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Translation: Nizar Ezz El Din

@NizarEzzeddine

A moment between the reeds

how was the trip? - good -

In Paris, the railways began On strike, I almost lost the flight

Good luck. when did you arrive? -

I landed Friday in Helsinki. And she never called!

I had work to do

I had to go to the library To bring some texts for the thesis

What are these texts?

I am writing about a Finnish poet

By comparative analysis

About sexual performance according to “Sarkya” and “Rambo

Don't you think you'd be more aware of that

If you meet the opposite sex?

...Yes sure

When do you really want to do your military service?

I want to finish my studies first, then I'll see

But you have to do it

Who knows, maybe I'll be French by then?

Don't even think about it

They may send you to Syria!

In France, there is no compulsory military service. خدمة .and hardly anything else mandatory

Then Finland in good partnership with Russia and North Korea.

How's the cottage renovation going?

I'm alone, so it's slow.

What about the repair worker?

Yes, Tamer or Tariq ..a foreigner may come to work

Which agency will they come from? - And where will they come from? -

.I need anyone

Shall we start working?

The bottom parts should be good

are you sure? - .I think so -

This board is moldy. I'll collect it here.

.Okay

Is the little board here? - Maybe it fits the place.

.Give it to me It's too short

.this is good

We'll need this.

How are things in Paris?

I think it's good

Let's see how things will be after graduation

This is stuck

Where exactly do you live there? - In the Latin Quarter.

With a few friends

With a few friends? what do you mean?

Who are these people?

They are my fellow students

They are?

What country are they from?

."from France

!"from France

This will be enough Is there a hammer?

.Both

We'll get it later

.Measure and tick

from the edge? - Right from the edge.

Long or short tag?

It doesn't matter, the main thing is to know where to post it.

Will you remember this later?

..right Now

.Next measurement

Do you know you lose a millimeter when you post?

millimeter?

That accurate? - .Yeah -

Did you find the hammer?

Why is it taking this time?

Why are these things here?

Do we really have to talk about this now?

Do you want to sell it with the house?

.I do not know

...this is all my mom's stuffغراض

Your wedding photo

.Forget this

I'll take it home later فيما

...Yeah

.do it

You have to pull harder. بشكل

.Okay

Did you really miss my mom?

.straightly more

I'll get another board. لوح

!You are! Whatch out

I told you above the old mark You're an inch away from her.

.you are right

Take it off. I'll fix it.

It's good to be able to Doing such actions as well

Maybe you will have to .renew yourself someday

This is still good, isn't it? - Yes, it seems.

Just above the mark. Do you see her?

Yes, there she is. Here - .Okay -

Damn, that's sharp

!Damn - !not like this -

My finger! You smashed the whole board!

And my finger too

!what the hell

We have to change the board. Do it on your own!

It was obvious that you had no patience for work!

"Levi"

Hello, I'm Tariq

"Yoko" - .I am pleased to meet you -

I'm sorry, it took It took me a while to find the place here

Did everything go well?

I'm sorry, but I can't I speak Finnish

Say hello to him at least

.Hello - .Hello -

"Levi" - ."Tareq" -

.I am pleased to meet you - Nice to meet you too.

And yet?

Do we have to start?

Yes Yes. I'm sure that My dad will tell us what to do.

is not it?

.Yeah

!Yeah

..this and this - .Okay -

.stones - .stones -

...stones - Yeah? -

...stones - Yes, this is more like a road.

Passage? - Yes, to the sidewalk.

.Yeah - .Okay -

..yes, this

..it's all here

Did you understand? - .everything -

.Yeah - .Okay. Yeah -

.not here - Well, just the frame, yeah.

..and this, and this

"Betsya"

A kind of transparent paint

Yes, paint. Yes, not a problem.

Does he know what to do? - .We'll see about that

..there he is. and here

...small trees..a must

It's being taken away. .Okay -

.. not .. not

Not the big trees. .Yeah. Yes sure -

..And the

..new

"Sapochetti"

Excuse me?

sapocti new!

