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In 5 minutes, commander?

We wait till sunrise

Fetch my binoculars from the horse

but, commander...

go

47th regiment!

get ready for attack!

Allahu akbar!

Proceed! Attack!

stay off the trench

trap, isn't it?

clear off

else you'll be martyr

oh you godless giaour

Anzacs retreat!

I can't find the binoculars commander

I forgot I had it on me

I think we're close mate

I think we're very close

I told you there was water there, didn't I?

I told you

Lizzie?

everything alright?

Art has .. his boot again, what does he do?

the boys are on their bed

they're waiting for you to read to them

I'm burned tired Lizzie

oh c'mon, you know this is their favorite time of the day

prince Husain called to the man and asked him

why the carpet he was to sell was so expensive

Husain: it must be made of something quite extraordinary

the merchant replied: my prince

your amazement will be all the greater

when I tell you that it is enchanted

whoever sits on this carpet closes his eyes

and says the magic word tangu

may be transported through the air in an instant

wherever his heart desires to be

I had water at 15 feet

a bit brackish but good pressure

you know that water .. stuck in that valley block

they didn't even wipe the mud off it

it's been 4 years Liz

yeah, you're so clever

you can find water, but you can't even find your own children

why can't you find them?

you lost them

c'mon eh

you won't win any medals up there in the height

it's 2 hours back to rainbow ..

you got that?

yeah, or we're all going to end up dead

Arthur

look after your brothers, keep your bloody head down, I know

Lizzie?

you understand

in all conscience

I could not bury your wife on consecrated ground

if I thought she'd taken her own life

consecrated ground is his promise to defeat them

she fell in and drowned so your conscience is clear

3 sons killed, that was quite an ordeal for Eliza

as the book of Joe teaches us

God sets these trials for a reason

many families in the district made similar sacrifices

for King and country

y'know you have a gall comin in here

making demands

you haven't stepped inside this place for 4 years

you haven't been to confession

you're all but lost to God

yes

and you and your God can feed me to pigs for all I care

but you knew this woman

she was here every sunday

I dug the grave, I made the coffin

all I'm asking you to do is say some words and throw some dirt

that cart of yours,

would make a useful benefaction for our community

an offering to God

.. as well take that too

I'll find them, love

I find them and I bring them home to you

hello there

thank you

not now, later

**

why did we even come back here?

major Hasan bey,

to see Lt. Col. Hughes at the war graves

I know who he is mate

ride eh?

4 years ago they'd give me a .. for shooting that bastard

Lt. Col. Hughes, may I present major Hasan bey

major bey was commander of...

just major Hasan, bey just means Mr

yes indeed. Mr bey gave your boys hell at Lone Pine

we all know who major Hasan is Lt. thank you

Hello

welcome

thanks, you speak Turkish?

English?

I see how finally you've taken the peninsula

yes. lost the battle, won the war

well, sgt. Tucker here will show you to your accomodations

perhaps once you've refreshed, we could meet in my tent?

thank you

right this way

while I'm here

I thought I'd make myself useful

if you have any horses that need me work

I might go for a little ride

preferably something with a bit of pep

sgt. Tucker, acquaint Lt. Greeves with widowmaker

she could use a workout

with pleasure sir

now we've already started work in this area

in the neck, down to hill 971

assumed they've briefed you fully at the war office

we would appreciate your help locating our dead

your dead?

lost over 10.000 Anzacs here on Gallipoli

and still don't know where half of them are

some were buried properly but a lot of the graves been lost

.. or washed away or their crosses were pilfered for fire

right after we evacuated

retreated

you were here?

1st light horse

what do you need of me?

land has changed, but you know the area better than anyone

I was hoping you could help us locate the companies we lost track of

we can start in the morning

we lost 70.000 men here at Canakkale

for me this place is one big grave

I don't know what you chaps been bellyaching about

the veritable garden of Eden

if your troops had taken this hill on the 1st day

we would have been finished

how close did we get?

there

there you go sir, your garden of Eden

Joshua, where are the boys?

let's go home

run

boys!

alright boys, alright

welldone Art, for not leaving your brothers behind

hey, what's the magic word, the one that makes the carpet fly?

onga?

tangu, you ..

that's it, tangu

close your eyes

are you sleeping dad?

it only works if your eyes are closed

alright boys let's get out of here altogether

tangu!

mister for you, very clean, very clean

bugger off, arabi. go away. no

clean sheets, beautiful hotel, anything you want my mama can make

hot water, no Germans

no. clear off

beautiful hotel. best room.

