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Is the water boiling?

Not yet.

- I'll bring down more dung. - Fine.

Take the sheep over there.

- Hurry up. - Let me stir the fire.

- I take care of the fire. - Yes, or we'll run late.

Untie the sheep first.

Hurry up.

It's going to be late.

- It doesn't want to walk. - Drag it.

- Is the water hot enough? - Yes, it is.

Did you cut the right vein?

Yes, I did.

Add more dung.

The water will boil soon.

Wait.

- Where shall we put it? - Right here.

- Here? - Yes, here.

Is the grave ready?

Yes, some men are there digging it now.

Peace be upon Mohammad and his holy family.

Go easy. Take it slow.

Peace be upon Mohammad and his holy family.

Move him forward.

- Enough? - Still more.

Peace be upon Mohammad and his holy family.

Tighten it up.

May God have mercy on him in eternity.

Amen.

You did everything for him,

no regrets.

But she feels great regrets.

She shouldn't. She gave him good care.

She will always wish she could have done more for him.

It's God's will.

- What can we do? - Nothing.

If death could be solved, our ancestors would have done so.

Does your stepdaughter know?

Of course not.

It will take us a year to reach her.

Send someone to tell her.

I can't find anyone to go so far.

Where does she live?

In a town, far away.

Poor girl!

She needs to know,

otherwise, you will be blamed.

She has the right to know.

Send a letter

or someone to let her know.

Yes.

Nail the other side.

He's leaving behind four children, right?

Yes.

Poor man, the tumor totally ate away his leg.

He was a good man.

Here's the water.

He's so skinny!

- It was cancer, right? - Yes, it was.

He's all skin and bones.

Zahra!

Where is your father?

She is too small to understand.

Peace be upon Mohammad and his holy family.

Someone take the back of the ladder.

Get a good grip!

Let's carry him on our shoulders.

Yes, shoulder-high is better.

Peace be upon Mohammad and his holy family.

Walk slowly, otherwise we'll fall.

Slower.

Peace be upon Mohammad and his holy family.

Walk slowly. It's slippery here.

Lower the front of the ladder a bit.

Peace be upon Mohammad

and his holy family.

Ask God to give your children good health.

- Life means nothing. - True.

- He's gone. - It was his destiny.

Eventually, we must all take the same path.

It will keep it warm,

and it won't swell up.

Let me tie it one more time.

It's whirring now.

Of course.

It's great. I'll try again.

Cool.

One more time, it's so cool.

Die, you piece of shit! The others have gone, but you're here!

Die!

What's wrong with your goat?

I think it's sick.

Let's pull together.

Oh, it looks sick.

Take the other horn.

What's going on?

The goat won't walk. I guess it's sick.

It's getting on my nerves.

- Is your flock already up? - Yeah.

- Pick up my stick. - Pick up mine too.

I'll hit the donkey and make it pooh.

Did you see how far it went?

You are so small,

you could roll down the hill like a walnut.

And you look like a cat with your yellow hair.

God gave me this hair color.

Tell him that God made you short!

Your hair is as black as coal.

And your hair is the color of shit!

If you hide in the grass, Blondie, no one will see you.

Screw you, dwarf!

Let's go.

Hurry up!

Guys, you can get stones here.

No stones here! Only thorns.

What if I find some?

Go ahead.

Lumps of clay won't work for slings.

The best stones are down there.

Yeah, you're right.

But I'm sure there are some good stones here.

I've found a stone already.

Such a good stone!

Don't open anything.

You have to pay first.

We don't have enough eggs.

Let us look at them.

I'll give you two eggs for it.

I'll give you it. Don't touch a thing! You'll ruin my stuff.

Yeah, he's right.

Give me that bracelet.

These buttons are perfect for your babies' clothes.

Two buttons for only one egg.

- What? - Needle.

Let me check my stuff.

Some things are missing.

Nothing is lost.

I must count.

- 1, 2, 3... - No one stole anything.

Have you paid already?

I gave you some eggs, didn't I?

What a salesman!

You won't find it cheaper anywhere else!

Give me the comb.

How many eggs for it?

- This one? - Yeah.

One egg.

- Can I pay you later? - No, no credit!

