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Would you like grapes, grandfather?

Grapes.

- Run away ... All of you, run away ... - Grandfather!

Run away! Run away!

Avetis.

Avetis.

Avetis.

Avetis.

Avetis.

Nurse!

Dad !

Nunik?

- Take him. - Yes.

Come, come with me.

I am sorry ...

He has seen his grandfather die.

Avetis ...

You were at his side ...

- My brother ... - Yes.

- Come ... - There are the children!

- Who is going to tell the children? - I will.

Nunik, you go to your brother.

...in three it's better you tell them, Nerses

Children, come here, listen. Your grandfather is no more.

- He went to sleep forever. - You mean ... he's dead?

Let's go bid him farewell, let's go.

- Nerses, come. - I'm not coming, I'm afraid. - Come on!

Come.

Nerses ...

Our father will have a big funeral everybody will attend.

- Everybody will have to come and pay tribute. - What do you mean? Everybody?

- The Armenians, but also the Turks. - The Turks? - Yes.

We will welcome everybody here, in our house.

Everybody.

- Nunik ... - What is it? - I have to wash the body of your father.

We have to dress him. You know where the clothes are.

Forgive me, you are praying and I come to ask ... You are the kindest ...

Your father has loved you more than anybody else, but you have not lost him...

.. he hears your prayers. - But I'm not praying for him.

- I am asking him forgiveness. - Forgiveness for what?

If he is seeing me, is not pleased with me.

Nunik, you are just bewildered.

No, I have to tell you.

I can't help but think that tomorrow when our house will be open for the funeral ...

... everybody will be welcomed here, I've heard of your brother's decision.

He will be allowed to come in, he will be here next to me.

We have always seen each other from afar and I, Ismene, I'm waiting for tomorrow just to see him again!

you see? I'm not so kind.

Forget him, Nunik. He is a Turk. You are Armenian.

Nazim is at the door but does not dare to come any closer, you should go and fetch him.

Come.

You were devoted to my father and he loved you too, he respected you.

Our house has always been open for you.

On behalf of my entire family, thank you for being here, of your gesture of peace.

Aunt

> Dear brother far away, they have been day of pain for our family ...

.. but now, and that consoles us, you can return to our home.

> I entrust the letter to a Venetian merchant

hoping that, in these difficult times, it will reach you in Italy very soon. We are waiting for you, Assadour.

> I am excited to inform you that our father has left you the lark farm.

> I send you also the picture that I painted as an amateur!

I was born here, then the farm was abandoned ...

.. but my heart has remained there.

And there will go back all together. My father, when he died, has left it to me.

And we are gathered here to honour him.

It is not easy for me ... Livia knows it and now I'd like all of you to know.

My father was a great Armenian, a patriarch.

When I was 14, he allowed me to leave his house.

I wanted to know the world and he let me go.

But from that day he never uttered my name again and I was never allowed to go back to embrace my people.

- But he kept you in his heart. - Shall we leave at once, dad?

- Shall I get ready? - Yes Antonio, just the time to sort things out at the hospital and then away,

away with you for a month. From Venice through Greece and Turkey all the way to the lark farm.

It may be a nice trip, Assadour, but Turkey is at war.

But Italy is neutral, the borders are open.

- Isn't it true, Kabussian ? - For now, they are open.

But I'm afraid, Assadour, you know me you must also think of me.

- My Livia with her headaches ... - You shut up, mom! Shut up!

I stay with him.

- Dad, which one was the children room. - This one.

It was mine and my brother's Aram, your uncle.

I'm glad for you and I wish you a nice journey, my friend.

But be careful, let's not trust the Turks.

Bad rumours are arriving from Istanbul at the Armenians Club in Venice.

- The Young Turks are organizing secret meetings about ... - No, they're rumours from the past.

Today, the Pasha is having tea with our armenian MP, and I ...

Don't tear me away from my dream.

- Shall I give up convincing you? Are you sure of what you do? - Sure. Indeed, leave me alone, go away!

