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Come on, leave it!

Thank you.

- When will you be back? - l don't know. l'll write.

- But you will be back? - l don't know.

Muslims say: inshaah.

But inshaah - you will be back?

l'll write.

That you'll be back.

l will write.

l will.

Your mother will know anyway. Because of her sixth sense.

lt's tricky. lt doesn't always work.

l'm confused again.

But things were all right, weren't they?

Yes.

And they should get even better.

FORElGN BOD Y

Starring

You're crying.

lt's the smoke.

No. They're tears of regret.

For what?

Think about it.

OK, l was crying. . . So what?

lt was great, but it's no more.

Nothing lasts forever.

On this earth.

Exactly.

On this earth. There's no other.

That's what you think.

lt's an objective truth.

The triumph of reason over superstition.

What kind of superstition?

Any one stemming from fear.

Fear begot gods.

One God in the end.

You're one god ahead of us, monotheists.

- lt's not about philosophy. - What is it about?

Life.

There's only one life.

You mustn't waste it for the sake of some fantasy.

You're intelligent. Can't you see. . .

. . .you're betting on an unknown, unverifiable until death?

You'll never know if what you believe in exists.

And life is real. lt's beautiful. Love is real.

Why give up on that ltalian?

He's going to suffer.

- You make a handsome couple. - You didn't like him much.

lnitially.

lt's typical: no guy's good enough for a father's darling daughter.

Quite irrational.

Be happy then: no more boyfriends.

Nonsense.

Too bad you didn't call.

But l wrote.

lt's not the same.

l even thought...

. . .you were only joking.

How did you tell him?

l wrote too.

Wrong again.

You're too scared to look him in the eye.

Scared of what?

Love.

lt's not true.

l've found love.

Rather late, but l have.

Director of Photography

Tell him to his face. . .

- . . .why you're leaving him. - He knows that.

Perhaps. But does he understand?

l think he does.

You think, but you don't know.

How would l?

He's a believer, we've talked many times. l hope he understands.

- You hope or you're sure? - l don't know.

Then find out.

l bought him an air ticket so you'd tell him.

But l'm leaving today.

He's at the cafe downstairs.

l'll bring him up.

Music by

- Your father had me come over. - l know.

Produced by

My train leaves in an hour. Angelo will keep me company.

- But you're not going. . . - l am.

Written and Directed by

l got a job here. ln a corporation.

For at least one year.

Until you take your vows as a nun.

l want to be near.

You decide what you want.

Or rather. . .

. . .what He wants.

Which corporation is it?

A. . . corporation.

Contact people from the Movement. They can help you.

But. . .

lt would be better not to come to see me.

You understand why l ask this?

Yes.

Yes.

l wonder why they sent him.

To report back on us?

You overestimate our Head Office.

Let's act friendly.

Take him to the opera.

He had a wedding ring?

No. lt's a rosary ring.

Send him an email not to wear it.

An uncle at the Vatican is no excuse to show off devotion.

Write him that we don't allow any religious symbols.

We don't?

The policy of neutrality.

Really?

Yes.

No! l've just made it up.

''Conscience'', you said.

This notion is far from universal.

lf conscience exists, it's relative.

Mine differed from that of my so-called victims.

My conscience...

...was faith in a better future.

And trust in our leaders.

But they let you down?

lt's of no consequence. l never let them down.

Then no harm was done?

l'll talk about it. . .

. . .if they dare to sue me.

Dare? What do you mean?

All of Europe was infected with Stalinism.

All intellectuals. Why open old wounds?

We have more serious problems now.

More serious than the life of this man. . .

. . .which you took, even though he had done no wrong?

Oh, yeah?

Are you sure?

Everybody's guilty of something.

Excuse me.

You're clearly biased.

l object to your recording this interview.

l remember enough to publish it.

You don't say! ls this yours?

You'll be easy to find.

Wait. . .

On second thoughts. . .

lt's not your fault that she speaks nonsense.

To compensate for your time. . .

You underestimate people.

He got the point.

lf l'd had more in my pocket, he'd have accepted.

Why are you doing this to me?

Out of spite?

To you?

You never crossed my mind.

Thank you for the ticket.

But you like opera?

As an ltalian l have no choice.

Do you think l might borrow that little rug?

l received an email about my rosary ring.

l may remove it if you wish.

But l should tell you. . .

. . .that l have to pray 5 times a day facing Mecca.

Does the corporation intend to forbid that?

l wouldn't advise it because of our connection with the oil business.

ln fact, l've got an uncle who's a sheikh.

- Really? - Yes.

And it's thanks to him that l happen to work here.

l thought it was because of the cardinal.

Possibly.

l have many uncles.

Lucky you.

You're quite assertive, aren't you?

Has it crossed your mind that l decide...

...what will happen to you, not your uncle?

There's no unemployment in ltaly?

Let me give you some advice.

lf you don't want to be out of work...

...you have to abide by our rules.

But you don't.

There's a no smoking policy in this building, am l right?

Really?

l love it!

Really. . . l love it when someone stands up to me.

Up to a point.

lf that was a test, then it was a poor one.

Because l don't smoke.

Long face?

Down in the dumps?

Am l fired?

You don't get ahead, you leave.

You're kind of stuck, too.

Too long, l agree.