- I'll pay you next time. - You have to pay now.

Take the other way.

Zekria, over there!

Move it! Run!

I'm saying run.

- The flock is not going away. - Are you blind?

Get them onto the other path.

The Kashmir wolf

walks on two legs.

He is as big as a bull,

and has a mane like a horse.

He's the enemy of the rich and the cruel.

Every night, he hunts one of them,

and takes them to his den.

One night, he came to take the miller,

because the miller used to steal wheat.

When the wolf entered the mill,

there was flour in the air,

so he didn't see the miller.

The wolf was hungry.

He started to bake bread.

He removed his skin,

a green fairy popped out from under it.

The miller ran towards the skin to steal it.

They fought over the skin for a long time.

Finally, the miller threw the skin into the oven.

The green fairy was defeated.

She had to become his wife.

But after a while, the fairy ran away from him.

The miller stole from people,

and God punished him by giving him love

and taking it away again.

Qodrat?

Wake up, boy.

Qodrat?

You don't want to wake up?

Leave me alone.

- Let's go up to the mountains. - No.

The old man said the Kashmir wolf lives in the mountains.

Fuck you and the old man.

Don't be an asshole. Let's go.

When the Kashmir Wolf takes off his skin,

you can see a naked fairy.

You want to miss that?

I don't care.

I'll give you some dry cheese.

I piss on your dry cheese!

Don't waste your pee.

Be quick! She's there.

She won't come this way.

Let her milk you, damn goat!

You wiped your nose on me, what more do you want?

Hold it tight.

- I'm so tired. - Don't be stupid.

Once she looked toward us, I thought she had noticed us.

Yeah, I thought the same.

Don't spread the fire.

Give me some dry branches.

They're all freshly cut, dummy.

Take this. Take off the branches first.

- Sediqa didn't notice, right? - No, she didn't.

Let's steal Sediqa's milk again tomorrow.

The winner should tell a story.

Sediqa is here.

Look at her basket.

One day, Sediqa's grandmother was baking.

The fire was ready.

She only needed water.

She went to get some.

Suddenly she felt something under her feet.

She opened the window to let in more light.

She saw a white snake about this big.

The snake was freezing, almost dead.

She felt sorry for it

and took it to the living room.

She put it on a sheep skin

to warm it up.

Then she fed it from her breast.

The snake opened its eyes

and looked at Sediqa's grandmother.

Its eyes were like burning coal.

What color?

As red as fiery coal.

She couldn't see the color?

Stop it.

I said red as burning coal, and you keep asking!

It looked straight into Sediqa's grandmother's eyes

and stole her eyesight.

Sediqa's grandmother said, "Why did you do that to me?"

The snake said: "You burned my grandson in the oven,

he was in the bushes that you burned."

Why didn't she say fuck off?

How should I know? OK, she said that.

She said fuck off, and the snake said: "I'm taking my revenge."

After that, Sediqa's grandmother went totally blind

and used a stick to walk.

She couldn't walk without help.

That's right.

Everyone says that it's pretty scary walking past her house.

There are bad spirits there, and they frighten you.

That's why Sediqa also walks so strangely.

With her huge basket.

She walks funny with her weird eyes.

Like this.

Not like that, the green should be over the red.

Then the red over the green.

Like this?

Not like that.

You should put one over the other.

You braided it wrong. Give it to me!

I think I get it now.

Let me untie it.

OK, take it back.

Slip the ring on your toe.

Like this.

Four strings are easier than eight.

I wove my sling with eight.

Oh, this is nice.

- Can I open it? - Go ahead.

The way you rolled it up is so complicated!

Weaving eight strings is easier than four.

- Did you braid this yourself? - Of course I did.

Nice.

Sometimes I get mixed up.

Then don't.

Is this right?

Yes, it is.

When I pull it, it becomes a mess.

Pull them tight. If they're loose, it won't work.

Let's separate the flocks.

Bring them.

You've not cooked a single cookie yet,

and the shepherd is late.

- The pan isn't even warm. - Of course not.

- The flock is back. - Is she here?

Sediqa?

Where's my flock?

Why are you late today?

I asked why you are so late?

- She ignores me. - The pan is hot now.

