-I have the gun, -Okay, keep it,
Come here, Come,
Where is it, man?
Stop asking, We'll be there soon,
-Is this it? -Yeah, Go on,
-Yes, she's here, -What?
Okay, You're okay, It's okay,
Assalamu alaikum,
The poor girl's still trembling,
Don't you worry, Your mother is here too,
My baby!
Thank God, My baby…
Honey… Are you okay?
-Honey… -Gökhan is coming, Be presentable,
-May God bless you, -No need,
-May He grant all your wishes, -No, please, I did nothing,
It was God who saved her, not me,
If God wanted her saved, He must have a plan for her,
I am but a messenger,
-It's over now, -Thank you,
Come on, applaud,
SEMAVİ: GOD ALMIGHTY SPOKE TO ME,
OH REALLY?
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? REPENT AND DELETE THIS MESSAGE!
YOU'RE COMMITTING A GRAVE SIN, SEMAVİ, MIND YOUR WORDS!
DON'T KNOW IF HE SPOKE TO YOU, BUT I KNEW YOU WERE DIFFERENT, SEMAVİ,
WHY NOT? ESPECIALLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE,
LET'S SAY IT'S TRUE… WHAT DID HE SAY?
SEMAVİ: I'M NOT A PROPHET, I'M A MESSENGER,
SEMAVİ: HE ASKED ME TO REVEAL THE TRUTH,
SEMAVİ: EVEN IF NO ONE BELIEVES ME, I'LL PERSEVERE,
KÜBRA: YOU'LL BE LEADING THEM,
KÜBRA: TRUTH IS YOUR POWER, DON'T EVER LOOK BACK,
MIGHTY - ARROGANCE - GREAT - GRAVE
Power generated at the power plant is directed to the grid,
From the grid, it flows to transformers,
and is then distributed to residences at 230 Volts,
Main centers getting overloaded may have caused the outage in the city,
So, when the central plants,
which should have been serving as backups for one another,
became overwhelmed, the power outage became inevitable,
Son, stop telling us how it happened, and tell us if it was a deliberate attack,
Lecturing us being all pretentious with that remote controller…
But it's all gibberish, Gibberish,
-Kara, -Am I wrong?
Calm down,
So?
What do you think?
I mean, it's highly likely it was a planned attack, sir,
But finding the source is almost impossible,
That's it!
-What's your name? -Buğra, sir,
-What? -Buğra,
"Boğra," Look, "Boğra,"
You know how you just said "almost"? You did say that, yes?
See, we're all about that word here,
"Almost,"
Investigating the finest details, threading the needle…
In saying "almost," you mean it's not impossible, right?
-Yes, sir, -Good, Go on, then, Good luck,
Don't come back until you find something new,
Got it, "Boğra"?
Say, "Got it,"
Got it, sir,
You can leave too,
-Kara, -Yeah?
Calm down for a second,
-There's no need to panic, -Sure…
No one claimed responsibility, If anyone did, we'd bust them,
-Oh yeah? -Yes, leave it to the power department,
Leave it to Intelligence,
-This is no concern of ours, -Look, Muammer…
Chief, Chief Muammer,
If someone has the power to disrupt the power grid of Istanbul,
a massive city with a population of 20 million,
think about what they can do next time,
Okay?
I'm not counting on your help, but don't stand in my way, at least,
We're not 20 years old anymore,
We're 50,
-Calm down, Take a seat, -You do that,
I have no intention to slack around,
This is not gonna end well,
This will get us in trouble for no good reason,
-You'll see, -No reason?
-For no reason, -What, Mom?
He just saved a girl's life,
Don't you believe him?
It's not that I don't believe him,
But I don't know, Fine, something is happening,
Gökhan is doing some good,
But what is that "talking to God" nonsense?
God, show us mercy,
What if someone is fooling him, messing with him?
Or what if he's wrong?
Couldn't that be?
He's not wrong, Mom, I know what I've witnessed,
Father spoke to me, He called me "sunshine,"
-"Sunshine"? -Yes, "sunshine,"
He said, "It's not your fault," and healed me with just a few words,
It was all thanks to Gökhan,
Because God chose him,
Because God knows he is different, Mom,
God speaks to me,
What?
