Zozo

Mom?

Mom? Look what I made.

- That"s nice. - Look, please.

Not now. Wait a minute.

Mom, when are we going to Sweden?

What"s wrong with you? "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!"

Cut it out, we"re watching the news.

- What"s the matter? - Look what I made.

- It"s very nice. Did you carve it? - Yes.

- What"s the matter? - Nothing.

- Tell me, Zozo. - It"s nothing.

- Do you ever dream, Mom? - Yes. Have you been dreaming?

Did you dream a lot when you were a child?

Tell me what you"ve been dreaming?

You"re not going to leave me, are you?

Darling, what makes you think that? How can you think l"d leave you?

L"d leave the whole world before I left you, sweetie.

Don"t ever think like that again.

- Have you finished your homework? - No, not yet.

Come here! Give me a kiss.

L"ll tell you something. Look at this ruler.

If it"s one mm shorter than 15cm, you"ll never see the money.

- Well? - Wait, l"m thinking of a beautiful girl.

- Imagine Amil"s sister. - What?!

L"m kidding. But... your sister is amazing.

As amazing as your head. Shut up, will you!

My God! My granddad doesn"t even have a thing like that!

- It must be fake. - Hurry up if you want to measure it.

Amil! Riad! L"ve been looking for you everywhere.

- Where"s my money? - Shut up. Never mind him.

Come on, let"s go!

- His sister is pretty, isn"t she? - Yeah, but don"t exaggerate.

L"m not. It"s not like l"m gonna do something to her.

Forget her. Just forget her!

Guys... Who wants bread? But it"s not my turn.

- I went last time. - No, I did, then him and now you.

On one condition... I get to meet your sister.

- Stop talking about my sister! - I just want to say hello to her.

- OK, but that"s the last time. - Think about the bread instead.

Shit, he"s really horny.

- Three breads, please. - Certainly.

OK. One, two, go!

- My money! - Hold the bread.

You brats, you bastards!

Where did he go? Did you see him?

- Son, I have no idea. - Bastards!

Charbel, my son. Warde, my daughter- in-law. I hope you"re all well.

And most importantly, Zozo? Zozo, my love. You"re well, I hope.

Hurry up with the paperwork so you can come to Sweden soon.

We"re waiting, grandma and I.

L"ll teach you some Swedish-

- so you"re prepared when you arrive. L"ll start now.

"What"s your name" is "what"s your name".

"How you are" means "how are you".

"Where comes from school" means "when did you come from school".

"Table dining" means "dining table". "Curtanny" means "curtains".

"Flowers" means "flower". They like flowers a lot over here.

"Go play soccer, Zozo" means "Go and play soccer, Zozo".

I know you love soccer, Zozo.

Please hurry and come over so that we can meet soon.

Take care now, my dear Zozo.

"Bye" means "bye".

"Bye."

- How"s the paperwork going? - The passports are ready...

...and the tickets are coming any day now.

- Flowers... - What"s that?

- Grandpa just said it. - It means "flower".

"Flower"? Does that mean that my name is Flowers in Swedish?

Lmagine me introducing you: "l"m Charbel and this is my wife Flowers."

No thanks, l"m not hungry.

- Have a bite. - No, l"m going downstairs.

- Where to? Eat first. - L"m studying with a girlfriend.

You"re too thin. Eat first and study later.

You"re the one who"s always telling me to study.

- Okay. Give my love to her Mom. - I will.

Take care now, my son.

"Give my love to her Mom"? You did anything to catch a glimpse of me.

I did? You were always showing off behind the curtains.

- We didn"t have any curtains. - I meant "curtanny", like Grandpa said.

Okay, but we did have a rug that I used to beat on the balcony.

They won"t even let you eat in peace...

Dani, get downstairs!

Hurry, hurry! Give me the passports.

Hurry up! Wait for me downstairs by the door.

There are so many destroyed buildings in Lebanon.

It"s not like that in Sweden. They"ve only got nice houses there.

- How do you know? - My grandmother sends me pictures.

- The sea, trees... It"s like paradise. - What are the girls like there?

- Tall and blonde. You"d like them. - Send me one then, will you?

- Stop talking about girls. - L"m not talking to you.

You"re wet behind the ears and you want to talk about girls!

- It"s not your business. - Who wants to date you?

Just a thought: We"re going to Sweden soon. Will you come with us?

- Where"s Sweden? Never heard of it. - It"s a nice country far away.

- There"s no war there. - Are there countries without war?

- There"s no war there. - How"d you know?

I know because grandma"s sent me pictures.

- Here, have a look. - Let me see. It looks nice.