- Wish me good luck, instead. - You don't need it. You never needed it!

Nunik ... Miss Nunik ...

I know you are there. It's me, Egon ...

I need to talk to you, please, let me in.

Miss Nunik, it's me, Egon!

I know that you're there, please, let me in.

- Don't be afraid and listen to me. - I am not afraid, but you shouldn't have come

- Yes ... you should've come, but not here. - I'll speak in a low voice.

But I want you to know my feelings.

But you know them, as I know yours.

- Forgive me, if my words upset you. - Now it's me who asks your forgiveness.

You're saying the words that I was expecting to hear ...

.. and that I should not hear. Don't talk to me like this!

But why not?

It's not my fault if, when I wake up in the morning, I think: will I see her again?

the way you walk, the way you turn your head ...

the way you looked at me at the funeral. And I smile to myself at the mirror!

Come away with me. Nunik, do you think I'm crazy?

No I'm not. I promise that ... I'm never going to force you to convert.

- We'll go together to Europe. - To Europe ? You can't ask me that.

We know each other so little ... Why should I listen to you?

Because I must save you.

I do not want you to suffer. I quit my uniform, my comrades, but I must save you.

Save me?

- Now you scare me. What are you hidind? - No.

You must not be afraid. I meant that we ... that the two of us here will not have peace.

I am Turk and you Armenian.

We must go away from this city, you have to decide.

You and me, Nunik, we can become the two happiest or unhappiest beings in the world.

If I do not see for a few days not think ill of me. I have to go to Istanbul. Military duties.

On my return we will decide.

Go! Go!

- Nunik, will you come to eat? I'm hungry! - You go ahead, I'm not hungry.

- But ... Why? - Why ... why not.

Nunik. Don't you feel weel?

Yes ... No. ... Never felt better than tonight.

What's happening to you? To me you can say Nunik, we love you.

Yes ... But you do not even imagine what it means to love!

The war, as you see, isn't going as we would like. The Russians push with more strength than expected.

We must resist. You know what our defeat would mean.

It would be the end of our plan for a Greater Turkey. Turkey to the Turks

Never as now we must get rid of the internal enemies.

Ours is a great nation, which should not be polluted.

- Does anyone among you intend to pull back? - No!

Greece belongs to the Greeks, France to the French, why shouldn't Turkey belong to the Turks!

Let's get rid of these rich Armenians, false and traitors!

- They are ready to welcome the Russians! - I want to go away.

- Aren't their ideas yours any longer? - They are.

- I wouldn't imagine ... - What?

That we would take action so soon. Let's go out.

Where I live the Armenians continue to read books, to cultivate vineyards ...

.. and to make money. They seem to be very peaceful.

They do seem... Among them there may be some innocent ...

.. but I do not trust them. Who's in charge of the country is with us ...

.. just waiting for the moment. - When will it be? - Soon.

Soon we will wipe out the Armenians from our land.

You won't betray your honour for a woman. Look at your companions.

Until yesterday they meant a lot to you. Look at them.

I must take her away.

Wait, I can not lose the only friend I have.

Coach, passports, cash ... I'll take care of everything ...

.. on one condition. Enjoy yourself, but once you've crossed the frontier ...

.. leave her to her armenian friends. So she'll be safe ...

.. and you will return here. I'll cover you and everybody will close one eye.

If I ask a week of leave I would have time to go and come back.

You make me think too much, I must not listen to you.

It wasn't easy. In Austria the streets are swarming with soldiers, and here we got lost...

.. if it wasn't for that Turk we'd never found the way. - Thanks Nazim!

I look forward to see it. Children, go help to clear the hall.

- Do you have any worker? - There are five of them.

Wait, there is another job for you. It will take an hour.

- Let's hurry up. - We don't unload pianos for the armenian houses!

- Besides, it's late. - The Turks say that they're not unloading the pianos of the Armenians.

I do not know what to do.

You say this to me? After all the years we've worked together?

