01x02 - Episode 2

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Written by:
Naghmeh Samini, Hassan Fathi

Ali Nasirian

Taraneh Alidousti

Shahab Hosseini

Mostafa Zamani

Parinaz Izadyar , Mehdi Soltani-Sarvestani

Mahmoud Pakniat , Houman Barghnavard

Gelareh Abbasi , Ghazal Shakeri

Soheila Razavi ,
Fariba Motekhases , Pantea Panahiha

Ramin Nasernasir ,
Nasim Adabi , Amirhossein Rostami

Mehran Nael ,
Amirhossein Fathi , Mina Vahid

Farshid Samadipour ,
Parviz Bozorgi , Mohammad Yeganeh

Nahid Moslemi , Mona Ahmadi , Nahal Dashti

With :
Parviz Falahipour , Jamshid Gorgin

Starring :
Jamshid Hashempour

And Abolfazl Pourarab

Camera operator: Mohammad Namdari
First assistant camera: Abolfazl Nabati

Programmer: Alireza Nesai
First assistant director: Arash Sajjadi-Hosseini

Supervising director: Seyed Mohsen Yousefi
Unit production manager: Atoosa Shahsiah

Production manager: Taha Amani
Photographer: Amirhossein Shojaee

Visual effects: Behnam Khaksar
Title sequence: Majid Yousefzadeh

Sound engineer: Khosro Keyvanmehr
Boom operator: Farshid Keyvanmehr

Set designer: Hassan Ruhparvari
Costume designer: Jaleh Zakizadeh

Singer: Alireza Ghorbani
Lyrics: Afshin Yadollahi

Sound and mix: Seyed Alireza Alavian

Make-up designer: Saeed Malekan

Music by: Fardin Khalatbari

Edited by: Mehdi Hosseinivand

Director of photography: Afshin Ahmadi

Project manager: Hassan Najjarian-Daryani

Executive manager: Saeed Malekan

Investors: Seyed Mohammad Hadi Razavi,
Seyed Mohammad Emami

Produced by: Seyed Mohammad Emami

Directed by: Hassan Fathi

Close your eyes.

Close your eyes.

- Completely.
- I did.

Don't cheat.

Open your eyes.

What's this ?

The Amen Bird.

It's beautiful Farhad!

- May it bring you luck.
- Thanks.

The Amen bird, in pain,
Down and out,

Landed in this house of injustice,
Afflicted, suffered and jaded,

Waiting for salvation,
Waiting for deliverance,

Hearing our ailing world,
this clairvoyant,

Watching the oppressed, the broken,

Singing its Amen songs,
Bringing this nation together,

Enlivening them,

Making their dreams come true,

Choking on the story of its nation.

Oh God!

I can't take it.
Don't pick it up.

Yes

Why are you leaving?

Do you want me to go with you?

He said I should go alone.

After death, the doctor

Take her inside Parvin.

Help her.

Hashem?!

- Where are you going Hashem?
- I'm going to Mr. Bozorg's.

- Why?
- He called and told me to go.

- Perhaps he wants to make an apology.
- Make an apology?

It's him who should come
here if it's about an apology.

What's done is done, darling.

- I'm going too.
- He's told him to go alone.

I'm going too!

Let her come.
She has the right to come.

Where is my son?

You didn't drink your tea.

It's cold. I'll change it.

Excuse me.

Hello.

You can't even make women
listen to you anymore

Didn't I tell you to come alone?

I insisted.

If it's about Farhad, I should know too.
If it's not, I'll leave right away.

Wasn't your son's sentence
carried out last night?

What is this girl waiting to
hear from me?

We're all sore-hearted.

What can I say?

His mother seems to have aged
a hundred years overnight.

I'm not left with only one corpse
Mr. Bozorg.

I'm left with two.

I buried my wife and sons with my
own hands and didn't complain.

Because you're Mr. Bozorg,
the elder of all.

In your eyes, people are like a herd.

What do you care about their lives?!
Shahrzad!

Let her get it off her chest.

Have you told us to come here
to watch us cry?

To remind us that you didn't complain
when your loved ones died

We're not as strong as you,
Mr. Bozorg.

