"Good morning, Mom" "Did you wake up your husband?" "Yes" ""Mahmoud" , "Mahmoud"" "Wake up my darling, breakfast will get cold" "You are still asleep?" "What's going on?" "Get up, get up" "Come on, get up!" "Can't I get any sleep in this place!" "Mom, mom" "You woke up my darling?" "OK, let's have breakfast, grandma got everything ready why did you wake up so early, boy?" "Give mom a kiss" "Can't you say good morning before you eat?" "Morning" "Where's your sister?" "Answer me" "Does a princess wake up early like a peasant?" "Faten I don't need your sarcasm early in the morning" ""Nadia", "Nadia"" "Wake up, you'll be late" "I don't want to go to school today, I haven't slept all night" "You are graduating from high school this year" "You can't fail for the third time!" "Oh, God help me!" "Breakfast getting cold, get up!" "Mahmoud, breakfast is ready!" "There's no water!" "There's something wrong with it today" "Can't they ever fix it?" "There's no solution" "The whole country needs to be restructured" "There are trying" "Rusty pipes, damaged tanks and sewage failure" "Faten!" "don't make me angry so early in the morning!" "Am I lying?" "The return of the rebel lady" "No, I'm the "can't believe it" lady" "Can anybody explain why we eat Danish cheese and spill milk in the river" "Destroy eggs and kill chicks by the million and can't find a chicken" "What do you call this?" "You won't get a rest until you get us all arrested!" "Faten, stop it!" "Good morning men" "Anyone remember what we were saying the last time?" "Some nonsense!" "So, you want us to talk nonsense?" "that would be nice sir" "No, not this time!" "Today we will talk about the battles and victories of "Saladin" against the crusaders" "It will be on TV tonight, I know the movie" "The Arabian leader "Saladin" is the one who liberated Jerusalem" "No it was "Ahmed Mazahar" (Actor in the movie)" "OK, you want trouble" "Stop your nonsense scum bags!" "Go on sir" "I'm talking seriously now!" "Concentrate!" "How are the Arabs doing?" "What is the news on our brothers in Urshalim?" "Urshalim is in worse condition, my sultan!" "No hope for it but you" "Urshalim is waiting for you to answer her call" "Urshalim today has nothing but sorrow" "And fear against the continues crusader's attacks" "They are living in distress and smile disappeared from the faces of children and adults" "The Arabs of Urshalim who planted its gardens became refugees" "They are hungry my Sultan but still dreaming of redemption by your hand, Sultan of the Arabs , and they are waiting"" "The real estate man came again today" "What does he want?" "Didn't we agree you will meet him to get rid of this ruined building and sell it" "Again mom?" "Again and again and again!" "Stop talking about selling the house" "He is offering a very good sum" "We sell it and go where?" "we buy 2 apartments and cover our expenses" "Mahmoud, you see who much we spend, life is hard." "I don't know what to say" "How we can sell the house?" "if father was alive he would never agree" "Your father left us nothing, he was spending too much" "He was helping everyone" "He left us this house and I can't sell it" "I can't cope with it anymore, the money we earn is not enough" "I can't pay telephone bills, electricity, gas and the food" "Mom my dear we must have some patience" "I have been patient for all of my life but I want to see you all doing well before I die" "God forbid!" "I hope you will live to raise your great grand children" "Don't be afaraid" "Things will get better soon" "But please forget about selling the house" "Please.." "Mom, mom" "What's wrong?" "An earthquake, I felt the house tumbling down" "There's no earthquakes" "No, there was, the room was shaking the bed was going up and down" "What you're talking about?" "Mahmoud" did you feel an earthquake?" "You scared me awake with your screams" "Get her a glass of water" "Go back to bed darling" "Drink some water" "What's going on here?" "It's nothing, go back to sleep" "Come on , get it out of your head" "I will make a Nescafe do you want some?" "OK" "Speak in Arabic girl, that's what we get from traveling abroad!" "Rawia will make us some coffee, have some with us" "No darling, I'm going back to sleep I have a lot to do tomorrow" "Good night" "Good night darling" "What do you say?" ".." "let's