Sit over there...yes...
Team DrC
Don't you read the papers?
Huh?
The papers?
This is all a front to trap people
lt's no place for people to live!
Ever heard of missiles?
The kids there play cricket with missiles!
You go to sleep and God knows whether you will wake up!
lf you know all this, why are you going?
Not me, my wife...
Overthere!
Next!
Go on
Yes. Please sit
Sorry, Ms.Sameera. We cannot proceed your application without an experience certificate
Next, please!
Here, hold this!
l am sure it wasn't missed out... just look again
l put it all together
l said a thousand times that all papers should be in order
Have a copy? lf not, the application will be rejected for sure!
How can they reject an application just because a certificate is missing?
l will give you my hospital id... tell them to call and check
No point yelling at me!
We can't do anything unless the verification is ok
Or you call up the hospital and ask them to mail the certificates
We can try next time, brother!
No Sir...four of us got our certificates together
Mine alone can't go missing
But if you ask me now....
Please sir. lf it gets rejected today, l lose my chance
lt's difficult to issue the certificate on a Sunday, Sameera
Request them to wait
lf not, better luck next time. Sorry!
Sir
Don't you have your UAE experience certificate?
Show that and say you will send the new one later. Ok?
Uppa, this is Shaheed - from our hospital
Hmm
These are just old photos. There's nothing else
lt's there...check properly
lbru, can you please stop playing and check?
How was your exam? Answered everything?
The questions were good
Meaning you didn't know the answers, right?
This folderthat says 'for print'?
Yes, that one! Open it!
Got it? Did you?
Yes, got it!
Twenty five
Here
Come on
Sorry! This is ten years old. We cannot accept this
We need to see your present experience
What do you mean? Experience is experience even if it is ten years ago
Quiet, Sameera! Come away
Sameera: But they say...
Jincy: lf you start arguing they will reject you right away!
But they are just rejecting it outright
We understand it, Sir. Actually we are a seven member group
All working at the same hospital
Kindly give her a chance. She will present the current experience by next working day
Please, Sir! lt's her final chance
Ok. For the time being l'll keep this
But you'll have to mail me the new ones to our Delhi office in three days time
Sure Sir. We will! Trust us!
Ok. Passport, please!
We will need to go in about six months, l guess
God willing, we will all be in the same place!
Shaheed has applied only because you are going
Can't you just say 'yes'?
This whole trip is to get over liabilities
l can't take up any more!
Then why can't you tell him that?
Don't keep him waiting
Did l ask him to?
l don't want anyone to wait for me
And Jincy, you better stop acting the broker
Good Lord! You are on night duty this week too!
l will take care of that pervert! What a nuisance!
Eight. Nine. Ten. Eleven.
Twelve. Thirteen. Fourteen. Fifteen.
Sixteen. Seventeen. Eighteen. Nineteen.
Twenty. Twenty One. Twenty Two. Twenty Three.
Twenty Four. Twenty Five. Twenty Six. Twenty Seven.
(Patient gasps)
Rhythm is normal now? Check the BP too
Ok, l will inform Sir. Ok. You can move him to CCU
- Yes, it is normal now. Ok! Move him! - We have a section for reimbursements
Doctor: Let them take a look. We... Sameera: What the hell is this?
Huh?
Am l the only one for night duty here?
There are too many patients in the labour ward what am l to do?
We don't have many experienced nurses
Well, l don't have the kind of experience you mean
So don't lose your sleep overthat
What are you saying 'l meant'?
We can't change the shifts for one person's convenience
And my divorce is your convenience?
Huh? What?
Don't force me to say more
Why else would you put me in the night shift four weeks in a row?
lt's just six months more! After that l will be done with the lot of you!
Team DrC
Aren't you on the night shift this week?
Why? ls Sameera on night shift as well?
You already know so why ask? l will take the shift
So l get to sleep this week too
Shaheed: Yes Friend: You! Hold the umbrella up!
You think lraq is the same as Fort Kochi?
Do you know how far it is? And alone!
lf you can't do it, let's call that boy next door
lf she got married and went off with her husband it would be fine
Uncle: But this is not like that! Sameera: lt is fixed now
lt wasn't our wish. The circumstances are like that
The salary is higher...so she decided to go
Selling a piece off the land just for her sake will result in huge losses
Even if you do get a good price for the land...
...for a divorced woman to go abroad for two years...
...you think the family is going to agree?
Careful!
These are from the bank...not one...many!
And each has the details for payment
lf you pay these, we won't sell the land and l won't go!
Problem solved!
Go inside, child!
We are not asking for charity, Uppa
The property belongs to Umma
lf we sell it, demand goes down for Uncle's land
All this love for family is forthat reason, isn't it?
Why are you standing here? (Gestures 'nothing')
l will educate you as best as l can
Get a job and save yourself!
Why do you keep calling me?
l told you l will pay when the cash is ready
First you get me the Visa. Then l will pay the rest
lkka! Could you drop me today? l am late!
Umma is not happy about your going to work
Why are you talking like that?
You know the situation at my place
l told you all that before the wedding
So what if you did?
Alright. l won't go
You just give me half my pay every month
l will send it to Uppa
Can you?
We have no urgent need for money
You shouldn't neglect your health at this stage
Can you feel any movement yet?
lt's not that l don't know about the loan, Uppa
How can l leave him and go to work?
l know your situation
l just asked to see if there was any way you could help
Recognise them, Uppa?
Yes! Right?
Here. Give it to them
What did you get for my birthday, Ummachi?
lt's a surprise
You can have it when you come home for vacations
But that will take so many days!
Why can't you come over, Ummachi?
You know l work here. How can l come?
Ummachi?
Yes?
l am eight now, aren't l?
Yes you are! So?
l can come by myself to see you now!
ls there no one here?
