you lost them c'mon eh you won't win any medals up there in the height it's 2 hours back to rainbow.. you got that? yeah, or we're all going to end

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1 The Water Diviner In 5 minutes, commander? We wait till sunrise Fetch my binoculars from the horse but, commander... go get ready for attack! Allahu akbar! Proceed! Attack! stay off the trench trap, isn't it? clear off else you'll be martyr oh you godless giaour Anzacs retreat! I can't find the binoculars commander I forgot I had it on me I think we're close mate I think we're very close I told you there was water there, didn't I? I told you Lizzie? everything alright? Art has.. his boot again, what does he do? the boys are on their bed they're waiting for you to read to them I'm burned tired Lizzie oh c'mon, you know this is their favorite time of the day prince Husain called to the man and asked him why the carpet he was to sell was so expensive Husain: it must be made of something quite extraordinary the merchant replied: my prince your amazement will be all the greater when I tell you that it is enchanted whoever sits on this carpet closes his eyes and says the magic word tangu may be transported through the air in an instant wherever his heart desires to be I had water at 15 feet a bit brackish but good pressure you know that water.. stuck in that valley block they didn't even wipe the mud off it it's been 4 years Liz yeah, you're so clever you can find water, but you can't even find your own children why can't you find them?

2 you lost them c'mon eh you won't win any medals up there in the height it's 2 hours back to rainbow.. you got that? yeah, or we're all going to end up dead Arthur look after your brothers, keep your bloody head down, I know Lizzie? you understand in all conscience I could not bury your wife on consecrated ground if I thought she'd taken her own life consecrated ground is his promise to defeat them she fell in and drowned so your conscience is clear as the book of Joe teaches us God sets these trials for a reason many families in the district made similar sacrifices for King and country y'know you have a gall comin in here making demands you haven't stepped inside this place for 4 years you haven't been to confession you're all but lost to God yes and you and your God can feed me to pigs for all I care but you knew this woman she was here every sunday I dug the grave, I made the coffin all I'm asking you to do is say some words and throw some dirt that cart of yours, would make a useful benefaction for our community an offering to God.. as well take that too I'll find them, love I find them and I bring them home to you hello there thank you not now, later why did we even come back here? major Hasan bey, to see Lt. Col. Hughes at the war graves I know who he is mate ride eh? Lt. Col. Hughes, may I present major Hasan bey major bey was commander of... just major Hasan, bey just means Mr yes indeed. Mr bey gave your boys hell at Lone Pine we all know who major Hasan is Lt. thank you

3 Hello welcome thanks, you speak Turkish? English? I see how finally you've taken the peninsula yes. lost the battle, won the war well, sgt. Tucker here will show you to your accomodations perhaps once you've refreshed, we could meet in my tent? thank you right this way while I'm here I thought I'd make myself useful if you have any horses that need me work I might go for a little ride preferably something with a bit of pep sgt. Tucker, acquaint Lt. Greeves with widowmaker she could use a workout with pleasure sir now we've already started work in this area in the neck, down to hill 971 assumed they've briefed you fully at the war office we would appreciate your help locating our dead your dead? lost over Anzacs here on Gallipoli and still don't know where half of them are some were buried properly but a lot of the graves been lost.. or washed away or their crosses were pilfered for fire right after we evacuated retreated you were here? what do you need of me? land has changed, but you know the area better than anyone I was hoping you could help us locate the companies we lost track of we can start in the morning we lost men here at Canakkale for me this place is one big grave I don't know what you chaps been bellyaching about the veritable garden of Eden if your troops had taken this hill on the 1st day we would have been finished how close did we get? there there you go sir, your garden of Eden Joshua, where are the boys? let's go home run boys! alright boys, alright welldone Art, for not leaving your brothers behind

4 hey, what's the magic word, the one that makes the carpet fly? onga? tangu, you.. that's it, tangu close your eyes are you sleeping dad? it only works if your eyes are closed alright boys let's get out of here altogether tangu! mister for you, very clean, very clean bugger off, arabi. go away. no clean sheets, beautiful hotel, anything you want my mama can make hot water, no Germans no. clear off beautiful hotel. best room. I'm going to Gallipoli how do I get to Gallipoli I want to go to Gallipoli? I don't understand next beautiful hotel. beautiful view. anything you want my annem can make maybe you can help me I'm going to Gallipoli no you're not. noone goes there without a permit you have to go to the British war office in Sultanahmet where? I'd keep an eye on your bag if I were you crafty.. buggers Oi! rabbits! well- fed rabbits! Mister, where you go? hell of a bastard give my bag you little bastard see? beautiful hotel. clean sheets, hot water, no Germans mom, I've brought a foreigner my smart boy hello I need a room you're from England? no, I'm from Australia I'm sorry. Orhan has made a mistake. we have no rooms your son dragged me half way across this wretched city ah, no, no, no. the boy was right. out best room is now vacant, Mr? Connor, Joshua I don't want this man here We don't have the luxury to choose you're most welcome Mr. Connor

