"The Key" "Written by Abbas KIAROSTAMI" "Featuring A. M. POUR-HASSAN, E. TAHERI," "F. ASSAR, M. POUR-HASSAN, F. POUR-HASSAN," "A. JAFARI, M. MOHAMMADI," "M. ANSARIAN" "Sound recorded by N. KIAII, A. ASGARI," "Sound editor:" "C. H. SAYAD" "Editing, Abbas KIAROSTAMI" "Director of photography, M. ALLAD-POUSH" "Produced by A. ZARIN" "Directed by EBRAHIM FORUZESH" "Amir Mohammad." "Are you up, dear?" "I'm off to do the shopping." "I've got the baby bottle ready." "Give it to him when he wakes up." "Do you hear?" "Don't cry, baby." "I'm going to change you." "Good baby, nice baby." "Look!" "Look at the waterdrop!" "Look, it's Mummy." "Look how pretty it is." "Mummy'll be right back." "Don't cry." "Let's look at the basket." "Who is it?" "Amir Mohammad!" "The doors locked;" "I can't open it." "Where's your mother?" "She's gone out, and the baby's crying." "What was that noise?" "A sauce jar broke." "Sauce?" "What've you done to the baby?" "Nothing!" "You haven't hurt him?" "" " No." "Where's your mother?" "Why was he crying?" "He was hungry; he wants milk." "Well, make him a bottle." "Do you know how?" "There's no water." "What?" "They've removed a tap, and I can't open the other one." "The baby's wet;" "I've got to change him." "My sleeve's even wet." "No, don't change him." "I'm going to get your mother." "But he's got to be changed!" "Don't touch him!" "He'll catch cold." "I'll be right back." "You hear me, Amir Mohammad?" "I'll buy you something on the way back." "I'm going, all right?" "Vegetables, spinach..." "Have you seen Mrs. Alyeh?" "She locked the door and left." "And her kids are making a mess of things." "She just left them like that?" "Stop fobbing off your rotten produce on me!" "Give me a kilo." "I don't understand." "Where's she got off to." "I usually take care of her kids." "The baby's alone?" "No, Amir Mohammad is with him, but he can't do much." "Maybe something's happened..." "What a thoughtless mother!" "She could've left the door unlocked or at least given me a key!" "I would've got the bottle ready." "I don't know what to do!" "Be careful" "I'll be right back." "Keep me posted." "I'm worried." "Mrs Kazem, do you really want to buy 2 kilos of vegetables?" "Be very careful." "I'll be back very soon." "And keep me posted, OK?" "Vegetables at 5 tomans the kilo." "Excuse me, Mrs. Asghari..." " Do you have any change?" " Yes, I think so." "Have you seen Mrs. Alyeh?" "No, why do you ask?" "I'll tell you later." "Amir Mohammad..." "Amir Mohammad, can you hear me?" "Yes." "Open the door." "It's locked, and Mum took the key!" "I mean the window, can you open it?" "Wait." "What's wrong with the baby?" "Is he hungry?" "He's hungry and wet." "Put the bottle in this basket." "I'm going to make him a bottle." " Do you understand?" " All right." "Now close the window and wait for your mum." "No!" "Don't touch that." "Hello there, nice baby, hello." "You're going to get your bottle now." "That's all wet too." "Amir Mohammad..." "Where are you?" "Come and get the bottle." "Do you have it?" "Watch out!" "Don't spill it." "Do you have it, my boy?" "Be very careful not to spill it." "Do you have it now?" "There, I've got it." "Something smells funny..." "What's on the stove?" "Something to eat." "Is it burning?" "Do you hear me?" "It's burning." "No." " Has your mother come back?" " No." "I haven't found her either." "Something's burning." "What is it?" "Must be the meal." "Is there something on the stove?" "What?" "Is the stove on?" "Is there something on the stove?" "Yes." "Quick, turn it off." "Mum told me to never touch it." "Go!" "Turn it off." "What?" "Turn it off!" "Turn what off?" "The gas, the stove!" "Mum said to not touch anything." "There's no problem if I'm the one who tells you to." "Mum said, "Don't ever touch it"." "But the meal's burning!" "Please, turn it off." "Do you know how?" "Mum said, "Never go near it"." "I know, but just this once you can, because the meal's burning." "I'm telling you to turn it off." "Do you know how?" "No, I don't." "Turn it." "Turn the button." "Do you hear me?" "Turn the button to the right." "Which way's right?" "Wait." "Left..." "Turn it to the left..." "I don't know right and left." "I've had it!" "Amir Mohammad, go into the kitchen..." " Do you hear me?" " Yes." "Go into the kitchen and turn the button toward the window." "Go ahead!" "All right?" "Is it off?" "No." "Maybe you've turned the wrong button." "It's for the one with the pot on it?" "Yes." " It's not off?" " No." "The one I was talking about, with the pot..." "There, where