1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 2 00:02:10,931 --> 00:02:13,340 But we did it yesterday. 3 00:02:30,417 --> 00:02:32,512 He said he loved it. 4 00:02:36,257 --> 00:02:40,168 I'm so glad he clapped, because if not it, would be... 5 00:03:01,315 --> 00:03:03,750 Father, I want to get married. 6 00:03:06,887 --> 00:03:08,981 You want me to find you a beautiful wife? 7 00:03:11,725 --> 00:03:13,751 I want to marry Nino Kipiani. 8 00:03:15,596 --> 00:03:18,439 Her hips are too slim, like all Georgians. 9 00:03:18,499 --> 00:03:19,762 Father! 10 00:03:20,968 --> 00:03:23,811 A woman's hips are more important than her education, my son. 11 00:03:23,871 --> 00:03:24,964 Remember that. 12 00:03:33,747 --> 00:03:36,357 When do you want to marry? 13 00:03:36,417 --> 00:03:37,441 Soon. 14 00:03:42,489 --> 00:03:45,049 I should like my grandson to be born in May. 15 00:03:46,527 --> 00:03:47,961 It is a lucky month. 16 00:03:50,698 --> 00:03:52,339 Why did you choose her? 17 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:53,774 I love her, Father. 18 00:03:53,834 --> 00:03:57,544 Generally speaking, loving a woman is not a good idea. 19 00:03:57,604 --> 00:03:59,380 Father. 20 00:04:08,682 --> 00:04:12,760 Ali Khan, congratulations on graduating. 21 00:04:12,820 --> 00:04:16,397 It's a very well-deserved celebration for you. 22 00:04:16,457 --> 00:04:18,399 Will you be going on to study in Moscow? 23 00:04:18,459 --> 00:04:19,927 I haven't decided. 24 00:04:23,997 --> 00:04:25,556 May I ask you for this dance? 25 00:04:27,468 --> 00:04:28,527 Father? 26 00:04:29,636 --> 00:04:31,104 Certainly. 27 00:04:46,487 --> 00:04:48,896 How much for the land, sir? How big is your domain? 28 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:52,825 Well, sometimes I'm quite shy, but... 29 00:04:55,261 --> 00:04:57,162 No, no. 30 00:05:00,768 --> 00:05:02,430 May I? 31 00:05:04,938 --> 00:05:07,134 - Yes, of course. - Thank you. 32 00:05:12,679 --> 00:05:15,956 - I'm Malik Nakhararyan. - Oh. Nino Kipiani. 33 00:05:16,016 --> 00:05:19,026 - Pleasure to meet you. - Lovely to meet you. 34 00:05:19,086 --> 00:05:20,761 I'm a very good friend of your father. 35 00:05:20,821 --> 00:05:23,196 - Oh. - We are in business together. 36 00:05:38,939 --> 00:05:40,430 Thank you. 37 00:05:49,183 --> 00:05:51,091 But we have to do that. 38 00:05:51,151 --> 00:05:53,827 After all, it's the supply, we have to control. 39 00:05:53,887 --> 00:05:56,430 Well, at least we try to. 40 00:05:56,490 --> 00:05:59,867 Prince Ali Khan, you are most welcome. 41 00:05:59,927 --> 00:06:02,803 I am so sorry, but my train was late. 42 00:06:02,863 --> 00:06:04,195 Not at all. Come and join us. 43 00:06:06,633 --> 00:06:07,999 - Welcome here. - Thank you. 44 00:06:16,076 --> 00:06:18,886 I have just learned of your ennoblement, Your Highness. 45 00:06:18,946 --> 00:06:20,187 My sincere congratulations. 46 00:06:20,247 --> 00:06:21,977 You are most kind. Thank you. 47 00:06:23,517 --> 00:06:25,125 Thank you. 48 00:06:25,185 --> 00:06:26,593 God is in our wine. 49 00:06:26,653 --> 00:06:28,178 It can do you no harm. 50 00:06:29,122 --> 00:06:32,251 Father, Ali Khan does not take alcohol. 51 00:06:32,493 --> 00:06:34,655 It's against his religion. 52 00:06:36,897 --> 00:06:41,475 On this occasion, I will make an exception so I can toast Prince Kipiani. 53 00:06:41,535 --> 00:06:43,510 Thank you, young man. 54 00:06:43,570 --> 00:06:44,878 Prince Kipiani. 55 00:06:44,938 --> 00:06:46,531 Prince Kipiani. 56 00:06:51,912 --> 00:06:54,822 You must go and look at our gardens after dinner, Ali Khan. 57 00:06:54,882 --> 00:06:57,758 We have the most beautiful ancient trees. 58 00:06:57,818 --> 00:07:02,062 Thank you, Your Highness, but I came to visit you, not your trees. 59 00:07:02,122 --> 00:07:05,132 What, you have something against trees? 60 00:07:05,192 --> 00:07:07,868 Ali Khan is afraid of trees, Mr. Nakhararyan. 61 00:07:07,928 --> 00:07:11,538 Not exactly, but what others feel for trees, I feel for the desert. 62 00:07:11,598 --> 00:07:12,973 The desert? 63 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:15,175 It's just scrub and sand. 64 00:07:15,235 --> 00:07:17,144 That's what I love about it: 65 00:07:17,204 --> 00:07:19,112 Its simplicity. 66 00:07:19,172 --> 00:07:21,648 Maybe that's the difference between East and West. 67 00:07:21,708 --> 00:07:25,652 The desert asks for nothing, promises nothing, 68 00:07:25,712 --> 00:07:27,788 but the woods are full of questions. 69 00:07:27,848 --> 00:07:29,189 - Well... - Ali Khan. 70 00:07:29,249 --> 00:07:31,959 Eagles come from the mountains 71 00:07:32,019 --> 00:07:34,595 and tigers from the forest, 72 00:07:34,655 --> 00:07:38,532 but nothing... nothing comes from the desert. 73 00:07:38,592 --> 00:07:41,601 Lions and warriors come from the desert. 74 00:07:44,598 --> 00:07:46,874 Lions and warriors. 75 00:07:46,934 --> 00:07:50,977 And not to forget, the source of our wealth, our oil. 76 00:07:54,274 --> 00:07:56,216 Ali Khan. 77 00:08:29,610 --> 00:08:31,218 I'm so happy you came. 78 00:08:31,278 --> 00:08:33,153 I'm sorry I was late. 79 00:08:33,213 --> 00:08:35,079 I was getting worried. 80 00:08:38,085 --> 00:08:39,826 Who was that man sitting next to you? 81 00:08:39,886 --> 00:08:41,929 Malik? 82 00:08:41,989 --> 00:08:44,698 He's from a very important Armenian family. 83 00:08:47,227 --> 00:08:49,303 Your father's a prince now. 84 00:08:49,363 --> 00:08:51,972 Does that make you a princess? 85 00:08:52,032 --> 00:08:53,625 It does. 86 00:09:07,114 --> 00:09:09,379 I think I love you, Ali Khan. 87 00:09:10,384 --> 00:09:12,376 Even though I'm a princess. 88 00:09:14,221 --> 00:09:17,030 Maybe you won't be one for very long. 89 00:09:17,090 --> 00:09:18,683 What do you mean? 90 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,187 Don't you lose the title when you get married? 