Saving Face Page #2

Synopsis: Every year hundreds of people -- mostly women -- are attacked with acid in Pakistan. SAVING FACE follows several of these survivors, their fight for justice, and a Pakistani plastic surgeon who has returned to his homeland to help them restore their faces and their lives.
Director(s): Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (co-director)
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
40 min
449 Views


the truth until after lunch.

Fate is for the lazy.

Too true, too true.

But I won't lie,

my only morning customer...

...was your only daughter.

Her?

What does she have to worry about?

She lives safely at home with us.

Her daughter's a doctor.

-What more could she want?

-Indeed.

But her health may be a bit bumpy

this year.

Ridiculous. She's only 48.

Could be menopause.

Menopause?

Nonsense.

Only Americans freak out

about menopause.

The whole relationship is adolescent.

He tells me on the phone...

-...that he wants to break up.

-Again?

And that's not the worst of it.

I was assisting Morgan then...

...so it was over the speakerphone

for all the team to hear.

You know what the sickest thing was?

All I could think of...

...was having the bed to myself,

catching up on sleep.

Game of survival, sleep trumps sex.

You know who I saw

yesterday at the Fulton clinic?

Your mom.

-My mom?

-I waved but she didn't see me.

You sure it was her?

You met her once.

Oh, she's pretty memorable.

No. She never leaves Flushing.

No change?

So...

...are you sick?

No.

I'm here visiting my father.

I'm sorry.

-Is he sick?

-You could say that.

He's-- He's sort of dead

to the world.

-Here.

-No.

-No, I'm-- I'm--

-Really. Really. Take it.

Is that what you're gonna eat?

Yeah.

You really should eat better.

How about this one?

It's packed with peanuts.

And a lot of other

satisfying carcinogens.

Sometimes your body

knows what you really want.

See you around.

Ma?

Thank God you're here!

I've been waiting for hours.

What are you doing here?

This is a crummy neighborhood.

Take this.

Oh, my God! Are you sick?

Do I look sick to you?

Pick up that bag.

Did Wai Po's heart give out?

Don't be ridiculous.

She'll outlive us all.

Are you crying?

Do I look like I'm crying?

I can't tell.

You're wearing those sunglasses.

Ma, what are you doing here?

You're just going to let me

freeze to death here?

Ma.

Ma!

Tell me what happened.

Ma!

All right. I'm calling Grandma.

Is that how you speak to your ma

who worked nights so you could eat?

Who stayed in labor

without painkillers...

...so you wouldn't turn dim-witted

like your cousin Jimmy?

Had I known

you would grow so ungrateful...

...I would have held you in.

Has she eaten?

What is she doing here?

She'll need better nutrition now.

She's not that old.

One night without Chinese food

isn't gonna kill her.

Wait, I can't hear. Ma.

Can you pipe down?

It's good for her to stay with you.

You're a doctor.

You can help her...

...maybe get free drugs

from the hospital.

Can you please...?

-Okay.

-You'll pick up her things tomorrow.

-I'll bring her back tomorrow.

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