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Here's the thing with happiness...

No, stop.

I'll start from the beginning.

Just five more minutes. I've gotta be at work early.

What?

At work?

What? What do you mean?

Someone new is coming in to learn the ropes

so I can be at the funeral.

Zey, I have to go to work. Really.

Your mother and I said our goodbyes.

Even if I left with you, you guys need more time.

No, we don't. We're totally ready to... leave.

Baba, you just went past the laundry room.

What?

I bring it to you. Should I wash it?

- Ew, no. - Fia!

You've spoiled that child.

And all you do is complain!

We need to hurry or we'll be late.

Ilyas!

Bozcaada.

The day we met for the first time.

A Turkish love story like no other.

She looks so happy there.

Are you saying she wasn't usually happy?

Please!

You let her talk to me like that?

And in those clothes of hers... Like a clown.

She wears this to the funeral of her grandmother?

You think today is a good day to pretend you're killing her grandfather?

He drives her crazy sometimes too.

- Yes. - You see?

See you later.

Come on, you two! I'll be right back.

No, seriously, you can do this. Don't worry.

Hey, no. Mistakes and problems happen, okay?

Yeah!

You wouldn't believe the things I served in the past.

Yeah?

Yes. So don't worry, I'll be right there.

The new chef. She got jittery.

She needed moral support.

I haven't heard you laugh like that in a long time.

Did you want something?

Yes.

The priest said we'd have a moment at the grave and...

You know me. I can't stand in front of all those people and speak like that.

Could you read it?

Yes, of course.

- Will do. - There... It reads...

"Most of you...

will remember Katarina Bilići as the wife of Doruk."

- "He, her beloved husband..." - Hey, don't worry. I'll take care of it.

Okay?

Okay, then.

So, see you later.

- Mrs. Altin! - Oh, Mr. Eddelbüttel.

I was hoping to speak to you privately.

I've been holding some papers. For you.

From your mother.

Zeynep, where'd you put it?

It's in Croatian.

I don't know Croatian.

PURCHASE AGREEMENT - ARTICLE 1

PURCHASE AGREEMENT - ARTICLE 1

THE SELLER SELLS

AND THE PURCHASER PURCHASES THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY

Zeynep!

You put out the wrong pants for me.

What is that?

Your mother bought a house in Croatia?

She was born there. It was her money, Baba.

With Mr. Eddelbüttel?

Your mother bought a house with that Casanova from upstairs!

No! Mom bought the house on her own. Look!

The bank receipt. It cost nearly...

She only asked Mr. Eddelbüttel, as a lawyer,

to keep the deeds for me until she...

Ed-del-büt-tel...

That toy boy!

Toy boy? The man is 80 and uses a stair lift.

Fia! You're still not ready.

- I am. - No. Baba's right. You can't go like that.

Whatever you want, but it has to be black.

First this "Mom wanted a Catholic burial."

And now this!

Your mother is a stranger to me.

Don't say that!

She is a stranger to me. Period.

Then I will sing you a song

About 99 red balloons

On their way to the horizon...

That song is annoying.

Then I will sing you a song

About 99 red balloons...

- Can't we just put him in a home? - Fia, be nice, please.

That was my first concert.

Let's just not talk.

- Why are you always...? - I thought we had to go.

- My condolences. - You must miss her dearly.

Miss who? The stranger I married?

Dad.

An angel.

An angel.

A woman full of secrets. A double agent.

Baba, stop it. You're scaring people.

My condolences.

- Thank you. - Did you get hold of Dad?

- Still not picking up. - Did you try...?

Landline? Am I an idiot?

You think something happened?

My condolences.

Amen.

Zeynep,

I believe you wanted to say a few words.

Yes.

So, I wanted to say a few words for Mom.

But Ilyas,

my husband...

my husband has the speech!

Is she getting Dad?

Why are you just standing here in your druggie clothes?

Do something!

Mom?

Crazy!

- Did you see... - No, it's really...

Of course I saw it!

- Oh my. - Zey!

What are you doing here? Shit!

My watch stopped.

Zey, wait a second. Hey!

Zey, I can explain.

That laugh.

Seriously, Ilyas.

Some girl who makes you feel like a teenager for five minutes

is more important

than being by my side at my mother's funeral?

Don't say that, Zey. I loved Kata too.

Of course I wanted to be there. But it was... the time, and I...

Please don't blame Ilyas, okay?

Please.

Your mother... I'm so sorry about your mother.

You must be so sad.

I'm Nora, and I'm new.

And, well,

I was... just overwhelmed.

And...

I'm sure he'd have noticed the time if I hadn't been there, but...

Usually, I don't cry.

But this was my first time alone in a kitchen this size.

And...

Now it's my fault that he wasn't at your mother's funeral.

I am so sorry.

Sorry.

You see?

Can you imagine how exhausting it was?

Oh really? You wanna hear about my day?