I am sorry master, but we are tired, we've been working for many hours.

We're leaving.

For some days they've been acting strange ... The moon... It will pass.

- Nazim, can you help? - As a trade I am a beggar.

- But you are our friend, Nazim. - A beggar is everybody's friend.

- And nobody's. - But you are an old friend of mine.

In two days we will inaugurate the farm and you are invited.

- He has a soft spot for you! - Mom, dad ... - We'll hold it from below ...

How come the Turkish workers didn't want to download?

I hope you didn't forget to invite Colonel Arkan to the party.

- Did you forget the most important turkish friend? - Friend?

- I think he is a friend. - I forgot his wife ...

... which is crazy about receptions.

- Why are you laughing ? - I see her coming in her red dress!

There have been many meetings, not only in Istanbul.

We are all convinced of what we are doing.

- Are you not with us? - Me, Excellence?

- I am for the Greater Turkey. - So why do you look unhappy ?

I just want to point out that here the Armenians are not so dangerous.

At least not all of them. I've been observing them from more than 20 years ...

.. and they are hard workers. They are a source of profit.

- For you too. - I beg your pardon?

We all know that Armenians are generous! I'm just joking!

We know well your loyalty to the country.

It's our loyalty that we need to dislodge the traitors among the Armenians of this city ...

... the spies. - I have no information to that effect.

We are at war, the country is upside down.

We can not tolerate traitors.

We took care to eliminate the armenian soldiers from the army.

Read our secret resolutions, it is a government plan.

It has been studied in every detail.

From Istanbul the Armenians will be taken everywhere ...

.. from homes, hospitals, universities, newspapers ...

- Here too, but not immediately. - What are the instructions?

No panic among the Armenians. They must not suspect anything.

We will take them by surprise. When? Tonight, tomorrow?

We will wait for the right moment. We will send you a special squad ...

.. which will be under your command. - Do not worry, Colonel.

They'll take care of everything ...

.. raids, arrests, elimination ...

The children, the women ...

- And the children? The women? - They will be transferred ...

.. deported, everyone. - And then?

The empty houses will be looted.

You'll take care to collect all riches out of those Armenian houses.

- What shall I do with it? - A portion will go to the State ...

.. and the rest can be distributed among the most deserving Turks.

They'll kill all of them and what are you going to do?

What do you expect me to do? What does a soldier do?

Orders are orders.

Poor Arkan. Krikor is your doctor! The Avakian's are our friends!

- Get dressed. - Are we going to the farm?

You're going. Our absence would alarm Aram.

- Do not send me alone, please! - Yes, on the contrary.

- I can find an excuse, not you. - You're wrong.

I won't set foot in that house. I'm not going!

- What a pleasure! - The house is wonderful! - It has been refurbished.

- And the estate is magnificent. - Let's go up.

- It is a pity that your husband is not here. - What a pleasure to see you!

Children, look who came to honour us with her presence!

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry ...

- Where is Nunik? - I don't know, she's acting strange. - May we? - Sure. Go ahead.

- Repeat captain Egon's words. -''There is no time left.''

--''Take the horse ...'' - Then what? -''I'll wait for you at the usual place.''

- ''Behind the wall at seven o'clock tonight.''- In three hours?

''Everything is set, I'll take you away with me across the border.''

--''I ...'' - What?

-''I love you.'' - Don't shout !

- Go away. - And what's the answer?

The answer is no.

- Soldier! - Yes - Yes, I will be there.

Tell him.

The gift from my brother Assadour who will be here in a month.

''Kochari !''

Aunt Nunik, teach me to dance.

Sure... Tomorrow... Avetis. I promise.

Tomorrow we will not be here at the farm anymore.

It is true, tomorrow I will not be here anymore.

Now! Now! Come!

- What happens? - Continue to dance.

- We'll take care. - To the other room.

Bring some water.

Where are you, Arkan?

Arkan ...

Look at that mirror ...

.. you could assign it to us, for our room.

