality. {23162}{23211}Let's get in the car. {23806}{23930}{Y:i}(chanting through loudspeakers,|traffic noise) {24425}{24497}God... it all looks so different. {24593}{24679}You said foreign women|don't have to wear Islamic dress. {24684}{24754}Yeah, I know. I made a mistake. {24780}{24838}It's all changed. {24843}{24946}Anyway, it's only when you leave|the house or when you go outside. {24951}{25062}You saw the women. I didn't recognise|half my family. They were all covered. {25067}{25199}Last time only half of them wore chadors.|It's all new. {25204}{25283}- What would happen if I didn't wear this?|- Ameh Bozorg? {25322}{25445}{Y:i}(speak Farsi) {25518}{25567}She says you'd get arrested. {25572}{25647}{Y:i}(women whoop) {25863}{25949}- I have to go to the bathroom.|- Wait. We're almost there. {26256}{26296}Hi. {26321}{26383}{Y:i}(bleating) {26429}{26519}No! They're hurting him, Mommy!|They're hurting him! {26524}{26576}They're hurting him, Mommy! {26581}{26674}It's a way of saying welcome.|They give the meat to the poor. {26679}{26760}Honey, we have to step over it.|It's expected. {26765}{26824}Just hang on to me. {27031}{27102}{Y:i}(muezzin leads prayers) {27155}{27198}Mahtob... {27203}{27266}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {27382}{27456}{Y:i}(crowd chants) {27674}{27793}It's the Friday prayer.|From Tehran University. {28478}{28529}{Y:i}(knocking) {28534}{28581}Mahmood... {28586}{28662}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {28802}{28851}Prayers. {29202}{29269}{Y:i}(soft chanting) {29680}{29725}{Y:i}(loudspeakers blare) {30291}{30365}{Y:i}(speak Farsi) {30443}{30559}Don't forget we've got|to get some things for your mom and dad. {30602}{30671}Thank you, honey. Let me do you. {30782}{30818}All right? {31003}{31100}{Y:i}(Moody) Fix your scarf!|Fix your hair! Cover your hair! {31623}{31717}They didn't know you were foreign.|They wouldn't have been so harsh. {31722}{31831}- It was a little bit of hair.|- You gotta be careful. They're very strict. {31857}{31918}You must cover all.|You must not be careless! {31923}{32057}Every hair that is not covered is like a|dagger aimed at the heart of our martyrs! {32062}{32111}Come on. {32116}{32185}Just give it time, sweetheart. It's OK. {32518}{32568}{Y:i}(talking and laughter) {32573}{32622}Look at these hands. {32627}{32693}{Y:i}(speak Farsi) {32776}{32828}Sshh! {33120}{33177}- Mom...|- Sshh! {33333}{33426}{Y:i}(in Farsi) {33431}{33505}I guess that means we can eat. {34022}{34090}Come on, sit up straight. {34383}{34440}Is it because I didn't wear a chador? {34445}{34530}Honey, you misinterpreted.|She wasn't looking at you. {34535}{34610}You didn't see. She looked at me... {34615}{34701}It was the same feeling today|when the police stopped me. {34706}{34768}It was with such dislike. {34811}{34895}It just seems so primitive sometimes. {34900}{34998}All religious beliefs seem primitive|when they're not your own. {35003}{35066}But to cover them up|and hide them away? {35071}{35167}- Are they afraid of women's sexuality?|- No, that's not the reason. {35172}{35255}Iranian women like to wear the chador.|It's a mark of respect. {35260}{35357}When the Shah tried to ban them|they had demonstrations in the streets. {35362}{35431}Most women wanted to bring it back. {35512}{35648}Sorry. I know it's a different culture.|I guess I... just don't understand it. {35730}{35797}Why is Mammal angry at you,|and the others? {35802}{35881}They seem to be going at you all the time. {35907}{35983}My family... they're very religious. {35988}{36083}They're not sophisticated.|They're basically country people. {36114}{36181}It's all changed so much. {36186}{36279}It's all back to the Koran.|It's been that way since the Revolution. {36284}{36334}When they moved into this house, {36339}{36413}they got rid of all the furniture -|all of it. {36438}{36565}Now they see me and...|I seem so Americanised. {36570}{36630}And you have an American wife. {36693}{36751}- Yeah.|- I'm sorry. {36756}{36822}The last thing I wanted|was to insult them... {36827}{36859}I know. {36986}{37067}Honey, it's going|to seem strange for a while, {37072}{37149}but, believe me, they want to love you. {37154}{37232}They will. I promise. {37237}{37273}OK. {37278}{37349}{Y:i}(he laughs) {37354}{37398}- What?|- Nothing. {37403}{37472}- Nothing.|- What's so funny? {37477}{37552}You know they think|we make love all the time? {37587}{37631}- Who?|- The family. {37636}{37685}Why? {37690}{37771}After they make love|they have to take a shower. {37776}{37867}They can't pray unless they do.|It's considered unclean. {37872}{37955}We're taking two or three showers a day! {37960}{38030}Oh, God! What, they think|we're two rabbits? {38089}{38166}I'm not taking another shower.|You knew the whole time! {38171}{38280}- I didn't know you were such a swinger!|- You knew that all along! {38285}{38372}- You were out in the hall giggling!|- Don't get mad. {38771}{38874}{Y:i}(prayers blare out) {39365}{39414}{Y:i}(knocking) {39419}{39474}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {39541}{39605}- Don't go.|- I have to. {39635}{39710}- Please stay.|- I can't. {39715}{39797}You've been getting up early|every morning. Don't go. {39802}{39874}What's the matter with you?|We're with my family. {39879}{39962}They're Sayyeds -|direct descendants of Mohammed. {39967}{40068}Of course, to a sophisticated American|that must seem primitive. {40073}{40122}{Y:i}(door slams) {40127}{40186}{Y:i}(argue in Farsi) {41307}{41395}- Betty?|- Oh, God, you scared me. {41400}{41444}I wondered where you were. {41449}{41579}- I got the most beautiful picture.|- Light's gone. Coming in? {41584}{41620}Yeah. {41915}{41969}- Betty?|- What? {42047}{42124}Something happened|before we came out here. {42129}{42161}What? {42166}{42263}I didn't want to tell you about it.