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This film is inspired by a true event.

SALVATION

They're back!

Thank God!

Welcome.

We all came back in safety, brother.

Thank God, my brother.

Thank God!

- Welcome. - Thank you.

- Good fight, Yilmaz. - Thank you!

Seyit, welcome.

Welcome.

Serkan, come here!

What's up?

Dad's here!

Hello.

Hello.

I already told you before, Seyit.

Hadji and his family will be back soon. You need to leave their land.

Seyit, don't wait until the last day.

Let's avoid trouble.

Hello.

Why were you in our village so early this morning?

I came to see Seyit.

Didn't they say we were in the mountains hunting terrorists?

They did. So I left.

Why didn't you use the main road?

It's a shortcut.

Halil, don't come to the village anymore when our men are out.

I didn't come here to fight, Mesut.

Aren't you ashamed?

Mesut,

aren't you going to sleep again?

No. Go back to bed.

Today is June 25.

The anniversary of the death of my grandfather, Sheikh Kamil.

As every year, also this year we will reflect on

the history of the rise of the Hazerans under the guidance of Sheikh Kamil.

Many years ago,

we, the Hazerans of Upper Pingan,

lived in peace with the Bezaris of Lower Pingan.

Over time, the Bezaris turned to trade.

They turned it into usury, bought our pasture lands,

and left the Hazerans landless.

That was when the peace between us was broken.

The Hazerans became poor.

As we got poorer, the Bezaris got richer.

The Hazerans, who had produced so many sheikhs and scholars,

began to work as servants,

and employees of the Bezaris.

But my grandfather, Sheikh Kamil, could not bear to see this.

And he put an end to it with a single order:

"Whoever works as a servant to a Bezari is not one of us."

When the terrorism began, what did our great State order?

Either stay and become village guards.

Stand side by side with our soldiers,

to fight against the traitors and terrorists.

Or empty your village and leave.

The Bezaris fled without even looking back.

They left their fertile lands behind.

Sheikh Kamil said:

"The Hazerans are not cowards."

We stayed and became the village guards.

We fought side by side with the soldiers.

We had martyrs in that cause.

And in return, Almighty God rewarded us.

What did we do? First, we dug wells. Then, we brought water to the lower plain.

In these abandoned lands,

we planted the fields with nuts and cotton.

With God's blessing, we became rich.

The Hazerans found prosperity.

Thanks to God!

So what?

The Bezaris are coming back and taking our properties,

and we are just watching.

- Yilmaz, what did you say? - Forgive me, my Sheikh, but...

Aren't they coming back to steal God's reward from us?

Come on, Yilmaz.

Are we in a position to fear some Bezaris?

Is land the only thing we have?

We also have shops, houses and properties in town.

But, above all, we have our reputation.

In my dream, my grandfather ordered the following:

"Protect our reputation, my son.

Don't let the Hazerans fight with the dishonorable Bezaris over a piece of land.

You speak the truth, my Sheikh.

You are a scholar, your family is full of scholars,

but half of this village is made up of farmers.

It is this piece of land that feeds us.

If we lose this land,

are we going to eat stones?

He is right.

Let me speak!

Yilmaz! Do not be disrespectful.

Sheikh, don’t get me wrong but is this justice?

For years, we fought against the terrorists. We gave our martyrs.

Now that the struggle is ending, the Bezaris are coming back.

Well said, Seyit.

But they have the documents for the lands, what should we do?

Are we going to face the State courts?

What documents are you talking about?

The document for that land is our blood, our very lives!

Our martyrs are buried in that soil. That is our document!

We took water there.

The land that once was worth nothing is now worth money.

When the land gained value, they all came running back.

- He is right! - Well said!

Silence!

Let me speak!

We are not in a village square,

we are in a house of prayer!

If you want to fight, go to the cafeteria, get out of here!

But if you stay in the house of prayer, show respect.

What was that?

- What was that noise? - What happened?

What is happening?

Maybe the terrorists have attacked the lower village?

Huh?

Seyit!

Seyit!

- Welcome, my Sheikh. - Come down here.

Come.