Must have been an emergency. She'll be right back
lf no one is around when the baby needs medicine, fathers get upset!
All this fuss just because she stepped out forfive minutes?
The baby is crying! What you do expect me to do?
Your wife is not the only delivery patient here
The ward is fully occupied
Baby is crying
Close the door and go to sleep. l'll bring him back soon
Please go to your room, Sir. You shouldn't stand here
Go on! Don't be so tensed!
Team DrC
Don't expect me to say thanks
l don't expect anything, ok?
l helped a friend who had to make a call on duty time! That's all!
l was talking to my son, alright?
He turned eight today. l can call him only at night
He still thinks his mother has gone away for work
l am not telling you all this to play on your sentiments
lt's so you will stop hanging around to 'help'
At least you think l hang around to help you
l will stop thinking that if you want me to
What do you even know, Shaheed?
What more is there to know?
This temper of yours isjust a mask...
...so people won't know what you feel inside
l did not invite you to the beach or the park l invited you to my life
l knew all about your problems when l fell in love with you
Sometimes love is like that. So...
...don't ask me to change
How could you apply forthatjob in lraq without asking me?
What am l supposed to say?
l felt like doing it and l did
l am past the age when l need to ask for permission
lf l am a burden on you, just say so. l will talk to Hasna
Ya right! Just try going there to stay
ln two days she will bring you back!
Umma wants to shift there. What do you think?
Um-hmm (No!) Where are you off to?
lroning
He has decided to go
Let him go, Umma. l am here. So why worry?
The salary is four times what we get here!
That's the greatest relief!
True! With this l need to pay off my debts
And get the house white washed
And then if a guy comes along, willing to pay me a dowry! Hail the Lord!
Sounds good!
Look! Our hospital is near Saddam Hussein's palace!
Who is Saddam Hussein?
l talked to the family about yourjob
So what if you are divorced? Everyone feels you are young enough to get married again
And what they say is true
Among our people, women don't go abroad all alone to work
So forget about thatjob for now
And l guess this won't be required anymore
Let that property stay intact
lf l get married, will that make everyone happy?
l have to go at any cost
Whatever it takes
Did you registerfor ajob back home to spite us?
What am l to do?
l need to support my family
How is that possible with lbru here, Sameera?
l will take him with me
That's not for you alone to decide
Shouldn't he be with his mother?.
He should be here. Here!
ln this house
Eitherthe job. Or lbru
lt's for you to decide
Any doubts?
Yes?
Sorry Doctor. Could l talk to Shaheed for a minute?
Don't be late
Ok Doctor
What is it?
Hey! Sameera!
Have you changed your mind?
l didn't say so
Can you marry me before we go?
lf you were sincere about what you said...
...talk to my father tomorrow itself
Tell him we will be going to lraq together
Does it have to be tomorrow?
ls it ok if l go the day after?
Team DrC
You're my love
You're breezing in my heart
You wake up before my eyes
You accompany me in my journey
Divorcee and a child as well! ls this what he was waiting for?
But the child is not with her
So? Doesn't make it any less her child
Don't imagine this will happen with my permission
So who is asking for permission? All these years l lived for you
Now let me live for myself
You're the chillness in this heat
You're the leaf in the tide
You're my love
You're breezing in my heart
Like the forgotten chilness in summer
Feel like the lost spring
Hearing your voice in the breeze..
So what about this time?
He is to come overfor vacation, right?
Just a minute, ok?
Ok
Shouldn't we tell lbru now?
You are the one who got married, not me
Tell him yourself
Our lraq visa has come
During lbru's vacation, l will be overthere
Do you have to send him there? lt's a strange land
That is none of my concern. Wherever you are, l will send him there
The rest is for you to deal with
You really miss your son, don't you?
This year during school vacation...
...he will be with us
Would that be ok with you?
So what? He is our child!
When he comes....
...who will you say l am?
Team DrC
Did you really check? ls it confirmed?
l checked twice. The result was the same
Get me an appointment with Doctor Susan
The doctor is in her room now
Not many patients either. Just come over
Not here. At her residence in the evening
And please keep it a secret
Have you told Shaheed?
Twenty four days growth. Heart beat not yet visible. What is the problem really?
Giving up this child because it is your second marriage?
lt's not that, Doctor
l have waited long for a chance like this job in lraq
ln this condition l may have to give it up
And l can't afford that right now
That is not the reason, Doctor
She is trying to get rid of this child forthe sake of her elder one
Why are you talking like that?
There isn't even a heart beat yet
l never said l don't want another child
Just that we wait till lbru leaves. That's all!
She is 31 now
lf we abort now, can you be sure she will conceive again?
You are a nurse. You should know
l can't give you that assurance!
ln that case l will not consent to an abortion
Who is this lbru?
My first child. lbrahim
He still doesn't know we are divorced
When he comes for vacation, she will be at five months
She is scared her baby bump will be visible by then and she won't be able to convince him
What else can l do?
He already has doubts
lf he comes to know l am pregnant as well, he won't be able to bear it
l want both of you to think about this and come back later
l have nothing more to think, Doctor
Hey!
Where to?
Medical Center. l have the night shift
After working the day shift?
Jincy is on leave. lt is her shift. Let's go
Sameera...Sameera!
lt is Dr. Sajeev's patient. He has an ultrasound at 10
Hey Sameera!
Good morning!
lf his BP stablises, the doctor said he can be discharged
Come! Let's go
Ok
Don't mess up like last time. Dr. Sajeev, ok?
Ok. Killing yourself making overtime, aren't you? Way to go!
He called me last night
l wanted to come right then
But l couldn't get a cab
You shouldn't work nights anymore
You need to be really careful the first three months
lt's a good thing! l am happy for you
Does she really need to go abroad now?
How can she not go?
