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A dawn of a new day, a day we waited for impatiently.

When I was a kid I often asked myself

why the sugar company would refuse to buy our sugar cane,

and instead would buy it from Pasha.

Until I grew up and joined the Institute of Agriculture

and found out why.

Since I came back five months ago, we've been working with a new system.

We work hard and struggle, hoping that our sugar cane is of a higher quality

than that of Pasha's, that we can be the number one producer,

and we can sell it to the company.

Today, the peasants, my countrymen, are going to the fields

as they do every day,

like their fathers and grandfathers have done for thousands of years.

Every woman carries her jar.

The men drive the livestock.

And the water wheels turn to irrigate the land.

But today everyone's praying to God,

because today we will know the outcome.

The outcome of the work we invested all our hopes in.

Today, news will arrive from the company.

Our hearts are full of hope, but patience has run out.

All eyes are on the bridge waiting for the news to come.

God, I promised them success.

God bless my first job.

Help me, God. Please, God.

Please.

- What's the news? - Tell us, speak up!

- We're the best! - Make way!

We will never forget what you did for us!

Ahmed!

- This is Ahmed. - Here I am.

You brought happiness and wealth to our home.

- May God bless you. - Yes, pray for him, Sheikh,

to bring him success again next year.

May God make this year pass peacefully, Saber Effendi.

Ahmed did his part, may God take care of the rest.

- Yes, God willing. - Father?

- Is your wedding tonight, Selim? - Yes, Father.

- Ask God that all be well. - Amen.

God bless your marriage!

Grandpa, are you buying the palm tree for me?

God willing, my son.

What's wrong with you today, Sheikh?

May God keep away the evil that we don't see, Saber Effendi.

What brought you here? What's wrong?

- The news is not good. - Speak up!

- Their sugar cane is number one! - What?

Now you will believe me, Riad Bay. I told you this Ahmed boy did it.

What will you say to Pasha?

Enjoy it.

Go to the field and tell Saber Effendi...

He is celebrating with them.

He is happy for his son.

Enjoy it.

Enjoy it as well.

Hamid! Hamid!

- Where is Pasha? - At the eastern pavilion, sir.

Okay.

- Give me the chief clerk. - Uncle?

No telegraphs from Cairo? Strange.

Listen, as soon as a telegraph arrives you read it to me over the phone.

What? Not now.

I don't understand why Amal hasn't sent a telegraph yet.

- You need anything, Riad? - Yes, Uncle, but...

Get back to your work.

We are alone now, speak up.

The Ahmed project succeeded.

Their cane is now number one, and yours is number two.

What?

The company will buy from them first, with the highest price,

- then you'll need to plead with them. - Plead?

Or beg them?

That ungrateful dog.

After I raised and educated him with my money.

When you asked Saber Effendi

how his son could work for the peasants, Saber said he'd tried to dissuade his son.

But Ahmed's answer was, "Pasha can find someone better,

but the peasants only have me."

Yes, you're right, it was my fault.

And now that they have money, they will ignore your orders.

Those filthy dogs!

Make sure I'm still in control,

and they continue to be my servants and obey me.

They will not sell their crop nor will Ahmed work for them!

- Uncle, I have an idea. - What?

A cat...

We drench it in gasoline, set it on fire, and release it in their fields.

The crops will be gone, and all of Ahmed's projects with them.

A naive and obvious scheme. And it's dangerous.

Riad, the Nile is running high... Let's flood them out.

We'll open the dam gate, the water will destroy their crops.

And destroy their livestock and their homes.

- Come with me. - Great.

- Telephone for you, sir. - Tell her or him, I'm not here.

Won't you stop playing around?

Good morning, Pasha.

- Good morning, Riad Bay. - Morning.

My son's project is a success!

This is the happiest day of my life, Pasha.

It's true that a good son is the best gift from God.

- What is it, Saber Effendi? - The peasants' cane is number one.

- Really? - It's true, Riad Bay.

- Your son must be happy. - Ahmed? He couldn't be happier.

- And the peasants must be celebrating. - Yes. They're very happy.

- That's great. - May God give them more.

Amen.

Come in.

I won't sell my cane to the company until they buy all of the peasants'.

You are so generous, Pasha.

- Leave me now, Saber Effendi. - Yes, sir.

Hello?

- Saber Effendi, say hi to Ahmed for me. - I will. Thank you, sir.

- Yes, really? Okay, thank you. - Was that from the company?

My daughter, Amal, sent a telegram, her train will arrive in half an hour.

- What a great surprise. - Hassan!

It's not a surprise. I got a letter from her this morning.

- Strange you didn't tell me. - I got distracted with another problem.

- Prepare the car for the lady. - Yes, sir.

Go, Riad, and wait for her at the station. Hurry up!

- Hamid! - Yes?

- Did you prepare the lady's room? - Yes, sir.

Tell the gardeners to pick some roses for her room.

- No, I want roses all over the house. - Oh, my God!

Come on, hurry!

Where is she, my girl? I missed her so much!

- She's arriving. - My heart is beating so fast.

I haven't seen her in eight years.

Welcome back.

Had I known, I would've flown to Cairo to bring you home,

- to keep you company. - I was fine on my own.

I sent letters to your school address.

- Did you receive them? - Yes.

Strange, why didn't you reply?

Amal?

- Yes? - Answer me.

- I was busy. - With what?

- What? - With what?

What did you say?

- Did you read my letters? - Yes.

- I wrote poetry to you. - I guess.

- You should've memorized it. - I couldn't understand it.

- But it was my own creation! - That's what I thought.

- Potatoes! Potatoes! - Stop!

- Why should I stop? - Go back!

Move it!

Okay. Stop now.

Potatoes.

Ahmed...

