A.K.A Nadia (2015) - full transcript

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(Hebrew): Thank you, all the staff,
sorry we were rough

All of us love you very much

(Arabic): You gave us many good
advices

And helped us overcome our problems

(Hebrew): Thanks for protecting us
from the principal

Who had two languages
In which to yell

(Arabic): There is great love
between us

And we promise to stick
together

We just wanted to say thank you

(Arabic): Thanks to you we're here today



We just wanted to say thank you

(Arabic): Thanks to you we're here today

So wave your hands in the air

Wave your hands in the air

Wave your hands in the air

Wave your hands in the air

JEWISH - ARAB SEMINAR 1987
GRADUATION CEREMONY

Samira,

(Arabic): I have to go.
I promised my mom.

Tomorrow at the marketplace
at 4:00, remember?

Thanks.
- Bye, babe.

(Hebrew): See how great it was?

You won't disappear now, right?

Are you crazy?
I can't live without you.



We'll be in touch. I gotta go.

Okay, bye. -Bye.

It's so good to feel you.

My love.

I've missed you.

You've gotten so strong!

Weren't you supposed to return
in two weeks?

Not that I'm complaining...

I have something important to tell you.

They're sending me to England.

England?

They need me there.

For how long?

There's no talk about returning.

I can't refuse
and I don't want to.

Don't be angry.

Where do you hang out so late?

Look at me when I'm speaking to you.

Nadia, don't do anything stupid.

I'm tired. May I go to sleep?

Hello, chief.
- Hello, how are you?

In two hours the curfew will begin.
Please stay at home.

Nimer!

What happened? Is everything okay?

Are you all right?

What's going on?

I'm coming to England with you.

England?

You don't understand.

It's complicated.

I don't know if we
can get you a passport.

I do understand.

I met Ibrahim this morning.

He said they could use my Hebrew.

You don't understand.

This isn't a Jewish-Arab seminar.

You could never go home again.
If you try they'll throw you in jail.

I know what I'm doing.

I thought about it all night.
- You thought about it?!

Did you think about never seeing
your mother again? Did you?

What will you do
without your mother?

Of course I thought about it.

But if I stay here, they will force me
to marry someone else.

I wish you could trust me
like I trust you.

Enough.

I would give my life for you.

Nimer Kassem, do you take Nadia Kabir
to be your wife

until the white wings of death
do you part?

I do.

Nadia Kabir, do you take
Nimer Kassem to be your husband

until the white wings of death
do you part?

I do.

Watch your head.

My beauty, tonight you are the queen...

Samira...

It's so quiet outside.

You're very quiet today, too.

I'll never be able to cook like
this without you.

That's exactly what I told my mother
before I got married

and look at me now...

Are you planning to leave
any of the potato at all?

Let's see how you do it.

That's better.

Mom...

There's something I have to tell you.

Don't.

Why not?

I don't want to hear it.
You know how orthodox your brother is.

Keep peeling!

Hello. -Hello.

Thank you. God bless you.

Thank God you made it safely.

I've missed you so much.

Hello.

How are you, Nimer?
- Praise Allah.

Nadia, Oum Nasser.

Pleased to meet you.

You have a pretty wife.

Thank you.
- Go on up.

It's just for the meantime.
- It's fine, really.

I'll come back tonight
to see how you're settling in.

I have a few more things to tell you.

It's very important to
keep a low profile here.

If you need something, anything,
ask Oum Nasser.

You mustn't contact me.

Understand?

I'll come to see you every day.

Every day I can.

Here's an address
in case of emergency.

Nadia...

Only if there's an emergency.

I have to go now.

Love you.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I was worried about you.

Is something wrong?

I missed you.

The briefing took longer than I thought.

I've missed you very much.

Look what I have for you.

It's a poetry book by Taha Muhammad Ali.

Someone brought it along from Israel.

I borrowed it for a few days.
I'm not planning to give it back.

Do you know this poet?

Listen.

“The earth is a traitor

The earth will not be true

The earth is not secure

The earth is a whore

Seducing the years

Running a bar for the sailors

Laughing in all tongues

And swaying its hips for anyone."

It's beautiful.
- You're beautiful.

Nimer?

Nimer?

Hello, Clean Laundry.

Yeah.

