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Drink?

You're really such a coward.

I've killed men like you before,

it's like killing a sheep.

One clean cut almost anywhere

and the life flows out.

A twitch or two,

and it's over.

A drink?

No, of course, you don't drink.

You don't fight.

You have no use for women.

What kind of a man are you?

I can't waste any more time

on you.

I'll have to take those coins.

Unfortunately, I have no weapon.

I'll have to borrow your knife.

Yes?

No?

What? Why don't you say something?

Are you afraid to talk?

Do you value your life?

Say.

I don't know what you people are.

Are you like sheep? They won't

fight for their lives either.

Well...

it's the hour of prayer.

I'll give you a few minutes.

Allah!

Great by name,

great is thy greatness.

There is no deity, but thee.

I seek refuge near you, Allah.

Suchut! Suchut!

Suchut!

Constantinople train!

Constantinople train!

Constantinople.

That's all I have.

Constantinople train!

Let's go!

Let's go!

Let's go!

Let's go!

America, hey America!

Hey, America!

Is she an American lady?

No, really, thank you.

You won't find a piece like this...

Where is this street?

What do you want?

Can't you see I have customers?

-How's business?

-No business.

Is this the establishment

of Topouzoglou?

Yes. What do you want?

We want nothing.

I'm his cousin.

When will he wake up?

When business comes.

You brought dirt in,

I'll have to sweep again.

I just swept it, just now,

five minutes ago.

Topouzoglou, this man says

he's your cousin.

Welcome, welcome.

What happened to you?

I had a bad dream.

My treasure.

Eat, eat, that's it.

You eat the head?

Good for the brain!

So you see, I have many customers.

What I need is more stock.

The rugs I sell...

What is it?

Forgive me.

I was merely going to say that...

You don't...

seem to be selling

what you have.

You are very sharp.

I do not have the proper goods

for the market as it is today.

What I will do,

after you know the business...

is take the money you've brought

and go to Persia...

and buy the kind of goods...

What's the matter?

Why did you eat my lunch?

I was hungry.

Go, out of my sight!

No, don't go, please, sit down.

For God's sake, give me a chance

to swallow this.

Here, ruination, sweep.

Come in, come in.

Well, I will write to your father.

He's a good man, if in time...

No! No! Listen, no.

He must never know what happened.

Promise. Not a word.

I only meant to say that in time...

It would kill him.

He put everything in me.

Everything?

Everything.

It will kill him.

I'm going to make it up to him.

I have big plans.

They're going to be proud of me.

But now, now nothing.

Not a word, promise?

Not a word.

All right, I promise.

Go on, sweep.

I have big plans.

My ruination.

Look how the rich come to work off

their lunch in their cars, while...

Stavros, listen.

There goes Aleko Sinnikoglou,

a man with lots of money...

and four daughters,

each plainer than the other.

So much, every day

he more and more loses the hope...

of becoming a grandfather,

do you understand?

God solves all problems.

You must not forget that you

are a young man, handsome...

and if properly dressed...

Do you understand me now?

Never mind, sweep.

Tomorrow, I'll arrange the meeting,

you'll see.

I'll dress you in a nice

blue suit and...

What? What are you doing?

You barbarian!

-What about the tariff for carriage?

-No, we'll ignore that.

I see. Well, this was...

What do I need to go to America?

Money.

First class accommodation.

How much?

Third class, 110 Turkish pounds.

I'll do it right away.

Is he American?

From Berkeley.

Do you give these men something?

No, we do it the right way.

I'll be back.

What did he say?

"At any rate, he didn't bring

a single penny, says he was robbed.

I tried to talk to him,

as is my place and duty...

but suddenly he threw

down a broom...

and ran out of the store,

his eyes on fire."

Now, listen.

"Beloved father, I went, as you

asked, directly to our cousin...

but I couldn't trust him.

No one ever comes into his store.

He sleeps all day on a pile of rugs

so I told him I was robbed.

I left.

Now I have a new plan.

Keep it up!

Hang on.

Wind the rope tight.

Wind the rope further.

Go on, hamal!

-Doesn't your friend eat?

-What's the matter, you sick?

You, hamal,

don't you get hungry?

Learn to spend the coins.

What are you saving it for?

"Beloved father"...

Mama, mama.

"I know Mother is worried."

We have a letter,

close the shutters.

"But, there's no cause to be.

My health is good...

and my appetite is very good,

very good."

This isn't garbage,

it's from the Sultan's table...

what he doesn't eat.

"One way or another,

I get what I need to eat.

So don't worry, one day,

you'll be proud of your son.

Remember, I have big plans.

Big plans.

That day will come, I promise you.

You'll be proud of me."

I'm cold, I need a woman tonight.

You want to come?

I'll pay for it. You need it.

I need nothing.

Did you ever have one?

Don't you want one?

My father wouldn't approve.

Father? Approve!

Where are you going?

I have another job.

Now? Another job?

Tonight?

Kill yourself with this,

it's easier.

Take it easy.

Hold it, hold it!

It's time, they're out

there working!

How much for a ticket?

What?

How much for a ticket?

And you've saved by now?

What do you care?

How much?

Four pounds.

Four pounds? Now, tell me,

how long do you expect to live?

Longer than you!

That load is for an animal!

Get an animal!

Hey, hamal...

you.

America, America, you!

Don't take it, don't take it.

Come on!

What time is it?

You've got time.

I can't stay awake,

I keep falling asleep.

Don't worry, you'll be dead soon.

What's the baby weigh now?

How much?

Seven pounds.

Small money.

There's two kinds of money,

small and big money.

Small money is a whore,

you look at her coins...

she's been in everyone's hands

you wake in the morning, she's gone.

Then there's big money,

like you need.

You're going to America.

What you need is big money.

You like that?

Behold, you're human!

That's all there is, women.

Now then, big money.

Big money is fertile, it procreates.

How, I don't know.

But it reproduces, every time

you look, there's more.

But there's only two ways

men like us can get big money.

Steal it,

or if you're young...

marry it.

You can't get it by work.

Study me.

I worked like an animal...

from the first day I could

walk and carry. So?

Behold, the lowest form of life.

Now, if I were you...

there are very many very ugly girls

with rich fathers.

Let's get ourselves a couple

of those little mousetraps.

Come on, boy, you need it.

I need nothing.

You need it.

Afterwards, you come to my place,

I have one there for you.

Something nice.

I have...

I have never been with...

I don't know exactly

what to do.

They show you all that.

America, America!

America, America!

Hey, Abdul...

Come on, come on.

What happened?

My money! Where's the girl?

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