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Belarusfilm
Star Media presents
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
Maria Mashkova
His name is Alexei Gromov.
We used to study together but he stayed to work at the faculty.
Is that a patrol?
Irina Byakova
Andrei Mezhulis
Sergey Belyakovitch
Hello.
Uwe Jellinek
Dirk Martens
Do you know her?
No.
Whatís the matter?
What will she think about me?
Her husband must be at the front, and Iím an adult butÖ
Our task is to help the front here!
How can we help here?
Stop it! You listen to Egor too much.
THE HUNT FOR THE GAULEITER
I remember Gromov now.
He replaced our teacher of the Roman Law once.
Leshka is a passionate radio-lover.
He even lead a workshop at the academy.
He is very honest and kind but a bit clumsy.
Are you all right?
Iíll be fine in a moment.
Letís get out of here.
Music by Sergey Krutsenko
Executive Producers ñ Alexander Bezverkhiy and Rita Grebenchikova
Produced by Artem Dollezhal and Vlad Ryashin
Weíre at place. Letís hope that he is home.
Episode Four
Wait for me here.
Who is it?
Alesha, open! This is Maria.
Masha!
I came to you again.
IÖ Iím only glad.
Why are you stoking fire? It is still warm.
This is unnecessary rubbish. The papers,
So many gathered in the course of my life! How are you?
Like everybody. How are you? What are you doing?
Me? You know, Masha, I started to reread Tolstoy.
It is only now that I come to understand some of his ideas.
This is not the right time, Alesha.
On the contrary, Masha! Now, when it seems to me
that it canít get any worse,
I started to appreciate simple human feelingsÖ
It is the war. You said so yourself.
Yes! It may last for years or maybe even for decades.
And human life is short.
One shall use the time to grasp the life in full.
Alexei, I need a radio. Not IÖ our cause.
A cause?
I donít have it. I used to have it but I threw it away.
It seems an unnecessary thing for me now.
What a pity! Do you know who else may have it?
Did you come just for this?
Yes. I only came for this. Good-bye.
Masha? The German commandment ordered
to hand the radios over. Those who disobey will be shot.
I see no sense in disobeying the order.
Youíre not the only one who knew that I had a radio.
They wonít believe me if I tell them that I donít have it.
Youíre en enemy, Alesha.
Go away.
He wasnít home, was he?
I couldnít. I should have done it, but I failed.
Was there somebody else? The guests? The police?
What has happened?
He is going to hand the radio over to the Germans.
He is an enemy. But I couldnítÖ I failed.
Iíll do it. Heíll give it to me. Give me the gun.
Take it. I think I hit him in the eye. The glass brokeÖ
A cigar case. I found it last week. He took it for himself.
Keep silent. What do you care?
Youíd better eat yourself.
I am still hungry! Maybe I shall ask for some more.
Go, go! Theyíll look you under the skirt and give you some more.
Donít envy me, granny!
Nobody has looked under your skirt for about thirty years!
Go on, eat!
My name is Frau Mozer. Iím from the security service.
Who wants to have a good and not hard job? With good food!
I want it! What kind of job is that?
Sleeping with the Germans.
That fool is lucky. Iíd go myself.
How would you look people in the eyes after that?
I only have to look Zhenya in the eyes. And he wants to eat.
You shall not be afraid. Who else?
Is he yours? Sit down.
Iíll go.
All right.
Come on.
Is Tonya at Vasiliyís place?
Yes.
Did you hear? A train full of Naziís was blown up by Minsk.
It means that our forces are somewhere close by.
We shall look for them.
Theyíll find us themselves if we donít idle.
How is he?
Mother says that he came home and lay down at once.
What a hero!
He turned to the wall and is keeping silent.
A rag! A traitor is not a human.
You should have taken me with you.
Egor, how can you? Be quiet!
Egor, remember the beginning! Letís write in turns!
Our brave army and the military fleetÖ
are fighting the enemyÖ
The invasion of the enemy forces will be stopped
in the nearest futureÖ
I donít understand how it may help.
Be quiet, Egor! Youíre interfering!
Iíve hated long speeches since my school days!
Look, when the Germans seize Moscow,
youíll have everything if you have your own officer.
Why donít you get one?
Iíd have a dozen. Who needs me, though?
Come here, friends.
Galya?
Galya.
Youíre attractive. Do you want to court an officer?
I may assign you a room to clean.
No, I donít need it.
What donít you need? I presented Beata to an officer.
She likes him, and I get presents too.
I donít need it, I tell you.
What donít you need? Are you honest?
Take this away.
Heil Hitler!
Hi, Lora.
Where did you take them all?
Herr Gauleiter ordered to hire the locals for the work
in the administration. He canít imagine how difficult it is.
You donít know where to look firstÖ Such a choiceÖ
I feel like a eunuch in this harem.
RightÖ What are they doing?
They are issuing documents for the locals.
Do they know German?
Yes. Some of them speak realty well. However, I donít understand
what they are talking in between themselves.
Donít worry. I think
the Gauleiter wants some local to take your place.
His documents are waiting to be signed by him.
