Endise (1974) - full transcript

(English Title: Anxiety)This is the story of Cevher and his family, who all work in cotton fields in late seventies in Turkey. Cevher has to pay blood money to save his life. He even considers getting his daughter married to a rich and old guy. And on the cotton fields, they have to compete with machines, which are preferred to human workers. Eventually, workers unite and go on strike.

Anxiety

Dirty bastard, trying to save his life
to make us kill this little child.

- He is playing with us.
- God knows. I'll kill him one day.

Cevher has no heart at all.
He threw this child to us.

He offered 10,000 liras to me, if he makes it
15,000 then I will forget about this blood feud

What a shame. Will you forget our
feud if someone offers you money?

There are peacemakers whom I cant
object. Shall I say no to them.

I swear, my own life is nothing.
I only pity for those innocent little ones.

If I die or go to jail, who will
take care of my children.

I am sure, they will
starve to death.

Not a single soul will give
them a piece of bread.



It is Kara Haso's turn. I am tired of
waiting for the grim reaper every day.

Stop it. Dont give up your hopes.
We have important peacemakers.

We have agreed upon the
amount of blood money.

For all my life, I've never seen
15,000 lira in my pocket.

Where can I find, how can
I find 15,000 liras.

15,000 liras.
I even cant imagine it.

- If we cant save that much money...
- Dont worry, whole family will work hard.

All of us will work hard in cotton fields.

If it's not enough, we will sell your gun.

Shame on you, one will
never sell his gun.

You're gone out of your mind?

When the blood feud ends, you wont
need your gun anymore. Other alternatives?

No. I am helpless.

We have to save 15,000 liras
in 45 days.



And we are all broke.

I was dreaming about the money I would save
in cotton fields to spend it in winter times...

But now we run into this trouble.

What will we do in winter time.

Whole family will starve in winter.

They will starve to death.

[i]News bulletin on the radio about rapid
economical recoveries and developments[/i]

[i]BOSSA factory belongs to one of the bigest
business trusts of TR, originated in Adana...[/i]

[i]...where there are cotton fields
where this film has been shot[/i]

[i]...SASA, another factory of the
holding company...[/i]

[i]...PILSA belongs to the holding too...[/i]

[i]...MARSA, YAGSA... same holding...[/i]

[i]...road sign of the city ADANA
changed to ADASA by a caligrapher...[/i]

[i]...to ring the bell that the city of ADANA and
the whole district belongs to SA holding...[/i]

[i]News bulletin on the radio about rapid
economical recoveries continues...[/i]

[i]...it says exportation grows too high...[/i]

[i]...but unfortunately prices
in domestic markets also increases...[/i]

[i]...economists try to stop inflationist pressure...[/i]

[i]...but the common people are more
concerned about coal and fuel prices...[i]

[i]...of next winter...[/i]

- We have to work hard...so hard.
- We will do our best.

I wonder of this year's cotton prices.

I wish daily wages will be
much higher this year

God is great. God will help us.

God is great yes.

Come to me.

Its enough go to sleep now.

You're right. Lets hope coming
days will bring us some luck.

C'mon Dilber go to bed now.

[i]...says his prayer...[/i]

Dilber, child is crying cant you hear...

[i]News on the radio about working life...[/i]

[i]Chief of the General Staff returned
home after a NATO meeting in Germany...[/i]

Dont look around spending your time...

[i]Radio program on the importance of
dressing like people in western countries[/i]

Hey, what do you think of
this year's cotton prices.

What?

Cotton I say.
Cotton prices.

They say one lira. But I dont
believe them.

Last year also they promised one lira
but they paid half of it at the end.

Hey Ramo what do you think about it.

How will I know.

The government does the best for us.

Cevher, this year is the golden
year of cotton fields. You are lucky.

Thanks to God.

Look at those fields.
How rich, how fertile is the crop.

Let the owner of the land to be
overjoyed about it. What's it to you.

