In the name of God
The Color of Paradise
You are both seen and unseen.
Only Thee I want...
only Thy name I call.
- Is this it? - No, sir.
- Whose is this? - Mine, sir.
Come and get it.
- Whose is this? - Mine.
Come here and get it.
Whose is this?
Mine, sir.
Come and get it.
- Is this it? - No, sir.
- Whose tape is this? - Mine.
It is mine, sir.
Come and get it.
- Whose tape is this? - Mine.
- This one? - Mine, sir.
Come and get it.
Director and Writer Majid Majidi
This is my tape, sir.
- Whose voice is this, Mohammad? - My granny's.
Look, children, I've told you several times.
If something isn't close to your bed or closet...
give it to me to find out if it is yours or not.
Now those whose tapes are here stay, and others go to do their homework.
Those who've finished their homework begin packing.
The day after tomorrow your parents are coming to take you home.
Go, dear ones.
The sun... Write, my son.
The sun brightens... the earth.
The sun warms the earth while shining on it...
during the day.
The sunny days...
are warm and bright.
That's it.
You have five minutes to look and check.
The sun brightens the earth.
The sun warms the earth.
Sunny days are warm.
Hold your papers up... up, up!
Well done. Give it to me. Thanks.
What are you doing?
- Hello, Mr. Rahmani. - Hello.
Mohammad, what is this? A bed or a closet? What is this junk for?
What do you mean by junk, Mr. Rahmani? These are souvenirs.
Ah! Souvenirs! All right, have a cookie.
Thank you, sir. I am busy now.
Come eat cookies with the others after you've packed.
Okay, sir.
Everybody is here. Why are you playing this, Hamid?
Play something jolly.
Ladies and gentlemen, attention, please.
If Zanganeh, Omraei, Ramezani, Mandegar's parents are present...
please come sign these papers.
Ali, Majid, Mohsen, come with me.
Mohammad, sit down. Your father hasn't come yet.
I'm so tired. I am left with only you.
When you go, I will rest.
- Why hasn't my father come? - He's coming.
When?
Give me your mobile to call and find out where he is.
Don't tease me, Mr. Rahmani. Didn't you tell him to come?
Boy, are you impatient! Give me your mobile to see where he is.
Your mobile batteries are low.
Hello. Mr. Ramezani? This is Rahmani.
Where are you? You are late. Did you miss the bus?
Aha! Then you are on your way now. Mohammad is all right...
Hold on. Do you want to talk to your father?
No, he says hello. We are waiting for you. Bye.
See, nothing to worry about. He's coming.
I'll give you a tape recorder to listen to a tape until your dad comes.
Let's go.
Come in, please.
- Hello. - Hello.
Ah! Mr. Ramezani, you are late. I'll be with you in a minute.
I'm sorry. I can't take Mohammad back.
Is there anything wrong?
No, but if at all possible, keep him here.
Mr. Ramezani, we are on school holiday for three months.
Everybody's gone. There would be nobody to look after him.
I have no one to look after him either.
Since his mother's death I have brought him up with such difficulty.
You have come all this way just to say this?
Do me a favor and keep this child.
This is an educational center, not a welfare organization.
Even there they support orphans or children with unfit parents.
Well, thank God this boy has a family...
and you are a respectable and hardworking person.
You mean there is no way?
What he has been through in the past year is nothing compared...
to what he suffered while waiting for you.
He took it very hard.
There he is.
- Mohammad, have you lost something? - I have lost my mobile, sir.
Feel around. You will find it.
Go left, left. Turn around. Well done!
Mohammad, good news.
Mohammad.
I thought... you would never come.
Sit down.
- Hello. - Hello.
What have you got?
Let's go.
Congratulations.
Catch it. Can't you? Well, catch it now.
I caught you at last.
- Bring your hand inside. - I want to catch the wind.
- Is it morning yet? - Yes.
- Are we there? - Not yet.
What is over there?
Woods, forest.
And further away?
Forest again.
Time to call Mr. Rahmani.
Hello, Mr. Rahmani. Yes. We are on the bus, yes.
