Original subtitles

-First name and last name? -Lia Yanovski.

-Do you understand Georgian? -Yes.

-How old are you, Lia? -25.

Weight, height?

Can you undress now?

Hurry up.

When did you arrive in Georgia from Ukraine?

Can you answer me, Lia?

Civilians are being evacuated under challenging conditions.

Shelling intensified in the city of Mariupol.

President Zelensky said Russian soldiers kidnapped the mayor,

and that this is a war crime.

The latest images from the agencies show that

the Russian army is approaching Kyiv center.

A cease-fire is the only hope in this dire situation

Once again, Zelensky urged the West to impose sanctions.

Russian army besieges Kyiv.

Ukrainian troops are trying to ambush and stop Russian armored vehicles.

Russia's 64-kilometer army of destruction

was dispersed in the Kyiv countryside.

Those armored units have started maneuvring again.

Now they are awaiting orders

to attack the besieged capital from two sides.

The Russian army had entered Ukraine

through Belarus, Donbas, and Crimea.

From the south, the troops advanced as far as Melitopol.

10 Russian soldiers kidnapped Mayor Ivan Federov

to break popular resistance.

President Zelensky's reaction to Federov's kidnapping...

Mr. Ferhat, good morning. Sorry to bother you, but...

Tell me, Poyraz, good morning.

We are having a problem with the shipment of P80 primer to Japan.

The boss's secretary Dilek called. Mr. Ahmet couldn't reach you.

I'll stop somewhere and call him. Is that okay?

Okay, Mr. Ferhat, see you soon.

Why can't you guys get something done by yourselves for a change?

Come on, get yourself together.

It's a long way to go.

Are you okay?

Mr. Ferhat, I've been trying to put Ada to sleep for an hour.

She cries all the time. I can't seem to...

Ms. Saadet, I'm driving. Did you call Handan?

She won't pick up. She must be in a meeting.

You should have called again.

I panicked and called you without thinking.

Listen to me for a second. Does she have a fever or something?

No but I didn't know what to do.

I give her milk, but she won't drink it.

Can you make a video call? She will be relieved to hear my voice.

The child is exhausted from crying.

Okay Ms. Saadet, let's video call.

My beauty.

My heart.

Listen to me, Ada

Ms. Saadet, I will call you later.

Let her sleep a little.

God, forgive me...

Did you lose your mind? How could you let Ada talk to that girl?

I am driving. Can we talk later?

Are we going to call her every time this child cries?

I'll call you when I stop driving. Let's talk later.

Didn't we talk about this?

Handan, please. Later.

Please don't forget to call me when you take a break.

I'll be on the phone.

Yo do what you need to do and meet me here.

Yes Poyraz, tell me what's wrong. The boss's secretary keeps calling.

Didn't you call our guy Salih at customs?

I talked to him. He mumbled something.

The shipment is due on the 23rd.

Okay, hang up, I'll talk to him.

Come on, get something done by yourselves for a change!

I was going to call you.

I told you to get this girl out of our lives as soon as she gives birth.

The babysitter called in a panic, she couldn't reach you.

I didn't know what to do, the child was blue from crying.

They got used to each other. Developed a bond.

What was I supposed to do? Let her cry? Do nothing?

I'm telling you she couldn't reach you.

Pregnancy plus six months. A year and a half in total.

They got used to each other. Don't you get it?

It's thanks to you that we have gotten to this point!

You're exaggerating. It happened once, and it's over.

So don't worry about it. She's leaving anyway.

-Give yourself a break. -I'm not talking about that.

We are at this point because of your nonchalance.

We should have sent that girl away just after the birth.

Just because the doctors told otherwise...

It was a mistake anyway.

-Okay, let's hang up. -You just run away as always.

Your nonchalance, indecisiveness... I wasted my most productive years.

I know, you never really wanted it.

Is that what you think?

If you didn't want it...

Really, if you believed it was so wrong...

Is it the time to discuss this?

We were going to send her right after the birth, 6 months ago.

-I shouldn't have listened to you. -Okay Handan, please hang up.

Lia? Pardon me.