91 00:09:28,969 --> 00:09:31,063 Is that supposed to be a proposal? 92 00:09:33,073 --> 00:09:34,701 Yes. 93 00:09:37,177 --> 00:09:39,319 Will you always love me, Ali Khan? 94 00:09:39,379 --> 00:09:40,821 Yes. 95 00:09:40,881 --> 00:09:45,383 And will you stay with me, whatever happens, and take no other wives? 96 00:09:47,821 --> 00:09:50,297 Yes. 97 00:09:50,357 --> 00:09:53,384 Won't your father demand I become a Muslim? 98 00:09:55,195 --> 00:09:56,219 No. 99 00:09:59,132 --> 00:10:01,775 I've always wanted to go to Paris, 100 00:10:01,835 --> 00:10:05,078 more than anywhere in the world. 101 00:10:05,138 --> 00:10:09,015 I promise I will take you to Paris for our honeymoon. 102 00:10:13,246 --> 00:10:16,156 Now... 103 00:10:16,216 --> 00:10:17,912 will you marry me? 104 00:10:19,419 --> 00:10:20,978 I will. 105 00:10:22,789 --> 00:10:24,131 I will, Ali. 106 00:10:52,018 --> 00:10:53,008 Khan. 107 00:10:54,387 --> 00:10:56,329 Khan. 108 00:10:56,389 --> 00:10:58,017 A telegram for you. 109 00:11:06,266 --> 00:11:09,042 My dear son, the czar has seen fit 110 00:11:09,102 --> 00:11:12,279 to declare war on various European monarchs. 111 00:11:12,339 --> 00:11:15,798 Return at once to Baku and be ready to do your duty. 112 00:11:19,146 --> 00:11:22,923 Who's this war against? 113 00:11:22,983 --> 00:11:25,892 The German kaiser, the Austrian emperor, 114 00:11:25,952 --> 00:11:30,063 the king of Bavaria, the king of Prussia, the king of Hungary, 115 00:11:30,123 --> 00:11:31,498 the sultan of the Ottoman Empire... 116 00:11:31,558 --> 00:11:33,366 And who are Russia's allies? 117 00:11:33,426 --> 00:11:38,004 The king of England, the king of Serbia, the king of the Belgians, 118 00:11:38,064 --> 00:11:42,976 the president of the French Republic, and the emperor of Japan. 119 00:12:46,533 --> 00:12:48,875 I know, when our family ruled this country, 120 00:12:48,935 --> 00:12:51,962 how many of them fought and died on the battlefield. 121 00:12:53,340 --> 00:12:57,250 Your father, your grandfather. 122 00:12:57,310 --> 00:13:00,053 And I feel part of that. 123 00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:04,090 But why should I fight for one Christian monarch against another? 124 00:13:04,150 --> 00:13:07,861 Why should I fight for Russia's cause, whatever it may be? 125 00:13:07,921 --> 00:13:10,330 We've grown used to thinking of ourselves as part of Russia. 126 00:13:10,390 --> 00:13:12,365 We are not. 127 00:13:12,425 --> 00:13:16,102 They invaded us a hundred years ago and took away our family's power. 128 00:13:16,162 --> 00:13:18,631 We are an occupied country. 129 00:13:21,167 --> 00:13:25,138 Believe me, Father, I shall be proud to die in battle when the time comes. 130 00:13:28,275 --> 00:13:30,574 But this is not our fight. 131 00:13:31,912 --> 00:13:33,587 You're crazy. 132 00:13:33,647 --> 00:13:36,957 You mean you're going to pass up this wonderful opportunity? 133 00:13:37,017 --> 00:13:40,927 Ilyas, we're here, 134 00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:43,330 and the front line will be around here... 135 00:13:43,390 --> 00:13:46,299 2,000 miles away in Belgium. 136 00:13:46,359 --> 00:13:50,303 If we get to fight at all, it will most probably be against the Turks, 137 00:13:50,363 --> 00:13:52,539 our cousins... why should I want to do that? 138 00:13:52,599 --> 00:13:54,241 For the glory. 139 00:13:54,301 --> 00:13:56,476 Listen, do you care who wins this war? 140 00:13:56,536 --> 00:13:58,495 No, not in the least. 141 00:13:59,338 --> 00:14:02,482 - You just want to fight. - Yes, I want to be a soldier. 142 00:14:02,542 --> 00:14:06,386 I've always wanted to be. I'm sorry, I don't understand. 143 00:14:06,446 --> 00:14:10,322 You'll be jealous when you see me in my officer's uniform, Ali. 144 00:14:11,151 --> 00:14:13,927 I'm sure you'll both be brave officers, but why? 145 00:14:13,987 --> 00:14:15,595 It will be an adventure. 146 00:14:15,655 --> 00:14:17,146 That's the important thing. 147 00:14:18,692 --> 00:14:20,354 What do you think, Seyid? 148 00:14:23,663 --> 00:14:25,495 I'm with you. 149 00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:29,436 I don't think this war is any of our business. 150 00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:37,850 At least I won't have to go back to school. 151 00:14:42,115 --> 00:14:43,344 Beautiful. 152 00:14:44,651 --> 00:14:47,460 When will you go and see him? 153 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:49,462 My father? 154 00:14:49,522 --> 00:14:50,581 Soon. 155 00:15:06,006 --> 00:15:08,081 Your Excellency can assure the czar 156 00:15:08,141 --> 00:15:11,776 there will be no interruption in the oil supply in the coming months. 157 00:15:12,012 --> 00:15:13,708 There is even scope for an increase. 158 00:15:17,150 --> 00:15:19,459 Prince Ali Khan. 159 00:15:19,519 --> 00:15:22,228 I'm afraid it has to be admitted that, regrettably, 160 00:15:22,288 --> 00:15:24,655 war is extremely good for business. 161 00:15:31,698 --> 00:15:36,042 As you may know, our family were rulers in this region for nearly 700 years. 162 00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:37,610 Yes. 163 00:15:37,670 --> 00:15:42,148 We have retained enough property in the city to make us financially secure. 164 00:15:42,208 --> 00:15:43,699 I don't doubt it. 165 00:15:44,711 --> 00:15:45,804 So... 166 00:15:46,046 --> 00:15:47,036 Yes? 167 00:15:48,181 --> 00:15:53,246 I have the honor to ask Your Highness' permission to marry Princess Nino. 168 00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:09,309 This is genuinely an honor, Ali Khan, 169 00:16:09,369 --> 00:16:12,737 not only for Nino but for our entire family. 170 00:16:14,907 --> 00:16:16,450 However... 171 00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:20,353 I can't help feeling she's still rather young to marry, 172 00:16:20,413 --> 00:16:23,156 to say nothing of the differences in background 173 00:16:23,216 --> 00:16:25,458 and in, uh, religion. 