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Sit over there...yes...

Don't you read the papers?

Huh?

The papers?

This is all a front to trap people

It's no place for people to live!

Ever heard of missiles?

The kids there play cricket with missiles!

You go to sleep and God knows whether you will wake up!

If you know all this, why are you going?

Not me, my wife...

Over there!

Next!

Go on

Yes. Please sit

Sorry, Ms.Sameera. We cannot proceed your application without an experience certificate

Next, please!

Here, hold this!

I am sure it wasn't missed out... just look again

I put it all together

I said a thousand times that all papers should be in order

Have a copy? If not, the application will be rejected for sure!

How can they reject an application just because a certificate is missing?

I will give you my hospital id... tell them to call and check

No point yelling at me!

We can't do anything unless the verification is ok

Or you call up the hospital and ask them to mail the certificates

We can try next time, brother!

No Sir...four of us got our certificates together

Mine alone can't go missing

But if you ask me now...

Please sir. If it gets rejected today, I lose my chance

It's difficult to issue the certificate on a Sunday, Sameera

Request them to wait

If not, better luck next time. Sorry!

Sir

Don't you have your UAE experience certificate?

Show that and say you will send the new one later. Ok?

Uppa, this is Shaheed - from our hospital

Hmm

These are just old photos. There's nothing else

It's there...check properly

Ibru, can you please stop playing and check?

How was your exam? Answered everything?

The questions were good

Meaning you didn't know the answers, right?

This folder that says 'for print'?

Yes, that one! Open it!

Got it? Did you?

Yes, got it!

Twenty five

Here

Come on

Sorry! This is ten years old. We cannot accept this

We need to see your present experience

What do you mean? Experience is experience even if it is ten years ago

Quiet, Sameera! Come away

Sameera: But they say...

Jincy: If you start arguing they will reject you right away!

But they are just rejecting it outright

We understand it, Sir. Actually we are a seven member group

All working at the same hospital

Kindly give her a chance. She will present the current experience by next working day

Please, Sir! It's her final chance

Ok. For the time being I'll keep this

But you'll have to mail me the new ones to our Delhi office in three days time

Sure Sir. We will! Trust us!

Ok. Passport, please!

We will need to go in about six months, I guess

God willing, we will all be in the same place!

Shaheed has applied only because you are going

Can't you just say 'yes'?

This whole trip is to get over liabilities

I can't take up any more!

Then why can't you tell him that?

Don't keep him waiting

Did I ask him to?

I don't want anyone to wait for me

And Jincy, you better stop acting the broker

Good Lord! You are on night duty this week too!

I will take care of that pervert! What a nuisance!

Eight. Nine. Ten. Eleven.

Twelve. Thirteen. Fourteen. Fifteen.

Sixteen. Seventeen. Eighteen. Nineteen.

Twenty. Twenty One. Twenty Two. Twenty Three.

Twenty Four. Twenty Five. Twenty Six. Twenty Seven.

(Patient gasps)

Rhythm is normal now? Check the BP too

Ok, I will inform Sir. Ok. You can move him to CCU

- Yes, it is normal now. Ok! Move him! - We have a section for reimbursements

Doctor: Let them take a look. We... Sameera: What the hell is this?

Huh?

Am I the only one for night duty here?

There are too many patients in the labour ward what am I to do?

We don't have many experienced nurses

Well, I don't have the kind of experience you mean

So don't lose your sleep over that

What are you saying 'I meant'?

We can't change the shifts for one person's convenience

And my divorce is your convenience?

Huh? What?

Don't force me to say more

Why else would you put me in the night shift four weeks in a row?

It's just six months more! After that I will be done with the lot of you!

Aren't you on the night shift this week?

Why? ls Sameera on night shift as well?

You already know so why ask? I will take the shift

So I get to sleep this week too

Shaheed: Yes Friend: You! Hold the umbrella up!

You think Iraq is the same as Fort Kochi?

Do you know how far it is? And alone!

If you can't do it, let's call that boy next door

If she got married and went off with her husband it would be fine

Uncle: But this is not like that! Sameera: It is fixed now

It wasn't our wish. The circumstances are like that

The salary is higher...so she decided to go

Selling a piece off the land just for her sake will result in huge losses

Even if you do get a good price for the land...

...for a divorced woman to go abroad for two years...

...you think the family is going to agree?

Careful!

These are from the bank...not one...many!

And each has the details for payment

If you pay these, we won't sell the land and I won't go!

Problem solved!

Go inside, child!

We are not asking for charity, Uppa

The property belongs to Umma

If we sell it, demand goes down for Uncle's land

All this love for family is for that reason, isn't it?

Why are you standing here? (Gestures 'nothing')

I will educate you as best as I can

Get a job and save yourself!

Why do you keep calling me?

I told you I will pay when the cash is ready

First you get me the Visa. Then I will pay the rest

Ikka! Could you drop me today? I am late!

Umma is not happy about your going to work

Why are you talking like that?

You know the situation at my place

I told you all that before the wedding

So what if you did?

Alright. I won't go

You just give me half my pay every month

I will send it to Uppa

Can you?

We have no urgent need for money

You shouldn't neglect your health at this stage

Can you feel any movement yet?

It's not that I don't know about the loan, Uppa

How can I leave him and go to work?

I know your situation

I just asked to see if there was any way you could help

Recognise them, Uppa?

Yes! Right?

Here. Give it to them

What did you get for my birthday, Ummachi?

It's a surprise

You can have it when you come home for vacations

But that will take so many days!

Why can't you come over, Ummachi?

You know I work here. How can I come?

Ummachi?

Yes?

I am eight now, aren't I?

Yes you are! So?

I can come by myself to see you now!

Is there no one here?

