Original subtitles

[sound of a broken clock]

[food chopping sound]

[Woman] Hello, peace be upon you.

If you don't mind, I have a query.

When is the next Jazztone concert?

What time on Friday?

5 p.m.?

Okay, thank you.

[sizzling]

- Breakfast, Akram. - Good, I'm coming.

- No eggs? - I thought beans were enough.

If you want, I can make eggs quickly.

No, it's not necessary. This is enough.

[dripping water by the glass]

Do you have work this Friday as well?

["Akram"] Yes, there are many orders.

I will leave after the prayer. Why do you ask?

Nothing, I was going to buy fish.

[glass shattering]

[Buzzing Car Alarm]

[shouting people]

- Look at these slaves! - [Woman] What is it?

[Large number of people screaming]

[glass shattering]

[Noise and Explosions]

The network is down. It looks like they announced the death.

[Distant gunshots]

Wait here, I'll close the gate.

[violent ruckus]

[violent kicking at the door]

[Street Chaos]

[glass shattering]

[glass shattering]

Look, Akram, they burned Bakri's car!

[Gunshots]

Is this the police or what?

[Gunshots]

["Akram"] It's Bakri with a gun.

- Did he hit any of them? - ["Akram"] It hits the air.

[Announcer on TV] Mr. President has confirmed the news of the killing of the First Vice President

The leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement...

[Woman] Don't come out, Akram!

[televangelist] ... John Garang. who died when the helicopter carrying him crashed

on his way back from Uganda.

The statement also reiterated the Government of Sudan's commitment

under the terms of the Naivasha Agreement.

that ended a fifty-year civil war.

It guaranteed southerners the right to self-determination

at the end of the transition period.

[TV Announcer] May God have mercy on us.

We have received breaking news that dead northerners

after riots broke out in several areas of the capital.

[Distant chanting] There is no god but Allah.

- [Man shouting] There is no god but Allah. - [People repeating] There is no god but God.

[heavy knocking on the door]

- [Man 1] Assalamu alaikum. - [Man 2] Alaikum as-salam.

[Man] I'm sorry, Santino.

Residents want you out of the house.

[Santino] Why, because of the demonstrations?

- What's my fault? - [Man] I don't know.

I persuaded them with difficulty to give you a day or two to get your affairs in order.

[Santino] I didn't participate in the riot.

I'm against demonstrations. All the neighbors know this.

I paid you my rent, Hajji Ahmad. That's not true.

[I know, I know. But this is the decision of the population and it has to be implemented.

["Ahmed"] I brought Malik with me.

This is all your rent, forgive me.

[Man] Here are three bottles.

[Woman] "Julia"!

Hey, Daniel, how are you?

[Julia] How are you, Achol?

Alhamdulillah, thank you.

- And you, Santino, how are you? - I'm good.

God bless you, thank God.

Here you go.

[Man] Sorry folks, I have a quick delivery.

I won't be late.

- No problem, take care of yourself. - Okay.

[Achol] Thank God they didn't hit you.

The situation is bad in some neighborhoods.

Sorry, Achol.

We'll be crowding you for a while.

["Achol"] Don't say that. If you don't stay with your sister, who do you stay with?

["Achol"] It's not great.

But the neighbors are good and no one is going to make trouble.

I have arranged a room for you to rest in.

[Man] This is a Russian rifle.

Holds five rounds of ammunition.

Four in the vault here.

and one in the barrel.

You put the butt on your shoulder.

and baptize the weapon.

Then unscrew it.

Now you're ready.

Set your goal and strike.

[Empty gunshot]

Isn't Jazztone playing tonight?

Management has suspended them for some time as a result of recent events.

[English] We serve food [Arabic] Only for now.

The band will be back next week, God willing.

Okay then, I'll look at the [English] [Arabic] menu next time.

- Thank you. - You are welcome.

[Man Humming]

[Women imitating melody]

[Man Humming]

[Women imitating melody]

[Man on radio in Egyptian] Good, we'll do the same exercise...

[Woman in Sudanese] What's wrong, guys?

[Man] The street is closed.

They're arresting protesters. Go from another street.

[Man on radio] We'll sing each note once...

[People Fighting]

This will help us to control... the vocal cords.

and in the flexibility of handling musical notes.

After we learned how to control our breathing

through the muscles of the diaphragm.

And from the larynx and vocal cords...

[People Fighting]

"I'm on my way home. Do you need anything?"

[Man on radio] The vocal cords produce tones...

- This is not your place. - [Santino] I'll take your place.

- Take it. - Okay.

[Santino and his son laugh]

["Santino"] is still dusty.

- Where is Achol? - [Santino] She went to get coal.

The bike is clean now, Danny.

Throw the water in the bucket into the street.

I'm not in the mood for this, Santino.

"Khamis is asleep and Danny will be back in two minutes.

Two minutes.

You know I can water your trees in just ten seconds.

Someone is watching us.

How long will we stay here?

["Santino"] We'll stay two or three weeks until we find a place.

[Julia] Two more weeks?

There is no water, electricity or gas here.

And you stopped going to the studio.

Why don't you have patience?

Don't you see the Arabs attacking southerners these days?

You woke up in a good mood, don't ruin it.

[Man on radio] We are about to embark on a new phase.

We have to evolve...

[Man on radio] We're going to try breath control in the next lesson.

[Man on radio] Now, let's take a deep breath...

- [loud crash] - [Woman screams and stops the car]

[Man on radio] ...and try again.

[The man hums along with the music on the radio]

[Santino] Danny, are you okay?

"Danny?

[Santino knocks on the window] Can't you see?

I'll call my husband to call an ambulance.

[sound of trying to open the door]

[Santino knocks on the car screaming] Open the door, why did you close it?

[sound of car tires]

[Santino] What is this? Stop!

Danny, are you okay?

- What happened? - Catch him.

[Foreboding Music]

[motorcycle horn]

[Santino knocks on the car sharply] Stop!

Stop the car.

Akram, help me, there's a southerner after me.

- Stop! - [Akram] Where are you?

- [Woman] I don't know! - [Santino] Stop!

I don't know, Akram!

- [Akram] Do you drive? - Yes, I drive.

- Stop! - [Akram] Come home now.

Okay, I'm coming.

[sound of a gun safety]

[Car Approach]

- Wait a minute, Akram. - Come in.

- Listen to me, Akram! - Get in the house!

Hold it right there, man!

Are you putting your gun in my face?

I said stand still!

[Shooting]

[Silence]

[sound of people talking]

- [Man] Name? - "Akram Muhammad Omar Almak".