It's not hot enough!

Poor baby. The smoke hurts her eyes.

Sit here.

Don't throw any dust in the pan.

Mother-in-law, why are you being so nasty today?

You didn't listen to me and ruined the dough.

- Just for that? - You haven't made a single one yet.

Move your asses!

I want your daughter to marry my son.

Sure,

but on a few conditions.

- Which ones? - Wait a moment.

You have to sweep my living room

and my corridor ten times.

Ten times my sheep's stable, cow's stable, and donkey's stable.

Stop it! I can't do that ten times.

You have to bake bread for us,

then take the ashes out of the oven.

I came to you because we are relatives.

If I had gone to others they wouldn't have asked that much.

Ten sacks of flour, ten cans of cooking oil,

and ten packs of meat.

Make it five!

Darling, no fewer than five.

Then five for everything.

No, only for some things, not all.

Tomorrow, they will take my sweet daughter away.

Oh, my girl!

How I will cry after you're gone!

I love you so much.

Here you are dear, hello.

Stop it here, I want to have a look.

Here's the donkey.

What happened to its muzzle?

It's so dirty, you should wash it.

It's not dirty! It's like this.

And here is the money you asked for.

Just look at its dirty ear.

You can clean it.

You want people to say behind my back,

that I let my daughter ride a dirty donkey?

You should wash its ear with soap.

The saddle is loose.

You don't have a proper one?

I will fix it after the wedding.

I don't care, if you do it after.

You should've prepared it before the wedding.

Let's go.

My bride, hold on to it.

Stupid bride.

Can't even ride a donkey!

And her mother asked for a horse!

Look at that throw!

Did you see?

My stones don't go very far.

I'm the winner, OK?

Let's try, uh...

- Skipping stones? - Yeah.

My stone skipped two times.

- Two times? - Yes, two times.

Mine skipped three.

Today, I caught her in the bushes and held her.

Her breasts were as white as cheese.

Suddenly, that bitch bit me and ran off.

What's her father's name?

None of your business.

I just wanted to tell you.

Why are you interested in her father's name?

You're such a bastard.

Such a motherfucker!

Why do you think God created women?

What a motherfucker you are!

It's true.

May God guide you, you bastard!

Now you get my point.

You will understand later.

Soon you will be a bigger motherfucker than I am.

I knew all this before you.

What?

I mean all this stuff.

Then where's your girlfriend?

None of your business.

Do you even have one?

Do you?

I just told you about her.

She isn't your girlfriend yet.

Well, once she bites you,

she is yours.

Hurl the sling like me.

Like that.

You get your sling spinning, then you release one end.

I do, but it doesn't work.

It should make a loud sound.

Slip your finger in the ring.

Let me go up first.

When I spin it, do I release this end?

Yes, release that end.

Why do you go up?

Do you want to hit me?

Oh, I can't. May God help me.

What can God do for your sling?

It doesn't make any sound.

Don't put a stone in it yet.

Not until I get better.

I'm afraid you'll hit someone.

I'm also afraid I might hit someone.

- Oh, my God. - Not bad.

It was not that good.

The wolves attacked!

Move your asses!

Gather the flock!

The sheep are panicking.

Keep the flock together!

Whose sheep did the wolf eat?

Don't let the sheep run off!

Oh, the wolves attacked.

Were the shepherds sleeping?

God punish them!

Hurry up, gather the flock.

They're running away. Look at them!

Hit him.

- You can die! - Hit him harder!

What a bad shepherd!

- Whose sheep is it? - Zekria's.

Where did they run?

They are here, and one is over there.

Where did you take the flock today?

They let the wolves attack the flock,

and now they can't face us.

Guide them down.

The sheep are running away.

Move the flock aside.

Where's my baby goat?

Move them.

Sort them. Find your sheep.

Catch that girl for me.

Don't beat her.

God will punish you!

Sort them.

Count your sheep.

I found my sheep.

They play with slings all day long.

Don't let them scatter.

Grab that baby goat, grab it.

- Go get the other one. - Sort your sheep from the flock.

Our sheep have marks.

Because you are old,

you shouldn't compensate for the sheep your son lost.

But the wolf killed other shepherds' sheep.