Dont say it. If the crop is rich
then we will get rich also.

Come here.
The cinema is here.

0.25 liras. I have many new films.

Dont rush.

Clark Gable.
Gone with the wind.

The Egyptian Great Diva
Oum Kalsoum-Ummu Gulsum

Our military jet-aircrafts
over Cyprus skies.

Here is your order.

Thank you.
How are you.

Fine. At the cotton fields
all day long.

C'mon, c'mon, Tarzan is here.

Wild Africans...

Laurel and Hardy...

Charlie Chaplin...

Enjoy yourself for 0.25 lira.

Do not rush.
All of you will watch it.

Who is he?

He is Henry Kissinger,
Secretary of State.

Yesterday he made a meeting
with our minister on Cyprus.

64 kilogram

C'mon, pull it up.

C'mon weighbridge is ready.

Take it easy.

56 kilogram.

Take it.

C'mon hurry up.

c'mon, c'mon

Put it there.

Bring it here.

- 86
- Is it 86?

C'mon entruck them all.

Seyhmuz, hurry up.

Who is the worker?

This is from Cevher.

Take it off.

Hurry up.

Why dont you hurry up.

Mind your own business.

Hey Ramo, lets check my details

Here is a pencil.
63 plus 76 plus 83

Ground floor price for
cotton declared today.

It is 1.5 liras per kilogram
that will be paid to workers.

This declaration made every
worker so happy that...

etc... etc...

But... let me read what it says...

But folks, I dont know
how to read and write...

Bastards.

- Why slow down.
- You're too heavy

- You'll collapse the car.
- Cotton fields are so rich this year.

- You'll buy a new car.

Look at this fly, following me
as if we were army friends.

Havent they finished yet?
They are in the fields for so long.

What should they do my landlord.
They are working so hard.

- Play a card my landlord.
- What are you talking about

It will start raining soon.
It will be too bad for us.

Tell them to start a new
cotton field tomorrow.

Silo, what does the papers
tell about cotton prices.

Nothing. It writes about
Cyprus conflict

I am waiting for cotton prices.
The rest doesnt interest me at all.

No news for you.

You know him, the foreman,
he is a real man.

Yes right, what does he order.

Go on... tell me...

He wants your daughter Beyaz
for his housekeeping.

He says, he will pay her
the top daily fee.

But...

So, she'll be comfortable, she wont be
working in the fields under the sun.

Dont you know we dont
have such a tradition.

She is our honor. What will she
do in a stranger's house.

Is this a new custom.
This is not for us.

[i]...Radio playing prayers in Arabic language...[/i]

I already have enough trouble

And they want her as a servant

Son of a bitch.

Son of a bitch.
Dont they know our customs.

You too... hurry up,
dont be so slow.

Cevher, whats up?

Mind your own business.

Whats up, what happened?

Dont they know us a little
we are not servants

What does this foreman thinks

He thinks my daughter will
be his servant in his house

Shall we rent her honour to him.

Shall we obey him because
we are involved in debt.

- Does he try to touch our honor
- How come, is he crazy

I said no to him

Yes you will say no to him.

Cinema is here

New films are here for you

Lets put it here

Let me watch it first

C'mon the new film is starting

Tarzan jumping over trees

Dont you have a porno film

Get lost you idiot.

In which field you
are talking about

Some workers gathered
at agha's land demanding...

...for their rights
- How come, I dont understand

They are demanding their rights.

- They are making demonstrations
- Their rights? What is that?

Their hourly wages.
They want it to be fixed at 1 lira.

Yes over there.

Did they declare labour wages there?

Not yet. There is a rumour,
it will be 1 lira they say.

You know our coalition
government is collapsing.

- Do you know your wages?
- No, we dont know.

But it is supposed to be
declared to you, isnt it.

Are you hungry Cevher?

No my friend I am not hungry.

But I want to smoke badly.

May God find it acceptable your generosity.

