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[pensive music playing] [in English] The U.S. had a shortage
of doctors because of the Vietnam War. So they recruited doctors from Iran
to work in America's inner cities. My dad opened his practice in Brooklyn. We were supposed to be here five years, for my dad to complete
his internal medicine specialty. Then five years became 15. Ow! Mom, that really hurt
of doctors because of the Vietnam War. So they recruited doctors from Iran
to work in America's inner cities. My dad opened his practice in Brooklyn. We were supposed to be here five years, for my dad to complete
his internal medicine specialty. Then five years became 15. Ow! Mom, that really hurt
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[pensive music playing]
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[in English] The U.S. had a shortage
of doctors because of the Vietnam War.
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So they recruited doctors from Iran
to work in America's inner cities.
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My dad opened his practice in Brooklyn.
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We were supposed to be here five years,
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for my dad to complete
his internal medicine specialty.
00:00:25.733 --> 00:00:27.651
Then five years became 15.
00:00:27.652 --> 00:00:29.861
Ow! Mom, that really hurt.
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Movie Summary
When a large Iranian-American family gathers, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past, and to discover they are more alike than they know.