We're dying of grief.

Wait.

Let me go.

I can't come here for your
injections anymore.

And I have no husband and
kids to take care of.

I said wait.

Come with me. Both of you.

Come.

Go to him.

Uncover his face.

Why are you doing this
to me Bozorg?

Do as I tell you.

Unveil him.

He's alive?

My son is alive?

My son is alive!

Farhad is alive, Shahrzad!

He's breathing.

My son!

I had to keep Yadi Goldarei's
family quiet.

Or they wouldn't leave your son alone.

They took him for execution.
And they shot at him.

But with a drill round.

- The case has been dropped for now.
- He's breathing, Shahrzad.

He'll be fine.
He's been injected with painkillers.

He's not as strong as a real man.
He's just an intellectual.

He passed out when they shot at him.

He'll be fine.

He has to stop writing for a while.

Hashem!

Are you capable of keeping
him at home for a time?

Mr. Bozorg!

It's okay.

Get up.

Get up man.

Wake up my son.

Your mother is waiting for you.

Look at me!
Look at his beard.

Look at his beard.

Yes?!

What's going on?

Say something girl!

Hand it over.

Shahrzad says Farhad is alive.
- Hello darling.

He's alive

Farhad is alive!

Thanks to God!

Thanks to God!

See You misjudged Bozorg.

We owe my son's life to him, dear.

Look at him.
Stupid beard!

Thank you God!

My dear!

Lie down.

Thank God for this!
Excuse me Shahrzad.

But he'll run a fever with
so many blankets.

He's cold.

Shahrzad, why is he looking at us
like a runaway corpse?

What have they done to my child?

It's okay. He's been shocked.
He'll be fine if he takes some rest.

Marzieh, let him get some
sleep and he'll get better.

I'm afraid he has nightmares.

Come on mother!

I'll give him a sleeping pill.

I love you.

Come on. You can watch him
as much as you want later.

Come here Mitra.

Take this out of here.

I'm afraid they catch my
son again if they find it here.

Marzieh darling!
Parvin and Jamshid are upstairs.

I'm coming.

- Honey, keep an eye on him.
- Come on Marzieh.

- Put the blanket on him.
- He'll be fine.

Hashem!

I'd made a vow to provide 5 brides with
dowry if my son got out of this trouble.

- It's your own doing.
- Sure! Go ahead.

Farhad

Darling

Take this pill.

Here.

My darling, I know what
you went through.

But I swear we suffered as well.

You think I'd ever feel all right
if anything happened to you!

I'd die too.

Are you listening to me Farhad?

- Shahrzad?
- Yes darling?

You have no idea.

You have no idea what a hell it was.

You have no idea.

Okay, don't talk about it.

Don't think about it.
Close your eyes and go to sleep.

That's enough.

- Shahrzad?
- Yes?

- You're not leaving, are you?
- No.

I'll always be by your side.

- What happened honey?
- He fell asleep.

Thank God!

I still can't believe it.

It's like I'm dreaming.

It's been long we all have been asleep.

We should've hold the
wedding long ago.

Why do we keep postponing this
tradition of the prophet...

...while everybody has agreed to it

My son would never join those
outlaws if he had a wife.

What's done is done.
Thank God he's out of danger now.

Parvin, I'd like to see my son in
his wedding suit in a week or so...

...now that he's back in good health.

Marzieh! This is not the time
for saying these things.

On the contrary, this is exactly the time.

We have to celebrate!

We can't handle everything
on our own.

We need to consult with the
bride's family as well.

Marzieh, don't you think it's
a little too soon for that?

Of course not.
One should not postpone a good deed.

Things that you say!

At the moment, Farhad is not in a
suitable condition for these things.

He'll be fine if he settles down
with his bride.

But mother...!

No buts and ifs honey.

By Jamshid and Parvin's permission,
we'll set a date for the marriage.

Okay.
We can talk about it later.

How about we go inside
and take a seat

After you.

Go ahead please.

My pretty sister-in-law!

I love you.

Enough!
Your brother's sleeping.

Where the hell are you going
Answer me g*dd*mn it!

Quit it!

None of your business.
I'm going out with my friends.

