1 00:01:13,274 --> 00:01:14,875 My name is Afshin Ghaffarian. 2 00:01:17,211 --> 00:01:18,377 I am a citizen of Iran. 3 00:01:21,615 --> 00:01:23,148 And I'm a dancer. 4 00:02:29,883 --> 00:02:31,884 Afshin! Afshin! 5 00:02:31,886 --> 00:02:35,521 Afshin! Afshin! Afshin! 6 00:02:35,523 --> 00:02:37,689 Afshin! Afshin! 7 00:02:37,691 --> 00:02:38,757 Afshin! Af... 8 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:50,502 Afshin, give me your hand. 9 00:02:50,504 --> 00:02:51,625 Give me your hand. 10 00:02:55,275 --> 00:02:56,475 Afshin, what did you do? 11 00:02:57,744 --> 00:02:59,378 I danced in class. 12 00:02:59,380 --> 00:03:00,461 The teacher hit me. 13 00:03:02,582 --> 00:03:04,502 You see those men over there? 14 00:03:04,784 --> 00:03:06,185 They are the Basij, 15 00:03:06,853 --> 00:03:08,187 the morality police. 16 00:03:09,322 --> 00:03:11,256 If they catch you dancing, 17 00:03:11,258 --> 00:03:12,558 they will do worse than this. 18 00:03:13,593 --> 00:03:15,794 But why? 19 00:03:15,796 --> 00:03:18,597 Because they say dancing is forbidden. 20 00:03:18,599 --> 00:03:21,039 So if you're going to do it, you do it somewhere safe. 21 00:03:23,536 --> 00:03:25,656 They are afraid of no one, Afshin. 22 00:03:27,340 --> 00:03:28,807 And if they ever come for you, 23 00:03:29,609 --> 00:03:30,509 you run. 24 00:03:31,911 --> 00:03:33,278 Afshin Ghaffarian. 25 00:03:33,980 --> 00:03:35,547 Sir. 26 00:03:35,549 --> 00:03:36,515 Sit down. 27 00:03:38,384 --> 00:03:39,351 So... 28 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:41,853 You like dancing? 29 00:03:45,992 --> 00:03:47,872 Have you ever heard of the Saba? 30 00:03:51,497 --> 00:03:54,499 It's an art center, here in Mashhad. 31 00:03:54,501 --> 00:03:57,269 It's not like any other normal school. 32 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:01,707 It's a very well-kept secret. 33 00:04:03,009 --> 00:04:04,476 I think you'll like it there. 34 00:04:05,712 --> 00:04:06,945 It's run 35 00:04:06,947 --> 00:04:08,380 by a charming man. 36 00:04:10,850 --> 00:04:12,918 Tomorrow, 4:00. 37 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:15,020 Be there. 38 00:04:18,725 --> 00:04:21,593 Today, I want you... Afshin! 39 00:04:22,662 --> 00:04:23,962 Welcome to the Saba. 40 00:04:24,897 --> 00:04:25,978 Please, do come in. 41 00:04:29,002 --> 00:04:30,402 Take a seat. 42 00:04:32,972 --> 00:04:34,973 Here, you call me Mehdi. 43 00:04:36,843 --> 00:04:39,203 There are things you need to understand, Afshin. 44 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:42,514 Our country is like 45 00:04:44,517 --> 00:04:47,486 two parallel worlds running alongside each other. 46 00:04:48,888 --> 00:04:50,889 There is the one you see outside, 47 00:04:50,891 --> 00:04:52,724 and there's this one, 48 00:04:52,726 --> 00:04:55,294 this world, behind closed doors. 49 00:04:57,463 --> 00:04:58,764 Outside there are laws, 50 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:01,833 commandments and sin. 51 00:05:02,769 --> 00:05:05,304 In here, we are free. 52 00:05:06,606 --> 00:05:07,773 Here. 53 00:05:09,809 --> 00:05:11,729 Here's your Saba membership card. 54 00:05:12,578 --> 00:05:14,446 You've got a lot to learn. 55 00:05:14,448 --> 00:05:16,648 But that's a great thing. 56 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:19,551 All right, everybody, concentrate. I want you all to listen 57 00:05:19,553 --> 00:05:22,321 to this piece of music, carefully. 58 00:05:22,323 --> 00:05:24,456 It's from a faraway land. 59 00:05:24,458 --> 00:05:27,392 Written by an incredible artist. 60 00:05:27,394 --> 00:05:29,795 It's about life, about passion, 61 00:05:30,830 --> 00:05:32,698 creation. 62 00:05:32,700 --> 00:05:36,001 Let it speak to you. Let it stir the emotions in your heart. 63 00:06:04,430 --> 00:06:05,430 Ooh! 64 00:06:16,642 --> 00:06:18,443 You don't understand. 65 00:06:18,445 --> 00:06:20,145 I coulda had class. 66 00:06:20,147 --> 00:06:21,713 I coulda been a contender. 67 00:06:51,077 --> 00:06:52,744 Mehdi, 68 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:53,867 why do they hate us? 69 00:06:55,848 --> 00:06:58,750 Girls and boys sitting in the same room, 70 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:01,119 studying the arts, that's a sin in their eyes. 71 00:07:04,757 --> 00:07:06,525 - Will they be back? - Oh, yes. 72 00:07:09,529 --> 00:07:10,562 So, 73 00:07:11,063 --> 00:07:12,164 what do we do? 74 00:07:15,635 --> 00:07:16,668 Get new windows. 75 00:07:26,712 --> 00:07:27,846 That, Afshin, 76 00:07:28,781 --> 00:07:29,981 is Rudolf Nureyev. 77 00:07:31,818 --> 00:07:33,518 He was Russian. 78 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,241 He fled to Paris because they were trying to imprison him. 79 00:07:40,159 --> 00:07:41,760 It reminds me of Rumi's poem. 80 00:07:43,496 --> 00:07:46,031 "In your light, I learned how to love." 81 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:49,067 "In your beauty,." 82 00:07:50,203 --> 00:07:51,736 "I found poetry." 83 00:07:54,006 --> 00:07:55,507 "You dance inside my heart," 84 00:07:57,043 --> 00:07:59,083 "where no one else can see you." 85 00:08:06,152 --> 00:08:07,886 Watch it some more. 86 00:08:07,888 --> 00:08:08,854 I'll be back. 87 00:08:58,170 --> 00:09:00,672 Mousavi! Mousavi! 88 00:09:00,674 --> 00:09:04,876 Mousavi! Mousavi! Mousavi! Mousavi! 89 00:09:04,878 --> 00:09:08,613 Mousavi! Mousavi! 90 00:09:08,615 --> 00:09:10,815 Rallies are taking place all over Iran 91 00:09:10,817 --> 00:09:13,084 for the upcoming elections. 92 00:09:13,086 --> 00:09:15,220 The main challenger to the current president, Ahmadinejad, 93 00:09:15,222 --> 00:09:17,989 is Mir-Hossein Mousavi. 94 00:09:17,991 --> 00:09:21,660 Ringing across the streets of Tehran. 95 00:10:13,179 --> 00:10:15,259 Okay. Nice to see some new faces. 96 00:10:36,335 --> 00:10:37,636 It's a shame. 97 00:10:39,839 --> 00:10:41,079 I thought it was pretty good. 98 00:10:42,842 --> 00:10:45,176 Yeah. 99 00:10:45,178 --> 00:10:47,946 Yeah. It's always the same, you know, 100 00:10:47,948 --> 00:10:50,548 I put it up, they tear it down. I paint it on the wall, 101 00:10:51,283 --> 00:10:53,251 and they, uh, cover it up. 102 00:10:53,253 --> 00:10:54,786 Uh, expression repression. 103 00:10:54,788 --> 00:10:56,087 It's our little game. 104 00:10:56,089 --> 00:10:58,089 But I've got plenty more paint. 105 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:02,994 Uh, I'm Afshin. 106 00:11:06,899 --> 00:11:07,799 Ardi. 107 00:11:11,137 --> 00:11:13,138 - Sorry. - It's okay. It's fine. 108 00:11:13,140 --> 00:11:15,840 - It's your second day, huh? First year. -Yeah. 109 00:11:15,842 --> 00:11:17,042 Where are you from? Tehran? 110 00:11:17,044 --> 00:11:18,125 No, I'm from Mashhad. 