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Engineer Los invites all who wish to fly with him
to the planet of Mars on August of 18th in 1922 to call on him.
It's nonsense.
The science is not crazy.
I'm here!
Who are you?
I'm Gusev.
I'm here because of your advertisement.
- I'm engineer Los. - Engineer Los?... Great!
Well, we can go right now.
What do you want to do with a box of hand grenades?
I have munitions and guns, too.
And what do you want to do with these weapons?
- You're looking for a traveling companion, aren't you? - Yes... I want to go to Mars.
I know. I read about you.
I think you know a lot about Mars.
We picked up mysterious radio signals.
This message may be only from Mars.
I think there are people living there, people like us who want to talk to us.
I want to know everyone of them.
People on Mars?!
I want to go with you.
Is there no one here who really loves you?
Well, I have a good wife.
- Just stay here then. - I want to go.
Now that the war is over I'm so bored.
Anyway, I could be useful for you.
- Shall we go then? - Okay.
Good bye, Mother Earth.
I lived on you...
You drank my blood...
- Fantastic story on Mars -
written by
The air is respirable.
Then I'm gonna take this masquerade off.
This helmet gives me a headache
and I got a big bump on my head.
My legs...
What a strange feeling.
- Please stop walking. - And why?
It's a historic moment.
What happened?
We are the first men on Mars.
- Do you know what this is? - I don't know.
This is a burned city.
City?
Even the stones have molten here.
In turn there's no such a fire.
We don't know what happens here.
Look there!
- I'm gonna shoot them down. - No.
No.
- And what if they shoot first? - Somehow, we must make them understand we came in peace.
- And how? - I don't know.
You're the scientist so think of something clever.
I thought, intelligent creatures live here.
You know, I've seen intelligent creatures on Earth, too...
Only I got shot at a couple times.
Welcome, sons of the sky!
I'm Aelita.
Thank you for your gift, Aelita.
I'm surprised that you speak our language very good.
I can't speak your language. This machine translates your words.
Is there a war here?
No... There is no war.
But what's going on here?
They should have killed you.
You must die by order of my father.
Well, we'll have words to it.
- Your fate is in my father's hands. - I don't care what your father wants.
Take your soldiers away from here or else...
Gusev!
As you can see, these creatures want to protect us... eh.
I'm sorry, Aelita.
Send engineer Gor here!
Leave us alone.
Tuskub, what's going on here?
Nothing.
I need to talk to him about a personal matter. - If you want I'll call a ministerial conference.
It's not important.
We've found them. They will be taken to your house.
- Get to the point. - I don't understand you.
- You failed to do my order. - Aelita forbids it.
Aelita?
Do you know what you've done?
I know... That is something we must not do.
No?
No.
Strange but I thought you're a brilliant thinker.
If the others learn the truth, they'll kill us and there will be chaos out there.
However, our culture depends on rigid laws.
This is the only way we can survived.
If the chaos comes...
It's all over.
So they must die.
We shouldn't feel sorry for them.
They shouldn't stick to their life.
Our culture is superior to others.
They must be annihilated!
But our planet could be destroyed, too. There are no guarantees.
Oh, come on!
It's nonsense.
One of our soldiers missing. What happened to him?
He's dead because the guard of Aelita killed him.
It's a rebellion.
Your own daughter is against you.
Don't rile my daughter up against me.
We both want the same thing.
But is doesn't matter what you want... Will we be able to survive?
That's the question.
The question is our worthy death.
Not our life.
Listen, Iha.
I don't understand what's happening here.
Something else going on here.
I like you because you're smart but your cynicism terrifies me.
I would like to ask you to keep your eye on Tuskub's house.
All right.
Aelita!
Your name suggests prettiness and bitterness as well.
This is what I feel.
Do you consider everything by your emotions?
We don't have enough knowledge of the world to consider it by mind and logic.
Were you satisfied with the life on Earth?
I had two loves.
My wife and my job.
After my wife died, my job was all I had.
- I knew you'd come. - Really?
Yes.
It's this fantasy I've had since I was a little girl.