Must have been an emergency. She'll be right back

If no one is around when the baby needs medicine, fathers get upset!

All this fuss just because she stepped out for five minutes?

The baby is crying! What you do expect me to do?

Your wife is not the only delivery patient here

The ward is fully occupied

Baby is crying

Close the door and go to sleep. I'll bring him back soon

Please go to your room, Sir. You shouldn't stand here

Go on! Don't be so tensed!

Don't expect me to say thanks

I don't expect anything, ok?

I helped a friend who had to make a call on duty time! That's all!

I was talking to my son, alright?

He turned eight today. I can call him only at night

He still thinks his mother has gone away for work

I am not telling you all this to play on your sentiments

It's so you will stop hanging around to 'help'

At least you think I hang around to help you

I will stop thinking that if you want me to

What do you even know, Shaheed?

What more is there to know?

This temper of yours is just a mask...

...so people won't know what you feel inside

I did not invite you to the beach or the park I invited you to my life

I knew all about your problems when I fell in love with you

Sometimes love is like that. So...

...don't ask me to change

How could you apply for that job in Iraq without asking me?

What am I supposed to say?

I felt like doing it and I did

I am past the age when I need to ask for permission

If I am a burden on you, just say so. I will talk to Hasna

Ya right! Just try going there to stay

In two days she will bring you back!

Umma wants to shift there. What do you think?

Um-hmm (No!) Where are you off to?

Ironing

He has decided to go

Let him go, Umma. I am here. So why worry?

The salary is four times what we get here!

That's the greatest relief!

True! With this I need to pay off my debts

And get the house white washed

And then if a guy comes along, willing to pay me a dowry! Hail the Lord!

Sounds good!

Look! Our hospital is near Saddam Hussein's palace!

Who is Saddam Hussein?

I talked to the family about your job

So what if you are divorced? Everyone feels you are young enough to get married again

And what they say is true

Among our people, women don't go abroad all alone to work

So forget about that job for now

And I guess this won't be required anymore

Let that property stay intact

If I get married, will that make everyone happy?

I have to go at any cost

Whatever it takes

Did you register for a job back home to spite us?

What am I to do?

I need to support my family

How is that possible with Ibru here, Sameera?

I will take him with me

That's not for you alone to decide

Shouldn't he be with his mother?

He should be here. Here!

In this house

Either the job. Or Ibru

It's for you to decide

Any doubts?

Yes?

Sorry Doctor. Could I talk to Shaheed for a minute?

Don't be late

Ok Doctor

What is it?

Hey! Sameera!

Have you changed your mind?

I didn't say so

Can you marry me before we go?

If you were sincere about what you said...

...talk to my father tomorrow itself

Tell him we will be going to Iraq together

Does it have to be tomorrow?

Is it ok if I go the day after?

You're my love

You're breezing in my heart

You wake up before my eyes

You accompany me in my journey

Divorcee and a child as well! ls this what he was waiting for?

But the child is not with her

So? Doesn't make it any less her child

Don't imagine this will happen with my permission

So who is asking for permission? All these years I lived for you

Now let me live for myself

You're the chillness in this heat

You're the leaf in the tide

You're my love

You're breezing in my heart

Like the forgotten chilness in summer

Feel like the lost spring

Hearing your voice in the breeze..

So what about this time?

He is to come over for vacation, right?

Just a minute, ok?

Ok

Shouldn't we tell Ibru now?

You are the one who got married, not me

Tell him yourself

Our Iraq visa has come

During Ibru's vacation, I will be over there

Do you have to send him there? It's a strange land

That is none of my concern. Wherever you are, I will send him there

The rest is for you to deal with

You really miss your son, don't you?

This year during school vacation...

...he will be with us

Would that be ok with you?

So what? He is our child!

When he comes...

...who will you say I am?

Did you really check? ls it confirmed?

I checked twice. The result was the same

Get me an appointment with Doctor Susan

The doctor is in her room now

Not many patients either. Just come over

Not here. At her residence in the evening

And please keep it a secret

Have you told Shaheed?

Twenty four days growth. Heart beat not yet visible. What is the problem really?

Giving up this child because it is your second marriage?

It's not that, Doctor

I have waited long for a chance like this job in Iraq

In this condition I may have to give it up

And I can't afford that right now

That is not the reason, Doctor

She is trying to get rid of this child for the sake of her elder one

Why are you talking like that?

There isn't even a heart beat yet

I never said I don't want another child

Just that we wait till Ibru leaves. That's all!

She is 31 now

If we abort now, can you be sure she will conceive again?

You are a nurse. You should know

I can't give you that assurance!

In that case I will not consent to an abortion

Who is this Ibru?

My first child. Ibrahim

He still doesn't know we are divorced

When he comes for vacation, she will be at five months

She is scared her baby bump will be visible by then and she won't be able to convince him

What else can I do?

He already has doubts

If he comes to know I am pregnant as well, he won't be able to bear it

I want both of you to think about this and come back later

I have nothing more to think, Doctor

Hey!

Where to?

Medical Center. I have the night shift

After working the day shift?

Jincy is on leave. It is her shift. Let's go

Sameera...Sameera!

It is Dr. Sajeev's patient. He has an ultrasound at 10

Hey Sameera!

Good morning!

If his BP stablises, the doctor said he can be discharged

Come! Let's go

Ok

Don't mess up like last time. Dr. Sajeev, ok?

Ok. Killing yourself making overtime, aren't you? Way to go!

He called me last night

I wanted to come right then

But I couldn't get a cab

You shouldn't work nights anymore

You need to be really careful the first three months

It's a good thing! I am happy for you

Does she really need to go abroad now?

How can she not go?

Her visa has come

Just get that cancelled

It's come this far

And we have already paid two lakhs

They will not return that

So what? Money is not everything

Sameera: Umma! Mother: Child! My child!