Shepherds from another village.

That's right.

Listen to me!

People in the village!

Don't pay his son for his bad work.

But my son didn't lose any sheep.

No one will pay your son.

It's not his son's flock. It's the other herd.

You won't receive any wheat.

But the wolf didn't attack his son's flock.

His son is one of the shepherds.

Find my black baby goat.

Otherwise you should pay for it.

The shepherd's father must pay.

The wolves might have taken it.

Even if they took it, I want proof.

Girl, find my baby goat, or I'll kill you!

I'll put your dead body in your basket.

That horrible woman beat me because of you.

She hit me hard, I wish she had caught you.

You should have avoided her.

I couldn't! She was so close to me.

It's your fault.

My fault?

But the wolf didn't take my sheep.

You're in trouble.

Just cry.

Why should I cry?

It was your fault.

It was not.

- Because of you, I got beaten. - You deserved it!

Stop arguing!

- She beat me because of her. - Don't quarrel anyway.

Stop your nonsense!

Stay out of it, OK?

We don't talk with boys.

You deserved what happened.

Stop it! It happened to you, too.

When the wolves came, you were hiding behind us.

Yeah, yeah...

If you're so brave, why didn't you stop them?

- Die. Go gather your flock! - Just die!

Let's go look after our flock.

- Let's go, guys. - Go to hell!

Go to hell, all three of you.

Shut your mouth!

You shut your mouth!

- You shut up. - You shut up more!

At least, don't argue in front of the boys!

- She started it. - No, she did!

The kids said there were six wolves.

Four attacked first, then came the other two.

Last night, I saw a group of wolves on the roof.

God protect us!

We should lock the doors.

They can come inside

and attack us.

You haven't heard any stories about that?

Yeah, they can come inside through the chimney.

Watch your kids when they go out to pee at night.

A grown up should go with them.

Take it all out.

Careful! That organ is poison.

Ghazanfar Shah, cut it from here.

Put the meat on the ground.

This share is for the owner. Put it there.

Put your bowls in order.

It will be too late to cook it.

Wolf-bit meat rots quickly.

I keep saying that.

Put one more piece in each bowl.

Shall we just take any bowl?

One bowl to each family.

How will we know which bowl goes to which family?

Because some of the bowls have more meat.

That's true.

One night, a wolf entered a house through the chimney,

went to the stable and killed 18 sheep.

It ripped out their livers and ate them.

Then it put all the dead sheep on top of each other

and tried to get out through the chimney, but couldn't.

What a smart wolf! It tried to open the door.

Four tooth marks are still on the stable door.

The wolf finally opened the door.

The owner of the house hasn't fixed that door yet.

Then it took the stairs.

- Wolf's teeth are poison. - Yeah, it went up the stairs,

then jumped off the roof.

People took the dead sheep out

and set up traps around them.

- Didn't the dead sheep stink? - It was winter.

There was snow.

The next night, the wolf came back.

It jumped in through the chimney again.

When people got up in the morning,

they saw that something was moving.

The wolf had managed to go out

but got trapped, and they noticed it was the same wolf.

They looked at the wolf,

one of its legs was in one trap, the other in another.

The angry villagers

took shovels and sticks

and beat the wolf to death,

so hard that the sheep livers flew out of its mouth.

Release him.

Position the cow for the bull.

Push her.

Move away from the bull. You're scaring him.

What's wrong? He's usually very horny.

Take your bull, and let's try again.

Yeah, like that.

He's caught on the rope.

Bring him back now.

Don't get in his way.

Don't hit the bull.

Don't scare him.

- You're not lucky. - True.

You've wasted our time.

The bull has worked too hard in the field.

He won't fuck her.

The oven is getting cold.

It's not your business.

I'll bake whenever I want.

Of course that's my business.

Are you blind? I'm fixing to bake.

Our husband is waiting for breakfast.

You ball the dung, and I bake my breads.

It's none of your business.

You never help me bake.

- Baking is your job. - Your job is eating my bread.

You can't even bake properly.

Leave me alone, you barren woman!

And you, you're good at nothing.

You are barren, at least I have six daughters.

His new wife will be here soon, anyway.

I don't believe you. It will never happen.

