A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
She left her cell phone in the car, for what that's worth.
[mystical music plays]
[dramatic drumming]
[Atiye gasps]
[Atiye breathes heavily]
Where does this path lead to?
I asked my crew and the villagers. No one saw them.
Erhan, don't you think we should tell the police?
Atiye has a habit of disappearing, like she did before at Göbeklitepe.
And Nemrut, special places.
[Erhan sighs]
There's something in the prophecy that drew her here.
Back in the day,
people used to think this was where the prophet Ezekiel resurrected the dead,
so they'd come here to die, hoping they'd be resurrected too.
Find the tree, and then we'll find them.
We're gonna have to solve the mystery of this place.
Won't you tell us where you're taking us?
We need to find the tree.
-[dramatic drumming] -[mystical singing]
The stars are about to align.
You have seen what is above,
but now you must learn what is below.
[mystical music plays]
[Atiye] I remember you.
I remember you from thousands of years ago.
The moment we lost each other,
that's when the heart of the water stopped beating.
[beating heart stops]
The rivers stopped flowing.
Seeds stopped blooming in the womb of the earth.
Come on, honey. Let's follow it.
[Atiye] The moment we drifted apart, we forgot each other.
That's when the world turned on us.
We let our minds take over,
we silenced our hearts,
and our fruits began to die.
We forgot who we are.
We forgot we were one.
When we remember each other,
then we will be reunited.
Then we will return to the very beginning
in a timeless place.
[ground rumbling]
[Atiye sighs]
[Atiye] The snake brought us this far, but it looks like we're on our own now.
[Atiye sighs]
Well, I'm sure we can find the tree.
[sighs] Well, come on!
[mystical music plays]
-These cataloged? -Yes.
[vehicle approaches]
[exhales deeply]
-Welcome. Cansu? -Yeah.
This way.
[taxi door closes]
[taxi departs]
[Erhan] She went off with Ozan?
No, I didn't know.
[groans] But, Serap, why didn't you stop her?
[inhales deeply]
You know what, never mind. I appreciate the heads-up. Alright.
Bye-bye.
Oh, man!
We can't get rid of this guy.
Cansu!
That's right.
Glad you made it.
You alright?
Yeah.
-So, any news? -No.
But we'll find them.
[inhales deeply] This is Umut.
-Good to meet you. -Yes, likewise.
You sure that you're alright?
Did you know that Atiye was with Ozan?
-[Cansu sighs] -Cansu!
Come on! After all that guy's put us through?
[inhales deeply]
You could have told me, at least.
I figured she had a good reason for going off with him. She knows what she's doing.
Why am I always the last person to know what's going on with my family?
Don't ask me.
[Erhan sighs] Sit down, why don't you?
Would anyone like coffee?
I would, thanks.
-And you? -Yeah, thanks.
[Ozan] Aden and Atiye have disappeared. I'm worried.
You might as well come back to Istanbul, son.
Because I've already got someone there who will get the girl for us.
It's taken care of.
[Ozan] I'm worried about Aden, Mom.
Do you miss her that much already?
Hmm?
[Ozan] I'm not leaving here till I find her. Okay?
Ozan, I told you I'm taking care of it. I have to go.
[vehicle approaches]
[dramatic music plays]
[Atiye] Everywhere looks exactly the same.
There are no signs of life anywhere.
[wind blowing]
[breathes heavily]
[sighs]
[Atiye] We can't lose hope. We're going to find that tree.
Didn't we already come this way?
We're going in circles.
[sighs]
[Atiye sighs]
[mystical music plays]
[gasps]
Do you know where to go?
Oh, what a fool I was! I should have been following you all this time.
[sighs]
[inhales deeply]
-Erhan. -Hmm?
Look at this text right here.
There are all these ancient and mythological maps of Dara,
and it says that the Mardin Museum has the largest collection of them.
Maybe we should check it out?
We wouldn't know what we were looking for, which map, from what era.
Actually… wait a second.
[Cansu speaks indistinctly]
The next building down, around the front.
Remember that tree
-in the story your aunt recited? -Sure.
The tree Simurgh would sit on.
[Erhan] Right.
According to legend, whenever Simurgh flew off from atop the Tree of Life,
he scattered its seeds over the earth,
and plants would take root where they settled.
That's what the prophecy talked about, the first seed ripening.
[Inhales deeply, exhales]
[mystical music plays]
[Atiye] You know, that snake helped me find myself.
I was scared of it at first, but then I understood.
I was glad it showed up.
The snake is what guided me out of that hole.