|We were coming out here, so... {42268}{42317}Moody, what happened? {42494}{42559}I got fired from the hospital. {42585}{42629}You got fired? {42634}{42712}It happened just before we left. {42717}{42774}Literally, two days. {42899}{42980}I can't believe it. They can't do that. {42985}{43102}Yes, they can. If they can find someone|who can do the job for less money. {43107}{43163}Oh, no. {43168}{43229}And who isn't an Iranian. {43256}{43342}Oh... Moody, I can't believe that. {43347}{43471}- Your work was going so well.|- You think they like Iranians in Michigan? {43494}{43615}It's always there... just under the surface. {43683}{43758}Not one of my colleagues {43763}{43823}has ever stood up for me|whenever there was trouble. {43828}{43866}Honey, that's not true. {43871}{43954}We're talking|about the medical profession. {43959}{44052}They're supposed to be|an educated group of people. {44057}{44106}What are we gonna do? {44187}{44291}Well... I'll tell you what we're gonna do. {44296}{44384}We're gonna go home tomorrow|and find out how this happened. {44389}{44459}We'll appeal. It's America. We've got laws. {44464}{44528}We've got friends.|You've got lots of friends. {44533}{44590}And this just can't happen. {44646}{44682}Hey! {44708}{44778}Stop that. Look at you|messing everything up. {44783}{44828}Get your own stuff together. {44833}{44931}- I don't think they'll let this through.|- Maybe Mammal can ship it. {44936}{45041}Do you wanna pack Toby Bunny|or carry him? It's gonna be hot. {45046}{45083}- Pack him.|- OK. {45088}{45169}Sit down and fold up|all those clothes you messed up. {45174}{45241}- Can I put them in the suitcase?|- Yes. {45246}{45318}Sweetheart, you haven't packed.|Do you want me to do it? {45323}{45369}No. {45459}{45505}{Y:i}(in Farsi) {45510}{45637}You must take passport to the airport|three days before to get approval. {45642}{45737}- Approval? What approval?|- You must get stamp. {45742}{45814}- You cannot leave today.|- When's the next flight? {45819}{45868}I don't know. {46004}{46086}- Moody, what is this?|- I don't know. {46091}{46176}We'll have to wait|for the next available flight, I guess. {46288}{46349}How could you not|take care of the passports? {46354}{46484}- Didn't somebody tell you about this?|- Nobody thought about it. {46489}{46611}We'll go to the airport|and tell them we didn't know about it. {46616}{46720}Maybe they'll let us through. If not,|we'll sit and wait for the next flight. {46725}{46800}I don't know how to say this to you. {46830}{46905}We're not going back. We're staying here. {46948}{46998}What do you mean? How long? {47003}{47080}I want to get a job here. In a hospital. {47106}{47205}- What?|- I want us to live in Iran. {47231}{47302}No. No. {47307}{47384}- There's nothing for me in America.|- No. {47429}{47544}Are you crazy? We're Americans.|Your daughter's an American. {47549}{47608}Moody, honey,|you're upset about your job. {47613}{47672}I understand that. We're gonna fix it. {47677}{47727}- I want Mahtob to grow up here.|- No! {47732}{47811}- I think she should become a Muslim.|- No! No. {47894}{47943}You lied to me. {47969}{48071}You lied to me. You held the Koran|and swore nothing was gonna happen. {48076}{48155}- Mommy.|- You were planning this all the time. {48160}{48220}- Aren't we going home today?|- Yes, we are. {48225}{48324}- Go downstairs and say goodbye.|- All right. {48329}{48375}{Y:i}(door shuts) {48459}{48517}Moody, I know what's been going on. {48522}{48602}They've got no right.|You've got to resist it. {48796}{48897}I know how much you miss your family,|how guilty they make you feel. {48902}{48961}I know the pressure|they're putting on you. {48966}{49055}I promise we'll come back.|We'll spend time here. {49060}{49117}But we can't stay here. {49122}{49192}This is a backward, primitive country. {49218}{49280}I won't live here|or bring up my daughter here. {49285}{49377}How can you consider raising|Mahtob here with how they treat women? {49382}{49445}- I know it's the right decision.|- No. {49450}{49531}- For all of us. For you and for Mahtob.|- You can't mean this. {49536}{49643}I'm a doctor. They're desperate|for doctors. I could do a lot of good here. {49648}{49704}- Please...|- Besides, I'm a Muslim. {49709}{49763}- This is where I should be.|- Don't do this. {49768}{49847}I know it seems harsh,|but it's the best thing for all of us. {49852}{49955}- Mahtob could learn real values here.|- No! I won't stay here. You can't... {49960}{50010}You listen to me. {50015}{50065}You're in my country now. {50070}{50151}You're my wife. You do as I say.|You understand me? {50193}{50242}We're staying here. {51041}{51123}Mammal, would you translate for me? {51187}{51294}Please excuse me if I don't get my words|straight. I'm a bit shaken up. {51378}{51477}I wanted to talk to you to see|if you could understand my feelings. {51512}{51559}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {51595}{51671}Moody and I have been married|for seven years. {51676}{51755}We have loved each other very much|and trusted each other. {51760}{51811}Trust was always very important. {51816}{51876}{Y:i}(Mammal translates) {51881}{51934}I didn't want to come here. {51939}{52017}Moody knew that.|I made it very clear to him. {52022}{52134}The only reason I came was to visit|with you so you could meet our daughter. {52208}{52260}But I was frightened. {52281}{52382}So Moody swore to me on the holy Koran|that nothing like this could happen. {52467}{52552}He held the Koran and he swore to me. {52557}{52606}Isn't that true, Moody? {52611}{52683}I had to. You wouldn't|have come with me if I hadn't. {52749}{52802}Baba Hajji, you're a religious man. {52807}{52888}How can Moody swear on the Koran|and then do this to me? {52893}{52961}{Y:i}(translates) {53000}{53069}{Y:i}(replies angrily) {53134}{53195}{Y:i}(all start shouting) {53278}{53331}Allah will forgive him. {53336}{53416}{Y:i}(continues in Farsi) {53456}{53505}No! No! {53510}{53585}Ameh Bozorg, Ameh Bozorg,|please help me! Please! {53839}{53919}No, you can't do this. Damn you! {53924}{54059}Damn you! You can't keep me here!|You had this planned all along! {54064}{54118}Damn you! {54945}{55007}I'll be with you. {55060}{55114}I'll help you. {55268}{55321}You try to go to sleep. {55462}{55523}Where are the cheque-books|and credit cards? {55528}{55627}And I'll need the house keys|and the keys to the car. {55714}{55778}They're in the small bag, I think. {55952}{55984}Moody? {56046}{56132}- Talk to me. Please!