Did you have any medicine?

You are a nurse!

You should know not to take pills in this condition!

You are lucky the baby is safe!

After you left...

...Shaheed had come to see me

His only concern is your health

Those tablets you take everyday...

...if you depend on those for sleep...

...it will lead you to depression!

When there is a life growing inside you, you should forget all that

You will learn to sleep without tablets

It is you who needs this baby right now

Whatever you do, don't forget that!

You can see her now

Don't strain her too much

What is all this?

Is it the job you are worried about?

We are nurses

We are in hospital full time!

You want to work till your ninth month?

Go ahead! No one will stop you!

When the pain starts, you can go straight into the labour room. Ok?

Who has it better than that?

Now about Ibru...

...why are you so scared of him?

He is your child!

Our child!

Let him come

This baby on the way...

...he will accept as his brother or sister

I am sure of that!

Shaheed? Hi! Yousuf!

Salam

Soumya! Get up!

What is it, sister?

Please!

Get into the car!

Come on!

Faster, faster

Don't delay! Move!

Get in the car. Don't be obstinate!

Get in

Faster, faster

Come on

Move! Faster!

Come on

Let's go. All fine

Good Lord! Are they going to kill us?

Quiet!

Don't worry. You all are working for Iraqi Government

The Army is for your protection

This country is safe

Not like what you hear outside

Dear Sisters! We are approaching a check point

Please cover your heads. Iraq is a Muslim country

Go on

Put the shawl on. Like this!

Look here

Passport please

Shaheed: Passport sameera: Ok

Here. I need to use the bathroom

Shaheed!

There is an emergency situation

I need your help

So you...

Give me your passport!

What for?

They are asking for it! I will hand it over. Be quick

We will hand over our group's together. You stay away

Sister. We are all together. Why are you talking about groups?

I was just trying to help

We don't need your help

All ok? No bags missing?

Give me that passport

Can you ask about the SIM cards?

We just got here! Can't your Whatsapp and Facebook wait till we get settled?

Alright! Alright!

They have a request

There's been an accident and they are short of staff.

They are asking if we can help out

Wow! Great start!

We just got here after a ten hour journey. How can they ask us that?

She is right! I am going to my room

We'll be ready in an hour

Quick! Hurry along with that

Come

Quickly! Come fast! Change his dressings

Hey! Please don't do it like that!

Go and put on your gloves...go!

Please come

ls this how you learned to do your job?

Can't you see that kid is in deep pain?

Don't try to be over smart

I know my job

I'll handle it

This was no accident

These injuries are from an explosion

You were the one in a hurry to come here

There's a reason they are paying us more salary

But don't get worried

You heard what the manager said

We are all working for Iraqi Government

So why should we be scared?

Are you husband and wife?

Yes. I am Shaheed and this is my wife Sameera

I am...Doctor Tariq

Sir

You both did a very good job today

The staff here are very careless

I think you should raise the standard here

Sure, Sir! Thank you! Doctor: Ok. I will see you later !

My wife and I came here last June...

...from Libya

Even there...

...Indian nurses get good respect

You people consider this to be a service...

...not just a job

But here...

...patients have increased by thirty percent from last year

The situation is getting very dangerous

Tell me Shaheed...

...why did you choose Iraq?

First thing is money, Doctor

Second is your respect for our work

Why is that so? Why not your own country?

In our country, people don't say good for our work

Wear it, please. You are a Muslim. They will question you

Doctor. Tikrit Teaching Hospital

Your Id! Just to make sure.

Your id!

Ok

Yazidi Doctor!

Get out of the car

NOW!

Get out of the car. Fast!

Move! Fast!

April, May, June...

Ibru will come in three months, won't he?

What will we do about your tummy?

Upon a blade of grass, a dew drop, a dew drop

And like a dew drop, a smile, your smile

May it not drop and disappear

May it not vanish

May you not fade away

Upon a blade of grass, a dew drop, a dew drop

And like a dew drop, a smile, your smile

May it not drop and disappear

May it not vanish

May you not fade away

With love, I hold upon my hand

This thought that burns me up in this sandy desert

As we traverse many paths...

Softly. . . .softly...

May you not be dispered with the wind

Or be shaken by a sigh

Dearest dream of my heart...

My ache...my nectar...

Purest dew, may you not vanish

May you not fall into the wastelands

Be not seen by the sky

Speak not to anyone!

Purest dew, may you not vanish

May you not fall into the wastelands

Be not seen by the sky

Speak not to anyone!

Love at its best

Upon a twilight in the sandy wilderness...

On a lonely night as the sea breeze blew...

A boat of dreams sailed silently, afar...

The shore beckons... like the chime of an anklet...

To come together...closer...closer...

For two minds to rise in bliss...

For another golden dawn...

...when we rise up as butterflies...

To merge...to sway...to burn...

Purest dew, may you not vanish

May you not fall into the wastelands

Be not seen by the sky

Speak not to anyone!

Purest dew, may you not vanish

May you not fall into the wastelands

Be not seen by the sky

Speak not to anyone!

My return flight is in three hours

If you are not in a hurry, I need to talk

Would that be a bother?

No

You know the pin number, right? Ibru: Yes

Don't worry. He can manage on his own now

How's the new life?

You're happy?

Now that you have a new job and family...

...you can take a decision about Ibru

When you told me not to bring him here...

...it's not that I didn't understand

I had no choice

It's not like before

Business is dull

I am unable to even pay the salaries

In this situation...

...to take care of Ibru...

...is getting difficult for me

You always wanted to have him with you

He will be with you from now on

Not just for vacations. Always

If you had taken that decision you should have told me before

I would have stayed back home somehow

But now...

