Four Wives and One Husband - Polygamy in Iran - Documentary

An intimate portrait of a polygamist family in a rural Iranian village. The intricacies of the relationships between the four wives, their husband, their astoundingly free-spoken mother-in-law and their numerous children. Sometimes humorous and often heartbreaking, this film follows the daily lives of the wives whose situation has turned them into both bitter rivals and co-conspirators against their abusive husband.

[@pearl1357]

For those of you who call this documentary lovely, there is constant language of abuse and cursing toward all 4 women. All the ladies, are constantly complaining about his abuse and physical abuse. This dude is a pervert. Not a provider. He is providing the bare minimum.

[@divya4238]

I think, what they mean is that it's a well-made documentary. It shows us the real picture of what goes around in the world

[@shadowstorm5261]

"He is providing the bare minimum." that's still a provider.

[@Because.I.Said.So.]

I think people call it lovely because it is unadulterated truth. Their situation by most western standards is unacceptable, but it is their truth. There is something incredibly respectable about that.

[@EagerForestTrees-ib7fm]

Welcome to islam

[@andreag.3845]

That is right.

[@mimasantiago5742]

I love how the asked the third wife if she was jealous or offended that the child she gave to Ziba didn’t call her mom anymore. And she said, “no, at least this way she's with her father more.” I couldn't help to think, wow, that's pure love right there.

[@simoneBraga-mm7rz]

One God Big in World🙏🕊️Name is Jesus Christ powerful Saviour and mighty blessed your life❤

[@joannapebbleworthy9343]

I can't stop thinking about the daughter who lives just across the street but nobody has seen her in years. Heart-wrenching.

[@KIM-ix9ok]

I know I wonder about her too!!

[@joannapebbleworthy9343]

@@KIM-ix9ok I wonder if her father has noticed at all.

[@KIM-ix9ok]

@@joannapebbleworthy9343 I'm sure you think he would be concerned but in there country they treat their women bad its nothing they can do if they're daughter is hurt or dead It's so sad 😔

[@joannapebbleworthy9343]

@@KIM-ix9ok Actually, I didn't think he would be concerned because he evidently isn't. That's a very different culture, and I suspect that even for that culture he is treating womankind bad.

[@divya4238]

@@joannapebbleworthy9343 no. He's too busy producing new babies

[@SunFlower-vg7et]

Ziba is so likeable, always smiling. Its obvious that she has a good heart. She deserves better. I hope she left that abusive, horrible man

[@amysommerfield2069]

They all deserve better. If you really love someone you will not hit them. Especially when they are weaker than you.

[@EagerForestTrees-ib7fm]

​@amysommerfield2069 welcome to islam

[@MakkaYahya]

​@@EagerForestTrees-ib7fmLOL, most to say about Islam have white trash who don't even practise Islam. Welcome to pig's hypocrisy world.

[@andreag.3845]

Where should she go?!

[@annienonymousse716]

For the wife who cannot have a child, please take it as a blessing in disguise because that husband can not really provide for himself, his a multiple wives much more so his many children. They have to fight over food, have dirt floors, unfinished construction of their homes. If she is childless, she can take good care more of herself, get a divorce and remarry somebody else and be free from this type of husband giving all of them a poor life...

[@glasshalffull4061]

"But he's the father of our children. We're forced to love him." - Goli If it's forced, it's slavery. My heart breaks for all involved.

[@leylamamat215]

it also stated to marry only one wife if you cannot treated wives fairly

[@VS-oh4pm]

Well, he thinks: he is treating them fairly. That statement could preserve no right for women.

[@MegaBaddog]

where is the unfair treatment? if you find love marriages to be ideal, then why are 80 % of marriages ending in divorce and the children growing up lost?

[@marxwhores]

@@MegaBaddog i'd rather be in a love marriage and have the ability to leave when I want instead of a marriage where my husband does not treat the wives equally and I'm forced to stay

[@samsalimi8351]

Even if he treat them fairly,It is wrong to have more than one wife

[@TerriSellay1]

I wish they would make an update to this documentary

[@sotafats]

I just finished watching it and thought the same thing. 👍🏼😀👍🏼

[@graceusa3942]

@@RoseGold-db6xe he might got another wife again,

[@JACKIEA157]

I agree, I’ve watched this documentary a few times.

[@heather4189]

I would love to see that

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

The first wife proposed on his behalf she has no self respect she should of divorced him poor or not nasty lady

[@kaleahcollins4531]

I loved how 3rd wife gave fourth wife ziba her baby and treated her as if she was really her mother. Even during the engagement party she was introduced as mother of the bride

[@rachanajay1730]

Well grandma isn't wrong...the son doesn't seem to care about literally any women or his own children

[@8213apice]

No man in polygamy does.

