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In the year 2057, after the extinction of bees, a new era began.

The world regressed in many areas, including agriculture,

livestock, textiles, and especially technology.

This regression led to the emergence of new professions.

Yesterday around noon, at the press conference

held in Seoul, the capital of South Korea,

Korcast officials stated that their work on their new products

will be completed very soon and that they are very hopeful this time.

It has been 28 years since Korcast, who have continued their work

with the funding they received from Apkon

released their last problem-free device.

Meanwhile, Apkon and Korcast are not the only companies that cooperate.

Harsan, one of the leading companies in China,

and the German origin

Didn't you say you were coming with someone?

Yes I was, but my father

had to go somewhere else. So, I came alone.

I will deposit the rest into your account tomorrow.

I'd rather get it in cash tomorrow morning.

What will you do with the money?

Are you going to buy a new car?

No, this is already new, made in 2015.

2015?

Didn't the new models come out in 2057?

Yes, I guess...

But if it doesn't work properly,

what does it matter if it's from 2040 or 2050?

The oldies are the goldies...

Isn't it very strange?

Everything called the latest is from 28 years ago...

Did you notice it when you woke up in the morning?

It's good that you live far from the city.

Does anyone else know?

No.

Is the house yours?

The long one belongs to the front porch.

You can get in from there.

May I ask how he died?

Heart attack, in his sleep...

It's getting late.

I should get going.

You know I can't help you if you change your mind, right?

Just bring my son back, I don't want anything else.

Hello.

I'm fine.

No, everything is fine.

I am sure.

I've checked them all. How are you doing?

OK, good.

I'll be leaving soon. It's getting dark.

Yes, I got it done.

I took half of it.

In the car, in the bag.

Yes.

But we still need a new unit.

Actually, for both you and me.

Two of them.

Right.

So, if you finish work early,

do you have a chance to come here?

I got it.

OK.

See you later.

Oh dad...

This...

Dad?

Hello?

Yes dad, everything is fine.

Of course I caught it, it's in the box.

I'm with him now.

I haven't started yet.

Do you mean the one on the far left?

Yes, sure, it is on.

Well...

At the end of the ninth line, yes.

Hold on...

OK.

OK, hold on...

OK, I've done it.

OK, yes, that's all.

It would be great if we came here together.

I mean, right away...

No, there is no problem. Nope. I said it because

if we had come together, we would have finished

everything quickly and returned home.

That's why I said it, otherwise there is no problem.

Exactly.

What about you? Are you done?

Hmm...

OK.

OK, see you.

Alkan!

Alkan, are you there?

Open the door!

Alkan!

Alkan?

Alkan!

Alkan, I know you're inside. Open the door, Alkan!

Aunt Elif!

Alkan, open the door!

Alkan!

Who are you?

Are you looking for someone?

Is Alkan inside?

No, they have left.

There is no one at home.

Where have they gone?

I don't know. ASLI: Open the door!

No.

What do you mean, no?

Alkan!

Alkan, are you there?

Alkan!

There's really nobody home.

What do you mean? Where have they gone?

I don't know. I'm the only one here.

What are you doing here?

I'm spraying for pests.

Are you a thief or something? Open the door!

Thief? I'm not a thief.

Is Alkan inside?

Alkan... Who is Alkan?

The owner's son...

No, he is not here. I only dealt with the owner.

I don't know.

With Aunt Elif?

Elif... I don't know...

Hello, Aunt Elif. I am in front of your house now.

Can I talk to Alkan about some

But there is someone in the house.

Well, can I tell Alkan someth

I got it.

Hello?

No, there's no problem, dad.

Yes, I did.

Yes, there is, dad.

There is a problem, I couldn't do it.

I don't know, it just didn't work.

I did everything you said and showed me.

But it didn't work.

And I didn't miss a thing...

I did everything that was written in that notebook.

But it didn't work, everything fell apart. I don't understand why.

I don't know why it didn't happen... If only I knew...

Well...

Everything is a mess now, dad...

No, I didn't miss anything. Everywhere is a mess.

I... I couldn't handle this.

And now...

You are not here either. What am I going to do?

OK, I'm calm...

Yes.

You really wouldn't come here, would you?

How about you come here and we do this together?