The gendarmerie was here just now.

They are calling you and Yilmaz to the police station.

I told the commander: Let them stay, I will answer for them.

It was Hadji's house that exploded in the lower village.

Or rather, the house that you blew up.

Remember Hadji, don’t you?

Look, man...

Look at me.

Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

I know very well who put those ideas in your head.

I’m going to talk to him too.

I know you wouldn’t have thought of this on your own.

Why not?

Don’t we have our own minds, my Sheikh?

- Do you think we’re sheep? - Fatma, come in.

Our people’s lands are being taken one by one.

Our children used to have three plates of food, now only one.

Fatma, listen to your husband, come in.

So should we just wait like sheep?

If we don't solve this, they will dominate us again.

Isn't that right, Mesut? Say something!

Fatma, come in.

Come in, I said!

Why did our brave men die as martyrs?

Just so the shameless Bezaris could come back and steal everything?

For God's sake!

- Come in, Gülsüm, welcome. - Thank you.

- It won't be long now, will it? - Yes, it won't be long.

- We will have an examination tomorrow. - God bless you.

- Are you well, aren't you? - I'm fine, I'm fine. But...

We have other concerns.

Is everything all right?

Honestly, no.

It's Mesut. He is not well.

I know. He is not sleeping, is he?

If it were only the lack of sleep... He has completely lost control.

Why? What happened?

He locks us inside the house. The doors, the windows. The children and I can't even go out.

Why?

So that we don’t run away, he says.

Where would you run away to?

To the lower village.

Why would you run away to the lower village?

He says it’s to prevent us from running to Halil.

For God’s sake...

Where does he get these ideas from?

He has always been jealous. But lately, it’s turned into something else.

What kind of jealousy is this?

I’m going to talk to him.

Talk to him, my Sheikh,

talk to him, please.

Don’t worry.

Isn’t all this because of you, my Sheikh?

What do you mean, because of us?

It all started again after Halil and his family came back.

Because my family was Halil’s servant back then, you despised us.

You didn’t want me to be part of the family. This is all because of that.

Are you still bringing up these old issues, Gülsüm?

No, but still...

You gossiped a lot about me.

You said that a servant of a Bezari was good for nothing.

- You said: "Marry Halil's trash?" - God forbid.

You filled Mesut's head with that nonsense!

Psst... Look here.

Hey, girl!

Who are you?

Which village are you from?

From Lower Pingan.

- What are you doing here? - I'm herding the sheep. Can't you see?

Isn't there another place? Is the grass here free?

Take your animals and go herd them somewhere else!

Move it!

Where did you come from, girl?

Psst, look at me.

Hey!

Whose daughters are you?

- Who is your father? - We are Halil's daughters.

If I see you here again, I'll break your legs.

Feed your animals somewhere else.

Get out of here!

Look over here.

Sister!

Hey, look here!

Sis!

Hey!

Hey, look over there!

Wait a minute!

Wait, girl!

Hey, girl!

Furkan?

Are you sleeping?

Furkan?

Listen to me carefully. Don't face the demons alone.

The villagers will be on your side. Just defend them.

Come here, my boy!

Mesut, look.

Wake up!

Fire!

Fire!

I'm not convinced that the Bezaris burned your field, brother.

Why?

It's their revenge for Hadji's house being blown up.

There are dozens of fields in this village. So why burn my brother's?

Why would they provoke our family?

Brother, be careful,

maybe one of us has started the fire.

Listen to me, brother.

Some among us want a conflict desperately.

They think firing a few bullets will scare

the Bezaris and make them go back to the city.

But it's not that simple.

Our villagers are hard-headed. They never think about the future.

Our house of prayer is growing.

We have followers everywhere.

If there is a conflict,

it will diminish our house of prayer, it will destroy it.

We have reconciled so many tribes in conflict.

If we start a vendetta now, who will come to us for guidance?

Our doors must be open to everyone. And thus we will become even stronger.

Will our doors also be open to the Bezaris?

Today we gather to recite the sacred Mevlid

for the souls of our brothers who were martyred

while fighting against merciless terrorists.