111 00:11:20,446 --> 00:11:21,880 Mashdi. 112 00:11:23,817 --> 00:11:25,917 - What? -Wow, you're a long way from home, huh? 113 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:28,053 Yeah. 114 00:11:28,055 --> 00:11:30,175 Well, uh, you're gonna need to know some ground rules. 115 00:11:30,356 --> 00:11:32,323 Like what? 116 00:11:32,325 --> 00:11:34,192 Well, even in university, you have to be careful. 117 00:11:34,194 --> 00:11:35,193 Look. You see? 118 00:11:36,829 --> 00:11:38,730 - Student Basij. - Basij? 119 00:11:39,832 --> 00:11:41,866 - Here? - Yeah, look. 120 00:11:41,868 --> 00:11:43,368 What is he doing? Is he confiscating her book? 121 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:45,003 It must be illegal. 122 00:11:45,005 --> 00:11:46,285 But we have to make a stand. 123 00:11:47,239 --> 00:11:48,907 - You stay here. Stay. - What? 124 00:11:48,909 --> 00:11:51,443 - Stay here. - Ar... Ardi, wait. No, Ardi. 125 00:11:53,079 --> 00:11:55,213 Hey! What the hell are you doing? 126 00:11:55,215 --> 00:11:58,349 - Ardi! -Hey, man. How are you? Sorry I'm late. 127 00:11:58,351 --> 00:12:00,719 Thanks for waiting. Hey, I want you to meet my new friend. 128 00:12:00,721 --> 00:12:03,321 Afshin! Afshin, come here. 129 00:12:03,323 --> 00:12:05,724 Afshin, this is my friend Mehran. 130 00:12:05,726 --> 00:12:07,726 - Hi. - Yeah, this is Afshin, Mona. 131 00:12:07,728 --> 00:12:09,160 - Hi. - Mona, Afshin. 132 00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:10,523 I hope he hasn't corrupted you yet. 133 00:12:10,997 --> 00:12:14,232 - Give him time. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Very funny. 134 00:12:14,234 --> 00:12:15,767 Actually, what time is it? 135 00:12:15,769 --> 00:12:17,068 Come on. We're gonna be late. 136 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:19,037 Hey, so, are you coming tonight? 137 00:12:19,039 --> 00:12:22,874 Yeah. Actually, Mashdi, you're coming, too. 138 00:12:22,876 --> 00:12:24,509 Meet us here, outside the gates, 10:00. 139 00:12:24,511 --> 00:12:25,944 Okay? Bye. 140 00:12:25,946 --> 00:12:27,345 Come on, let's go. 141 00:12:27,347 --> 00:12:28,513 So, nice to meet you. 142 00:12:28,515 --> 00:12:30,415 - Yeah, you, too. - See you later. 143 00:12:32,486 --> 00:12:34,352 - This traffic is crazy. 144 00:12:34,354 --> 00:12:36,521 So I keep on seeing Mehran 145 00:12:36,523 --> 00:12:38,757 in my drama class, 146 00:12:38,759 --> 00:12:39,891 but he doesn't look like someone who studies drama. 147 00:12:39,893 --> 00:12:41,960 So I find out his big secret, okay, 148 00:12:41,962 --> 00:12:44,829 and it turns out that he is an engineering student 149 00:12:44,831 --> 00:12:46,164 who keeps on sneaking into my class. 150 00:12:46,166 --> 00:12:48,867 - I mean, that's pretty cool. - That's not exactly true. 151 00:12:48,869 --> 00:12:50,468 That is exactly true. 152 00:12:50,470 --> 00:12:51,970 Where are we going? 153 00:12:54,874 --> 00:12:56,908 Hey, guys. 154 00:13:02,516 --> 00:13:06,084 Afshin, welcome to the Ayatollah's worst nightmare. 155 00:13:23,803 --> 00:13:25,103 That's her boyfriend. Naser. 156 00:13:25,105 --> 00:13:28,139 He's a... Actually, he's a student director. 157 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:30,575 He's taking a theater trip to Paris next year. 158 00:13:30,577 --> 00:13:32,297 Lucky bastard's getting out. 159 00:13:33,345 --> 00:13:34,312 What are they smoking? 160 00:13:35,181 --> 00:13:36,481 Heroin. 161 00:13:36,483 --> 00:13:38,883 The regime is, um... 162 00:13:38,885 --> 00:13:40,285 They're flooding the streets with the shit, you know? 163 00:13:40,287 --> 00:13:42,088 They want... They want to numb us. 164 00:13:44,323 --> 00:13:46,357 Okay, come on, let's forget them. 165 00:13:46,359 --> 00:13:48,959 Let's go have some fun, eh? Let's party. Come on. 166 00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:37,581 Cyrus. How are you? Good to see you. 167 00:14:39,579 --> 00:14:41,946 Ah, Beluga Vodka. 168 00:14:41,948 --> 00:14:43,708 Oh, fancy. You guys want a drink? 169 00:14:46,986 --> 00:14:48,266 Wait, you can get YouTube? 170 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:50,676 What about the firewall? 171 00:14:51,457 --> 00:14:53,524 Proxy server. 172 00:14:53,526 --> 00:14:55,286 Here, Afshin. I think you'll like this. 173 00:14:56,229 --> 00:15:01,065 Broadcast in stealth from Washington, D.C., 174 00:15:01,067 --> 00:15:04,202 this is the unofficial, true voice of the Persian Youth. 175 00:15:06,606 --> 00:15:08,606 Pretty cool, huh? 176 00:15:08,608 --> 00:15:11,509 The voice, the regime doesn't want you to hear. 177 00:15:12,645 --> 00:15:14,178 Hey, guys. 178 00:15:14,180 --> 00:15:15,980 Come on. Food's ready. 179 00:15:15,982 --> 00:15:18,102 Yeah, all right. We're coming now. 180 00:15:19,051 --> 00:15:20,418 Do you mind if I... 181 00:15:20,420 --> 00:15:22,140 No, man. Knock yourself out. 182 00:15:47,012 --> 00:15:48,146 Come on! 183 00:15:49,248 --> 00:15:51,249 All right! 184 00:17:12,164 --> 00:17:14,365 Afshin. 185 00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:15,767 You watch too much YouTube, my friend. 186 00:17:15,769 --> 00:17:17,435 He's good, huh? 187 00:17:17,437 --> 00:17:19,670 Hey, Afshin. 188 00:17:19,672 --> 00:17:21,572 Show me that, man. I've always... I've always wanted to do that. 189 00:17:21,574 --> 00:17:22,640 Which one? 190 00:17:22,642 --> 00:17:23,741 That was it, the moonwalk. 191 00:17:23,743 --> 00:17:25,743 - The moonwalk? - Yeah. 192 00:17:25,745 --> 00:17:27,111 So, show me how? Okay. So, you weight this leg. 193 00:17:27,113 --> 00:17:28,579 - Yeah. - Then, switch. 194 00:17:28,581 --> 00:17:30,515 And then push back. Switch. 195 00:17:30,517 --> 00:17:32,350 - Okay, switch. You're going to spoil your appetite. 196 00:17:32,352 --> 00:17:34,786 Hey, guys. Time to eat. Come on. 197 00:17:34,788 --> 00:17:36,120 Time to eat. 198 00:17:37,189 --> 00:17:38,756 Afshin, come get some food. 199 00:17:52,805 --> 00:17:54,805 You know, guys, I've been thinking. 200 00:17:55,441 --> 00:17:57,242 I want to start a dance group. 201 00:17:58,510 --> 00:18:00,244 What? 202 00:18:00,246 --> 00:18:02,447 - I want to start a dance group. - Yeah. 203 00:18:02,449 --> 00:18:03,815 Start one in the canteen. 204 00:18:03,817 --> 00:18:05,683 Dance on the tables... 205 00:18:05,685 --> 00:18:08,586 - Look, Mehran, I'm serious. - ...with the professors. 206 00:18:08,588 --> 00:18:11,428 Who are you... Who are you gonna find to be in a dance group? 207 00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:15,226 Look, it's illegal, right? 208 00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:18,663 - Dance is illegal. -It's not illegal, technically. 