:56:00
But we know that
self-flagellation is used...
:56:04
...when mourning the saints
and not the artists.
:56:15
I've gone rotten inside.
:56:18
In fact, my heart has gone rotten.
:56:22
Anything left useless will rot.
:56:25
Water, too, left still too long
will become a swamp.
:56:29
But you find life in a swamp.
:56:34
I'll never forget the beauty of
the water lilies in Anzali Lagoon.
:56:40
But what about me?
:56:43
I am forbidden everywhere to use
my name, to show my face.
:56:48
I am even forbidden to live.
But why?
:56:52
Because I sang and danced
in my old films?
:56:57
Because I played
the part of rednecks?
:57:01
That was because
the script wanted me to.
:57:07
Believe me, Bahman,
we are buried alive.
:57:15
Look at these pictures.
:57:20
This is what's left of us.
:57:23
My friend, pictures and memories
are all that is left of everyone.
:57:28
Don't think the others
will be better remembered.
:57:31
The important thing is for us
to preserve our dignity.
:57:34
But today I've come with
good news.
:57:36
I want to ask you to act
in my new film.
:57:39
What? You got a permit to work?
:57:42
It's a documentary about
funeral rites in Iran.
:57:45
Well, the lead suits me fine.
:57:48
It suits everyone of our generation.
:57:50
That's why I have rounded up
all my friends. You come too.
:57:55
Somebody has to come
and take me there.