|- There's nothing more to say. {56170}{56250}Oh, Moody, please. Please talk to me. {56426}{56458}Mahmood... {56463}{56512}{Y:i}(in Farsi) {56688}{56752}{Y:i}(thunder crashes) {56881}{56974}{Y:i}(Moody) I told you to stop calling here.|No, she's not available. {56979}{57078}She's also my wife,|which means she wants to do what I want. {57109}{57188}You're not helping him by doing this. {57193}{57296}Yes, I know and I'm very sorry,|but this isn't gonna help his illness, {57301}{57350}so please leave us alone. {57355}{57404}No, I will not discuss... {57430}{57547}I really don't care about that. The State|Department can do what the hell it likes! {58006}{58085}Betty, you've got to eat. {58090}{58176}You can't keep this up.|You're gonna make yourself sick. {58356}{58481}If I thought you really wanted to stay here,|we could have such a great life. {58646}{58788}You know... when I first heard|the Shah was leaving Iran... {58793}{58878}it was just after Mahtob was born. {58883}{58980}I couldn't believe it. It was just amazing. {58985}{59085}They had everyone on the streets.|Millions of people. {59142}{59206}I should have been here. {59231}{59315}For the first time,|we could say to everyone, {59320}{59441}"This is our faith. This is our way of life.|This is who we are. " {59483}{59535}And nothing could stop us. {59595}{59656}You can't imagine what that was like. {59977}{60060}I know things have been hard for you,|but they'll get better. {60065}{60114}I promise you. {60539}{60628}- Dear Lord, hear our prayer.|- Dear Lord, hear our prayer. {60633}{60703}Please help us leave Iran|and get back to America. {60708}{60797}Please help us leave Iran|and get back to America. {60802}{60850}Please let nothing separate us. {60855}{60905}Please let nothing separate us. {60910}{60978}And keep us always safe in your care. {60983}{61046}And keep us always safe in your care. {61051}{61095}- Amen.|- Amen. {61279}{61349}{Y:i}(phone rings) {61403}{61447}{Y:i}- Hello.|- Hello, Betty. {61452}{61531}{Y:i}- Mom? Oh, God!|- Don't talk. Just listen. {61536}{61648}{Y:i}You are to go to the 'American Interests|section of the Swiss Embassy. {61653}{61722}{Y:i}There is no US Embassy|in Tehran any more. {61727}{61787}{Y:i}It's on Khiaban Fereshteh Street. {61792}{61883}{Y:i}Their number is 625475. {61888}{61952}- 625475...|- What are you doing? {61957}{62040}It was ringing. I answered it. {62045}{62100}Why do you wanna humiliate me? {62105}{62174}You don't touch the phone|or leave the house. {62179}{62215}- Do you understand?|- Yes! {63221}{63264}{Y:i}Swiss Embassy. {63269}{63321}American Interests section. {63326}{63383}{Y:i}I can't hear. You'll have to talk louder. {63388}{63469}{Y:i}- I can't talk louder.|- I can't hear you, caller. {63495}{63544}{Y:i}'Are you there, caller?. {63577}{63635}{Y:i}'Are you there, caller?. {63640}{63722}Please help me. I'm being held hostage. {63727}{63813}{Y:i}You'll have to talk louder.|You're very faint. {63818}{63896}I'm being held hostage. Please help me. {63901}{63967}{Y:i}I'm sorry. I can't hear you, caller. {64133}{64175}Who were you talking to? {64180}{64212}- When?|- On the phone. {64217}{64273}- No one.|- Don't lie to me! {64278}{64355}- Stop it, Daddy!|- It's OK. It's between Mommy and me. {64360}{64454}It was nothing. I tried to call Nasserine.|I got the wrong number. {64459}{64548}What do you think?|You think you can lie to me? {64553}{64642}You think you can do anything|without me knowing about it? {64647}{64690}My family tell me everything. {64695}{64774}They're watching you all the time,|so don't be stupid. {64779}{64831}Mommy isn't stupid. {64970}{65084}She's gonna have to start school soon.|We'll have to get her the right clothes. {65089}{65166}- I don't wanna go to school.|- What school? When? {65470}{65514}{Y:i}(honking) {65560}{65641}American Interests... The Swiss Embassy. {65646}{65745}Khiaban Fereshteh is the name|of the street. Khiaban Fereshteh. {66327}{66376}{Y:i}Swiss Embassy. {66402}{66512}My name is Betty Mahmoody.|I'm an American citizen. {66517}{66561}{Y:i}Show your passport inside. {66566}{66610}{Y:i}(buzzer) {66862}{66913}- Thank you.|- Passport. {66918}{67023}We don't have our passports. My husband|has them. We're American citizens. {67028}{67077}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {67082}{67152}- You can go.|- Mommy, we can go home! {67406}{67452}My name is Nicole Adjanian. {67457}{67521}Betty Mahmoody.|This is my daughter, Mahtob. {67526}{67566}- Please sit.|- Thank you. {67599}{67650}We're so glad to see you. {67690}{67751}I spoke with my mother|in the United States. {67756}{67820}I know the State Department is into this. {67825}{67903}We're just very happy to be here.|We'll sleep anywhere. {67908}{67983}For as long as it takes,|until you can get us out. {67988}{68075}What are you talking about?|You cannot stay here. {68117}{68221}I can't go back to my husband.|I wanna go home to the United States. {68226}{68282}That may be, but you are in Iran. {68312}{68394}- You are married to an Iranian?|- Yes. {68399}{68451}- Then you are an Iranian citizen.|- No. {68456}{68558}I'm not. I'm an American citizen|and my daughter's an American citizen. {68563}{68655}We were born in the United States.|We have American passports. {68660}{68749}I mean, we don't have them with us.|My husband has them. {68754}{68828}We've never changed our citizenship. {68867}{68974}If you marry an Iranian man, you|automatically become an Iranian citizen. {68979}{69046}The laws regarding women are very strict. {69051}{69135}You cannot travel anywhere|without written permission. {69140}{69241}You have no rights to the children.|They go to the man in a divorce. {69289}{69355}I'm sorry,|but you have to go back to your husband. {69360}{69426}But we'll never get out of Iran. {69431}{69522}We're being held hostage.