No violence against villagers!
You know how they say villagers are the owners of the country?
I know that now. My mother came from a long line of yuruks.
I still remember the smell of those gozlemes' my mom made.
- How was I? - Good, good.
Turns out he was one of us, we shouldn't be mad at him.
You are right.
I'll pretend to be a Thracian now, watch me.
They fall for whatever I do anyway.
We're fucked.
Feyzullah Camu, known as popstar Berkcan in public,
is decided to be sentenced to two years in prison,
as it was believed that he incited hatred and anger in society.
Due to his good behavior at his preliminary hearing,
and criminal record being clean, it was decided that he would
live alone for six months in a village that was determined
by the state, away from technology and his social environment,
and to work for the public good. The case is closed.
2 DAYS BEFORE
Cut.
Mr. Berkcan, you will be performing in two places this weekend.
First is a youth festival and the other is a concert,
organized by an association.
Listen to me four eyes, research that association this time, okay?
You remember what happened in the last one, right?
I sang let's do the devil's work tonight song to extreme conservatives,
they almost gave us hell on earth. Research, research, research!
Is he coming? Mr. Berkcan!
I cannot believe it. They are here again.
I swear I'd like to move to a village to have some peace,
- just because of these people. - Mr. Berkcan.
- That's my biggest dream too!
Is it really your biggest dream? Here is a good idea.
Find us a good village, so we can leave our perfumes in İstanbul,
go there and live among the smell of turd huh?
We can leave our sports car here, so we can ride a donkey there huh?
- Moron. - Mr. Berkcan.
- Guys, please. - Mr. Berkcan.
Is it true that you wrote your new song for your ex-girlfriend?
Guys, guys, when are you going to stop seeing me as a sexual object?
Yeah I am a pop star, I am the king of pop but I am a person too.
I have emotions, of course I wrote it for my ex-girlfriend.
The lyrics are obvious, right? Go away now.
They say your current relationship isn't going well and
you're on bad terms with Ms. Ece, any comments?
Who told you that, even I don't know that.
Ms. Ece unfollowed you this morning.
Darling, social media is a dump and only scavengers dive into the dump.
- Okay? - Mr. Berkcan.
Worms.
It was a tiring day.
I don't want to check the social media now.
Welcome to the show, Who'll Know If I Don't Say It?
Today we have lots of news and we'll begin with famous popstar, Berkcan.
What do you think about his recent comments?
Unbelievable. How dare he is? Only scavengers dive into the dump?
You are a star. How can you say something like that?
Rude man! How dare you?
Sir, the whole country was shaken by the words of Berkcan.
Do you think only scavengers dive into the dump?
Forget about him and give this to me. Do you think his voice is good?
Do you think that's what I meant?
Baby.
- I am leaving Berkcan. - But we need to talk about something,
before you leave, baby. They say you unfollowed me?
Is that all you care about? That's not all Berkcan.
I am leaving you, you got that? You've been sleeping alone for ten days,
how can you not know that somethings not right here?
If it's about sleeping alone, I am always alone anyway, baby.
And you know what they say, loneliness is the destiny of
- those at the top. - Fine then honey.
I wish you happiness at the top. But with your hand.
Ece, don't forget, love is like rummikub,
if your partner isn't good, you gotta have a good hand.
You are disgusting, Berkcan. You are disgusting.
She dumped me. I am dumped. How can I be dumped like that?
I am popstar Berkcan, I am the king of pop. God help me.
I, I am in a crisis now.
I need to turn it into an opportunity right now.
The best way is to compose. To compose.
I am alone, she dumped me. It's out of tune.
All the make-ups of the characters were made with egg whites,
it was really beautiful. I would like to take this opportunity to,
once again thank the sponsor of our film, Önder Yumurtacılık.
I'd say god damn you but, seems like he already did.
Ece?
I cannot believe you, with this punk, really?
You should've at least waited for some time, it hasn't been a day.
Do you really think you are irreplaceable? You are really
the most selfish, most stupid man I have ever seen in my life, Berkcan.
I couldn't even write the lyrics of the song I wrote about
our break up down yet. What's the hurry?
I am now the muse of Zelzele, okay? It's the rap era.
And do yourself a favor and get used to it, honey.
You know I was thinking about marrying him?
I'm glad I didn't. If I did, I would've cheated on you with your driver.
Why are you laughing?
My love, let's go. The movie will start soon.
Sure, let's go love.
You burned him hard though.
- Who's Önder? - He is the sponsor of our movie.
Ah Meltem, damned you smart girl.
You knew, that's why you sent me there.
I'll show you now.
Don't touch boy, it's clean. Stop it.
Don't get me wrong I'm not a beggar. I am a compulsive cleaner so,
I am saving money for my treatment.
Compulsive cleaner? What is that? Stop it boy.
- Aren't you Berkcan? - Are you a fan?
My dear, handsome little boy. But I am not in a mood to get
my photo taken right now okay, we'll do it later, go now.
What are you saying man? Do you think I'd listen pop?
My jam is rap.
I am a fan of Zelzele, why would I care about you when we have him?
Rap? Look at that. Sure, fall for anyone who speaks fast.
You are a Zelzele fan huh? Let me help you with your treatment.
There must be some spare change around here. Come here.
Here you go.
If I did, I would've cheated on you with your driver.