- Talk about it tonight
- I will... I am looking for a proper time

What do you mean... Tell him thats all...

You know too... this is a sensitive matter.

Yes sure I know it very well

- You'll get your money.
- Yes I know

Dont talk too much
you'll get your share.

I dont mean it. I trust you boss.

[i]...prayers in Arabic...[/i]

[i]...its time to break their fast...[/i]

[i]...preaching a sermon on the radio...[/i]

When I finish with cotton fields...

Will you go back to Urfa?

Yes

- Hello Cevher
- Hello

Is it good news?

Yes

Come with me.

- Things are changed.
- How?

- The foreman wants to get
married to your daughter.

- What do you say
- He will pay bride's bonnet money

He is a stranger, he doesnt
belong to our nomad group.

Forget it Cevher, it is
not important at all.

Think about it once more.
He will pay a good price.

You'll improve your
life standarts.

I am confused, what shall I do.

Dont think twice say yes to him.
He will pay bride price honorably.

What happened
What does he want

- Listen carefully.
- I will, I will...

You know, the foreman,
he is a good man.

Eh? so what?

He wants to get married to Beyaz

Oh no, but he is an oldie.

Yes I know it.

I have guilty conscience

But are there any
other solutions.

He is not one of us.
He is an outsider.

We will fall into disgrace

What about Sehmuz then,
he sold his daughter to the city

the price was 1000 liras per his
daughters kilogram weight

which one of us have
blamed Sehmuz doing so?

Look Ramo, take it like this, Beyaz
will get married sooner or later.

We havent got time to think it over.

You know how helpless we are.

She is your daughter
you will decide.

I will ask for more than
the current price in our village

She will save our winter expenses.

We will pay up our debt to put
an end to this blood feud.

- What is your answer Cevher?

C'mon say it.

How much the foreman offers?

I will tell you what is
in his mind.

He is willing to pay 15,000 liras.

Are you trying to make me
crazy. Dont you know that...

lowest price in our village
is 30,000 for a bride like her

Do you buy in a bride
or a sacrificial animal?

- None of your business.
- 15,000 eh?... Get lost.

- As you like... I dont care...

I will never say yes
if it is less than 30,000

Bastards

- Why stopped?
- I worry about your brother...

he will cause bad things to happen

jinns will punish us

he is so greedy

Dont worry he can handle it.

He is eating his heart out.
All he thinks is cotton prices.

All he thinks is money

I am afraid I'll be a widow soon.

God save us.

- It is right...
- What does it say...

Does it come from the government?

If we buy two mellons no
money will be left for us

I dont know, they say the
government hasnt declared...

the cotton prices yet.
I dont know.

I dont know
- Whats up?

Do you know anything about
agricultural section of the law?

Do you know anything about
agricultural worker rights?

No, I dont know.

How will we defend our own rights?

- Cotton prices are fixed to 2.5 liras.
- No you're joking, it is 0.6 liras.

You, son of a bitch.

[i]...preaching a sermon on the radio...[/i]

[i]...its time to break their fast...[/i]

[i]...may God find it acceptable our generosity...[/i]

[i]...preaching a sermon on the radio...[/i]

Sshhh, be quiet, the Agha
will give a speech.

Tell me now, am I
unfair to you.

I hear, some union
representatives are coming to you

They are wasting your time

If you dont work at cotton filds
do you think they will pay you

Do they know better than
the government

I am your boss. Whenever
you have a problem...

...come directly to me. I am the
one to solve your troubles.

The government hasnt declared
the cotton prices yet...

...but I will solve your
money problems...

Dont trust those strangers.
Never think of calling a strike.

Finish your work at cotton
fields as soon as possible.

Then I will pay you
more than you imagine.

Now lets eat our deserts
to put a sweet end to it.

Cemal 150, Suayip 100,
Cevher 300, Ali 150

[i]...poster of social democrat prime
minister Ecevit of 70's...[/i]

[i]...signboard of trade union
building of agricultural workers...[/i]

Come here, c'mon
watch my movies

draw a lesson from
my movies

Today is holiday
It is time to watch films.