174 00:16:25,518 --> 00:16:26,957 I'm... 175 00:16:28,188 --> 00:16:30,555 Sure this is also of concern to your father. 176 00:16:31,825 --> 00:16:33,433 No. 177 00:16:33,493 --> 00:16:35,635 I've discussed it with him. 178 00:16:35,695 --> 00:16:38,772 Well, anyway, main thing is, the world has embarked 179 00:16:38,832 --> 00:16:42,375 on a terrible and unpredictable war. 180 00:16:42,435 --> 00:16:45,166 I think we should wait to see its outcome. 181 00:16:46,272 --> 00:16:47,638 Don't you agree? 182 00:17:06,593 --> 00:17:07,583 Ali Khan. 183 00:17:10,897 --> 00:17:12,505 Are you all right? 184 00:17:12,565 --> 00:17:14,227 What's the matter? 185 00:17:15,702 --> 00:17:17,510 How dare he? 186 00:17:17,570 --> 00:17:21,636 A hundred years ago, a Kipiani would have kissed my feet for such an opportunity. 187 00:17:23,809 --> 00:17:25,635 My father will laugh at me. 188 00:17:26,713 --> 00:17:29,422 - He didn't actually say no. - The end of the war. 189 00:17:29,482 --> 00:17:32,792 This war could go on for 20 years. 190 00:17:32,852 --> 00:17:35,412 - What will you do? - We'll run away together. 191 00:17:37,257 --> 00:17:39,692 You mean kidnap her? 192 00:17:43,663 --> 00:17:47,774 Well, I'm not against the idea. 193 00:17:47,834 --> 00:17:51,177 It's the traditional way to settle problems of this kind, 194 00:17:51,237 --> 00:17:53,502 but it should be the last resort, shouldn't it? 195 00:17:55,508 --> 00:17:57,851 I think... 196 00:17:57,911 --> 00:18:00,253 someone should explain to Prince Kipiani 197 00:18:00,313 --> 00:18:03,189 what a wonderful marriage this would be 198 00:18:03,249 --> 00:18:05,718 for all kinds of political and cultural reasons. 199 00:18:07,654 --> 00:18:09,623 Who is going to do that? 200 00:18:12,192 --> 00:18:14,787 I can. Leave it to me. 201 00:18:19,566 --> 00:18:20,874 Thank you. 202 00:18:20,934 --> 00:18:24,244 Why did you say the end of the war? 203 00:18:24,304 --> 00:18:28,848 I don't think there is any need to rush into it. 204 00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:31,451 Everyone says it will be over by Christmas. 205 00:18:31,511 --> 00:18:32,752 But how do you know? 206 00:18:32,812 --> 00:18:35,188 Nobody knows how long it's going to last. 207 00:18:35,248 --> 00:18:37,974 I thought it would be good for you to have some thinking time. 208 00:18:38,218 --> 00:18:39,893 Why do I need thinking time? 209 00:18:39,953 --> 00:18:42,395 You'd rather just join his harem without thinking? 210 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:45,331 But he said he's not gonna take any other wives. 211 00:18:45,391 --> 00:18:47,267 Nino, don't be so naive. 212 00:18:47,327 --> 00:18:50,436 Once they get what they want, 213 00:18:50,496 --> 00:18:53,728 men don't always remember their promises. 214 00:19:07,347 --> 00:19:10,390 A Georgian, an Azerbaijani, and an Armenian... 215 00:19:10,450 --> 00:19:12,559 three great Caucasian people. 216 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,835 Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. 217 00:19:22,895 --> 00:19:24,904 My wife will tell it to you every minute. 218 00:19:24,964 --> 00:19:28,640 - Gregor, you're bad. - Tell him. Recite one now. 219 00:19:30,937 --> 00:19:33,846 Recite one of your poems now. 220 00:19:33,906 --> 00:19:35,982 We have the same face. 221 00:19:36,042 --> 00:19:37,917 Really? Oh, I don't think so. 222 00:19:48,021 --> 00:19:49,996 What's happening in the war? 223 00:19:50,056 --> 00:19:51,898 The Germans have occupied Poland. 224 00:19:51,958 --> 00:19:55,368 Russians are advancing on Baghdad. 225 00:19:55,428 --> 00:19:56,803 It's all the same to us. 226 00:19:56,863 --> 00:20:00,406 Well, better than school, anyway. 227 00:20:00,466 --> 00:20:02,275 We have horses. We have guns. 228 00:20:02,335 --> 00:20:04,176 Can't you volunteer for the front? 229 00:20:04,236 --> 00:20:06,512 They won't take Muslim officers at the front 230 00:20:06,572 --> 00:20:09,115 in case we refuse to fire on other Muslims. 231 00:20:11,444 --> 00:20:12,885 And they're right. 232 00:20:12,945 --> 00:20:15,005 I don't want to kill my Turkish brothers. 233 00:20:15,848 --> 00:20:17,724 Courtesy of the officers. 234 00:20:17,784 --> 00:20:19,792 Pork chops for the boys. 235 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,624 You see the kind of thing we have to deal with? 236 00:20:31,397 --> 00:20:33,628 You were so right not to join up. 237 00:20:55,855 --> 00:20:57,517 Hello! 238 00:20:58,591 --> 00:21:00,433 - I'm gonna go. - Okay. 239 00:21:00,493 --> 00:21:01,517 Bye. 240 00:21:12,505 --> 00:21:13,996 Salaam alaikum. 241 00:21:21,848 --> 00:21:24,757 Is Malik making any progress? 242 00:21:24,817 --> 00:21:27,360 He's certainly trying hard enough. 243 00:21:27,420 --> 00:21:29,929 But my mother still calls you a wild Muslim. 244 00:21:31,391 --> 00:21:34,834 I don't think anyone's ever called me wild before. 245 00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:36,969 I quite like that. 246 00:21:37,029 --> 00:21:40,173 I don't think she meant it as a compliment. 247 00:22:03,156 --> 00:22:06,766 I know your friends are serving in the army, Ali. 248 00:22:06,826 --> 00:22:09,669 But between you and me, 249 00:22:09,729 --> 00:22:12,631 I'm sorry the Russians are doing so well. 250 00:22:15,134 --> 00:22:18,578 - Does it matter to us? - It does. 251 00:22:18,638 --> 00:22:20,546 Because unless the Russians are defeated, 252 00:22:20,606 --> 00:22:23,750 we have no chance to achieve what our country most needs. 253 00:22:23,810 --> 00:22:25,438 And what is that? 254 00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:29,115 Our independence. 255 00:22:33,186 --> 00:22:36,020 My father thinks we have no chance of independence. 