Yes, youíre right. We issue papers
for the local parliament today.
They call it the Council. There will be no need in us after that.
What is that?
They are shooting the guerillas.
The windows are looking into the yard.
I asked for a room with windows to the street,
but they are occupied by the SS people.
I heard that one of the villages was attacked yesterday.
The guerillas killed five Germans and a detachment
of the local police. 21 people are dead.
This yard is too small to execute all the guerillas.
Gottenberg is sending a punitive squad there.
He hired some bandits. He believes that bandits
are the best means against the bandits.
Iíve finished my work. May I go? I need toÖ
I told you, do you remember?
Yes, of course.
Is it a list of the collaborators?
Iíd like to have a copy for my service.
Iíll do it right now, Lora,
if you agree to spend an evening with me.
Havenít the order on how to spend time
with the local girls been introduced yet?
Only in specially designated places.
Youíre like at work thereÖ like an eunuch.
Wonít you come up to me?
What?
Do you smoke?
No.
Are you judging me?
Youíre the same, friend. Weíre both under the Germans.
No, IÖ
What ñ you? What? Tell me!
I donít know. I couldnít sleep with a German.
Youíre saying so now. You wonít notice the difference later.
Weíre *** both for the Germans and for the locals.
Hey, ***!
Who taught you such words, ***?
Why arenít you working?
Yes, madam.
Do you understand what Iím saying? Why arenít you working?
What?
Youíre a Slavic cow!
Hi.
Hi.
Can she work?
Yes, she can. This is not serious.
You may go.
Thank you.
There will be a post in the yard. You may be free for today.
Start tomorrow at seven. Youíll be fined for being late.
Thank you, Frau Mozer.
Maria Andreyevna? Maria Andreyevna?
Cranberry! Buy some cranberry!
Has something happened?
Take it away.
This is not enough here. Come with me. I have some more.
Iím going for new goods anyway.
This is a list of people who will be in the new Council.
The Germans want to establish something
like an Executive Committee. This is a sample of the document
that theyíll getÖ it is something like a safe conduct.
It was a great job! Good girl!
Whatís the matter?
I canít do it anymore, Maria Andreyevna. I shall smile to them.
However, Iím afraid to look them in the eye.
They stood by the window today
discussing the shooting as if talking about the weather!
Youíre doing a very important job.
The more we know, the sooner they leave. So you understand?
I do. Yesterday the guerillas killed twenty German soldiers
and police offices in some village. The Germans want
to send a punitive squad to that village.
What village is that?
I donít know. They didnít mention the name.
You shall get to knowÖ Letís go.
This is it. Iíll go on my own now.
Are you going back to work?
No. I asked for a leave today.
This is bad. If something happens, you wonít know about it.
The next meeting is the day after tomorrow.
If something urgent happens, leave a note with Egorís mother.
Cranberry! Buy cranberry!
Helmut had to meet us. He is not here. I wrote a note for him.
Why do they hate us? I didnít do anything bad to anybody.
I just want to live.
They are hungry. Thatís why that are so angry.
I donít touch them. Let them not touch me!
The ***! Here you go!
Helmut! Helmut, shoot!
Oh, God, no!
Shoot!
Are you out of your mind?
Get out of here! Leave!
Calm down, dear!
What happened next?
He shot one of them. The rest ran away.
How did he shoot him?
From a gun. How else?
Take this. What beasts! Donít ever bother them!
Will you have some?
No.
Iíll leave.
Where will you work? Carry bricks for thin soup?
Zhenya has just started to fatten up. Give me the sugar. Later.
How is Yakov Nivolayevitch feeling?
He is very bad. He has fever. He calls me Galya.
He doesnít eat anything, just drunks.
Iím tired of carrying water to him.
Eat. There is still some lard left.
Yakov Nicolayevitch?
GalyaÖ Is it already evening?
It is. What are you standing up for, Yakov Nicolayevitch?
Lie down. Valya said that you had fever. Let me check it.
Your fingers are cold. It feels so goodÖ
Oh, GodÖ Let meÖ
Galya, what are you doing? Weíre alone in a dark room.
Valya! Valya!
This is useless.
Be quiet. Look!
What do I have to look at? The wound was dirty.
We need a doctor. Why did you get up?
Why arenít you sleeping? Letís go, honeyÖ
She is right.
Wait. Weíll change the dressing now.
This is what we shall do ñ cleanse the wound
and change the dressing. Weíll change it now andÖ
Donít do it. This is sepsis. I know. Iíll get gangrene soon.
Where is my gun? Give it back to me. Let it be with me. Please.
No, we shall wash the wound well and thenÖ we shall cleanse itÖ
Oh, God!
It wonít help. This is useless. I need a doctor.
I need medicines. I beg you! Please.
Iíll find a doctor.
The Germans!
Be quiet.
Comrade Arkhipova? Good afternoon.
Was there a tail?
No.
They are our people!
Letís look at it..
Andrei, where are you? We shall assemble detonating fuses.
Very good. Tell your worker that weíre very grateful.
Here you go. With this pass one may walk the streets
during the curfew. This is an official permission.
Iíd like to have one too.
