My Father's Violin (Babamın Kemanı)

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Oh God!

Applaud the musicians

and put your tips in the hat!

Thank you, madam!

Applaud the musicians and put your tips in the hat!

-Run! -Stop, come here!

-What's going on? -Come here! Stop running!

My dear daughter, you've fed the dog, now you'll be hungry.

Dad, leave the poor animals alone. Let them be.

Are you okay, Dad?

I'm okay.

I just choked on a fish bone.

Dad?

Yes, my precious?

Why do they always chase us away?

Because they're scared.

Of whom? Of us?

No, they are scared of themselves.

They are scared of realizing that they are parts of the same music.

What do you mean?

Now, listen.

Look at them.

See?

Everyone is a melody.

You just need to know how to listen.

I'm sorry, Maestro.

If you're a part of the whole, you aren't allowed to mess up.

We've been practicing for weeks, playing the same piece over and over.

I'm very sorry.

My son is sick.

He is in the hospital with his dad.

I was thinking of them, sorry.

-Does your family always come first? -Yes, Maestro.

My family always comes first.

Fine.

Be with your family, then.

There's no place for you in this orchestra.

Yes. Let's continue.

God!

For God's sake, Ali Rıza. We have walked our feet off!

And look at me, I've got a rash! I'm walking like a circumcised boy.

-Have a good night. -Good night.

Good night.

-Can you open the door? -Yes.

All right.

What's going on? You're waking me up so early.

Daddy?

What happened here?

That happened in a volcanic eruption.

I fell into the volcano while saving people.

Don't lie, Dad!

Your uncle pulled me out.

Well, you said the wound on your head was because a plane hit you.

Its wing left a mark here, see?

And what happened here?

Lions attacked me.

No way. In our neighborhood?

There used to be lions in our neighborhood.

Your uncle and I chased them away.

Where is my uncle now?

How do you come up with these hard questions so early in the morning?

What's that smell?

Oh, the menemen!

Wow, look at all this food!

My dear, who is going to eat all this menemen?

Sweet Tooth eats a lot, he is never full.

-Anyway, I'll go get the guys. -Okay.

-Don't eat before we get here. -Okay!

Hey!

THE FAMOUS VIRTUOSO HAS A CONCERT TONIGHT

Damn it, Ali Rıza. You are breaking our hearts with your fu…

With your freaking music.

-Over here, Mr. Mahir. -Could you look here too?

Thanks. That should be enough, right?

Well done, Mehmet Mahir.

It was a great night.

By the way, Ulrich Mertin is coming to my office next week.

-Will you join us? -Sure.

The concert is almost sold out.

It'll be a great night.

We'll see.

This is Merve, my wife.

-Have you met before? -My memory is bad.

I guess so, we're meeting for the third time.

-Have you met Ms. Suna? -Yes, for sure.

We were talking about his concert with Ulrich Mertin.

A famous violin virtuoso from Berlin.

I'm sure it's a great honor for you to play his compositions.

I mean, sure. It is.

But we'll start with my composition.

We never discussed that.

You know I like surprises.

You are so lucky, Ms. Suna. Your husband is a unique talent.

I'm the lucky one.

I would be nowhere without my wife.

Well…

-To your health. -To your health.

It was a surprise for me too.

Your composition. You said you have one.

I can't wait to listen to it.

I've had some stuff on my mind.

Because you always have some stuff on your mind.

You always have to be the greatest and the best, right?

Dear Mehmet Mahir Kamacı…

Not now, Suna.

You can go, I'll come later.

Wow.

Big concert, huh?

Are you here to congratulate me?

I brought this.

I had the same photo.

I tore it up.

You can keep it.

You grew up.

You grew old.

I tried to reach out to you but--

-What's your excuse? -It isn't an excuse.

Italy is far away.

I can barely leave my neighborhood.

How can I leave the country?

But you finally made it.

My brother is a big violinist now.

Violin virtuoso.

Why did you come?

You have a niece. Her name is Özlem.

She is eight.

She is such a know-it-all.

Her mother died giving birth.

We haven't been happy since then.

She is bright. Just like you were as a kid.

-She plays the violin… -What are you doing?

After 32 years, are you talking about your daughter like nothing happened?

"You are so similar."

"She is a lot like you."

Then I hope you don't put her on a ship and run away too.

I didn't run away.

You did, Ali Rıza.

I did everything on my own.

So…

don't come up to me years later to talk about family.

Mehmet!

I'm dying.

My doctors told me…

to get treatment immediately.

Then, to live out my days.

I don't worry about death.

But Özlem…

She will have nobody once I'm dead.

Other than her uncle.

For me, you died many years ago, Ali Rıza.

I don't have a brother or a niece.

Suna.

I saw Ali Rıza.

Who?

My older brother.

I saw my older brother.

And his name is Ali Rıza.

And I'm finding out just now.

He's changed a lot.

Only his eyes are the same.

And his wounds, I suppose.

He looked at me like he did on that day.

Like when he abandoned me.

Enough!

Shut up, people are sleeping. Be quiet.

Cowboy is speaking up.

Okay, Sheriff, we'll be quiet.

You keep this neighborhood peaceful, we get it.

-Just don't get drunk for once. -What if I do, huh?

What is going on?

Ali Rıza?

Are you okay?

Yes, I'm okay. It's fine.

You're not okay, you're coughing your head off. Let me hold that.

-Feel better. -Are you okay?

-Are you okay, Dad? -Yes.

Dad, your mouth is bleeding!

Ali Rıza!

What are you looking at? Get a taxi!

-Hey, man. -Don't cry, dear.

Hello? We're waiting. Yes, we're waiting on the street.

Be quick.

-Dad! -Okay.

You aren't going to die, right?

Hurry up, come on.

Yes, we're waiting on the street.

I'm not going to die, my dear.

I'll always be by your side.

Every time you take a breath,

I will too.

Every time the wind blows,

I'll stroke your hair.

Every time it rains, I'll kiss your cheek.

Every time you touch the ground, I'll hold your hand.

And every time you play the violin,

I'll put my head on your shoulder.

I'll always listen to you.

I'll listen to you whenever you play the violin.

Talk to me.