"Lenfilm Studios, USSR" "But the boy simply replied:" ""We're from the Far East, from the city of Suchan"" "Well guys are we ready?" "Let's get started!" "Freeze " "Freeze" " Die " "Freeze" " Die" " Come to Life!" "Author and Producer VITALY KANIEVSKY" "Camera VLADIMIR BRYLYAKOV" "Sets YURI PASHIGOREV" "Music SERGEI VANIEVICH" "Sound OKSANA STRUGINA" "Starring:" "DINARA DRUKAROVA as Galia PAVEL NAZAROV as Velerka" "You little shit!" "Also appearing:" "EJEAN PORCVA VALERY IVCHENKO" "VYACHESLAV BAMBUSHEK VADIM ERMOLAEV" "Mama, where are you going?" "Again that question?" "You gotta say: are you going far?" "Mam, are you going far?" "You got your coat dirty again Your mother has to clean it?" "!" "When it snows I'll clean it" "Why can't you ask her where she's off to?" "Bad luck" "You still wanna know?" ""This is where the hard rains fall"" ""We know the melody from childhood"" ""My dear, my love; wait..."" ""Don't give your heart to another"" ""Don't be sad, my love"" ""Forgive me for leaving you"" ""I'll return soon, my dear I swear..."" ""No matter how long my sentence"" ""I'll return to my beloved doorstep"" ""Longing for your caresses"" ""I'll knock on the window..."" "Are you crazy?" "That's boiling water!" "Thanks to Stalin the Georgian" "Who clothed us all in rubber" "Are you begging again?" "What do you want?" "Are you blind or what?" "Tartar, I'll get you I'll cut your head off" "Hot tea!" "Valerka, we're celebrating You want to join?" ""From behind the dark forest, they carried him enormous"" ""Carried him on seven oxen"" ""He, poor boy, was chained and shackled"" ""One woman didn't believe it Sat on her... and measured"" "What are you carrying?" "You think you're the only smart one?" "Get it here cheaper!" "Who wants tea?" "Get lost, Pasha" "Tea" "Don't drink hers." "She gets her water from a rusty pump" "I'll kick you, you jerk" "Only I have spring water tea" "O.K. kid, give me some spring water" "You rip me off and I'll take a rouble from you" "It's pure spring water I swear" "You're my first customer, you can have it for free" "After such a binge, you may as well give me another shot" "I don't have change Wait a second" "I'll sell some more and get your change" "No, give me my change" "I've got change" "Hey girl, got any tea?" "Take mine, it's spring water" "Get out of here" "Who wants tea made with spring water?" "Come and get it" "Vaska..." "You crawling snake..." "Let's go to my place" ""Cornflowers, cornflowers, how many there were in the field"" ""I remember I picked them by the river for Olga"" ""Olya picked a cornflower, and bowed her head"" ""Look dear, the cornflower floats, it doesn't sink"" "Oh Vaska, my brother" "Why you..." "I'll bust your head open..." "Close the door, you'll let the cold in" "Look what I bought" "Where should we keep him?" "He'll get stolen in the shed" "He'll die in the shed" "We'll make a place for him in the corner" "It's cold on the floor" "Water freezes overnight and he's all naked" "So where should we put him?" "He can sleep in my bed" "A pig in bed?" "So what?" "He's so small, with such smart eyes" "Oh my precious!" "It's a girl" "What'll we call her?" "Mashka" "Vic where have you been?" "Relaxing in jail" ""Mama the doctor can't help me"" ""I fell in love with a girl"" ""She doesn't want to hear about love"" ""She thinks it's only a trick"" "The police should take him He can't be let go like that" "That's no way to beat someone?" "They caught a thief" "I can see that" "That's enough, take him to the police" "Otherwise somebody'll have to answer for such shit" "He could croak from fear" "The victim should go with him too" "Ah you scum, beat him for all you're worth" "Where'd you get the money?" "From me?" "Give it back it's mine" "I found it under the pillow" "You trying to get me thrown in prison?" "I'll kill you stealing from your own mother" "I didn't take it" "Money's gone from my purse" "Keep an eye on your lovers" "That's none of your business" "I earned that money" "Where?" "At the flea market Ask Galia" "Galia Come here" "What's the matter?" "Where did Valerka get money?" "He bought skates..." "He sells tea at the flea market" "Hot tea..." "Rouble a mug" "That's great My son the junk dealer" "Maybe you don't need me?" "It's