1 00:00:38,990 --> 00:00:41,610 Thank you. 2 00:01:37,060 --> 00:01:42,120 Anything written, anything read Pashto and Dari Beautiful items for sale 3 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:48,900 Anything written, anything read Pashto and Dari Beautiful items for 4 00:01:48,900 --> 00:01:49,900 sale 5 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:05,380 Anything written, anything read, Pashto and Ori, beautiful items for sale. 6 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:12,260 Parvana, it's the only thing of value we have left. 7 00:02:12,620 --> 00:02:15,440 I never wore it, not even once. 8 00:02:16,180 --> 00:02:17,740 Where would you wear it, Parvana? 9 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,000 Let's continue your studies, all right? 10 00:02:21,260 --> 00:02:22,260 Yes, Baba. 11 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,560 Now, what can you tell me about the Silk Road? 12 00:02:27,540 --> 00:02:28,920 The Silk Road. 13 00:02:30,700 --> 00:02:33,880 Baba, I can't remember about this Urkhrul. 14 00:02:34,980 --> 00:02:39,680 Maybe if we think of it like a story, eh? Stories remain in our hearts even 15 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:40,820 when all else is gone. 16 00:02:41,180 --> 00:02:46,040 Our people have always told stories, from our very beginning, when we were 17 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:47,360 Parthia and Khorasan. 18 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:55,100 A fractured land in the claws of the Hindukush mountains, scorched by the 19 00:02:55,100 --> 00:02:57,860 fiery eyes of the northern deserts. 20 00:02:58,380 --> 00:03:04,640 Black rubble earth against ice peaks, our land was the petrified skeleton of a 21 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:05,640 monster. 22 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,520 We were Orianna, the land of the noble and honorable. 23 00:03:11,860 --> 00:03:17,420 We were a pathway to everywhere, carrying goods from east to west. 24 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:22,620 We studied the stars and began to see order amidst the chaos. 25 00:03:23,260 --> 00:03:27,400 We were scientists, philosophers, and storytellers. 26 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:30,960 Questions sought answers, and then more questions. 27 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,060 We began to see our place in the universe. 28 00:03:34,820 --> 00:03:39,960 But we were at the edges of empires at war with each other, as borders were 29 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,760 defined and redefined over thousands of years. 30 00:03:45,540 --> 00:03:52,520 Of these mighty rulers came Cyrus the Great of Persia, then Alexander 31 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:57,140 the Great of Macedon, then came the Morion Empire, 32 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,680 Genghis Khan, and so on and so on. 33 00:04:01,900 --> 00:04:08,520 Each time there was bloodshed, and each time there were survivors, a pattern 34 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,080 repeating itself endlessly. 35 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:19,160 When I was young Parwana, I knew what peace felt like here in this city. 36 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:26,040 Children went to school, women went to university, all the empires forgot about 37 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,050 us. For a while at least. 38 00:04:29,070 --> 00:04:30,570 But it did not last. 39 00:04:31,430 --> 00:04:35,590 The ground became weak under our feet, always uncertain. 40 00:04:36,730 --> 00:04:41,330 First came a coup d'etat, then an invasion, then a civil war. 41 00:04:42,510 --> 00:04:47,130 In the chaos, some looked to those who might restore order. 42 00:04:48,630 --> 00:04:50,250 But at a great cost. 43 00:04:56,670 --> 00:04:57,670 Unnecessary attention! 44 00:04:57,990 --> 00:05:02,350 If a woman shows herself, she will be cursed by the Islamic Sharia! 45 00:05:02,670 --> 00:05:06,590 Everything changes, Parwana. 46 00:05:07,330 --> 00:05:09,250 Stories remind us of that. 47 00:05:13,610 --> 00:05:17,410 Parwana? Were you listening at all? Yes, Baba. 48 00:05:17,770 --> 00:05:23,470 Why don't you tell me about our nomadic ancestors and their hills of gold? 49 00:05:25,430 --> 00:05:29,990 Well... 2,000 years ago... Yes? 50 00:05:30,510 --> 00:05:36,990 2,000 years ago, there was a Bactrian princess who 51 00:05:36,990 --> 00:05:38,750 had a crown. 52 00:05:39,230 --> 00:05:40,230 And? 53 00:05:41,530 --> 00:05:43,010 And... Perona? 54 00:05:43,230 --> 00:05:45,310 Away! Keep away from my things! 55 00:05:45,610 --> 00:05:46,469 Go away! 56 00:05:46,470 --> 00:05:48,650 I said go away, you silly dog! 57 00:05:48,990 --> 00:05:49,990 Hey, you! 58 00:05:50,020 --> 00:05:51,520 What do you think you're doing? 59 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,080 Why is this girl shouting? 60 00:05:53,380 --> 00:05:56,600 She's only a child. She meant nothing by... She's drawing attention to 61 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,120 herself. She should be at home, not displaying herself in the market. I have 62 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,600 no son at home except an infant. I need my daughter to help me. Stand up when we 63 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,580 talk to you. I'm a... I said stand up! 64 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:13,420 I knew you. 65 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:14,720 Yes, Atreus. 66 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,480 I was your teacher once. You were a good student. You wasted my time teaching me 67 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:19,480 things of no worth. 68 00:06:19,930 --> 00:06:23,290 I have joined the Taliban, and now I fight the enemies of Islam. 69 00:06:23,570 --> 00:06:27,970 Well, if I am an enemy, then for my sins, God has taken my leg. 70 00:06:28,230 --> 00:06:32,090 Are you making fun of me, old man? I lost my leg in the war. The war we 71 00:06:32,090 --> 00:06:33,090 fought together. 72 00:06:33,310 --> 00:06:34,430 How old is the girl? 73 00:06:35,210 --> 00:06:37,690 Idris. She's a child. She's old enough to marry. 74 00:06:38,190 --> 00:06:41,630 I'll be looking for a wife soon. She's already been promised to someone. Well, 75 00:06:41,690 --> 00:06:42,970 she should cover herself properly. 76 00:06:43,210 --> 00:06:46,890 Maybe you should stop looking at her. What did you say to me? I said stop 77 00:06:46,890 --> 00:06:49,490 looking at her. I can have you killed. Idris. 78 00:06:49,730 --> 00:06:51,750 You watch what you say. That's enough. Come on. 79 00:06:52,590 --> 00:06:55,470 Are you all right? 80 00:06:56,470 --> 00:06:57,470 Yes, Baba. 81 00:06:58,170 --> 00:06:59,170 That's my girl. 82 00:07:00,370 --> 00:07:01,370 Let's go home now. 83 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,540 Parona? You told that boy I was promised to someone. 84 00:07:23,140 --> 00:07:24,500 Am I getting married? 85 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:29,680 Of course not. You're still a child. I want you playing and telling stories. 86 00:07:29,900 --> 00:07:31,440 I'm too old for that now. 87 00:07:31,660 --> 00:07:32,920 Too old for stories? 88 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:34,840 You've always loved stories. 89 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:36,080 What's the use? 90 00:07:49,290 --> 00:07:52,750 I'll have a word with Mama John and we'll sort it all out. Please don't 91 00:07:52,750 --> 00:07:53,750 mention the dress. 92 00:07:59,170 --> 00:08:01,110 Then I'll never hear the end of it. 93 00:08:01,370 --> 00:08:02,490 The end of what? 94 00:08:03,030 --> 00:08:04,070 Nothing, Mama John. 95 00:08:04,310 --> 00:08:06,470 We're not selling Paruana's good dress. 96 00:08:06,870 --> 00:08:08,910 Baba, that's not what I meant. 97 00:08:09,170 --> 00:08:10,790 We need the money, Baba. 98 00:08:11,130 --> 00:08:14,370 Well, we will hold off for a bit. I think business will pick up. 99 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:19,560 If business picks up, then we won't have to sell it, sure. When the sky is far 100 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,000 and the earth is hard, we will have to sell it soon. 101 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:26,320 Well, what about a little story before dinner? And we'll forget all about 102 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,920 dresses for a while. Maybe Parvona would like to read something for us. Not right 103 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:31,920 now, Mama John. 104 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:33,120 I'm tired. 