I'm going to Gallipoli

how do I get to Gallipoli

I want to go to Gallipoli?

I don't understand

next

beautiful hotel. beautiful view. anything you want my annem can make

maybe you can help me

I'm going to Gallipoli

no you're not. noone goes there without a permit

you have to go to the British war office

in Sultanahmet

where?

I'd keep an eye on your bag if I were you

crafty .. buggers

Oi!

rabbits! well-fed rabbits!

Mister, where you go?

hell of a bastard

give my bag you little bastard

see? beautiful hotel. clean sheets, hot water, no Germans

mom, I've brought a foreigner

my smart boy

hello

I need a room

you're from England?

no, I'm from Australia

I'm sorry. Orhan has made a mistake. we have no rooms

your son dragged me half way across this wretched city

ah, no, no, no. the boy was right.

out best room is now vacant, Mr?

Connor, Joshua

I don't want this man here

We don't have the luxury to choose

you're most welcome Mr. Connor

the room is up the stairs

break of fast is at 8

would you like her to bring the tea?

no, thanks, but your son did mention a ..

ah, it's shameful to lie

..

ah no, it's alright, I must have just misunderstood

please, it is his duty

thank you very much

this is your room

you seem to know where everything is

how about tomorrow you take me to the war office

I'll pay you

yes, you will

stop dad, stop

we haven't slaughtered the chicken yet

towels for you Mr Connor

I'm preparing your cold bath ..

it will take some time

my son is no liar

he seems a very resourceful boy

he is. very resourceful.

you have children?

yes. 3 sons.

what are they selling?

they're not selling anything Mr Connor

it's a call to prayer

your guide book is out of date

I didn't come here to sightsee

you should see the Blue Mosque at least

even in my wretched city, it's a beautiful place to find God

I didn't come here for him either

I'm on my way to Gallipoli

you mean Canakkale?

there's nothing there but ghosts

my son, he cannot help you tomorrow

he's needed here

have your bath, and come back

I regret to inform you we do not issue civilians travel permits to the Dardanelles

it remains a very sensitive military zone

in fact our friends, the Greeks, have made things even more complicated

by invading Turkey's western coast

it'll be sometime before we bring order to this chaos

Arthur, Henry and Edward Connor

all served for the 7th IRF battalion

all enlisted together

and they died together

all killed in one day

August 7th, 1915, in Lone Pine

yes.

we do have the imperial claims unit on the peninsula as we speak

they have a formidable task ahead of them

you must understand these men on Gallipoli, they're experts

all I need from you is a piece of paper and a stamp

saying that I can go there

I said we couldn't, Mr Connor

even if that weren't my inclination

I can find them

how could you possibly hope to do that?

you know what the army used to do with the rank and file dead

after Waterloo, Ramillies, Khartoum?

they would dig an enormous bloody pit

and wreak the whole lot in with a few handful still alive

no names. horses. mules,

and the men

all turned into fertilizer

this is the first war anyone has given a damn

my boys, should be buried at home

beside their mother

go home Mr Connor

the Brits, go away!

did you have buildings like this where you come from?

but he didn't give up, he kept on fighting for 3 days

he gave me 20 para, and bought me this

I told you my son has work to do here Mr Connor

he's 10, what would you expect him to say?

give the money back, now

but, mom

return it now

keep it. it's our secret

sit here in the sun, dad

good morning

Mr Connor, would you like some breakfast?

please

you've graced me with your presence, professor

I was just examining the hemorrhoids of the second son of his majesty the Sultan

I'm sorry I don't understand

they were swollen so big you won't believe

what's he saying?

my father hopes you enjoy your breakfast

would you happen to have a boiled egg?