|It was almost impossible to come here. {69527}{69643}Mrs Mahmoody, there are many American|women here in similar circumstances. {69724}{69793}May I ask you why you came to Iran? {69933}{69982}I don't know. {70023}{70072}I don't know. {70110}{70161}I was afraid to come. {70244}{70301}I wanted to please him. {70306}{70367}I trusted him. {70372}{70460}I was frightened|but I never thought this would happen. {70465}{70530}I thought of him as an American. {70587}{70671}He's changed. Oh, God, he's changed. {70707}{70752}Look, Mrs Mahmoody... {70785}{70917}Many came back after the Revolution|feeling guilty about being away, {70922}{71015}about turning their backs|on Iran and on Islam. {71048}{71180}Now Iran is an Islamic state and that's|a wonderful thing for many Iranians. {71277}{71349}Well, if there is anything I can do... {71354}{71475}Maybe if you need to organise|telephone calls to the US {71480}{71561}or if you want to write letters home,|let me know. {71916}{72004}So if Daddy asks,|we went for a walk and got lost. {72163}{72198}{Y:i}(shouts) {72203}{72255}Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! {72260}{72312}- Where were you?|- I went for a walk! {72317}{72395}- Huh? Where were you?|- We went for a walk! {72400}{72432}Shut up! {72475}{72581}You try anything like this again,|I'll kill you. {72735}{72784}Oh, my God. {73214}{73288}{Y:i}(children sing) {73317}{73404}{Y:i}Happy birthday to you {73409}{73479}{Y:i}Happy birthday to you {73484}{73588}{Y:i}Happy birthday, dear Mahtob {73593}{73670}{Y:i}Happy birthday to you {73703}{73790}{Y:i}Happy birthday to you {73795}{73901}{Y:i}Happy birthday to you {73906}{73991}{Y:i}Happy birthday, dear Mahtob {73996}{74088}{Y:i}Happy birthday to you {74292}{74341}{Y:i}(door opens) {74477}{74513}Hi. {74518}{74550}Hi. {74644}{74704}Nasserine said you wanted to see me. {74734}{74796}I can't believe she's five, can you? {74833}{74865}No. {74933}{75041}Thank you for today.|The doll and everything. {75144}{75188}I miss her. {75343}{75421}Seems I haven't|spent much time with her lately. {75486}{75526}Moody... {75571}{75635}I wanna make it work. {75713}{75783}You were such a wonderful father today. {75788}{75860}It brought it all back. {75865}{75948}Honey, I want you to be happy.|I want to make you happy. {75986}{76047}I need you to help me. {76153}{76193}Oh, Betty. {76307}{76358}I didn't want it to be like this. {76396}{76490}I love you. I never wanna hurt you. {76516}{76629}Oh, Moody. Moody, I need you to help me. {76709}{76761}We can't stay in this house. {76766}{76862}It's my sister's house.|She'd be insulted if we went away. {76867}{76945}No. She doesn't want us here.|She doesn't like me. {76996}{77040}We got nowhere else to go. {77045}{77102}We could stay|with Mammal and Nasserine. {77107}{77166}We helped them|when they were in the States. {77171}{77268}Nasserine goes to classes.|I could babysit. I could help. {77273}{77309}Please. {77377}{77416}Oh, Betty. {77447}{77496}I don't wanna lose you. {77595}{77669}I want you to tell me|anything I can ever do. {77695}{77746}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {77751}{77804}- The kitchen?|- Kitchen. {77809}{77858}{Y:i}(in Farsi) {77863}{77949}I'll cook for you.|I'm so grateful, Nasserine. {78095}{78139}Thank you so much. {78144}{78199}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {78320}{78387}I was telling them|the same rules apply as before. {78887}{78936}You have to wear a chador tonight. {78941}{78973}Oh? {78978}{79050}My uncle's a mullah.|He's highly respected. {79055}{79151}He's a very influential man.|He's written books on Islam. {79189}{79263}Maybe he's gonna help me get a job. {79367}{79435}Betty, you are very good Iranian cook. {79440}{79505}- Thank you.|- You are lucky people. {79585}{79634}Why you wear chador? {79716}{79780}- I thought I had to.|- But why? {79785}{79900}Chador is Persian tradition.|It's not necessary to wear it inside. {79905}{79969}It is exaggerated with some people now. {80019}{80068}Mahmood told me you read Koran. {80073}{80138}Yes. I try. {80143}{80188}- I like to.|- Very good. {80193}{80287}- You go to Koran class?|- No. {80330}{80414}Mahmood must send you there.|They are in English language. {80585}{80685}- Would you like?|- Yes. Very much. {80818}{80908}The Hadiths or reports|are the collected sayings of the Prophet {80913}{80991}with additional commentaries|by devout and learned men. {80996}{81115}In our readings from the Koran, we'll|consider the Hadiths when appropriate. {81120}{81185}- What page are we on?|- I don't know. She just... {81213}{81297}- You're American.|- Yes. {81325}{81431}.. without there being on it an imam|guiding the people to God. {81436}{81498}- We lived there!|- You're kidding? {81503}{81558}- Chicago.|- But I lived in Michigan. {81563}{81596}- Where?|- Near Lancing. {81601}{81667}- Where?|- It's a little place. Owosso. {81672}{81777}I lived there for five years!|I went to grammar school there. {81782}{81876}- My husband had his own practice there.|- My husband's a doctor too. {81881}{81935}I can't believe this! {81959}{82092}Now I work for an English language|magazine for Islamic women. {82097}{82158}- Have you become Muslim?|- Mm-hm. {82193}{82310}- Did you convert?|- Well, I wanted to, I guess. {82315}{82423}My husband was happy I did.|It made things a lot better. {82478}{82522}Er... I gotta go. {82527}{82576}- Ellen, it's been...|- No, really. {82795}{82834}Moody. {82839}{82960}I just met an American woman in class.|From Owosso. Her husband's a doctor. {82965}{83015}- Are they here?|- They just left. {83020}{83077}She's invited us over. Is that all right? {83082}{83131}Yeah, that's fine. {83169}{83266}I want you to ask questions|when you're out with your daddy. {83271}{83364}I want you to ask him questions|about taxis and buses. {83369}{83429}- And how much things cost.|- OK. {83434}{83589}All right? Ask him questions about signs.|What the signs mean, what they say. {83594}{83645}- All right.|- Then you can teach me. {83650}{83715}Why do you wanna learn all that? {83720}{83776}I have to if we're gonna get out of here. {83824}{83895}{Y:i}- (Mahtob) What's that?