01x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

[bees buzzing]

[dramatic music playing]

[cell door opening]

[guard] Get in there! Move it.

-[groans]
-[Walid] Deal!

-[cell door closing]
-How's it going, guys?

[chatter and clamoring]

[prisoner 1] Check this one out.

[prisoner 2] Who's this guy?

I'm Walid.

Is your bed a lower bunk?

I can't sleep up top,
I'll get dizzy.

[buzzing continues]

Psst.

Let me have the bottom bunk,

and I'll make you
rich in here, man.

-Deal?
-[sighs]

Why don't you leave
those bees alone?

Or the whole hive is gonna be
buzzing around here before long.

[dramatic music playing]

[Walid whistling]

[Ibrahim sighs]

[chatter and clamoring]



BEIRUT ROUMIEH PRISON

[Walid] Well, hello there,
Mister Guard.

Come over here for a second,
come here.

Now, let's see.

If you want that, it'll cost you.

You got money or what?
All right, yeah.

Yeah, that'll work.
Let's do this.

Yallah. Here you go, take it.

[whistling]

[tense music playing]

You have some kinda death wish?

You know where you are?

[kiss]

[whistling]

[man in German over tape]
Chapter 14.

At the supermarket.

Thank you for buying groceries.

Thank you for buying groceries.

[man in German]
Can you change the money?

[metal screeching]

[dramatic music playing]

-Would you...
-[cell door opens]

[footsteps approaching]

[lock rattling]

[Walid in English]
Hey there, fellas.

-[guard] Move it! Get up.
-[Walid groans]

What's the problem? What did I...

What?

[screaming in pain]

What's going on?

[chief guard] That's enough.

[Walid groaning]

[chief guard]
Where's your stash hidden?

Where is it hidden?

I don't have anything stashed.

What do you mean?
[groaning and choking]

[chief guard]
Where did you hide that sh*t?

I asked you a question,
you scumbag.

[grunting]

Hmm?

Come down.

Get it.

[Walid groaning]

[groaning and panting]

Oh, my God.

[chief guard] So, German?

You wanna explain this?

Get 'em both outta here.

[Walid] No, wait.
Hang on, I can explain! Okay.

-I'm going, I'm going! Easy.
-[guard] Move it.

Easy! I'm walking on my own,
don't hit me man! I am.

[grunting in pain]

[tense music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

[Hanin] Ali?

You tell me what you're doing.

Nothing.

Are you smoking?

Am I? No! Why do you ask?

It's time to come in,
and bring your brothers.

It's almost time for dinner.

Okay, Grandma.

Ali! Listen, young man.

This is it, if I ever catch you
smoking again...

By God, I'm telling your father.

[street chatter]

-Arian, have you seen Marwan?
-[Arian] No, man.

Stay safe, kid, all right?

[singer] ♪ Woop-woop
That's the sound of da police ♪

♪ Woop-woop
That's the sound of da beast ♪

[Marwan]
First, second and third.

Yeah! Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam.

[chatter and trash talk]

Oh!

Marwan?

-Ah, one more round.
-[Ali] No, come here.

-Come.
-I need one more goal.

Come.

-Yes?
-Yallah, we have to go home.

-Why, man?
-Teta made dinner for us.

-Why, bro?
-Go on, get your stuff.

-Come on.
-All right.

Hey, you know where Abbas is?

[rapper rapping
in foreign language]

[crowd cheering]

-Yo! How much you got?
-Dude, what is that?

-Homie, just put it in.
-[Omar] Okay, here.

-Try to get over to that side. Okay.
-All right.

[guard whistles]

I don't believe this.
What's going on?

What do you think
you're doing here?

Turn that shitty music off.

[clamoring and complaining]

All of you need to get lost,
right now.

You guys make
such a big deal over nothing.

Who's in charge here?
Hey. Buddy!

Excuse me, pal. Come here.

You set up this discotheque,
or what?

No, I was gonna jump
on the train.

What's in the bucket?
Let me see.

I don't know those guys.

Are you stealing from the crowd?

-Nah, I don't know.
-Where's all the cash?