I'll show that driver now.
Four eyes? Fire my driver right away. And replace him with
someone short, bald, snotty, with smelly feet and ass. Now.
- But why Mr. Berkcan? - Who are you to question me?
Just do as I say. Now!
You are fired.
- What? - Mr. Berkcan, what have you done?
- What have I done? - I am about to reach your house.
Could you please come to your senses and turn on the TV?
TV? Which channel?
Sure, sure, I'll check.
Mr. Berkcan, what are you watching?
You asked me to turn it on, so I'm watching it.
I did, but I didn't ask you to watch a documentary channel right?
You said it doesn't matter so I am watching this one.
Last night, helmet camera footage of the famous pop star Berkcan,
shared by a biker on his social media account,
broke new records in a short time and caused great indignation.
Come here, you fake village boy. You dirty village boy.
So you like rap huh, you can have some eggs now. They're organic.
We just picked them off of a chicken's ass, see?
Did you see it, you dirty village boy?
We're being lynched on social media right now.
We're tt on twitter.
Also a petition was started on change.org in your name.
And complaints were filed about you to Cimer.
Sir, the pop star Berkcan should be arrested hashtag became tt
- in twitter, any comments? - Yes, we are on top of it.
I gave the necessary instructions to certain people.
We cannot ignore the public conscience after all.
But, don't worry, we stand by our villagers.
Dad? Some soldiers came to your office.
They are asking about you.
Soldiers?
So this is the end.
I was elected with high hopes, though.
Perhaps, I would have become the head of our republic.
Damn my hand, I shouldn't have written that letter.
I had no idea that they would come for me first.
Dad? Dad? Soldiers.
Soldiers?
Osman. Osman. Gee.
Where are you going in such a hurry?
Mom, some soldiers came and asking for dad.
- What would they do with him? - I don't know, they came for him I think.
What, wait for me.
In Ankara, nightlife is amazing, you'll lose your minds.
- Did you see it, bro? - What did you say?
I was living that life man. I knew a man, Hikmet bro there,
he was making fun of me saying, we should move your residence here.
- Stop lying Cihangir, come on. - Why would I lie?
Why would I lie about that?
- Dad, what's wrong? - I am done for.
I think they misunderstood my letter that I wrote to Ankara.
The soldiers came, I think they are here to arrest me.
Gee. I am going now, don't do anything to my car okay?
I should go check on him.
- Mukhtar, what's wrong? - How should I know?
I beg you commander, don't arrest me, I think they misunderstood me.
Mukhtar don't be silly, we didn't come here for you.
We brought this young man from İstanbul.
You need to welcome him here for six months.
- As you wish, commander. - Don't let him go anywhere.
- Keep an eye on him. - Sure.
- Don't let him sit on his ass all day. - Yes, sir.
Give him daily jobs so he can work. He is all yours.
I'll come back to get him back in six months.
Listen, the state left him in your hands, do you understand me?
Commander, your wishes are my commands, I will follow them to the letter.
I knew it, I knew Ankara, our government and state would understand me.
Let's go.
- Osman, what's wrong with him? - We'll ask him now.
- Sure go ahead. - Mister, welcome.
What's wrong?
Is the sun bothering you, why are you standing there like that?
Oh my god, this accent, this amiability, this hospitality,
am I really in a village now?
Not in a village, in heaven. If you remove your glasses now,
you can see the green and the blue of our mountains and rivers here.
What do you think?
- So? - What?
- You guys don't recognize me? - No.
- So you don't know who I am? - How should we know?
You haven't introduced yourself yet.
That's great, you should've started with that.
So where are we now? Where is this place?
This is Çeşmeli Village. Our village.
Mukhtar, the commander said the state left him to our hands but,
don't you think we should ask who and what he is?
I mean look at him, I don't know if he is an alien or an agent.
Leave the agents and the state's business out of it.
Should we get him to talk to miss teacher?
I mean that...
No, no, no need for any of that. You can tell from the way he looks
he is from a city. I'll figure out what he is now. Watch me.
- Hi bro, I am Cihangir. - Ah, Cihangir.
You know, Cihangir is the name of a great district in the city I came from.
I used to hang out with my friends there. Wow.
He is my son Cihangir, from my late wife.
And this is my daughter, Yıldız.
I went to Yıldız many times. Is this a joke?
Isn't there anyone in this village who will not remind me of İstanbul?
Sure there is, here is my wife, Bahariye.
- Bahariye? - Also, we're a big crowd. Look.
This is Eyüp, Fatih, what was your name?
- Hacı Hüsrev. - And this is Hacı Hüsrev.
Then Levent, Uncle Rami. So we have many.
- And I am Osman. - Osman? Oh good, Osman.
Finally a proper name. A name fit for a villager, Osman.
Hey, come to your senses, boy. I am not your peer.
You cannot call me by my name. It's Mr. Osman to you.
Ah, Mr. Osman, Mr. Osman was the place where I'd buy my costumes.
I'll cry now.
You must be tired, you need to rest, let's find you a place huh?
Fine then, you all go home, back to your lives everybody.
And you go back to work. You too. You too.
- Come back early tonight. - We'll see.
- Vefa, take his suitcases, go on. - He still says Vefa, man.
He says Vefa.
But, don't you have a nice car for me, are we to walk there?
