Original subtitles

Amatzya Hayuni presents

Oded Kotler in the film

''Not Mine to Love''

With Ili Gurlitzki

Jermain Unikovsky

Producer.. Amatzya Hayuni

Direction.. Uri Zohar

l thought l'd have to apologize, but it's as if things turned around.

The son of a beloved woman was brought over to me for custody

the last days of summer vacation.

At first l cared about the child then l wanted to kill him.

But... l still have to check what prevented me,

since the time and place were fit.

The time.. end of summer

The place.. Jerusalem, which is a quiet city.

l thought you're asleep. Good morning. Will you join me for coffee?

How come you thought of me? -Thought of you?

Why, l think of you all my life.

Do you think of rotting here in bed all summer vacation?

''The common idiot'' Very funny.

This thorn will be stuck in me until...

Until you shout. -But you know l won't shout.

Ouch!

Okay, we won't.

Eli, telephone!

Yes? -Eli? Hello, this is Ze'ev speaking. -Who?

Ze'ev. Noa's husband. -Oh... Yes?

Hi. l'm calling from the kibbutz.

Can you hear me? -Yes, yes, l can hear you.

Look, the thing is this, we are leaving the kibbutz.

Noa and l have decided to go study.

The kibbutz didn't approve of our studies, so we had no choice. -Yes?

We're going to Jerusalem, we have admission exams in three days.

What, are you going to apply to university?

Yes, so that's the thing, we have to study for three days in the library,

otherwise we won't pass the exams. -What, and you have no place to stay?

No, that's okay. The problem is our son. We have no place to leave him.

So we thought, if you are still on vacation,

and haven't started studying yet, then... He's already three.

Very quiet boy, it's just that we didn't know whom to turn to.

You are the only person we know in Jerusalem.

Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? -Yes, yes, l can hear you.

So what do you say?

How... how is Noa? -She's here.

Noa? -One moment, one moment.

Hi, Eli, how are you?

Fine.

Look, Eli, we are very uncomfortable with this.

But you are the only one we know in Jerusalem.

So... You understand?

He's a quiet boy, won't cause you any trouble. -Okay.

lf you want to... When will you bring him? -Tomorrow morning.

He's really a good boy, will play on his own.

Noa, Noa, it's okay. -Okay, goodbye. -Goodbye.

Thanks for the phone. -You're already cheating on Yael, ha? -No, no.

Yael, Yael We are running! late!

This is a girl that... l used to love once in the kibbutz.

First love, you know.

No, l don't know l got married right away!. -Oh.

Smart move.

Will you have coffee with us? -Come on, have coffee with us, come on.

No, thank you. Yael is waiting for me upstairs. Goodbye.

Oh, Eli, hi.

Come on, tell Yael to go down, we are late for the lecture.

Tell me, you haven't given up on her yet, ha?

She... She said she'll be right down.

Oh...

Will you be home tonight?

Your boyfriend is waiting for you downstairs.

Maybe l'll come back tonight.

Huh?

l asked if you're staying at home. -Oh, yes.

What was the phone call about? -Yael, come on!

Say, will you be home tomorrow?

l don't think so. l won't be in town for the next day or two.

Oh, that means, the natural science class of Jerusalem

hasn't yet managed to collect all the thorns in the country.

Goodbye. You are in a great mood today.

What was the phone call about? Just a guy from the kibbutz

wants to apply to university, a load of nonsense.

Yael, come on, we're late. -Okay, l heard you. One moment.

Where did you find this?

What do you mean? There are dozens down at the Milik Wadi.

Say, did you ever see something like that?

Look at how it's reserved. It's, it's like...

Tzvi, do me a favour, stop getting all excited, we're running late.

Say, did you see this stem? Look, it's...

She is ready, what are you waiting for!?

Yes. Goodbye.

What do you have against him? -Me? Against him? Nothing.

lt's that l'll have to marry both of you in the end, won't l? -Very funny.

Yes, that's right, he should be three years old by now.

The last time l saw her was three years ago.

They wrote me, but l wanted to see with my one eyes.

l ran away from the army base and walked

a great distance

through the fields.

You haven't been home for a long time now.

A lot of things changed around here.

Are you surprised? -No.

They wrote me. -Come.

What a Saturday. l'm not used to such quiet anymore.

Ze'ev, Ze'ev.

We have a guest.

Eli.

Hello, Eli. -Hello.

Okay, l think l'll be going. -What, now?

lt's late already, sleep here.

Good night. -Good night.

lt's been three days already that the boy is asleep, doesn't kick, nothing.

Completely quiet.

Damn it, can't l have some quiet sleeping in my room?

As if it's not enough that you turned this room into a thorn museum?

Sorry.

ln Mississippi...

ln Mississippi there's something extraordinary. There are ants there.

Special ants called the fire ants.

They cause tremendous harm to agriculture,

and for years they tried to get rid of them, and didn't know how.

So they found that in Uruguay, in Uruguay,

in Uruguay there's the same kind of ants, but they are atrophied.

Oh... -And they wanted to know how it happens,

so they saw that there's a parasite there,

a certain kind of parasite that seduces them...