5 the room is up the stairs break of fast is at 8 would you like her to bring the tea? no, thanks, but your son did mention a.. ah, it's shameful to lie.. ah no, it's alright, I must have just misunderstood please, it is his duty thank you very much this is your room you seem to know where everything is how about tomorrow you take me to the war office I'll pay you yes, you will stop dad, stop we haven't slaughtered the chicken yet towels for you Mr Connor I'm preparing your cold bath.. it will take some time my son is no liar he seems a very resourceful boy he is. very resourceful. you have children? yes. 3 sons. what are they selling? they're not selling anything Mr Connor it's a call to prayer your guide book is out of date I didn't come here to sightsee you should see the Blue Mosque at least even in my wretched city, it's a beautiful place to find God I didn't come here for him either I'm on my way to Gallipoli you mean Canakkale? there's nothing there but ghosts my son, he cannot help you tomorrow he's needed here have your bath, and come back I regret to inform you we do not issue civilians travel permits to the Dardanelles it remains a very sensitive military zone in fact our friends, the Greeks, have made things even more complicated by invading Turkey's western coast it'll be sometime before we bring order to this chaos Arthur, Henry and Edward Connor all served for the 7th IRF battalion all enlisted together and they died together all killed in one day August 7th, 1915, in Lone Pine

6 yes. we do have the imperial claims unit on the peninsula as we speak they have a formidable task ahead of them you must understand these men on Gallipoli, they're experts all I need from you is a piece of paper and a stamp saying that I can go there I said we couldn't, Mr Connor even if that weren't my inclination I can find them how could you possibly hope to do that? you know what the army used to do with the rank and file dead after Waterloo, Ramillies, Khartoum? they would dig an enormous bloody pit and wreak the whole lot in with a few handful still alive no names. horses. mules, and the men all turned into fertilizer this is the first war anyone has given a damn my boys, should be buried at home beside their mother go home Mr Connor the Brits, go away! did you have buildings like this where you come from? but he didn't give up, he kept on fighting for 3 days he gave me 20 para, and bought me this I told you my son has work to do here Mr Connor he's 10, what would you expect him to say? give the money back, now but, mom return it now keep it. it's our secret sit here in the sun, dad good morning Mr Connor, would you like some breakfast? please you've graced me with your presence, professor I was just examining the hemorrhoids of the second son of his majesty the Sultan I'm sorry I don't understand they were swollen so big you won't believe what's he saying? my father hopes you enjoy your breakfast would you happen to have a boiled egg? the life your father sets out for you is nothing but misery you can't lead the life of a Frank anymore Orhan, fetch me an egg Ayshe, you're an Ottoman woman it's time you act like one you know what's expected of you for the sake of your son, if not for yours

7 you're going to assist me with those hemorrhoids piles, in surgical removal of those bulging eggs, are you not? thank you does he not have a wife already? how would I know, dad? why don't you ask yourself? in english. he doesn't speak any other. your wife, he's asking where she is she's dead and your sons? I knew it, I saw it in his eyes without papers you cannot go to Gallipoli take the ferry to the town of Canak, and find a fisherman if you pay him enough.. you will have no need for British permits thank you Mr Joshua! please, you find my baba in Canakkale tell him he must come home, annem icin (for mom) this is your father? who's the man in the hotel? my uncle I'll have a look you bring him home so, what were you doing before the war? this is the Ottoman Empire. there was no before the war in another life, I was an architect I was a civil engineer are we expecting company? whoever they are, bring them to my tent sgt. have a couple of blokes to go with Lt. Greeves Mr Connor I'm at a loss you walk off your farm, you turn up unannounced in this place.. for what? Gallipoli is 8 square miles of collapsed trenches bomb craters, barbed wire, more unexploded grenades and shells than there're pebbles on that beach alright? it's not safe I know what day my sons were killed at Lone Pine there's a map and the last entry in his diary is August 7th rest assured, I aim to put a name next to every man out there including your sons I'm sorry but you can't stay Tucker, escort Mr Connor back to his boat your sons Sir, Lt. come in Dawson