- Would you explain? He wants you to make a new one.

.Okay - chainsaw -

He doesn't speak a word of Finnish!

I can't tell him everything like that!

!Curse

!that was good

How can you send me such a person?

He never speaks Finnish!

...how can one He has no idea what I'm saying!

.You don't have to worry about my dad. It's always like this.

Well, nothing really happened.

It has nothing to do with you

He just gets frustrated too easily.

No, it's okay. It's really okay

.Nothing happened

Will you bring more?

.Yeah

...You are where are you from?

."I am from Syria

."Syria"

Get a bigger board than this!

..did you go

To school in Syria?

.Actually I'm an architect

..Do you know? me me

..I built this

.this house. on my own

.Amazing

It's very well constructed, I have to say.

Levi, don't you want to make us coffee?

Yes

I'll go then

.Timo called me and asked me to go.

to where? - to the office.

Should we do this alone?

.So what? Things are going well

Of course, that's why I came here.

I'll be back in a few hours. .Okay -

.Bye - .Bye -

I found another hammer.

.this is good

We can finish faster now. .Yeah -

So? Have you already repairs many huts?

No, actually this is the first hut.

How long have you been in Finland? when did you come?

Less than a year ago

.Okay - .Yeah -

Then not for long.

No, this is my first summer here.

.Nice

Can you give me another plate, please?

.Okay - Thank you.

Do you like staying here?

.Yes a lot

I've never actually done anything like this. .look at this

...just peel it off using - .Yes this -

.Yeah

.Okay

It's better now

This is groundwater, you know? - .Yeah -

.my dad loves it

: likes to say "It's the best water in the world."

From the pure soil of "Finland"

It's good, though. .Yeah -

So? When did you come here?

I just arrived today, in the morning. .Okay -

But I came to Finland already on Friday.

I went to Helsinki to find some books for my thesis

Did you get lucky?

Yes, I found something.

.I am doing my thesis on two poets

.Okay - One French, one Finnish.

Who are these two poets that you write about?

The Finn's name is Carlo Sarcia

I guess you don't know him. .Both -

.I do not know him - .Yeah -

But the French is really well known

Rambo? - .Yes sure -

.Yeah - do you know him? -

Yes, but I didn't get a chance To read anything that has been written so far

.Okay

...Yeah

Would you recommend something for me to start with when reading?

..Okay

His most famous poem is called "The Drunken Boat."

.Okay - ..that sounds strange. I know that, but -

There is that boat, and there Lots of water growing around it

Therefore, he is filled with water, as if he is getting drunk

I know that sounds strange ..but the boat has this vision

About the absolute beauty and ugliness of the world

.Okay

Is this how you see the world?

I know this sounds cliched

But I think if you want to appreciate beauty,

You also have to know the ugly side.

.That's logical

So maybe you can start with this poem.

Do you use the boat for fishing or something?

As you can see, we haven't used it in a while

He's really in bad shape.

But when I was a kid, we were We do some fishing with it sometimes

My father tried to teach me to fish.

I wasn't really good at it. Oh really? -

Yes, I once caught one, and I didn't catch another

So we threw her back into the lake.

I have never fished.

Okay. Start? - .Both -

I come from a big city, I'm not really used to country life

.Do you know? This is like a drunk boat

He has some visions.

Do you like the view?

.Yes, it's beautiful

.It's really beautiful

...sometimes I feel it

I don't know how to appreciate it

And why?

.I do not know

...the last time I was here, I was

I just wanted to be somewhere else, and run away

But somehow, it's different now.. after a while

Yes, the weather is amazing

Yes, fortunately

Yes, I must say the winter here is horrible.

...too damn gray and dark and

Yes, I think the dark is the worst.

I don't mind being cold, but this ...darkness for a large number of months

Something I really hate. .Yeah -

Yes, it was really hard.

Sorry, I have to answer. .please enter -

Yeah?

tonight?

Yes, we made it

.Yeah

.Okay

.Okay. Bye

.Great

What? - - Dad won't be back today.