- How are you? - Welcome back.

Strange, you've grown too tall.

I tried to stay short. But I couldn't.

No, but...

- How are you, Ahmed? - I'm good.

- Remember us playing together as kids? - How could I forget?

Do you know what I was thinking before you called me "potatoes"?

- What? - My doll that you took from me.

- Really? - I swear.

Do you remember why I took it from you? Because you took my hat!

You ran after me, and I fell to my knees.

- It hurt, but I wouldn't cry. - You kept looking at me

- to see if I would come after you. - But you were stubborn and wouldn't.

- So you cried. - No, I didn't.

- Did too. - Did not.

- Did too. - Did not.

Maybe I did. Right. But you laughed at me.

But in the end I came to you, and helped you up,

and wiped away your tears.

How are you, Ahmed?

How are you, Amal?

- Who's that? Really? - This is my buddy, Nafie.

- Yes! We play together. - Come here.

No! You want to take my hat!

He's so cute.

I have to go, my father's waiting. I hope to see you again, Nafie.

You want to see me?

- See you, Ahmed. - Bye.

- See you, Nafie. - See you, Potatoes.

Uncle Ahmed, who is she, this Potatoes?

- She is the Pasha's daughter. - Oh, good!

Welcome back!

Welcome back!

- Amal, my princess! - Daddy!

- How are you, Dad? - What, just one kiss?

Give me more!

- I should've gone to the station myself. - You sent Riad. That's okay.

- Happy to be back? - Very much.

- I wish I could've returned every year. - Are you hot?

- No. - Why are you blushing?

- She's just shy, Uncle. - Shy? She's no longer a little girl.

She's gotten her diploma and cut her wings.

She's a grown up now.

Right, Amal?

- Yes, Dad. - You're so pretty.

- And I've grown so old. - No, Dad, you look 20 years old.

- Really? - Really.

- Telephone, sir. - I'm not here.

- Tell me, sweetie... - It's the bank, Uncle.

Go ahead, Dad. I'll go and change.

Hello? Yes, speaking.

- Welcome, Miss Amal! - Om El Hana, how are you?

Welcome, my girl!

- Amal, I... - Just a minute, Riad.

- I missed you so much! - I missed you more, my child!

You came and brought happiness again.

- What happiness? - You don't know?

- The whole village is celebrating! - Why?

- Guess who made us so happy. - Who?

Do you remember the boy you used to play with?

- Who? - Ahmed, Saber's son.

- Ahmed? - If you could see him now.

- He looks so fine. - I saw him.

- How did you recognize him? - I didn't at first.

- But then he called me Potatoes! - Like what he used to call you as a kid.

What are you looking for?

Ahmed's hat!

Ahmed's hat!

- Aunt Tafida, where's my bag? - I haven't seen it.

Here it is.

The food's hot! Come to eat before it gets cold!

- No, the doll. - No, give me the hat.

Ahmed.

Ahmed!

I really...

Ahmed!

We'll talk about this later.

I'm coming.

- Ahmed? - Yes?

- Selim's wedding is tonight. - Yes.

I hope to see yours someday.

♪ Dance and sing with me To the tune of the flute

♪ Dance and sing with me To the tune of the flute

♪ Dark complexion and lovely eyes

♪ With henna on the palms

♪ Light the candles for the beautiful one

♪ And incite everybody

♪ With the tune of the flute

♪ Dance and sing with me To the tune of the flute

♪ Dance and sing with me To the tune of the flute

♪ The wave and the current The tide of love is hazardous

♪ Oh, powerful God

♪ Who knows all secrets

♪ Who knows all secrets

♪ Bless us

♪ Watch over us

♪ Take me with you, sailor

♪ Help me spread my sails

♪ With the tune of the flute

♪ Dance and sing with me To the tune of the flute

♪ Dance and sing with me To the tune of the flute

♪ Lead the camel, man

♪ Sway happily in the valley

♪ And in every place call out

♪ My love is home with me

♪ My love is home with me

♪ My love is home with me. ♪

- Tell me, what did they slaughter? - A big buffalo.

- Has it been served yet? - No.

Thank God.

Move out of the way, everyone,

Miss Amal is here. Welcome, Miss Amal!

- Where's the sheikh to congratulate him? - He's inside.

Welcome, welcome! It's a great honor to have you here.

Father, Miss Amal came to congratulate you.

- Congratulations, Sheikh. - Thank you, child.

You shouldn't have troubled yourself by coming here.

The feet take you where you love to go.

- And where's Riad Bay? - I think he left for the city.

My father wanted to come, but he was tired.

- May God give him health. - He is a good and humble man.

- What are you laughing at, Nafie? - Nothing.

I came specially to congratulate the bride.

I'll never forget that she used to bake bread for me.

- Excuse me. - Make yourself at home.

Go with her, Nafie.

I wish I'd brought you a gift from Cairo, but I didn't know about the wedding.

Please accept these instead.

Look, Mother, how beautiful.

Pasha's daughter is here! Welcome! It's a great honor!

Aunt Om Alahana, you stay here, I'm leaving.

- What? And who will take you home? - Just stay here.

Please excuse me, now. Congratulations.

- Where's Nafie? - I'm here.

Let's go.

How can you go back alone?

- Nafie will take me back. - Nafie? How come?

- Am I not a man? - Shut up, kid!

I will go back by myself, Saber Effendi.

Your boat is small, the current is strong,

and it's dark now.

You can't go by yourself, child, you need someone to row for you.

- Uncle Ahmed is good at rowing. - Yes, him.

- Ahmed. - Yes?

Come and escort the lady back home.

- I'll escort her! - No, I will.

- Forget it, I will escort her! - No, I will take her.

There's no need for all this.

It's not a problem at all. I will take you.

