RETOUCH | Omeleto

An Iranian woman makes a difficult choice.
RETOUCH is used with permission from Kaveh Mazaheri. Learn more at darvashfilm.com.
Young mother Maryam is getting ready one morning, trying to balance preparing her child for the day while her husband begins an exercise session.
But then her husband calls out from the other room, trapped underneath a heavy weight he was lifting. His life in the balance, Maryam initially makes a few attempts to help, but the weights are too heavy and stuck. She watches as he dies before her eyes -- giving her a moral dilemma, and a chance to remake her life.
Written and directed by Kaveh Mazaheri and co-produced by the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, this short drama seems, on its surface, a domestic-slice-of-life story disrupted by a quiet yet undeniably disturbing incident. But as it progresses, it becomes a fascinating character portrait of a woman at a crossroads in her life, presented with an opportunity to change everything.
The film rests on lead actor Sonia Sanjari, who plays Maryam with a remarkable silence and stillness. With both precision and economy, she portrays Maryam as a compliant woman with little voice in her life, who has always done what she has been told to do without much recourse for protest or complaint.
Around Sanjari's top-notch performance, Mazaheri constructs a remarkably intelligent, uniquely engaging film, making strong and memorable directorial decisions at every turn. As the film opens, the documentary-like camera chooses to focus on the husband, as he lobs a stream of small yet persistent demands for Maryam's caretaking as she tries to get her toddler to eat.
But the film shifts to Maryam at its pivotal moment, the camera and editing choose to stay on Maryam's face, the moment capturing the complexity of Maryam's response: first her ineffectual helplessness, and then her removed, distant blankness as her husband dies before her eyes. Her multifaceted, layered reaction says much about not just who she is, but what her life with her husband was like for her. It is a masterful acting moment, handled with great delicacy, honesty and bravery by a gifted actress.
After witnessing what she does, Maryam proceeds through the rest of the day, carrying her secret. The discrepancy between what she and the audience knows and the everyday life around her creates a narrative question of what she will do with her secret. But it is a testament to the film's almost forensic emotional precision that it doesn't drive the film forward in a traditional way.
Instead, its interest remains with Maryam, as well as the quotidian rhythms and concerns of Iranian life and the way women proceed within it, fitting themselves around persistent, small pressures that, collectively, exert a great weight -- a weight that perhaps pushes Maryam to make her final decision.
Situating RETOUCH in a rich and fascinating film tradition like Iran's is beyond the scope of a review, but like many of Iran's greatest films, it operates from both an objective, dispassionate distance and a subtle, understated intimacy, using both storytelling lenses to provoke questions, create productive tensions and test compassion.
An uneasy, riveting triumph of short-form storytelling, the emotions RETOUCH evokes are complex and unforgettable as the story, as it brings up disbelief, moral horror and yet genuine heartbreak as well.

[@garymontesano5903]

By not lifting the weight off him, apparently a weight was lifted off her.

[@mohsinjoe8617]

Calm down Shakespeare

[@zurish3467]

I’ll have what he’s having

[@takeanotherlook2065]

Good description

[@sumeetsinghrawat467]

that would be the SYNOPSIS

[@Dubhe68]

But she has another burden on her conscience now, she has killed a man

[@Waltham1892]

"Sometimes an accident is an unhappy woman's best friend" Stephen King.

[@Waltham1892]

@Frepa Gioerne WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

[@FazalFariz]

Stephen King needs Grammar lessons.

[@madelenaherrera1919]

Vera

[@janie-leemcrobert4613]

*evil smile.

[@arhamramiz7791]

Which book ?

[@lyudmilatsupko1028]

The moment when she can't even make herself cry hits really hard

[@renzoandro7841]

For that so true she needed to hold the baby to get the water works going....that means she stopped or was never in love with him

[@annm.113]

I'd be crying tears of joy

[@theTrend7]

When a woman is tired she is TIRED!

[@lucianacoelho7434]

@@theTrend7 and probably has a cause for it ): sadly

[@bhimsenluchooman4046]

@Luciana Coelho. This is murder in the USA. The death penalty is most probable in this case. USA has about 170 millions persons who have not been brainwashed by CCP, ISIS and the Mexican Cartel.

[@cuteasduck6192]

The woman was just obeying her husband’s orders. He told her not to move around his things.

[@cricketcricket9749]

You are absolutely correct...lol

[@teemaro5703]

🤣😂

[@hermystic_ways]

Yup

[@BirdLady2782]

Lol fr

[@diendiana]

Truueeeee 💯

[@FazalFariz]

Imagine an alternative ending where she comes home to find him missing! That would've left us with a haunted imagination.

[@Wajiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

O mannn...Now I wish that was the ending and I couldn't predict it. 😶

[@rosariovalladares134]

Or that hes alive and waiting for her to get home.

[@ranjinighoshdastidar7070]

I was actually anticipating something like that.😂

[@farfallabianco1]

i was thinking about it before i got to the end

[@sibanidash568]

I was thinking exactly the same thing

[@madeleineprice3556]

Women in the comments: domestic abuse is sad Men in the comments: should’ve had a spotter bro

[@rileyh6801]

Are we wrong tho?

[@Myview246]

too many men out there thinking they can do anything haha

[@spiritboxgamer2787]

Dont say bro, bro is our word

[@TampaJohn]

More like Women in the comments: He deserved it. Had the roles been reversed? Women in the comments: What an animal! How could he let her die like that?? He should go to prison for the rest of his life!! Me: 🙄

[@meems7519]

@@TampaJohn No. We wouldnt and you know it

[@aleksseb5504]

To watch your husband die in front of you like that and have no emotions, just shows how she felt about him. I wonder if some people live the same way. This is why divorce should not be prohibited by any law or religion.

[@eagillum]

She was in shock.

[@aleksseb5504]

@@eagillum I'm sure of it 3:18

[@froggo7215]

Sometimes it's not law or religion but it's society that doesn't let you get a divorce by putting so much pressure on an alone woman.

[@nilleyi2231]

Islam does not prohibit divorce

[@psi9899]

@@nilleyi2231 Yes, it's more about the societal values than the religious ones.

[@utopiad4]

That's why you have to treat your wife right! She might not kill you but she may not help you when you're dying.

[@leena6543]

Gubbah You only saw him for a minute, you can’t tell by someone’s “appearance” if they’re abusive or controlling.

[@amirebrahimi6403]

Griffin x and that is exactly the problem. The plot should have delivered something more persuasive for the viewer to somehow justify the woman’s reaction.

[@leena6543]

amir ebrahimi Maybe they want us to come up with our own theories as to why she did it. Or maybe her actions weren’t supposed to be justified at all.

[@ellamone9998]

That husband only gave orders while the wife was getting ready for work, feeding baby, and she has to serve him his cigarette too? He didn't even look at her once the whole time. He's chillin' doing his own thing no problems. Giving orders so naturally jeez. What a pos he was lol.

[@honeythakur509]

Omg... 😂😂

[@curbmassa]

Her- "Hi honey, i'm home!" Him- " " Her- "Have you been weighting long?"

[@saya1720_]

I feel bad for laughing.

