The Window (2024) Movie Script

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- The question is, what
shall the punishment be?
- Blood for blood.
That is the precedent.
- We can't have more
bloodshed in this village.
- This is our law.
We must maintain the balance.
- Blood money.
They can't afford it.
I can't think of
a better solution.
Both parties will
have to accept it.
- This is my daughter.
- Lower your voice.
I don't want neighbor
hear you, not like this.
- I beg you, I beg
you, don't do this!
Don't!
- Try to understand.
This is not city.
We have our own culture,
our own traditions.
That's what rules
us, I'm helpless.
- I am not.
Don't!
- What don't you understand?
- Don't do this!
- I warned you.
- I will not let you do it!
- Let's go, Mina.
Unlock the door,
then we are gone.
But don't let your
mother leave the house.
Barbar.
Don't go out.
It's not safe.
Mina, let's go.
Nothing can be done.
We cannot fight them.
Sit here.
- In front
of the witnesses,
do you agree to be
wed to Farhad Ali,
son of Muhammad Ali?
- Say yes.
- Abba!
Abba!
Abba!
Abba!
Abba!
Abba!
Abba!
- That's the best
we could have done.
- What are you doing?
How could you think doing
something like this?
- How could I?
How could I?
How could you do what you did?
How could you have
paid for your daughter?
How could you do what you did?
How could you, Abid?
How could you?
- 'Cause I have more
control of myself.
Now you need to stop crying.
You need to move on.
- Move on?
Move on?
Can you move on?
You want me to move on?
You think I can ever move on?
You want me to move on?
I do it for Mina.
You let them steal my daughter.
I do it for Mina.
- Don't bring her
up again this house.
You know your son.
Do you want to push him
to do something again
and lose him too?
Go fucking feed the goats!
- What's wrong with you?
What has happened to you, Abid?
What has happened to you?
This is not you.
This is not you.
You've got mad.
You're not an Abid,
you're an animal.
You're an animal.
You've destroyed everything.
- Oh.
Please.
Can I get some water?
Some food.
Is anyone out there?
Please.
Anyone?
Please.
- Eat.
He was my baby brother.
I'll have time to
avenge his death.
Don't move, Mina.
- No, no, no.
- It smells awful in here.
- Why are you here?
- Do you want the
entire neighborhood
to smell the stink too?
- She's a filthy bitch.
- You may want to
save some for later.
We don't know the next time
you'll be afforded such luxury.
Do you know why you're here?
Your brother killed
our little brother.
You were given as a wife for
my elder brother, Farhad,
a truce by the Panchayat.
- I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
- You are to spend the rest
of your days in this room.
And don't ever bring up my
brother or yours ever again.
- No, no, no.
- What is the wrong, Bushra?
Tell me.
I'm not going to sit
through this whole night.
- I saw Deeba and her
mother in the market today.
I tried to talk to them.
- Do you have any idea
the trouble you could get us in
if they report this
to the village elders?
- Village elders.
Is that all you care about?
Don't you care
about your daughter?
She's a prisoner.
Our daughter is a prisoner.
- We cannot do
anything about this.
What is done is done.
I've told you before.
I don't want this discussion
in this home again.
- Put a little extra
food in your plate
and a little extra water
when Farhad wasn't looking.
And so I just gave my brother
an extra mouth to feed.
I don't know what they're
going to do with you
once they're tired of you.
Your own husband hates you.
So does the rest of the family.
Even me.
Not as much as
everyone else, but...
No, no, no, no, no.
- No, no, no, no!
- Yes!
Get out! Lock the door.
- That's my mistake.
- Now!
- Are you planning on
on her?
It's good.
- It's way too expensive, man.
I wouldn't go there.
- Come on, let's
go here, come on.
Fuck.
Farhad's family's there.
- For Deeba's wedding.
Bastard has my sister in prison.
I'm gonna kill him.
- Are you fucking crazy?
- I'm going to do it.
- You've already
been part of one.
- This one will
be easier for me.
- I won't let you do it.
They'll kill you and no
one will even question.
- I want my revenge.
- Then you have like 20
fucking family members inside
who happily will settle
for killing you both.
You won't even get close.
- Let's find out.
- What the fuck?
- Okay, fine.
Fine, I'm not gonna do anything.
