All language subtitles for Shnat Effes (Joseph Pitchhadze, 2004).english

The Yehoshua Rabinovitch Fund
for Arts Tel-Aviv

HOT
The Israeli Cable Television Company

Menashe Noy

Sarah Adler

Moni Moshonov

Keren Mor

Ezra Kafri

Danny Geva

Dan Toren

Zuki Ringart

Uri KIauzner

Roman Kricheli

James Gonsalves

Sasson Gabai
Yossef Abu Warda

Smadar Yaaron
VIadimir Friedman

Eyal Shecter
Jack Adalist

Costume Designer: Doron Ashkenazi

Art Director: Miguel Merkin

Sound Designer: Gil Toren

Original Music: Yshai Adar

Editor:
Dov Steuer

Cinematographer:
Itai Neeman

Screenplay:
Joseph Pitchhadze - Dov Steuer

Executive Producers:
Joseph Pitchhadze - Dov Steuer

Producer: Lior Shefer

Director: Joseph Pitchhadze

YEAR ZERO

Darling,
your coffee's ready, okay?

Great blend,
I bought it yesterday.

It'II give you
Iovely poo-poo.

Viennese grind.
Get up, darling.

That's Iife, right?

The result of all the things
you never planned.

Yes. Yes.

So that's it.
Things are going to change now.

Yes.

Just imagine, that,
sonofabitch

with his secretary.

So banal.
-Yes.

So sordid.
-Yes.

Can you say something other
than "Yes"?

Yes.

What kind of apartment
were you thinking of?

Something with Iarge windows,
with a view.

Children?

No.

How Iong will it take?

What?
-The apartment?

Oh, the apartment.

I don't think it'II take Iong,
I may have something.

That's good.

I'II call you.
-Do that.

What?
-Call me.

Contrary to what
you might think,

whisky didn't originate
in Scotland.

It was invented by Irish monks
in the 12th century.

They called it "Water of Iife,"
thought it was medicine.

It came to Scotland
only 300 years Iater.

The Scots
only distill it twice

whereas the Irish
distill it three times.

That's why the Irish whisky
is softer, more pleasant,

goes down smoother.

Want some?

Who are you anyway?
-Robinson.

Robinson?
-Yes.

THE Robinson?
-THE Robinson.

He Ioved Irish whisky.

Come see me sometime,
we'II talk.

For the Punk movement in England,
Iife was constant class struggle.

Their songs
were full of anger and pain,

the Iyrics dealt
with the hopelessness

of Iower-class young people.

Their sound
was basic and rough:

guitars, bass and drums.

The Israeli group Dada,
with Yosef Bruno Cagan,

Gil Robinson, Shuki Ben-Tal
and Ruth Neuman

began in Tel-Aviv
in the early 1970s,

after the Kippur War. A protest
against the resulting social crisis.

Dada was Iike the British Punk
groups, and actually preceded them.

"Auntie Golda,
you're the greatest,

"Auntie Golda,
only you can do it,

"Only you
can make me feel

"Feel Iike shit
on someone's heel

"Let me Iick,

"Let me Iick your boots,
The tip of your nose,

"Just Iet me Iive,
Live Iike an idiot

"And not die here
by mistake"

Hi, bon appetit.

Thanks.

What's up
with your secret show?

I saw you picked up
a Iot of shifts for it.

I still have a few
small corrections.

Besides, it's not secret, I
want you to hear on the air.

But what's it about?
I don't even know what it is.

I told you, music.

Music?
We don't do music shows here.

Okay, I agree. When do you want
to hear it? -When I get back.

Where are you going?

To Eilat,
to that Dolphin Reef.

AIready? Don't you ever
take the time to breathe?

Sometimes.

I've never been to Eilat.
Funny, isn't it?

Yeah. And I'II take you to eat
somewhere decent when I get back.

The food here is excellent,
you should try it once.

Forget it.

Well, I have to go
sign out the tape.

Bye.

Is there something you didn't
tell me about earlier? -What?

I feel something
around the Iungs,

did you have that checked?
-You can see all that in the Meri?

Meridian, Meridian.

You ought to have it
checked out.

That's it?
-That's all for today.

Think about what
we discussed earlier.

What?
What's the matter?

You give me pleasure, I pay you,
you make a Iiving.

Same thing. She gives you pleasure,
a Iot of pleasure,

you pay her, she makes a Iiving.
What's the big deal?

You don't Iove me
-And you do Iove me?

It doesn't matter anymore.

I Iike you.

You don't Iove me.

Stay friends?

No.

I need a 6,000 shekel Ioan.

I can pay you back
in a month or two.

Sorry, it's too much.
I can give you a few hundred,

maybe 300 shekels, okay?

No, I need 6,000.

It's not someone else?
Are you sure?

Is it important to you?

No, it's not someone else.

Want more coffee?
-No.

On me.
-No.

It's Iate, I have to pick up Zuki.
You get it off.

The sonar is based on sound waves,
just Iike an ultrasound.

Remember you once had
an ultrasound test done?

When? I've never had
an ultrasound test.

Yes, you have.
-When?

A few years ago, when Dr Maimon
thought you had kidney stones.

How could you not remember?
-Oh, that thing with the gel...

Yes.
-Yes.

What the dolphins do with their
sonar is a kind of ultrasound.

They recognize the fetus
in the pregnant woman's belly

and it excites them,
the dolphins,

so they swim near the woman.
The pregnant woman.

Interesting.
-Yes, very.

And? -And what?

? What then

Then nothing. It's moving.
I'm told it's moving.

Once I saw a film about how the US
trains dolphins for military action.

Those dolphins do the most
amazing things there.

The Russians do that too. Maybe
you can put that in your show too.

What?
What is it?

Is it the trip?

No.
Nothing.

Left to the door,
Ieft to the door.

Yes.
Come on.

Hi Eddy!
-Hey.

What are you doing here at this
hour? -We started doing night walks,

it's good for the figure.
-What? Your figure's fine.

But Maxim's beginning
to Iose his figure.

How was that one?
-I dunno. It's weird.

Did you see it?
-No.

It's about a girl
in Paris who...

You know what?
I won't tell you.

Maybe you'II watch it and
tell me what happens in the end.

They don't talk there,
so I'm not sure I got it right.

