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My mother was just your age when my dad was killed.

She could've left and settled in Damascus to marry again and move on with her life,

but she stood up and said, "I want to live in Al Hayba."

She sacrificed her life for this family.

Jabal Junior is a member of this family.

I owe everything to my mother. I have to pay back.

And I'll never refuse her only request.

For that reason, I'm willing to live this so-called play.

And in this play, will we be playing the roles of lovers?

Love can't be requested or performed.

It's either there or it isn't.

Well, that's good. I'm relieved. We agreed on one thing, finally.

Your son will be out in a while.

There's a car waiting for you.

You will get in and drive ahead of us.

You either continue driving or say goodbye to your son.

Did I make a mistake when I came to Al Hayba?

This talk won't help now.

Anyway, you coming to Al Hayba wasn't an accident.

Everything has a reason.

Joe!

Mom!

Yes, Em Jabal. I have some bad news. Don't be upset.

No, don't say it. Even if you're kidding, don't say it.

No, calm down. You're not used to jokes, are you?

It's a lame joke. Listen, son.

The boy must return to the house.

As for her, she can either stay or not. It's her call.

We're heading home anyway. If she comes with us, she'd be welcomed.

If she doesn't, we did our best.

Mom, you didn't answer my calls because you wanted to punish me.

Of course not, sweetie. I was just also upset.

And I didn't know that you wanted to come to me.

Mom, I wanted to come to you to bring you back home with me.

You wanted to bring me back home?

I promised Uncle Jabal that you will return home with me.

Don't run out on me.

What now, Master? Shall we move?

Can I talk to you in private?

Of course.

Debb.

I'm willing to do anything for my son.

Even if I had to live this play.

But I have conditions.

I didn't make any conditions.

Requests. Is that better?

Requests are good.

Tell me. I'm listening to you.

Don't expect me to be a perfect wife.

Fine by me. I'm good with that.

Very well.

No one but me is responsible for raising my son.

And I don't need bodyguards following me all the time.

They're here to protect you.

It upsets me, Jabal. I'm not used to this.

This isn't open for discussion.

You saw what happened today. I won't go through it again.

Okay.

I can't stay at home.

I just can't be locked up in a village house. I want to work.

Do you know how to shoot?

What do you want to do then?

Do I have to shoot people for a living?

Well then.

We'll find you some work that fits our situation. Don't worry.

I don't want to be involved in your business.

No. Do you want to work or not?

Jabal, I'm not asking for it now. I'm rather explaining things to you.

I'm letting you know that I will work.

What else?

I want you to promise me, and I know that you honor your promises,

you'll not stand in Jabal Junior's way if he decided, one day, to study abroad.

I promise. But not before he grows a mustache.

Speaking of conditions and requests,

I have to tell you something really important.

All that we do is for the family.

If you ever think of taking advantage of it to run away with the boy,

then you'll have a bone to pick with me.

This is not a request. This is a threat.

And I keep my word.

So, aren't we going home yet?

Of course.

Thank God.

Yeah. When will you be home?

That's good.

Good news?

Indeed it is.

Sakher!

I was about to call you.

What is it?

Your brother will bring Alia home.

Good for him.

What's with you? Why the hurry?

I want to change.

RIMA

What's wrong?

You didn't ask me if Alia said yes or not.

I hope you get what you want, Mom. You just say the words.

Why are you talking like this?

You want Jabal to marry Alia, don't you?

Your brother wants this deep down.

No, Mom, he doesn't.

He doesn't think about it even for a bit.

He's doing this just to make you happy.

I'll be happy when I see you happy.

You, in particular, just ask. And your request will be answered.

It appears not, Mom.

When you want something,

don't ask for it unless you're confident you'll get it.

Sultan Sheikh Al-Jabal's sons don't take no for an answer.

They do, Mom.

They do.

In this case, you've asked for something

you shouldn't be asking for in the first place.

Then you make it happen.

What if I could not do that?

No one dares to turn you down.

Come on now, let's get down and think this through.

Don't be late.

My life is meaningless.

Yes, brother.

That's good.

Mom is very happy.

She was laughing. It's been a long time since I last saw her laughing.

Yeah, tell me. What did you want me to do?

I'm just checking on you.

Where are you now?

On my way.