In the name of God...

Go on.

What's happening, Gülsüm? What stories are you telling?

Nothing. We are just talking.

Well, you gathered the girls around you again.

- So I thought... Maybe your old stories? - What old stories, Fatma?

Hello.

We're back, Seyit.

Last week, Halil also spoke with you. You need to leave our field.

I already said we'll leave, Hadji. - When?

After we harvest our crop. Should we leave it to you?

Let's do the harvest and deliver it to you.

No way! I planted, I will harvest.

Don't worry. We will harvest collectively and deliver it to you.

No, I don't trust you.

You won't deliver the full amount.

One cannot trust a clan of thieves.

Watch your mouth! How can you talk like that?

Didn't like it?

I didn't like it.

Is this your first consultation?

Why didn't you come before?

Only work and that sort of thing.

After the second month, you need to come regularly.

It's all right. Both babies have strong heartbeats.

Both babies?

They're twins. Didn't you know?

Quick!

Open up, Hadji.

Come on.

Don't be afraid, son, you will be fine.

- Stretcher! - Faster!

Hang in there, son!

Quick. Where is the doctor? Quick!

Sheikh Ferit, just two days ago Hadji's house

was blown up, and now this.

Find Seyit and hand him over.

I swear I don't know where he is, commander.

How can you not know?

Hand him over. Don't let things get out of control.

How is the boy?

Thank God, he is alive, but his condition is serious.

May God grant him a quick recovery.

Look, Ferit, you are the one responsible for this village.

Do whatever is necessary, control your men.

And hand over Seyit.

Don't worry.

I will find him and hand him over.

Resolve this before it gets worse.

The lower village also requested to be village guards.

We cannot have conflict between two villages of guards.

Really? I swear I didn't hear anything about that.

Halil registered them, saying:

"It is time for us to fulfill our duty to our country."

That last news is not good, brother.

Not good at all.

I will leave tomorrow for a few days.

I will visit some villages that are waiting for my blessing.

You will be in charge while I am away.

Yilmaz and the other village guards

must not think the place is empty.

They must not provoke the villagers.

That is impossible. They will never make them village guards.

No way. The Bezaris are enemies of the State.

What bastards, what cheaters!

Terrorism is ending, so they are going to become village guards?

It is not to defend the country, but their own property.

Of course. It is all about land and money.

How are we going to stop this?

Wait.

Don’t all talk at once.

Let’s stop for a moment and think.

They simply didn’t listen to us.

If they had allowed it back then,

we wouldn’t have let a single damned Bezari enter the lower village.

They told us that only one or two families would return.

They said that, after settling in the city, they would never come back here.

We should have crushed their heads when they were weak.

And now, if they also arm themselves, what shall we do?

If now it is too late, it is because of Sheikh Ferit.

He should be proud of what he did.

So, Mesut,

what do you think of the latest news?

Now we will have two villages of armed guards.

One up there. One down here.

Isn't that good, Yilmaz?

If we have two villages armed, then there will be peace.

The State will not allow the village guards to fight each other.

That's right.

Two villages together, right?

Maybe we may only have one house of prayer,

and our villages be sisters again.

- Two brothers... - Yes.

One shepherd, the other farmer.

Like Cain and Abel.

One master, one servant.

We were not brothers before, Yilmaz? Not even like twins?

Do you know what my grandfather used to say about twins, Yilmaz?

No. I don't know.

He used to say:

when Almighty God gives life to a baby,

when life is placed in a mother's womb,

sometimes the devil interferes.

And then?

To prove his power,

and challenge Almighty God,

the devil puts his own baby in the womb.

He makes a perfect copy of the creation of God, an identical twin.

May God protect us.

That is why twins are born.

The devil

would enter the womb of certain women he had chosen.

And the child he puts inside looks so much like the other,

that the parents do not realize that she is the daughter of the devil.

But this child,

with her lies and betrayals, brings ruin to the family.

My grandfather used to say that the Hazerans do not have twins,

because the devil cannot reach their wombs.

However, the Bezaris have many twins.

Yes, that's true. They have lots of twins indeed.

