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I'm fine, don't worry, mom.

Is that so?

You're not talking to me.

But you call her mom.

Why won't you talk to me?

Talk to me too.

You love her a lot, don't you?

I know what to do!

I know exactly how to get her out of your life.

Then you'll see who you're supposed to call mom.

Go, go, go!

-What's it, sister? -Nothing. Don't get involved!

Put this on.

Where are you going, sister?

It's okay, Rifat.

Come on, put your shoes on, come on!

You could at least tell me where you're going.

Go ahead, put it on on the way.

God damn it.

We'd nicely take the girl and get the money.

What am I supposed to say to her now?

Why isn't she picking up?

We'll be a little late, sister.

Is Turna with you?

Yes, sister, she's here.

We were just talking, and the phone went dead.

Nothing bad happened, right?

No, sister, it's okay.

Yes, her mom's out.

I'll bring the child, sister Zeynep.

I'll call you.

Okay, hold on, I'll call you back.

Welcome back, brother.

What's up, Rifo? Where are you going?

Who are you talking to that heated?

Nothing, brother. Just a friend, waiting for me.

You made a buddy named Zeynep.

What's it?

No, brother, you got it all wrong.

Why would I get it wrong?

You say Zeynep, you say you'll bring the child.

Man, I've seen a lot of games, don't play with me.

What are you up to?

Brother, I was going to put things right and let you know, brother.

I was on my way to pick up the first collection, and I would give it to you.

Wow, you would give it to me?

I'll kill you, how much are you getting paid?

Brother, we've agreed on 1,500 liras for the gas bill.

Wow!

But there's more to this.

Brother, she'd do anything to see Melek.

You, Rifo!

Come on, Melek.

There's 740 here.

Is that all the money? You said you got 1500?

Brother, we spent a lot of money in the pavilion yesterday.

And the bills are up as winter is bad.

Try to trick me like that again,

I swear I won't consider you a brother and kill.

She's calling, isn't she?

What are you doing, teacher Zeynep?

It's Cengiz.

I heard you had the wrong guy.

From now on, you will discuss the issues related to Melek with me.

Officer, excuse me.

Just a minute, ma'am.

What can I do for you?

I have a report to make.

What report?

I'd report a woman who kidnapped my child!

May I see her then?

We'll see about that, Teacher.

I mean, whenever I feel like it.

I'll let you know.

Hello, don't hang up, Cengiz--

-Brother, what have you done? -Bro.

First, you have to act reluctant so the other person goes crazy.

And when they start to accept anything you say..

You'll strike them down.

You're really something, man.

You'll have their heads, huh?

Of course.

-Are they in there? -ule took the girl and left, bro.

They left?

Where would they go this early in the morning?

How should I know, brother?

After some yelling, she took her by the arm and left.

What the hell!

Istanbul has really tasty pastries, right mom?

They're tasty.

Let's go, mom. I'm so cold.

Come on, mom, let's go.

Okay, let's go.

Hello, Mr. Ali, where are you? We need to talk.

-Here you go, enjoy. -You shouldn't have.

-No worries. -Thank you.

Rose shaped pastry.

My late wife used to make these.

May she rest in peace.

Mrs. Gönül.

Is your husband alive?

Sorry for your loss.

That's why you left Zeynep at a children's home.

Didn't you have any other relatives?

My side of the family died a long time ago.

God rest their souls.

What about your husband's mother? Is she alive?

Zeynep Mother..

I don't know. Probably.

So you named your daughter after her grandmother.

I'll pour you some hot tea.

Mrs. Gönül, I'm sorry.

-Was that inconsiderate? -Not at all.

ule, where were you?

We were worried. You left just like that.

We took a walk.

Go inside, honey.

-Go next to the heater, don't get cold. -Ms. ule...

You leave at the break of dawn and you don't even answer my *** calls.

Where the hell were you?

We just went out to get some air.

Right, Melek?

Yes, mommy.

She can talk.

What has gotten into you?

I'll make you some eggy bread, okay baby?

Okay.

-But you have to help me, okay? -Okay.

Bro, they seem fine.

They are both crazy.

One minute they're hot, the next they're cold.

Let's get these eggs.

And a plate..

Do you remember what we did?

Let's break the eggs.

-You can break it, too. -Okay.

We broke this one, too.

We smash them like this and.

We beat them.

Go ahead, beat them.

I taught you this, do it slowly.

Look, they look like clouds. Look how frothy they are.

Remember? We used to make them like clouds, too.

Yes.

Take some cheese and olives out of the fridge and bring them to the table.

And I'll cut the bread.

Listen to me.

For the first lap, this one from an English dam.

-Write down number 4. -Should I?

Did you write it down?

For the second lap, you want this one but it won't run on sand.

-We wrote down number 8. -It can't run on sand, write down 6.

So Rifat asked you for money.

And obviously I gave it to him.