**

**

the life your father sets out for you is nothing but misery

you can't lead the life of a Frank anymore

Orhan, fetch me an egg

Ayshe, you're an Ottoman woman

it's time you act like one

you know what's expected of you

for the sake of your son, if not for yours

you're going to assist me with those hemorrhoids piles, in surgical removal of those bulging eggs, are you not?

thank you

does he not have a wife already?

how would I know, dad?

why don't you ask yourself?

in english. he doesn't speak any other.

your wife, he's asking where she is

she's dead

and your sons?

I knew it, I saw it in his eyes

without papers you cannot go to Gallipoli

take the ferry to the town of Canak, and find a fisherman

if you pay him enough ..

you will have no need for British permits

thank you

Mr Joshua!

please, you find my baba in Canakkale

tell him he must come home, annem icin (for mom)

this is your father?

who's the man in the hotel?

my uncle

I'll have a look

you bring him home

so, what were you doing before the war?

this is the Ottoman Empire. there was no before the war

in another life, I was an architect

I was a civil engineer

are we expecting company?

whoever they are, bring them to my tent

sgt. have a couple of blokes to go with Lt. Greeves

Mr Connor I'm at a loss

you walk off your farm,

you turn up unannounced in this place

.. for what?

Gallipoli is 8 square miles of collapsed trenches

bomb craters, barbed wire,

more unexploded grades and shells than pebbles on that beach

alright? it's not safe

I know what day my sons were killed at Lone Pine

there's a map

and the last entry in his diary is August 7th

rest assured, I aim to put a name next to every man out there

including your sons

I'm sorry but you can't stay

Tucker, escort Mr Connor back to his boat

your sons

Sir, Lt.

come in Dawson

..

yum yum ..

sir, something you might wanna see

damn

want me to arrest him, sir?

and then what?

take some food down to him

and a blanket

what a stubborn man, are they all like him?

it's a matter of national pride for them

you should know better

thanks

no swimming?

no

what are you doing with your farmer?

there's a supply ship back to Constantinople in 2 days

maybe we could help him until then

you what the chances of finding his boys are

we have the day they were killed, I know the area

yeah, we both know it, but

why change everything for one father who can't stay put?

because he's the only father who came looking

Sgt! change of plan.

who is the Turk?

Hasan ..

that dog wiped out .. battalion

he would have killed your boys

they're all best friends now

.. serving breakfast every morning

..

this was our front line, here

you were there

machine gun here, machine gun here

and one more there

we could see you

so many blue eyes

mashallah

it's very lucky in Turkey to have blue eyes

everywhere, except here

they're throwing rocks, boys!

they're out of ammo

let's get it to the bastards

all hands ..

you came in from 2 sides

here, and here

we built a roof to protect us from shell fire

instead we made a trap for ourselves

inside it was .., knives, hands

teeth

it was so dark and close, we did not see whom it was we struck

3 days, we only stuck because we could not climb over the bodies

as long as Allah make me breathe let me see nothing like these days again

are you alright Art, eh?

bugger off ..

leave me

be right there mate. whatever you reckon

leave me

no! no!

they're right here

Sir

it's your son, Edward

no, I wouldn't

that bastard's executed him

he gave the order not to take prisoners

he killed the sick

he shot the wounded

one shot through the head

that's how they did it

specially him

he killed your son

Stop it! I said, stop it!

yallaah!

steady on, sgt.

you killed my sons!

you sent them, Mr Connor

you invaded us

take him away, put him on the ..

I'm most terribly sorry

he has 2 more sons, we should keep looking

war's over sgt.

we found Henry

lying beside him

how on God's earth did you know that'd be there?

but you haven't found Art yet

no we can't .. thoroughly

he wouldn't leave his brothers, so he must be there

I'll give Henry and Edward a proper burial tomorrow

I promised their mother I'd find them and bring them home

this is their home now

it's not enemy ground anymore

they're among friends, probably the closest they ever had

leave them, and they always will be

take them back, and they're just a couple of dead blokes in the cemetery

she wanted them buried in consecrated ground

how much blood do you need for it to be holly?