-What?
-Where's all the dough?

No, I was just trying
to catch my train.

What's that? You bring those
from home, or what?

-Uh...
-Well, listen up.

You have the power to decide
how this will end.

And if you give me the cash,
then we could be friends.

Otherwise, I'll call
my colleagues in uniform,

and in two minutes,
they're gonna... [grunts]

-[laughing]
-[guard] Hey!

Hey, come here, g*dd*mn it!

[exciting music playing]

Stay right there! Stop!

Stop running now!

Not another step!

Hey! What's goin' on? Hey!

-The dude is really fast.
-Stop right there!

Run!

[guard] I said stop!

[Abbas] Run, run, run!

[guard] Don't you punks
dare come back here.

Don't bother counting it. Just
give it to me and we're even.

-Like that?
-Yeah.

-Hell yeah.
-Yeah, man. Yallah.

-Later.
-See you later. Bye.

All right, come on.

Why the hell are you hanging
with that a*s?

What do you mean, "a*s"?

Dude, we were working.
We made money.

Yeah, working.

Bet you were scamming
some break dancers again.

Yeah, basically.

How much did you make?

I made 20, altogether,
we made 40.

Hey, can I have it?
I wanna buy new studs.

No, man, I want to buy the new
Tupac, forget your studs.

Tupac? I thought
it was Biggie, man.

Biggie? Biggie is East Coast.

What do I want with that clown?

We rep West Coast forever.

-Whatever.
-Tupac, Dre, Snoopity Dogg Dogg.

-You get it? You don't switch sides. You can't.
-This guy.

Screw all that West Coast,
East Coast.

Give Marwan half.

Fine, here.

Only 'cause he made me.

-[kiss]
-Little wiener.

You're not gonna go pro
with those calves,

-you gotta work on those.
-[Marwan] Ow!

-That hurt.
-Hey, Amara, what's goin' on?

What's with all these boxes?

Charly's responsible.
They're full of pens.

-Aw, not again, man.
-Teta said we should take it all in.

[Abbas sighs] -[Ali] Okay,
c'mon, we'll get 50 marks for this.

-[sighing and grunting]
-Yallah.

You know, the Germans
write way too much,

and foreigners talk too much.

[Marwan] Keep going.

Thank you, Marwan.
You're just so nice.

Are you screwing with me, dude?

-You call yourself an athlete?
-Relax, man.

-Seriously, what is this?
-Keep moving, soccer star.

[Malik praying in Arabic]

[dramatic music playing]

[Malik] The kids just keep
getting bigger.

Ali's a grown man now.

He had a math test today.

He's really excelling with that.

Marwan... well, all Marwan
thinks about is soccer. [chuckles]

Amara...

just keeps getting prettier.

She looks like you.

[soft music playing]

And she's smart.

But the one who misses
you the most... [sighs]

Abbas.

He's still having a hard time.

Your mother is taking great
care of your children.

But our letters to your brother
in Beirut remain unanswered.

May Allah give him strength.

[screaming and groaning]

[chief guard]
Whose drugs are these, huh?

Whose drugs are these? Huh?

[shouting, yelling]

[chief guard] Whose?

Tell the truth or get k*lled.

[whipping]

Who brought those drugs in here?
Tell us.

Okay, all right, I'll talk.
I did it. I did it. It was me.

Okay? The drugs are all mine,
and so is the cash.

I swear,
I was the only one involved.

[groaning in pain]

[Ibrahim panting]

[Walid] Just me.

[groans]

[groans]

[groaning in pain]

[panting]

[chief guard] Yeah, I guess
it was just the one guy.

[Ibrahim panting]

All right, sounds good.

[tense music playing]

[guard] On your feet.

[Ibrahim panting]

[Walid grunts]

[ears ringing]

[panting]

[Karami] Why do they call you
"the German"?

[panting]

Because I'm learning
to speak it. [panting]

[Karami] And why is that?

'Cause I have family in Germany,

and I want to join them there.

[Karami] Where in Germany?

[panting]

Berlin.

[gasps]

[agitated breathing]

[Karami] Do you know who I am?