[@jackie9867]

KZbin needs laughing emoticons.

[@pauladixon9003]

HA! 😂🤣😂

[@naobe5]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vav3057]

*how it feels being the 300th like*

[@donnawoodford6641]

I once saved my husband from choking in a restaurant. He repaid me for saving his life by serial cheating. Finally, I divorced him, and he with his ego calls me a divorced woman. I perceive myself as a free spirit. Only now, my mom can see that he is a "dirty rotten bum" because of how he was to me. I got no support EVER. People like that never change. I don't think that I would be willing to wipe up his blood, maybe pay someone else to do it, and then move, leaving the past behind.

[@Greenumbrella-2024_April]

You did the right thing, I you should do one more thing , get married and live life happily.

[@ankitameena8091]

I wish I could be like you

[@mina5142]

Donna Woodford but they didn't show him cheating on her or treating her badly just asking a few questions that's all and moving his stuff inside was idiotic but wasn't treating the wife badly

[@donnawoodford6641]

Tatiana Sirbu If a husband cheats, he's giving the other person/people attention instead of you, the wife he vowed to be fully committed to. The infidelity constitutes a breach in trust, a betrayal, and a loss of respect for which the wife and children suffer. His role of a provider is minimal. It needs to be that of a protector. He is expected to treasure you in a way that you feel no absence of love. Ask yourself: "How do I feel when I tell him something?" Does he dismiss you or does he respond with tenderness? Now, you know if he respects you. The answer comes from the core of your being.

[@teastuart6494]

Donna Woodford you did a right think saving a life nit because he deserved it . Don't warry how he repaid you. You are right that's what matters❤️

[@ducky8abug]

The man who held the door for her, as she was entering the apartment building with her daughter (at 14:34) could have been a problem. There's a delay between the time she was seen entering the building, and the time it took her to (pretend to) discovery her husband's body and call for help. Emotional shock could easily get her out of dicey question but all in all, she planned well. Great character development. Great story. Two thumbs up.

[@EstellaRJF]

hardly anyone has a good memory these days. Plus she only delayed for about 5 minutes.

[@monkiram]

Potentially, she could also argue that the door was closed and that she didn't see him right away and she had to go to the bathroom or something. It's still a little fishy because she left early especially to check on him and make sure he was okay, but possible.

[@pollypockets508]

Yeah. I agree.

[@16nowhereman]

No, she didn't notice him until she opened the bedroom door and then she saw him still trying to lift the weight. She just assumed he was at work.

[@kimber1911]

That guy is next...

[@dexarbor]

The color design when she drops off the baby was amazing! Her all grey contrasted with the vibrant colors of the daycare.

[@ketakisahakari9788]

Just like she retouched those pictures replacing the real with what was acceptable , she retouched her emotions . What she was feeling was different from what is expected from a wife and hence she had to improvise the mourning in the end.. Beautiful movie and amazing acting..

[@alessandromalinverno7097]

And not saving him is another “ retouch “ as in a retouch of her life. Its only when she concentrates on her child that she is able to improvise as the child is probably the driving force behind it.

[@teslastellar]

Great observation 👍

[@jmills240]

Ketaki Sahakari Well put.

[@twinklestar620]

He didn’t seem like a nice chap but I’m not saying that he deserved to die.... poor woman must have endured a lot of horrid treatment from him

[@pepperprovasnik]

Good observation. Her entire demeanor throughout is like that of someone with the scars of emotional abuse.

[@alittlelight1748]

THIS is why we do not exercise

[@itstriplem2069]

No this is why you need a SPOTTER

[@nabeel9187]

You don't exercise so to become a misogynist!?

[@hafsamohamed3555]

lool I love how we bums be concluding that working out is bad. I love this

[@StJohn-cb6if]

I personally apologize for all the r/whoosh comments below.

[@adforknowledge6582]

Lol..... :P :D :P :D

[@CandyRadio]

Honestly the guy actor did a good job pretending he's dying, kudos to that man

[@ronalddavis]

it was real

[@Sharani262]

😅😅

[@lanaakhras4909]

I felt like she held her baby and took her to the room just so she can cry and feel the load of taking care of a child alone. Because without her she didn’t care less for this man

[@yinggrace452]

You took the words right off my mouth. I couldn't have said it any better.

[@ghostflames1501]

Pardon, but it seems like she was already emotionally dead. She couldn't bring herself to actually care. her child crying gave her something to use as a reference on how she should be reacting. Sociopaths, psychopaths, antisocial people, and emotional chameleons tend to work like this. She could have also felt nothing for the man at this point and needed someone else's emotion to remind her that she should be feeling sad. Not sure.

[@nikkireid825]

I saw her as having looked at her abuser and holding her child knowing they both don’t have to go through that anymore and her daughter doesn’t have to live like she did.

[@impulsivecrafting]

That's not how it works in those countries. She will have an army of people to help her raise that child.

[@asareahil9343]

​@@impulsivecraftingAs an Iranian woman who had a disabled child, I lived with such a husband, which was even worse and more horrible, until one day he was arrested by the police for violating the law, and at the age of 17, I was with a boy who only had a disability, but he spoke to the only child. I raised this disabled child until he was 13 years old, who was a part of my body, without hesitation, even my parents, except sometimes my mother-in-law, God forgive me, no one helped me after his death. I wanted to say that there is no army, even the welfare organization did not give me money for treatment, even the relief committee said that since it is under the welfare cover, I will not open a case for you.

[@Maricarmjolo]

Sometimes husbands forget to treat their wife as a wife and not as a maid.

[@mechanicman3305]

As a guy I hate that my dad acts like that and I told myself already I would never want to put unnecessary stress on a person that is supposed to be my lover

[@blackrose584]

@@mechanicman3305 may God bless you

[@ridaawan3001]

Not some time it just happen all the times

[@cowgirldiva6055]

True ??

[@caterpillarnana]

That's right he was belittling her when he should have been begging for mercy.

[@msal9602]

"No, not like this." I laughed when she tried to reneact the scene.

[@absolutelynot524]

take 2

[@AlwaysBonpoint]

@@absolutelynot524 Absolutely not like that😂

[@neoloanderson6676]

Thats where I'm at right now 😅

[@marshallgarnick4923]

yeah she is a good enough actor to act it out badly

[@deathroll914]

So meta lol

[@horrorvictim]

I don't think she intended to kill him, it was more she knew she couldn't help him, then she rationalised what would put her and her own child in the best situation. If she called the police right there and then would they have believed her? Imo this movie was about survival.

[@nishes]

yes good point in fact it might have been worse on her people might have criticized her for not helping properly or blamed her for the death even if she could not have done much

[@akhiljoshi387]

R u kidding me? Did u skip the end?

[@horrorvictim]

@@akhiljoshi387 I saw the end, she created a scenario where people would see her in a better light, doesn't everyone do that anyways? It's the mask we put on to navigate within society.

[@akhiljoshi387]

That was a total psychopathic move, you trying to understand that says a lot dude. All viewer gets to know is that she would've been relieved if her husband died and she chose to move towards that. There's no backstory, nothing. Can't humanise that.