Her visa has come
Just get that cancelled
lt's come this far
And we have already paid two lakhs
They will not return that
So what? Money is not everything
Sameera: Umma! Mother: Child! My child!
Did you have any medicine?
You are a nurse!
You should know not to take pills in this condition!
You are lucky the baby is safe!
After you left....
...Shaheed had come to see me
His only concern is your health
Those tablets you take everyday...
....if you depend on those for sleep...
...it will lead you to depression!
When there is a life growing inside you, you should forget all that
You will learn to sleep without tablets
lt is you who needs this baby right now
Whatever you do, don't forget that!
You can see her now
Don't strain her too much
What is all this?
ls it the job you are worried about?
We are nurses
We are in hospital full time!
You want to work till your ninth month?
Go ahead! No one will stop you!
When the pain starts, you can go straight into the labour room. Ok?
Who has it betterthan that?
Now about lbru...
...why are you so scared of him?
He is your child!
Our child!
Let him come
This baby on the way...
...he will accept as his brother or sister
l am sure of that!
Shaheed? Hi! Yousuf!
Salam
Soumya! Get up!
What is it, sister?
Please!
Get into the car!
Come on!
Faster, faster
Don't delay! Move!
Get in the car. Don't be obstinate!
Get in
Faster, faster
Come on
Move! Faster!
Come on
Let's go. All fine
Team DrC
Good Lord! Are they going to kill us?
Quiet!
Don't worry. You all are working for lraqi Government
The Army is for your protection
This country is safe
Not like what you hear outside
Dear Sisters! We are approaching a check point
Please cover your heads. lraq is a Muslim country
Go on
Put the shawl on. Like this!
Look here
Passport please
Shaheed: Passport sameera: Ok
Here. l need to use the bathroom
Shaheed!
There is an emergency situation
l need your help
So you...
Give me your passport!
What for?
They are asking for it! l will hand it over. Be quick
We will hand over our group's together. You stay away
Sister. We are all together. Why are you talking about groups?
l was just trying to help
We don't need your help
All ok? No bags missing?
Give me that passport
Can you ask about the SlM cards?
We just got here! Can't your Whatsapp and Facebook wait till we get settled?
Alright! Alright!
They have a request
There's been an accident and they are short of staff.
They are asking if we can help out
Wow! Great start!
Wejust got here after a ten hourjourney. How can they ask us that?
She is right! l am going to my room
We'll be ready in an hour
Quick! Hurry along with that
Come
Quickly! Come fast! Change his dressings
Hey! Please don't do it like that!
Go and put on your gloves...go!
Please come
ls this how you learned to do yourjob?
Can't you see that kid is in deep pain?
Don't try to be over smart
l know my job
l'll handle it
This was no accident
These injuries are from an explosion
You were the one in a hurry to come here
There's a reason they are paying us more salary
But don't get worried
You heard what the manager said
We are all working for lraqi Government
So why should we be scared?
Are you husband and wife?
Yes. l am Shaheed and this is my wife Sameera
l am...Doctor Tariq
Sir
You both did a very good job today
The staff here are very careless
l think you should raise the standard here
Sure, Sir! Thank you! Doctor: Ok. l will see you later !
My wife and l came here last June...
...from Libya
Even there...
...lndian nurses get good respect
You people consider this to be a service...
...notjust a job
But here...
...patients have increased by thirty percent from last year
The situation is getting very dangerous
Tell me Shaheed...
...why did you choose lraq?
First thing is money, Doctor
Second is your respect for our work
Why is that so? Why not your own country?
ln our country, people don't say good for our work
Wear it, please. You are a Muslim. They will question you
Doctor. Tikrit Teaching Hospital
Your ld! Just to make sure.
Your id!
Ok
Yazidi Doctor!
Get out of the car
Now!
Get out of the car. Fast!
Move! Fast!
April, May, June...
lbru will come in three months, won't he?
What will we do about your tummy?
Team DrC
Upon a blade of grass, a dew drop, a dew drop
And like a dew drop, a smile, your smile
May it not drop and disappear
May it not vanish
May you not fade away
Upon a blade of grass, a dew drop, a dew drop
And like a dew drop, a smile, your smile
May it not drop and disappear
May it not vanish
May you not fade away
With love, l hold upon my hand
This thought that burns me up in this sandy desert
As we traverse many paths...
Softly....softly....
May you not be dispered with the wind
Or be shaken by a sigh
Dearest dream of my heart...
My ache...my nectar...
Purest dew, may you not vanish
May you not fall into the wastelands
Be not seen by the sky
Speak not to anyone!
Purest dew, may you not vanish
May you not fall into the wastelands
Be not seen by the sky
Speak not to anyone!
Love at its best
Upon a twilight in the sandy wilderness...
On a lonely night as the sea breeze blew...
A boat of dreams sailed silently, afar...
The shore beckons... like the chime of an anklet...
To come together...closer...closer...
For two minds to rise in bliss...
For another golden dawn...
...when we rise up as butterflies...
To merge...to sway...to burn...
Purest dew, may you not vanish
May you not fall into the wastelands
Be not seen by the sky
Speak not to anyone!
Purest dew, may you not vanish
May you not fall into the wastelands
Be not seen by the sky
Speak not to anyone!
My return flight is in three hours
lf you are not in a hurry, l need to talk
Would that be a bother?.
No
Team DrC
You know the pin number, right? lbru: Yes
Don't worry. He can manage on his own now
How's the new life?
You're happy?
Now that you have a new job and family...
...you can take a decision about lbru
When you told me not to bring him here...
...it's not that l didn't understand
l had no choice
lt's not like before
Business is dull
l am unable to even pay the salaries
ln this situation...
...to take care of lbru...