256 00:22:37,657 --> 00:22:39,888 I think he is wrong. 257 00:22:42,895 --> 00:22:46,072 Left, left, one, two, three! 258 00:22:52,038 --> 00:22:53,446 Ali, it's me. 259 00:22:53,506 --> 00:22:54,547 Any news? 260 00:22:54,607 --> 00:22:55,915 Malik's here. 261 00:22:55,975 --> 00:22:58,451 He's telling them that in this region, 262 00:22:58,511 --> 00:23:02,121 he thinks mixed marriages are the only way forward. 263 00:23:02,181 --> 00:23:03,890 - Is that so? - Yes. 264 00:23:03,950 --> 00:23:06,626 And I think, after the war, 265 00:23:06,686 --> 00:23:08,528 maybe, even more... 266 00:23:08,588 --> 00:23:10,989 All right. Maybe we can see each other later. 267 00:23:15,628 --> 00:23:17,170 More... 268 00:23:17,230 --> 00:23:18,905 complicated, yeah. 269 00:23:21,667 --> 00:23:23,476 So I'll see you after the opera. 270 00:23:23,536 --> 00:23:25,077 I think it's time for us to go. 271 00:23:25,737 --> 00:23:28,707 - See you later. - Nino? Are you coming? 272 00:23:29,876 --> 00:23:31,037 Bye. 273 00:24:17,590 --> 00:24:21,868 If Russia takes Turkey and Persia, the czar has said he will close 274 00:24:21,928 --> 00:24:24,937 our mosques and schools and abolish our languages. 275 00:24:24,997 --> 00:24:28,274 And yet the czar asks us for money. 276 00:24:28,334 --> 00:24:31,644 Why should we collaborate in the destruction of our own culture? 277 00:24:31,704 --> 00:24:35,948 All we can be sure of is that after the war, everything will be quite different. 278 00:24:36,008 --> 00:24:39,685 All the great powers will be weak and exhausted, 279 00:24:39,745 --> 00:24:42,188 but we will still have our strength, 280 00:24:42,248 --> 00:24:44,824 our money, and our oil. 281 00:24:44,884 --> 00:24:46,959 Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could become 282 00:24:47,019 --> 00:24:49,887 the first democratic Muslim nation? 283 00:24:53,326 --> 00:24:56,626 I don't like the way he's trying to portray the czar. 284 00:24:59,165 --> 00:25:00,895 I agree with Fatali Khan. 285 00:25:02,635 --> 00:25:04,010 We should liberate ourselves. 286 00:25:04,070 --> 00:25:08,114 And I don't mean go back a hundred years ago to the way it was before the Russians came. 287 00:25:08,174 --> 00:25:13,108 I mean we should create a modern progressive country and run it ourselves. 288 00:25:19,685 --> 00:25:22,895 Thank you so much for agreeing to accompany me, Mr. Nakhararyan. 289 00:25:22,955 --> 00:25:24,924 I wouldn't have missed it for the world. 290 00:25:26,626 --> 00:25:28,400 It's my pleasure. 291 00:25:46,679 --> 00:25:48,020 As-salaam alaikum. 292 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,057 Amir, you have to talk to the young people. 293 00:25:51,117 --> 00:25:52,892 They listen to you. 294 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,405 It was a wonderful evening. 295 00:26:27,953 --> 00:26:29,854 Thank you. 296 00:26:36,162 --> 00:26:38,131 Wait. Wait. 297 00:26:41,834 --> 00:26:43,097 I like you. 298 00:26:45,004 --> 00:26:46,472 I really like you. 299 00:26:48,808 --> 00:26:50,106 Wha... what are you doing? 300 00:26:53,045 --> 00:26:54,954 We can leave the country together. 301 00:26:55,014 --> 00:26:57,056 - We will get married in Moscow. - No. 302 00:26:57,116 --> 00:26:58,991 Yeah. And then we'll go to London. 303 00:26:59,051 --> 00:27:01,427 No, no, no. Malik. What are you doing? 304 00:27:01,487 --> 00:27:04,730 Let me out. Stop the car! Malik! 305 00:27:04,790 --> 00:27:05,831 Let me out! 306 00:27:10,062 --> 00:27:12,138 Let me go! Let me go! 307 00:27:13,499 --> 00:27:15,941 Stop the car, Malik! 308 00:27:16,001 --> 00:27:18,110 Good to have your support. 309 00:27:18,170 --> 00:27:19,445 Thank you for inviting me, sir. 310 00:27:19,505 --> 00:27:20,973 Thank you, Fatali Khan. 311 00:27:25,845 --> 00:27:27,519 You conducted yourself very well, my son. 312 00:27:27,579 --> 00:27:28,769 Ali! 313 00:27:29,982 --> 00:27:31,390 Ali. 314 00:27:33,052 --> 00:27:34,393 Nakhararyan has kidnapped Nino. 315 00:27:34,453 --> 00:27:36,028 No, they were just going to the opera. 316 00:27:36,088 --> 00:27:39,165 No. He was trying to kiss her. 317 00:27:39,225 --> 00:27:41,285 Then he drove off with her. 318 00:27:53,205 --> 00:27:54,943 - What do you think you're doing? - Let me go! 319 00:27:55,023 --> 00:27:56,682 You're gonna stay with me. Do you understand? 320 00:27:56,742 --> 00:28:00,076 - Let me go! You can't do this! - No! You can't go. You're mine now. 321 00:28:01,380 --> 00:28:03,542 I'm not gonna say it again. 322 00:28:09,155 --> 00:28:10,555 They were heading for the coast road. 323 00:28:33,245 --> 00:28:35,043 Maybe it's for the best. 324 00:29:37,476 --> 00:29:39,183 What are you doing? 325 00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:47,959 No, Ali. 326 00:31:31,256 --> 00:31:32,846 Ali. 327 00:32:43,195 --> 00:32:44,629 What happened? 328 00:32:46,398 --> 00:32:47,798 I thought... 329 00:32:49,501 --> 00:32:51,697 You thought what? 330 00:32:53,338 --> 00:32:54,613 I mean, 331 00:32:54,673 --> 00:32:56,801 did he... 332 00:32:58,577 --> 00:33:01,342 Did he what? 333 00:33:04,349 --> 00:33:06,648 No, he didn't. 334 00:33:12,191 --> 00:33:13,998 He's dead. 335 00:33:39,852 --> 00:33:41,794 I have 40 men guarding the house. 336 00:33:41,854 --> 00:33:44,830 - You have to leave tonight. - Why? 337 00:33:44,890 --> 00:33:48,300 The Nakhararyans, they have put a price on your head. 338 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,488 They are going to come looking for you. 339 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:58,410 I am going to send you to our people in the mountains. 340 00:33:58,470 --> 00:34:01,167 How long do I have to stay away? 341 00:34:02,207 --> 00:34:03,835 A very long time. 342 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:10,579 - Good evening. - Good evening. 343 00:34:13,352 --> 00:34:14,342 Would you like to sit? 344 00:34:17,222 --> 00:34:19,384 In the circumstances, Khan... 345 00:34:21,460 --> 00:34:25,204 I'm convinced... 