now we lost over 2000 men those 4 days on Lone Pine

Turks lost 7000

we didn't take too many prisoners either

I don't know if I'll forgive any of this

the prince closed his eyes, and said tangu

he sailed through the night to his father's lands

as the carpet settled gently on the lawn of the royal palace

the Sultan dropped to his knees

salted tears streaked his cheeks

as he embraced prince Husain, he cried "my son"

"my son, after all your rich adventures"

"and the magic carpet .. on the 4 winds to this"

"you're home"

I picked up the telegram

waited all day at the post office, in queue

and they served some awful tea

rumor has it there's a brothel by the post office

is that right?

er.. yeah, rumor has it

Greeks invaded Izmir

gangs of rome everywhere

the Brits are just spectating

we must do something

sure thing. otherwise Brits decide on

how much of this land be left to us

are you not overcaring this outsider farmer?

he wants you dead

forgive my intrusion

major Hasan, I want to apologize to you for my outburst

there's a Persian saying, "may you outlive your children"

it sounds like a blessing, but it's the worst curse

one can place on the head of a man

I had this list sent from Istanbul

this is your family name

what is this list?

if this is your son, he was taken prisoner

he did not die here, he left Canakkale

alive

why is she not mourning?

she still thinks her husband is alive

I'm ready to take her as my 2nd wife

I'm sure Fatma will agree.

I have enough to support both.

Joshua bey!

hello

did you find my father?

no

sorry, am I intruding? is it his birthday?

no, his sunnet

oh, bloody hell, it's a private thing

no

do you want to see my ..?

ah, thanks mate, no

you have guests

welcome back to Istanbul, Mr Connor

you're always welcome

thank you

Istanbul cannot surrender to the Brits!

my apologies major

admiral will have to reschedule your meeting

perhaps, next Tuesday, does that suit?

yes, if your admiral could also reschedule the Greeks

allow us to handle the Greeks through proper diplomatic channels

let us not have another war

it's the same war

it hasn't ended

major Hasan, can you tell me the

No. I have finished helping.

Mr Connor, do you have your passport?

you were specifically ordered not to go to Gallipoli

I'm not in your army

all I need to know is the name of the prison camp they sent my son to

if your son did not return home, sad reality is

he's deceased

this was the Ottoman Empire, one of the largest empires the world has ever known

and presently it's being carved up

the Bolshies, they want the Black Sea

the French and Italian, they want the Aegean

and currently in Anatolia, where the prison camps were incidentally,

the Turks and the Greeks are turning the place into a complete and utter bloodbath

so where, .. in all this madness, would you like us to start looking for your son?

you said the prison camps were in Anatolia?

you would have those records, or Turk army?

the camps are gone, they're all gone

and so are you

Lt., show Mr Connor out

I will be at your hotel 0400 on Thursday with your passport

and a ticket home via ..

a courtesy of the British army

we will make sure you ..

i mean, have you bothered to ask yourself

if your son was still alive,

would he not simply come home?

Mr Connor, please

my brother died on that peninsula

my fiancee, works at the Red Cross here

if it would be helpful I could arrange an appointment

that would be very helpful, thank you

well Mr Connor, I think you can show yourself out from here

good luck

thanks again

No betrayal of flag! No betrayal of honor!

major Hasan?

I need to talk to major Hasan

He followed you all the way

gonna send us to the gallows

tell me what prison camp they sent Art to

your army must have records

please, I'm at a dead end

then we're in the same place

i told you I cannot help anymore

you must never come back here Mr Connor

take him to his hotel

you put all of us in danger by letting him go

what is this? mercy? atonement?

you were there too. some things can't be forgotten.

come with me

he's handsome, eh?

don't you think? big, strong

I do not think about other man, I'm married

no, of course

I have something ..

anne, Joshua bey is coming with us to ..

ah no, it's just you and me today

special treat?

I'm sorry Mr Connor, this is not possible. it would not be proper

next time

mom, please

Mr Connor

perhaps if you were to follow 20 paces behind

then there would be no shame

I will get my hat and my coat

you know where I live, my home?

sometimes it doesn't rain for 3 or 4 years at a time

we have to find water just falling through the cracks of the earth

how do you find it in the ground?

well, there's the trick

you have to feel it

and you feel it everytime?

no, I have dug a lot of wells just turned out to be holes

I'll show you

**

Orhan asked me to find your husband

I hate this photograph

Turgut is a musician, never a soldier

how long were you married?