Lia?

Excuse me.

Lia!

Where have you been?

I was here. Waiting for you.

How old was your father?

64.

Who is going to pick you up at the border?

Did you talk to anyone?

Is your boyfriend coming?

Isn't he out of jail?

You planned to get him out with the money you took.

He got out, and then he went to Europe. Haven't heard from him.

Your father can't get out of Ukraine anyway. Your mother?

I have no one but Ada.

Let me tell you something,

I promise. I won't bother you at all.

Only on weekends. I come to the park and see her from a far.

Let's go back to Istanbul, please.

No way. Don't be ridiculous. It's not possible.

-Why? -What do you mean why?

Why? I won't bother you. I have no life but Ada.

Ada is gone, forget it. There is no Ada for you. It's over.

What are you doing?

Don't be ridiculous.

We made a deal on the first day at the agency. Remember the deal.

She is my daughter too.

I'll pay your money back.

Dear God!

I didn't think of it that way.

I thought I had a chance.

I just wanted to live my life. I was young and in love.

We planned to go to Germany together.

You can always go there. Open the glove box. See?

You'll get the rest of the money at the border.

Then you can go wherever you want. Start a new life.

Okay, I'm sorry, but it didn't work out. I couldn't do it.

It wasn't the same after she was born, okay?

She is my daughter too.

Ada's mother is Handan, and I am her father.

That's all.

Keep that in mind.

I am not a breeder.

You can't just throw me away like nothing happened.

Salih?

Do whatever it takes to get it done.

Why have I been paying you for years?

When there are no problems, everyone can manage.

Even a new graduate will take care of the paperwork.

-Hello. -Hello.

I would like to speak to Mrs. Nino.

Thanks.

Do what you have to do. Bribe them, threaten them.

Just get it done. That shipment will leave on the day.

Lia, have you lost your mind?

You'll ruin yourself and us.

If you do that, they'll take the child away

and everyone will go to jail.

You'll ruin the agency too.

Then you can't come back here like nothing happened.

You can probably imagine what can happen to you.

Can I take it?

Now that I'm no longer breastfeeding Ada, I can smoke.

It has been two years, I miss it.

Well, I miss it too.

It has been a long time.

I haven't sat in a place like this alone for a while.

I meant smoking.

When I was a kid, my mom used to get mad at me when I ate this.

Why?

My heart would ache, and I would cry,

and she would become even angrier.

Would your mom let you?

My grandmother raised me.

Your mom?

My mom...

I had the same recurring dream for a while.

Always the same.

I am standing on the edge of a sea on the other side of the world.

Winter, storm, wind... The sand beneath my feet blows away.

I am unable to move.

I can neither go towards the sea nor walk back to land.

It's as if I'm waiting for someone.

A black sky.

Then, slowly, the water starts to rise.

I'm stuck there like I'm nailed.

I'm watching the water rise.

Water covers my body.

It's ice-cold. I'm freezing.

Then the water reaches my throat. I wake up gasping for breath.

There is a painting

I thought of it when you said that.

Monk by The Sea.

By whom?

By a painter named Caspar David Friedrich.

How did your father and mother meet?

In Ukraine? In Georgia?

In Odessa. During the Soviet era.

When they were students.

You are good at painting.

Did you see it all?

Let's just say I had a look.

You drew the park in Batumi very well.

There was a tree leaning sideways.

Nice work.

It's a good thing you couldn't read what I wrote.

If I knew Georgian...

I wouldn't read it anyways, don't worry.

These are your private things.

My privacy.

In fact, I didn't have anything private.

For a year and a half.

It was like a prison.

A prison?

We didn't force you to stay, did we? You could have left if you wanted.

Did you want me to go?

The doctors said she should be breastfed, and you know that.

That's why you stayed after birth.

But, did you want me to leave?

-What does it have to do with it? -I know you desire me.

But you are a coward.

You don't have the guts to admit it to me or to yourself.

You will be 50 in 10 days.

Right?

You know, you are the one who is imprisoned.

No love.

Always stressed out.

You will live for 10 more years and then die from a lack of love.