Yeah. Okay, thank you.

I need 264.
Who has number 264?

Delivery in five minutes.

Hello, my dear.

What have you got for me?

Thank you.

Wait.

Can I...?

How can I help you?

Can you help me
get out of this place?

I have to go back home.
Can you get me papers?

What made you imagine
I could do that?

I heard you helped others.

They told me that you were
a cop once?

Did they indeed?

Better come inside.

Hello.
- Oh...

Wait, I have to check
that everything's here.

Okay, you can go now.

Hello.

What can I do for you two?

Well, I was in the area, and I just thought
I'd come and pick up... the blouse.

The blue stripe.
- That's the one.

How's Frank?
- Oh, he's doing all right.

Still always in the bookie's, is he?
- Always.

That it? -That's the one.
- Okay.

Thank you.
- All right, see you next time.

Give Frank my regards.
- Bye.

Ladies.

It's all I have managed
to save up until now.

It's everything I have.

Good girl. Well done.

Who could refuse
a pretty little thing like yourself?

Now, you understand,
these things take time.

And I will prefer you to keep your distance
while I carry out my investigations.

I'll send for you.

Thank you.

Coming up, three,

and out,
and arm down,

and down, lifting fifth,

and hold other arm off the bar,

and hold,

lowering all the way down.

Thank you, girls.
And into the center.

Let's have some pirouettes.

And prepare.

Hello, Clean Laundry.

Oh, yes. Yes, of course. Yeah.

Okay, thank you.

Delivery for 347.

No, not you, Faiza.

They asked for Nadia.

She was born in Israel

to a Jewish family.

They moved over here

and the whole family
died in a horrendous car crash.

She was about your age,

and those are the original papers
from Israel.

Congratulations, Miss Almozlino.

It's a Jewish passport?

I promised to get you back
into your country.

I have delivered.

Nadia, I have already told you,

if you go home you will be
regarded as a terrorist.

Now, those papers are flawless,

but if you go wandering
into East Jerusalem

they won't be any bloody
use to you at all.

I can do nothing more for you.

Mom, happy birthday from your son who
loves you

although it doesn't always show.

Mom,
I have just one thing to say today:

We're the lucky ones.

Maya, My love,

after 20 years together
you still make my heart miss a beat

and wish us another 20 years
like these

and for now we dedicate to you this piece
that you love so much.

Happy birthday, my love.

Together, together.

Together.

Just take it from her, okay?

Feel it.
And...

Good.

Feet, toes.
Stretch your legs, Tomer.

Noa, less shoulders.

No, Tomer, you're way ahead.

And... Okay, fine.

Okay, not bad.

I want to work on the trio
like we did yesterday.

Let's see where we go from there.

Meanwhile, show the others "the dog".
- Okay.

Girls... -Okay.

And... go.

Release.

Together.

I want to try to switch them.

Nice.

Hey. -Happy birthday, darling.
- Thanks.

Can I have a word with them
about what we were talking about?

Yes. Just a minute,
Yehiel has news.

Listen up, people,

in two days a delegation from the EU
and the Palestinian Authority arrives.

If they like what they see,
we'll get a big part of the funding...

Excuse me.
- And we'll get this show on the road.

Okay? I don't have to tell you
what that means.

I want you at your best,
fresh, full of energy,

no less than 8 hours of sleep,
Tomer...

Don't forget the extra leashes, okay?
I don't want any screw-ups, is that clear?

Okay.
- W hen are they coming, Yehiel?

We'll let you know.
Don't worry, okay?

You're wonderful, it'll be fine.

Israeli ID holders to the right.

Israeli ID holders to the right.

Oh, God...

There's plenty of food.

I've made your favorite.

Hi.
- Hey.

Sorry.

That's hot.

Crazy day at work.

Mom, I'm sick of this.
There's nothing to eat. Look at this.

You're so selfish!

I've missed a demonstration
to cook dinner for you!

The nerve!
Geez!

I'm sorry.
- Sit down, I'll fix you a plate

Did you do your homework?
- Yeah.

That's enough.

Bon appetit.

So how is it?

Very tasty, actually.
- I told you so.

You're such a jerk today.
Jerk!

Dad's home.

Hey. -Hey.

Wow, what a day.

Want to order takeaway?