...is getting difficult for me
You always wanted to have him with you
He will be with you from now on
Notjust for vacations. Always
lf you had taken that decision you should have told me before
l would have stayed back home somehow
But now...
Everything changed in the last two months
Nothing's in my control anymore
l feel like my decisions were all wrong
You were right
You are the one lbru needs
He should grow up with you
All his stuff is in here...alright?
Ok
Ummachi! When are we going back home?
Hmm?
Aren't we going to visit Grandpa?
We will
When?
Not now. Later
Later when?
Aftertwo years
Till then l have to work here
But l have to go back to Uppa when school opens
You are going to join school here
What? Uppa will be mad!
Uppa...
...is not going to be with us anymore
lt's been like that since you were four
l just didn't tell you
From now on...you only have me
OK?
lt's ok if Uppa is not there...you have me!
Here...this one too
Yes, that's given Jincy (whispering): What's this?
Yes, that's ok
Look who is here!
Do you remember this Aunty?
lbru! Come on here!
What? Have you forgotten us?
Grown so big! And where is he off to with that big bag?
We are just off to the quarters to freshen up Jincy: Sure. And you?
Alright. Say bye!
This is my friend, Shaheed Uncle
Here!
Hey! Not now! When you get to the quarters!
Say thank you to Uncle!
Thank you
Yes. He is asleep
You're outside? l'll be right there
He is on a visiting visa
We need to get that changed
Do you know what the formalities are?
We'll find out
Let's ask Manager Yousuf
Ok
So much to do now!
And we need to find a school nearby
One with a syllabus he can follow
lt's scary to think ahead!
Hmm (Enough!)
lt will all be fine
lnstead of two months, we will have to keep up the drama forever
He is not going back anyhow
So then...
...shouldn't he know about us?
lf we tell him everything all at once...
lsn't it better if he figures it out on his own?
Morning
No! l said l don't want it!
l am going away!
Why is this Uncle always here?
l want to go to my father!
Your father left us... l told you he is not coming back
Did my father leave because of this Uncle?
lbru...don't shout! Listen to me!
No! You lied to me!
You are the one who left Uppa
l don't want to be here! l want to go to Uppa!
lbru! Uppa is not going to be there anymore
Move!
lbru!
lbru! lbru stop!
Sameera: Son! lbru! Shaheed: lbru!
Shaheed, please! lbru!
lbru, son, please stop! Don't run!
lbru, stop!
lbru!
lbru! lbru!
lbru, son! l said stop!
Stop, lbru!
lbru! lbru stop!
lbru!
Son!
lbru, son, please stop!
There is some reassuring news coming in from lran this morning
War has started in lraq
The report says that lSlS is involved and
..civilians are also attacked and murdered
lndians in lraq are in scare
Team DrC
Keep an eye on him Daisy? l am on duty
The casualy is full! Can't bear to watch!
They're shifting the critical cases to Mosul
And they are looking for supporting staff to go along
l am not going anywhere. He has understood everything
You tell me...
Haven't l been a good mother to him?
l have lived in fear for so long!
Of my father when l was young...
...of Faizal after marriage...
....and now him!
Shaheed is planning to go
Go and talk to him. Tell him it is not safe
Ali! Please!
Are you sure you want to come?
lt's going to take at least two weeks to get back
Yes Doctor
l'm ready
OK then
Hey! Why such a decision?
Why?
Shaheed...
There! Pass it to me
ls it because of what lbru said? Huh?
ls that it?
No. He is just a kid
l didn't take it seriously
They why are you going? Huh?
Please stay! Let us tell him everything
He will understand
True
He will understand. He should
But he needs time
When l am around, it will be difficult for you to manage him
lf l stay away for a few days he will calm down
He will adjust to it all
l am sure!
And in all this, don't forget about this one
The army is with us
So why be scared?
l will call once l get there
Ummachi!
l don't want to go back to Uppa
Will you send me back there?
The 2nd largest city in lraq is now mostly in the hands of fighters with lSlS
The lraqi soldiers had abandoned their weapons
and fled the city of Mosul Militants overrun the Western Bank of the City
Being left in a similar kind of condition we have to ask how..
..how the Central Govt. of Baghdad is ever going to remipose its authority
in all places of this country
The city of Kirkuk is just 2 hrs east of Mosul
where lSlS has been launching attacks on carnage forces
lt is next to..
Yousuf Sir!
Sir! Please help me, Sir!
Sir, my husband...
Not getting on phone Sir
Sir please help me Sir!
Sir!
Sameera l'm helpless
No phones are connecting to Mosul
Please contact your embassy! Please!
Sir! How can you say that Sir?
You said we work for your Government
Please help me, Sir!
l need my husband back
Yousuf Sir! l need my husband back
Sir please help Sir!
Jincy: Sameera! Sameera: l need my husband back, Sir!
Jincy: Sameera! Sameera: Sir! Please help!
Sameera! Listen to me!
Shaheed went on their behalf! How can they say this?
Do they have no responsibility?
l won't go anywhere till they find Shaheed
Sameera! Get up!
- This is embarassing! We are staff here! - l am not going anywhere till they find Shaheed
You go on!
Sameera!
Sameera: Move! Yousuf: Please!
Please
Move
Yousuf Sir, you...Come!
Yousuf Sir! Please listen to me, Sir!
Sir, you said we should trust your Government
Sir l have no place to go
l need my husband back, Sir
Sameera please try to understand
Mosul is not with lraq now
The Government is helpless
Where should l go, Sir?.
l need him back
Where should l go?
Please!
Ok let me do one thing
l can take you to the lndian Embassy
You plead with them
l am sure they will find your husband
Ok. You have written the phone number, right?
Yes
Alright then. You may leave
We will look into your case and get back to you soon
Sir, my husband...
...had gone to work in Mosul. Forten days he is missing.
Please find him!