- Halil has twins too. - Yes, he does.

Have you ever seen twins among the Hazerans?

None that I know of.

But that does not mean that the devil

cannot reach the womb of the Hazerans.

I think Sheikh Kamil did not say everything.

The devil

can reach the womb of the Hazerans.

He reached them in the past, and he can still reach them now.

That is why our people need a guide.

To identify the children of the devil, they need a guide.

My grandfather used to say: "Identifying the children of the devil is difficult."

Maybe for years people make a mistake,

and take Abel for Cain, Cain for Abel.

But, Mesut,

if our people are loved by God,

I believe that God will send us a guide to distinguish good from evil.

He will send one, without a doubt.

Mesut...

The other night, I heard what my son Furkan told you.

Listen to him.

Maybe Furkan is a messenger. Someone is speaking through him.

Maybe that person will save us from a great mistake.

For the love of God, listen to Furkan.

Fatma.

Mesut.

- I hope everything is okay. - Thank you. Welcome.

Are you making pickles? - Yes.

- Shall I put on some tea? - No, no. I've already had some. Sit down.

All right then.

So, what is it, Fatma?

You told me, remember?

"If she starts telling those stories again, let me know."

Who? What stories?

And?

From what I heard,

she's telling them again.

What is she telling?

Well...

Well, what?

The usual things, you know.

Tell me, what is she telling?

How could I tell you that?

Tell me.

No, I'm embarrassed.

Come on, girl!

Then he gave her the soap,

and said: "Now, wash me."

And?

Then...

Gülsüm began to scrub.

And then?

Halil liked it very much.

Then he left the Turkish bath,

and called all the servants and employees, all the girls and women of the house.

He gathered everyone in the bathhouse.

He said: look how Gülsüm scrubs my back.

Learn from her. Then I will have each one of you scrub me too.

That godless bastard.

And when Gülsüm scrubbed him, he really liked it.

He liked it so much that he started making strange sounds.

Then he stood up

and said: now all of you will wash one another.

One scrubs, the other washes.

Take off your clothes.

Did they take them off?

Of course they did.

You didn't lock us up.

Why not?

So that you can leave.

Leave and tell the evil things you did to the Bezaris.

- Mesut. - Mesut who?

What?

I heard you started telling stories again.

God forbid, Mesut.

Now that the Bezaris are back, do you miss the old days?

These stories are made up. I swear they're made up, and you know it.

Then why do you tell them?

It was only to entertain the girls.

And that was in the past, I don't count anymore.

I don't tell anyone anything.

They just put stories in my mouth.

From now on, go out, wander around,

do whatever you want.

I found my answer.

What answer?

About who the twins' father is.

What are you saying?

- You were so ungrateful to me. - Mesut...

I wanted to marry you, but they told me not to do it.

These babies are yours. I swear by the Quran, they are yours.

"Don't marry her", they said,

"a girl who worked as Halil's servant cannot be a virgin."

- I insisted and married you. - I swear they are yours, Mesut.

I gave up so many things for you, Gülsüm.

I am telling the truth. These babies are yours.

I disobeyed my grandfather,

and he turned his back on me.

Even so, I insisted and married you.

But my grandfather never forgave me.

In the end,

he named Ferit as his successor.

Hello, Yilmaz.

Hello, Muhammed.

This morning Yusuf went to the city. There, he discovered that

Hadji's son died.

Don't go to the lower village anymore.

No way. We need to know every move they make.

Now you are involved in a vendetta.

If they catch you, you know what they'll do, don't you?

- They won't touch the women. - That was in the past.

Didn't you hear what happened in Yurtluca?

What happened there?

The men stopped fighting among themselves and started killing women.

And not just killing.

- What else? - Rape.

They raped the dead too?

Both the dead and the living, repeatedly.

May God punish them.

May God save us.

The Bezaris spread the news in the town café.

They said: "Upper Pingan will suffer worse than Yurtluca.

We swear, there is no turning back now."

Do not leave this village. If you need anything, just tell us.

I don't need anything.

What do we do now?

We need to be very careful.