God…
He speaks to me,
Gökhan, what are you talking about?
It's true,
I…
I was about to kill myself,
What did you say?
I was going to,
But then, Dad talked to me,
He stopped me,
He said such things that…
I believe in Gökhan,
God chose him,
What's she talking about?
She's telling the truth,
I was there too,
I saw it, heard it,
He showed me His miracle,
To test me,
To make me believe,
It was Him,
I know you think it's nonsense,
But it's true,
He chose me,
I knew it, Gökhan,
-I knew you were different, I did, Gökhan, -Salih…
-Salih, stop, -Gökhan…
-Come on, up,
Come on, Salih, Get up,
Salih, come here,
So you're telling me
that God
told you all these things via text, is that it?
Through that…
Through that app, is that so?
Don't we say, "God is everywhere and in everything"?
Phones, televisions, billboards…
Does it matter how He reached me?
Gökhan, I'm worried these delusions will get the best of you,
That's what's written,
Meaning, "I seek refuge with You from the promptings of the evil,"
You should do so too,
You'll commit a grave sin, Don't do this to yourself,
-Come back to your senses, -This is God's will, Hodja,
Should I ignore it? Isn't that a greater sin?
Look, Gökhan,
You're making some hard to swallow claims here,
The mosque, the marketplace… People are talking about it,
Just so you know, they're not happy about this,
I don't want you to come to harm,
If you paid more attention, you'd have heard them too, but…
-I already do, Hodja, -And?
But I also hear the prayers of the innocent,
Let them talk,
I can't compel anyone to believe,
As God says,
"Do not weaken and do not grieve,
and you'll be superior if you're true believers,"
We cannot know whom God considers superior or inferior,
Goodbye,
Dad, what do you think?
Do you think this could be real?
Do you think God really spoke to Gökhan?
I have no idea,
These things happen,
Whenever someone like this emerges, they're first called crazy, then holy,
But he's likely to get into trouble,
Not all see it that way,
A group from the other neighborhood confronted him today,
If not for his crew, they'd have harmed him,
Ask yourself, Be brave and make a decision,
Can you stand by Gökhan despite all that's happening?
Are you gonna be able to handle it if this escalates?
I didn't show it, but I got scared today,
God, help me, Take away my fears,
Give me strength,
KÜBRA: YOU'LL BE LEADING THEM, DON'T EVER LOOK BACK, MAKE US HEARD,
How? How am I going to do that?
I'm all alone in this world,
A handful of people believe me, but most doubt me,
How?
KÜBRA: TOMORROW DURING NIGHT PRAYER, EVERYONE WILL SEE,
What's gonna happen?
KÜBRA: DURING THE NIGHT PRAYER,
THOSE WHO ARE SHELTERED AND THOSE WHO FOLLOW YOU NEED NOT FEAR,
God, what's gonna happen?
How am I supposed to warn people?
God, please help me,
KÜBRA: NIGHT LIGHTS CANNOT DISPERSE THE DARKNESS,
REAL DARKNESS IS WITHIN LIGHT, REAL LIGHT IS IN DARKNESS,
I don't know what's gonna happen,
It'll be God's will, We'll see tomorrow,
-He asked me to warn people, -Like we needed more problems…
Have you gone mad, son?
How can you warn people about a disaster you know nothing about?
Mom, God is great, He shall show me the way,
Gökhan, my father suggested we assemble everyone at the coffeehouse tomorrow,
He said, "Gökhan can explain himself,"
"Everyone holds him in high regard, With some clarity, they'll calm down,"
Okay, The coffeehouse is a good idea,
Didn't you just say you needed to warn people?
-Why gather them in one place? -It works perfectly, Mom,
Remember the message,
He said, "Those who are sheltered
and those who follow you will be protected,"
It's a good idea, They'll be protected,
What did you discuss with the imam? He seemed quite agitated,
You know, he said, "I'm worried you'll commit a grave sin,"
"Stop before it's too late,"
And mocked me, saying, "Is God using a phone to talk to you?"