I want that mirror!

The piano, your soldiers could carry it upstairs .

She is not used, she drank too much. She came to celebrate with us.

- But ... - No... to think certain things we offend a guest.

Go back with our friends, I stay with her.

The general said that.

Where is the horse?

The key. Do not rob me of the most beautiful thing in my life.

Look at me. Yours is not love, but the fervour of an adolescens!

- But you are a woman, now. - Is it evil? Say it.

That an armenian woman make a turkish officer desert for love?

We'll live in London, in Paris and all of you will admire me.

There will be neither London nor Paris.

- Do you believe that he is not sincere? - His love is ...

.. but it is a fire that will die out. I know Egon ...

.. he's always been a spoilt child. Today he's found a wonderful toy ...

.. tomorrow he'll get bored and he'll break it. He has already done it and he'll do it again.

Forgive me. It is not easy for me to tell you the truth.

Nice words. That's how you love me, just with words.

- For me he betrays his companions. - He will betray you too. - He's taking me away.

Far from here, from these anxieties and these fears.

Taner has organised everything. In Smyrna there is a greek captain ...

.. he will take us onboard, and soon we will be in Europe.

Answer! You cannot have betrayed me!

- What have they done to you? - Stop it! Whom do you keep talking to?

- Nunik did not come, we'll be back tonight. - What? Tonight?

- There is no point in staying here. - Who's going to tell her? - My orderly.

We can trust him. You don't want to jeopardize everything!

Should I believe that lieutenant Egon is about to desert?

That he wants to elope with an Armenian?

Aram Avakian's sister ?

And that lieutenant Taner is helping him?

Raise those eyes, look at me!

Tonight?

Did you tell anybody?

To know how to speak in due course is the virtue of kings and of beggars.

- Another of your sentences! Yes or no! - No.

- Be careful, Nazim. If you lied... - Have I ever disappointed you, excellence?

- Never, you know. - Yes. Now leave.

I said to leave. Right, the reward.

Go to my orderly, he'll give you the usual.

Nazim ...

.. you're an animal. That family has welcomed and fed you ...

I'm doing it for them too.

Master Aram and the lady don't know anything of this elopement.

- I do it for them. - Go.

You are a big imbecile!

You are my superior, but as a man I can not accept.

- My honour ... - What are you talking about? You're deserting!

I am surprised at you, Colonel!

- This is just gossip ... - Really?

I am a friend of your father and I am very fond of him...

.. and now I have to denounce his son at the court martial.

If you want to avoid this, you and your friend will leave immediately for the front.

Without talking to anyone. You will not see the Armenian girl anymore .

This is the order ready for your transfer.

Yes, sir.

What will happen to Nunik?

- Do you want to stay at her side? - How?

- You could, Colonel? - In this case you will be degraded to private.

And you will be assigned to a squad of zapti�.

Your commander will monitor you because you will escort the Armenian women.

You will escort your girlfriend.

You will deport them all the way to the desert east of Aleppo.

And then?

And then ...

If you will be part of the escort, if you really love her ...

.. you can help her, remain at her side to the end.

If you choose the front, present yourself with the order of service.

You can't keep on waiting.

I wish it wasn't me giving you this pain ...

.. but I met Nazim and he told me that.

He is far away and he is not coming back. There is no message for you.

- I'm cold. - I take you to your room.

- Or they will realize. - No, here.

I'm cold.

- Close it, I'm afraid. - No, I want to see. These are the squads from Istanbul.

Sit down, children. Good! Nerses, get out and come to eat.

They came to arrest us.

- What? - They will arrest us all.

A chair for Dr. Krikor and a cover, he's eating with us.

- Sit down. - Please. Today we have semolina.

- Sit down, please. - Let's eat.

All heads of Armenian families must go to the prefecture ...

.. today at 15.00. The town crier is going around the streets.

I'm afraid. I do not trust them.

Aram, excuse me, but perhaps we should go away.