We miss you.
Let me go. Let go of my hand.
Slowly, keep right.
Go more slowly.
Hello.
Put it on.
A.B.N.
A.B.C.
- We're there, aren't we? - Yes.
Granny! Granny!
We're home! Granny! Granny!
What?
- Mohammad, is your school closed? - Yes.
So soon? We haven't had our exams yet.
City schools are better. They close earlier!
This way.
Are we there?
- Is it here? - No, wait a minute.
Aha, here we are.
- Granny! - Granny is not home.
- Where is she? - She has gone to the farm.
- I'll go get her. - I am coming with you.
Do you want the children to follow you again?
No. I want to come along.
- Bahareh. - Yes.
Don't hang around.
- Bahareh, tell Granny I'll be late. - Yes.
Wow! You've grown up so much!
Granny! Granny!
Yes?
Granny, Dad has come.
Has he brought Mohammad with him?
What is the matter, girls? Why don't you talk? Why are you smiling?
Beautiful Granny! I am over here.
Mohammad.
Dear Mohammad, come here, my son.
- Granny, follow me. - Where to, son?
- Come. I have something to tell you. - What do you want to tell me?
Come on.
Close your eyes. Hold out your hands.
Now open your eyes.
Wow! It's beautiful, son.
- For you. - It suits your sister.
No, no. I've brought them something too.
Bahareh, Hanieh, come here.
Hanieh, this is yours. I made it myself.
How beautiful this is!
And this is Bahareh's.
Thank you.
This is for Hanieh, and this is for Bahareh.
Dear Bahareh! Go and gather alfalfa.
Dear Mohammad, can you tell me what is over there?
Where? I want to see.
Oh! This is the very tree I planted last year.
Am I taller than this tree?
It is taller than you by one leaf.
What are you growing here, Granny?
Here I have planted alfalfa, my boy.
I planted wheat over there.
A.B.P.L.A. B.P.
A small gift from Tehran.
- Have you been to Tehran? - Yes, I had some business there.
Here you are.
- Drink your tea. It is getting cold. - Okay.
Excuse me.
Hashem, when shall the wedding day be?
- Whenever you say. - The sooner, the better.
Well, I agree, but...
there are a few things I have to take care of first.
We don't expect too much.
This girl has been through a lot, engaged to him, may God rest his soul.
But they didn't have a chance to get married.
Some things are not meant to be.
And now you're our only hope.
I just want my child to be taken care of.
You have children, too, don't you?
Yes, my daughters will be at her service.
And my mother is very kind.
So there would be no problem. And I'm at your service too.
God bless you.
People have big mouths. You can't stop them from spreading rumors.
Since you've come here a couple of times...
there may be rumors already.
Next time, the two of you will come together.
Congratulations.
- Hello. - Hello, my son.
Looks like you had fun. You are late, dear.
I was on the farm. Are the children asleep?
Yes, they are. After playing with Mohammad...
they were exhausted and went to bed.
We've got to do something about Mohammad.
What?
I don't know yet. They say there is a blind carpenter.
It would be great if he would take him in and train him.
Then he could become independent. I'm concerned about his future.
His future or yours?
Dear Mohammad, after returning from the shrine...
we will go to the field and pick up flowers.
Then I'll dye some wool with them and weave a beautiful rug...
to give away as an offering to God.
Why are your hands so white, Granny?
Who said that, dear?
I see it myself. Your hands are white.
I've worked on the farm, so they are black and calloused.
No, your hands are soft and beautiful.
Granny, do you know what they are saying?
- Who, my son? - Those birds.
That is a woodpecker's sound. They are making a nest and seeking food.
But the birds are talking.
3.4.5.d.3.4.6.kh. 1.2.3.5.r.2.4.5k.
Take it, Mohammad.
I caught it. Hold up your hands.
- Oh, it flew away! - Let's go and get it.
Mohammad, first make a wish and then pour it.
- Wish what? - Whatever you wish God to grant you.
Well, my son should be able to do everything. He should study farming...
go to the navy and get his diploma.