The State

Welcome back, sweetie.

Can you tell me what's happening? No-one's told me anything.

You have a compound fracture of the femur,

you've lost a lot of blood and some muscle tissue.

Will I be able to walk?

Gangrene's the biggest danger.

We don't even have the basic drugs here.

It's OK, it's only Isaac.

So, what's all this?

I start at the training camp tomorrow.

I have to pack, we live there.

You're too young, aren't you?

I'm ten in two weeks.

That's when they serve.

I'm sorry, Isaac, you're still a child.

I'm your mother and I'll decide when you're ready to train to fight.

No!

Yes, Isaac. No, you won't.

I decide and I want to go.

The rules have changed.

They're sending more and more children to the front line.

They've cut the training to 15 days.

He's not going. How would you stop him?

It's the law. I don't care.

He's not going.

It's positive.

I thought you'd be happy.

Isn't this what you want?

My husband is shaheed.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Will you remarry?

Of course.

When my child is born.

You don't have to, you know.

And what, be a single mother like you?

My child will need a father.

And anyway, I want to.

It's my duty.

For fuck's sake.

Do you think he could have arranged it?

I don't know.

It's possible.

He may be able to get me sent back early but what happens then is up to me.

There's plenty there looking for death.

Don't worry, I'm not one of them.

Just don't die, OK?

So, Ziyaad's a martyr? Alhamdulillah.

Yeah.

How was he?

He was fearless, akhi.

This is where you do all the torture and stuff?

Nah, fam.

No need.

Just drop a few necks and suddenly everyone's bless.

Who is this anyway?

CIA.

Face the wall.

What's he like?

OK.

Don't talk about back home, though.

I thought he's from London? Talk Arabic.

He's got a real problem with Brits.

America, you keep on your aerial bombardments in Sham,

which keep striking our people.

So, it's only right we keep on striking the necks of your people.

Stay on him, bruv. He's watching.

Cut.

Where in Britain?

Er, London... Er, Wembley.

What was I supposed to say?

It's how he gets them to be quiet for the camera.

He tells them he won't actually do it,

it's just to get the governments to pay up.

He keeps bringing them here and nothing happens?

They get used to islam, when the real time comes...

Kafir, Kafir come here!

Kafir! Kafir! Kafir!

Abu Hassan! Abu Hassan al-Brittani!

Kafir! Kafir!

Kafir!

What is it? >

Hurry up, you're embarrassing me!

Isaac...

Umm Zubair, Allah has given you a great reward.

Assalamu alaikum. Wa alaikum alsalam wa rahmatullah.

So, you're working for the CIA?

No.

They don't just torture people for no reason.

They found dollars in my house.

Yes, I know.

Everybody has dollars here.

So, what do they want? They want nothing.

I told you, their eyes are on me because I helped my wife escape.

What is it?

Come on.

Stop!

What's going on? Tell me!

Keep your voice down. We're leaving.

Leaving? What do you mean?

Leaving Syria. What?

No way! It's really simple...

No! Isaac, listen to me...

What about our stuff?

We don't need stuff. We just need each other.

Look, I'm telling you, it's time to go.

But there's no way this is going to work if you're against it.

Fine. I don't want to go.

But I do, for really good reasons... What reasons?

There isn't much time,

so I'm asking you to trust me.

But it's up to you.

You decide.

We stay, or we go.

You decide.

So, why did you come to Syria?

To answer Allah and his messenger.

My brother was here.

He died at Kobani.

I wanted to find out what happened to him.