Let's take the horse and go to the lark farm.

We will remain there until tomorrow or after tomorrow.

We haven't heard the town crier and we were not informed.

Arkan surely wants more taxes to be allocated to the funds of war.

We will do as always!

In the meanwhile, let's go to the farm, even though the doctor must not fear.

You know that Dr. Krikor saved Colonel Arkan's life?

- Did you hear, Madam? - If you saved his life he's certainly not going to take yours, Krikor!

Aram!

Aram!

Where are you going, aunt Hasmig?

Children, remain seated. Continue to eat.

- You too, Nerses. - Here, sit.

- Aram Avakian ? - Yes.

If you are looking for the master he has left this morning.

- You can give it to me. - He must go to the prefecture like everyone else.

- I will tell him as soon as he'll be back. - That's as good.

For what he's got to do even tomorrow it's all right.

Let's go.

They won't touch you, you are Greek. They will part us.

You will take care of the house and children.

These jewels will be useful!

Is it you who's in despair, Ismene? You, who console the dead and the living with your words?

I have lived well and nobody told me that it would have been forever.

It is not of value but it's nice and I'm fond of it.

It's a present of the consul of Spain who had come here for the harvest.

He lives in Aleppo. If you need, go to him with this and he will help you.

- Spain is neutral. - What's his name? - Luis Armendariz.

- Luis Armendariz. - Armineh, I am here. Tell me what to do.

In front of the house our people are waiting for you.

- We are here to ask for your advice. - Sure. How many are you?

More are coming. They called my husband to the prefecture.

- Mine too. - What do we do with the children?

- My father is sick and my wife is ... - Eight months pregnant, I know.

- In 10 days we leave for America ... - If the documents are in order ...

- Here is my passport. - And this is mine. - Nunik!

- The streets are full of zaptie, they've followed us. - I'm afraid, let's go away.

- Let's stay together. - We will all go to the lark farm.

Nobody will look for us there. My husband will take care of everything.

Be ready in one hour with your provisions.

Now go. Aram will take care of everything.

Aram ...

I have a great desire to see him again ... Now, immediately.

These Armenians are provoking us.

My orderly tells me that they are gathering in their farms.

Traitors! They know that the war isn't going well and they are waiting for the Russians.

Do not worry, everything will go as you have planned.

With the Armenians breadwinners everything will go as it should go.

The wealthier will be saved. Don't be scandalized ...

... it will be in the mutual interest. You may go have lunch now.

Ask for the best restaurant, you need it.

And wait for my orders.

Find out where they hide and let me know immediatley.

I am the wrong person, I do not know how to help you.

I do not know where that farm is!

- You know how to get to this ... - Lark farm. - No.

- I don't know. - You are lying.

I know it but I haven't been there for years. I don't remember the way anymore.

I could make mistakes!

There is also a pavilion behind the house, there is room for everyone.

- Sit down, you will stay here. - Thank you, Nunik.

If the baby will be born in this room he will delude himself !

Madam, we will get to America, right?

Certainly!

Not this one, let's take the most beautiful.

If this is the last time we dine together, at least we are going to enjoy it!

Three!

Are you tired?

You are tired.

If your hair were pearls, my love ...

How rich would I be!

- We could leave! - Indeed.

We could go away from here.

And if it was too late?

If I had everything wrong?

Could you forgive me?

Aram ...

Captain ...

Let's come back tomorrow.

They are singing. The Russians are advancing and they're partying, they are expecting them!

We must silence them. We will kill the males of this treacherous race.

From the elder to the infants. If just one survives, tomorrow he will seek revenge.

Castrate him!

- We have the passports for America. - We must leave!

We must leave!

Vartan!

Does he look like a girl? No?

Females!

The women outside!

The lady of the house must not trouble herself, make her remain seated!

- Out! - Move! - Go ahead!

- Go! - Move!

- Make room for the lady! - Stay back!

Stop! Who are you? Stop!

Are you Armenian? Answer or I'll shoot!