..has some problems at work, so

He has to be there to follow her

.Okay

I think I need a shower

Shower?

.Yeah

Do you think we have a shower here? No, we don't have it

There are no water pipes here

!Damn

.You can just jump in the lake

No, you're kidding me! No, come on

It's not cold, it's Relatively warm, I think

.probably not

But well, I can also warm up the sauna.

Have you ever been to a Finnish sauna? - .Both -

Both? Then you really have to try

Do you find "Finland" very different from your country?

Well... is this the start of a conversation?

We certainly, do not take off Our clothes are in front of each other

Yes, also وأيضا

People are very different here

They tend to be more يكونوا

.separated. less social

It's kinda hard to find friends here.

Also, I have to say That "Finland" is very white

.Yeah

There is almost no variety at all

Some people assume I don't drink alcohol Because I only come from the Middle East.

People here are not used to On strangers, I think.

So do you live in Lahti?

.Yeah

do you live alone?

So the rest of your family is in Syria?

Yes, all of them

I hope they are well

..Okay

They are alive

..is there any way you can

To meet them soon?

For my part, I can't. .I can't go there.

I have military service. .Okay -

They were going to send me to the border to fight.

..and you know the situation

...for Syrians these days, with visas, I mean

...it's not really easy for them to

.move around

...do you think they might

Do they find any possibility to join you here?

...Okay

..I'm not really sure that I

If I want them to be here - .Okay -

May I ask why?

..of course, I want them to

To get out of that place And I want them to be safe

..But

..my family is really conservative, you know

I also didn't finish my military service.

My service is suspended until I finish my studies

Let's see what happens next

...But

Of course, the situation is very different

Yes, I know that, but I get it, I mean

...even if there is no war in Syria, we will not

.I will not go to military service myself.

But they actually sent me a message

With a bus ticket. .No way -

With the date of the day I have to start my service

So I guess I should fill out more papers.

Yes, please do.

Of course my dad wants me to go. :He says

That's where it turns." In it, boys to men

.No way

.same muscular man mentality everywhere.

This is ridiculous.

: But did you know?

If you don't go there, You are either Swedish or gay أو

Let's go to the lake. .this is good -

Two... three!

!Yeah

It's warm, I told you!

!look at the sky

.Cheers

.Cheers

I prefer wine

...but, well

.That's all we have. Dad's beer

Excuse me, sir.

..then you

Don't you have a girlfriend?

No, not really.

What do you mean by "not really"?

..Okay

I've only been here for a few months.

...and I'm kinda focused

...more on my life now.. my new life and

How will it be?

But..but what do you think?

How long will you work as a craftsman?

I mean you can do so much more with your degree

..Okay

I've already tried to find something better.

...Yes, but

It's really hard because I don't speak the language

And I've been out of work for a long time

I was so frustrated and just wanted to do something.

Yes, and I had either a waiter working at the tables

.or this

.and I find this much better for me

This is a bit closer to my experience

.Yes sure

Yes, it's nice that you do Some projects here and there

.Maybe I'll save some money, and travel

Are you traveling? - To see the world.

.Yeah

I would really like to see "Paris" for example

Paris"?" - .Yeah -

I've always really wanted to go there.

This is not a bad choice. Oh really? -

Paris is a wonderful city.

Yes, I always wanted to go there.

..if you just go someday

...tell me. I can

Take you on a tour or something.

.Thank you

This is really very kind of you.

Never a problem, it's always nice To have friends visit.

In fact, I love the area where I live

Saint-Germain-des-Pres Yes, I really know this.

It's where Sartre was And "Beauvoir" they write in it

..And the

I was really excited when I realized I was really .I could live somewhere in the area

I got this stupid idea ...that if I only lived there, and

...if I only walk the streets There will be something in the air

He will make me a great writer

This looks good. Of course it's not that easy.

Shall we listen to some music?

I don't know if we have anything here.

I think I saw some recordings on the shelf

on the shelf? Do not know if there Anything we really want to hear!

It's my parents' recordings. We can try.