Should we start keeping watch? - We can't. Sheikh Ferit said no.

At that time, Hadji's son was alive.

- Let's ask him again. - Why do we need to ask him?

- His substitute is here, let's ask him. - That's right.

- Mesut knows better what to do. - Yes, he does.

He had already dreamed that Hadji's son would die.

- Really? - Yes.

He saw everything happen.

He told me in the mosque.

What did he say?

He said he saw everything in his dream.

That Seyit would stab the son of Hadji, and he would die.

Man, he saw the son of Hadji die.

He said: "I saw everything, but

I didn't want to scare you, so I said nothing."

Did he also see the revenge in his dream?

I said, he saw everything.

Almighty God,

give us strength.

After so much poverty, hunger, and martyrdom,

my people deserve to be happy. Don't take that away from them.

My God,

give me strength.

Give me the strength to see,

so that I may see what my villagers see and hear what my villagers hear.

May my worries be the worries of my villagers,

and may their worries be mine.

Furkan! Furkan!

Furkan!

Furkan!

Furkan!

Furkan!

Furkan!

Furkan! Son!

Son, are you okay?

I’m fine, dad.

What happened?

An old man came and got me.

- And then? - He asked where Mesut is.

- And then? - Then he said:

"Find him immediately, the time is running out."

The old man was going down the hill looking around.

I asked: "Who are you looking for?" He said: "My grandson."

I asked: "Which one?" He said: "The oldest."

Then I woke up.

- Faik saw it too. - It can't be!

The old man was drinking water from the spring.

Faik approached him.

The old man offered him the bowl he was holding.

He said: "Find my grandson.

Give this bowl to him. He needs to drink from it."

He saw the same thing.

- Seriously? The same dream? - I swear by the Quran, the same dream.

Oh, God!

Shepherd Salih was in the barn.

Suddenly, lightning struck, and everything lit up.

An old man stood near Mesut's house all night.

The rain of the storm did not bother him.

Holding his staff, he waited at Mesut's door.

Do you know where Mesut is?

I heard that he left home last night and has not returned yet.

I know where he is.

Last night,

my grandfather spoke to me.

He said: "Tonight, I will appear in the dreams of all the villagers,

and I will ask about you."

Did you see my grandfather in your dreams?

Yes, we did.

This is a sign.

Sit down and pray.

From now on, all of us will share the same dream.

May God accept your prayers.

Thank you.

Mesut,

another family just arrived.

They have seven children male, Mesut, seven!

They are all adult men.

Their number grows every day.

Then he took a razor blade,

and said: "Shave me."

Gülsüm started shaving him.

She noticed that he was making those strange sounds again.

Then he started to get excited.

Your organ got bigger and bigger.

Gülsüm was startled.

Then he started to undress Gülsüm.

First, she took off her blouse.

Then, your skirt.

And he began to shave his beard.

Mesut.

Mesut.

Sheikh Ferit is here. He wants to speak with you.

Welcome.

Thank you.

Brother, come with me. I want to show you something.

Brother, listen,

I know what they are planning.

They blame me for everything.

The village guards, the landless. I know everyone is against me.

I have been many times to the lower village, my brother.

Anyone who seeks a cure for their problems,

anyone seeking a blessing calls me.

If someone needs help, is it right not to go?

It would not be worthy of a sheikh.

Let’s say I hadn’t gone...

See, if I don’t go to them, they come to me.

For God’s sake, look how many came. You see?

Sheikh Ferit is a blessed man.

We came to kiss his hand. We are all his followers.

May God be pleased with him.

Muhammed, go rest.

I’ll stand watch.

- My watch ends in half an hour. - All right then.

Tomorrow there will be a great ritual.

All our followers will come from the nearby villages.

See, brother.

Tomorrow, I will announce an order against Yilmaz and his friends.

I will drive them out of this village.

And I want you by my side, okay?

What is happening?

Muhammed!

Muhammed!

Sheikh Ferit is our spiritual guide. He is truly a blessed man.

May God bless you. We came to help you.

Help! Help! The Bezaris are attacking!

GENDARMERIE

- Stop. - What happened?