What is it? I do take an interest
in what you do, I do Iisten1

You... Sometimes I don't
understand you. You...

I'm pregnant.

What did you say?
-I'm pregnant.

You're pregnant?
-Yes.

You're pregnant.
How is that possible?

I want to have him.
Or her.

I've decided.

Decided what?

Bye.

What, "Bye1? "

What did you decide?

What?

Talk to me1

Maxim, Maxim...

Maxim1

Hello?

Hello1 Hey1

You sonofabitch1

Sonofabitch...

Maxim...

Is there anyone here?

Max...

Max...

Is there anyone here?
Hello? 1

Is there anyone here?

I want to tell you something.

What?

I broke up with Boaz today.

Really?
-Yes.

That's it?
-Yes.

That's good.

-Spain, near Barcelona-

You asshole,

without that you'd be Iong dead.

I Iove you, Roberto.

Maybe someday
I'II take you to Venice,

when all this is over.

Go to hell, you and your
Venice, asshole1

They played with me
Iike Iittle kids.

It Iooked Iike they
didn't want to Ieave.

Look, in the beginning I was...
how should I say...

a Iittle skeptical
about these dolphins,

but it works.

That smile they have,
those dolphins, hey?

That's something1 -That's no smile,
it's the structure of their face.

I think it's a smile,
it's a kind of smile. It's more...

It's not a smile.
-I feel it is.

I felt a smile.

It's Anatomy, not feelings.
-Let's not argue now, okay?

What month are you, if I may.

it's no secret, is it?
Tell her, go on.

Seventh.

29th week,
going on the 30th.

It's a girl.

What's the matter?

I'm sorry.

What happened, darling?
Want a glass of water?

Is it something I said?

Matti?

What are you doing here?

I'm back.

Since when?

Not Iong.

Not Iong?
-Yeah.

You're back for good?

Maybe.

Everything okay?
-Why wouldn't it be?

Drink?
-No, thanks.

I need a report
on my apartments.

A report? Why?
They're in good shape.

When will it be ready?

Today, tomorrow.

What happened to your forehead?
Did you get into a fight?

No, no... it's just...
a bump.

Look, there's all this
nonsense going on here,

the economic situation here
isn't so good, you know...

there are problematic tenants.
I'm taking care of it.

I hope so.

The money I put
in your account is okay, right?

And your father's account,
that's okay too, yes?

Everything's okay.

Will you want to move into one
of the apartments, if you're back?

For now I'm at a hotel.
You know,

they clean every day,
do the Iaundry, it's convenient.

Right, so give
me a day or two,

I'II... Leave me the name
of your hotel, I'II call you.

No need,
I'II call you.

If anyone asks,
you didn't see me, okay?

No problem.

Low profile, eh?

Anna, hi.
It's me, Reuven.

I'm sick of chasing after you
and Ieaving you messages,

so please come
to my office

and pay me
the four months rent you owe me.

Come to my office today
and Iet's get this over with.

See you.

Look, ma'am, you came here, what?
A month ago?

We authorized it once,
but it can't go on Iike this.

You can't make any more
withdrawals from the account.

No, I must have
a Iittle more time.

I'II get it sorted out.

This is a problem.

I understand the situation,
but I must have a few more days,

no, a week,
until I get my salary.

It's a problem.
-No, I...

I have a child at home.

How old?

Ten.

Fifth grade.
-Fourth.

Wait a minute.

It's a problem.
-Maybe I can talk to him?

I don't think
there's any point in that.

The bank has decided to change its
policy towards customers Iike you.

What does that mean,
"customers Iike you"?

With no collateral.

Yes, but if I had collateral,
I wouldn't be in this situation.

Well, it's a problem.

I'm sorry.

I find all this talk
unacceptable.

The station will only
benefit from the privatization.

You know that our ratings
are almost zero. Zero1

What do you want from me?

Tell your friends from the Union
that the good ones stay.

And the others, go home.
The past is past1

Do you want us to
end up Iike Cuba?

Look what goes on there,
people flee in boats, swimming1

Do you know how this unrest
makes me Iook to the investors?

We have to work together,
together1

I need all this energy
behind me,

we need to correct
some historical errors here,

we need ratings1

Each month, another quarter percent,
another half percent,

another percent,
start taking off a Iittle.

we need to do this
for all the unemployed,

for all the homeless.
for all the hopeless,

that's what radio is for1

But I didn't
summon you for that.

I saw your credit as a producer
in next week's schedule.

Yes.

But you're a technician,
aren't you?

Porath authorized it.

Porath?
-Yes.

I understand it's a show about
Punk Rock? -Yes.

But we don't
broadcast shows about music.

Porath authorized it.

Those guys who stick
safety pins in their cheeks?

Well, in Israel
it wasn't quite so...

No?

It was an important movement.
-An important movement?

Yes. -Okay. In any case,
I'd Iike to hear it,

maybe even today. -But what for?
Porath already authorized it.

Porath, Porath, Porath1

Porath's not here anymore,
now I'm here1

I'm very interested
in hearing your show,

maybe even today.
That's all.

Dismissed.

Hello.
-Hello.

You can't check out books.

Why?

There's a problem
with your tuition fees,

you can't check out books
until you settle that.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

The integration
of the Punk musicians

into the Establishment
in the early 80s

and their dissociation from
social and political issues

put an end to the cultural
renewal process

that was characteristic
of their beginnings.

We'II end this program with
one of the first songs of Dada.

the song is titled
"Anastasia".

It's a rare recording from 1 976,
made at a club in Tel-aviv.

Thank you for being with us.
This is Frank Cagan.

That's it.

You're called Frank?
-Yeah.

My Dad,
Bruno Cagan was my Dad,

he was a great fan
of Frank Zappa's, so...

Your father?
-Yes.

Your father was a Punk?
-Yes, my mother, too.

She's Ruth Neuman.
-Interesting.

.Yes

Look...
-Yes.

We have a problem here.
-A problem? What do you mean?

AII this noise
and these obscenities...

Didn't they have any quiet songs?
You know, ballads?

No, it's Punk.
-I understand.

Well, we have a problem here.

Look,
maybe I can polish it a bit.

Could you?
-I think so...

Excellent1
Do that1 That's it.

Maybe you can
ask Max for an advance?

Max?

No, I don't think so.

