The State (2017) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
~ ~ ~ ~ Sorry, can you? Again? ~ 'Have you learned to cook.
~ ~ Please.
And this way you can keep working.
That's what you want, isn't it? You need to decide, sweetie.
Think quickly.
Abu Akram is a powerful man.
He doesn't like to be kept waiting.
You would have a good life.
I know.
What would you say if I told you I was getting married? Why? Don't.
- I may have to.
- No.
Why do you? Because we may need someone to protect us.
- I'm protecting us.
- I know, Shooks.
But sometimes I have to do what's best for us.
Even if it isn't exactly what we want.
Who is it? Abu Akram, the man at the hospital.
The shouting man? Yes.
- Hey, little man.
- Don't.
Why do you? - I don't understand.
- I know.
- I'm sorry.
- He's horrible.
- Isaac Why not the doctor? What? If you have to marry someone, why not the doctor? - Dr Rabir? - Yes, why not him? ~ You can sleep with them now if they're virgins.
If not, you've got wait to see if they're pregnant.
~ If you buy one for your wife for the kitchen, then you can't sleep with her.
~ You can't sleep with them if they're another man's slave ~ .
.
or if they're if they're having their monthly time, innit.
~ You can sleep with them if they've not had You know, like, reached puberty.
As long as they're fit for sex.
Sorry, I don't actually know what that means.
~ - ~ - ~ You got a problem? Aye, I do, actually.
It's rape, isn't it? You're calling the Sunnah rape? You need to fear Allah and get on your Din.
Slavery is a big part of Islam since the days of the Prophet -- salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam.
I'm probably wrong, but I don't remember where it says in the Koran you can force a woman to have sex with you just because, what, you defeated her husband in battle? You don't think there's slaves in the West? What about cleaners? Huh? - What about zero-hours? - Look, it doesn't have to be forever.
If they convert, they can be freed, innit.
Oh, so that's your plan, is it? Bring her to Islam by fucking her? - So when's he going? - Tomorrow.
- Tomorrow?! But you've only been married a week.
I know, but that's all the leave they get.
Can't he ask his emir for some more time? He won't.
He's very committed.
So what will you do? I don't know.
I can't bear it.
We talk about everything all the time.
Did I tell you him and his brother hired a car in Sweden and drove down? The whole way -- it's 3,000 miles! Anyway, how are you doing? Is the language a problem? No.
Why? We're fine.
Er, quickly, quickly.
~ Sorry.
~ I think he might be saying he's bought her for you.
~ (~) ~ ~ What are you doing? You can't be here! OK, come in.
Quickly! Quick.
Did anyone see you? I don't think so.
There are spies everywhere.
Do you know what would happen to me if they caught you here? You weren't at the hospital today.
I was with my unit -- all the doctors have to fight.
- I don't.
- Yes, but you d Will you marry me? - What? - Didn't you hear? Yes, I heard.
What are you talking about? I have to get married.
I don't want to marry Abu Akram.
You seem nice -- Isaac likes you -- so I thought I'd ask.
Are you already married? No.
Well, why not? Are you gay? Classic! Do you know what they do to gay men in this city? They throw them off tall buildings.
Yes.
Except in my case they wouldn't have to bother because I'd already be beheaded for having a woman in my apartment who isn't my wife.
It doesn't matter.
In fact, it's better.
I need to marry so I can work.
You need to marry so you can stop them finding out you're gay.
It can work for both of us.
What do you say? It says "apply where necessary".
I have no idea what it means.
Is It's already open.
Is there anything I can do for you in return? To help.
I'd like to.
Do you have a phone that still works? ~ ~ Yo.
What is it? Moving up to near Deir ez-Zor tomorrow.
- Could be based there for a little bit.
- Yes! What's at Deir ez-Zor? Assad's army.
~ - Takbir! - Allahu Akbar! - Takbir! - Allahu Akbar! No singing.
No singing! It's haram.
No, no! It's haram! - Is she OK? - She's fine.
More than fine.
Where is she? Hey.
What's wrong? Nothing's wrong.