105 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:37,260 She's not a child anymore, she tells me. So she doesn't like stories. 106 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,039 Don't be in such a hurry to grow up, my sweet girl. 107 00:08:41,460 --> 00:08:43,700 It might not be all that you expect. 108 00:08:44,330 --> 00:08:47,150 We're out of water. You didn't bring enough this morning. 109 00:08:47,370 --> 00:08:48,870 There's half a bucket by the door. 110 00:08:49,070 --> 00:08:53,990 When I was young enough to fetch water, the buckets were never empty. Girls, 111 00:08:54,070 --> 00:08:55,070 stop it. 112 00:08:55,290 --> 00:08:59,390 Either you go out and get more water after dinner, or you can wash Zaki's 113 00:08:59,390 --> 00:09:00,390 dirty diapers. 114 00:09:00,590 --> 00:09:01,690 How are you feeling? 115 00:09:02,110 --> 00:09:03,110 Better. 116 00:09:03,570 --> 00:09:04,770 Now that you're here. 117 00:09:05,370 --> 00:09:09,770 Maybe if you didn't wash your hair so much, we wouldn't run out so quickly, 118 00:09:09,890 --> 00:09:12,550 eh? You should have some respect. 119 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,060 Why don't you eat? Hmm? 120 00:09:15,740 --> 00:09:19,660 Things always look better when your belly is full. Yes, mother. 121 00:09:25,900 --> 00:09:27,000 Baby, it's okay. 122 00:09:27,900 --> 00:09:29,620 Baby, it's okay. It's okay. 123 00:09:30,420 --> 00:09:31,420 It's okay. 124 00:09:31,740 --> 00:09:33,940 Wait till I pull up your sleeves. No, mama. 125 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,340 There. There you go. 126 00:09:37,959 --> 00:09:41,720 Don't eat all the raisins, Parwana. Leave them for Zaki. 127 00:09:41,980 --> 00:09:44,980 Why don't you give him that big raisin on your chin, Soraya? 128 00:09:45,260 --> 00:09:49,780 Oh, but it's not a raisin. It's a big, hairy mole. 129 00:09:50,700 --> 00:09:53,220 Parwana, apologize to Soraya. 130 00:09:57,340 --> 00:09:58,340 Parwana? 131 00:10:12,750 --> 00:10:15,050 That's the man. An enemy of Islam. 132 00:10:15,410 --> 00:10:18,330 He's got forbidden books and he's teaching the women with them. 133 00:10:19,350 --> 00:10:19,910 Where 134 00:10:19,910 --> 00:10:33,990 is 135 00:10:33,990 --> 00:10:34,990 he being taken? 136 00:10:35,330 --> 00:10:36,390 To prison. 137 00:10:37,050 --> 00:10:39,090 They'll teach him a good lesson in Pulitzer. 138 00:11:06,730 --> 00:11:09,550 Mama John, can I light the lamp? 139 00:11:10,690 --> 00:11:11,770 Hush, Barwana. 140 00:11:12,630 --> 00:11:13,630 You'll wake Zaki. 141 00:11:13,850 --> 00:11:17,790 But if they let Baba go, he'll need a light in the window to see home. 142 00:11:18,590 --> 00:11:21,530 How could he come home? He doesn't even have his stick to walk with. 143 00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:25,410 Go back to sleep. 144 00:11:26,170 --> 00:11:27,310 It will be all right. 145 00:11:27,510 --> 00:11:28,890 How do you know that, Mama John? 146 00:11:29,510 --> 00:11:31,370 How do you know? Be quiet, Barwana. 147 00:11:31,810 --> 00:11:33,490 She has enough to worry about. 148 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:47,480 Zaki, stop it! 149 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:50,660 Get up, Parwana. Stop playing around. 150 00:11:50,940 --> 00:11:55,380 Why? What's going on? You and I are going to find Boba. The boy said he was 151 00:11:55,380 --> 00:11:58,880 being taken to Pulecharki prison, so that's where we are going. We can't go 152 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,120 outside without Boba. Surayo is writing a letter for the prison governor to 153 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,100 protest Neuro-Lazarus and ask for his release. 154 00:12:04,340 --> 00:12:05,700 At least I can give them that. 155 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:07,480 Momajan, it's not allowed. 156 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,060 It might be all right if we don't draw attention to ourselves. 157 00:12:10,620 --> 00:12:14,560 But we can't... Come on, Parwana, and bring Boba's walking stick. We have to 158 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:15,560 get going. 159 00:12:47,550 --> 00:12:48,550 Hey. 160 00:12:48,990 --> 00:12:49,990 Hey, you. 161 00:12:53,970 --> 00:12:56,530 Salaam. Can you tell me the way to Puli Chalhi? 162 00:12:57,170 --> 00:12:58,170 Salaam. 163 00:12:58,870 --> 00:13:02,510 It's east, past the river. But it's a long way. Thank you, sir. 164 00:13:03,090 --> 00:13:05,990 Listen, go through the old town, or you'll be caught. 165 00:13:27,850 --> 00:13:29,410 Why are you out here by yourself? 166 00:13:29,630 --> 00:13:30,770 Where is your husband? 167 00:13:30,990 --> 00:13:34,630 I have no choice. It's not permitted to be out here without your husband or your 168 00:13:34,630 --> 00:13:35,870 brother. I'm sorry, I know. 169 00:13:36,110 --> 00:13:37,110 Do you understand? 170 00:13:37,370 --> 00:13:40,770 I am bringing a letter protesting my husband's arrest. Just go home. No. What 171 00:13:40,770 --> 00:13:44,350 do you mean, no? This is Nurullah Ali's and my husband. He was arrested last 172 00:13:44,350 --> 00:13:45,309 night, but no charges. 173 00:13:45,310 --> 00:13:46,289 Photographs are forbidden. 174 00:13:46,290 --> 00:13:49,030 I have no one at all. What are you doing showing me a photograph? 175 00:13:49,270 --> 00:13:53,430 Out here by yourself. There is no one in my house. You have no business out here. 176 00:13:53,470 --> 00:13:54,470 Do you understand? 177 00:13:54,810 --> 00:13:57,280 Just go home. Immediately. 178 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,220 Going to the prison will change nothing. 179 00:14:35,860 --> 00:14:40,100 If you make trouble like this, your husband will be punished severely for 180 00:14:40,100 --> 00:14:41,100 your insolence. 181 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:45,620 And if I find you out here again by yourself, I will arrest you. 182 00:14:46,620 --> 00:14:47,620 Now go. 183 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,760 Go get water, Parvana. We have none left. 184 00:16:09,580 --> 00:16:10,780 Come on! 185 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:49,460 Get out of here! They'll see you! 186 00:16:50,620 --> 00:16:51,620 Stop! 187 00:17:05,060 --> 00:17:06,160 Where did that boy go? 188 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:07,480 Did you see? 189 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:09,040 Did you see? 190 00:17:20,140 --> 00:17:23,859 This is only half a bucket. Couldn't you fill them up all the way? 191 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:25,680 Saki! Shh! 192 00:17:25,940 --> 00:17:27,020 Don't wake her. 193 00:17:27,780 --> 00:17:28,780 Hush, Saki! 194 00:17:30,820 --> 00:17:32,560 Shhh! Soothe him, Parwana. 195 00:17:33,980 --> 00:17:35,400 Tell him a story. 196 00:17:36,140 --> 00:17:42,480 One time, in the distant past, there was a little village at the foot of the 197 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:43,480 Hindu Kush mountains. 198 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:45,420 Shhh! Listen! 199 00:17:46,740 --> 00:17:51,870 The villagers had just managed to gather... precious seeds and so there 200 00:17:51,870 --> 00:17:58,350 was dancing and singing and laughing and eating everyone was happy especially 201 00:17:58,350 --> 00:18:04,110 for one boy who danced and sang and laughed and ate more than anyone else 202 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:23,020 While the villagers were dancing and singing and laughing and eating, 203 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,040 monsters were coming. 204 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:35,280 The monsters frightened the donkeys and ate the trees. 205 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:45,380 They stole the most precious thing in the whole village, the seeds for next 206 00:18:45,380 --> 00:18:46,380 year's crop. 207 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:53,680 Then they ran back to the Hindukush Mountains where their master lay, the 208 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:56,960 dreadful Elephant King with spikes for tusks. 209 00:19:38,700 --> 00:19:43,040 Please eat mama John you'll feel better when your belly is full 210 00:19:43,040 --> 00:20:02,660 There's 211 00:20:02,660 --> 00:20:06,360 hardly any food left I'll go to the market 212 00:20:24,430 --> 00:20:31,330 Thank you Hello, how much for six apples, 213 00:20:31,430 --> 00:20:37,410 please Salam child, I can't serve you but sir Can I please have six out your 214 00:20:37,410 --> 00:20:40,070 father to buy food for you? My father has been taken. 215 00:20:40,490 --> 00:20:42,950 I'm sorry Maybe come back later 216 00:21:08,010 --> 00:21:11,870 But you know Salam, can I have a kilo of rice, please? 