If I'm supposed to get interrogated,
I'll go to the police.

You have to answer to me!

You think I'm a fool
You're going out with your friends

You get drunk with that dirty sl*t
every night! You think I'm a fool

I prefer to be anywhere but here!

Got it?

Take a look at yourself.
You talk my head off all day long!

Shut up!
Shut up.

- Look at yourself in the mirror.
- Shut up!

b*stard!

I'm fed up with you.

- What do you want here?
- Where are you going Ghobad?

- I'm going to hell.
- Wait a minute.

- Hello uncle.
- Hello dad.

Good night.

Dad, it was my own fault.

I told him to get another wife so we'd
know who's barren and he got mad.

Okay darling.
Go to bed.

Please leave him alone dad.

The quarrel of lovers is the
renewal of love.

This is between you two.

Jerk!

How is everything at the club?

No, it's nothing important.

It's about after tomorrow's meetings.

The Indian merchant! Until when
did he say he'd be in Tehran?

Yes, the Indian merchant who
had come from Mumbai.

All right.
Leave it for some other time.

And cancel my meeting with Haroun.

Make him understand we investigated
about his Victorian antiques...

...and found out they're not
that valuable.

Besides, tell Colonel Teymouri to
stop his bosses from k*lling people.

They can't get above themselves now
that they've gotten somewhere...

...with the help of me and
a few foreign friends.

Yes.
Cancel all my meetings for tomorrow.

No, I'm fine.

I have to take care of something
important tomorrow.

Turn right 100 meters farther.

Hello sir.

Hello sir.

Is that you, uncle?

Please save me from these two guys.
I don't know what they want.

Heshmat?

Yes sir

Finish him off.

Uncle please!

If it's because of Shirin,
I had nothing to do with her.

It's always her who starts.
She keeps calling me barren.

I had nothing to do with her.
She's put me through hell.

Shut your mouth.

I'd already told you to
mind your moves.

I'd told you that there's a difference
between men and women, remember?

I'm sorry uncle.
Please have mercy on me.

Heshmat!

Please uncle, I'm sorry!
For the sake of your wife's ashes!

Oh God!

You're an arrow shot upright.

I don't want anyone to know Bozorg's
son-in-law is such a good-for-nothing!

Otherwise I'd have you k*lled
sooner than this.

I'm sorry uncle.

Please!

I could have you k*lled with
only one b*llet.

But I don't!
Because Shirin loves you.

God knows what it is she likes
about a jerk like you.

To make a long story short, if I still
let you breathe, you owe it to Shirin.

Try to understand that, you jerk!

If you ever hurt Shirin again,
I'll totally ignore her love for you.

I'll make her a widow with
my own hands. Understood?

Yes.

I will take care of the child issue.

Your concern is my concern.

This family needs an heir after all.

You went too far big guys.

You still don't know whom
you're dealing with.

I'll teach you a lesson.

We just do as we're told, Ghobad.

Cigarettes.

Easy!

Don't make your food so salty man.
It's not good for your heart.

It's not right to read a magazine
when you're eating Homeyra.

God wouldn't like that.

Things that you say mother!
I found it!

Listen everybody.

Industry Masterpiece in Atom Century.
Give a listen.

Have your food dear.

Where's your head
You didn't even have a bite.

I'll eat.

Sit down.

Why are you doing this woman?
Let her go get it.

It must be Marzieh.

She's been calling for three days
and I keep bringing excuses.

You should give me a clear-cut answer.

I gave you my answer!
This is not the time.

Why not dad?

Have you forgotten what your man did?

- What does that mean?
- Dad is right, sister.

What would the neighbors say?

What should we tell them our
brother-in-law does?

He was a political guy before and
now he's been accused of m*rder!

If worst comes to worst!
Isn't that true

God!

Homeyra!

- Do you even think before you talk?
- Isn't that true?

What did I say wrong?
Isn't that true Hooshang?

It is.

No wonder they'd get
each other covered!

Curse the devil!
That's enough Simin.

Why don't you tell them these things?

You neither let me see Farhad
nor give them an answer.

If not in a couple of weeks, then when?

Things that you say, doctor!
How am I supposed to know?