Look at western
civilisations.

Laurel Hardy Gene Autry

- Any good news?
- No all same as before.

- What will you do then?
- The foreman knows the best

Stop it child be patient
you all will watch it

- What will you do now
- I dont know

Get out of here,
you dishonoured creature

You humiliate our family

You are dishonouring
all of us.

Do you think you are
carrying on a love affair

Stop it Cevher.
Forgive her.

- Release me
- Hold yourself back. You'll kill her

In these troubled days
she will make me kill her.

Enough of it.
Hold in your temper.

Deadline is coming and we
dont have the money yet

Is it the girls fault?

The foreman doesnt
increase the bride price

In these hard days shall
we lose our honour too

She was smiling at that boy.

Nonsense. You wont be dishonoured
when she smiles at a boy.

If we support each other
we will overcome everything.

Dont be upset so easily.

We have spent weeks working
at cotton fields. How much...

...money we will make. Nothing.

Maybe this time they
will pay high prices.

I dont believe it.
We are losers.

We will lose our blood
we will lose our women

Lets check our notes
once again. How many...

...kilograms of cotton we have made.

You've got your troubles,
I've got mine...

The city...
The factory...

Thank you.

Good old days. When my father
was the boss, those workers...

were afraid to talk to us.

But now... some union delegates
are coming to fields to talk to...

...laborers. You were away for some
time. You dont know how it changed.

Be careful. They are conservative.

- What do you mean by that.
- I didnt understand

As if they were living in a tin can. If you
open it, you cant guess their behaviour.

The minimum price hasnt declared yet.
There is a rumour, workers will ask for...

... 1 lira. If the government will pay us 10 liras
per kilogram, then we will pay them 1 lira...

In fact, representatives muddle
things up, to raise their fee.

But my friend, such people drive me crazy
You know I am a humanist at heart...

...I try to protect them by food aids,
health benefits, I always do my best.

But it is impossible to make
up to those laborers.

They know nothing about humanism.

Stop it. Dont fool us with humanism
tales because you studied at Germany.

Do you believe that the boss will
pay us more, if the government...

...will declare a high price for cotton.

- I swear he wont.

OK then what will we do to
make it 1 lira per kilogram

We will stop working and we
will organize demonstrations.

We want to talk to Agha.

- They want to talk to you.
- I have nothing to talk to them.

- Did you hear?
- I only know the representative

I do my best, but they dont agree.
They want to sign an agreement.

Osman, you talk to them. I dont
want to meet them in person.

You dont understand. Agha himself
doesnt know how much he will earn

To whom he will sign
a contract, who are you.

When it will be declared
then you'll get 10%.

And the representative
will get his 10% share.

Every year it was just like this.
Do you try to change it now?

Tell me representative.
Dont you agree?

You're right. But they
dont listen to me

We want to know the exact
amount or else we will stop working.

Never less than 1 lira
per kilogram.

What do you say. If it rains
everything will be wasted.

Then who will compensate
for Agha's loss. Will you?

Look at them. Do they think that
I will beg them to help me.

Its over. No contract or agreement.
I dont want them to work for me.

Where is the representative.
Tell him to come to me.

- What is your decision?
- They wont agree if it is less than 1 lira.

Well, I see, this is a strike.

OK, then you'll bear the consequences

Alright. Wont you load the
gathered cotton on the truck.

Oh my landlord, I do whistle
but none of them obey me.

Here. Look.

OK you are on strike.
But everything must be in order.

At least make them load the
gathered cotton to the trucks.

If you dont load it to trucks
till noon, then I know what to do.

This story will not end like this.
If the cotton wont be loaded...

...to trucks then I will send
the representative to prison.

Think it over. Your strike is illegal.
You know we are under martial laws.

I order them to work but
they say here they are...

...spending their holidays
enjoying themselves. They say...