[@horrorvictim]

@@akhiljoshi387 rewatch it again and look at her expressions throughout, I don't see a psychopath, perhaps someone desperate. Edit: but anyways that's just my interpretation.

[@sparklejuice]

Reading through all the comments about how the woman is a "psychopath", I can't help but conclude that even in an instance when the man was at fault, the woman still gets the blame.

[@AUXdrone]

sparklejuice well said

[@chitrikart2328]

What blame she wasn't the one weight lifting and caring about her figure. He treated her with no affection and only as a maid

[@sparklejuice]

@@chitrikart2328 This is exactly what I mean. She's not in the wrong at all, yet people are calling her a "psychopath". I'm just pointing out that other people are blaming her. I'm not.

[@farout4708]

Most people missed that he was not actually abusive, however also that she tried to help him but couldn’t. Maybe she did all that after is because she would have been blamed either way and it was her only way out. There was nothing else she could do

[@vrajananda]

@carolina hernandez People can find so many reasons to have someone killed.

[@charlieramirezskateboardin6315]

This teaches a good lesson, don’t bench press heavy weight ALONE!

[@DennisRay99]

Truth

[@danamoradi6031]

especially if your a starter

[@asifsnow707]

Or better yet dont lift weights with your wife and she hates your or is depressed . Or better yet get a real bench cuz idk how he picked that up and was trying to bench press hahahha

[@truthhurts361]

This teaches you to be good to your wife.

[@khushboo102]

Dont bench press heavy weight alone with your wife 🤣🤣

[@katelynnc.5823]

So we are just going to ignore the fact that the baby is cute🥰

[@sayedsadat2733]

And looking at that cutie makes it more tragic

[@GnomiMoody]

What a cutie patootie.

[@sadieleonard4503]

Way to miss the point my dude

[@123leemur]

No couldn’t miss that cutie

[@zEternus]

Yes.

[@madisonpearce3781]

Okay but on an unrelated note, she has got to be one of the prettiest women I've ever seen! no over done hair and makeup and perfect olive skin and symmetrical face. I'm a little jealous.

[@donnamariedavidson5065]

She is very pretty

[@madisonpearce3781]

@@donnamariedavidson5065 Right?! like it's such a shame that middle eastern culture gets overlooked so much because they really do have some of the most natural looking beautiful people.

[@mishie618]

She's gorgeous.. And she's got so much emotion in her face.

[@shaghayeghmirhadi4556]

As a Iranian I must tell you: most the Iranian ladies just like her 😊😊

[@mishie618]

@@shaghayeghmirhadi4556 Persian and Arabic women are SOOO beautiful to me... So are the men. My husband is Moroccan and ABSOLUTELY gorgeous..❤this actress is perfect. ❤

[@ShreeyaShaarvari]

I like how she is calling everybody when she knows exactly what happened😂

[@rose4490]

She's a smart cookie.

[@sano8172]

That's literally what my arabic mom does when something happens

[@marshallgarnick4923]

she is making sure that she has many alibi witnesses..too many

[@the_candid_mechanic]

This short film is similar to the short story, ' Lamb to the Slaughter.'

[@whoisharo4689]

Alibi!

[@callmekrayy]

Homegirl, just needed a "retouch" on her life.

[@ValerieBuhl]

1world1blood because it’s different cultures. Some women marry because their parents had set them to marry that person. Or they marry that person because they have money and are in need of that. It’s all difference in culture. Unlike in American culture you’re basically free to pick and choose without anyone saying anything unless you let them. Yk?

[@monkehballs8996]

@@ValerieBuhl this aint just a thing in American culture but in every other culture yet there are other cultures like this one that sees a normal healthy love marriage a taboo

[@DuDa-nu5lc]

He he could of done that. But hes sorry

[@user-gh5zk8er5h]

@1world1bloodEver heard of arranged married? She probably had no choice then to marry him (and visa versa)

[@CharlotteTranp]

Although nowhere indicated, there was apparently no love. The husband would only ask where his things are and order and complaint when she's taking care of the baby. Like you dont even know where your ciggis are? At least, look for it! He also never answered her questions, suggesting that he did not at all respect her. He only called her when he needed help, like a servant. There's a reason the setting is in Iran, and not in another western society. I. Pretty sure the wife cannot divorce the husband, so her only escape is when he dies. She just didnt expect for it to be that soon. Seems like her resentment had been built up over the years. She didnt want him to die (hence tried to rescue at first) but she wouldnt mind if he did, because it means freedom for her.

[@misssincere5762]

If he couldn’t lift the weight off him how could he expect her to lift it off of him🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

[@zain6008]

Well she didnt bring the chair.

[@jadahoizer9668]

She could’ve pulled the actually weight off of the pole. You don’t need as much strength. All she had to do was dig it to the side and let it fall

[@KamBB-gu3pv]

Damn 😳

[@shannenlibres2365]

Now she lifted a weight off herself 😏

[@ΝίκηΧανδρή]

@@jadahoizer9668 if she had never touched or investigated them before, she would not know that

[@HaikatrineKat]

I love that her job is to cover up celebrity skin, then she covers up her own accidental crime.

[@srishtisaharia4164]

Thereby the name "retouch"

[@c.9231]

Yes, she retouched her life. Great metaphor. I also like that it was a vague. We don't know if it was actually a crime. It wasn't murder, unless she tucked the bar under the bed frame making it even harder for him to lift, but I think that's unlikely. Was it depraved indifference? Could she have helped him or was it really too heavy? Could she have gotten someone else to help in time or was she in shock and not thinking straight? Was he outright abusive or just a man-child? Could she have walked away from the marriage had the accident not happened or would there have been devastating consequences for her if she did so? How much was he responsible for her situation and how much society? Did she have a choice? Did she even make a choice? We don't know. That's what makes it so great.

[@absolutelynot524]

DAMN

[@absolutelynot524]

@@c.9231 same dude, same.

[@Pattys1967]

it was not her accidental crime,her husband did it

[@2muchofme280]

The fact that he didn’t smoke outside triggers tf outta me

[@jackiethompson9677]

The fact you got triggered over what another person did in their home triggers me

[@KutWrite]

@@jackiethompson9677: Triggers me to a chuckle.

[@etiennelambert1375]

@@jackiethompson9677 His baby girl being in the same room.

[@user-hs1vm7xu1r]

@@etiennelambert1375 ..He is not in the same room ..or even if he is..depends how often or for how long...or .maybe they coulg move to Himalayas to have good oxygen...Teheran has the air of a smoking room already..

[@claymodelexpert]

I think the most heartbreaking part is her having to rehearse. It took her holding her daughter and reminiscing a better life to breakdown in front of her dead husband

[@marshallgarnick4923]

heartbreaking? what? her grief is phoney. she is acting like she's sorry. She hated the guy-we get a little taste of why that is, but there are many men that do worse than we have seen at the beginning of this film

[@claymodelexpert]

@@marshallgarnick4923 that’s exactly why I found it heartbreaking. If he had been a better husband, her grief would have been genuine and she wouldn’t have to rehearse

[@Irunwithscissors63]

Or it would help her realise her daughter wouldn’t have a father.

