Esma.
- Let's run away! - Are you crazy?
Let's get away from this place Esma.
You're kidding, aren't you?
My sister's getting married in two months.
After that we'll marry, too. My father wouldn't say ''no''.
- Esma! - l'm coming.
- Or is it your family who's opposing? - No.
lf you want it so much...
...l'd be your wife before the wedding.
Where've you been? Where's Esma?
She... was just behind me... but...
- Esma! - l needed to pee...
- Two steps to home? - l really felt the urge.
Give, give it to me.
- Welcome. - Thanks.
Please come in.
What if he's asleep?
No... No... He'd be pleased to see you.
These days you may have a lot of visitors.
Welcome
You didn't forget about tomorrow, did you?
- Of course not. - Good. We'll take Yorgo with us.
- Let's beat them up this time. - We will..
Don't underestimate them. They play really good.
Especially, Necmi.
- We will beat them. - Alright, now you mind your business.
The Governor is at the bridge,...
...the cross side of the river is full of soldiers.
We're just fifty or sixty men.
Your father, May God bless his soul, came up to the bridge and...
...said to the Governor: ''Take one step further and l'll shoot you.''
Your father was a renowned shooter. The Governor knew that from Crimea.
They fought together against the Russians.
''Are you revolting against the State, lsmail?''...
...asked the Governor to your father.
''And you must know the penalty for that, right?'' ''l know.''...
...said your father. ''While these people are dying because...
...of the taxes, you're increasing the taxes.
There is no end further than death.
No one can enter this place without walking over my dead body.''
Your father was an obstinate man.
Governor realized that it's not easy.
He tried to round the story: ''Russians are at our gates and...
...you provoke people for revolt. What if they arrive here tomorrow?''
And your father said: ''Nobody can do shit...
...l'll screw anyone who dares... Even the Muscovite''.
What a big bastard was he!
Poor Sula... She says she can even change her religion for Mehmet.
Why poor? She's in love...
To the souls of your deceased.
Did you win? ls it over?
We'll go up the mountain now.
You'll hit the med at its end, right?
Mehmet, would you like to drink?
You've sweated a lot. Change clothes or you'll be sick.
Here.
- You have water? - Yes.
Mehmet.
Let me keep it.
Catch it!
What are you laughing at?
- Like a bitch. - What are you saying?!
- Mustafa! For shame! - Necmi!
- You mother f... - Stop you...
- They are taking care of it. - You'll see!
Sula, l'll ask you for something.
Grapes? Well, it's too much, girl.
Enjoy it, sister Maria.
Delicious... this year we'll have abundant fruits.
Tell him that l'm in love with someone! Give my regards.
Tell him that he must take me as a sister.
Mustafa!
Mustafa.
And who is he?
l didn't ask. You should show understanding.
What are you talking about, Sula?
What understanding? l'm in love with Esma!
l don't mean to offend you Sula.
Ask my father for my hand, immediately!
Get your parents do it tomorrow!
What happened?
- Somebody else will do it. - Who?
The Fendoglu family, Mehmet. He will ask for my hand.
lf his family asks, mine can never say ''No''.
- We'll run away! - Why?
Yours can visit us before they do.
We'll run away Esma. Don't ask now.
Later l'll tell you the reason.
You trust me, don't you?
Get ready. l'll let you know.
- All right? - Fine.
Fine.
They are worldly-wise people. And the girl is cute.
Let the lad see her.
There he is.
l'm saying so, for l know they'd suit each other.
Tell him his father finds it fit.
- l'm preparing meal, sir. - Not hungry.
You're late, son.
Your father has seen Kondakçi family's daughter.
He thinks she's very suitable for you.
Your education is about to finish.
You're the only son of our family
Mother, could you come for a second?
- Brother Yakup. - Come in Recep, welcome.
Mecit Bey sent me into you. lt's about the Governor's visit.
l know. We'll be there to welcome him..
No. He's summoning Mustafa.
They are supposed to display a knife dance to the Governor.
Ok.
Esma.
- Why, now, did you take them out? - l'll take them to some air.
Esma, can you weave me something like that?
- You can have it. - No no...
l can weave one for myself. Your wedding is near.
l'll hang them.
The Governor's here, folks! The Governor of Trabzon has come!
Welcome your Governor sir.
How are you Mr. Mecit?
l'm very well, with your favour, sir.
lmam and the Priest are side by side. How nice.
Esteemed people of Dereboyu...
Now, Horon will be displayed in honour of our Reverend Governor.
Following that, there's the knife horon...
...and finally, the banquet feasted by Mr. Mecit, feel free to eat and drink!
You're Emin's daughter, aren't you?
The younger one? Praise be...
Hold on sis' Ayten, l'm there.
Get the hell out of this place.
l was going to shoot you. Last night.
l hardly restrained myself. Anyone but you, l would have shot.
You don't know that Esma and l...
l shall not see it ever again.
- Are you a bulldog or what? -lf necessary.
lt's my concern. l'm not one of your servants.