Yeah, it"s really nice. If we go there we can have fun all the time.

- What? - We"ll have fun.

But how can I go with you? I don"t have a passport.

- L"ll hide you, but my dad musn"t see. - What if your dad sees me?

Don"t worry, l"ll arrange something.

- Who are you talking to? - No one.

- Yes, you"re talking to someone. - No, l"m not.

Are you talking to a chicken? Have you lost your mind?

No, l"m bringing him to Sweden.

Sure, just get him a passport, a visa and a ticket too.

- No, seriously. - Seriously, come up and eat instead.

- Guess where we"re going today. - To Sweden? Is it true?!

- L"m going to Sweden today! - You"re so lucky.

L"m going to miss you!

- L"ll miss you too. - Say hello to Riad, I won"t have time.

- Tell him to leave your sis alone. - He messes with her, l"ll kick his ass.

- Before you go: Don"t forget to write. - L"ll do my best.

- Just send anything. - I will. Bye.

- Maybe l"ll come after you. - Please try.

- Where"s your passport? - I gave it to you.

- I can"t find it. - What do you mean you can"t find it?

- Mom, where"s my pink skirt? - Forget about it.

- But I want to bring it with me. - Bring something else. Just hurry up.

- You put it in the kitchen? - In the kitchen?

Are you going to make soup of it? Darling, I can"t find your passport.

What do you mean? I put it here with yours...

Here it is.

- Yes, Dad? - Hurry home now. Hurry!

- I have to talk to my girlfriend. - Forget about her. We"re leaving!

- What are you doing? - Nothing.

Go and buy some water. Hurry!

- You said I was going with you. - Yes, but on the next flight.

Why? I thought we were going together.

- The plane was full. - Why didn"t you tell me?

I just found out. L"ll send you a ticket tomorrow.

- How will you send it? - L"ll arrange it.

- Have you been lying? - No l"m not lying.

You said we"d get married and have children.

- Yes, and we will. - Why"ve you been lying!

You are my sweetheart, l"d never lie to you.

- Mom! - Don"t look at them.

- Look at me! - Mom!

- What are you doing? - Climb inside. Hurry!

- Take these. - Dani, come with me!

Listen! I can"t, but don"t be afraid. I promise l"ll come back for you.

The soldiers will be here any second. Keep quiet!

- Get up now. - Is that you, Mom?

Come here, Zozo.

- Where am I? - You"re with me.

- Where are you? - Here.

- What is this? - Don"t be afraid.

Zozo? Come on, wake up now.

I don"t think your brother will return.

I know it"s hard, but you must be strong.

Maybe he"ll show up at the airport?

Come on, let"s go to Sweden.

- Hello. - Hello, what would you like?

One bread, please.

- Here. That"ll be five lira. - But I have no money.

No money? Do you think this is charity? Give it back and go away!

- What"s this supposed to mean? - Why not give it to him, you bastard?

- Can"t you see he"s hungry? - Aren"t you the landlord"s daughter?

- How are you? How"s your dad? - Fine. Why didn"t you give it to him?

- I tried to, but he refused it. - Don"t lie. I heard you.

- Here you are. Enjoy. - Here"s some money to keep you happy.

- Would you like something else? - It"s on me.

- No, don"t bother. - Get off my back then.

We might as well close if everyone gets to eat for free.

You look like you"re starving.

Thanks for this.

Is that your chicken? Lt"s cute. What"s its name?

- I don"t know. - Why are you so sad?

- Do you know the way to the airport? - Why do you want to go there?

- L"m going to Sweden. - To Sweden? By yourself?

- Yes. - Where are your parents?

They"re dead.

If you want to get to the airport it"s near my house. L"ll take you.

- What"s your name? - Zozo.

My name is Rita.

- Is the airport far away? - No, we"re pretty close.

But it"s getting dark. I don"t think any planes fly this late.

- Are we by the airport? - I want to show you something first.

- What"s that? - Cartridges.

- It"s beautiful here, isn"t it? - Yes, it is.

Dad takes me here when they go bird hunting. L"ll show you how they do it.

They hide behind a tree, load their guns and take aim...

And then, if they see a bird...

Come here, quickly!

L"ll count to three, and then we start shooting birds.

One, two... come on!

Quiet...

Hurry up. In here! Just hurry up and be careful.

Stay there and be as quiet as you can.

Where have you been?

You stupid little girl? Don"t you know what time it is?

Go straight to bed now!

Next time you"re home this late l"ll kill you, you little brat!

You can come out now.

Can I sit down?

- Did he hit you? - No.

- But you"re all red. - He"s always that angry.

It"s okay. L"ll get a mattress for you.