Well, maybe I will ask him.

Try to concentrate
on your homework, okay?

I didn't know he Iiked whisky.
-Irish whisky1

Where were you all this?
-Abroad.

? Where
-Amsterdam, Paris, London,

Dublin.
Everywhere.

What, making music?
-No.

And this store?

It belongs
to a friend of mine,

I work here.
For now.

Nothing doing,
I don't Iike whisky.

So that's what he said?

Yeah.

Why did you do it?
-Do what?

The show.

I thought it would be
a good idea.

No one's ever made a serious
program about Punk Rock in Israel.

Besides, you know, this week
is Dad's 25th anniversary...

He said "ballads", eh?

Moron.

I heard about your mother
when I was in Dublin.

It happened about two years ago,
right? -Yes.

Did she suffer a Iot?
-No.

Reuven?

Reuven, are you home?

Hello?

Yes.

I'II stay here for now.

I know you're there,
you hear me?

If you don't pay your rent today,
I'II evict you.

I'II evict you,
you hear me?

I'm waiting for you
at my office.

Get your schoolbag ready, okay?
You're Iate.

Okay.

Hey, Anna. What are you
doing here at this hour?

I wanted to talk to you.

I wanted to talk to you too,
good thing you came by.

What about?

Someone wants to buy the store,
open a hummus place.

A hummus place?

Yeah, his name is Hezi,
he has a chain.

He's been after me
for a Iong time.

And you want
to sell to him?

Truth is, I've already
sold him the store.

What?

I had no choice.

You know there's no demand
for our movies.

What, so that's it?

I'm sorry.

What did you want
to talk to me about?

It doesn't matter now.

I want severance pay.
I'm due severance pay.

Right.
But it'II take time.

How Iong?
-A month, maybe two.

What? I need it now,
I can't wait1

Don't be angry, Anna,
Things Iike this happen.

Maybe you should come
over to my place tonight,

we'II have a drink,
talk it over, relax a bit...

You know, maybe I'II arrange
something after all.

I'II talk to the bank.

What are you
talking about?

You know
I've always Iiked you,

what do you say?

Anna, I'm sorry1
Anna1

The group Zvuv became Hot Water.

Fortiss continued
his wild performances

that earned him
the nickname "nutcase".

The media called him a Punk.

The peak was an Independence Day
TV piece about youth in Israel.

The media noise
around him convinced CBS

to release
his first album, "PIonter",

which came out in 1 978. The
reactions to "PIonter" were hostile,

the sales were Iow
and Fortiss went abroad.

That same year Bruno Cagan,
Dada'a guitarist,

died of a heroin overdose.

This marked the end
of the group.

Its members dipersed
in all directions.

My father was the soloist,
my mother, the bass player,

and he, Robinson,
played the guitar.

He also wrote
some of the songs.

So it's not that you suddenly
wanted to become a producer.

No.

For some reason I thought
you Iike this music.

Why for some reason?
-No...

I mean...
Because you...

You know, it's not...
-What?

I didn't...
mean to offend you.

It's okay.

Who gets the decaf?

I do.

Thanks.

How was Eilat?

Fine.

It was fine.
I'm pregnant.

You're pregnant?

Yes.

How do you feel?

Hungry.

Hungry all the time.

Can I have your cookie too?
-Yes, sure.

I packed a few things
for you and the kid,

you'II get your furniture
when you've paid your debt.

I changed the Iock, so...
-I want to talk to the owner1

He can't be reached,
sorry.

I warned you
more than once.

I warned you,
didn't I?

I hope you get the money,
for your sake.

We're not doing so great,
Maria and I.

In fact, we've separated.

A few months ago.

I didn't want to tell you
about it on the phone.

It's no big deal.

It's just over.
It happens.

What about Emilia?

She's sweet.
She'II be okay, she understands.

I'II bring her over
to visit sometime.

When?
-Sometime.

What's happening here, Dad?

It Iooks a bit run down,
doesn't it?

Run down?

There are people who...
already.

What?
-They divide up everything.

The strong ones grab,
snatch,

This is mine
and that's mine.

The weak ones have nothing
to eat anymore.

Privatization1

You know all about that,
right?

So maybe it's time
you Ieft this shitty kibbutz.

Why do you?

Move to Tel-Aviv,

you'II have everything
you need.

Pick any apartment
you want.

You can go
to the beach.

How many years can
you sit here and smoke?

I Iike to sit
and smoke here1

Okay, great.
So what?

What do you want?

What do you
want me to do?

Why did you come back,
suddenly?

Are you in trouble, or something?
-No.

I just came back.

Mom's rabbits...

I have to clean
them sometime.

Yeah.

I'd still Iike to see her,

Emilia.
I'd still Iike to see Emilia.

I Iove the apartment.
-Really? I'm glad.

What happened
to your forehead?

Oh, that.
Nothing, just a bump.

A bump?

I don't believe you.

I can't...

I can't.

He threw us out
of the apartment?

Yes.

Is it a boy
or a girl?

You can only know
in a few months.

Why did you decide
not to have children?

Ideologies...

But...
-But what?

He's afraid of a child.

And you?

Me too.

I think it suits you
to be pregnant.

We'II see if you say
that in a few months.

You'II Iook great
in a few months too.

You should take this out.
-Yeah.

Your... show is good.
-Really?

Yes.

It's not because...
-No.

Thank you.

Boaz, is that the pizza?

What are you doing here?

We're disturbing you.

Come on, Zuki.

Come on.

I never Iiked that shithead.

Boaz, who is it?

I'II race you downstairs.
-In your dreams1

There was no point staying,
no one cared about us anyway,

although sometimes I think

that if Bruno had stayed alive,
the group would still exist.

Why?

Because he was unique.
-How?

Something happened to
him in the Kippur war,

though he never talked
about it.

He was always against.
-Against what?

Against everything.

He did want to change the world.
-And the rest of you?

At first we did, too.
But Iater, you know, drugs, sex,

all that nonsense.

We couldn't get an album out
in five years, that destroyed him.

Do you even Iike Punk Rock?
-Not much.

I thought not.

I have all your recordings. It's the
only thing Mom kept from that time.

Did she ever talk about me?
-No.

Did she have anyone?
-I don't know. No one steady.

And she didn't
teach you to dress.

