The Invisible Men Page #4

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I can't find him.

He hasn't been answering

his phone for a few days now.

I'm worried

because he told me

he ran into a cousin of his

around the neighborhood,

and when he saw the cousin,

he pulled out a stun gun

and shocked him.

There was some sort

of confrontation.

I'm worried he's been kidnapped

or something,

What do you think?

I wouldn't worry so much.

They tend... to disappear for a bit.

They need to be alone sometimes,

calm down a little.

It doesn't necessarily

mean anything.

Where have you been?

I have my sister's phone number.

I decided I'm going to call her.

When she picked up

I said, "Good morning."

She said,

"Good morning. Who is this?"

"Louie."

She said, "You're alive?"

I told her I was.

I said,

"Why do you ask?"

She said, "Dad...

"I mean,

why are you calling now?"

I said,

"I don't know. I just woke up

"and wanted to give you a call."

Then she told me

my dad had died two months ago.

I said,

"I don't believe it!"

But...

I didn't even...

She didn't even hear it,

she just hung up on me.

I was hoping that one day

I'd be able... to tell him,

"Forgive me, my father.

"I was born this way.

"Don't turn my life

into a disappointment.

"Don't do bad things to me.

"Be a father."

I wanted to tell him,

"Maybe one day

"you'll be able to hold me,

like any other father."

Bu guess...

My dream...

will never come true now.

His father's death pushed Louie

to accept asylum abroad

after hiding in Israel

for over 10 years.

Got my plane ticket.

I'm really stressed.

Moving to a different country.

I've been living here for 10 years.

Now I have to leave everything behind

in one week.

I'm sad. It's not easy.

I hope I'll manage

to start a new life there.

Good dog.

Hi. how are you?

Remember when you first came in...

I told you there is no other way.

It's the only solution.

You must leave this country.

OK then...

I'm going now.

- I'll miss you.

They caught me at the train station.

The Police.

They didn't care.

You didn't show them your ticket?

-Yes! They didn't care.

There were two policemen,

they didn't understand a thing.

So they deported you

to the Palestinian side?

Yes, into Palestinian territory.

- So now you're facing a big problem.

Yes, a serious problem.

I'm scared.

I called the lawyers.

They're handling it.

They're in contact with Israeli

army. I'm waiting to hear from them.

I'm on my way, bYe-

Louie.

- Yes, Yariv.

Let's talk by the fence.

The soldiers won't mind.

But can you pass me

through the border?

No, we can only talk.

Hello?

You need to leave this area.

I'll try to call him one more time.

- You can't film here anymore.

Not the fence, not the border:.

My orders are to take your camera

and arrest you.

I'll make one more

phone call and I'll leave.

"It has not been possible to connect

your call, please try later."

Once again, Louie somehow

reappeared in Tel Aviv,

just days before his departure.

He wouldn't tell me

how he made it back.

I haven't seen the village in years.

If you left a place

that gave you a hard time,

you wouldn't miss it.

You see the light at the far end?

That's it right there.

Let's go.

It's sad.

No filming.

No filming.

All of a sudden you're shy?

- No filming.

Hello, hello.

- Hello.

Hi.

Hello.

What's up?

- I'm OK.

Louie, it's freezing.

Freezing?

I'll turn the heat on.

I'll make some coffee.

Abud, I need a pot.

Give me a hand.

You know I can't cook.

- I need a pot and some plates.

You think we're married

so you keep sending me down there?

Abud, go down and get a pot.

- Up and down, fetching pots?

Come on,

it's a long way down...

Abud, you bastard.

- Damn you!

What a life!

Get some olives and pickles, too.

Yariv,

search for lvri lider's

song "I Was Lucky."

Do you know that song?

- Yeah.

Type it in for me.

I want to listen to it.

lvri lider?

lvri Lider's

"I Was Lucky to Be Loved."

Name a street in Tel Aviv

and I'll tell you where it is.

Name one! Come on.

The Arabs in Jaffa

don't even know the street names.

Nahalat Binyamin St. To

walk around on Fridays,

have a beer, eat hummus.

I will return one day, you'll see.

My house is tidy.

I like it this way.

Faris, how did you run

from Ramallah to Tel Aviv?

I sold my laptop

because, you know

I don't have money.

I went from Ramallah to Bethlehem,

from Bethlehem to Chusan,

from Chusan to Jerusalem,

and then from Jerusalem

to Tel Aviv.

I am talking as a person,

as a gay person,

I need my...

I need my life back

as a gay person.

This is my wish.

A few months later,

Faris also received asylum

and was forced

to leave his homeland.

Louie, Abdu, and Faris

have each agreed

to reveal their faces

as long as they are under

the protection of a foreign country.

Their courage

is what inspired this film.

gay

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