[@BlueTilda96]

@@8213apice so true ):

[@krisrob6736]

This grandma needs an award 🤣😂💃💃🏾

[@charlotteclaire2032]

She does provide some comic relief but she makes it easy to see where Heda gets his narcissism.

[@ShyVioletIsShy]

The Grandma is the best thing about this. Everything else is just sad. 😔

[@akashagarwal829]

Islam is the best

[@Persianempire01]

Islam is the best?If the best means lashing stone to death hanging cutting a part of a body poverty prostitution stealing bad reputation around the world the yes you are right islam is best from the end.Iran without islam.

[@trutherasitis2109]

Persian Empire THEY ARE NOT MUSLIMS THERE US A PIC OF CHRIST THERE

[@chocolate_cake]

Truther Asitis It is the image of their imam not Christ.

[@saismrti]

The Truth14 looks like you don't know Persian history. the original Persians are in India as Pharsis and they are modern, well educated, still have their fire temples.. Persia became Islamic a thousand years ago... the "pussy hungry" (as the grand ma rightly describes )man you see is following prophet Mohammed to the letter!!!

[@bethanybouley6679]

It is not the polygamy that i find ridiculous, but the attitude of that man, how does he not see he is the creator of all his problems?! He is a selfish piggish child with the emotional intelligence of a two year old!! and no fore-thought, A terrible husband and father...good grief!!

[@meahbeauty1116]

Ziba blames the wives for being weak and letting their husband take another wife. In time she realises this wasn't the case when shes in the same predicament as them..Hopefully she will leave him. As she doesnt have children, she wont feel guilty about depriving them of their father like Farang didThis will show her strength...

[@megmarshall8546]

Sounds like he is clueless in bed. Over in a minute! Bullies are usually rubbish lovers.

[@saeedvazirian]

Yeah, like you would know.

[@angelheart5963]

I agree with you he could sleep with all four of them only.four minutes out of his day

[@avarodriguez8040]

Meg Marshall I bet those women have no clue what an orgasm is

[@patriciafoster784]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@Gregsmith001]

@Sam Kay Astafillah my i laughed and 😅

[@bridgetteheidi4214]

The Grandma is hilarious hahaha

[@shahinebrahimzadeh4469]

Dung Nguyen Build

[@bigbadmay5012]

Bridgette Heidi Vlogs right?!?! I laughed out loud at the P***** comment!

[@fatifleur-hp6jr]

kostas ioannidis you are an idiot

[@stephaniecordick2283]

Bridgette Heidi !

[@naveedaaziz6026]

hahahaa innocent grandma

[@Natalie__giambruno]

This is why I am strongly against polygamy. Seeing Shahpar and Ziba fighting over this useless “man” makes me sad and angry, they’re supposed to support each other against their husband but they call themselves rivals to get the attention of this brainless being . I think if Ziba tried to help his ex husband with his addiction and encourage him to go to rehab she would be happy with a child; but at the end we are not in an European democratic society but in the Islamic Republic of Iran so you don’t have the privilege to get a man who respects women

[@tabassumfatimaahmad1251]

I hate poligumi but I am Muslim alhamdulillah.

[@jmainard9290]

the fourth wife...she said the other wife was just pretending that heartache....... on the end of the story...she will be the one have heartache...her husband took another wife. karma goes around comes around

[@mhyunsook]

well said.. the women there has no idea what self-respect means and only would hurt eachother for the baster like Heda..

[@samanthabrooks505]

They are only allowed four wives

[@hengwin]

@@samanthabrooks505 no. In Shia Islam there's the concept of temporary marriage, from 1 hour to 99 years, and he can have as many temporary wives on top of the four as he pleases.

[@Gabi-gd6qv]

its called jealousy stupid sheep

[@mandyramsubhag8871]

The grandma is hilarious just love her

[@lovesunshine5069]

Omg me too.. My grandfather was like her.

[@Akshay76541]

Yes ❤️ love from india... I hate this life... One wife is better for whole life

[@sumaiyaabdi7078]

Id love to see an update on this man & his family. & im hoping Ziba has been blessed with Another man & kids cz shes too young & sweet to deal with that jerk.

[@PaktiawalZazai]

I hope so , Ziba made me almost cry that she so badly wanted a baby , i wish i could help all the people esp women :(

[@sumaiyaabdi7078]

PaktiawalZazai ikr, the best & most purest way to help them is to keep them in our prayers & God will take care of everything.