Well, if you want to. .Yeah -

.Okay

Oh my God, did you pick this one?

And yet? do you like it?

It's so funny

.Gosh. This terrible

come on.

...Gosh

Well, what do you think? - ...Okay -

Nice Finnish music This is like our Finnish moment.

Do you like this?

.Both

But did you know? I still I really remember this song

..every time I'm in the car with my parents

They always listen to this song .Repeatedly

I'm really full of it

♪ Look at this moon ♪

♪ Look at this sea ♪

!Hello

.Hello

.Beautiful Weather

You two have been working hard.

.Yeah

Is everything okay?

.Yes, everything is alright

Yes, we already started painting here.

.Yeah

Yes, so

...things are going

Fine? - .Yeah -

Do you understand well?

.Yes, everything is alright

.There is nothing wrong

As long as everything is fine, I'll get something to drink.

...did you know that

...I have

..small work

...work in transportation.. I am

..i convey

.wood to paper mill

...But

..the work is no longer good, because

Because people don't read newspapers much anymore

For this paper mill do not need To a lot of paper now

.."Toki"

.wood..wood .More

...I have a truck car

.and driver

..I was thinking if we

..this place enables us to

renew it? - Yes, renew it.

If we can do it I can sell it, this

"Mookie"

.hut - .hut -

.With money I can buy

.New things

...to my company, so I can transfer

.something other than wood

.Yeah

.Yeah

I hope you can sell it soon

After we're done renovating, I think it's You can get a very good price for it.

.I hope so

So?

Is it a good profession to be an architect?

.Yes. it's good

Isn't that good for you?

..Yes sure

He values ​​your profession more than mine

..Both

It's not really easy to find He worked as an architect, I must say

Especially here, where I can't speak the language.

This is a real challenge

But now you have a job. You work here

...yes, sure, but

I mean a job that matches my education

.as an architect

Doesn't he like to work? - It's just a stupid job for him.

But he will get paid for it.

Can you pass me water please? - .Yes, of course -

.please enter - Thank you.

.thank you

Tomorrow..it will be there

Formula 1

Do you think Sebastian Vettel will win?

I don't really know who Sebastian is. Oh really? -

.Okay

What sport do you like?

football?

I really don't follow sports very much

What would you like?

.I'm more interested in art

I love theater so much

.Okay

.let's get back to work

Let's get back to work. .Yeah -

.To work

!close the door - Is everything okay? -

.close it

.Come here. Come

Why does this take so long?

.I found it - Well then.

Where did Tariq sleep?

.on the sofa

But there is no bed there.

We brought it back to the locker. .Yeah -

It does not seem to follow the Qur'an

Why?

In the kitchen, a bag full of empty beer cans

We drank some beer in the sauna, after work.

It's good that things are moving forward

The sauna is not quite ready. .Okay -

I have to come back. When will you be back? -

.I dont know yet - Won't you come back today? -

No, I won't be back

Yes, I think things here are under control.

Yes, follow that. I have to go .Bye

Are you sure he won't come back?

No, don't worry.

.he is gone

You have very deep eyes.

I just have to stare at you.

.and a deep voice

This is really cute

I love your eyes too

I like your beard

Oh really?

And this poetry is here too

You kiss so well.

..the call of death

..rude and obscene

Hang the white noose

..his pulse quickened

..a drop of sweat ran down his forehead

There is a look of staring death in his eyes.

..with a hand on his neck tying the rope

The hell is burning inside of him.

..he spat out his last breath in red

..the sky is here

..a corpse weighing on the chest

The executioner did it again, laughing.

And after the sixteenth victim The monster has returned home.

He likes it

This seems strange.

I loved the melody But what does that mean?

..Okay

.that's about a man

He spends the night with another man

..And the

making love with him

..and even if he thinks that

That might not be good for him

He is still doing it

.because he likes it

Is it imagination or experience?

.Experiment

I really lived

A wild time when I arrived To "Paris" for the first time

..I felt like

Very free and independent

..I started using some

Dating apps as soon as I arrive

And you can imagine the rest

.Okay. This looks familiar

Oh really?

