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I love you.

Don't worry.

I will never leave you.

You hear?

You are my love.

Are you gonna shoot her today?

Go on, help your mom pack.

Daddy, let go of my hand.

Come on.

Daddy, let go of my hand, Dad! Let me go!

Go on, get going, run.

Daddy!

- Dad, open the door! - Leave me be!

Let me in!

Open the door, Daddy! Open it!

Dad, can you hear me?

Come here. Come inside.

Come here and listen carefully.

We're never coming back here

and Boris doesn't need this blind old dog. Got it?

You understand?

It will be best if she sees my face last.

I'm talking to you!

So let it be my face instead.

Alright.

Here. Let's go.

Come here.

Come here.

Go on.

- Ok, give it back. - Daddy...

Go on shoot me.

Go on shoot me!

Come here you little.

Marina!

Marina!

Thank you.

Stop.

Sit.

Sit.

Sit.

Give a paw.

Hello.

Tsiklauri family?

Hello.

Yes?

Is Dato home?

No.

Is there anyone else at home?

Me and my grandpa.

The gas people were here last week, my uncle took care of it.

I'm from the Ministry of the Interior,

I have a few questions.

May I?

Come in.

Come.

Hello.

What'd you do to yourself, Maguli?

What happened to your long braids?

Grandpa, let go of the lady's hand.

So, who exactly lives here?

Me, my grandpa and my uncle.

And your full names?

Giorgi, Bacha and Dato, Tsiklauri.

And you are?

Bacha.

Bacha.

Bacha, our records show four people living in this household.

My grandma, Maguli Tsiklauri.

But she passed away when I was a baby.

No, there's another name.

Nino Tsiklauri?

She doesn't live here anymore.

That's enough!

You and your mother can both go to hell.

Both of you, get out.

Date of birth?

April 9th, 2007.

And your ID number?

You talk funny.

Probably because I haven't lived here for a long time.

Are you Louisa?

Louisa!

Eka from the guesthouse sent me.

She said you could help me, I'm looking for Dato?

Dato? Who?

Tsiklauri. Nino's brother.

Is he here?

This is Dato.

Would you like to order?

White wine please.

Where's the restroom?

Over there.

No light.

One minute.

One minute!

What are you doing?

You looked at me there.

I need to talk to you.

Are you Georgian?

Do we know each other?

It's about Nino, your sister.

Is she dead?

No.

She's fine.

Then what the hell do you want?

Who the fuck is this..

How's Nino?

What is her life like there?

Good. I guess.

She got married and she's expecting a baby.

I see.

It was worth it, I guess.

For her sake, I mean.

And Bacha?

What about him?

She left Bacha here.

After that, I never heard from her again.

She disappeared.

Vanished off the face of the earth.

What do I know?

Maybe we weren't such good friends after all.

Somehow, her life was always so dramatic

there was no room for anyone else.

I can't help you with Bacha.

I must go inside.

Can you tell me where Dato works?

Ask near the bridge, at the construction site.

Louisa!

The boy wants you!

As far as I know, they need money.

Come here!

Here come Mommy.

It's so cold, come inside, you'll freeze.

How did you know where I work?

Nino wants to stay in Israel.

She applied for Israeli citizenship.

I'm her lawyer.

Turn up the volume of this song!

I need Bacha's birth certificate for the citizenship.

Only you can have it issued.

After that, you'll never hear from me or her again.

Stay away from my family.

Now get out of here.

I'll pay you.

You were here last night, yes?

I remember you.

You were looking for Dato.

What'd you do to him to make him leave like this?

Okay, I'll let you eat in peace. Sorry.

Bon appetit.

Sit down.

You know Georgian?

I was born here.

In Vani.

I would've never guessed.

I hope I'm not disturbing you.

I have time.

Better than sitting alone.

A beautiful woman like you should never sit alone.

Do you like it here?

Did Dato show you around?

I love him like a brother, but he's a shitty tour guide.

Useless.

Did you know his sister Nino?

Everyone knew Nino here.

Well, everyone knows everyone here. You know what I mean, right?

No, I don't.

Let's just say

she wasn't a girl you'd take to meet your parents.

You didn't hear that from me.

Dato probably didn't say that Nino left her kid with him.

Poor guy, works his ass off to support her bastard for life.

Better this way. Or she'd dumped that kid on someone else.

Trust me, I know that type of women.

What type?

The type...

who'd do anything for attention.

Is everything okay?

No, its just.