What's wrong
with how I dress?

I'm a technician,
a sound technician.

And you Iike being one.

I Iike sound.

I Iike sitting alone in my room

and editing sound.
AIone, with no one to bother me.

I join bits, cut bits,

people's voices
saying things.

I don't need
special clothes for that.

You're not Iike him.

Like who?

Like Bruno.

No, eh?

What will they do
if they catch us?

Who'II catch us?
-The police.

No one's going to catch us.
-Don't they always, in the end?

Who told you that?
-You did.

Look, we took
what was due to us.

Even much Iess.
That's all that counts.

Eat.

It happened after we returned
a movie to the video Iibrary.

We started to cross the street
and suddenly a car came,

I heard it,
it sounded Iike a Japanese car,

and then I heard the bang.
There was this big screech and...

and suddenly
it was quiet,

and I heard Maxim's whining.

Then the driver
got out from the car.

What did he do?
-I don't know.

He probably realized
I was blind and then...

this...
this despicable driver...

he just got back into the car
and drove off.

Just fled.

And there was no one else
around? -No, no.

Somehow I dragged him
to the sidewalk and we waited,

until someone came by
and helped us.

And what happened to your dog,
to Maxim?

He died.
-Really?

Yes.
At the clinic they tried...

But he died.

If we'd made it there earlier
it may have ended differently, but...

I buried him yesterday.
Maxim.

I'm sorry to hear that.

You were very close to him.
-Yes.

Sounds Iike it.

"Pregnancy and Birth"

We're into our fourth hour
of "Night Talk"

and you're welcome
to call us

at 03-5606987

I repeat 03-5606987.

Again, if the driver
who ran over Maxim,

Eddy's guide-dog,
can hear us,

he's welcome to call
and tell his side of the story.

Meanwhile we'II have
some music.

Mom, I can't
It's disgusting in there.

Okay, no shower today, but wash
your face and brush your teeth.

Can I skip school tomorrow?

No way.
Forget it.

She can't do this
to me out of the blue.

What's out of the blue?

We decided
we won't have children.

It's Iike breaking a
contract.

Not exactly.
If she's been with you for years...

Why?
-Wait, she's been with you for years.

Why don't you want the child too,
Shlomo?

You can't do that to someone you've
been Iiving with for years1

What do you mean...
-That's not what I called for.

So what
did you call for?

Shlomo?
Apparently Shlomo hung up.

Well, so we'II continue
with some music.

He didn't pack
any toothpaste,

so I just used water.

Tomorrow we'II buy toothpaste,
okay? Come here.

You're not scared or anything,
are you?

It'II all work out in the end,
I promise.

My sweet.

I would so want to be with you now,

there's nothing I'd want more,

I Iove you very much, Emilia,

my Iittle one.

Kisses, Daddy.

This is a problem.

Without a termination Ietter
you can get unemployment benefits

only after a waiting period.

Waiting period?
What does that mean?

Three months.

And what do I do till then?

I have no termination Ietter,
I told you.

But you wrote here
that you were fired, right? -Yes.

But... -So why can't you
bring a Ietter?

I can't bring a Ietter.

It's a Iong story,
it doesn't matter.

That's a problem.

What about work,
can you find me work?

Do you have a profession?

I'm in the middle of my studies.
-What studies?

Sociology,
at the Open University.

A student.

That's a problem.

We have no use
for that.

For us you're
an unskilled worker.

What does that mean?
-It means...

Work Iike...

cleaning,

Iike...

picking apples,

Iike...

picking oranges,

Iike...

deliveries.

Okay, fine.
I'm ready.

Like... sales?

I have nothing,
nothing for you.

No, no.

Maybe you could
come back in a few days.

In a few days?
-It's worth trying.

And in a few days?
Will you have something for me?

Come on,
tell me the truth.

You always have to be
optimistic, right?

Oh, excuse me. -No, it's fine.
Come on in, we're done.

Are you sure?

No it's okay.
I was just Ieaving.

You know each other?
-No.

And you are?

Oh, Reuven.
-Yes, Reuven.

, Well
I have this friend who's blind

and he wants to upgrade
from a stick to a dog.

So he sent me to find out
how the whole thing works.

To upgrade?

Your friend will have to come
and sign up himself. -Of course.

I just wanted to find out
a few details...

He's a Iittle...
-What?

He sent me to ask...

because he's... a Iittle...

Shoot.
-What?

Ask away.

Yes, well...

How Iong does it take to get
such a dog? -About a year.

You don't say, Iong time...
-Yes, it's a Iengthy process

that starts
when they're puppies.

We give them
to foster families for a year,

where they Iearn
to Iive as part of a family.

They're exposed to children,
road traffic...

No, no, no.
The wafers.

Then they're returned
to us for a training period.

They Iearn to guide
a person who's dependent on them.

What person?
-The blind person.

Of course. -If it's a match, your
friend will have to come to us,

and stay here
with the dog for a month.

A month?

Approximately.
-Six weeks, more or Iess.

How much
does such a dog cost?

Between 1 8 to 20 thousand.
-Shekels?

Dollars.
-That's a Iot.

That's what it costs us.

The blind get the dogs for free.
The problem is the waiting period.

Tell me, can't you just buy a dog,
you know,

to save time?
-I told you,

the blind get the dog for free,
we're not merchants here.

Sorry.
-I can give you brochures

that explain everything
quite clearly.

Okay.
-There, on the table.

You don't say,

he was special,
a smart dog, eh?

We never had a Labrador
Iike Maxim...

Gone, just Iike that?
-Gone.

People1
Unbelievable.

So you're not married?
-No.

I'm a single mother.

Girl? -Boy.

Look, it's a real problem.
-What?

Because of the kid?
-No, no way1 God forbid1

It's just... you know how many
unemployed we have at the moment,

even here,
a few years ago

we had working here
and now we're.

We barely have budget
for a cleaner.

So why do you advertise
jobs in the paper?

We have a deal
on the ads.

Tell me, what about

the father of the girl.
-Boy.

Sorry, the boy.

The family
can't help out? -No.

Look it's a real problem.

I don't know
what to tell you.

Do you know Ianguages?

French, English and Hebrew.

That's good, very good.
-Yes?

You have something in Ianguages?
-Could be.

Could be.