Enough.

But what if it was about us?

Ada.

You.

Me.

Let's rest for an hour, and then we'll eat, okay?

Okay.

What did you do, Ferhat? Did you get her across the border?

No.

-I couldn't. -How much time left?

We checked into a hotel outside Trabzon.

I forgot I had night blindness.

What do you mean? Did you check into a hotel with that girl?

What was I supposed to do, leave her in the car?

You know I can't drive properly at night. I can't see.

Should I have kept driving and had a crash?

I thought this route was supposed to take twelve hours.

Got calls from the factory, I had to stop once or twice.

I can't talk on the phone while driving. You know it.

-So, it took longer. -God, I'm going crazy now!

Just get one thing right, Ferhat! Keep your promise just once!

Handan, for God's sake! It's okay. Please don't drag it out.

It got dark early because it was winter.

Didn't you say we should call the police after crossing the border?

That she is dangerous and could cause us trouble?

And you're staying in a hotel with the girl!

So, where is she now? Did you get the key to her room?

Oh, please! It's not like I am going to lock her up!

What if she runs away?

What if you wake up and can't find her in the room?

Can you tell me what you plan to do? Do you have a solution?

It's your fault anyway that we are at this point.

We are at what point?

Can you tell me at what point we are because of me?

If you shared the same room, it would be perfect!

I'm not stupid. I saw the way you looked at that girl.

Okay Handan. I'm hanging up.

What did your father do for a living?

Truck driver.

Once he left, sometimes he was gone for two or three months.

He would come for a few days and then leave again.

So, it was me and my mom.

I lived in Georgia, mostly with my grandmother.

I've spent my life missing my father.

-Shall we get up? -Fine.

-Good night. -Good night.

I'm sorry.

About today.

I thought if I hurt you

my pain might go away.

Lia...

Don't go.

Let me have two more minutes, please.

Sorry.

-Hi. -What's up, dear?

I was a bit nervous when I called you in the evening. I am sorry.

Apparently Ada hasn't eaten anything. I panicked a little.

How is Ada doing now? Not too bad, I guess.

She couldn't bear the hunger anymore.

She drank a bottle of milk and fell asleep right away.

Saadet also fell asleep, so I opened a bottle of wine.

Enjoy it.

Ferhat, did something happen? Why are you feeling down?

Nothing. I'm a little tired because I've been driving all day.

And we have to leave early in the morning.

My dear Ferhat, please be careful.

Look, if things go wrong, both us and that girl will go to jail.

They might even take Ada away from us. We will be ruined.

We won't be able to look anyone in the eye.

Take it seriously, please.

And don't forget to report her for theft after you drop her off.

Okay.

Okay, good night.

Good night.

A storm broke out.

This is good, you'll like it.

It's good.

Ukrainian, right?

What does it say?

"My life is full of pain."

"How could I let my life end up like this?"

"I wish I had never met you."

Fero, I'm sorry.

I don't know what to do.

Aunt Zeynep came today.

She is an elderly woman, she even has grandchildren.

She told me I must breastfeed the baby.

And I said, "Auntie, you know."

She looked at my breasts. "It's okay. Your milk will come eventually."

"Let her smell you. Otherwise, how will you ever become a mother?"

I couldn't say anything, you know?

I, Handan, who is not afraid to roar,

became a kitten at that time.

Then I called you.

To hear your voice.

And when you said you were in a hotel and all...

I don't know, Fero.

Sometimes I say to myself,

would it be better to adopt a child?

You wouldn't have any part either. We would be equal and all.

I never wanted that last abortion.

What the fuck do you know? You knew it exactly!

Never mind.

Lia!

Lia!

Lia, stop! Lia!

Let me go!

-Where are you going? -Let me go!

Let me go!

Stop it! I can't leave her. Don't you understand?

Let me go!

Let me go! I can't stand it!

Stop it! Let me go!

Don't.

Don't do anything wrong.

We will all end up ruined.

She says her mother is Georgian.

I am going to take them to the station, then.

This kind of incidents happen a lot around here.