What is that?

It looks like a barn.

Did something move in there?

Stop!

Stop! Don't run!

Seyit...

Oh, Seyit...

Why were the gendarmes there?

- So late at night. - In such a deserted place.

They found Seyit as if someone had handed him over.

After hiding for so long, how was he found so easily?

Right on the night that Sheikh Ferit returned to the village.

Don't forget, there was someone

who promised the gendarmes in the village square:

"I will turn Seyit over to you, just to prevent a vendetta."

Remember that.

- We remember. - Yes, we remember.

Hello.

Hello.

Don't bother.

- May God's peace be with you. - And with you too.

- Welcome. - God bless you.

Stop, Sheikh Ferit, don't even start.

- What's going on, Yilmaz? - First, you'll listen to us.

We don't want you as our sheikh anymore.

What are you saying, Yilmaz?

You can't defend the interests of this village.

No one trusts you anymore.

- He's right. - How dare you talk to me like that?

The Bezaris started taking our lands, and you didn't say a word.

They burned our fields, and you stayed silent.

You put your own interests above the villagers' interests.

While all of us got poorer, you kept getting richer.

- Watch your mouth! - Shut up!

Sit down! Sit down!

What kind of disrespect is this?

You ill-mannered brats!

Immoral! Shameless!

You are lying!

You are inventing all these lies.

- They are not lies, he is right! - All of this is lies!

Lies? No! This is not lies!

We will no longer stay silent.

Now you will be in silence. You will listen to us!

Listen!

One of us handed over Seyit.

It was you or your men.

Get out! Get out of my way!

These Bezari insects have spread all over the valley.

We wanted to act, but you stopped us.

Now they will be armed with the State's weapons.

We said: let's stop them while they are still few.

We said: let's crush them. Didn't we say that, brothers?

- Yes, we did! - Exactly!

And you stopped us again.

See how numerous they have become. Soon they will also be armed.

Brothers!

Our days are numbered. If we do not act quickly, we will be finished.

Our properties, our lands, our wives, our daughters... We will lose everything.

That's right!

While we were slowly walking toward disaster, you just watched.

You can no longer be our sheikh!

Enough!

How dare you speak like that?

How dare you?

Wait.

Calm down and listen.

This leadership is the legacy of Sheikh Kamil.

Before he died, he left it to Ferit.

You cannot change that, Yilmaz.

You cannot question the legacy of Sheikh Kamil.

That's right, Ismail!

That's right!

No one can question the legacy of my grandfather, Sheikh Kamil.

Only Sheikh Kamil can change his own decree!

Sit down.

Some time ago,

a voice has been calling me out.

My sleep is fleeing from me, I can't sleep.

Yilmaz's son became a messenger, calling for me every night.

Obviously, a restless soul made him a messenger.

For some time now I've been wondering whose soul this is.

I wander through the mountains,

I fast, I bow in prayer,

I hope that this restless soul reveals itself.

Finally, this soul appeared to me in a dream last night.

He touched my forehead while I slept.

I opened my eyes, and there was my grandfather before me.

Praise be to God.

"Grandfather, what happened? What is troubling you?", I asked.

He said: "My son, the path that our village is following is not the right one."

"This worries me. I am not satisfied with this path."

"They will turn our villagers into slaves again."

He is right!

They will take everything our villagers have saved over the years.

Half of our villagers are already poor.

That's right.

They will seduce our wives and daughters.

They will tempt them with gold and jewels.

One day, you will realize

that the children you raised are not truly yours.

And this day will mark the end of the Hazerans.

He is right!

If this keeps up, we will be destroyed.

Today is the day the Hazerans begin their fight for survival.

Today is your day!

We are with you! Today is your day!

So,

my grandfather said: "Wait for my signal!

I will visit the dreams of the seven men bravest in our village.

Whoever wakes from this dream will find themselves at Mount Yusa.

There, I will descend as light upon your hearts.

They will be your witnesses.

In their presence, I will declare: You need a new leader.

My clan needs a new pastor.

Therefore, I am taking the sheikhdom from Ferit and giving it to you."

