The Funeral (2023) Movie Script

-Cemal, right?
-Yeah.
Europa,
the moon orbiting
the majestic planet Jupiter
will perhaps one day host humanity.
Beneath the 40-kilometer-long
gargantuan mass of ice
is perhaps a vast ocean
brimming full of life.
This is a celestial body
that contains the most water
in our solar system,
second to only Earth.
The journey to this moon
full of secrets will take
at least three years
with today's technology.
It's gotten cold.
Rain intensifies throughout the country.
Authorities warn there will be hail
and snow in some parts.
Which will take place in which regions?
And how will the weather be?
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Hello.
Okay, brother.
Okay, brother. I'm coming.
What's up? What's going on?
Sorry to call you like this, Cemal.
But I wouldn't have called you
if it wasn't important.
Actually, this thing is a few days old.
A young girl died. They brought her here.
What's this got to do with me?
They don't want the girl to be seen
for a while.
Our director knows about it.
He gave the okay.
And how will she not be seen?
The girl is at the morgue.
It is on the records.
They have friends, they'll erase it.
They're gonna make it go away somehow.
But they need some time.
Long story short,
take one of our intercity vehicles.
Take the girl, get lost for a month.
That's all.
Brother,
don't get me wrong,
but what you're saying is bull crap.
What is this? What's going on, brother?
There is some money with your name on it.
I'm not whistling in the wind.
They're going to give you 50K.
Nothing to sneeze at.
No lie, I'll take some, too.
What kind of business is this, brother?
There is a dead girl.
I'll get lost with her for a month.
Are you trying to frame me for this?
No, shit for brains. I'm telling you...
Our director knows everything.
Nothing's going to happen.
Why me? Don't you have nobody else?
You are the only dickweed
who doesn't have anybody.
Plus, I like you.
Thought I'd do you a solid.
-Don't get me involved in this mess.
-I'm not getting you in nothing.
We'll load the coffin
in the state's official hearse.
You are the state's official driver.
You'll just get lost for a month.
That's what the hearse is for.
Why did they kill her?
Who is giving the money?
She's the daughter of a big family
from another city.
Girl ran away here.
They came and killed her.
It's like an honor killing or something.
That's all I know.
Okay. Let's call the director then.
Don't get the director involved.
If you call him, he'll fire you.
Fuck this shit.
They also gave me a phone.
You're only gonna use this one.
Call me every now and again.
Okay, bro. I'll call you.
What's the girl's name?
What are you going to do with her name?
I don't know, bro.
I'll be going all that way.
God!
Her name was Zeynep.
HOTEL
RECEPTION
Hello, Sis? How's things?
It's me. Yes.
Right. It's been a while.
I just called.
Yes.
I have business in your neck of the woods.
Same job, yeah.
I was thinking of coming over.
Are you still at Mom's place?
Of course. Right.
No, Sis. I didn't get married.
FUNERAL
Hello, Ekrem.
No, there's no problem.
How did this girl die?
I get it. I know you told me...
Did you have a talk
with the doctors or anything?
Did they shoot her? What happened?
When did she die?
She'd been in the morgue
for ten days then?
No, no problem.
Yeah. I'm a bit wired.
I'll call you. There's no problem.
All right.
No. No. Come here.
Hold on. Breathe.
Breathe. It's okay. Breathe.
Breathe. Come on.
Hold on.
Water. It's water. Drink some.
Come on. You'll be fine. Come on.
Drink some. Come on.
Come on. You'll be just fine.
Come on. Come on.
Drink. Drink some.
Okay. It's okay. It'll be fine.
Come on.
Okay. Okay.
Breathe. Breathe through your nose.
Breathe through your nose.
Okay.
Okay. Okay. It's okay. Hold on.
Hold on. Hold on. You'll be fine.
Look at me. Look at me. Okay. Okay.
Okay. You're fine. Okay.
Okay. It's okay. Okay.
Okay. Okay.
Are you okay, sir?
I'm fine. I'm fine.
You can take these once
in the morning and once at night.
Anything else?
No. Thank you.
Zeynep.
Zeynep. Come here. Come on.
Fuck this.
Why did you go out?
What if someone saw you?
What then?
Do you have any idea
what they'd do to us?
Fuck this shit.
Okay.
Don't do it again, okay?
I'll always come back. Promise.
Okay?
They will take you away.
Okay? They'll take you away.
Don't do it again.
Don't. Don't.