Everyone's on about the same thing,
Some punks taunted me today,
They said, "Tell your brother to watch out for the phone bill,"
-Maybe that's what it's about, -What is it about?
Technology,
What God uses to speak to me,
Maybe He wants to warn them about that,
Yeah, but how?
I don't know,
Maybe it's about the power line again,
Right,
He said, "real darkness within light,"
God asked me to warn people, That should be enough,
We need to spread this message somehow,
How, with so little time?
My name is Gökhan Şahinoğlu,
I'm recording this for a crucial warning,
I know you'll find my words hard to believe,
But please hear me out,
God has been speaking to me,
You don't believe him either, huh?
Can you believe this?
Those three completely lost it,
They'll piss off even more people,
Mark my words, they'll chase us out of here soon,
Tomorrow is the day,
Both of us will see if Gökhan is telling the truth,
It's a disaster if it's true,
And a whole other disaster if it's not,
My name is Gökhan Şahinoğlu,
I'm recording this for a crucial warning,
I know you'll find my words hard to believe,
But please hear me out,
God has been speaking to me, and He has informed me of a great danger,
He asked me to warn you,
Tomorrow evening, during the night prayer,
only those who are home and sheltered will be protected,
Do not leave your homes,
To avoid this peril, do as I tell you,
Do not forget, only those who are sheltered will be protected,
Those who ignore God's command always face retribution,
and those who defy Him meet their demise,
Don't join the heedless,
I'm no prophet,
I'm merely relaying the message given to me,
We're almost set, Gökhan,
The neighbors will hear you out tonight,
Thanks, Much appreciated,
Psst, Gökhan,
What's going to happen tonight? Come on, tell me,
We'll all see together,
Gökhan!
What's going on, Salih?
They came knocking at the door to collect Serhat's debt,
Master Hamit sold everything,
-What are you saying? -We're screwed, It's all gone,
-And Serhat? Still hiding? -They said he was at home,
Serhat!
-What is wrong with you? -What is wrong with you?
I told you to quit before it was too late,
I said, "Come to me, and I'll help,"
How were you gonna handle it, huh? You're broke, What could you have done?
Your father is devastated, We lost our bread and butter,
Yet you're still grinning,
Oh, I see what your problem is, cuz,
You were hoping to become a partner, and now you're freaking out, right?
-Serhat, watch your words, -Or what?
What are you gonna do? What?
Oh, right, You're a holy man,
You're pals with God,
You can text Him, "Dear God, please smite Serhat,"
-Right? -Serhat, shut up,
I know you all too well, man, I know you all too well,
Do you take me for one of those idiots you're fooling? Huh?
Enough with this hero act, Enough,
Admit you hid like a coward, That's how you survived that attack,
What? Why aren't you saying anything?
Old you would've smacked me by now,
For God's sake…
You think you're a prophet now, huh?
What's your deal? Do you want world peace? To end all violence?
Hit me, Come on, hit me,
Come on! Hit me, I said, hit me,
-Hit me! -Serhat, stop,
Hit me, you fuck! Hit me! Come on!
What? Are you trying to patronize me? Huh?
Are you low-key trying to belittle me?
Get the fuck out of here!
You fucking asshole, Fuck off!
God, give me strength,
Fuck off, asshole!
Guys, what's this man's deal?
Where are all the prosecutors?
Fuck off, you asshole,
Clearly, he has no respect for you, but have some respect for yourselves,
Seriously, what the fuck?
So God is sending His messages through you, is that so?
Oh, come on, guys,
If God were to send a messenger, it wouldn't be some repair shop boy,
Don't get upset,
-These are frauds, -It's expected,
-They've been always around… -This is a part of the test too,
Assalamu alaikum,
Alaikumu s-salam, Salih, How did it go?
We let everyone know, Gökhan, What do we do now?
What God told us to do,
-Are you okay? -No,
I'm not,
-Nah, -Oh, really?
You'll come to believe too,
Believe what, Gülcan?