Drive safely. And congratulations.

We'll meet soon. See you.

Did he tell you straight up that he won't pay?

Wait. Don't kill him. He has a little daughter, doesn't he?

Okay then, I don't want her to be an orphan.

Listen.

Take away his car and punch him in the face as a warning.

We're not gangsters.

See you.

Time is precious to me. Some matters can't be delayed.

Welcome, Em Jabal!

It's been a while indeed.

Listen, I don't have a friend named Somaya.

I didn't cheat on anybody. He's not married and neither am I.

This is pretty normal among people.

So, you want to abandon me for him?

No, that's not true.

But you suddenly decided to return to Lebanon without letting me know.

And I'm fine with that.

I really want you to go to Beirut for the university.

Will you stay here?

Do you want me to quit my job, sweetie?

If you want to stay in Al Hayba, I won't stand in the way.

But your future's at stake.

Will he be fine with it?

It's not his call to make. This is only between you and me.

So much has happened so far, and you suddenly appeared.

I couldn't explain things to you.

Are you going to marry him?

I don't know.

I don't mind. If you're--

If I'm what?

How could you hide this from me?

He's the most handsome guy I've ever seen. Wow!

Yara, relax.

Why didn't you tell me before?

Tell you what?

That you're hooking up with that handsome guy.

Marry him, Mom. Please!

There won't be any wedding ceremony.

The men would just like to shoot some bullets in the air.

Okay. But don't let them make things messy.

It's true that we're still in mourning.

But we can't let anyone badmouth us.

That's why we'll do the right thing.

You got it, Mom.

May God never take you away from me.

And may your brother rest in peace.

Amen. God bless you, Mom.

Calm down, let me tell you something.

You've said enough. No more talking.

I'm just happy that my mom is here.

Joe, sweetie.

Yes, Mom.

What made your son this happy?

I don't know.

You did the right thing.

Good thing you told me this time.

I don't want you to say that I make irrational decisions.

I won't say anything. But tell me, why did you change your mind?

Because I don't have any other choice.

Either I return to Canada or stay in Beirut.

Either way, my son will be living away from me.

I can't see him slipping away from me.

I can't wait until he's old enough to leave with me.

Can you hear me?

I hope I won't regret this.

Here are your bags, madam.

Lady Nahed told me to ask you if you want something from Beirut.

We'll ask some people to bring them.

I'm fine. I'll manage.

You got it. I'll tell Lady Nahed. Congratulations.

CALL ME WHEN YOU HAVE TIME, I HAVE GOOD NEWS

Sweetie, why are you shuffling through the channels?

I'm bored of all of them.

Stay on one channel. You keep on clicking.

That's it. No more TV.

Let's go somewhere.

Where do you want to go?

I don't know. Anywhere.

Staying at home makes me more nervous.

You know what's killing me?

After all that happened, Alia returns home and marries Jabal while I'm thrown out.

Why is that?

They didn't even bother to call me.

What have I done to be dumped like this?

You gave them the chance to dump you and leave you behind.

Did you see that coming?

Honestly, I didn't even imagine seeing Alia and Jabal married to each other.

They don't match. She hated Jabal's guts.

But in the end, common interests prevail, my love.

Everyone serves their own interests.

Maybe you're right.

I'll go change. I can't stay at home anymore.

Come in.

She's the bride.

How beautiful. You're already glamorous.

We'll be done in an hour.

There won't be a wedding ceremony.

But you can never go out in these clothes.

My son, Jabal, likes to do things properly.

May you be the reason for sorrows to end, and good things to happen.

Start working.

Would you like to see what we've brought?

Let me see. But first things first, I get to decide everything.

What's this, Sakher? How neat you are.

They will confuse you with the groom.

You're the only groom.

The women will go crazy over you.

There are no women.

What's with you? What happened? Why are you talking like this?

No woman will be with a man who tattooed on his arm

the name of a girl who doesn't want him.

Rima was very straightforward.

She said,

"I don't want you."

And you?

I may cut my arm.

No, there's no need.

You know what, you should find another girl named Rima.

What do you think?

Or you can go back to the tattoo guy.

Have him add another letter.

Like Karima, or Rimaz.

You have to get her out of here.

I don't know.

Well, I do.

Believe me, all wounds heal in time.