Guess not. Halim Karami.

And you're definitely
no stranger to me.

You're Ibrahim.

You fought bravely
for the militia

in Zuqaq al-Blat.

My family supported you
back then.

And you were always
a loyal soldier.

I'll get you your papers.

You can finally reunite
with your family,

get out of here,
and head to Berlin.

And in return,

you're gonna do me a favor.

Someone over there
owes me something.

Someone who, until recently,
was staying right here

living with you, in your cell.

And you're gonna get rid of him.

I have to assume
it won't be a problem...

for you to k*ll.

Right?

[tense music playing]

So, what do you say?

[foreign music playing on radio]

[Malik] Can you throw some
Parmesan on that, please?

-Yep.
-Hey! What are you doing?

-You want Parmesan or what?
-Throw that away.

-Why?
-'Cause it's rotten.

Oh, I missed that.

I didn't see it, relax.

[Malik] Here you go, use this.

Your father doesn't
like stuff like that.

Ah, that m*therf*cker.

When is my father ever happy?

[laughing]

Signora, your pasta.

[Abbas] What do you mean...

[indistinct conversation]

[Abbas]
You bagged yourself a tenner.

-[Marwan] Yeah.
-[Abbas] Give me half, dude.

-Salam Aleykum.
-Salam, Dad.

Aleykum Salam, Baba.

Aleykum salam, Dad.

[indistinct conversation]

- Salam, Hanin
- Aleykum Salam.

-Thanks.
-[Amara] Get it yourself.

So, I see we've received
some more pens here.

Uh-huh. Indeed, we have,

-and that means...
-Yeah?

We'll have some more money
coming this week.

-Thanks be to Allah.
-Al hamdulillah.

-[Abbas] Huh?
-So, kids, how's it going?

[all] Good, Baba.

-How are you?
-[Malik] Great.

-How was work?
-Good, like always.

[Abbas]
These olives are amazing.

-Not bad. How was school?
-[Abbas] Yeah.

-Good.
-[Ali] It was good.

Like always, right?

Abbas was absent today.

Wait, huh? No, I was at school.

I was there. Amara.

[in Arabic]
I didn't say anything.

Hey, we speak German here.

-I didn't rat on you, okay?
-[Hanin] Malik...

They shouldn't forget their
mother tongue, Malik.

-Mm-hmm.
-When you're gone,

they only speak to me in German.

-Mm-hmm.
-And, as far as Abbas, actually, his school called over here.

-Yeah. I didn't go.
-Well, Abbas?

-I was battling.
-What?

-Yeah, I made 20 marks, Baba.
-Begging?

-Yeah, battling at the station.
-Asking for money?

-Wait, no, no, no...
-[Marwan] No.

-It's not like that, Baba.
-Baba, it's a dance battle.

Baba, come on.
I'm not a beggar, Baba.

[laughing] -[Ali] He plays the
music and the other guys dance.

[Abbas] And I collect the money.

Breakdance, Biggie,
Tupac and all.

[Malik] Oh, is that right? Okay.

Hey, but today
was the last time, okay?

-School's important.
-Yeah, okay.

-Understand?
-Mm-hmm.

-Yeah?
-Yes, I promise.

-Okay.
-[Hanin] Ibrahim?

-Ibrahim, is that you? [gasps]
-Hmm?

-Where are you?
-What's going on, Hanin?

-[Abbas] What's up?
-Huh?

-[Hanin] How are you?
-Hmm?

-[Marwan] What is it?
-[Ali] What's up?

[Hanin] How are you doing,
my son?

What's going on?

-It's Ibrahim. Ibrahim.
-Who is it?

-Ibrahim?
-He's out.

-Hello?
-He's out of prison.

-[Ibrahim] Hello, Malik?
-Ibrahim?

[Ibrahim] That's right,
it's me, habibi,

-your favorite brother-in-law.
-They let you out?

When I'm home,
I'll tell you more.

I'll see you in a few days.

So, hang on,
you're coming to Berlin?

[Ibrahim] That's right,
I am coming to Germany.