skip the Nescafe" "Didn't say you'd hang the laundry in the bathroom too?" "What should I do?" "I used all the ropes" "Why do you two shower and change every day?" "Take it easy, in our days we used a schedule!" "The house is too crowded" "I know it is, but why won't Mahmoud sell it?" "Don't you agree it's better to buy two apartments and live in a better area" "With two apartments we would make good money" "Tell him, Rawia" "I want to live in a better place where I can invite my friends and we can buy a VCR!" "VCR?" "Go get the door" "Come in" "Hello" "Hello Welcome Ourani" "Salam Alikum" "Alikum Salam come in" "Sit down, sir" "I brought Mr Salem himself to talk about business" "A cold drink, Rawia" "I don't know if Ourani told you or not but I work in a big constriction company we build and sell luxury apartments in best locations" "This is "Rwaia" my son's wife" "Then why you want an old house in such area when you build in best locations?" "I'm old fashioned and no longer like luxury apartments, I also have emotional bond to this area" "I spend all of my childhood in these back streets I have memories in every alley" "Mr. Salem will pay 50,000 pounds in advance, this well buy you an apartment on the Nile" "And another 50,000 after the legal papers" "Yes, but he can't afford the current market prices" "Don't worry, I can get him a luxury apartment with special price and in easy installments" "I promise him a deal he can't dream of" "Really?" "And how much is this apartment?" "Don't worry, we're a big investment company,we can easily make a special deal for someone like Mr "Mahmoud"" "And where is it?" "A luxury complex at the "Maadi" road, and another in "Heliopolis" and many others" ""Maadi"?" "that would be great" "And it's directly on the Nile river" "And there will be Cinema and supermarket and garden and all what you can think of" "And we don't pay anything in advance?" "No, no, later on" "Mr. Salem likes to close the deal right away" "We have to wait for Mahmoud to see if he will agree or not" "Madam, don't worry, if he likes the apartment we will talk about other things later" "I have the contract ready and I'm waiting for Mr "Mahmoud" 's word" "But please don't take long or the apartment will be gone, you won't find another like it" "After you sir" "Salam Alikum" "It's great "Mahmoud" what do you think?" "Come on darling, let's do it" "Wait mom, yes it's very nice but .." "It's great, please "Mahmoud" let's take it!" "Yes please Bro" "I have no objections but we won't sell the house, It's impossible!" "A concrete jungle!" "It's a skyscraper bro" "And why go so high?" "we have endless deserts to build on" "Since he died we are away from the world" "No one visits us nor we visit them" "God bless his soul he was my world" "And he kept the bastards away from us" "Now we are powerless" "Don't say that, we will always be beside you" "And you have lovely daughters, soon their children will keep you busy" "Daughters!" "please don't mention them!" "They are driving me crazy" "One is so arrogant and no one can control her And the other crazy about this singer." "I will end up alone with Faten" "Faten is a great girl her heart is pure, Who is "Faten" named after?" "My late husband loved the cinema and named her after the famous actress" "I don't know why the girls didn't become like their father, he had all his hopes on Faten" "She is ok, she is just angry because she wasn't given a decent job by the government" "And what was wrong with the job at the radio station?" "But she was just a clerk" "Don't let your husband do what he wants, I won't let mine in after 10 o'clock!" "Please sign my vacation request" "Mr Samee" he must sign it first" "Mr Adoul Samee?" "Please sign my vacation request" "Won't you say good morning first?" "Good morning" "And this is annual vacation or exceptional or for illness?" "No, a vacation without salary and for how long?" "2 years" "Only 2, why?" "I want study for a Phd" "I wish I could help you" "The work load won't allow it" "Why?" "we are 40 persons doing nothing all day!" "First , it's me who says who is needed!" "Secondly, after less than one year on the position, you don't have the right to a vacation" "But it's my right!" "You must notify the HR and the legal sector then notify the financial sector to remove your name