your fault Stop taking him to the work zone" ""Why isn't there vodka on the moon?"" "Want to play a little chess?" "You lose--you give me your mother" "You win--you take whatever you want" "You give the country coal Powdery, but a lot" "Isn't it time we devoted ourselves exclusively to us?" "Am I right?" "Absolutely right" "How is it better done:" "together or seperately?" "Better seperately Valerka I'm going to work" ""I'll get an oak stake"" ""And cripple all the devils..."" ""Why isn't there vodka on the moon?"" "Galia, Vic has fallen in love with my mother" "You just figured that out?" "Why does he act like that around her?" "She loves him, and he doesn't" "If he was a little older..." "All the same, nothing would come of it" "We'll see how you act around the girls" "Me?" "!" "Let's go skate" "You'll fall on your nose" "I bet I won't." "I already got it all figured out" "Let's go skate, O.K.?" "I'm not going" "You gonna sweep up trash again?" "Cleaning lady Snotty Tatar" "You're a fool and it's terminal" "Two against one?" "Alright, I'll get you yet" "Snatched your skates?" ""Ebullient, mighty, no one more powerful..."" "Valerka, you sick?" "What makes you think so?" "You've got the eyes of a crazy man" "I'm trying to figure something out..." "What's going on?" "Forward march!" "Are we supposed to march through shit?" "Stop!" "Even out the rows" "Sing "Ebullient..."" "Ebullient..." "Stinking!" "Stop!" "Who said "stinking"?" "Better to confess right away" "It will be worse later" "Forward march!" "Sing!" "You called us, sir?" "What is that?" "!" "You see for yourself... shit!" "Shit, but where's it coming from?" "From the school" "Some pranksters poured yeast in the latrine" "It fermented and brewed over The elements of nature!" "It's a breach of official..." "Did I make the mess or something?" "Don't worry, it'll lose strength and quiet down" "You could march in another place..." "I don't need your foolish advice" "They got rid of you too?" "Yeah" "We're a disgrace to them" "You want to see a trick?" "Say you caught a spy in the forest and you don't have a belt, or a rope." "Only a stick" "Could you bind his legs and hands so he can't escape?" "Alone?" "No" "Wanna bet?" "What do I need to know for?" "It might come in handy during your life" "What are you afraid of?" "It's the Japanese method" "I don't want to get dirty" "We'll tie you standing" "Shithead, I'll show you" "Now I'll show you..." "Nervous type" "You offended or something?" "We were just joking" "Nervous type" "Well, did you figure out who the two strangers were?" "I'm having trouble" "Well, I figured it out I know who stole your skates" "From our school?" "No, I don't know him" "Are you pulling my leg?" "Wait for me after school" "He made a mess here and still he threatens us" "Children you have to come to the school orchard" "Here's a pear for you, an apple for you" "If you work hard you'll get more" "You'll get more..." "Shit on your shovel" "What're you doing?" "You were brought here to work--so work" "Goddamn intelligentsia" "Don't leave the zone." "If you're so sick go to the hospital" "Stinking vermin Too few of you in jail" "Clean it up, carry it there God it smells, I can't breath" "It must be found" "We'll look for it" "Who stole the fountain pen?" "Return it right now" "The class will stay here until the Chinese fountain pen is returned" "Understood?" "What do you want, Khabibulina?" "Vasilyev, come to me with your things" "Quiet!" "What did you blab?" "I told the truth" "About the skates?" "No, about your pig" "Stop teasing me" "Did I scare you?" "That blabber mouth will tell everybody that I sleep in the same bed with a pig" "I lied, I said you were leaving" "What's gonna happen now?" "Nothing" "She'll go see my mother" "Why are you such a chicken?" "What'd you have to lie for?" "Now get me out of the mess!" "I'll get you out of it" "Oh, aren't we brave!" "If you're so smart go get the skates yourself" "Galia!" "Wait!" "I don't even know where the scum lives" "Your skates are there in the hall" "Is there a dog?" "No" "Maybe tomorrow Today we'll just investigate" "What's there to investigate?" "Get going or I'm leaving" "Open it quick or else it'll squeak" "Genka, what did they snatch?" "My