Pizza. Let's order pizza.
- Sushi.

What did I miss?

Don't you see
there's food on the table?

I didn't notice.

Yaeli...

Come on, I'm sorry.
I didn't notice.

Let's not make a big deal of it,
okay?

Is it edible?
- No.

Here, Mom. This is for the
parent-teacher meeting.

You're at 18:20, okay?

Look.

Very nice, Assafi.

Where are we?
- Here.

Nice.

Stop it.

Don't be so aggressive.
You know he didn't mean it.

I know, but it wouldn't kill him
to apologize for once.

Wow, this is delicious.

What is it?

Want some?

Just a taste.

Like it?
- Wow!

The leash got caught.
- Yeah, we need to work on it.

Maya, the delegation's here.

Okay, Yehiel, we're in the middle,
so keep quiet. -Fine. Thanks.

Aya's falling still isn't good.
She holds on too tight.

They have to work on the lift.

Much better.
- Yes.

Okay...

Okay, let's stop here.
It's much better.

I know you're tired.

Let's try to work it
into the movement.

If you're tired,
put it in the movement, okay?

More of the desperation
of the movement.

You wanted to work on Aya's fall..
- Right.

Aya, come show me your fall.

Something feels too tense.
Can you feel her? Hold her tight.

Don't be scared, Aya.
- Breathe out. -Let her do it.

Excellent. That's the way.

You too, I want to feel
your weight on her.

Let's do it again.

No fear. Good.

Turn off the light.

What's the matter?

Nothing, everything's all right.

Are you sure?
- Go back to sleep, Yoav. It's all right.

Go back to sleep.

Nimer Kassem

West Bank cultural attache'
to the EU

What is it, Vered?

Okay, no problem.

Listen, Vered, start without me, I'll...

I'll be there later.

Okay, thanks.

EU Commission

Assafi...

Yaeli...

Dad, she's not here.

She went to a demonstration again.
- Damn it! I...

Yaeli, answer the phone.

You know I can't have you going there.
We've been through this!

I'm not going to let this slide.

I'm sorry.

Just once I ask you to do something...
- I’m having a busy day and it slipped my mind.

And I have a premiere
and I left in the middle of rehearsals, ok?

It slipped your mind?

I asked you not to be late, right?

They skipped our turn.

I'm sorry, sweetie,
I have to go.

Dad will go in with you, okay?
- Okay.

Come on, buddy.
Introduce me to your teacher.

I don't know, something's missing.

Why don't we break up the diagonal
in the middle

so they aren't parallel the whole time?
- I have to see it.

I'll take care of it.
- Okay.

Start in that position
and then keep going

and let's try to break up
the diagonal, okay?

And then, Gilad, spread out a little
because it's very repetitive. Okay?

I owe you an apology.

And a cup of coffee.
- Yoav, this is really a bad time.

Five minutes?
- I don't have time for this.

Then one minute in the office.

I really can't.
- One minute!

This is for you.

I'm sorry.

Tighter.

Should we lock the door?

You know what I'm like
before premieres.

You have nothing to worry about.
What I saw looks fantastic.

Want some coffee?

What are you doing here
anyway?

Looking for excuses
to get out of the office.

This racist legislation
is killing me.

Sometimes I hate my job.

Five, four, three,

two, one, and up.

Nine, eight, seven, six, five,

four, three, two, one,

sit down, keep going
and keep the pace.

Let's take it up a notch.

Keep going!

Excellent.

Don't stop. Good.

Let's take it even higher.

Excellent.

Last ride.
Give it all you got.

Eight, seven...

I can hardly breathe.
She takes no prisoners.

But what a body, huh?
No?

For me, that lesson is a life saver.

It takes my mind off
the fight with Yaeli.

You should be proud of her.
I wish my students had

such independent thinking. -Yeah.

I'm just afraid it's drifting us apart.
- So let her know you're glad she has character,

despite your disagreement.

For Yaeli, everything is
either black or white.

And somehow,
I'm always on the black side.

And what does Maya have to say?
- Maya...

Maya wants her daughter to come home
from the demonstrations in one piece.

The last thing she cares about is politics.
- Actually, I've never heard her talk politics.

What?

20 years ago

I was at
what's-his-name's birthday party...