Look Madam! We will find your husband. But it is not easy
Mosul is a war zone now
Why won't you understand? You say it is a war zone! Then find my husband!
Please help, Sir
l've been working here for a year
l have been running from pillarto post
l have been calling every five minutes
Sameera: You have Dr Tariq's number? Woman (background): l need my passport
Officer: Yes, we have his number Sameera: But l am telling you...
...it's not in the file
- Please don't worry. We will look into the matter - The file...could you...
Please bring that file back Sir
Yes Madam. Don't worry Madam
- Can you Please ask for The file back? - Please come with me
- We will take care of it - l'll add my husband's numberto the file
Please come outside with me
What do you want?
Sir l dont know who you are but...
...l won't leave unless you tell me my husband will be found
Do you see these people?
They are all here with problems just like you
Many of their people are not alive anymore
We are finding it difficult to even get the bodies released
ln such a situation, your husband is not our only priority
l can't wait till he dies for you to rescue him
This is not lndia that we can just go in and rescue people
Do you know what is happening here?
A brutal civil war!
This office is working only for people like you who refused to leave despite knowing this
We had a Government Order to close up and leave
And yet we are all here for the sake of the lndians here
lt's not like you can't find jobs back home
Why did you not leave?
You have any idea how much we get paid back home?
Our families take loans and borrow money to educate us
We getjobs as you said
But we can't even pay off the interests on what we get
This is not just about me
This is the state of all nurses who come to work in places like this
We are called God's Angels
People who call us that don't know the plight of our homes
We pray forthe life...
...of every dying patient before us
l am sure Shaheed will come back
lf possible, please look for him
l have no one else to ask
Just...alright?
lt's nothing
Can you take me to Mosul?
Sorry Sameera. lt's dangerous
Let's go back
Shuklaji, get me our sources in Mosul
Yes sir
Team DrC
We want you to treat them. They are dying! Make it fast!
l can't do it!
l will nevertreat a terrorist!
Do as l say! Or you all die!
Doctor please! This is not the time to argue
No l can't
Those who kill and stand for killing are not true followers of lslam
You should treat them!
No!
- You are a doctor! You have to treat them! - No! Get lost!
- Do it! Shaheed: Doctor! Please! - No! Get lost!
You better do it!
No!
- l said you have to treat them! - Doctor, Please
Doctor?
Doctor? Are you a doctor?.
Who among you is a doctor?.
ld! ld!
Nurse!
Sister. She is my sist...
Come on! Move!
Move fast!
Move! Come on!
Faster! Move!
Faster
Come on! Move!
Move on! Faster!
Come on! Get inside!
Let me! No l will bring it
There's one thing you need to know
She is from the Yazidi community
Here, Yazidi women are considered slaves
That's why l married her
She is very fearless
Move!
Abdullah! Over there!
Come on, move!
Straight on! Move!
Move! Move!
Straight! Move!
Come on, move!
Move on! lnside!
Move!
lnside! Go!
lnside! Move on!
lnside! lnside!
Straight ahead!
Move on straight
Move on, move on!
Move fast!
Move on inside!
Move up! Up!
This way! Come on!
lnside! Go!
They have turned the hospital into a camp
There are no lraqis here now. Just us
lbru?
Where is lbru?
lbru! Where is he?
Son! lbru!
lbru! Come!
What happened?
Come
Ummachi!
Huh?
Will the baby be ok?
Nothing... Nothing will happen, ok?
Look at this patient. Check him! Take care of him!
Umma!
Hello Sir
They had all come here for construction work
Forthem to return, money is not the only issue
They don't even have their passports
Team DrC
She picked up a shell. Thought it was a toy
What could be done? lt burst!
Shuklaji
Yes Sir?
l want all of them out of here, ASAP
But Sir, their passports?
How can we confirm they are all lndians?
l don't care about their documents!
ln two days l wan't to send them back to lndia! ls that clear?.
Yes
Sir we found a Nurse who's escaped from Mosul Teaching Hospital. Here
He's the one. He's terrifed, poor soul!
Good Lord! We will never be able to get out of here!
There's no one on the roads
Look! See that car? Couldn't we leave that way?
lt's on the other side of the road
lt's not on the other side, Ancy. lt's this side
And that vehicle belongs to those guys! Stop saying nonsense!
Why don't you take a closer look?
lf l die in this place, don't marry someone else!
Remember me all your life!
l told you everything about the situation here...
...so why are all of you...
Hello?
Sameera, it'sManoj. lndian Ambassador
Are you all well?
Yes Sir. Any information about Shaheed?
We have almost managed to locate him
He is in the rebel's camp
We are planning a rescue
The hospital is now full of their people, Sir
There are no lraqis here now. Just us
Don't be scared. The hospital is in a no-fire zone
The army will never open fire in that direction
Manoj:That is why the rebels have camped there Sameera: Hmm
How many of you are there?
We are...Twenty four
Four of those are Bangladeshis
Umma! Umma!
ls 'Umma' a name to be called out only when you are dying?
On whose behalf is this struggle?
You forget your own country to fight for them...
...and what do you gain?
Recites a prayer
l want to live!
The lslam l grew up in does not ask anyone to kill people
And when it comes to living...
...you don't have much time left
l don't want to die
l want to live..
lnjured: ...want to live...
l want to go home...
...see my Umma...
First thing is for the bullet to be removed
But l...
...can't do it
You need a doctor
And there is a doctor here
Where?
Team DrC
Don't worry. The rebels are not here now
All of you come out with your passports. We are here for your rescue
Let's go!
Hello?
Sir. lt's Sameera
A rescue vehicle from the Red Cross is here What should we do?
We have no information on that
Don't leave unless it is really safe
Where are they saying they will take you?
l don't know. People have started moving out from the other blocks
Ok. Let me check
Manoj Sir says we can leave if it looks safe
You leave if you want, Sameera... we are not coming
lt's four months since we got paid!