Mustafa, l won't think twice shooting you.
Let him choose.
Easy.
How he was shaking that knife to you. l was so scared.
That's how they play the knife dance. We didn't play a girls' horon.
No no. He was kind of vindictive.
Asif he knew that l loved you.
So what if he knows?
And his mother was just gazing at me.
We'll get away Esma. Tonight.
Tonight? How will that be, what will l take with me?
Esma.
Oh, she must have been the Governor's gendarme.
At least, let it be tomorrow night...
Fine. Tomorrow night.
Feriye what's wrong with you?
Not Feriye, but ''Sister''. What am l supposed to tell mother?
Embracing the priest and the imam,...
...he mean to say l'm the governor of you both.
No discrimination.
Yeah, go ahead and tell that you're Orthodox. See what happens.
That's something else. They deem you a Muslim.
You would have converted. They would hang you.
But because you have died on the path of religion,...
...you would make your way into heaven.
Youth would have disclosed it this moment!
My son says he's going to shout out that he is Orthodox.
We must be clever. These days are troubled days.
- Well, so long! -Farewell.
Father...
- l will tell you something. - Go ahead, son
For God's sake, don't say no. We'll run away.
Süleyman!
Oh, my father's dead!
Yakup, your father's gone.
May God give you patience, brother.
Thank you.
- May God rest his soul. - May God give you patience.
Thank you Uncle Ahmet.
By the wise Qur'an
You are of those sent
Humming mountains, closing traps
On a straight path. A revelation of the mighty, the Merciful.
You were my relief, my security
Smoke covered the mountains.
Ayse, get her some water.
l'll take care. Come. Mother
Get here a cup of water.
Mustafa we have to talk.
Lütfü, you stay.
- Good night. - Good night.
Before the lmam, Yunus should come and wash him in the morning.
My father was not circumcised. lf the lmam washes...
Yunus is one of us. We have to let him know so that he comes.
- Which village? - Mayrava.
The house adjoining the Mosque.
lf you say he's the undertaker, everyone will know.
Father.
l've figured it all out. l even thought of becoming Muslim.
But l couldn't betray Jesus. l couldn't disregard you all.
We'll get away, there's no other solution.
- What's she saying? - She said alright.
No... l mean, have you told her that you're not?
l couldn't. l'll tell her when we'll have left.
And what's she going to think about it, son?
l don't know father.
l just know that l love her, and l love her very much.
And l know that she loves me too.
lt has just overlapped my grandfather's death.
Come, Lütfü.
You're not a child anymore. Let's talk a little.
They had told me when l was at your age.
That we were not Muslims. We've got different beliefs.
l mean... They don't believe in what we believe.
And we don't believe in something they do.
- Don't we believe in God? - We believe in God...
Yet, in Mohammad we don't.
- Selamunaleyküm (Peace be with you). - Aleyküm Selam.
l'm looking for Uncle Yunus' house. - Yunus.
No... No! l'm looking for Yunus, the undertaker, not the lmam.
Alright. Alright. Yunus!
- My grandfather died. - May he rest in peace.
May God spare you.
Where are you from, who's your grandfather?
Haci Süleyman, from Murçiva.
All right, hit the road.
Hold it for a second.
l'm going to a funeral. To Murçiva.
What's he doing over here?
His grandfather died... What's the matter?
l won't see you around here again. Or l'll harm you.
- We'll see. - Look here!
Go get me the mug.
ls it a girl-conflict? With my son.
No. While playing the stick game...
Let's set off.
You were leading the salaat.
ln the absence of the lmam.
ls it for hiding that you're Orthodox?
So was it at the beginning. Now l do lead.
A common way could have been found actually.
But births and deaths, as well as marriages complicate it.
Every religion wants it to be in its own way.
l had a walk.
Your father said yes. We'll take Esma. Don't worry.
What you looking at? Get out of here!
- Do you give your blessing? - We do.
- And l do give my blessing. - Stop!!
- Wait! - Wait!
Süleyman, my husband.
He was christened as in the name Yuhannes.
My husband is not Moslem, he's Christian.
My mother is telling the truth. May God forgive our sins.
The very Friday we had the prayer together. What a forgery!
Hey, silence! Silence!
lt's not for us to dogmatize.
lt's something between them and God.
They've been your neighbours for all these years.
Have you seen any evil of theirs?
Have they been unfair to you, stolen your rights?
Have they played with the honour of any of you?
Süleyman was a Veteran, did you know that?
He fought in my father's troop against the Russians,...
...just for the Homeland. My father used to like him as his own brother.
Just now you said that you cognized him a Good one,...
...you've asked God to bless him.
Did you lie before God? Did you lie?
Religious issues are not to be judged by us.
Our Supreme Lord shall know.
Come on then pals, he's infidel, didn't you hear?
Stop it.
What do you want us to do?
l want him to be buried in the Christian graveyard of village Usumi.
Aye!
For mercy's sake, we'll take the deceased to the village Usumi.