I mean, I couldn't leave Turna like that.

I gave it to him so she wouldn't starve.

Please don't.

I know these kinds of men.

What was I supposed to do, Mr. Ali? How could I leave her like that?

This is exactly why.

Once they notice your love for her..

They'll exploit it to the end.

Okay, they probably are poor but

they used the kid against you.

I wish that was all it was.

Cengiz found out I gave him money.

He got really angry.

He said that I couldn't see Turna if he didn't want me to.

Well, that's really bad.

I have to do something. I have to see Turna.

You were going to find ule. Please do and I'll go talk to her.

What if he does something bad?

Don't worry, ule won't leave Turna with him.

She even takes her to the club.

To the club?

She takes her to the club?

Oh, my God, how could she do that? She's just a kid.

Where's this club? I'll go talk to her.

That's not a good idea. When $ule sees you--

Can I have the address, please?

Come on, everyone. The food is ready.

Thank you, mommy.

I'll just go to the bathroom.

Wow, that smells good.

Kid, get up and get some jam.

-I'll get it. -No.

I'll get it, mommy.

You and I have some business, anyway.

Give me your phone.

-What will you do with my phone? -Just give it to me.

I'll see what you were up to in the morning.

Just getting some air, right?

This is Cengiz you're talking to. I won't buy any of that.

Give me your phone.

Cengiz, what are you talking about? I said we just took a walk.

Don't make me lose my temper in someone else's house.

-Where's your phone? -There's nothing in it, Cengiz.

Now we'll see what you were up to.

Here we go.

I went to the police station.

The police station?

I went to complain about that Zeynep.

So what did you do?

Did you file a complaint?

What can I do for you?

-I want to make a complaint. -About?

A woman who abducted my child.

I'm so hungry.

Come on, let's go to the officer in charge.

There, you can tell us what happened.

There was a man selling pastry outside.

Shall we buy some? I'm starving.

So I gave up.

So you gave up because of what she said?

Cengiz, I have no issue with that woman.

Not anymore.

What am I supposed to complain about? I got my kid, it's over.

Okay, fine.

Leave it alone.

It's a good thing you are letting it go.

I'll get a chair.

Come on, honey, eat up.

Cengiz, I need money.

Well, everyone needs money.

She keeps wearing the same clothes. We should buy her some new ones.

No.

There's no money.

Cengiz, please. I beg of you.

You took my salary, give me just a little.

It was already so little. What's there to give?

For God's sake.

We'll get it later, mommy.

I'm talking to Cengiz.

You little.

Pour it, already!

Think about it, a little girl hanging around in a club.

If Ali hadn't held me back, I'd have gone in and beat that $ule.

Don't be silly Duru, are you crazy?

Why did you go to a place like that all by yourself?

Not this again.

What am I supposed to do, mom?

The more I think about it, it drives me crazy.

Look, Duru.

Does a snowdrop ever question why it's a snowdrop?

It's its nature to persevere the ice and the snow

and to see the sun.

It's not difficult nor painful for it.

That is its truth.

Turna's truth is the same.

Just as she managed to survive before Zeynep came along,

she can survive now, too.

Anything we'll do

will hurt her more than it will help her.

Mom, do you know how many of those snowdrops don't make it?

I read it in the paper today.

A father beat his five-year-old child to death.

Please, let's just drop it.

We're all very upset.

What do you say we go to the house in Sapanca for the weekend?

It'll be good for your sister.

Mom. How long has it been since we went there, Gamze?

Mom says it every six months, but I think the last time we went was five years ago.

Duru,

did you get up on the wrong side of the bed today?

-Hello, Sarp. -Welcome.

Mom, we're going to look at our notes upstairs.

-Sarp. -Yes.

Thank you for coming.

Of course I would.

Things got tense for no reason.

Never mind.

We have to choose our internship places. You didn't show up for school yesterday.

The teacher said to make our choices by the weekend.

Oh, I've decided.

I'll do it at Ali's newspaper.

I mean, I'll check if it's okay.

That'd be great.

Let's do it there.

Besides, we'll commute together.

We'll talk to Ali.

ule.

Zülüf heard that you brought the girl. He's pissed.

-You shouldn't bring her in today. -I told you.

Let her come with me for a second. I'll send her away before he comes.

He won't be late today, he'll be here soon.

Okay, I get it.

What are we going to do?

You brought her here.

You heard him, Zülüf is coming. Let me take her home.

No, if she goes, I go.

She stays with me.

What are you going to do, get us kicked out of here?

-I'll find a place to hide her. _*** you will.

You *** idiot.

All right, stick her in somewhere.

Get in there.

You'll stand right here without moving, okay?

-What if I have to go to the bathroom? -You can't.

Don't waste time, get ready.

Look at me.

You're not getting your head out of here.

I'll rip it off.

Don't worry, mom.

I'll sleep here if I get sleepy.