His new wife will give him a son.

Your six daughters are nothing.

You are just jealous of me.

Your six girls are nothing.

They're worth nine bulls each.

- In your dreams! - They're money.

Just finish your baking.

I won't bake for him anymore,

not if he marries again!

His new wife will be here soon.

I'll be waiting for her!

You can't even blow your nose.

You're so nasty, that's why you're barren.

I won't bake for our husband anymore.

He works in the field all day long,

and doesn't know what's going on at home.

You think you're a wise woman, but you talk only nonsense.

Who the hell do you think you are?

You motherfucker!

Who do you think you are, bastard?

- Motherfucker! - You bastard!

Bastard.

Suck my cock!

Son of a bitch!

Your sister's pussy is begging for my cock!

And your mother's wants to get fucked standing up!

Son of a bitch!

Stop fighting! That's enough! Stop it!

Why are you fighting?

- It was them. - It was them first.

One at a time!

They started it.

Why were you fighting?

We were just talking, then these bastards attacked us.

Why did you fight, son of a donkey?

We were talking about Ghazanfar Shah

and about his new wife, and he attacked us!

Who the hell is Ghazanfar Shah?

I'm talking to you.

Motherfucker!

- He is his stepfather. - Liar!

- Shut the fuck up. - Stay there.

Who is Ghazanfar Shah?

His stepfather.

Then why did you fight?

We were talking,

he threw stones at our sheep and then at us.

Go away, you sons of donkeys!

You mongrels!

- I'll talk to you later! - Fuck off!

- Your mother's pussy begs for my cock! - No, yours begs for mine!

Ghazanfar Shah visits Qodrat's mother every night.

My father sees him every morning

coming back from her house.

This morning he saw my father,

and hid in the bushes.

Qodrat's mom needs a man to raise her kids.

But he doesn't want her kids.

He only wants a son from her.

He has one barren wife and another with six daughters.

- His second wife has missed her period. - How do you know that?

Do you know my uncle's mother-in-law?

She's her neighbor and she told us.

If she gives him a son, he won't marry Qodrat's mother?

But they're already married.

A secret wedding?

I didn't know about it.

Who are you to know about it?

If they are not married, how can they be together every night?

Look at my hand.

Stick your finger in the ring, and press the two ends together.

He's holding the wrong end.

- Hold it from here. - Got it.

Give a shot now.

But no stone!

Not like that, you big dummy!

Qorban, you do it so he can watch.

Now you do it.

Use a stone.

Go to hell! You can never get it right.

What happened?

What happened?

You son of a bitch, you hit him!

I didn't mean to.

How will you face his father?

He will kill you.

Oh, my eye!

Don't blame him.

What happened was...

Didn't I tell you...?

- Didn't I warn you? - Don't beat your son.

I told him not to play with slings.

Bring a piece of fabric.

Yeah?

Yeah, to stop the bleeding.

Bring a strip of fabric.

How bad is it?

That little bastard, Zekria, knocked his eye out,

hit him with his sling.

His eyeball is totally out.

Yeah, this eye is blind now.

Zekria's father and the elders gathered.

They are waiting for you. Let's go.

I don't want to talk to them.

Let's go.

No, no. I don't want to go anywhere.

Do you want revenge?

His son took out my son's eye.

What do you want to do?

You'll see.

Don't make more trouble.

Ask for compensation, or forgive him.

Let's go.

The elders are waiting for you.

Ask for some sheep.

Sheep would be fine if it was a broken hand or leg,

but an eye is very important.

He is half blind.

How can I accept only a few sheep?

Four sheep is nothing. I'd never let this go for four sheep!

I'll only forgive him, if his father gives me a bull.

Zekria, come back home!

Zekria, come home!

Your father won't hurt you.

That little bastard is not here.

Be quiet, so we can hear him.

Zekria!

Zekria!

Zekria.

Come back home.

Your father won't hurt you.

Check the mountain slope.

Zekria.

Zekria.

It's getting dark, we won't find him.

Zekria.

Let's keep calling him.

Qodrat?

Qodrat?

Qodrat?

Have they found your cousin?

I don't care. He can just die.

Why would you say that?

Because of him, my uncle beat me last night.