- Age? - 39 years old.

- Residential address? - West Khartoum, Area 115, House 13.

- Who filed the report? - [Bakri] I am, sir.

I am Bakri Kamel, head of the People's Committee.

- Welcome. - You're welcome.

- You should come with us to the police station. - No problem.

Give me your car keys, Akram.

Are there any belongings of the deceased?

Nothing.

I took the motorcycle

for my car that was burned.

It's okay if you go with them, come on.

Hello, peace be upon you.

[Bakri] We have a big problem.

My neighbor killed a southerner because he was chasing his wife.

We're going to the police station now.

Thank you, sir.

[police car horn]

God bless you.

[Julia] Hello sir, I want to file a report.

My husband went out and didn't come back.

[Officer] What's his name?

His name is Santino Mabior.

- Address? - Back street here.

He's probably drunk somewhere.

He doesn't drink.

Sit down, I'll check it out.

- [Officer] What does this southerner want? - [Officer 2] She says her husband is missing.

Cover yourself, it's a police station.

["Akram"] the lieutenant colonel in charge of the department. What was his name?

- [Bakri] Kamaluddin? - Yes, Kamal, he's a good man.

[Akram] told me to call him if anyone bothers us.

[Bakri] You know, we figured it out on the way there?

If we had been a little later, it would have been completely different.

But thankfully, His Lordship acted quickly.

Thank God for your wife's safety.

The country is no longer safe, be careful.

I'll excuse myself now, get some rest.

- Stay a little longer, Bakri. - Thank you, brother.

- Thank you. - Your goodness abounds.

- Goodbye. - Thanks again.

Are you okay?

What's wrong with you? Did that guy hurt you?

Are you scared?

Or worried?

Look, it was just self-defense.

[Approaching Steps]

Take this, don't think about it too much.

Why didn't you fire a bullet into the air?

He was crazy, Mona.

He came naked and attacked us.

God knows what he could have done.

It could have hit him in the foot.

I didn't think much of it at that moment.

It was an involuntary act.

I told him to stand still and he refused. so I shot him.

Have you seen his face?

The man was going to kill you! There is no other explanation.

- I wish he had killed me. - Mona!

Do you recognize this man?

Do you know why he was chasing you?

How will I recognize a southerner?

Then why are you blaming me and make me feel guilty about the man?

A man has died, Akram!

- Doesn't it affect you? - It doesn't matter!

I didn't kill him for no reason.

I was protecting my home, and if he came again, I would have killed him!

[Sound of slamming door]

[Akram] Where were you going anyway?

Why didn't you call me?

I went to the specialist.

Is this a time for doctors, Mona? The country is in bad shape.

Was it necessary for you to go now?

I'm sorry, Akram, I didn't mean to blame you.

It's okay.

You'll be fine in two or three days.

Take these pills, they will help you sleep.

Tomorrow morning is a new day.

[Man] These are eight four-by-six images.

And the group photo is five by eight, go ahead.

- [Man 2] Thank you. - God bless you.

How are you, Julia? Good to see you.

[Man] Where is Santino? Why didn't he come with you?

I came to ask you about him, Uncle Mirghani.

- Didn't he come? - He didn't come for a few days.

Boy, is Santino here. and I'm not here?

I haven't seen him since Garang died.

[Julia] Okay, I'll look again. Thank you.

[Mirghani] God bless you, my daughter.

Did you find my dad?

- Didn't you find Santino, Khamis? - I didn't find him.

I checked the hospitals and the prison.

I called his parents, but no one had seen him.

["Khamis"] All that's left to do is look here.

We'll leave Daniel with Mariam and go tomorrow.

[Man] Merciful Lord.

We place in your hands these souls.

We trust that they will be with Christ.

We thank you for giving us your son.

and opened the gates of heaven for us.

Where we are with you and you are the one who lives.

and reign forever and ever.

[all people] Amen.

- [Man] My brothers and sisters in Christ - [sad music]

Isaiah the prophet tells us:

"Long before (Jesus Christ) came.

God tells us

He wants to defeat death.

He wipes our tears..."

[Man 2] Be patient, sister.

- This is not allowed. - Leave me alone.

[Man 2] Get her out of here.

Let me look for it, Khamis!

- [Man 2] Take it from here. - Let me look for it, Khamis!

[sad music]

[crying]

[opens water faucet]

[Footsteps approaching]

How do you feel now? Better?

["Mona"] Alhamdulillah. What is this?

I brought you birds.

["Akram"] to make you feel better.

[chirping birds]

[Azaan Sound]

[Akram] Feed them twice a day.

[The sound of azan continues]

- [Man] Assalamu alaikum. - [Mona] Alaikum as-salam.

- Ms. Mona? - Yes.

Presenter Kamal is waiting for you inside, please come in.

Hey, ma'am, are you drinking something?

No thanks, I just have a question.

I won't take up too much of your time.

Check out these files.

How can I help you?

She told me over the phone that it was

It belongs to the southerner who attacked you last month.

The truth is that I am here without Akram's knowledge.

I wanted to reach out to the man's family through you.

["Kamal"] Why do you want to connect with them?

I want to know if I can pay the blood money.

and help his family.

Most likely they were counting on it.

And I can't do it alone.

Unfortunately, we don't have any information about him.

He is anonymous and no one has asked about him.

I can't help you.

Can you let me know if any of his family shows up?

Look, ma'am, I appreciate your position.

But this communication is now under Article 51.

In other words, it is a report of a murder under mysterious circumstances.

If his family gets to him here.

the report will be converted to Article 130. and it will become a felony murder.

Do you understand me?

Yes, I understand. Thank you.

[sound of a car engine running]

[Man] Ma'am.

[Accelerated Steps]

- A minute, I can help you. - I'd appreciate it.

[Man] I will get you a copy of the report.

There is a wallet pulled from the evidence.

The man remains unidentified.

This may help you identify the deceased.

and find out if the parents are are poor or troublemakers.

To understand the situation clearly.

Meet me behind the station in 15 minutes. Take my number.

"Possible Causes of Death after physical examination"

"Stampede during demonstrations"

"Traffic Department, Driver's License"

["Akram"] The workers came with me, Mona.

[Akram] Come on in.

- [Man] Assalamu alaikum. - [Mona] Alaikum as-salam.

- ["Akram"] Cut 20 out of this tire. - [Man] Okay.

[Akram] They called the carpenter to fix the roof.

The leak is back.

Working in alcohol Better you than okra, Julia.

Hey, neighbor!

What's wrong with you?

Why are you watching us?

You should be ashamed of yourself!

