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By the wayside there's a tree
Its head is bent right over,
All the birds in that old tree
Have flown away forever
Three the west, three the east
The rest the south has taken
Now the tree is all alone
Abandoned and forsaken
One of you, come!
You, get down.
You! Down!
"I swear and pledge my allegiance
to the state of Israel, its laws and authorities.
"To accept the discipline of the Israeli army.
"To obey all the commanders' orders and instructions,
"To devote all my energy and even sacrifice my life to protect the homeland.
"for the freedom of Israel, in its struggle for its independence.
"I swear."
I swear.
Say "I swear."
What? (Yiddish)
I swear. I s-we-ar.
I-to Haifa.
No. "I swear."
Say "I swear."
I swe-ar.
Go there.
I have an address.
There.
Haifa. -Haifa. Fast.
Soldier!
Soldier, come here!
Fast!
I'm coming.
Salute.
Salute.
What?
Salute. (Yiddish)
Hello.
I said, salute!
Welcome to the land of our forefathers.
I said, welcome to the land of our forefathers.
And what about the mothers?
They can come from anywhere.
If you see anyone, start shooting.
I can`t see a thing. Where are the Arabs?
Three weeks ago they were still here.
They have already gone, but you still have to be careful.
What do they look like?
You will see.
Do you know Haifa?
I was told I could go to Haifa.
I have an address there.
I don't know.
Show me your number.
Are you also from there?
Few days in the sun,
and no one will know where you came from.
Take your shirt off.
I've got to get to Haifa. When will I get out of here?
You're not going anywhere.
You've still got work to do. (Hebrew)
What?
I said you've got to work out.
Get stronger.
Don't waste water.
This is all you've got.
40 from Gimel, the fire is getting closer.
The fire is getting inside the post.
Need urgent help! 40, help, urgently!
Gimel, you have to advance to B6 line,
and wait for new commands. Over.
Did you hear me? Over.
40, asking for immediate help.
40, the fire is here.
It`s getting on us.
Do you have any casualties? Over.
The fire is getting on me.
Mother.
Please, urgent help, please.
It's not from here.
It is far away.
What did he say?
"Bevakasha" is "please".
And "Imma" is "Mother". It's simple.
Come here.
Come here.
Get up.
Get up.
Again.
Again
Go back to your spot.
Where's Haifa?
There is no Haifa.
Haifa doesn't exist.
You're wrong.
It does. I have a friend, a girlfriend who lives in Haifa.
No Haifa.
There's no such thing.
You're wrong.
Look,
this is Nina.
There's no Haifa.
It was destroyed in the war.
I didn't want to tell you,
but there's nothing left of it.
What about the people?
Where did they go?
They're gone.
They are no more.
The city has burned down.
There's no Haifa.
No girl.
You're lying.
You're lying.
There is Haifa.
There is Haifa.
There is Haifa. There is Haifa. (Hebrew)
I-to Haifa.
I swear Haifa.
There is Haifa.
There is Haifa.
There is Haifa.
By the wayside there's a tree
Its head is bent right over
All the birds in that old tree
Have flown away forever
Three the west, three the east
The rest the south has taken
Please.
Stay Mother.
Stay.
Please, mother.
Don't take her.
One time is not enough.
Do it again.
Do it again.
Go down.
There's a well near the village.
Bring water.
Don't go inside.
Their ghosts are still in there.
What?
Ghosts. Ghosts!
I won't.
Ghosts!
Where were you?
You tried to escape?
No, commander.
This is my home.
Thank you, commander.
You're making progress.
In a couple of days, no one will be able to tell where you came from.
By the wayside there's a tree
Its head is bent right over,
All the birds in that tree
Have flown away forever
Three the west, three the east
The rest the south has taken.
Now the tree is all alone.
Abandoned and forsaken
Don't you remember this song?
No.
Very interesting.
Shut up.
So I say to mamma, dear,
don't you fret or grumble
And I'll turn into a bird
As easy as a tumble
Enough!
Enough.
Go back to your spot.
I want some shade.
I told you to go back.
I want some shade.
Go back to your spot.
Don't you want to be a soldier?
What if I don't want to?
Disgrace.
I'll report you.
Report.
I'm going home.
Where are you going?
I'm going home.
You live here.
You live here!
I'm going away from here.
Do you want to defect?
Fine.
Here we kill war time defectors.
Woos.
Do you even know how to shoot?
Schmatte.
Lolek, where have you been?
The food's been waiting for two hours.
I'm sorry, Mama.
I won't be late again.
You know that it's dangerous for us now,
just being outside.
Don't make me worry.
Wash your hands.
Come.
Lolek.
"Blessed art thou, Lord our God, king of the universe
"Who brings forth bread from the earth"
Amen.
Bon appetite.
What?
What?
Can't I look at my own son?
I'm going to meet Nina.
Are you crazy? It's late.
Tomorow is a school day.
Mama, she's waiting for me.
She's leaving tomorrow.
Where to?
To Haifa, Mama.
To Haifa.
To Haifa?
Let the child be. He's in love.
Don't worry, mama.
I won't be late.
Papa.
I love you.
With: Itay Tiran
Miki Leon
Natasha Manor
Oren Dolfin
Michael Skomarovsky
Written & Directed by: Dani Rosenberg
Production: Asaf Arbel
Cinematography: Dudu Stragmeister, Ido Baron
Editing: Ruth Litan, Dani Rosenberg
Assistant Director: Imri Matalon, Avishag Leybovich
Additional Production & Post Production: Asaf Mor
Production Management: Ruth Patir, Oren Raich
Original Music: Avi Benjamin
Sound Design: Israel David
Sound Recording: Nethanel Maor, Shlomi Hayun
Production Design: Ben Herzog
Costum Design: Shira Waise
Casting: Tom Shoval
Makeup Artist: Marry Helen Yanchikov
"Filmed in the Judea Moutains
"in the ruins of the villages Lifta and Mazarat Al Hassiny
"and in the village A-tuane, South Hebron."
- No harm was caused to any animal during the shooting. -