|- (Moody) His name on the sign. {83900}{84004}- What's he sell?|- All kinds of things they sell here. {84035}{84141}These are pictures of people|who died in the war. {84146}{84215}{Y:i}(speak Farsi) {84334}{84402}- Why all these questions, honey?|- What's that? {84407}{84516}- That's the rest of the market and...|- What do they do? {84711}{84817}{Y:i}(in Farsi) {84822}{84884}Telephone. Telephone. {85158}{85239}The moment the Shah left|I wanted to go back to Iran, {85244}{85290}but Ellen didn't want to. {85295}{85387}So I said, "Fine. I'll go without you. " {85392}{85448}So she came. {85476}{85573}The first year in Iran|things were very bad between us. {85578}{85645}She couldn't adjust. Could you, Ellen? {85650}{85736}It took quite a time before she understood|how to be a good wife. {85928}{85977}Warm, isn't it? {86007}{86043}Yes. {86162}{86211}Why did you come back? {86237}{86306}I mean, my God,|he let you go home to the States... {86311}{86366}and you came back. {86371}{86432}Maybe at the beginning if... {86437}{86532}Of course there was the custody problem|with the kids, so... {86568}{86617}It was tough for me. {86622}{86696}I had no experience.|A small American town. {86762}{86862}- Was he violent?|- Not in the States, never. {86867}{86934}You're not supposed to. It's not Islamic. {87001}{87094}Marriages do work out here.|They can be good. {87131}{87257}It's been hard for me at times,|but you've got to give it time, Betty. {87262}{87330}Islam has such beauty in it. {87335}{87418}I mean, I'm glad my kids|are growing up as Muslims. {87496}{87534}Ellen... {87539}{87660}I'm so happy we're friends. When you told|me you were from home, I was thrilled. {87665}{87709}It was like a miracle. {87735}{87771}Ellen... {87876}{87949}I have something I want to tell you. {87954}{88063}If I do, can you keep it a secret?|Not tell your husband? {88115}{88166}I'm sorry. I'm sorry. {88197}{88274}Ellen, I'm sorry. Please forget I spoke. {88336}{88412}No, it's OK. Go ahead. {88438}{88530}I won't tell him. That's a promise. {88535}{88584}Would you take this letter for me? {88589}{88647}I'm trying to get back home to America. {88652}{88755}My family is working on it, but Moody|knows where I am every minute. {88760}{88799}{Y:i}(door opens) {88804}{88921}Are you crazy? Don't you realise|what can happen? Terrible things. {88926}{88971}You just can't, Betty. {88976}{89044}If you were caught,|they could execute you. {89247}{89346}It's for the Embassy. Please. {89481}{89530}{Y:i}(speak Farsi) {89686}{89731}Can you believe that? {89736}{89836}They're desperate for doctors,|they've got casualties from the war, {89841}{89915}but because I trained in America,|no one will give me a job. {89920}{89966}{Y:i}(Mammal) It's not the reason. {89971}{90020}{Y:i}(in Farsi) {90046}{90166}Hard to believe this country was getting|sophisticated before the Revolution. {90171}{90251}We were building chemical plants,|oil refineries, {90256}{90322}multi-million dollar installations. {90327}{90437}They're all rotting because nobody knows|how to operate them! {90442}{90486}It's all so primitive! {90491}{90540}{Y:i}(in Farsi) {90602}{90715}Honey, somebody needs to go to|the market. We're out of meat and things. {90720}{90804}- I can't go.|- It's for tonight's dinner. {90809}{90911}I can't go. You'll have to wait|till Nasserine gets back. {90916}{90966}She's late. What'll we do tonight? {90971}{91050}I don't know!|Can't you go by yourself for a change? {91076}{91137}Yeah. I can, really. {91142}{91226}I know the way. It's not far.|I'll take the children. {91427}{91492}You give me a list of everything you need {91497}{91582}and I'll tell you what time|for you to be back here. {91618}{91696}Take the baby with you.|Mahtob can stay here with me. {91727}{91800}{Y:i}(noisy shouting) {91805}{91887}{Y:i}(in Farsi) {92174}{92223}{Y:i}(in Farsi) {92228}{92321}- You are American?|- Yes. {92347}{92407}I need dozaari for the telephone. {92412}{92522}I was in America many times.|New York. Amarillo, Texas. {92572}{92613}You want to telephone? {92650}{92710}Please. Come. Please. {92933}{92969}Thank you. {93092}{93177}American Interests section.|Nicole Adjanian. {93203}{93310}Nicole, it's Betty. Have you heard anything|from the State Department? {93349}{93408}No, I can't. {93413}{93519}Because he watches me all the time|or he has somebody watch me. {93550}{93658}I didn't know that.|Will they let us go if I get a divorce? {93714}{93749}What? {93779}{93879}I can't do that... I can't do that. {93933}{94046}I won't leave her.|Nicole... Nicole, I won't leave her! {94099}{94176}All right. I'll get to the Embassy if I can. {94449}{94503}Thank you. You're very kind. {94508}{94597}You can use the telephone|when you want. No problem. {94628}{94710}- Thank you.|- I like America very much. {94715}{94779}My son was with University of Texas. {94812}{94858}That is my son. {94863}{94912}He is a martyr for the war. {94962}{95084}My name is Hamid.|Any time for telephone, you come here. {95168}{95217}I'm Betty. {95341}{95446}- Who'll take me to school tomorrow?|- I don't know, honey. {95451}{95521}It'll either be me or it'll be Daddy. {95526}{95617}- But I want you to.|- I don't know if I can, Mahtob. {95655}{95714}Why can't you? {95757}{95793}Honey... {95857}{95957}I promise you I'll be there|and everything will be all right. {96001}{96037}OK? {96092}{96128}Come on. {96155}{96195}- Dear Lord.|- Dear Lord. {96200}{96240}- Hear our prayer.|- Hear our prayer. {96245}{96332}- We beg you to help us leave Iran.|- We beg you to help us leave Iran. {96337}{96430}- And get back to America.|- And get back to America. {96435}{96520}{Y:i}(Mahtob cries) {96525}{96669}I'll be back this afternoon, sweetheart.|I'll be back. I'll be back, sweetheart. {96674}{96747}Sweetheart, I'll be back.|I'll be here, sweetheart. {96752}{96851}- I don't wanna go! Daddy, please!|- Don't worry, baby. {96856}{97009}Mommy, please! Mommy, don't leave me!|Don't leave me! {97870}{97957}Nasserine, take the baby. I'll get the rice. {98168}{98208}Hamid. I can't stay. {98213}{98295}You must come inside.