skates, the scum" "Get the little bastard with a shovel" "I'll get you in the head with a board, kid..." "I'll..." "Filthy dogs, I'll show you how to steal" "That was great, you got him in the head" "There was snot pouring out his nose" "Don't drink it she's got cockroaches in her can" "She mixes them in with the tea" "Get lost with your stupid jokes" "Some joke--cockroaches in your stomach" "They were there, maybe somebody swallowed them" "Everybody come and get it Hot tea" "Made with pure spring water" "You throw like a boy" "What did he bring?" "What did I order from you?" "A cupboard?" "Cupboard..." "Damn Japanese!" "Who are you trying to mock?" "I'll close you up in that cupboard" "Bring me a cupboard tomorrow" "Stinking Japs" "Genka's dad did that to you?" "I'd have him thrown in jail" "What'd you sit down for?" "What, can't I or something?" "Mama, I'm hungry, I'm tired" "Valerka, take a walk" "You stay out all day and now come home on purpose" "I'm hungry" "Mom, give me something to eat" "Valerka, what are you doing here?" "Nothing..." "Take a form to my uncle" "He's standing in line for flour at the store" "Alright, I don't have anything else to do" "Who are you, a miner?" "A miner" "I've never seen you before" "Don't let him through" "You get it twice a year and..." "You say thank you for it" "Ask for his certification" "I've got one, I've got one" "Don't cut in!" "If you're entitled for flour, then stand in line like ordinary people" "Take your certification" "What did he show?" "I want some small white pancakes" "Don't yell, she won't give it to you" "Don't look at me like a wolf, I'm not guilty of anything" "Enough battling with the women, give me your sack" "I'll give you some of my flour for pancakes" "Don't you have a sack?" "No" "Good-for-nothing sort" "Where you going to take flour in your pocket?" "Pancakes..." "Little white pancakes" "That's Abram..." "a scholar from Moscow" "Vovka told me that they let him go 'cause he is crazy" ""Forgive me my mother, forgive me"" ""The camp court convicted me a second time"" ""We probably won't meet again"" ""My mother, they gave me a long sentence"" ""Like the soldiers who served under Peter the Great"" ""Kiss the girl with the black eyebrows"" ""I have not the strength to do it myself..."" ""So farewell, my mother, farewell"" ""So farewell, my love..."" "I'll come to meet you" "I swear by my life" "Touch me, caress me" "I know I lost a lot of weight but my skin is clean" "Oh please Are you afraid you can't?" "I need for you to..." "It's my last chance..." "I beg you!" "Just relax and it will be O.K." "Don't be shy It's something else" "Look at me You are a man" "You can't?" "Here let me help you" "Where are you going?" "Don't leave" "If you're shy then close your eyes" "I'm the youngest in the zone I'm only fifteen" "You can help me get out of here" "Traitor..." "If I get to go free you'll be dearest to my heart" "Scum!" "Idiot, pig!" "You want to kill me?" "Well, kill me then" "You're not a man and you will never be" "What did she want from him?" "Don't you understand?" "I wasn't listening They could have caught us" "She wanted a child" "You really don't know anything?" "Soon pregnant women and women with children will be freed" "She has a long sentence" "They all have long sentences There's thousands of them" "Where are you going?" "Meet me today" "I remember" "They club your mother in an alley and you'll remember" "There's a dance at the club today" "All hell breaks loose." "Dance-schmance." "There'll be a fight" "I still want to dance" "But you don't know how" "Me?" "It's easy" "Foxtrot: "Everything's great, my beautiful marquise..."" "Tango:" ""Do you remember we met without pants by the sea?"" "I didn't write the song" "You don't know how to waltz" "Why, I can spin like a top" "Your knees are weak" "My knees?" "Why, you Japanese cop" "Akira, how are you" "I brought some tea" "How's life, young man?" "How our guys driving your guys out" "Hello, professor" "Cold?" "Let's trade Warm up your bald spot" "Listen to my command" "Stand" "Fall out" "Learning to speak Japanese?" "From him?" "!" "He only talks about one thing, "Tea, tea", is all he wants" "He's not teaching you?" "I want to learn" "The main thing is more tea" "The