I just can't do this alone.

I understand.

I get it.

No, I can handle it.

Sure, I stuck them all up.

The person you have called is not available at the moment.

Please try again later.

Who are you?

Ferryman

Do you really not know where Aunt Elif is?

Aunt Elif?

Alkan's mother.

No, I don't know.

But Alkan is here, isn't he?

Is he upstairs?

Since you are here,

and since Aunt Elif insisted on the phone that I go home...

Alkan must be here too.

Do you know what happened?

How did you find out?

What is that letter?

Why did she say he had a heart attack?

What?

Did he write down the reason?

Do you know when Aunt Elif will return?

Tomorrow morning.

You'd better go now.

Can I see Alkan? KAYIKCI: No.

I just want to take a look. Then I will leave. I promise.

You can see him tomorrow and do whatever you want.

Tomorrow?

Why tomorrow?

He is in the locked room upstairs, isn't he?

Keys...

What does the letter say?

He just wrote a few things he didn't want others to know.

And why did he send it only to you?

I don't know.

I'm not even sure if he sent it just to me.

What are these symbols? What does it say here?

Did he write the reason for his suicide or not?

What's in this box?

Are these symbols different?

If he hadn't written it, you wouldn't be here anyway...

You saw Alkan, right?

Did you notice anything strange about his body?

What do you mean, strange?

Was there anything strange about his appearance?

Well...

He looked a little pale...

I mean, were there any bruises or wounds on him?

On his arms, legs, etc...

Like he had an accident?

Nope.

- So everything seemed normal. - Yes.

I understand.

You're not from around here, are you?

No.

How old are you?

Twenty six.

You look younger.

How long have you been doing this job?

It's been a while.

What are you writing?

What does this do?

You really have to leave now.

I am not going anywhere until I see Alkan.

Look.

If you don't leave me alone...

You will never see your friend again anyway.

Let me do my job.

I don't have much time left.

Maybe it's better if I don't see him.

What?

Now with all these tools...

Are you going to bring Alkan back to life?

If you leave me alone, yes I will.

What if he doesn't want to come back?

Why wouldn't he want to come back?

Because he wrote he'd kill himself, didn't he?

And why would someone who killed himself want to come back to life?

I don't care.

I'm doing what I'm told.

Look, I know you have questions, there are things you're curious about.

You shouldn't even be here now but

you know... you are already here.

And I should be doing my job right now instead of talking about this.

I already messed up the first time.

And I won't have a third chance.

So let me do my job.

Let me see Alkan once,

and I promise I will go.

Look, if everything goes well, I promise

you will see him tomorrow.

Is what's written here true?

Why would he feel the need to tell such a lie?

It doesn't make much sense to me.

Did you see his body?

Can't you give up on this?

I put myself in Alkan's shoes...

If I were him, I wouldn't want to come back.

If what's written here is true...

Why would this woman do such things?

Do you have any idea?

Aunt Elif wasn't a very stable person.

She lost her husband at a very young age.

Then, as far as I know, she slowly lost her mind.

Alkan wouldn't tell us much, but people around here were aware.

Aware of what?

Of the change in Aunt Elif, the process she went through...

For example, she is a heavy drinker.

I think she's also a drug addict.

Drugs?

How do you know?

I found weed in a bag in the pantry.

No, it could also be Alkan's.

It's easy to find it around here.

Alright...

Can this letter be considered evidence?

I don't know.

Hmm...

If I give up, she will definitely get away with what she's done.

But if he comes back to life

It won't work.

Why?

I know Alkan better than anyone.

He wouldn't say a word.

Did you know about all these?

You really knew Alkan very well...

Let me finish this first, and we can talk about the rest later.

Once he is back, then you'll be able to

convince him. I'll also help you if necessary.

So, let me help you now.

No, I've taken care of everything, I'm just waiting for the time to come.

How long have you been doing this job?

You asked this just a moment ago and I said it'd been a while.

So, how did you get started?

My father...

Your father quit, and now you continue?

Actually, we still work together, but this time I came alone.

So how does this whole thing happen?

You know, those tools on the table...

Using those tools

we capture the spirit inside that wooden box.

And from there, we transfer it to the deceased person.

A captured spirit?