Everything changed in the last two months

Nothing's in my control anymore

I feel like my decisions were all wrong

You were right

You are the one Ibru needs

He should grow up with you

All his stuff is in here...alright?

Ok

Ummachi! When are we going back home?

Hmm?

Aren't we going to visit Grandpa?

We will

When?

Not now. Later

Later when?

After two years

Till then I have to work here

But I have to go back to Uppa when school opens

You are going to join school here

What? Uppa will be mad!

Uppa...

...is not going to be with us anymore

It's been like that since you were four

I just didn't tell you

From now on...you only have me

OK?

It's ok if Uppa is not there...you have me!

Here...this one too

Yes, that's given Jincy (whispering): What's this?

Yes, that's ok

Look who is here!

Do you remember this Aunty?

Ibru! Come on here!

What? Have you forgotten us?

Grown so big! And where is he off to with that big bag?

We are just off to the quarters to freshen up Jincy: Sure. And you?

Alright. Say bye!

This is my friend, Shaheed Uncle

Here!

Hey! Not now! When you get to the quarters!

Say thank you to Uncle!

Thank you

Yes. He is asleep

You're outside? I'll be right there

He is on a visiting visa

We need to get that changed

Do you know what the formalities are?

We'll find out

Let's ask Manager Yousuf

Ok

So much to do now!

And we need to find a school nearby

One with a syllabus he can follow

It's scary to think ahead!

Hmm (Enough!)

It will all be fine

Instead of two months, we will have to keep up the drama forever

He is not going back anyhow

So then...

...shouldn't he know about us?

If we tell him everything all at once...

Isn't it better if he figures it out on his own?

Morning

No! I said I don't want it!

I am going away!

Why is this Uncle always here?

I want to go to my father!

Your father left us... I told you he is not coming back

Did my father leave because of this Uncle?

Ibru...don't shout! Listen to me!

No! You lied to me!

You are the one who left Uppa

I don't want to be here! I want to go to Uppa!

Ibru! Uppa is not going to be there anymore

Move!

Ibru!

Ibru!

Ibru! Ibru stop!

Sameera: Son! Ibru! Shaheed: Ibru!

Shaheed, please! Ibru!

Ibru, son, please stop! Don't run!

Ibru, stop!

Ibru!

Ibru! Ibru!

Ibru, son! I said stop!

Stop, Ibru!

Ibru! Ibru stop!

Ibru!

Ibru!

Son!

Ibru, son, please stop!

There is some reassuring news coming in from Iran this morning

War has started in Iraq

The report says that ISIS is involved and

...civilians are also attacked and murdered

Indians in Iraq are in scare

Keep an eye on him Daisy? I am on duty

The casualty is full! Can't bear to watch!

They're shifting the critical cases to Mosul

And they are looking for supporting staff to go along

I am not going anywhere. He has understood everything

You tell me...

Haven't I been a good mother to him?

I have lived in fear for so long!

Of my father when I was young...

...of Faizal after marriage...

...and now him!

Shaheed is planning to go

Go and talk to him. Tell him it is not safe

Ali! Please!

Are you sure you want to come?

It's going to take at least two weeks to get back

Yes Doctor

I'm ready

OK then

Hey! Why such a decision?

Why?

Shaheed...

There! Pass it to me

ls it because of what Ibru said? Huh?

Is that it?

No. He is just a kid

I didn't take it seriously

They why are you going? Huh?

Please stay! Let us tell him everything

He will understand

True

He will understand. He should

But he needs time

When I am around, it will be difficult for you to manage him

If I stay away for a few days he will calm down

He will adjust to it all

I am sure!

And in all this, don't forget about this one

The army is with us

So why be scared?

I will call once I get there

Ummachi!

I don't want to go back to Uppa

Will you send me back there?

The 2nd largest city in Iraq is now mostly in the hands of fighters with ISIS

The Iraqi soldiers had abandoned their weapons

and fled the city of Mosul Militants overrun the Western Bank of the City

Being left in a similar kind of condition we have to ask how..

...how the Central Govt. of Baghdad is ever going to reimpose its authority

in all places of this country

The city of Kirkuk is just 2 hrs east of Mosul

where ISIS has been launching attacks on carnage forces

It is next to..

Yousuf Sir!

Yousuf Sir!

Sir! Please help me, Sir!

Sir, my husband...

Not getting on phone Sir

Sir please help me Sir!

Sir!

Sameera I'm helpless

No phones are connecting to Mosul

Please contact your embassy! Please!

Sir! How can you say that Sir?

You said we work for your Government

Please help me, Sir!

I need my husband back

Yousuf Sir! I need my husband back

Sir please help Sir!

Jincy: Sameera! Sameera: I need my husband back, Sir!

Jincy: Sameera! Sameera: Sir! Please help!

Sameera! Listen to me!

Shaheed went on their behalf! How can they say this?

Do they have no responsibility?

I won't go anywhere till they find Shaheed

Sameera! Get up!

- This is embarassing! We are staff here! - I am not going anywhere till they find Shaheed

You go on!

Sameera!

Sameera!

Sameera: Move! Yousuf: Please!

Please

Move

Yousuf Sir, you...Come!

Yousuf Sir! Please listen to me, Sir!

Sir, you said we should trust your Government

Sir I have no place to go

I need my husband back, Sir

Sameera please try to understand

Mosul is not with Iraq now

The Government is helpless

Where should I go, Sir?

I need him back

Where should I go?

Please!

Ok let me do one thing

I can take you to the Indian Embassy

You plead with them

lam sure they will find your husband

Ok. You have written the phone number, right?

Yes

Alright then. You may leave

We will look into your case and get back to you soon

Sir, my husband...

...had gone to work in Mosul. For ten days he is missing.

Please find him!