217 00:21:14,230 --> 00:21:19,190 Salam, hey you Stop what 218 00:21:19,190 --> 00:21:23,930 I tell you 219 00:21:37,710 --> 00:21:41,290 I dropped the bag. I lost the money. Keep your head back. 220 00:21:41,510 --> 00:21:42,730 I can get the water though. 221 00:21:43,010 --> 00:21:44,590 Don't worry about that now. 222 00:21:45,430 --> 00:21:47,350 I saved you a piece of naan. 223 00:21:47,610 --> 00:21:50,090 I'll heat it up for you so it's nice and fresh. 224 00:21:50,370 --> 00:21:51,370 Alright? 225 00:22:12,910 --> 00:22:13,970 What are we going to do? 226 00:22:14,250 --> 00:22:15,250 I don't know. 227 00:22:15,550 --> 00:22:18,530 Maybe if I go out early, before it's crowded. 228 00:22:18,910 --> 00:22:19,990 It won't work, Parwana. 229 00:22:20,390 --> 00:22:23,590 Market sellers won't risk getting in trouble for serving you. 230 00:22:24,170 --> 00:22:28,610 Mama-chan has cousins in Mazar-e-Sharif. I could write to them for help. 231 00:22:28,850 --> 00:22:30,510 But we've never even met them. 232 00:22:30,830 --> 00:22:32,550 How do you know they will help? 233 00:22:33,190 --> 00:22:34,530 We need food now. 234 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:22,340 These were your brother's clothes. 235 00:24:22,700 --> 00:24:25,980 They will be big, but we can take them up a bit. 236 00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:28,580 Do I look like a boy? 237 00:24:29,900 --> 00:24:31,740 You look like Silemon. 238 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,860 So much like him. Mama John. 239 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:36,720 He was such a good boy. 240 00:24:37,380 --> 00:24:39,820 Not much older than you are now. 241 00:24:43,220 --> 00:24:44,720 It's all right, Mama John. 242 00:24:45,460 --> 00:24:48,040 Arwana is going to the market for food and water. 243 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:49,900 It's the only way, Mama-chan. 244 00:24:50,120 --> 00:24:51,180 We have nothing left. 245 00:25:42,850 --> 00:25:45,230 That's what I said, but you know... Salam. 246 00:25:46,530 --> 00:25:48,150 Salam. Excuse me. 247 00:25:48,730 --> 00:25:51,470 Salam. Salam. Salam. Come inside, boy. 248 00:25:51,670 --> 00:25:53,350 I'm not going to deliver, am I? 249 00:25:57,470 --> 00:25:59,330 But you know how it goes, right? 250 00:26:02,370 --> 00:26:03,710 Well, let's hear it. 251 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,940 I need a kilo of rice, half kilo lentils, and a small amount of raisins. 252 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:11,360 A small amount? 253 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,660 Should I go by my imagination? 254 00:26:14,820 --> 00:26:15,820 Yes. 255 00:26:16,120 --> 00:26:17,800 Not very bright, this one. 256 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,740 Poor iron won't make a sharp sword. 257 00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:24,360 Look at him smiling. 258 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:30,040 Little guy doesn't even know when he's been made fun of. Thank you. 259 00:26:30,420 --> 00:26:31,920 Thank you very, very much. 260 00:26:52,750 --> 00:26:55,910 You're spilling the tea. Sorry uncle. 261 00:27:04,620 --> 00:27:07,980 Who are you and why were you staring at me? I... What is your name? My name? I 262 00:27:07,980 --> 00:27:12,580 know you from somewhere. No, I wasn't. Wasn't what? You don't know me. 263 00:27:13,120 --> 00:27:14,660 I do know you. No. 264 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:16,940 I do know you. You're Barwana. 265 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,120 I'm not. I am Shazia. Remember? 266 00:27:19,420 --> 00:27:20,420 From school. 267 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,640 Shazia? I had long hair then, but so did you. 268 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:26,440 Don't tell anyone. 269 00:27:27,140 --> 00:27:28,140 Here's your cap. 270 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:33,700 You need to get a boy's name so you don't hesitate next time somebody asks 271 00:27:33,700 --> 00:27:37,260 you. I am Delaware now. It means brave. 272 00:27:37,980 --> 00:27:39,560 I have to run. 273 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,540 It was good to see you. 274 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:45,480 Delaware? 275 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:50,760 Mama John, please sit down. It will be curfew soon. What if she's not back by 276 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,760 then? She's fine. I'm... Who's hungry? 277 00:27:55,660 --> 00:27:57,460 Parvona, praise Allah. 278 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:59,240 He has returned you to me. 279 00:28:00,060 --> 00:28:04,360 Mama John, you're squashing the naan. It smells delicious, Padwana. 280 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:13,280 Saki. 281 00:28:17,940 --> 00:28:19,660 It's me. See? 282 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:24,340 I bought them especially for you. 283 00:28:30,449 --> 00:28:34,290 If you run out and get some water, he'll get used to you by the time you come 284 00:28:34,290 --> 00:28:35,910 back. But I'm tired. 285 00:28:36,290 --> 00:28:38,690 Hurry on, Parwana. It's almost curfew. 286 00:29:07,050 --> 00:29:08,930 You look so much like him. 287 00:29:09,570 --> 00:29:12,870 Go change Suleiman's clothes or you'll get them dirty. 288 00:29:13,230 --> 00:29:14,630 They are already dirty. 289 00:29:22,790 --> 00:29:24,350 A big elephant! 290 00:29:25,130 --> 00:29:26,130 What? 291 00:29:26,430 --> 00:29:30,110 He wants you to continue your story about the elephant. 292 00:29:35,310 --> 00:29:40,230 In the village, under the Hindukush mountains, the poor villagers cried 293 00:29:40,230 --> 00:29:41,230 bitter tears. 294 00:29:43,130 --> 00:29:47,070 They did not know what they would do without their precious bag of seeds. 295 00:29:47,910 --> 00:29:52,410 They would have nothing to sow come next spring and nothing to eat come next 296 00:29:52,410 --> 00:29:56,210 winter. But the boy, he did not cry bitter tears. 297 00:29:56,810 --> 00:30:02,030 He looked toward the mountain and he shouted, I am not afraid of you, big 298 00:30:02,030 --> 00:30:04,290 spiky bat elephant king. 299 00:30:12,270 --> 00:30:14,570 and maybe he was a little bit afraid. 300 00:30:14,790 --> 00:30:19,850 He told the villagers who had been weeping bitter tears that he would get 301 00:30:19,850 --> 00:30:21,710 the bag of seed back before spring. 302 00:30:21,930 --> 00:30:24,690 I will get the bag of seed back before spring. 303 00:30:24,970 --> 00:30:26,210 But they laughed. 304 00:30:27,050 --> 00:30:32,290 They laughed and laughed because he was a child and not a great warrior. Yet the 305 00:30:32,290 --> 00:30:33,830 boy repeated his promise. 306 00:30:34,130 --> 00:30:35,210 I said... 307 00:30:35,470 --> 00:30:38,230 I will get the bag of seed back before spring. 308 00:30:38,470 --> 00:30:42,810 And he left the village to the sound of the elephant king's roars ahead of him. 309 00:31:16,650 --> 00:31:21,370 Mama John, now that I'm a boy, we can go to the prison and find Boba. 310 00:31:22,070 --> 00:31:24,090 No, Parwana, we can't do that. 311 00:31:24,570 --> 00:31:25,570 Why not? 312 00:31:25,730 --> 00:31:29,410 Shh, it's not that simple, Parwana. We have to try. 313 00:31:30,510 --> 00:31:34,810 There's nothing we can do. That's not true. Stop it, Parwana. You're upsetting 314 00:31:34,810 --> 00:31:35,810 her. 315 00:31:51,020 --> 00:31:53,960 Where is your burqa? Why are you dressed like this outside your house? My husband 316 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:55,620 took my burqa. 317 00:31:55,820 --> 00:31:57,400 I needed to buy medicine. 318 00:31:57,740 --> 00:31:59,700 Why did your husband not get it for you? 319 00:31:59,960 --> 00:32:01,520 Because she's a girl. My baby is a girl. 320 00:32:03,140 --> 00:32:04,460 You'll have to take his punishment. 321 00:32:34,810 --> 00:32:36,670 Well, have you remembered your name yet? 322 00:32:37,350 --> 00:32:39,310 I don't think I can go on this. 323 00:32:39,610 --> 00:32:41,250 Too bad, I could use some help. 324 00:32:46,450 --> 00:32:47,590 I saw something. 325 00:32:48,050 --> 00:32:49,230 What do you want me to say? 326 00:32:49,510 --> 00:32:50,650 I should have helped. 327 00:32:51,330 --> 00:32:54,450 You'd have helped yourself to a good whipping, that's all. But I'm not a boy. 328 00:32:54,690 --> 00:32:58,530 You're not a boy, you're not a girl. Now I need a helper because this tray is too 329 00:32:58,530 --> 00:32:59,550 heavy. Will you help? 330 00:33:00,910 --> 00:33:03,710 Scratch my nose quickly. If I let go of the tray, the strap will break. 