Septembers of Shiraz Page #2

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amin is a good man,

and he will get out.

Praise Allah.

Every pilgrim goes to mecca

his own way.

- Sister?

- I am looking for my husband.

I was wondering if he's here.

- We don't give out

such information.

- Brother, please...

I would like to know

if he's alive.

He didn't come home from work

last night.

- Maybe he had better things

to do.

- I know plenty of men

like that,

but Isaac amin

isn't one of them.

- Who is this?

- I'm a friend.

- Alright, wait here.

- You see, khanoum,

it's good that you brought me.

He liked the idea

of someone like you

would have a friend like me.

- Come in.

- It will be alright.

- Yalla, yalla.

- State your name.

- Vartan sofoyan.

- You know this man.

- I am afraid not.

- Then why the gasp?

- The hood, brother...

It startled me.

- Take him.

Follow me.

You know that man,

vartan sofoyan.

- I said I didn't and I don't.

Brother, I am here looking

for my husband, Isaac amin.

- Sofoyan was good friends

with the royal family.

He played for them

on many occasions.

- I really would like

to find out where my husband is.

- You were once a journalist.

Is that not correct?

- I would not call myself that.

I wrote once in a while.

- A dabbler, then.

- I suppose.

- Only those who can afford

to be dabblers dabble.

Those who have to work, work.

- I could only afford it

thanks to my husband,

who worked very hard.

- Yes, he worked very hard

in amassing his fortune.

- He earned his money honestly.

- Tell me about these articles.

- They were light pieces.

- I'm feeling light

this morning. Indulge me.

- I wrote about foreign places.

- You touted

the virtues of alcohol

and gushed about cathedrals.

Your articles

were pieces of propaganda

for an indecent life.

- Why am I being interrogated?

I am not charged with anything.

Please, brother,

tell me where my husband is.

- It's time you understood,

sister amin,

that the times

when people like you

could demand things from us

are over.

Now...

It is our turn.

Get out.

- Did they say anything to you?

- They asked me

whether I like being a servant.

- What does that have to do

with anything?

You're not letting these people

put ideas into your head,

are you, habibeh?

- No. No, khanoum,

of course not.

- Good.

- But I don't know.

My son says there's a lot

that needs to be set right.

- What? Morteza has become

a revolutionary?

- He has joined the guards.

I didn't want to tell you,

because I thought

you might get upset with me.

But when I listen to him,

he makes a lot of sense.

- What does he say

that makes so much sense?

- He says, "why should

some people live like kings,

and the rest like rats?

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