My mother wants me to go see our old house.

But I.

I can take you.

If you want.

To Vani or anywhere you'd like.

I can show you around.

I'm a great tour guide.

But you don't really want to show me around.

Why not?

I'd be honored to make your mother happy.

Let's drink some wine.

I have a room nearby.

I know, you're married.

I don't care.

Lower your voice.

I don't need problems here now, OK?

What the hell?

I'm not ashamed.

Not by you or anyone here.

Here it is.

The other half you'll get later.

Okay.

Nino gave birth to Bacha in Tbilisi, right?

Yes.

Then that's where we need to go.

You just need to come along.

Now?

Yes.

I'll pay.

You're losing a day of work because of me.

- Do you want anything from inside? - No.

You're sure?

Yes.

You're paying.

Fine.

What are you doing? Come sit inside.

It's raining, come, hurry.

Don't do that again.

Get in.

Do you speak Russian?

No.

It was the only map there.

Nothing changes in this country.

Open the window.

Open it yourself.

Come on, old lady!

We can't even call someone for help.

What?

Move please.

Come out of the car.

Come out of the car!

Don't touch me.

How old are you, 16?

Shit.

We should've taken a taxi.

- I don't need anyone to drive me. - I do!

The queen lady needs a driver? We are not your servants!

Shit!

Can we get out of here now?

- Where can we go? - Let's find somebody.

You know what?

I'm not in a rush.

You want to go, so go. Do what you want, I'm staying here.

What if no one comes?

Great! It will get dark soon.

It'll get very cold.

We'll stay here. We have food.

If we get cold, we have alcohol.

What is it? Relax, I'm not gonna touch you.

You'll thank me later that your feet didn't freeze.

No one ever died of that yet.

Trust me, here in this weather, someone did.

I'm not staying here.

You should've let me drive instead of talking so much.

How old are you, 16?

Good luck then!

I was 16.

Only 16 when my parents forced me to marry in Tbilisi.

Bacha was born there.

I don't expect Bacha to forgive me.

I really did leave him there.

But I want to get to know him, and bring him back to me.

I want to be his mother again.

I don't know, I was afraid, you know what it's like in Georgia.

What I did and the way I behaved, no one would let me go back.

I only dared to call once.

And then,

when they answered, I couldn't say a single word.

My brother Dato answered the phone, somehow he knew it was me.

And...

he told me about our mother, that she had died.

May her memory be blessed.

And then he said:

If you ever come back here, it'll be like spitting on our mother's grave.

Back then I thought that..

I deserve what is happening to me, that because of what I did,

God was punishing me.

That's how I felt until I met Moti,

my husband.

He knows lots of people in the Ministry of the Interior.

And he said he'd help me out with money, with a lawyer,

whatever I need to get my boy back to me.

That's why I agreed to marry him.

Okay.

Sign here please.

We'll have your affidavit translated.

She wants to come out already.

Very good.

Will you bring my son back?

No one came?

A man with a red tow truck?

- No. - Take this.

My husband must be very worried.

He's waiting by our car.

If I were him

I'd be worried too.

Are you kidding us?

Me? No.

Do you have a husband or not?

Dato!

Dato!

Erikjan, bring the flashlight from the back.

Where were you?

What's going on here? Everything alright?

We were starting to get worried.

Hello.

How could you leave her like this?

It's no place to leave a woman alone.

Who did I leave? I don't even know her.

But you did good by bringing her back.

I hope she didn't bother you too much.

Anyway, thank you.

Don't thank us. Thank your wife.

In this darkness it's hard to tell what the problem is.

I'll tow the car to the garage to check it.

How much do I owe you?

No need, brother.

You can pay when the car is back on track.

I insist, you came all this way.

I'm not a beggar.

I haven't done any work yet.

So what?

Take it, I said.

What?

Gia!

Take that for now

and the other half later.

- Let's have a drink, I have some in my car. - Now you're talking.

Get over here.

It's nothing special. Got it at a gas station

from a dubious guy.

Some son of a bitch, but it'll do the job.

This trash is sold to tourists.

Those bastards are ruining our reputation.

I already told your wife,

you can spend the night at my place.

Thank you, but it's not necessary.

Have a dinner at least. You must be starving.

Yes, I'm very hungry.

I'd love to have something to eat.

Haven't we lost enough time today?

Where are you headed anyway?

- Tbilisi. - It's far.

Stay at my place tonight and I'll take you tomorrow.