from the payroll" "And before all this your direct superior must agree, and that's me!" "And me and the whole department can't do without you, my darling" ""The work load doesn't allowa vacation for Miss Abdrabo for the great need for her efforts signed Adoul Samee"" "Here it is!" "I don't want to attend chemistry today I don't like the professor" "Come on girls and how we will become doctors?" "Just marry a rich businessman and he will get you what you want" "Yah, we will see you married to a street vendor!" "Nadia, are you coming Thursday to the Disco?" "Dunno I've yet to ask my mom" "They won't disagree" "Mom is worried about me, she doesn't like the Disco" "Well, it's not normal to stay at home all day" "Did you hear the new album of Michael Jackson?" "it's glorious" "Everyone in our group has the video tape" "Did Mahmoud buy a VCR from Kuwait?" "Yeah, he gets everything from there" "My brother is not like that, he saved all his money to buy an apartment and he bought a lot of books" "Books!" "what he will do with it?" "Does you brother know about Attif yet?" "No, Attif said he'll meet him this week" "You will marry so soon and leave us?" "If they agree" "And your mom, she agreed?" "She wants to get me married as soon as possible!" "she says that little girls in the house are bad luck!" "" Mr. "Amin" , how can you sign something without knowing what it is?"" ""Why didn't you take someone with you?"" "For 20 days it's the same, you change the channel and find the same actors saying the same things!" "I no longer know who loves who and who is divorcing who" "It's something to pass the time and to forget our misery" "What misery it will make us forget?" "It adds more misery to ours!" "The TV must be an educational and cultural tool to help develop people's minds" "Not to sedate them and give them brain damage!" "This is simply drugs!" "Well turn it off then" "Faten is right, true she exaggerate a bit but TV serials are like drugs" "And the same movies are played again and again Foreign films are mutilated by the censors!" "And now the end the broadcast early to make us sleep like chickens" "For people to wake up early full of energy" "And those who don't have to wake up early?" "That's why birth control programs is not working!" "In the morning they broadcast students classes, people like me what should they do?" "It's the only distraction we have and they spoil it" "A theater ticket is 20 or 30 pounds, that's half of my salary and if I eat in a restaurant ; its all gone" "The last time I went to a movie I couldn't follow the movie from the hooligans shouting and laughing" "And all the movies are about Drugs and belly dancing!" "yeah, the TV is the only thing left for people like us" "One day out and the salary is gone" "Yes, keep that in mind!" "Mahmoud, Mahmoud" come quickly it's the police!" "The police is here, "Mahmoud"" "You are Mr Mahmoud Abdrabou right?" "Yes sir, what's wrong?" ""Rawia" the police is here, where's "Faten"" "Come in" "I'm lieutanent Atif Abdoul Hamid from the old district police station" "Come in, what's wrong?" "Don't be afraid, I'm here for a personal matter" "Personal?" "I don't know how to start" "Speak up my son, I can't control my nerves" "I'm here because of your sister Miss "Nadia"" "What did she do?" "Mr. "Mahmoud" it's an honor for me to ask your permission to get married" "Damn it!" "Why didn't you say so from the beginning?" "Please sit down" "I'm very sorry I caused you to worry" "My heart almost stopped .." "how do you like your coffee?" "With little sugar please" "And where did you meet "Nadia"?" "I actually used to see her around on her way back from school" "And how well do you know her?" "Oh, yes you are police and I suppose you know everything" "And she knows you are coming?" "I think so" "Excuse me one minute" "Nadia there's a lieutenant outside, wants to marry you" "He said you know each other Is it true?" "Speak up, say it's true and you were going out together, the brilliant student!" "You wait Faten" "Nadia is it true?" "You thought us to always say the truth" "He is the brother of school mate and sometimes I see him with her" "Only, you didn't go out together?" "Of course not, without your permission?" "!" "Then look me in the eye" "Don't you think that you are too young to get married?" "As you