Let's go, put the camera inside.

[Julia from behind the door] Hurry up, Danny.

[sound of a car engine running]

[Woman] This is Mariam's place, Julia.

It's sunny there. Then are you working with the local police all of a sudden?

Sell your beans in silence.

[Woman] I will tell her I warned you, but you didn't move.

[Julia] to sit on your leg if you love her so much.

["Mona"] Hello, good morning.

[Julia] Do you want something, sister?

Give me an okra, how much per bag?

The big bag is five. The small bag is three. How much do you want?

If it's good, I want more.

It's fresh, I made it this morning.

Try it and you'll come back for it.

- What's your name? - I'm Julia.

- Is this your son? - Yes, this is Daniel, my son.

Mashallah, I'm Mona, Julia.

Give me ten large bags.

Nice to meet you, do you have an event?

No, I store them in the radiator.

["Julia" in Arabic] You sit here every day?

Yes, this is my place every day, I don't change it.

That's ten large bags.

This is my gift to you to come again.

Thank you.

Did you forget something, sister?

Do you know a girl who works at home for a daily wage?

How are you, Daniel?

Say hello to your aunt, kid.

Come sit there and eat until your mom finishes work.

Thank you very much.

- Where are you from, Julia? - I'm from Khartoum.

I mean, where exactly are your parents from?

We're from a city called Kodok, do you know it?

- I don't recognize it. - It's next to Malakal.

Yes, I know Malakal.

My parents are from there.

But I came to Khartoum as a child I don't remember where I was born.

Never been there before?

If I had the money. I would go to Egypt, not Kodok.

I have no family left there.

All my people there were either killed in the war or fled long ago.

Why Egypt?

I want to take my son there.

to see the pyramids and get away from the war.

The war is over.

The war never ends here. It will start again tomorrow.

I'm a daughter of Khartoum now.

I don't know anything about the South.

Have you been selling okra for a long time?

My mom used to work there.

But I stayed at home since I got married.

My husband was earning our livelihood, and we didn't need anything.

But circumstances forced me into this work recently.

- Call me when you're done, I'm inside. - Okay.

- ["Danielle"] Thank you. - ["Mona"] Excuse me.

[Julia] That's a lot, Mona.

[Mona] Not so much.

Come back if you want to work. I need help.

Yes, I want to work. Let me know if you have something to do.

Laundry, ironing, cleaning. I can do it all.

I have a girl who comes to clean. but she comes when she feels like it.

You come for a week and go away for two weeks.

You can come instead.

I will do it. No more selling okra.

I will be here since early morning.

Come after 9:00. Akram will be at work.

Okay.

Are you tired?

[The sound of things falling to the ground]

[shouting people]

[Man] Tear down the tents, tear down the tents!

Collect evidence!

Take everything and put it in piles!

Put everything down!

Demolish the whole place!

[Man 2] Come on, man.

Move!

[Man 3] Get in here!

[Julia] What's wrong, Achol?

That damn neighbor filed a report against us.

If you don't shut up, I'll arrest you too.

["Achol"] Here I am, I sat down, sir.

Go to my brother Majok in Omdurman. and stay with him there.

I'll spend a month or two in jail.

Then we will look for another place to stay.

[police car horn]

[sound of smashing things]

Get out, woman, we'll burn the whole place down!

[sad music]

[chirping birds]

Why did you come here so early? Didn't I tell you after 9 o'clock?

Sorry, I ran into an issue where I live.

Our other parents live far away from here.

No problem, I'll wait for you here until 9:00.

Of course not. What happened to your place of residence?

The police burned it.

Why did you burn it?

My cousin sells ethnic alcohol.

If the rest of your family lives far away. how will you come tomorrow?

[door to open]

["Mona" tries to turn on the light]

I'll get you a bulb, clean the room for you to stay in.

There's a broom in the yard.

Thank you, Mona, God bless you.

[boiling water]

["Akram" prays] Peace be upon you and God's mercy.

- Good morning. - Morning Light.

- Who's this? - The new worker.

Are you going to live here?

Didn't you say it's better for female workers to work and then go home?

She lives far away.

She can't come and go every day.

- Do you want breakfast to take with you? - No, jam is fine.

Is it Arab or Southern?

I don't know, I can't tell the difference.

- What's her name? - Julia.

Her name is Julia, so she's a Southerner.

With her son, too?

I got it on the recommendation of a neighbor, who said it was excellent.

I like that she's a mom.

You know that single women come back from vacations pregnant.

Do you think it's different with Southerners?

No relationship controls.

They are like stray dogs.

They are not ashamed.

If someone's husband dies she might shamelessly fuck his son.

Can we try it for a week? Because I agreed with her.

- As long as you don't touch the food. - I know.

Where is the painting that was here?

I put it down. I'll look for another one, it's not pretty.

Well, Bakri told me it's a bad omen.

Banshee?

Yes. He said that the houses that were stuck in.

Either burned or witnessed a calamity.

Okay, see you later, bye.

Go open the door for your uncle.

[Woman on radio] Dear viewers.

This was our coverage of the week's events...

[ "Mona"] "Julia".

[Woman on radio] ...for the "Khartoum" celebrations.

After being chosen as the capital of Arab Culture Capital of 2005.

I'll leave your food here after we eat.

For you and your son.

You will use your own tools.

It has a red circle.

Let me show you the house, it's not much work.

We only use this floor.

and the basement of Akram's workshop.

[Popular Music]

[Woman singing] ♪ Morning has come, beloved ♪

♪ And the nightingale is coming soon ♪

♪ Morning has come, beloved ♪

♪ And the nightingale is coming soon ♪

♪ He came to tell you, he came to complain to you ♪

♪ Longing for you, beloved ♪

[music stops]

Hey, Mona. Why don't you put the okra in the refrigerator?

Forget it, put it down.

[Mergni] Put your hand on her shoulder.

[Mergni] smiled.

[Audio Capture]

[Mergni] Thank you.

How are you, Uncle Mergni?

Hey, Julia, I'm fine.

- How are you? Patient? - Thank God.

It just hurts that I don't know where he is.

I thought if he traveled. he would call you here because he knows the number.

I'll leave you the number of the lady I work for.

- If he calls you, give him the number. - [Mergni] Okay.

Here, this is Santino's last month's paycheck.

Take it. And if you need more, don't be shy.

I'm like your dad. Here you go.

- Thank you, Uncle Mirghani. - God bless you.

[Ringing Machine Sound]

[Doctor] It's clear from your labs that your cycle and reproductive issues

The causes are not cysts.

It's something called POI. or premature menopause.