Sure, we have a plane for you.
Anyway, I'll find something special for you, don't worry.
Vefa, go and get his special thingy, boy.
But I should warn you mukhtar, I will not use cars older than five
- years old, as a principle. - Sorry then, because,
we don't have any under ten.
Here you go.
Wow. Are you kidding me, mukhtar? I cannot possibly ride that creature.
Hey, you cannot call god's creation a creature. I swear,
he'll strike you and leave you looking like this.
How am I gonna ride it?
At least bend down so I can step on you.
You cannot rise by stepping on others here, stranger.
There is no reason for that.
Obstacles and rewards were placed in our way because of capitalism.
We studied and get our diplomas. We worked hard and got promotions.
We kept trying to go higher and higher, all the time.
But the burden on our shoulders kept crushing us more each day.
- Shoo, shoo, go away now. - What is he saying?
Don't mind him, he is one of our kids, we made a mistake and send him
to study in İstanbul, we don't know what happened in there but
he has lost it completely, you got me? That's all.
- He keeps talking about communism. - Yeah, funny.
Go on, get on it.
Wait, wait, the first rule is not to get behind of a donkey.
I swear it'll kick you. Come this way.
- How am I gonna ride it? - I'll help you now.
- Come on. Okay. - On three okay?
- Look, one, two, three. - One, two.
What have you done boy? He is entrusted to us.
- Doesn't it have a safety harness? - No.
Sorry mister, what is your name? What do you do?
My name is Berkcan. I am a star, a pop star.
- Star? - I think he means a singer.
A singer, so a musician? Sure it's fine.
Long as you do your job well. I respect all types of occupations.
But mukhtar, as the commander told you, I am an important person.
- Sure sir, sure, sure. - Therefore, I want my demands
to be fulfilled, as long as I stay here, just so you know.
Sure, sure, sure. Hey, boy, listen. Make a note of Mr. Berkcan's demands.
- Okay? - Yes, sir.
Now, I want a house with a view of the village or the woods.
- Okay? - Okay.
I'd like a fruit platter in my room every day, filled with sliced watermelon,
seedless grapes, avocados, kiwis, bananas and pineapples.
- Sure, that's easy. - Keep stocking raw broccoli,
celery stalk, walnuts, iced almonds and hummus as I eat them.
- And I need silver cutlery to eat them. - Silver?
- Totally. And whiskey. - Whiskey?
But my whiskeys have to be at least eighteen years old, it's my principle.
- Eighteen. - Eighteen.
You are memorizing them right?
I mean, I don't remember the part after the sliced watermelons.
- I think he's a bit slow huh? - No, no, he is not slow.
He is really smart. He can multiply single digits, in his head.
- Really? - Yes, now I'll ask him something,
you'll see he'll do it. Watch. Vefa, three times five?
- Forty. - Now I'll mix it up.
- Five times three? - That's also forty.
- See, he didn't even hesitate. - But he was wrong.
I didn't say he'll do it right, I said, he'll multiply them.
Stop, stop right there. Hold onto my shoulder now.
This place is so authentic.
Is this the village's museum, mukhtar?
This is the state's guest house. You'll stay here.
How can I stay here, mukhtar? Were you joking from the start?
Sure I'm joking, the most luxurious thing you can find here would be,
an arse bite.
I mean, organic eggs.
What eggs man?
Where is my toilet bowl? Where is my jacuzzi?
You cannot find those easily here.
You have to make do with what you can find here now.
Come here.
Never leave his side.
Follow him wherever he goes.
And don't take him anywhere without telling me first, okay?
- Yes, sir. - Go on then.
Goodbye.
Listen Vefa, you heard him, I am a guest of the state.
You will respect me. You will do whatever I want you to do, okay?
I appoint you as my personal assistant now,
keep that guitar with you, at all times.
You can never know when I'll get inspired.
- Sure, bro. - Don't call me bro.
Am I your bro now? Call me sir, call me majesty, call me my prince,
call me star! Don't call me bro. And your first mission is to,
bring me some milk. I haven't taken a bath for a long time.
Milk? You cannot take a bath with milk, bro.
There are lots of water everywhere and it's roaring bro.
He says roaring. Turns out what people said about you villagers was true.
You keep sucking the water supply of our country dry.
Where is the door of this building?
Ugh, how can I get my roots dyed in here?
Here. Put them back.
Look honey, look baby, look my dear, I will not batter my vocal cords,
for someone as cute as you anymore, okay?
Therefore, you need to listen to me well. Whenever I do this,
you will know what I want immediately as my assistant,
and fulfill my demand in no more than five seconds.
- You got that dear? - I got it, bro.
- Don't call me bro. - I will not call you bro, bro.
- Fine, call me bro. - Bro.
Come on, let's try again. Here.
- What is this? - A teapot.
ÇORUM - OSMANCIK ÇEŞMELİ VILLAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Good, it was great. And now, we're having a break.
Slowly, slowly, get in line. Get in line, slowly.
What happened my dear?
Who?
Your favorite singer, Berkcan?
Fine but, what is he doing here?
Do you think you saw someone else instead?
Okay, okay, if you want it so badly, sure.
We'll try our luck.
Three, four, five...
Take these, take them to the master and tell him to finish that
fountain as soon as possible.
I promised my people a fountain during the elections.