Also in scorpions, but not all of them. Interesting, isn't it?

You know, Tzvi

you're slowly succeeding into convincing me.

l think l'll quit math completely.

l'll get myself two-three small, orphan scorpions,

l'm changing over to zoology.

Well, l... l'll miss the last bus.

Wait, wait, it's late already. Sleep here.

''See you the day after tomorrow'' Yael

One moment.

Good morning.

Hello.

So that's it, huh? -Yes, that's the whole thing.

The eyes are just like Noa's.

Really, Eli, we don't know how to thank you.

There's nothing to thank me for, l have nothing to do anyway.

Noa is already at the library.

You better put this under the sheets, he still wets sometimes.

You're not leaving the kibbutz because of that, are you?

One moment l'll wash my face.

Come in, come in.

Shay, be a good boy, we'll come to get you soon.

Shay, do you want to play with your tractor?

Here, take the tractor go play.

Don't worry,

he'll get used to you, everything will be fine. We'll call you,

and if we have time, we'll stop by to see how you're doing.

We're staying in Talpiyot, at Gidron's House.

Gidron's House? Okay.

You'll get along with him, l know.

So goodbye. -Goodbye.

What's your name? -Shay.

Shay.

Shay.

Now, do you know what we'll do, Shay? -What?

We'll go for a walk now, okay?

And l'll buy you ice-cream. -Yes.

And we'll go swinging.

And finally we'll have falafel. Do you know what falafel is? -No.

Okay, so l'll buy you on,e. Yes, and after all that

we'll go swimming.

Do you want some too? -Yes. -Drink. Hold onto it and drink.

lt's cold. -Drink it all. You'll see it won't be cold at the end.

Would you like more? -Yes. -Come.

Shay, look.

Now you'll hide, okay One, two, three

four, five, six seven, eight, nine', ten.

Shay! Where's Shay?

Shay, where are you? Shay?

Shay? Shay?

Shay? Here you are, l found you!

Now you, okay? -Yes, now me.

Four, one, two, three

ten, five, six, seven, eight.

Where is he?

Where are you, friend?

Ouch!

Friend? Comrade?

Friend, where are you?

Stop it, come out already!

Friend, where are you? l'm scared.

They broke the tools.

Time out, stop it! Friend! Comrade!

Time out!

Time out, stop it!

Friend! Comrade!

Shay?

Shay?

Aren't you afraid to walk alone?

No?

What? You said we'll go swinging.

l have to pee.

Yael's not home.

Yes, l know. She's on a tour.

The boy wanted to go swinging. -Want to go swinging. -You see?

On the swing.

Who's child is it? -Friends'.

More? -Yes!

Stronger!

Stop!

Can l have a glass of water?

Drink Shay, water.

You don't love Yael.

Why aren't you leaving her alone?

Why am l not Ieaving her alone?

l first met Yael on a Nature Club walk.

Tzvi too. l accidentally went on this walk once.

Only later on did l realize l made a mistake. l didn't belong there.

Yael! -A bunch of zoologists, botanists, vegetarians, nave poets.

Walking incredibly slowly, checking each stem.

Everyone, except me, was interested in something.

Tzvi, for example, was busy with scorpions.

Yael with thorns. -This is one of the rare incidents

where the offspring stays alive on the back of the mother

And the mother, the mother is already dead. Tell me,

is that true that scorpions commit suicide? -That's nonsense.

On the contrary. Scorpions die of sickness and old age. just like us.

Oh... -What, you're not from our class, are you? -No.

You haven't yet...? -No, no yet. -So...

Nice to meet you, Eli. -Yael. -Yes, l heard your name.

So you're just taking a walk?

No, l'm looking for nature here.

Yael, can you help me open the jar?

We started from the end. Then we had to go back to the beginning.

Find common friends help her sort out thorns!.

Nothing, shush... shush... they're all dreaming, about butterflies,

scorpions, snakes and thorns.

Take off the glasses. -Why? Don't you?

Don't you like them, ? -No, l like them

but it hurts.

Something hurts me too all the time. -What?

All the time something hurts me. Wait, wait, l'll show you right now.

Quiet already!

lf only she would have come home just to sleep.

Shay!

Shay! Shay! It's okay.

Shay,

eat something.

l think he feels bad already.

Actually, l don't mind.

Shay... l'm not responsible. Eat.

l didn't ask her to send him over to me.

Her one and only little boy.

l know they have no other friend in Jerusalem.

But l'm not a friend either.

Shhhhh...

One moment, shhhh...

Hi, the light turned off.

Wait, l don't understand.

Didn't you go on a tour this morning with Yael?

The tour is next week. -So where has she gone to?

Yael is not at home? -No.

lt's a friends' boy.

Shay, maybe you want... -ls he sick?

What, you think so? -You can see. We have to take his temperature.

Do you have a thermometer at home? -Yes.

l think there is one somewhere, wait a minute. -What's your name? -Shay.

What? -Shay. -Shay? How old are you? -Three.

Already three years old? -Here it is.

Hold this, please. -One moment.

Be careful there's a snake inside.