Tell me, have you ever done
door-to-door sales? -No.

? Why

I know Iots of people
who Iive very well from that.

Yes? -Sure.

It's easy.

What do you have to sell?

Hair products.

Look, Iook at your hair.
Look.

Which hair moisturizer do you use?
-I don't use any moisturizer.

Spray? -No.

Conditioner?
-No.

Nothing?
-Nothing.

Nothing.

So where do you get
all this beauty?

Well, why just hair
products?

You know,

you could also sell...

shirts...

Thanks for the ride,
really.

It's a bit hard for me.
I'm just not used to the stick.

It's okay.

Why are you driving
so slowly?

Oh, I'm just careful.

Which car is this? It's Japanese,
right? -A Mazda.

There's Iots of Japanese cars
in Israel, right?

Yes.

And that friend of yours,
how come he's blind?

It happened to him
in the war.

Lebanon?
-Yeah.

Shelling, shrapnel.

That was Iong ago.
-Yes.

And you? -I've been blind
since age, an illness.

What illness?

Retina degeneration.

But I'm not completely blind.
-What?

I can tell the
difference...

between darkness and Iight.

And what else?

That's about all.

So why don't
you want a child?

What?

You're Shlomo, aren't you?

How do you know?

You called the radio
yesterday.

Thank you.

I have to file a report.

I understand why you did it,
but I have to.

Burglary is burglary.
-Okay.

Sure you don't want to Iodge
a complaint against him? -Yes.

-But why?
-Because it doesn't matter anymore.

-It doesn't matter?
-No.

So what are you going to do now?

Be someone else.

Well, it's good, isn't it?
-Very tasty.

I don't get to eat in places
Iike this. -So what places, then?

More, you know...

What?

More... Iike, expensive.

But it's good here,
very good.

Yes, it's excellent food,
and cheap1 -Yes.

I'm paying.
Not because it's...

If only I could get hold
of that bastard,

if only I could
get my hands on him,

on that sonofabitch's neck1

That's what I think about
all the time.

"Microbes Iove Iullabies,

"They sing them
all the time.

"Even at the expense
of their sleep,

"AIone or in a group.

"If you happen to steal,
Be smart about it.

"Take everything from the weak,
Don't mess with the strong,

"Concentrate on the money.

"Everyone's born to count,

"Eins, zwei, drei.

"The rich count millions,

"Eins, zwei, drei.

"The poor count slaps,

"Eins, zwei, drei.

"And now, quick, to bed1

"Microbes Iove Iullabies.

"They sing them
all the time,

"Even at the expense
of their sleep,

"AIone or in a group.

"Main thing is, make a Iiving,
Honesty doesn't count.

"SIeep, dream without worry,

"Someday you too
will concentrate on money.

"Everyone's born to count,

"Eins, zwei, drei.

"The rich count millions,

"Eins, zwei, drei.

"The poor count slaps,

"Eins, zwei, drei.

"And now, quick, to bed1

"Shekel, shekel, shekel,

"Here comes the dollar.

"Shekel, dollar, shekel.

"Again comes the dollar.

"Shekel, shekel, shekel,

"Eins, zwei, drei.

"Shekel, dollar, shekel.

"Eins, zwei, drei.

"Shekel, dollar, dollar.

"Shekel, dollar...
Shekel here and dollar there,

"And whoever doesn't have it,
Doesn't get to sleep."

Are you free or not?

Come on,
I haven't got all day.

How much?

You decide.

What's the problem?
-No kissing.

You got a problem
with my Ieg?

I don't think so.

Don't think so?

No, I have no problem.

Finally, although Dada
was active for about five years,

the group never managed
to release an album.

Few got to see them at the rare
performances they had in Tel-Aviv.

Rami Fortiss returned at the end
of the '80s with Berry Saharoff,

back to Israel and won commercial
success as he closed the circle

begun by Bruno Cagan and Dada,
some fifteen years earlier.

I got rid of some
of the music as well.

I need one more shift.

What do you say?
-I think it's very good, really good.

Michal, I appreciate
your support of Cagan

and I understand why
you joined us here,

but my station can't
broadcast this.

What do you mean, "your station"?
-Our station.

What do you mean "things Iike this"?
It's culture.

Wait, are you saying
I'm against culture?

Yes. -I'm very surprised
to hear this

from a senior producer Iike you.
You hurt my feelings.

What, don't we broadcast music here?
We do, but normal music.

This is culture? AII this noise,
all these obscenities?

That's culture too.

Very few people
will think groups Iike Dada,

or those Zvuv people,
No offense, yes?

Count as culture.

And you should stick
to your dolphinettes... -Dolphins.

Silence1

You've hardly changed
anything here.

It's even impossible
to change anything.

We have a problem here, Frank,
and it needs to be attacked.

If it's any consolation,
he gives everyone a hard time.

He'II probably tear
my show to pieces, too.

I'm sorry.

I still have some work to do,
but maybe afterwards

I can take you to eat
somewhere decent, Iike I promised?

What do you say?

Drink.
I want to drink.

Drink.

Martini Bianco,
Jameson. -Thank you,

Cheers.

Is this what
you usually drink?

I don't usually drink at all.
-Really?

Thanks.

When he died I was three.
-Really?

And your mother?

Two years ago,
she was ill.

When my father died,
she "saw the Iight".

No, not religion.

She just Ieft
all that music stuff.

She Ioved him
very much.

Where do you Iive?

Nearby.

I'm not afraid, I just don't want
to bring a child into such a world.

What world, Shlomo?
-Reuven, Reuven. My name is Reuven.

What do you know?

Know what I had to do yesterday?
-What?

What?
I'II tell you what.

I had to evict
someone, with her son.

A mother and her Iittle boy,
from one of the apartments I Iet.

And do you know why?

Because she didn't have money
to pay her rent. Do you understand?

And you ask me why I say
this world is screwed up?

Did I decide that?
No, I didn't.

Who was it?
-What does it matter?

Why did you have
to do such a thing?

Enough with this already1

Come on,
you think it's up to me?

I'm just
the real estate. agent

She hasn't paid rent in four months,
what do you think I am, a monster?

I understand.

Why are you Iooking
at me Iike that?

I'm not Iooking, I'm thinking.
-Thinking?

Thinking, thinking.
-What's to think about?

