Yasmine is sent to Budrus as a squad commander in the border police and is faced with the overwhelming number of women participating in these demonstrations. She is committed to fulfilling the expectations to halt the demonstrations. Over the course of the demonstrations she develops a complex relationship with the women in the village who call her by name in their chants. She says, “Even if the women were beaten or shot, they had no problem with it. They went to all lengths to ensure their land would remain theirs.”