wish" "Soon?" "never too soon Rawi , Nadia is my daughter and i know her well" "She has nothing in her head but Disco and clubs" "Welcome MR ..." "Attif Abdoul Hamid sir" "You are welcome" "But don't you think it's too soon?" "I mean it's better to wait until "Nadia" graduate" "I have no objection , we can be engaged now and wait until she graduates" "Wasn't more appropriate that your mother comes with you?" "Actually my parents are both dead" "My condolences" "And where do you live?" "My father left me a house, there will be no problem here" "Actually the boy is not bad" "Why?" "He could not come and keep meeting her in secret" "In secret, what do you mean?" "I would have killed her!" "Mahmoud means he is an honest man and followed the traditions" "We still don't know anything about his family" "No hurry; we still have plenty of time" "Yes please, no need to hurry Just go and talk with him" "Discussion means we negotiate" "Negotiations means that I agree in principle" "Go meet them and see what's their conditions" "I know his conditions and I don't agree" "I'm a poor man, I don't have money to pay in advance nor my salary can handle installments" "Why don't you just go and read the conditions?" "That crook said is just sweetening the deal, and as soon as I sign anything I will find myself in too deep" "He has his eye on this house and won't quit until I sell" "And why not?" "NO, I said no way!" "What's wrong with this place?" "Maybe a little old, but it's ours, we own it!" "Mahmoud, there's smoke!" "Mahmoud, hurry up!" "What's going on?" "Come darling!" "Mahmoud hurry The other way." "Mahmoud!" ""Allah"" "Sorry I have to leave you and go to school" "Go get some sleep" "No I will clean up the house" "It's ok son; we will be fine" "Thank god , but we must find an explanation to what happened" "Get up girls and get to school Why you are setting like statues?" "Move you two!" "Rawia , Rawia, come quickly!" "What's wrong?" "Nothing" "Tell me" "Last night .." "Well what happened last night?" "No, it was nothing" "Well?" "No, it was nothing." "Someone wants to see you Mr. Mahmoud" "Who is it?" "It seems he is from the police" "Yes, OK I'm coming to see him" "Excuse me, he is my sister's fiancé" "Welcome" "I'm sorry to drop by like this" "Because of the uniform?" "I'm sorry you know how it is in our job" "Why didn't come to the house?" "I preferred to see you alone to have a talk" "Why don't you visit us tonight to drink coffee and talk?" "I'm eager to move things on" "Why the hurry, we have all the time?" "Won't someone help?" "Nadia, go help your sister" "OK but when the movie ends" "It's not finished yet?" "Why are all foreign movies so violent?" "Is that what they teach the kids?" "!" "Why all this violence?" "Mahmoud, won't you get ready darling?" "Move it girl, clean the living room your fiancé is coming" "Move it girl we want a scandal in front of a police man!" "Well, "Attif" forget what you heard inside a while ago." "It's women talk, they don't know any better." "It's not me who insists on financial issues." "What's important to me that you love each other" "The stove , color TV and all these things can be bought later on." "Nadia is so dear to me and I must make sure she will be happy" "Nadia is dear to me too and be sure I will do anything to make her happy" "I don't doubt it, you are a police officer Police officers are organized and can plan well for the future" "Of course sir" "You don't have to call me sir you are among your family no not a police station!" "Come on guys, tea is ready and Nadia made great cake!" "It was I who baked it ..she baked it and I .. well it's here and ready!" "My nerves still shattered from the morning" "We don't we go out one day for dinner, I know a great Indian restaurant" "Indian?" "What do you think "Nadia"?" "It would be better if we go to a Disco" "Where's that Disco?" "No this is not for me!" "Nor I, anything but a Disco!" "Why not?" "It's a bunch of Americanized sissies who think this is civilization!" "Faten, not now!" "Attif thinks this will cost you a lot and it's not necessary, it's enough to go out to public places to breath the air" "And where's that air, bro?" "The air is polluted with exhaust fumes, where should we go for a walk?" "cars are more than humans!" "Madam Rawia what do you think?" "I have nothing