Let the victim rest in peace and then I'll
see if the boy has changed his manners.

Dad, you're talking about Farhad,
your best friend's son.

You heard me.
A jailbird is not welcome in our family.

I've been a reputable man all my life.

Now you expect me to let this boy
bring shame on me No way!

Yeah!

Okay, I'll tell them all that.

Mood spoiler!

It's college that has made her so brazen.
Now she even talks back to dad.

I'm glad you didn't go to college Homeyra.

You didn't have your dinner.
Drink this tea at least.

Darling, it's not the end of the world.

You and Farhad belong together.

It's not that hard to talk your
dad into this.

My dear!

- Why didn't you come to bed Parvin?
- I can't sleep.

Really What are you doing?

I'm sewing up Shahrzad's dowry.

Come on!
Things that you say.

I'm thinking of the old days.

Everybody was against our marriage,
remember?

You wanted it and you did it
with Bozorg's support.

Now all those haters are gone,
dead and buried.

You and I are alive. We have
three daughters and a grandkid.

Everybody has the right to live their
own life. Parents should be supportive.

I was thinking, maybe we
should let these two...

Jamshid?

Jamshid?

Get back to bed.

Yeah, I'll go.
You should get to sleep too.

I will.

Come on!
This belongs to the Stone Age.

Nothing was certain yet!

But I had to ask Saeedeh to
make the wedding dress.

It's okay.

- Thank you Saeedeh.
- Sure.

Thanks to you Marzieh!
We'd never come up with that idea.

We've been through a lot
during this time.

I'm glad it all ended well and they're
finally marrying each other.

Thank God for that.

Parvin, I want to choose one for myself.
How about this one?

I don't think that's suitable for our age.

Why not I'm not that old.

I mean nobody would look at the
bride if you wear this dress.

Yes! Everybody would be
looking at the groom's mother.

What should I tell my husband?

Marzieh!
This dress is not suitable for you.

Thank you.

- Saeedeh?
- Coming.

- Thank you very much.
- Hope to see your wedding too.

Will you button the back?

You have no idea how close
the mothers have gotten.

How was your father finally
talked into this?

I don't know.
He's been so quiet.

So has Farhad.

- Is he better?
- What can I say?

He's not the same person.

I don't even know if he
wants this marriage.

We're just handling everything
on our own.

Cut it out! How could he not want
this after all he's been through?

What can I say girl
I'm so heavyhearted.

After that miserable day,
we all changed.

How could it all happen overnight?

In the morning people had the
picture of Mosaddegh.

In the evening, it was
the picture of Shah.

- We should forget those days.
- I don't think so.

We should remember that day or
we may experience even worse.

I don't know much about these things.

I'm just glad people don't suffer
from hunger and thirst.

People are satisfied when they can
talk openly about their problems.

With no fear of cops and inspectors.

I don't know.

- How have you been?
- Fine.

They say if you would be well served,
serve yourself.

Don't you want to have a change
in your life after two years?

Cut it out Shahrzad.

May your brother and mother rest in peace.

But you need to move on.

You should get married and settle down.

Wishful thinking!

I just want the days to go by.
I don't need a married life.

- Until when?
- Until my heart is at ease.

Never mind. This is not the
time for saying these things.

Don't open your eyes.

Come on out.

There's a stair here.

Don't open them.

You look beautiful!

- You like it?
- It suits you so well.

You look amazing.

- What is it darling?
- Where is Farhad?

Farhad?

Were you expecting him honey?

- I'm calling him right now.
- No, there's no need for that.

Thank you very much Saeedeh.

- Good job.
- Thank you.

Here. I insist.

Ghobad?

Ghobad?

Where are you?

There you are!
I've been looking all over for you.

How about we go to Lalezar together?

Remember Mahindokht?

My father's cousin's daughter.

They've moved out of that old house.

Their new place is a luxurious
house in Dezashib.

They say all their door knobs
are made of gold.

And they have Parisian paintings
on their ceilings.

It's not as good my dad's place.
But it's something anyway.

They've invited everybody to their new
place for the day after tomorrow.

We should go too.

God knows what we're going to
take as a gift.