Weíll send it to the Larger Earth. Weíll try faking it.
Thank you for your informationís about the punitive squad.
Weíll meet them there.
If you have some urgent information, you may come here.
It is ready!
The big onesÖ
Donít put them togetherÖ
Iím not a child!
Move it! We shall finish by the morning!
Galya, I canít! I may get punished!
There is one man thereÖ Itíll only take a minute.
There are no people there. Only ***.
I brought you some homemade ***. And some lard.
What if the boss comes? They are here all the time.
I need a doctor. Please let me go!
Has something happened to the boy?
No, the boy is fine. This is another matterÖ
a female ailment. Let me pass!
All right. The truck is there. Maybe youíll be in time. Go!
Go!
Attention! People younger than 16 and older than 50
will be relocated to a new territory.
Donít take any things or valuables with you.
Youíll be provided with all the necessities at the place.
Keep order and calm. People mentioned shall come up
to the truck in an organized matter.
The German commandment guarantees better conditions for you.
Keep order and calm!
Hello, doctor. Thanks God that I found you!
You must be crazy. Get out of here now!
What is going on? Youíre bandits!
Get out of here, now!
Wait! I need your advice. Come with me, please!
Go away, I beg you!
Doctor!
Go away!
What are you doing? What are you doing?
What are you doing, beasts?
Lady! Madam, I beg you! Take my child! Take and save him!
I beg you, take him out of here! Josip! His name is Josip!
Are you crazy? Get out of here! Do you want them to shoot me?
Let out of here.
Otherwise you may end up in that truck yourself.
I need a doctor, IÖ
There is no doctor here anymore! Go!
They are some special forces.
They consists mostly of the Germans but of some our people too,
from the Baltic sates. There are rumors
that they hire former criminals.
Be quiet. They are coming.
Stop fire! Stop!
Why do you let him suffer, young gentleman?
Is it better this way, father?
It didnít work out well.
I donít get it. Our girl heard the order herself.
The punitive squad should have been in these trucks.
Are you all right?
Yes. All our people are live.
Iím sorry. Do you have some morphine?
Or some other painkillers.
What?
Iím a doctor. I examined the wounded.
Five of them are in a grave state. Some pain-killers are needed.
Tell meÖ were there any guards with you?
Yes. First some trucks and heavy machines accompanied us.
However, they turned right by the very forest.
Nicolay Petrovitch, order them to carry the wounded.
Letís get out of here! Be quick!
Weíre leaving! Be quick! Move it!
Nicolay Petrovitch, how long have you known Arkhipova?
We met many times. She used to be the head
of the party organization in the district court.
Do you Ö
What?
Do you trust her?
Of course. PlusÖ there are not so many brave people in our city.
WellÖ Brave people are mostly mad.
What?
No, nothing. What shall we do with them all?
We almost killed them. We will have to feed them nowÖ
to find a place for them to sleep. Plus the prisonersÖ
I donít think these people will be angry with us.
Their fate would be much worse in Trostenets.
We shall write to the Larger Earth. Theyíll help us.
They will. Weíll have to solve the problem
with the punitive squad ourselves, though.
Galya, are you going?
What?
Are you going?
In a moment. Iíll finish washing the corridor and go.
Iíve closed the larder. Eat in the kitchen
OK.
WellÖ what is it? This isÖ
WellÖ What is this? SolphanilÖ
We blocked the road from both sides.
Our agent pointed to the exact place.
They couldnít have disappeared.
We came to the place in 15 minutes.
Where did they disappeared?
I have no explanations. There are bogs around.
They must have walked by water!
Letís forget about mystics.
Bury them and send notices to their relatives.
Put different dates of death, though.
I beg your pardon.
What did you fail to understand? Note different dates of death.
Oh, damn it!
Attention!
Heil Hitler!
Heil!
This is impossible! We have no justifications
before their mother and wives. How shall I report to the Fuehrer
that twenty good boys died not on the battlefield like heroes
but were shot by a handful of bandits in the rear?
This is not a handful of bandits. This is a well-organized
centralized resistant movement.
Do you want to say that the guerillas are better trained
than the SS soldiers? Report to Berlin on that yourself?
Herr KraubeÖ may I talk to you?
You may.
These people died in the course of the secret operation
to expose and destroy the guerilla undercover.
Then how did it happen that weíre standing over the dead bodies
of the German soldiers and not the Belarussian guerillas?
It may be because too many Belarussians
work for your administration.
I am responsible for this land before the Fuehrer and Germany.
However, my administration knows less of your work
than the guerrillas!
Bury these boys with honors.
Sure.
Yes?
Janetzki, letís go.
This is it.
I broke his spine.
Congratulations.
I think we deserve a celebration. By the wayÖ
why isnít there any establishment in the city
where a decent German could feel at home?
We shall do something for thisÖ Take care about it.
Weíll do it, Herr Gauleiter.
This is our land. Our officers shall feel it.
Why are you keeping silent? Are you hurt?
Those boys would have killed us with stones.
You shall not take pity on them.
We shall live ourselvesÖ while weíre young.
Galya!
End of Episode Four