209 00:18:18,665 --> 00:18:20,364 - It's forbidden. - Yeah, okay, forbidden. 210 00:18:20,366 --> 00:18:21,632 But totally forbidden. 211 00:18:21,634 --> 00:18:23,267 Come on, Naser. So's vodka. 212 00:18:23,269 --> 00:18:26,237 Wait, so you want us to start a dance group? 213 00:18:26,239 --> 00:18:28,873 No, I want us to take control of our lives. 214 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:30,675 You know, have somewhere that's ours, 215 00:18:30,677 --> 00:18:31,742 where we can create. 216 00:18:31,744 --> 00:18:33,144 "Somewhere that's ours." 217 00:18:34,179 --> 00:18:35,546 Yeah, 218 00:18:35,548 --> 00:18:36,848 with no rules. 219 00:18:36,850 --> 00:18:38,749 No rules, huh? 220 00:18:38,751 --> 00:18:40,118 I'd love to dance. 221 00:18:40,120 --> 00:18:41,619 - Mona. - What? 222 00:18:41,621 --> 00:18:42,653 You guys are crazy. 223 00:18:46,892 --> 00:18:49,494 So, how would we do it? 224 00:18:49,496 --> 00:18:52,396 Well, we'd have to keep it a secret. 225 00:18:52,398 --> 00:18:55,466 - Who's going to teach us? - YouTube. 226 00:18:55,468 --> 00:18:57,869 YouTube? Cyrus is right. You are crazy. 227 00:18:57,871 --> 00:19:01,405 - Just because you can't dance. - Look, this isn't a joke, Mona. 228 00:19:01,407 --> 00:19:03,327 You get caught dancing, you go to prison. 229 00:19:05,244 --> 00:19:07,745 You know what happened to my friend. 230 00:19:07,747 --> 00:19:11,849 Just a few months in Evin, and his hair was white. 231 00:19:11,851 --> 00:19:13,651 We hear you, Naser. 232 00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:15,693 Yeah, come on, Naser, no one wants that. 233 00:19:18,757 --> 00:19:19,838 You know, when I dance, 234 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,327 I feel free. 235 00:19:23,329 --> 00:19:25,763 You know, it's like no one can take that away. 236 00:19:25,765 --> 00:19:26,898 It's... It's limitless. 237 00:19:31,203 --> 00:19:32,324 So you really want this? 238 00:19:33,305 --> 00:19:34,205 I do. 239 00:19:35,674 --> 00:19:36,954 Mehran, what do you think? 240 00:19:37,876 --> 00:19:39,577 It's different. 241 00:19:39,579 --> 00:19:41,499 An underground dance company. 242 00:19:44,483 --> 00:19:45,763 No, I think it's a great idea. 243 00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:51,469 We need somewhere to rehearse. 244 00:19:53,492 --> 00:19:55,612 There's nowhere in the university. 245 00:19:56,261 --> 00:19:57,428 What about your cousin? 246 00:19:57,430 --> 00:19:59,197 She owns that old building, right? 247 00:19:59,199 --> 00:20:00,731 - The printing factory? - Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 248 00:20:00,733 --> 00:20:02,867 That's empty. Maybe there's somewhere there. 249 00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:05,336 No one would know. 250 00:20:05,338 --> 00:20:08,459 - Except the Basij. -In a disused printing factory? 251 00:20:08,740 --> 00:20:10,241 Tell her, it's for extra studies. 252 00:20:10,243 --> 00:20:12,276 Yeah, just say it's for 253 00:20:12,278 --> 00:20:13,644 theater studies, something like that. 254 00:20:13,646 --> 00:20:15,366 We just need one quiet room. 255 00:20:15,847 --> 00:20:16,968 Something out of sight. 256 00:20:32,864 --> 00:20:34,332 It's perfect. 257 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:36,000 Yes! 258 00:20:39,905 --> 00:20:42,905 Yeah, no, of course, of course. As long as it's safe. 259 00:20:44,876 --> 00:20:46,577 Let's start tomorrow. 260 00:20:46,579 --> 00:20:49,780 Are we sure it's going to be secure? Is it going to be safe? 261 00:20:49,782 --> 00:20:51,949 - What if we're found out? - We'll be fine. 262 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:54,418 I'm more worried about cleaning that room. 263 00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:57,355 We'll travel separately. Hide the key outside. 264 00:20:57,357 --> 00:20:59,257 It just feels like it should be harder somehow. 265 00:20:59,259 --> 00:21:00,958 It will be. You've seen Ardi dance. 266 00:21:02,661 --> 00:21:03,861 Uh... 267 00:21:04,763 --> 00:21:05,963 I'm amazing. 268 00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:12,536 - Okay, ready? - Yeah. 269 00:21:12,538 --> 00:21:13,671 Let's go. 270 00:21:14,873 --> 00:21:16,874 Ardi, come on, set the curve. 271 00:21:16,876 --> 00:21:18,309 Okay, so there are some movements that I think you should try. 272 00:21:18,311 --> 00:21:20,778 Um, what do you think? 273 00:21:20,780 --> 00:21:22,013 - Um... 274 00:21:25,951 --> 00:21:27,652 Yeah, okay. So, um... 275 00:21:28,553 --> 00:21:30,321 You start with the leg. 276 00:21:32,392 --> 00:21:34,553 Are we going to be doing it like... 277 00:21:42,067 --> 00:21:44,402 So, this is the dance group. 278 00:21:45,470 --> 00:21:48,339 - How did you... -If you want to be smart, 279 00:21:48,341 --> 00:21:51,341 maybe the last one should take the key with them. 280 00:21:56,715 --> 00:21:57,882 Relax. 281 00:21:58,784 --> 00:22:00,351 I overheard you. 282 00:22:00,353 --> 00:22:01,819 No one else knows. 283 00:22:01,821 --> 00:22:03,321 If anybody else had, 284 00:22:03,323 --> 00:22:04,889 I wouldn't have come. 285 00:22:04,891 --> 00:22:06,757 So, can I audition? 286 00:22:08,427 --> 00:22:09,727 Have we met before? 287 00:22:09,729 --> 00:22:11,429 No. 288 00:22:11,431 --> 00:22:12,463 I'm Elaheh. 289 00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:17,702 Guys, who is this girl? 290 00:22:25,077 --> 00:22:26,344 Okay. 291 00:25:14,212 --> 00:25:15,579 So? 292 00:25:17,516 --> 00:25:18,949 Uh... 293 00:25:18,951 --> 00:25:20,050 Okay, sure. 294 00:25:20,052 --> 00:25:21,519 Okay. Let's start. 295 00:25:28,159 --> 00:25:30,828 - Hey. - Hey. 296 00:25:32,297 --> 00:25:33,764 So, uh, what do you think? 297 00:25:35,567 --> 00:25:37,768 You have commitment. 298 00:25:37,770 --> 00:25:39,730 But you need to work on technique. 299 00:25:39,871 --> 00:25:41,138 A lot. 300 00:25:41,140 --> 00:25:43,140 Without that, you have nothing. 301 00:25:44,976 --> 00:25:45,943 Who taught you? 302 00:25:47,212 --> 00:25:49,613 My mother. 303 00:25:49,615 --> 00:25:52,055 Before the revolution, she was in the Iranian National Ballet. 304 00:25:52,083 --> 00:25:53,817 In Tehran? 305 00:25:53,819 --> 00:25:55,319 Of course. 306 00:25:55,321 --> 00:25:57,361 Back then, they were the stars of their day. 307 00:25:59,224 --> 00:26:01,926 Even Nureyev and Fonteyn came and taught them Le Corsaire. 308 00:26:01,928 --> 00:26:03,327 Wait. Rudolf Nureyev was here? 309 00:26:04,963 --> 00:26:06,203 Doesn't seem real, does it? 310 00:26:08,733 --> 00:26:09,700 Tell me more. 311 00:26:11,036 --> 00:26:13,103 There were about 50 dancers. 312 00:26:13,105 --> 00:26:14,385 Mainly from Iran and Europe. 313 00:26:15,006 --> 00:26:16,740 Some Americans. 314 00:26:16,742 --> 00:26:18,309 Then dance became the great big sin, 315 00:26:18,311 --> 00:26:19,591 and it all came to an end. 316 00:26:20,812 --> 00:26:21,779 Okay? 317 00:26:23,915 --> 00:26:24,996 See you tomorrow. 318 00:27:36,388 --> 00:27:38,428 You know, there's this video I found online. 319 00:27:39,357 --> 00:27:42,660 It's, uh... It's about Fosse. 320 00:27:42,662 --> 00:27:45,783 It's, uh... It's interesting. I thought maybe we should watch it together. 321 00:27:47,699 --> 00:27:49,500 Afshin, are you asking me out? 322 00:27:52,370 --> 00:27:54,738 I don't know. What... What if you said no? 323 00:27:55,907 --> 00:27:58,042 Can you cook? 324 00:27:58,044 --> 00:28:01,145 Uh, I make Ghormeh sabzi. It's pretty good. 325 00:28:01,147 --> 00:28:03,881 - Says who? - Maman. 326 00:28:10,922 --> 00:28:12,690 - Hey. - Hey. 327 00:28:12,692 --> 00:28:13,791 How's it going? 328 00:28:14,893 --> 00:28:16,393 My TV's down. 329 00:28:16,395 --> 00:28:18,676 It's the election debate. Everyone's watching. 330 00:28:19,130 --> 00:28:21,031 Mousavi's on. 331 00:28:21,033 --> 00:28:22,900 He's promising to disband the morality police. 332 00:28:22,902 --> 00:28:25,262 Man, I am telling you, the president is history. 333 00:28:27,338 --> 00:28:29,938 As the race for Iran's presidential election heats up... 334 00:28:34,012 --> 00:28:35,012 Brother. 335 00:28:40,885 --> 00:28:43,405 - How's Maman? -Is that why you think I'm here? 336 00:28:43,788 --> 00:28:45,189 I don't know why you're here. 337 00:28:45,191 --> 00:28:46,824 It's been a while, brother. 338 00:28:46,826 --> 00:28:49,193 I feel like you've been avoiding me. 339 00:28:49,195 --> 00:28:51,515 - Sorry. -It's okay. You have to work hard. 340 00:28:52,497 --> 00:28:53,864 Are you making friends? 341 00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:57,021 I keep my head down. 342 00:28:58,002 --> 00:28:59,002 Good. 343 00:29:02,107 --> 00:29:04,027 Okay, you got me. I admit it. 344 00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:07,504 I've come to ask for a favor. 345 00:29:09,514 --> 00:29:11,849 People are making trouble at the elections. 346 00:29:13,084 --> 00:29:15,252 Enemies of our president. 347 00:29:15,254 --> 00:29:17,821 This university is full of them. 348 00:29:17,823 --> 00:29:19,857 The Basij needs eyes on the inside. 349 00:29:22,093 --> 00:29:23,373 Will you help me, brother? 350 00:29:27,866 --> 00:29:29,707 My exams are in two months. 351 00:29:30,969 --> 00:29:32,469 I can't. 352 00:29:32,471 --> 00:29:33,804 I have to focus. I'm sorry. 353 00:29:37,308 --> 00:29:38,308 My brother, 354 00:29:39,277 --> 00:29:40,344 the engineer. 355 00:29:42,914 --> 00:29:44,194 It's okay. I respect that. 356 00:29:45,416 --> 00:29:46,517 Enjoy the food. 357 00:29:56,494 --> 00:29:58,228 Hey, guys! 358 00:29:58,230 --> 00:29:59,830 Hey. Stay here. 359 00:30:03,369 --> 00:30:06,170 The rally is starting. Everyone... Everyone's here. 360 00:30:06,172 --> 00:30:08,472 What? Come over, show a little support. 361 00:30:08,474 --> 00:30:09,973 Yeah, it's not going to change anything. 362 00:30:09,975 --> 00:30:11,255 That's where you're wrong. 363 00:30:13,511 --> 00:30:14,845 Come on. 364 00:30:15,313 --> 00:30:16,847 Good. Come on. 365 00:30:16,849 --> 00:30:20,484 - Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 366 00:30:20,486 --> 00:30:23,854 Mousavi! Mousavi! Mousavi! 367 00:30:23,856 --> 00:30:27,057 Mousavi! Mousavi! Mousavi! 368 00:30:27,059 --> 00:30:28,425 How are the rehearsals going? 369 00:30:28,427 --> 00:30:30,861 Uh, yeah, they're going okay. 370 00:30:30,863 --> 00:30:32,329 It's a little hard for everyone to concentrate with the elections going on. 371 00:30:32,331 --> 00:30:34,431 Yeah. Well, you'll be going to Paris, 372 00:30:34,433 --> 00:30:35,465 a freer man. 373 00:30:36,100 --> 00:30:37,267 Yeah. 374 00:30:37,269 --> 00:30:39,236 Salaam. Salaam. How are you? 375 00:30:40,905 --> 00:30:42,072 Salaam. 376 00:30:42,074 --> 00:30:44,034 You have come from the rally, yes? 377 00:30:45,476 --> 00:30:47,344 Look, we're just on our way home. 378 00:30:47,346 --> 00:30:49,147 Do you plan on voting for Mousavi? 379 00:30:50,114 --> 00:30:51,081 Yes. 380 00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:55,653 That makes you a non-believer. 381 00:30:57,222 --> 00:30:58,856 We're going home. 382 00:30:58,858 --> 00:30:59,990 So you are married? 383 00:31:00,959 --> 00:31:02,192 How long has it been? 384 00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:04,875 - Please don't. -I'm not talking to you. 385 00:31:05,296 --> 00:31:07,297 Do you kiss her? 386 00:31:07,299 --> 00:31:09,433 Tell me, how does she taste? 387 00:31:09,435 --> 00:31:12,236 - Hey. - No, whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa. 388 00:31:12,238 --> 00:31:13,136 Look, we'll go. We'll go. 389 00:31:13,138 --> 00:31:14,404 No. You will stay. 390 00:31:16,474 --> 00:31:17,941 You look so innocent. 391 00:31:20,278 --> 00:31:23,547 How much does a whore like you charge, huh? 392 00:31:26,618 --> 00:31:28,552 Tell me, is she worth it? 393 00:31:28,554 --> 00:31:31,221 - Naser! 394 00:31:32,491 --> 00:31:34,524 - Naser! - Naser! 395 00:31:34,526 --> 00:31:36,360 Naser! No! 396 00:31:49,408 --> 00:31:51,942 Guys, guys... 397 00:31:51,944 --> 00:31:53,377 - Naser? - Naser! 398 00:32:00,485 --> 00:32:01,445 How is he? 399 00:32:02,353 --> 00:32:03,474 He's going to be okay. 400 00:32:05,356 --> 00:32:06,556 He just got out of surgery, and they say 401 00:32:06,558 --> 00:32:08,058 he's going to be okay. 402 00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:13,697 What did you do? 403 00:32:16,134 --> 00:32:17,100 What did we do? 404 00:32:18,970 --> 00:32:21,171 What did we do? What did they do? 405 00:32:21,173 --> 00:32:23,240 But why would they do this? 406 00:32:23,242 --> 00:32:24,803 Because they're animals, Mehran. 407 00:32:26,044 --> 00:32:27,284 We need to be more careful. 408 00:32:28,313 --> 00:32:29,246 We are careful. 409 00:32:53,705 --> 00:32:54,972 Mmm, you have it. 410 00:32:55,540 --> 00:32:57,140 Just let it go. 411 00:32:58,509 --> 00:33:00,589 Try not to think about what happened. 412 00:36:13,471 --> 00:36:14,771 Elaheh. 413 00:36:16,274 --> 00:36:17,794 - Elaheh, come with me. - No. 414 00:36:19,944 --> 00:36:21,178 Elaheh, come with me. 415 00:36:24,615 --> 00:36:26,055 - Elaheh. - No! 416 00:36:27,452 --> 00:36:29,953 Look, it's okay. I'm her friend, so... 417 00:36:29,955 --> 00:36:31,288 I'm her friend, too. 418 00:37:11,329 --> 00:37:12,569 Naser's fine, by the way. 419 00:37:17,368 --> 00:37:18,268 You know you're the best dancer in the group. 420 00:37:18,970 --> 00:37:20,303 Nothing changes that. 421 00:37:22,473 --> 00:37:24,674 But you can't dance if you're on heroin. 