‘Gharib’s World’ has a look at the life and times of Doctor Mohammad Gharib, from the time he was born to the very end of his life. The doctor was a famous pediatrician who is known as founder of pediatric practice in Iran and established a specialized hospital to cure children. Sick, on a hospital bed, Doctor Gharib takes us back to his childhood, youth and later years. While doing so, he gives us an insight about Iran’s political and economic situation at the time.
00:00Come on, come. Take your doll. It's time to sleep.
00:03Sleep tight.
00:08Hello there, Azam. How are you?
00:11How, dear?
00:14How are you, my child?
00:17Okay.
00:19Why did you do it?
00:21Weren't you worried about your grandma?
00:26Azam, don't worry about my old age.
00:29Don't look at this old face.
00:32Once upon a time, I was young and healthy. A man.
00:36And today, I promise you as a man, to be a good husband to you.
00:41Just say yes.
00:48She's not feeling very well. We'd better go.
00:51Okay, whatever you say.
00:53Azam, dear, don't worry about how old I seem to be.
00:57I swear I really do know how to make a young girl happy.
01:02If you're not thinking of me, fine.
01:04Think about your grandmother.
01:06Think about your brothers and sisters.
01:08Give them a chance of a good life.
01:09Brother, please, this isn't the right time for this.
01:10Please do that for you.
01:11Please, just let Azam rest.
01:12Let me talk. How many more years do you think I live?
01:15Maximum four or five. Only four or five.
01:19Then this house and shop will be entirely yours.
01:23Then you can do exactly what you like with them.
01:25Come, let's go now.
01:26Goodbye.
01:34You see, Mr. Zarushi, what else am I supposed to do? I swear I can't do anything else.
01:39Mother, she's a child. She doesn't understand. You have to tell her. She won't say no to you.
01:46She's right.
01:48Come here, Mazia. What else am I supposed to do?
01:51Do you see what she tried to do to herself?
01:53Are they going to discharge her tomorrow?
01:55Yes.
01:56Hopefully.
01:57Me and my brother will go and buy her a bangle. Maybe we can get her to say yes.
02:03You think Azam is one of those girls to be blinded by the glitter of gold?
02:07I'll come back tomorrow and talk to her. Soften her up a bit.
02:09You mean when she gets out of here, you want to take her to the registry office?
02:13Let's go.
02:14If she agrees to it, if she says yes, then everything will be all right.
02:18I know. I'll be a happy man.
02:34Congratulations, Azam.
02:36Congratulations.
02:37Your wedding.
02:39There's no wedding.
02:41You're getting married when you leave the hospital.
02:44How do you know that?
02:45Your grandmother was talking to Mr. Zarufchi. I heard them myself.
02:48What did you hear?
02:49The wedding. When you get out of here tomorrow, they're going to throw your wedding the next day.
02:55I'm not getting married. I refuse to marry him. I won't marry him. I swear I'll kill myself. I will.
03:00Right. Calm down. I only said what I heard.
03:07Oh my god, girl. What are you doing? Don't do that. You're scaring the kids.
03:22Leave me alone. Get away. Don't touch me. I told you, get away. Don't touch me. Leave me alone.
03:28Nurse. Nurse. The girl is killing herself.
03:31Oh. I can't believe it.
03:34No.
03:36What is she doing?
03:37Oh, you'll fall.
03:38No.
03:39No.
03:40No. She's going to jail.
03:42Oh my god.
03:43Oh no.
03:45Oh my goodness. No.
03:46Oh.
03:47Oh, no.
03:49Oh.
03:50Oh.
03:51Oh.
03:52Oh.
03:53Oh.
03:58Oh.
04:00Who is it?
04:01Miss Charan.
04:02You committed suicide.
04:03You committed suicide.
04:04Miss Charan.
04:05Miss Charan.
04:06Miss Charan.
04:07Zara.
04:09Zara.
04:11Zara.
04:12Miss Charan.
04:13Miss Charan.
04:14Oh, Zara.
04:15Zahra!
04:18What's wrong?
04:19Azam jumped out the window.
04:21Who jumped out the window?
04:23She jumped out the window.
04:26Why did Azam jump out the window?
04:30Please, everyone, go back to your rooms.
04:32Oh, my God.
05:02Oh, my God.
05:04Oh, my God.
05:09How am I supposed to rest, Doctor?
05:11I have to die.
05:13Don't you understand?
05:14One of my hospital's patients has killed herself.
05:16Somebody jumped from up there.
05:19I told her I would help her, but I couldn't.
05:22Why did she do it?
05:26Zarema, please get the thermometer.
05:28Yes.
05:30Why did the poor girl do it?
05:32An innocent child.
05:33Oh, Father.
05:34Why?
05:35Why, Miriam?
05:36Do you know why she did it?
05:37Father, please calm down.
05:39Don't get upset.
05:39I'll get you a sedative.
05:40Don't worry.
05:41Doctor, should I give you some morphine?
06:04No.
06:04No.
06:10Saidi tells us that the only thing that can cure jealousy is death,
06:16because jealousy is a kind of pain that has no cure in life.
06:20But they have to reword it, and they must say it in another way.
06:28They have to reword it, as the only thing that can cure the pain and suffering that this world has to offer is death.