Unfortunately, there is no cure.

We could try ICSI or hormone therapy.

But the success rate is low.

[Mona is breathing hard and fast]

"Julia?

Did something happen?

[exhales heavily]

[Akram] What is this, a license or an ID card?

[Akram] Whose is it? Take it.

Thank God for your safety.

What did the doctor say?

Doctor?

He told me the same thing, cysts.

[Akram] What about the process?

It is not recommended. He said there is a good response to treatment.

We will keep trying and there is hope, God willing.

["Akram"] Inshallah.

Why are you rummaging in the closet, kid? Where is the wallet?

I'm keeping this wallet to look for your father.

Don't you want to find it?

Okay, but if you tell your mom.

I will be angry with you and kick you out. and you will have nowhere to live.

And you won't find anyone looking for your father, do you understand?

Why did you cross out his face like that?

Don't be mad at him, Dani, he loves you very much.

[Door closes]

Mona.

Can I borrow money from you?

School has started and I want to buy a bag and clothes for Danny.

- Does he go to school? - [Julia] This is his first year.

Which school will you enroll him in?

Tomorrow I will look for a public school.

How will he go back and forth every day?

I'll go and come back with him.

until he learns not to fear cars.

How about we enroll him to the private school down the street?

To go and come back alone.

And don't worry, I'll take care of all his expenses.

May God enable us to return your favor.

You're welcome, Julia, it's simple.

[Music on the radio]

Don't just stand there silently, hold this log with me.

Don't you talk a lot?

Does this camera work?

I have one that works, do you want it?

Here you go.

[Akram] Come on, stay with me.

- Whose camera is this? - It's my dad's.

- Is it for your dad? - Yes.

And where is your father?

[Danielle] Look what I have.

You're in luck, take some pictures and show them to me.

["Akram"] Just a minute, girl.

Where is your husband? The boy told me he was lost.

We couldn't find him, he disappeared two months ago and hasn't returned.

Have you asked in hospitals and police stations?

I looked everywhere and couldn't find it.

- What's his full name? - His name is Santino Mabior.

Okay.

I know the lieutenant colonel in charge of the department.

I will ask him to help us.

["Mona"] "Akram"?

My phone is dead. Can I call my mom from your phone?

No problem.

- Hello? - [Mom on the phone] Hi.

How are you, Mom, okay?

Why are you calling from Akram's phone?

- My phone died. - Okay, how's it going?

I wanted to ask you about the recipe for "Naima's Navigator".

It's so easy, write it down.

I'll put you on speakerphone.

- Ready? - Yes, I hear you.

First, chop an onion...

[Loud game sound]

[Baby Laughs]

- [Man on phone] Hello? - Hello.

- Yes? - Hello officer, peace be upon you.

Yes, hello, who is this?

I'm Akram's wife, I don't know if you remember me.

I don't remember that name.

I came to the department regarding the Southern case.

Yes, Mrs. Mona?

Yes, Mona.

Why didn't you talk to her here? I wanted to say hello.

I was asking her for a recipe.

I wanted to make sure I had all the ingredients.

"Sent Calls"

"Connection Duration"

["Mona" sings "Lola al-Malama" by Warda]

[Mona] Julia, put that down.

I soaked some of them in clove water there.

Okay.

["Mona" continues to sing]

Give me the good ones.

["Mona" continues to sing]

[Mona] Can you make a smoke bath?

We don't do it, but we know how.

Your voice is sweet, Mona.

Let's hear it for Mr. Khalifa.

- Do you hear Sudanese songs? - What? Hell, yeah.

I mean northern songs.

Are you an artist? I saw your picture in the closet.

I used to sing, but I quit singing.

Why did you leave him?

Akram told me it was either him or the song.

Just saying, who would leave a beautiful lady like you?

Singing has already gotten us divorced.

Akram swore he wouldn't send me back unless I left him.

Most men are selfish and their hearts are like stone.

I didn't mean that Akram is selfish.

He seems to be a good person and loves you very much.

He's already a good man.

But I gave up on love a long time ago.

A good man is enough.

You're right, hold on to your husband.

Women don't know the value of their husbands until she loses him.

Cover me with this blanket.

[Julia] I'm always thinking.

What happened to him, Lord?

If he's alive, why doesn't he call me?

Julia, the absentee has an excuse.

I sometimes think he abandoned us.

- Don't they say men run away? - Why would he leave you?

He wanted us to go to Europe.

He told me to finish school and go to university.

He wanted me to be a woman of value.

But I'm a dad.

How can we cross the sea in a small boat when we don't know how to swim?

I wish I had said yes.

We wouldn't be where we are now.

Daniel starts school next week.

You can continue your education too.

You take the certification exam and go to university.

Daniel will stay here at home with me.

Which school will accept me at my age?

Don't worry, I know a place.

- How are you, ma'am? - Fine, thank God.

What did Akram say?

He was asking for a lost southerner.

He gave me his name I told him that I would search the records.

Well, if he calls you, what will you tell him?

I couldn't find a trace of the man anywhere.

If he calls you again, don't answer.

- Thank you. - At your service, ma'am.

I can be Lieutenant Colonel Kamal.

Or "honor" himself, if you will.

Be respectful! I understand!

Don't think you can blackmail me because my husband doesn't know!

I swear to God, if I step out of line.

I will rally the whole street against you.

He's my husband and he can get mad at me.

But you, he'll kill you! Do you understand?

- Do you want the money or should I leave? - [Man] I'm sorry, forgive me.

Are you going to take the money or not? Don't apologize to me!

[Man] It's just a misunderstanding.

Take your bike and get out of here. Shame on you and your morals.

[motorcycle roar]

[sound of a car engine running]

Was that an attempt to get pregnant?

God willing, God willing.

["Honor"] May God give us.

By the way, by the way.

You can take a smoke bath for the rest of the month as well.

And not just these two days.

I see you've stabilized the south.

She is kind and sociable and works well.

Is it true that you enrolled her son at the school down the street?

Yes.

Really, Mona?

What's wrong? I paid the expenses from my inheritance.

It's not about money.

He doesn't fit into that school.

Enroll him in a public school.

Why?

Students there from a different social level, will suffer.

Then how long do you intend to pay for it?

If the girl leaves work. would you pay him then?

God is gracious, we'll see.

The public school is too far away.

And the boy is too young to ride transportation.

He can walk.

I think you're overdoing it with the kid and his mom.

Exaggerate what?

Pick up a neighbor and go out with her.

instead of this maid.

"Maid" is an ugly word, Akram.

[Akram laughs]

But she is a maid.