Even the name of our village suggest we have one yet,
we don't have a fountain worthy of our glory.
Dad, don't you worry, I swear I am getting such a fountain made,
the whole world will be talking about us, you'll see.
- Sure, sure, go. - Hello.
Hello, welcome. Come, come, sit down please.
Cihangir, go get us something to drink.
If you came here for that person you entrusted us,
we are taking care of him, don't worry.
What are you saying mukhtar? I came here about that rice festival.
This year, some important guests from Ankara will be present there.
And we'd like to get well organized and prepare an event,
- that'll get recognized. - That's good.
That's why we wanted to consult the village headmen about
how they can contribute to such event.
I mean, I don't know how we can contribute to a festival.
If the scientists were doing a research on incompetence,
I would tell them to start their research in our village.
I mean, you can organize competitions where children can have fun, for instance.
Kids huh?
Come on boy, come on.
No, no, that won't do. No.
What else? You can create games for people.
Games you say?
Come on boy.
No, no, that won't do either, I think we cannot do this.
You don't like anything, mukhtar. Anyway, find something else then.
- See you around. - Bye.
Don't worry about it sir, if it's anything we can do, we'll do it.
I am sure you will. Look mukhtar, if you can please our special guests,
the doors of Ankara, which you have been dreaming about for years,
will be open for you. I hope, you can understand me.
- I did sir. I did. - Good.
Guys, do any of you have a unique skill?
I know robot and electric dance, mukhtar.
What?
Robot and electric dance. See this is a robot.
And this is elec...
- What else? - Well, I can do this.
What do you think?
We're screwed.
Look at that, I'm in a village. It's a village all over.
Look at these chickens. Gee.
What am I gonna do here? What?
Fuck, what is this?
I bought this slippers from Italy, for a thousand euros man.
Hurry.
Vefa, you are a dead character in a finished novel, man.
- Thank you, bro. - Are you living in the stone age,
try to improve yourself, man. How can I remove this shit with this?
Why are you laughing? Is this a comedy show?
Look at them. Give me that branch.
- Mr. Berkcan, hi. - Hello.
Finally, I met someone who knows me here.
But if you want a signed photo, I don't have any on me.
It's okay, I am Zeynep, the teacher.
And this beautiful girl here is my sister, Nilüfer.
- She is one of your biggest fans. - Is that so? Thank you.
She wants to give you something. I mean we were going to send it
to you by mail but lucky her, you came here.
Sure, it's lucky for you but you cannot say the same for me, look at this.
Little miss, you brought me the very thing I was looking for, you know?
This was exactly what I needed.
What do you think you are doing?
Let's go.
Oh my god.
She is so beautiful, Vefa.
Mukhtar, doesn't he have any clothes?
Look at him for god's sake.
I mean it's public, our wives and daughters are around.
Go talk to him, make him wear something proper.
How can he go around half naked here?
I swear, we are part of this sin. We'll burn for this.
Don't be so ignorant, man. How do you know?
Maybe that's what musicians are wearing in big cities?
Musicians? Musicians.
What are you doing, Cihangir?
You are cute even when you are scared miss teacher.
I bought some gifts for you from the big city.
You'll remember me when you are wearing them.
But as a principle, I don't accept any gifts from anyone.
So, you wasted your money.
But this is custom in big cities, you should know that too,
since you came from one.
Did I tell you about my memories in İstanbul?
Unfortunately. And more than once.
Gee. How about the conversations I had with famous people in Nişanbaşı?
- Could that be, Nişantaşı? - Sure, sure, that too.
You know what I'll tell you, I was walking in that crowded bazaar
or something one day, I looked right and you know what I saw?
A butcher. I go in and who's in there? Sibel Can.
I went for a joke right there, is she a butch or what?
It's not funny now but it was funny then, they laughed out loud.
It'll be funny, if you try hard enough. Anyway, see you around.
There has been a significant increase in chickpea cultivation areas,
in the last three years. In addition, increases are expected in our
country's roasted chickpea exports this year.
What was that?
What are you doing dear?
How can you love a man when you cannot even hear his voice, I don't get it.
I cannot hear you either, but I love you so much.
Hello, everyone.
Hi, young man.
What do you think about our village?
Amazing. It's amazing.
Sure, our village is like a part of heaven.
- And she was like an angel in heaven. - Hey. Stop.
- Mukhtar, when did you come here? - Listen to me now.
I just spoke to the district governor. And he said,
a rice festival will be organized in our district,
and he has a request from you, you will sing there.
What does that mean boy?
Mukhtar, do you think the great Berkcan will sing at a village festival?
Listen boy, this is a life or death situation for us.
I will get you anything you need.
Mukhtar, instruments and other stuff will not be enough for this.
I need an orchestra to play those instruments.
You people think it's so easy.
Listen, I will get you your orchestra too, okay?
I'll get you whatever you want and I'll pay for it too.
No, no. First of all, do you think there is a person who
would understand my music here? Just look at them.
- Just look at them. - Sure, you are right, but,
what did the commander say when he brought you here?
He said, take him, he is all yours now, make him work, he said.
If you don't want to sing, we can give you another job. Huh?
Mr. Zelzele hi, can we ask you a question?
I cannot believe this. Welcome you guys.
How did you find us here?