snake!" "He understands" "He understands tea's good" "He asks for tea but doesn't want to talk to me" "Oh leave him alone" "Come with us to the work zone" "Can I?" "Dad's got permission" "See you later, you old fox" "And what would the Japanese do with their prisoners?" "They'd make them work too" "Those who fought with them tell some horrible stories" "Better off not getting caught by them" "I have to meet my mother will your dad take me there?" "Ask him yourself" "Will you go to the club?" "I have to meet my mother" "Samurais smile happy with their gold teeth" "Dogs, to hell with them" "Bastards" "Do you eat rice often?" "I've never eaten it" "And you never will" "What are you doing hanging around here?" "How about a drink?" "I'm waiting for my mother" "Looking for a tit?" "Don't hang around here in your coats, you thieves" "You've come to a cultural establishment" "Why don't you guard the place?" "We've got order" "Order!" "Cigarette butts all over, and hooligans" "Disgraceful" "The boss tells the people:" "there's no coal--move the dirt" "Police!" "Let's get her, men!" "She's got a stash in the cabinet" "The dance has been postponed" "Farewell march!" "Comrade Stalin--the flag bearer of the world!" "They don't know how to fight Bumping around like women" "They all got drunk and broke a glass case" "What's he following us for?" "Vic, come here" "What vic?" "My brother came A huge bastard" "He'll cut you up." "You'll work all your life for medicines" "I can't go any further" "I'm quitting that job tomorrow" "Why did I agree to work there?" "Thieves everywhere" "Leave the receipts in the cafeteria." "Hide them there" "They'll steal them, the pigs And I'll go to jail" "Nobody needs us" "Each one cares only for himself" "Mama, you need to get married" "Unlikely" "Tramps like me sell it cheap on nickel night" "Will you ever stop taunting us?" "You'll have to wait a bit" "My nerves are shot" "Where were you earlier?" "No one called me." "I found out from my son yesterday" "He confessed everything and I decided to come to you" "It's good you came, but we can't help you" "Forgive him, he won't do it again" "It could happen to anybody He's a smart boy" "He knows the world's capitals, seas and oceans by heart" "You can check him with a map" "Apologize!" "People are waiting" "He's not a prankster at all You gotta be strict with him" "Why don't you say anything?" "People are talking to you" "What are you doing?" "What did you do?" "Forgive me, but I'm ready to kill him" "Our only yardstick That's unforgivable" "Forgive me, my head is spinning" "I've worked my hands to the bone raising him" "You make a mistake--you tell people and they forgive you" "I am right, aren't I?" "I beg you, let him finish sixth grade" "Don't expel my son" "The school has turned into a torture chamber" "Will he never stop his sawing?" "It's unbearable" "I beg you to forgive him for the last time, please" "Even if it was the first time the decision would not be in his favor" "You see what you've done with your silly yeast" "Where'd you think of such an idea?" "Yeast in the sewer" "What will happen now?" "I shudder to think" "What are you doing?" "Get out of here" "Rotten sausage!" "Do you live in this barrack?" "I live in this one, he lives in that one" "Whose slingshot is this?" "I didn't see any of our kids with it" "And you?" "We've never seen it before" "So you don't know whose it is Did you see the wreck?" "Is it true they caught a spy?" "Not a spy, a saboteur He wanted us to trust him" "He's a spy" "He sold our secrets to the enemy" "I'd shoot such scum on sight" "Do any other kids live here?" "Tons" "So this is where you're hiding" "I took you for a Japanese" "Did you cause the wreck?" "What are you talking about?" "How could you have done it?" "I know you did it" "You know, well then keep quiet" "And what if they find you?" "Will that make you feel better?" "Why did you tease me?" "So that's it..." "You thought I was stupid right?" "Don't turn me in" "Are you my friend or not?" "What are you doing here?" "Playing" "Great place to play, right next to the railroad" "Our vegetable allotments are here" "Do you live in this barrack?" "I'm coming, mama" "What are you shaking for, boy?" "You really scared us" "Did