346 00:34:25,264 --> 00:34:27,927 the only honorable solution is for them to marry. 347 00:34:30,435 --> 00:34:32,344 - It cannot be done, Prince. - Yes. 348 00:34:32,404 --> 00:34:34,566 It could be done tonight. 349 00:34:36,275 --> 00:34:37,265 Where is he? 350 00:34:39,878 --> 00:34:42,245 I believe he's gone to his uncle's in Persia. 351 00:34:44,950 --> 00:34:46,384 They have to marry. 352 00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:52,484 I'm sure you'll be able to find her some suitable husband. 353 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,587 We both know that no one will marry her now. 354 00:35:03,268 --> 00:35:04,497 Thank you for coming. 355 00:36:07,566 --> 00:36:09,908 - What's this? - Hashish. 356 00:36:09,968 --> 00:36:11,977 It's good for the pain. 357 00:36:12,037 --> 00:36:13,630 And for the conscience. 358 00:36:17,309 --> 00:36:18,402 Ali. 359 00:37:46,765 --> 00:37:49,007 Kasi Mullah? 360 00:37:49,067 --> 00:37:50,676 This is Ali Khan Shirvanshir. 361 00:37:50,736 --> 00:37:52,830 He needs your protection. 362 00:38:01,413 --> 00:38:03,439 Follow me, Your Honor. 363 00:38:17,963 --> 00:38:20,159 Ali Khan. Ali Khan. 364 00:38:28,473 --> 00:38:30,738 I'm afraid he's very ill. 365 00:38:32,844 --> 00:38:35,712 No one is ill for long in Dagestan. 366 00:38:43,054 --> 00:38:44,647 I'm sorry. 367 00:38:46,792 --> 00:38:49,901 Really, I don't understand what you're saying. 368 00:38:49,961 --> 00:38:52,437 Prince Kipiani, 369 00:38:52,497 --> 00:38:55,574 out of respect for the Nakhararyan family, 370 00:38:55,634 --> 00:38:58,410 our community feels obliged to ask that your daughter 371 00:38:58,470 --> 00:39:02,566 refrain from attending Mass for the foreseeable future. 372 00:39:23,962 --> 00:39:26,004 I don't know what else I can do. 373 00:39:26,064 --> 00:39:28,056 Well, you'd better think of something. 374 00:39:30,001 --> 00:39:31,196 Look at her. 375 00:39:33,138 --> 00:39:34,834 Look at you. 376 00:39:36,074 --> 00:39:37,940 We can't go on like this. 377 00:40:00,098 --> 00:40:01,940 I don't want to go to Moscow. 378 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,475 I'm afraid, on this occasion, we are not asking your opinion. 379 00:40:04,535 --> 00:40:07,546 - I refuse... - The arrangements have already been made. 380 00:40:07,606 --> 00:40:09,548 - Father, please. - No! 381 00:40:09,608 --> 00:40:11,983 It's quite obvious there's no future for you here. 382 00:40:12,043 --> 00:40:13,518 There is no future for me in Moscow. 383 00:40:13,578 --> 00:40:17,276 There is a chance not everyone there will have heard what happened. 384 00:42:00,185 --> 00:42:02,916 My parents are sending me to Moscow tomorrow. 385 00:42:04,189 --> 00:42:07,132 Then it's your duty to obey them. 386 00:42:07,192 --> 00:42:08,285 Is it not? 387 00:42:09,961 --> 00:42:12,692 If you won't take me, I'll go on my own. 388 00:43:35,013 --> 00:43:36,721 Nino? 389 00:43:36,781 --> 00:43:38,890 Yeah. 390 00:43:38,950 --> 00:43:39,940 Nino. 391 00:43:47,025 --> 00:43:49,434 How did you get here? 392 00:43:49,494 --> 00:43:52,157 Seyid Mustafa brought me. 393 00:44:12,517 --> 00:44:14,486 I've missed you so much. 394 00:45:38,136 --> 00:45:39,126 Seyid. 395 00:45:40,271 --> 00:45:43,014 Go fetch the mullah and tell him I need to get married immediately. 396 00:45:43,074 --> 00:45:44,916 We don't need a mullah. 397 00:45:44,976 --> 00:45:46,384 I know how to conduct a marriage. 398 00:45:46,444 --> 00:45:49,120 I just need to prepare the papers. 399 00:45:49,180 --> 00:45:51,274 Good. In an hour's time, then. 400 00:46:01,593 --> 00:46:03,619 You really want to do this? 401 00:46:04,896 --> 00:46:05,955 Do you? 402 00:46:09,033 --> 00:46:12,128 Are you prepared to marry a fallen woman? 403 00:46:13,071 --> 00:46:15,980 Are you prepared to stay here? 404 00:46:16,040 --> 00:46:19,568 This hut? Won't you be bored? 405 00:46:21,045 --> 00:46:22,013 No. 406 00:46:30,922 --> 00:46:31,963 What is your name? 407 00:46:32,023 --> 00:46:36,100 Ali Khan Shirvanshir. Son of Safar Khan. 408 00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:37,235 Your religion? 409 00:46:37,295 --> 00:46:39,204 Shia Muslim. 410 00:46:39,264 --> 00:46:40,630 What's your wish? 411 00:46:43,468 --> 00:46:45,528 To take this woman as my wife. 412 00:46:48,006 --> 00:46:49,531 What is your name? 413 00:46:51,609 --> 00:46:53,271 Princess Nino Kipiani. 414 00:46:55,079 --> 00:46:56,554 Your religion? 415 00:46:56,614 --> 00:46:58,356 Georgian Orthodox. 416 00:46:58,416 --> 00:46:59,679 What is your wish? 417 00:47:02,520 --> 00:47:04,495 To be this man's wife. 418 00:47:04,555 --> 00:47:07,131 Do you wish to retain your religion? 419 00:47:07,191 --> 00:47:09,217 Yes, I do. 420 00:47:12,463 --> 00:47:16,230 Please, sign here. 421 00:47:19,437 --> 00:47:21,235 What... what name should I sign? 422 00:47:22,473 --> 00:47:24,442 Your new name. 423 00:48:35,012 --> 00:48:39,190 My dear parents, please don't worry about me. 424 00:48:39,250 --> 00:48:43,516 Ali and I are married, and everything has turned out for the best. 425 00:48:48,259 --> 00:48:51,336 Life is simple in the mountains. 426 00:48:51,396 --> 00:48:54,798 We raise chickens, and we grow our own vegetables. 427 00:48:57,702 --> 00:49:01,700 We work all day and play a full part in the life of the village. 428 00:49:05,777 --> 00:49:08,269 We have none of the comforts of the city. 429 00:49:11,049 --> 00:49:13,391 But I can honestly say 430 00:49:13,451 --> 00:49:17,028 I have never been so happy in my life. 431 00:49:17,088 --> 00:49:20,183 With all my love, Nino. 432 00:49:40,144 --> 00:49:42,487 I need something warm. 433 00:49:42,547 --> 00:49:46,090 Something warm. Something warm. 434 00:50:05,536 --> 00:50:09,347 My father suggests we make our way to Sweden. 