[@cobhcdr]

god hasnt done a goddamn thing to help them and he isnt about to start

[@heather4189]

The pain on her face at the end. Is so real I can almost feel like. And how the grandma said how hard she worked almost like she was trying to compensate for not having birthed a child. Then when Ziba and Heda was out with the sheep and he told her that he was going to get another woman because she couldn't even have a child.

[@baha3alshamari152]

I hope she doesn't get another man

[@biswajitbiswas4616]

Maybe we would never be able to see the update. The filmmaker was banned by Iranian government halfway from filming. The rest half was completed by her daughter. That's why we saw a gap of 2 years midway. I pray to the divine for their well being.

[@gittenielsen95]

He is awful..I feel so sorry for his wives and children

[@pagh9019]

You are right👏👏I agree with you

[@mickeyv9297]

So many comments say how they love this docu and watched it multiple times. It's well made, I agree on that but all I see is abuse and negligence. It makes me appreciate my life and my loving husband even more. Strong women yes, but their husband is a pig..

[@saingmckinnon6631]

I can't never be with the man who brought new wife into my home . Even I have the kids with the pig 💔

[@carlygardner9561]

I love documentaries in general but this has always been my favorite one. Its so raw and real... as an american it truly places you in the middle of their lives that are hard for us to even fathom. Excellent film, I know we wont get an update but I hope these women and their children are doing well.

[@sashsash6679]

It shouldn't be that difficult for an American to fathom. Just look at utah! At least these people stop at 4 wives whereas in parts of the US the numbers are unlimited.

[@chronicleswithkhia2688]

@@sashsash6679I swear Utah’s the worst I watched the documentary on tubi “Escaping polygamy” and said wow! And I live down south I always wanted to move to Utah because of the weather but I did not know all that was going on and it’s sad honestly. A terrible so-called “religion” it’s disgusting!

[@sashsash6679]

@@chronicleswithkhia2688 I agree, it is not a religion, just men following their selfish desires which results in miserable and oppressed women in their community. Very sad indeed!

[@charlotteclaire2032]

@@sashsash6679 Not that many Americans are Mormons in Utah. But your point is well taken.

[@myny866]

Him: marries 4 women making everyone miserable Also him: if I would've stayed with one wife now I would have a nice car and a villa

[@divya4238]

😂😂😂

[@luisaw74656]

Proceeds to marry a 5th

[@Ali-bc2ed]

Pure sadness for all of them, but I feel more sad for wife number 1. She has a lot of pain in her eyes and her daughter is living a terrible life across the road n she cannot do anything to help. I feel terrible for these poor women. God help them 🙏🙏🙏

[@tabassumfatimaahmad1251]

So true it's always very sad for first wife. In Islam wife can take divorce if she can't give husband' rights (sexual entercourse) but what women can do they are not educated and always rely on husband so they can't take divorce and they have to suffer with poligumus man

[@AlfariziZakaria]

Islam is increasingly unreasonable

[@suvenikaul9303]

This just broke my heart. It started sort of funny but got depressing as it progressed. 4 women with broken hearts…lurching through life with so many children who they struggle to care for…food in the tummy but no love in the heart 💔 Physical abuse that the wives endured…my god 💔 I hope their daughters got educated and built their lives….

[@Hugs4you500]

I Doubt if the father will allow the daughters to be educated, he plans on selling them off to the highest bitter. He’s an awful man god-awful

[@andreag.3845]

No chance, that the daughters of this man got educated, because he is thinking in a traditional manner.

[@Theflautist20]

I went to Christian schools my entire life, and my pastor said something funny in reference to the Old Testament stories where men had multiple wives/ child bearing mistresses: "More women, more problems" and that's all I could think of with this video.

[@darlenechrisman7570]

I find it amusing that the Chinese symbol for trouble is 2 women under the same roof!

[@spolch9482]

Problems for the women you mean.

[@mammoney3668]

hm but in this video it’s apparently the man that is the problem.

[@Theflautist20]

@@mammoney3668 Yes... because it's almost always the men who benefit from this arrangement, and also men who initiate them (oftentimes literally buying the woman from her father.) There are modern people who practice polyamory and ENM but the men/women/whatever genders are usually seen as equal partners. Those relationships also thrive when diplomacy and high levels of communication are used.

[@pjtpeter]

wow speechless...how could this be anyone's reality

[@shadybaby5309]

Peter Tapia that's nothing buddy I've seen worse than this

[@ylemsovillem4751]

Peter Tapia me to Peter I was in the middle east for quite some time for work and I heard about the family that they can also can get sex wt their own brod...isn't that disgusting ryt.