This is what they say, and it's true.

I just want you to really think twice before doing anything.

That's all.

You wouldn't have tattooed your arm,

or gone to the college to ask her out,

or hit the guy.

Yes. I knew. You thought I wouldn't know.

I just didn't want to trouble you with this.

Just twice. That's it. Think things twice.

I want to ask you something.

Did you think twice about this marriage?

Twice and more.

I wish you a marriage for life.

This is my brother.

Go impress the women.

Excuse me, groom.

Why are you rushing into it? Give her a couple of days to prepare.

This is what they both want. They're very happy.

Jabal brought some people from Beirut to prepare her.

I wish happy marriages for Chahine and Rima.

I hope so.

I wish the same for Sakher.

I was really sad when I heard what happened between him and Rima.

What is it? What happened?

Didn't he tell you?

No, he did not.

He went to see Rima at the university. He wanted her to say yes.

He started a fight, but nothing serious happened.

Really?

What did you say to him?

I said we're not meant for each other.

It's good that you said that. Of course, you are not.

I wouldn't let you in my house.

You and Sakher are like brother and sister.

Yeah, this is what I meant.

Please make yourselves at home.

What a great day this is. It's full of good news.

-Excuse me. -Of course.

Why did you say that, Mom?

Haven't you seen the look on her face?

This is what you care about.

Madam, I know you'll get angry and shout at me.

Speak. What do you want now?

I called Mona and told her. I felt that--

Don't feel anything.

Go attend to our guests. Now.

Your father was right. He didn't know that I will be the one to talk to him.

Believe it or not, I did it all for Jabal.

How come?

I don't trust those people.

They may sell me out so easily. Just like that.

But Jabal doesn't double-cross his friends.

Why then did you make me talk to them?

Your father forced them. One of them needed to talk to you.

Then you know my answer very well.

You'll answer only to your father.

Then listen. Tell Abu Wassim to inform them of my answer.

My answer is no.

Here's the groom.

Hello.

-Hello, cousins. -Hello.

Have a seat.

Jabal, where do you intend to spend your honeymoon?

With you.

I'll gladly accept.

Listen, that friend of yours, Ronny, doesn't pay his dues.

Come on, Jabal. This day isn't for work.

He must manage, or he will lose his head.

You got it. Just stay in the mood today. You're the groom.

Tell them to stop the shooting. We're not in a battlefield.

Welcome, Em Jabal.

Your bride is ready, Jabal.

I'm also ready.

You know, Mom.

The difference between you and Dad is that he always asked me questions like,

"Where are you going? Who are you talking to?

Why are you wearing this? This isn't good. You shouldn't do that."

I thought Dad was the perfect man,

but when I saw how you treat me, a lot of things changed in me.

At least, you didn't lie to me. You were completely honest with me.

But, sweetie, don't get used to that. Okay?

Of course not. I'm just letting you know. That's it.

Here you are.

How much gas have you filled the car with?

It's a discount.

It's Master Jabal Sheikh Al-Jabal's wedding today.

You've mastered your role.

So have you.

Mom, how long will you stay silent?

Where are we going?

When will the shooting party end?

When they run out of ammunition.

Here's your son. He came to empty his ammunition.

Go for it, Jabal Junior.

Stop it, son. Stay next to me.

Listen to your mother. Shooting has its rules.

Hey, cousin!

Come down here!

Up!

CONGRATULATIONS - FROM DR. GHADA AL-KHOURY

I liked going to weddings so much.

Although Mom have always bombarded me with conditions.

She used to tell me, "Be prestigious.

Don't dance around.

Don't laugh out loud.

You hear me, Mona?"

But still, I was very excited.

Especially when they made horses dance. It was amazing.

Do you think they had a wedding ceremony?

Of course, they did.

This is the precious Jabal. The elder of the family.

When he divorced Somaya, I promised to dance at his wedding.

See? I couldn't keep my promise.

Could anything happen?

You just give away an expiation.

He's the one who should give it away. I made this promise for him.

He ruined it.

Find me a lawyer.

I'm serious.

You'll change your mind tomorrow, sweetheart.

You'll see.

Someone must pay for this.

And it's not me!

I want everything to be done before sunrise, okay?

Subtitle translation by Faris Hasan