How can wejust leave? We should get paid forthe work we did!
Can't you see what is going on outside?
At this time we need to try and save our lives!
You are saying that because you can't reach Shaheed unless you leave
That's not the case with the rest of us
We are not going anywhere without getting our salary
Sir. They are going to be taken to Kurdistan
Manoj: ls it safe? Shukla: No Sir
That route is too danerous. lt's a war zone
Why won't you understand?
ln a week there will be no food left
How will we live then?
The Government here will be least bothered about us
Why are you being so obstinate?
What can l tell a father who says don't come home unless you have money
When we get back everyone will be relieved for a day that we are still alive
After that it will be fights about money
How can l go back to a house like that?
Sir. These areas marked in red will be very difficult to cross
Let's drop it, Shuklaji
What do you think? You want to brief Delhi?
Sir. lf we could just talk to the Foreign Secretary...
We should be sticking together at a time like this
lf we don't, none of us will get anything
What is left here now?
Please try to understand!
We all need to get back alive
You have to come!
Alright?
Yes Manoj? Why the late night call?
Sir, it's regarding those stranded nurses in Tikrit
A Red Cross vehicle is waiting to shift them. What should we do?
You take your decision, Manoj!
l don't want to intervene. lt's your division
Ok?
No lndian passports. l am sorry
lndians are not permitted
Kindly contact your embassy, please
(Different voices) We are Bangladeshi
Come!
Let me try and call them
Sorry Sameera
l don't feel that route is safe
l need to see your passport
Please come on
19 Nurses stranded in a war zone in lraq live in the shadow of fear
Families back home anxious...
...about nurses trapped before the rebels' guns
Though State and Central Governments as well as the Embassy is involved...
...local sources say there is no means of escape
Let us speak to lndian Ambassador Manoj Abraham, a Malayalee
See. The rescue destination of the Red Cross is Kurdistan
But on the way they will need to cross several war zones
l did not think that was safe at all
The hospital in Tikrit where the 19 nurses are now is in the army's no-fire zone
So, they're safe
So the families need not be scared
A rescue by the lndian Government will be 100%% safe
That's what we are waiting for
Shaheed is in the next block, Umma
He cannot be contacted by phone (Reciting prayers in the background)
There is nothing to worry about
Hope there nothing wrong with your health
No, Umma
l am alright
Once l get through to Shaheed, l will call you
Prayer continues
Don't try to escape from here!
You are all under control of the lslamic State
Come on, every one of you hand over your mobiles
Mobile! Quick!
Mobile! Give the mobile! Quick!
Give the mobile! Quick!
Give the mobile!
Give the mobile! Don't use your mobile!
Everyone give us your mobile
Give mobile! Mobile!
Come on, you! Give me the mobile!
Give me the mobile! Quickly!
Give the mobile!
Come on!
Come here! Where is your mobile?
Move! Move from here! Move!
You! Where is your mobile?
Where is your mobile?
Give it to us!
You! Where is your mobile?
Come here! Where is your phone?
Come on! Come outside!
Come out!
Who is inside?
Come out!
Who is inside? Come out!
Come on! Who is inside?
Who is inside?
Come on!
Come outside! Come outside!
Does lslam ask you to insult women?
l am a Muslim. So is the scared woman inside
l will get the mobile from her
Open the door, dear. lt's Sameera
Give me that phone
Open, dear
Lady Officer: Morning Sir Foreign Secretary: Hmm
Team DrC
Morning, Sir
Who do you think you are?
The Red Cross option was a golden chance! You bloody missed it!
You told me to do what l felt was right
l did not feel the Red Cross option was safe
Sir, how was your flight?
Forget the flight, Shukla
Then why did you talk to the media?
Don't you know some matters need to be confidential?
The MEA has a spokesman
He should be doing the talking
Sorry Sir
l spoke only for the sake of the nurses' families
lf a wrong information is given out, they will panic
What else should l have done?
So you're trying to say...
...l will be giving wrong information to the press
Hello
What?
When?
Switch it on. Switch it on!
There!
l'll check and call back
A Red Cross vehicle which started from Tikrit was burned half way to Kirkut
Several Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals were on board
lt was the lndian Ambassador's timely decision to stay back...
....which saved nineteen of the lndian nurses
...who are still stranded inside the Tikrit teaching hospital
Sir, there's a call from Delhi
Put it through. l'll take it here
OK, Sir
Good Morning, MrManoj. Madam will be joining now
And the call will be patched to the Kerala MP
Yes, Sir
Thank you, Manoj! You did the right thing
Hope all our nurses are fine
Hopefully Madam
But now they are restricted from using mobile phones
Which means the communication part will be difficult
So what's the plan?
First we are planning to give them a satellite phone
How is that possible?
U.N. is giving them food, madam
We're planting satellite phones in one of the boxes
Good! So its time for the rescue?
Sorry to intervene, Madam. This is Rajan, your foreign secretary
Morning, Rajan! Go ahead
Madam, l think we should go ahead with the military operation
Our relations with lraq are good
Manoj, what are the chances?
lt's highly dangerous, Madam
The chances are not good
Manoj, this is the MP
Give us a solution. Don't push them into more risk
Sir, transporting is a greater risk than saving them
The area is under continuous shelling
So an airlift is not possible
The only exit route is Erbil airport And that is 300 kilometres away
Even the Red Cross vehicles don't go beyond fifty kilometers
So you mean they have to stay there till the crisis is over?
Do we have a better plan?
No, Madam
The entire world is watching from the outside
And here we are...
Have it!
Liqour in a prohibited area
l brought it in with great difficulty
That too in my official bag
To rescue...and peace!
So how is Mrs Tina Manoj...