So much, I felt the same when I came here.

.Okay

I used to use apps Dating back home

..but for example, I

I never put a picture of my face there.

Not even when I wanted to date Someone, or I'm looking for a physical relationship or something.

I always choose who they are Too far from my home

.so that no one notices anything.

It's funny how different things are here

I feel very free

.well, that is good

And where is this?

This is in Germany .Yeah

.Okay

And this?

..this is

Croatia, yes.

This is really beautiful حقا

where is she?

This was in Athens, I think.

..then

Have you crossed all these countries?

.Yeah

how was your trip?

...well, it was exciting

And of course scary

It was never easy

...sometimes we had to walk

.dozens of kilometers

There wasn't much food.

.. you feel unwanted .. you feel

It's pushing you away.

!Yeah

Yes, it was too

.degrading in every way

..and there are some people

.who take advantage of you

And they are trying to make a profit from your crisis

..she was

.awful

..I can't even imagine how much

How difficult it was, no doubt

.hard enough

I'm glad you're here

.thank you

It was drawn by my mom

Oh really?

..usually hanging at home, but

My dad must have moved her here.

Maybe it's just

He can no longer look at her.

.She died

.I'm sorry

It's been a while.

I can tell she has talent.

Was she an artist?

It should have been

..I mean

She was a teacher.

But... she has an artist soul

..Sometimes

When I came home from school

I was hearing some old French recordings

And I knew she was drawing

Sometimes I draw with her

And she was telling me all about her

her favorite painters

They were working in Paris

A hundred years or so ago

I can guess from where I got your bohemian thinking

.Yeah

I always thought it wasn't fair.

If only I could get on a plane.

And I just go to other places

I can be who I am.

I can be accepted and respected.

I know the feeling.

Have you ever loved before?

.Yeah. I think so

.maybe twice

.Okay

Tell me more

The first time, I was seventeen.

She was with an older boy.

I may have had the "Daddy problem."

..and the other

She was with a boy my age

I only realized how much I loved him after he left me

.Okay

But what about you?

...well, I had it

Affair in Paris

It started right before my mom died.

It helped me a lot to take it.

But I don't know if he loved me

Or if he just wants to hang out .with someone for a while

It's a beautiful sunrise

I can't remember if it was like this here.

What do you remember then?

.I hate the place

I was always focused on escaping so

..I am only able to see the ugliness .and nothing of beauty

I never thought this would happen here.

.good morning

.good morning

You started early.

.Do you know? It's not about starting early

Levi, I'm trying to work now.

.Okay

Something wrong?

.Both. Both

are you sure?

Yes, Levi, I'm sure.

We're really behind schedule We must make some progress.

Come on! You don't have to worry about it We've already accomplished a lot.

But I'm actually worried, Levi 'Cause I'm the one who will be blamed

If this is not accomplished.

I'm here to work now. Remember that

are you mad on me?

No, Levi. what is wrong with you?

I just need some time to myself I'm trying to focus on this right now.

.well, okay

Do you want anything from the store?

Maybe cigarettes. .Okay -

I'll get some.

He's gone too.

Excuse me? - He left here a long time ago.

.Okay

..You are

You are the son of Yoko Korhonan

Yes, Levi

..And you? You are

You're Perio. "Perio" -

You were working in the store

...Yeah

Do you go down in the hut? - .Yeah -

I'm taking a little vacation

My dad and I are kind of renovating it.

.Renovation work

Yes, we do some

.facade works My dad wants to sell it

sell it? - We don't really need it.

We have barely used it in years

.Right

.You look like your father.

.you are a real man now

When you were a kid, you looked like your mother. والد

.I apologise

.No problem

..Okay

what are you doing now? No doubt you are working

I'm actually still studying

.literature

In Helsinki?

No, in Paris

Paris"?"

I've been there for nearly five years.

I have to finish by Christmas

Only if I can finish my thesis

So, I'm almost done.