[@kittenpuff5981]

@@claymodelexpert she wouldn't have to kill him in the first place if he was better.... But there are many husbands/wives who may not be good, so you say it's right their partner kills them? Divorce wouldn't have existed then

[@claymodelexpert]

@@kittenpuff5981 I didn’t say anything about killing them... go somewhere else

[@kathleen3292]

The fact that the toddler doesn’t call out for her daddy when they get home shows how disengaged he is as a father.

[@Ms.Byrd68]

So right, seen too many videos of Infant responses to 'Dad' right here on KZbin where the Baby FALLS OUT if he even PRETENDS to leave! One _Little Man_ was going out with his 'Momma' but couldn't seem to get out the door because he kept going back to his 'Dad' to say, 'Bye!' 😆

[@aliamahmood5504]

Her dad was not supposed to at home at that hour so the child didn't called him. simple. Some not so good husbands are amazing fathers when it comes to the children.

[@AnirbanGhosh-vo9vs]

but does it justify the death simply noo , she could have been ask for help

[@rakhshonaislomova5761]

I love that specific mood in iranian films

[@mishie618]

I absolutely agree.. They actually make a lot of these films in secret on location in Iran.. And it gives it an amazingly real and unique feeling. I hope to see many more. ❤🙏

[@kimeoww]

im iranian but people in iran prefer watching amarican movies sadly

[@yallknowwhoiam7036]

@@kimeoww i bit of a too depressed mood for my taste

[@Ali-fx6jd]

i speak Persian but i am american

[@yasminedey8612]

you mean a melancolic drepressed mood?

[@kkelseym]

I love that we never learn if he ever did anything to actually make his death reasonable or understandable.

[@bigboyboozer8697]

Yes

[@BobSmith-rs7tn]

haven't even seen the end yet, but buddy's dead and I'm going to assume you have so yeah.. as related to above comments of serious signs of psychopathy in the wife.

[@lemonsqweezy9532]

@@BobSmith-rs7tn nothing like reddit. Those mfs used to critique each beheading as if it was some sort of sport.

[@batuhan4347]

we see the woman hiding her bruises with makeup.

[@BobSmith-rs7tn]

@@batuhan4347 awesome.. So according to you now, every woman that wears makeup is hiding bruises? Good to know, thanks.

[@carlycharlesworth1497]

This video was so intense! I was shocked that she went through all the process at work, sorting out her alibi. She was very clever. One can only be pushed so far, then you burst inside, and you are liable to do anything in retaliation. I was a battered wife, in my youth. I finally found the courage to leave him. Best decision I ever made. This video got me in the emotions. Omeleto, you make banging videos; they're absolutely awesome.

[@Silkendrum]

Omeleto doesn't make the videos. Omeleto is just a showcase.

[@truthhurts361]

@@Silkendrum doesnt matter.

[@superadders19]

Nothing worse than being in an unhappy marriage. Good on you!

[@KutWrite]

Yes.. How dare he lift weights inside HER space, and ask her not to move his things. Horrible!

[@anbitsprivateaccount7993]

You can remove the weights from the pole. One by one. Saving this man. Not saying you're supposed to, just that you can.

[@ladycatfish2896]

She probably did not know that.. Even I only thought of that in the middle of the video.

[@RedFlyingFox007]

Right that's the first thing I thought of....

[@jervonbrown6]

No one cares...

[@mayyousayhd5967]

what do you mean she isn't supposed to ! Humanitiy is in danger

[@KhaosDancer]

She asked him what to do. He told her to move to the other side

[@itslorn4400]

"Where's my cigarette?" "Where's my arm salve?" "Where's my barbell with like 8 billion lbs on it?"... "Oh yeah it's right here on my neck, slowly killing me! Thanks hun!" 🙃

[@sadia2395]

😂😅

[@CuttySobz]

I thought it was ironic that he told her not to move his stuff around too much but then we he actually needed her to move something she wouldn't lol. I still think it was wrong for her to let him die like that..

[@CuttySobz]

@1world1blood seems to be every person I've ever lifted something heavy with lol.

[@dr.renukak7396]

@@CuttySobz All it takes is the right backstory to make it justifiable. What if he sexually abused their child?

[@CuttySobz]

@@dr.renukak7396 then that would be different but at no point did they portray sexual abuse.... One could technically judge anything with the argument "what if they did this though"...

[@covyekelenye4482]

Wow, she's so dead inside. She actually rehearsed her expected reactions to his death!!!

[@denisemcdougal6445]

Not dead inside, just getting a wish Granted.

[@zuzz9352]

I always love a good omeleto in the morning

[@donnamariedavidson5065]

With a tall glass of orange juice😀

[@YoutubeMember-pg3zb]

A little Bacon on the side.

[@thebattlecatsmaster2176]

😂

[@naderyarbakht1732]

And a good ass fresh ass morning after a fresh ass shower 😤🤤

[@biancarenee5784]

Zuzz lolll I’m as dead as her husband

[@JayneNicoletti]

Amazing. You don't need to speak the language to feel the emotions.

[@bettertogether9954]

I feel the same too

[@c.951]

1world1blood how? She didnt kill him

[@MohamedAli-nf9wm]

La Flame she did

[@HanselHoeffer]

@@MohamedAli-nf9wm She didn't. It's a matter of perspective. She didn't put the weights on him (which is what killed him), but she didn't remove them either, but in a court of law, she'd probably walk free.

[@MohamedAli-nf9wm]

Hansel not at all, A duty to rescue is a concept in tort law that arises in a number of cases, describing a circumstance in which a party can be held liable for failing to come to the rescue of another party who could face potential injury or death without being rescued. In common law systems, it is rarely formalized in statutes which would bring the penalty of law down upon those who fail to rescue.

[@southpole4105]

No matter how foreign something may seem, whenever there are kids playing everything seems the same, familiar.

[@menushi9469]

The man who opened the door for the lady knows what time she came in to the building. And in an investigation the time she took to find his body would be questionable.

[@0SilentStone0]

Except that humans are terrible at remembering exact times and sequences of events. And investigators know that. So unless she took an hour before calling the neighbours, I don't think this would be a problem.

[@newsjunkieish]

Doesn't establish murder still. Because how can a slight woman carry and shift that weight onto her bull of a husband and choke him?

[@kamila2021]

Wouldn’t matter. The timings were pretty coincidental. Everybody saw her leave. Everyone saw her in office. He choked as she left. He choked by his own workout gear around the moment she leaves. So all will believe that she didn’t witness it. She removed her fingerprints so technically she left no evidence. And all the texts/calls covered her act very well.

[@tiffanywright1833]

I was thinking that too. Especially if came right back

[@nishes]

@@kamila2021 Agreed. Though usually I know they're able to detect how long a person has been dead....so I'm wondering if they would find it strange that she called him and spoke to him while he was already supposed to be dead. The main thing is I don't think this would make people want to put out an investigation because it's so framed so perfectly as an accident. Meaning she could have actually left the house a few minutes earlier and he still would have died.