...no one can force them to work.

Listen representative, if it
wont be loaded to trucks today...

...then it will be too bad for you.

- 5 days, the foreman, labour wages,
they are on strike, I have 5 more days...

Remo, come.

Remo, I am not on strike,
I will work tomorrow.

You must understand me.

Nobody can stop me.

It will be an unseemly manner
when everybody were on strike

They dont know how I need
the money. I am desperate.

Shall I give my daughter
away for nothing

Its good to belong the majority.
Maybe they will solve blood feud too.

They will come for blood money soon.

Listen to me. Come join us.
We will be stronger together.

Nobody has understanding.
Even you left me alone.

It was you who would
protect me.

Tomorrow you should work with me.

No way. I wont back out of my promise.

Leaving us alone? Wont you
defend the blood of your family .

Damn you. You dont
deserve my sister.

- What happened?
- Your brother is a strike breaker.

We wont be working till
the boss accepts our terms

- Dont put us at risk Ramazan.
- No danger if we stand all together.

- Cevher told me:
"you dont deserve my sister"

- Do you think so?
- No, never, why...

- Mind your own business

- How many years you've been
working with me? - 6 years

- OK then have I ever meant
to harm you? - No, never

- OK then what is this strike problem

- I do my best my landlord.
- We dont know the cotton...

...prices yet. How can we
pay you 1 lira per kilogram.

- You're right my landlord, but I whistle
all the time but they dont move at all.

OK tell me, if I pay them 1 lira
what will be your share?

- You already know it...

- Come here, lets talk
about it in details...

[i]...news bulletin on the radio about
political activities... a right-wing coalition...[/i]

[i]...is on the way to replace the
social democratic government...[/i]

[i]...Prime Minister Ecevit and
council of ministers are working on...[/i]

[i]...cotton prices. Although the prices
are going down on stock markets...[/i]

[i]...all over the world, its been
expected that the base price...[/i]

[i]...wont be less than 7 liras, so the
farmers shouldnt worry about it...[/i]

- Again no news about
cotton prices.

- The government will resign soon,
bad days will be coming for us.

- The Agha says that he will
put other laborers in work.

- No other workers can come here.

- I dont feel like working

- But I think we will
have to start working

- Hey representative...

...we started the strike all together
and we will not retreat.

- How many days we have Fatey?

- Three, three days...

- Three days... three days...

- Can they advance an amount to me?

- Can they advance an amount to me?

- Three days... cotton... prices...
prices are not known... 3 days...

- Human resource management is
an art by itself... it is a science...

You the smart arse, after studying in
Germany you turn into a scientist?

In the old days, when our fathers
were ruling those fields, the workers...

...were afraid of looking into our eyes.
But now they claim for their rights.

Rights... declarations... demonstrations...
They think they are a member of society.

- As if they are...
- Did you say something

- Did you say something
- No my boss

- We should behave justly or
mercifully towards workers

- Almost all of them have guns

- We should be cautious...

- Any news?
- Its getting worse

- They dont listen to me at all.
Only Cevher is working.

- If it starts raining...

- Take my word, you'd better
pay extra fee to Cevher.

[i]...its time to break their fast...
...preaching a sermon on the radio...[/i]

- This is a gift from our landlord.

- So long...

- He will pay 5,000 liras more...

- Think it over

- You cant solve your problems
only with cotton money...

- C'mon Fate, get up...

- I pity him... he is helpless...
he lives in fear...

- If he cant collect the blood
money then he will sell the girl.

- Is it the same in the cities
like as in the villages.

- I hope not...

...but we will see...

- Beyaz... Beyaz...

- Fatey... Fatey...

- What happened Fatey...
Where is the girl...

- Beyaz escaped...
- Where is she...

- Sino and Beyaz escaped together...

- Beyaz... escaped... cotton prices
15,000 liras... blood money...

- The foreman... cotton prices are not
known...strike... resistance... last day...