Look Madam! We will find your husband. But it is not easy

Mosul is a war zone now

Why won't you understand? You say it is a war zone! Then find my husband!

Please help, Sir

I've been working here for a year

I have been running from pillar to post

I have been calling every five minutes

Sameera: You have Dr Tariq's number? Woman (background): I need my passport

Officer: Yes, we have his number Sameera: But I am telling you...

...it's not in the file

- Please don't worry. We will look into the matter - The file...could you...

Please bring that file back Sir

Yes Madam. Don't worry Madam

- Can you Please ask for The file back? - Please come with me

- We will take care of it - I'll add my husband's number to the file

Please come outside with me

What do you want?

Sir I don’t know who you are but...

...l won't leave unless you tell me my husband will be found

Do you see these people?

They are all here with problems just like you

Many of their people are not alive anymore

We are finding it difficult to even get the bodies released

In such a situation, your husband is not our only priority

I can't wait till he dies for you to rescue him

This is not India that we can just go in and rescue people

Do you know what is happening here?

A brutal civil war!

This office is working only for people like you who refused to leave despite knowing this

We had a Government Order to close up and leave

And yet we are all here for the sake of the Indians here

It's not like you can't find jobs back home

Why did you not leave?

You have any idea how much we get paid back home?

Our families take loans and borrow money to educate us

We get jobs as you said

But we can't even pay off the interests on what we get

This is not just about me

This is the state of all nurses who come to work in places like this

We are called God's Angels

People who call us that don't know the plight of our homes

We pray for the life...

...of every dying patient before us

I am sure Shaheed will come back

If possible, please look for him

I have no one else to ask

Just...alright?

It's nothing

Can you take me to Mosul?

Sorry Sameera. It's dangerous

Let's go back

Shuklaji, get me our sources in Mosul

Yes sir

We want you to treat them. They are dying! Make it fast!

I can't do it!

I will never treat a terrorist!

Do as I say! Or you all die!

Doctor please! This is not the time to argue

No I can't

Those who kill and stand for killing are not true followers of Islam

You should treat them!

No!

- You are a doctor! You have to treat them! - No! Get lost!

- Do it! Shaheed: Doctor! Please! - No! Get lost!

You better do it!

No!

- I said you have to treat them! - Doctor, Please

Doctor?

Doctor?

Doctor? Are you a doctor?

Who among you is a doctor?

Id! Id!

Nurse!

Nurse!

Nurse!

Sister. She is my sist...

Come on! Move!

Move fast!

Move! Come on!

Faster! Move!

Faster

Come on! Move!

Move on! Faster!

Come on! Get inside!

Let me! No I will bring it

There's one thing you need to know

She is from the Yazidi community

Here, Yazidi women are considered slaves

That's why I married her

She is very fearless

Move!

Abdullah! Over there!

Come on, move!

Straight on! Move!

Move! Move!

Straight! Move!

Come on, move!

Move on! Inside!

Move!

Inside! Go!

Inside! Move on!

Inside! Inside!

Straight ahead!

Move on straight

Move on, move on!

Move fast!

Move on inside!

Move up! UP!

This way! Come on!

Inside! Go!

They have turned the hospital into a camp

There are no Iraqis here now. Just us

Ibru?

Where is Ibru?

Ibru! Where is he?

Son! Ibru!

Ibru! Come!

What happened?

Come

Ummachi!

Huh?

Will the baby be ok?

Nothing... Nothing will happen, ok?

Look at this patient. Check him! Take care of him!

Umma!

Hello Sir

They had all come here for construction work

For them to return, money is not the only issue

They don't even have their passports

She picked up a shell. Thought it was a toy

What could be done? It burst!

Shuklaji

Yes Sir?

I want all of them out of here, ASAP

But Sir, their passports?

How can we confirm they are all Indians?

I don't care about their documents!

In two days I want to send them back to India! ls that clear?

Yes

Sir we found a Nurse who's escaped from Mosul Teaching Hospital. Here

He's the one. He's terrified, poor soul!

Good Lord! We will never be able to get out of here!

There's no one on the roads

Look! See that car? Couldn't we leave that way?

It's on the other side of the road

It's not on the other side, Ancy. It's this side

And that vehicle belongs to those guys! Stop saying nonsense!

Why don't you take a closer look?

If I die in this place, don't marry someone else!

Remember me all your life!

I told you everything about the situation here...

...so why are all of you...

Hello?

Sameera, it's Manoj. Indian Ambassador

Are you all well?

Yes Sir. Any information about Shaheed?

We have almost managed to locate him

He is in the rebel's camp

We are planning a rescue

The hospital is now full of their people, Sir

There are no Iraqis here now. Just us

Don't be scared. The hospital is in a no-fire zone

The army will never open fire in that direction

Manoj: That is why the rebels have camped there Sameera: Hmm

How many of you are there?

We are...Twenty four

Four of those are Bangladeshis

Umma! Umma!

Is 'Umma' a name to be called out only when you are dying?

On whose behalf is this struggle?

You forget your own country to fight for them...

...and what do you gain?

Recites a prayer

I want to live!

The Islam I grew up in does not ask anyone to kill people

And when it comes to living...

...you don't have much time left

I don't want to die

I want to live..

Injured: ...want to live...

I want to go home...

...see my Umma...

First thing is for the bullet to be removed

But I...

...can't do it

You need a doctor

And there is a doctor here

Where?

Don't worry. The rebels are not here now

All of you come out with your passports. We are here for your rescue

Let's go!

Hello?

Sir. It's Sameera

A rescue vehicle from the Red Cross is here What should we do?

We have no information on that

Don't leave unless it is really safe

Where are they saying they will take you?