you see the wreck?" "No, we were at the market" "Let's go" "If mum sees me now she'll let me have it" "Don't worry It'll pass" "Only not a word to anybody Swear to God" "Here kiss it" "Galia, look" "What's that?" "A picture." "That's a girl" "Who did it to her, the Japs?" "Ours" "What are you talking about?" "I swear it" "I snatched it from the red-face" "Are you trying to scare me?" "He carries out orders in the prison" "Look at this" "First a shot in the temple then in the back of the head" "You know what the second one's for?" "Control bullet" "They're strict there." "They take a picture of each shot" "How do you know all that?" "My mom's boyfriend told her when he was drunk one night, and I was listening" "What if he finds out?" "He won't" "He's got a big stack of these pictures in his pocket" "Throw it away or burn it" "Why?" "It's horrible" "That's what they'll do to me" "What's going to happen?" "First my mother will turn me in" "She'll start howling and take me off to confess" "Then they'll tighten the screws and I'm done for" "Your mother loves and pities you." "Don't talk bad about her" "She pitied me once and she'll pity me a second time" "What hurts most is she'll believe anybody but me" "What are you going to do?" "Take off somewhere" "I'll go to a factory school" "If only I had some ink, but I don't wanna draw on my skin" "Once they took a guy out to be shot" "They stood him against the wall and aimed" "He tore open his shirt, and there was Stalin on his chest" "They made him turn around, and he had Lenin on his back" "And that was it" "They didn't shoot him" "Let's go to my place, we'll think of something" "I can't go back to the barrack" "You don't have to leave" "Damn, it went out" "Galia, come home" "The man in the hat asked about the wreck." "I didn't tell him" "What man in a hat?" "Little girl" "Don't come near me" "Be quiet" "Why are you bothering the children" "Take me with you" "I beg you, help me, give me your hand" "What are you looking at, stinker?" "Help me get on" "Please help me climb on, take me with you" "What, is it hard for you?" "Give me your hand, I have to get out" "Help me at least a little" "Gregory, let the dogs loose!" "What if he falls under the wheels?" "I don't want to end up in jail because of that bitch" "No, don't!" "Get away!" "Cowardly nut--couldn't even bite the tramp" "He's still young, he'll learn" "Who are you running from?" "It's me, Nina's son from Suchan Did you recognize me?" "Can I stay a couple of days?" "You could have let us know" "They're crawling out of the dark corners around here" "How are things at home?" "About the same" "Your mum's not married yet?" "No, not yet" "I took him on as a lodger and we got married" "You want something to eat?" "A little" "My old man works as a night watchman" "I take the leftovers from there and feed my pig" "We have a pig too" "They're only trouble" "You're tired, honey Do you want some tea?" "I'm going to bed" "Lay down, I'll undress you" "I'll make it warm for you, honey" "Can I sleep in your attic?" "Don't smoke there" "I don't smoke" "You got an extra blanket?" "There's enough rags there" "Will you sleep late?" "Tomorrow we have the day off" "I won't bother you" ""The wayside winding and golden"" ""Oh you, dear youthful joy Impossible"" ""Oh, we sing stronger, become closer"" ""Hey girlfriend, come out and look at your boyfriend"" ""Oh youthful joy, impossible" ""Your legs just yearn to dance"" "Do you have a father?" "I'll be your father" ""Black clouds fly, the air smells of noodles"" ""Neighbors fight at dinner, as the cook runs with a poker"" ""When we beat the enemy on the Volga"" ""And we asked him:" "You must be from the Volga?"" ""But the boy simply replied:"" ""I'm from the Far East, from the city of Suchan"" "Vasiliev?" "Yes" "From Suchan?" "Yes" "Come on out" "Who's that?" "A cop" "I'm not here" "Keep this kid for me till tonight" "I'll send him to Suchan tonight, O.K.?" "Where should I put him?" "How'd you get dirty?" "The little scum scared me" "Be a little less rough with your hands, got it?" "Take him to the jail" "Can Ivanov take him?" "Tell Ivanov I gave my permission" ""Oh tobacco, cigarettes"" ""We became friends you and I"" ""We've gotten old, girl"" ""But