Not long ago. My grandfather's house was full of slaves and servants.

The Prophet said that people are equal.

[Akram sighs]

He meant free people, not slaves.

Otherwise, they would not have dedicated a jurisprudence to slavery.

The country will not progress with people who think like you.

You didn't know who Garang was two months ago.

And now you're an activist?

You were saying the word servant, so what happened?

I stopped, and I never said it to anyone's face.

I don't treat someone differently because they are a southerner.

Do you even know any of them?

There are millions of southerners in Khartoum.

Who else do you know but that girl?

That's irrelevant.

How?

It does, because you are part of the society that you see as racist.

You do the same, you just don't realize it.

And by the way, you're enslaving them too.

- Me? - Yes.

You sleep in an air-conditioned room.

[in Arabic] melting from the heat in the servants' quarters.

You sit while she serves you. in exchange for a pittance at the end of the month.

What is this friendship?

This is not slavery.

It has nothing to do with her being a Southerner.

This is just a job, and there's nothing wrong with it.

We, the children of the Arabs. never work with that function.

We take care of our own pride. and we don't let our daughters work as maids.

You know I'm right.

Why did she put nail polish [Arabic] in her glasses so she wouldn't drink from yours?

Come on.

[scraping sound]

Ask for Father Peter, he's waiting for you.

The school is behind the church.

[Mona] Why is Achol leaving early?

She can vote here and then leave.

They say the partying doesn't stop there.

- She can make a living. - Making a living here or there?

The stores there sell the clean ones. Who will buy from them?

Clean species make one happy.

And our guys don't like it.

Bring us a bottle of Achol before you leave.

I want to try ethnic alcohol once.

If you want your husband to divorce you, that's fine.

But don't patronize me.

Aren't we going to that place or have you changed your mind?

Hello, Danny.

What's wrong?

- What's wrong, Danny? - I'm not going to school.

I want to work with my uncle Akram in the factory.

Julia, grab your bag. I'll drop you off and come back.

- Are these chess pieces? - Yes.

- Did you carve these pieces? - Just the little soldiers.

Do you know how to play?

Uncle Akram said he would teach me after I finished.

Do you want to tell me what happened at school?

- The kids bully me. - [Mona] What do they say to you?

[Man] It was an early morning and I was sleeping in our hut.

My sister Alec came to wake me up and said:

"Hey Mager, the Arab army has come."

I heard the Kalashnikov.

[imitates the sound of gunshots]

Our whole family was killed. but I ran with my sister Alec.

We crossed the river and walked.

And we entered the forest.

[We ran for weeks.

My sister was very sick and she died.

[In Arabic] I left her there and didn't bury her.

I walked as far as the People's Army camp.

The men there sent me to the Red Army.

[I learned weapons when I was 12.

[Arabic] I know war well, my brothers.

The war must end

For our lives and the lives of our children.

Who is this?

It's the Popular Movement.

What do they want?

Political hype for the upcoming vote.

- Where are you spending Christmas Eve? - I'm going to Juba.

- You too? - You have to come.

The sister who speaks there.

Do you have an opinion you'd like to share?

No, I was telling her I'm not just going to Juba.

A girl from Khartoum?

[Mager] Which decision will you vote for?

I will vote for unity.

Because I see that we are brothers and our country is one.

["Mager"] Listen to me.

They only call for peace for their own benefit.

Bashir's government

[English] Peace and Unity [Arabic] For Petroleum.

When they realize that. they will go back to their old habits.

And they say to us: "You [English] Africans.

[in Arabic] We are Arabs from the descendants of [Abbas]."

If al-Abbas himself had heard them, he would not have believed them.

We want to secede, no safety for the Jalaba.

Don't say these words at school.

[People Fighting]

Brothers, a long time ago.

There was a leader in the camp

[in Arabic] The Arabs are nicknamed as "Mondkoro" and "Jalaba".

The leader thought that racism is powerless

It's called resistance.

[Arabic] But the power is in our hands now.

Let's Leave Racism [Arabic] to the northerners.

We don't want it in the South.

If we can to forgive and forget the northerners.

Perhaps our wounds will heal and we can build a better country.

Long live the SPLM!

Long live the SPLM!

Long live the separation!

Long live the separation!

Long live the separation!

[Chapter Bell]

The People's Movement sent me sent me to America to study there.

- Did you finish college? - Yes.

With your permission.

Hey, Julia.

Your name is Julia, right?

I'm sorry if I embarrassed you in front of your colleagues.

No problem.

I am Mager Mulul Majok from [English] "The People's Movement".

[I was a lieutenant colonel in the People's Army.

- I'm Julia. - Julia what?

"Just Julia.

I know your name, tell me what I don't know.

Like what?

Do you have a man in your life?

Okay, see you tomorrow, Julia!

Why are you making such a big deal out of this?

The manager said it won't happen again.

Management will do nothing.

They themselves do not consider him Sudanese.

They even wrote to him at the end that he was able to integrate.

I told you from the beginning that this school is not a good fit.

But you don't hear the words.

Let him come to the factory here and work in carpentry is better for him.

["Akram"] The boy is skilled with wood.

He won't become an ambassador after all.

Okay, Akram, thanks.

Then you put the wood on the blade here.

Come on, Danny, we're leaving.

- Goodbye. - Bye-bye.

♪ Your whispers and touches ♪

♪ My Doctor ♪

♪ I miss your eyes ♪

♪ My love ♪

♪ Your whispers and touches ♪

♪ My Doctor ♪

[Mona] Stop laughing, you'll expose us.

[Julia laughs] I like the way you look. You should always wear this.

I washed it a lot and didn't know it was yours.

Now you know. Don't tell Akram, or he will kill me.

Don't be afraid.

Do you come here often?

Not always, maybe once a year.

I come to hear their new songs.

[All applaud]

Thanks to everyone.

We're always happy to have you.

Does anyone want to share the the theater tonight and sing with us?

[Singer] The young man there?

Or the young woman in the hijab over there?

I see your friend is pointing at you.

[applause and whistling]

Come on, Mona, no one will recognize you.

[Singer] We are honored.

What would you like to sing with us tonight?

[The band starts playing]

[Guitar]

[Audience cheers and applauds]

[beautiful music]

[Band Sings] ♪ O stranger from home, your march returns ♪

♪ After years of estrangement ♪

[audience singing] ♪ Your march returns ♪

[Singer] ♪ And I complain to you ♪

[music stops]

[Silence]

What a shame, Mona, people were cheering for you.

That's not what made me leave.

Didn't you want to sing?

["Mona"] I longed to sing. But he would know me.