-And when is that?
-I'll give you a call.

And I'll be there soon.

[Malik] Great! All right,
okay. Got it.

Whatever you say, man, all right.

-Safe travels, habibi.
-[Ibrahim] See you.

[indistinct chatter]

[soft dramatic music playing]

[effort grunt]

[Abbas sighing]

-Hey, you guys?
-Huh?

[yawning]

Why was Uncle Ibrahim locked up?

He was in a militia.

So they arrested him.

Go to sleep, okay?

Hang on, wasn't baba there?

He didn't get arrested.

Ah, you know what I heard, man,

Teta told me recently...
[yawning]

That during the w*r,
when they were there,

five people got arrested,

from the other side.

And then they needed
to execute these guys,

and Uncle Ibrahim couldn't.

He didn't want to,
and he let 'em go.

Then, this as*h*le, right?

Just rats on Uncle Ibrahim
and his militia dudes,

-so they got caught.
-Man.

And the government came
and arrested them all.

And then...
then, just after that,

Mom, Dad, and Teta
came to Germany with us.

You go to jail for eight years
'cause of that?

It's the militia.

Here, it's like the mafia,
he's lucky he's not dead.

-Dead? What do you mean?
-Hey, guys, go to sleep now. That's enough.

[Marwan sighs]

[Abbas sighs]

[sniffing]

-Who farted?
-Who farted?

-Jeez, man.
-You.

-You're the one.
-I did it?

No, I didn't.

Fart ninja.

-Bruh!
-[laughing]

Mine are loud, but, come on!

Kick him out!
Get him outta here!

You're sleeping
on the floor now, you prick!

-[student] Hey, hey, wait up!
-[school bell ringing]

[Böhm] These are your...
your corrections

for the last exam.

Hmm. Impressive.

-Thanks.
-Mm-hmm.

-[quiet chatter]
-Here.

[student] Mister Böhm,
I'm missing two points here.

[Böhm laughs]
Yes, well, quite a few of you

are missing some points, right?

-And that's exactly...
-Alanya, what'd you get?

-I got an A, why?
-Can I see it, please?

-Yeah, here.
-[Böhm] We will go over that.

Well, what was your score?

I got a 46, dude.

I don't get it.
I did everything right.

-Okay.
-[school bell rings]

[Böhm] Tomorrow we'll go
over the basics.

Excuse me, Mister Böhm,
I have a question.

Hamady. How can I help?

I got everything correct,

and I've only got 46 points
and a B.

-Yes.
-And why is that?

Dative, genitive, commas,
and your spelling.

After eight years
in this country,

you should know that stuff.

This is math class.

I know other people in here

make a lot more errors
than me and got an A.

I'm gonna have to stop you
right there, okay?

-Are you sh1tting me?
-You have to decide.

You need to try harder,
or just forget about it.

Because it's up to you.
It's a free country.

No one's forcing you to attend.

Cool. I guess I'll take it up
with Ms. Beckmann.

-Sure, go ahead.
-[scoffs]

-n*zi as*h*le.
-What was that?

[students murmuring]

[Böhm] You just earned a warning
in your class records.

Hamady.

[Beckmann]
No, he can't do that.

He can grade grammar
and spelling if he likes,

that's his call,

but he has to do it
for every test.

If you want, I'll talk to him.

Then, most likely,

he'll have to give out
a redo exam,

for your entire class.

Would you like that?

Yeah, no.

-I...
-You won't be very popular.

I know.

Böhm knows that school
is not required

for boys like you.

I think he wants to make you
leave voluntarily.

That's... that's really unfair.

Don't let him get you down.

Yep. [sighs]

Listen, you keep your hard work,

you'll have a great final GPA.

And even with this B here,

you can study whatever you want.

After you get your residence
permit, of course.

How's that looking?

Not good. [chuckles]

Yeah, not looking good at all.

Hang in there.

[dramatic music playing]

[sighs]

[kids playing on schoolyard]

[Hanin humming]

So, one, two, three,
four oranges.

And next time, could you
weigh them out yourself, please?

Okay.