The ice has melted.

Should I tell Malmal to get
you another one?

Anyway, I thought we'd go to the
antique shop in Lalezar together.

I've seen a pair of candlesticks
with a mirror and a vase.

I can ask the guy to bring them over.
But your taste is something else.

Perhaps you choose something else.
What do you think?

I'm talking to you Ghobad.

I'm listening.

I'm afraid you're mad at me for
what you did the other night.

Fine! You don't have to talk.

But I have no idea what's happened
during the past couple of days.

It's something between you and my
dad. It has nothing to do with me.

Yeah, it has nothing to do with you.
Forget it.

Ghobad, these things happen
in every house.

My father wants what's best for us.

Yeah, right!

Done.

- Well, is everything all right?
- Yes.

Is Hashem's son better?

He's better.

- Will you dismiss me?
- No, wait.

It's been a while I've been
trying to talk about something.

But then the coup on
August 19 came up.

- Have a seat.
- Okay.

I've already told you that in my eyes,
you're different from other women.

You're powerful and authoritative.

It could be a little manly sometimes.
But it doesn't matter.

Maybe you're the only one
I can share this pain with.

You're a woman and you can
understand that by pain...

...I don't mean the pain of
those needles and stuff.

I'm talking about a real pain
deep in my heart.

I want a girl for my son-in-law.

I want a girl to marry Ghobad
and give birth to a child for me.

A child that would be my heir.

This is a big deal.

You understand?

I'm beholden to you.

I wish I could say that I understand
and help you any way I could.

But I don't understand. You want a girl
who can give birth to an heir only?

What will happen to her after that?

Well, she will become a
member of our family.

She can live like a princess
till the end of her life.

She will be treated like a princess.

She will have her child
and be respected.

What else could a woman want?

Well, none of these...

- Sorry, no offence.
- Go on.

None of these can take
the place of love.

But a kind of love that hurts
can turn to hate.

Love remains with comfort and wealth.

Please let me disagree with you.

However, have you thought about
your daughter's heart?

Sometimes, you forget
whom you're talking to.

- Someone has to break your pride.
- I'm sorry. No offence.

Okay, I'll think about it and let
you know if I find a suitable girl.

Can I go now?

Goodbye.

Why are you guys so sad?

I am the one who's not in the mood.
Why don't you sing?

Sing for me.

What happened to nightingales?
Where did those thousands descend?

Yes?

Are you okay, brother?

Yeah.

Brother, Shahrzad is on the line.

- Tell her I'll talk to her later.
- She says it's an emergency.

She's called for several times lately.

It's not fair, brother.

I've vowed to make a donation
so he'd feel better.

Hold on.
It's Shahrzad.

Thanks.

I'll go check on the food.
I've made your favorite dish.

- Hello
- What are you doing here Let's go.

Hi.

Are you better?

What can I say?

Why don't you return my calls?

You know I haven't been
in the mood these days.

I thought I was different from others.

Never mind.
I don't want to pester you.

I have to go.

- Shahrzad?
- Yes?

I don't mean to hurt you.

I know what you went through
when I was in jail.

But it takes me some time to
become the Farhad you want.

Maybe you're right.

But I'm thinking, what good
am I if I can't keep you calm?

There are times in your life
when nobody can help you.

I thought love was made
for such moments.

I thought I could listen to you
share your feelings.

I thought I could keep your spirits high.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe I should thank God for
having you in this hectic situation.

Maybe we should see each other.

Naderi Caf�?

Naderi Caf�.

Hello sir.

Hello! Long time no see.

- I'm glad you're well.
- Thank you.

Have a seat.

Go ahead.

You see this news All lies!

They think people are stupid.

- Hello.
- Hello.

Okay, I'm late.
I have to go.

I'm going too.
I have a lot to get done today.

- Goodbye.
- Bye.

Bye.

- Hi. Sorry I'm late.
- Hi. It's okay.

- Something wrong?
- No! Let's have a seat.

Good old days.

Back then, you used to pick me up with
your white horse no matter where I was.

Maybe I had a white horse back then.

But now I'm riding a wild donkey.

- Farhad?
- Yes?

Don't you want to talk to me?