Zey, it's not a competition.

If you don't mind, I'll go check if our new chef wants to continue here.

And we can talk about the rest later or at home.

Yeah.

Or maybe not.

STREET ON THE COAST 12a, LUČ

MY LOCATION

CROATIA, LUČ

MUNICH - LUČ

- Starting route. - There.

Stay there!

RINA TURKISH SPECIALTIES

Read the sign!

FERRY - PASSENGER SHIP

Free parking over there!

Okay. I'm German, I'm German!

THE ISLAND BETWEEN THE SKY AND THE SEA

Motor kaput.

In 300 meters, turn left.

Continue straight.

You have reached your desti...

What?

No!

Don't touch me or I'll scream.

I mean it, I will scream!

What are you wearing?

Construction site, nurses, umbrella...

Really, that...

Okay, that's it.

Hey!

Don't go so fast.

8 MISSED CALLS - ILYAS

Come, let's go, honey.

Can you spare me some time?

Then I will sing you a...

Once again from the beginning.

Can you spare me some time?

Then I will sing you a song

About 99 red balloons

On their way to the horizon

Can you spare me some time?

Then I will sing you a song

99 red balloons

99 red balloons

On their way to the horizon

99 red balloons

The crap she eats...

Fuck me.

Fia! Is everything all right?

There's nothing to eat.

What mom laughs when her child is hungry?

One who's been trying to get hold of you

and is so relieved now that you are managing great by yourself

and the only thing you're missing is food. By the way, you remember Dad?

The guy who always makes you laugh?

He has a restaurant.

And rumor has it they do have food there.

So?

So what?

When are you coming home?

Yeah, well, that...

that all depends on how everything is going to...

Whatever. We just need the van back before I leave for uni.

I need to move my stuff.

Fia...

What's our problem anyway?

My problem is that I need the damn van that you took off in!

Hey! Where are you going?

Who would do something like that?

Who, Josip, who?

Who the hell knows?

She's not here. Let's go. I can hear the others coming.

Oh, this is the new owner?

She's beautiful. Ask her if she saw anyone.

She says she lit up the underwear.

- She did it? Ask her why! - Mm-hmm.

Why did she do it?

Don't wait till your brother steals this one from you.

She set the underpants on fire because she's a pyromaniac.

If you're okay sleeping outside her door in a tent, then fine.

You heard what I said!

You've told the same stories for the last 20 years!

I fell in love with you

I fell in love with you

I fell in love with you

She asked me to tell you she has never heard anything so beautiful.

What a fool. What's wrong with you?

"What I...

remember."

"What I remember."

- Can you turn that over? - Yes.

- We have to put the garnishes on. - You like that one?

Yeah, it's great.

Hold on.

Zey?

Ilyas!

I just wanted to hear your voice.

- I've been worried sick! - Yeah...

I located you via your phone or I would've had no idea where you are.

I should've just given us another chance to talk things through.

You were overworked.

Yeah, wait a second. Let me go somewhere else.

Zey? Are you feeling better?

Yes.

Can't we just start over again?

I have great news.

I got a crazy offer for the house.

So I got to thinking, we could sell the house

and put the money into the restaurant.

Then we could hire more staff,

and then we'd have more time for each other again.

No!

No?

I think that...

you shouldn't sell the house.

It only started after you left.

I swear.

This isn't about someone else. It's about us.

Things haven't been great for a while now. It's not because she's younger.

I don't want you to think that.

It's been so long since the two of us...

How do you do that?

What are you doing?

What're you doing?

Stop!

Here you go.

WHAT I REMEMBER

...HAVE A HOME, THAT THERE WAS ALWAYS FOOD ON OUR TABLE...

OUR TRIPS

When you were little, you would always, with every book,

read the last page first.

You could only ever enjoy a story if you knew the end.

And although I hope that you started with the first pages,

with my memories of my father and our daily outings

searching for something to eat...

you probably started here,

with my last entry.

The memory of the day that these adventures came to an end.

Excuse me.

The day that I woke up and my father was gone.

No one explained to me why.

It was just not talked about.

- Good afternoon. - Good afternoon.

Here you go.

Nice? Does it smell nice?

It smells nice.

It was only later I learned that he, like many others,

had left his home to defend our country.

So I climbed the highest mountain on the island

because I hoped that I could see my father from up there,

in case he had gotten lost.

I was five years old.

In the evening of the very same day, my mom and I fled the island.

And when, years later, I met your father,

he understood that I did not need any more adventures in my life.

He had made it his life's work to ensure that I would always have a home,

that there would always be food on our table.

That was the world you were born into,

my beloved Zeynep.

The safe little world that your father had created for me.

We never talk about matters of the heart, you and I.

You have always been a daddy's girl.

So, in case I die without having told you,

I want you to know, I see you.

Day after day, you become less yourself,

less free, here in this safe little world of mine.

