Where Is the Friend's Home (Khane ye doust kodjast?)

The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children Presents

In Memory of SOHRAB SEPEHRI

WHERE IS THE FRIEND'S HOUSE?

Screenplay by ABBAS KIAROSTAMI

Production Assistant NASSER ZERAATI

Sound Recording by JAHANGIR MIRSHEKARI

ASGHAR SHAHVERDI BEHROUZ MOAVENIAN

Sound Editor CHANGIZ SAYAD

Assistant Director KIUMARS POURAHMAD

Cinematography by FARHAD SABA

Produced by ALI REZA ZARRIN

Directed by ABBAS KIAROSTAMI

What's all this?

Why this racket?

I'm ten minutes late and you forget your promise?

Didn't you promise to keep quiet?

Why didn't you sit quietly?

Sit down.

I'm five minutes late, and you turn the classroom upside down.

The principal's yelling and shouting again.

You disrupted the other classes.

Take out your homework.

I've told you: if I'm late, something might have happened.

Study your lesson instead of making a racket.

Quiet.

Sir, Ali Hemmati is absent.

Quiet. Don't speak unless you're spoken to.

What's this, Nematzadeh?

How many times have I said to use a notebook?

How many times?

How often have I told you that?

How many times?

I see your fingers, but say it so everyone hears.

- Three times. - Louder!

Three times.

Three times, and you still don't do it!

I'm tearing this up to teach you a lesson.

Look at me, Nematzadeh.

Look at me.

Look up.

How many times have I said to use a notebook?

Look at me.

How many times?

How many times have I said that?

How many times?

Three times.

Three times, and you still didn't do it.

Well?

Why didn't you?

- May I come in, sir? - Why so late?

I come from Poshteh.

You came all the way from Poshteh?

Yes, sir.

Take your seat.

Those who come from Poshteh...

should remember -

Close the door.

Remember to get up 10 minutes earlier.

But go to bed a half hour earlier too...

so when you get to class...

you don't fall asleep.

Understand?

Yes, sir.

Now, you admit I've told you three times,

yet you still didn't use a notebook.

Why not?

Look at me.

Why not?

Look up here.

Why not?

I went to my cousin's and left my notebook there.

What?

I went to my cousin's and left my notebook there.

Sir, I have his notebook.

You have his notebook?

So you lied to me.

He's my cousin.

He's your cousin? Is that right?

Yes.

- He was at your house last night? - Yes, sir.

Listen to me, children.

I've told you before:

When you get home from school, first do your homework.

Then put your books away in your bag.

Then you can go play or go to a friend's house.

Quiet!

And if you go to someone's house,

don't take your books along and leave them there

like Nematzadeh did.

The reason I say to use a notebook

is so that you'll be methodical and disciplined.

Why are you under your desk?

My back hurts, sir.

- What? - My back hurts.

That's no reason to get under your desk.

I tell you to use a notebook for two reasons.

First, it teaches you to be orderly about everything.

Second...

we can compare today's homework with that of two months ago.

This is Ahmadpour's notebook.

This is his homework for today.

And this is from two months ago.

This too.

You all see that?

You all see now why I say to use a notebook?

Do you, Nematzadeh?

This is your last warning. Next time you'll be expelled.

Is it bleeding?

Come over here.

Sweetheart, I'll heat up a bottle for you now...

Hello.

- Cover him up or he'll catch cold. - I will.

Ahmad, bring me a diaper.

Hurry up.

Sweetie, I know you're cold...

Ahmad, these are wet.

Go hang them up in the kitchen.

Hurry up and come back.

Don't cry, my sweet

I'll feed you soon

Hurry!

Ahmad, come and play.

I have homework.

Do it later.

Ahmad, where are you?

Coming.

The baby might catch a cold.

Take the bottle and get some hot water from Granny upstairs.

Fix a bottle. - Where is it?

By the flowerpot.

Quickly.

Hurry up.

- I need some hot water. - In there.

Hi.

You coming to play?

I have homework.

Don't you?

Just three more lines.

I've done this and this. Just three lines left.

I have to do it all.

Why did you come upstairs with your shoes on?

Didn't you see how I took mine off?

Put two sugar cubes in it. Hurry.

Now do your homework.

Ahmad, can't you hear the baby?

Give him his bottle.

Rock him a bit.

Mother, I took Mohammad Reza's notebook by mistake.

I have to take it back to him.

- How are you? - Fine, thanks.

Mother.

What?

I took Mohammad Reza's notebook. I have to go give it back.

What?

I took Mohammad Reza's notebook. I have to go give it back.

Do your homework. Then you can play.

I don't want to play. I want to return his notebook.

Do your homework. Then you can play.

See? I take off my shoes first.

Where are you going? - To play.

He has to write his homework in his notebook.

Okay, but no roughhousing.

He has to use his notebook.

Ali came home and did his homework. Now he's going out to play.

You just make excuses for not doing your homework.

I'm not talking about him. I mean Mohammad Reza.

All the kids do their homework but you.

Go on, Ali.

Homework first, then play.

Mom, I took Mohammad Reza's notebook. I have to give it back.

Do your homework.

Go rock the baby.

Ali, I said to go. Now go!

And you do your homework!

I have to take his notebook back -

Enough! Do your homework.

But I have to go -

Go do your homework.

Go on!

Bring me the laundry basin.

See? They look the same.

The covers are the same.

This is Nematzadeh's...

and this is mine.

- So? - I have to go give it back.

Give it to him tomorrow.

But tomorrow the teacher will get mad and expel him.

Serves him right. He deserves to be expelled.

I took it by mistake.

Why weren't you more careful?

They look alike.

You can give it back tomorrow.

But the teacher will yell at him.

- Where does he live? - Poshteh.

That far away?

You can't go all that way.

It's nothing. Lots of the kids come from there.

To go to school here? Don't lie to me.

I swear I'm not lying. Ask anyone.

Don't swear. Now go do your homework.