Mm-hmm, thanks.
It's okay, I can get it.

One, two... watermelon...

The Lion Cereal.

That's 24.50, please.

Oh, so, um, this is only 20.

That's not enough.

-[Hanin] What's going on?
-[Amara] Um...

-it's not enough money, Teta.
-Why not?

Um, do you think we could bring
you some food stamps later,

-because...
-Unfortunately, it's a store, so you have to pay now.

Tell her your uncle will come.

Teta...

[customer]
Can you open up a second lane?

My son will come.

Great. But that really
doesn't help us right now.

What you need is 4.50 more.

-Then here, take the melon.
-Super.

This one goes back.

And now, you're still short
by 1.50, please.

Why don't you give me
the box with the lion?

Now you have enough, okay?

And the next time
you want to come shop here,

if you would kindly add
everything up beforehand,

it's much better,
then others won't have to wait.

And everyone can get
out of here happily.

See you.

[scoff]

[plane engine whirring]

[slow dramatic music playing]

[announcer in German]
Herman Smaine,

please report to
the airport information desk.

Herman Smaine...

[people laughing]

[chatter, clamoring]

[guard in English] Next, please.

SOLELY FOR VISITS
AND BUSINESS TRAVEL

-Welcome to Germany.
-Thank you. Good day.

[indistinct announcer
over speakers]

It's been eight years.

What, you haven't gotten
any bigger?

Well, you're still a kid.

You never grew up, I guess.

A kid who you can't keep up
with on the dance floor.

You really think you were better?

Well, go on, man.
Let's see whatcha got.

-Right here?
-Yeah, of course.

Go ahead.

You ready? Here we go.

-One, two, three, four.
-One, two, three, four.

-Two, and three, four.
-Two, and three, four.

-There it is.
-Two, and three, four.

[laughing]

[Ibrahim sighs]

Malik, Malik, Malik, Malik.

Lookin' pretty old.

-I've got four kids.
-Where are they?

-Waiting for you at home.
-They're not here?

You guys will catch up
at the house.

-Is it far away?
-[sighs] No, not at all.

We'll take a taxi.

[sighs] How's my mother?

Great. She's doing well.

She's settled in?

Yeah. More or less.

[Abbas] I wouldn't have come to
get you if I knew you didn't have pot.

[Omar] Can you stop whining
and relax already?

Have I ever been dry?

Yeah. Now, dude.

I know where we can get some.

Okay, where?

Kerem.

Who's Kerem?

Crazy Kerem. You really
don't know who that is?

I do, actually, he's the one
that cut homie's d*ck off?

Uh-huh.
And he didn't just chop it,

he also ate it right
in front of the guy, dude.

-Ugh.
-Yeah, that's right. So it's really important,

when we're there, definitely
don't look him in the eye

and whatever you do, never
look at his d*ck. Absolutely not.

-Dude, I'm not g*y, are you kidding?
-It's not a g*y thing, okay?

-Just follow me.
-Okay.

Yo! Kerem.

-[Hakan] Who's this guy?
-[Omar] What's up, dude?

[Kerem] Oh, Yarram.

Yeah, man. Yarram, yarram.
How's it goin'?

Good. You?

[Omar] Oh, amazing.

-Hey, clean that corner.
-[Omar] Listen, dude,

we don't want to take up
too much of your time here.

I just wanted to grab some weed,
and we'll head out.

Okay. For you,
a 20 grammar, 300.

-You said what?
-Twenty grams, 300.

No, man, that's crazy.
Give me a decent price.

-That is a decent price.
-It's not, dude,

I'm an acquaintance.

Hmm. You wanna suck it?

-What are you saying, man?
-Why are you looking at my d*ck?

Hello, talk to me, not him,
all right?

Talk to me, okay?

Listen, I was gonna let it go,

but you screwed me before, dude.

-I what?
-Shoe polish that one time.

-I'm not dumb.
-[laughing]

I did. [laughing]

Yeah, I f*cked you
all the way over.

-[laughing] You're right.
-Yeah.

I'll make up for it,
I'll let you and you

give both my cousins head,
how's that sound?