..thesis

.."Paris"

Everyone is leaving here

I couldn't get you any cigarettes.

Everything is closed

It's okay, I still have some.

.Listen

I'm sorry if I was rude before.

Simply put, my family thinks of Join me here in Finland

..my mom said

If their asylum application is refused, They will try to come across the sea.

I mean, you know how dangerous the sea is

How many people die every day because of this?

The phone call is over, and my mom says

That I don't really care about them, that I left them behind.

I want them to be safe And I want them to be here

But I can't stand it anymore Live this double life

I can't just do that

.I understand

At this point in my life, I can't either

I'm not ready to be honest with them I don't have the strength to stand it

..one of the reasons that made me leave was

How am I going to deal with my dad

If he had appeared in Paris...

I couldn't stand it.

I'm also scared because I really love you so much

.me too

I mean, you're beautiful and smart

And I really love spending time with you

But yes.. you live in Paris and I live here.

You have your life out there, and your own dreams to follow.

I almost finished my studies and

Nothing will make me stay there anymore

Yes, but, Levi

I really see you don't belong here.

.in all respects

.You hate this place

...Yes, but

Maybe you can come to Paris with me, I mean...

You told me that you always You wanted to go there.

Yes, I will go visit

..for a weekend or something, but

Levi, it's not that easy for me.

It's just getting started It's getting better for me here, and

I just can't stand it

Anytime, start from scratch .Anywhere, anytime soon

...Yes, but

It's Paris. It's not very far

..for example

.I can fly here every once in a while.

We can keep seeing each other

Well, then?

You know what, Levi?

Let's not talk about it now.

...let's forget about this. let's

Let's just enjoy the moment

..then

When will you be back?

.Next sunday

I have to start working on my thesis

I thought I was going to get some work done here, but

..Okay

It didn't happen

Did I slow down your studies?

I don't care if you are the reason.

what about you?

What is your next thing?

I have a new project Similar to this soon

Yes, it should be good To get some extra money

I'm planning to visit my friends in Berlin. .Nice -

.Yeah

We haven't seen each other for ages now.

..Yes and

I hope to hear something about the language course soon

I don't know why it took so long.

Then you will be able to read what I wrote about you

So, you wrote something about me!

!I knew

Can I read it now?

.Come on

.Okay

.Curse - What? -

My dad called about ten times.

Has he returned?

I don't know. I think we should go back now. Yes, let's go.

This is a normal working day

We went to the store

What has been done recently?

I don't see anything finished. قد

Nothing has been painted.

There are still places that have not been painted Some of the boards are still loose

We ran into some problems

I shouldn't have hired someone like this.

A distant person. Someone who has no idea about homes

But what does the topic have to do with its origin?

And why are you defending him?

By the way, I'm not blind.

..And you

I won't pay you anything! You are not an architect!

You have no idea about the building! Return to "Syria"

We don't need you here. !you are crazy -

I can't live here because there are people like you!

Now am I to blame?

How could I be in the village? While you two are having fun here?

You are really worried about yourself From the peasants, right?

Do you risk to worry about us? Have you ever worried about me and my mom?

Your mother is gone!

Listen, what are you doing...?

...don't go anywhere, me

I'm so sorry, I know things are You'll be fine, just

...I just want to- Do you really want me to stay after this? -

Would you stay? Would you have tolerated this?

I've always been afraid of this moment.

Well, just wait a second.

I'll take my things, and go with you.

Listen, Levi !Listen

I just want to be alone right now

You obviously have a lot of problems with your dad.

...no, but-- I think you have to face it.

.Listen

It's about him, not me.

.I will leave this place, and just go with you. معك

Listen, Levi

I don't want to see this country the same The way you see it

I must believe in it It's my country now

I'm sorry that this happened this way.

Are you going to search "Syria" or "Lahti"?

You are good at keeping people away from you

I know you blame me for your mother's death.

..but do you think

I don't blame myself either?

A moment between the reeds

: a movie for Miko Makila

Translation: Nizar Ezz El Din

@NizarEzzeddine