I don't know. People have started moving out from the other blocks

Ok. Let me check

Manoj Sir says we can leave if it looks safe

You leave if you want, Sameera... we are not coming

It's four months since we got paid!

How can we just leave? We should get paid for the work we did!

Can't you see what is going on outside?

At this time we need to try and save our lives!

You are saying that because you can't reach Shaheed unless you leave

That's not the case with the rest of us

We are not going anywhere without getting our salary

Sir. They are going to be taken to Kurdistan

Manoj: Is it safe? Shukla: No Sir

That route is too dangerous. It's a war zone

Why won't you understand?

In a week there will be no food left

How will we live then?

The Government here will be least bothered about us

Why are you being so obstinate?

What can I tell a father who says don't come home unless you have money

When we get back everyone will be relieved for a day that we are still alive

After that it will be fights about money

How can I go back to a house like that?

Sir. These areas marked in red will be very difficult to cross

Let's drop it, Shuklaji

What do you think? You want to brief Delhi?

Sir. If we could just talk to the Foreign Secretary...

We should be sticking together at a time like this

If we don't, none of us will get anything

What is left here now?

Please try to understand!

We all need to get back alive

You have to come!

Alright?

Yes Manoj? Why the late night call?

Sir, it's regarding those stranded nurses in Tikrit

A Red Cross vehicle is waiting to shift them. What should we do?

You take your decision, Manoj!

I don't want to intervene. It's your division

Ok?

No Indian passports. I am sorry

Indians are not permitted

Kindly contact your embassy, please

(Different voices) We are Bangladeshi

Come!

Let me try and call them

Sorry Sameera

I don't feel that route is safe

I need to see your passport

Please come on

19 Nurses stranded in a war zone in Iraq live in the shadow of fear

Families back home anxious...

...about nurses trapped before the rebels' guns

Though State and Central Governments as well as the Embassy is involved...

...local sources say there is no means of escape

Let us speak to Indian Ambassador Manoj Abraham, a Malayalee

See. The rescue destination of the Red Cross is Kurdistan

But on the way they will need to cross several war zones

I did not think that was safe at all

The hospital in Tikrit where the 19 nurses are now is in the army's no-fire zone

So, they're safe

So the families need not be scared

A rescue by the Indian Government will be 100% safe

That's what we are waiting for

Shaheed is in the next block, Umma

He cannot be contacted by phone (Reciting prayers in the background)

There is nothing to worry about

Hope there nothing wrong with your health

No, Umma

I am alright

Once I get through to Shaheed, I will call you

Prayer continues

Don't try to escape from here!

You are all under control of the Islamic State

Come on, every one of you hand over your mobiles

Mobile! Quick!

Mobile! Give the mobile! Quick!

Give the mobile! Quick!

Give the mobile!

Give the mobile! Don't use your mobile!

Everyone give us your mobile

Give mobile! Mobile!

Come on, you! Give me the mobile!

Give me the mobile! Quickly!

Give the mobile!

Come on!

Come here! Where is your mobile?

Move! Move from here! Move!

You! Where is your mobile?

Where is your mobile?

Give it to us!

You! Where is your mobile?

Come here! Where is your phone?

Come on! Come outside!

Come out!

Who is inside?

Come out!

Who is inside? Come out!

Come on! Who is inside?

Who is inside?

Come on!

Come outside! Come outside!

Does Islam ask you to insult women?

I am a Muslim. So is the scared woman inside

I will get the mobile from her

Open the door, dear. It's Sameera

Give me that phone

Open, dear

Lady Officer: Morning Sir Foreign Secretary: Hmm

Morning, Sir

Who do you think you are?

The Red Cross option was a golden chance! You bloody missed it!

You told me to do what I felt was right

I did not feel the Red Cross option was safe

Sir, how was your flight?

Forget the flight, Shukla

Then why did you talk to the media?

Don't you know some matters need to be confidential?

The MEA has a spokesman

He should be doing the talking

Sorry Sir

I spoke only for the sake of the nurses' families

If a wrong information is given out, they will panic

What else should I have done?

So you're trying to say...

...l will be giving wrong information to the press

Hello

What?

When?

Switch it on. Switch it on!

There!

I'll check and call back

A Red Cross vehicle which started from Tikrit was burned half way to Kirkut

Several Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals were on board

It was the Indian Ambassador's timely decision to stay back...

...which saved nineteen of the Indian nurses

...who are still stranded inside the Tikrit teaching hospital

Sir, there's a call from Delhi

Put it through. I'll take it here

OK, Sir

Good Morning, Mr Manoj. Madam will be joining now

And the call will be patched to the Kerala MP

Yes, Sir

Thank you, Manoj! You did the right thing

Hope all our nurses are fine

Hopefully Madam

But now they are restricted from using mobile phones

Which means the communication part will be difficult

So what's the plan?

First we are planning to give them a satellite phone

How is that possible?

U.N. is giving them food, madam

We're planting satellite phones in one of the boxes

Good! So its time for the rescue?

Sorry to intervene, Madam. This is Rajan, your foreign secretary

Morning, Rajan! Go ahead

Madam, I think we should go ahead with the military operation

Our relations with Iraq are good

Manoj, what are the chances?

It's highly dangerous, Madam

The chances are not good

Manoj, this is the MP

Give us a solution. Don't push them into more risk

Sir, transporting is a greater risk than saving them

The area is under continuous shelling

So an airlift is not possible

The only exit route is Erbil airport And that is 300 kilometres away

Even the Red Cross vehicles don't go beyond fifty kilometers

So you mean they have to stay there till the crisis is over?

Do we have a better plan?

No, Madam

The entire world is watching from the outside

And here we are...

Have it!

Liqour in a prohibited area

I brought it in with great difficulty

That too in my official bag

To rescue...and peace!

So how is Mrs Tina Manoj...