I can't be convinced by those minor things that convince you,
For me to believe, something major needs to happen,
Ask him to divide the Bosporus in two, then I'll start believing,
Then I really will,
You will believe it,
You just need time,
-As-salamu alaykum, -Alaykumu s-salam,
-My seniors, juniors, friends… -Louder,
-Can't hear you, -Louder,
My seniors, my juniors, my friends… Thank you for coming,
-Thank you, -Thank you,
You know me,
I'm a man of faith,
And in line with my faith,
I've never hurt or wronged anyone to this day,
People who know me know I'm honest and that I don't lie,
What I went through while serving too,
Since that day, I kept asking myself,
"Was there a reason why I survived at that mountain post?"
I wondered, "Did God spare my life for a reason?"
And finally,
God Almighty answered my question,
He touched my heart,
Gave me strength,
Commanded me to follow His path
and to have fellow believers as my companions,
And He sent His commandments to your phone, is that it?
That's it,
How? Text or WhatsApp?
An app called SoulTouch,
If that's how He delivers His word to you, why not text all of us?
We could all benefit from that, Why only you?
God transcends time and space,
He is eternal; He is everywhere,
He creates and chooses whomever He wants, We can't question it,
And He chose you, is that it?
Could it be that you dreamed all this up?
It's okay, Salih,
Why am I telling you all this, Uncle Mahmut?
Because God told me to follow in His path,
But here sits a man before me,
a man who slowly poisoned his wife to inherit her assets,
Mocking me, humiliating me,
I'm not the one who will judge you, That's for the hereafter,
-Is it true? -What's he saying?
Lies,
He's lying,
I'd never do that,
It was heart failure, You all know it,
You can deny it all you want,
but He knows everything, Uncle Mahmut,
Shame on you! How could you? You bastard!
We always knew you had this in you,
He even dares to go out in public,
Shame on you,
Listen to me,
The event God told me to warn you about is near,
It's time to decide,
Either become a believer and stay here,
or venture out to face the impending torment,
Remember,
The universe and time belong to God,
For Him, past, present, and future are one,
Nothing exists beyond His knowledge,
Do you believe that phones, televisions, computers,
all this technology could exist without His will and His permission?
Consider this,
Perhaps every invention since the telegram has led up to this very moment,
Perhaps it all came into being just to relay this message of His,
All that time is nothing to Him,
He says "Be!" and it all comes into being,
Now, after the night prayer, once again,
He is going to say "Be!" to awaken you and to punish the non-believers,
I'm going to walk on His path,
Those who believe in me will join,
And those who don't will be left behind,
The choice is yours,
The power outage affected more than 16 million people in Istanbul…
The power went off city-wide at 9:30 p,m,
The city almost came to a halt,
The citizens are concerned,
DARKNESS
We're conducting a wide investigation into why exactly the power outage took place,
People are dutifully paying their bills,
The government needs to solve this,
These outages aren't random,
Governments and private companies are involved,
At this point, we're diligently exploring the factors behind the outage
to determine if it stemmed from natural causes,
a technical glitch, or intentional sabotage,
The patient's pulmonary pump stopped functioning,
The generators failed, so I had to intervene manually,
Such outages pose significant risks to patients reliant on medical devices,
There's no life without electricity,
The noise that accompanied the outage also sparked panic among the public,
Oh God…
What the f-- is this noise?
-What's going on? -Day of Judgment,
I heard the Day of Judgment trumpet,
About that sound… There's something with the frequency,
I was listening to music, but my roommate heard it,
We didn't know what it was, We got very scared,
It's still too early to determine the underlying causes of the outage,
We cannot definitively determine
whether this was a cyber attack or a terrorist act at this point,
But please be assured that our expert teams are investigating--
Those who ignore God's command always face retribution,
and those who defy Him meet their demise,
Don't join the heedless,
I'm not a prophet,
I'm merely…
Take this,
How did you know?
I had a dream,
God told me,
So, God stopped whatever He was doing, appeared in your dream,
and told only you about this, is that so?
It's exactly so,
Are you kidding me?
Of course not, This is no laughing matter,
Who is behind this?
-Which organization do you belong to? -No organization,
I work only for God,
Stop messing with me and speak properly,
Or I'll ruin your life, and even God won't be able to save you,
Got it?
Just come in!
-What? -We've got something,
You got something? In the bag?