...doing in Delhi?
She needs a rescue first...
...from me!
Then will come peace
l can't plan two rescues at the same time, Sir
You are young, Manoj
The Government needs your service
But they won't promise you a family
Don't let that be destroyed
Right now there is only one path before me
And that is the path to the airport to save the nurses
lt's impossible, Manoj
No one has come back alive from this group's custody
We can only be spectators here
They won't survive
Come on! Go to that side!
Foreign Ministry says they're safe and they're trying to keep in touch
Amrita Tripati with the Top Story
The anxiety over lndians caught in conflict zone grows by the day
Many express their anger overthe lndian Embassy and Government
But for how long are they safe?
At present, they're all safe
We want to bring them back to lndia
That is our main concern
Sir, from Tikrit to Mosul the route is under the rebels' control
On this route we need to make the rebels themselves transport the nurses
Make your point clear Manoj, l am not getting you
We should ask the lraqi military to stop treating the hospital as a no-fire zone
And the rebels will know that very soon. Won't that make it more dangerous?
No Sir. As far as l understand they are using the nurses as a shield
They need the nurses fortheir safety
lf everything falls in place, the rebels will shift the nurses to their base camp in Mosul
Why Mosul?
Their commanding leaders are all at Mosul
No communication is possible till they reach there
But we all know they won't negotiate
They won't negotiate with lndia but they will listen to their suppliers...
...the group...
The rebels get their main funding from them. They can help us
But how is that possible? Should lndia beg before them?
Sir we can deal with them unofficially
We have people forthat. Crescent Group Chairman Jayamohan
He is the right person. Let him do the talking
Manoj, you've got 24 hours
Dont fuck up! The whole country is watching us
They don't know any of this
Team DrC
Excuse me, Sir. lraqi Ambassador Mr.Manoj wants to speak to you
Give us a minute, gentlemen
To think that those 19 nurses can be rescued...
...with the help of the rebels is stupidity
And that too in a place like lraq
lt's close to suicide!
And even if there are people in Saudi...
...who support them as you claim...
...who would admit to that publicly?
Sir, fortwenty days those women have lived in fear of death...
...faced all these hardships to earn a living
Do not forsake them
Try and get them to Kuwait
l can arrange a private flight
l have no other options to offer
l am sorry
Sir
Sir, it's confirmed
No hope on Sameera's husband
46 girls are stuck there
lncluding my daughter from Tuticorin of Tamilnadu
l humbly request and plead to both..
..the State and Central Governments to rescue her
Tell me Manoj
Who should l talk to?
Sir, Mohan Sir has agreed
So what's next?
Who will lead for us there?
SameeraShaheed. She is the only Muslim in the group
And l think she is capable
Are you sure?
Yes Sir. She has work experience in the Middle East...
...and is fluent in Arabic
Also, to reach her husband who went missing in Mosul...
...she will do anything
But unfortunately, he is no more
ln that case, till the evacuation is complete...
...Sameera should not know that
lf Sameera loses hope...
...none of them will escape
lts collateral damage
Ok Sir
Manoj: First clearthe hospital from no-fire zone Shukla: Ok
And there will be a test attack
Umma!
Ummachi!
Hurry up! Hurry up! Everyone move quickly!
Hurry Hurry!
Move out! Hurry up all of you! Move! Move! Move!
Don't stop! Move! Come on!
Hurry! Move out! Carry her!
Hurry up! Quickly you and you!
Move move! Move fast!
Hurry up! Don't be late!
Hurry up! Don't delay
Hurry now! Don't be late!
Hurry up! Don't stop! Quick!
Hurry! Don't stop!
Enter from that side
Hurry up the stairs! Quickly! Everyone!
Hurrry! Everyone here!
Everyone! Quick quick!
Hurry hurry!
Here! Quick!
Don't make me angry!
Hurry! Don't be late!
\Come on quick! Quick!
Hurry up and sit down! No one stop!
Soumya! Dear!
Open your eyes, Soumya. Soumya!
Get up, Soumya
Next is the UN food supply
Hurry! You and him!
We are coming!
Quick! Take this!
Hurry! Take it inside!
You and him! Go inside! Quick!
Take it inside! Go!
Go inside!
Here! Drink!
Son! Here, have some water
Eat the food and be ready. We will be leaving for Mosul soon
They said to eat and get ready. They are shifting us to Mosul
Sameera!
Manoj: Yes! Shukla: Yes! Yes!
Hello?
Sameera?
Sameera, are you all safe?
Yes, sir. We are in the basement
Sir...Shaheed?
Shaheed is here. ln a refugee camp
Sameera, l need you all to hang on for one more day
Tomorrow you will have escaped from lraq
But Sir, they have asked us to get ready
They are shifting us to Mosul
Leaving with them is the only to get out of there. Trust me, Sameera!
Tell them all to go along. Tomorrow you will reach lndia...
...safe!
And Sameera. Do not try to call home from that phone
Manoj: They will be able to track the number Sameera: Ok
Ok?
Are you mad? Sending them with the rebels would be outrageous
Let's wait for a better option
Minister Ji, they have already started
lf we abandon them now, what will those poor nurses do?
They have no choice, Sir
Hello Sir? They are ready to leave. They are confident.
But we are not confident, Manoj
Let's drop this
The Minister personally called Jayamohan and put a stop to it
The nurses will be rescued by lraqi Army
But Sir, they are preparing to leave on my word
lf the military intervenes at this stage, they are going to be killed, l am sure
Listen to me, Manoj
lf 19 lndians get killed in a military operation, it shows the bravery of the nation
On the other hand if 19 lndians...
...get killed at the hands of the rebels, it is national shame
Tell them to stay back
l won't knowingly leave them to die
l am taking the responsibility
No nonoManoj!
lf the Minister asks, tell him they already left
Sir is on his way to attend a function
Who is it, Salim?
lraq Ambassador Manoj Abraham
The Minister said no
Then what is it with him?