331 00:33:06,889 --> 00:33:07,789 Otesh. What? 332 00:33:07,790 --> 00:33:09,170 I remembered my name. 333 00:33:09,430 --> 00:33:11,850 It's Otesh. That's not really a name. 334 00:33:12,090 --> 00:33:13,090 It means fire. 335 00:33:13,170 --> 00:33:15,310 I know what it means, but it's still not a name. 336 00:33:16,410 --> 00:33:17,910 Then it suits me fine. 337 00:33:18,450 --> 00:33:19,910 I'll call you Otesh then. 338 00:33:21,210 --> 00:33:24,290 When you're a boy, you can go anywhere you like. 339 00:33:24,770 --> 00:33:25,770 Otesh Khan. 340 00:33:35,030 --> 00:33:36,210 Where are we going? 341 00:33:36,970 --> 00:33:37,970 You'll see. 342 00:33:53,690 --> 00:33:55,150 What if someone sees us? 343 00:33:55,910 --> 00:33:57,750 I usually just pretend I work here. 344 00:33:58,090 --> 00:34:00,490 If you look like you believe it, then they will too. 345 00:34:01,610 --> 00:34:02,610 See? 346 00:34:02,870 --> 00:34:03,870 We're cleaners. 347 00:34:36,029 --> 00:34:37,210 What are you waiting for? 348 00:34:37,550 --> 00:34:39,590 It's either ours or they might eat it. 349 00:34:39,810 --> 00:34:41,969 I need to find a way to see my Baba. 350 00:34:42,350 --> 00:34:44,870 You can have mine if you like. I don't want him. 351 00:34:45,150 --> 00:34:49,110 My father was taken to prison, and we've heard nothing of him since. 352 00:34:49,330 --> 00:34:50,409 They won't let you see him, Parvana. 353 00:34:50,610 --> 00:34:51,810 But I'm a boy now. 354 00:34:52,010 --> 00:34:54,590 Doesn't make a difference. They'll keep him or let him go, but there's nothing 355 00:34:54,590 --> 00:34:56,489 you can do about it. You don't know that. 356 00:34:57,810 --> 00:34:58,810 I'm sorry. 357 00:34:59,450 --> 00:35:00,870 It's just the way it is. 358 00:35:04,650 --> 00:35:08,250 There might be a way, but you'll need lots of money. 359 00:35:08,490 --> 00:35:09,490 What for? 360 00:35:10,350 --> 00:35:13,610 You can get a lot done with bribes. A lot. 361 00:35:18,110 --> 00:35:19,410 Anything red, then? 362 00:35:19,630 --> 00:35:20,630 Anything red? 363 00:35:22,270 --> 00:35:25,670 Wonderful items for sale. 364 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:34,140 What happened to the man who used to sit here? 365 00:35:35,860 --> 00:35:37,440 It is a simple question. 366 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:39,160 Don't you know? 367 00:35:39,660 --> 00:35:44,420 How should I know? Answer the question. Where is he? He left for Mazar-e-Sharif. 368 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:45,660 And what are you to him? 369 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:47,280 I'm his nephew. 370 00:35:49,140 --> 00:35:50,140 Adesh. 371 00:35:52,300 --> 00:35:53,620 Do you know how to read? 372 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:57,140 Do you have something to read? I read Pashto and Dali. 373 00:35:57,720 --> 00:35:58,720 Read this. 374 00:36:01,490 --> 00:36:02,970 Let's see if you're any good. 375 00:36:10,010 --> 00:36:11,910 Come on, take it out of the envelope. 376 00:36:15,350 --> 00:36:16,470 Dear Rezaq. 377 00:36:16,670 --> 00:36:18,870 Louder, or I will have to take my business elsewhere. 378 00:36:19,370 --> 00:36:24,230 Dear Rezaq, I hope this letter reaches you in Kabul. I'm writing to you with 379 00:36:24,230 --> 00:36:25,230 sad news. 380 00:36:26,010 --> 00:36:30,690 I am sorry to tell you that Khala Bekum died on the way to her sister's wedding. 381 00:36:32,430 --> 00:36:35,050 The bus she was traveling on hit a landmine. 382 00:36:35,690 --> 00:36:39,870 Her injuries were too great to bear, and she died some hours afterward. 383 00:36:40,630 --> 00:36:44,750 I know this must be a great shock to you, but please know that when I last 384 00:36:44,750 --> 00:36:47,950 spoke to Hala, she told me of her kindness toward her. 385 00:36:49,810 --> 00:36:54,090 May Allah bless you now, guide your path, and give you courage. 386 00:36:58,130 --> 00:36:59,130 I'm sorry. 387 00:37:32,970 --> 00:37:37,330 Ah, there's my sweet little girl underneath all the dust of Kabul. 388 00:37:38,730 --> 00:37:40,450 Parwana, what did you give Zaki? 389 00:37:41,370 --> 00:37:43,510 It's a piece of candy. A piece? 390 00:37:43,730 --> 00:37:47,910 Oh, it's big enough to choke him. 391 00:37:48,190 --> 00:37:50,970 Let him be, Soraya. You're spoiling his fun. 392 00:37:55,340 --> 00:37:57,860 Continue the story, Barwana, for Zaki. 393 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:04,980 There was this young boy, and he promised his people to find the precious 394 00:38:04,980 --> 00:38:05,980 seeds. 395 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:10,180 Elephant, elephant. Yes, and the elephant. 396 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:16,300 At night, the boy walked through the pine trees on his way to the mountain to 397 00:38:16,300 --> 00:38:17,460 face the elephant king. 398 00:38:24,770 --> 00:38:29,130 Something was following him in the darkness, but he was too terrified to 399 00:38:29,130 --> 00:38:30,230 turn around and face it. 400 00:38:31,790 --> 00:38:35,370 He began to run, and the thing that chased him also ran. 401 00:38:38,370 --> 00:38:41,470 The boy ran faster, and so did his pursuer. 402 00:38:42,690 --> 00:38:47,810 He ran into the night, chased by the unknown demons, until he could run no 403 00:38:47,810 --> 00:38:48,810 more. 404 00:38:48,890 --> 00:38:50,590 He tumbled down a hill. 405 00:38:51,530 --> 00:38:52,530 Down. 406 00:39:12,300 --> 00:39:18,440 Dear cousin, it has been many years since we have spoken, but I am writing 407 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:23,420 to you now to tell you that my husband has been arrested and we have no word on 408 00:39:23,420 --> 00:39:25,680 when he will be released, if at all. 409 00:39:27,500 --> 00:39:31,260 My family is in a desperate situation and I need your help. 410 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:37,080 My eldest daughter is now of age and I am asking that you consider her as a 411 00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:38,980 bride for your youngest son, Ajmal. 412 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:41,480 Please. 413 00:39:42,030 --> 00:39:45,690 Take us out of Kabul so that we may have a chance of survival. 414 00:39:46,750 --> 00:39:48,870 We will not be a burden to you. 415 00:39:49,230 --> 00:39:53,030 We are skilled and strong and need little by the way of means. 416 00:39:53,710 --> 00:39:56,310 May the blessings of Allah be upon you. 417 00:39:57,050 --> 00:39:58,050 Fatma. 418 00:40:01,150 --> 00:40:02,230 Anything written? 419 00:40:02,470 --> 00:40:03,470 Anything read? 420 00:40:03,990 --> 00:40:05,190 Anything written? 421 00:40:05,530 --> 00:40:06,630 Anything read? 422 00:40:07,330 --> 00:40:08,490 Anything written? 423 00:40:08,830 --> 00:40:10,290 How much for the dress? 424 00:40:10,890 --> 00:40:12,030 Salam. It's handmade. 425 00:40:12,370 --> 00:40:13,308 How much? 426 00:40:13,310 --> 00:40:15,270 3,000. Don't be stupid. 427 00:40:15,590 --> 00:40:16,770 I'll give you 300. 428 00:40:17,290 --> 00:40:18,290 2,000. 429 00:40:18,310 --> 00:40:19,930 Handmade in Mazar-i-Sharif. 430 00:40:20,150 --> 00:40:24,050 Your daughter would be very happy to wear such a beautiful dress. 431 00:40:26,090 --> 00:40:27,810 She is my wife. 432 00:40:29,070 --> 00:40:30,530 1,500. 433 00:40:30,790 --> 00:40:32,270 See how it sparkles? 434 00:40:34,150 --> 00:40:36,170 Here's 1,000. 435 00:40:45,190 --> 00:40:46,190 How much did you make? 436 00:40:46,430 --> 00:40:47,430 A thousand. 437 00:40:47,730 --> 00:40:50,110 That might be enough for a good bribe. 438 00:40:50,410 --> 00:40:51,710 Really? Definitely. 439 00:40:52,510 --> 00:40:53,610 I'm saving up, too. 440 00:40:53,850 --> 00:40:57,570 Whatever money I can hide from my father, I keep, and it's mounting up to 441 00:40:57,570 --> 00:40:58,570 a nice little sum. 442 00:41:00,110 --> 00:41:01,110 See? 443 00:41:01,910 --> 00:41:03,970 I'm not going to stay here forever, you know. 444 00:41:04,550 --> 00:41:06,330 Have you ever been to the sea? 445 00:41:06,750 --> 00:41:13,050 No. Neither have I, but I've heard that the moon pulls the water onto the shore 446 00:41:13,050 --> 00:41:14,530 and then back out again. 447 00:41:15,150 --> 00:41:19,570 I want to see that. I want to put my feet on the warm sand and have them 448 00:41:19,570 --> 00:41:20,890 cooled by the lapping water. 449 00:41:21,550 --> 00:41:22,870 What about your father? 450 00:41:23,390 --> 00:41:24,650 Doesn't he depend on you? 451 00:41:25,870 --> 00:41:26,910 I am a good son. 452 00:41:28,410 --> 00:41:29,890 But he is not a good father. 453 00:41:32,610 --> 00:41:34,290 What will you do by the sea? 454 00:41:35,550 --> 00:41:39,390 I'd buy things and sell things like I do here, but for myself. 455 00:41:40,190 --> 00:41:43,910 There are people who go to the edge of the water to do nothing. 456 00:41:44,460 --> 00:41:48,460 They just sit there and they look at the sea with their sunglasses on or swim 457 00:41:48,460 --> 00:41:49,580 about on floating tubes. 