Lesson Plan Clip 4 | Love Child
Clip: Season 33 Episode 8 | 2m 24s
Sahand reads aloud the decision in his case.
Sahand reads aloud the decision in his case. His application to UNHCR for refugee status has been rejected. This is especially devastating because Leila and Mani have been approved. They share the news with Mani, who is upset that they may leave without his father. Sahand tries to comfort his son, saying that, “People who want a better life have to go through hard times and this is our hard time.”
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Lesson Plan Clip 4 | Love Child
Clip: Season 33 Episode 8 | 2m 24s
Sahand reads aloud the decision in his case. His application to UNHCR for refugee status has been rejected. This is especially devastating because Leila and Mani have been approved. They share the news with Mani, who is upset that they may leave without his father. Sahand tries to comfort his son, saying that, “People who want a better life have to go through hard times and this is our hard time.”
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Lesson Plan Clip 2 | Love Child
Clip: S33 Ep8 | 3m 34s | Leila meets with a therapist in Turkey and shares her story. (3m 34s)
Lesson Plan Clip 3 | Love Child
Clip: S33 Ep8 | 2m 20s | With the therapist, Sahand recalls his childhood and teenage memories. (2m 20s)
Lesson Plan Clip 5 | Love Child
Clip: S33 Ep8 | 1m 40s | Sahand seeks help from a lawyer to appeal the UNHCR’s denial of his status. (1m 40s)
Lesson Plan Clip 6 | Love Child
Clip: S33 Ep8 | 5m 53s | Sahand and Leila rush to get married in time to send proof of marriage to the UNHCR. (5m 53s)
Preview: S33 Ep8 | 1m 57s | A political love story about Leila, her secret love Sahand and their escape from Iran. (1m 57s)
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