422 00:37:25,743 --> 00:37:27,703 What are you, the morality police? 423 00:37:30,481 --> 00:37:31,648 I don't care if it's right or wrong. 424 00:37:31,650 --> 00:37:32,930 All I care about is the group. 425 00:37:36,020 --> 00:37:37,854 What's the point? 426 00:37:37,856 --> 00:37:39,856 We both know this isn't going anywhere. 427 00:37:40,992 --> 00:37:42,952 - That's not true. - Then where is it going? 428 00:37:44,328 --> 00:37:45,762 Tell me, Afshin. 429 00:37:45,764 --> 00:37:46,885 What's the big plan? 430 00:38:23,067 --> 00:38:24,334 This isn't enough. 431 00:38:27,338 --> 00:38:28,459 We should perform, 432 00:38:30,007 --> 00:38:31,641 to an audience. 433 00:38:34,313 --> 00:38:36,713 Look, it's one thing for us to practice in here, but what's the point? 434 00:38:36,715 --> 00:38:38,795 You know, why dance if no one can see us? 435 00:38:39,083 --> 00:38:41,451 Because it's safe in here. 436 00:38:41,453 --> 00:38:42,419 Who'd want to see us? 437 00:38:43,754 --> 00:38:45,355 Anyone who wants to come. 438 00:38:45,357 --> 00:38:46,556 We'll find an audience. 439 00:38:46,558 --> 00:38:48,425 Anyone who wants to be arrested. 440 00:38:48,427 --> 00:38:50,060 All right, all right. 441 00:38:50,062 --> 00:38:52,462 So where would we put on a performance? 442 00:38:52,464 --> 00:38:54,831 There's nowhere. We can't. 443 00:38:54,833 --> 00:38:56,900 - Why not? - It's too dangerous. 444 00:38:58,602 --> 00:39:00,203 What about somewhere out of the city? 445 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:03,606 Where? 446 00:39:08,045 --> 00:39:10,045 When I first left my family and came to Tehran, 447 00:39:11,716 --> 00:39:12,996 I drove through the desert. 448 00:39:15,519 --> 00:39:18,421 Look. See? 449 00:39:18,423 --> 00:39:19,663 We can dance in the desert. 450 00:39:21,792 --> 00:39:22,913 Where there's no regime. 451 00:39:24,028 --> 00:39:25,268 Where no one can find us. 452 00:39:27,631 --> 00:39:29,065 Yes. 453 00:39:29,067 --> 00:39:30,188 You're absolutely right. 454 00:40:38,769 --> 00:40:39,736 You okay? 455 00:40:41,472 --> 00:40:42,472 Yeah. I'm fine. 456 00:40:44,642 --> 00:40:47,076 Don't worry about your technique. 457 00:40:47,078 --> 00:40:49,158 You don't have to think about it. 458 00:40:50,014 --> 00:40:52,014 Of course I do. I mean, you taught me that. 459 00:40:54,785 --> 00:40:57,053 Afshin, 460 00:40:57,055 --> 00:41:00,457 you can spend your whole life trying to perfect your technique, 461 00:41:00,459 --> 00:41:01,958 but you only make a difference 462 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:03,960 when you find your own secret language. 463 00:41:04,895 --> 00:41:06,775 That's when you start communicating. 464 00:41:07,998 --> 00:41:09,566 Connecting. 465 00:41:12,770 --> 00:41:14,037 Dance can be anything. 466 00:41:14,039 --> 00:41:16,139 Just waving goodbye 467 00:41:16,141 --> 00:41:17,774 or kneeling down to pray. 468 00:41:19,743 --> 00:41:21,044 Or raising your fist in the air 469 00:41:21,046 --> 00:41:22,966 because you believe in something. 470 00:41:25,249 --> 00:41:26,616 You taught me that. 471 00:42:48,098 --> 00:42:49,799 Uh, come in. 472 00:42:51,569 --> 00:42:52,669 Hmm. 473 00:42:59,143 --> 00:43:01,010 You made this? 474 00:43:01,012 --> 00:43:02,612 - Yeah 475 00:43:08,786 --> 00:43:10,853 I'm sorry. 476 00:43:29,974 --> 00:43:32,175 They closed the Ballet after the revolution. 477 00:43:34,044 --> 00:43:37,246 Dance was my mother's life. 478 00:43:37,248 --> 00:43:40,168 You know, she was part of the company for 10 years. 479 00:43:40,718 --> 00:43:41,884 This was her oxygen. 480 00:43:43,754 --> 00:43:45,634 She couldn't breathe without it. 481 00:43:47,124 --> 00:43:49,164 And just like that, she had to stop. 482 00:43:52,296 --> 00:43:54,964 The only way she could keep going was to... 483 00:43:55,799 --> 00:43:56,899 Was to teach me. 484 00:43:58,268 --> 00:43:59,669 At home. 485 00:44:00,771 --> 00:44:01,892 Behind closed curtains. 486 00:44:03,874 --> 00:44:06,009 Oh, she was very hard. 487 00:44:06,011 --> 00:44:08,732 Very hard. She pushed me all the way. 488 00:44:11,315 --> 00:44:13,075 But it wasn't enough for her. 489 00:44:15,753 --> 00:44:18,354 I mean, I wasn't enough for her. 490 00:44:21,358 --> 00:44:22,659 So she got high. 491 00:44:24,128 --> 00:44:26,362 I just thought she was tired. 492 00:44:26,364 --> 00:44:28,698 I thought she was disappointed. 493 00:44:29,366 --> 00:44:30,800 But I didn't want that. 494 00:44:30,802 --> 00:44:32,035 I wanted to be like her. 495 00:44:34,271 --> 00:44:37,273 So I carried on and I... 496 00:44:37,275 --> 00:44:39,516 And I taught myself on the days she wouldn't. 497 00:44:42,446 --> 00:44:43,846 Do you know, she... 498 00:44:45,149 --> 00:44:47,050 She always told me that it was her dream 499 00:44:47,052 --> 00:44:48,292 to see me dance on a stage. 500 00:44:49,953 --> 00:44:51,020 Again and again. 501 00:44:53,057 --> 00:44:54,977 Even when she could hardly speak. 502 00:44:59,029 --> 00:45:00,430 Then when I was 13... 503 00:45:02,333 --> 00:45:03,573 she took too much. 504 00:45:06,970 --> 00:45:08,905 After her funeral, I went through her things 505 00:45:08,907 --> 00:45:10,940 and I... And I found her wraps. 506 00:45:15,446 --> 00:45:16,879 It stopped the pain. 507 00:45:19,416 --> 00:45:20,817 It still stops the pain. 508 00:45:23,187 --> 00:45:24,427 I don't want to be awake. 509 00:46:02,059 --> 00:46:03,140 We'll do this together. 510 00:47:15,299 --> 00:47:16,532 Elaheh. 511 00:49:07,144 --> 00:49:08,244 Afshin Ghaffarian. 512 00:49:08,246 --> 00:49:09,327 Back from the dead. 513 00:49:09,947 --> 00:49:11,047 How's things? 514 00:49:13,450 --> 00:49:15,170 So, Cyrus, he told us about her. 515 00:49:17,421 --> 00:49:19,222 Yeah, well, she's clean now, so... 516 00:49:19,389 --> 00:49:21,590 I don't care. 517 00:49:21,592 --> 00:49:23,259 Ardi, don't lose sight of why we're doing this. 518 00:49:23,261 --> 00:49:25,661 Don't you dare tell me that. 519 00:49:25,663 --> 00:49:28,103 We haven't seen you for weeks. Have you been to see Naser? 520 00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:32,320 Afshin, you've forgotten who your friends are. 521 00:49:33,971 --> 00:49:35,211 The last time we saw you, 522 00:49:36,206 --> 00:49:37,673 you had this great idea, 523 00:49:38,608 --> 00:49:39,689 and we believed in you. 524 00:49:42,347 --> 00:49:43,627 Don't make this about her. 525 00:49:46,350 --> 00:49:47,383 I am here today 526 00:49:48,452 --> 00:49:50,252 to talk to you 527 00:49:50,254 --> 00:49:53,322 about something very important for our country. 528 00:49:54,458 --> 00:49:56,592 Thirty years ago, 529 00:49:56,594 --> 00:49:58,127 this country was in chaos. 530 00:49:59,496 --> 00:50:01,497 A corrupt leader. 531 00:50:01,499 --> 00:50:04,500 A government oblivious to the needs of its people. 