If you have been subjected to violence or threats,

please say so here and now. Please.

-Welcome. -Hi, fill it up.

Of course.

Excuse me. I'm sorry to bother you. Which way are you going?

Hopa. Georgian border.

Very good.

-Hello -Hello.

Forgive me, but who are you?

We are going the same way. I thought we could take them.

Yes.

Did you think so?

-Thank you, by the way. -Thank you.

What a chance!

Please excuse him, he is a bit nervous today.

No, in fact, we're sorry. We just got into the car like that.

We'll get off down the road, we won't go far anyway.

Today, we are very lucky you are going this way.

Very fortunate for us, thank you.

-I'm Harun, by the way. -And I'm Ilgın.

-I'm Lia. This is Ferhat. -Nice to meet you.

Isn't your name Lia a Georgian name?

-Yes, it's Georgian. -What a beautiful name.

Which way were you going?

Sir, if we can get off after another 30 kilometers,

we will continue towards Borçka.

Are you students?

No, I finished three years ago, but Ilgın is studying philosophy.

Yes, this is my final year.

-She will graduate this year. -Inshallah.

Are you doing a Black Sea trip?

No, we actually work as volunteers in an ecology association.

Yes, we cover these high-voltage transformers with insulation.

Gosh, why?

Bird migration takes place during this season.

Birds get caught in the current when they stop to stage

near high-voltage lines. There are mass deaths.

We try to prevent it as much as possible with the isolation method.

Bravo.

-Well done. -Thank you.

Which birds, for example? Honey buzzards?

How do you know about the honey buzzards?

I'm from here. From Hopa.

They call the honey buzzard the bird of fortune around here.

Beekeepers call it the bird of fortune because it eats wasp larvae.

There are also the honey buzzards, but we have been researching

white owls for five or six years now, collecting data.

That's more or less an endemic species.

Their migration route is actually through the Mediterranean.

It shifted north because of global warming.

They set out from Russia,

pass through Cefuka in Borçka, then Antep and finally Africa.

By the way, where were you going to get off?

We will get off in Hopa at the Borçka crossroads. That's good.

-Alright. -How will you get there?

-Hitchhiking as usual. -How far is it?

It's a 10 or 15 minute drive, right, Harun?

At most.

It's short. We can take you there, right, Ferhat?

We don't want to trouble you.

No problem at all. It's cold outside, and it's raining.

We are in no hurry. Right?

Ferhat?

Okay.

Of course, we can drop you off.

Thank you again. Sorry for the trouble.

I'm glad you came.

You won't regret it. Harun's coffee is delicious.

-You have done us a great favor. -We would be miserable in this rain.

Coffee is great. Thank you Harun.

As I told you before, Harun brews coffee very well.

Yes, indeed.

I don't have any skill; the coffee itself is good. It's Zapatista coffee.

-What? -Viva Zapata

What?

You know, the indigenous people of Mexico fighting for freedom.

I'm sorry.

Are you sure she called?

What do you mean, Ferhat? Am I going to lie to you?

The woman in charge at the agency told me.

Apparently she wanted to cancel the agreement,

didn't want to leave the child, and would pay the money back.

She said she would go to the police.

The woman says

it will ruin them and ruin us as well. Keep an eye on her!

Let's get this damn girl across the border and get it over with.

I am really scared. Nothing bad will happen, right?

Okay, Handan. Don't keep repeating the same things.

I would like to ask you why people insist on having children.

Excuse me.

Okay, we have to go now. Come on, Lia.

Look, Ferhat knows this very well.

Hey Ferhat, we had some Chacha. Come on, sit down.

Ferhat, sit down. Look, you should know about this.

Why do people have children?

Do you know the answer? Why do people have children?

It's instinct.

An effort to perpetuate the lineage.

Do you think love doesn't exist? Is everything about impulses?

Just sex?

Not everybody wants to continue to exist.

That sounds like a consolation to me.

Are we really that innocent?

Let's say instinct is the reason for everything.

What are we going to do with affection then?

And love? What will happen to all these feelings?

