Mom, I’m going out. I did my homework and music.
But where did you do your homework?
- Bring me your calendar. Did you fill it out? - Yeah.
This medication burns so much, my other eye is starting to water as well.
- Don’t get scared. I’m going to sew. - You’re starting?
But why did you get an 8 for biology?
How many drops was it, Marin? Was this the third?
I didn’t count, Armen.
When I told you about the vest today, I was talking about the one over there.
- Is that a vest, Harut? That’s a jacket! - It’s a vest for me.
You tell me it’s hanging over there, I go and it’s my winter vest.
Tell me about the bird migration you learned.
What do you want me to say about migration?
- Did she give you all of it? - With questions, until here.
What are the reasons for bird migration?
In winter, they don’t fly to other countries because of the cold,
but because finding food is very hard for them.
Let them fly around Sanitek sweepers. They’ll have food around them.
- Did you get to the birds of prey? - No.
- Not yet? Fine, go. You’re saved. - See! You wanted me to prove I did my homework!
Mom, where are my jeans?
They’re hanging from the washing line. They’re drying.
Which washing line?
If I said the one inside? The one outside!
- Oh my God, my heart jumped! - What happened?
The light turns on and off by itself. It needs an electrician. My heart jumped!
See what happened, Armen?
You work so much at night, you’ve become afraid of the light.
I’ve become afraid of the light. I’ve gotten used to the night.
Now “Song Without Words.” Let’s go.
Listen carefully.
Little by little crescendo up to forte. Go up! Up!
Now nice and loud!
Continue.
High, left, middle. Go.
- Are you going to blow-dry mine? - No, you’re taking a shower.
- There’s no water. - What do you mean?
- They cut it. - They cut it?
Harut opened the tap and it was trickling.
Like today, I was looking for jobs online,
waiting tables and stuff like that, or in supermarkets.
Generally, for waiting tables, they all said “experience required.”
See what this film crew is doing, then you can say you have experience at home.
- It’s not the kind of experience they want. - What?
If I tell them I have experience...
He needs experience, and I tell him, isn’t this experience?
They’ll ask what cafe or restaurant I worked at.
Just give them a name. How will they know?
- You like sewing, Sergey? - No.
- Why? - It’s boring.
- But you know there are men who sew pants? - Let them.
Don’t do that, Sergey.
- Are you taking that? - Yeah, I’m washing it.
Come.
- Is this Ichchan? - Ichchan’s not on today.
- Then what is this? An ad? - It’s a rerun.
What did you say the police officer said?
The accident happened at 3 a.m. last night.
One of my colleagues was hit by a car on Abovyan Street by Republic Square.
The car hit him, flung him aside, and then hit another car.
The driver fell asleep at the wheel. That’s what he said.
An ambulance was called, but it was a bit late.
I mean, I wasn’t there, but from what my colleagues were saying,
someone said, “Let me take him to the hospital in my car.”
But you can’t do that, because you don’t know what his injuries are, so they didn’t let him.
A police officer there said, “Whatever, he’s just a cleaner.”
And the man said: “Just because he’s a cleaner, does that mean he’s not human?”
- What are they saying? - He’s not well.
Shamshyan News didn’t even put it on their site.
I checked all day. What was the point of filming?
Maybe they’re still gathering information.
They were filming, but they didn’t put it online.
Maybe they will in the next two days.
Yesterday there was another car accident at 8:30 p.m.
and they put it on their site.
So why not this accident? How is it any different?
- Who knows why it’s doing this... - Doing what?
It has a weak spot. The light keeps turning on and off by itself.
Wait. I'm going to take this apart. It's starting to get on my...
- There's no time for that. - It'll take 5 min... 1 minute. It's nothing.
- Do you still have a lot left, Marin? - No, no, I'm done. I only have the seam left.
- Marin, we're late. - I'm done, I'm done.
- You could finish it later. - No, I'm done. This is it. One sec.
When you promise something to someone, you have to be there on time.
I'm done, this is it. Go get ready if you want.
- I only need to throw on a jacket. - The continuation...
What am I taking with me? Why am I taking my phone? I'll leave it here.
- Stay away. - You're still sewing?
Yeah, you go.
- Take it in case we need to call you. - Go where? Finish first.
Here, brush my hair while dad gets ready.
- Hold the pants and brush your hair, Ruzan? - Yeah.
Get a bag from the drawer, Sergey.
Why is it so hard for you to finish? What are you doing, Marin?
Armen, I'm coming. One sec.
You kill me every time we have to leave the house.