We see that you came to help the boy who was victimized by Berkcan?
I am always on the side of the victims, guys.
Look, rap music has never been the stuff of fancy stages and clubs.
It won't be. Rap will always be the voice of these streets.
- My feet are swollen, Vefa. - Does it hurt, bro?
- It hurts a lot. - Come on then, let's sit here.
Come, sit here bro. You got wasted in there.
Welcome guys, what do you want?
I want a white chocolate mocha, extra shot, origin blend.
- Soft? - Kurtuluş bro, I want the same.
I want one too.
- Change it please. - ...the voice of these streets.
Ms. Ece, any comment?
We have a great relationship, with Zelzele.
You know, he's writing new lyrics for me every day.
And let me give you the good news, we'll make a video for his latest song.
He'll shake the whole industry this time.
And as you know, Mr. Berkcan has the greatest count on the internet.
Do you think you'll leave him behind with your new video?
We'll go through him.
You fake Cleopatra you.
It's not over till I say it's over.
You don't know me yet.
- Vefa, give me my guitar. - Right away.
Our love in a full ring, our love is smacking.
- It's doesn't feel right. - Like roaring, roaring.
Roaring...
He still says roaring.
Vefa, this village takes away all my inspiration.
I need to write a new song immediately, man.
Bro, there is a place outside of the village, it has a great view,
I think you'll find your inspiration there for sure.
Fine, take me there Vefa.
- Is my staff car ready? - Coming right up.
Come, come here, come here now.
Here we are, bro. You see this view right?
I swear it's one of a kind.
- Vefa? - Yes bro?
I am trying to get out of the village to find some inspiration,
but you bring me to a place where I can see the whole village.
- What are you drinking man? - I drink water and ayran but,
I should tell you, this is not our village, this is Osmancık.
- This is a district. Please. Gee. - God.
Help me down.
- What are they doing here? - They are making a wish, bro.
Ewww. Welcome to the middle ages. How can they still believe in this?
How can you expect something from a tree?
- So absurd. - Don't talk like that bro.
I swear you'll get smitten. There is a saint under that tree.
He might smite you and leave you looking like this.
I got smitten long ago, man.
Vefa, stay with the donkey so nobody can hurt him.
Sure.
What are you doing here? How dare you come near me?
Miss, a rose bloomed from where you slapped me.
I came here to show you.
Sure but that's not a rose, that's a periwinkle.
Periwinkle? I'm okay to get punished for those eyes, though.
What, you didn't like my joke?
I gotta tell you though, your voice is great.
It makes me move. Your sister is a lucky girl.
She gets to hear that voice every day.
What? Did I say something wrong again? Whatever I say, you roll your eyes.
Nilüfer was born hearing impaired.
- I didn't know that, I am sorry. - She was your biggest fan.
Every time you were on TV, she used to sit there, watching you like this.
- But, how? - You are curious right?
How can she love someone when she cannot even hear them?
I don't know if you could remember but once, you went to visit
the association of the hearing impaired...
We all know Beethoven right? Well, did you know he had hearing problems
during his musical career and later became completely deaf?
But that didn't stop him. And he was completely deaf when he composed
the world famous ninth symphony. Let me give you little secret.
When making music, neither the tongue, nor the eye, nor the hand, or the ear,
carry no weight, my friends. Great musicians know that,
good music, comes from the heart. Who knows, maybe you can
become quite famous musicians yourselves.
You all have hearts like diamonds. Maybe one day,
I can sing a song that you wrote or composed.
Wouldn't it be like a miracle?
My assistant prepared my speech there.
I didn't even care what those words meant.
But Nilüfer did. She changed so much after that day.
She began writing lyrics and was filled with life with what she wrote.
Till the moment we met you.
Good evening.
You wouldn't grant us one favor but,
I still picked some fruits for you. They are all organic.
- Give him his whiskey. - Here you go.
Is your offer still valid for that festival, mukhtar?
Are you gonna accept it then? You will accept it, right?
If I had known, I would've brought these earlier.
- But I have a condition. - Condition? What is it?
I want Zeynep teacher join my team. I need a violin for sure.
But I cannot talk to her, you have to do it.
Dad, what does this have to do with her?
You stay out of it. Leave it to me. I'll do it.
Okay then, good night.
Listen to me you musician piece of crap, are you trying to shame us man?
Why would you ask for Zeynep teacher now?
Who are you to question me?
Look at that, I cannot question you? Zeynep teacher is my fiancée boy.
What?
Bro, it's actually...
I think we should leave those aside and focus on the festival huh?
That really hurt me. Give me your phone
- so I can call the orchestra. Come on. - Sure I will but,
you cannot get any signals in here. It's tough.
- Ulaş, what's up bro? It's Berkcan. - Who?
Berkcan man, Berkcan, pop start Berkcan, it hasn't been that long.
Sorry, I am a bit sleepy you know. It's late, what's up?
Bro, gather the team, we need to prepare for a concert soon.
Well, sure you don't know but we had an offer from Zelzele,
we will be working for him from now on.
What are you saying man, gee. So how about Ozan's orchestra,
they were free right? Let's talk to them then.
No one would work for you now bro, forget it.
What? They wouldn't huh? Hang up man, hang up!
Rude! I am Berkcan, man! I am pop star Berkcan!
