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Are you scared?

I am cautious.

If we wanted to take this embassy,

It wouldn't be very difficult.

Maybe.

We are not like you.

Afghans are not afraid of death.

After 20 years of war, what does the loss of a few men mean?

The war is over.

You won.

So help us leave.

I'll arrange the buses that will take us all to the airport.

But I can't do it without your help.

You have the opportunity to show

to the international community that we can work together

or even count on you.

The international community doesn't like us.

I don't want to stop you from leaving. Go.

But there are not only French people in this embassy.

So what?

The French can leave, but not the Afghans.

But they are under French protection.

And France will not abandon them.

They are on French territory as long as they are in the embassy.

Once you're on your buses, it's a different story.

You cannot guarantee their safety.

And them?

Are you planning to take them on your buses too?

No, no one comes in.

The embassy is permanently closed.

Hang this on the embassy gate.

Afterwards we can talk about your convoy.

What is it marked?

That the building belongs to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

There is another entrance to the embassy,

behind Zambach Street.

Next time we'll talk there.

Open the gate.

Back up! Sorry, back up.

So, how was it?

We have to hang this everywhere.

What is this?

Permission to invade us?

A plane hit the World Trade Center this morning.

The US military launched strikes

against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Afghan women fear for their rights

since the Americans decided to leave the country.

The United States and the Taliban signed an agreement

ending a conflict that has lasted for more than two decades.

Embassies are closing one after the other.

The Americans are being evacuated urgently.

It's not just about Afghans.

It concerns us and our safety.

Taliban surround the capital

and threaten to invade the city at any moment.

People all around Kabul are in panic.

Can you give this to Dr. Ghulam for me, please?

- Yes, of course. - Thank you.

- How are you feeling? - Good.

Here, look what I brought you.

Don't show anyone that you're using it.

- And hide the good, okay? - Okay.

Can we walk in the park afterward?

No, not today. Sorry.

And tomorrow?

Tomorrow.

Milad, hide.

It's them. The ones who attacked us.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

Okay, let's turn around.

Follow them. Turn around!

We will keep an eye on you at all times.

If they find out, they'll kill me.

Don't worry.

- It's undetectable. - Stop it, it's in my shoes.

Don't worry.

Ainullah seemed strange to me on the phone.

He's not the one who's coming to get me.

This means that his organization has grown.

Ainullah has become emir, he must organize an attack

and he would love more than anything for you to be by his side.

Or they know I'm a traitor

and they'll slit my throat before I can say anything.

They wouldn't come if they thought you were going to betray them.

They are smarter than you think.

They are not nearly as stupid as I would like to believe.

Do you want us to review your cover?

No, I memorized it.

If anything happens to me, tell my family I love them.

You will tell them yourself.

Come on, let's go.

Our plane should arrive in less than an hour.

We won't have much time, so we'll have to board calmly.

- OK. - OK.

Stay calm and don't panic.

Yes ?

Excuse me, can you repeat that?

What ?

- What's going on? - This is Rome.

The Americans refuse to land the plane.

And what am I supposed to do with all these people here?

Some have been here for three days.

We're running out of food.

In two days, there will be even more people to evacuate.

Do you know how chaotic it is here?

I'm sorry. It's just that...

How long can the plane fly over Kabul?

Okay, tell them to wait a little longer.

Thank you. I'll call you back.

Where are you going ?

Excuse me.

Hello, I am the Italian Consul.

We have a plane flying over the area, but you are refusing to allow it to land.

The landing conditions have been communicated to you.

You have no business being here.

You can't send our plane back.

We have too many people to evacuate. More will be added.

It is a humanitarian issue.

I have 6 planes waiting their turn.

People invaded the slopes yesterday.

Some died. Women and children.

It took us at least two days to coordinate the arrivals.

If your plane missed its slot, that's not my problem.

Tell him to contact the operations center in Qatar.

Sorry, but what's the idea?

I missed the delivery man so I have to wait?

We are talking about human beings crammed together in appalling conditions.

Our plane is here, so let it land.

Let's say I didn't hear and leave.

- You will be responsible... - Get out immediately!

NOW !

Your presence endangers these planes.

We have no choice. I'll tell the pilot to turn around.

No, no, no. Tell him to wait a little longer.

So? Where are we now?