532 00:50:06,203 --> 00:50:07,443 Then the revolution came. 533 00:50:08,472 --> 00:50:10,139 The whole country rose up. 534 00:50:11,008 --> 00:50:12,041 And we were one. 535 00:50:13,310 --> 00:50:15,144 And we changed history. 536 00:50:15,146 --> 00:50:16,645 You were right what you said. 537 00:50:16,647 --> 00:50:19,749 - But the fight goes on. - I'm sorry. 538 00:50:19,751 --> 00:50:23,285 And now our enemy comes from within. 539 00:50:23,287 --> 00:50:25,221 - In these elections... -Let's get out of here, shall we? 540 00:50:25,223 --> 00:50:27,009 There are people who want to divide us... 541 00:50:27,035 --> 00:50:27,723 Hey, come on. 542 00:50:27,725 --> 00:50:29,425 Weaken us. 543 00:50:29,427 --> 00:50:32,094 This is what we fight against. 544 00:50:37,467 --> 00:50:39,301 Okay, so we only ask people that we trust? 545 00:50:40,170 --> 00:50:41,537 Who do we trust? 546 00:50:41,539 --> 00:50:43,672 That's up to us. 547 00:50:43,674 --> 00:50:46,375 Wow, this is where things 548 00:50:46,377 --> 00:50:49,045 get really dangerous, isn't it? 549 00:50:49,047 --> 00:50:51,580 Do you realize what will happen if we get caught doing this? 550 00:50:51,582 --> 00:50:54,316 - Of course we do, Mona. - Really? 551 00:50:54,318 --> 00:50:56,452 Because if you did, you'd be scared. 552 00:50:56,454 --> 00:50:58,587 And I don't hear any fear in your voice. 553 00:50:58,589 --> 00:51:00,389 We're all scared. 554 00:51:00,391 --> 00:51:03,626 - We talked about this. - Yes, but doing this in here 555 00:51:03,628 --> 00:51:05,394 is one thing, putting on a performance 556 00:51:05,396 --> 00:51:06,595 - out there is... - She's backing out. 557 00:51:06,597 --> 00:51:08,697 Shut up. 558 00:51:08,699 --> 00:51:11,233 You're too high to have any idea what's going on. 559 00:51:11,235 --> 00:51:13,102 No, you don't know anything about me. 560 00:51:13,104 --> 00:51:15,604 - This isn't about you! - Don't talk to me like that. 561 00:51:15,606 --> 00:51:16,739 Look, do you... 562 00:51:16,741 --> 00:51:18,607 Do you have any idea 563 00:51:18,609 --> 00:51:20,543 - what she's been through the last three weeks? Ardi. 564 00:51:20,545 --> 00:51:22,522 What it means for her to be in this room... 565 00:51:22,548 --> 00:51:23,646 Guys, can we just... 566 00:51:23,648 --> 00:51:24,814 Look, let's just start the rehearsal. 567 00:51:24,816 --> 00:51:26,782 No! 568 00:51:29,619 --> 00:51:31,120 Look what they did to Naser. 569 00:51:33,156 --> 00:51:35,091 It's going to be worse for us. 570 00:51:37,394 --> 00:51:38,475 We can't do this. 571 00:51:40,430 --> 00:51:43,299 I can't. 572 00:51:43,301 --> 00:51:44,941 - I'm sorry. I have to go. - Please, Mona. 573 00:51:45,335 --> 00:51:46,502 Mona. 574 00:51:46,504 --> 00:51:47,503 Mona, please. 575 00:51:48,405 --> 00:51:49,772 Please don't. 576 00:52:01,351 --> 00:52:02,718 This is a big deal for her. 577 00:52:02,720 --> 00:52:04,854 Ardi, enough. Enough. 578 00:52:04,856 --> 00:52:06,689 - Enough. - What did I say? 579 00:52:06,691 --> 00:52:08,757 What's wrong with you? - I was just being honest. 580 00:52:08,759 --> 00:52:10,719 You did say something. - I was just being honest. 581 00:52:15,298 --> 00:52:16,532 Come on, let's start. 582 00:52:16,534 --> 00:52:18,267 - What? - Let's start the rehearsal. 583 00:52:20,837 --> 00:52:23,339 We started this because we wanted to take control, 584 00:52:23,341 --> 00:52:25,441 you know, feel free. 585 00:52:25,443 --> 00:52:26,364 Now look at us. 586 00:52:28,612 --> 00:52:31,452 The regime, you know, the Basij, they're strangling us. 587 00:52:32,682 --> 00:52:34,283 And we're suffocating. 588 00:52:36,453 --> 00:52:37,820 You know, we can go out to the desert. 589 00:52:37,822 --> 00:52:39,782 We can feel what it's like to breathe. 590 00:52:40,824 --> 00:52:42,791 You know, just for a few hours. Just for a moment even. 591 00:52:42,793 --> 00:52:43,926 That's all I want. 592 00:52:46,530 --> 00:52:48,530 And that's what the story is about. 593 00:53:04,848 --> 00:53:06,315 Those people... 594 00:53:07,317 --> 00:53:08,617 They are your friends? 595 00:53:10,554 --> 00:53:11,520 Yes. 596 00:53:13,456 --> 00:53:14,657 They look like trouble. 597 00:53:17,494 --> 00:53:20,296 I thought I'd come and help you with your coursework. 598 00:53:21,198 --> 00:53:22,264 Now... 599 00:53:22,266 --> 00:53:24,333 I'm no engineer, but, uh... 600 00:53:25,702 --> 00:53:28,404 I'm pretty sure this isn't how you build a bridge. 601 00:53:33,343 --> 00:53:35,678 Okay. 602 00:53:35,680 --> 00:53:37,800 We've got 20 people signed up to come. 603 00:53:38,381 --> 00:53:41,684 That's 20 people outside this room that know. 604 00:53:41,686 --> 00:53:43,819 So, this is how we keep it safe. 605 00:53:43,821 --> 00:53:46,221 Only I will know the exact location of the dance. 606 00:53:51,861 --> 00:53:54,730 Ardi, when you pick up the audience, 607 00:53:54,732 --> 00:53:58,212 I'll tell you where it is an hour into your drive south on the freeway. 608 00:54:02,272 --> 00:54:03,272 This is ours. 609 00:54:04,407 --> 00:54:06,442 If we stop, if we hide, 610 00:54:06,444 --> 00:54:08,577 if we change... 611 00:54:08,579 --> 00:54:09,500 They win. 612 00:56:06,563 --> 00:56:07,523 It's just up over there. 613 00:56:09,866 --> 00:56:12,547 Where are we, about a hundred kilometers south of Tehran? 614 00:56:15,138 --> 00:56:16,839 Yeah. Think it's far enough away? 615 00:56:18,775 --> 00:56:19,675 Should be. 616 00:56:29,552 --> 00:56:30,652 Get in. 617 00:56:33,656 --> 00:56:35,057 Let's do it. 618 00:57:16,634 --> 00:57:17,666 - Okay, let's go. 619 00:57:32,749 --> 00:57:33,870 You shouldn't be so nervous. 620 00:57:34,551 --> 00:57:35,632 It's going to be great. 621 00:57:36,886 --> 00:57:38,220 Of course. Hey... 622 00:57:42,058 --> 00:57:43,225 Thanks. 623 00:58:09,719 --> 00:58:10,586 Elaheh. 624 00:58:29,873 --> 00:58:30,739 Afshin. 625 00:58:33,243 --> 00:58:34,576 Afshin. 626 00:58:37,213 --> 00:58:38,647 Afshin. 627 00:58:41,251 --> 00:58:42,651 Afshin, please. 628 00:58:47,190 --> 00:58:48,590 Hey! 629 00:58:49,893 --> 00:58:50,959 Afshin! 630 00:59:00,870 --> 00:59:02,571 Guys, sit down. Sit down. 631 00:59:02,573 --> 00:59:04,072 I promise you it's worth it. 632 00:59:04,074 --> 00:59:05,954 I promise. I hope you like the show. 633 01:09:53,856 --> 01:09:56,324 These have been amazing times in Iran. 634 01:09:56,326 --> 01:09:58,293 The government has just announced that. 635 01:09:58,295 --> 01:09:59,894 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 636 01:09:59,896 --> 01:10:03,865 has been reelected with 62.6% of the vote. 637 01:10:03,867 --> 01:10:07,936 The challenger, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, got 33.7%. 638 01:10:07,938 --> 01:10:10,605 That seems strange. 