["Mona"] In the name of God, Akram, you scared me.

Where are you going?

We're going to Bakri's to watch the ball game. Where were you?

We were in the market.

I left my keys upstairs.

- Take my keys, I'm not going out again. - [English] Okay.

- [in Arabic] Which market did you go to? - Saad Kashra.

Sweet, did you buy anything?

No, this is an old cloak to compare materials.

I didn't find anything good on the market.

I heard you say

Someone would recognize you. Who is this?

Shopkeeper, we were in a negotiation.

I told him that the same scarf in the store next door for half the price.

He could check, and he did.

We left before he came back.

Give me your phone.

["Akram"] Hey Julia, come on girl.

[Akram] Where have you been?

- In the market. - What market?

"Saad Kashra".

Go.

Sorry, I must have misheard.

[Akram sighs]

[Market Sleeve]

- How much is that? - 25.

- Here you go. - [Julia] Thank you.

[Julia] Will this match the lounge curtains?

Green curtains?

It's red, don't you know your curtains?

It's not my taste, my mother-in-law, God rest her soul, bought it.

Then change it.

I wanted to change the whole house.

And stay away from the cemetery area.

But Akram said it was his family's home and his inheritance.

Why should a man keep everything he inherits?

Why not keep the useful and sell the useless?

He said the house has the smell of his father.

with those cemeteries. I guess the house has the smell of all the dead.

I forgot to tell you, I met a guy at school.

[Mona] is a liar! Who is he? Tell me!

[English] Hello Julia. [Arabic] How are you?

Hello, Father.

Where will you take your certification exam?

In Khartoum, Father.

[Pastor] Well, we're going to open a new school in Juba.

- We need teaching assistants. - [Julia] It's an honor.

But I can't take Daniel from his school at this age.

[English] Okay. [Arabic] No problem.

But if you change your mind, call me anytime.

[Julia] Thank you, Father.

- Have a nice day. - Thank you.

Are you in a hurry?

[Mona] No. Why, aren't you done yet?

I'm done, but I want to show you something.

This is my first time entering a church.

It's very beautiful.

Come show you the chorus. practicing for Christmas Eve.

[Hymns from afar]

[hymns]

We don't have music in mosques.

Is that why you're not going?

[hymns]

- Mona Al-Zahi? - Yes.

How are you? It's James.

I sometimes play with Jazztone.

Nice to meet you.

- Is she your girlfriend, Julia? - Yes, I'm her friend.

[James] You have to sing with us.

I don't want to keep you, maybe next time.

["James"] won't hold us up. It's Christmas carol day.

We play all kinds of music.

And the choir and instruments are all here.

It would be a great honor if you sang with us.

[Piano Tunes]

♪ My neighbor and me

♪ And when do I visit his home?

♪ My neighbor and me

♪ And when do I visit his home?

♪ I wish him paradise ♪

♪ and be tormented by its fire ♪

[Mona sings] ♪ The person closest to my heart ♪

♪ He lost me with his samara ♪

♪ The person closest to my heart

♪ He lost me with his samara ♪

♪ Gary, Gary ♪

♪ My neighbor and I am his neighbor ♪

I saved a special one for you.

[choir singing in the background]

"To Julia"

["majir"] Have you ever had a [such a beautiful [English] invitation?

My son Daniel is 11 years old and his handwriting is better than yours.

Well, bring him, I'd like to meet him.

I will think.

[Mona sings] ♪ Girl, I'm the neighborhood boy ♪

♪ And I really like you ♪

♪ Girl, I'm the neighborhood boy ♪

♪ And I really like you ♪

♪ For God's sake ♪

That was a party at the University of the Grandchildren.

Turns out you're an artist, Mona.

I was already a star.

And this one is at the Parliament Cafe.

[Julia] Is that Tarek with the shaved head?

- Is he the one who was singing in the coffee shop? - Yes.

What's your story? Did you fight?

No, he's a gentleman.

Why is his head cut off if he is respectable?

Because it was the cause of the divorce.

- Did he love you? - That's what Akram thought.

That's why he doesn't like singing, he can't stand it.

I was curious.

It's a trivial story anyway.

One day, Tarek and I were talking over the phone to write lyrics for a song.

Akram kept trying to call but the line was busy.

He came home angry.

He asked me who I was talking to, and I told him my mom.

I didn't want to make trouble.

Search your phone and find the number.

I searched it, but I deleted Tarek's number from the call log.

He did not find it.

- How did he know? - He couldn't find my mom's number either.

How did you reconcile?

He stipulated that I quit singing and never lie again.

- But you didn't quit. - Yes, I quit singing.

And lying?

I still lie sometimes, but I've gotten better at it.

I don't get caught.

Why do you always choose to lie, Mona?

instead of the truth?

I really don't know.

People don't like to hear the truth.

What if someone lied to you in the same way?

- Will you be angry? - Depending on his intention.

Electricity is back.

Do you hear dholoka music?

Okay.

[musical rhythm resembling a drumbeat]

[singing together]

- Come sing with us, Danny. - I don't know the song.

Then come and dance.

[televangelist] Emotions are very strong because there is hate

between north and south.

[Akram] Where's the tea, Mona?

It will be ready in moments.

- Where are the birds? - I let them fly.

Why?

I felt that she should not be locked up for no reason.

["Akram"] You think you saved her? Those birds are going to die.

She can't find food on her own.

Your decisions are emotional and very stupid.

Why didn't you ask me first?

Leave the cage open wherever it is, maybe she'll come back.

[televised interviewer] I think that the that the other side is making

is full of condescension and exposes a racist truth.

["Akram"] is a funny thing.

He can't stop talking about racism and superiority.

But there's no way he would allow his daughter marry a Southerner.

Politicians sell their words to those who buy them.

[TV anchor] This offering serves

Israel's Imperialist Interests in the region.

How are you?

[English] Merry Christmas!

["Mager"] Merry Christmas!

[Arabic] Are you making this for special people?

[Arabic] Who said I made it?

- I'm Mager. - I'm Daniel.

Are you in sixth grade?

Are you in the military?

[English] "The People's Movement". [Arabic] but they are the same thing.

Is this for real?

["Mager" ages the weapon]

Does it shoot?

[Mager] Have you come to shoot?

Okay.

[Danny] Can I light another one?

Of course, but try not to blow up the house.

Give him another one.

Come on, don't be afraid.

Where are you going?

Come on.

[Julia] Do you live by the sea?

I want a son like Daniel.

Take it and you'll be doing me a favor.

Is he coming with his mom?

[Julia laughs]

Come here, the water comes from the south.