- Peace be with you all. - And with you.

- See you, Nafie. - See you, Potatoes.

Uncle Ahmed?

See you!

Potatoes.

Of course.

- Really? - Yes.

You're still a fool! Come down!

What?

Ahmed?

- Ahmed? - Yes?

How come the rock is so far away?

Mad at me?

I thought you would be waiting for me.

But I found that fool, Riad, alone.

I got pissed. I had a pretty dress and my hair done

to show you how wrong you were when you used to tell me I was ugly.

But who would think such a tiny thing would grow up to be so beautiful.

- Me a tiny thing? - Didn't I carry you all the time?

- You? - And you had a missing tooth.

- Me? - And you used to lisp.

- Me? - You talked so funny.

No way!

What's wrong?

- I'm sorry, I went too far. - Are you kidding me?

I forgot you're the daughter of the great Pasha,

and I'm the son of his employee.

What do you mean?

- What's wrong? - When we were young...

- You'd come to our palace... - And watch from behind the wall.

- Ahmed, don't say that. - My shoes were torn, I looked awful.

But you invited me in, and I couldn't say no.

So, I just stood there. I wanted to leave, but I couldn't.

I was afraid to walk, in case your friends noticed my broken open shoes and laughed.

Ahmed, even I was a stranger among them.

When my dad asked me to come back, I was so happy.

And when you called me Potatoes, I was so disturbed.

I left the car and came to you and I didn't want to leave.

- Amal, I meant... - Now what?

Nothing.

Now, take me back home.

What are you waiting for? Let's eat.

- Be patient, Hassan. - I'm hungry, Sheikh.

- Should I go after him? - Stay, it's a dark night.

Where's this water coming from?

- Oh, my God, the village is flooded! - How come?

Selim!

- Saber Effendi? - Yes, Sheikh?

All right.

I will be right back.

What are you trying to say?

I don't understand.

The other bank?

Our side?

What's the matter with you? What do you mean?

Don't you dare talk to me like that.

Excuse me!

Where are you going, Father?

But, Father...

Oh, God, give us strength. Nafie!

Don't even try.

Yes, 60.

Congratulations, Pasha.

One man's disaster is another's blessing.

The most important thing is no one knows where the disaster came from.

- Come on in. - What?

Outside where?

- The hall, sir. - Okay.

I was thinking about visiting you.

Of course, come inside.

Nafie, come.

Come in.

Yes. Please, sit down.

- And I hope you will answer it. - Go on.

I mean it was done on purpose.

Someone did it.

- The person who would benefit from it. - Your words are mysterious.

The person who doesn't want to see other people achieve wealth,

so he floods their source of income.

The person whose cane is safe

and will be sought after by the company.

Are you accusing me?

Speak up!

Do you mean I sneaked out in the middle of the night to open a dam?

That was your plan?

What plan? Did someone tell you something?

- No, Pasha. - Did anybody see who did it?

- You really want to know, don't you? - Answer me!

Nobody, Pasha!

Are you a wise man?

Are you crazy? Can't you see who you're talking to?

- Actually, I can't see, Pasha. - When you're blind

- don't speak big words! - You mock my blindness?

My sight is blind, but your heart is blind!

God knows you are a heretic and in partnership with the devil!

Riad, throw him out!

Is the devil here? Welcome!

- Sheikh... - Shut up!

I'm leaving, Pasha.

But I swear, and God is my witness,

if I don't receive tomorrow morning,

the money the company was going to pay for our crops,

I will reveal your secret to everybody!

And when they know the truth they will eat you alive!

They will tear you to pieces and throw you to the dogs!

- Nafie, Nafie! - Your grandpa's calling you.

Sheikh?

Sheikh, please accept this. I want to help with something.

Thank you, child,

but Pasha will take care of everything.

No one can threaten me! Who does he think he is?

A dirty, blind and barefoot farmer!

You should have been nicer to him.

How can I pay 120, 130 thousand pounds?

Why did you flood their lands?

If mine had flooded, I wouldn't have lost so much.

- Come in! - Saber Effendi is here to see you.

- I don't want... - Let him in, Hamid.

- If you allow it, Pasha. - Why do you want to see him now?

Hassan told me that Saber had a fight with the sheikh.

- What's this got to do with us? - You'll see now. Come in.

Let me handle it. Welcome, Saber Effendi.

- The Pasha was about to send for you. - At your service, sir.

We need to travel to the bank to withdraw some money.

- How much, sir? - For now, 130,000 pounds.

This is a donation from Pasha.

We will give it to the sheikh tomorrow, and he will distribute it himself.

That's very generous of you, Pasha, but please leave me out of it.

- Why? - Actually, I had a fight with him.

Why?

You won't believe this. How can I say it...

Speak up, Saber Effendi.

He thinks that someone from here opened the dam and flooded the village.

And he accused me of knowing about it, that I was an accomplice!

How could he say that?

I said to him, "Say who opened the dam." And he said nothing.

I told him I will not forgive this!

- And you fought in front of the people? - Yes, but no one understood why.

You are mistaken, Saber Effendi.

Don't forget that the disaster also effected the sheikh.

We will talk after we come back from the bank.

- Wait for me outside, Saber Effendi. - Of course, sir.

- I will join you in a minute. - God bless you, sir.

- Did you understand? - Yes.

- But what can you do? - Listen, they had a big fight.

Saber threatened him in front of witnesses.

That means he'll seek revenge.

What if we kill the sheikh tonight?

Are you crazy?

But how?

- I'll steal Saber Effendi's rifle. - And?

And leave the rest to me.

There is no God but Allah. And Mohammed is his messenger.

- May you drink from Zamzam. - Welcome, Hassan.

- Where's Ahmed Effendi? - He must be at the mountain with Selim.