Guy

Remember him?
- Yeah, sure.

Anyway, the whole gang from school
and university was there,

and what do I usually do at parties?

I argue politics!

Anyway we were arguing...
It was right before elections.

And all this time there was this girl sitting
by herself, not talking, only listening.

We go on arguing

when suddenly she gets up,

goes over to the stereo,

turns up the music,

stands in the middle of the room

and starts to dance.

I couldn't take my eyes off her.

The play was adapted to contemporary times,
now it's full of psychology-ism.

Rosetta, a strong woman, realizes that she
alone is responsible for her destiny.

The play is her self examination.

and she realizes she has
no one to blame but herself.

The audience learns a fascinating lesson
about the boundaries of human freedom.

Like it?

Bon appetit.

I've always loved cooking for you.
I can tell when you like it.

You can tell with Yaeli, too.

She loves your cooking.

Too bad she doesn't know it's yours.

So how are they?

This one's recent.

He's grown!
What a cutie.

He's sweet.
They're both sweet.

I have something to show you, too.

She looks just like you.

When I told her how much
she resembles her aunt

your brother said never to mention
your name in his house.

He's a difficult man, your brother.

Eat.

Mom...
- My love.

I saw Nimer.

I don't want to hear it.
- Wait, Mom, listen.

He has been hiding in caves
for 15 years.

Suddenly, 20 years later,
the government decides to pardon him.

Mom, I feel I have to go see him.
- Not another word.

I don't want to hear it.

Who else can I tell this to?
I can't say anything to anyone.

I can't either.

Forget about him.
He brought upon us nothing but trouble.

It was my decision.

It's not his fault, Mom.

I've learned things I wasn't aware of.
It's not his fault, Mom.

It is his fault!

It's his fault
that you're a Jew.

Hi.

Hey.

You look exhausted.

Want to eat something?
- No, I'm not hungry, just tired.

How was your day?

Rehearsals, rehearsals, rehearsals.

How was your meeting?

What meeting?

I came by your studio this afternoon,
Vered said you were at a meeting.

Oh, that.

Nothing important,
it was just about the scenery

And I bought myself something
for the premiere.

I have to sit down.
Come with me to the living room.

I'll be done in a minute.

Come with me.

I'll be right there.

Okay...

This or the other color?

What do you think?

Mom?

Mom?!

This one or the other color?
- Those are very pretty. -You think so?

Okay. Cool.

All right...

Your turn. I have to go see
what's up with Ziad.

What are you talking about?
- I told you yesterday.

After we were detained

as you know,
they had detained all of us, but...

they took Ziad away.
- Took him away?

Arrested him.

We were all doing the same thing.
The exact same thing, Mom.

But being an Arab
in this fucked-up place...

Are we finished here?

Mom, what about you?

You said you don't have anything
for the premiere. Wait a sec.

Excuse me, do you have this in size 40?
Great, thanks.

Mom, there's something I want to
talk to you about. -Yes?

As you know, I've been
very politically involved lately...

Here you go, size 40 in black.
We also have brown and camel.

Thanks. -Thanks.

Anyway...

As the date approaches
I don't feel like I can go to the army.

I feel like...

I have to get out of here...

I was thinking of living abroad for a while,

maybe even London.
What do you think?

Yaeli, this isn't exactly the time
to talk about it, right?

Okay,
just tell me what you think.

Do you know what it means
not to serve in this country?

Imagine dad's reaction.
- Okay, but I need some air.

I feel like I have to
get out of here, Mom.

Besides, that's exactly what you did.
- That's nothing like what I did!

Not even close!

Can we stop talking about this now?
Can we discuss it at home?

And I'm late for rehearsal.

We'll take these.

Despite all the time that's passed

you're still so beautiful.

Are you happy with your life?

I'm sorry.

Forgive me.

Did anyone talk to mom?
- Dad you're interrupting.

No, no, no. It's not fair.

Dad why do you seem so worried?
Wanna have a go?

No, no, keep going

Okay.

Did she say she was going to be late today?
- Today? Recently she always comes back late.

My turn to pick a song.

Oh no, another girl song...

Don't be an ass,
I just played your picks.

Let me pick.

Hassan.

Abu Masoud.

Ashraf.

Abu Guila.

Abu Ramouz.