639 01:10:10,607 --> 01:10:13,541 In fact, it is my own sense that the vote appears to have been rigged. 640 01:10:13,543 --> 01:10:15,610 Mousavi had been drawing huge crowds, 641 01:10:15,612 --> 01:10:18,479 generating greater and greater enthusiasm, 642 01:10:18,481 --> 01:10:20,949 and getting bolder and bolder in his criticism 643 01:10:20,951 --> 01:10:23,351 of Ahmadinejad and the regime. 644 01:10:23,353 --> 01:10:25,453 Where is our vote? 645 01:10:25,455 --> 01:10:29,657 Where is our vote? Where is our vote? Where is our vote? 646 01:10:29,659 --> 01:10:32,660 Where is our vote? Where is our vote? 647 01:10:32,662 --> 01:10:35,863 Where is our vote? Where is our vote? 648 01:10:35,865 --> 01:10:37,966 Where is our vote? 649 01:10:37,968 --> 01:10:42,437 Where is our vote? Where is our vote? Where is our vote? 650 01:10:42,439 --> 01:10:46,741 Where is our vote? Where is our vote? Where is our vote? 651 01:10:46,743 --> 01:10:48,543 Where is our vote? 652 01:10:54,817 --> 01:10:55,917 What happened? 653 01:10:57,653 --> 01:10:58,920 Uh, I'm going home. 654 01:10:59,855 --> 01:11:01,389 My family wants me back. 655 01:11:03,525 --> 01:11:05,393 Hey, who did this to you? 656 01:11:07,463 --> 01:11:09,964 My brother is Basij. 657 01:11:09,966 --> 01:11:11,432 He wanted me to betray you. 658 01:11:12,034 --> 01:11:13,768 But I couldn't. 659 01:11:15,037 --> 01:11:16,971 We were free 660 01:11:16,973 --> 01:11:19,374 in the desert, just for that moment. 661 01:11:21,610 --> 01:11:22,777 I couldn't destroy that. 662 01:11:25,748 --> 01:11:26,869 And I'll always have it. 663 01:11:30,286 --> 01:11:32,553 Mousavi! Mousavi! 664 01:11:32,555 --> 01:11:36,824 Mousavi! Mousavi! Mousavi! Mousavi! 665 01:11:36,826 --> 01:11:38,993 Mousavi! Mousavi! 666 01:11:38,995 --> 01:11:41,329 Mir-Hossein! Ya Hossein! 667 01:11:41,331 --> 01:11:43,498 Mir-Hossein! Ya Hossein! 668 01:11:43,500 --> 01:11:45,533 Mir-Hossein! Ya Hossein! 669 01:11:45,535 --> 01:11:47,535 Mir-Hossein! Ya Hossein! 670 01:11:47,537 --> 01:11:49,671 Ya Hossein! Mir-Hossein! 671 01:11:49,673 --> 01:11:53,608 Ya Hossein! Mir-Hossein! Ya Hossein! Mir-Hossein! 672 01:12:15,364 --> 01:12:16,764 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 673 01:12:18,368 --> 01:12:20,501 Afshin! Afshin! 674 01:12:25,541 --> 01:12:27,061 - Afshin! - Ardi! 675 01:12:28,377 --> 01:12:29,477 Ardi! 676 01:13:26,034 --> 01:13:28,136 Hey! Hey! 677 01:13:53,762 --> 01:13:55,029 Him. 678 01:13:55,031 --> 01:13:56,063 I did nothing! 679 01:13:57,933 --> 01:14:00,201 - I'm sorry! -You want to know where your vote is, huh? 680 01:14:00,203 --> 01:14:01,436 I'm sorry! 681 01:14:01,438 --> 01:14:03,070 Here is your vote. 682 01:14:17,853 --> 01:14:19,086 Get me their wallets. 683 01:14:27,062 --> 01:14:28,563 The Saba Art Center. 684 01:14:30,799 --> 01:14:32,233 Who is Afshin Ghaffarian? 685 01:14:36,171 --> 01:14:38,139 Afshin Ghaffarian. 686 01:14:40,175 --> 01:14:42,977 If Afshin Ghaffarian does not make himself known, 687 01:14:42,979 --> 01:14:46,080 we will go to Mashhad and find his family. 688 01:14:46,082 --> 01:14:47,915 I'm Afshin. 689 01:14:57,193 --> 01:14:58,274 So you are an artist. 690 01:15:03,065 --> 01:15:05,199 Beat him... artistically. 691 01:15:21,550 --> 01:15:22,683 Get him up. 692 01:15:32,528 --> 01:15:35,596 Our Islamic Republic is a shining sun, 693 01:15:37,266 --> 01:15:39,534 and you 694 01:15:39,536 --> 01:15:41,969 threw dust towards the sun. 695 01:15:43,071 --> 01:15:44,171 But the dust 696 01:15:45,874 --> 01:15:47,708 will now return to your eyes. 697 01:16:03,793 --> 01:16:05,560 Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! 698 01:16:12,035 --> 01:16:12,900 Hey! 699 01:16:13,936 --> 01:16:15,017 Stay here with these! 700 01:16:23,145 --> 01:16:25,346 We will find you, Afshin Ghaffarian! 701 01:16:26,782 --> 01:16:28,616 You are a dead man! 702 01:17:40,222 --> 01:17:41,656 Elaheh. 703 01:17:58,106 --> 01:18:00,408 - What are you gonna do? 704 01:18:00,410 --> 01:18:02,810 By tomorrow, there will be checkpoints on every corner. 705 01:18:02,812 --> 01:18:03,978 Lie low. 706 01:18:03,980 --> 01:18:05,446 For how long? 707 01:18:05,448 --> 01:18:07,314 As long as it takes. 708 01:18:07,316 --> 01:18:09,116 Afshin, if they know your name, they will find you. 709 01:18:09,118 --> 01:18:10,284 I know, Naser! 710 01:18:22,464 --> 01:18:23,731 Hey. 711 01:18:25,834 --> 01:18:27,168 You can't sleep, either, huh? 712 01:18:27,170 --> 01:18:29,303 Oh, I, uh... 713 01:18:29,305 --> 01:18:31,806 Haven't really been able to sleep since the attack. 714 01:18:31,808 --> 01:18:33,841 I keep getting these nightmares. 715 01:18:33,843 --> 01:18:37,011 If their plan was to scare the shit out of me, it worked. 716 01:18:38,414 --> 01:18:40,534 Hey, Mona told me about the dance. 717 01:18:41,149 --> 01:18:42,349 I'm really glad you did it. 718 01:18:42,351 --> 01:18:44,251 Thanks. 719 01:18:44,253 --> 01:18:46,253 And it's good you're acting again, too. 720 01:18:50,459 --> 01:18:51,992 I don't want to go, Afshin. 721 01:18:53,395 --> 01:18:54,762 To Paris. 722 01:18:55,997 --> 01:18:57,865 I can't leave Mona. Not now. 723 01:18:57,867 --> 01:18:59,200 Not while this is happening. 724 01:19:00,268 --> 01:19:01,469 I love her. 725 01:19:06,007 --> 01:19:07,074 You could go. 726 01:19:08,343 --> 01:19:09,844 What? 727 01:19:09,846 --> 01:19:11,766 Take my part in the play. 728 01:19:12,814 --> 01:19:15,082 You're the director, Naser. 729 01:19:15,084 --> 01:19:16,250 They'd never let me go instead of you. 730 01:19:16,252 --> 01:19:19,320 No, I mean, you go as me. 731 01:19:19,322 --> 01:19:20,562 My passport can be fixed. 732 01:19:22,124 --> 01:19:24,191 Afshin, you can't stay here, they'll kill you. 733 01:19:24,193 --> 01:19:26,861 - You're not thinking straight. - Look, I mean it, Afshin. Go. 734 01:19:26,863 --> 01:19:27,984 And don't come back. 735 01:19:28,463 --> 01:19:29,797 There's just no way. 736 01:19:31,466 --> 01:19:32,767 You know, I can't. 737 01:19:34,069 --> 01:19:35,136 Why, Afshin? 738 01:19:36,238 --> 01:19:37,371 Why can't you go? 739 01:19:50,185 --> 01:19:52,265 You're a beautiful dancer, you know that? 740 01:19:53,488 --> 01:19:54,922 Don't ever give it up. 741 01:19:58,460 --> 01:20:00,100 Don't let anyone stop you. 742 01:20:01,196 --> 01:20:02,263 Not even me. 743 01:20:04,099 --> 01:20:05,299 Go to Paris, Afshin. 744 01:20:07,169 --> 01:20:08,169 For both of us. 745 01:20:15,310 --> 01:20:17,471 You know, when I first saw a piece of ballet... 746 01:20:18,914 --> 01:20:21,348 I didn't understand it. You know, I couldn't see 747 01:20:21,350 --> 01:20:23,317 how it worked. 