I've seen things... green, high mountains,
white clouds, shining rivers.
My father told me I have special skills.
There is a new desire in me.
Aelita!
What happened to your world?
I hope you'd never have to know.
Huh, I give you a hot kiss right now.
Please, don't hurt me.
- Who want to hurt you? - You're dangerous.
We like white maids like you.
You know, you were prophesied to destroy our world.
Oh, come on, we're the same as you.
Did you get dizzy?
Your knees are shaking, right?
You're totally confusing me.
Then I'm gonna give you another kiss.
You're very strong.
Well, it's true, huh.
Listen, little girl!
I want to help you because something's not right here.
I'll make this planet okay, huh.
- Please, don't talk like that. - Why?
Especially not right here.
Is somebody listening?
They see and hear everything that goes on here.
Listen!
This is a telescope. If it's red it works.
If I touch it...
It turns to green and doesn't work.
How is it possible?
It's driven by the electricity of the hands.
Could I see anything then?
Do you want a show?
Come!
Who are they?
The priestesses of Euphoria.
Uh... Priestesses.
And what do they do, anyway?
They give total life to all who deserve that.
Why?
Are there such a ones who don't deserve total life?
That was all well and interesting.
But I don't really care about that right now.
Show me the persons who run this planet.
That's not possible.
But they want to kill me.
- I have to go now. - Wait.
You must help me.
First thing I'd like to know who is our host?
He is the sovereign ruler of our planet.
Uh, well... So he is the czar?
- I don't know what that word mean. - The boss, who gives the orders.
He doesn't give us orders. He is the president of the Engineering Council.
So he's been already a president in his babyhood, hasn't he?
He's been elected.
- His name Tuskub. He is Aelita's father. - Tuskub?
Can I see him?
Wait.
- They must be annihilated. - But why?
Because they're the sons of the Earth.
If these two men divulge our whereabouts, they return in flocks.
We're more technically advanced.
Why did you do that?
If they know about this I'll be banished from here.
To where? Hmm?
Don't even ask.
To the desert?
No... To the deep.
You're all living in the deep.
We live up here in small numbers, most of us working in the mines.
I want to see them.
Take me to them.
I want to talk to them.
Why do they turn away?
Why don't you turn around?
I just want to talk to you.
They're afraid of us. Especially to you.
Just stay behind me!
One, two, three...
Four.
Your effort is in vain.
These monsters are more viable than us.
And soon, they will be the rulers of the world.
Don't be afraid, I'm here.
Los... Wait!
Things don't look so good.
We're jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.
That's just your imagination.
I'm sorry but you're starting to make me angry.
Don't mind me!
But who cares about you then?
And they want to cut our throats.
The mortal fear is not for us.
If we wanted to live safe we didn't get on the spaceship.
Eh, I wish we'd never come here.
I was so stupid.
You're scared of something, Aelita.
The earthling is confusing you.
The passion is the only what confused me.
Never to surrender your reason to your passion.
You're not thinking clearly. The good thougth is clear without passion.
I know.
Then get rid of some false thoughts.
I'm not trying to get rid of it. You must understand.
Calm down, Aelita.
I can't stay calm. I don't want to live with frozen mind.
Then let everything die.
You commited a sin against me.
You want to kill the earthlings but then you have to kill me first.
To kill you?
You're more important than our planet. You're most important for me.
There is nothing more important than life.
And I want to live with them.
Look there, my friend!
The war's broken out.
- It seems not everyone is satisfied here. - Don't you understand?
They're fighting for us.
- What do they expect from us? - They expect everything from us.
We don't know their world, so we don't know their problems.
Turn it off, Tuskub is coming.
Then prepare to attack.
- Leave the gun, Aelita is with him. - And who the hell cares?
If Aelita is with him he'll not do anything to you.
But please, be careful.
Oh, so you're that.
Put your hands up!
Are you crazy? Put down that gun.
I'm not dissapointed in you.
You're violent and passionate.
What a lovely speech. You're really a wonderful talker.
But now, you better shut your mouth. - Gusev, shut up!
