You're very talented man.
It's almost like the camera's a part of you.
An extension of your hand. Like your own eyes.
You may know exactly where to look,
but you are not great with timing.
You're right.
I used to be a war correspondent. Now I'm just a tabloid reporter.
If I'm going to be honest,
if it doesn't work, then that's it. No more.
Like you said,
I understand the job. The camera's like a part of me.
I take great photographs.
It's not enough.
I saved a wounded kid trapped under ruins.
And after months of being constantly under attack in the mountains,
I'm back home to clap for other people while they win awards.
It's always the same story in the end. I'm cast aside without any real purpose.
Do you know what you're going to do?
Yes, I do. I do.
But I'm not telling anyone.
WE WILL STAY HERE
Those who don't live as Allah commands,
will one day be punished like this infidel.
May all sinners repent. Join us to be cleansed of your sins.
Your duty is to live for the next world, not this world,
and submit to the commands of Allah.
LONDON
Mr. Rahman! Service, please.
Fish and chips.
-Who are the boys playing today? -This one is for the motherland, guys.
Didn't I tell you on the plane that you find Turkish people everywhere?
-Please let me know if you need anything. -Mmm.
So, uh, what about that meeting we had with ZT News?
Gelen New message
They just replied.
What did they say?
We didn't get it, right?
Then we'll have to find a way to chase our own news.
And they will beg to work with us.
-Wait, we're going with Noah's crew? -They'll be in Istanbul in two weeks.
They're going. Let's go with them.
Promise me it'll be safe.
You wanna be a war correspondent, Ilker, or not?
I do.
Obviously I do, because why else would I have been following you around
for the last two years?
Good boy.
Two Weeks Later
Mehmet? Here.
Just got them. They're nice, right?
Uh, too fancy, Ilker.
There's gonna be someone else joining us on the trip.
Hold this.
I thought we agreed on four people.
It's starting to get a bit too crowded for me.
- Come on, man. - Zeynep is almost here.
Great! Bravo! Really, as if this job wasn't already hard enough.
Give me that!
Just relax, Mehmet. There won't be any problems.
Who's Zeynep?
She's a journalist talking to German politicians. Zeynep Karaca.
Maybe you've heard of her.
Mehmet, take a look.
Come on.
Here, take a look. I found her.
-Found who? -The woman he mentioned.
Zeynep. Zeynep Karaca.
-And how do you know who she is? -I asked Noah.
Come on, take a look, Mehmet.
She a political firebrand surrounded by controversies.
Press play.
Um, take a look.
I'm Zeynep.
- Mehmet. - Ilker.
So, does it have many views?
What do you mean?
She's talking about the video.
Oh, uh, it's got a lot. Tons of views.
I'm not actually a firebrand.
It only looks that way because they use the dramatic footage and cut out the rest.
Makes sense.
Mehmet Yücel, right?
Uh-huh.
When I heard you were joining us, I looked you up.
You did, did you?
-I looked at your photos. -Photos of me?
I wanted to have a look at your work. Pretty decent stuff in there.
Although, I'm not gonna lie. I did look up some photos of you too.
So I'd recognize you.
Sounds great.
Well, we only found out last-minute that you were coming,
so we didn't have time to look you up.
-So not a big fan of surprises, I see. -No.
Look, I'm just saying, if you plan on acting crazy,
you're gonna get yourself into a lot of trouble.
This won't be like Germany.
It's the Middle East.
Look, I appreciate your concern,
but I can take care of myself.
-I bet, yeah. -Hey, our flight's about to leave.
Come on. Let's get going. Come on.
Come on, man. Let's go.
-You think it's safe here? -Yes, it will be fine.
Ismail is our guide. He'll take us to the village where the Yazidis live.
-As-salamu alaykum. -Wa alaykumu s-salam.
I was explaining the route we're gonna take.
We have 25 miles to go.
We'll go from Turkey all the way to Feccar.
We'll drive half the way.
Before we reach the road through the mountain,
we have to pass a checkpoint controlled by the Brotherhood.
I'll need 1,000 per person and we'll be allowed to pass.
Is it the last checkpoint till we reach the village?
As I told Noah, we just need to pay the Brotherhood and they'll be no problem.
-Okay. You good? -Yeah, I'm fine.
Just talked about wedding arrangements with Pelin.
I told her I was at a conference right now. So I'm good.
-Okay, but don't call her again. -Okay, man, I promise I won't.
Time to go. We shouldn't waste any more time.
STOP
What are you doing?
Just took a quick shot.
Hey, it looks like it worked.
If it hadn't, we'd all be dead by now.
Just look at that guy.
You're not trying to scare me, are you?
I'm getting married in three months.
If she I was coming to Syria, she'd kill me. She'd freak out.
You really didn't tell your fiancée?
Did you tell your folks?
I have no family.
What do you mean?
I don't, okay?
Shh. Quiet.
Let's go.
Hide! Hide! Hide!
Nobody uses this road anymore.
I don't understand why they sent us here.
Let's rest here. I need a cigarette.
Everyone else is in Hattat, but we're stuck here.
I hear they have all the girls. They have fun every night.
Right. But we're stuck here, roaming the mountains.
It's not how they said it'd be when we joined.
I'll talk to them when we get back.
Okay. Let's not get ourselves into trouble for no reason.
After all, we just joined.
Let's not get ourselves shot in the head and left to die.
What's that?
Hey! Who's there?
- Where'd that sound come from? - From up there.
There's no one up there.