[Julia] Do you want Danny or his mom?

I want everything.

I want a son, a home, and a woman to love.

Don't you have a woman you love?

[Mager] When war kills your whole family.

Your inner anger doesn't let you build another family.

Are you no longer angry?

Did you reconcile with the people who killed your parents?

["Mager"] I forgave them.

But I didn't reconcile with them.

What's the difference?

Reconciliation is with the other party.

Forgiveness is internal.

To live and see what you missed.

Come with me to the south to build our home together.

I can't, Mager.

Still thinking about Santino?

["Mager"] This guy is dead.

If you want. I can contact our contacts in the government

to explore information for you.

Santino is none of your business. and I don't need your help.

Do you think because you speak Arabic so well.

So you're a Jalaba?

The Mondokoro won't be on your side in the end.

Hey, Julia!

These are letters of apology from parents at Danielle's school.

They all promise it won't happen again.

Congratulations to you.

Why so cold, Akram?

Why can't you be happy for me for once?

Happier for you?

Are you doing it for you or for Daniel?

In any case, these letters are just ink on paper.

The government will deport all southerners if secession is the result of the vote.

Your efforts will be in vain.

[phone buzzes]

Hello?

[Man on phone] I didn't think you were going to answer. but I thought I'd try my luck.

Happy New Year, Mona.

And Tarek, how are you?

[Tarek on the phone] I'm fine, I heard you sang in church.

It was a coincidence, I was with my girlfriend.

How did you know?

"James told me.

Is your friend the one from the coffee shop?

Listen, Mona, we want the band back.

People are asking for your return, we're ready if you are.

Tarek, I quit singing.

But thanks for the offer.

Don't rush, think about it.

I'll think about it, I have to go now.

[drumbeat]

[Man shouting and singing] Vote!

[Man] Why are we splitting up?

We will separate to live in peace and security.

We're splitting up so we can both have

the life he wants.

[People are cheering]

- [Danny] Where did you get the bike? - Go on, kid.

- It's my dad's bike. - Get out of here, kid!

Mom, Akram doesn't come home except to change his clothes, and then he goes out again.

But everything is fine.

[Mother on the phone] My daughter, Akram is a good husband.

Aunt Mona, I found my dad's bike at your neighbor's. Come see.

I'll call you back, Mom.

How do you recognize her? She might look like her.

Its license plate number is 1955.

Stay here, I'll ask him and come back.

[Bakri] Lift all the stuff. and leave the bike for last.

["Mona"] Hey, Bakri, are you leaving?

Hello, ma'am. I'm just freeing up space at home.

You don't realize how much junk you have until you see it outside.

You are right.

This southern boy lives with you, doesn't he?

Yes, he is the son of the maid who works for me.

Don't mind him, he's always making up stories.

["Bakri"] says the bike belongs to his father. Do you know whose bike it is?

He lies, he thinks everything belongs to his father.

I know his father. He sometimes comes to do some work for us.

[Bakri] Okay, no problem.

- Thank you, Bakri, and I apologize for that. - No problem.

What did he say to you?

[Door closes]

Yes, Danny, it does look like your dad's bike.

Bakri says a southerner sold it to him.

Because he needed money to travel.

That was four or five years ago.

He is a liar!

[Mona] Why would he lie?

Sorry, Danny.

It looks like your dad really did leave you and he's not coming back.

Look, I know you're sad.

But you're a big boy now.

If Julia finds out about this. she would be sad and heartbroken.

She forgot about him and started living her life.

You don't want to reopen that wound, do you?

Promise me this will be our secret.

And no one else in the house knows about it.

[sound of smashing a plate]

[crying]

["Mona" cries]

[crying loudly]

[Woman Singing] ♪ Heavenly Father, we call upon you and ask you ♪

[women chanting] ♪ Victory to our leader Dr. John ♪

[The sound of Mona crying interferes with the song]

[Woman Singing] ♪ Our leader who fights ♪

♪ For Abyei ♪

[women chanting] ♪ Help Dr. John ♪

[Women Singing with Women] ♪ Here is Bor, we ignite the revolution ♪

♪ and the residents of Agar ♪

♪ Support the Revolution ♪

[Women Singing with Women] ♪ The city of Aweil proclaimed the victory of the revolution ♪

♪ And the city of Twic was mobilized for the revolution

♪ The entire city of Reyk has joined the revolution ♪

♪ And the noir tribe led us to victory ♪

♪ And the Najuk completed the revolution ♪

[Girl] Sign up here Age [English] and gender.

[in Arabic] Then go in and vote for unity or separation.

[Women Singing] ♪ Tell the women that the war for freedom will continue ♪

♪ Generation after generation ♪

♪ And our youth defied the odds by taking up the banner ♪

[Singing Continues] ♪ And women led us down a new path ♪

♪ In the Liberation Revolution ♪

♪ For the renaissance and victory of the country ♪

They served in their homes to educate their children.

♪ All this effort and work ♪

♪ For our homeland, the One South ♪

Does your neighbor ride a motorcycle?

[Arabic] Your neighbor Bakri. Does he ride a motorcycle?

[Arabic] Why would he drive a motorcycle? He has a car.

What's wrong with you?

Nothing, I'm just tired.

Well, finish that piece you have with you and go rest.

[Man on TV] Just as this bountiful land grows

Flowers among the thorns.

The same beloved land...

["Akram" changes channel]

Akram.

What happened to your hand?

I cut it while washing dishes.

Listen, Akram.

I need to talk to you.

Tarek called me.

["Honor"] Then?

He knew I sang at Julia's school.

And I think I'm back to singing.

They're looking for a female singer.

I apologized to him for the offer.

The call lasted less than two minutes.

Did you sing?

Sorry.

Why did you answer Tarek's call?

His number is not registered in my phone.

There's something else.

In regards to my ovaries.

I've known about it for a while.

before our last visit together.

The doctor told me a long time ago.

I didn't tell you.

I was afraid she would remarry.

[Man] Your turn.

- [Mager mumbles in wonder] - Play, man.

It's the game.

- [Men Laughing] - [Door Knocks]

What's wrong, Daniel?

[phone buzzes]

["Mona"] Julia?

What is it, Mona?

Come and sit down.

I have a confession to make.

I don't know if you'll forgive me.

[Water Drops Falling]

[phone ringing]

[Phone keeps ringing]

Who are you? What are you doing here?

[Akram yells] Get down on the ground!

Are you a mindless slave or what?

What's wrong, Mona? Tell me.

Mona.

We didn't meet by chance.

[sound of gunshot]

A shot in the air is useless.