435 00:50:09,407 --> 00:50:10,739 Neutral country. 436 00:50:12,410 --> 00:50:15,670 Does he suggest how we might get there in the middle of a war? 437 00:50:17,148 --> 00:50:18,514 They pay no attention. 438 00:50:19,750 --> 00:50:23,094 When you write back, 439 00:50:23,154 --> 00:50:26,181 tell them we are living the way most people live in our country. 440 00:50:27,191 --> 00:50:28,557 And it makes sense. 441 00:52:09,994 --> 00:52:12,293 It belonged to Ali's mother. 442 00:52:14,665 --> 00:52:16,998 Thank you so much, Safar Khan. 443 00:52:18,502 --> 00:52:19,595 Thank you. 444 00:52:26,744 --> 00:52:30,054 Do you fetch the water from the well every morning, my child? 445 00:52:32,850 --> 00:52:34,592 And do you do all the cooking? 446 00:52:34,652 --> 00:52:35,984 Yes, I do. 447 00:52:39,323 --> 00:52:40,552 Thank you. 448 00:52:48,266 --> 00:52:50,030 I approve of your wife, Ali Khan. 449 00:52:51,602 --> 00:52:53,844 But... 450 00:52:53,904 --> 00:52:56,714 she is a very bad cook. 451 00:52:56,774 --> 00:53:00,484 Safar Khan, can I tempt you to some more? 452 00:53:00,544 --> 00:53:01,953 No, thank you. Delicious. 453 00:53:02,013 --> 00:53:03,504 I couldn't. 454 00:53:04,548 --> 00:53:05,890 How's life in Baku? 455 00:53:05,950 --> 00:53:08,726 All is much the same, except... 456 00:53:08,786 --> 00:53:10,761 the streets are rather chaotic 457 00:53:10,821 --> 00:53:14,588 because our Russian governor has run away. 458 00:53:15,459 --> 00:53:16,934 Why would that be? 459 00:53:16,994 --> 00:53:19,293 The czar abdicated. 460 00:53:20,464 --> 00:53:22,006 What? 461 00:53:22,066 --> 00:53:23,774 Yes. 462 00:53:23,834 --> 00:53:25,943 So the Russians have all left the city. 463 00:53:26,003 --> 00:53:29,569 And our soldiers are back from the front, released from their oath to the czar. 464 00:53:34,445 --> 00:53:36,420 But what about the Nakhararyans? 465 00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:39,957 The entire Nakhararyan family has fled to Moscow. 466 00:53:40,017 --> 00:53:41,959 And my family? 467 00:53:42,019 --> 00:53:45,649 I believe they have very sensibly gone to Tbilisi. 468 00:53:51,595 --> 00:53:53,564 Does that mean we can go back? 469 00:53:54,498 --> 00:53:55,659 I see no objection. 470 00:54:08,379 --> 00:54:11,679 We've been happy here. Do we have to leave? 471 00:54:15,586 --> 00:54:19,947 This is the best chance we'll ever have to take our independence. 472 00:54:59,029 --> 00:55:00,998 Was it like this when you left? 473 00:55:02,032 --> 00:55:03,007 No. 474 00:55:14,845 --> 00:55:18,956 The revolution in Russia has caused chaos everywhere! 475 00:55:19,016 --> 00:55:23,427 The Russians may have gone, but we are still in danger. 476 00:55:23,487 --> 00:55:26,397 Brothers, come closer, please. 477 00:55:26,457 --> 00:55:29,518 I want to make the situation clear to you. 478 00:55:30,861 --> 00:55:35,439 Our town is surrounded by deserters from the czar's armies. 479 00:55:35,499 --> 00:55:39,610 They're going village to village killing everyone in their path. 480 00:55:39,670 --> 00:55:43,047 They've set fire to the oil fields and are almost upon us, 481 00:55:43,107 --> 00:55:48,512 desperate and resolved to loot and destroy our houses, rape our women. 482 00:55:49,947 --> 00:55:52,056 They outnumber us! 483 00:55:52,116 --> 00:55:54,711 And we have fewer weapons. 484 00:55:56,220 --> 00:56:00,431 I ask you to join us to defend our homes 485 00:56:00,491 --> 00:56:02,967 and keep the enemy from our door! 486 00:56:12,236 --> 00:56:15,070 You're back just when we need you most. 487 00:56:17,942 --> 00:56:19,672 Ali Khan. 488 00:56:20,478 --> 00:56:21,719 What happened to your eye? 489 00:56:21,779 --> 00:56:23,714 Piece of Russian shrapnel. 490 00:56:27,184 --> 00:56:31,962 So one day fighting for the Russians, the next day fighting against them. 491 00:56:32,022 --> 00:56:34,832 At least they trained us. 492 00:56:34,892 --> 00:56:35,951 Come. 493 00:56:39,930 --> 00:56:41,839 We need to start preparing. 494 00:56:41,899 --> 00:56:44,575 The deserters will be here in a matter of hours. 495 00:56:50,074 --> 00:56:54,752 Please, take these instruments inside and sterilize them. 496 00:57:11,929 --> 00:57:14,572 Our job is to protect the old town. 497 00:57:14,632 --> 00:57:19,043 Nobody gets past us and nobody fires until they get the order. 498 00:57:19,103 --> 00:57:21,299 Get ready. To your positions. 499 00:59:00,904 --> 00:59:02,964 Hey. Skkrsh. 500 00:59:18,956 --> 00:59:20,331 Now! 501 01:01:35,359 --> 01:01:37,157 Mehmed. 502 01:01:47,171 --> 01:01:48,503 Mehmed. 503 01:01:50,841 --> 01:01:52,149 What happened? 504 01:01:52,209 --> 01:01:54,217 Mehmed. Mehmed. 505 01:02:09,259 --> 01:02:10,300 We have to go. 506 01:02:10,810 --> 01:02:12,642 I have to fetch Nino. 507 01:02:33,217 --> 01:02:34,391 We have to leave. 508 01:02:34,451 --> 01:02:37,060 What? What about all the wounded? 509 01:02:37,120 --> 01:02:38,362 The city's about to be destroyed. 510 01:02:38,422 --> 01:02:40,297 We have to leave. 511 01:02:44,628 --> 01:02:46,096 You all right? 512 01:02:47,898 --> 01:02:49,840 I'm staying here with Ilyas. 513 01:02:49,900 --> 01:02:51,508 You have to go with my father to Persia. 514 01:02:51,568 --> 01:02:55,078 - No, I want to stay with you. - No, you can't. 515 01:02:55,138 --> 01:02:56,606 This fight isn't over yet. 516 01:03:00,444 --> 01:03:02,379 I'll call the baby Ali. 517 01:04:01,538 --> 01:04:03,313 This is Yahya Guli. 518 01:04:03,373 --> 01:04:05,171 He will show you to your quarters. 519 01:04:18,255 --> 01:04:20,063 Welcome to Persia, my lady. 520 01:04:20,123 --> 01:04:23,355 I am your eunuch. Please. 521 01:04:43,513 --> 01:04:45,004 Follow me, Princess. 522 01:05:34,765 --> 01:05:36,199 Please. 523 01:06:11,201 --> 01:06:15,679 I would think it must be very tiring 524 01:06:15,739 --> 01:06:18,299 to be the only wife of a young husband. 