We are the witnesses!

Damn you all! Shame!

Shame on all of you!

I kept a snake by my side, thinking it was my brother. Congratulations!

You set a good trap for me. But is this the leader you chose?

This ignorant man, this superstitious fool.

Stop lying!

He is wiser than you!

Leave! You no longer have a place here!

Get out of here!

Leave!

Liar! Liar!

Come with us.

How dare you!

- May God curse you. - Shut up and walk!

Halil, I am in your hands.

Please, don't send me away. If you do that, they will kill me.

- Move! - May God never bless you.

They will kill me and kill my unborn babies.

All of you leave this village! Ferit, you will go to the house in town.

One of our guards will stay with you.

You will not leave that house until you hear news from us.

All of you are leaving, Halil.

One by one, just as you arrived.

Do not trust Ferit. He is no longer in command.

There is no one left to stop the Hazerans.

The last family that arrived will be the first to leave.

I am giving you until tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow they will pack their things and leave.

And then,

each day, one family will go away.

And if we don’t leave?

You killed Hadji’s son, who else are you going to kill?

I have already said what I had to say. All of you will leave, one by one.

Or else?

Even more fire will fall on your houses.

Much more.

What will we do if they don’t leave tomorrow?

Do you think they’ll just leave because we ordered them to?

They won't leave.

They'll make us wait until they become village guards.

And then...

God help us.

Come quickly! Help!

Run! Quickly!

What's happening?

Someone opened Azad's stable and pushed the animals into the lake.

This way! Quickly!

He went into Mesut's stable!

Let's go!

Quickly! To the Mesut stable!

Here.

Are you alone or are there others?

Huh? Speak, damn it!

He's mute!

Are you mute? Huh?

This is Halil's nephew.

Those damned Bezaris are sending us a message.

They are challenging us.

Those filthy bastards didn't have the courage to come in person, so they sent you?

I will kill you for my dead sheep.

- You bastard... - Stop!

There may be others, search all the barns, everywhere, carefully.

- They may be hiding. Go! - Okay.

So, what will we do with this one?

For now, let's lock him in the stable,

we'll deal with him later.

- Hello, Mesut. - Hello, commander.

- I hope you're well. - Thank God.

I went to Sheikh Ferit, but he wasn't home.

I thought I'd tell you. You've probably heard already.

A group of terrorists attacked Caglayan last night.

They killed two village guards.

- May God bless their souls. - Amen.

Just when we thought it was over, those bastards started again.

The operations began in the upper valley.

We will start here also in two days.

The men from the lower village will also participate in the operation.

Do you have anything to say?

No.

Then, take care.

Thank you, Commander.

By the way, a child from the lower village is missing. A deaf boy.

He left in the morning and did not come home.

If you see him around, let us know, okay?

We will, Commander.

They won't leave.

They are mocking us.

They are not afraid of us, they despise us.

They are playing with fire.

So what should we do? Shoot another Bezari?

Even if we do that, they won't leave. They're waiting for the weapons.

They'll attack when they receive the state's weapons.

So we'll just wait? - Let's attack before they do.

Yes, let's attack.

Silence!

Didn't I promise you salvation?

Didn't I say not a single Bezari would remain on this land?

Do you doubt me?

Do you doubt my grandfather Kamil?

Son? What are you doing?

Nothing, dad.

- Are you trying to make him talk? - Uh-huh.

My son!

- Who is it? - It's me, Fatma.

- Gülsüm? - Shh.

Fatma, I came to bring the news.

Something will happen tonight.

Ferit's men will come rescue him.

What do you mean?

In the village, things have changed. The people no longer trust Mesut.

They say: Does Mesut have some magic power to make the Bezaris leave?

They say the Bezaris won't leave, so let's prevent more deaths.

Fatma,

come with us.

My grandfather,

my blessed elder, don't leave me alone.

Show me the way. Help me.

Do not withdraw your guidance from me.

My son!

Oh, God, my son!

Oh, my son!

We...

What have we not sacrificed?

For our State,

for our land,

for the good of the Hazeran clan.

