It took two years for Mehran Tamadon to persuade the four supporters of the Iranian regime to risk taking part in an experiment with him. Now he receives them as guests at his family’s country house to try out something that does not exist in Iran: a pluralistic society. As the women disappear into the guest rooms, the men discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a secular society, the veil, abortion, freedom of the press… The guests not merely outnumber the filmmaker, who is critical of the regime, but are also masters of rhetoric. Again and again, they twist his words and use them against him. His secular society, they argue, is just as ideological as their religious one. The mood is contentious, but there’s also a great deal of communal laughter, prayer and cooking. In the end, the attempt to create a social utopia fails as there are simply too many issues that are non-negotiable. But does that mean that the experiment itself has failed? After all, for a brief time, differing lifestyles and opinions managed to co-exist. A dialogue took place. For the filmmaker, however, there’ll be a high price to pay. (Berlinale 2014)

It took two years for Mehran Tamadon to persuade the four supporters of the Iranian regime to risk taking part in an experiment with him. Now he receives them as guests at his family’s country house to try out something that does not exist in Iran: a pluralistic society. As the women disappear into the guest rooms, the men discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a secular society, the veil, abortion, freedom of the press… The guests not merely outnumber the filmmaker, who is critical of the regime, but are also masters of rhetoric. Again and again, they twist his words and use them against him. His secular society, they argue, is just as ideological as their religious one. The mood is contentious, but there’s also a great deal of communal laughter, prayer and cooking. In the end, the attempt to create a social utopia fails as there are simply too many issues that are non-negotiable. But does that mean that the experiment itself has failed? After all, for a brief time, differing lifestyles and opinions managed to co-exist. A dialogue took place. For the filmmaker, however, there’ll be a high price to pay. (Berlinale 2014)

1979年霍梅尼在伊朗掌权是现代激进伊斯兰的第一次重大胜利。在这部三集纪录片中，当年的一些关键人物会向您讲述这其中的故事。 　　美国前总统卡特第一次在电视面前讲述那次使其在选举中失去总统职位的事件。伊朗扣押了在德黑兰的美国大使馆人员，这总共的444天一点一点的夺去了卡特的时间和能量。卡特总统的最后任期被绝望的试图营救人质计划所笼罩。那些和他一起在白宫中试图营救人质，如何谈判，最终怀疑自己能否救回人质的人们，他们都讲述了自己在其中的故事。其他参与者包括前副总统沃尔特·蒙代尔，前副国务卿克里斯多夫以及前国家安全顾问兹比格涅夫·布热津斯基。 　　另一面的故事由伊朗高层讲述：霍梅尼的顾问，大阿亚图拉蒙塔泽里；他的第一位外交部长，亚兹迪；其美国谈判代表，萨迪克·塔巴塔巴伊；伊朗革命卫队创立者之一，穆赫辛。

1979年霍梅尼在伊朗掌权是现代激进伊斯兰的第一次重大胜利。在这部三集纪录片中，当年的一些关键人物会向您讲述这其中的故事。 　　美国前总统卡特第一次在电视面前讲述那次使其在选举中失去总统职位的事件。伊朗扣押了在德黑兰的美国大使馆人员，这总共的444天一点一点的夺去了卡特的时间和能量。卡特总统的最后任期被绝望的试图营救人质计划所笼罩。那些和他一起在白宫中试图营救人质，如何谈判，最终怀疑自己能否救回人质的人们，他们都讲述了自己在其中的故事。其他参与者包括前副总统沃尔特·蒙代尔，前副国务卿克里斯多夫以及前国家安全顾问兹比格涅夫·布热津斯基。 　　另一面的故事由伊朗高层讲述：霍梅尼的顾问，大阿亚图拉蒙塔泽里；他的第一位外交部长，亚兹迪；其美国谈判代表，萨迪克·塔巴塔巴伊；伊朗革命卫队创立者之一，穆赫辛。