If it's not too much trouble.

We'd love to stay at your place tonight,

my wife and I.

Great, my wife would be thrilled.

Wonderful.

Here's to us!

I want to thank you for helping us.

Dato my friend.

If we don't give a hand to one another.

If we leave each other in need.

If we forget our traditions.

Then all is lost.

Cheers to us, brothers!

Cheers!

Cheers.

Take it.

Drink it to get warm.

- Praise the Lord. - Praise the Lord.

I welcome you in my family.

Here's to our meeting.

May God bring you happiness.

Glory to God. May God be with us.

Go ahead, what are you waiting for?

Let me help.

No, have a seat. You're our guest.

I was shocked when I first saw her on the road.

I'm used to seeing men there.

But a woman? Alone?

It happens..

Please, help yourselves, don't be shy.

Will you taste this cheese?

No, no, it's too salty for me.

I made it myself.

Try it, taste it.

Those are Zaza and Nodari.

My sons.

They live in Germany now.

Where could they work here?

So we kiss our grandchildren through the computer.

Let's drink to them!

God bless them wherever they are.

Good luck to them.

At least I married off my oldest, Tamara here in Tbilisi.

Married off?

Yes, I married her off.

True, we didn't know the boy's family.

But she insisted, so what could I do?

When I was Tamari's age, already had two children.

They are very different from what we were.

Has anyone ever held you back?

No, Guram.

I did what I had to do.

Thank god,

my youngest, Salome, is still here to take care of us.

She must study first.

The rest will come later.

Where did you say you're from, Marina?

She already told you, woman! From Israel.

I was born here.

In Georgia.

My father's from Vani, my mother's from Kutaisi.

I was 7 when we left.

So you're one of us.

Not really.

Not anymore.

And how did you two meet?

At Tbilisi University.

Marina is a lawyer.

That's great.

See? I always tell my children

you always come back to your homeland.

You also married a Georgian man,

with the same culture and traditions.

What could be better than that?

My mom was only 15

when they married her off to my father

and she never loved him.

I believe life can be better than that.

Yes marriages like that were common back then.

Don't feel sorry for my mother.

She married me off too.

To a man I didn't even know.

I was only 20 years old.

But what's important is that he was Georgian.

Let's drink now!

I want to make a toast for this family.

Dear Gurami, to you.

Mrs. Natia.

Cheers to you, Salome. I wish you good luck.

I want to thank you so much.

In the name of my wife and me

for feeding and warming us up.

To us.

You'll spend the night, right?

I'll make the bed.

You should ask Marina.

She's the boss here.

It's settled then!

The host warmly welcomes his guests.

As if he is walking on a cloud.

That fills our hearts with joy.

Wait, wait.

Why are you laughing at us?

Why don't you sing for us?

She sings so beautifully.

Come on, sing something.

Now we look at each other with loving eyes

And who knows what fire burns within one's heart

The heart trembles, my Nandauri, from your desired gaze

I'm left here breathless, a laughter in my heart,

My heart trembles, my Nandauri, from your long desired gaze

I'm left here breathless, a laughter in my heart

- Thank you. - Bless you.

Bacha.

It's nothing.

You're not a little kid anymore, right?

Let me talk to Dad.

Dad, it's me, Dato.

Don't worry. Listen to Bacha.

I'll be back by tomorrow morning, you hear?

I'll be home in the morning.

Bacha, listen to me, calm down, I'll be there in the morning.

Take care now.

Yes. Okay.

Don't worry.

Is everything okay at home?

Yes, everything's fine.

They went to bed.

Go inside quietly.

Hold on.

Don't you want a cigarette?

It's late.

We need to leave early.

You handled everything very well today.

Yeah.

Otherwise we would've stayed in your shitty car.

I actually like my shitty car.

I would've gladly stayed there.

You can still go back.

No...

Gurami will kill me.

If he sees...

I left you alone again.

Then...

You're married.

I was.

Was it that bad?

I was sick of men telling me what to do.

I have a daughter with him.

Gali.

Best thing that came out of that marriage.

Gali...

It means "my wave" in Hebrew.

I wanted her to be free like a wave.

And I would be her shore.

You understand?

You always know exactly what you want.

No one has ever asked me what I want.

My father would shut me up with his belt.

I got beaten with a stick.

But I guess I turned out normal.

You take it. I don't need it.

I'll sleep without it.

What's that smell?

What smell?

Is it coming from your feet?

I've been walking all day.