8 .. yum yum.. sir, something you might wanna see damn want me to arrest him, sir? and then what? take some food down to him and a blanket what a stubborn man, are they all like him? it's a matter of national pride for them you should know better thanks no swimming? no what are you doing with your farmer? there's a supply ship back to Constantinople in 2 days maybe we could help him until then you know what the chances of finding his boys are we have the day they were killed, I know the area yeah, we both know it, but why change everything for one father who can't stay put? because he's the only father who came looking Sgt! change of plan. who is the Turk? Hasan.. that dog wiped out.. battalion he would have killed your boys they're all best friends now.. serving breakfast every morning.. MrConnor. Abdul's. not ours. this was our front line, here you were there machine gun here, machine gun here and one more there we could see you so many blue eyes mashallah it's very lucky in Turkey to have blue eyes everywhere, except here they're throwing rocks, boys! they're out of ammo let's get it to the bastards all hands.. you came in from 2 sides here, and here we built a roof to protect us from shell fire instead we made a trap for ourselves inside it was.., knives, hands teeth

9 it was so dark and close, we did not see whom it was we struck as long as Allah make me breathe let me see nothing like these days again are you alright Art, eh? bugger off.. leave me be right there mate. whatever you reckon leave me no! no! they're right here Sir it's your son, Edward no, I wouldn't that bastard's executed him he gave the order not to take prisoners he killed the sick he shot the wounded one shot through the head that's how they did it specially him he killed your son Stop it! I said, stop it! yallaah! steady on, sgt. you killed my sons! you sent them, Mr Connor you invaded us take him away, put him on the.. I'm most terribly sorry he has 2 more sons, we should keep looking war's over sgt. we found Henry lying beside him how on God's earth did you know that'd be there? but you haven't found Art yet no we can't.. thoroughly he wouldn't leave his brothers, so he must be there I'll give Henry and Edward a proper burial tomorrow I promised their mother I'd find them and bring them home this is their home now it's not enemy ground anymore they're among friends, probably the closest they ever had leave them, and they always will be take them back, and they're just a couple of dead blokes in the cemetery she wanted them buried in consecrated ground how much blood do you need for it to be holly? now we lost over 2000 men those 4 days on Lone Pine Turks lost 7000 we didn't take too many prisoners either I don't know if I'll forgive any of this

10 the prince closed his eyes, and said tangu he sailed through the night to his father's lands as the carpet settled gently on the lawn of the royal palace the Sultan dropped to his knees salted tears streaked his cheeks as he embraced prince Husain, he cried "my son" "my son, after all your rich adventures" "and the magic carpet is carriage on the 4 winds to this" "you're home" I picked up the telegram waited all day at the post office, in queue and they served some awful tea rumor has it there's a brothel by the post office is that right? er.. yeah, rumor has it Greeks have invaded Izmir gangs of rome everywhere the Brits are just spectating we must do something sure thing. otherwise Brits decide on how much of this land be left to us are you not overcaring this outsider farmer? he wants you dead forgive my intrusion major Hasan, I want to apologize to you for my outburst there's a Persian saying, "may you outlive your children" it sounds like a blessing, but it's the worst curse one can place on the head of a man I had this list sent from Istanbul this is your family name what is this list? if this is your son, he was taken prisoner he did not die here, he left Canakkale alive why is she not mourning? she still thinks her husband is alive I'm ready to take her as my 2nd wife I'm sure Fatma will agree. I have enough to support both. Joshua bey! hello did you find my father? no sorry, am I intruding? is it his birthday? no, his sunnet oh, bloody hell, it's a private thing no do you want to see my..? ah, thanks mate, no

11 you have guests welcome back to Istanbul, Mr Connor you're always welcome thank you Istanbul cannot surrender to the Brits! my apologies major admiral Calthorpe will have to reschedule your meeting perhaps, next Tuesday, does that suit? yes, if your admiral could also reschedule the Greeks allow us to handle the Greeks through proper diplomatic channels let us not have another war it's the same war it hasn't ended major Hasan, can you tell me the No. I have finished helping. Mr Connor, do you have your passport? you were specifically ordered not to go to Gallipoli I'm not in your army all I need to know is the name of the prison camp they sent my son to if your son did not return home, sad reality is he's deceased this was the Ottoman Empire, one of the largest empires the world has ever known and presently it's being carved up the Bolshies, they want the Black Sea the French and Italian, they want the Aegean and currently in Anatolia, where the prison camps were incidentally, the Turks and the Greeks are turning the place into a complete and utter bloodbath so where,.. in all this madness, would you like us to start looking for your son? you said the prison camps were in Anatolia? you would have those records, or Turk army? the camps are gone, they're all gone and so are you Lt., show Mr Connor out I will be at your hotel 0400 on Thursday with your passport and a ticket home via Kalkutta a courtesy of the British army we will make sure you you will not.. i mean, have you bothered to ask yourself if your son was still alive, would he not simply come home? Mr Connor, please my brother died on that peninsula my fiancee, works at the Red Cross here if it would be helpful I could arrange an appointment that would be very helpful, thank you well Mr Connor, I think you can show yourself out from here good luck