Whatever, let's get out of here. We're almost at the checkpoint.
Come on, get up. We'll have to go a different way.
As-salamu alaykum.
Wa alaykumu s-salam. Welcome. Welcome to our village.
Thank you.
I'm entrusting our visitors to you, Memduh.
- I'm heading back. - Why don't you stay too, Ismail?
-I need to leave before sunrise. -Okay. As you wish.
The leader of the village is Memduh.
I'll be back here in a couple of days to pick you all up.
He'll take care of you until then.
- Stay safe. - Have a safe trip.
- Thank you, Ismail. - Uh, please.
Some ayran for our visitors. Come on, hurry up!
Welcome to our village.
Did you bring the ayran?
Thank you.
Thanks.
You must be tired. C-Come in. Make yourselves comfortable.
Noah.
-Thank you. -Mm-hmm.
Aren't you coming?
I think, first, I'm going to roam.
Ilker?
Uh, no. I'm really tired. I need to get some sleep.
Sure. Okay. Sleep well.
-Be careful. -Always am.
Aren't you tired yet?
No.
To be honest, I'm pretty worn out.
I'll admit, the trip was rough.
Where are you going?
I heard that when the sun comes up, they gather to pray.
Let's find out.
I'll get a shot of the sunrise while they're out praying.
Like old times.
What do you mean?
Remember, I told you I looked through your photos.
Looks like you used to take great photos.
"Used to." I'm hurt.
No one cared about them back then.
Maybe this time they will.
You think so?
I know that one day, you'll take a picture that will impact the world.
And then, everyone will recognize your past achievements too.
I hope I can live up to your expectations.
-Hey, wait for me. -Come on.
- You should've gotten some rest. - No, I don't want to miss this.
I wanna brag and tell everyone I was there when you snapped a masterpiece.
That radical group is stationed not far from the village, right?
It is.
Did you know?
We're gonna be okay since we're not staying long.
We'll head back in a couple of days.
Mm-hmm. "A couple of days."
Uh-huh.
A couple days.
This way.
It's a great view from up here.
-Want to take a look? -Sure.
You have a bit of a problem.
What is it?
There's not much memory left on the card. Only 44 shots.
Oh, shit.
I left all the other cards with Ilker.
Looks like you're the one who should have rested.
Hey, it's fine. Should I go grab them?
Uh-- Please, that'd be great.
Are you kidding me? Shouldn't you be saying,
"Oh, no. You don't have to go all the way back down."
-Well-- But you said you'd go, so I-- -Hey, I'm just messing with you.
You just take your shot.
I know you've been looking forward to it so enjoy yourself.
Use them wisely. Don't waste any shots.
Have fun. I'll be back soon.
Find their IDs!
Where's this one?
There is no one else.
Where is he?
I said, "Where is he"?
He's not here.
What?
He's not here.
He went back to Turkey.
Is he telling the truth?
Is this person here telling the truth?
Ali! Ali! Ali!
We can't go down there.
Let's tell Ebu Zalim there's no way to get out alive.
We've lost a brother in vain.
Let's go.
It's just us now.
Ilker?
Ilker.
Get away from here.
Save yourself.
Welcome, Ebu Zalim. Praise be to Allah for your safe return.
Yusuf, lock up the foreigners in the back in a special warehouse.
Are they important people?
-Yes. -Okay. I'll take care of them.
We can take them to an empty warehouse.
Good.
Ebu Zalim.
There's something important we must discuss.
I'm tired. Later.
Don't push your luck.
Ebu Zalim has eyes for no one.
Shut up.
Take a soldier with you and put those people in the back of the truck
in the empty warehouse next to the weapons depot.
-Now go! -Okay.
- Check the houses. - Okay.
This one's still alive?
Well, not anymore.
Let's go.
You shouldn't have come.
What did they do?
We need to find you a friend. You shouldn't be alone here like me.
Wilson?
No, maybe not.
But if I can't find a volleyball in this place.
Forget about it.
Wilson's terrible. Terrible idea.
We have to get back to Turkey, kiddo.
It's the only way we can save them.
We have to go in there?
Ebu Zalim said to try and get him out.
It's been so many days. He must be dead.
I don't think we should go in.
Hey!
Are you alive?
Ismail.
Are you alive?
No answer. Let's go.
What will we tell Ebu Zalim?
We'll tell him that he's dead,
-and we couldn't get him out. -No. No.
What if he's wounded and can't hear us?
Go down, if you want.
Ismail!
Come back, Ismail!
Ismail! Shit, Ismail, you just can't leave me here!
Come on, Ismail!
Ismail!
Please don't leave me here. Please don't leave me here.
Please, you can't leave me here.
Here…
And there…
We could either die…
or live, kiddo.
I wonder where we are.
I have no idea.
It could be in Hattat.
Hattat, really? They took us that far?
It's possible.
What will happen to us?
-They're going to kill us, right? -Shh. Keep quiet.
Do you know how many journalists they've beheaded?
Why did we come here?
We never should have come. We shouldn't have come here.
Ilker, shh.
We shouldn't have come.
- Ilker, calm down. - We shouldn't have come.
You've gotta keep your spirits up.
We're gonna escape? For sure?
Zeynep, let's do it. Noah, do-- We do have a chance, right?
I'm sorry to tell you, but if Hattat is where they've brought us to…
that means we are already dead.
What's the problem?
They're just trying to sell us IDs.
Why do we need them?
People with IDs from the Brotherhood can travel freely in this region.
If you have an ID, you are one of them.
Stop! Stop!