458 00:41:49,820 --> 00:41:52,200 So I could sell them those things. 459 00:41:53,500 --> 00:41:55,180 That sounds nice, Dilawar. 460 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:57,160 Maybe I'll join you. 461 00:41:58,080 --> 00:41:59,080 Where are you going? 462 00:41:59,300 --> 00:42:00,300 Wish me luck. 463 00:42:07,700 --> 00:42:11,560 Why are you back so early? We brought some bread and raisins for Zaki. What 464 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:12,560 are you doing, Parwana? 465 00:42:13,279 --> 00:42:15,960 I'm going to find Boba. No, you're not. 466 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,860 I'm going. You won't make it home before curfew. I'm going. There's nothing you 467 00:42:19,860 --> 00:42:23,320 can do to stop me. Mama John has been through enough without you doing 468 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:26,100 something so stupid. I have to find him. Parwana. 469 00:42:26,860 --> 00:42:27,860 Parwana. 470 00:43:36,150 --> 00:43:37,150 Salam? 471 00:43:37,510 --> 00:43:38,510 Hello? 472 00:43:39,050 --> 00:43:40,850 Excuse me! What do you want? 473 00:43:41,630 --> 00:43:43,350 I said what do you want? 474 00:43:43,650 --> 00:43:45,370 I want to see my father. Who? 475 00:43:45,690 --> 00:43:46,690 My father. 476 00:43:46,830 --> 00:43:47,890 Nrula Alizai. 477 00:43:48,190 --> 00:43:50,510 Brought here two weeks ago without charge. Get out of here. 478 00:43:50,750 --> 00:43:51,509 I have money. 479 00:43:51,510 --> 00:43:54,890 One thousand Afghani. I can give it to you if you promise to help. 480 00:43:55,090 --> 00:43:55,888 What are you doing? 481 00:43:55,890 --> 00:43:57,650 Nothing. Just getting rid of a kid. 482 00:44:05,930 --> 00:44:07,570 Now get out of here unless you want some more! 483 00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:52,240 They say it doesn't always rain the way it thunders. 484 00:44:54,420 --> 00:44:58,520 Last we heard of him, the boy had fallen down. 485 00:44:59,120 --> 00:45:03,800 He had fallen down the hill and into the deepest of sleeps. 486 00:45:04,420 --> 00:45:06,760 But all was not lost. 487 00:45:07,740 --> 00:45:10,980 He was discovered by an old woman. 488 00:45:11,780 --> 00:45:13,400 She had a drum. 489 00:45:15,060 --> 00:45:22,040 A magic drum. that beat so beautifully that his heart woke up. 490 00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:39,380 She knew he must be on a quest, and so she asked him. What is it you seek? 491 00:45:39,840 --> 00:45:43,980 Well, you see the dreadful elephant king sent his jaguars to steal the... 492 00:45:45,840 --> 00:45:48,760 No one has ever overcome the Elephant King. 493 00:45:49,100 --> 00:45:52,340 I know. What makes you think you can? 494 00:45:53,200 --> 00:45:54,240 I need to. 495 00:45:54,440 --> 00:45:56,600 I just need to. That's all. 496 00:45:57,000 --> 00:45:58,980 That's not a very good answer. 497 00:45:59,260 --> 00:46:03,780 Nevertheless, the woman told him he'd need to find three things. 498 00:46:05,540 --> 00:46:06,940 Something that shines. 499 00:46:08,020 --> 00:46:09,980 Something that ensnares. 500 00:46:10,340 --> 00:46:12,580 And something that soothes. 501 00:46:13,320 --> 00:46:16,940 Only then would he overcome the elephant king. 502 00:46:17,240 --> 00:46:18,520 Give them to me, please. 503 00:46:19,140 --> 00:46:24,700 I don't have them. So you better go look for them. And hurry! If the seeds are 504 00:46:24,700 --> 00:46:28,100 not planted soon, there will be no harvest. 505 00:46:28,620 --> 00:46:31,600 Yes, I know. She told him to head east. 506 00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:34,800 East is the other way. 507 00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:38,760 Still something followed the boy. 508 00:46:39,320 --> 00:46:42,700 And still, he could not face it. 509 00:47:02,860 --> 00:47:05,900 He didn't take the money? I don't think that I've worked on them. 510 00:47:06,280 --> 00:47:09,040 No, no. It probably wasn't enough. 511 00:47:09,600 --> 00:47:11,100 It might have insulted him. 512 00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:14,960 You'll just have to save up more and be even smarter next time. 513 00:47:15,220 --> 00:47:17,240 I have to be smarter? 514 00:47:18,740 --> 00:47:21,840 I've heard there is a guy who pays well for small jobs. 515 00:47:22,180 --> 00:47:23,180 Come on! 516 00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:25,920 Sir, we have come to work. 517 00:47:26,780 --> 00:47:27,800 And you are? 518 00:47:28,340 --> 00:47:31,200 I'm Dalawar, and this is Atish. We are brothers. 519 00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:33,520 What kind of a name is Artesh? 520 00:47:33,800 --> 00:47:35,300 I don't know. Ask our father. 521 00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:36,560 Where is your father? 522 00:47:36,980 --> 00:47:38,940 He was martyred by the Russians. 523 00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:42,140 We can do any job you want. 524 00:47:42,380 --> 00:47:43,380 For the right price. 525 00:47:56,600 --> 00:47:59,160 That's the last one, I think. Where are we, anyway? 526 00:47:59,560 --> 00:48:00,560 About time. 527 00:48:00,880 --> 00:48:02,540 You boys are not very strong. 528 00:48:02,800 --> 00:48:04,320 It was more work than you said. 529 00:48:04,540 --> 00:48:05,540 Here you are. 530 00:48:05,780 --> 00:48:08,320 Now be off. Hey, we did all that you asked. 531 00:48:09,380 --> 00:48:11,600 Wait, you said you'd drive us back. 532 00:48:11,860 --> 00:48:12,860 I'm not a taxi. 533 00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:16,760 Make your own way home. I'm late already because you took so long to load the 534 00:48:16,760 --> 00:48:17,760 truck. 535 00:48:37,290 --> 00:48:38,670 I need to rest a moment. 536 00:48:39,210 --> 00:48:42,110 Stay on the path. This place might be mined. 537 00:49:04,490 --> 00:49:07,470 This is not nearly enough. We need better jobs. 538 00:49:07,750 --> 00:49:08,709 Like what? 539 00:49:08,710 --> 00:49:12,210 I heard brickmaking pays well, but it's hard work. 540 00:49:14,190 --> 00:49:15,690 I wish I was stronger. 541 00:49:16,330 --> 00:49:20,050 But you have an older brother, don't you? He used to bring you to school on 542 00:49:20,050 --> 00:49:21,050 his shoulders. 543 00:49:21,110 --> 00:49:22,110 What's his name? 544 00:49:24,350 --> 00:49:25,350 Suleiman. 545 00:49:27,490 --> 00:49:28,490 He died. 546 00:49:29,850 --> 00:49:31,950 How? Was it a sickness? 547 00:49:32,490 --> 00:49:33,530 I don't know. 548 00:49:33,790 --> 00:49:36,850 But your mother must have told you. She doesn't speak of it, alright? 549 00:49:40,070 --> 00:49:41,070 Alright. 550 00:49:44,490 --> 00:49:46,170 Hey, look what I've got. 551 00:49:47,670 --> 00:49:50,930 I found it in a little box where my father keeps his things. 552 00:49:51,510 --> 00:49:54,150 Can you believe the water is that blue? 553 00:49:55,310 --> 00:49:56,310 It's very nice. 554 00:50:04,970 --> 00:50:05,970 Anything written? 555 00:50:06,090 --> 00:50:07,090 Anything read? 556 00:50:07,730 --> 00:50:08,750 Anything written? 557 00:50:09,350 --> 00:50:10,350 Anything read? 558 00:50:10,830 --> 00:50:11,870 Anything written? 559 00:50:12,090 --> 00:50:13,090 Anything read? 560 00:50:14,130 --> 00:50:17,550 I didn't pay you last time. How much do I owe you? 561 00:50:17,810 --> 00:50:18,810 It's okay. 562 00:50:18,850 --> 00:50:19,609 I... What? 563 00:50:19,610 --> 00:50:21,210 You don't charge for bad news? 564 00:50:24,870 --> 00:50:28,790 Who taught you to read? The crippled teacher? 565 00:50:29,150 --> 00:50:32,810 Yes. My uncle. Can you write as good as you read? 566 00:50:33,170 --> 00:50:34,170 I can. 567 00:50:40,140 --> 00:50:42,440 Here. I kept this in case you wanted it. 568 00:50:44,420 --> 00:50:48,940 Show me. Show me where it says her name. Where it says Hala. 569 00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:52,440 There. 570 00:50:52,620 --> 00:50:53,620 See? 571 00:50:54,220 --> 00:50:55,220 Hala. 572 00:51:13,320 --> 00:51:14,620 Do you know what it means? 573 00:51:15,560 --> 00:51:16,560 No. 574 00:51:18,660 --> 00:51:23,540 Sometimes on a clear night when you look at the moon, you can see a bright 575 00:51:23,540 --> 00:51:24,800 outline around it. 576 00:51:26,400 --> 00:51:28,760 That outline is called Hola. 577 00:51:29,540 --> 00:51:31,760 My wife was named for that light. 578 00:51:42,759 --> 00:51:45,600 Here. This is too much. Don't argue with me. 579 00:51:46,240 --> 00:51:47,240 Thank you. 580 00:51:58,360 --> 00:52:00,500 Stop it, Zaki. 581 00:52:00,820 --> 00:52:01,980 Can I pull yours? 582 00:52:04,780 --> 00:52:07,600 Keep him quiet. I am trying to sleep. 583 00:52:07,940 --> 00:52:10,820 What's the matter with you? Why don't you tell Zaki a story? 584 00:52:12,140 --> 00:52:16,980 We don't like that. Well, Zaki, do you want to know what happened to the boy? 585 00:52:17,260 --> 00:52:20,720 Elephant! Elephant! Yes, yes. And the elephant. 