-Dude, what is that?
-Sounds cool, huh?

You're hot for that c*ck, right?

-[Hakan] Nah, I'm good, bro.
-Yeah?

-Yeah. Yeah?
-Yeah?

Whose d*ck should I suck? Huh?

-Where is it? Come on!
-[Hakan] What are you doing?

Here, turn around
and look at your wh*res.

-[Hakan] Chill out with that.
-Hey, Omar...

-Give me my weed.
-Yo, dude. Don't be waving that at my cousins.

I want my weed, man.

-[Kerem] Okay.
-[Omar] Give me my weed.

-[Kerem] Okay.
-[Omar] Yallah. C'mon, bro.

Hakan, Hakan,
just give it to him.

Yallah, give it to him.
You heard him.

Bro, you've got to be kidding me.

[Kerem] Shut up, Hakan.
Shut up. Hakan, shush.

Abbas, get the weed.
Abbas, get that grass.

It's almost over, okay?
Yeah, yeah.

Do you know
who you're f*cking with?

[Omar] Get back, dickhead.
Don't be a c*ck knocker.

I told you not to wave
that g*n at my cousin.

-Abbas, you get it all?
-Yeah.

Mwah. Okay,
well, we'll see ya later.

Yallah. Bye-bye.

I'm gonna f*ck' ruin you, b*tch.

[Omar] Yeah, sure you will.

You don't know
how bad you f*cked up.

-f*ck.
-Shut your face.

[Omar laughing, hollering]

[upbeat music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

[Marwan] Wow, what's going on
with all this?

-How are ya?
-Salam.

-[Abou Hassan] Salam.
-Hello.

-Hi, my darling. [kiss]
-Hi, Teta.

Darling.

Not that, it's for later.

And where's Abbas?
Why isn't he with you?

We waited, but he didn't show up.

He'll get here soon, okay?

Yeah.

[Hanin panting]

It's Ibrahim.
It's Ibrahim. [gasps]

[joyful shout]

[panting]

Welcome back, my dear, sweet boy.

I've missed you so much.

You look so good. Aw.

[sighs]

-[laughing]
-What do you think?

-Has he changed?
-He's more handsome, I think.

-[chuckles]
-They're all waiting for us.

-Come on.
-[indistinct chatter]

-That over there is Abou Hassan.
-Welcome, welcome home.

-And these are his kids.
-Nice to meet you.

-Salam. How are you?
-This is our little family.

Amara, come here.

-Don't be shy, sweetie.
-Hello.

Yallah...

You look just like your mother.

-[Malik] This is Marwan.
-Hey, hey, hey.

-[laughs]
-Oh, and Ali.

Hello. How you doin', Uncle?

-He's gotten big.
-He's gotten big and handsome.

Hey, stop that,
what are you doing? Ibrahim?

-No. Just take it.
-Thank you.

-Don't, don't.
-Thank you.

-Where's, uh, where's Abbas?
-He's still at school.

-He'll be here soon.
-Yeah.

Guys, we need a sec.
Just a quick minute.

We'll just take
his bag upstairs, okay?

Really quick,
and then we'll be back.

-Come.
-[Malik] Here we are.

Let's just get
your stuff unloaded. [sighs]

This is our place.

I sleep here,
you'll take the sofa.

It's three rooms
for the seven of us. [sighs]

It's not big,
or anything, y'know...

-No, this is really great.
-But it's okay.

In prison there were,
like, I dunno,


in a smaller space than this.

-Are you serious?
-Yeah, 60 sometimes.

-In the same room?
-Oh, yeah.

Hang on, wait a sec,
hold on, hold on.

-What is it?
-Just a minute...

Let me show you here.

-Hang on, just a sec.
-Huh?

This is for Narges' grave.

[sniffles]
And did you get to see it?

Hmm.

What about the house,
how does it look?

It looks precisely
the way you left it.

Everything's still there,
all your stuff.

-Mm-hmm?
-Even the pictures.

-You sure?
-[kisses] Positive.

[sighs] Let's go, yallah, c'mon.
The guests are all waiting.