I am married

12 years

my mother had arranged for me to marry someone else

but my father fought her

he told her

"why would we want our daughter to be as miserable as us?"

it is not easy to marry for love here

maybe my mother was right

Turgut was mad,

bills to the roof not paid, music hall hours, parties, lazy friends

I miss the chaos

I wish my mother had arranged my marriage

you did not love your wife?

oh. I adored her.

I was just so bad at courting, that she only married me out of impatience

but it was happy?

very

till the boys were lost

it's good to know where they are

not lost but nameless anymore

I was told my oldest son was taken prisoner

so he's alive?

I don't know

but you have hope?

hope is a necessity where I come from

good night Mr Connor

good night

Ayshe, you know what's expected of you

first, you have to end the mourning

then we can get married

for the sake of your son, if not for yours

Omer will visit you every 3 nights

We tell Orhan tonight, after I return from prayers

Just give me one more day

I want to tell him myself, properly

take care, your fate is in there

it is a silly peasant game

you have to drink it first

now we wait

we decide everything here by coffee

business, holidays, even our husbands

and it works?

when 2 families come together to arrange marriage

a young girl serves them coffee

if it's sweet, the girl is a match

if it is bitter, go away

the more sugar, the deeper the love

it is all peasant nonsense

**

Not possible unless I'm sure Turgut is dead

so you take me for a fool?

never

we both know. heck, everyone but Orhan knows.

my brother is in heaven

I'm not ready for a new marriage

you came to my house, we mutually agreed

now you dishonor me in front of my wife and daughters?

this marriage is not for you, it's for Orhan

he will be my son

I'm obligated to my brother

this is our way

no, this is your way

Orhan, come here

please don't, I'm begging you

this is on you, on your selfish pride

what did I do?

you did nothing, go now, leave us alone

your father passed away, son, 4 years ago

your mother lied to you

don't listen to him

your father is a martyr, be proud

this is why Allah has never given you a son

he'll never be yours

how different are you from that whore upstairs?

stay here

stop you fool this is not your business

this is what you want? the enemy?

this has nothing to do with him

my brother was a fool. you disgrace our family

look at this bum, he can't even speak a word in our language

go, you have to leave now

you offended his honor he will not forgive this

he hit you

I hit him

see you understand nothing, you will never understand

I thought I was doing the right thing

yes, you and your sons and your armies all doing the right thing

all you did was rob my son of his father and leave me to choices like this

then please, let me help

so now you will rescue

I didn't mean it like that, I raised 3 boys

and where are they now?

this is not your world. go home Mr Connor

you don't need to go

she gets angry with me all the time

you would make a good ambassador Connor bey

you know him?

this man has dishonored my family

my orders are to take him to major Hasan

come here Connor

first, we will teach him a lesson about honor

all 4 of you?

If you're looking for fight, go join Kuva-yi Milliye

I found your son's name on a list of wounded

they take him from Canakkale to a camp in Afyon

after Afyon, we don't know

winters are hard

what, you mean idade? (arm band)

no more records. we're Ottoman, not German

tomorrow you will be on a boat, make to Australia

Cemal and I will travel east, to Ankara

Mustafa Kemal is gathering a nationalist army there

we must pass through Afyon. I'll ask if anyone remembers your son

could he still be in Afyon?

No

as a soldier, as a father, I tell you

it is past ..

You sweep us away from the realm with your wind

remember him, for so often he's forgotten

to Mustafa Kemal

is he thirsty?

Turkish ..

15ers, the rocky roads of Tokat,

15ers are being drafted, girls in tears

my brave sweetheart, her name is Hediye

I bought her dress for 17

I go, but I can't

pour less, I can't drink

my sweetheart so eager, I can't leave

look at him

he's the worst sergeant in whole Ottoman army

3 times I've saved this man's life

never once ..

look at him, like a peacock with big mustache and gold buttons

I love my wife, I love my children, I have a big stick up my asshole

tonight, we kill this man with lion's milk

serefe, serefe

serefe

hit, hit

first Australian I met

not to shoot at, to talk to

was a thief, at Lone Pine

this man waves a white cloth, calls out and

walks straight across no-man's land

he's carrying something

1000 guns are on him. 2000 eyes, but he walks

he reaches us, and drops one of our wounded into our hands

we share a cigarette, and he walks back

noone shot him?