Everyone in the world
has to have children?

What's the big deal?

Suddenly I'm
a public enemy? What?

I don't want to talk about it
anymore. -So Iet's continue.

We must add sour cream to the
cheese mixture, that's the secret.

Go on,
you asked to help, right?

You can pull out
the pan now.

Good...

put it on the marble-top.

Now we have to wait
ten minutes for it to cool.

Time it, okay?

Now we must separate the eggs,
and I'II really need you.

You know what? Let's say all
I said earlier was bullshit

and I'm really a selfish pig.
Let's say all that is true.

So it's better that someone Iike
me won't have a kid, am I right?

Excuse me.

Yes, Eva.

Yes, much better.
I'm feeling better.

A day or two.

I just have to prepare all the...
paperwork.

I'm not stammering,
I'm just...

Okay, bye.

Sorry,
that was an important call.

What, you smoke?

Sometimes,
when Desmond rolls one for me.

Want some?
-No, thanks.

Who's Desmond?

He's my cleaner.
He also helps me sometimes.

He's from Mozambique.

Tell me, what
did you do with your dog?

Maxim. His name was Maxim.
-Maxim.

I buried him in the yard.
-In the yard? -Yes.

Over there.

He used to read me
bedtime stories.

He'd record them on quarter inch
tapes, for the nights he was busy.

What stories?
-Crazy versions of fairy tales.

Crazy versions?
-Yeah, he'd change the stories,

especially if they had
a happy ending.

He hated happy endings.

And you have them?
-Yes, my mother kept them.

I think...
we had too much to drink.

Yes.

Want some dessert?

No.
-Come on. Some ice cream?

No.
-You're sure?

We got a Ioan.
From the bank.

Really?

Tonight we'II sleep
somewhere better.

With a TV set?
-Yes, there should be one.

Let's take this.
It's better anyway.

But there's
a special offer, two and...

But we don't need two.

What do we need three...
-But it saves Iots of money.

But we don't need it.

What will you do with 3 tubes?
-It'II keep for Iater.

Hi.

How are you?

Well,
did you manage in the end?

What are you doing?
Are you out of your mind? 1

A cake.

A cake.

I didn't mean to startle you.
Want some?

What happened to your Ieg?

A kid kicked me.

A kid?
-Yeah. Kicked me.

This cake...

Something
didn't come out right.

Tell me,
what happened to your forehead?

Oh, just a bump.
-A bump?

Yes.

Why...

Why did you dump it on me
Iike that at the airport?

What's going on with you?
-What do you mean?

Got a girlfriend? Anyone?
-No, why?

What?
-Nothing.

What's the guitar for?
-What's a guitar usually for?

What, you're playing again?

Did you bring your camera?
-Yes. What do you need it for?

I need it.
Why aren't you drinking?

Get the camera.

What, you want to take a picture
of the car? -No.

Is it yours? Whose is it?
-No.

So why?

Get the camera.

Move back,
aim it at the roof.

Are you crazy? What are you doing?
-Start shooting now and don't stop.

I'm out of breath.

You're nuts.

It's fun.
Bruno and I would do that a Iot.

To whom?

Record company directors.

Ballads, he said, eh?
Moron.

Now.
-Now, sir.

AIpha here, follow me.
-AIpha here, follow me, sir.

Forward, close ranks.
-Forward, close ranks, sir.

Zvika force outflank from right.
-Zvika force outflank from right.

What's with you?
You didn't say "sir".

Sorry.

Concentrate.
-AII right.

Force at attention.

Commanders, count off.
-Commanders, count off, sir.

At my command,
prepare to assault.

At my command,
prepare to assault, sir1

Aim weapons.
-Aim weapons, sir.

Force, attack
-Force, attack, sir1

Fire1
-Fire, sir1

You're being fired at1

You won't believe
what happened Iast night.

Someone demolished my car.

They smashed the windows,
the body, everything. Total Ioss.

Even the cop
was in shock.

AII day I've been trying to figure
out why someone would do that.

It's so scary, really scary1

I'm sorry.

What can you do?

Did you bury him?

In the yard.

You miss him.

Yeah.

Hey.
-Hey.

Thanks. -What's that,
a new customer?

No.

That's the sonofabitch who
ran over Maxim. -You don't say1

You know, Reuven,
this year

317 people were killed
on the roads.

76 more than
Iast year,

or a rise of 16.5%.

2591 were seriously injured,

a drop of 305 people,

or 1 0.5%.

36,925 people
were Iightly injured.

3319 people Iess,

or a drop of 8.25%.

The Statistics Bureau says...

that this year there was a drop
in the number of road accidents,

but the number of dead
went up from 7.3 to 8.3...

per 1 00,000 inhabitants.
But...

dogs aren't even included
in the Statistics Bureau's report.

Hi.
-Hi.

Well, is it good?
-It's okay.

I told you. -It's noodles,
Cagan. Noodles with oil.

I Iove noodles.

He came back yesterday.
-Who?

Reuven.

Last night. Baked a cake.
-A cake?

Yes, a cheesecake.

And...?

That's all.

About...
what happened yesterday...

Yes, I know.

Okay, so I'II...

Frank, over here.

How are things?
-Fine.

Where were you
Iast night?

Come on, answer me, come on.
-Why?

Were you on a shift?
-No, I was home. Why?

At home?
-Yeah, why?

Nothing.

Dismissed.

Hi, Michal.

I don't want that show
of Frank's to come between us.

I think you're
making a mistake.

Let's not get back to that. He's
just a technician, not a producer.

I'II find a solution to this problem.
-You're making a mistake.

When can I hear
your show?

It's not finished yet. -In any case,
I want to hear what you've done.

I just want to be involved.

Is it good?
-Not really.

This cafeteria
is a problem.

A serious problem.

It has to be attacked.

Thank you.

The kid is yours?
-Yes.

EIeven?
-Not quite, ten and two months.

I have a girl his age,
Emilia.

That's Iovely, Emilia.
-Thanks.

She Iives in Barcelona,
with her mother. -And you?

I Iive here, nearby.

We do, too.

Zuki, meet...
-Matti.

Hi, Zuki.

Anna.

Maybe wear the red one,
with the collar.

How about now?
-Much better.

I won't be Iate, okay?

He's right, red suits you.
-He knows me well.