Let me see.

Stop.

Calm down!

Please stop it!

Wow, it stinks!

Don't move!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Should I go get something?

I'm sorry.

Stop...

We don't want them to hear us, right?

You don't want that, right?

Promise me you'll be quiet.

You promise?

Now let me get a good look at you.

Take off your clothes.

What are you doing?

Let me see.

Move your hand.

Move it or I'll break it.

Dato!

Don't forget your cheese.

Goodbye.

The birth certificate belongs to your son, right?

No, his nephew.

Why couldn't the parent come herself?

She couldn't.

Why not?

She lives in another country.

She has Georgian citizenship, right?

Yes.

Do you have power of attorney?

Yes, but...

I'm her brother and I raised this kid.

- Your ID card, please. - Of course.

Here.

I'm sorry, your request needs special permission, you'll need to wait.

My manager will be here at 10:00.

Perhaps you could help us?

We came from afar.

You can wait here or leave and come back at ten.

What do you even do here?

Do you just sit there?

What are you looking at?

Please, watch you tone, sir. I'm just doing my job.

What job? I need to tell you all about my personal life?

Sir, please.

My personal life is none of your business.

- Just do your job. - Alright, understood.

What alright?

Just do your job!

- That's exactly what I'm doing. - Really? It doesn't look like it.

I'll take care of it.

Did you calm down?

Yes.

Anger is bad for your health.

For your sake.

Thank you, so much.

Is there a fridge somewhere?

For this?

Sit up straight.

I am, stop nagging.

Who raised you?

You did.

I'm going to smoke a cigarette.

I'll be right there.

How's she doing?

She's okay, right?

I'm asking you about Nino.

- Your wife forgot her document bag. - Thank you.

Thank you.

Where were you?

I was looking for my bag everywhere.

Don't you dare come close to me or talk to me.

You're a liar, just like her.

Aren't you ashamed, bringing me here by lying?

- I didn't mean to lie like this. - Stop or I'll hit you.

What is this?

You want to take the child from me?

What is this?

No!

What is this?

Get up.

Get up. get up. get up.

If you dare take Bacha,

I'll find you.

I'll find your precious Gali too.

You'll really regret pissing me off.

Stop.

You think it's best for Bacha, to be with her?

He doesn't need her.

He's 11 years old. Where was she all these years?

She remembered just now?

You know we barely came out of this situation?

You don't know how she suffered.

I don't care!

What she did to our family is unforgivable!

To our parents is unforgivable!

She always brought misery to us. She was always like this.

She was just a child.

She didn't know any better. But she's his mother.

I'm his mother and father!

Then give him a chance.

She has money.

And opportunities.

Now she wants to buy redemption with money?

What kind of life awaits him here?

What can you give him?

Why didn't she come herself?

Where is she? Why didn't she come herself?

She's pregnant.

She got married.

I could've had my own family too.

- May God bless you. - Thank you.

I, Dato Tsiklauri,

guardian of Bacha Tsiklauri,

am giving permission to the ministry of internal affairs,

to request the birth certificate of Bacha Tsiklauri.

Now you can return to Israel in peace.

- Hello. - Hello.

Is Dato at home?

He's in the shower.

I'll wait for him here.

Come in.

I'm making a sandwich. Do you want one?

I hope it's OK that I came here.

He is one year old in that photo...

He's a good kid.

Yeah.

He didn't get that from me.

He'll be 12 in April.

I promised I'd take him to the beach.

He's never been there.

He'd love the beach.

Maybe, we'll see.

To be honest...

I have no idea what he likes or doesn't like.

You're doing good.

You know, you could've given it to me earlier.

When I signed the papers.

I wanted to see you, before I leave.

Can I take it with me?

Yes.

Want me to read your horoscope from 2006?

Of course.

Lion.

Lion.

A new and unexpected romance

will come knocking at your door.

One that will bring you long lasting happiness.

Have you been to the Black Sea?

No.

Is it really black?

Sometimes it's really black.

They say there is life in the first 200 meters

but everything is dead in the depths.

The shore is really beautiful. Waves too.

Just like you love.

I'll take you there one day.

You and me.

To the sea.

But with a different car.

I'll take you to Eka's guesthouse.

No.

I like this singer.

I'm sorry I lied to you the other day.

What did she say about me?

Lots of things.

And much more she wants to say to you, when you'll meet.

Then why she remembered only now?

She wants you to know.

Not a day went by when she didn't think of you.