|There is someone here. {98423}{98494}Miss Nassimi. She came to help you. {98552}{98613}Hamid told me you wished to leave Iran. {98618}{98674}You know it is extremely dangerous. {98679}{98732}I have to get back to the United States. {98737}{98810}- Why don't you try to get a divorce?|- No. {98815}{98902}If I get a divorce, my husband|will get custody of my daughter. {98907}{98992}If they catch you with your daughter,|they could execute you. {98997}{99049}- I can't leave her. I have to...|- Please. {99075}{99156}Wait. I think we can help you. {99161}{99215}My brother has helped many people here. {99220}{99323}I will be here Wednesday and Thursday|at this time if you can come. {99362}{99462}Here is my telephone number.|Memorise it, please. Don't keep it. {99564}{99599}Thank you. {99707}{99742}Betty! {99747}{99806}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {99872}{99917}I got the rice. {99950}{99990}Sorry. {100198}{100256}What happened? {100261}{100310}She was crying all day again. {100340}{100390}I had to go pick her up. {100395}{100466}We can't make her do this, Moody.|She's frightened. {100471}{100599}I know. Tomorrow they want you|to go to school with her. {100604}{100636}OK. {100662}{100720}They want you to stay with her every day. {100725}{100802}Of course. Of course I'll stay with her. {100828}{100884}They're all devout women there. {100917}{100966}You'll be watched. {101013}{101052}OK. {101092}{101164}I just want Mahtob to be happy. {101169}{101249}I want her to have a happy childhood.|Don't you want that? {101254}{101337}Islam's the greatest gift|I can give my child. {101342}{101440}{Y:i}(teacher and girls chant) {101807}{101856}{Y:i}(explosion) {101861}{101933}{Y:i}(jets swoop overhead) {101938}{101998}{Y:i}(screaming) {102275}{102342}{Y:i}(air-raid siren wails) {102847}{102921}{Y:i}(women whisper prayers) {103340}{103400}{Y:i}(plane overhead) {103684}{103777}You said there'd be no danger.|Mahtob could have been killed! {103782}{103893}America's doing this. Who supplies the|bombs, the planes? Who's backing Iraq? {103898}{103997}Don't be so naive. America's responsible|for this war, no one else! {104468}{104540}You should not behave this way. {104545}{104592}I had to tell Hormoz. {104597}{104678}It is your duty as a wife|to tell your husband everything! {104683}{104732}You cannot have secrets! {104737}{104805}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {105075}{105147}{Y:i}(women speak in Farsi) {105629}{105716}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {105751}{105817}Very nice. Very nice. {106003}{106093}Mahtob... very nice. {106098}{106139}Very nice. {106216}{106341}I am very sorry... It's bad in Iran. {106346}{106409}Bad for you... your husband. {106437}{106481}I'm sorry. {106528}{106628}We help you. We help you. Help you. {106676}{106759}- Could I use the telephone?|- Telephone? Nah! Nah. {106843}{106988}Husband, no telephone.|You inside. You inside. {106993}{107029}Right. {107077}{107191}You come after morning. Eleven. {107196}{107281}- After morning.|- I can come late with Mahtob? {107357}{107407}{Y:i}(women all agree) {107412}{107473}Thank you. {107503}{107574}{Y:i}(man) There are three principal ways|out of Iran. {107600}{107705}You could go to Baluchistan and then|across the mountains into Pakistan. {107710}{107821}In the south-west to Bandar Abbas,|then across the Gulf by boat to Oman. {107826}{107875}This is the most dangerous route. {107880}{108000}From Tehran, across the Zagros|Mountains, through Kurdistan into Turkey. {108005}{108084}There are checkpoints|and the border's heavily armed. {108089}{108169}- Which way do you think is best?|- The Gulf. {108241}{108285}How much will it cost? {108290}{108418}When you and your daughter are back in|America, perhaps you will reimburse me. {108423}{108523}Dollars would be of more help to me|than Iranian currency. {108579}{108628}Keep in touch with my sister. {108633}{108681}Right. {108686}{108775}{Y:i}(woman speaks in Farsi) {108797}{108852}{Y:i}(Betty) Run! Run! {108970}{109036}- Where were you?|- Stop it, Daddy! {109041}{109089}Where have you been?! {109346}{109393}Mommy! {109398}{109474}- Mommy!|- Get up! Get up! {109728}{109812}I'm gonna kill you! I'm gonna cut you up!|You're gonna be dead! {109934}{109970}Get out. {110351}{110383}Betty! {110487}{110521}Betty! {111343}{111387}Nicole Adjanian. {111392}{111438}Nicole Adjanian. {111480}{111582}Nicole? He's gonna kill me.|He's gonna kill me. {111587}{111647}He said he was gonna kill me. {112080}{112145}She is from the Embassy.|I need to take Mahtob. {112150}{112216}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {112221}{112284}Nah, nah! Impossible. Child goes to father. {112289}{112356}He's going to kill me.|I have to get my daughter. {112361}{112412}Madam, you wait, husband come. {112417}{112479}- I want my baby!|- Madam! Madam! {112484}{112549}I want my baby! I want my baby! {112554}{112624}I want my baby! {112629}{112687}Betty, they won't let you take her. {112692}{112775}The State Department want you|to go to the Iranian Foreign Minister. {112780}{112928}No! The State Department don't understand|the culture. They'll only make things worse! {112933}{113027}- You wait for your husband.|- Tell her I want my baby. I want my baby! {113086}{113170}I cannot. Please, please... {113220}{113281}{Y:i}(bell rings) {113520}{113577}{Y:i}(she sobs) {114152}{114205}Listen, honey, don't talk right now. {114210}{114309}Because I have to tell you you can't talk|about Hamid or the Embassy {114314}{114390}because if you do,|they'll never let us get away. {114395}{114471}Don't say anything. Do you hear me? {114521}{114590}Mommy, don't leave me. Don't go away. {114595}{114653}I promise you. I promise I won't leave you. {114658}{114718}Do you hear? I won't leave you. {114922}{115021}- Where are Mammal and Nasserine?|- You, don't ask questions. {115107}{115171}Is that enough for you, sweetheart? {115359}{115408}They've moved in with Ameh Bozorg. {115781}{115843}- Moody, what are you doing?|- Mommy! {115848}{115933}Please don't take her!|Moody! Moody! Please! {115938}{116025}Please don't take her!