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♪ tense music playing ♪

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‐ Please...

I need help. Huh?

My‐my‐my name is Antoine Habert.

Are you with the YPJ?

Huh?

I need help‐‐

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Oui.

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History hasn't been written yet,

but we know what's coming.

It can end in only one way: total victory.

Can you tell us about the YPJ?

Oh, the legends are all true, comrade.

These ladies are ruthless!

I'm an anarchist! I'm a feminist!

I'm these lionesses' number one fan!

Jin‐Jiyan‐Azadi‐‐

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Happy birthday to you!

♪ Happy birthday to you! ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you, Anna ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

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Huh?

Mm‐hmm.

Mm‐hmm.

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‐ Hello? ‐ Hello, Mehmet? This is Antoine Habert.

I talked to your foreign news department. They gave me your number.

Ah, yeah, yeah. I read your email.

But I wasn't there. I don't know the woman you're looking for.

‐ Maybe there's someone else I can talk to?

Someone who might know her?

- Maybe the American from the video. - He was only injured.

They put him in a hospital here in Istanbul.

‐ Really?

From the video? Can you reach him? I'd love to talk to him.

I don't know.

It's not that easy.

‐ Listen, if it's a matter of money, I will send you some.

I really, really need to talk to him, okay?

You know what? Let me see what I can do.

No promises, huh? ‐ Thank you, Mehmet. Thank you so much.

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‐ Hello? ‐ Hello, Mehmet?

This is Antoine Habert, you know?

Yes. I'm in the hospital now with the American soldier.

Please talk to him.

This is the French guy I told you about.

Hey, man. It's Luke Murphy.

‐ I'm sorry to disturb you. ‐ It's okay.

Mehmet showed me the video.

He said you're looking for Shamaran.

Oh, she's solid, man.

‐ The woman in the video, her name is Shamaran?

‐ Committed as fuck. ‐ Is she Kurdish?

No, man, she's French.

I thought you knew her.

Hey, buddy, you still there?

‐ She's French? Are you sure?

Yeah, man, for sure.

She had a sexy French accent.

‐ What's her name? Is it Anna?

I don't her European name.

Here, we call her Shamaran.

She's with the Aleppo battalion.

‐ Okay, wait.

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I just sent you a photo. Is it the woman you know?

Did you get it?

‐ Oh, shit‐‐ ‐ Luke, I have to talk to her.

Sorry, man, I gotta hang up.

Luke?

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Mehmet. It's Antoine Habert.

Please call me back. It's very urgent.

Can you wait for me here?

Excuse me. Orthopedic, please. ‐ Yes?

Over there. ‐ Thank you.

Hello?

I'm here to see Luke Murphy.

‐ Do you speak English?

‐ I only need five minutes

with Luke Murphy, please. Five minutes.

Okay, it's‐‐ Okay? ‐ Hey!

‐ Okay, okay. I'm leaving. Okay.

Sorry.

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‐ Hello? ‐ Mehmet, where have you been?

Antoine, you have no idea what happened.

I was arrested in the hospital because of you.

I spent the whole night in the police station.

‐ What? Why? ‐ The American.

He helped the Kurds. You know it's not accepted here.

‐ So, this is why they don't want me to see Luke. I went to the hospital.

What do you mean? You are in Istanbul? ‐ Yes.

I have to talk to him about the French woman, Shamaran.

Forget it. They are going to deport him out of the country.

There is no talking to him, or you will be arrested, too!

‐ No, no, no! I came just for him! ‐ You are not listening to me!

It's not possible, Antoine!

‐ So, what can I do? I'm not leaving without that information.

Listen, if you want information about the Kurds, go to Reyhanli.

It's a city next to the border.

You want to find out about the girl? Go there.

‐ Is it safe? ‐ The safest place around.

All European reporters go there.

Can you come with me?

No, no way. I have to keep a low profile for a while.

‐ I paid you to help me, so let's find the solution.

I will contact you with my guy in Reyhanli, Talal.

He will help you, okay? ‐ Thank you, Mehmet.

Bonjour, hello.

I'm going to the airport, please. Domestic flights.

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♪ pop music playing ♪

‐ Thank you. ‐ You're welcome.

‐ Hello. ‐ Hello.

‐ I'm Talal.

‐ You know why I'm here? ‐ Ya, habib.

You cannot come here and ask about the Kurds.

This is Turkey. Are you crazy?

‐ I was told I could get some help in this place.

‐ No, no, no. If someone sent you here,

he must come with you. ‐ Mehmet,

the journalist, told me about this place.

‐ You are a journalist?

‐ No, I'm not. I'm looking for a French woman

who's with the Aleppo battalion of the YPJ.

Here, look.

This woman. I just wanna talk to her.

‐ Who is she?

‐ Someone I care about.

Do you know a way of calling them?

‐ Call how, habib? There is no phone there.

But, you can go there and ask.

‐ No, no, no, I cannot go into Syria.

‐ Why not? It's too close. It's only one hour by car.

I go there every week to bring money for the family.

‐ Can you go there for me? I will pay you.

‐ To the Kurds? ‐ Yeah.

‐ No problem. ‐ Just wanna find this woman.

She calls herself Shamaran.

‐ Easy. And?

‐ I need a picture of her.

‐ I will try.

If she say yes picture, you pay.

‐ Uh‐huh. ‐ If she say no picture,

you pay.

‐ You said it's one‐hour drive? ‐ To Tel Assan?

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah, it's easy. It's only one hour.

‐ Is it safe? What about ISIS, the rebels? ‐ No, no, no.

ISIS are in Rakka.

That is too far. And also, no rebels.

Only Kurds. They are very nice.

And all the Western journalists go in and out all the time.

‐ Can you take me there? ‐ You said you cannot go to Syria.

‐ No, I'm just trying to understand. If we do that now‐‐

‐ I can't drive with you night.

But, I can take you tomorrow early.

You decide for you.

‐ Okay.

We'll be back by noon, right?

‐ For sure.

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‐ Ya, habib. Now, we walk.

Okay.

‐ We're in Syria? ‐ No. We're still in Turkey.

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As-salamu alaykum.

Wait, wait. I'm gonna pay. ‐ Thanks.

Let's go.

Fatayer J'ibna. Try it.

‐ Mm.

All the people here, they're refugees from Syria?

‐ Ah, don't be too sad.

People here are still alive.

We do what we need to do, understand?

Whatever we need.

Stop! ‐ What?

‐ Welcome to Syria.

‐ This is the border?

No checkpoint, no fence?

‐ I told you. It's easy.

Let's go.

Ya, habib.

This is my cousin, Fouad. He will drive us.

‐ Hello.

Let's go.

‐ Why do you need a rifle? You said it's safe.

Ya habib. We are in Syria,

so all the people have one.

It's normal. Let's go.

Let's go!

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‐ Shortcut.

Easy.

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Habib, there are your Kurds friends.

I will go talk with them.

‐ What's going on?

Fouad?

♪ tense music playing ♪

Don't shoot!

I don't understand‐‐

‐ Huh?

Okay, okay, okay.

Please. Please.

Please.

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My name is Antoine Habert.

I'm a French citizen. I need‐‐

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