And by having kept one last secret from you,

this house, my island,

I could at least keep you in the dark just once

about how the story truly ends.

I have found my happiness. I hope that you will find yours.

Žarka, damn idiot. Get out of here!

- Out. - Sorry.

- Mom? - Mom?

Fia!

- I think I'm going blind! - Did you come by yourself?

It's not what it looks like.

It looks like you and some stranger are sitting naked at the table.

Okay, maybe. But Josip is no stranger. He lives in the garden.

Well, that's all right, then.

Josip.

Who are you?

- Can I talk to you outside? - Yes.

Naked breakfast? Really?

Do you know how traumatizing it is for a child to see their mother naked with...

And at your age!

At my age?

Okay, I understand that what you saw

was a big shock for you,

but I hope that one day the only thing you'll remember...

is how happy I looked today.

Fia, look at me. Look at me!

Do you know how good it felt

to realize that my happiness is worth as much

as the happiness of the people I love?

Dad has a girlfriend.

I know.

But I also know that's not the reason you came all this way to see me.

So? Come on, tell me what's going on.

You can't just bail like that, Mom!

First Grandma leaves me and then you?

After your "right to my happiness" speech, that makes me look like a giant baby, but...

I'm the one who's leaving.

Me!

I go to university. You stay home. Those are the rules!

Okay.

- I think you may need a minute. - Yes.

A café at the harbor has Internet.

I'll go there and download stuff

to make my stay in that room with a hole in the wall more bearable.

Hole in the wall? What did you expect? An infinity pool or a flatscreen TV?

- What else? - Yeah. Take my bike.

Just saying, Mom looked really happy.

And this Josip guy is pretty hot.

Good thing you have your cute little Nora to fill the void where Mom used to be.

Stop grinning.

You brought one of Grandma's dresses.

Yes.

- I miss her. - I miss her too.

This whole love thing is totally fucked up.

Have you been in love yet?

Once.

I think I still am.

What's his name?

Louisa.

What kind of mother laughs at her child coming out?

By the way, I might have told Dad about Josip.

Stop it!

Josip!

Is it true you blocked the agreement between Zeynep and Conrad

worth 1.2 million euros?

What are you doing here?

Oh, wow! You look beautiful.

- So you're Zeynep's father! - Yes.

Oh, I worked many years in Turkey!

- You did? - Yes.

And I knew your wife.

She was five years old. I was just four.

I know what lesbian is.

- When two women are together, you know... - Dad!

What? You get me cable TV, I shouldn't watch?

What does Dad mean by "her too"?

- Why are you hitting me? - I'm going to barf.

We didn't have sex! He just kissed me here. Nothing happened.

Good grief, you're such a drama queen!

- Didn't know you could do that. - Well, I can.

Fia, of course this is your home too.

You stay as long as you like. Your choice.

The van is parked in the parking lot at the mainland port.

We can talk before you leave.

I don't understand. Say all that again in Turkish.

No, Baba.

Hold on.

Do you know how to do that? Drive a boat?

No. But I've watched someone who does.

I feel safer already.

She's a strong German. Can do everything.

- She's a Turkish woman. - Daughter half Croatia.

- What? I don't understand him. - Probably for the best, really.

The best view in the whole world.

Were you blind while you were working in Turkey?

Why are you telling people that Lucija and I are dead?

You live in Florida. What's the difference?

I never took it off. Not even for a second.

Is that supposed to make me feel better?

I did kind of hope so.

Where is it?

I think I threw it away.

We'll get you a new one.

Honestly, I don't know about that.

- How do you manage that? - What?

Finding each other again after you've lost one another.

You just do it.

Thirty years in the kitchen

and he still doesn't know how to cut onions.

- Watch out. - May I?

Go ahead.

Maybe I should have retired earlier and given Kata a home like this one.

Baba, you gave her love and security. You were her home.

Well said.

But when I say a home like this, of course I mean a house in Turkey.

- Of course you mean Turkey. - What do we do with these?

I see you, Mom.

And I see me too.

I didn't understand much, but...

Thank you.

Then I will sing you a song

About 99 red balloons

On their way to the horizon

Are you maybe thinking about me right now?

Then I shall sing you a song

About 99 red balloons

And how this stuff happens Because if this stuff

99 red balloons

On their way to the horizon

Were thought to be UFOs from space

Thus a general sent

A flying squadron after them

To raise alarms in case they were

Even though on the horizon there were only

99 red balloons...

Excuse me. Thank you.

Josip, take care of the house keys.

Keep the house safe and good luck and be smart and take care.

Am I doing the right thing?

Dad's gonna drive me to Italy

just to meet some girl who probably doesn't even like me anymore.

If you love her, she can't be just some girl.

She's my Louisa.

Here's the thing about happiness...

No.

Wait.

I'll start from the beginning again.

BASED ON A STORY BY ALEX KENDALL