[@americanenigma_5108]

Imagine if the husband had just fainted and after she left , survived somehow and get away from weights ! That would have been a FUN interaction afterwards when she gets home 😂😂😂

[@lexi219]

I was so scared when she walked back into the apartment that he was going to be alive. I thought we were about to watch him kill her.

[@brendakabanda2181]

Lol.😂, I don't want to think of it. I would run for my dear life.

[@twinklestar620]

American Enigma _ she knew he was dead before he left, that’s she good for a while before leaving the house

[@khalidalali186]

It would be like Kevin Hart ditching his friend in a fight. “Heeeey, look who’s alive! Hey man 😬😅

[@MohamedAli-nf9wm]

Well that would be a death sentence

[@hugglescake]

The moral of the story is to always, always have a spotter.

[@tomaszwyszkowski2253]

Or love and appriciate your wife

[@AnirbanGhosh-vo9vs]

@@tomaszwyszkowski2253 huh she is not even a good human being who wishes her husband to die

[@zahrasalehi150]

That relationship was dead already before the husband's death 😔

[@Beeloved33]

She called and texted him , even left him a voicemail knowing the man dead hahahah

[@jasamkojajesam6108]

To leave proof , idiot

[@r.v.b.4153]

@@jasamkojajesam6108 Thank you captain obvious

[@downthehill2896]

😂evil asf

[@theresareynolds3133]

She was so calm I don’t understand why she didn’t call the cops as soon as she saw him she just stood there looking at him. She was a good actress.

[@leeccedxntesiiast6]

Whatever language they're speaking, it's beautiful.

[@GeminiSpiritNB]

It's Persian.

[@IndrasChildDeepAsleep]

It is Farsi

[@jayjayjay4788]

@@anonymous_ea The language is called Farsi, not Persian.

[@catsaresuperior43]

Its persian

[@jarritos257]

@Sadra Keyhani yes! It’s absolutely beautiful and I have no idea what they are saying! I’m from the Southern US and my ex-boyfriend’s step father is Persian and he shared a bit of the culture and food with me. We discovered some similarities between our very different cultures- it was a really special experience. I would love to learn some Farsi! We got to connect especially over the thinly sliced burnt potatoes at the bottom of the pot of rice- he said the family would fight over it and always saved it for us to share :D

[@Paran0i3dchick]

I don’t understand Persian but i find the their language enchanting to my ears very musical I don’t know how to explain it

[@deanwinchester3356]

Paran0i3dchick ASMR.

[@yurgenalifia]

Farsi is indeed beautiful. Music to my ears.

[@louiseaz7717]

@@tomeofslyev farsi and persian are names of a same language dude.

[@marshallgarnick4923]

look up the importance of romance and poetry in that Farsi language

[@user-iq2ie4qk5x]

@@tomeofslyev bro their the same

[@trewar1]

When bench pressing, I always do so without collars or spring clips which keep the weights on. That way, as long as you keep the bar relatively level, the weights stay in place on the bar- but if you need to you can tip the bar to dump the weights off in an emergency. Also, it's always a good idea to be nice to your wife so she is less likely to wish that you were dead.

[@trishl707]

but that Burberry coat was nice AF. That being said, can we stop the narrative that being with someone Middle Eastern automatically means you're miserable. Plenty of loving marriages in Iran. Plenty of happy couples.

[@payamabbasi3555]

As an iranian man, it disgusts me to know not only western media tries to portrait us in this way but also alot of traitors from iran help them in this way

[@leaveme3559]

@@payamabbasi3555 its pretty obvious that the whole world suffers from this look at the divorce rates in america its not like west has any family values rather with passing time its actually collapsing

[@eagillum]

Oh? Do women have equal rights in Iran?

[@poorang900]

Loving marriages are alright the problem is if your marriage is not loving what does law do to help the couple to seperate without pain and on equal grounds. That is were our laws are lacking. our society is still a patriarchi wich means even the society may not see you as equal.

[@monkiram]

Yes there are plenty of loving marriages in Iran. But this short film made it clear that this particular marriage wasn't one of them.

[@faridehnaghsh]

This kind of men, husband, whom does nothing at home , even for the smallest things , such as his pills, towel,,, relaying on the wife, yet she has no power over nothing, this was a chance for the wife, imagine what kind of life in hell he made for her, that she was okay by his death. First she tried to help but realized that if he dies will be much better for her.

[@tinamoul]

So that's worthy of murder?

[@idk-yq8qr]

Is divorce not a thing? 😭

[@faridehnaghsh]

idk ? Not in Iran, first of all women don't have any kind of rights, and divorce is with men, many times happened women asked for divorce and have been stabbed by either the husband or his families. See when you don't have an opinion, you you grab to any chance you get. That is very sad.

[@faridehnaghsh]

thereign in another word,getting her freedom.

[@dentaldoctor9450]

Femma Nagh so cuz of this reason ! Kill him ? Wow claps claps

[@oliviaLOVEShenry]

So many marriages all over the world where one partner wishes the other partner would ‘disappear’ - not only in Iran, but everywhere. This is one of the best short films I have ever seen.

[@AnirbanGhosh-vo9vs]

but that doesnt mean that partner have to killed or dead

[@wanderlust72635]

That's crazy if you also support this action.

[@mariegabrielle7231]

This woman hold the whole movie alone. I'm her fan!!!!

[@priyanshinaik3253]

Iranians are bringing LOT of interesting concepts , bravo !!

[@mesmer3780]

I don't get why everyone's acting like it's murder. She didn't kill him! He dropped the weight on himself. He called her for help. She tried to lift the weight off him. She couldn't. She gave up. That's not murder. She didn't cause the weight to fall on him intentionally, and she might've moved it to an even worse spot, but only in genuinely trying to shift the weight to get it unstuck from under the bed. She stopped trying to help and decided to let nature take it's course, so to speak. If anything she's guilty of "depraved indifference", I think they call it?

[@Koekje_Kijkt]

Mesmer ASMR Yeah.. That’s not how that works.. She could’ve called for help, she could’ve gotten the weights of him one by one. She could’ve saved his life, she chose not to. She stood in a corner and literally watched him die. That’s second degree murder.

[@SomePerson_Online]

@@Koekje_Kijkt Well, he was an abusive dickhead to her, I wouldn’t even had went to help him 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@alexanderlamonica951]

@@Koekje_Kijkt Why don't you ask a lawyer? I promise you she did nothing illegal. Not helping someone who put themself in a position of danger is not illegal at all. Idk about Iran but if this were the US she wouldnt be convicted of anything as she never took direct action in ending his life. And that information is straight from a lawyer.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

True

[@Koekje_Kijkt]

@@alexanderlamonica951 Okay, if you say so.

[@bravoalley228]

I would to watch more non-English short films. It helps to give an insight to other cultures. I appreciated this for showing a different culture. Where is it based?

[@ayushaggarwal7690]

Iran probably

[@bravoalley228]

@@ayushaggarwal7690 i realised after but I didn't want to edit my message.