Your attendance would be appropriate, reverend hodja.
Certainly.
Thank you sir.
- A poor community. - That's right.
They're on the wrong way. Here, here!
Come. To the barn. Barn...
Haven't you been to the funeral?
Keep that one away from the barn, that bullock.
Go give it back to that unbeliever. Feriye... Esma! Take this thing away.
Unbeliever? What are you saying?
The buster's got a secret religion.
- Haci Süleyman? The pilgrim? - Oh, what a pilgrim.
He turned out to be unbeliever. Orthodox!
Esma, don't worry sister.
What if it had come out after the marriage?
Feriye Esma where are you! Take it away!
l will go.
Welcome. Leave him down here.
Watch over!
You were my assurance
How will l find relief
You were my harbour
Where will l go now
The animals should be starving.
Mustafa and l'll take care of this.
Ah, Tosbas is here.
Emin must be black in the face.
You didn't see Esma, did you?
She must have been upset.
We better wait for everyone to calm down.
Then we'll find a way.
- We had agreed upon tonight. - lf only you had gone yesterday.
Did we leave the door open?
They have done no harm.
Maybe you'd better leave?
You may not anymore leave, Mustafa. They'd hang you!
Now that it's revealed you're Orthodox.
l'm begging you.
Don't tell it to mother. For the time being.
Mustafa.
l prayed the whole night for your giving over.
- l'll pray to God for help. - Thank you father.
l'd spared this for your wedding.
- Thank you. Father. - Now then.
You may not leave anywhere, Esma.
- Quiet! l'm pleading you. - Go in. Are you insane?
- Esma. Father will hear. - l'm pleading you.
Esma , didn't you hear what happened?
Didn't you get it? He's not Muslim.
l loved him.
l love him for he's looking at me beautifully.
Go inside, Esma.
Because he misses me even when we're side by side.
l love him. He had told me so.
They would kill you, hang you.
lf he takes that risk for me, so will l!
Esma. Even his name must be different.
l'll go on calling him Mustafa.
Don't be afraid, God would help us.
We're not doing anything wrong.
He must be waiting. Let me go, sister.
Fine.
Don't strive in vain.
l'll shoot him if he comes. Now, scream.
For God's sake.
l'd shoot. Both Mustafa and myself.
And l'd shoot you, too...
Mustafa! My boy, where are you?
Give me a sound, Mustafa!
Where are you my boy?
Mustafa, my boy, don't throw yourself into fire,...
...don't throw Esma into the fire.
Mustafa.
You hear her? She's right.
l'll burn myself!
l'll burn myself before you burn yourself!
Mustafa.
Don't go Mustafa.
Come save me, or l will burn myself before you do!
Mother!
- She's burning herself. - Wait.
Mother, what are you doing? Please!
Mother, mother, what are you doing?
Please! Mother what are you doing? What?
Mother what have you done?
Ayse.
Mother what have you done?
Ayse you're alright. You're fine, my precious.
- l'm fine... fine. l'm fine. - For God's sake!
You won't leave, my boy, will you?
Mustafa you won't leave, will you?
Bring her down here. We've got to undress her.
l'll smear some yoghurt on her.
l was going to explain you everything, when we'll have gone.
Tomorrow l'll go to the town Esma. To the mufti.
Tomorrow they'll come to ask for my hand.
l'll be married into the mansion, if fate so decrees.
Esma.
You know what they say... We swam against the current...
He's coming, come Ayse.
- Mustafa, my boy. - Tell me mother.
You're here son?
Esma!
Come, she's is telling a tale.
She must be telling about Esma... Esma and Foti.
- Was Foti that Mehmet? - No, it's Mustafa.
Mehmet was the other one. The one who married Esma.
Has Esma married Mehmet?
But wasn't she in love with Mustafa?
My dear, Mehmet kidnaps her by force.
So she gets weary of life, every other day she grows paler and paler...
l've heard that she ran away with the other one...
...and they had a legendary happiness.
Ye people says Esma, Ye Moslems, ye Christians.
Altogether you stood in the way of my happiness.
Nor may you see any happiness.
Then she burns herself and jumps down the arduous mountains.
Cruelty belongs to human, so does mercy.
Conscious people came forward.
They said they should make a beautiful grave for Esma.
So that Christian or Moslem, people would visit, pray,...
...and beg for forgiveness.
They searched for days but failed to find a trace of Esma,...
...not even a single ash.
What happened, why couldn't they find her?
There was Maria the storyteller.
Maybe you've heard about her.
She was the queen of storytellers, may she rest in peace.
My grandmother had asked her.
''They cannot find her'' had she replied.
''l was the last one to see Esma, as she was flying...
...towards the clouds coming over from the sea.
She was like a greater bird flying on fire.''
Love, Do Not Step On Mud, They Shall Find Us
Let Us Flow lnto Smoke, They Shall Deem Us Lost
l've looked for a Remedy, Beholden that Written in Four Books
Fire ls Colder than those in Blind Love...