Maybe it can help bring us together.
[ground rumbling]
[rumbling intensifies]
[suspenseful music plays]
[running water]
[sighs]
[Cansu] Are you that scared of me?
[inhales deeply]
[exhales slowly] Cansu, I…
Where are my sister and my niece?
I don't know. Atiye stole the car.
Why don't you get the fuck out of here?
Cansu!
Simurgh burns to ashes
and gets reborn every 1,700 years.
[sighs] Problem is…
that's a totally different life cycle than what we're dealing with.
I think that I've found an interesting story here.
The Persian King Zal found out his wife would die giving birth.
So, the King sought the help of Simurgh,
and Simurgh got both wife and child safely through the birth.
Wait, what was the…
that Persian name for the Tree of Life? I know we saw it.
Here, yeah.
-[Erhan] That's it? -It's in here.
-[Erhan] Yeah. -[Umut] Right…
[Umut] Here!
"The tree that resurrects the dead with its sap: Gaokerena."
Gaokerena…
If we want to find the Tree of Life…
then we should be looking at Persian maps from this period.
That's right.
Selim, you know anyone at the Museum?
-Selim! Do you know someone at the museum? -Well, yeah.
Okay, call them, then.
Okay, but it's getting a little late.
Hurry up and call them, tell them we're on the way.
We've got no time to lose.
Yeah, this could be it.
Gaokerena.
Okay.
-Cansu, hold on a second, will you? -Get out of my way.
Cansu… please.
[sighs] It's too late. What more is there to say?
Cansu!
[sighs] I'm here for Aden.
If anyone has a reason to want her safe, I have.
Let me help.
What are you doing here? Where the hell's Atiye?
-Erhan, stop. -I don't know.
What do you mean? You left together! I know you did.
Yeah, we did, but they took my car and left.
-Just let him go. -Are you still with this guy?
-[Umut] Erhan. -I don't know, Erhan. Really.
-If you're lying… -I'm not lying!
[Umut] Come on, we have to go.
As you can see, nobody wants help from you.
Just go.
[dramatic music plays]
[eerie music plays]
[menacing music plays]
[Atiye sighs]
[inhales sharply] My grandmother taught me how to find my inner voice.
If you want, I can teach you what she taught me.
[inhales deeply] Listen closely to the silence.
It will speak to you if you're patient enough.
Just keep listening.
[high-pitched ringing]
[ringing stops]
[water gurgles]
EXCAVATION AREA - NO TRESPASSING
[soft music plays]
[soft music continues]
[music becomes melancholic]
[inhales deeply, exhales]
[menacing ringing]
Even the earth has a voice.
It has its own language.
It can tell you a whole lot if you can understand what it says.
[high-pitched ringing]
[high-pitched ringing crescendos]
[Atiye] Return to nature.
Returning to it is such bliss.
Turn your face to it, and it will always open its door to you.
[gurgling]
Try it.
[heart beating]
[Atiye laughs]
[both laughing]
[menacing music plays]
[gurgling]
[birdsong]
-Hello there. -[both] Hello.
I'm glad we could help you with your research.
Of course, you understand we can't allow you to remove any of the maps
from the archives room, which is right through here.
One moment.
ARCHIVES
Ahmet?
What's going on?
[man] Just a moment.
Ahmet?
Someone's there!
[Umut] Erhan!
[dramatic music plays]
[panting]
[sighs]
-He's gone. -[Umut pants]
[Umut sighs]
[menacing music plays]
[menacing music intensifies]
-[thud] -Argh!
[man groans]
[menacing music plays]
[vehicle approaches]
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
[car door opens]
-[car door closes] -[Erhan] Where is he?
What's wrong?
[Erhan] Where's Ozan?
-[Cansu] I don't know. -Is he here?
[Cansu] I don't know where he is!
[Erhan] Ozan!
Ozan!
-The maps were stolen. -[Erhan] Ozan!
He thinks Ozan did it.
-[Umut] Erhan, what are you doing? -[Erhan] Wait till I find him!
-What, you're gonna search every house? -If I have to, yes.
-It wasn't him. -What?
You can't really know that, not for sure.
Yeah, but I do know him.
He'd never do anything to hurt Aden. He loves her too much.
Cansu, if there's something you know, tell us.
[Ozan] You looking for this?
You have to keep an eye on people.
-Even those closest to you. -Selim?
Will those help you find Aden?
[Atiye] ♪ The stars are glowing ♪
♪ Eyes are getting sleepy ♪
♪ Close your beautiful eyes ♪
♪ My gorgeous baby ♪
[Erhan inhales deeply]
[Erhan sighs]
[Ozan] She went home, your friend.
