- The film narrates the story of the headman of a village in ancient Upper Mesopotamia and his two sons. In spite of severe violence, the headman does not abandon his village, but his sons want to go. Joseph decides to leave. Johan cannot leave his father. Both of them begin to question their decisions.—Anonymous
- Isho, the headman of a village in which the descendants of one of the ancient societies of Upper Mesopotamia: The Aramaens reside. Isho has two sons, Yuhan and Joseph. As the violence begins to ride in the area, the most, if not all of the residents leave their lands, even their country. The headman doesnt leave his village despite all the pressure. His sons desire to leave. Joseph, determined, leaves Yuhan cannot leave his father. Joseph questions his decision from the day on he left, and Yuhan questions his decision from the day on he stayed. This questioning happens quite often when they watch the Silse, the sky illustration the Aramaeans paint onto their ceilings traditionally. Silse seems to summarise the emotional states of our characters, as it means a pigeons winnowing, because the Aramaeans used to depict onto their ceilings as they miss looking at the sky, when they were hiding indoors during the oppression. Two pigeons, trying to winnow for their freedom through that sky, but crashing against the walls surrounding it. Both feel a deep solitude where they stay. Nor the one left can return, neither the one stayed can leave Aynvert is an Aramaic village of Midyat district of Mardin. Time flows too slow here. The majority of the village migrated to European countries. Theres no one left in the village except for Ishos family and the others who couldnt risk leaving and the ones left earlier but came back. Yuhan is the younger of Ishos sons. Elder son Joseph settled in Sweden years ago. Yuhan doesnt leave his village, just for not to abandon his father in poor health, against all the pain and deep solitude he feels inside. On the other hand, he keeps questioning his decision and believes that he must have been the one on his brothers place. His father passes away one day. Theres nothing left standing between leaving his village and moving to Sweeden where his beloved peers live. His fathers funeral makes him reevaluate his decision though, and he gives up. Yuhan prefers staying in his fathers and ancestors past, instead of his own dreams and his childrens future. Stockholm, Swedens capital city Life flows too fast here compared to Aynvert. Yuhans brother Joseph is living alone in this city for 10 years. Contrary to the pace of life in the modern city he lives in, Joseph has a boring life, commuting between the factory and home. Joseph is having a house built in the village with the help of his brother. He invests a big amount of his income to the house. Hed return to his village and his family when the construction ends. His father dies, but he cant attend the funeral as he cant get permission from the factory he works. This strengthens his decision of returning in one way, and makes him lose his courage in another. He didnt even attend his fathers funeral. He feels guilty for his old father and his brother, left in the village. Afther his fathers death, Joseph sticks with his boring life between home and factory. One day a colleague who is a fellow from his village, also the one and only friend, makes him to a bar. His friend is killed by a racist group while they were leaving the bar. Joseph, feeling desperate again, after this sudden death, believes that racism and violence, the biggest reason making him leave his country, will exist every corner of the world, and is inescapable. He wants to render the last honors and send the body of his deceased friend to their village, who has been staying in Sweden for two years illegally, but he cant beacuse he doesnt have enough money. He has to bury him in Sweden. In this period he begins to take care of his deceased friends wife and kid. Through time he feels somehow close and protective for them. After a while he begins to live in his friends house. Joseph is now sharing another persons loneliness which he could have never overcome on his own. He feels he is belonged to this family and house. He no longer wishes to return his country.
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