First, you need to summon and imprison the spirit of the deceased.

How?

Some kind of ritual needs to be performed near a cemetery.

It doesn't matter which cemetery it is.

And with the help of the ritual, you summon the spirit of

the dead person and imprison it in this large wooden box.

From there you transfer it to the dead person.

So how do you know if the spirit has arrived or is trapped?

I check it out on the computer. It shows in the computer program.

How does the ritual happen?

Well, there is a ceremony. After performing the ceremony,

you ensure that the soul of the deceased person

is in a certain place at a certain time.

Like the inside of that wooden box in the living room.

And then you transfer it to the deceased person.

Who found this?

I don't know.

I thought all of this was just superstition.

Since you really exist

then the Timeservers, Potion Makers

even the Watchers are real too then.

Potion makers...

They are the biggest liars.

Why?

OK, let me explain it this way. Take this.

Now...

I'm a potion maker, OK?

I promise you immortality in exchange for money.

And I sell you the potion.

And you accept it and do everything I tell you, right?

You take the potion, drink it and become immortal.

Right?

So... how will you know you are immortal without trying to die?

To know if the potion works, you have to try to die.

What if the potion isn't real and you actually die?

Then you'd have spent your money for nothing,

and you'd have died.

Exactly...

That's why all the potion makers here and there,

and those who spread news about immortality are scammers.

Don't believe them.

What about Timeservers? Watchers?

Trust me, none of them are real.

Don't believe any of them.

I understand.

Anyway, it's time.

Time for what?

I still think you're making a huge mistake.

Did it work?

Is Alkan going to come back to life now?

Say something, open the door!

Why hasn't he woken up yet?

I thought he would come back to life right away.

When will he come back to life?

I don't know.

How do you think he did it?

Did he take drugs?

Sleeping pills or antidepressants or both, I don't know.

How do you know?

There is no such thing written in the letter.

I saw it in the bathroom.

He took one of the two.

Do their colors improve when they come back to life?

I guess it gets better after a while.

Does it feel like they're waking up from sleep?

As if they never died but went to sleep.

Do they pick up where they left off?

Yes.

I wonder how many people I've passed by who've died and come back to life?

Have you ever run into someone you've brought back to life?

I don't think so.

Have you ever had to resurrect someone from your family?

No.

Would you like to be resurrected?

I don't think anyone would pay that much money for me.

This is expensive, isn't it?

Pretty much.

Come on over.

What time are you meeting tomorrow?

At 8 o'clock, near the cemetery, I'll give the keys.

What was written in the letter seems even more convincing now.

I too want to be at the meeting tomorrow.

Sure. Let's...

OK...

Let's call the police too. And let's say

this guy committed suicide because of his mother.

And this is the suicide letter.

Let's show the letter to the police. And the police will ask...

Where is the dead person? There is none! Because we resurrected him.

Well? Here... Here is the dead.

What are you talking about?

- I just don't want to leave Alkan alone. - And what will you do?

Are you going to get permission and take him home?

Someone has to be called accountable!

Can I say something? Let's not talk about these right now. OK?

Leave me alone for now.

Let me get my work done, and we'll worry about the rest later.

Is this how you understand whether he is resurrected or not?

Yes, it shows his vital functions.

He and his father really look very much alike.

I swear I didn't do anything.

I swear I didn't touch anything.

I'm going to ask you something, but I really want you to answer honestly.

If you were Alkan, would you like to come back?

I don't know.

I don't think you would.

I wouldn't want to either.

And I don't think Alkan would want it either.

Was it your father calling? Is he coming here?

No.

Is Alkan's soul really in this box now?

Yes.

How do you know if it belongs to him or not?

I use a piece that belongs to the dead person during the ritual.

Like nails, strands of hair.

Or a piece of clothing that belongs to him.

So what happens if it doesn't belong to him?

What if it belongs to someone else?

You summon the wrong person's spirit.

I guess...

What if he's not dead?

I don't know.

Does your mother also do this job?

No, my mother

used to work in a company.

What do you mean used to?

Did she retire?

What happened? Did something happen?

Have you ever seen a real bee?

I've seen them in old videos on the internet.

I saw it once.

In our garden.

What?

In the garden?