- Mom, we're leaving. - Wait, I didn't forget anything, did I?
You didn't forget anything, did you? Your phone?
I don't have a phone on me. Take yours, if you want.
My passport... Why should I take my phone? Who would I call?
I'd have to call you and you're with me. Let's go.
Bye.
The door's open. Go.
Hang on.
He's been using these and they're not helping.
There's glycerin in this one, watered down, and this one.
Dear doctor, his eye stings sometimes and then it feels sore.
He wants that to stop. He knows his eyes are dead.
We'll prescribe a cure. Write down diclofenac, Hasmik.
So that the stinging... Armen, explain what happens.
- Is the doctor coming for me to tell him? - The doctor is here. He's listening.
Yes, I'm listening. I already understood everything.
Doctor, mine always collects here and if I try to lift my eyelid,
it feels like shards of glass. It instantly gets infected.
To ease it, I have to do this, otherwise...
Write down Oftan Dexamethasone.
Take the diclofenac after a good meal. Don't take it on an empty stomach.
If we prescribe medication for blood pressure, the eye becomes irritated and gets worse.
- Thank you. - It should help, ok?
- Ok, doctor. Thank you. - Thank you, doctor.
Take this, Armen.
- Goodbye, doctor. - Goodbye.
The biggest theft was done by Kocharyan...
That's why the judges are afraid they won't see their homes again if they sentence him.
But why should a judge be afraid? If a judge is afraid...
- Auntie, keep your head still. - ... then that judge should step down.
If you studied to be a judge, you have to judge correctly.
- If you're a judge. - If.
If he was bought off, my pet, he can't judge.
- We'll see, we'll see. - In the Soviet Union...
you know who would've immediately arrested all of them?
Stalin was such a... Who would've dared speak against a leader in his day?
And when Stalin died, I was a child, a schoolgirl.
For 40 days, we cried and walked around with Stalin's portrait on our chests.
Now they say whatever they want to a leader.
See, we need a leader like Stalin, so they know their place.
Let's see what happens, my child, what Nikol will do.
We've all put our hopes on Nikol.
Poor Nikol, he didn't even get to change his T-shirt.
Back then, he was more confident at rallies.
He'd protest and say that you're doing this and that wrong.
He's a very modest guy. A gift from God.
To put that riffraff in their place.
Auntie, you're doing good politics...
Me? No. What does that even mean?
If it were up to me, I'd help too, even at my age.
If they hire me, why shouldn't I give a piece to the poor?
First of all, I've given.
In my whole life, my girl, nothing like that ever happened.
I worked as a chef. I looked after my workers.
I didn't steal from them!
Whatever I cooked, I gave to my workers.
I was a specialist in the Soviet Union.
I made meals for factory workers.
How could I keep my workers poor?
What was better, Auntie, the Soviet Union or now?
Well, the Soviet Union...
There's freedom now. You can work, you can...
Here, Nikol says if you can, open up a business.
I tell my grandchildren too, open something...
...small, like a kiosk, and work.
To be honest, my children and grandchildren are all working so much now...
I didn't know I'd fall and break my leg.
And it wasn't just my leg... I had to go in for surgery.
It's a very difficult problem, my girl,
when you don't have your own money.
I'm telling you, I was very afraid of the bank.
My surgery cost me 700,000 drams (1400 USD).
We took a loan from the bank and gave it to the doctor.
I'm grateful to my doctor for putting me back on my feet.
Eh, Marina, you know how to cut hair...
- You know how to sew... - ...but you sweep.
- You know everything, but why... - ...don't you use your head?
Exactly. You leave the best for someone else
instead of throwing away that broom.
Give that broom to someone else now.
I'll do that too, Auntie. I'll be done one day.
You don't think I'll be at Sanitek my whole life, do you?
- Here you go, Auntie. - Thank you. Thank you very much.
It's not too short or too long.
- Ok, goodbye. - Goodbye.
Hold it. It's already cut for the most part.
You just need to go over it with a knife. Cut it.
I'm trying to feel the bone...
Feeling it! It's as if you're doing surgery!
You want me to go over the bone with a knife?
The bone is already cut, Armen.
- Just don't cut my hand. - I won't.
And mix in human flesh.
- Am I peeling it too thick, Marina? - No, it's good.
- Am I leaving too much peel? - No, the potato is just a bit unripe.
That I can't do anything about.
Some people like the peel. So what if I leave a bit on?
Here, mom.
Armen, check how your khashlama turned out.
I'll do it now. Check if the salt and all is good.
Eh, what do I know, madam?
