As If (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Nü Model - full transcript

So Uncle Sevket
will have brain surgery.

-That's why he's selling the excavator?
-Yes.

-You're looking for a buyer?
-Yes.

I'll call Nuran. She's now in Kutahya.

Yilmaz hello, how are you?

Aunt Meryem!

Oguzhan, Malik, Ahmet, Betul.

-How are you doing Betul?
-I'm fine.

What happened? What a surprise!

Why don't you reply your messages
since yesterday?

What messages? No.



How?

Look.

So, this family matter group was yours?

Just because I keep receiving wedding
or engagement photos,

I muted that group for one year.

You should've read. We took the trouble
to write them down. So did Malik.

Auntie, why don't you call me?

I could not have called.

Did something bad happen?

Is there something wrong?

Ahmet?

Betul, is there something wrong?

Come here, sit down for God's sake.
Auntie come here. Kids!

Come on, take your seats.



Samet! We...

...two, three, four, five.

Samet, will you bring us seven buns,

and five glasses of tea?

Tell me Auntie, is everything OK?

What happened?

Can we talk in private?

Besim is like a brother to me.
We have no secrets.

Besim came from Afyon,

so he's not a stranger. Don't worry.

No, I'm not interested at all.
I will just look at my phone.

It's battery is almost dead but,

there's no problem. Don't worry.

Anyway,

he's still a stranger.

Let him go to another table.

Besim, what do you think about
going to another table?

I wouldn't prefer going to
another table, but

if you want, I can.

Come on, no.

Auntie, he is going to play
with his phone now.

He will make himself deaf.

-Save on the battery.
-OK.

There's no problem. Don't worry.
Tell me, what happened?

How big the kids have grown, right?

Ahmet has grown. Betul
Ahmet, you've become a big boy!

Did you come here directly
from the bus terminal?

Son, why don't you call me?
I would come to pick you up.

-Gosh!
-You mom told us

-that you could be here.
-How would mom know that I'm here?

Yilmaz, let's get to the point.

What's the matter Auntie?
Is there a problem?

Ahmet?

Your Uncle Abidin.

Come on.

No.

He's alive.

Well, if you can call it.

Uncle Abidin

is the sweetest guy in the world.
Honestly, he's every one's uncle.

Is he sick?
Did there something bad happen?

Well, now your Uncle Abidin

did something wrong, I mean

something which ruined the
threshold of tolerance of our family.

And he's still doing it.

Did he something wrong to Sister Aynur?
Is he flirting with somebody?

He's 80 years old Auntie.

Your Uncle Abidin started
nude modelling in an art academy.

You mean naked?

No Auntie, that must be a backbite.

Don't believe such things.
It must be a backbite.

It's a lie.

I wish it was a backbite.

We would have cleared him.

It's not so.

He came to us.

He said, "I made a decision." Himself.

He told us he applied
to the dean's office.

They signed a contract of employment.

Now, your Uncle Abidin
is taking his clothes off

is taking his clothes off.

Well, I mean

is he getting fully naked
or partly naked?

Bare-naked.

He's sitting under a lamp.
They're drawing him from all angles.

If I hadn't seen with my own eyes
I wouldn't have believed it.

So you went together with him?

Of course.

He, invited me himself.

Actually,

I thought it was joke.
So I was laughing all the way.

Turned out it was real.

Yilmaz, as a woman at my age,

I went to the dim toilet of an academy

and cried my heart out.

How could you do it Uncle Abidin?

How long has this been going on?

For two or three months.

He says, "I'm doing public service."

He wakes up at the crack of dawn

takes a bath

and goes out.

Without a shame.

Dad tried to talk to him once or twice.

But he jumped on him.

He said "It's none of your business."

Then they went to Uncle Sahins'.

A couple of guys went.

They talked to him nicely.

We respect him after all.
But guess what.

What?

Offered Sahin
and others to do the same.

Good heavens!

And then what?

And then Uncle Bekir

warned him for the last time. He said,

"You would better stop doing this

otherwise, we will do what is needed."

And then Ms. Munevver, who lives
downstairs from Uncle Bekir.

-Yes.
-Mr. Erol's wife.

-I know.
-Opens the door in the morning,

to see eight or ten enormous sketches.

What sketches?