we're still fighting strong"" "Give us a smoke, boss!" "Shut up, silly bitch" "Where's Ivanov?" "Hello" "Hi kid." "Who you looking for?" "Bled." "The lame one told me to say that" "What else did he say?" "He said you'd understand" "Who you trying to fool?" "Nobody." "The cops got me" "Who let you out for a walk?" "I just took off and came to you" "What for, pigeons?" "No" "What are you staring at?" "You recognize me?" "No, just looking" "You like it?" "I've never had a pigeon" "I'd tear anybody's head off for this pigeon" "Give him to me!" "Might be the end of our pigeon loft" "He'll confess to me" "Leave off, Taras" "Want some grub?" "Yeah" "How'd you get in here?" "I could shoot you" "This is a jewelry store Come on out" "Come out I said" "Get out" "Valerka, stand guard" "Maybe the kid's just blabbing" "It's heroism for him, but for us it's curtains" "A stool pigeon has to know his place" "No reason for him to know our secrets." "We took the punk in" "You mean what you say?" "Yeah" "Carried out as ordered, captain" "Put her there" "Who's that?" "Why, it's Galia!" "How did she know where to find you?" "She's a die-hard detective She'll find you anywhere" "Why doesn't she come to us?" "She's a weird one" "And we're here wondering who's ratting on us" "Yeah, time to hit the road" "Don't worry, Taras" "We'll take them for a ride on the island." "I do so love it" "We'll get all dirty" "When we're done, into the water, and get all clean" "What do you say, Bled?" "Do what you want" "Where did you come from?" "Your mom's looking for you Why'd you run from the police?" "How'd you know?" "You were at my grandmother's?" "Pretty shrewd of you" "You with my mother?" "Alone." "I was at my aunt's" "So my mom called the police?" "You thought because of the wreck?" "They're rebuilding it" "So you can trip on home without worry" "Who's that?" "My friends" "What are you so angry about?" "Come on, have something to eat" "No, and I advise you not to" "Come on, don't be difficult" "Don't you understand?" "Leave me alone" "Don't touch her I'll take care of it" "We have to get the girl back or she'll think bad about us" "Shouldn't have let her go Let's get her" "He's got a knife" "Come on, faster" "Valerka wait" "I gotta talk to you" ""A fast train rushes from Penza to Moscow"" ""I lie on the top bunk and pretend I'm sleeping"" "This was a great idea." "They'd have caught us long ago" ""In the darkness I notice someone's suitcase"" ""I open it and see a knife and a gun"" "Valerka" "What?" "If I hadn't come would you have come home?" "Sure I would have." "I wanted to come home the whole time" "But they tricked me from the start" "Did you steal?" "Who, me?" "Yes, I did" "Once Bled stuck me through a window" "Bled?" "Yeah, it stands for:" ""Bad luck every day"" "Stupid nickname" "Ah to hell with him." "I don't even want to hear about him" "Have you finished with them?" "Sure" "Swear" "Here, hold it" "Give me your paw" "Why so hard?" "I'm sorry." "I just really meant it from the heart" "Get away from me" "Enough messing around kids The train stops here" "You can walk along the tracks It's not far to Suchan" "It's nice here in the taiga" "You figured that out, huh?" "Yeah" ""They loved each other a lot"" ""Although they were still kids"" ""And they often swore..."" ""...they would never forget each other"" "Who wrote that song?" "Banana sang it in Vladivostok" ""So what, you don't love me, then don't bother"" ""And he pushed away the controls"" ""The engine raced as he dove to the earth..."" ""A crash to the ground, the propellor stopped"" ""So what, you don't love me, then don't bother"" ""He whispered for the last time"" ""She found out her friend had died"" ""She herself was a pilot"" ""And from the plane without a parachute..."" ""She threw herself to the ground"" "Sing it once more" "And where's Valerka?" "In the hospital, his mother took him" "Onions, garlic, raspberries..." "The picture starts..." "Billy-goat... it's the other way round" "She's really out of her mind" "Yeah, people grieve so" "And no one understands who's fucking who" "Where'd she go?" "Doesn't anybody understands what to do?" "Get the camera on her quick" "Enough of the kids, to hell with them!" "Throw down the broom and walk away"