- What year were you born? - 1987.
What "madam"? I'm from 1974. You think I'm 100 years old?
What do I know? I'm waiting for my husband to pick me up.
- I tell him to come here. - It's good he comes at least.
I had to! Guys were saying that the foreman takes you...
- They called me a thousand things. - Useless men. Whoever says that...
You name it, they called me. I'm in charge of my family.
What if my husband heard any of it? What could I do?
Who needs that? Luckily we have a car, we have everything.
My husband comes and picks me up.
What, just because you're a sweeper it means you're indecent?
- There are so many decent ones. - Well, with the workers...
You know who says that?
They say the foreman's minibus is for prostitutes only.
You know who says that? People who are not respectable themselves.
Sure, there are bad people, but there are also decent people in charge of their families.
It's not like all of them are who knows what.
Because of debt, having many children, your husband being ill,
that's why you're working here.
I was a housewife for 15 years and never even knew what work was.
But we fell into such a bad place
that my husband, with his own mouth said, "Irina, go find a job."
This coming from someone who'd say "Don't mention work in front of me."
There were times we didn't have money for food, our electricity was cut,
but not once did he say, "Go work."
That's how it is. You never know what your tomorrow will bring.
Oh, it's cold, it's cold.
- Your group is afraid to sweep now, no? - Of course.
- The fear got into you. - I've been run over before, so...
He's giving us way. He's decent.
When your foreman isn't here, I get scared, I don't come here.
One time, this car drove up to me and next thing I know,
I see this hand come at me from behind!
- You weren't wearing your vest? - I was!
It was a guy. He was like, "Get in, let me take you."
- I said: "You ass." - What an ass!
One time, me and Susan were going...
This guy stopped and said: "Where are you going? Let me take you."
I said I'm going to that minibus.
He's sitting there like, "Is this woman crazy or what?"
None of you come on your own, right? You all take the minibus?
- We couldn't even if we wanted to. - It's far.
It's a 40-minute drive. If you went alone, it'd be 4000 drams [8 USD].
Ok, bye.
- Good morning. My broom was no good. - What?
- I said my broom was no good at all. - What can we do? Neither was ours.
There was nothing left of it by the end.
Let me see how my little birds are doing. How are you, grandma?
- Did you miss me? - A lot, you have no idea how much.
Like this, no?
Grandma, did you watch the last season of your favourite Indian TV show?
- The what? - The last season of the Indian TV show.
- What started instead of it? - I don't know.
- You don't watch it? - I don't know, I don't remember.
My mother-in-law finished that one. She's watching "Child Bride" now.
- The second season is no good. - Which second? The new one?
Yeah.
- Hello! - Hello!
Put this on you, Karine, so Vardin doesn't say something,
and you don't go into the city with grease spots and get laughed at.
I'll be sweeping.
- Is Pato ok? - Sure. He says hi to you.
He said "Say hi to Tatev until I come back."
Let him come, let him come.
Let's drink this one to our work group.
Cheers to you and to your health, most importantly.
Let us always be gathered like this.
- Hi. - Hi.
Jesus Christ! What is this? Where have you come?
She's come to work.
- Huh, Zhanna, what's it like? - It's good, it's warm.
- It's warm? - It's sunny.
Wet, heavy brooms.
Mix it with the dry and it works very well.
It's not just this. You have to mix it with the dry.
- On its own it's heavy, but mixed is ok. - Yeah, but only add a little bit.
You can only add a little bit or we'll have no arms left.
- Here's a nice photo opportunity. - Me and my brooms.
Me and my brooms.
So, Seda, what did you get?
- Did you get cake? - No, they ran out.
- It's probably from the brooms. - What is it?
- I can't tell. - It's a grasshopper.
- What is it? - It's a centipede.
Look at how interesting it is! Look, it's moving its hands!
Rosa, not at me!
It's coming, it's coming! Kill it! It's coming!
- It's an alien, Karine. - I flicked it like this.
It's on my feet! Kill it!
Thank you, Anan.
I'll take my stool.
- She forgot her stick! - Anan, stop, she forgot her stick.
Girls, give me my stick!
- Good morning. - Good morning.
- We're leaving. Bye. - Bye.
- How's your injured colleague, Marin? - Who?
- Your injured colleague. - I can't hear you.
- Your injured colleague. How is he? - Bad.
- Still bad? - They say his spine is also fractured.
He hasn't gained consciousness yet.
- Give me my blanket. - You're sleeping here?
I'm sleeping here today. It's warm here today.
When do you want me to wake you up?
At 1 o'clock.