Propaganda Page #3

- So why didn't you...

...resist?

- Somebody else would have done it.

We put it to protect

the borders of the country.

And how well you protect it! From

poor Selami the Nut, from Rahim.

I can't see

my friends.

- Make chickpeas with plenty of meat.

- As if there was meat.

- adiye, how's math?

- As if there was a teacher.

Draw a border, leave the sheep at

the other side and then ask for meat.

- Mr. Director, what are they say ing?

- Just you wait, I'll get it.

- What the hell is he say ing?

- Couldn't get a thing.

Could he perhaps be say ing something

bad, about the state, our father?

Could be.

Will everyone come just like that

and pass through? Goods will go in...

...go out, eh? Who are we then,

what's Customs for? You can't...

circulate freely. Customs is

very important. It protects...

...international economy.

What's freedom any way?

We won't let

you free, man.

Cut it out. Move on.

Muza ffer, come, we couldn't cheat

the guy. I'll f***...

...your Customs. Here.

Say something, don't be a fraid.

We won't pass from here anymore,

we'll pass from over there.

God willing.

All right.

It's over and done with.

Filiz, this ring belonged

to my mother's mother.

I asked if I'll give it to you,

she said yeah. Give me your hand.

- Did you like it?

- It's beautiful.

- It becomes you very much.

- Yes, very much.

- I want you so.

- Me, too.

The thorns hurt.

They really hurt.

It hurts.

- The gendarme!

- Filiz.

- What's wrong?

- What are you doing here?

- We were making love.

- Forbidden.

- Is making love also forbidden?

- There's violation of the border.

- What?

- Your hand goes through...

...as well as something else. Adem.

- Look, Hamdi, I'll tell my father...

...mind you.

- It's your father's orders any way.

Go away!

- What s up?

- Open it up, I'll pass.

- With what?

- Here's the passport.

- Is this a passport?

- Yes, my Director.

Yes, passport. What a beautiful

passport you have. Here, take it.

- Open up, I'll pass.

- Open up, son.

Look how nice he passes.

Close it, sonny.

- Just a moment, Mehdi.

- What s up?

- I'll pass through again.

- Do you think this a freeway?

- I have a passport and I'll pass.

- Open up son.

He keeps going back and

forth every minute, what'll we do?

- Mehdi.

- What?

- I'll pass once more.

- Mahmut, what time is it?

- Five o clock Director, sir.

- Working hours are over...

...you can't pass.

- What shall I do in a foreign country?

As if I care.

Mehdi, congratulations,

you have another border now.

- Where?

- Here.

- You can't pass from there to here.

- Why not, I have a passport.

- Our marriage certificate.

- It's not valid. Go to Ankara.

Solve the problem

or else forget about me.

What's up, Director sir, why are

you here at this hour?

- Or have we been at fault somehow?

- Nothing of the sort. Had a little...

...argument with the missus.

- I'm sorry, it's private...

...except my apologies.

- Mahmut, can't we give a permit...

for this Rahim

and his family?

But you know, Director,

It's against the regulations.

Rahim is my oldest friend.

My friend since childhood.

If I knew that fate would thus

separate us, I wouldn't have...

...accepted this post.

I'm thinking of resigning.

You are a great big Customs Director!

You don't leave such a post!

I took two people as examples in life.

One is my father, the other is you.

We were born civil servants, and

will die as civil servants, Director Sir.

- Rahim!

- Yes?

- Rahim?

- Who's there?

It's me, Mehdi.

Come here for a moment.

- Come.

- Why should I?

- Let's talk.

- About what?

Rahim, let's bring the two

families together, find a way.

- Is that so?

- Yeah.

- I'll come and we'll talk.

- No.

Shall we come to you,

or will you come to us?

- Neither.

- Then how do we talk?

What's up, Mehdi?

We came here to sit

and reach an agreement.

- And how, I wonder.

- Rahim don't be stubborn.

- Go and take this passport.

- Of course, why not...

...they're distributing them right here.

I have something for you!

Hey, Adem. adiye, Cemil.

How many times need I tell you?

Hey, catch that sheep.

Stop! Where's your pass?

You cannot run around

without an official permit.

Take it to the Customs Depot

and fill out the forms.

Yes, sir.

He's coming, he's coming.

Cut off the barter.

Don't commit violation of the border,

son. Rahim let's not sit here...

...if we'll trample down the

customs border, or shall we?

Congratulations Mehdi, if it weren't

for you who would've caught these...

...creatures? Thank God you're

here to put states on peace ful terms.

I'm the state, Rahim.

Will you tell on me to me?

Humans may err, you are the State,

so God will accept. God's merciful,

- God will forgive you, hope fully.

- Just think now. What would have...

- happened if there were no state?

- What would have, now? What?

What?

Am I not right. You're a big director,

just look what you're doing.

What do these couple of barbed wires

serve, except puncturing us?

Did you need to go to Ankara and

get trained for this?

For God's sake! My father sent you

to school, you couldn't finish it...

...I did. You're jealous, of course,

and ignorant.

- You can't understand what state is.

- Why shouldn't I, am I you?

You idiot. The state protects

a person's belongings...

...his life, his chastity and honor.

I mean, it's something like me.

But your state has not protected

my chastity and honor.

Your son's sperms have passed

through the borders of my daughter.

What? What do you mean?

Hood, hey you Hood, you did

have a passport, didn't t you?

Yeah.

Pass over this evening,

I'll be your host.

- What's up Rahim, bro?

- Something good is up, Hood.

O.K., I will. Since I'm coming, is there

anything you want from this side?

Yes, there is. I'm looking for a fine

young man...

...to make my daughter s husband.

Is that so? So you will give your

daughter to me, Rahim?

- Yes, it's you I've chosen.

- So what happened to Adem?

Adem is Mehdi's son, I won't give

my daughter to his son.

So you won't give her to the son

of a great big director, but to me.

That great big director of yours

can't go to pee...

...be fore asking

the Ministry of Customs first.

O.K. Then, I'll come this evening.

Mr. Mehdi! I know you're in there,

you've heard what I've said.

Why don't you come out?

You've shut yourself in that building

like a woman and can't come up to

say a couple of words, you coward.

Rahim.

Yes, what's it?

Since we're friends no more,

take Napoleon. Give him his horse.

We wrote Napoleon in the inventory.

Napoleon is now the state's horse.

- You can't give him.

- Is that so?

That's so. Take the horse back.

Napoleon belongs to the state,

I don't belong to my self.

I also belong to the state.

What's le ft, then?

Nothing.

Son, why don t you eat?

- Father, I'll abduct Filiz.

- Where to?

- We'll go to Colorado together.

- Where's Colorado?

- In America.

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