I am an Armenian.

- Take another step and I'll shoot! - Shoot me!

- Whom are you going to shoot? - Kill me too. - He's a Turk like you, he is Nazim.

You are a buffoon, Nazim!

- It's Colonel Arkan. - You here around me.

Put the weapons down !

It will be charged of major insubordination. I am in command here !

I will charge him for treason of the revolution!

Have confidence in me, mylady.

I will have them buried, I will call a priest.

Go home, although you'll soon have to leave our country ...

.. for a long journey.

Free the women!

Forgive me, my friend.

Professor Avakian ...

Mom!

What is it? What happened? What ...

A German officer shot them risking his life.

He was there, he saw.

Kambussian gave them to me, they have arrived at the Armenians Club.

Processions like this one are leaving from each town.

- No one knows where they are taking them. - There are no men among them!

Maybe they have killed them.

Uncle Aram too, dad?

No, not Aram. Not him.

You must not fear.

You two are not Armenians. I'm going to dad.

- Are you sick? You have a fever. - Never been so strong!

I don't resign myself to sorrow without doing anything.

- I will help my people. - It's impossible , you know it.

Your people it's us, just us, our children.

Livia, I took a decision.

- What? - I ...

I decided to sell the shares, to collect as much money as possible.

So who are those zaptie. They love money, they will accept bribes.

Take this too.

Why do you keep your eyes low?

Tonight I will board the train. I'll change in Vienna and go on to Athens.

- I will embark ... - It is madness!

No, I will get crazy if I stay here away from Aram and Nunik ...

- What did Livia say? - She does not know, I did not have the courage.

- You tell her, you will find the words. - Assadour!

The first book is ready.

Yes, well. An excellent work.

- What happens? - I do not know.

- Why do you sing? - It's the war! Long live the war!

The interventionist won! - We are at war! Hurrah Italy!

The borders will be closed, your travel is impossible!

Impossible!

Maybe my son can help him.

My son works at the Spanish consulate.

- Spain is neutral. You speak. - Yes.

Through the embassy's couriers ...

.. we can get those books to our consulate in Aleppo.

There they will try to get them where they must go.

Thank you.

Let's leave him alone.

Stop.

Make way!

The prefect has given us permission to choose an armenian woman.

- Even two. - For our domestic needs.

If you have the permission, choose.

That one has a distinct appearance.

You know how to lay the table? How many cutlery and glasses for every cover?

She's not good, she doesn't even listen.

She is ugly too.

Let's take her.

She's lean, but we'll make her eat.

For me it's ok.

Meanwhile eat this.

- Leave it! - It's mine!

Back on your carriage. Only I decide of my column.

- I have permission from the authorities. - Away, is an order.

I will report your kindness to the prefect!

- The Armenian women are not for you! - I understand, they are for you! - Away!

- Why didn't you go with them? - You are waking up!

Let her alone, that one does not want confidences!

Armineh, you are not ugly. It is the dust that has reduced us in this state.

I am unworthy of the confraternity of beggars.

I have summoned you to ask for your help.

I have to save what remains of the family that has welcomed and loved me.

It is an Armenian family that is going to death ...

.. and their end will be evil for us too.

Because the Armenians have the cult of charity and we live of it.

I know that no beggar can afford to give ...

A Turk like me should risk his life for some infidels?

Help me, brother. Spit in my face, but help me.

I have betrayed my benefactresses, Armineh and Nunik.

- Why don't you want to help me? - Because you are wicked!

This is not the Prophet's will!

From heavens he shouts against us ...

.. unless we help who has welcomed and fed us.

- Where are they taking them to? - Do you know? - Yes.

- We want to follow them. - They are going to Aleppo.

- What can the confraternity do ? - We will alert that of Aleppo.

They are Arabs but they will help us, as we have helped them.

They are more organized than us, they are powerful.

Prepare a lot of money.

- Where are you going? Wait. - I don't feel well. - You can not stop.