It's a historic moment.
Honorable... - Honorable?
Gusev!
I can't understand why do you want to spoil this historic moment.
What is this destructive passion in you?
I don't have any passion.
And you seem like good persons.
But sympathy and logic aren't the same thing.
We should keep our distance from each other.
And vice versa.
In fact, if two developed cultures meet they can help each other.
But we're different.
We are dying creaures of a dying world.
But we don't want to harm you.
You can't harm us.
You have only toy weapons.
We're our own worst enemy.
Look.
Look at this planet.
As abandoned as there would have never been life on it.
But those craters were shiny cities.
We destroyed all of them in a war.
The stones have molten in the fire.
There's no oxigen in the air.
The soil's dried out, the rivers've dried up.
And the bodies have mouldered.
This red dust is the leavings of the bodies.
If it's true, then you're a fool.
Maybe.
Our fate is the intelligent creatures' tragedy
and shame.
That's also the reason why we don't open our doors to you.
We have to solve the mystery, why do intelligent cultures destroy everything.
And we have to find a way out of this situation.
And do you have bad opinion of the Earth, too?
No.
Hmm, you're insane who should be in asylum.
Gusev!
Just let him shout.
Aelita was yelling at me, too.
But this loudness is not an argument.
Come!
- I'm going to starve death. - Here.
Eh, don't give me that gelatinous ***.
I want to eat some ham.
I don't know what that is.
Animal sourced food. You know, the pig...
Smoked and cooked ham, raw ham...
We don't have edible animals.
Then give me a piece of bread.
Or corn, or something edible plant.
We don't have plants.
That's so cool. Everything you have destroyed.
What a dirty folk you are.
Stay here
while I look around.
Okay.
They're coming.
I give you this translator.
Earthling, our delegation's been arrested.
I talked to engineer Gor.
Unjust arrest and unjust detention.
Engineer Gor is Tuskub's deputy.
Engineer Gor and Aelita are with us.
Aelita is Tuskub's daughter.
Get some weapons.
You have to trust me.
I'm with you.
Calm down! Calm down!
Please, stay calm!
Weapons aren't allowed here.
As far as I know my own people are turned against me.
It threatens the existence of my state.
But you're not the state.
You're only a nominated person.
Keep calm, engineer Gor.
But you, Tuskub... No one has the right to decide on behalf of us.
You want to argue about rules?
When this city is a hotbed of anarchy!?
We must observe the rules.
Because if we don't do this, the chaos will break out.
Engineer Gor?
Tuskub takes everything without our authorization.
The workers are banished to the mine, their leaders are imprisoned.
I wanted to stop the revolt only.
Anyway, I've captured the criminals only.
No one has the right to decide about the life or death of another persons without our authorization.
It's not only about the destiny of persons.
We tried to populate our planet after the nuclear blast.
But you can see, nothing has come of it.
There is no development, the soil is contaminated
and we don't have technical miracles to the life.
We just vegetate, but can't endure for a long time.
And this is about the death of all Martians.
Why are we listening to his pointless speech?
We must act responsibly and seriously.
We must avoid suffer death.
And we need to renounce a lot of things.
Tuskub, consider your words.
And don't speak nonsense.
What do you expect me to say?
Illusions?
No. Give belief and purpose to our life.
Or you should abdicate immediately if you have no idea.
I have an idea.
Martians must prepare for themselves for the ceremonial and calm death.
We need to collect our thoughts.
Is there ultimately another way forward?
And if we find it we can reestablish a meaningful context for ourself.
Maybe, it's true... But the earthlings can help us.
The earthlings, the hot-headed sons of the earth.
That would be cruel.
Our blood is contaminated with atomic waste.
Our successors'll always be freaks.
And we would be forced into penury and slavery.
What do you propose then?
Immobility, inactivity and doing nothing?
Yes.
After twenty thousand years, we have the right to die.
We have the right to wait for the end patiently.
Because we can't be living in our life.
We don't have our strenght anymore.
We have strenght.
You will see.
I'm calling upon Tuskub to renounce his position.