I am a star man, I am a star! How can they do this to a star?
Bro, sorry about that but, even stars fall.
I know what to do. Push me up.
Bro, you found a great team, let me tell you.
Yeah I agree but, we still haven't found anyone to play woodwind.
That's a different skill for sure. Needs some talent.
I think I found the one.
There is someone with strong lungs in our village.
We'd like to see Mr. Hüsrev.
Hush, the hodja is praying for my wife.
He is in a séance. Come on in.
- Fine, we'll wait. - Come in.
Vefa, I think this is quite a hot séance.
I told you bro, the hodja has some quite strong lungs.
Listen, your wife is less likely to seize up from now on.
If by chance, she does it again, bring her back here, okay?
Sure, it's been a tiring experience for you, sorry about that.
What do you want? More livelihood, more luck, love magic, horoscope,
a talisman, evil eye, reversing of a spell, or doing it?
None of those, we want a sax.
What kind of a fountain is this, boy? A normal one runs on water.
But this one runs on money. Why is he still asking for more money?
He says, he'll make one just like those in Rome era.
You know that picture, they join their fingers together like this,
he says he'll make that.
You'll get smitten, repent! You donkey.
Here.
Good news, mukhtar. I found my team for this festival.
We only need Zeynep teacher now.
And this is the list of equipment.
We'll start practicing as soon as you get these.
Great team though.
An apprentice, a fake hodja,
a madman and an idiot.
God. My beautiful wife, the flower of my second spring.
The greatest part of my life. My wife, my precious.
The inspiration of my soul.
What are you doing with these silly men here, Bahariye, huh?
Why are you surprised, Osman? Do you think your wife has no talent?
I wouldn't dare. I wouldn't dare.
I will get these for you right away.
I will find whatever you need. But also,
we need to talk to Zeynep teacher, so she can join the team too, right?
Sir, what's going on here?
It is fine. We came to visit you. Here is your chocolate.
- And flowers. - Come on, let's go inside.
What?
Is that salty coffee?
Miss, we came here to,
fulfill a wish of our dear boy, Berkcan here.
He saw you, heard your voice, and he really liked it.
I swear they're asking for her hand in marriage.
Dad, dad, what kinda father does this to their own child dad?
Ah my dear Zeynep.
Then, we wanted to come and explain his intentions to you and...
Mukhtar, please be open about what you really want.
Well, Mr. Berkcan and his orchestra
will give a concert at the upcoming concert.
That's nice but what does that have to do with me?
And we'd like you to join that team. Both of us.
As the back vocalist and violinist.
Back vocalist and violinist? Thanks, thanks but,
I am a primary school teacher, being on stage is an entirely
different talent. No, I cannot possibly do that.
I'll be always behind you, Zeynep teacher. I'll always support you.
No. Really, no. I really do thank you, Mr. Berkcan.
But as you already know, the ability to do this is rather a gift, isn't it?
No, I cannot perform on a stage.
Are you certain my dear child?
Alright then. We understand.
Fine, come on, get up, let's go.
Wait, wait. But Zeynep teacher, I will be singing,
Nilüfer's song that night. Remember the lyrics she wrote?
And now I am working on it and it'll be an amazing song.
So, aren't you going to sing that song with me that night,
while looking at Nilüfer's eyes? Is that what you are saying?
What do you think, bro? Do you think Zeynep teacher will accept our offer?
Vefa dear, I've never been rejected by someone to this day.
- This is a fact. - Okay, bro.
What's up? You're acting up again. You came with a bear too.
What are you talking about? Am I to answer you?
But I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to your friend over there.
What do you mean, huh? What do you mean?
Man, how could you go and ask Zeynep teacher to marry you huh?
And you made my father a part of your dirty little games, huh?
What are you talking about Cihangir? What marriage?
We went there to ask her to join our music band.
Ask her? Did you ask me first? Did you ask me?
Why would we ask you?
Man, she is my fiancée, don't you know that?
This place is nothing like your big cities.
- Are you trying to shame me, man? - They are not engaged, bro.
He is trying to fool you, it's all in his head.
- I will fuck you up, man. - What did you say?
Is this okay Cihangir? Do you think lying is okay?
And you are the mukhtar's son. Listen, don't you dare come near
me again, or I wouldn't care if you are his son or not, you got that?
Get lost now. Let's go Vefa.
Man, I think you should be the one to drive.
He's a bit drunk.
Man, if I am Cihangir, I will not let you have Zeynep teacher, man!
I will not!
Cihangir? What's up? Is there a line at my door?
I didn't mean to disturb you so late at night but I brought you a gift.
I told you many times Cihangir, I do not accept any presents.
But this is not for you, this is for your sister.
And look how cute it is. Has floppy ears too. Real nice.
- Please don't hurt my feelings. - Keep it, we don't want it.
Preserving local products and seeds and transferring them to future
generations, plays an important role in terms of
good nutrition for our children.
Come on, step on it! Fuck!
Vefa, there are no villagers in this village, where are they?
Kurtuluş, where are the villagers? Did they migrate to the city?
- No man, they went to Jummah. - Jummah, where is that?
- You know Jummah man. - I don't know any Jummah.
You didn't introduce me to him. Who is he?
- Come, let me introduce you. - Sure, let's go meet him.
Where are the villagers? Did they migrate to the city?
