The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

Oh,

my Beloved,

fill the Cup that clears.

Today of past Regrets

and future Fears.

Tomorrow...

tomorrow, I may be

Myself of Yesterdays, Sev'n Thousand Years.

?? you tell captains don't cry.

That's if he wants a hold of the championship trophy.

Get up, wimp.

- Get him out of there! - No, I'm fine.

Timmy, come here now!

All right, I want five laps from everybody before you go today.

Now, hit it.

Now can we still count on you two not... killing each other?

Good. Cause I made a change in champship lineup.

Now I want you two play upon?? as co-captains.

Now give me ten laps. Right now, go.

HOUSTON LUEKEMIA CENTER

- What happened? - Nothing.

- I made co-captin. - Rookie.

When I was your age I was captain!

I know.

So, can you tell me the story...

I'm tired. That's enough.

I know, just... please?

His father was a tent maker.

He was born in Naishapur, Iran on May 18, 1048.

At age twelve, he lost his father.

From that moment, his friend Darya was the only person other than his mother,

whom he could lean on.

The stars...

they are your friends?

It's that how you understand them?

I'm sorry about your father, Omar.

I miss him.

I will never leave you, Omar.

It is a gift from God.

How else would a little boy know such things?

You could take the boy. He could work for you.

- We'll see, we'll see. - God bless you!

Omar, come and meet professor Imam Muaffak.

But he is a small boy.

What can a boy this small possibly know?

- Show him, Omar. - You're wasting my time, woman.

What?

You'll do some chores for me.

But I'll take you as a student.

I'll pay him also so you'll have enough to eat.

You are most kind, sir.

We'll start tomorrow.

By using geometry, we can derive the root of these equations and solve the problem.

Now, looking at Euclid's fifth postulate...

Omar.

Come with me.

There are three things that a boy must learn to become a man.

Shoot straight, ride well,

and never tell a lie.

Hassan.

Omar.

His father is a great warrior.

He'll teach you things not written in books.

Go.

Hassan and Omar slowly became close friends.

Hassan's father treated Omar like his own son.

With Darya, their friendship grew stronger.

Although the three of them were inseparable,

Omar held a very special place in his heart for Darya.

As they grew older, their friendship was viewed differently by the public.

Hey, how much for this beautiful slave?

Hassan!

You will not interested?? and don't forget who you are.

She is a slave.

Your future belongs in Court.

So don't jepordize it.

Darya is very beautiful.

But neither of you will marry her.

How long will you be gone?

Unto the passing of the New Moon.

No more than two, at most.

You've got many friends tonight.

Do they have for?? speak with me?

Always.

That is Deneb.

The brightest star in the universe.

Every time I look at it, I think of you.

I'm afraid, Omar.

Was it the man at the market?

I don't know.

He will never bother you.

I just...

Close your eyes.

- Sweet, Darya, my little star. - Happy hunting.

Darya!!

I divorced old barren reason from my bed

and took the daughter of vine to spouse.

You like him?

- I know you do. - I do like him.

Peace and magnificent.

I'll trade you.

Give me Darya for the horse.

Darya is not mine to give.

Alright.

fight??

What are you doing?

My father doesn't approve of her.

- He thinks she's beneath us. - What?

He... he's more concerned about your future in Court.

I, on the other hand, have no such aspirations.

What if I never to be a puppet of the Sultan?

He's already mapped out your destiny.

YEARS LATER

Hassan and Omar did not realize at the time

how their friendship with a slave girl would impact their lives.

That's gonna be you, one day.

I'm sorry, Omar, there was nothing I could do.

What's wrong, mother?

They took Darya.

Sold her to a merchant two days after you left.

Sold Darya?

They were only here for a few days.

She has been gone almost three moons now.

Omar, she was a neighbor's slave.

They had every right to sell her.

Omar, wait. Listen to me. You have no money.

Imam Muaffak is letting you study.

Do not ruin your future.

She is my future.

We will find her.

These should be enough.

We will buy her and set her free.

You will go south and west and I will go north and east.

- God be with you. - Inshallah.

Hey, we got here Emmy's new single.

SMALL VILLAGE IN KHORASAN, IRAN

Eat.

You cannot save the boy by starving.

Mother, let us pray for Nader.

If her son dies,

I'll be devastated for my sister, Shahin.

Her heart is with the Iran of the past,

but Mansour only thinks about the future.

Kamran is not going.

Are you so ashamed of being Persian?

We belong here now.

In America, nobody cares where you come from.

It's where you're going that counts.

And where is that?

I love Iran. But the Iran we grew up in is history.

I want my kids to have opportunities.

I won't let Kamran be confused with the delusion of a country

that may or may not accept him one day.

And have you accepted what he wants?

- Hey. I was listening to that. - Not any more, you're not.

Mansour!

All right. Let's see who is next now. Um...

Bobby, are you ready?

Enjoy your spring break everybody,

but remember your Texas history assignments.

How we became a republic from 1836 to 1845.

And there will be a quiz when you get back.

Kamran, what is this?

Cubic equations.

It's nothing, Miss Taylor. I was just doodling.

Better run.

Wait, Kamran. I've got something I wanted you to give to Nader.

The Great Omar.

It's the poster of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

I know your brother has some interest in him.

Anyway, the library was throwing it out

and I took it thinking that Nader might enjoy it.

Thank you, Miss Taylor.

Goodbye.

I have a surprise for you from Miss Taylor.

She found it in the library trash.

The Great Omar!

This exquisitely bounded edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,

who was lost when they went down with the Titanic in 1912.

"The Great Omar" as it affectionaly?? known

is bound by the famous craft bookbinding firm of "Sangorski and Sutcliffe."

Wow. In London.

This English guy made it.

We must show this to grandfather.

It's important for him to know that we still remember Omar.

Dude, Omar and Hassan find Darya?

Both Hassan and Omar searched and searched...

but didn't find her.

Neither would ever get over their love for her.

For Hassan, love was no longer important.

The only thing left for him was his faith in God and his religion.

It was God's will.

Persia came under the control of Muslim Turks known as Seljuks.

Malikshah became the new leader of the Seljuks.

Don't follow me.

I want to be alone.

His father has been killed.

Let him mourn.

The root of Seljuk power was granted by the religion of Islam.

This alarmed the European Byzantines,