...doing in Delhi?

She needs a rescue first...

...from me!

Then will come peace

I can't plan two rescues at the same time, Sir

You are young, Manoj

The Government needs your service

But they won't promise you a family

Don't let that be destroyed

Right now there is only one path before me

And that is the path to the airport to save the nurses

It's impossible, Manoj

No one has come back alive from this group's custody

We can only be spectators here

They won't survive

Come on! Go to that side!

Foreign Ministry says they're safe and they're trying to keep in touch

Amrita Tripati with the Top Story

The anxiety over Indians caught in conflict zone grows by the day

Many express their anger over the Indian Embassy and Government

But for how long are they safe?

At present, they're all safe

We want to bring them back to India

That is our main concern

Sir, from Tikrit to Mosul the route is under the rebels' control

On this route we need to make the rebels themselves transport the nurses

Make your point clear Manoj, I am not getting you

We should ask the Iraqi military to stop treating the hospital as a no-fire zone

And the rebels will know that very soon. Won't that make it more dangerous?

No Sir. As far as I understand they are using the nurses as a shield

They need the nurses for their safety

If everything falls in place, the rebels will shift the nurses to their base camp in Mosul

Why Mosul?

Their commanding leaders are all at Mosul

No communication is possible till they reach there

But we all know they won't negotiate

They won't negotiate with India but they will listen to their suppliers...

...the group---

The rebels get their main funding from them. They can help us

But how is that possible? Should India beg before them?

Sir we can deal with them unofficially

We have people for that. Crescent Group Chairman Jayamohan

He is the right person. Let him do the talking

Manoj, you've got 24 hours

Don't fuck up! The whole country is watching us

They don't know any of this

Excuse me, Sir. Iraqi Ambassador Mr.Manoj wants to speak to you

Give us a minute, gentlemen

To think that those 19 nurses can be rescued...

...with the help of the rebels is stupidity

And that too in a place like Iraq

It's close to suicide!

And even if there are people in Saudi...

...who support them as you claim...

...who would admit to that publicly?

Sir, for twenty days those women have lived in fear of death...

...faced all these hardships to earn a living

Do not forsake them

Try and get them to Kuwait

I can arrange a private flight

I have no other options to offer

I am sorry

Sir

Sir, it's confirmed

No hope on Sameera's husband

46 girls are stuck there

Including my daughter from Tuticorin of Tamilnadu

I humbly request and plead to both..

...the State and Central Governments to rescue her

Tell me Manoj

Who should I talk to?

Sir, Mohan Sir has agreed

So what's next?

Who will lead for us there?

Sameera Shaheed. She is the only Muslim in the group

And I think she is capable

Are you sure?

Yes Sir. She has work experience in the Middle East...

...and is fluent in Arabic

Also, to reach her husband who went missing in Mosul...

...she will do anything

But unfortunately, he is no more

In that case, till the evacuation is complete...

...Sameera should not know that

If Sameera loses hope...

...none of them will escape

Its collateral damage

Ok Sir

Manoj: First clear the hospital from no-fire zone Shukla: Ok

And there will be a test attack

Umma!

Ummachi!

Hurry up! Hurry up! Everyone move quickly!

Hurry Hurry!

Move out! Hurry up all of you! Move! Move! Move!

Don't stop! Move! Come on!

Hurry! Move out! Carry her!

Hurry up! Quickly you and you!

Move move! Move fast!

Hurry up! Don't be late!

Hurry up! Don't delay

Hurry now! Don't be late!

Hurry up! Don't stop! Quick!

Hurry! Don't stop!

Hurry! Don't stop!

Enter from that side

Hurry up the stairs! Quickly! Everyone!

Hurrry! Everyone here!

Everyone! Quick quick!

Hurry hurry!

Here! Quick!

Don't make me angry!

Hurry! Don't be late!

- Come on quick! Quick!

Hurry up and sit down! No one stop!

Soumya! Dear!

Open your eyes, Soumya. Soumya!

Get up, Soumya

Next is the UN food supply

Hurry! You and him!

We are coming!

Quick! Take this!

Hurry! Take it inside!

You and him! Go inside! Quick!

Take it inside! Go!

Go inside!

Here! Drink!

Son! Here, have some water

Eat the food and be ready. We will be leaving for Mosul soon

They said to eat and get ready. They are shifting us to Mosul

Sameera!

Manoj: Yes! Shukla: Yes! Yes!

Hello?

Sameera?

Sameera, are you all safe?

Yes, sir. We are in the basement

Sir...Shaheed?

Shaheed is here. In a refugee camp

Sameera, I need you all to hang on for one more day

Tomorrow you will have escaped from Iraq

But Sir, they have asked us to get ready

They are shifting us to Mosul

Leaving with them is the only to get out of there. Trust me, Sameera!

Tell them all to go along. Tomorrow you will reach India...

...safe!

And Sameera. Do not try to call home from that phone

Manoj: They will be able to track the number Sameera: Ok

Ok?

Are you mad? Sending them with the rebels would be outrageous

Let's wait for a better option

Minister Ji, they have already started

If we abandon them now, what will those poor nurses do?

They have no choice, Sir

Hello Sir? They are ready to leave. They are confident.

But we are not confident, Manoj

Let's drop this

The Minister personally called Jayamohan and put a stop to it

The nurses will be rescued by Iraqi Army

But Sir, they are preparing to leave on my word

If the military intervenes at this stage, they are going to be killed, I am sure

Listen to me, Manoj

If 19 Indians get killed in a military operation, it shows the bravery of the nation

On the other hand if 19 Indians...

...get killed at the hands of the rebels, it is national shame

Tell them to stay back

I won't knowingly leave them to die

I am taking the responsibility

No No No Manoj!

