PALESTINE'S SHAHID, FAUZI HAMDAN
Hayfa...
-where is Bashar? -Have you no shame?!
Where is he?
I don't know, we haven't seen him since yesterday.
Leave me alone!
Hayfa, listen, Bashar didn't work for us, he's not in on anything.
Then why are you here?
Because I'm worried about him, same as you are.
You're such a bastard.
A lowlife.
A liar.
Our cousin died because of you.
Go away or I'll start yelling. Beat it!
Tell your family he's innocent.
We already know that,
but the entire village thinks he's a traitor.
What'll you do about it? Huh?
What'll you do about it... "Abu Fadi"?
You were like family to us.
What about your mother? Has he spoken with her?
Maybe.
She's in the mourning tent, I'll ask her.
Thank you, I'll wait here.
Get up! Let's go!
Fuck!
Hayfa...
Someone is waiting for you at your usual meeting place.
Okay.
Bashar! What did you do?
Hayfa, I swear on Mom and Dad's lives I had no idea. He tricked me.
You've gotta believe me.
Okay, but why are you here? Someone will see you.
Bashar, that son of a bitch Abu Fadi, that pig, came to the mourning tent.
God damn him. I'm gonna kill him,
I will, with my own bare hands, I swear to God.
Okay, come here...
Should I bring you something to eat or drink?
Are Mom and Dad there?
Are you nuts? They don't dare show their faces.
Dad has been sitting alone at the mosque all day,
he hasn't even come to console Uncle Nasser.
How could I miss it, Hayfa? How did I not catch on?
Even you thought he was an Arab, right?
Yes, but I didn't help him kill our cousin, Bashar.
Okay, calm down.
Listen, just breathe.
What do I do? What do I do?
Go see Dad.
-Forget it, Hayfa, are you nuts? -Bashar--
-No way. -You have no choice.
Hayfa, he thinks I'm a collaborator. Dad has killed people like me before.
20 years ago, when he was your age.
He's your father and he'll hear you out.
Hayfa, he'll kill me!
Bashar, he would never harm you, ever,
and you know that.
-Dad... -Not here.
What can I say to you? What?
You're a smart boy, how could you miss it?
He came in and out of the West Bank, brought in explosives,
entered our boxing club, our home!
-You should've known! -You're right, Dad, I should've known.
Or maybe you did know,
but you wanted to believe him that you're talented,
that you'd win medals and be a famous boxer.
No, Dad, it wasn't like that.
Then what was going on? Explain it to me
so that I can explain it to everyone else!
You know what we used to do to collaborators back in prison?
You know what I did to them?
My nephew is dead, Bashar,
and you helped them kill him.
Dad, please forgive me.
I was in prison for 20 years and never cracked.
Never uttered a word,
-and then you go and-- -And what, Dad? He lied to me!
You warned the Jew that Fauzi was on his way.
Why?
Why?!
I knew you wouldn't help me. You only care about the Movement.
Go ahead, stay the hero of Palestine!
YATTA VILLAGE, SOUTH OF HEBRON
Good morning.
Peace be upon you.
Ready.
Okay.
Peace be upon you.
Stop!
Outta the way! Move aside!
Did he speak with you?
-He didn't call either? -I said no.
Jihad, Hayfa spoke with him.
He said he had no idea, he doesn't know them,
he didn't collaborate with them, and I believe him.
-Who does it help if you believe him? -It helps if you do.
-Did you at least talk to Nasser? -We met, but we didn't talk.
Jihad, I beg you, talk to Nasser and the Leadership.
I don't want them to hurt Bashar.
You served 20 years of your life, doesn't that count for something?
Jihad, answer me!
You treated that Jew like he was family!
Bashar is just a kid, but how could you be so naive?
-Don't even go there, Jihad! -You let him into our home, fed him,
and he enchanted you all with his flattery and lies!
Jihad, come on! You weren't here! You abandoned me and the kids!
You know why I let him in and fed him? Because Bashar loved him.
He followed him because he had no one else to follow!
Noor!
Jihad, what's going on?
Respect our privacy. What do you want?
Abu Bashar, God bless you.
It's been a long time.
Noor, give us a moment.
Abu Mohammed, what are you doing here?
What can we do? Fauzi is dead, God have mercy on his soul.
We need an adult to sort things out, no?
How are the kids?
This is Hayfa, isn't it?
Little Hayfa.
I bet she's not so little anymore, huh? How old is she today?
-24. -Wow.
I remember her from the photos in your prison cell.
A sweet kid in a holiday dress.
Abu Bashar, time flies so quickly.
I remember your son, too.
Showing off his muscles in every photo so that he looks strong.
The next Muhammad Ali.
He wanted to be a man.
Abu Mohammed, I don't know where he is.
Abu Bashar, it really pains me that we're in this situation,
but what can we do? We can't pretend nothing's happened.
You know how it works.
People will say the kid betrayed us and the Leadership didn't act on it.
I know, Abu Mohammed, but the kid wasn't in on it,
he says the Jew tricked him. You know how they operate.
Tell me, my brother, did you know he has a girlfriend?
A Bedouin girl from Israel.
Perhaps they reached him through her.
See what I mean?
It's not your fault, pal, you weren't here.
How could you know what he got involved in?
He wanted to help out his cousin.
He's a naive kid, he may be foolish, but he's not a traitor, Abu Mohammed.
Perhaps we can still fix the situation.
Have him meet with the Jew. They were close, weren't they?
I'm sure he'd agree to meet with him...
and finish him.
-He'll get killed, for sure. -You have no choice.
It's the only way for him, yourself and your family to clear your names.
Instead of a traitor, he'd be...
-A hero. -A hero.
"And reckon not thou those slain in the way of God to be dead.
Nay, they are alive and with their Lord and provided for."
Enough!
Save those verses for your soldiers. My son will not die a Shahid,
got it, Abu Mohammed?
Someone must pay the price,
Abu Bashar.
Bashar!
Bashar, Abu Mohammed was at our home!
-Who's Abu Mohammed? -Hani Al Jabari!
-He came looking for you. -What?! From Gaza?!
Bashar, he was at our home!
He wants you to kill Abu Fadi, to die a Shahid!
Hayfa, I need to be in Amman in two weeks.
-We're already preparing the posters. -Sweetie, you don't understand.
You have to get out of here or else they'll kill you.
Fine.
I'll go hide at Safaa's place.
Her family carries Israeli ID cards, right?
Go there and try to stay there until Dad resolves the situation.
Dad will talk with the Leadership, they'll listen to him.
You should've heard Dad,
he really raised his voice,
he told him: "My son will not die a Shahid."
-I've ruined everything for him. -No, it's not your fault.
He was better off in prison.
Safaa?
-Where is she? -She's not here.
But she knew I was coming.
Safaa!
She can't see you, Bashar, I'm sorry.
Safaa, open up!
Two Hamas men were here yesterday, they told her everything.
They said that if she speaks to you or helps you out,
they'll tell everyone in Rahat that you've been together.
"Together"?
Safaa, let me in, I beg you!
Bashar, please, you have to go.
And don't call her either. It endangers her, don't you get it?
Should I talk with him?
Don't bother. I tried.
Mom, we're talking about Bashar.
If Dad won't or can't help him, then we will, you and I.
Mom, they're gonna kill him! He's your entire life,
-do it for me! -Your dad won't talk to me,
he just sits there and stares. I don't know what to do.
Then I'll talk to him.
Mom...
What is that?
-When did you get this? -30 minutes ago.
Dad!
Dad, you've gotta stop him! Dad, look!
Subtitle translation by Hagit Harel