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Short Story: Destination Freedom

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INT.Home-night

Opening title with white letters comes up on the screen: Destination Freedom, IRAN 1987. An inspired story taken place in the 80s in Iran.

EXT. OUTSIDE Iran daily news afternoon

People are walking outside IRAN DAILY NEWS. Miriam (27) a beautiful skinny woman, a fashionista wearing a black hijab that covers her hair, walks out of the building. She is wearing a silver Christian cross necklace. Her husband, Omar (28) is in his yellow cab car waiting for her. He walks out of the car and opens the door for her and smiles.

OMAR

Here is your ride my love.

MIRIAM

(mumbling)

Yeah yeah yeah...

Int. Car Afternoon

Omar is driving the car.

OMAR

Home next?

MIRIAM

(frustraded)

Yes yes.I cannot believe I got fired!

OMAR

(smiles) …show more content…

OMAR

Miriam.. what did you write?

MIRIAM

You know well what I wrote about Omar. This new Islam regime discriminates women and I wrote about how this new "Iran" has become a place of men being superior towards woman.

OMAR

Miriam, that is dangerous! What did your boss say?

MIRIAM

My boss actually loved it. However,those religious bastards passed a law that prohibited any negative publicity regarding the Islamic regime.

Omar

So we lost our rights of freedom of speech?

Miriam

Omar, we lost that a long time ago. Now I lost my job because of it.

Omar

It could have gone really bad for you though. You know people are getting in jail for just saying their opinion regarding the new regime.

Miriam

I know Omar.. I know..

Miriam looks out of the car window, she pulls it down, and she takes of her black hijab in the car. Her black hair is floating in the wind, she is laughing.

OMAR

(screams)

Ehh...what are you doing Miriam?! Put that on! You will get us both in trouble!

Omar almost crashes the car, but manage to turn it back on the road.

Miriam

I am so tired of this stupid scarf! I am freaking hot and sweaty! (laughs)

OMAR

(panic)

Miriam, please put that back on!

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