This would be a good song. Write it down, Vefa.
Oh, our dear fake imam Hüsrev effendi, welcome to the prayers.
How can you say that? Is it forbidden for me to pray?
My good man, I told you many times. Magic is forbidden,
it holds no place in our religion. Do you think that after all that
you've done, your prayers will make you forgiven in the eyes of God?
This is slandering hodja, you are not the one to judge me.
I'm an alternative medicine practitioner. And what's it to you?
You and I are not the same type of hodjas.
Tobe astaghfurullah.
- Vefa? - Huh?
Something about Zeynep teacher is bothering me.
Is there anyone who knows her well in this village? A relative, a friend?
As far as I know, no. But Bahariye sister knows everything.
If I were you, I'd ask Bahariye sister to tell me about her.
- Good. Did we come to the mosque man? - Yes bro.
So you two were talking about Friday prayers when you said Jummah?
Have you ever heard something called Thursday Prayers, bro?
I got confused here man, I don't even know what day it is.
- Let's go then. - Sure.
May I?
I, actually, came here to,
came here to talk to...
Sorry, I did practice before but, I couldn't quite memorize it.
Oh, so you can read lips? That's great.
Look, I actually came here to apologize to you.
I mean, I was a bit disrespectful to you.
And I might've broken your heart a little as well.
Can you forgive me?
Great.
A? Great. Okay. And this is B.
So, this is D, ah, okay.
How can I say I love you?
I love you, is this it?
Then watch me. I love you.
Do you love me too? Yay, high five.
First of all, thank you so much for agreeing to work with me.
Today, we will get to know our instruments.
Bahariye sister, take these, remember you were beating that carpet?
You will hit these drums with those, just as you were doing then.
And you need to step on these pedals here just as you are doing,
when you are using a sewing machine.
Try to catch a rhythm like this.
You can also try to do this.
Okay? Try to find a nice rhythm like these.
Sit, let's try it out.
This is all I can do, sorry.
What was that? Are you watching Whiplash all day long?
You are great. I'll be right back with you.
Now haci, it's your turn.
What am I gonna do now?
You know how you blow out after praying?
Blow into this for once.
This way, this goes into the mouth.
Try to make a sound.
Enough, good. We managed to make some noise.
We'll be working on tunes okay? You come here now.
Take this tambourine and give those to me.
I feel better with these.
Those won't do man, those are primitive.
Primitive? Primitive is good. When we lost our primitiveness,
we introduced the concept of private property into our lives.
Damn the concept of ownership imposed by capitalism.
Long live common property.
God help me. He'll make us sinners.
- So you're not giving them to me? - Never.
So you are not taking this tambourine?
Now hit it like you are trying to scare those women.
This is it, man!
Great, great!
Now Fatih, this bass guitar is yours, okay?
But you already know the notes, I will show you how to play it later.
Yes, finally our first rehearsal is over.
I'm sure you'll all do great work by rehearsing and working hard over time.
Is there a place for me in this nice band?
We've worked hard every day, sir.
They will surprise everyone at the festival.
Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting such a great performance from you.
Governor, you can tell our guests from Ankara about me now, right?
- Sure, sure, we'll see. - Okay.
Mr. Berkcan?
- Berkcan! - Mukhtar, what's wrong?
They must've gone for a walk in the village, sir.
Anyway, I am in a hurry, if not now, I can meet them at the festival.
- See you later. - Goodbye.
If you had one wish in this life and you knew it would come true,
what would you wish for?
Nilüfer.
Sister.
- Do you think we can do this? - Are you talking about the concert?
If we can play and sing like we did in rehearsal, I think we'll do great.
I am so excited. Doing it in rehearsals was easy but,
now, looking at all those people and singing...
You can look at me when you are singing then.
- What do you think? - Looks nice but do you think
- enlarging that part would be better? - I can do it if you pay for it.
All you talk about is money man, I told you I'll take care of it.
I swear to God I will.
Boy, I work with marble, you kept nagging me till I made this statue.
- At least pay me, man! - I swear I will.
- I have some problems right now. - What's up?
I love a girl in the village, I was just about to talk to her,
but that Berkcan came and ruined everything.
Who's Berkcan?
I don't know a singer or a musician or something.
- Is this him? - Yeah, it's him.
Hello.
I don't know either, bro.
Hello, Uncle Mehmet. Hello.
Hello?
What's wrong with them, Vefa?
There is something wrong here, Berkcan bro.
What's going on, mukhtar? Why are they all sulking?
You must know why, popstar Berkcan effendi.
- So you know, huh? - Yes, we know.
Why didn't you tell us before?
What difference would that make? I came here to pay for what I did.
I, personally thought about this, and I didn't find it appropriate
for a man who hates all villagers to give a concert in our village's
festival and therefore, I am cancelling this concert.
That's not enough, father. We should send this punk away.
- Fuck off, boy. - Fuck off, man.
Enough!
You are being rude, mukhtar.
Are you going to send Berkcan to death row because of a mistake he made?
This concert is not an opportunity for you or our village, alone,
it's also an opportunity for Berkcan.
An opportunity to show us and everyone that he changed.
Don't you have any respect for hard work, Osman?
We worked so hard for months. Is this how it's gonna be?
And who cares what he said about villagers? Why is that so important?