Are you here alone?

Oh, God, make us your penitent

irreproachable subjects...

- Will you pray with me, Hassan? - You are saying your prayer here?

Yes, come join me.

Hassan, I said come pray with me.

But the mosque isn't far, why not go there?

- It's better there. - You're right.

- Is the sheikh there? - Yes. I saw him on my way here.

I will pray with him, and afterwards I will apologize to him.

- Why? Are you still not talking? - No, our fight is over.

If I didn't have to travel with Riad, I would go and talk to him.

I'll change my clothes, or better put on a cape.

No, no, stay, I'll bring it to you.

What are you doing, Hassan?

- Can't you find it? - I'm closing the window.

It's kind of windy.

Let me do it, the lock is tricky.

Come on, hurry, let's go to the group prayer.

Hurry up, Hassan, or we may miss the group prayer.

- You go, I will leave you now. - Come with me.

I have to go home to pack my suitcase. I'm traveling early in the morning.

- Have a nice trip. - You too.

- Are you sure he didn't see you? - He can hardly see his own feet.

Catch him!

Where's Saber?

- He shot the sheikh! - Catch him!

- He shot the sheikh! Catch him! - Catch him!

♪ There's no God but Allah

♪ There's no God but Allah

♪ And Mohammed is his messenger

♪ Mohammed is his messenger

♪ Come to prayer

♪ Come to prayer. ♪

Help! They've killed the sheikh!

- Which sheikh? - Sheikh Abdul Samad!

- Pasha! Pasha! - What happened, Saber Effendi?

- Sheikh Abdul Samad was shot! - Is he dead?

- He was shot! - Is he dead?

I don't know.

Will you allow me to call the police station?

They should send a doctor.

Tell me, Saber Effendi, do they know who shot him?

I don't know, but he won't escape. Operator? Hello?

If people catch him, they'll tear him to pieces!

No one knows who he is?

Don't worry, he's probably been caught by now.

- Hello? - Riad.

I placed the money in the safe.

Come, I have very sad news, terrible news.

- What happened? - Sheikh Abdul Samad has been shot.

- Impossible! - It's true, Riad Bay. Hello?

Can you believe this, Riad? How can anybody do this?

What's happening to the world?

The criminal shot him on his way to prayers.

There is no power or strength except with Allah.

Is he dead?

I wish I'd caught him.

- You ran after him? - Yes, but the bastard escaped me.

- Too bad. - Don't worry, he will... Hello?

The police station, please. Yes. There's a murder here.

- What? You already know? Okay. - Dad, what happened?

- Don't worry, princess. - The whole village is outside, sir.

The killer must've come here and they saw him.

- Killer? Who was killed? - Sheikh Abdul Samad.

The criminal must be here.

Riad, you go and see what they want.

Me?

- They killed the sheikh? - You'd better go to your room.

I want to know who killed him.

- Saber Effendi, Pasha. - Saber Effendi?

- He'd better come out now! - What you're saying is unbelievable.

It's true he had a fight with the sheikh

and threatened him in front of Selim,

- but he wouldn't kill him. - He killed him!

His gun and cape were found nearby!

And I saw him running to your palace!

That's why he came here all scared and trembling.

Oh, my God, who would believe such a man could do this.

If he doesn't come out we will go in and get him!

We do respect you, but nothing will stop us!

All right, calm down, I will handle this.

If you don't throw him out we'll go in!

What, Dad, they found him?

- Guess who killed him. - Who?

- You, Saber Effendi. - Me?

- Impossible! They're mistaken for sure. - Someone saw him do it.

- Why didn't they catch him? - He ran.

- I ran after the killer. - And your cape?

My cape, I lost it while running.

- And your rifle? - What about it?

- They found his rifle? - Yes, at the scene of the crime.

- This isn't right, Dad. - Enough, Amal!

I don't know what to do here.

We told you to apologize to the sheikh. How could you kill him?

You put me in a difficult situation.

Why did you come to hide here? Why not elsewhere?

What can I do now?

- If I hand you to the peasants... - No, they'll kill him.

I can't hand them the man who's served me for 30 years.

- Uncle, give him a chance to escape. - How can I escape?

- It's your only option. - But I didn't kill him.

- I will talk to them. - No.

Let me talk to them, I know what to tell them.

Let him.

It's impossible that I killed the sheikh.

I was going to apologize to him.

How could I kill him?

Ahmed!

Come, Saber Effendi, come.

We must find out who stole the rifle.

- What, Hamid? - The police.

- Where? - On the bridge.

- Give me the phone. - What if you run away like I told you?

- There's still time to escape. - No, my father won't do that.

- Ahmed! - If he escapes,

- he will be considered guilty. - Saber, don't waste this chance.

- Chance? - The palace's surrounded.

- Where can he escape to? - Then what do we do now?

- He should surrender to the police. - But, Ahmed...

- It will be the same. - No.

Justice will be done, and they will find the real killer.

- Give me the police station. - The sheriff is here.

- Excuse me, Pasha. Handcuff him! - Yes, sir.

- Be brave, Ahmed. - Riad,

call my lawyer to be with him, my personal lawyer.

Thank you, Pasha.

Don't worry, Saber Effendi, you will be out soon.

You won't escape us, Saber.

Thank you, Pasha.

But I accept no condolences until I take my revenge.

A life for a life. And my father is worth two lives.

- I pity Saber. - Indeed.

Who did he kill? Sheikh Abdul Samad.

His old friend who used to consider him a soul brother.

They would say their prayers together.

Someone stole the rifle and killed the victim

at the same time my client was going to the sheikh

to pray with him and apologize to him.

- What is he saying? - That someone stole his rifle.

I don't believe this.