[@jodoe7475]

worse?

[@essan2943]

its the women's fault. they accept his behavior and allow it.

[@hevydevy650]

Peter Tapia this type of behaviour is not typical in the USA I know cause ive been there they are much more civilized

[@kaylanhope7329]

He treats the women in his life like the sheep he owns. Heda is repulsive.....You can show them all respect!

[@fjona123456]

Is there a "where are they now" version?

[@maviswilliams9322]

Valmira Alba hahahaha

[@maviswilliams9322]

I am African born and use to these life styles. That is our culture. This is our everyday life

[@atheistleftcomment1807]

Valmira Alba hahaha, yes, I would like to find out how their life (lives?) turned out.

[@blackvelvet6165]

Valmira Alba I'm curious too😂

[@moniquecivicchoni3962]

Yes we need an update! Those poor women and children...

[@amypeters9305]

dye your pubic hair too...hahaha this gradma is too funny man seriously

[@ferz2014]

lol

[@rebecafernandez1394]

🤪🤪😂😂😂😂😂

[@akay1976]

that's a popular saying in Iran lol

[@marxwhores]

@@akay1976 what does it mean ?

[@cantabileloves]

What a raw and authentic documentary. kudos to the filmmaker!

[@valeriacgm]

Heda the husband: my first wife is the best one, only that we have no more sex because the doctor told her not have sex anymore... hihihihi Smart Woman!

[@angelheart5963]

Ratonchen then he said one and two are bad

[@FORTHEBY_BY]

I'm totally shocked! I never thought polygamist wives (particularly in the Middle East) talked back, "Your an SOB, as usual!" You go wife #1!

[@FORTHEBY_BY]

Also wondered how there could not be jealousy--there is!

[@FORTHEBY_BY]

I admire their strength and humor, despite their circumstance.

[@nogoodwolf]

And the grandmother the way she spoke? We live in Canada and would never hear such language from the adults! I'm so surprised and shocked!

[@saratehran6550]

nogoodwolf it's a old documentary and her language is Turkish and in Iran have deffrent language like Kurdish Turkish or Arabic in south but our official language is Persian

[@nogoodwolf]

Well Sara is it okay just shocking! The grandmother is kind of cool, funny and likable. I'm not use to hearing grandmothers speak this way and I'm not saying it's wrong either. I figure not everyone speaks this way either.

[@annegonzales6879]

I can see the sadness in thier eyes..it breaks my heart 💔

[@jessiejames7492]

the wives are just like slaves and dont tell me there is no jealousy

[@king-gu6kk]

jessie james like you know

[@PujaSharma-yn9ln]

king 420 obviously she does.. It's so clearly expressed by the wives in the video.. Are u nuts.

[@sanjuslife702]

thug life grandma

[@djhoana]

Sanjukta Chowdhury o

[@ferz2014]

lol

[@olir6910]

the man is an awful monster. I don't care whom I offend this is a sick tradition. this documentary shows you the sadness and human suffering that is polygamy. that bastard doesn't even know his own kids names. how sad that this is real. Thank God I didn't grow up in that type of world.

[@mitsumaraishigami1762]

World of difference, where women got liberty they can not appreciate and where they are slaved they prove themselves to be worthy, how ironic still I agree with your comment, it's not worth having someone who just sees you as a piece of meat 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

Agreed disgusting men in that religion they think they are kings and women solace’s

[@marziamohiuddin6386]

Can't remember how many times i have watched this 🤣🤣 for no reason 😆😆

[@shafuimcoming5151]

@@ZaheerAk786 I don't see it. can you explain me why it's funny and sad if you have time?

[@JustAnotherBeth]

Me too!

[@margaretwangari1696]

Me too 😅

[@krystingrant6292]

Same this is my second time

[@KurdeQonya]

You like the life of them. Its real! And not forbidden by rules of democracy. Cause in western states this is also existing but illegal way. One men cheating his wife with 2-3 wifes … so what?? Its our nature im sorry

[@brendamadrid5486]

Kinda sad how the grandma calls the wives "useless" when they do all that hard work, cooking from scratch, no fancy electornics.... wonder what western crock pot/microwave women are considered lol

[@sevkinauskas]

She is old woman. We do not pay so much atention at words. They love her and take care of her. They make jokes about her death.

[@dejaporter7338]

Shapar was such an angel 😇 to Give Ziba her baby girl absolutely heartwarming 💞💓

[@songbirda2668]

Seen this so many times!! But each time makes me appreciate my hubby even more!!! Seriously love him. Hope they do a follow up, would love to see if the wives ever found happiness, and what happened with the 4th wife after the 5th wife came... I really hope she didn’t harm herself like she said she would.