525 01:06:20,243 --> 01:06:24,187 But of course, all you have to do when he gets too much for you 526 01:06:24,247 --> 01:06:28,425 is to send him off to the dancing boys. 527 01:06:30,353 --> 01:06:32,549 Has he ever given you a disease? 528 01:06:34,758 --> 01:06:35,748 No. 529 01:06:40,797 --> 01:06:42,789 You are very lucky with him. 530 01:06:47,871 --> 01:06:50,380 Wear this. 531 01:06:50,440 --> 01:06:53,216 Wear, wear. 532 01:06:53,276 --> 01:06:56,542 It will protect you against any rival. 533 01:06:59,749 --> 01:07:00,842 Thank you. 534 01:07:27,410 --> 01:07:28,844 Any news? 535 01:07:47,931 --> 01:07:49,840 What are all these? 536 01:07:49,900 --> 01:07:52,375 I told you I don't want to wear a veil. 537 01:07:52,435 --> 01:07:54,177 I am sorry, Princess. 538 01:07:54,237 --> 01:07:57,447 I can't allow you to leave the harem without one. 539 01:07:57,507 --> 01:07:58,941 What do you mean? 540 01:07:59,176 --> 01:08:01,151 I'm just going to the bazaar. 541 01:08:01,211 --> 01:08:04,654 You have to wear a veil. It is the law of the land. 542 01:08:04,714 --> 01:08:07,524 I can't let you be arrested. 543 01:08:07,584 --> 01:08:08,950 Arrested? 544 01:08:14,424 --> 01:08:16,399 Then I'll stay in. 545 01:08:16,459 --> 01:08:17,801 I'll stay in. 546 01:08:17,861 --> 01:08:20,296 Please go. 547 01:08:21,598 --> 01:08:23,396 Thank you. 548 01:08:24,501 --> 01:08:26,402 Go. Get out. 549 01:08:42,953 --> 01:08:46,463 It's been weeks since I've heard from you, Ali. 550 01:08:46,523 --> 01:08:48,287 I'm so lonely here. 551 01:08:52,762 --> 01:08:54,938 Please come for me. 552 01:08:54,998 --> 01:08:59,543 I'm afraid my state of mind can't be good for the baby. 553 01:08:59,603 --> 01:09:02,245 Promise you'll come as soon as you can. 554 01:10:23,920 --> 01:10:26,355 - Fatali Khan. - Ali. 555 01:10:27,657 --> 01:10:30,667 - When did you get here? - This afternoon. 556 01:10:30,727 --> 01:10:34,304 The National Council have given me a job to do. 557 01:10:34,364 --> 01:10:36,006 What? 558 01:10:36,066 --> 01:10:40,777 Well, it's an announcement of a new country. 559 01:10:40,837 --> 01:10:43,747 Fatali Khan is here to proclaim our independence. 560 01:10:43,807 --> 01:10:45,348 This is extraordinary. 561 01:10:48,411 --> 01:10:50,053 Yes! 562 01:11:02,025 --> 01:11:06,836 I declare the creation of a new sovereign nation. 563 01:11:06,896 --> 01:11:11,074 It will guarantee civil and political rights 564 01:11:11,134 --> 01:11:12,709 to all its citizens, 565 01:11:12,769 --> 01:11:18,715 regardless of ethnic origin, religion, class, or gender. 566 01:11:18,775 --> 01:11:21,618 The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. 567 01:11:26,616 --> 01:11:30,850 Let us pledge allegiance here and say aloud our promise to our new country. 568 01:11:32,422 --> 01:11:35,064 - Our flag is raised. - Our flag is raised. 569 01:11:35,124 --> 01:11:38,534 - And it will never fall. - And it will never fall. 570 01:12:32,182 --> 01:12:35,158 I thought I'd lost you, Ali. 571 01:12:35,218 --> 01:12:37,994 I thought I'd be here for the rest of my life. 572 01:12:38,054 --> 01:12:40,864 - When can we go home? - Not yet. 573 01:12:40,924 --> 01:12:42,866 But when the baby's born, you'll be able to leave. 574 01:12:42,926 --> 01:12:45,935 I can't wait that long. I can't. 575 01:12:45,995 --> 01:12:48,772 I feel like a prisoner. 576 01:12:48,832 --> 01:12:52,175 I can't go out with you. I can't receive guests. 577 01:12:52,235 --> 01:12:57,447 I can't go out to Tehran because I'm not allowed to mix with unbelievers. 578 01:12:57,507 --> 01:12:59,203 Do you wonder I can't bear it here? 579 01:13:01,611 --> 01:13:04,487 And I can't stand that eunuch another day. 580 01:13:04,547 --> 01:13:09,192 He keeps wanting to paint my nails and shave all the hair off my body. 581 01:13:09,252 --> 01:13:11,653 I don't want to see him ever again. 582 01:13:15,925 --> 01:13:17,655 And I don't want to see you either. 583 01:13:18,895 --> 01:13:20,261 So please... 584 01:13:22,131 --> 01:13:23,121 Please. 585 01:14:40,109 --> 01:14:41,818 What's more important to you? 586 01:14:41,878 --> 01:14:45,144 Your wife and child or your country? 587 01:15:15,244 --> 01:15:17,020 Ali Khan. 588 01:15:17,080 --> 01:15:18,688 It's a girl. 589 01:15:18,748 --> 01:15:20,307 It's a girl, Father. 590 01:15:23,920 --> 01:15:28,064 Next time, it will be a boy. 591 01:15:32,395 --> 01:15:33,886 Hey. 592 01:15:39,936 --> 01:15:42,030 She's so beautiful. 593 01:16:10,266 --> 01:16:12,064 I love you. 594 01:16:15,872 --> 01:16:17,898 I love you too. 595 01:16:29,185 --> 01:16:30,660 Will you come and join us soon? 596 01:16:30,720 --> 01:16:34,364 No. I have decided to stay here. 597 01:16:34,424 --> 01:16:36,766 But what will you find to do in Tehran? 598 01:16:36,826 --> 01:16:38,454 I don't know. 599 01:16:38,695 --> 01:16:40,391 I will probably marry again. 600 01:16:43,466 --> 01:16:46,436 You should come back when everything falls apart in Baku. 601 01:16:48,438 --> 01:16:51,047 What do you mean? 602 01:16:51,107 --> 01:16:53,349 I think you know what I mean. 603 01:16:53,409 --> 01:16:57,947 The war may be over, but our troubles are only just beginning. 604 01:17:01,718 --> 01:17:04,427 Have a safe journey, my son. 605 01:17:04,487 --> 01:17:05,762 Good-bye, Father. 606 01:17:05,822 --> 01:17:07,154 Good-bye, my son. 607 01:18:05,248 --> 01:18:08,878 Make sure the rooms are allocated as I explained to you. 608 01:18:09,952 --> 01:18:11,352 Prime Minister. 609 01:18:15,925 --> 01:18:18,801 We're like some blind, helpless newborn creature 610 01:18:18,861 --> 01:18:22,939 trying to swim through shark-infested waters. 611 01:18:22,999 --> 01:18:26,401 Still, at least our neighbors are respecting our independence. 