Sorry Sir. l did not mean to bother you while you are travelling
Our stranded nurses in lraq...
...would like to talk to you
When you get back from your trip...
...l am not sure they will be alive
Just five minutes. They won't take more time than that
Please! Connet me to them
Sameera, l am going to connect this call to someone
A person l believe can save you
He should hear your cries
He should feel...
...that you are holding on to his hand for your lives
That if he lets go, you will all die
Team DrC
Salim! Fix me an appointment with Sheikh Salman
For today?
For right now
Sameera, there are several check points on your way
Always cover your heads
You are being taken to the rebel's camp in Mosul
That area has all their extremely dangerous leaders
To them, all of you are Muslim women of faith
lf they find out there are non-Muslims among you, no one may be able to escape
They should have no suspicion. You should teach everyone to pray
No one should have any religious symbols on them
Before burning your documents...
...be sure to tearthem up
lf not, they can get information even from the remains
Are all of you present here? Are all the nurses present here?
Come on out! Get the vehicle ready!
Get the vehicle ready. All of you get ready
All of you have your guns? Come on!
Get your guns! Get in position
Check your ammunition!
Hurry up! We are moving to another place
Tikrit Teaching Hospital has been destroyed completely
As per reports by the lraqi media...
And inside sources confirm that some lndian nurses were stranded..
Manoj?
Sirthey are safe. They have moved from there
Thank God! So what's next?
Jayamohan Sir's meeting. lt has to have a positive outcome by the time they reach Mosul
They are using a road that is being controlled by the rebels
They will enter Mosul very soon
Sir the meeting has started
Come on! Hurry! Hurry!
Everyone in the bus, get down
Come on! Move! Hurry!
Move!
Come on!
Everyone get down. Get down!
Come on, move!
Fast!
Move!
Quick!
Fast Fast!
You and you there! Come on!
You! Keep in line
Come on! Move!
Move on fast
Shukla Ji, we need to go to the Erbil border
Arrange a bus for the nurses immediately
Done, Sir!
Team DrC
What were you doing in lraq?
You had no business here.
Tell me, why did you come?
We are nurses. From lndia
Passport... Passport....Verification ld
Sir, twenty emergency certificates
All clean but temporary. They can use it only for this trip
We don't have the passports
They are with the sponsor
Show me the passport!
Where are you from?
What about you?
Tell me your name
Meeting's over
l think it was positive
Thank you Salim, Thank you!
Shall we go?
Don't forget to join the prayers every time the muezzin sounds
They will always be watching you
Are you all Muslims?
Yes we are all Muslims
Then why don't they speak Arabic?
Do you read the Quran in your language?
Yes. ln our language. Malayalam
(Reciting a verse from the Quran)
(Verse continues.)
(lndicates to complete the verse)
(lbru recites the rest of the verse)
They are the same
We've got you water
Drink!
Take it and pass it to your friends
Here! Take your phones
Hello?
Hello Sir. lt's Sameera
They have returned our phones
They will take us to the border soon
We're almost there! When you reach the border, l'll be there
Sir, l need to talk to Shaheed
l am not able to reach his phone
Hello?
Sir. Hello?
Sameera. We haven't found him yet
But you said...
...he was found. Then why are you saying this now?
l had to say that so you would stay strong
The place where Shaheed is last said to have been...
...no one there is alive anymore
l am sorry!
Sir...
Ummachi?
What happened, Ummachi?
Ummachi!
Sameera! What's happened? Tell us!
Sameera!
Please don't cry! Tell us what happened?
- They are saying they don't have Shaheed - l am sure he's fine. We'll find him!
Please stay calm
Nothing has happened to him
lt will all be fine! We came this far!
Don't cry!
Don't make lbru cry too!
You can see them now digging their own graves...
...in the very place where they were stationed
Get down
You came to see your husband. Go to the detainee. Go!
Go forward! Move!
Go! Go ahead!
Let her go inside
Stop!
Come on. Check fast!
Come on! Quick!
Ummachi!
Shaheed!
Sir!
Any updates?
Did they reach?
No Sir. Still waiting
Sir they're here
Sir what is this? The army snipers are aiming at the bus
They will not get out
Those are their procedures, Manoj
lt's not our country. We can only request them
Sir then please request! Orthey will not be able to get out of the bus
Go and stand down! Copy that!
Thank you Sir
Team DrC
Without Sameera, this rescue would not have been possible for lndia
lt was her urgency to reach Shaheed...
...that was our weapon
Hope gave her courage
Otherwise...
...we would have lost all 19 of the nurses
We are nurses from lndia
We work in Tikrit
Now we are safe
Now....now we are free...
Jayamohan Sir's role in was crucial to the rescue
The video taken by the militants was the only proof
What deal he struck with Salman Sheikh...
...will forever remain lndia's classified information
Sir. Take Off confirmed!
Really we have to thank the lndian Ambassador....
...Ajayakumar Sir and the Government
And then the lSlS people also
They didn't harm us; they allowed us to leave
Without getting a salary for long, how could...
...we go home?
So many problems at a time like this!
We did not think we would be able to return
You don't hear much about people taken by them ever returning
So that's what we too expected... that after being taken away by them...
...we would never be able to get back to our lives.
But nothing of the sort happened, by God's Grace
They were very fiery in the way they spoke to us
lts when we reached the Ground Floor that we heard the noise
Whether it was a gunshot or a bomb blast...
...we still don't know
Such was the impact...
...that glass shattered and many had injuries on their heads...
...many had their hands injured
We never expected such a situation
We were so affected by it that...
...we wanted to leave at any cost, even if it was with them
That's why we boarded their bus and left