Don't. I'm here.
Don't do anything. Just don't.
Yes.
Are you okay?
Yeah. I got caught in the rain.
What's the matter?
I was thinking
we should clean your room, Mr. Cemal.
Let's give you some new sheets
and towels.
And Mrs. Hafize,
the cleaning lady, told me.
Some weird noises were coming
from your room the other day.
-Mr. Mehmet, do you want a problem?
-No, Mr. Cemal.
What then?
You're coming to my door,
giving warnings.
-Are we gonna have problems?
-No, Mr. Cemal.
I'll let you know if need be.
Thanks.
Thanks, brother.
-Are you waiting for someone?
-What, bro?
I thought...
-you were waiting for someone.
-No, bro.
Just daily problems.
What kind of problems?
What are you doing here, man?
I'm here on business.
From Istanbul.
That's where my problem started.
Did you have a problem in Istanbul?
Kind of.
I used to go to Istanbul
on the regular, bro.
There was a girl there, I was seeing.
And?
So...
We used to visit my uncle
in Istanbul back then.
She was living in the same building.
Such a beautiful girl.
Are you sure
you want to listen to this, bro?
I've got nothing to do.
I'll listen if you tell me.
All right then.
We ran into each other on the elevator.
I knew she liked me.
I came on a little strong.
We made out a bit.
We started seeing each other.
Same old story.
I used to go there
when we had the house to ourselves.
We hooked up. But that's about it.
I wasn't that into her.
I wasn't going to marry her.
Do you get it?
Anyways, I came back here.
I stopped talking to her.
She calls, but I don't answer.
Then finally she calls me.
Fuck, she got pregnant. Incredible.
-What did you do?
-What should I do, bro?
What was I gonna say? We're not married.
If my parents heard it,
they'd have murdered me.
I said, take care of it.
Don't care if it's a sin.
She started crying "No."
She dragged it out.
She started calling every day.
They called me from the neighborhood.
Her brother is in town.
He's gonna fuck me up, most probably.
Naturally.
-What are you saying, bro?
-I'm just telling it like it is.
What am I gonna do, bro?
You can stay with me if you want.
-Like what, bro?
-I'm staying at a motel.
And...
there is a spare bed if you want.
No. I don't want to get you
in trouble too.
So nice to meet you, brother.
I can't return the favor, man.
That son of a bitch can keep looking
for me now.
You okay, bro? You're not saying a word.
No, I was just staring.
I'm drunk as a skunk too.
I don't get this sloshed
to the gills normally.
Got beer in the room, bro?
We'll drink a couple before bed.
Sure. I've got some at the hotel.
Brother Cemal, you should come again.
This won't do.
Let me host you again.
Maybe I'll visit Istanbul, bro.
How about that?
God! What's this vehicle doing here?
Sorry, bro. I'm three sheets to the wind.
FUNERAL VEHICLE
I'm leaving today.
I was waiting for a visitor. He's arrived.
The visitor?
-Yeah, the visitor. Problem?
-Not at all.
Thank you for everything.
You've helped a lot.
Cold weather and snowfall intensify.
Because of the snow,
some village roads are now blocked.
We'd like to inform you
on the flash development
in the missing people cases
that have been plaguing the country.
The number of missing people
has risen to five
in different cities
in the last two weeks.
The authorities are trying
to solve the mystery.
THE SERIAL KILLER PANIC CONTINUES
Search for Semih Genc,
whose car was found abandoned
in the forest has been going on
for three weeks.
Anxious anticipation has heightened
with the discovery of the car.
According to the eye-witness accounts
an unknown hearse was seen
in the vicinity before the events.
Police honed in on this aspect
since two different accounts agree
on the hearse.
A 70-year-old guy died
of a heart attack. So?
The suspect is armed and dangerous,
targeting small towns.
-As tensions rise...
-Can you hurry up?
-...on the missing people cases...
-I have a long road ahead.
...people are scared to go out,
especially at night.
As searches go on
in a variety of cities,
authorities warn the public
to be vigilant
and the possibility of this
being a serial killer case.
Cemal?
Sister.
Has it been a decade or more?
The last time I came
was for Dad's funeral.
It's been 12 years.
And five years before that. Wow.
I've seen you once in 20 years.
Once you are gone,
and you have things to do...
you stay gone.
And why did you come, Cemal?
Did I die and don't know it?
I was around here. I thought I'd stop by.
You were on the way.
And your passenger?