|Moody, please don't take her! Moody! {116030}{116094}Moody, please! Moody! {116198}{116255}Moody! {116260}{116312}Moody! {116332}{116418}Moody, don't take her! Don't take her! {116444}{116501}{Y:i}(Betty sobs) {116538}{116645}Does Mommy take you on adventures?|Come on, where does she take you? {116650}{116703}To Koran class. {116708}{116758}We saw some camels. {116763}{116799}Yeah? {116830}{116879}You go anywhere else? {116939}{117001}How come you were|late for school yesterday? {117006}{117078}- We got lost.|- No, you didn't! I know you didn't! {117083}{117137}- We did!|- Where the hell where you?! {117142}{117194}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {117199}{117243}- Where were you?!|- We got lost! {117248}{117305}- Where were you?!|- We got lost! {117310}{117389}{Y:i}(he shouts in Farsi) {117905}{117954}{Y:i}(door opens) {118382}{118418}Moody? {118458}{118515}Moody, please don't leave. {118552}{118667}How's Mahtob? Please!|Please don't leave. Is she all right? {118989}{119050}{Y:i}(Muslim prayers) {119320}{119381}{Y:i}(air-raid siren wails) {119440}{119500}{Y:i}(jets overhead) {119717}{119795}Mahtob. Mahtob. {120234}{120294}{Y:i}(door opens) {120299}{120344}{Y:i}(Moody) Betty? {120389}{120426}Betty? {120736}{120793}Mahtob. Mahtob. {120798}{120878}You brought her back to me.|Thank you. Thank you. {120918}{121010}My baby. Thank you, Moody. {121130}{121305}{Y:i}Happy birthday to you|Happy birthday to you {121310}{121413}{Y:i}Happy birthday, dear Mahtob {121418}{121503}{Y:i}Happy birthday to you {122083}{122180}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {122185}{122224}{Y:i}(all gasp) {122229}{122278}{Y:i}(singing in Farsi) {122688}{122762}- Will you be all right?|- Yes, but when will you be back? {122767}{122877}- I'll be back as soon as I can. Be brave.|- I will. {123350}{123402}We will fly you to Bandar Abbas {123407}{123491}and then take you by speedboat|across the Gulf. {123614}{123678}I'll never be able to thank you. {123716}{123780}Please, Betty. There's really no need. {123845}{123933}Just make the journey safely. {124051}{124121}I wish you could have seen this|in the summer. {124160}{124226}All the flowers have gone now, of course. {124231}{124318}Gardens have always|had a special place in Persia. {124323}{124374}Throughout our history. {124379}{124453}In fact, the word "paradise"|is a Persian word. {124501}{124563}It's hard to believe|that the idea of paradise {124568}{124642}will always be|intimately connected with Iran. {124697}{124821}Whenever I think of what's happening to|my country, I try to remember its gardens. {124914}{124989}You must try and phone me now|whenever you can. {125036}{125077}By Christmas you'll be home. {125082}{125156}{Y:i}("Joy to the World") {125398}{125438}Betty. {125576}{125645}Merry Christmas. {125680}{125732}{Y:i}I'm sorry. The Gulf got too dangerous. {125737}{125819}Warships are checking|all the civilian boats. {125824}{125913}Zahedan is safer, so I've booked|a flight for you and Mahtob {125918}{126003}on Wednesday 29th January,|ten days from now. {126008}{126106}Wednesday. Good.|Moody's at the hospital on Wednesdays. {126111}{126200}On the 29th, take Mahtob|to the school bus as usual. {126205}{126262}We will pick you both up|from the bus stop, {126267}{126338}take you to a safe house|until it's time to go. {126403}{126460}{Y:i}(Betty) Was he in pain? {126497}{126533}Is he now? {126570}{126644}How much? How long has he known? {126682}{126770}- So he's not responding to the treatment?|- What is it? {126830}{126917}- And they offered that?|- What? {126922}{126990}Mother, would you hold on for a moment? {126995}{127101}It's my father. He's not doing well.|They feel they should operate and... {127106}{127226}Tell her you'll go to America to see him.|Tell her you're going. Go on. {127231}{127314}Tell her you're going to see him.|Tell her now. {127455}{127537}Mom? Moody says we can come home. {127682}{127769}- I'm sorry about your father.|- Thank you. {128036}{128100}Will you be able to come home with us? {128105}{128204}No, I can't go.|I'd lose my job at the hospital. {128247}{128362}- But it's all right for Mahtob to come?|- No. You'll have to go on your own. {128478}{128549}- I can't go without Mahtob.|- Why not? {128554}{128628}You'll see your father.|What's the problem? {128686}{128741}I won't go without her. {128922}{128969}Betty... {129009}{129060}You'll leave as soon as possible. {129065}{129152}You'll see your father|and liquidate all our assets in the States. {129254}{129318}It's my money and I want it! {129323}{129359}{Y:i}(slams door) {129364}{129443}Don't do it, Betty.|You'll never see your daughter again. {129448}{129556}- He won't allow you back in the country.|- My father is dying. {129561}{129643}I don't think he'd want you to|if it meant losing your daughter. {129648}{129728}Why can't I go now, come back|and later try to get out? {129733}{129820}You can't leave Mahtob here,|not with Moody's family. {129825}{129892}They're from the provinces,|more fanatical than most. {129897}{129945}This regime encourages them. {129950}{130065}Some people here consider a girl|ready for marriage at nine years of age. {130070}{130119}Child brides are not unknown. {130124}{130205}If you want to be free, with Mahtob, {130210}{130293}you've got to leave on the 29th|as we agreed. {130298}{130412}But he may send me out before,|maybe tomorrow. He hasn't said. {130655}{130694}For the war. {130699}{130782}They take them younger and younger.|12 years old, some of them. {130787}{130867}They give them plastic keys to paradise,|made in Taiwan, {130872}{130948}and tell them they'll go|straight to heaven if they die. {130953}{131014}They use them sometimes|to clear minefields. {131019}{131082}They run across the field|and get blown to pieces. {131123}{131155}OK. {131262}{131313}We've only a week to go. {131318}{131443}He's got to get your passport validated.|He can't do it in the time. It's impossible. {131448}{131542}He trusts you now.|Try and do anything you can to delay him. {131579}{131669}- Where were you?