[@yusefendure]

Iran

[@shaghayeghmirhadi4556]

Iran you can understand it with her scarf😔

[@leaveme3559]

@@shaghayeghmirhadi4556 no dude there are a lot of cultures wherein women wear scarfs

[@spiritgoose7406]

This kind of reminds me of The Lambs Slaughter. A woman kills her husband because he wanted to leave her or something like that and she kills him with a frozen lamb leg and goes on with her day and pretends nothing happened. She calls the police crying saying her husband was killed and she feeds them the weapon she killed him with (the lamb leg) it’s a really good story!

[@KutWrite]

I think I saw that as a short video here on KZbin. You're right, it's excellent.

[@martinwebb1681]

Tales of the unexpected was the program and that was a good one.

[@feralkat9370]

That's a Roald Dahl short story. I've got the collection. He's well known for his children's literature but his horror is even more kickass! Another story in that collection actually fits this drama better. A woman leaves her husband trapped in their faulty private lift to die a slow death, as she takes off for Paris to visit their daughter. Servants released, house closed. He had plenty of time to regret his cruel psychological games he played on her! Lol

[@martinwebb1681]

@@feralkat9370 ... Yes that was a really good one, after the stress he put her through on purpose he paid the ultimate price for his cruelty.

[@franktoni23]

When fate offers a chance on a platter, the smart ones take full benefit from it. The actress, Sonia Sanjari, acted brilliantly. The movie was all about her, not many actresses get such a chance.

[@brauntaynash1]

She must really hated her husband. I bet he learned from that moment, when it was too late.

[@queensnation3291]

Who couldn’t breathe when that weight was on him 😨🙀💀

[@mchatouille]

*Raising my hand to get your attention* I know, teacher, I know! HE couldn't breathe !!

[@staceykersting705]

@@mchatouille ...and she finally could!

[@romancandleofthewild]

Well he couldn't breathe either

[@eddy_is_a_squidpotatoe471]

@@staceykersting705 By doing something worse then he probably ever had.

[@taniabhardwaj8416]

mee

[@lolemtee-hon4056]

Let's do some analysis: He came out from the restroom, he went straight to the table, swiped his nose and asked the wife where the cigarette was while she was feeding the baby. Is that normal to you? If you were him, what was the first thing you would do in the morning? Next point, he casually smoke in the bed room and complained the pain and asked for the relieve pain medicine. Why doesn't he know the things in the house? The wife was dressed up for work, and he took out the bend and prepared exercise. From this view, who do you think is bring the bread home? The following is he called his wife for help because he was choked by the weight on his neck (how he got the weight on his neck befuddled me) she rushed over lifting the weight off on him. After several time attempted to lift the weight off on him futile, she stepped back, watching the weight crushing him and thinking of something. At this point you wonder why would she call for help from a neighbor. She turned around, carried the baby and went to work as usual every morning. The boss who happened to be a man gave her a ton of work (was she a superwoman?). I think at this point she had a plan in motion by calling her mother-in-law and asked if her husband called his mom, establishing her alibi, and pretending she couldn't call him since there were no answers. At the end of the work, She returned home, making sure he was dead, and cleaning up the finger prints on the bar then she hysterically called for help from a neighbor (nice acting don't you think?) I would like to know what are your opinions from men and women if you care enough to comment.

[@zirak93-2]

Most probably she wanted a divorce, but that's impossible to get without the husband's permission. I think, first she tried to genuinely help him, but when she realized she couldn't do much she thought of a second plan. Find a way to get away with the "accident", I believe.

[@toluadek]

she genuinely wanted to help him get those weights off, but you can argue that its impossible to do that, seeing her frame, then her husband was also abusive, maybe he even hit her sometimes, she probably wanted a divorce too and that was her opportunity to get out, in her mind, this was nature putting things in place for her.

[@danrook5757]

Lolem Tee-Hon : my neighbor here in Canada is Middle East , he makes his wife sleep on the floor. This is in Toronto

[@endgamme2]

Aaa

[@antwto8784]

@Pa V do all what?

[@SummerOf1987]

Sometimes life gives you a silent chance to live the life you deserve.

[@HS-mu8fp]

wow...you are scary

[@firesong7825]

Ah yes, must kill people for your own selfish desire. Nice one.

[@magicallyme96]

Dark but true 💯

[@anakinskywalker8958]

@Rayaan Abdullahi I know she officially didn’t kill him but she basically did

[@NafisaSukmana]

wow this is so dark ._.

[@stonelicht1171]

Dark indeed..... Can you turn the light please lol😏

[@spiritually_drunk]

She made me tear up at the end even though I knew she was faking. AMAZING actress.

[@nikitaastakhov9252]

Subtitles said applause when he was choking

[@deborahkelly1948]

That was an' ocd' interpretator

[@FaithlessFutures]

Yes, I clapped 😂

[@darkcontinentschild2962]

@@FaithlessFutures 😂🤣😩

[@amandamorgan2802]

The subtitles are so small.Could not read it..very frustrating.

[@Mr.Sp0cK]

She must have had her reasons! By the way the weight was also too heavy, for her, to lift it up! It was his fate! In this countries women must obey their man. If she acted other, they would have blamed her for it! No excuse for that the weight was just too heavy for her, to lift it up!

[@ketocutie2981]

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "retouch". The fact that she didn't call for help is very telling of her feelings for him.

[@swarada994]

So many people in the comment section are saying that she shows psychopathic tendencies... Well here is what I think- We have not been given the whole picture as to how the marriage was in general before this accident. If it was a horrible one, then in case of this accident, her brain instead of searching for a way to help-which she may have found- resorted instead to convincing itself that she could have done no further help, because she saw it as a definite and perhaps her only way of an escape. People are also saying she should've shown some signs of unhinging , but maybe she is still in denial and has not yet allowed herself of the moral repurcussions of her own guilt. She may only be an ordinary woman in an extraordinary situation, or she might just be a little imbalanced after all, since we are given nothing of the marriage before this incident.

[@saifmalik7684]

Im shocked how many people think that was justified

[@appyfizz95]

hahaha misogynst spotted :D

[@NShll-sd9yw]

@@appyfizz95 there is no misogyny there, I am a woman and I thought what she did was absolutely wrong.

[@appyfizz95]

@@NShll-sd9yw there's nothing wrong or right everything is based on perspective here in this story the woman has gone through so much we can only step in her shoes and think in her way that's all I'm saying. And if u feel what she did was wrong and that she had to endure it I'm sorry there is some problem with u

[@NShll-sd9yw]

@@appyfizz95 what do you mean there is no wrong or right ? so if my "perspective" right now is that I want to rob a bank because I am poor for example, that makes it right ? if my husband treats me poorly, the logical and right thing is that I would simply seek divorce not let him die! wrong can't be corrected nor justified with another wrong. Look, I am not denying she had a terrible life and I sympathize with her but she has many other options than just killing him. will she ever regret it in the future ? will she be able to live with a clean conscious all her life ? what about her child, what is her fault ? maybe he was a bad husband but he may have been a good father, who knows.

[@Lee-qw7xx]

@@NShll-sd9yw Maybe in some cultures divorced is looked down upon how abt u see it from this perspective that the only way she could be free was letting her husband die

[@twisted1800]

That's it, I'm throwing out my weight set!