My passenger?
The hearse.
Right, you are talking about the body.
There is a freezer in the back.
We use them when transporting them
from city to city.
You did good.
I'm glad you came.
Why did you really come, Cemal?
You said it yourself. It's been ten years.
I just wanted to see you.
-Are you in trouble?
-No.
I came into some money recently.
I thought I'd bring you some.
Maybe you'll need it.
Maybe I'll need it?
What is this after all this time?
And...
I'll stay here for a few days
if that's okay.
You'll pay for it then?
I didn't mean it like that.
Come here.
We'll have to stay here for a while, okay?
Cemal?
STOP
EKREM
CALLING
Zeynep.
I couldn't find anyone.
Ekrem called.
Your family wants you.
We have to run away.
We have two days.
We'll cross the border.
We'll throw them off our scents.
Hakan?
Here you go, brother. Bon apptit.
-Sugar?
-No, thank you.
I almost didn't recognize you,
all of a sudden.
But your eyes didn't change at all.
They are the same.
Thanks.
What brings you here?
I was traveling from one city to another.
I was around.
I thought I'd see Ayse.
You did good, brother. It's not easy
when you live a long way away.
Sure.
-Same business?
-Funeral business.
Don't get me wrong, brother.
Happy to see you. But...
What gives?
It's about the car.
I have to get it painted.
The hearse?
Yeah. The hearse.
We'll paint it, brother.
But we have to record it
in the registration document.
Let's not get in trouble.
Nah, no need.
Our director...
wanted it for a special occasion.
It's temporary.
We need someone trustworthy.
That's why I came to you.
It has to stay between you and me.
Who is in there?
Will you open the door?
Will you...
Fuck you, Cemal. Fuck what you do.
Who did you kidnap, you maniac?
What the fuck did you do?
-Good job, Hakan.
-Thanks.
When will it be done?
Almost done, brother. Not much else to do.
Just we've got to wait
for 30, 35 minutes for the paint to dry.
We'll see how the paint sits.
I used imported paint.
Nothing will happen,
come hell or high water.
Who were you transporting, brother?
Don't get me wrong.
There is a rank smell coming from inside.
Is that normal?
An old guy. He died of a heart attack.
The smell is there to stay.
It is normal in these vehicles.
I get it, bro. I get it.
You are a weird guy, brother.
Aren't you afraid of riding
with a dead body?
God forbid, something happens.
He is not going to come back
to life, Hakan.
Fear the living.
You said it, brother.
Brother, it's great you stopped by.
When you see someone from old times,
from childhood,
you go back to those days. It's neat.
Isn't it?
I did something to this place.
You should see the car like this.
Look, when you put the lights on...
Brother...
Zeynep. Zeynep.
Zeynep.
Zeynep. Zeynep.
Zeynep. Zeynep. Zeynep.
Zeynep. Zeynep.
Why?
Why? Why did you do this?
Why did you do this? Why? Why?
It's all right. It's all right.
Zeynep. It's all right.
Why?
-Why?
-I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Zeynep. Zeynep.
Why? Why?
You are going to be fine.
It will all be fine.
It is all right.
Don't say anything to anyone. To anyone.
You will be fine.
You are fine. Just fine.
Don't move.
POLICE
Zeynep. Zeynep.
Zeynep.
Zeynep!
Zeynep!
Zeynep, wait.
Zeynep, please don't go!
Please, don't leave me alone. Zeynep.
Zeynep. Zeynep!
Zeynep! Please!
Zeynep!
Zeynep, I know what you want to do.
Zeynep, I'll do what you want. Please.
Zeynep, please.
Hello, Ekrem.
I'm close by.
Okay, I got it.
I want this thing to be over with too.
Where exactly are they?
They are close by.
A couple of hours.
But we can't risk it.
You have to ride in the back.
Okay?
Welcome. We were waiting for you.
Please, follow me.
What about the hearse?
Don't worry.
Follow me.
Thank you. You brought our daughter.
You've done a favor for us.
We want to do everything
in line with our beliefs.
Tradition is very important to us.
We're going to send Zeynep off
with a special midnight ceremony.
I want you there as a guest of honor.
Why did you do it?
Because she didn't listen.
That's all?
It all starts like that.
You've got to nip it in the bud.
And you. Why do you care so much?
Why did you try so hard
to keep her hidden?
Us?
We didn't.
You took care of that.
We'll wait for nightfall.
THE FUNERAL