And why did the criminal choose Saber Effendi's rifle?

He must have known about the argument they had.

The court needs solid evidence to back your claim.

I only have Hassan's testament.

Your Honor, it's been three months,

and the defense is yet to produce a witness.

Our witness left the morning after the crime and hasn't returned yet.

And it's possible that he won't return? That maybe he is dead?

Your Honor, I ask for more time.

- Hassan is here, Miss Amal. - Come on, come with me.

- Ahmed, here's Hassan. - Hassan, thank God you came.

The court will reach a verdict today.

We will have a short break now.

Hassan is here!

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth,

- and nothing but the truth? - I do.

- What's your name? - Hassan Hassan.

- I don't know how to thank you. - Thank God that Hassan is here now.

- Don't worry, Saber, it will be over. - Thank you. God bless you.

- What's wrong? - Do you live alone?

Yes.

- Do you know the defendant? - Yes.

Were you at his home the night of the crime?

- The night the sheikh got killed. - Yes.

What were you doing there?

- Answer the question, Hassan. - I was visiting.

- Do you usually visit him? - Yes.

And he gives me something to eat, or I borrow some money.

Saber Effendi is a noble man.

They say he is noble!

And what happened that day?

I found him very upset.

He was very angry.

And I asked him what was wrong.

Please, sir, I don't want to testify.

Come back here! This is a court of law!

Bring him back!

Finish your answer.

I said, "What's wrong, Saber? Why are you so angry?

Is it because of your argument with the sheikh?"

When I mentioned the sheikh, he got mad and started swearing at him.

- At Sheikh Abdul Samad? - Yes.

No, Your Honor, Hassan is lying.

- Be quiet, Saber. - Your honor, he is lying, I was...

Don't say another word! You may continue, Hassan.

I tried to calm him down, but he ignored me.

I said that the sheikh was a good man.

But he grabbed his rifle and left.

I said, "Where are you going? The sheikh is a good man.

"What are you doing? Have you gone crazy?"

He said, "I'll seek revenge and restore my dignity.

- "I will kill the sheikh." - He's lying. He is lying!

If you interrupt again, I will ask you to leave the court.

Please, Ahmed, wait.

I grabbed his clothes. I begged, "Please, Saber Effendi. Please!"

Then he calmed down, and he said, "Go home, Hassan, leave me alone."

- And where did you go? - I...

I was worried about him. So, after I left his house,

I stood there in the dark watching him.

After a while, I saw him go out

wearing his cape and holding his rosary,

- walking towards the mosque. - Did you see a rifle in his hand?

No, sir, I didn't see any rifle.

- He didn't see you when he went out? - I was hiding, and then I went home.

As soon as I got home, I realized how stupid I am.

Perhaps he was hiding the rifle under his cape.

His rosary was in one hand and the other hand was on his chest.

I ran to catch him, but on my way,

I heard people crying... I asked, "What happened?"

They told me Saber Effendi had killed the sheikh!

- Liar! You stupid liar! - Take him out!

Let me go!

My father's been framed.

The real killer set it up so Hassan would say that.

- Ahmed... - My father is innocent!

- I'm losing my mind. - There's no hope.

The court is ready.

The verdict of this court

is that the defendant be sentenced to capital punishment.

Ahmed.

This is not fair. This was not justice.

It's God's will, Ahmed.

My father's never hurt anyone. He's faithful, charitable.

He was never away from God.

- So, why God... - Please, don't blaspheme.

My father gave Hassan food and shelter.

But when it was time for Hassan to testify in my father's favor,

- he ended up condemned to death. - Ahmed.

- Please, leave me alone. - I can't leave you.

Ahmed, you must go. Leave right now.

And leave my father to die?

You tried all you could. You must leave now.

People want revenge, and they'll kill you. Have you forgotten Selim?

I know they've all left me now. I have no one.

- Don't say that. - My life is worth nothing now.

I only care about saving my father. I must find out who killed the sheikh.

- Dad. - Amal.

I expected to find you here. It's your duty to stand by me.

Please, sit down.

- Be brave, Ahmed. - Listen, son,

your father served me with devotion for over 30 years.

And to acknowledge his devotion,

I'm ready to give you any money you need, a thousand, two, more...

But I want you to go away. Don't stay in the village another minute.

- Pasha... - You must understand,

your situation is critical. And mine too.

I know that just visiting me can make the villagers hate you,

- but... - Ahmed!

I'm now like a father to you, and I must protect you.

Is it right to leave my father to hang and leave the real criminal unpunished?

- You can leave this to Dad. - No, leave it to me. I will look for him.

I won't rest until I hand this crook to the authorities.

We can't tolerate injustice!

No one can reveal the truth but Hassan.

Hassan will fall into our hands eventually.

No, Hassan must fall into my hands!

Selim won't give you a chance. Ahmed, go and save yourself.

Impossible!

If you think I'm naive and peaceful like my father,

you must know that until I find who did this,

my heart will have no feelings and no mercy.

I will work with Selim to discover the real killer.

- Listen son, I'm... - Pasha, thank you.

Riad Bay, if I need you, I will come to the palace.

Thank you very much, Amal.

Ahmed is right, Hassan is the only person who can save his father.

And who knows the killer.

He must be hidden until the execution.

Of course.

Riad Bay, what are we doing here? Am I to stay here?

I'm scared.

Why here? What is this place?

No! No!

- Take this. You want more? - Yes.

- What for? - I may get hungry and go buy a goose.

- Where will you go? - I'm staying here.

Riad Bay, please tell me why you killed the sheikh.

- Who killed the sheikh? - Saber Effendi.

What's the news?

- Where's Selim? - Is Ahmed home?

Selim!

Let him cry for his father a little bit more.