Uncle Abidin's naked pictures.
He came in front of the building

and left them at their door.

Let me tell you something.

Instead of warning and threatening
the man

why don't you take him to a doctor?

Right? Apparently he needs
to take medicine. He's confused.

First he should see a doctor.

Then Erol and two others gather

to go to the gas station and stop him.

They argue of course.

I'm going to lose it!

Then Erol, unintentionally

reaches for his gun.

-What are you talking about Auntie?
-Yes.

-What?
-Yes.

He takes eleven shots.

-Eleven shots!
-Yes.

They took eleven shots.

So he died?

No.

Erol later feels sorry and

with an attempt to protect
Uncle Abidin

draws back.

There were two men passing
by at that moment.

What happened? What did he do?
Did he shoot them?

One of them was a gallery owner
in his sixties.

The noise destroys his eardrum.

Of course, now he has a 100 percent
hearing loss.

What the hell happened there?

What's all this?
What about the other man?

That man is the other man's father.

Unfortunately seven shots hit him

and he dies right there.

God, I'm going to go crazy. I swear.

-Uncle Erol?
-He's in prison.

-He's sentenced to 18 years.
-Look. I mean that.

How do these sound to you when
you tell one after the other Auntie?

A man becomes a nude model.

Let him do whatever he likes.
They go and stop him with gun,

prison, things like that.
What are these all about? Honestly?

-When did this happen?
-During the sacrifice holiday.

Alright then.
You're telling me this now. I mean.

Are you saying this to me now?

We just tried to keep away
from all these.

But.

But what?

Your Uncle Riza and his family are
planning something.

They'd better let alone.

They don't. They say,
"He has to pay back."

For whom? The gallery owner?

It's just figure of speech.

They say, "That nudity has to stop."

Besides, they are very angry
for Erol of course.

Who are they angry at Auntie?
What is all that nonsense?

At Uncle Abidin of course.

Are you all crazy?

You took the bus thus far
with these kids.

That's what makes me sick.

Oguzhan.

Does this make sense to you?

That would never do!

It's just Uncle Abidin who is innocent
in this story.

Besim, you know what they did?

We have a cousin named Metehan.

You beat Metehan just because he wanted
to start athleticism?

They beat Metehan
because he wanted to start athleticism.

Metehan is not even their son.

He's Ercument's son.

I was tired to tell you that
Metehan is not your son.

You have lost your mind. You warn and
beat everyone. That's nonsense.

Leave me out of this Auntie,
I'm telling you.

Look, I understand why you are angry.

What do you understand for God's sake?
Control oneself.

Yilmaz, I'm here to ask for your help.

Go and talk to your Uncle Abidin.

Say, "Uncle, this thing
is not going to end well."

Say, "Uncle Suat and the others
are on their way here."

Of course he will
come to his senses then.

-He loves you. He would listen to you.
-Auntie!

You've turned up at his door.

You've warned him.

You've talked to him.

You've threatened him.

You've cut him off.

You've pulled a gun toward him.

You've taken a shot at him.
You were sent to prison.

None of these have stopped him.

Do you think he's going
to listen to me?

I had my say, Yilmaz.

Of course

you can say "No."

You can say,
"I want to stay out of this."

But don't forget.

Uncle Osman and his family

never forget a favor and wrong

done for them.
Perhaps you should think about that.

What's that? I look like a bat.
Let's do it again.

Leave it!

Get up! Now!

We couldn't eat those.

Thank you for the buns.

Bon appetite.

You are one hell of a guy.
Unbelievable.

You're right.

Unbelievable.

Well, I like this job.

There's something
I know that I know, art.

I say no more.

Let's do the same tomorrow. Hopefully.

For a better performance.

Here they are.

-Tomorrow will be much better for sure.
-I hope so.

I trust you kids.

We trust you too.

We'll work through.

Come on then, see you.

-Take care of yourselves.
-You too.

Goodbye.

Selamunaleykum Uncle Abidin!

How on earth did you come here?

Why would I come here?

That's what I'm saying.

You would actually.

Uncle Abidin, we have to talk urgently.
We have a big problem.

It's very urgent.

Alright. I have some time.

Would you like third generation coffee?

What the hell is that?

Come with me.

OK. It doesn't matter. Let's go and
sit somewhere.

Aye, tell me, did you finish school?

What school Uncle?

I don't know. I remember such a thing.

Uncle, don't get me wrong but
you know who I am, don't you?

It's human nature,
everything can happen.

Come on!

Of course but I just wanted
to hear it from you.

You are Gulten's son, aren't you?

Who is Gulten?

Hasan's wife?

I don't know those people Uncle.

I see reproach on your face.

That's true.

It's Yilmaz, Uncle.

Yilmaz.

I'm here to tell you something
very important.

-Are you listening to me?
-Keep them coming!

Uncle, your life is seriously
in danger.

Did Nurullah send you?

Who is Nurullah?

Sadettin's brother.

Uncle, no. Who is Sadettin?
Who is Nurullah?

Look, you have been assaulted
with a gun.

And Uncle, they're coming here.

What assault?

Remember, they took
eleven shots to you.

Why don't you still remember, Uncle?

That was not for me.

There was a gallery owner
in his sixties.

They murdered his father.

It was for you. It was not aimed
for that gallery owner.

They attacked you there.

Because of this nude modelling thing.

They aimed at you, not at the
gallery owner.

Who would shoot me?

You're living in a dream world.

For God's sake.

There were three men
including Uncle Erol.

Didn't you see them? They attacked you.

Yes, I saw three people.

Gun was shot too, but...

Erol wasn't there, no.

Uncle.

Dear Uncle.

Uncle Erol is now in prison.
He's sentenced to 18 years.

He's sentenced to 18 years.
He's in prison now.

They were there to kill you.

Why don't you understand?

Do you see anybody?

Actually, you don't have to tell.

What do you mean, "Do you see anybody?"

I mean, well

psychological support

or psychiatric.

Uncle, look,

with all due respect

you started nude modelling in your 80s

which is fine by me.
You can do whatever you like.

I'm on your side,
but all family's gone mad.

Threats, assaults

and all. I'm here to tell you

that you are in danger.

You don't even know who I am, and
you're blaming me for being insane.

The ones who get therapy,
are they all insane?

Do I mean that?

Does what I'm saying mean that?
I don't mean that.

Would you like something else?

Yes. Actually,

in fact we could get some
tranquillizers for this young man.

Because he got steamed up by himself.

Perhaps coffee was not good for him.
What do you think?

Shall we try some tea?
If you have, of course.

Chamomile?

No man, I don't want chamomile
and crap. Don't bring me anything.

You can lead a horse to water
but you can't make it drink.

But I would like another
black Americano.

Of course.

Yes.

-What was I saying?
-Uncle Abidin look,

I love and respect you.
You were my childhood hero.

You've done a lot for me.

Yet you don't remember any of it.
Probably you've got dementia.

Aunt Meryem sent me.

She said, "Go speak to your
Uncle Abidin, he will listen to you."

I would not normally get involved
in this. I would stay away.

You know, I would prefer to
keep away from this family's dirt.

But your life is at stake.

That's why I'm here. I have a request.

Please stop nude modelling.

Let it go!

Just forget about nude modelling.

Is it necessary?

Is it necessary to do nude modelling?
Just forget about it for God's sake.

Guns are being shot.

People from all over Turkey
are coming for you. You have no idea.

Come on, stop this thing Uncle Abidin,
please.

What's happened?
Where are you looking at?

Uncle Abidin!

Uncle Abidin!

What are you doing?

My job.

Uncle Abidin, we have to leave.
Come with me.

They will blow in soon. Come.

Please come with me.

Let's go.

Sorry!

Uncle Abidin, let's go. Please!

I'm begging you.

The fat is already in the fire.
Come on.

Folks! I'm very sorry.

I'm interrupting, but I have to take.

Uncle Abidin with me.

Please excuse me!

Uncle Abidin come. Don't be stubborn.

May God have mercy on you!
Turn your back.

Shame on you!

-Cover him, quick!
-There you go.

-Quick! Cover him.
-What are you doing?

-What the hell!
-Close.

-Is this what you were supposed to do?
-What did you expect Auntie?

I've been following him for four days.

I begged, I adjured, he said no.
What shall I do? For God's sake?

He's stubborn. He doesn't give up.
Just relax.

Uncle Abidin

we told you not once,

not twice,

but three times as a family.

We said "Stop doing this."

Madame, who are you?
Will you please leave?

Know your place. Silly!

What's it to you?

You're not ashamed, are you?
You're well-to-do of course.

Here you made

a man of your granddad's age
sit in front you. You're drawing him.

You rich bastards!

-What's she saying?
-What are you talking about?

We are in the classroom, don't you see?
Where is the security?

Look at me! Don't make me fuck both

your paint and your canvas.

Malik! Wait a second. Guys!

Chill out!

Wait a second. What's wrong?
Just calm down. For God's sake.

Aunt Meryem, please. I'm asking you,

let's not escalate the problem.
Please!

Oh my!

Is this art?

-Yes. Exactly.
-Ekrem?

Did you hear it from Mithat?

Look Brother Abidin!

We love and respect you.

But now, you'll get dressed like a lamb
and walk before me.

Let your lesson for today
be these kids.

Vandalism!

Deadlock!

Fear!

Why should a man be afraid of nudity?
Ekrem! Tell me.

I'm not afraid. I'm ashamed.

Of your degeneracy and shamelessness.

Everyone in the distant corner of
the world heard what you're doing here.

We're getting calls from all over
the country.

Shame on you! You disgust me!

Didn't you get this man dressed up yet?

Metin?

You'd better cool down.

Brother! Please, don't take it out.
Keep it there.

Let's cool down.

What are you doing?

He's 80 years old. Does it worth it?
Look, there students here.

All of them are artist candidates.

-Stop it! Calm down.
-Shoot me Metin.

Shoot!

I'll be happy.

Perhaps we'll be in the newspapers.
A few people wonder why.

We become a spark.

Here I am.

Shoot. Naked!

Folks, here's the deal.

Everyone will walk out of the studio
in a single line without panic.

Come on, this way.

No. No one leaves.

We all are here for Abidin.

-What are you talking about?
-What?

-Why?
-Dad!

Dad! Please.
Get dressed for God's sake.

Look. In the name of God.

I'll forget that you're my Dad
and shoot you.

-Look what you've done!
-Bro, wait a second.

Please put that gun back for a second.
Please!

Uncle Abidin and I talked.

Uncle Abidin said,
"I won't do this again."

-He promised.
-Kids!

I have an announcement to make.

I would say it before the etude,
I forgot.

I donated my body to the
faculty of medicine.

I wanted you to witness this.

These relatives of mine here as you see

will try to prevent this.

Bravo!

One moment.

Be silent!

What do you want, Uncle Abidin?
Give it out.

-Do you want money?
-What money?

What am I going to do with money?
You're making a fool of yourself.

Yes. Alright. Here's the deal.

Family members took the matter in hand.
Alright? Cool down folks!

Please don't Uncle Abidin stop it,
come on.

-See you later.
-Wait. Where are you going?

You stripped this man down.
Where are you going? Go back.

Be quick.

Are you Abidin's accomplice?
I didn't understand.

What accomplice?

Enough.

I'm not anybody's accomplice.

I've been busting my ass for days
so that nothing happens to this man.

Enough. For God's sake.

Threats, guns... You got nasty.

Ask me, "Who do you like, Uncle Abidin
or Aunt Meryem?" I'd say him.

That's it. No offence Aunt Meryem.

I spoke with Uncle Abidin.

We came to an agreement.
He explained himself to me.

He'll do whatever he wants.

He gets naked or what. Who cares?

It's none of your business.
It's none of our business.

I'm telling you to get naked
Uncle Abidin.

Get completely naked.

I'll take you to poll dance tomorrow
if you like. That's it.

I never believed them when they said
"The enemy is closed than you think."

Uncle Ekrem, can I ask something?

-Do it.
-Uncle Abidin.

Is this art?

Tell me.

I'll say OK if it is.

Look at this. What is this?

Bug off! Who are you to talk?

One moment.

If these kids don't draw
looking at a live model

how are they going to learn
human anatomy?

Here's the simple answer.

Is it your job
to display human anatomy naked?

Isn't there any other pimp left
in the country?

If there was a young man
in his thirties in my place

you would say,
"Aren't you ashamed at this age?"

This has nothing to do
with anyone's job.

This is your repressed
sexual orientation perhaps.

He means as an example.
Uncle Abidin is trying to say that.

Brother Ekrem!