- My stomach aches. -Walk. - I can't resist.

Do it on yourself. Walk.

How disgusting!

There is a town over there !

- They will help us! - Look!

None of the inhabitants must come close or we will fire.

Go to warn them.

In march!

Shoot whoever stops.

Silence! I do not want to hear these armenian songs!

Arsineh!

Arsineh!

They believed me dead, but I am smarter than them!

- Smarter! - We hide you in the wagon! Come.

- No. - Why? - If they do an inspection, it will be the end.

They have tried to escape.

- They took them ... - Take this.

- Armineh, Nunik - The girls ?

Avetis? Aunt Hasmig?

Talk to us ...

Aunt Hasmig ...

.. was on the ground. She was sick and did not want to go forward.

Let's go, let's go.

> She was wearing the robe sewn by all of us, remember?

> For her 80 years birthday party.

- Armineh? - You wouldn'trecognize my mistress anymore.

- Since Zabel gave birth ... - A girl?

A boy.

Why do you want to do me this? You want kill my son! Look at him!

- Zabel! - How can you be afraid of him?

We know each other, our families were friends!

I had tea at your house. Do you remember?

- Orders are orders. - No! - Wait.

- You kill him. - Me?

How can I?

How can I do, Armineh? Help me.

Yes.

> And the little Avetis?

> He is always looking for something to eat, but he can not find anything.

No, not her!

I am not like my companions.

- I do not touch the women of the camp. - You do not touch women already dead.

You want me ashamed.

Now go.

- My name is Youssouf. - I know.

- I ... - Nunik. I knew.

Wait. I just want you to know ...

.. that I wish I wasn't here.

I volunteered in the army...

.. but I wanted to go to the front for our Turkey. Instead ...

This camp ... You ...

You are hungry, eat something.

- No, it's for the children. - I don't even like the bread here !

It is not like the one they bake at home.

I grew up among farmers and when I left ...

.. everyone cried.

But they were proud of me and my choice.

I hope that they will never know.

Get dressed, I do not want to see you like this before me.

Wait.

- Grab her! - Come here!

- Don't move ! - Don't come close ! - Stay back!

Tie her at the stake and prepare the torches.

You know my law for those who attempt to flee from my column!

First the fire and then the head! Back.

Ahead with the torches.

I am not afraid to die, but the torture ...

You will not allow them to torture me, right? Promise me.

No, I promise.

Before any of them rape me, I want you to have me.

A good carpenter will set up a wagon of hay ...

.. with a double bottom and will take it near the camp.

200 pounds.

Others of us will bribe at least four guards.

- 400 pounds. - My man at the Pasha's will warn us ...

.. if anything happens before the Armenians arrive at Deir-er-Zor ...

.. from where ...

You know, right? No one will come back.

- 500 pounds. - Plus what you owe to the confraternity.

Total ...

.. 1,400 pounds.

The jewels are of value, but not enough.

It takes at least twice as much.

Nazim, I respect you.

I do not care for Armenians ...

.. although I think that you shear the sheep and you don't kill it.

But the brotherhood has its laws and you know them.

Here. Eat. Eat.

- Nunik, you eat too. - No.

Stand up.

We're hungry, where is the bread?

You know where the bread is!

- Go and take it! - It's not there! I gave you all of it! Enough!

- What do you want from me yet? - Bad! Where are you hiding it?

Nunik!

I must have gotten lost, I do not know where we are.

At Aleppo.

Under the walls of Aleppo.

And we're still together.

It is a beautiful city.

Once a friend told me about it.

Yes.

It's wonderful, I'm watching it now.

Nazim!

- It's worthless! - I know.

Armineh said that this was a gift from the Spanish consul ...

.. who had been their guest.

His name is Luis Armendariz, she told me to go to him with this.

- We will find the consul. - How? - The confraternity will help us.

- Stop. - I am the consul of Spain, I live in this hotel.

Excuse us. Please go on.

- What do you want? - We won't hurt you. - Let me go!