586 00:52:21,720 --> 00:52:26,260 The boy ran and ran, his heart beating fast and fierce. 587 00:52:26,540 --> 00:52:29,820 And the thing that chased him never stopped. 588 00:52:32,340 --> 00:52:36,120 So the boy hid behind the tree and he waited for courage. 589 00:52:44,270 --> 00:52:49,830 An ancient woman had been trying to milk a goat, but her back was very sore. My 590 00:52:49,830 --> 00:52:53,210 back is very sore. 591 00:52:54,830 --> 00:53:00,130 The boy took pity on her and told her to rest under the shade of a tree and he 592 00:53:00,130 --> 00:53:01,350 would do the milking instead. 593 00:53:01,670 --> 00:53:05,330 Please, sit under the shade of this tree and I will do the milking instead. 594 00:53:13,930 --> 00:53:18,410 When he finished milking the goat, the old woman shared the lovely warm milk 595 00:53:18,410 --> 00:53:19,410 with him. 596 00:53:19,450 --> 00:53:24,610 It was the nicest milk he had ever tasted, and he complimented the woman on 597 00:53:24,610 --> 00:53:25,348 her goats. 598 00:53:25,350 --> 00:53:27,030 Your goats are very generous. 599 00:53:27,610 --> 00:53:30,430 In return, the old woman gave him a mirror. 600 00:53:30,670 --> 00:53:32,690 See how it shines. 601 00:53:34,730 --> 00:53:39,950 The boy was delighted with the mirror, but as he looked into it, he saw the 602 00:53:39,950 --> 00:53:42,050 reflection of the thing that followed him. 603 00:53:46,880 --> 00:53:48,620 What are you doing, Mama John? 604 00:53:48,920 --> 00:53:51,000 I'm laying out Suraya's good clothes. 605 00:53:51,360 --> 00:53:53,040 Am I to sell them at the market? 606 00:53:53,620 --> 00:53:54,620 Shh, shh, shh. 607 00:53:54,840 --> 00:53:56,440 Barwana, it's time to sleep. 608 00:54:05,100 --> 00:54:07,940 I just need to find a way to get to Peshawar. 609 00:54:08,280 --> 00:54:10,260 And I can figure it out from there. 610 00:54:10,810 --> 00:54:14,750 I think there's a beach in Goa where the tourists are very rich. 611 00:54:14,970 --> 00:54:18,610 If they're rich, they would buy my blue stones and that's where I'd set up my 612 00:54:18,610 --> 00:54:20,670 business and you could join me. 613 00:54:21,130 --> 00:54:22,550 Once I find Boba. 614 00:54:23,230 --> 00:54:24,690 Once you find your Boba. 615 00:54:44,940 --> 00:54:47,000 100. I'll give you 85. 616 00:54:47,660 --> 00:54:48,780 90. 82. 617 00:54:49,160 --> 00:54:53,040 85, and that's final. 85 and a bunch of grapes, and that's final. 618 00:54:58,360 --> 00:55:02,040 You're leaning too hard on the pen, but your writing is good. 619 00:55:02,380 --> 00:55:04,900 If you try it more gently, it'll be easier. 620 00:55:42,960 --> 00:55:43,960 Wait a moment! 621 00:55:46,220 --> 00:55:47,280 What is the child? 622 00:55:47,840 --> 00:55:51,580 You asked me before about the man who used to sit there. The teacher. 623 00:55:51,840 --> 00:55:52,819 Your uncle? 624 00:55:52,820 --> 00:55:56,260 He didn't go to Mazar-e-Sharif. He was taken to prison. 625 00:55:56,500 --> 00:55:57,900 But he did nothing wrong. 626 00:55:58,220 --> 00:55:59,098 Which one? 627 00:55:59,100 --> 00:56:00,500 What? Which prison? 628 00:56:00,860 --> 00:56:01,860 Pulay Jarki. 629 00:56:01,980 --> 00:56:05,200 It's been weeks now and my family has had no word of him. 630 00:56:07,260 --> 00:56:11,240 Go to the prison on Wednesday. Ask for Roshan. He's my cousin. 631 00:56:11,580 --> 00:56:14,540 Tell him Razok sent you and he will help you, if he can. 632 00:56:43,470 --> 00:56:47,990 With work like this, I'll be an older woman by the time I get to the sea. 633 00:56:48,350 --> 00:56:49,710 What an old man. 634 00:56:55,970 --> 00:56:59,410 You sit and rest, Delaware, and I'll tell you a story. 635 00:57:00,070 --> 00:57:01,070 A story? 636 00:57:01,570 --> 00:57:03,250 Yes, a story. 637 00:57:04,310 --> 00:57:09,430 One time, in the deep past, there was a boy who had to return a stolen bag of 638 00:57:09,430 --> 00:57:12,710 precious seeds to his village. Is it a happy story, or a... 639 00:57:13,050 --> 00:57:14,050 Sad story. 640 00:57:14,210 --> 00:57:15,490 Just wait and see. 641 00:57:17,650 --> 00:57:23,010 The boy has been told he needed three things in order to overcome the Elephant 642 00:57:23,010 --> 00:57:28,390 King. Something that shines, something that ensnares, and something that... 643 00:57:28,390 --> 00:57:29,490 Hey! You two! 644 00:57:29,910 --> 00:57:30,910 Come here! 645 00:57:32,090 --> 00:57:33,090 Come on! 646 00:57:33,990 --> 00:57:35,270 I know that boy. 647 00:57:35,970 --> 00:57:37,030 Hurry on! Come here! 648 00:57:38,130 --> 00:57:39,130 Come on! 649 00:57:40,290 --> 00:57:41,830 We'd better do what we're told. 650 00:57:46,410 --> 00:57:47,410 Come on, lazy kids. 651 00:57:55,970 --> 00:57:57,910 So these are the new workers. 652 00:57:58,990 --> 00:58:03,030 Where are your tongues? Are you stupid? Idris suggested we have a little arm 653 00:58:03,030 --> 00:58:07,870 wrestling match to see if you are strong enough to work for me. 654 00:58:08,110 --> 00:58:10,430 I saw you sitting down over there instead of working. 655 00:58:11,210 --> 00:58:13,930 Idris, stop now. Make me some tea. 656 00:58:18,480 --> 00:58:21,520 Let me see how feeble you are, little one. 657 00:58:22,560 --> 00:58:24,440 You can't even lift this hand. 658 00:58:26,740 --> 00:58:28,160 Get up and make us tea. 659 00:58:30,260 --> 00:58:32,860 Uncle! I think you need new workers. 660 00:58:33,920 --> 00:58:35,300 These ones are no good. 661 00:58:35,760 --> 00:58:38,360 Enough, Idris. Leave the poor kids alone. 662 00:58:38,620 --> 00:58:40,440 They are a little undercooked. 663 00:58:44,440 --> 00:58:45,540 I know you. 664 00:58:46,890 --> 00:58:48,170 You're the teacher, stop it. 665 00:59:36,910 --> 00:59:37,910 I know who you are! 666 00:59:38,470 --> 00:59:39,470 Do you hear? 667 00:59:41,130 --> 00:59:43,190 Get up here! Come on! 668 00:59:45,030 --> 00:59:47,390 Right now, you little coward! 669 00:59:49,450 --> 00:59:50,650 You want to fight? 670 00:59:51,630 --> 00:59:53,570 Now is your chance to fight! 671 00:59:55,870 --> 00:59:57,230 You become a man! 672 01:00:19,980 --> 01:00:20,980 He's gone. 673 01:00:22,320 --> 01:00:23,820 What if he comes back? 674 01:00:25,100 --> 01:00:26,120 He'd be lucky. 675 01:00:27,040 --> 01:00:28,080 Where are we? 676 01:00:28,480 --> 01:00:32,820 I came here once when I ran away. I think the way in has gotten smaller or 677 01:00:32,820 --> 01:00:33,960 I've gotten bigger. 678 01:00:35,340 --> 01:00:36,540 It looks old. 679 01:00:38,020 --> 01:00:39,260 I lost the shoe. 680 01:00:39,560 --> 01:00:40,860 I lost my cap. 681 01:00:41,460 --> 01:00:42,960 Although I think it's outside. 682 01:00:43,480 --> 01:00:44,820 Why did you hit him? 683 01:00:47,600 --> 01:00:50,080 When they took my father, he was one of them. 684 01:00:52,320 --> 01:00:53,720 Tell me more about the boy. 685 01:00:54,100 --> 01:00:55,100 What boy? 686 01:00:55,580 --> 01:00:56,660 The story boy. 687 01:00:57,520 --> 01:00:59,260 The boy was cold. 688 01:01:00,500 --> 01:01:03,860 Though the sun burned in the sky, it gave no heat. 689 01:01:04,140 --> 01:01:06,740 But he had a warm hat and a big coat. 690 01:01:07,080 --> 01:01:12,300 No, he didn't. He had already found one of the three things. A mirror that 691 01:01:12,300 --> 01:01:16,580 shone. But when he looked at it, he saw something behind him. 692 01:01:16,960 --> 01:01:17,960 Something scary. 693 01:01:18,120 --> 01:01:22,360 Something dreadful. A horse! No, Shazia, not a horse. 694 01:01:23,100 --> 01:01:27,960 Yes, it was. And it was a very old horse whose bones clattered together when it 695 01:01:27,960 --> 01:01:29,540 walked. It wasn't scary at all. 696 01:01:31,120 --> 01:01:36,420 Fine. The boy felt sad for the old horse and fed him hay and... And they all 697 01:01:36,420 --> 01:01:39,560 lived happily ever after. It's the middle of the story, not the end. 698 01:01:40,580 --> 01:01:44,500 From a door carved into the stone out came a round man. 699 01:01:45,240 --> 01:01:49,020 You win! I wasted my hay on an old horse that will soon be dead. 700 01:01:49,320 --> 01:01:53,000 The round man threw the boy deep into the belly of an ancient well. 701 01:01:55,900 --> 01:02:00,600 At the bottom of the well, there were emeralds, and the round man wanted them 702 01:02:00,600 --> 01:02:02,940 brought up to him as payment for the wasted hay. 703 01:02:03,180 --> 01:02:05,300 You will bring the emeralds to me? 704 01:02:05,580 --> 01:02:06,580 What's his name? 705 01:02:06,660 --> 01:02:07,660 The round man? 706 01:02:07,760 --> 01:02:11,720 No, the boy. You can't have a story about a boy and not give him a name. 707 01:02:12,460 --> 01:02:14,060 Give him a name before I do. 708 01:02:14,820 --> 01:02:15,820 Suleiman. 709 01:02:16,300 --> 01:02:18,260 His name is Suleiman. 