[@khadijaal-halabi6037]

Kann

[@katarzynakotwica-mojzych8642]

I watched this film many times as well. I admire these wife and the way then live being proud. Their attitude helps me when I find some problem in my life. I wonder what happens with them, How do they live. Watching many films like that I found people are harsch to each other and Don’t take care much of other problem.

[@rs4286]

In Islam the maximum amount of wives at one time is 4. 5 is not lawful (unless he divorced 1 or 1 dies) and Iran is under a type of Shia Sharia law which would enforce this.

[@rs4286]

@@OzzieOzzieOzzieOyOyOy ah I was unaware of this, thank you for educating me. I'm Sunni Muslim and although I had a small amount of information about the temporary marriage in shia Islam I didn't know too much.

[@kaylanhope7329]

"it's like if a well runs dry you dig a new one" The nerve of some men!😐

[@catmoore3024]

Ziba was so quick to ridicule the other wives, then finds herself in their exact position.

[@ZackTuNan]

24:10 the wife’s complaining the husband’s premature ejaculation yet she got pregnant. These women are living in hell sexually not satisfied and emotionally bruised plus physical abuse.

[@patriciafoster784]

This was filmed over 10 years ago.love to see update.

[@altafhussein7419]

2007

[@jillsimi2354]

This documentary is sad, funny, entertaining, and interesting. Thanks it was lovely to watch.God bless them.

[@KIM-ix9ok]

I've watched this so many times I wish someone would do a update on this family it's driving me crazy wondering how they all are doing nowadays 😕

[@natallyVB]

Right, i can't believe i watched this with 15 and now 19 and i was crazy searching for information everywhere, but there is nothing about what happened to them😭😭 i wish the producer nahid persson (idnt remember well the name) sees all this comments and decides to make a continuation. But for what i have known, she was banned from iran when she was filming this, so maybe is difficult for her going there for legal problems. And probably some of this clips we see here are staged and not 100% true. The husband in the video probably is dead by now or something happened because it's been too long, maybe the wives are leaving all together, or separated and some of the kids are gone and married to others. It's been exactly 14 years since this was broadcast, 15 in december. And this was being recorded for 2 years. So it might been 16 years ago when this was being first recorded. I want to know exactly what part of iran this is ? Idnk anything about the language, the country or the culture, and can't ever know. I have read people saying it is difficult to understand them, and it's a vulgar speaking.

[@ariari-zn9iz]

@@natallyVB si encuentras alguna información mas, espero que puedas compartirla. Yo también tengo curiosidad por saber que fue de ellos. Espero que el filmar este documental no les ocasiono problemas.

[@roxanne4820]

1:15 as a british-iranian it's even more hilarious hearing her say that in farsi lmaooo

[@avarodriguez8040]

That o.g grandma is gangster had me dead 💀lol

[@michelledevine6241]

Poor Ziba is NOT ill-shes DEPRESSED!

[@keahithefieryone8513]

I'm not sorry for her, she throws the other wives under the bus, she kisses him on the lips in front of the camera and its like shoving it in the other wives face, she's #4 , not #1 wife so it pisses her off and realizes now she hasn't got his nuts in the palm of her hand cause #5 wife and younger is there to replace her..... every Side Chick think she's The One above all others, LOL

[@dejaporter7338]

@@keahithefieryone8513 yea she's a real bitch

[@mandy8275]

He's our master.......Dang.......I wouldn't last 1 second there.....like nope..✌🏽I'm out..😂

[@Blossombarbiee]

That grandmother had some nerve to call her granddaughter a cow lmao!! 😂😂😂

[@xanlysphynx8839]

I need an update on these people

[@patriciafoster784]

Me to .this was filmed over 10 years ago ..

[@jackholman5008]

​@@patriciafoster7842023?

[@花火-p6m]

Hope that one day we'll have updates about them 🙏🏾

[@Littleleoshouse]

The third wife which ziba spoke badly of gave her child to her. Is there anything more noble than that?

[@jennie2065]

Not even a min and a half in...and grandma (the mother-in-law) has me rolling!!! 😜

[@poojanalge7916]

Fifth wife has so much hope tht she would b the last 1?

[@Uyiiouuoiuiiuyi]

this has nothing do with Islam Trust me it is very rare now day you will hard find this type of marriage This is old now in village near Iraq where many men killed in Iran Iraq war

[@milenad.k.2238]

@I am Groot This is an extreme rural example. Actually Iran is very diverse and there are also people living with a more modern lifestyle, "white marriages" (cohabitation) is also popular there where a couple isn't married but lives together and often has children together. Even in USA there are white Christian people practicing polygamy but you wouldn't judge Christianity just by this...