I managed to get five buses,

but I had to promise a lot of money.

- What do you mean? - $30,000.

- Excuse me? - They say it's very risky,

and it is, so they take advantage of it. I don't know.

- Do we have an alternative? - No, it's fine.

We are not able to negotiate. How long for the buses?

- They say in an hour. - Good.

Let's get ready. Hang up the posters.

Why is your hair visible? Cover it!

Why did you go out alone? Why is no man with you?

Go away!

Do you have a message for me, brother?

Take me to see Ainullah. It's very important.

Leave us alone.

Why do you have to see him now?

Take me and I will tell you who I am.

I ask you.

I spoke to him on the phone.

He said someone would come and get me.

How long have you known him?

Since Allah put him in my path.

Why weren't you with us in prison?

I was at the Shabi Khel Madrasah in Islamabad.

That's what I was told. Why did you come back?

We must strike the crusaders before they leave.

Are you sure you were in Islamabad?

I spoke to Imran Bakhash.

He said he'd never seen you there.

Imran Bakhsh of Jalalabad?

He is a traitor.

He was to be put to death in Shabi, but he escaped.

If you talk to him, I'll start to distrust you, brother.

Okay, come with me.

Everyone! It's time to hit the tarmac.

Our plane will land soon. Here we go, let's go.

- Go ahead, madam. - Are you crazy?

You're putting everyone in danger. You can't do that.

It's a show of force, there's no risk.

If we are on the slopes, they will be forced to listen to us.

- Should I trust you? - Trust me.

Come on !

Here we go !

Who are these people?

Some women's husbands inside.

Really? Or is that what they claim?

Many women told us that their husbands were behind the gate.

Some have a visa, look.

Gilles.

We put up the posters on the embassy as requested.

There are women who are not accompanied.

Their husbands ask for them, it's unacceptable.

You have to get the women out.

Families must be reunited.

This is an Islamic principle, I'm sure you understand.

My government has principles too.

No one will leave the embassy.

In this case, we have a problem.

Not with me.

The sooner you leave, the better off I'll be.

It's not from me, I have orders.

OK,

we don't separate families.

Alright.

Let the husbands in and the problem is solved.

Then you let my buses pass and we leave forever.

My superiors will never accept it.

You don't have to tell them.

All I know is that if we don't leave before tomorrow,

French and American special forces will come for us.

With heavy artillery.

It could end very badly,

Nobody wants that, right?

Alright.

Bring them in.

But do it quickly, I'll get permission for your buses.

Besides.

I thought you were dead.

I'm so glad to see you.

Me too,

Ainullah.

You have no idea.

I thought I was going to die in prison.

I prayed to Allah with all my might to be able to get out.

Then the Taliban arrived.

At first we thought they were going to kill us.

But they set us all free.

Glory be to Allah.

God is great.

Why didn't you stay in Pakistan?

My days are numbered, my brother.

The time has come for me.

When I was told you were coming back,

I saw that as a sign.

A sign sent by Allah himself.

The Lion of Kabul is back.

And I am proud to accompany him

on his final journey to our Creator.

We must take precautions.

Take off your clothes, your shoes too.

Americans are going to go crazy.

- I know. - What the hell is going on?

Guys, take care of the crowd.

Are you crazy?

Get out of here, I've got a C-17 coming.

We won't move until our plane lands.

- Who are you? - I am the Italian Consul.

Martial law is in effect at this airport.

I can arrest you, shoot you on the spot

and they would give me a medal.

So you and your friends get out now.

I forbid you to threaten a diplomat.

You, shut up.

And what are you going to do?

What are you going to do, Rambo? Shoot us?

Fuck.

Can you help us land this fucking plane?

You just have to help us, please.

Colonel, we have a problem on runway 2.

What's up?

A lunatic decided to get on the track

with a group of Afghans.

- Who is he? - He's a fucking madman.

It's the Italian, get rid of him.

- I need help. - Why, is he armed?

No, he is not a threat. I repeat, he is not a threat.

But they don't listen to anything and don't want to move.

Tell him we'll land his plane.

- Are you sure? - They have to leave the track.

As you wish.

Get everyone moving, your plane is about to land.

Everyone get out of my way now!

Everyone move now!

Come on, everyone! Come on!

Come on, let's continue.