[Erhan exhales slowly]
[Ozan] Any luck with those maps?
You know, you're a lot like your father.
Last time I saw him, he said the same thing:
"You can't trust anybody,
even those closest to you."
[inhales deeply] He talked about you a lot.
He would say that the two of us were lonely fathers.
That no one understood us.
I don't know what you went through.
I'm sure you don't have a lot of good memories.
He was angry at himself for not being a good father.
Deep down… he loved you very much.
When he talked like that,
I'd feel guilty too…
thinking of what I'd never had with my daughter.
Her first words…
First steps.
Her laughing and crying.
Her hugs and her playing games.
Her love. [sighs]
You robbed me of all that, Ozan.
I won't let you near my family ever again.
How did I not think of that?
[Ozan] Think of what?
The stars.
Erhan…
[Melek] We talked about this, didn't we?
Selim…
[sighs] Losing the maps was an error,
but taking pictures of them was rather clever.
[inhales deeply] Let's be clear on one thing.
If you're on our team and you expect our protection,
you can't afford to disappoint us.
You understand that, right?
Right.
I'll give you another chance.
One last chance.
Today the first seed will activate
and the doors to the real world will open at last,
and you'll go down in history as the archaeologist who discovered it.
Not bad, eh?
Get the girl.
I will, ma'am.
[Erhan] This is actually a star chart.
A map showing where the stars and planets are located in the sky.
If we align the two maps, we might have the key to deciphering the code.
Very clever.
[Erhan] Okay, the first thing to do
is to find out what aligns with Sirius on the map of Dara.
And you think that'll help us find Aden?
[Erhan] Yeah, they're not lost.
Atiye is on a journey, and it was Sirius that guided her last time.
So, we need to locate the point on this map where Sirius would be.
That's where the tree is.
Polaris.
Antares.
Sirius.
Let's see.
-You've got it? -Here it is.
This is Mitra.
It's somewhere near here.
That's it. We've found it! [chuckles]
[Ozan snorts]
Let's go. Hurry up.
[white noise]
[scary whooshing]
[breathing heavily]
[gasping]
[yells]
[screaming]
[screams]
[panting]
-[Aden coughs] -Shh.
Calm down, it's alright.
-It's alright. -[Aden coughs]
Let it go, baby.
[coughing]
[coughing, wheezing]
Your hands are freezing.
[Aden wheezes]
Here, try and get up. Up we go. Come on.
[Aden coughs]
[Atiye] We're going to find that tree and make everything right again.
[Atiye pants]
Here, take my hand.
Here we go. [groans]
We can do this. We can find that tree.
But I need you with me. I'm counting on you to show me the way.
[Atiye pants]
[eerie rumbling]
[Erhan] Should be around here.
[Erhan shouts] Atiye!
[Atiye groans]
[Atiye pants]
-[distant shouting] Atiye! -[Atiye gasps]
-Erhan? -[shouting] Atiye!
-Erhan!
[panting]
You hear that? Your father's calling.
[groans] I got you. I got you.
[panting]
[menacing music plays]
[distant shouting] Atiye!
[panting]
[shouting] Atiye!
Erhan!
[wind blows]
[distant shouting] Atiye!
[gasps]
That's it! [gasps]
The tree!
We've found it, Aden.
We found the tree.
[panting]
[Atiye laughs]
[Atiye breathes heavily]
Oh, we found you.
Show us your miracle!
[panting]
Aden.
[laughs]
Huh!
[gasps]
Aden.
Here.
[celestial music plays]
Come on, baby.
Wake up.
[Atiye sighs]
[soft music plays]
[whooshing]
-[birdsong] -[soft music plays]
[fly buzzing]
[Erhan shouts] Atiye!
[Erhan] I see them!
They're here! Atiye!
Atiye!
Atiye. Atiye!
She's breathing. Atiye!
[Erhan gasps]
Aden…
You alright?
Atiye!
Atiye, wake up.
Atiye!
Mother!
[Erhan] Atiye.
[Atiye groans]
[Erhan gasps] Atiye.
Mother.
[Erhan chuckles]
[soft music plays]
[music stops]
-[wind blows] -[goat bells clanging]
[white nose, intermittent radio talk]
[white noise, intermittent radio talk]
[shouts in Kurdish]
[menacing music plays]
[ground creaking]
[creaking grows louder]
[ground creaking loudly]
[dramatic music plays]
[music stops]