Tuskub, you don't give us orders anymore.
I have no plans to resign.
The power is in my hands.
Guards, arrest Tuskub!
Guards will not obey you.
And all who oppose me must die.
You...
You despicable wretch.
Throw the guns down.
Fire!
Come on! Hurry!
Where is Gusev?
I don't know... But I'm prepared to die for him.
You really love him?
Don't use that word, I don't know what it means.
You have feelings for him?
I unbed my emotions and act by mind.
You're talking about something else.
Other worlds, other thoughts...
It's difficult to understand.
You know it's understandable in all parts of the world that you want to give your life for him.
What are you talking about?
I'm gonna do it not for him...
And maybe I want to deceive only myself.
What is this all about then?
It's just a real dream.
A memory...
It helped me to appreciate the fundamentals of still life.
Just keep moving forward.
Aelita is right there.
I'll go another way.
What's this light?
We're flying in a hyperspace right now.
- But it seems we're not moving. - Just because we don't feel the speed.
We're out of real space.
- Where are we going? - Don't ask me nothing, darling.
Let's just fly. Maybe this is the only thing we got left.
We need to retreat.
It's nonsense. We're not old women or baby chickens.
But we don't have enough weapons.
Our most important weapon is the courage.
Let's go to the armory. Come on!
What the hell is this?
Watch out! If you touch it, you'll be incinerated.
Stand back!
One, two, three...
Hurray!
Well, guys, I told you.
Success! We've done it.
Now you can renew the history of Mars.
All of you receive the total life.
Where the hell'd they go?
They're not here.
They're hiding in the labyrinths.
Eh, why didn't you tell me that? Let's go!
Stop!
It doesn't make sense to chase Tuskub.
Maybe the earth's shallowed him up?
These labyrinths are hugh continents...
They stretch the entire planet. So it doesn't make sense to chase Tuskub.
Did he give up the fight?
Give up the fight?
He didn't give up.
He is the only who can win here.
What are you talking about? Huh?
Tuskub is clever and deceitful.
He did it on purpose to close the resistance down.
But we chased them away.
Do you think so?
You can be so simple sometimes.
You were the only who believed in our victory.
We never believed in anything.
We were dazed by your force.
If they didn't believe in victory why did they come to fight with me?
They were amazed by you.
And I have to say that feels better than anything's felt.
And it was wonderful.
But your efforts've gone in vain.
Well, you don't look youthful and vigorous.
We're getting old...
We've lost our faith.
And without faith, we're nothing.
We're not really able to solve the problems.
I saw you in the fight today.
You smiled and you enjoyed the fight.
You... You'll solve the mystery.
Watch out!... Run!
What's that noise?
This is the end. My father's using electrical weapons.
- Where did you get electrical weapons? - As you can see, we're the masters of demolition.
Give me your arm. - What's this?
You'll see everything with it, even from Earth.
Come on! We have to run now.
Run?
Well, little girl, you don't know me.
I'm gonna squash the whole gang.
Come on!
As you can see, they run away from us.
I've hidden a flying machine in the labyrinth.
Where is Los?
Aelita will lead him there and we'll meet them there.
Did you feel certain so much that we must flee?
Yes.
Come!
Los!
Gusev!
You're still alive, my friend?
They've tried to stew me, but my flesh is tought.
Run! We're gonna retain them.
Run! I'm gonna retain them.
Stay right there, my father! - Aelita!
I said, stay right there!
One more step and I'll blow myself up.
Run! I'm gonna retain him.
So, come on!
Don't move!
Don't do anything foolish.
We should've done this foolish ten thousand years ago...
And we could have green mountains, flourishing cities and shining rivers now.
Let the earthlings go.
They can go.
They can't harm us.
So they can go now.
And if they're intelligent creatures they'll remember us.
And they'll be wise enough for saving the life,
the shining rivers and the green hills.
Earthling!
Aelita!
Where are you, my love?
Gusev!
Gusev!
- I can hear you! - We...
We have to go back.
It's too late.
We're flying home.
My love, where are you?
Come back for me.