Alive...

While flying...

Yes, it was in our garden.

It is impossible. It must be a housefly or something.

It's been almost 20 years since the bees disappeared.

I guess I can tell a housefly from a bee, right?

I'm not that stupid.

I mean seriously, it was in our garden, flying alive...

Either it was a butterfly or something else.

It is impossible that there's a real bee...

Have you ever seen a robot bee?

I've seen them

a few times...

There was one on the ground, it wasn't working anyway.

I've never seen one.

But my parents would tell me about them.

They were not much different from normal bees,

but their sounds were artificial.

Nylon clothes, right?

Hmm?

Your arm...

Oh... No.

I fell off my bike when I was a kid, that's when I injured my elbow.

It's been itching ever since.

If you don't finish your work, you won't get your money.

That's why you're still here, right?

For money...

How did you get in?

From the main door...

The keys were under the flower pot

Don't change the subject now.

You're here for the money, right? You don't care about Alkan or anything.

Listen.

You can't prove anything unless he comes back to life.

They might say the scars on his body were caused by an accident.

They might say he died of a heart attack, then bury him somewhere, and that's it.

Even though I believe in what is written in the letter...

There is a possibility that this is all a lie.

Also, let me tell you something. Now you will take that letter

to the police or wherever you want.

They will open and read it.

And then they will call his mother.

His mother will read the letter.

And she'll say that it was you.

You wrote the letter.

Do you know what will happen next?

They will tear up that letter and throw it away.

And they will bury that guy somewhere.

This is how it all will end.

And why would they do such a thing?

Why would they tear up the letter? - Will they believe

Oh, after all-KAYIKCI: Will they believe his mother,

or will they believe you?

Don't you understand?

Listen.

Believe it,

or not...

Bringing Alkan back to life is more important than anything else.

First...

You act as if you know nothing.

And then...

Then you can convince Alkan.

Then you can tell him.

And I get my money.

Everyone goes their own way happily. And this incident ends here, but...

Otherwise...

If you don't do these, you won't be able to prove anything.

Anything.

It didn't work again, did it?

You couldn't catch it...

You'd really better lea

Get out...

I have only one request from you.

Can you wait for me in the car?

Why?

What's your name?

Asli.

What's that?

Candy.

Would you like one?

This isn't ecstasy, right?

No, melon candy. It tastes pretty good.

Why are they in such a pill box?

It's a long story. Never mind.

No doctor gave it to me.

Someone else did.

It's like a placebo effect.

After my mother left us, I started taking antidepressants...

They destroy me.

After your mother left?

She left us a few years ago.

Why?

I don't know.

Didn't she leave a note or say anything before she left?

My father says that my mother did not abandon us.

He says she disappeared but...

I don't believe it.

I mean, I know the truth, I can feel it.

She disappeared?

How?

It doesn't matter.

That's also a long story...

She just left...

I understand.

How will you get your tools from inside?

Tools?

How are you going to pack them up with thing being inside?

Packing up... That's easy.

Let me come to my senses first.

Let me pull myself together,

and finish this unfinished business of mine

then it will be easy to pack up.

Don't you understand?

You've tried twice, it doesn't work. Get in your car and just go.

I don't understand what you're trying to do.

No way.

I won't go anywhere until I finish my work.

What happens if that salt line breaks?

Salt...

I don't know.

Let me go!

It's gone now, isn't it?

I guess... I don't know.

Two days ago, at the press conference held in Seoul,

representatives from Apkon and Korkast announced that they had begun

promising research and development studies,

but spokespeople from other companies

subsequently made interesting statem

on the contrary, the artificial intelligence

they are working on

Written & Directed by Eren Ozsan

Produced by Eren Ozsan

Produced by Serhat Ustundag

Cinematography by Fatih Ay

Camera Assistants Guven O, Alperen T, Ahmet T.

Sound Recording Kemal Cetkin

Hair & Makeup Zerrin Aydin

Production Design & Props Eren Ozsan

Production Manager Ezgi Ozsan

Editing by Eren Ozsan

Visual Effects Eren Ozsan

Sound Design & Mixing Eren Ozsan

Music by Eren Ozsan

Special Thanks

The events and characters depicted in this film are fictitious.