Oh, no, Sir, this is…
How many people is this for?
Here,
Come to my office,
Move,
So you're telling me
this guy's phone is clean as fuck, is that so?
I mean, it's as if he bought it today, sir,
No communications, no social media,
Only the most basic apps,
Heard that, Chief? What do you think?
You think this is normal?
He somehow found out he was gonna get detained
and wiped his phone clean,
How is he not a terrorist?
I don't care, Kara,
I got a ton of shit from the top to get to the bottom of this,
You have two days, pal,
Confession, evidence… Get whatever you can,
You're not greedy, I see,
So, you dick,
Where were we? Huh?
Were you guys behind the first power outage too?
"You guys"? I don't get what you mean,
You prick! Stop messing around,
How did you set up that sound system?
-You're full of anger, -What?
You're full of anger,
You've suffered a lot too,
You still are,
-What the hell are you talking about? -But don't worry,
Just like me, you're innocent too,
Listen, you quack,
Stop acting like you're clairvoyant, or I'll fuck you up,
Which organization, I asked,
He's a lathe turner, Lives in Ormancılar,
Everyone loves him, He's like a hero to them,
It seems he'd just saved a young woman,
There are a few more whose lives he saved,
From what I've been told, he's a fearless, brave, honest man,
He's engaged to someone, Her name is Merve,
Come in,
Sir, we found something, Might be important,
-Are you done? -Yes, sir,
Come in, "Boğra,"
Yes?
Sir, Gökhan… Uhm…
-He served at a mountain post, -Oh?
Uhm… The post got raided,
-Uhm… -"Uhm, erm…" Come on, man, Just tell me,
The memo is a bit long, sir,
I'm trying to summarize,
Fine, let me do it,
You're a traitor,
A traitor,
You're a traitor,
Which organization?
I'm against terrorism, weapons, and violence,
If you're not a terrorist…
how come you were the sole survivor of this attack?
The army got suspicious, started investigating,
Why?
It should be written there, I was acquitted,
Yes, all of that is written here,
But one thing is missing,
You refused the title of honor, the medal, and your veteran pay,
Why?
-That's my business, -Fuck that shit,
If you love your country and your people,
why would you refuse the pay and the medal?
Why would you?
-Huh? -This was my penance,
What?
Penance,
All my friends were killed, How could I accept the medal or the money?
It was the penance for my survival,
Dude, fuck your penance!
Who the hell are you?
Who… Who are you?
You know who I am,
You poker-faced asshole,
You haven't spoken a single word of truth since you walked in, have you?
I spoke the truth,
BREAKING NEWS
Hello, viewers,
The video believed to be connected to yesterday's power outage disaster
has garnered millions of views,
The police are investigating any link between the outage and Gökhan Şahinoğlu,
Do not forget, only those who are sheltered will be protected,
The young man known as Semavi works as a foreman at a lathe workshop,
Who does he think he is?
Only God can see into the future,
Such an idiot can't be a prophet,
So he can control electricity?
-And then? -What?
Ends up in the asylum or prison,
I personally don't think it's possible, but I'm sure some people do,
I mean…
If they read the Qur'an once, they'd know this is a sin,
We've seen so many like him,
If everyone thought they're the Messiah, I don't know where we'd end up,
We've all seen the video,
Same pattern, similar themes,
He is clearly linked to a fundamentalist group,
All his ties should be revealed,
and the police should investigate every bit of information,
Come in,
-Sir? -Yes?
You might wanna see this,
They're here for Semavi, for Gökhan Şahinoğlu,
We warned them, but they won't leave,
What do we do now?
-We let him go, -We let him go?
We let him go,
He's not cooperating anyway, Better let him go out and about,
That's how we get new information,
Hundreds of people gathered outside the police station
in support of Gökhan Şahinoğlu, also known as Semavi,
who got detained with the claims of inciting fear and panic,
Now, as you can see,
this is a very peaceful demonstration,
The participants are even refraining from chanting loudly,
Meanwhile, social media posts in various languages
demanding freedom for Semavi are rapidly gaining popularity,
-Semavi! -Semavi!
Subtitle translation by: Doğa Uludağ