When the village goes to sleep, I will kill him.

Selim, you are now the head of the family.

Don't lose your life for this boy. Let me kill him!

If Saber had ten sons, killing all of them wouldn't have been enough!

- Let me kill him! - I'm the one who will kill him!

No one will kill him but me!

And if anyone dares do it, he will become my enemy.

Nafie! Come over here, boy.

Bring me my rifle.

Peace be with you.

I came for you, Selim.

I came to your home.

Answer me, Selim.

Answer your friend and brother.

You are right to hate me.

You are right to wish to kill me.

But, for our friendship,

and to have a clear conscience before God,

you must be sure first, you must distinguish right from wrong.

My father didn't kill the sheikh.

Hassan lied before God.

Understand me, all of you!

I'm not here to beg you. I'm not a coward.

All I ask is two days so I can find Hassan

and pull the truth from him.

Why the silence?

Selim, I want you to understand this.

You will kill me, and the court will sentence you to death.

Like your father, my father's life will be wasted.

And you and me will also be victims of whoever committed this crime.

We will let him think of us as dead dogs, Selim!

Let's join hands and search together for the killer.

Answer me, Selim.

Speak your mind, and then shoot me!

I'm standing here ready to die.

Shoot, Selim. Shoot!

This is the last visit. It will be tomorrow at eight o'clock.

- Does he know? - Don't tell him.

- Isn't that the foreman? - They're taking him to his wedding.

Is it his wedding or his funeral?

Dad.

I searched for Hassan, I went to every town he used to go to.

Don't bother, son, he won't appear again until I'm gone.

When, Ahmed? Tomorrow?

Ahmed, I'm an old man, I've had enough of this world.

God's given me everything I wanted.

I raised you into a man.

This is my fault, I handed you over to them.

I thought there would be justice.

The law is just, my son. It's the people who are unjust.

The judge followed God's laws and God's will.

It's true I hoped the court would prove my innocence.

Not because I want to live.

No. I just wanted to be remembered as an honest man,

and I wanted you to be proud of me forever.

You won't die, I will find Hassan.

Go away, son, leave the village.

Selim won't leave you alone.

- Impossible. Impossible! - Please, son, I beg you.

Don't go back there,

let me live my last few hours in peace of mind.

Don't cry, Ahmed, you are a grown man.

Tomorrow, when I die...

I want to feel you are safe.

Promise me, Ahmed. Promise me, my son.

Visit's over!

Goodbye, Ahmed, may God be with you.

- Dad! - My son!

Thank you for the goose. Bye.

- You testified the truth, Hassan. - I'm afraid of no one.

Didn't you know? Saber will be hanged.

- I wish they'd hang Ahmed too. - We'll die together, Hassan.

Welcome back.

So much money... Who paid you to testify against my father?

- I told the truth. - You're a liar. And a coward.

- May God forgive you. - Who gave you the money?

- You want to know? - Tell me, for 50 pounds.

- Let go of me first. - Okay.

That's him!

Uncle Ahmed, leave. Selim's coming.

You go.

- Have you seen Ahmed? - No.

No, place it right there.

- Why did Hassan go to the market? - To buy a goose.

- You gave him money? - Those were your orders.

I said after Saber was hanged. He couldn't wait another day?

- He's going back to the tomb. - And what if Ahmed finds him?

Riad.

- Why not get rid of Hassan tonight? - You mean kill him?

- Why not? - As you wish, Uncle.

- But... - But what?

I'm afraid... Maybe you can help me with this one.

- Me? - Yes. Do I have to do all the killing?

- What's happening to you, Riad? - My conscience's started to hurt.

- Nonsense! - It's my conscience, Uncle.

No, it's not your conscience, it's your pocket.

This year, go to Europe and have some fun.

- How much do you want? - Who's taking about money?

What is it that you want?

I won't deny you anything you want. Come on, play.

On one condition though. You must kill Hassan tonight.

Okay.

So, what is it that you want?

Uncle, I want to marry Amal.

- Congratulations, Uncle. - Are you serious?

- Of course. - Did you think before speaking?

Not really, I was thinking about the flooded village,

the sheikh, Saber Effendi and Hassan.

My only daughter? That's the price for what you did?

Besides what I did for you, I'm her cousin,

and I'm young and handsome.

- You are a lowlife thug! - No, no.

How can you say that to your son-in-law?

- Get out of here! - And kill Hassan?

- Are you threatening me? - I'm not the one who's threatening you.

It's Selim, Ahmed and all the villagers.

Not only them, but also the court. Or you want me to kill the judge too?

You will be doomed like me.

Why not? What's life without Amal?

You mean you love her?

- I adore her. - You?

Yes, me. Oh, you mean because of...

That is another matter. Come on, Uncle.

Riad, I will give you 10,000 pounds.

- No money will replace her. - But you want her for my money!

No, I swear.

Riad, try to understand how I feel.

Amal for me is... I just can't!

I can't give her to someone I know is...

Is what, Pasha?

- You are exactly like me. - So?

So, I get rid of Hassan tonight, and the wedding will be tomorrow.

- All right. - Then we have an agreement?

Who is it?

Can I sit down?

Go ahead.

- What are you doing? - Going for a walk!

- Congratulations! - Thanks, but for what?

- I told your father I want to marry you. - What?

When he agreed, I ran here to tell you.

- Dad agreed to that? - Yes. He was so happy,

and he insisted the wedding be tomorrow.

- You must be drunk. - With happiness.

- I'm sure you're drunk. Riad! - Drunk with love, Amal.

- Get off me! - Amal!

- Are you crazy? I'll tell Dad! - Amal!

Amal!

Amal!

- Om Alahana. - What?

- Celebrate. Just do it. - Why?