06:38The death of a youth, of a teenager, or of a child, is the hardest, the most bitter part of life.
06:48You can tolerate the pain and suffering in life one way or another.
06:54But these sorts of deaths, you can neither forgive them nor find a way to understand them.
07:03The first time I encountered such a thing was when we were making the pilgrimage to Kabbalah.
07:10My father finally let me accompany him on the journey.
07:17And that's when I witnessed livestock giving birth.
07:21And I witnessed children dying.
07:23And that's when we were making the pilgrimage to Kabbalah.
07:53I got more.
08:04Thank you, son.
08:06Thanks a lot.
08:11Oh.
08:12Well, let's go before it gets late.
08:16Huh?
08:19I've told you a hundred times to talk instead of just shaking your head.
08:23Come on, let's go.
08:25Run.
08:41Wow, look how far they've gone.
08:43I don't know.
09:13Oh, my goodness. Was it worth all the trouble?
09:23We gathered a whole lot of the plants.
09:26Now, Muhammad, can you tell your father what those plants are good for?
09:30Can you tell me what they use them for, huh?
09:32For cramps and, um, um, pain in the joints.
09:39In the joints? Do you know where the joints are?
09:42In the back of the head? Are they here? What are joints, anyways?
09:47It's here, here, and here.
09:50I'm sure you'll be a doctor one day. We have company.
09:54They're on a pilgrimage like us.
10:03This is only the beginning.
10:05Safdar says there'll be twice as many before we get there.
10:08Hello there.
10:10Hello.
10:10Are you going to Kabbalah?
10:12Yes.
10:12Can we accompany you?
10:14Go to the end of the caravan.
10:16Do your donkeys have the strength for the long journey?
10:18Yes.
10:19Hey, father, where are you coming from?
10:25We're right from around here.
11:26Yeah.
11:34Wait.
11:40Who are they?
11:41How should I know?
11:42I don't know everyone around here.
11:44Go tell them to wait there.
11:45Go on.
11:46Get over there.
11:48Go.
11:48Go.
11:49Go.
11:49Get over there.
11:50Go on.
11:51Go.
11:51Stop.
11:51Stop stop come on stop stop
11:58We need to wait here
12:01Come on come on. Come on. Take it easy. Take it easy. We need to wait here
12:07We'll find out in a moment what they're on
12:09No, no, no, no instead. That's better stay here
12:14You wait here
12:21Hey
12:29Are you in charge here? Yes, what's going on here?
12:34Well, he didn't recognize you you got scared
12:38Thought we were thieves of course not don't say that
12:42Where did you stay last night? Yes?
12:46Did you happen to see
12:49Six bandits on the way? No
12:51Five men and a child if you see them shoot them their crime
13:01Typhus
13:06In to run we've heard that typhus was killing people in this part of the country, but they said it's been eradicated for more than a couple of months now, huh?
13:13If it's been eradicated then why are all these innocent people dying left and right such bad timing for us to go to Kabbalah
13:20Which village are they from?
13:22What difference does it make they have typhus if we let them go they'll infect the entire world they're worse than rats
13:29What should we do if we see them?
13:31I already told you once
13:33I already told you once
13:35If you see them kill them
13:37Thank God your riders have guns
13:39You know we can't just go around shooting and killing innocent people
13:42Come on now it's none of our business
13:44Who's this kid?
13:46He's a doctor. He's gone to one of those schools
13:48Doctor dear, don't kill them
13:50Doctor dear, don't kill them
13:52Let them infect you all so all of you can die before you get to Kabbalah
13:56And they say they've shut down the borders
13:58Can't go to Kabbalah
14:00But why have they shut the borders?
14:02You're living in Tehran and don't know what's going on in the country
14:06There's typhus everywhere, get going
14:08Hey, hey, hey, hey
14:12Hey
14:14Hey
14:16Come along, let's go
14:26Karma, get up here
14:28Go to the back
14:30Moza, help them all get home
14:32Okay
14:34You sure these new people don't have the disease?
14:36Don't know
14:38Do you want to take a look at them?
14:40Okay, I'll go and check on them
14:42I'm going to
14:44No, stay where you are
14:45Get back
14:49Get on
14:51Mother, get on
14:52Carefully
14:57Go on
14:59Hello there, Father
15:13How goes it with you today?
15:14Hello there
15:15Where did you say you were from?
15:16From Robat Karim
15:17How many villagers are there around here?
15:21Forty in all
15:23Forty in all
15:25I'm a doctor, so if you ever don't feel well, you'll tell me
15:27Thank God, no
15:29Thanks a lot
15:31But you look pale
15:33I need sleep
15:34I need sleep
15:35You didn't sleep last night?
15:36It's been five days that the two of us come around here after morning prayers just so that a caravan would pass by and we can join them to Kabbalah
15:43So you're pale because you need some rest and are tired?
15:46I think so
15:47Is your mouth feeling dry?
15:48If we have water to drink?
15:50No
15:51Do you sometimes experience headaches?
15:53No, thank God
15:54Let me see your tongue
16:00Thank God it spared us
16:02What do you mean?
16:03Typhus
16:08Does...
16:09Does anyone have typhus where you're from?
16:12It's everywhere
16:13And have there been any fatalities in your village?
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