1 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:22,034 When God divided up the land of the earth, so the legend goes, 2 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:27,872 our people's emissaries arrived late, after all the land had been distributed. 3 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:38,031 But because they were so cheerful, he gave them the piece of land... 4 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:42,637 that he had wanted to keep for himself and withdrew into the heavens instead. 5 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:25,117 My grandmother always warned me, be careful with your first time. 6 00:02:26,920 --> 00:02:30,117 Find a loving, caring man. 7 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:34,439 With the right man I can fly to the stars! 8 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,313 To experience weightlessness, the man must make certain arrangements: 9 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,391 It's important to chose the right place. 10 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,349 He has to create the right atmosphere... 11 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,034 for me to get into the mood. 12 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:22,715 With the right man... 13 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:24,438 I am going to fly! 14 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,437 The history books say that as the Mongols 15 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,355 pillaged and plundered their way to Constantinople in the 13th century 16 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:13,435 the Caucasian queen assembled an army of the 40 bravest warriors 17 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:18,231 that lured the Mongols into a cave and slaughtered them. 18 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,473 As a reward the courageous warriors were given pretty virgins and land 19 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,872 on which our village was founded. 20 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,996 Traders of the silk road took detours that lasted days 21 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,790 just to admire the beauty of our women. 22 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,430 During the middle ages our land was occupied by... 23 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,030 Persians, Tatars, Turks and Seldschuks. 24 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,915 Since the downfall of the Soviet Empire 25 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,835 no government has felt responsible for us. 26 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,275 As our village is not recorded on any map 27 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:18,115 we have simply been forgotten by the rest of the world. 28 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,156 I've known Aya since the day I was born. 29 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:42,958 At the age of four... 30 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,436 we got engaged! 31 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,232 We got married at eight. 32 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,472 Our elders once built a water pipe. 33 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:56,675 we learned that many years ago, when men and women were quarrelling... 34 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,434 all the wells dried up. 35 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,195 The men then went into the cave 36 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,597 and constructed the water pipe. 37 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,793 ...that's basically how it works! 38 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,950 This courageous act reconciled the women. 39 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,389 But many men died. 40 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,834 Aya's father died in the cave, too. 41 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:57,470 His despairing wife jumped to her death. 42 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:04,232 Since that time Aya's grandmother had brought the little girl up. 43 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,195 Our village consists of 14 families. 44 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,677 No rooster crows here before ten o'clock. 45 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:44,990 The men regarded the teahouse as a philosophers' club. 46 00:10:58,680 --> 00:11:01,592 The women tried to stop the village from going to the dogs. 47 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:34,833 After work the women washed the sweat from their bodies, 48 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:44,952 Our men maintained that 49 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:49,199 their virility was famed all the way to Samarkand. 50 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:56,472 They were forgetting that all other men in this area had moved to the city. 51 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,875 And that's how the days ended... 52 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,795 when all the work had been done, all the important matters discussed... 53 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:09,830 the men busied themselves... 54 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,315 with proving their reputation. 55 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,678 Things that didn't interest us children... 56 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,269 Until we were 14 years old. 57 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:49,472 His theory, that we belong together because of our birthday... 58 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:50,948 didn't convince me. 59 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:52,872 Grandma! 60 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,949 His single intention seemed to be to pull me behind a wall... 61 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:00,633 and undress me! 62 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:24,478 Since it was too hot to sleep I went up on the roof to cool down. 63 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,318 and dreamed of flying. 64 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,636 Temelko! 65 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:57,951 Aya! 66 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:45,995 My grandmother possessed a special gift: she could read the stars. 67 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:21,470 She calculated the perfect constellation of the stars for our first night. 68 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:28,753 We were supposed to wait until Sagittarius and Virgo meet. 69 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,279 If we bathed in water beforehand... 70 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,830 we would experience the feeling of weightless flying. 71 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:42,314 It shall be the eleventh of July... 72 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:51,871 In four years! 73 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:13,273 He agreed. 74 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,556 We weren't allowed to touch each other for four years. 75 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:20,116 But then I shall fly to the heavens! 