It seems to me that sometimes you find yourself in a situation

where you have the delusion of loving someone

you can't even tolerate living in the same city,

let alone the same house.

I think.

I wish you stayed.

How idealistic they are.

Not so long, a few years later,

military service, return from the military,

social pressure, regular work,

money, marriage, children...

And they'll realize...

They'll realize that life is like time on the back of a galloping horse.

Unfortunately.

Is that what happened to you?

We were young when we got married. We loved each other very much.

Maybe it was too early.

After 10 or 15 years...

You know what?

I realized that...

suicide is not just a physical act.

You can commit suicide in other ways.

Can you open the trunk?

Officer...

What is the problem?

There is a landslide there. The road is closed.

-When will it be available? -It takes about one day.

What should we do?

You need to go back. They will let you pass tomorrow.

You know what we should do?

Let's stop somewhere and eat.

Then we'll figure out what to do.

Alright.

Which way is your village?

Behind that hill.

What day is it today?

12th.

12th.

My aunt's son! Welcome Mr. Ferhat.

-Thanks Şükrü. -What brings you here?

Long time no see!

I had to take care of some business at customs,

so I decided to look around while I was here.

Pull over. What are you going to do at the house all alone?

Welcome, sister-in-law.

No, we won't stay, we're in a hurry, thank you.

Come on, my eldest son is getting married today.

You will be my guests tonight, end of discussion!

Go now. I will send a lad to pick you up in a few hours.

Come on! Make way for him!

Şükrü!

But... Şükrü!

I haven't been to the village in years,

and the day I finally come back, there's a wedding!

Is he a relative?

Everyone around here is related to each other.

My father's cousin.

Watch out!

Ferhat!

Ferhat!

Ferhat!

Welcome, Ferhat.

Thank you, Aunt Gülefer.

-Did you come with your wife? -Yes.

Are you here for a wedding?

Yes.

After your father passed away, your elderly mother lived alone...

for three years, and you did not even visit her.

The house is in shambles now.

I wish you had come to her when she was here.

Rats are running around now.

Hey there, Elmas, hey there! Dust and ashes!

Do you want some?

What did she say?

She asked me if I came with my wife.

What did you say?

I said yes.

Are you mad at your mom?

Today is the anniversary of my mother's death.

Everyone thinks she fell to her death.

My mother...

She committed suicide.

Are you Elmas's daughter-in-law?

What she said?

Say yes.

Yes.

What's up, dear? You haven't called me.

It's done.

I dropped her off across the border in the afternoon.

I went to the village to spend the night,

and I thought I would visit my parents' grave.

Good for you, my dear. Are you leaving tomorrow morning?

The house's roof is damaged on one side.

I'll find a repairman tomorrow so that he can fix it.

Otherwise, it'll not survive the winter and will collapse.

All right, dear. Let me know when you leave.

Good night. Kisses!

Are you sleeping?

No.

Will you guys tell Ada about me?

I don't know.

I would like to see her when she grows up.

What will she think about me?

Will she forgive me?

When I saw your childhood room next door today,

I imagined that you came here with her.

Maybe you will bring her along.

You know, when I was pregnant,

in Batumi, during my first trimester,

Mrs. Handan was busy, and she couldn't come.

You came alone.

You took me out.

We went for a walk in the park on the hill.

I think I realized that day...

how I felt about you.

Mom?

It's me, Lia.

I will be at the border in a few hours.

Yes, in Sarp, Batumi.

Can you pick me up?

See you soon.

TURKEY - GEORGIA SARP CUSTOMS GATE

You don't need to come further, I'll go by myself.

Take good care of her.

Mom...

Any news about my father?

Next!

First name and last name?

Oksana Kravchenko

-Do you understand Georgian? -Yes.

Good.

-How old are you exactly? -23.

Weight, height?

58 kg, 1.68.

-Do you smoke? -No.

Alcohol? Vodka, wine?

Sometimes wine, but very little.

Only on special occasions.

Can you undress now?

And your pants.

Hurry up.

Okay. Turn around.

Good.

You can get dressed.

Take your bag and wait outside.

Next!

Subtitling: Fast Titles Media