本片以一个伊朗离婚法庭为缩影，简单介绍了伊朗国内的司法、宗教和生活，特别是婚姻生活的境况。伊朗虽然在宗教上任然相对保守，但国家司法却尽可能的保护妇女的权益，国家立法机构和宗教权力之间虽然界限模糊，但对于具体案例而言，司法审判基本出于宗教权力之外。本片也从侧面展现伊朗司法制度。 　　本片其中一个因离婚争得自由的女性，回到学校，立志成为一名律师。

本片以一个伊朗离婚法庭为缩影，简单介绍了伊朗国内的司法、宗教和生活，特别是婚姻生活的境况。伊朗虽然在宗教上任然相对保守，但国家司法却尽可能的保护妇女的权益，国家立法机构和宗教权力之间虽然界限模糊，但对于具体案例而言，司法审判基本出于宗教权力之外。本片也从侧面展现伊朗司法制度。 　　本片其中一个因离婚争得自由的女性，回到学校，立志成为一名律师。

A response to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and Iran, as happened before with the lead up to the invasion of Iraq. We have heard that Iran is a nuclear menace in defiance of the international community, bent on "wiping Israel off the map", supporting terrorism, and unwilling to negotiate. This documentary disputes these claims as they are presented to us and puts them in the context of present and historical US imperialism and hypocrisy with respect to Iran. It looks at the struggle for democracy inside Iran, the consequences of the current escalation and the potential US and/or Israeli attack, and suggests some alternatives to consider. Written by Aaron Newman

A response to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and Iran, as happened before with the lead up to the invasion of Iraq. We have heard that Iran is a nuclear menace in defiance of the international community, bent on "wiping Israel off the map", supporting terrorism, and unwilling to negotiate. This documentary disputes these claims as they are presented to us and puts them in the context of present and historical US imperialism and hypocrisy with respect to Iran. It looks at the struggle for democracy inside Iran, the consequences of the current escalation and the potential US and/or Israeli attack, and suggests some alternatives to consider. Written by Aaron Newman

45岁的马国梁身为某国家事业单位副主任，35岁的江一楠是接受海外教育成长起来的建筑设计师，原本毫无交集的两人，因一个老年公寓项目而产生了关联，共同见证了彼此事业和情感上的巨大变化。马国梁接连遭遇妻子出轨、丢官、辞职等重重打击，身份从国家干部变为公司老总，又从公司老总沦为靠双手谋生的体力劳动者，甚至一度成为遁世的农夫，最终在公司生死存亡之际挺身而出，挽救了自己和江一楠的事业。而自认为是人生赢家的江一楠，在相继失去婚姻、事业和理想后，又得知自己怀上了前夫的孩子，面临着一连串重大考验。在共同经历患难的过程中，两人从水火不容、既有斗争又有合作，逐渐发展到心灵真正相通、情感达成默契，一同找到了自己人生的价值以及生命中最为重要的东西。同时，这也是一个关于政府小科员从机关离职后下海经商，在过程中遭遇体制、原则、人性等诸多问题，于“中国式关系”里感受欲望与人性，经历挫折与磨练，最终坚守住自身原则的故事。

45岁的马国梁是某国家事业单位副主任，35岁的江一楠是受海外教育长大的建筑设计师，两人的世界原本风马牛不相及，却因为一个老年公寓的项目而交织在一起，见证了彼此事业与情感的巨变。马国梁接连遭遇了妻子出轨、丢官、辞职等多重打击，由国家干部变成了公司老总，又由公司老总变成了靠双手吃饭的体力工作者、甚至是遁身世外的农夫，最后在公司危亡之际挺身而出，挽救了自己与江一楠的事业。而自诩人生赢家的江一楠。在接连失去婚姻、事业和理想之后，又得知自己怀上了前夫的孩子，面临着一系列重大考验。在共历患难的过程中，两人也由水火不容、斗争与合作走到了真正心灵的相通与情感的默契，共同找到了自己人生的价值与生命中最重要的东西。