Go for it !

This way, please. Continue.

Go ahead! Go ahead!

Slow down,

They have a camp right there.

We need to get closer.

We should wait until nightfall.

Okay, calm down. Back off.

Step back, we'll let you in one by one.

Only men who have a woman inside.

Step back. We'll let you in one by one.

Prepare your papers.

Show me your papers. Go ahead.

Okay, let me see. Go ahead.

- Show the papers. - Don't push.

Let it pass.

Show me the papers. OK.

My wife is inside.

- You don't have any papers? - No.

- Sorry, the embassy is closed. - Please.

Back off!

Let me in, I'm gay.

They will kill me.

Back off!

Please !

What are you doing? You didn't check it!

- Tell him to stop! - Control the situation.

- Lower your weapon. - No violence.

Close the gate!

We will need more buses.

You big piece of shit!

You do that again, I'll make sure to conduct the court-martial myself.

If your plane hasn't taken off within an hour,

I'm imposing a 3-day flight ban just for you.

- I'm trying to save people. - Do you want a Nobel Prize?

Without my men, this tarmac would have become a battlefield.

Dozens died before the airport was closed.

Now you get rid of these people

and that fucking plane from my airport in an hour!

Fucking Don Quixote! In an hour!

Let's go. In an hour!

Pardon.

- We have one hour. - How many are we carrying?

Nearly 200, not including children.

- I can only take 120. - No, you have to take them all.

More Afghans are arriving, I have to clear the tarmac.

- I can go up to 160 max. - Listen to me.

- There isn't enough room... - Listen to me, please.

I have to get these people on the plane.

Find me a solution.

What solution do you want me to find?

What are you doing?

If we remove these seats, we can fit more people in.

Where do you want to put them?

Wait.

Like that.

Marco! Come on.

Guys.

Out.

Amen?

What are you doing ?

You have no right to be here.

Are you leaving?

- Without warning me? - I left you a letter.

What letter?

I don't have much time, Ghulam. I'm sorry.

I join my parents at the French embassy.

They leave for the airport.

This is my only chance. If I don't take it...

I will regret it for the rest of my life.

What you will regret,

is to leave before finishing your training.

In the best case scenario, you will become a nurse.

And what will I be here?

My wife.

The mother of my children.

And Doctor Nazani.

You know they'll let you practice.

This country needs doctors.

I would like to believe you.

But this country is already becoming a prison.

Why don't you come with me?

Amen.

This is my country.

I have no other. I am responsible for my patients.

You didn't come back for me.

You came to take Nooria away, didn't you?

She has no more future here than I do.

And she has no family.

Amen.

This is kidnapping.

If the Taliban catch you, they will kill you.

And who will tell them? You?

How can you think that?

Besides, the girl has no papers.

Do you think France will accept it?

I tried.

But I can't give up on him.

But I don't have any problem with that.

You are the one who abandons me,

by accepting what the Taliban are going to do.

Because you are selfish and indifferent.

Please, Amina,

stay with me.

I'm sorry, Ghulam.

Attends !

If you want, you come with me.

- Where? - In Europe.

- In France. Far from here. - Why don't we stay here?

Because the Taliban

don't like girls like you and women like me.

- So? - ​​Okay.

In this case, we don't have a minute to lose.

I hope everything is going well for you.

See you soon, I hope.

I hope everything is going well for you, you...

The buses should be there.

I hope they weren't arrested by the Taliban.

They'll come, don't worry.

How do you know the Taliban won't shoot us?

from the moment we step outside?

Nobody's going to shoot.

It's in no one's interest.

They are here.

Alea jacta est, as they say.

Okay, go ahead.

Hands up!

Get out!

Give me your papers.

Everyone on the plane, go!

Quick, hurry up.

- Go ahead, move forward. - Thank you very much.

- Do you want help? - Quickly, please.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

- Faster. - Thank you.

Please squeeze in.

OK, stop.

Stop.

No luggage.

- No luggage, please. - Leave it.

No luggage on the plane!

Everything must come out!

Taxi ! Taxi !

Stop! To the French Embassy, ​​please.

No, I'm not going there.

- Please. - The Taliban are everywhere.

If they see me with two women, they will kill me.

You are welcome.

Go home, it's dangerous.

- Please. - No.