612 01:18:27,904 --> 01:18:30,379 What worries me, Prime Minister, is that we are a small country, 613 01:18:30,439 --> 01:18:33,382 and up there are 160 million Russians 614 01:18:33,442 --> 01:18:35,451 very thirsty for oil. 615 01:18:35,511 --> 01:18:37,503 You worry too much, Ali Khan. 616 01:18:54,997 --> 01:18:57,406 I thought I'd make you deputy foreign minister. 617 01:18:57,466 --> 01:18:59,025 What do you think? 618 01:19:02,171 --> 01:19:04,814 Thank you, Prime Minister. 619 01:19:04,874 --> 01:19:06,816 I will do whatever you wish. 620 01:19:06,876 --> 01:19:08,936 Good. Then that's settled. 621 01:19:10,446 --> 01:19:14,824 We need to find a place to entertain our diplomatic guests, 622 01:19:14,884 --> 01:19:18,150 and I am told you're redecorating. 623 01:19:20,122 --> 01:19:22,148 Yes, the palace should be ready in two weeks. 624 01:19:23,526 --> 01:19:26,602 Any chance you could make that a week? 625 01:19:38,140 --> 01:19:40,550 I was surprised to find you have an opera house here. 626 01:19:40,610 --> 01:19:43,876 Yes. Quite a lot of us can read and write as well. 627 01:19:46,449 --> 01:19:47,490 Sorry for interrupting. 628 01:19:47,550 --> 01:19:51,019 Ali, when you talked to the high commissioner, what did he say? 629 01:19:52,255 --> 01:19:55,565 He said the Treaty of Versailles is about to grant us full nationhood 630 01:19:55,625 --> 01:19:58,185 and guarantee diplomatic recognition. 631 01:20:00,196 --> 01:20:02,038 - Hmm. - Thank you, darling. 632 01:20:02,098 --> 01:20:05,708 - To independence. - To independence. 633 01:21:42,698 --> 01:21:46,396 They were not exaggerating when they said 30,000 men. 634 01:21:47,303 --> 01:21:49,211 No. 635 01:21:49,271 --> 01:21:51,263 And I don't believe they're here for their health. 636 01:21:55,244 --> 01:21:57,053 They can't do anything. 637 01:21:57,113 --> 01:21:59,422 The Treaty of Versailles says that... 638 01:21:59,482 --> 01:22:03,509 By the look of them, I'd say not too many of them have read the Treaty of Versailles. 639 01:22:07,089 --> 01:22:09,058 No. 640 01:22:11,394 --> 01:22:14,470 The Russians aren't going to march here just like that. 641 01:22:14,530 --> 01:22:17,606 Besides, they've just signed a friendship treaty with us. 642 01:22:17,666 --> 01:22:20,609 - Then why are they massing on the border? - Maneuvers, they say. 643 01:22:20,669 --> 01:22:24,046 Why have they chosen the closest possible point to Baku for their maneuvers? 644 01:22:24,106 --> 01:22:25,574 They can be here in three hours. 645 01:22:26,809 --> 01:22:29,769 It's a bargaining ploy to get us to lower the oil price. 646 01:22:31,547 --> 01:22:33,643 I think they want it for free. 647 01:22:37,253 --> 01:22:39,061 I'm happy. I'm happy. I have a wonderful girl. 648 01:22:39,121 --> 01:22:40,713 She is a good girl. 649 01:22:40,773 --> 01:22:44,367 She is a good girl. Now I'll live forever, yes? 650 01:22:48,464 --> 01:22:51,474 - You'll give me one wish? - Tell me. 651 01:22:51,534 --> 01:22:54,410 - If I ask, you'll say yes? - Depends. 652 01:22:54,470 --> 01:22:57,235 I want you to come home to Tbilisi with us. 653 01:23:00,176 --> 01:23:01,717 - No. - But you have to. 654 01:23:01,777 --> 01:23:04,587 I want you to tell your husband to leave this place. 655 01:23:04,647 --> 01:23:07,056 It's not safe. 656 01:23:07,116 --> 01:23:12,513 This man Lenin said the revolution will not survive without Baku oil. 657 01:23:13,789 --> 01:23:15,382 They'll be coming for it. 658 01:23:44,320 --> 01:23:45,515 Do you like it? 659 01:23:54,763 --> 01:23:57,198 Come here. Oh. 660 01:24:02,605 --> 01:24:03,846 - Ali Khan? - Yes, Ilyas. 661 01:24:03,906 --> 01:24:05,848 The Bolsheviks have crossed the border. 662 01:24:05,908 --> 01:24:08,851 They've commandeered trains. They're on their way to Baku. 663 01:24:08,911 --> 01:24:11,210 - It's time to leave. - All right. 664 01:24:16,552 --> 01:24:17,918 We have to go. 665 01:25:32,494 --> 01:25:34,737 Prime Minister. 666 01:25:34,797 --> 01:25:38,574 I've just been informed that the Bolsheviks are gaining on us. 667 01:25:38,634 --> 01:25:40,843 We'll make sure you escape across the border. 668 01:25:40,903 --> 01:25:43,913 We'll do whatever it takes to hold them off. 669 01:25:43,973 --> 01:25:45,373 Sir. 670 01:26:48,637 --> 01:26:52,848 Ilyas, I have known you for a very long time, 671 01:26:52,908 --> 01:26:55,718 and you have proved your great courage. 672 01:26:55,778 --> 01:26:56,905 I salute you. 673 01:26:59,581 --> 01:27:00,947 May Allah be with you. 674 01:27:11,226 --> 01:27:13,551 There's something I need to say to Ilyas. 675 01:27:20,502 --> 01:27:21,902 Ilyas. 676 01:27:51,667 --> 01:27:54,943 Nino, I'm going to stay with Ilyas for a couple of days. 677 01:27:55,003 --> 01:27:56,699 To help him. 678 01:27:58,107 --> 01:28:01,383 No. No. 679 01:28:01,443 --> 01:28:02,775 - No, no, no, no, no. - I have to. 680 01:28:04,646 --> 01:28:07,423 Ali... 681 01:28:07,483 --> 01:28:08,917 don't we mean anything to you? 682 01:28:10,919 --> 01:28:12,444 You mean everything. 683 01:28:14,390 --> 01:28:16,665 Look what happened last time we were separated. 684 01:28:16,725 --> 01:28:18,567 It's not the same. 685 01:28:18,627 --> 01:28:22,123 You're not traveling to a strange country. You're going to your parents. 686 01:28:24,900 --> 01:28:26,493 I have to do this, Nino. 687 01:28:28,637 --> 01:28:31,163 It will be our baby's country when she grows up. 688 01:28:33,409 --> 01:28:34,900 It has to be defended. 689 01:28:43,519 --> 01:28:45,112 I'll be with you on Friday. 690 01:28:46,922 --> 01:28:48,185 Yeah. 691 01:28:49,958 --> 01:28:51,800 On Friday. 692 01:28:51,860 --> 01:28:53,556 And we'll go to Paris. 693 01:28:55,764 --> 01:28:57,198 For that honeymoon. 694 01:29:01,036 --> 01:29:04,980 And we'll have a house with a garden. 695 01:29:05,040 --> 01:29:06,133 Yes. 696 01:29:10,512 --> 01:29:13,175 And our next child will be a boy. 697 01:29:33,535 --> 01:29:34,843 Good-bye. 698 01:32:18,183 --> 01:32:19,891 Get down! 698 01:32:20,305 --> 01:32:26,352 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org