to do with it ask your fiancé" "Then for Nadia's sake we go to a Disco" "We have dinner and listen to some soft music" "What's wrong, Rawia?" "You looked very worried why didn't you eat?" "Mahmoud, please go to the company and see about the apartment." "Now what, Rawia?" "My nerves are shaking" "The house is crowded and noisy, if we have a place for our own I will be better there's something ..." "something not normal in this house" "It's my home, I won't leave it and I won't allow anyone to make me leave it" ""Mahmoud" "Mahmoud"" ""Mahmoud" "Mahmoud"" ""Mahmoud" "Mahmoud"" "Be careful, get away girls!" "Mom help mom" "This must be an evil spell" "There's no such thing" "You shut up, you don't understand these things" "We will go to this woman Rwaih, they say she has a pond with a Jin to keep evil away from us." "Mahmoud would kill me" "He won't know" "No one will say a word to him." "Tell me where's Rwaih's place?" ""Mostafa you boy, Mostafa!" "Take them to "Rwaih" house" "Go with him" "Welcome, welcome, sit down" "Come, my lovely set next to me" "How can I help you?" "We came to you because .." "So, you want to break a spell?" "Something like this" "My daughter in law" "Strange things are happening in our house." "Strange?" "!" "Unnatural things, strange" "Strange?" "!" "Fire, the furniture burns, it's too expensive, my son worked years abroad for it" "In the bathroom I feel like there's something watching me." "I feel cold air , and like fingers on my body" "And did you see it?" "No, but sometimes I feel like someone is next to me in bed" "And when I feel the sheet I find it warm" "Did you tell your husband?" "I couldn't" "Give me your hand" "Don't be afraid" "What I can do I will do it for you" "And with God's helpl your problem will be solved" "If someone has cast a spell on you, I will banish it!" "And if someone sprayed something in your house I will clean it" "You just keep your faith in God." "And now my lovely let's see what's hidden in your bathroom" "God protect me from the devil!" "God protect me from the devil, God protect me from the devil, God protect me from the devil!" "It's my fault, if I knew it will be this way I wouldn't take you there" "That woman is not strong enough" "We shouldn't go to such places" "They are all con artists." "I'm worried its more serious than we thought" "Where were you?" "you made us worry" "Answer me, Rawia!" "The boy's been crying since you left" "Good evening" "What's going on?" "Where were you?" "Leave me alone son, it was hard to find a taxi" "How are you, Attif?" "Get up girls and make us some coffee" "What did you do "Mahmoud"?" "We made a police report but that doesn't answer anything" "It's one of two, either negligence or arson" "How?" "Do you have enemies in the area?" "Enemies !" "Do you suspect any neighbors?" "Any fights or disagreements with anyone?" "No, all the neighbors are good people" "Did you leave a door or window open?" "maybe someone got in" "Never, I always check everything before I go to bed" "A back door, bathroom window?" "I will hurry up the labs and if it was someone doing it he won't escape me" "This case of personal interest to me" "I will see to it myself." "Thanks" "How are you?" "Where are you taking me?" "Mahmoud's" school, there are things I want to ask him" "OK" "What's going on?" "stop it all of you!" "What are you doing, Rawia?" "Are you crazy?" "You?" "you again?" "Didn't I made a police report for you 2 weeks ago?" "Won't you ever stop?" "Won't you all stop your scams?" "Come all of you, move it" "And you?" "what are you wearing?" "do you call yourself a man?" "Aren't you ashamed boy?" "I swear you won't get out this time" "Move!" "How can you bring such people here?" "So much for your education and culture!" "And you mother, the faithful one who do all prayers, how can you believe this scam?" "Look at this blood!" "Blood, Rawia!" "Forgive me my son, it was my idea" "I didn't know what to do, I thought it might work" "You thought they would help?" "A bunch of scammers and thieves?" "Mother please .." "A mistake, I know I was wrong" "What?" "What's going on?" "Mahmoud I'm so tired, I can't take no more, can't you understand?" "I'm sorry," "You have to talk to someone" "And tell them what?" "I tell them my furniture burns for no reason and things are happening against