12 thanks again No betrayal of flag! No betrayal of honor! major Hasan? I need to talk to major Hasan He followed you all the way gonna send us to the gallows tell me what prison camp they sent Art to your army must have records please, I'm at a dead end then we're in the same place i told you I cannot help anymore you must never come back here Mr Connor take him to his hotel you put all of us in danger by letting him go what is this? mercy? atonement? you were there too. some things can't be forgotten. come with me he's handsome, eh? don't you think? big, strong I do not think about other man, I'm married no, of course anne, Joshua bey is coming with us to assist us ah no, it's just you and me today special treat? I'm sorry Mr Connor, this is not possible. it would not be proper next time mom, please Mr Connor perhaps if you were to follow 20 paces behind then there would be no shame I will get my hat and my coat you know where I live, my home? sometimes it doesn't rain for 3 or 4 years at a time we have to find water just falling through the cracks of the earth how do you find it in the ground? well, there's the trick you have to feel it and you feel it everytime? no, I have dug a lot of wells just turned out to be holes I'll show you I have something.. Orhan asked me to find your husband I hate this photograph Turgut is a musician, never a soldier how long were you married? I am married my mother had arranged for me to marry someone else but my father fought her he told her

13 "why would we want our daughter to be as miserable as us?" it is not easy to marry for love here maybe my mother was right Turgut was mad, bills to the roof not paid, music hall hours, parties, lazy friends I miss the chaos I wish my mother had arranged my marriage you did not love your wife? oh. I adored her. I was just so bad at courting, bet she only married me out of impatience but it was happy? very till the boys were lost it's good to know where they are not lost or nameless anymore I was told my oldest son was taken prisoner so he's alive? I don't know but you have hope? hope is a necessity where I come from good night Mr Connor good night Ayshe, you know what's expected of you first, you have to end the mourning then we can get married for the sake of your son, if not for yours Omer will visit you every 3 nights We tell Orhan tonight, after I return from prayers Just give me one more day I want to tell him myself, properly take care, your fate is in there it is a silly peasant game you have to drink it first now we wait we decide everything here by coffee business, holidays, even our husbands and it works? when 2 families come together to arrange marriage a young girl serves them coffee if it's sweet, that girl is the match if it is bitter, go away the more sugar, the deeper the love it is all peasant nonsense Not possible unless I'm sure Turgut is dead so you take me for a fool? never we both know. heck, everyone but Orhan knows. my brother is in heaven I'm not ready for a new marriage

14 you came to my house, we mutually agreed now you dishonor me in front of my wife and daughters? this marriage is not for you, it's for Orhan he will be my son I'm obligated to my brother this is our way no, this is your way Orhan, come here please don't, I'm begging you this is on you, on your selfish pride what did I do? you did nothing, go now, leave us alone your father passed away, son, 4 years ago your mother lied to you don't listen to him your father is a martyr, be proud this is why Allah has never given you a son he'll never be yours how different are you from that whore upstairs? stay here stop you fool this is not your business this is what you want? the enemy? this has nothing to do with him my brother was a fool. you disgrace our family look at this bum, he can't even speak a word in our language go, you have to leave now you offended his honor he will not forgive this he hit you I hit him see you understand nothing, you will never understand I thought I was doing the right thing yes, you and your sons and your armies all doing the right thing all you did was rob my son of his father and leave me to choices like this then please, let me help so now you will rescue I didn't mean it like that, I raised 3 boys and where are they now? this is not your world. go home Mr Connor you don't need to go she gets angry with me all the time you would make a good ambassador Connor bey you know him? this man has dishonored my family my orders are to take him to major Hasan come here Connor first, we will teach him a lesson about honor all 4 of you? If you're looking for fight, go join Kuva- yi Milliye I found your son's name on a list of wounded