You're better off launching it here.

I know you used to kill southerners.

[Loud male voice] Freeze! Put your weapon down!

[Julia] Mager?

Are you crazy?

What are you doing here?

Did you know that you're living in the house of the man who killed your husband?

- ["Akram"] killed who? I don't know her husband! - Shut up!

Bring it.

["Mager"] Did this man kill Santino Mabior?

Yes.

[Julia] What's it to do with you?

Didn't I tell you to stay out of my life?

She refused to come south with me. for those Mundokoro?

And you know they killed your husband?

And you work as a maid in their home?

It's none of your business, get out, no one asked for your help!

Daniel asked for it.

He turned to me to find out where his father was.

["Mager"] and now this guy calls me a dumb slave!

If he doesn't apologize to me now.

I'll throw him in jail!

Mager.

For God's sake.

Don't make a big deal out of it, these people are like my family.

What?

If you accept humiliation, that's your business.

If you want to be a maid in their house. do as you please.

But I don't accept humiliation.

Akram, please apologize to him for me.

We don't want bigger issues.

I'm sorry, sir.

I'm wrong, forgive me.

The woman who sells her husband so cheaply.

Not worthy of my love.

[Mager whistles to his men]

Take your son and get out of this house.

I don't want to see you here again.

[Door slams shut]

Let's go, Danny.

Hey, Daniel.

[Mergni] Here's the key.

I will knock on the door in the morning to open it for me.

If the kid gets hungry, there's a grocery store nearby.

I left you some money in the drawer.

Well, my daughter?

God is with you.

Thank you, Uncle Mergni.

Hey, Danny.

[Crying]

We killed a man, Akram.

It was the least I could do.

I did it alone, I didn't want to involve you.

First, don't try to rationalize your secret that you were afraid of hurting my feelings.

["Akram"] I was afraid of divorce.

Second, don't try to carry the man's guilt with you.

I was defending myself and my home.

But you know it wasn't self-defense.

If he wasn't a southerner, I wouldn't have killed him.

[Akram slams his fist on the table]

If you hadn't lied, you wouldn't have killed him.

We all lied, Akram.

But you chose to lie to yourself.

What are you implying?

That I'm wrong?

I'm a racist asshole, right?

Yes, I'm wrong.

Because I accepted our return even though I knew you wouldn't change.

[Mona] Why did you take us back if you didn't intend for us to have a fresh start?

Because I love you.

But my love for you is one thing.

My trust in you is another matter.

Do you know that's the first time you've said it since we got back together?

But you don't love me, Akram.

You don't know who I am to love me.

Even in the bed we share...

You don't know what I like and what I hate...

You never asked me.

You love a version of me you created in your imagination.

She wants me to be her all the time.

I know you well, Mona.

I just don't get it.

I want you to recognize me.

Maybe you like me.

I'm not that picture in your head.

But I'm not a bad person.

Yes, I understand now.

You want to go back to singing, right?

Be straightforward without equivocation.

Your talk and yesterday's confessions.

It's all a prelude to this.

Yes, Akram, I want to sing.

But I also don't want to lie again.

I was overwhelmed.

I want to live with you without fear...

I tell you about my day and you tell me about yours.

I want to speak without caution...

And you hear me without judgment.

[English] Okay.

[in Arabic] I understand.

I have one question.

Don't you have Tarek's number memorized?

Delayed time.

Sleep here tonight.

I'll stay somewhere else.

Pack your things and leave tomorrow.

Sing, Mona.

Do what you want.

[Door opens and closes]

["Mona" cries]

[English news release] Hundreds of South Sudanese celebrate

After the referendum result

and take away their right to form their new independent state.

More than 98 percent of Sudanese voters

chose to secede from the North.

They considered this part of the 2005 peace treaty.

to end decades of bloodshed.

[Arabic newscast] Referendum result favors secession

by nearly 99 percent.

I welcomed "United Nations and the European Union

The result of a highly transparent referendum

and an international watchdog that included prominent figures.

[news release in French] The result appeared last Friday at midnight

The official celebrations began

Saturday in Juba.

[Arabic news release] The International Organization for Migration

Deportations of thousands of southerners begin

via Kosti's river transportation port towards the cities of Wau and Aweil

South Sudan.

The deportations

It was with the help of the National Displacement Center.

[woman on radio] The sky was filled with fireworks.

Chants of freedom and joy rang out.

[English news release] What was once Africa's largest nation.

It has now split into two parts.

- [Teacher] The square root of nine is equal to? - [Students] Three.

- The square root of four is equal to? - Two.

- The square root of one is equal to? - one.

[in Arabic] Home, Ms.

[opens door]

When did you find out?

I knew from the first month.

How?

Because I put Danny in private school?

[Julia] There was something that didn't make sense.

No one pays that much as a daily wage.

And you bought a large quantity of okra from me.

But you never cook local food.

It was just a feeling at first.

How did you make sure?

I'm the one who found Santino's wallet in the closet, not Danny.

You're the one who crossed out the card?

He wouldn't have given it to you if he had seen his father's picture.

Then are you here to interrogate me?

I came here to apologize to you.

I found that you are the one who deceived us all.

You said each to his own, right?

What intention? This is exploitation.

You killed my husband, Mona. and you have the nerve to talk?

What would I do?

Call the police?

You would have gotten away with it, too.

You decided to pay your compensation that way.

I had to accept for the sake of my son.

If I wasn't worried about Danny living as an orphan.

I would have killed you both.

I took advantage of you?

Did I use you or did you use us?

You took advantage of the fact that we are poor and we don't have a man to take back what is rightfully ours.

[Gentle Music]

Where's Danny?

I miss him a lot.

[Gentle Music]

♪ What scares us at first ♪

♪ That one day we will see an end ♪

[Mona sings] ♪ I couldn't live without you ♪

♪ And you couldn't be with me ♪

[Gentle Music]

["Mona" continues to sing] ♪ Keep the memories with you ♪

♪ And my insufficient excuse ♪

♪ Leave me a smile to see ♪

♪ When I talk to my mirror ♪

♪ Tell me how ♪

♪ It will be another fall ♪

♪ And you are far away and not with me ♪

♪ And all I see of you is your ghost?

♪ Tell me how ♪

♪ It will be another fall ♪

♪ And you are far away and not with me ♪

♪ And all I see of you is your ghost?

[Tender, hopeful music]

[Music Continues]

♪ What scares us in the end ♪

♪ When we remember the beginning ♪

♪ And I find myself living without you ♪

♪ And you're not there with me ♪

[Music and singing stops]

[car engine roar]