748 01:20:23,319 --> 01:20:26,487 Then a friend of mine told me a line from a poem. 749 01:20:27,889 --> 01:20:28,923 It was by Rumi. 750 01:20:32,060 --> 01:20:34,020 "In your light, I learned how to love." 751 01:20:35,230 --> 01:20:37,110 "In your beauty, I found poetry." 752 01:20:40,468 --> 01:20:42,169 "You danced inside my heart," 753 01:20:42,171 --> 01:20:44,211 "where no one else can see you." 754 01:20:49,110 --> 01:20:50,077 Just go. 755 01:21:09,198 --> 01:21:10,878 What was the name of that play again? 756 01:21:11,466 --> 01:21:13,234 Uh, The Tempest. 757 01:21:15,904 --> 01:21:17,538 And you're sure this can work? 758 01:21:17,540 --> 01:21:19,106 Uh, yeah. Yeah, I'm sure. 759 01:21:20,308 --> 01:21:22,348 And I've already spoken to the other actors. 760 01:21:23,211 --> 01:21:24,332 They're coming over tonight. 761 01:21:24,880 --> 01:21:26,447 How come? 762 01:21:26,449 --> 01:21:27,409 Rehearsal. 763 01:21:36,057 --> 01:21:37,898 Afshin's taking Naser's place in Paris. 764 01:21:39,261 --> 01:21:40,227 He's leaving. 765 01:21:56,544 --> 01:21:59,513 I was just, uh, coming around to get some stuff for the... 766 01:21:59,515 --> 01:22:00,948 Stuff for the rally. 767 01:22:04,352 --> 01:22:05,586 Ardi. 768 01:22:07,989 --> 01:22:10,109 You know, I know you've got to go. 769 01:22:13,929 --> 01:22:15,010 See you around, Afshin. 770 01:23:22,664 --> 01:23:24,431 - Hey. - Salaam. 771 01:23:25,633 --> 01:23:27,313 - Salaam. - Salaam. 772 01:23:29,137 --> 01:23:30,218 You have your passport? 773 01:23:30,472 --> 01:23:31,572 Yeah. 774 01:23:32,640 --> 01:23:33,707 Your ticket. 775 01:23:35,744 --> 01:23:37,644 While you're on this trip, 776 01:23:37,646 --> 01:23:40,781 you are representing The Islamic Republic of Iran. You understand? 777 01:23:42,183 --> 01:23:44,118 Of course. We all do. 778 01:23:45,353 --> 01:23:46,553 Good. 779 01:23:50,158 --> 01:23:52,793 Babysitters from the Ministry of Culture. 780 01:23:52,795 --> 01:23:55,429 Don't mind them... Naser. 781 01:23:59,100 --> 01:24:01,135 Naser Javadi. 782 01:24:01,803 --> 01:24:03,203 Where are you going? 783 01:24:03,772 --> 01:24:05,339 To Paris. 784 01:24:05,341 --> 01:24:07,574 What is the purpose of your trip? 785 01:24:07,576 --> 01:24:10,177 It's a theater festival, um, arranged by the university. 786 01:24:10,612 --> 01:24:13,047 You're a drama student? 787 01:24:13,049 --> 01:24:14,729 Yeah, I'm the student director. 788 01:24:23,391 --> 01:24:24,631 What is your date of birth? 789 01:24:28,363 --> 01:24:31,165 Uh, the 23rd of August, 1985. 790 01:24:47,715 --> 01:24:49,349 Yeah. Okay. 791 01:26:52,907 --> 01:26:55,842 Drink water, not a drop before. 792 01:26:55,844 --> 01:26:57,678 Therefore, drink to me. 793 01:26:57,680 --> 01:26:59,713 - Yes? - Yes, and then, 794 01:26:59,715 --> 01:27:02,883 "They say... They say there's five upon this isle, 795 01:27:02,885 --> 01:27:05,485 - "we are three of them." Servant-monster, drink to me. 796 01:27:06,621 --> 01:27:08,488 The folly... 797 01:27:08,490 --> 01:27:09,571 The folly of this island... 798 01:27:25,773 --> 01:27:26,740 Afshin? 799 01:27:28,776 --> 01:27:29,910 Afshin? 800 01:27:32,747 --> 01:27:33,914 Mehdi? 801 01:27:37,685 --> 01:27:39,286 Ah, it's you. 802 01:27:39,288 --> 01:27:40,487 What are you doing here? 803 01:27:40,489 --> 01:27:41,521 I live here. 804 01:27:42,757 --> 01:27:44,358 Why? I mean, what happened? 805 01:27:45,860 --> 01:27:49,730 They shut down the Saba. Life wasn't the same for me. 806 01:27:49,732 --> 01:27:51,632 It was better for me to leave. 807 01:27:51,634 --> 01:27:55,569 Besides, where did Nureyev go when he fled Russia? 808 01:27:55,571 --> 01:27:57,437 Yeah, Paris. 809 01:27:57,439 --> 01:27:58,705 - Exactly. 810 01:28:01,442 --> 01:28:02,542 Mehdi... 811 01:28:04,545 --> 01:28:05,679 I'm in a lot of trouble. 812 01:28:06,981 --> 01:28:09,750 Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee. 813 01:28:09,752 --> 01:28:12,753 Thy eyes are almost in thy head. 814 01:28:12,755 --> 01:28:14,488 Where should they be set else? 815 01:28:14,490 --> 01:28:18,325 He were a brave monster indeed, if they were set in his tail. 816 01:28:18,327 --> 01:28:22,562 My man-monster hath drowned his tongue in sack. 817 01:28:22,564 --> 01:28:25,365 For my part, the sea cannot drown me. 818 01:28:25,367 --> 01:28:28,769 I swam, ere I could recover the shore, 819 01:28:28,771 --> 01:28:30,704 five-and-thirty leagues... 820 01:28:31,873 --> 01:28:33,907 Off and on. 821 01:28:33,909 --> 01:28:39,346 By this light, thou shalt be my lieutenant, monster, or my standard. 822 01:28:39,348 --> 01:28:41,315 Uh, your lieutenant, if you list. 823 01:28:41,317 --> 01:28:42,883 He's no standard. 824 01:28:42,885 --> 01:28:43,845 We'll not run... 825 01:29:22,824 --> 01:29:25,892 Monster, I say speak. 826 01:29:44,045 --> 01:29:45,965 My name is Afshin Ghaffarian. 827 01:29:46,614 --> 01:29:47,814 I'm a citizen of Iran. 828 01:29:48,983 --> 01:29:51,818 I'm a dancer, 829 01:29:51,820 --> 01:29:54,581 and my government won't let its people be free. 830 01:29:55,156 --> 01:29:56,997 In my country, even dance is forbidden. 831 01:30:04,732 --> 01:30:05,813 I want my rights. 832 01:30:07,435 --> 01:30:09,069 I want my freedom. 833 01:30:09,071 --> 01:30:11,705 Thou liest, most ignorant mon... 834 01:30:11,707 --> 01:30:13,308 My name is Afshin Ghaffarian! 835 01:30:16,778 --> 01:30:18,078 I'm... 836 01:30:27,755 --> 01:30:30,757 Afshin, dance can be anything, 837 01:30:31,959 --> 01:30:33,827 even raising your fist in the air 838 01:30:33,829 --> 01:30:35,829 because you believe in something. 839 01:30:47,809 --> 01:30:49,843 My name is Afshin Ghaffarian, 840 01:30:51,579 --> 01:30:52,539 and I'm a... 841 01:31:01,689 --> 01:31:02,610 I'm a dancer. 842 01:31:07,061 --> 01:31:09,463 But my government won't let its people be... 843 01:31:23,744 --> 01:31:24,911 free. 844 01:33:08,983 --> 01:33:10,183 Hey! 845 01:33:11,919 --> 01:33:13,119 Hey! 846 01:33:16,257 --> 01:33:18,191 Hey! 847 01:33:30,705 --> 01:33:32,939 Please, please, please. 848 01:33:56,063 --> 01:33:57,130 Shut it down. 849 01:34:20,656 --> 01:34:21,655 You are dead. 850 01:34:41,375 --> 01:34:42,776 Let's go. 851 01:38:20,961 --> 01:38:24,330 In the morning, the early morning, at 6:00, 852 01:38:24,332 --> 01:38:26,466 in, uh, October... 853 01:38:27,234 --> 01:38:29,369 11th of October, 854 01:38:29,371 --> 01:38:31,437 I leave Iran. 855 01:38:31,439 --> 01:38:34,007 I get into the plane, 856 01:38:34,009 --> 01:38:36,576 and I remember I saw the... 857 01:38:36,578 --> 01:38:39,012 The airport, Tehran Airport. 858 01:38:39,014 --> 01:38:41,648 The last time I was looking around, 859 01:38:41,650 --> 01:38:44,484 and the plane, uh, 860 01:38:44,486 --> 01:38:45,652 started to go. 861 01:38:45,654 --> 01:38:48,187 To take off. 862 01:38:48,189 --> 01:38:51,024 I was take off from Tehran. I was take off from Iran.