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Trust me, man.

You can't get anywhere.

Okay. Okay.

With this... You

get where you want to go,

quick, you know.

Yeah, yeah.

All right.

Yeah?

Okay. You take it?

Yeah, yeah.

Hold this? I'm fine.

Sure? Okay.

Yeah.

And you're gonna

look good on this, huh.

Okay!

Oh, by the way, I brought you

these good friends

of yours from London.

Chocolates!

Mmm-hmm.

You're very kind.

No problem.

No problem.

Uh, Davood,

turn that off, please.

Okay,

So tell me,

there's recently been

a lot of talk about

Mousavi's strength.

Is it something

that surprises you?

Is it something you expected?

Mousavi is, uh, corrupt

Like many of the founders,

he has forgotten the

lessons of the revolution.

It is easy

to fall off the path.

But he has

his supporters, right?

Some academics,

some dead-enders.

Well, Mousavi

says that Ahmadinejad

is not his main concern

in the election

but the election itself.

They think that the vote

might be rigged.

That there might be

some manipulation...

Who says this?

Oh, people in the street.

Journalists, clerics...

Please, stop.

This is all nonsense.

Rumors and lies

that enemies of Iran

would like us to believe.

To weaken us.

I'm surprised, Mr. Bahari,

that a sophisticated person

would fall for this.

What about an

unsophisticated person?

Hmm.

Ahmadinejad is devoted

to the Supreme Leader.

You see, we are not

a nation, Mr. Bahari,

we are the Ummah,

the Islamic nation.

We obey the commands

of the Supreme Leader,

and the Supreme Leader

determines all.

Ahmadinejad understands this,

Mousavi does not.

Ahmadinejad is what must be.

And are you going

to watch the debate tonight?

We'll have it on,

but, uh, as I said,

there is still much to be done.

Good.

"This is what

must be, Maziar.

"This is what must be."

Oh, man, that guy!

Who talks like that?

I can't believe

he let you film it.

Why not? He's a poster boy

for the Supreme Leader.

What's he got to be afraid of?

Looking like

an ignorant a**hole.

He's not alone, you know.

Yeah. Neither am I.

Just because you can't

see the cockroaches

doesn't mean

they are not there.

Come on, Davood, let's go...

Uh, uh...

Patience, brother.

Listen, you're a

reporter' right?

Don't you want to

report the other side?

I'll take you to it.

Where are we going?

Huh?

Where are we going?

To a dead end.

Come.

Hamid.

Cyrus.

Maziar.

Cyrus.

Maziar. Hey.

Hi.

So you are a reporter?

Yes.

You've come to the margins

to find out what

the animals think?

We don't have lo use the

camera if you don't want.

No, no, no.

You can film.

Yes? Sure?

Yeah.

You don't have to

tell me your names, okay?

Hamid Javilli.

Cyrus.

And, uh, who are

you guys gonna vote for?

Mousavi.

Why?

Because we are a great people,

a great civilization,

and we deserve a president

that's equal to our past.

They say that Mousavi is

gonna cut the relief funds.

Do you think

that's gonna happen?

I don't care.

You wanna talk to my brother?

Ahmadinejad gives them money

every month to smoke opium.

Opium.

We don't want their money.

We want a life.

We are {he educated.

Only the uneducated

are the ones

who vote for the dictator.

So you are students?

Uh...

We are the educated. Huh.

Come. Come.

Okay. Come

on, we'll show you.

Davood?

Yeah.

You're in frame

every single time.

My apologies for the

conditions, Mr. Bahari.

It's okay.

Yes, Hamid.

When is this shithole

due for renovation, huh?

Uh, when you get laid maybe.

When I get laid?

Ask your sister.

Oh, you wish!

Mr. Bahari, welcome

to Dish University!

The economy in Iran

is on the verge of collapse!

Novels are now censored

by the Ministry

of Islamic Guidance.

.. nuclear weapon

could unbalance

the whole region.

Mr. Bahari,

you can film.

You can film.

No, I ran out of battery.

I'm sorry.

Oh, too bad.

We are high up and

the satellites are low

so no one can

see them from below.

I see.

This is all Cyrus!

Cyrus the Great!

VPNs, filter busters...

Anything you want.

Gail of Duly.

Uh, Grand Theft Auto.

That's impressive.

Mmm.

My sister doesn't even know

what your name is, Davood.

Maziar, you're famous.

Hello.

Hi.

Whoa!

All right,

let's go, Davood. Bye-bye!

Bye!

Come on, Davood.

We are running late.

Okay, guys.

Come on.

- Maziar. Maziar.

Bye-bye.

Why don't you

stick around, huh?

We're gonna fix some dinner.

We're gonna watch the debates.

We can't, we have to...

We have stuff...

We'll come back.

No, we have stuff to do.

I have an interview.

We'll be back.

Hey, hey, hey-

Next time.

All right, let's work.

Let's work. Let's go.

Great. Yeah,

I'm good. Okay.

Um, all right. You set?

Let's go.

So, as a spy, I'm just

trying to figure out

why your country

is so terrifying;.

You know, the first thing

to know about Iran

is that it is not evil.

Actually, Americans

and Iranians

have a lot of things in common,

more than they

have differences.

What do I have

in common with you?

What is the number one enemy

of the United States?

Al-Qaeda.

AI-Qaeda is also the

number one enemy of Iran.

The Al-Qaeda members

say that

I! you kit! an Iranian

or if you kill a Shiite,

you go to Heaven

and you get 72 virgins.

Well, they won't be virgins

for too long, huh?

Right? You know

what I'm saying?

Upstairs.

I'm sorry.

No, that was great.

That was really great.

Sorry, sorry.

No, no, no' that was great!

I know it's stupid.

I'm an idiot.

Do you want to ask him

the "I'm a Jew" bit?

You did

great though. Uh...

Or "Are you

a terrorist?"

Uh... Yeah. Yeah.

Let's save the Jew bit

for outside.

We'll do the terrorist thing.

That's, um...

But no, that's great.

Just...

- Just try to keep it straight.

- Okay, okay.

And, uh,

I'm the a**hole.

All right.

So, yeah. So, one

more quick question.

Are you a terrorist?

No.

That sounds like something

a terrorist would say.

That was good?

Okay. Yeah, that was great.

Hey.

What the hell was that?

It's a TV show.

It's supposed to be funny.

Ah, I thought he was,

uh, crazy, you know.

Yeah.

Vodka refreshment?

No. Thank you.

You are

a pious man?

I am a whiskey man.

To the Greens!

You know,

Hamid is a good Muslim.

He doesn't drink, he

doesn't have a girlfriend

but he doesn't stop us

from going to hell either.

Shut up, for God's sake!

Watch.

A fraud?

The wife?

Why would he

go so low?

No. This is as high

as he can reach.

I think he's afraid.

I think he's scared.

Yeah. Yes.

He did well. He did well.

Yes. Yes.

Our man.

Our man did good.

Mr. Bahari?

Yeah?

Why did you put away

your camera

when you saw the satellites?

Look, I've been doing

this for many years.

And there are

certain situations,

that if you film them,

it won't do your friends

or the movement any good.

I know this regime very well.

I know where the lines stand.

Yeah, but if they are not

afraid, why are you?

Hey, guys, come.

It's the revolution, Maziar.

We're going to win tomorrow!

Patna.

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