- We're going to walk. Are you up to it? - Yes.

He hasn't moved for a while.

He's with them. He's undercover.

We can hit them in eight minutes.

Not with our mole inside.

We'll pick it up there.

Get ready.

Calling the Alpha team.

Green light. I repeat, you have the green light.

I want them alive.

Step back.

Don't shoot my mole.

Faster.

I'm taking 20 more people. Come here, please.

Come aboard. Quickly, please.

Let me help you, sir.

Come on, let's go.

Talk to me.

Clear!

Clear area. The mole isn't there.

A man on the ground, identity unknown.

We're going to search him.

Fuck.

Fuck!

- We lost him. - Fuck!

We have to stop.

They can't stand, it's dangerous.

The Americans took 800 people yesterday.

They had a C-17.

Bigger plane, more people. We're at our maximum capacity.

Sit down, please. Everyone!

Please sit down, thank you.

Squeeze in. There's space here.

Hold on tight. Thank you.

OK, 2 people, no more.

You and you. Come on.

- Come on. - Thank you, sir.

You. You there,

come with me in the cockpit.

Come on. I'll take off in a minute.

Back up! Everyone back up!

Hold on tight.

- We haven't done enough. - It's not over yet.

We have a huge influx of people with visas.

- Where? - At Abbey Gate.

Six Taliban arrived earlier, but they have already left.

Hassan was not with them.

We don't know.

OK.

The commander refuses to send American aid.

- I suggest we go. - Me too.

- And risk our lives? - He saved mine.

It's the same Taliban. Hassan is probably inside.

Open your eyes, he must already be dead.

- Two bullets in the head. - You don't know anything about that.

If he's not dead yet, it's only a matter of time.

Let's go.

Bastian, come with me. You'll cover us.

Fuck.

Do you have the money?

The Taliban leader wants to see you.

Bring in the people and fill the buses.

- I'll see what he wants from me. - Let's go.

- What do you want? - Come up.

I want to go to France, with my family.

Pardon ?

My children have no future in this country.

I know that best.

I don't understand.

You are a Taliban.

You won the war but you want to flee to the enemy.

I want the best for my family.

Yes, but France will not let you in.

I will never get that permission.

I can still stop your convoy.

I only have one call to make to close the checkpoint.

Even if I accepted, what do you think would happen?

You and your wife will go to jail,

your children will end up in foster care.

Do you think France will give asylum to a Taliban leader?

Non.

Your intelligence services will question me and I will cooperate.

I will need the approval of my superiors.

This will delay our departure by several days.

You don't have to tell them.

Isn't it?

Isn't that what you were saying?

Your wife and children, okay.

But not you, it's impossible.

I do this for them.

I will never abandon them.

We're leaving in five minutes, go ahead.

We have to go, come on.

No, it's not a good idea to get on a bus.

Come with me.

We got some information, your photo is circulating.

I don't want to be separated from my wife.

You come in our car. You'll see it at the airport.

We will seat you here.

It won't be long, I promise.

OK, montez.

Are you kidding me?

I'll explain later, we have no choice.

Where do we put it, on your knees?

No, put his family on the bus, they're coming with us.

We put it in the trunk.

- There's already someone inside. - Too bad.

Sorry, ma'am.

Move.

Come on, let's go.

I don't ride with a woman.

There's room for two in this trunk.

Come on up if you want to go with us.

Sorry.

Gilles, there isn't enough room for everyone.

Please don't leave us here.

No, I promise you.

We will find a solution.

Once you arrive, a bus will come back to pick you up, I promise.

- Take my number. - Close the doors.

Gilles, we have to go now.

Yes. Send me a message.

Close the doors!

- Go inside. - We have to go.

No, go over there. Wait for us in the embassy.

- Go ahead. - Gilles, we have to go.

Close the doors!

Clear area.

Here we go.

Be?

General Hassan.

- How many people are there? - Hard to say. A lot.

Joe is at the gate, he's fine.

Italians, are you ready?

Yes.

Step back.

Damn, they're coming in force. Take cover!

The windows are boarded up.

Here too.

We are surrounded.

I'll go talk to them. Vera.

Open the gate.

We'll see if your Taliban is reliable.

- We'll escort you. - OK.

Wait! Wait!

Wait !

What do we do now?