710 01:02:19,400 --> 01:02:20,600 That's a good name. 711 01:02:21,260 --> 01:02:23,460 Suleiman lay at the bottom of the well. 712 01:02:24,540 --> 01:02:26,740 Suddenly, he could see skeletons. 713 01:02:27,120 --> 01:02:31,440 Three skeletons, each with an emerald clutched in its bony hands. 714 01:02:31,780 --> 01:02:33,480 He called out for help. Help! 715 01:02:33,880 --> 01:02:36,820 The poor old horse looked back at him from way above. 716 01:02:37,200 --> 01:02:39,200 But the horse did something extraordinary. 717 01:02:39,620 --> 01:02:42,700 He neighed with the voice of all the world's animals. 718 01:02:52,940 --> 01:02:57,660 Suleiman climbed up, up, all the way to the top, and he thanked the horse for 719 01:02:57,660 --> 01:03:00,280 saving his life. Thank you for saving my life. 720 01:03:06,140 --> 01:03:10,540 Suleiman had just three emeralds with him, and he asked the round man for food 721 01:03:10,540 --> 01:03:11,519 in return. 722 01:03:11,520 --> 01:03:12,700 He was hungry. 723 01:03:12,940 --> 01:03:17,480 But the round man was wicked and cheap. He threw a fishing net at Suleiman, and 724 01:03:17,480 --> 01:03:18,760 he told him to get his own food. 725 01:03:19,220 --> 01:03:21,620 That was exactly what Suleiman needed. 726 01:03:22,960 --> 01:03:24,460 Something that ensnares. 727 01:03:24,740 --> 01:03:29,820 But as Suleiman left, the ghost of the three skeletons came out of the three 728 01:03:29,820 --> 01:03:34,260 emeralds and swirled and twirled and scared the round men in frightful 729 01:03:34,260 --> 01:03:36,740 vengeance for having lost them their lives. 730 01:03:40,760 --> 01:03:44,160 Suleiman and the horse continued their journey toward the mountain. 731 01:03:44,400 --> 01:03:47,400 But the horse was getting slower and slower. 732 01:03:47,720 --> 01:03:50,280 He needed to rest being very... 733 01:03:50,510 --> 01:03:55,770 very old, and so Solomon made a shelter for the horse and told him to wait for 734 01:03:55,770 --> 01:03:56,749 him. 735 01:03:56,750 --> 01:04:02,810 The horse protested, but Solomon knew he had to face the elephant king and the 736 01:04:02,810 --> 01:04:04,450 jaguars all by himself. 737 01:04:04,810 --> 01:04:06,310 I will see you again, old horse. 738 01:04:09,030 --> 01:04:11,010 And so on he went alone. 739 01:04:23,920 --> 01:04:24,920 Tomorrow is Wednesday. 740 01:04:25,780 --> 01:04:26,940 I'm going back there. 741 01:04:27,640 --> 01:04:28,640 To the prison. 742 01:04:30,580 --> 01:04:32,360 They'll have to let me see him then. 743 01:04:54,250 --> 01:04:55,870 From now on, you're staying inside. 744 01:04:56,110 --> 01:04:57,190 It's much too dangerous. 745 01:04:57,450 --> 01:04:58,450 No, Mama John. 746 01:04:58,590 --> 01:05:00,150 We manage all right out there. 747 01:05:00,390 --> 01:05:01,950 We? Me and Delawar. 748 01:05:02,470 --> 01:05:03,470 She's a girl, too. 749 01:05:03,650 --> 01:05:04,650 We work together. 750 01:05:04,850 --> 01:05:08,090 We've written to my cousin to arrange a marriage for your sister and Mazor. 751 01:05:08,370 --> 01:05:09,970 They wrote back, and it was accepted. 752 01:05:10,530 --> 01:05:14,110 Someone will come for us day-day after tomorrow to take us away. You don't need 753 01:05:14,110 --> 01:05:16,830 to do this anymore. What? We can't go on like this. 754 01:05:17,290 --> 01:05:19,010 We can depend on you to keep us alive. 755 01:05:19,270 --> 01:05:21,670 Why? I provide for you just fine. 756 01:05:21,930 --> 01:05:23,690 It's not the job of a child. 757 01:05:23,950 --> 01:05:25,550 How can we live without Boba? 758 01:05:26,310 --> 01:05:30,230 Every day you come home with cuts and blisters. Every day you go out there and 759 01:05:30,230 --> 01:05:31,950 I don't know if I'll see you back again. 760 01:05:33,550 --> 01:05:35,290 I can't lose you too. 761 01:05:35,870 --> 01:05:36,870 I'm not going. 762 01:05:37,830 --> 01:05:41,890 Boba could come back and no one will be here waiting for him. So how long should 763 01:05:41,890 --> 01:05:42,890 we wait? 764 01:05:43,210 --> 01:05:45,430 Until you're found out and taken away from me. 765 01:05:45,630 --> 01:05:49,550 Until I have to send Zaki out to earn our keys. Let me go see him before we 766 01:05:49,550 --> 01:05:51,870 leave. Let me tell him where we are going. 767 01:05:52,070 --> 01:05:54,390 Parvona. Let me bring him his walking stick. 768 01:05:54,670 --> 01:05:55,990 Then I will go with you. 769 01:05:56,350 --> 01:05:59,290 Then I will be a good sister and a good daughter. 770 01:05:59,810 --> 01:06:00,810 I promise. 771 01:06:19,340 --> 01:06:20,340 Please don't go. 772 01:06:20,840 --> 01:06:25,640 Please. It is much too dangerous now. Mama John, I'm going. 773 01:06:26,460 --> 01:06:29,540 I'll be back tonight before curfew. No, Suleiman. 774 01:06:29,820 --> 01:06:30,598 Mama John. 775 01:06:30,600 --> 01:06:31,800 You won't come back. 776 01:06:32,040 --> 01:06:33,040 Let her go now. 777 01:06:34,160 --> 01:06:35,420 Let Parvana go. 778 01:06:52,330 --> 01:06:53,330 I wanna... 779 01:07:34,220 --> 01:07:35,940 You frightened me half to death. 780 01:07:36,800 --> 01:07:38,440 I've been looking for you everywhere. 781 01:07:38,700 --> 01:07:42,860 Why? You want to work at the chai shop with me this morning? No, I can't. Hey, 782 01:07:42,960 --> 01:07:44,640 you want some candy for Zaki? 783 01:07:45,100 --> 01:07:47,000 We are leaving Kabul tomorrow. 784 01:07:49,900 --> 01:07:51,020 You're leaving me? 785 01:07:52,260 --> 01:07:53,260 It's been arranged. 786 01:07:53,540 --> 01:07:54,700 There's nothing I can do. 787 01:07:54,940 --> 01:07:57,580 My sister is getting married in Mazar-e-Sharif. 788 01:07:58,880 --> 01:08:00,240 I'm going back to the prison. 789 01:08:00,500 --> 01:08:02,300 I found someone who can help me. 790 01:08:02,680 --> 01:08:04,740 And I need to get more money to bribe the guard. 791 01:08:04,960 --> 01:08:05,960 I'll need it today. 792 01:08:06,380 --> 01:08:09,840 You'll just get another punch in the guts. It's a stupid idea. 793 01:08:10,060 --> 01:08:11,620 I won't let that happen this time. 794 01:08:11,820 --> 01:08:13,120 I said it's a stupid idea. 795 01:08:13,460 --> 01:08:16,260 Please, help me. What do you want me to do? 796 01:08:16,819 --> 01:08:19,460 Magic some money into your hand, like in your kids' stories? 797 01:08:19,939 --> 01:08:22,140 It doesn't work like that, Parwana. 798 01:08:22,520 --> 01:08:23,939 I can't help you. 799 01:08:25,060 --> 01:08:28,260 Now run away to Mazar-e-Sharif and have a nice wedding party. 800 01:08:28,920 --> 01:08:32,399 Maybe they'll find a husband for you, too, and your troubles will be over. 801 01:08:32,680 --> 01:08:34,600 Until after the wedding, at least. 802 01:08:35,100 --> 01:08:36,100 You fool! 803 01:08:39,960 --> 01:08:40,960 Delaware! 804 01:08:42,779 --> 01:08:43,779 Shazia! 805 01:08:52,960 --> 01:08:55,939 Shazia, come with us. 806 01:08:59,149 --> 01:09:01,910 My father would come all the way to Mazar to kill me. 807 01:09:03,990 --> 01:09:06,790 I can't leave Kabul, Parwana. Not like this. 808 01:09:09,470 --> 01:09:11,950 Here, take this. I can't take your money. 809 01:09:12,310 --> 01:09:13,350 Please, take it. 810 01:09:17,290 --> 01:09:18,750 Go and see your Baba. 811 01:09:19,550 --> 01:09:23,170 Tell him that his daughter is a good daughter. 812 01:09:24,090 --> 01:09:27,290 Tell him that the law has said so. 813 01:09:34,439 --> 01:09:35,479 Hey, Delawar. 814 01:09:36,840 --> 01:09:37,840 What? 815 01:09:38,640 --> 01:09:42,800 I'll meet you at that beach you were talking about, where the moon pulls the 816 01:09:42,800 --> 01:09:45,520 water, 20 years from today. 817 01:09:46,220 --> 01:09:48,800 I don't think I'll recognize you then, Otish. 818 01:09:49,040 --> 01:09:52,800 Well, you can sell me some pretty blue stones for a great price. 819 01:09:55,200 --> 01:09:56,620 Until next time, then. 820 01:10:00,460 --> 01:10:01,740 Until next time. 821 01:10:20,880 --> 01:10:21,880 Peace be upon you. 822 01:10:22,080 --> 01:10:25,280 Are you Fatma? Yes, I am Fatma. I am your second cousin. 823 01:10:25,520 --> 01:10:27,000 Muhammad Abdul sent me from Mazar. 824 01:10:27,220 --> 01:10:28,920 Gather your family. We must leave immediately. 825 01:10:29,820 --> 01:10:33,020 No, you see, you weren't supposed to come so soon. 826 01:10:33,560 --> 01:10:35,940 My son is away. We must wait for him to return. 827 01:10:36,240 --> 01:10:39,500 There is a war coming. Have you not heard? We have to leave now before they 828 01:10:39,500 --> 01:10:42,440 block the roads. We have to wait until she comes home. I have to wait for my 829 01:10:42,440 --> 01:10:44,860 daughter. Ah, son, daughter, which is it? 830 01:10:45,100 --> 01:10:46,520 Gather your things. We are leaving now. 831 01:10:46,740 --> 01:10:48,420 I am not leaving without Parwana. 832 01:10:49,050 --> 01:10:51,710 We have to wait. Count yourself lucky I'm taking you, old woman. 833 01:10:51,930 --> 01:10:55,230 The girl and the baby are of more worth. I didn't come all this way for nothing. 