76 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,472 Temelko and the other boys were sent to the city. 77 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,840 They were supposed to study... 78 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:00,837 to solve the problems of the village. 79 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,718 Over the years, the state of the pipe became worse and worse 80 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,116 and we barely had water. 81 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:52,113 The men used many tricks to avoid repairing the pipe. 82 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:27,358 The men were waiting for their sons' return 83 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,028 while the village grew dirtier and dirtier. 84 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:34,075 Water was only allowed to be used for drinking. 85 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,156 The sheep were the first to flee. 86 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:57,511 The day of Temelko's return came closer exactly one week before the stars met. 87 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:01,509 I was determined to herald a new age in the village. 88 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,718 Tomorrow the stars were to bring Aya and me together. 89 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:53,195 But only if we bathed beforehand. 90 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:43,157 It was impossible to provide the village with water quickly. 91 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,279 Virgo! 92 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:45,155 Sagittarius! 93 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:00,388 Aya! 94 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,311 Our night has come. 95 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:11,600 Be ready, you are about to fly! 96 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:14,559 Cover your eyes and once you hear music... 97 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,758 spread your arms and jump! 98 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:04,912 It's just how it was before. 99 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,669 The whole village needs water! 100 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:11,788 Until then I am on strike! 101 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,828 The stars will be conjoined for six nights. That means you have five days left! 102 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:50,631 Women, listen to me! 103 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:55,830 She wouldn't let him touch her! 104 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:59,556 We should follow her example! 105 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:05,234 As long as there's no water, she will refuse him. 106 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:11,154 Power is in our hands, it's time to go on strike! 107 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:19,712 Let's go! 108 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:36,279 Go ahead! 109 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:55,552 No water... 110 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:57,672 ...no sex! 111 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:22,958 The women realized what power they had. 112 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:27,636 The strike for the water pipe 113 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:29,990 became a struggle for power. 114 00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:30,629 To increase the pressure, we divided the village. 115 00:43:33,280 --> 00:43:36,955 The right was the men's half of the village, to the left the women's. 116 00:44:18,040 --> 00:44:20,156 The men gathered at the blacksmith's. 117 00:45:33,560 --> 00:45:38,588 Disguised as a woman, Dino was sent into the enemy camp. 118 00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:09,918 But Dino soon forgot about his mission 119 00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:13,118 and fraternized with the enemy. 120 00:49:42,560 --> 00:49:46,917 Over the years, the scale model had become dilapidated. 121 00:50:27,720 --> 00:50:32,396 I realized that the pipe must have rusted through deep down in the cave. 122 00:52:10,600 --> 00:52:15,913 The men realized that they couldn't save the patriarchy all by themselves. 123 00:52:17,320 --> 00:52:21,279 So they sent a call for help to the outside world. 124 00:52:35,480 --> 00:52:41,032 To get the backing into the village, the right weapon had to be found. 125 00:57:13,600 --> 00:57:17,798 Since only two nights were left... 126 00:57:18,040 --> 00:57:21,828 I prepared for a trip into the underworld. 127 00:59:56,120 --> 00:59:58,156 I was wrong. 128 00:59:58,400 --> 01:00:01,039 Temelko is like all the other men. 129 01:00:01,840 --> 01:00:04,070 What are we waiting for? 130 01:00:04,320 --> 01:00:07,073 Let's get out of here! 131 01:00:07,320 --> 01:00:11,074 We leave this goddamn village to the men! 132 01:00:18,200 --> 01:00:20,475 Because of my successful shot... 133 01:00:20,760 --> 01:00:23,194 Leonora granted me a wish. 134 01:00:23,560 --> 01:00:25,949 I asked her how to get water to the village... 135 01:00:26,200 --> 01:00:27,633 within a single day. 136 01:01:01,960 --> 01:01:06,829 This little chunk of tin could solve all our water problems! 137 01:02:25,200 --> 01:02:29,113 If I didn't succeed bringing the water to the village within one day 138 01:02:29,360 --> 01:02:32,272 our lucky stars would vanish... 139 01:04:01,160 --> 01:04:02,957 Shame on you! 140 01:04:05,000 --> 01:04:08,879 You didn't unite the lovers, but sowed dischord! 141 01:05:20,600 --> 01:05:24,275 I still had a score to settle. with that hussy! 142 01:05:38,280 --> 01:05:39,952 Temelko was on his way to the cave. 143 01:05:42,760 --> 01:05:47,038 If I was to forsake him he would drown. 144 01:08:32,800 --> 01:08:34,677 I had failed. 145 01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:38,430 The same fate that had once befell the men awaited me... 146 01:08:38,680 --> 01:08:41,148 Directly under my village. 147 01:10:15,120 --> 01:10:19,159 The women decided to leave the village forever! 148 01:11:24,720 --> 01:11:26,711 Is that all you're capable of? 149 01:11:28,520 --> 01:11:31,956 Not taking care of the village is one thing... 150 01:11:32,800 --> 01:11:34,950 but now your women are leaving! 151 01:11:35,480 --> 01:11:39,314 Where are those men with the legendary reputation? 152 01:11:41,880 --> 01:11:43,472 I don't see them. 153 01:11:43,720 --> 01:11:45,392 All I see is 154 01:11:45,640 --> 01:11:49,155 a miserable bunch of stinking, good-for-nothings 155 01:11:49,720 --> 01:11:53,429 too cowardly to take things in hand! 156 01:13:01,480 --> 01:13:02,435 Help! 157 01:14:39,080 --> 01:14:40,638 Water! 158 01:17:31,160 --> 01:17:34,391 Temelko had one more surprise for me... 159 01:17:54,880 --> 01:17:57,952 I am going to trust him, he has deserved it. 160 01:18:03,080 --> 01:18:06,038 In a few minutes we will be united. 161 01:18:20,000 --> 01:18:21,752 I am going to fly! 162 01:18:25,160 --> 01:18:28,391 It will happen as foretold by the stars! 163 01:18:55,160 --> 01:18:55,990 At last... 164 01:18:56,680 --> 01:19:00,309 No one can interfere with our love anymore! 165 01:19:00,960 --> 01:19:04,714 Aya will be the happiest woman on earth! 166 01:20:41,960 --> 01:20:46,238 I haven't quite experienced the feeling of weightlessness. 167 01:20:54,840 --> 01:20:56,512 So I had to show him... 168 01:20:56,800 --> 01:21:00,429 how we can really fly to the stars.