Was it always just
the two of you? -Yes.

I missed the food here.
-Really?

The salad.
Most of all, the salad.

They don't have salad
in Spain? -No.

Yes, but...

Everything's so...
oily there.

You know,
now it sounds funny,

but once I thought
I'd never Ieave this country.

Once, when I was seventeen.

My friends and I wanted to go to
a Patty Smith show, in Geneva.

We were great fans,
she was...

But I had no money,
I was from a kibbutz.

So they went and I...

They brought me
an album of her's.

I think I still have it,
I'm not sure where.

You know the album where
you can see her underarm hair?

Yes.
-Really?

" Yes, " Easter.
-Right.

Zuki's dad Ioved her.

Is that a problem?

Do you Iike
to disappear?

Not from women.

So it isn't.

That was excellent.
-Really? Thank you.

Wow, I was so hungry.
-Well, it's only natural.

Yes. The food at the station
is quite inedible.

Well, I have to get going.
-Where?

To a friend.

A friend?
You don't have friends.

Someone I met recently,
I'II tell you about him.

He's blind.
-BIind? -Yes.

I help him a Iittle.

You help him?
-Yes.

It's okay, Ieave it.

What's with you?

Straight.

Be careful, careful...

No1 Straight1
Straight1 Straight1

Where?
-To the right,

not to me, not to me...

What are you doing?
Drive straight, straight.

Sunday driver1
Who gave you a Iicense? 1

Not to the right1
I said, straight1

Good, good, straight1
Straight1

Not Iike that.
Straight1

Good, Eddy,

Right, Eddy,

straight, straight1

Right, right,
not to me1

"Intuition."
? -What

That girl's perfume...

it's called "Intuition"
Pretty, isn't she?

How do you know?

I don't know, I...
She seems to be.

No, I meant the perfume.
-I once had a girlfriend

who trained me
about perfumes.

A real girlfriend?
-Yes, why?

No, nothing.

What happened with her?
-I couldn't go on with her.

She was too holy for me.

Too holy?

Someone who Iikes to take care
of you, you know the type.

People who are attracted
to people with problems.

I had the feeling that she only
wanted me because I was blind.

See?

I gave her a hard time.
I didn't treat her right,

but she did well.
Married some rich industrialist.

That's how
it goes, right?

Life is the result of all
the things you never planned.

What was her name?

Why?

No reason.
What was her name?

Eva.

I know why your cake
got screwed up.

I guess you didn't add
enough potato flour.

That's what makes
them stand up...

"Emilia Hernandez.
Barcelona, Spain"

Can I help you?

Yes, I want to buy something
for a friend.

What?

I dunno...
maybe a book.

What book?

I don't know.
He's blind, my friend.

So why a book?
Why not a record or a disk?

No, a book.
I want to read to him.

I've got something
for you.

Something special.

Your friend will Iove this.
-How do you know?

Just guessing.

You Iook familiar.
-Many people tell me that.

275 shekels.
-For this? It's second hand1

It doesn't Iook...
270 for you,-

I have to close.

He's a serious socialist,
still believes in Lenin.

Won't budge
from this goddam kibbutz.

He should come here, so he
can be near me, have some fun.

How Iong has he got Ieft?
Spent his whole Iife on a tractor.

Maybe he's afraid.

Afraid? Of what?
What's there to be afraid of?

Change.

Tell him you need him.
You do need him, don't you?

Yes.

What?

I've never told him that.
-It's not hard.

What about you?
Is there someone you need?

Zuki.

And apart from Zuki?

Not anymore.

Your mother never told
you anything about me?

No, why? -She was my girlfriend
before she fell in Iove with Bruno.

Really? I didn't know that.
-Yes.

And what happened? -I told you,
she fell in Iove with Bruno.

And that didn't
make trouble in the group?

Things Iike that
happened back then.

We Iived in each other's pockets,
sometimes even in the same room.

And why are you telling me this?
-No reason.

These guys are customers of mine,
I think it'II be a good show.

What tribe is this?
-CIub Med.

What's happening?

How he Ioved to dance...

He'd get up
on his hind Iegs

and he'd dance
and bark...

Did you ever see a dog
who Ioved to dance?

I brought you a book.

In Hebrew? Because
Desmond can't read Hebrew.

I was going to do it.

Thanks.

"Antennas high
above a sleeping city.

"People going home,
Tomorrow's a work day.

"Sitting in a box,
hands on their set.

"BIue Iight floods the city,
And he starts his show.

"Get off,
get off my TV screen.

"Get off,
get off my TV screen.

"Bullshit1

"Same old intro,
same old joke..."

"And my beard
became needles

"as my damp breath
froze at once.

"I told the boy:
breathe deeply,

"your face is too white
from an orphan child's troubles.

"Breathe this air in deeply,
child,

"and get some color.

"I held him close
to my chest.

"He didn't seem to be afraid
I'd fall with him,

"and for me he was Iike
a medicine given me."

You never wanted
a family? -No.

Why?
-It didn't suit me.

I know someone Iike that.
-Who?

Someone, you don't know him.
Husband of a work colleague of mine.

Another?

No, this week I drank more
than I drank in my whole Iife.

But I have someone here,
in Israel. -Who?

You.

Thank you.

I'm your father.

What?
-I'm your father.

Here, wipe your mouth.

Want me
to take you home?

I want you to Ieave me alone.
-Not yet.

Yes, the report.

I will need
one of my apartments.

What happened?
-Nothing happened.

A small one?
-A big one.

I have the one on Balfour,

but I'm about to close
with a tenant...

Offer her compensation, okay?
I want that apartment.

Labrador?
-Yes.

Cute. -Yeah.

The apartment's not for now,
but in a week or two.

I'II Iet you know, okay?
-Okay.

Hello, Eva.
It's Reuven.

Yes, better.
I'm feeling better.

Say, did you ever have
a blind boyfriend?

No, no. I just wanted
to know if it's true.

Listen, Eva, I have
some news that's not so good...

No, no.
Not about him.

It's about the apartment.

You're rejecting my show.
-I'm not rejecting anything.

I'm not the rejecting type.

What will you broadcast instead?
-Michal's piece on the dolphinettes.

It's a very nice show.
-I see.

But I have an idea.
-An idea?

The thing with your
father has been on my mind.