[@ellencarter2668]

That's a little extreme. A better response to this cautionary tale is to treat your spouse the way you want to be treated.

[@anakinskywalker8958]

@@ellencarter2668 so they won’t kill you?

[@martinwebb1681]

Weight a minute ... you could always sell it 😂 ... boom, boom.

[@alannguyen2264]

Very interesting how they used the same scene at 5:30 and 14:15 Going and Coming Back. Just different framing of Close up and Mid Shot, same background characters. Character was amazing on how she tried to pretend she was worried for her husband as well.

[@arslanmi3613]

And you noticed it ...

[@EdwinManual]

Always use a trusty spotter when you go heavy.

[@stonelicht1171]

Exactly.... Feel like someone getting what I see

[@ninja.saywhat]

or don't go heavy at all.

[@chellemorgan8679]

Exactly why you’re not supposed to clip a bench press. First thing I was taught

[@themutualfriend5286]

Good advice

[@k3kboi665]

@@ninja.saywhat and dont get anywhere.

[@IndrasChildDeepAsleep]

It is not about, "Did she love him?" "Did he love her?" "Did he abuse her?" "Did he deserve to die?" It can't be about that. There are some situations in life where you are faced with an ultimatum; this one was between living as a servant in your own home, in a situation you were stuck with before you even really grew up, or a chance to live on your own terms. Sometimes, and you can call me selfish, but I don't believe I am, the question is not, "Does he deserve to die?" But rather, "Do I deserve to live?"

[@Saffronnnnn]

Lysergicidal Maniac deep

[@zain6008]

Then divorce.

[@IndrasChildDeepAsleep]

@@zain6008 Well unless you've lived in her position, you can't claim to know she had the chance. She seems to be of very sound mind. Also, it wasn't like she killed him. She probably was only consciously faced with this ultimatum only after the universe had chosen the path for her, so... Yeah...

[@zain6008]

@@IndrasChildDeepAsleep uh... The short barely gives us any details. It doesn't say whether or not she can divorce. Even if she can't, she still should have saved him. She's a POS. If your wife did this to you I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be trying to justify it.

[@IndrasChildDeepAsleep]

@@zain6008 There are numerous details given to us about the characters, one of them being that she didn't have nearly enough strength to lift his weight off of him; which can be symbolic as much as literal. While you don't quite grasp the art of subtlety, that doesn't mean you can't appreciate film-making in general- maybe just stay away from things that require deep thinking and emotional understanding; these are traits of most good drama, or storylines running along the lines of social issues that involve a personal dilemma, or provoke things like thought and possibly discussions on philosophy, ethics, morals, culture, where to draw a line between tradition and oppression. I think, just as much as you assumed about the characters in this story, you assumed about me: bias is not basis for a mutually beneficial conversation. You should have gathered, from my comment, that I might be on the other side of things expierientially; that if I ever did have a partner who treated me like a servant, and who is insinuated to do worse, no matter how much I would wrestle with my ethics later, given this chance means that I will have the secure space to do so in the future, and especially a safe space for my child; sacrificing my own mental sanctity so that a cycle of oppression will not continue to my daughter is well worth it. Maybe you forgot there was a child involved, or maybe you just didn't think about how she would bear the brunt of this oppressive mindset. But again, I think the strong subtleties in this film have escaped you.

[@vondumozze738]

Watching this makes me wonder what became of my fellow student Haydeh Hayeri. We attended university here in the US and were very active in the theater. I know she returned to Iran and she worked at the university there. It's been 43 years since I've seen her. The credits font is too small to see if she worked on this film.

[@esrabakhsh298]

no she didnt.. i checked them for u

[@vondumozze738]

esra Bakhsh - Thank you

[@kingkylie9655]

wow 43 years!

[@rikkatakanashi9249]

U remember her ....that's so sweet and amazing!

[@maryamrp]

Google translate from her Persian Wikipedia(he=she): After returning to Iran, he was employed by Farabi University. He started his theatrical activity in Iran in 1988 with the play "Theater Ticket and Six Plays". Hayedeh Haeri entered the acting profession in 1341 when she was seven years old and went on the stage. Haeri has been a university professor for 40 years He has now retired. In 2002, he received a doctorate in "Art Research" (Performing Arts) from Iran University of Arts. [7] In 1379, Haeri performed the program "Education and Art" on Channel 2 Was in charge of broadcasting. Directing, acting in various plays, acting, judging several festivals and membership in the Academy of Arts are some of his other artistic activities. [12] In 2002, he accidentally discovered that he had breast cancer and has now recovered. . [13]

[@HA-wz3ep]

*Malayalikal arrelum evidevanna ee like button nekiyek ketta* 😒 😂

[@jeusgarcia6423]

(N)

[@baabi82]

Cutie Pie romba ketta

[@maheshanand3944]

Ividey ondey suhurthey.

[@HA-wz3ep]

@Arun King 😌😂pinnalla.....

[@AkhilOmana]

Adipoli

[@abudia6403]

Omeleto should hire her for her great acting skills. She's a natural talent

[@treasuretvjackson8018]

Young mother Maryam is getting ready one morning, trying to balance preparing her child for the day while her husband begins an exercise session. But then her husband calls out from the other room, trapped underneath a heavy weight he was lifting. His life in the balance, Maryam initially makes a few attempts to help, but the weights are too heavy and stuck. She watches as he dies before her eyes -- giving her a moral dilemma, and a chance to remake her life.

[@larrysmith2636]

every once in awhile a little justice just slips right out there. have a nice day.

[@shokohdelnavaz8581]

I'm an Iranian woman, I've read a lot of comments, some people defended the woman and some people called her a murderer, but I want to say something I've seen a lot of men like men in the movie, no matter if these men's are educated or not, they're rich or poor, old or young are all the same with the same mindset, they're the boss and owner of their wife and child, they're always right, at home, in the family community whether legally, they just ordering, Commands that need to be answered quickly and correctly The slightest delay or mistake in carrying out orders is treated in the worst and most humiliating way They insult their wife and children hard, without worrying or fearing anyone because the law protects them

[@dannygjk]

I agree. We reap what we sow.

[@officiallydenise]

Thank you, this is what I was trying to tell people too.

[@user-kq4gn3jz7h]

Unfortunately most of iranian father and husband are like this🙂

[@user-yy3jv1yw8n]

The weight of the bar was to much for her to lift and also it was stuck on the bed side. She did the only thing possible in her situation. It is sad but true, in some cultures women are less worth than men and will sometimes even have to pay with their lives or loss of their children and family for it. The consequences she would have had to face, trying to help him and failing, would have been far worse than what she has to face now, being innocent in either of the cases. Either way it was an accident and the outcome just shows how much courage and strenght and foresight women need to have in order to survive. AND yes, maybe she was also quite glad to be rid of him, after all now she has one big baby less to care for.... smile, explains the hesitation to get a chair while he was choking. Sad to think that a woman would rather be a widdow than risking her life to save her husbands. Love in the way the mind knows it is clearly overrated when it comes to self preservation.