My grandfather Kamil became a soul of light,

and its light filled me from within.

He said:

"Do not feel sorrow for killing a child.

You will recover

the dignity you lost.

There is no other way for you.

And if there is no other way,

then you must kill women and children too."

He asked: "What would you not do for your children?"

Even if your children

come to hate you one day for what you did,

did you not do everything for them?

Is there a greater sacrifice

than losing their love because of them?"

The day will come

when your sacrifices will be rewarded by God.

God willing.

- Hello? - Hello, Mesut!

- Yes, commander. - Come to Kirkat Road, now!

- What happened? - Hurry, immediately!

My condolences.

The terrorists were hiding on that hill.

They attacked with long-range rifles.

Ah, Mesut...

I warned you. I told you that this is not over yet.

No one will have peace here until the last terrorist is eliminated.

Why did Yilmaz leave the village?

He had some business in the city. He was going to get Furkan's medicine and other things.

Last night, my grandfather,

Sheikh Kamil spoke to me in my dream.

He said: "The Hazerans need to know that the Bezaris are not leaving."

They will prepare new attacks.

At night, they will enter our village secretly.

They will attack our women on their way to the fields.

They will shoot our children on the way to school.

The revenge has begun now.

They killed Yilmaz. We will kill their parents.

Their children will kill us, and our children will kill their children.

And their grandchildren will kill ours...

There is no turning back, Hazerans!

Today, finally we will make a decision.

Today, either we will throw our children into an endless fight,

or we will allow them to live in peace, forever.

Remember how our lands were.

When our fields were green,

our animals roamed the mountains

and our children played in the streets.

Remember, and do not let our children die one by one in this war.

Remember, and end this war before it even begins.

Yes,

we will end this war.

We will end this revenge.

Because no Bezari

will remain alive to take revenge.

We are with you!

Vengeance! No mercy!

Advance, Hazerans!

To transform this land back into a paradise,

to make it our homeland once again,

advance!

And leave no Bezari alive.

We will not leave any alive!

Leave no one alive, so that your salvation may be complete!

Know that, if you show mercy, in the end you will need mercy.

Now, advance!

Advance, so that these lands may be purified of filth.

Advance, so that our clan may rise!

Advance, so that today may be the day of salvation for the Hazerans.

Today, may it be the day of our people's victory!

- What happened? - What is happening?

Gather everyone here! Quickly!

Run! Run for your lives!

Please!

Please, no, please!

May fire fall upon your houses.

May God burn your houses!

Are you really human?

Stop! Bastards!

You shameless bastards!

You monsters!

There is no one left. Let's go.

Let's call the gendarmerie before someone else does.

Wait a moment.

Halil's other daughter isn't here.

Who?

This one has a twin sister, she isn't here.

We searched every house. Not a single living soul was left.

My Sheikh, Halil has only one daughter, and it's her.

- No one was left. Let's go. - Let's go, it's breaking dawn.

My Sheikh, let's go. Let's go.

Bölüktepe Gendarmerie Post! Muhammed from Alta Pingan, over.

Terrorists attacked Lower Pingan, over!

We need urgent help, over!

Terrorist attack in Lower Pingan, confirm? Over.

I confirm, over.

Today is a blessed day.

Today is the day of our people's salvation.

Today is the day of our people's victory.

We march forward not to live

as slaves of the Bezaris, but to live freely.

May God bless.

- Amen. - May God bless.

May God bless.

Those bastards...

Those motherfuckers...

May God damn them!

Honestly, commander, I have never seen so much bloodshed.

How long did it last?

It ended very quickly. The gunfire lasted ten minutes, maybe less.

They must have gathered everyone in the village square, and then...

When we managed to gather and leave, the shots had already stopped.

Right.

We advanced carefully, thinking it could be a trap, but...

When we got to the road, the sounds had already stopped.

We have body bags in the van. Give us a hand.

Slowly, slowly.

Take that one too.

Pull that one.

Come on, come on.

Come here.

Very good, my girl.

Are you okay? Huh?

Are you hurt in any place? No?

Water? Do you want water?

Bring water, quickly!