▁reve als ▁that ▁her ▁father ▁Me h ran ▁was ▁Iran ian ; ▁she ▁claims ▁he ▁abandoned ▁her ▁family ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁seven . ▁ ▁As ▁her ▁visit ▁in ▁Iran ▁goes ▁on , ▁she ▁disco vers ▁more ▁about ▁her ▁father ▁from ▁his ▁friends ▁and ▁family . ▁Ros ie ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Me h ran ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁prominent ▁family ▁in ▁Sh ira z ▁and ▁originally ▁trained ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁in ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Air ▁Force ▁back ▁when ▁the ▁Shah ▁still ▁ruled . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Revolution ▁occurred , ▁Me h ran ' s ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁Shah ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁forced ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ; ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁poetry ▁and ▁literature ▁instead . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁government ▁re inst ated ▁him ▁when ▁they ▁needed ▁pil ots ▁for ▁the ▁Iran – I ra q ▁War . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁drag ged ▁on , ▁Me h ran ▁grew ▁so ▁dis ill usion ed ▁that ▁he ▁desert ed ▁the ▁Air ▁Force , ▁fle eing ▁to ▁Turkey , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁Caroline ▁on ▁a ▁beach . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁married ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁ris ks ▁involved , ▁Me h ran ▁decided ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Iran ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁dying ▁mother , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁arrested ▁upon ▁arrival ▁and ▁for ▁his ▁pass port ▁rev oked . ▁ ▁His ▁departure ▁deeply ▁ups et ▁Caroline , ▁which ▁caused ▁her ▁to ▁drive ▁care lessly ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁fatal ▁car