Srugim (2008–2012): Season 2, Episode 12 - Episode #2.12 - full transcript

I have to beg you for everything!
-I'm sorry.

Is everything alright, Yifati?

I've'been taking pills
that delay ovulation, so...

they make me kind of...
high-strung.

When are you coming?

But we haven't seen each other
for a week.

Herut, Yair's sister.

I don't know which synagogue
they ended up choosing.

Good Sabbath. -Good Sabbath.

Hodaya?

Goodbye, Assaf.



Think carefully before you take him
and do all sorts of things with him.

This boy can't lose anyone else.

Can you promise that?

That's what I thought.

The door is open, just think carefully
before you step in, that's all.

"Srugim"

Amir, you'll ask for a leave as soon
as you get there, right? -Sure.

Should I call to remind you?

Call.

This is the most important thing
in our lives right now.

We have one day
we have to take advantage of it.

We will.

OK, I baked you some cookies,
did you see? -No.

They're on the kitchen table.



With cinnamon?
-Some cinnamon, some butter,

some with jam.

How are the ones with jam?
-Delicious.

Can I taste one now?
-No, you'll get fat.

Hey. -Hi.
-What's up?

Good morning.
-Good morning. Get in.

You don't mind if I take this, right?

Hodaya.

What?

Come back with me.

Go already.

Don't forget to take
the magazines you bought,

I'm not interested in racing cars.

You know, it's a lot because of you
that I'm... -No, it's not because of me.

It's because you're weak.

Listen, I'm late for the dogs.

Leave the key in the entrance closet.
OK?

It was nice knowing you.
Bye.

Come, Gandhi, come.

Don't poop until I tell you.

Wait until I find a poop bag.

No!

Gandhi!
Was that too much to ask?

What?! Is this what you want to be
your whole life? A follower?

So what if Gandhi pooped,
does that mean you have to?

C'mon, c'mon...
let's make a run for it.

Hey, why don't you pick that up?
-Excuse me, I'm sorry,

I forgot the poop bag at home.
Sorry!

Hemdat!
-Hi, Hodaya.

What are you doing here?
-We scheduled a shoot for today.

Oh, it's today.
-Yes.

Sorry, I forgot all about it.

There was a-guy here
who said I could wait for you.

I hope it's OK.
-Yeah, sure.

He wasn't a burglar or something?
-No he was... he's history.

Actually, I'm in a hurry.

Everything's ready, all you have to do
is sit down and recite the greeting.

OK.
-Sit on the chair over there.

Wow! You learned how
to hand out orders, huh?

Sorry. Please sit down
on the chair over there.

Where are you studying?
-At the seminary's cinema department.

OK, ready?
Three, two, one, action.

Hold on a second,
I haven't prepared anything.

Wow, this is so fast.

Do you have an idea?

Everyone says,
"Good luck, good health...

"What a wonderful man
and Torah scholar he is."

Make up something like that.

OK, take five minutes,
I'll finish my coffee.

You made yourself coffee?
-Yes.

Actually, I wasn't sure
where the dairy dishes are.

On the right, aren't they?
-No.

What do you mean, "no"?

My kitchen isn't kosher.
-Not kosher?

I'm not religious.

No one told you?!
-Why aren't you religious?

Let's not get into that right now...

Some other time.

Does your father know?
-Of course he knows.

And your mother?
-She knows.

You suddenly decided
not to be religious?

It wasn't sudden.

It's a process.
-But why?

Listen...

Why don't you leave the camera
here for a day? I'll return it.

Unless you have a lot of filming to do?
-No, it's OK.

Just... be careful with it,
it's very expensive.

be careful.

You won't go back to being religious?

Not anytime soon.

OK, bye.
-Bye.

Yes, run along,
tell everyone you know.

Hey.

Hey.

I thought about our conversation.

And...?

Let's meet.

What does that mean?

That I'm serious.

OK. -Just the two of us.
-Of course.

Hi. -How's it going?
-Great.

How are things around here?

There isn't much traffic.

A car drives by every hour.
I'm not exaggerating.

I almost finished reading
"War and Peace."

You're reading
"War and Peace"?

Here's a radio, field phone,

bread, chocolate, sardines.
They're good.

And most important,
a coffee kit.

Have a ball, man.
-Thanks.

Did Halleli or the regiment commander
pass by?

Halleli got on the two-way radio once
and asked what's happening.

So if you want to bask in the sun,
feel free.

No, I want to talk to them
about a leave.

Leave? Are you kidding?

Just Wednesday night...
I don't see any problem.

What are you talking about?
We have half the manpower.

I applied for a deferral last month
and they turned me down.

They are not releasing anyone.

They won't give me a pass?

You're a religious man,
maybe if you pray hard...

I'm only kidding, bro.

Don't be optimistic.
They'll say, "Yes, maybe,"

and then they'll say,
"We can't, it's impossible."

That's what they did to me.

Gotta go, have a ball.

Thanks, see you.

Hey. -Hey.

How are you?
-Good.

I miss you already.
-Me too.

And I'm reminding you...
don't say I'm a nuisance.

I'm not and don't worry,
I remember about the leave.

Good. Did you speak to them?
-Not yet.

But, Amir, I asked you to.
It's stressing me out.

Yifat, if you hadn't called,

I'd be talking to the
company commander right now.

OK, I'm sorry.

What are you doing?

Nothing special, tidying up.

Oh, Nitzan called
to offer me a job.

Which Nitzan?
-Nati's.

You don't say. We haven't
heard from her for years.

What did she offer you?
-She didn't offer anything yet,

we arranged to meet at the cafe.

I think she's more interested in
how Nati is than working with me.

Who knows?

They didn't break up on good terms.
-Yeah, I'll see when I meet her.

So... talk to them and
let me know what's happening, Amir.

Sure.
I'll call them as soon as I hang up.

Bye.

So, you're dating a single mother, Nati.
-Yes.

How does it feel?
-Not too great.

Actually, you don't look like
someone who has a 10 year old,

if that's any comfort.
-It is a comfort. -Very good.

When you're around Eviatar
you see the hidden lioness,

otherwise you look...

Like a young, beautiful single woman
looking for a husband. -Exactly.

A millionaire. -Oh, really?
-I'm only kidding.

No, because you're going out
with a penniless doctor. -I know.

I just wanted to clear that up.

What do the others say about it?

Usually, when I say I'm a single mother,

I'm placed in the
"Go look for someone like you" category.

You don't want that.

Actually, I tried.
-Really?

Yes, I went out with
a divorce plus one.

A divorce plus two

even a divorce plus eight.
-No way! -Yes,

but it's not necessarily a recipe
for a successful relationship. -Yes.

Just a second.

Eviatar.

Yes?

What happened to him?

Did you try giving him milk?
Maybe he wants milk?

OK, OK, I'm coming.

What happened?
-Sorry.

Something happened to Eviatar's cat,
I have to run.

I'll come with you.

I didn't know he had a cat.

Hi, Dad.
So... you're 70 already.

How time flies.

So...

Lots of good luck, and...

Wow, I suck at this.

Ravit?
-Amir? -Yes.

Halleli asked me to tell you
that some recruits from Hebron

are joining us tomorrow and you'll
probably get a leave on Wednesday.

What do you mean, "probably"?
It's not definite?

I don't know.
'm only passing on Halelli's'imessage.

Can I talk to him?

Not right now, but he'll probably
drop in on you later

or you can reach him tonight.

But the recruits are arriving
tomorrow? -Theoretically, yes.

"Theoretically" isn't good enough,
I have to get a leave.

We're talking about Wednesday,
right? -Yes.

We still have two whole days.
Let's see what happens tomorrow.

We're talking about a pass for
a few hours, what's the problem?

Amir, please! I don't decide
who goes on leave and when.

Talk to Halleli when he's free.
-OK, thanks.

Nati, you have to save him,
I tried to revive him

but he stopped moving.
You can save him, right?

He's dead.

Keep resuscitating him,
don't give up.

Eviatar, maybe he was sick
and we didn't know.

Leave me alone..

C'mon, save him,
what are you a doctor for?

Eviatar, the cat can't be saved.

Save him already!
What kind of a doctor are you?

You're useless!
-Eviatar!

My dear father,

you have reached
the age of 70,

you are whole in days
and whole in years

and you've reached
a ripe old age.

As itis said, "At 70 a hoary head"
(a person is respected)...

Blah, blah, blah...

I'm such a moron, Daddy,
I can't stand these greetings.

I didn't film it yet.
-OK.

Want to come in?
-No, it's not necessary.

Are we just gonna stand here?

Would you like
a part in my movie?

What movie?
-About you.

I'm making a movie
about a religious girl

who's trying to become secular.

It's my year-end project.

You might even end up religious again
and I'll have an interesting end.

And it'll be educational too

Only if you want to,
it'll really help me.

I don't have any other idea.

OK, I'll think about

My teacher said it's a good idea.

give it serious consideration.

OK, thanks.
And take your time with the greeting.

Bye.

And then I'll politely decline.

Hello? -Amir?
-Yes, Ravit.

Have you spoken to Halleli?
-No, I can't reach him.

Well, regarding your request
for a leave today... -Yes.

Wouldn't you rather have
a weekend leave instead?

No, no, not at all.
We have a problem today.

The reinforcements will
only arrive tomorrow.

Ravit, I have to get out today.

I don't mind not getting
any more leave,

but today is imperative!

I want to speak to Halleli now.

He's in a meeting with
the Brigade Commander

what the urgency is...

No, I don't want to,
it's a personal matter.

OK, but maybe we can help you
solve the problem without leaving.

No, you can't help me,
it's a totally personal matter

and I have to leave.

I'll tell him to call you
when he comes out of the meeting.

OK, thank you.

So, how's married life?

Nice. -Congratulations.
-Thank you, thanks a lot.

Just "nice"? Tell me about it.
What happens after you get married?

It's fun, I think.

Really, it's fun, there's a sense
of serenity and security.

I broke up yesterday
with someone who proposed.

I need to console myself.

Go for it.

It bothered him that I was
making a career for myself.

What's their problem?
-Yeah, huh?

OK, let's get down to business, Yifati.
-Yes. -It's like this.

I've opened a fashion house.
We're operating in Tel Aviv.

I have a designer who's working
on the spring line.

Who's your designer?

Maya Girsht.
-Wow!

How did you get her?
-With a lot of money.

I have seamstresses,
a marketing director.

I need someone
to work on the catalogue.

We're doing it on a grand scale.
Fifty pages,

which is exactly the reason
you're sitting here.

Really?
-Yes.

Yifat, I think you do amazing work.

I don't understand how nobody
grabbed you till now. -Thank you.

So, what do you think?

I think that I'd love to
take part in this project.

How much of the catalogue
will I be doing? -All of it.

Is there a deadline?

Six months from today
I'd like to have a line ready,

which Maya is working on non-stop,

so you should start working
on the catalogue now.

Six months is very tight.

Well, we're working on
a spring collection,

there's no sense having it come out
in summer. -Of course not.

What do you say?
Are you with us?

It's a bit of a problem for me.

I'm trying to get pregnant
and it's a stressful time.

Will it interfere with your work?

With the kind of work you're describing,
I think it will.

Children are "by the way", aren't they?

I don't know, I don't have any yet, so...
-Me too.

But I heard Odetta say so once.

So? Why don't you
give it some more thought?

I will, but you should consider
other people too.

I'd hate to lose you.

By the way, how's... how's Nati?

Hi, Nati.

-How are you?

Fine.

I just wanted to say

Excuse me, I'm...
in the middle of something.

OK, I won't...
I won't disturb you.

We'll talk during the break?
-Yes.

I'm really asking
you to be understanding this time.

I want to meet you halfway, Amir.

When have I ever asked for something?
I've been in the reserves for 10 years,

I don't remember ever
asking to be released.

If you had asked me earlier...
-I didn't know earlier,

I'm talking about a pass.
-I promise you, Amir,

I have no choice. I have no one
to replace you at the gate.

You think I don't want
twice as many soldiers?

Do you understand?
-I understand, yes.

Tomorrow evening
you're getting a three-day pass.

I give you my word.
Thanks, Amir, goodbye.

Bye.

Hi, are you on the way already?

No, I'm...
-When are you leaving?

You gave in to them. -Yifat, I don't
understand what's going on here.

I'm moving heaven and earth
to get out. -Moving heaven and earth?

The only thing you're moving
upside down is my world.

What exactly are you moving
if you're still there?

Believe me...
-Amir, Amir, I understand!

You don't care about me, it's obvious.
You never planned to come back!

I swear that I'm
sick and tired of suffering!

Honestly, I'm telling you
I'm sick and tired of it!

I'm fed up with you
and your spinelessness

and that everyone
comes before me

and that it's OK to hurt me
because I'm your wife.

'm sick and tired of it!

What? -I promise you, next month,
Yifati... -There won't be a next month.

What does that mean? -It means,
there won't be a next month.

I'm not taking those pills.
Enough!

I'm not taking them anymore.

As far as I'm concerned,
don't come back.

Stay with your friends
in the reserves,

it's all you care about anyway.

I won't throw my life away,
and give up jobs I've dreamt of

just so I can bring
a child into this world,

and end up realizing
that I married a coward.

Thanks.

I'm telling you,
call Halleli in the operations room.

Tell him that either he lets you go home
or you go AWOL.

They only understand threats.

Look at Saar, he told them for
all he cares they can put him in jail.

You want me to talk to him?
-No, he won't release me.

Then threaten him.

I don't want to threaten him.
He spoke civilly to me.

He speaks civilly
and sticks you here.

I'll open the gate for them.
-For who?

Are you going to Jerusalem?
-Yes, bro.

Can I get a lift?
-Sure, c'mon.

Amir, what are you doing?

I'll be back tomorrow morning.
If they want, let them put me in jail.

Hey, Yifati.

What a surprise.

Someone stole your cell phone?

Why? Should I have called first?
-No.

I was in the neighborhood, so...

Why are you filming me?

I'm taking a video class
at the seminary. -What?

I'm kidding. Want to congratulate
my father? He's 70 years old.

Congratulations, Hodaya's father.

Wow, you're in a great mood today.

Not at all.
-Don't say that.

What should I say? -You should
do what Rabbi Nachman said:

Say "All is good,"
and then things will get better.

I don't understand,
how will they get better?

Rabbi Nachman says that
if someone asks "How are you?"

And you say "Not great,"
then God in heaven says:

"Not great?
Just you wait...

'Til show you
the meaning of 'not great'."

But if you say:
"Everything's wonderful,"

God in heaven says:
"You think this is wonderful?

"Just you wait...
I'll show you the meaning of wonderful."

Everything's amazing.

Even I don't believe that.

Feel like getting wasted
with me at some bar?

What?
Isn't that what you people say?

Sorry, Dad, we're kidding,
we're not going to a bar,

we're pure, righteous, spotless girls,

as befitting true daughters of Israel.

Do you plan to show this to anyone?
-Are you insane?

You really want to go out?

I don't want to, I have to.

What happened?

If I find the courage,
I'll tell you on the way.

OK.

C'mon...
I'll go put something on.

So you've decided to
pay some attention to me?

I didn't mean not to.

OK.

I'm going home,
so if you have something to say...

I don't know.

Of course you know,
you've been ignoring me all day.

You must know why.
-Yes. -So say it.

It's..

It's too much for me, I guess.
-What's too much?

Someone with a child.

I thought it would be nice, but...

I guess I'm not ready for it,
it's...

It's too complicated.

Yes.

I like you very much.
-I like you too.

Is this what's separating us?
My son?

I'm not up to arguing with kids.
-But that's the way kids are.

One minute they're fighting,
and forget about it the next.

Maybe.

But I'm not cut out for it right now,
I'm sorry.