I should have

it's only when he got back I realized he'd stolen my cigarettes

and my lighter

Mr Connor

sorry if I disturbed you

if I could pick up my bag

of course

Orhan put it in your room

I wish to apologize for all I said

I was angry

I meant none of it

I'm the one who should be apologizing

you're right. I did fill their heads with all that nonsense

God and King and country

it's my job to steer my boys to manhood

I failed them

I measure man by how much he loves his children

not by what the world has done to them

I'll be .. in the morning

well

you can't travel on empty stomach

Mr Connor

good morning

come down here please we have a very long walk to the dock

Lt. if you'd be so kind to go down to the dock

speak to the captain, and make sure he holds that boat

thank you

I saw him.

I saw him clearly, he's not dead

you cannot go back

No

Connor!

come on

kick that damn door

Connor!

**

you can catch ..

**

where is Joshua Connor?

**

be careful ..

he's alive, I know he is

please, take me with you

go!

run! run!

to the other car!

sergeant..

suit up, soldier. suit up!

Ambassador,

what part of Ottoman Empire did Australia get?

it wasn't about land for us

always it's about land

we don't need any more land

we fought for a principle

you fight, you die, you get nothing

good principle

just the nation to trade with

a weapon, yes?

in the right hands

yeah?

it's a game, called cricket

yes, it's a cricket bat

you play?

yeah. well, everybody plays

yeah, you need a ball, and that's the bat

show us

you need a lot of space

folks, clear some space

Anzac Bey will show us a game

the idea is, you have the ball, and you bowl it with a straight arm

and you try to hit the wicket

straight arm?

ready?

watch this now

missed away. straight arm.

Englishers, always with rules!

give me this

sergeant

get ready

the Greeks .. than I thought

they terrorize the people and burn the towns

we used to be one country

now we're constantly at war

pull the shades up

take cover!

Joshua, pick up a gun!

Anzac bey, don't invade a country if you don't know where it is

may Allah protect my family

may Allah forgive your sins

our horses need rest

raki?

ouzo. same mother.

to Cemal

it is a miracle. Allah turned a blind eye ..

I will ride with you, as far as Afyon

Joshua, where are you going?

Afyon is this way

he's here

we're looking for the man who built this tower

the scapegoat is still here, painting at the old church

Joshua, come

Arthur?

Art

dad?

son

are you here?

yes

time to come home

I'm not coming back

they're dead

I know

how's mom?

she's with your brothers

you told me to take care of them

..

Henry had his face shot off

one minute he was there, then he just, wasn't

Ed bled out for hours

I want mom

someone will come for us

I can't shoot myself up

you have to do it

I love you

I killed them

they can't come home

it's alright to leave me here

I didn't lift a finger to stomp any of you

I killed your brothers the day I waved you off

Arthur, your brothers live all in you

you must go

it's too dangerous here

he's right Joshua. the Greek soldiers are here

I must leave now

how do I thank you?

tesekkurler

tesekkurler

Hasan bey

tell your son, when he's well

tell he still owes me a packet of cigarettes

and one lighter

Arthur

dad, this way

give a hand

it takes you across the valley

I'm not leaving without you

I buried your mother, I buried your brothers

if you're not coming with me I have nowhere to go

either we leave here together, or we die here

together

is it cold?

yeah, it's freezing

when we finish here

why don't we see if we can find some fresh clothes

sounds good

you want room? clean sheets, hot water, no Germans

Joshua bey, you came back for me

welcome back Mr Connor

is this your son?

Arthur

Orhan, help me show Arthur our second best room

she's outside

Mr Connor?

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you speak Turkish like a villager

so am I welcome here?

all are welcome here

you don't seem surprised that I'm back

it was in your coffee, weeks ago before you left

I told you, everything is in the coffee