He kicked me, he beat me.

He told me, that because I use a sling well,

Zekria wanted to copy me.

Then, my mother beat me in front of my stepfather.

She keeps sending letters to my stepsister,

asking her to take us.

Where does she live?

In a town, very far from here.

It's a 12-day trip by donkey.

What happened to your finger?

I hit my fingernail with an axe.

- It grew like this. - Yeah, it's a bit curved.

Ali Khan?

Ali Khan?

What do you want from me?

Any news from Zekria?

He's your friend. How would I know?

There are lots of thorns.

Yes, there are.

How deep is this storage?

They stored the biggest potatoes at the bottom.

There's a lot of dust.

Hey!

You thieves!

Thieves!

Quick, quick!

You thieves!

I hope you die young!

I'm going to throw up.

- Crazy. - You're crazy.

- No, no. - Try it once.

Smoke!

- Smoke! - I don't like the smell.

Smoke.

- Stupid, I said I don't like it. - Please, just one try.

Take a puff and we will leave you alone.

OK, then leave me alone.

Will you take another puff?

- No, not again. - I will bring you a proper one.

Come on, one more puff.

I insist. Would you say no to me?

Try this one, it's the best.

- Smoke this one. - You smoke it first.

OK, let me do it then.

It's strong.

- It's so good. - Give it to me.

It's really good.

Hurry up.

- Do you need more branches? - No.

Let me by.

Put them in.

Oh my god!

I burned my finger.

Oh, no!

Oh, my God.

Don't burn me.

I built the fire in the wrong place.

Put out the fire before it spreads.

Give it to me.

Add some dung.

Not enough room?

It's fine.

Hurry up.

Take your hand away.

Careful, it's hot.

Look at that burnt dung.

Wait.

Take it.

Take this one.

You're eating it with the dirty skin!

It's so hot.

Why are you half naked?

Our sister brought new clothes for us.

She arrived this morning.

- The one with the white scarf? - Yeah.

- Who is the old man? - Her husband.

Bring me my breakfast in the field.

- Was that all the dung in the stable? - That's all.

Careful, my girl.

- Auntie? - Yes?

Are all these new sheep yours?

Of course they are ours.

Take them all.

Tomorrow, we should use the broken dung for the oven.

Put them over there.

Have you seen all the dung on the neighbors' roof?

We can't compete with them.

Let me put them here,

for the lady to burn them.

My mother saw Qodrat's stepsister last evening in the graveyard.

She was crying on her father's grave.

She was six when she got married.

How is that possible?

I don't know. Her husband was 40.

People say she was nine.

My mother said she was six.

Your mother might have forgotten. How can a six-year-old girl marry?

What a big lie!

Qodrat's mother is such a shameless woman!

The same day her children left, she moved to her new husband's house.

- The same day. - That's what I said.

- She didn't care about her children. - No, she never did.

I pity Qodrat.

Oh, really?

Let's get back to our game.

I'm about to cry for him.

Stop your nonsense, let's play.

It's totally fucked up.

It hurt so bad.

- Ali Khan, come drink tea with us. - I don't want any tea.

Qodrat is gone.

Have you heard that he's gone?

His stepsister arrived yesterday.

His father passed away, and his mother remarried.

His stepsister took him and his siblings away.

- He won't come back anymore? - What for?

His father is dead, and his mother married another man.

Why should he ever come back?

Pack up your stuff. They say gunmen are on the way.

Hurry up, I'll bring the donkey.

Habib?

What?

Have you already packed?

Gunmen will be here any minute.

Let me put it here.

Did you fill the lantern?

People say the gunmen are really close.

What will happen to my back tonight?

Put them here.

Tighten up the rope.

Give me the rope.

Bring the rest of the stuff.

Can I borrow your ladder?

I think we packed everything.

Did you take a sickle?

Why don't you ride your donkey?

It kicks me!

We had to abandon our homes.

We took nothing.

Only our bull.

Not even bread?

Not a single loaf.

You should have taken flour.

We were in such a hurry.

We can cook on hot stones.

Make the donkey go faster.

Where should we sleep tonight?

God help us.

I hope the other villagers escaped in time.

Make your donkey go faster.

Move faster.