Today is a day of joy.
My husband's in the garden, married to the hur al-ayn.
He's dead? What happened? He was just here.
He went back and he was shot in an ambush.
They got him to the hospital but he'd lost too much blood.
No, ukhti.
No-one cries today.
To be the wife of a mujahid is a choice.
To be the wife of a shahid is a reward.
He's a green bird now.
Be happy for me.
What are you doing? No! No! ~ Come on! ~ No! No! No! No! No! - What is it? - I thought we came here to defend Muslims, not kill them in front of their families.
These aren't Muslims, bruv.
They're Shia.
Soon, you will see.
Then you will understand why we do this.
~ This is what we found when we came to the village.
~ ~ The Alawites say the building was hit by a mortar.
~ ~ But this mortar killed only Sunnis.
~ ~ - With a bullet in the brain.
- ~ ~ The men stayed to protect the women in the village from rape.
~ ~ Here are the women.
~ ~ To leave them like this as we found them is haram.
~ ~ But we leave them because you must see them.
~ ~ All these women have been raped.
~ ~ This is what we are fighting, brothers.
~ ~ Remember this tonight when you are called to fight in the way of Allah.
~ ~ - Remember this room.
- ~ ~ - And remember what they did.
- ~ Takbir! - Allahu akbar! - Takbir! Allahu akbar! - Takbir! - Allahu akbar! ~ The Alawites are here, at the paint factory.
~ ~ The entrance is steel and concrete -- very strong.
- ~ - ~ We attack tonight.
~ The martyrs will destroy the gate and open the path for the mujahidin, who will attack here ~ .
.
here and here.
Can you take Isaac to the shelter? I've got to go to the hospital.
I'm busy.
Take him yourself.
What is it? Why is she so cross? Because I did what you told me.
What? I've asked Dr Rabir to marry me.
What did he say? He said yes.
Don't lie! ~ ~ Go.
[Good.
Harder.
.]
[Break his neck.
.]
[Break his neck.
Good.
.]
Isaac! Stop that right now! - What the hell do you think you're doing? - He's just playing.
- What's wrong with you? - Who the fuck do you think you are? Boys are supposed to be taught military games by their parents.
I'm not interested in what you think.
Do you understand? - Stay away from him.
- Training for jihad counts as jihad.
No child is too young to prepare for what is to come.
I don't want him prepared.
OK? You stay away from him.
Do you hear me? You don't talk to him, you don't touch him.
I don't want you anywhere near him.
Understood? No.
What happens to Isaac isn't completely up to you.
If you're not willing to bring him up in the way of Allah Azzawajal then, khalas, we will intervene obviously.
Sorry.
Stay away from her.
OK? We do far more at school.
What do you mean? Ow! I need your help with something.
Tonight.
What? ~ Shukraan.
~ - Oh, Allah, let this night be a night of victory.
- Amiyn.
Let this to be a night of humiliation for the kuffar - by our hand across the Islamic State.
- Amiyn.
Oh, Allah, you are the one to chooses.
- Please, grant the chance to attain your pleasure.
- Amiyn.
- The chance to attain shahada on this blessed night.
- Amiyn.
Oh, Allah, we left our homes and friends to fight for your sake.
We've been called names, cast out, hunted like food.
Choose us, Ya Allah.
Choose us to be in the heart of the green bird in Jannah tonight.
- Takbir.
- Allahu akbar! - Takbir.
- Allahu akbar! - Takbir.
- Allahu akbar! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Night.
We'll be OK, Mum.
Yo.
I want you to have this.
No way, man.
It's your favourite.
Take it.
No, you're going to need it.
Allah has given you a great reward, Umm Halim.
He had all the signs of Shahid, sweetie.
His body was still warm long after he died and he had a sweet-smelling aroma like musk.
He looked as if he was sleeping.
No.
- No.
- It's a great honour, Umm Halim.
Your husband is in the heart of the green birds.
No.
No! - Umm Halim.
- NO! Where's Ziyaad? Where do you think? You saw the briefing.
And don't use real names.
