Not Without My Daughter Page #5

- But I want you to.

- I don't know if I can, Mahtob.

Why can't you?

Honey...

I promise you I'll be there

and everything will be all right.

OK?

Come on.

- Dear Lord.

- Dear Lord.

- Hear our prayer.

- Hear our prayer.

- We beg you to help us leave Iran.

- We beg you to help us leave Iran.

- And get back to America.

- And get back to America.

I'll be back this afternoon, sweetheart.

I'll be back. I'll be back, sweetheart.

Sweetheart, I'll be back.

I'll be here, sweetheart.

- I don't wanna go! Daddy, please!

- Don't worry, baby.

Mommy, please! Mommy, don't leave me!

Don't leave me!

Nasserine, take the baby. I'll get the rice.

Hamid. I can't stay.

You must come inside.

There is someone here.

Miss Nassimi. She came to help you.

Hamid told me you wished to leave Iran.

You know it is extremely dangerous.

I have to get back to the United States.

- Why don't you try to get a divorce?

- No.

If I get a divorce, my husband

will get custody of my daughter.

If they catch you with your daughter,

they could execute you.

- I can't leave her. I have to...

- Please.

Wait. I think we can help you.

My brother has helped many people here.

I will be here Wednesday and Thursday

at this time if you can come.

Here is my telephone number.

Memorise it, please. Don't keep it.

Thank you.

Betty!

I got the rice.

Sorry.

What happened?

She was crying all day again.

I had to go pick her up.

We can't make her do this, Moody.

She's frightened.

I know. Tomorrow they want you

to go to school with her.

OK.

They want you to stay with her every day.

Of course. Of course I'll stay with her.

They're all devout women there.

You'll be watched.

OK.

I just want Mahtob to be happy.

I want her to have a happy childhood.

Don't you want that?

Islam's the greatest gift

I can give my child.

You said there'd be no danger.

Mahtob could have been killed!

America's doing this. Who supplies the

bombs, the planes? Who's backing Iraq?

Don't be so naive. America's responsible

for this war, no one else!

You should not behave this way.

I had to tell Hormoz.

It is your duty as a wife

to tell your husband everything!

You cannot have secrets!

Very nice. Very nice.

Mahtob... very nice.

Very nice.

I am very sorry... It's bad in Iran.

Bad for you... your husband.

I'm sorry.

We help you. We help you. Help you.

- Could I use the telephone?

- Telephone? Nah! Nah.

Husband, no telephone.

You inside. You inside.

Right.

You come after morning. Eleven.

- After morning.

- I can come late with Mahtob?

Thank you.

There are three principal ways

out of Iran.

You could go to Baluchistan and then

across the mountains into Pakistan.

In the south-west to Bandar Abbas,

then across the Gulf by boat to Oman.

This is the most dangerous route.

From Tehran, across the Zagros

Mountains, through Kurdistan into Turkey.

There are checkpoints

and the border's heavily armed.

- Which way do you think is best?

- The Gulf.

How much will it cost?

When you and your daughter are back in

America, perhaps you will reimburse me.

Dollars would be of more help to me

than Iranian currency.

Keep in touch with my sister.

Right.

Run! Run!

- Where were you?

- Stop it, Daddy!

Where have you been?!

Mommy!

- Mommy!

- Get up! Get up!

I'm gonna kill you! I'm gonna cut you up!

You're gonna be dead!

Get out.

Betty!

Betty!

Nicole Adjanian.

Nicole Adjanian.

Nicole? He's gonna kill me.

He's gonna kill me.

He said he was gonna kill me.

She is from the Embassy.

I need to take Mahtob.

Nah, nah! Impossible. Child goes to father.

He's going to kill me.

I have to get my daughter.

Madam, you wait, husband come.

- I want my baby!

- Madam! Madam!

I want my baby! I want my baby!

I want my baby!

Betty, they won't let you take her.

The State Department want you

to go to the Iranian Foreign Minister.

No! The State Department don't understand

the culture. They'll only make things worse!

- You wait for your husband.

- Tell her I want my baby. I want my baby!

I cannot. Please, please...

Listen, honey, don't talk right now.

Because I have to tell you you can't talk

about Hamid or the Embassy

because if you do,

they'll never let us get away.

Don't say anything. Do you hear me?

Mommy, don't leave me. Don't go away.

I promise you. I promise I won't leave you.

Do you hear? I won't leave you.

- Where are Mammal and Nasserine?

- You, don't ask questions.

Is that enough for you, sweetheart?

They've moved in with Ameh Bozorg.

- Moody, what are you doing?

- Mommy!

Please don't take her!

Moody! Moody! Please!

Please don't take her!

Moody, please don't take her! Moody!

Moody, please! Moody!

Moody!

Moody!

Moody, don't take her! Don't take her!

Does Mommy take you on adventures?

Come on, where does she take you?

To Koran class.

We saw some camels.

Yeah?

You go anywhere else?

How come you were

late for school yesterday?

- We got lost.

- No, you didn't! I know you didn't!

- We did!

- Where the hell where you?!

- Where were you?!

- We got lost!

- Where were you?!

- We got lost!

Moody?

Moody, please don't leave.

How's Mahtob? Please!

Please don't leave. Is she all right?

Mahtob. Mahtob.

Betty?

Betty?

Mahtob. Mahtob.

You brought her back to me.

Thank you. Thank you.

My baby. Thank you, Moody.

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear Mahtob

Happy birthday to you

- Will you be all right?

- Yes, but when will you be back?

- I'll be back as soon as I can. Be brave.

- I will.

We will fly you to Bandar Abbas

and then take you by speedboat

across the Gulf.

I'll never be able to thank you.

Please, Betty. There's really no need.

Just make the journey safely.

I wish you could have seen this

in the summer.

All the flowers have gone now, of course.

Gardens have always

had a special place in Persia.

Throughout our history.

In fact, the word "paradise"

is a Persian word.

It's hard to believe

that the idea of paradise

will always be

intimately connected with Iran.

Whenever I think of what's happening to

my country, I try to remember its gardens.

You must try and phone me now

whenever you can.

By Christmas you'll be home.

Betty.

Merry Christmas.

I'm sorry. The Gulf got too dangerous.

Warships are checking

all the civilian boats.

Zahedan is safer, so I've booked

a flight for you and Mahtob

on Wednesday 29th January,

ten days from now.

Wednesday. Good.

Moody's at the hospital on Wednesdays.

On the 29th, take Mahtob

to the school bus as usual.

We will pick you both up

from the bus stop,

take you to a safe house

until it's time to go.

Was he in pain?

Is he now?

How much? How long has he known?

- So he's not responding to the treatment?

- What is it?

- And they offered that?

- What?

Mother, would you hold on for a moment?

It's my father. He's not doing well.

They feel they should operate and...

Tell her you'll go to America to see him.

Tell her you're going. Go on.

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