My father. -I thought
you could cut your material down

to 6 minutes, and we could air
that just before Michal's show.

I thought of a new format.
Listen, it's great.

"Six minutes about people
from the past."

Well, what do you say?
Powerful, eh?

You could add some stuff about your
Mom, after all they were a couple.

But none of those crazy songs,
just narration.

And please,
attack it from an emotional angle.

It's okay.
It's not your fault.

Are you sure you don't want me
to do this with another technician?

No, no.
Let's start.

Wait.

It's for you.

Here you go.
-Thank you.

Thank you.

Have you decided?
-Yes, we're coming.

I'm glad.

You'II enjoy it.
-Thanks.

How can you be sure?

Your mother told me.
-And he knew about it?

No.
-And you?

Let's say I
didn't want you then.

And now?

She Ioved him.

Yes, she Ioved him.

Me too.
-I know.

That was clever of you,
the meeting at the cemetery.

It wasn't planned.
-So what did you want?

To see who you are.
-And what did you see?

That you're stuck.

And you think that now
I'II be Iess stuck? -I hope so.

I see.

Your picture.

Do you take a break sometimes?
-Why?

I feel Iike having
a drink.

Does he know it's you?

Don't forget the toothpaste.

Can we see the dolphins in Eilat?
-Yes, they have a dolphin reef.

What's a reef, Mom?
-It's...

A kind of enclosed area
in the sea.

This Matti is okay.
-Yes.

Will we have
to come back here?

I don't know.

Do we have to take
that red bag?

No.

We'II Ieave it here.

There was here someone
called Anna.

Don't know her.

Say, "Count off, sir1"

Count off, sir.

Don't worry, I have a few
months Ieft, maybe more.

He's cute,
the Iittle guy.

I know a few colleagues
who could help.

You know I don't believe in this
meridan stuff. -Meridian. But...

There are other methods
that could help.

Are you going to make me feel
good now, or give me a hard time?

Do you have a radio?

Radio? Now? In the middle
of a session? -It's important.

And not a word
about what I told you.

"Thanks to the team: producer
Ronit Zvi, technician Erez Eini,

"Amalia Golan
for the music,

"and above all,
thank you for being with us.

"After the news, "Six minutes
about people from the past".

"This time about Bruno Cagan
and the group Dada.

"After that, Michal Kafry's program
about the dolphin reef in Eilat.

"I'm Avi Katz,

"good night to you all."

That's all for today, Iittle one.

I'II tell you everything Iater.

I Iove you more than ever

Take care of yourself, Dad.

Are you tired yet, darling?
-No, Daddy.

You're sure?
-Yes.

I see. So? Shall we begin?
-You didn't start the tape.

Sure I did.
Here, it's turning.

By a great forest

there Iived a Iittle girl
with a red...

Hood.

She had a Iittle red coat
and even... -Red cheeks.

Red cheeks, yes.

One morning her mother packed
a basket with a bottle of... -Milk.

Two... -Loaves of bread.
-And a cake.

Said the mother
to her daughter:

Your grandmother's sick and
needs help. Bring her the basket.

But remember one thing,

don't stop, don't stray from the
path... -And don't talk to strangers.

Right.

What's this? -Little Red Riding
Hood went into the forest, singing.

What is this?

And took good care of the basket...
-So the milk wouldn't spill.

Because Granny was sick
and needed help.

Suddenly she saw
a great wolf

with black fur.

Where are you going,
Iittle girl?

asked the wolf,
his belly rumbling.

To my granny's, to bring her
milk and tasty bread.

Where does
your granny Iive?

In a Iittle house.
in the forest.

Why don't you pick her some
flowers, to cheer her up?

asked the cunning wolf,

wagged his great
black tail and was off.

Little Red Riding Hood Iooked
around and saw Iovely flowers.

She bent down
and started to pick some.

Meanwhile, the wolf ran...
-To the clearing in the forest...

Pushed the door open and entered...
-Granny's house.

Granny's house.

There he Ieapt at poor,
astonished Granny...

And swallowed her.

Swallowed her whole.

He put on
Granny's nightdress,

tucked his tail carefully into it,
so it wouldn't show.

He tied Granny's scarf
around his head,

put Granny's glasses
on his nose

and got into bed...

when suddenly...

Knock, knock, knock1

Knocking at the door.

Yes, come in,

said the wolf
in a weak voice.

And who came in?
-Little Red Riding Hood.

In she walked,
carrying a bunch of red flowers.

Into the house she came, and saw
Granny in bed, covered by a blanket.

She Iooks a Iittle strange,
thought Little Red Riding Hood.

Granny,
why are your eyes so big?

The better to see you,
answered the wolf.

And Granny,
why are your ears so big?

The better to hear you1

And why are your teeth so big?
asked Little Red Riding Hood.

This time the wolf
said in his real voice:

The better to eat you1

He jumped out of bed and tried
to catch and swallow her whole.

He chased her all around the house,
shouting and screaming:

Come here, come here1
-What is this?

Have they Iost their minds at
the station? When's your show on?

In a minute, don't worry.
-Help1 Help1 Help1

Mommy, Daddy, help1 Help1

This time I added potato flour
that has to do it...

You need experience,
that's all.

Just then a hunter passed
by Granny's house.

He heard Little Red Riding Hood's
cries...

Cheesecakes are
a whole world.

rushed into the house
and caught the wolf by the throat.

The shocked hunter pulled
a Iong knife out of his bag...

and with one strike,
slashed open the wolf's belly.

He pulled and pulled

and got Granny
out alive and well.

Little Red Riding Hood and Granny
hugged, thanked the hunter,

thanked their Iucky stars
and decided to have a feast.

And in the feast they drank...
-The milk.

And ate...
-The bread.

And for dessert had...
-The cake.

And maybe some candy.
-Some candy, yes.

Some candy, too.

Okay, that's it. SIeepy?
-No.

No, eh?

Frank, you know...

It doesn't always
work out Iike that.

There are
many wolves in the forest

and this was just one.

One.

Someday Little Red Riding Hood
may go into the forest again

to visit her sick Granny,

and who knows who will
jump at her from behind a tree.

Who knows...

Stop, stop, Daddy1

Stop it, Daddy1

Okay, good night,
sweetheart.

Good night, Dad.