Propaganda Page #6

I've never been happ y since you

came. Did you treat me like a father?

- Pull yourself together.

- All my loved ones are over there.

I don't love you, father.

Son, does it hurt?

Call a doctor!

There s no doctor

on this side.

Rahim then,

call Rahim.

He's on the

other side.

- We have to prepare a document.

- What document?

Pass permit. He can't pass without

that. Then what would...

...your shooting

your son mean?

Son, I've shot you so you

won't leave me, too.

I wouldn't have le ft you

any way, father.

Open the gate, I'll treat the boy's

wound. Get out of my way son.

- Forbidden, without a passport.

- Mehdi!!

Write down. Rahim, he's writing.

He's preparing the document.

"A fter being shot, as the wound..."

I'll take care of it.

So you've brought it?

- What's the situation?

- He's still writing.

Necessitated urgent intervention,

it has been thus decided...

...to permit intervention.

- It's O.K., child.

I'm waiting for the pass.

As the only medic in

town is out of bounds.

Mahmut, write quick, you geezer.

When is this permit coming?

The boy will go to waste in there.

Director, sir, I haven't yet finished

writing and this man has violated...

...our border! I'm sorry but

I have to let Ankara know.

- I couldn't stop him, Director, sir.

- O.K., get out.

Don't look at me like that, bring a

bowl of hot water. Does it hurt, son?

Take your hand away.

Take your hand.

Poor boy.

- Thanks, father.

- Not at all, son.

Be brave, try to endure it, Adem.

It's not too deep.

I'm getting it, child. Thank God.

I don't understand you. Your son is

bleeding here, and you're having...

...a document written. This civil

servant business has driven you crazy.

Not service, but love of duty.

And look, I've let you in be fore...

the document was finished.

And without a passport, too.

Here's passport for you.

Mother, get up and let's

go to Uncle Rahim's.

I'm not going be fore I see my boy

coming sa fe and sound out of there.

We'll come in the morning.

I celebrate you for the success ful

work of the Hislihisar Customs

...Directorate of the Turkish Republic.

And I'm presenting you with this

...title in the name of my Ministry.

Are you all right, Mr. Mehdi?

Mr. Mehdi?

Cemil!

- How are you?

- I'm fine. And you?

Pass over to his side and let's play.

- Won't my father get angry?

Of course, it's forbidden to pass over.

Father, can Cemil pass over here?

I missed play ing.

- adiye, when will you pass over?

- When my father allows.

- Why doesn't he?

- He has written to Ankara

...and will allow when

the reply comes.

Why? I wish father let us pass,

then we'd play.

- That would've been great.

- My teacher is over there, too.

I will flunk this year.

What happened to your hand?

- It s scratched.

- Right here?

Well, since father has

put up these wires.

I wish the reply came,

then we'll all be saved!

- Come son.

- Father, are you all right?

Come.

But Director, sir, even though

he's your son, he's guilty of

...passing the border without a pass.

- So what?

I mean, if you're thinking

of letting him go, it's a big crime.

You're right.

Come sonny.

Bring the key of that storehouse.

Open the door!

But Director, sir, what about

register of service?

My son is more important to

me than any register.

Open, son. Son, open it!

- What are they doing?

- They're going.

- Where to?

- Where's he going, now?

Rahim, stop!

Rahim, where are you going?

Soldiers! Open this door.

Where are you going without me?

Just look at me. I came to you naked.

I'm over with civil service,

and the directorate. We're...

...old friends. We'll win

this war together.

- We were in the War together.

- Where are you going without me?

Weren't we going away together,

whereto without me?

Colorado. America,

have you forgotten?

I can't leave

my father like this.

What about me?

Can you leave me?

I'm not someone as skilful

as you. I can't circumcise...

...children. I can't even drive,

can't do anything.

I can't type. I had nothing else to do

and decided to become a civil servant.

My father was one, his father was

one, so I became a civil servant.

Ankara was our only hope. I went

to Ankara to become...

...a civil servant. But now I'm no

longer one. Look at me.

I've been le ft alone with no state,

no government, no superior...

...and no clerk. What shall I

do now, Rahim? Show me a way.

Dear Rahim, stop, Rahim.

Take me with you.

You'll catch cold like this.

- Cemil!

- Adem, just jump on if you want.

Hamdi, I can see you.

Open the door.

Hey, look at him,

he walks slowly.

Be quick, come and open this door!

I'm a civil servant with a future.

I'll inform all of you to Ankara.

I'll burn all of you to ashes!

It's not locked, it's not locked.

Pull from the bolt. You have acted

slowly in doing your duty.

I'll ask you all,

you geezers. I'll ask you all.

The truck is coming back.

Soldiers, attention! Take aim

standing!

Fire!

Fire!

Isn't that our Uncle Rahim?

Look, the truck is about

to violate our border.

Fire!

Mr. Mehdi is coming toward

us with a flag in hand.

If you don't fire, you've

legally committed a crime.

Ramazan, Hamdi, shall we shoot?

I'm telling you for the last time:

You'll answer Ankara.

Look here Hamdi,

I can't shoot my own citizens.

How can we fire

at Mr. Mehdi?

Then I'll apply

the laws my self.

Stop the order to fire!

- I'm doing my duty.

- A Turkish soldier doesn't fire...

...at the Turkish flag.

- That truck cannot pass the border.

You can't make us shoot

our own citizens.

Tell Ankara

to stuff those papers!

Stop Uncle Rahim!

Mr. Mehdi!

Don't come, Uncle Rahim!

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