[@tshepopaledi9032]

For the life of me I do not understand why these women agree to this. I have my wife and she satisfies more than I can ever imagine. We have two kids. We have been together for 21 years. All good. We fight, we make up. This is just demeaning to women.

[@raytas9140]

Tshepo Paledi not really it’s their choose a lot of guys have side hoes any way so idk why he can’t have 4 wife’s

[@mariezeephyllix7736]

@@raytas9140 That's a bullshit excise for cheating.

[@pagh9019]

True,,The man in documentary is so selfish and a..w..f..u..l!Its part of Iranian culture.

[@lornakurien7962]

It happens in muslim countries a over the world.

[@divya4238]

He must be a good manipulator

[@padmasalam5267]

The son is a predator, who preys on the village’s young, vulnerable girls. It Seems as if , after a few years, he becomes tired of the new wife, and roams around for a new one. So sad. Having said that, I have to give the old bloke credit for making beautiful kids, and providing well for his family, because by the village standards, he is doing quite well. I wish they had made a reality show about this family. I can assure you I wouldn't miss an episode, because to date, I have watched this piece five times and counting. I really enjoyed it!!!!! PS: By the way, Ziba, the fourth wife is gorgeous. 🥂🍺Cheers and beers mates,

[@ericpowell4350]

Sorry, false equivalence. Plus, that's not how it works.

[@padmasalam5267]

@@ericpowell4350 I know about Eastern cultures.

[@apr2031]

that ending is so sad, its like looking at how all his ex wives must have felt about him at first

[@elizabethbaig5382]

Have watched this over and over for a few years all I want to know it's been 3 years since this doco what's the update as of today did he take another wife after wedding a 5th did his 4th wife finally have kids I would love to know what's happening

[@an-bj5hj]

In Iran man are allowed to have four wives maximum, so he can't take another wife. It's against the law.

[@vickyc8768]

I also curious wanna know , how was 4th wife situation now? does this man got married 5th or 6th wife after 3 year plus?

[@elizabethbaig5382]

vicky c thinking the same thing They should go back and get a update fron the family

[@jodoe7475]

really totally unimportant, as if they are not too many already! the man is a total crude

[@martieparrish7274]

elizabeth baig mi

[@katrinashebanow7367]

I asked my mom what dialect this is because I read from the other Iranians that they could not understand (I couldn't either). She understood completely because we are of Azeri Persian descent. These people come from a really rural/small village in the mountains near the Azerbaijan side in Iran. Their first language is Turkish, but a specific dialect of Turkish, with some of the words mixed with Farsi and Kurdish. Their form of speech shows that even though they are villagers, these people are like "the villagers of villagers" in their seclusion because of how slurred they sound -- no Arabic words anywhere. I thought it was interesting that my mom said this is what "poor people" talked like in the past and that probably only the older Azeris in Iran (Pre-Islamic Revolution) can understand. Not all Azeris speak like this as there are different types of speech used by a person's socioeconomic standing. Lastly, she doesn't know if the younger ones would know what they are saying because they are learning mostly Farsi in school. So this film serves both as a sociological/historical account and a linguistic record of a dying dialect.

[@sohrabnizoumi-berizi328]

This is a village in Kharameh, Fars province, they speak Persian with Fars dialects, have nothing to do with Azeris or Azerbaijan. What are you or your mother on about? This is my part of the world.

[@KurdeQonya]

Azaris are in the north mostly that region is fars region in the South around Shiraz… they speak rural persian which is next to pahlavi and not influenced by tehrani persian… but those people seems like beeing from kurdish tribe Amari from cyrus was descendant also… only a kurd of the Amari tribe can recognize it from the mother… from what ? Only kurds can understand it… actually they are today speaking a language called persian .Not old persian. They changed it 2 times in history like their religions….

[@hydrogendioxide483]

What are you on about? I don’t exactly know what region of Iran they come from but they are speaking normal Persian with an accent(I dont know exactly their accent belongs to what region of Iran tho). Anyone who speaks persian can understand them.

[@Niki-the-Diary]

Honey they must be from Fars province!

[@bishygim5636]

@@KurdeQonya Im kurdish from Iran, and they do not speak a single word of kurdish besides the words that are similar in kurdish and persian. Its clearly farsi/persian lol

[@thetravelerwonderfulworld9854]

Yo, the man's phone call with his new catch lover was the funniest of all 😂🤣

[@rikooangloindianpunjabi5824]

This is the true face of Polygamy, it sucks! Women literally suffocate in such marriage. It's better to stay single than to live with a man for whom u r just an option (backup plan)

[@iiLoveAutumn]

Do u hail cow shit?