- I am talking to you.
- Talk to me for real I mean.

About what?

I don't know what you've gone through.

But maybe you'll feel better
if you just get it off your chest.

Maybe some other time.

Like when?
They're holding a wedding for us.

They've bought the wedding dress,
the dowry and everything.

But I haven't expressed my consent yet.
What's the hurry?

Marzieh doesn't think like that.
She thinks she can feel your pulse.

I've got no pulse.

I smell blood. My head and my
whole body are soaked in blood.

Do you want me to throw up
blood in front of you?

Farhad!

They all got shot in front of me.
My eyes were closed but...

...I could smell their blood.

Did you know people's blood
has different smells?

This is the smell of Vahid's blood.
This is Saber's.

This is the smell of Mahmoud's blood.

- I can still smell their blood.
- Farhad darling!

You have to move on.

Did you see how our dreams
got ruined overnight?

What happened to Dr. Mosaddegh?

Where is Fatemi?

Didn't you say we're stuck
in a strange time in history?

This door will open.
There will be light. Be patient.

I need time to find myself.

I have nightmares every night.

About the execution and the
moment the poor guy died.

I wish I find his family and
ask for their forgiveness.

Everything started from that damn day.
The ground is sinking beneath my feet.

I don't trust anyone.

Not even me?

Do you still love me?

What about you?

Can you still love a person
with such a bad reputation?

I'm not a kind of girl who'd give up
as soon as things went wrong.

I love you with all my heart as long as
I have this around my neck.

Shahrzad will not have a
bright future with Farhad.

What's that you're saying right
before the wedding, Jamshid?

I will call it off even an hour before
the wedding if I see it advisable.

The new government will not leave
these rebels alone so easily.

He will be humiliated as long as
Shah is in power.

Hashem's son is already a rebellious boy.

And to think he's pushed by his friends.

Hello

Hi.

Yes, by his permission.

Of course I needed to talk to him alone.

Tonight?

Okay, no problem.

Goodbye.

I have to change my clothes and go somewhere.

It's nothing unfortunate I hope.

Where are you going at this time of night?

Well, I don't know where to start.

Me and my family have
always been beholden to you.

I mean without you, I would
never have such a decent life.

But now I'm in a trouble that...

Do not beat around the bush Jamshid.
Get to the point.

Is it about Hashem's son?

Has Hashem said anything, sir?

He doesn't agree to this marriage either?

Hashem hasn't said anything.

I could read it in your eyes.

I don't know if this is parental concern
or willpower.

It's willpower sir.

I was against this marriage
from the beginning.

But as Hashem was a friend of mine,
I couldn't let them down.

But now things have changed.

I can see my daughter's life
getting ruined by this boy.

He's always been headstrong.
And now there's blood on his hands.

This is no joke.
The case is still open.

Why are you saying this to me?

I wanted to ask you not to let the
two families turn against each other.

We both are under your wings after all.

Hashem is like a brother to me.
I don't want us to be on bad terms.

Have you thought about the girl?

She'll always be carrying
the boy's name.

She's educated and stubborn.
She'll be a spinster.

I'll serve her in my house till
the end of my life.

But I will die of grief if she
marries this boy, I swear.

There's only one way to
untangle this knotty problem.

What is it sir?

It should be me who deals with Hashem,
his son and your daughter, not you.

Nobody goes against me.

God bless you sir.
That's what I'm talking about.

Yes sir?

I don't want Shirin to know about this
for now. I shall let her know myself.

Your daughter must marry Ghobad.
End of story.

Back to life I am after all these deaths

Back home I am after all these doubts

Once more a window after all these countless walls

Trusting your eyes, trusting your eyes

After all these doubts

Tired of seeking you, tired of not finding you

Tired of smelling your scent,
tired of your absence

Tired of breathing,
tired of dying in you without you

Set my heart on fire, bring me back to life

Not too soon, not too late

Be my flame again for
I shall not rest in the ground

Believe in this love

Come to my rescue, for in your eyes

I shall settle

Tired of breathing,
tired of dying in you without you

Set my heart on fire, bring me back to life

Not too soon, not too late

Back to life again, I am

Back to life again