Gold and Copper
2011 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 3,933 VOTES · DIR. Homayoun Assadian
Overview
A Tehran mullah-in-training struggles to take care of his ailing wife and their children in this profoundly moving melodrama. A film of near-universal appeal, it puts a human face on Iran's Muslim clergy with its unusual tale of a man forced by hardship to become a better husband and father. Seyed Reza has just moved with his family to Tehran so he can study the Koran, and he relies on his lovely wife Zahra to look after their two young children and weave the intricate rugs that earn them a living. But one evening Zahra collapses and is taken to the hospital, where she's diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Scarcely able to process the tragedy, Seyed is left to cook, change diapers, walk his daughter to school and take his toddler son with him to his classes, where peers and elders treat him with scorn. But Seyed eventually learns to cope, his prayers and devotional studies taking on deeper meaning as he attends to the hard nightly work of rug weaving, getting through with a heavy ...
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00:00:01 In the name of God
00:03:04 I went for your appointment, but said he's so busy. Four more months, he said.
00:05:36 No, Seyyed, Ms.Azam is not alone.
00:09:15 Dear Atefeh, let's eat this until dinner is ready.
00:12:28 Mr.Seyyed Reza.
00:16:27 Since... few months ago.
00:21:10 Where is your mother's Salat veil?
00:23:56 Please forgive me.
00:27:05 Take good care of her, she is friends with doctor Salehi.
00:30:29 Just don't take so long, it's the patients' resting time.
00:34:07 She said dear Atefe should take care of daddy and Mr.Amir Ali these days.
00:37:06 Eat dear. It's not hot now. Eat.
00:42:17 - Shouldn't you first stop to gather knowledge... - Mr.Hadj!
00:45:26 This illness is unknown: there's no definitive cure for MS.
00:50:06 No, aunt Zahra taught me.
00:53:28 Then we have a deal!
00:57:44 Tomorrow I'll get your ampoules. The doctor said:
01:02:50 (Arabic) There is an only One God.
01:06:17 Being a descendant of the Prophet takes merit. For many years you took care of me.
01:10:44 What are you doing, good kid?
01:14:10 Yes.
01:18:09 Let me die first, then think about your fun!
01:24:03 - Excellent, thanks! I think there's no... - It's not about money Mr.Hadj.
01:28:39 "Surely with difficulty comes ease."(94:5)