I understand.
-Thank you.

At least you're telling me the truth.

OK then... bye.
-Bye.

He says, "Giddy yuck,
and the horse stops.

Yes!
Someone understood the joke.

I'd like to thank
the two girls at the bar.

No, that's not why...
we were laughing because...

I don't remember why we were laughing.
-Sorry, she's a bit drunk.

The Irish Cream went to her head, so...
-I'm not drunk at all.

Wanna hear a good joke?

Yifati! -What? -Stop it!
The guy prepared for this gig.

You prepared for this?

I mean... I thought
standup was spontaneous.

Isn't it funnier when it's spontaneous?
-Cut it out!

What? Like this..

What's the difference between
a Jerusalemite and... -No! Please.

Stop it, Yifati.

Why not?

Yifati, what are you doing?
I'll show you what comedy is.

Stop it, you're drunk.

Wow, being on stage is fun.

Wow, you're such a great audience.

OK, here it goes.

What's the difference
between a Jerusalemite

and a former Jerusalemite?

You don't know?
I'll tell you.

A former Jerusalemite comes to
Jerusalem with his guests

and shows off that he knows
every corner, every street,

how to get from place to place
in the fastest and shortest way.

"Here's the Old City,
this is Zion Square,

"this is the shortest way
to Emek Refaeem St."

A Jerusalemite, gets into his car,
and takes his guests

straight to Tel Aviv!

Good evening, everyone, I'm Yifat,

my husband's in the reserves,
good thing he is.

Good for him, that is.

That was a private joke,
I didn't expect you to laugh.

Does anyone here want to
take advantage of the situation

and make me a baby?

I'm serious, because this is
exactly the time, exactly!

C'mon, hurry up, anyone?
Anyone, hurry up...

Time's up. Too bad.

Never mind, friends,
we'll find the time next month... -Move.

I don't wanna...
-C'mon, give me that.

I'll show you what real standup is.
Here.

OK.

Hello, I'm Hodaya,

formerly... religious.

Don't be mad at me
for not believing in God,

actually, I was never
really a believer.

It's like this... My father is
a great rabbi in a yeshiva.

I know everyone says that,
but mine is authentic.

He's going to be 70 this week.

70 is a very special age.

It's the age of a "hoary head,"
(white hair)

As they say:
"80 is the age of strength.

"90 is the age of a bending figure.

"100 is considered dead, having
passed and ceased from the world."

You must be asking yourselves,

"Passed and ceased from the world?"

He's still living in our house,
he goes to sleep,

he gets up.
He eats and drinks,

he wears adult diapers

that absorb,and absorb and
have to be changed sometimes.

But he's considered dead,
that's what the Mishna says.

And I think about my father who..

who's seventy,

and that it's only 30 years
before it all ends

and it makes me very sad.

Because he's my father.

And I can't congratulate him,
because...

I'm not religious.

And no matter what I say,
everyone will say:

"What do you expect?
She's not religious..."

She's not religious.

But I know that my father
doesn't really care about that.

He's pretending because
he's the head of a yeshiva,

but he doesn't really care.

When his friends
aren't around him,

I'm his beloved daughter.

I'm Hodaya,
thanks for listening to me.

Yifat?

Yifat.

Yifat.

Yifat?

Hi, Amir,
I'm glad you're here.

C'mon, take your wife,
I can't carry her anymore.

What happened?

She had a bit too much to drink.

I want you to know that she has
a future in standup comedy.

Bye.

You can't imagine how long
it took me to decide on a greeting, Dad

Because... I don't know
70 kept echoing in my head,

white hair and old age and..

you know,
what I'll inherit.

But then I remembered you.

Actually, you don't look old at all.

Really, if I met you in the street
and didn't know you,

I'd say you were 50, at most.

40 without the beard.
I'm kidding.

Don't shave it,
it looks good ora you.

So I wish you lots of luck, Daddy.

And lots of joy and happiness,

just keep being who you are,

and may the next 70 years
be as good as the first.

That's it.
I love you very much.

See you at the party.