-Are you the consul Armendariz ? - Yes.

- What does it mean? - Look at this jewel.

Look at it, it belongs to Armineh. Do you remember her?

- Armineh. - Armineh? - Yes.

- Avakian. - Yes. She is here among the deportees.

- You must help us to save her. - Yes.

Come with me.

I here in the luxury and Armineh out there.

- During the past months... - Thanks. - I felt like...

.. an accomplice of her persecutors. - No, thanks.

Because I couldn't help neither her nor her family.

I asked, tried and risked, but it was useless.

- What's your name? Ismene ? - Yes.

I thought that there was nothing to do and I had given up.

And this was my justification.

These volumes had arrived from Italy some time ago.

I had been entrusted with them, but whom could give them to?

Nazim, is it you?

- You don't recognize me, do you? - Of course yes, Nunik.

Tonight, an hour before dawn, be all close together and be ready.

We will rescue you.

We bribed the guards.

Keep the children close to you.

Armineh?

I am here to tell you that by tomorrow you will not see these walls again ...

.. and you will not sleep among the dead.

You will not feel the smell of the plague.

Nazim makes you this promise.

Sleep, Armineh.

Why are you shaking?

I am here with you.

I will always be with you.

I asked to be transferred to a garrison close to my woods.

The captain has promised and you will come with me.

Nobody will have anything to say, he too has taken an Armenian woman.

Youssouf, I ...

I am not coming with you.

I won't have any other wives, there will be only you.

- How can I tell you? - If you will not want to stay ...

I came to say goodbye.

Tonight I will escape from the camp with my family.

It is not true.

- It is not true. - Yes, it is. I wish I didn't tell you ...

So why did you tell me?

How can you think that I would disappear like this from your life?

That I wouldn't have tried to see you again? I am grateful to you, you're a good man.

No, I'm not, since I'm going to prevent it.

- Tell me who will help you to escape. - Do not ask me.

No, I will not ask you, I don't want to know it.

I won't do anything, they will be free to go ...

.. but you will stay with me.

The children alone, they will never make it.

If you don't stay with me, I will denounce you.

I'll do it. To have you with me, I am capable of it.

I am like a zaptie and I can do what I want of you.

- I feel trapped. - From me? - From you...

- From everything. - It is not so.

You've been gentle with me and I tried to be as you wanted me.

I gave you my tenderness ...

Tenderness ...

Not love.

I would like to be in love you, but by now ...

.. I cannot be in love with anyone, not anymore.

Am I going to see you again?

- There is little time, the commander is about come back. - Hurry up.

- Wake up. Look. Would you like the apple? - It is mine.

- Stand up. I take care of Armineh. - Let me sleep. - Later.

Armineh, come.

- Stand up. - Yes.

Quiet, don't make noise.

Go to check over there.

- I dropped the apple! - Shut up! Go.

- I'll take it, run.

What's up there?

Bring here the rebel, make her stop.

Stop. It is forbidden to sing.

Do you know what happens to those who rebel.

First the fire and then the head.

Bring here the torches!

Ahead with the fire!

Avetis and the two girls were embarked clandestinely in Smyrna

on a Spanish cargo ship that brought them to Venice.

Armineh outlived herself until she saw the children brought to safety.

Istanbul. Four years later. The war is over. Trial for crimes against the armenian people.

My superiors have warned me not to speak.

They deny the truth.

But I have seen

with my own eyes the slaughter

after the stop in Aleppo

we forced the deportees to

resume the forced march up to

up to Deir-er-Zor

There those who survived hunger,

thirst

and fatigue

were all massacred.

We have only done our duty!

You'll pay for this !

Enough !

I order you to be silent!

Do you intend to denounce anyone in particular?

I've asked a question.

Do you intend to denounce anyone in particular?

Me for the first.

I ...

I killed an Armenian girl

her name was Nunik Avakian

she was the woman I loved.

After the first convictions the trials were suspended. The Armenian people still awaits justice.