-Hi. -Hi, you're here.

Miss Zeynep.

I'd like to remind you one more time.

That place is not appropriate for you.

Shall we go, Mr. Ali?

-Welcome back. -Ms. $ule.

Welcome.

What do they call children's homes?

You know where they leave their kids?

A day care?

Did you take this place for a day care?

Why the hell are you bringing your kid here?

-Bro. -I'm not your brother.

Will you just cause trouble for me?

You made a scene at Ergün's place too.

No one will take you. We took you in.

Don't make me regret it.

You brought your kid to the club, you maniac!

Do you want to get this place shut down?

Watch your step.

-Don't get me involved with the police. -We didn't bring her, brother.

It only happened because she started the job suddenly.

We won't bring her again. Zülüf, don't worry.

I'm not worrying.

You, hurry up and get ready.

You maniac, you'll make me kill you.

Will you?

Cengiz, wait a minute. I'll deal with it.

Get ready!

Is the child here, Lieutenant Rasim?

Chief, welcome.

Apparently, this is where ule Akçay works.

Where is she?

-I'll talk to her. -Okay, Chief. Right now.

She's busy right now. Can I take you backstage for now?

We have customers.

-

Hamza, take the Chief backstage. Go on, Chief.

Mustafa, get $ule from that table.

Here, Chief.

Do you need anything, sir?

You wanted to see me?

From the Ankara Children's Department, Chief Rasim.

Are you Melek Akçay's mother? ule Akçay.

I'm looking into the file on Melek's disappearance.

Melek is not missing.

-She came back. -Didn't she die?

No, she came back.

Where did she come from?

Where was she all this time?

Where have you been?

Oh, Chief.

Chief, what a coincidence.

I was going to come to you.

You accused me for nothing.

I was going to say to you, she's back in the nest after running away.

You're saying she ran away.

Where's Melek?

Let's talk to her.

I couldn't have brought her here.

Chief, why would we bring her here? You're really underestimating us.

Why did she run away?

She's just a kid.

Why would she run away for no reason?

Where was she all this time?

-Her teacher at school-- -Her teacher...

Yes, I asked her teacher at school.

I asked what was wrong with her.

But they don't know either, Chief.

But I told her mother.

There she is right here.

I told her she spoiled her too much.

She wouldn't buy her a rabbit so she ran away.

We were so sad.

We were miserable.

Thank God she's back. We couldn't be happier.

Chief, I can't begin to explain.

We were worried sick.

Right, ule?

All right, then.

Where are you staying?

At a friend's house, sir.

Give me the address and I'll talk to Melek.

She'll tell me how she ran away.

Of course, I'll give you the address

But first, I'll buy you something.

I won't take no for an answer.

No, no need.

Sure, Chief. I'll give you the address

There's a cop standing over us.

The whole day is lost. I'll *** you up.

Chief, maybe next time I'll host you properly.

Cengiz, you ***.

-Brother Zülüf what's going on? -The cops are swarming the place.

Brother, I talked with the Chief.

-| dealt with it. -What in the hell did you deal with?

The place is *** empty, the customers freaked out and left.

Because of you, the whole place is empty.

Zülüf, what can I do if they are cowards?

By tomorrow night, you'll bring in 20 thousand liras to cover today's loss.

What are you talking about?

How can I find that much money?

What the hell is this?

Are you *** kidding me?

Who's that? Who's that?

Come on, honey.

We'll never bring her again, I swear to you.

You're done. I'll kill you.

What if the police saw her?

Zülüf, I swear to you.

I'm not going to bring her, please.

Try and find a job in Istanbul after this.

If you don't bring my 20 thousand liras tomorrow.

I'll *** you up.

-Throw them out! -Let go!

Miss Zeynep, let me talk to the people at the door.

Good evening, can you call Miss ule for me?

-They got fired, sister. -How?

Why, what happened?

The police came. ule brought the kid. There was a row, and the boss fired her.

Howwas the kid? Did anything happen, I mean, was she scared?

I don't know, sis, they just got in the car and left.

Didn't I tell you?

Didn't I tell you?

-How will I pay that money? -Brother, the phone!

-It's for you, brother. -What?

It's for you.

Why do you keep calling?

Didn't I tell you I'd call?

Is Turna okay? I was just wondering when I can see her.

I got it, you won't rest until you see her.

Fine then, I'll be the bigger person

Come to the address I'll give you tomorrow morning and you'll meet her.

Write it down.

Does it hurt a lot, mom?

It doesn't hurt.

It doesn't hurt at all.

Where the hell is she?

You're munching on my food again.

Of course, you have good taste.

Give me that bread.

Give me the bread!

Give it to me!

Come on, let's go.

Don't be afraid. We'll go for a walk and come back.

We're here to see your stepmother.

You're in luck.

Director Merve Girgin Aytekin

Producers Faruk Bayhan Fatih Aksoy