What the fuck are you doing? Ziyaad, don't.
Don't.
No!
~ ~ Please.
And this way you can keep working.
That's what you want, isn't it? You need to decide, sweetie.
Think quickly.
Abu Akram is a powerful man.
He doesn't like to be kept waiting.
You would have a good life.
I know.
What would you say if I told you I was getting married? Why? Don't.
- I may have to.
- No.
Why do you? Because we may need someone to protect us.
- I'm protecting us.
- I know, Shooks.
But sometimes I have to do what's best for us.
Even if it isn't exactly what we want.
Who is it? Abu Akram, the man at the hospital.
The shouting man? Yes.
- Hey, little man.
- Don't.
Why do you? - I don't understand.
- I know.
- I'm sorry.
- He's horrible.
- Isaac Why not the doctor? What? If you have to marry someone, why not the doctor? - Dr Rabir? - Yes, why not him? ~ You can sleep with them now if they're virgins.
If not, you've got wait to see if they're pregnant.
~ If you buy one for your wife for the kitchen, then you can't sleep with her.
~ You can't sleep with them if they're another man's slave ~ .
.
or if they're if they're having their monthly time, innit.
~ You can sleep with them if they've not had You know, like, reached puberty.
As long as they're fit for sex.
Sorry, I don't actually know what that means.
~ - ~ - ~ You got a problem? Aye, I do, actually.
It's rape, isn't it? You're calling the Sunnah rape? You need to fear Allah and get on your Din.
Slavery is a big part of Islam since the days of the Prophet -- salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam.
I'm probably wrong, but I don't remember where it says in the Koran you can force a woman to have sex with you just because, what, you defeated her husband in battle? You don't think there's slaves in the West? What about cleaners? Huh? - What about zero-hours? - Look, it doesn't have to be forever.
If they convert, they can be freed, innit.
Oh, so that's your plan, is it? Bring her to Islam by fucking her? - So when's he going? - Tomorrow.
- Tomorrow?! But you've only been married a week.
I know, but that's all the leave they get.
Can't he ask his emir for some more time? He won't.
He's very committed.
So what will you do? I don't know.
I can't bear it.
We talk about everything all the time.
Did I tell you him and his brother hired a car in Sweden and drove down? The whole way -- it's 3,000 miles! Anyway, how are you doing? Is the language a problem? No.
Why? We're fine.
Er, quickly, quickly.
~ Sorry.
~ I think he might be saying he's bought her for you.
~ (~) ~ ~ What are you doing? You can't be here! OK, come in.
Quickly! Quick.
Did anyone see you? I don't think so.
There are spies everywhere.
Do you know what would happen to me if they caught you here? You weren't at the hospital today.
I was with my unit -- all the doctors have to fight.
- I don't.
- Yes, but you d Will you marry me? - What? - Didn't you hear? Yes, I heard.
What are you talking about? I have to get married.
I don't want to marry Abu Akram.
You seem nice -- Isaac likes you -- so I thought I'd ask.
Are you already married? No.
Well, why not? Are you gay? Classic! Do you know what they do to gay men in this city? They throw them off tall buildings.
Yes.
Except in my case they wouldn't have to bother because I'd already be beheaded for having a woman in my apartment who isn't my wife.
It doesn't matter.
In fact, it's better.
I need to marry so I can work.
You need to marry so you can stop them finding out you're gay.
It can work for both of us.
What do you say? It says "apply where necessary".
I have no idea what it means.
Is It's already open.
Is there anything I can do for you in return? To help.
I'd like to.
Do you have a phone that still works? ~ ~ Yo.
What is it? Moving up to near Deir ez-Zor tomorrow.
- Could be based there for a little bit.
- Yes! What's at Deir ez-Zor? Assad's army.
~ - Takbir! - Allahu Akbar! - Takbir! - Allahu Akbar! No singing.
No singing! It's haram.
No, no! It's haram! - Is she OK? - She's fine.
More than fine.
Where is she? Hey.
What's wrong? Nothing's wrong.
Today is a day of joy.
My husband's in the garden, married to the hur al-ayn.