[@adamclark9253]

Damn people,,,, just save him then leave him, don’t let him die,,,,

[@danielsawaked685]

You clearly don’t understand how it is in the Middle East

[@deborahkelly1948]

For her being a widow would be more 'respectable' than being a divorcee ,i would imagine ,why look a gift horse in the mouth

[@user-oo6vr1ky5f]

Daniel Sawaked iran*

[@sessybunny5707]

@@user-oo6vr1ky5f isn't Iran in the middle East?🤔

[@landeno]

In Iran? Women don’t have such luxury there.

[@armandberkut6021]

Maryam : Husband Are you Dying ? I have to go to work Now ,see you Later .

[@JC-uj3zj]

Dannnngggg. How many times has this played out in real life. I'm betting more often than we think lol. Great film and production overall.

[@allinakhan1047]

Media portrays middle eastern men as these evil oppressive macho beings and women as these submissive oppressed and quiet people. If you thought this woman was being abused that's your own personal bias. He didn't do anything besides ask her where things were. There was nothing wrong w their interaction beyond normal wife / husband annoyances. She was just as annoyed w him for bringing stuff inside as he was annoyed at her for misplacing his cigarettes. And not much irritation was conveyed anyway Stop having these biased point of views. This woman literally watched a man die lol and then went abt her day Just cause this woman did something wrong doesn't mean all women are evil or deceiving, or that she had a reason/no reason for doing it. No evidence of either is provided. In response to the misogynistic comments, you need to get out of your circle of toxic male (and probably female) friends / influences and talk to more women that are different from those you surround yourself with Stop seeing things with your own bias, see them for what they are. Ask yourself is there really evidence for what you're choosing to believe and who is providing the evidence? Is it an outsider or are you talking to the actual source you're choosing to be angered by? Primary sources people.

[@null_of_stars2977]

I'm pretty sure the film was kept vague for the reason of figuring out what actually happens in the story and getting your own meaning from the film, nothing is confirmed so it makes it all speculation. It's not people having biases, it's more people picking up on vague details and piecing it together based on what they know. Although I do agree with you on people assuming things so quickly you also shouldn't be so harsh about other's opinions/meanings to the film, after all, it's meant to make you think. No answer is right or wrong unless given otherwise by the film creator.

[@ladycatfish2896]

@@null_of_stars2977 I'm pretty sure they purposely made it vague. Similar to that Confederate flag video.

[@allinakhan1047]

@@ladycatfish2896 that's true! I never said there was an actual meaning. I'm trying to point out that people in the comments are jumping to conclusions, and where these assumptions might be come from

[@ladycatfish2896]

@@allinakhan1047 Oh I agree with you. Where people point to in their conclusions speaks volumes about their assumptions/biases. :-)

[@deanwinchester3356]

Allina Khan Did you ever once stop to think that the people who are commenting on this video saying the husband was an abusive man is because they lived through it themselves and can see the signs? YEAH!

[@999mani]

خوش‌حال شدم وقتی یه فیلم ایرانی بین فیلم‌های omeleto دیدم :)

[@td6644]

Great acting and beautiful language

[@openyreyes]

Wow one of my favourite short films!! She did try to help him, but it was too heavy, so she is not a murder. He got into trouble conveniently and she is smart and knowing that is best best way to get rid of him. Sad tho. ..

[@arianaessaessa3653]

This is why we shouldn't force someone into marriage or relationship because Love is something you can't force on others

[@fl3640]

And how exactly do you know that she was forced to marry him?? Like literally people marry out of love and end up being beaten to d.

[@ivanivan5511]

Unless you're a Muslim, Islam is the religion of love.

[@abrahammamo8389]

She got part of her life back when she let his go

[@arslanmi3613]

She didnt... in fact she lost all her peace...she with her very own hands made her daughter an orphan.

[@abrahammamo8389]

@@arslanmi3613 perhaps! I'm legit worried the little girl grows up to remember what really happened lol

[@staceykersting705]

@@arslanmi3613 Fresh new start for both her and her daughter. Both better off without him...a chance to have a LIFE!

[@arslanmi3613]

@@staceykersting705 A fresh start in jail maybe? @13:37 her girl is going to break the silence.

[@staceykersting705]

@@arslanmi3613 Mom did handle it stupidly, though. She cdn't even pick up the weight, so all she had to do was wait 2 minutes, then start screaming and knocking on doors.

[@ninanadin6545]

I'm Iranian and it was one of the best movies I ever saw. all things were completely normal even better in our movies honestly it costs 10000000 of our movies. 100000000000000000000000000000 thumb up for director' actors' actresses and etc.

[@jimjimmyjames59]

I love the restraint in her performance! And thank you for NOT giving us a huge backstory - so unneeded. Though I don't know why you've given away the plot in the description!

[@AREPBOSS]

Why I'm seeing the moral of the story different from everyone else, 'Dont put too much weight when trying to workout for the first time'

[@ladycatfish2896]

I don;t think it was his first time...

[@kayladunham2360]

She was incredible in this role. You can really see the conflict without it ever being explicitly stated just because of her gestures and expressions.

[@aileenzhao7951]

Everyone is arguing about whether she was a psychopath or he deserved it because the film doesn't give us much in the way of background, and I think that's what was supposed to do. Anyways that last scene made me feel an emotion I can't name.

[@rahmamokdad8942]

this is just to mention that Islam does not prohibit divorce. women always feel trapped to stay because of the kids and it is a society issue not a religious issue.

[@trevorphillips3340]

true but her life didn't seem that bad anyway, her husband wasn't abusive in any way.

[@jervonbrown6]

There's an Asian women who's husband was in a coma for 5-6 years and she nursed him every day for 5-6 years while working and living on three to four hours of sleep when he woke up the first thing he said was I love you wife! She was there through his workout rehabilitation and she still loves him til this day. Now imagine what this guy had to be doing to his wife for her to allow him to die before her. This was her escape from whatever he was doing.

[@umarabdullah5510]

No excuse for murder. She could have divorced him if she was being mistreated.

[@citycrusher9308]

This short film is disgusting. Woman let's her husband die. Doesn't even call an ambulance. She belongs in prison with the rest of the criminals.

[@eschiedler]

This is how tradcon relationships work in poor countries - as soon as women get a chance to divorce with an income they are out of there. A lot of denial in the comments about it.

[@user-fq7wr2vt5c]

@@eschiedler Iran is not a poor country its the sanctions affecting it.

[@maryfiaola3686]

see what happens when her husband fills their bedroom with more clutter, thats what pissed her off hahaha!

[@gr8roopa]

The entire time I'm like "Don't wake up! Don't wake up!" :)

[@persiaiconiq8968]

I’m glad I speak Farsi fluently & understood everything they said because a lot of the translations get lost because it’s so hard to directly translate certain phrases that are unique to the culture (i.e. idioms in the English language). And thank you to all the people who commented on how beautiful the Farsi language sounds, you wouldn’t believe how many people LOVE to hear me speak it (even though I have an American accent but only Persians can tell that 😜). I am beyond impressed by the leading actress’s acting skills! And her baby looks like my doppelgänger when I was a toddler!

[@angelenaboden]

Me too. Dast e dard nakon. I learned farsi in the 70s when married to my persian husband. Love hearing the language.