-Okay, okay, we'll be right out.
-They're all gonna ask where you are.

It was nice of you
to tell her that.

[chuckles]

I got a gift.

Here, brother. Open it.

In case you were looking

for your father's things
at the house.

[chuckles]

[dramatic music playing]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

[indistinct chatter]

-You good? Where's Uncle?
-Where were you?

I was with Omar.
I finished early.

-You knew that Uncle Ibrahim was coming.
-And I'm here.

Late again.

Look, I told Baba
your classes went long.

-Okay, thanks. Thanks.
-Okay?

-Charly.
-[clears throat]

-Hi. You doin' good?
-Hey, Malik.

Things sure are buzzing
at your place, huh?

For my brother-in-law, Ibrahim.

Oh. Hi there, welcome.

-This is Charly.
-It's a real honor.

He's a very good friend of ours.

-Hello, sir.
-Yes, hello.

-It's a pleasure.
-And, yeah...

-Uncle.
-Salam Aleykum.

Look at you.

I mean, I can't believe it,
you're all grown, man.

Thanks, Uncle.

-So how are you?
-Whoa. In German already?

-Whoa. Yeah.
-Well, thank God for that.

-I might know a thing or two.
-[officer] Afternoon, everyone.

Oh. We'll see.

Is there someone we can talk to?

Yes, hello. I'm coming.

Hey, I gotta hit the head, okay?

What's the problem?

[sighs]
They say it's about the fire.

But I don't believe any of that.

Truth is, they're bullies,
believe me.

This is Dalia Mansour.

She has a very lovely
daughter, Hiba.

-Hello.
-Hi, there.

And over there,

Mohammed Hamady.

-Hello.
-His nephew's Latif.

Welcome, welcome, Ibrahim.

Thank you, Mohammed.

[chuckles]
You seen your cousins already?

[whispering]

Khaled just got out of prison.

-And this is Mazin.
-I know, I know.

Hey, cuz, what's up?
How's it goin'?

-You guys are grown men.
-Finally.

-My God.
-[laughter]

-Hey, man, welcome.
-How you guys been?

-Really good, actually.
-I'm gonna give them some food.

-[Khaled] Thanks, Uncle.
-I'll take this guy...

and this, too.
See you in a minute.

Okay.

Here you go, officers.

So the cops here prefer meat
to money, is that it?

Yeah, money, they've got,
but decent meat? Nope.

You get me, dude?
All right, habibi.

-Get it?
-[phone rings]

-Try it.
-It's good.

[laughter]

Excuse me one sec.

Hello?

[Hassan]
This is Hassan Mattouk,

Karami's contact.
How are you?

I'm doing great, thank you.

[Hassan] How was your flight?

It was great, thank you.

[Hassan] I'm glad.

Listen, you have to take care
of that job tonight.

Tonight? I can't.

[Hassan]
It's what Karami wants.

And what he says goes.

Send me your address.

I'll pick you up
at 11:00 p.m.

[dramatic music playing]

[Abbas]
School is just not for me.

Meaning? You wanna quit?

I want to start working now,
and earning money.

You can get a job,
and work, and earn money.

Just finish school, okay?

You should always finish
what you start.

I had a test for English today.
I totally failed it.

There were pictures of stuff,
a bridge, a woman,

how would I know
what they're called?

And?

I bombed it. I wrote
my name down and handed it in.

Look,
talk to your English teacher.

Tell him you'll write an essay,

to bring up your grade.

Then you'll be fine. Trust me.

[sighs]

I can't write an essay in German,

-and definitely not in English.
-What are you saying?

Sit down and focus,
and you'll figure it out.

No, I won't, and it doesn't
matter if I'm sitting or standing.

Kick it over here.

[Ibrahim] Want one?

[Malik] No, thanks, I quit.

-[Ibrahim] Good for you.
-[Malik chuckles]

You should've served 12 years.

Ibrahim? Come on.

We've known each other
since we were kids.

A 5,000 mark trip.

Come on, Ibrahim.

A fake passport.

Plus all that
walking around money?

I'd like an explanation.