What are you doing here?

We came here for Brother Abidin.

Brother Cetin!
Only blood can clean this up.

I don't know who you are,
but please cool down.

Uncle! I'm going to count to three.

Get down, get dressed

or I'll kill you.

One!

-Two!
-Enough!

There are all these students here.
What are you doing?

Come to your senses.

Let him shoot Yilmaz.

Can a man shoot his own shadow?

Of course, he can't.

Dad!

My dear Daddy!

If you want to get married

I'm going to find you
the most beautiful woman.

Stop this infamy.

Let this sweet man be.

Let his soul be free.

Stop stirring the pot.
Shut up. One moment.

Everyone cool down.
Let's go to the canteen together.

I'll take Uncle Abidin there.

Put your guns down.
Put away that pump rifle.

Shame on you.

With those nondescript tales of honor

you're trying to cover
your own remorse.

Is your problem about me?

I don't think so.

Look at you.

What's wrong with us?

You piece of shit.

No one will say a word.

Your turn will come. Wait.

Wait, what are you talking about?

What score to settle?

I'm with Uncle Abidin.
That's it. Shoot me, come on.

We cannot be related.

Besides
with this youth standing behind me

you cannot do anything to me.

Look.

See what you've done? You should be
proud of yourself.

Naked serpent!

Why are you drawing naked people?

Why don't you draw trees,
birds, animals?

Go to the woods.

There are a lot of perspectives
in the woods.

Draw them.

We're drawing them too.

One moment.

Human forms the basis of art.
There's no art without man. That's all.

Are you an artist?

I am an artist fuck it. So what?

I am an artist.

What are you talking about?

Take this man down.

Malik wait!

Malik don't!

Malik don't do it!

Do you think a flat cap
will look good on me?

No, it won't.

Really.

Why?

Flat cap...

If you had a European head shape

perhaps, but you see

your head is a bit broader.

Also I've got jug ears.

It's not just that but flat cap
is not just for you.

I just was a man with a flat cap there.

But you know, flat caps
are something like that.

You always see a man with
a good-looking flat cap.

Flat cap looks good on others.

It won't good look on you, I think.

But...

...if you have a fancy of course,
get one, wear it.

No problem.

I just wanted to ask your opinion.
Maybe I will try.

Try it, of course.

What about that stuff of yours?

Relatives, Uncle Abidin.

Well.

Aunt Meryem.

Aunt Meryem's sons Oguzhan, Malik.

Uncle Metin, Mithat, Ali.

Aunt Orhan.

Her name is Orhan.
There's nothing wrong.

Uncle Talat's family. He has four kids.
One of the kids' name was Tumer.

I forgot the others.

Father Zekai.

We call him Father Zekai but
we are not related. Back in the days

he was given for adoption
to Uncle Tahir's family.

And then.

Bulent, Serdar, Ceren.

Aunt Safiye, her elder sister
Aunt Bahriye.

And then Deniz, Ekrem, Ekrem's
three friends from the neighborhood.

Mustafa, Samet, Engin. Cibi Dede.

Cibi Dede is Aunt Sengul'e ex-husband.

Sister Ziynet and her boyfriend
Mr. Varol.

Metin.

This Metin is different.
Don't confuse it with Uncle Metin.

Suleyman's tenant Ali.

Uncle Ekrem's family.

Uncle Ekrem's partners.

Huseyin, Faruk, and

Niyazi's family.

Aye!

They'll be put on trial

for starting a gang and trying

to change constitutional
order forcefully.

-I hope thing get better soon.
-Thanks.

What about Uncle Abidin?

He died this morning, you know?

We lost him of liver failure
this morning.

Really?

I'm very sorry!

Thank you.

That's life.

Of course. That's it.

That was better for him.

Of course, it's over now.

The pressed him so hard.

It is also difficult for me

to get 70 or

80 percent of your family

being arrested at once.

There's almost no family left.

We are only six or seven left.

-Look, Uncle Abidin didn't see these.
-He didn't.

But the thing I faced
made me feel exhausted.

Only four or five people
are free from a whole family.

The others being in prison is weird.

How can I explain this, understand?

Of course, it's a difficult situation.

I wish you well.

It's me.

My parents.

Uncle Abidin is already dead.

Put my parents aside

only I am out from a whole family.