it's lit, there's a button under it." "Is that the one you turned?" "No, it's not that one." "It's not turned off." "No." "Oh good Lord... the whole building's going to be filled with gas!" "Listen, son, don't touch anything, all right?" "OK." "Don't do anything." "Put it back where it was." "Don't touch anything;" "leave everything as is." "Be a nice boy, do you hear me?" " Yes." " Don't touch anything, understand?" "Listen, Amir Mohammad, leave it just like that, OK?" "But what did I do?" "Amir Mohammad, your grandmother's here." "Don't touch anything." "Hello, I need your key." " What's going on?" " I'll explain." "The boy's mother has gone out, and she's locked the door." "Why did she leave?" "Wait, I'll explain." "Where did she go... without even considering all the dangers?" "When I stop by, it's always open." "I don't have a key." "This one doesn't work, Grandma." "I know; it's not the right key." "Tell them you're here." "Amir Mohammad..." "Where is your mother?" "I don't know." "What's that smell?" "Grandmother, their meal is burning on the stove." "Do you know how to turn it off?" "No, I haven't got the slightest idea." "The gas is on?" "Yes, the gas." "He wants to turn off the stove." "I'm afraid he's turned the wrong button." " Are you all right, my boy?" " Yes." " Your brother, too?" " Yes." "What negligience!" "Where could she have gone, leaving them alone like that?" "My God, if the gas explodes..." "Those poor children!" "I don't know..." "How thoughtless of her!" "Why did she leave?" "And if a fire had started?" "What can we do?" "Open the kitchen window to let some air in." "The baby's wet." "He could catch cold." "Don't worry about that, better to catch cold than be smothered to death." "My God, what can I do?" "Grandmother, do you know how to turn off the gas?" "How should I know!" "I'm too old for that!" "I haven't the foggiest." "Go open the kitchen window." "What a stupid woman!" "How could she leave her poor children home alone?" "I don't know..." "Try to find a solution." "Can you go turn off the gas canister?" " The canister?" " Yes." "What's a canister?" "There's a door under the stove." "Open it." "Tell him to hurry, Grandmother." " Have you opened it?" " Yes." "On the canister, there's a rubber tube." "Close it." " A tube?" " No, a little round thing..." "That's what needs to be turned off." "Hurry up now..." "It's round..." "I don't see anything." "It's hooked to the tube." "I can't see anything." "Let's go down." "Tell him to go to the window, and show him." "He's just a child." "He doesn't understand." "I've also got a meal on the stove." "Go on, I'll be right down." "5 tomans a kilo for the vegetables..." "Are those stewing vegetables or vegetables for rice?" "It's not your turn." "I haven't asked for anything." " His mother's not back yet?" " No." "Amir Mohammad." "Yes, Grandma?" "There's a valve." "Turn it, my boy, turn it off." "Which way?" "I don't know which way." "Left or right -- it doesn't matter." "He just has to turn it." "It just needs to be turned." "Turn it any which way you can." "It's too hard;" "I can't." "You see, it's too hard for him." "What's going on here?" "Where has she gone?" "Grandma, are you sure you don't have the key?" "Had one but I don't know where it is anymore" "Hey, please calm down." "I'm talking!" "Excuse me, Grandmother," "Amir Mohammad, my child," "There's a key on the coat rack in the entry." "Go get it." "Where's the baby, my boy?" "Here with me." "He's drinking his bottle." "Take him into the living room." "Open the kitchen window and close the door so the baby can't go in." "You hear me?" "In the entryway, there's a coat rack." "The key is hanging underneath the clothes." "Take it, and throw it to me." "You hear me?" "Yes, I understand." "Already finished your bottle, little rascal?" "That's good..." "You've lost your nappy." "I'll wrap you in the blanket." "Mum will be back soon." "I'm going to put you next to the radiator." "Here, take your keys." "Oh, this blanket!" "Be nice." "Don't go anywhere, OK?" "Don't move." "I'll be back." "It's warm here." "Stay here and play with your key" "Stay there, little baby." "Grandmother, is it on the coat rack?" "Yes, the key is under the clothes." "Throw it here." "The key is under the clothes." "Throw it here." "It's too high for me." "It's too high for him." "Climb onto something and get it." "Vegetables for the stew" "Vegetables for the rice" "What are you doing?" "Look at the pretty, pretty flowers!" "They're all red and beautiful." "Stay there;" "I'll be back."