[@abidabi5090]

Still thy live together ..and in Ur society you start cheering each other and get divorced

[@gurtek08]

That grandma is just like my grandma. Tell it like it is. This is a lady that tells no lies

[@nodak0164]

It breaks my heart to see how these women are forced to live.

[@leoniegureghian7156]

Why the shock? Mormons are the same if not worse; some have over 10-13 wives among them biological sisters ... Nothing new ...

[@patriciafoster784]

They sick weirdos.

[@dianelove8147]

@@keahithefieryone8513 actually LDS founder Joseph Smith the "Prophet" was polygamist. Learn your history!

[@samanthabrooks505]

@@dianelove8147 exactly!! 😂 The one they still claim as their prophet, the man who started the whole religion, still said polygamy is the only way lol You still follow a man who says if you don't practice "celestial marriage" then you'll go to hell. None of us can "be as God" no matter what. There is only One.

[@keahithefieryone8513]

@@dianelove8147 No dispute with J.S. but TRUE Mormons do NOT follow that Tenet and those that broke away from LDS did with the intention of having multiple "wives" aka 1 WIFE and the rest are Side Chicks- Learn YOUR History

[@Moj7245]

Mormons are also disgusting , I’m wondering how would these creepy men feel if their wives bring a new husband to home

[@dwighthayes4738]

Quote: "I've got 5 sons and they are like 5 stupid sheep." (Grandma) QUESTION: Who raised those 5 stupid sheep grandma???

[@keahithefieryone8513]

Sometimes you teach them right and they still make choices to be Fools

[@dwighthayes4738]

@@keahithefieryone8513 That's the exception and not the rule. It's been my observance that stupid people think they are smarter than the stupid people around them.

[@yingany]

Just thank your lucky stars ladies you weren't born there, however hard my day is all I have to think about are the impossible lives women are forced to endure outside the west and realise my life is a blast

[@jarmstrong1931]

So true...we all have hardships in our lives but being born where you could be in a relationship and live like this without hope for change or anything really...incredibly sad even with their jokes n laughter...

[@persianguy1524]

yingany yea, because its great in the west where women are treated as sex toys and the divorce rate is at 50%.

[@cruzkerin3121]

no every woman and not every man ,

[@luciddreams6210]

So how does that help? Thinking your life is a blast by comparing it to women in those countries is exactly what men here want you to do so that you don't fight to get equal to them like you deserve.

[@chimini4724]

this is an exception not the live that every women outside of west has to face so many of women are happily married and in love here too...they are creepy people everywhere in the world...even in west you can find shitty people

[@countessnic9809]

" I have 5 sons. And they're like 5 stupid sheep!" 🐏 🐏 🐏 🐏 🐏 "Dye your pubic hair, too" I watched this doc some years ago and every now and then at random, I'll watch it again. The Grandma cracks me up 😂 and is the main reason I return hoping there will be an update on her. 🕊️

[@lalelu2010100]

The Grandma said I have 4 Sons, ans they are all very stupid! LoL

[@helena5442]

Yet she was the one raising them..

[@BRQOxapam]

😂

[@dinazwadia1487]

I felt very bad for Farhang the first wife. She was so worried for her daughter who lived across the street.

[@kartiniillias6842]

CORRECTION! The Quran says : Marry two, three or four if you can afford, if you can't marry ONE

[@ishaholder6983]

I'm crying😂😂😂 grandma got me in stitches..

[@marinagaughtblattz2879]

These women have the best sense of humor. 😂

[@annette731]

When iranians say heart pain(deldard)it means they have stomach pain

[@swood8972]

Polygamy is part of Iranian culture!Now a days this is done even more than the past!

[@hydrogendioxide483]

Lies lies lies

[@swood8972]

@@hydrogendioxide483 U more lie

[@patriciafoster784]

These ladies would be fun to hang out with .They have a great sense of humor..

[@latinasforthewin4274]

Ziba is always smiling. Love her

[@Gabi-gd6qv]

because she is the chosen one. very funny

[@tiatia0404]

​@@Gabi-gd6qv what do you mean the chosen one?

[@Ella-fu1cn]

I feel sorry for these women. To live with such a man, it is better not to be married.

[@lornakurien7962]

Why don't they make a sequel of this video, it will be a blockbuster. We want to know how the 5th wife gets along with the others and also what happened to zeba?