If the Minister asks, tell him they already left

Sir is on his way to attend a function

Who is it, Salim?

Iraq Ambassador Manoj Abraham

The Minister said no

Then what is it with him?

Sorry Sir. I did not mean to bother you while you are traveling

Our stranded nurses in Iraq...

...would like to talk to you

When you get back from your trip...

...l am not sure they will be alive

Just five minutes. They won't take more time than that

Please! Connect me to them

Sameera, I am going to connect this call to someone

A person I believe can save you

He should hear your cries

He should feel...

...that you are holding on to his hand for your lives

That if he lets go, you will all die

Salim! Fix me an appointment with Sheikh Salman

For today?

For right now

Sameera, there are several check points on your way

Always cover your heads

You are being taken to the rebel's camp in Mosul

That area has all their extremely dangerous leaders

To them, all of you are Muslim women of faith

If they find out there are non-Muslims among you, no one may be able to escape

They should have no suspicion. You should teach everyone to pray

No one should have any religious symbols on them

Before burning your documents...

...be sure to tear them up

If not, they can get information even from the remains

Are all of you present here? Are all the nurses present here?

Come on out! Get the vehicle ready!

Get the vehicle ready. All of you get ready

All of you have your guns? Come on!

Get your guns! Get in position

Check your ammunition!

Hurry up! We are moving to another place

Tikrit Teaching Hospital has been destroyed completely

As per reports by the Iraqi media...

And inside sources confirm that some Indian nurses were stranded..

Manoj?

Sir they are safe. They have moved from there

Thank God! So what's next?

Jayamohan Sir's meeting. It has to have a positive outcome by the time they reach Mosul

They are using a road that is being controlled by the rebels

They will enter Mosul very soon

Sir the meeting has started

Come on! Hurry! Hurry!

Everyone in the bus, get down

Come on! Move! Hurry!

Move!

Come on!

Everyone get down. Get down!

Come on, move!

Fast!

Move!

Quick!

Fast Fast!

You and you there! Come on!

You! Keep in line

Come on! Move!

Move on fast

Shukla Ji, we need to go to the Erbil border

Arrange a bus for the nurses immediately

Done, Sir!

What were you doing in Iraq?

You had no business here.

Tell me, why did you come?

We are nurses. From India

Passport... Passport...Verification Id

Sir, twenty emergency certificates

All clean but temporary. They can use it only for this trip

We don't have the passports

They are with the sponsor

Show me the passport!

Where are you from?

What about you?

Tell me your name

Meeting's over

I think it was positive

Thank you Salim, Thank you!

Shall we go?

Don't forget to join the prayers every time the muezzin sounds

They will always be watching you

Are you all Muslims?

Yes we are all Muslims

Then why don't they speak Arabic?

Do you read the Quran in your language?

Yes. In our language. Malayalam

(Reciting a verse from the Quran)

(Verse continues.)

(Indicates to complete the verse)

(Ibru recites the rest of the verse)

They are the same

We've got you water

Drink!

Take it and pass it to your friends

Here! Take your phones

Hello?

Hello Sir. It's Sameera

They have returned our phones

They will take us to the border soon

We're almost there! When you reach the border, I'll be there

Sir, I need to talk to Shaheed

I am not able to reach his phone

Hello?

Sir. Hello?

Sameera. We haven't found him yet

But you said...

...he was found. Then why are you saying this now?

I had to say that so you would stay strong

The place where Shaheed is last said to have been...

...no one there is alive anymore

I am Sorry!

Sir...

Ummachi?

What happened, Ummachi?

Ummachi!

Sameera! What's happened? Tell us!

Sameera!

Please don't cry! Tell us what happened?

- They are saying they don't have Shaheed - I am sure he's fine. We'll find him!

Please stay calm

Nothing has happened to him

It will all be fine! We came this far!

Don't cry!

Don't make Ibru cry too!

You can see them now digging their own graves...

...in the very place where they were stationed

Get down

You came to see your husband. Go to the detainee. Go!

Go forward! Move!

Go! Go ahead!

Let her go inside

Stop!

Come on. Check fast!

Come on! Quick!

Ummachi!

Shaheed!

Sir!

AW Updates?

Did they reach?

No Sir. Still waiting

Sir they're here

Sir what is this? The army snipers are aiming at the bus

They will not get out

Those are their procedures, Manoj

It's not our country. We can only request them

Sir then please request! Or they will not be able to get out of the bus

Go and stand down! Copy that!

Thank you Sir

Without Sameera, this rescue would not have been possible for India

It was her urgency to reach Shaheed...

...that was our weapon

Hope gave her courage

Otherwise...

...we would have lost all 19 of the nurses

We are nurses from India

We work in Tikrit

Now we are safe

Now...now we are free...

Jayamohan Sir's role in was crucial to the rescue

The video taken by the militants was the only proof

What deal he struck with Salman Sheikh...

...will forever remain India's classified information

Sir. Take Off confirmed!

Really we have to thank the Indian Ambassador...

...Ajayakumar Sir and the Government

And then the ISIS people also

They didn't harm us; they allowed us to leave

Without getting a salary for long, how could...

...we go home?

So many problems at a time like this!

We did not think we would be able to return

You don't hear much about people taken by them ever returning

So that's what we too expected... that after being taken away by them...

...we would never be able to get back to our lives.

But nothing of the sort happened, by God's Grace

They were very fiery in the way they spoke to us

Its when we reached the Ground Floor that we heard the noise

Whether it was a gunshot or a bomb blast...

...we still don't know

Such was the impact...

...that glass shattered and many had injuries on their heads...

...many had their hands injured

We never expected such a situation

We were so affected by it that...

...we wanted to leave at any cost, even if it was with them

That's why we boarded their bus and left