In the end, he's striving to help us here, is he not?
If that's the case...
Thanks to you, I don't have any customers today.
They got so carried away, they are all trying to help out with that concert.
Stop talking, it's not over yet. I have a final plan.
They won't be able to attend that festival.
You will see.
I told you many times, I don't use sugar.
Zeynep, I couldn't tell you in there. You look beautiful.
And I couldn't tell you before, your hair looks better like this.
Really?
Guys, come on, we'll be late.
Let's go.
But there's room for only one person here.
Yeah, get in, I'll get on the equipment van.
- No way, you are our star. - Don't be silly.
Everyone in this orchestra is a star. Come on, get in,
it's better if I stay with the workers, I should check everything. Go on.
- Fatih, take good care of our band. - Sure, bro.
- I am so excited. Get going. - Me too.
Guys, did we forget anything? Let's check, come on.
Cihangir? Cihangir!
Cihangir, god damn you!
Hey, wait!
Come on boy, come on my good boy, come on.
How do they get him to walk? Go, boy.
Cihangir, god damn you!
Let's see how you gonna play without your precious instruments.
Man!
What's wrong, boy?
- It's getting crowded in here. - So, what are we gonna do now?
We cannot do anything 'till Berkcan gets here.
- What are you doing? - You stupid man,
didn't I tell you not to come near me again?
Is there no escape from you? What kind of a man are you?
We are the ones suffering because of you man.
Ever since you came to our village, we lost our peace and happiness.
I brought hope to them, what have you done for them?
This concert's really important not only for our village, but your father too.
What kind of a son are you, you traitor?
Why would I care about my father man?
Osman? Osman, come here.
Come, let me introduce you to our guests here.
Osman, he is the headman of the village who organized the concert
- we'll be watching shortly. - Good evening, sir.
Mr. Osman, we heard the band's story, they are all villagers huh?
That is a great success, we'd like to congratulate you.
Thank you sir, thank you. When you praise me like that,
I cannot help but feel proud.
Also, my wife will be playing the drums tonight.
Really? Now I am really curious.
How is it going?
Berkcan bro was bringing the instruments but they are still not here.
We're screwed. Have a nice evening, sir.
Come on, let's go.
Why wasn't the stage prepared? Why didn't you do it on time?
- We're waiting for Berkcan. - So, where is he?
- He was coming in the equipment van. - Coming in the equipment van, was he?
We made a mistake trusting him. It came to bite me in the arse.
We lost our equipment, these people are waiting for a concert.
Fuck me for trusting him!
You said he wouldn't come but here he is.
- I am not too late, am I? - No boy, you are just in time.
We need these equipment to be carried to the stage, mukhtar.
Okay, we, we need these equipment to be carried to the stage.
Your t-shirt is dirty, that's bad, do you have a spare one?
I had to have a conversation with Cihangir in a language he understands.
A spare? I wish I had an assistant to save me when I needed him!
You always have an assistant, Mr. Berkcan.
Four eyes? I really missed you, come here.
- I missed you too. - My dear, how are you?
I am great.
- Listen, you took care of it, right? - Sure I did, don't worry.
Let me introduce you to my friends. This is Zeynep teacher.
Osman, it's been five minutes, no one's on the stage yet?
It's okay, sir. It'll start soon.
Nilüfer, are you waiting for them to take the stage?
There is still some time for that, come, let's go see around.
- Mr. Osman? - Yes sir?
- Isn't he Mr. Berkcan? - Yes.
My daughter is a fan of his. You did a great job.
I will talk about you often when I go back to Ankara.
I'd appreciate that, sir. Thank you.
Your voice is exactly as I imagined. It's beautiful.
The return of lost pop singer Berkcan, was amazing.
- What do you think about that? - I couldn't believe my eyes.
It was an amazing performance. Amazing.
Even though he wasn't around for months, even though he was
the number one on the lists, we were wondering, who'll break
the next record you know? And he did it himself once again.
I am in awe Berkcan, you are amazing. We love you. Amazing.
Mr. Zelzele, we have a question.
What do you think about Mr. Berkcan's latest concert?
Move, please.
You were so sure of your last song but he's number one again.
- Stop, stop recording me. - Mr. Zelzele, please.
- God. - Mr. Zelzele?
- Please go away, just go away. - Mr. Zelzele, please. Mr. Zelzele?
Mr. Zelzele, answer our question please.
My love, open the door, it's locked.
- Mr. Zelzele, please. - Mr. Zelzele?
Ms. Ece?
My dear governor and dear people,
I greet and embrace you all with my most heartfelt feelings.
As you all know very well, our village has been longing
for a fountain for many years.
But, during my term as your mukhtar, this longing is finally over.
I believe, this fountain will be the symbol of Çeşmeli village.
It will be a frequent destination for both domestic and foreign tourists.
On this occasion, I hand over the scissors to our district governor.
Let me turn it on then.
What is this? Are you kidding me, mukhtar?
Is this how you run a village?
But I'm glad I saw this,
the first thing I do as soon as I arrive in the district,
will be do think about your request about Ankara.
Hey, Cihangir? What is this, boy?
A fountain, dad. He looks like me, right?
But I told him, I told him to do it as is, he still made it small.
- It's a work of art. - I'll shit on your art, boy!
You donkey! You little bastard, come here!
Come here!