[@mayasirine6219]

grangma is a bada*s 😁😁😁 really likef her 😅

[@TheDaha]

Hell yeahhh

[@mahichoudhary6217]

There should be a separate documentary on grandamaa "badasss"

[@ayeshaabdullatif9293]

Grandma said it""" all he think about is the pu****😂😂😂

[@xanlysphynx8839]

This is way fucked up I guess being single in America with cats is not so bad after all so grateful todag

[@salik674]

What comes around goes around! Each new wife did same to old wives and it seems he is not gonna stop! We women need to protect eachother.....u destroy someone's else life soon someone will do same to u.....a pervert man will always do it n ur not an exception

[@helena5442]

It seems unfair to judge them like that and call it karma. They all seem to be suffering. The guy is the worst one and apparently there is no karma for him.

[@karacreswell8437]

These women deserve so much better. I sincerely hope that one day they find happiness. They are all so beautifully strong.

[@omMalik17]

Hahahahaha the grandma is really honest , I like that 😂👌🏻

[@heidiwilkerson8995]

She doesn't need kids by him, why does she want to have his kids! When he has to sale his tractor 🚜?! Duuuh! Wth.

[@aprilia2728]

the wifes were looks sad but they try to sealed with smiles always . so poor .

[@ninacubana]

prayed to imam zadeh ? these people are not even muslims

[@ylemsovillem4751]

Nina Cubana poor pipol can merry a man who can pay about 200dollars only so he can hve a lots of wifes disgusting ryt?

[@Diva_Bella]

Nina Cubana of course they are muslim are you nuts? Only Islam permits to marry cousin as you heard her saying the 2nd wife is his cousin. No Christianity or any other religion permits you to marry family and its not even practiced but Muslims marry their 1st cousins. So yes they are Muslims

[@mizgwjuslee6817]

imam zadeh they most be diffrent type of muslims.

[@michelledevine6241]

They ARE Muslim! Shi'a Muslim. Imams are descended from Muhammed. imam zedah are women decended from Imams

[@Abdulrahman_Hi]

@@michelledevine6241 She prayed to Zadeh, not God. Knowing all the nonsense Twelver shias have, I'd rather be a pagan Christian than an Idolator Twelver Shia. Christians worship 3 Gods, and 3 Gods are more convincing than 12 Imams + all their wives + all their daughters which are treated as devine human beings.

[@clivemorgan7632]

It would've being best if he only have one wife, then life would be prosperous and happy. 1 is good for me.

[@geemale4073]

Ok. I am at the part where the lady said he broke her finger. They should double team him and get rid of him or poison him. Or tie him up for some days

[@Because.I.Said.So.]

They need his $$$

[@serenaDM]

the granny is hilarious. loved her

[@limeyfigdet7460]

Sounds like that chick at the beginning with the "heartache" might have been depressed, and nobody's taking it seriously. It's just speculation, though.

[@dovebarnett2286]

I would have gotten rid of him along time ago how can they live in the houses that they live in I never saw anything so run down

[@dhritiulpe1769]

Lack of education and money forces them to stay married. Please be a little sympathetic to these women instead of judging them. Peace

[@multteerandall758]

If this man did not have four wives,you can imagine how his life would be in a better situation. I feel so bad for the children, especially his sons.Why would he bring wife number five when he can't even take care of the wives and children he already has. Like his mother was trying to say, all he want is sex

[@yelloworangered]

Women cannot be kept like cattle, even if each has her own home and have a happy life. We are not breeding opportunities.

[@newshki]

These are people living in a village in Iran they are not city dwellers - this is not common mainstream practice in Iran, just something else to make Iran look backward BS. Persian women are strong & educated. Most of Iran population is under 35 very modern and westernized in many aspects. These docs just make me angry with the bullshit they peddle.

[@jarmstrong1931]

I agree...when doing documentaries like this they should really clarify that because this is one of the reasons people are so ignorant of reality these days...because this generalizes practices and beliefs that are not held by the entire population...

[@ninacubana]

N why would western mean educated ? wtf you make no sens !

[@newshki]

I said women are Strong & Educated- READ IT AGAIN - westernized in terms of the majority of population being under 35. just look up Iran youth it will then make "SENSE"

[@nogoodwolf]

It doesn't make Iran look bad to everyone. Many of us can understand that they are not from the city. It's interesting to click on videos about polygamy. I guess we all want to find out if people can be happy. As it turns out they can't. If people really want to learn about different countries, they have to do more than watch one video. I once read a book written by an Iranian woman who loved her country. It's important to see both sides as well.

[@jarmstrong1931]

+nogoodwolf of course many ppl will realize that but for those that don't it can spread ignorance...I never meant to generalize...🙂