Well, trust me,
the time is gonna come.

And I promise,
I'll explain everything.

First, I have to get
my bearings here.

Our lives here
are definitely temporary,

and that's being very optimistic.

We're barely tolerated here.

And what does that mean?

It means we're not German.

We still have to wait
to be naturalized.

You've been here for years.

-What's the issue?
-I can't work legally.

And because we can be sent
away at any point in time,

I'm not even able to get
a regular job here.

So I can't even get

a decent apartment
for us to live in.

Everything we get is from the
government, and we have to apply for it.

Who do you mean? Where?

Immigration service.

What's important now, is to get
residency to stay here.

And I'm very confident
that it won't be long.

But, listen...

a single mistake
could cost us everything.

You can't mess up.

-I gotta go.
-Where?

Gotta handle something.

Be careful.

Where are you going, sweetie?

I have to go meet
someone real quick.

[soft music playing]

[Ali] Baba,

who did Uncle Ibrahim leave with?

With a friend.

He'll be back later.

Okay. I'm gonna head up.

Ali? Come over here.

Okay, now, tell me the truth.

Where was Abbas earlier?

He was with a friend.

Baba, Abbas is not okay.

He's not keeping up at school.

Are you Karami's partner?

No, and you can't say that.

Whenever he ships
someone over here,

I help them.

I'm in a different industry.

I primarily deal
Lebanese olive oil.

And where are you taking me now?

We're going to a hotel.

The guy you've been
sent here to handle,

he's staying there.

What is this all about, exactly?

The only thing
I know is that this guy

screwed over Karami.

And if you screw
with Karami, you're done.

And that's for certain.

[tense music playing]

[Hassan] Listen carefully.

He'll be on the fourth floor.

Room 314.

Take what's in the glove box.

I have to get outta here before
anybody sees that I came.

Call me when you're finished.

Don't f*ck this up.

[suspenseful music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

[elevator dings]

[tense music playing]

-Good evening.
-[Ibrahim] Good evening.

[woman 1 in Russian] Aren't
you the most fun of all time?

We're gonna have
to come back and see you again.

[woman 2] I know, right?
We'll definitely be back.

-[woman 1] Thank you sugar, call me? Bye, bye.
-[woman 2] Bye, bye.

[woman 1] Let's go.
I can't do this anymore.

Two fat hairy guys? Ugh,
I hope we never see them again.

Totally, did you see
the one guy's back hair?

-I just don't get that.
-Shave it.

Like, how are you gonna be bald

and still have all that hair
on your back?

-Those two were a disaster.
-I know, let's get outta here.

Hey, we have to get home.

[woman 1] I need a long shower.

[woman 2] How much did they pay?

[woman 1] Enough to have fun
tomorrow. On to the next, right?

[vacuum cleaner turns on]

[tense music playing]

[disco music playing]

-Ibrahim?
-[in English] Sup, freak.

Right back at you,
you big freak. So?

How's it goin'? How'd you
know where I was at, man?

-Can I come in?
-Oh, yeah, man, sure.

Come on in.

I don't believe this, dude.
How did you find me?

Listen, man.

You have to go now,

I mean, you've gotta get away
from here immediately,

No questions asked.

-Why, dude?
-[Ibrahim] Karami sent me here.

You need to pack up your stuff,

and you've gotta get
far away from Berlin now,

I'm not playing
with you, you hear me?

-[sniffles]
-You feel me?

-[silenced g*nsh*t]
-[groans]

[sighs]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hang on.

Nice and calm, okay?

Just relax. Okay? Just be cool.

Why did you come here?
Is it for Karami's coke?

It's all good. Okay?
I have it here.

Back there in the bag. Okay?

Just stay calm.

Look, I'll give it to you. Okay?

Here. Stay calm.

Just relax.
Super cool. Right here.

[indistinct TV noise]

Here. In there.

Here. Good?

The coke.

And the cash. It's for...

Karami.

[grunting]

[screams]

[grunting]

[gagging]

[groan]

[gagging]

[groans]

[groans]

[pants]

[dramatic music playing]

[credits music playing]