834 01:10:55,750 --> 01:10:58,370 We do not go now. We won't get out of here at all. 835 01:10:58,930 --> 01:10:59,930 Let's go. 836 01:11:23,690 --> 01:11:24,870 Salaam, little one. 837 01:11:25,130 --> 01:11:28,710 Salaam. Where are you going to with an old man's stick? 838 01:11:29,570 --> 01:11:31,110 It belongs to my Baba. 839 01:11:31,650 --> 01:11:33,010 I'm taking it to him. 840 01:11:33,410 --> 01:11:34,410 To the prison. 841 01:11:35,510 --> 01:11:36,510 I see. 842 01:11:38,110 --> 01:11:39,650 We are going that way. 843 01:11:47,690 --> 01:11:49,350 Give the baby to me! Let go! 844 01:11:49,670 --> 01:11:52,510 Let go! You want to give the baby? Come with me! 845 01:11:53,000 --> 01:11:54,920 My daughter is out there. 846 01:11:55,140 --> 01:11:58,400 Then what kind of fool are you to have sent her out alone? Get in or she won't 847 01:11:58,400 --> 01:11:59,640 be the only child you lose today. 848 01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:02,300 No, don't. Give me my baby. 849 01:12:03,100 --> 01:12:04,220 I'll keep him quiet. 850 01:12:55,840 --> 01:12:56,840 Come, 851 01:12:59,600 --> 01:13:01,720 Soraya. We must start the fire. 852 01:13:03,600 --> 01:13:05,140 I am looking for Oshan! 853 01:13:05,640 --> 01:13:07,740 Hey! I am looking for Oshan! 854 01:13:08,100 --> 01:13:09,660 I am looking for Oshan! 855 01:13:10,020 --> 01:13:15,340 I am looking for Oshan! I am looking for Oshan! I am looking for Oshan! Open the 856 01:13:15,340 --> 01:13:17,020 door! Get away from the door, you stupid kid! 857 01:13:17,240 --> 01:13:18,540 I am looking for Oshan! 858 01:13:18,860 --> 01:13:20,700 Get out of here! I am looking for Oshan! 859 01:13:20,940 --> 01:13:21,869 Are you stupid? 860 01:13:21,870 --> 01:13:23,990 Shut up! What are you doing here? 861 01:13:24,510 --> 01:13:26,290 It's all right. He is my son. 862 01:13:27,130 --> 01:13:28,150 You're wanted inside. 863 01:13:31,310 --> 01:13:32,990 That boy needs some discipline. 864 01:13:33,270 --> 01:13:34,310 That's my business. 865 01:13:38,670 --> 01:13:41,410 What in the name of the merciful are you doing here? 866 01:13:41,790 --> 01:13:42,790 It's Wednesday. 867 01:13:43,050 --> 01:13:45,010 I've come to meet your cousin Roshan. 868 01:13:46,650 --> 01:13:48,070 There's a war started. 869 01:13:48,670 --> 01:13:49,890 Roshan is going to fight. 870 01:13:50,680 --> 01:13:54,300 We've been brought from the city to clear the prison of anyone who won't 871 01:13:54,300 --> 01:13:55,300 fight for us. 872 01:13:55,940 --> 01:13:57,680 The teacher. Is he alive? 873 01:13:58,060 --> 01:13:59,060 I don't know. 874 01:13:59,220 --> 01:14:00,960 The teacher is my father. 875 01:14:01,200 --> 01:14:03,200 I am Parwana, his daughter. 876 01:14:04,700 --> 01:14:05,700 Help him. 877 01:14:06,400 --> 01:14:07,400 Please. 878 01:14:09,580 --> 01:14:14,600 If I'm not back before the sun has gone down, you run. Run as far away as you 879 01:14:14,600 --> 01:14:18,300 can from here and you keep on running. You can't stay here after sunset, you 880 01:14:18,300 --> 01:14:20,420 understand? Thank you. Do you understand? 881 01:14:20,700 --> 01:14:22,260 Yes. Hide yourself until then. 882 01:14:34,520 --> 01:14:38,200 Once, there was a young boy called Suleiman. 883 01:14:38,580 --> 01:14:43,280 He knew his heart was fated to serve his people, and he was running out of time. 884 01:14:53,640 --> 01:14:55,300 Thank you. Thank you so much. 885 01:14:56,220 --> 01:14:59,340 Come on. Get in the car. We have to go back for my daughter. 886 01:15:00,640 --> 01:15:02,020 I said come here. Now. 887 01:15:03,160 --> 01:15:04,700 We're not going with you. 888 01:15:05,680 --> 01:15:06,680 Momajan. 889 01:15:07,160 --> 01:15:09,680 You. Come now. Do you hear me? 890 01:15:10,100 --> 01:15:11,740 You come here like I told you to. 891 01:15:16,640 --> 01:15:17,680 You come now. 892 01:15:18,820 --> 01:15:22,580 We will not go with you. Just drive away from us. 893 01:15:23,210 --> 01:15:24,210 Get in the car. 894 01:15:24,410 --> 01:15:25,950 Get in the car. Now! 895 01:15:26,310 --> 01:15:27,310 Mom, I... 896 01:16:30,570 --> 01:16:31,570 Run, Tsuroyo! 897 01:16:31,890 --> 01:16:33,710 Take Zaki and run, now! 898 01:16:33,990 --> 01:16:34,990 Mama! Go! 899 01:16:35,190 --> 01:16:36,190 Keep running! 900 01:16:40,890 --> 01:16:44,270 You let us go. 901 01:16:51,910 --> 01:16:56,590 Open the door. 902 01:16:57,670 --> 01:16:58,910 What are you doing with that? 903 01:16:59,400 --> 01:17:02,260 He's dead. I'm putting him with the others. Open the door. Let me through. 904 01:17:17,540 --> 01:17:18,540 Stop! 905 01:17:19,360 --> 01:17:20,360 Stop! 906 01:17:22,320 --> 01:17:23,420 I said stop! 907 01:17:24,180 --> 01:17:25,400 It will be dark soon. 908 01:18:51,500 --> 01:18:52,500 Put him down! 909 01:18:53,740 --> 01:18:55,740 I said, put him down! 910 01:19:01,580 --> 01:19:03,380 Do you see what is happening? 911 01:19:04,240 --> 01:19:05,480 Where are you taking him? 912 01:19:06,300 --> 01:19:07,300 Who's out there? 913 01:19:07,760 --> 01:19:09,360 Look away, can't you? 914 01:19:09,880 --> 01:19:12,060 It is just one man, what does it matter? 915 01:19:20,240 --> 01:19:21,800 Go, unless you're going to kill me. 916 01:19:24,340 --> 01:19:31,040 I will scream and curse you until the last breath leaves 917 01:19:31,040 --> 01:19:32,040 my body. 918 01:19:32,600 --> 01:19:33,600 Go. 919 01:19:37,460 --> 01:19:38,480 You're crazy. 920 01:19:39,440 --> 01:19:40,440 Crazy. 921 01:19:41,720 --> 01:19:43,800 You can die out here for all I care. 922 01:20:12,419 --> 01:20:18,100 Suleiman... Suleiman... Suleiman... I 923 01:20:18,100 --> 01:20:24,920 have not come 924 01:20:24,920 --> 01:20:25,920 to kill you! 925 01:20:42,669 --> 01:20:49,470 Tell him what happened. 926 01:20:50,430 --> 01:20:51,810 Tell him your story. 927 01:20:52,850 --> 01:20:54,250 My name is Sulaiman. 928 01:20:54,910 --> 01:20:56,430 My mother is a writer. 929 01:20:56,690 --> 01:20:58,430 My father is a teacher. 930 01:20:58,710 --> 01:21:01,890 And my sisters always fight each other. 931 01:21:02,130 --> 01:21:04,290 One day I found a toy on the street. 932 01:21:04,670 --> 01:21:05,890 I picked it up. 933 01:21:06,990 --> 01:21:08,090 It exploded. 934 01:21:10,090 --> 01:21:14,570 I don't remember what happened after that because it was the end. It's 935 01:21:14,570 --> 01:21:16,010 working, Sulaiman. Tell him. 936 01:21:16,390 --> 01:21:18,650 Tell him. My name is Sulaiman. 937 01:21:20,150 --> 01:21:21,670 My mother is a writer. 938 01:21:22,290 --> 01:21:23,930 My father is a teacher. 939 01:21:24,170 --> 01:21:26,530 And my sisters always fight each other. 940 01:21:26,830 --> 01:21:31,710 One day I found a toy on the street. I picked it up and it exploded. 941 01:21:39,500 --> 01:21:40,500 It was the end. 942 01:21:42,620 --> 01:21:43,800 My name is Sulaiman. 943 01:21:45,980 --> 01:21:47,220 My mother is a writer. 944 01:21:47,440 --> 01:21:48,980 One day I found a toy on the street. 945 01:21:49,240 --> 01:21:50,620 My father is a teacher. 946 01:21:51,020 --> 01:21:55,240 I picked it up. And my sisters always fight each other. It exploded. 947 01:21:56,040 --> 01:21:59,600 One day I found a toy on the street. I don't remember what happened after that. 948 01:21:59,900 --> 01:22:00,900 I picked it up. 949 01:22:02,180 --> 01:22:03,420 Because it was the end. 950 01:22:08,140 --> 01:22:09,140 It was transformed. 951 01:22:09,160 --> 01:22:12,880 He took the bag of seed from the center of the mountain and gave it back to 952 01:22:12,880 --> 01:22:13,880 Suleiman. 953 01:22:14,520 --> 01:22:16,680 Suleiman returned to his village. 954 01:22:17,140 --> 01:22:22,640 There was much dancing and singing and laughing and eating. 955 01:22:44,080 --> 01:22:45,180 It is not his blood. 956 01:22:45,680 --> 01:22:46,680 He lives. 957 01:23:07,040 --> 01:23:09,580 Get out of here now, child. Go on. 958 01:23:10,440 --> 01:23:11,620 As fast as you can. 959 01:24:16,690 --> 01:24:18,010 It's the moon. 960 01:24:26,030 --> 01:24:27,030 Mama? 961 01:24:34,230 --> 01:24:35,070 We 962 01:24:35,070 --> 01:24:41,950 are a 963 01:24:41,950 --> 01:24:44,770 land whose people are its greatest treasure. 964 01:24:49,710 --> 01:24:52,850 We are at the edges of empires that war with each other. 965 01:24:59,850 --> 01:25:00,850 Parvana. 966 01:25:02,930 --> 01:25:08,530 We are a fractured land in the claws of the Hindu Kush mountains, scorched by 967 01:25:08,530 --> 01:25:10,950 the fiery eyes of the northern deserts. 968 01:25:12,410 --> 01:25:16,070 Black rubble earth against ice peaks. 969 01:25:20,780 --> 01:25:23,980 Orianna, the land of the noble. 970 01:25:25,760 --> 01:25:28,460 Raise your words, not your voice. 971 01:25:29,240 --> 01:25:33,880 It is rain that makes the flowers grow, not thunder. 972 01:26:54,930 --> 01:26:56,330 um 973 01:28:05,290 --> 01:28:06,290 So... 974 01:29:17,610 --> 01:29:18,610 Sky. 975 01:33:03,540 --> 01:33:06,340 is is