Nimer Kassem.

Muhamed?

Is everything okay?

Is there something
you want to tell me?

No, everything's fine.

Go back to sleep.

Haim?
Yoav Goldwasser. How are you?

Tell me,

what do we know about Nimer Kassem?

Thanks.

Nadia Kabir

East Jerusalem

You've reached Goldwasser, Adv.

Leave your name and number
and I get back to you.

Ok, I want to try something.

Shira, take a look at this.

What is this, Maya? What's going on?
- Everything's fine, Vered.

Read it out loud.

"We didn't cry when..."
- Excuse me, Maya, the EU called.

Okay, Yehiel. Not now.

They want the show but they don't
understand why we have no Arab dancers.

I don't know what to tell them.
- Tell them that I make the decisions here.

I decide who dances.

This is my autonomy.
It isn't about politics.

And if the EU can't accept it,
they don't have to take the show.

Why do you get so upset?
We all benefit from it.

Fine, Yehiel,
I have no time for this right now!

Out loud.

"We did not weep when we were leaving
for we had neither time nor tears."

“And there was no farewell."

“We did not know at the moment of parting
that it was a parting.“

“So where would our weeping
have come from?“

If they get here before I do,
just open the studio for them, okay?

I may be a little late.
Thanks. Good night.

Why don't you answer my calls?!

Where were you?
I was worried sick, Yoav.

What's the matter?

Since yesterday I've been trying
to figure out...

what to say to you.

And I can't.

I don't know what to say.

What are you talking about?

You tell me.

Nadia.

Say something, god damn it!

Yoav...

Mom, could you help me
do my math homework?

Here.

What do we learn from the fact that
Y=AX+B is a linear function?

Do you get it?

No.

Me neither.

It doesn't work.
It's too much.

You said it wasn't enough
and now you say it's too much?

Can't you see it's not working?

I don't know what
to tell them anymore.

I beg your pardon?
- I’m sorry, but they're getting confused too.

What don't you get?

Maya, are you all right?
- Yes, I'm fine, Vered. Just fine.

What's with the interrogation?

Okay.
Okay. Let's stop for a second.

Let's take it from the top, but...

Come on, Dad.
Dad, we're losing...

Come on!

Not there. There!

Faster, Dad!

But I don't have...
- W hat are you doing? -Come on, Dad!

That way, Dad!
Dad, that way...

Come on, Dad!
Faster, Dad, we're losing!

Just give up, you're losing anyway.
Dad, you're too old for this.

Nice going, Dad.
- They won't do it either.

Move!

Turn it on.

Go. -Start.
Ready?

I was born ready.
- Go.

That's the way.

Yes. -Yes!

Nice going. Good...

I miss you.

Yes, Michal?

Maya's here.

Yoav, please, I want
to talk to you quietly.

Go ahead.

I want you to know...

that there wasn't a single day
in our lives together...

that I didn't love you.

So in the deepest sense
I never lied to you.

Don't.

Don't try to cover it up with sweet talk.

You lied to me
in the deepest possible sense.

How could you hide
such a thing from me?

Let it go, Yoav...
What does it matter now?

Do you hear what you're saying?

What?

What don't you get?

It's only me and you.

Nobody else knows.

We could just go on
like it used to be.

Nothing can remain the same.

Nothing.

Think of your children.

Nadia.

They don't deserve to live like this.

I have to get back to work.

Peace, peace, peace...
- How else can we stop the war?

With terrorists? -With anyone.
- With who, then?

With whoever.
Whoever you're dealing with.

With Arafat?
- You don't choose your enemies.

You try to make peace with them.

No, not with your enemy.
- Your enemy wants to kill you.

Arafat wants to kill us all.
- What have we gained from all the wars

besides more casualties?
- We gained a state...

Where people are getting blown up in the streets.
You can't even send your kids to a Purim party.

But we have to defend our country
and the only way to defend it...

Is to make peace. -No.

The only way to defend it
is through dialogue. -I agree.

The need to defend it isn't a right-wing or
left-wing matter I want to defend the country too.

You want to defend it?
So engage in a dialogue. With a terrorist?

With your enemies,
with whoever you can...

9:00 sharp tomorrow, please?
- No problem. -Okay. Bye. -Bye.