- I'm getting married to Amal tomorrow. - You? Goddamn bastard!

What?

Dad, you must do something about Riad! Send him away right this minute!

- What happened, honey? - He came to my room drunk!

- Drunk? - The devil wanted to kiss me!

He was hallucinating that we're getting married tomorrow!

Just calm down, Amal.

He can't stay here! You do something now!

He... wasn't lying, darling.

- Because I... - Because what, Dad?

- It's true he asked to marry you. - And you agreed?

- Just wait. - For what?

- To get married to him? - Why not? He's your cousin.

Impossible! I can't believe you did this!

- Listen! - Listen to what? I won't marry Riad!

Leave her alone now.

- Hassan! - I'm going now.

- Don't let anyone see you. - Don't worry.

Hassan!

Hassan!

Hassan!

Hassan!

Hassan!

Hassan!

Hassan!

Hassan!

Hassan!

Hassan!

Hassan!

Hassan went to his home. I saw him just now.

Go home.

- This time you won't escape me. - Please, I had nothing to do with it!

- Forgive me, it's not my fault. - My father will be hanged tomorrow.

- I beg you! - Do you hear me? Tomorrow!

Speak up!

- I will kill you! Speak! - It was Riad, Riad Bay.

- He stole the rifle? - I don't know.

I beg you...

- Was it Riad who stole the rifle? - Yes, him.

Stand up.

Where are you taking me?

You will say this to the police. And to Selim.

Riad Bay will kill me, Ahmed. Please don't!

- Riad Bay will kill me! - Like he killed the sheikh?

- I don't know, I didn't see. - Move!

Ahmed!

- Who are you? - Ahmed.

- Why are you sitting here, Ahmed? - I needed some fresh air.

It's dangerous for you to be out at night.

- Yes. - Sergeant Mohamed?

- Yes, sir? - Accompany him to his home.

How are you doing, Saber?

Come on, time to go.

Ahmed didn't come.

EXECUTION ROOM

- Prisoner Saber Abdul Salam, sir. - Ready, sir.

Summary of the verdict, Court of Qena,

case 658, for the year 51,

against the criminal Saber Abdul Salam.

Based on the verdict of the Criminal Court

against Saber Abdul Salam,

case 658, for the year 1951, he was sentenced to death by hanging

for committing the crime of murdering Sheikh Abdul Samad Almeniawi

on September 23, 1951,

a premeditated murder.

Ahmed, you never dreamed of being the hero of the village.

You brought happiness to us and wealth to our home.

- May God bless you. - Pray that God help him.

May God make this year pass peacefully, Saber Effendi.

The defendant asked for a retrial, but the court refused.

The time of the execution was set for 8 a.m.

Do you want anything, Saber?

I testify that there's no God but Allah.

I testify that there's no God but Allah, and Mohamed is his messenger.

I testify that there's no God but Allah, and Mohamed is his messenger...

Uncle?

I have important news. Selim shot and killed Ahmed.

You will sleep well tonight. As for me...

- Amal ran away. - What?

Do you hear me? Amal ran away.

Ahmed.

Ahmed!

Ahmed!

Ahmed!

Ahmed!

Ahmed!

Ahmed!

Ahmed!

Ahmed!

Hello? Yes. Okay, thanks.

- Is she at Ahmed's? - Selim's standing guard.

- She can't be there. - Where can she be then?

- Pasha... - What?

We searched everywhere, sir.

- She jumped into the Nile! - Calm down.

Where can she be? Listen, Hamed.

- Take the men and go look for her! - Yes, sir.

Do you like this? Did you have to marry her?

My father...

My father will be hanged...

My father...

Ahmed.

Selim...

Where's Selim? I must see him now. I must go to the police.

- I know the killer! - Ahmed!

- I'm not hallucinating. - Don't move or you'll bleed again.

- Leave me, my father will die! - It's over.

And you wanted me to leave. You wanted Riad to look for the killer.

- To look for himself! - Your father is dead.

Hassan told me everything.

Riad stole the rifle, and he killed the sheikh.

My father died?

Died?

Ahmed, talk to me.

- Answer me. - Leave me alone.

- I can never leave you. - Forget everything.

How can I forget that I love you?

While you declare love...

my heart is full of hate.

- I wish this was earlier. - Ahmed.

If you really love me, let me get revenge on your cousin.

On the day I clear my father's name. And when I hand Riad over to the police,

I will be all yours, body and soul.

I will go tell Selim that Riad is the killer.

- Amal. - Are you afraid for me?

Selim won't believe you. This is not your fault, don't take risks.

My fault is that Riad is my cousin.

- Selim! - You must go hide at the temple.

- Hide? - Yes. And I will go home

and explain everything to my father.

- He'll report Riad to the police. - Report his nephew?

You don't know Dad.

Ahmed, go to the window.

I'll distract Selim from here.

- Can you walk? - Yes.

I'll be back soon.

Welcome back.

Your daddy is not here, they're all out looking for you.

What happened to you?

I'm sorry my love wasn't enough for us to marry today.

How about tomorrow? Or marry in Cairo? Go change, and we'll travel right away.

- Leave me alone! - Amal!

Amal, you're angry at me. Did Ahmed leave?

He died. Ahmed died.

That's so sad. He was such a nice guy.

He died too young. But how do you know this?

- Hassan told me. - Hassan?

- Where did you see Hassan? - I was at his place.

- And why did you go there? - I wanted to know who stole the rifle.

And did he tell you?

- He refused to say anything! - Did you offer him money?

- Fifty pounds. - And he took it?

- Yes. - Then he must have confessed.

- Confessed what? - I mean...

- Is he at home now? - No.

- Did he leave? - I don't know.

- What's the matter? - He must have left!

Do you know who killed sheikh Abdul Samad?