- Put it down.
Get in your senses.
- Quite.
He'll kill us both, be quiet.
- You don't like it?
- I love it.
- I got your message.
What was the rush?
- My family is forcing
me to marry an ass.
- What are you talking about?
- Ssh.
- Tell them we love each other.
- You know my family
will never approve of us.
Being the wealthiest family in
town comes with obligations.
They'll never let go of
that family.
- Let's run away to Lahor.
- We'll never even make
it outside of town.
- Trust me, or get
married with that ass.
- You're mad.
Are you serious?
- Not just serious.
I'm ready.
- Do you know what Farhad
will do if he finds out?
He'll murder us.
- Farhad could not stop us
from falling in love
with each other.
So he cannot stop us from
being with each other.
Trust me.
- Hi, Mr. Ant.
You shouldn't be here.
If you meet Farhad.
It's not a nice
thing to see at all.
Go back home.
Go find your mama.
I hope to see you
again, Mr. Ant.
- I'm open, pass me the ball.
Yay!
- Run, Mina, run!
Mina.
I think we're safe.
Your nose is bleeding.
- Do you wanna play tomorrow?
- Why not?
We're a good team.
- No, no.
- It's me.
- No, don't close that.
It's my life. I'll
die. I'll die.
- I didn't want you to
suffocate from the dust.
Keep quiet.
I brought you some food.
- Good morning, Mr. Ant.
So nice to see you again.
Leave me!
Let go of me.
Leave, leave.
I hate you!
I hate you!
- Mina.
Mina.
Mina, hurry up.
I'm getting married tomorrow.
I'll be leaving.
I came to wish you farewell.
Here.
Put this on after you eat.
Remember to be strong and
take care of yourself.
We made it.
- We haven't made it yet.
We need to get there.
- All right.
- Mother, mother, Deeba
is getting on that bus
with that shepherd's boy.
Babar, Babar, that's
his name probably.
I think they're
running away together.
- Round up the guys.
Let's go.
- Okay.
- Just need to relax.
I think it'll be
amazing, I promise you.
Yeah, she did.
- No.
- Run!
- Shepherd boy disgraced
my family name.
How dare you do
this for this filth.
- He is not filth.
- It's a girl.
- If you think of making a sound
and I'll have you be laying on
the floor before you know it.
You are getting
married tomorrow?
- You know the answer.
- Yes.
I have nothing to do
with anything now.
I just want my sister back.
She's in prison for my mistake.
- Mistake?
It was cold blooded.
- It was self-defense.
They would've killed me.
- So you put a dagger
through his head,
through my brother's head.
- I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry,
but I have to save my sister.
What is done cannot be undone,
but at least her
life can be saved.
She's an innocent child like
your little brother was.
- Yeah,
he was innocent.
He was.
- I'm so sorry, Deeba.
Please,
please help me.
- Don't just stand
there. Hurry up.
- Ssh.
- Life for life.
- No.
- No!
- He was my baby brother.
He was my baby brother.
You killed my life!
He was our baby brother.
- I want water.
Please.
- You asked for some
water, didn't you?
Guys, this cockroach is Mina.
She's my wife, so
I get to go first.
Drink up and enjoy the show.
But don't worry, you'll
all get your turn.
You'll all get your chance.
Ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh.
Not a sound, okay?
Be a loving wife.
Show our friends some
hospitality, okay?
Ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh.
- So nice to see you, Mr. Ant.
You are doing so well, I think.
Mr. Ant.
- There she is.
- Man, she stinks.
- That's probably because
of her filthy hair.
- You're gonna look so...
Look.
And now....
- I don't want to go
after you filthy pigs
have already gone.
- You don't want her?
- I do, but not like that.
- Get on your knees, bitch.
- It's me.
- I know, Deeba.
- My husband and I
stopped by the village.
Everybody thinks Babar
ran off to the Lahor.
They probably knew he wouldn't
have fled without a fight.
I wish you would've
just escaped.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry for everything.
I wish I wouldn't
have gotten you
into this miserable confinement.
Sorry.
- You wretched soul.
The day you set foot here
our lives fell apart.
I wish I had never
set eyes on you.
You wretched being.
- My mother passed away.
She was the only
happiness in my life.
She was the only one
who ever loved me.
I have nothing.