15 they take him from Canakkale to a camp in Afyon after Afyon, we don't know winters are hard what, you mean idade? (arm band) no more records. we're Ottoman, not German tomorrow you will be on a boat, make to Australia Cemal and I will travel east, to Ankara Mustafa Kemal is gathering a nationalist army there we must pass through Afyon. I'll ask if anyone remembers your son could he still be in Afyon? No as a soldier, as a father, I tell you it is past.. You sweep us away from the realm with your wind remember him, for so often he's forgotten to Mustafa Kemal is he thirsty? Turkish.. 15ers, the rocky roads of Tokat, 15ers are being drafted, girls in tears my brave sweetheart, her name is Hediye I bought her dress for 17 I go, but I can't pour less, I can't drink my sweetheart so eager, I can't leave look at him he's the worst sergeant in whole Ottoman army never once.. look at him, like a peacock with big mustache and gold buttons I love my wife, I love my children, I have a big stick up my asshole tonight, we kill this man with lion's milk serefe, serefe serefe hit, hit first Australian I met not to shoot at, to talk to was a thief, at Lone Pine this man waves a white cloth, calls out and walks straight across no- man's land he's carrying something he reaches us, and drops one of our wounded into our hands we shared a cigarette, and he walked back noone shot him? I should have it's only when he got back I realized he'd stolen my cigarettes and my lighter Mr Connor sorry if I disturbed you if I could pick up my bag

16 of course Orhan put it in your room I wish to apologize for all I said I was angry I meant none of it I'm the one who should be apologizing you're right. I did fill their heads with all that nonsense God and King and country it's my job to steer my boys to manhood I failed them I measure man by how much he loves his children not by what the world has done to them I'll be.. in the morning well you can't travel on empty stomach Mr Connor good morning come down here please we have a very long walk to the dock Lt. if you'd be so kind to go down to the dock speak to the captain, and make sure he holds that boat thank you I saw him. I saw him clearly, he's not dead you cannot go back No Connor! come on kick that damn door Connor! you can catch.. where is Joshua Connor? be careful with the tiles he's alive, I know he is please, take me with you go! run! run! to the other car! sergeant.. suit up, soldier. suit up! Ambassador, what part of Ottoman Empire did Australia get? it wasn't about land for us always it's about land we don't need any more land we fought for a principle you fight, you die, you get nothing good principle just the nation to trade with a weapon, yes?

17 in the right hands yeah? it's a game, called cricket yes, it's a cricket bat you play? yeah. well, everybody plays yeah, you need a ball, and that's the bat show us you need a lot of space folks, clear some space Anzac Bey will show us a game the idea is, you have the ball, and you bowl it with a straight arm and you try to hit the wicket straight arm? ready? watch this now missed away. straight arm. Englishers, always with rules! give me this sergeant get ready the Greeks are deeper in land than I thought they terrorize the people and burn the towns we used to be one country now we're constantly at war pull the shades up take cover! Joshua, pick up a gun! Anzac bey, don't invade a country if you don't know where it is may Allah protect my family may Allah forgive your sins our horses need rest raki? ouzo. same mother. to Cemal it is a miracle. Allah turned a blind eye.. I will ride with you, as far as Afyon Joshua, where are you going? Afyon is this way he's here we're looking for the man who built this tower the scapegoat is still here, painting at the old church Joshua, come Arthur? Art dad? son are you here? yes

18 time to come home I'm not coming back they're dead I know how's mom? she's with your brothers you told me to take care of them.. Henry had his face shot off one minute he was there, then he just, wasn't Ed bled out for hours I want mom someone will come for us I can't shoot myself up you have to do it I love you I killed them they can't come home it's alright to leave me here I didn't lift a finger to stomp any of you I killed your brothers the day I waved you off Arthur, your brothers live all in you you must go it's too dangerous here he's right Joshua. the Greek soldiers are here I must leave now how do I thank you? tesekkurler tesekkurler Hasan bey tell your son, when he's well tell he still owes me a packet of cigarettes and one lighter Arthur dad, this way give a hand it takes you across the valley I'm not leaving without you I buried your mother, I buried your brothers if you're not coming with me I have nowhere to go either we leave here together, or we die here together is it cold? yeah, it's freezing when we finish here why don't we see if we can find some fresh clothes sounds good you want room? clean sheets, hot water, no Germans Joshua bey, you came back for me

19 welcome back Mr Connor is this your son? Arthur Orhan, help me show Arthur our second best room she's outside Mr Connor? you speak Turkish like a villager so am I welcome here? all are welcome here you don't seem surprised that I'm back it was in your coffee, weeks ago before you left I told you, everything is in the coffee