- Who? - Ahmed.

He took his father's rifle and killed the sheikh.

- Liar! You killed him! - Then you know.

- I know everything! - And you sent Hassan to report it?

- Yes! And you better confess! - All this for Ahmed?

You reported me? Your cousin!

- Riad! - Dad!

Dad, you must call the police right now!

Welcome back, Pasha.

What are you waiting for? Call the police.

Tell them the killer is here.

Amal doesn't understand anything, she's too young.

- You don't want to call them? I will! - Riad!

Too young. You say she's too young.

What was she doing spending last night with Ahmed?

- Riad, shut up, you're drunk! - He's the one who killed the sheikh.

And tell us why I killed the sheikh.

- Riad, please! - Will you tell her,

- or should I call the police? - Riad!

- I will tell her later. - Dad, you knew?

- I don't know anything at all. - Now you don't?

Didn't you tell me to flood the land? And kill the sheikh?

And kill Hassan in exchange for your daughter's hand?

She knows everything now. Hassan told her everything!

Hassan? Hassan died, hit by a train!

Hassan died?

She fooled me? Congratulations, Uncle!

Amal, answer me, answer your father.

Understand that there were circumstances

- that forced me to... - Steal? Loot? Kill?

If you were poor, perhaps I'd believe you,

but you are so rich!

- I did it all for you. - Don't say it was for me!

- Believe me! - How can I believe you?

- All my life I was lied to. - If I could do more,

I would've done so to guarantee you happiness now and after I'm gone.

I must keep for you the wealth I got from my father and grandfather,

and increase it so that we be masters forever.

Masters? We will die and become dust,

and those peasants you enslave will step on us!

You are a criminal! Everything is doomed!

- Life will never go back to normal! - I'll fix everything.

- Shut up! - Amal!

- Please, forgive me. - I wish I could.

- I wish God could forgive you. - What can I do?

You can't bring back the peasants' sugar cane crops.

Or Sheikh Abdul Samad.

Or Saber Effendi and Ahmed.

- I'm ready to... - Go to Selim and tell him the truth.

Do you know what that means?

It means that Ahmed will live, even without me.

- Selim? - Come, Selim is here.

- Dad, like I told you... - Move away.

Where are you going? Go back to your room.

If you talk, you know what will happen.

Come on, let's go.

Pull yourself together and watch your words.

Come with me.

Your daughter spent the night with Ahmed at his home.

How come?

I could have killed them both, but since it's your honor, Pasha,

I thought you should deal with it yourself.

- Listen, Selim... - This is a scandal!

- Riad! - Let me kill her!

Before you kill her, I want to know where she's hidden Ahmed.

- Didn't he die? - The lady got him out at dawn.

Bring her here, Pasha.

Selim...

for Pasha's sake, we don't want a scandal.

You go now.

I will find out what she knows, and then I will come to you.

I must know now!

- I must kill Ahmed before nightfall. - Ahmed is innocent.

How dare you still talk and defend him?

- It was you who killed the sheikh! - Shut up!

You want to sacrifice your family for your lover?

Selim!

Pasha's daughter is our enemy, she is a whore!

Look for Ahmed before nightfall!

You must find him. And no one dare hurt him!

Bring him to me at home.

Go tell her to pack her things, we will leave now!

Why don't you move? What are you waiting for?

For her to call the police? I'll kill her!

Amal!

Amal! Amal!

You knew she would run. You're both against me!

She won't call the police, she'll run with Ahmed.

It's over! Amal is no longer ours, she belongs to Ahmed now!

- Let me go! - If you follow her,

I'll call the police, and I'll confess everything!

Ahmed!

Amal, thank God, I was so afraid for you.

I was afraid you wouldn't come back. I wanted to go looking for you.

I would die just to see you.

Your father must have been in shock when he found out it was Riad, right?

- Leave, Ahmed, go away. - Go away?

- Yes, right now. - Why? Did you tell your father?

He didn't believe you?

Ahmed...

Of course he didn't believe you.

Ahmed, it's no use talking now.

You must run away. Run, Ahmed.

But you promised me you'd tell your father.

I did all I could and only managed to run away.

I came now to warn you about Riad and Selim.

They're both looking for you. They want to kill you, so run.

I can come with you.

What do you mean? What's Selim and Riad got to do with it?

Answer me, did you tell your father?

Ahmed, don't torture me.

Are you hiding something?

Your father knows Riad is the killer, right?

Does he know?

Your father?

Then it's your father!

I felt it all along, but I didn't want to believe it.

I couldn't believe how a man could be so cruel.

God gave him money and wealth, but took away kindness from his heart.

He became a real savage!

He flooded the land, and stole and killed...

He killed my father. My father!

And you want me to run, and you run with me?

Get lost! I don't want to see you.

Get out of here!

Get lost! Get out of here!

Get lost!

Amal?

Stay here.

Ahmed!

You monster!

This is for the sheikh! And this is for my father!

Don't move! I said don't move!

Leave it to me, Riad Bay, it's my revenge!

Selim! Kill me too, Selim! Kill me!

Shame on you, Ahmed, hiding behind a woman!

Selim!

Selim!

Kill them both! Shoot, Selim!

- Selim! - Shoot, Selim!

Selim!

- Don't move! - Catch him!

Selim!

Selim!

Selim.

Selim, I deserve all that's happening to me.

Because I was unjust.

So, don't be unjust, son.

Riad is the killer.

We planned it together, and the devil possessed us.

- Wait, I will explain. - Riad Bay, we will serve justice.

You killed my father and his. We must kill you!

- Selim! - You kill him.

What, you want to hand him over to the police?

It wouldn't be enough for him to be hung four times.

But we shouldn't be arrested for that bastard!