|- Moody. I went to the market. {131697}{131798}I wanted to buy my father some gifts|but I couldn't find anything. {131803}{131852}The one day I come home early. {131904}{131994}I've let you go. I've given you freedom. {132053}{132116}OK. Listen to me. {132121}{132273}If you don't do as I say, I'll lock you up|and you'll never see Mahtob again. {132278}{132348}On the 26th|you get on that plane to America. {132353}{132424}You send everything back here|and then you return. {132429}{132544}In the meantime, do not touch the phone|or set foot out of the house. Is that clear? {132549}{132581}Yes. {132622}{132673}Moody? {132678}{132783}- You booked for the 26th?|- What do you mean? Of course I booked. {132788}{132849}You got the validation?|Remember last time? {132854}{132941}Zia knows people. It's all been done. {133259}{133354}I hope your father gets well.|I'm sorry we can't see you off tomorrow. {133359}{133435}Please come back to us. We love you. {133440}{133507}{Y:i}(phone rings) {133705}{133758}They want me to go back to the hospital. {133763}{133842}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {134016}{134052}I gotta go. {134201}{134279}{Y:i}(chanting) {134884}{134933}I have to go to the market. {134938}{135034}There's a few things that I need.|It'll take me about 20 minutes. {135039}{135104}- I'll go.|- No, no. It's all right. {135109}{135150}I need some fresh air. {135155}{135252}I'd like to buy some gifts for my father.|There's been no time. {135257}{135306}{Y:i}(translates) {135577}{135681}Honey? Mahtob,|get your scarf and your jacket. {135752}{135820}{Y:i}('Ameh Bozorg exclaims) {135825}{135873}{Y:i}(cheering on TV) {136789}{136837}Houssein. {136878}{136934}Houssein. {137040}{137089}Houssein, I have her with me. {137094}{137190}This is the last chance I have.|We have to leave now. {137430}{137474}Betty. Come. {137595}{137688}My brother wants you|to call your husband and delay him. {137693}{137793}First I must call Houssein|and tell him you're safe. {137855}{137933}- I forgot Toby Bunny.|- What? {137958}{138009}I forgot Toby Bunny. {138014}{138108}Honey... Honey, do you want|to go home to America? {138134}{138201}Mahtob, stop crying. {138206}{138258}Stop crying. {138292}{138331}Listen now. {138353}{138440}If we go back for Toby Bunny,|we have to stay with Daddy. {138445}{138512}Do you want that? {138517}{138579}But when will I see my daddy again? {138584}{138637}I don't know. {138720}{138756}Stop crying now. {138784}{138834}I love you. {138839}{138906}I love you. You be my big, brave girl. {138988}{139020}All right. {139025}{139136}{Y:i}- Moody, I'm not gonna get on that plane.|- Why not? What are you planning? {139141}{139208}Nothing. I'm not planning anything. {139213}{139285}{Y:i}- I'll call the police.|- Go ahead and call the police. {139290}{139361}{Y:i}- There are things I'd like to tell them.|- Like what? {139366}{139478}Like I know the clinic isn't legal.|You don't have an operating permit. {139483}{139600}I found out. I sit there all day long.|You think I wouldn't notice?! {139605}{139668}{Y:i}I'm only trying to be good to you. {139673}{139754}{Y:i}- Yes.|- We don't need the police. {139759}{139865}I agree. That won't be necessary. {139870}{139976}{Y:i}So we can get together|and talk about this, Betty. Betty? {139981}{140025}I'll have to think about it. {140030}{140120}You'd better.|I don't believe a word you say any more. {140170}{140289}How could you take Mahtob away?|You're stealing my child. {140294}{140365}No. I'm not gonna|promise you anything, Betty. {140370}{140428}You're my wife. Get your ass back here! {140489}{140531}Hello, Betty. This is Zia. {140536}{140671}Zia. I want you to tell Moody|that I have a lawyer. {140708}{140759}Tell Moody I won't meet with him alone. {140764}{140903}If he wants to talk with me, I'll be there|between 11 and 12 tomorrow morning {140908}{140960}and six and eight tomorrow afternoon. {140965}{141009}You tell him that. {141039}{141161}We're ready. We must go. They'll|find you if you stay any longer in Tehran. {141166}{141209}OK. Let me get my things. {141214}{141316}We've had no time to organise paperwork,|so you may have difficulty in Turkey, {141321}{141363}but they won't send you back. {141368}{141429}Get to the US Embassy|when you get to Ankara. {141434}{141529}We'll drive you to the Zagros Mountains.|Tribesmen will take you across. {141534}{141651}They're Kurdish. Most are friendly.|They know how to avoid the checkpoints. {141656}{141713}Do not let anybody know|you're American. {141749}{141835}First you must be careful|of the checkpoint outside Tehran. {141917}{141958}Betty... {141963}{142062}Very soon I hope you will be strolling|again in your own garden at home. {142067}{142111}In America. {142491}{142554}{Y:i}(siren wails) {142683}{142727}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {143546}{143585}Hurry. {143626}{143677}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {143947}{144013}{Y:i}(siren wails) {146920}{146980}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {147550}{147586}What? {147784}{147833}What are you doing? {147838}{147890}Oh, God, what are you doing? {147912}{147944}No. {148048}{148101}Please. {148106}{148147}Please. {148710}{148759}{Y:i}(machine-gun fire) {148970}{149019}{Y:i}(shouts in Farsi) {149963}{150009}{Y:i}(whistles) {151619}{151727}- Mommy? Mommy. Mommy, wake up!|- No. {151732}{151845}- Mommy!|- No, get off me! Get off me! {151850}{151894}Get off me! {152525}{152584}{Y:i}(engine starts) {154053}{154102}{Y:i}(speaks Farsi) {154158}{154237}- Mommy.|- No, it's OK. It's OK. {155433}{155477}{Y:i}(wind howls) {156023}{156085}{Y:i}(calls in Farsi) {157450}{157499}{Y:i}(man calls) {158166}{158230}Turkey! Turkey! {160823}{160872}We're home, baby. {160903}{160952}- We're home.|- Mommy. {161110}{161301}BETTY AND MAHTOB WERE RE-UNITED WITH|THEIR FAMILY ON FEBRUARY 9TH 1986 {161306}{161640}MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. BETTY IS NOW A SUCCESSFUL|WRITER AND LECTURER DEDICATED TO HELPING THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. 58090