She walked across the
courtyard in the rain
to get fabric for your bandages.
She slipped, broke her ribs.
It got infected.
This room, this filth
is all your fault!
That was your plan,
wasn't it? Huh?
First you people killed
my brother, now my mother.
- But with your mother
dead, it would be impossible
for another motherfucker
like you to be born again.
- You want to use this child
to get out of here, don't you?
But a low life like you
can never have my child.
You get out of here.
I don't even know
who's bastard this is.
Who's is it! Tell me!
Who's it it! Tell
me! Tell me! Tell me!
- Mama?
Mama!
- My wife passed
away many years ago.
I'm not going back into
that rat trap again.
Thank you very much,
sir.
- Oh, no.
Oh, no.
No one has ever been able
to pass the ball of that wall.
- That old man never let
anybody near his house.
- Hey, James, let me fix this.
- I saw her in there.
She could be a witch or
ghost or devil himself.
- No way, dude, she looks like
she's dying, or really sick.
Gets our ball back?
- Who knows.
Hi.
Can you talk?
Do you like candy?
- Go!
Come on, come on, come on.
Come.
Go.
- It's not safe here right now.
- You do talk.
I brought you some
leftovers from dinner.
- Please.
You have to leave.
There's this scary man around.
- I'm gonna leave
tonight for Lahor.
- Lahor?
- This is my father's village.
- What's your father's name?
Run.
- Go!
- He must have
given you something.
- No, nothing.
- Open your mouth.
Open your mouth.
Few years ago I
would've killed that boy
just because you
were in my property.
- Just a boy.
- I'm going to kill him.
I'm gonna catch him.
When I catch him, I'm
gonna force you to watch.
Everyone thinks you're dead
and now that boy has seen you.
You've caused nothing
but problems for me.
- Hmm, my favorite chicken.
- Babar is late
for dinner tonight.
- Dad! Dad!
- What happened?
- I saw a woman locked up
in the old man's house.
- Ejaz.
- She is alive.
She's alive.
I'm going to kill that bastard.
- Times have changed, Ejaz.
You're a lawyer, you
can help her now.
But we will have to be
wise and very cautious.
He will not have to answer
for killing a person
that everybody thinks
is already dead.
- My father told me that she
is his wife that he received
as a compensation for
his brother's death.
- You told your father?
- What do you expect?
I was dead scared
and I need to run
fast or I could die.
- Listen carefully.
My parents say that the
woman's life might be in danger
if we tell other
people about her.
My father is a lawyer and
he will take care of it.
Make sure your family
doesn't tell anybody
about her, all right?
- Well, you don't
know my family then.
- I'm telling you, my boy
saw her with his own eyes.
Ejaz's son was there too.
- Everybody knows his wife died.
- Where did the
funeral take place?
- She was taken to the
city to deliver his baby.
That's where she
died and was buried.
- That's the mystery the whole
village is talking about.
And now the boys have seen a
captured woman in his house.
His whole claims have
been proven wrong.
- As-salamu alaykumm, everyone.
Salamu alaykum.
What's going on?
Have a nice day, conspirators.
- My lord.
A hideous crime has been
committed against humanity.
Cruelty that will make
us question ourselves,
our society, and
the God we worship,
as we all remained oblivious
to it for three decades.
- That boy's fucked
up everything.
You're famous now.
Everybody knows you're here.
They think I'm a liar.
Humiliation is all
you've given me.
- Do it!
- You bitch!
You filthy bitch!
You'll suffocate
in your filth now.
- What the fuck do you want?
- We are searching your home.
- How dare you!
Over my dead body!
- Let's start, Farhad.
- I can certainly
make that happen.
- I'm a part of this community!
Show some respect!
You told me.
- You know what you are?
- Tell me.
- You are a disgrace
to our culture,
to your father, to
your grandfather
and their fathers.
- I'm an orphan.
Open the door.
- Wait!
- It would be easy for you.
That would be easy.
- You are beautiful, Mina.
- Thank you, Mama.
- Don't even think of crying.
It took me forever to get
your makeup look so perfect.
- I don't care.
- Are you ready?
- For what?
- It's so good to see you.
- Now, you are free to go.
- Let's go, Mina.
- You got your freedom at last.
I'll see you when
I get mine, soon.
Very soon.