He's dead? What happened? He was just here.
He went back and he was shot in an ambush.
They got him to the hospital but he'd lost too much blood.
No, ukhti.
No-one cries today.
To be the wife of a mujahid is a choice.
To be the wife of a shahid is a reward.
He's a green bird now.
Be happy for me.
What are you doing? No! No! ~ Come on! ~ No! No! No! No! No! - What is it? - I thought we came here to defend Muslims, not kill them in front of their families.
These aren't Muslims, bruv.
They're Shia.
Soon, you will see.
Then you will understand why we do this.
~ This is what we found when we came to the village.
~ ~ The Alawites say the building was hit by a mortar.
~ ~ But this mortar killed only Sunnis.
~ ~ - With a bullet in the brain.
- ~ ~ The men stayed to protect the women in the village from rape.
~ ~ Here are the women.
~ ~ To leave them like this as we found them is haram.
~ ~ But we leave them because you must see them.
~ ~ All these women have been raped.
~ ~ This is what we are fighting, brothers.
~ ~ Remember this tonight when you are called to fight in the way of Allah.
~ ~ - Remember this room.
- ~ ~ - And remember what they did.
- ~ Takbir! - Allahu akbar! - Takbir! Allahu akbar! - Takbir! - Allahu akbar! ~ The Alawites are here, at the paint factory.
~ ~ The entrance is steel and concrete -- very strong.
- ~ - ~ We attack tonight.
~ The martyrs will destroy the gate and open the path for the mujahidin, who will attack here ~ .
.
here and here.
Can you take Isaac to the shelter? I've got to go to the hospital.
I'm busy.
Take him yourself.
What is it? Why is she so cross? Because I did what you told me.
What? I've asked Dr Rabir to marry me.
What did he say? He said yes.
Don't lie! ~ ~ Go.
[Good.
Harder.
.]
[Break his neck.
.]
[Break his neck.
Good.
.]
Isaac! Stop that right now! - What the hell do you think you're doing? - He's just playing.
- What's wrong with you? - Who the fuck do you think you are? Boys are supposed to be taught military games by their parents.
I'm not interested in what you think.
Do you understand? - Stay away from him.
- Training for jihad counts as jihad.
No child is too young to prepare for what is to come.
I don't want him prepared.
OK? You stay away from him.
Do you hear me? You don't talk to him, you don't touch him.
I don't want you anywhere near him.
Understood? No.
What happens to Isaac isn't completely up to you.
If you're not willing to bring him up in the way of Allah Azzawajal then, khalas, we will intervene obviously.
Sorry.
Stay away from her.
OK? We do far more at school.
What do you mean? Ow! I need your help with something.
Tonight.
What? ~ Shukraan.
~ - Oh, Allah, let this night be a night of victory.
- Amiyn.
Let this to be a night of humiliation for the kuffar - by our hand across the Islamic State.
- Amiyn.
Oh, Allah, you are the one to chooses.
- Please, grant the chance to attain your pleasure.
- Amiyn.
- The chance to attain shahada on this blessed night.
- Amiyn.
Oh, Allah, we left our homes and friends to fight for your sake.
We've been called names, cast out, hunted like food.
Choose us, Ya Allah.
Choose us to be in the heart of the green bird in Jannah tonight.
- Takbir.
- Allahu akbar! - Takbir.
- Allahu akbar! - Takbir.
- Allahu akbar! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Night.
We'll be OK, Mum.
Yo.
I want you to have this.
No way, man.
It's your favourite.
Take it.
No, you're going to need it.
Allah has given you a great reward, Umm Halim.
He had all the signs of Shahid, sweetie.
His body was still warm long after he died and he had a sweet-smelling aroma like musk.
He looked as if he was sleeping.
No.
- No.
- It's a great honour, Umm Halim.
Your husband is in the heart of the green birds.
No.
No! - Umm Halim.
- NO! Where's Ziyaad? Where do you think? You saw the briefing.
And don't use real names.
What the fuck are you doing? Ziyaad, don't.
Don't.
No!