Here, put this here, under your hand.

Wait what do you mean a snake?

l found it on the path. It... It probably fell asleep.

Don't move. -lt's not poisonous, is it?

Actually it is. Took me a long time to find this box.

Are you crazy!?

l... l simply wanted Yael to see how it changes its skin.

l don't understand, how dare you bring snakes into my house?

What is this!? -39.6 -What, what?

lt's not serious

with children the temperature goes up and down right away.

We'll have tea with lemon, okay?

We'll take a pill, and tomorrow morning it will all be over.

Eli, mom said you have a phone call.

This thing, can you hold this thing for me for a moment, please?

That's it be careful, carefully.

Yes? -Eli?

Hi Noa. -Still alive?

Eli, can you hear me? l'm asking how you are doing.

Alive. -How's Shay doing? You know, he...

resembles you a lot, the eyes.

No, l mean if you're getting along' with him.

Yes, everything is fine. l gave him a bath,

put him to bed.

l thought you'll come this morning

with the boy. -l was already in the library, with all the books.

You know...

ln Jerusalem you won't be able to walk barefoot.

Yes. Did he ask about us? -No.

That's obvious, he accepts things the way they are. -Like...?

Well, listen... You know, l wanted... -l wanted...

What, what? -What, what? -What, what did you want to say?

l just wanted to say that tomorrow we won't even have time to come to you.

Okay. -So... Goodbye.

Goodbye, Noa.

So you're leaving the kibbutz, huh?

You'll regret this!

So you're leaving the kibbutz, huh?

Eli, Eli, Eli, get up. You have a phone call.

No, no stop! No, the boy! The boy! No!

No! Stop!

You had a phone call, that's why l came.

l don't care l'm not at home.

Shay, come on, let's get dressed, eat something, and go to the pool, okay?

No. -Shay, what, don't you want to go to the pool?

No. -Would you like me to prepare you something to eat? -No.

Shay, are you thirsty? -Yes.

Drink. You don't want anymore? -Stop.

Do you want some more ice? -Okay.

Hello, teacher.

Hello, teacher. -Hello, teacher.

Once, when we were harvesting grapes together l dared touch her.

l'm sure she knew much before that, but...

What does she care.

''Noa'', ''Eli''

Noa!

The boy!

Careful! There's a boy there! Careful! There's a boy there!

Take him down, take him down!

Quickly, quickly, what are you waiting for, damn it!

Wait, wait!

Who is his mother? -What happened?

Shay,

Shay, come, sit next to me.

Shay, Shay, come here.

Shay, don't you want to sit next to me?

Shay, Shay, come here.

Shay, shame on you.

Shay, come here already!

Eli, give me the boy.

Shay, sit on the bed. Don't get off the bed.

The snake ran away, l opened the box at the lab,

and it wasn't inside.

lt must be here l was on the way to the university,

and the box was closed. l didn't open the box.

l didn't know what to do, so, l... l had to come over here

so l came here. You weren't here, so l...

l came in through...

l came in through the window into the kitchen. -What snake?

Yesterday, the box.

What you messed up this house?

l want to sit and study here quietly.

You understand? Look what you did,

snakes, thorns, children.

What, what do you want from me, tell me!?

What, what do you want from me? -Eli, l...

l...

l, l'll find... l'll find it.

Don't worry,

you can study quietly.

l'll find it l won't disturb! you.

Shay, we were just kidding.

l don't know what... -Oh, come on, forget it.

The night is over. Look outside.

You know, once a snake ran away in the lab.

We looked for it everywhere, disassembled all closets.

You know where it was in the end? It hid in its cage.

Tzvi, our snake also ran away a long time ago.

There's no use in keeping looking for it. Come, let's go to sleep, come on.

Tzvi, Tzvi, Tzvi, come on!

Come on, l'm really not in the mood for these jokes now!

Tzvi, watch out! -Yes, yes, yes, l know this.

You know, there are snakes

that can live on for half a year without eating.

Tell me, are you hungry? -No, but a cup of coffee would be great.

Did you check the exams already?

l'm too tired for these dumb students.

Oh, coffee.

Kill it! -Wait!

Kill it!

Help me.

Don't worry, l'll catch a car outside.

Shay, don't get off the bed. l'll be right back, don't get off.

One time only l slept with her.

Come.

That one time it was terrible.

She...

l didn't...

l...

Eli!

What should l tell you, good morning or good night, huh?

What happened?

At night...

What is it?

lt's the boy's parents. l'm asleep.

Hello. -Hello. -Hello. -Shay! -Mommy! -Shay. -Shay.

Mommy, l threw up. -What? -l threw up.

Eli is asleep.

No, that's okay. That's too bad, l wanted to thank him too. -Yes.

We haven't met. -No. -But l'm really grateful to you.

l hope he didn't cause you a lot of trouble.

No, he wasn't trouble at all.

Maybe you'll thank Eli for us? -Yes.

So goodbye, bye. -Bye.

One, two, three! One, two, three!

We have to call the hospital, see how Tzvi is doing.

Tzvi of all people...

''Not Mine to Love''

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