nature and logic" "Tells them what?" "I say we wait for the police lab report" "No more, now there's furniture burning, worse things can happen" "What do you want me to do?" "I'm afraid" "I'm afraid, Mahmoud" "I can't stay in this house" "Please Mahmoud you don't know what's going on to me" "You don't know the fear I have" "That what you think?" "I'm terrified but terrified of a mysterious, unknown thing and that's the problem" "Nadia" "Nadia" ""Allah"" "Thanks to God, thanks to God" "Get well, Faten" "Leave her to rest, she is still in a state of shock" "I gave her sedatives and prefer if she goes back to the hospital to be under supervision" "There's still some tests to be done" "Why doctor?" "she is ok now thanks to God" "Thanks to Sheikh" "I don't know how to thank you" "You saved my sister's life" "Nothing happens to us but what god has written, he is our lord and the faithful should put their trust in god" "Why take her back to hospital?" "she is ok now" "Why go back to the medicine again?" "I agree with the doctor, she is ok now but what happened to her?" "There must be a scientific explanation." "I'm from the forensic department" "Yes, yes , come in" "Is this the house of Mr. Mahmoud?" "Yes" "There's nobody outside" "He must have left" "Good thing you woke me up." "I will change and go to see Faten at the hospital" "You want to come?" "No darling, I will take a shower now and see her later" "I can wait for you" "No need to keep you waiting, I have a few things to do around the house" "I will take a shower, you stay calm, ok?" "Salam Alikum my child" "I was passing in the area and thought I should check on you" "Come in Sheikh" "Are you all fine?" "yes we are" "I'm afraid" "Afraid of what?" "If your faith is strong you should have no fear." "You should only be afraid of God." "There's a demon!" "What demon my child?" "Don't be afraid of him , he is a coward" "I need your help" "You need no one, but be strong and and have strong faith" "The strong faith can tumble mountains" "Keep the faith in your heart, your mind and your soul" "And all the questions in your head you will find their answers in God's book" "Like they say "the only true demon is the human!"" "Only you with your faith you can put him in chains, kick him out and keep him out" "Adel, are you staying?" "Yes, I will stay late to finish my report" "See ya" "Yousef!" "Yousef!" "Take this report and deliver it to Lt. Attif in old Cairo police station, you know him?" "Rust, it must be rust in the pipes, what else?" "Even you don't believe me?" "It can't be anything else my child" "God forbid, what's this nonsense" "Don't be afraid, we are educated people and everything in this world has a scientific explanation" "It's an old house, the water pipes are rusty and blockages occur" "But now it's ok and running clear" "Mahmoud don't leave me alone, stay always beside me" "Time for medication" "Get well" "Attif, this report came from the forensic department for you" "Hey man, when is the wedding?" "Mr. Mahmoud phone for you" "Hello, yes where are you?" "OK, wait where you are , I'm coming" "Attif" had an accident" "Oh god, is he ok?" "He is ok, it's the car; it caught fire." "The car doesn't matter if he is ok." "I'm coming." "Go where?" "enough what we have here" "You stay, I will go pick him up and back right away" "Be careful and watch the boy" "Don't be late" "Don't be afraid" "May god be with you" "And the blessing of his prophet" "Stop here" "Well, it's not gold but my mother bought it for me from "Mecca" when she went in pilgrimage" "Keep it on you, I'm sure it will keep you safe" "Brother Mahmoud?" "Is Attif with you, bro?" "yes she is here" "Yes Mahmoud, thank god, it's ok I'm coming down" "Strange, the generator should kick in" "No, no, god damn you" "Shut up" "You can't beat me, I'm stronger than you are!" "You can't take me or hurt anyone in my family You will stay dammed to Doomsday" "Goddamn you!" "Goddamn you!" "Mom, mom" "In the name of Allah the merciful" "God you stand by the faithful, I ask you from your kindness what you send no one can stops, and what you stop no one can send Lord have mercy" "God is the living who never sleeps" "He rules the heavens and the earth Nothing happens without his permission protect us from evil" "Translated by wildhorse and timed by shaunx (cg)"