No hanging around the theatre.

- Why? Where am l to go? - Any other place.

Good night.

Wait here. l'll get the car.

Which beer would you recommend?

l don't know the beers from here.

You can buy me an expensive one or a very expensive one.

OK.

- ls this really about beer? - Yeah.

Are you going to tell me what you're collecting for?

- Want to hear a little story? - Yeah.

OK. l'll tell you a story.

An old guy in bed for ten years, no one there to help him.

And some people told him: you're gonna die.

And his little son said: Dad, l don't want you to die.

l need to find a machine which will help you breathe.

Put this away, man.

- Eh? - Put this away.

What's the point?

You'll accept money for beer, but not for your father's machine?

Yes.

- Can l have your number? - No.

You won't let me help you.

ln whose name won't you? Your father's? Or your pride?

l can help your father.

Angelo. . . We have to go now.

Please.

Ciao, amico!

ls he straight?

Sure thing. Passed my test.

Will you have him?

l can, but l don't have to.

Then you won't.

Angelo!

You'll drive me home.

l'm not capable.

Stop the car.

Stop the car!

Are you OK?

l don't know.

You're not gay. l checked.

But you're Catholic, and that's almost the same as being gay.

l can see that something's going on down there.

lt's purely physiological.

Yes, right.

Love is nothing but physiology.

Kiss me.

Sorry.

Angelo! My friend. . .

Amico!

l think you're capable of driving yourself the rest of the way.

You wouldn't leave your boss stuck in the middle of nowhere.

lt's not becoming of a gentleman.

Then start behaving like a lady.

l swear!

l swear.

Angelo!

Don't be silly.

l live alone. You can spend the night here.

Come on!

Have you ever been raped?

Why are you so scared?

l won't eat you.

l hope.

lt's not nice to say goodnight like this.

l was counting...

...on trying this out tonight.

On you.

l really don't like that kind of thing.

What a shame.

Let's have a drink and then you can go home.

No, thanks. l don't want a drink.

Come on, you can drink and drive. They don't check.

Besides, you're a foreigner, so you can do whatever you like.

Oh, no, no, no! All the way!

You are a man, aren't you?

- Good night. - Bye-bye.

Hi. l want to report...

...a black BMW, WN2460C.

Drunk driver.

You're welcome.

Good night.

Your documents, please.

Please blow into this.

Go on. . .

You will have to call a taxi.

Get off.

Listen. . .

l've a mission for you.

To win the contract we must know what the competition is bidding.

Use Angelo to approach their Alessio.

Get access to his computer.

lf l succeed, aren't you afraid. . .

. . .that l'll get promotion, not you?

Not really.

You'll probably get my job here when l'm already miles away.

Stop staring...

He can't breathe without this machine.

But it's an ancient machine, you see.

Look how it works.

At the Health Care they say they've got no money for people like us.

They say you've got to wait like five years in a queue.

Five years. . .

The power goes down. . .

. . .l've got like three-four minutes and he's gonna die.

This is the sheet.

l'll try to discover how to sort out this kind of financial help in Poland.

- l have no experience yet. - l have.

You don't sort it out in Poland.

You just fill in the forms.

You take the form with you, give it to the people.

They tell you to wait. Tell you to wait two weeks.

So you wait - two weeks, three weeks.

You go to them and ask: ''What about my form?''

And they say: ''Which form?''

So you take back an empty form...

...and fill it in again. That's how it works here, brother.

Are you working, or are you still studying?

Both.

l wanna be a professional beggar.

Hi, doggie! Come here!

Come on, have some meat.

Just look!

Here you go!

No?

Go to hell!

l have to go.

Why are you in such a hurry?

Angelo, you really need to relax.

How are you gonna get back? You don't have a driver's license.

l'll get a taxi. l can see that you'll manage alone.

l'm here on business, and so are you.

As you can see, l have a different understanding of my business.

lf you mean to seduce him, then do it.

But without me around.

Why does it upset you? Don't you want me to have him?

He is married.

So what, if he is?

He's married today, he may be divorced tomorrow.

Nothing lasts forever in this world.

You know. . .

There are some things that last forever.

Human wickedness and stupidity.

Was that to me or to everyone?

Because if it was to me, then it was a bit rude.

lt was not my intention.

How did it go?

He took the bait. l was ''lovesick''.

Jerk. . . His wife's a peach!

Let's fix her up with someone.

Angelo perhaps?

l bet he's not that proper.

He almost screwed up my plan.

Started to moralize. l sent him off.

Here's some moralizing from me.

Get off with Alessio and look at his files.

Fine.

But what's in it for me?

l wasn't hired as a prostitute.

What vocabulary! Come on, it's the 21 st century.

Alessio's quite the stud.

Not my type.

Tough luck.

Consider it your duty then.

But mind you. . .

l need you to understand this properly.

As progress-oriented people of success. . .

. . .we believe in. . .

How to put it?

ln breaking free of all ties and limitations. . .

lncluding decency.

Trans. . .gression is the key word.

You know what that is?

Exceeding a limit.

We put money into whatever fits this idea of ours.

And ''ours'' stands for. . .?

Progress-oriented people. The people of tomorrow.

And of the day after tomorrow.

Those willing to demolish. . . . . .the world of today.

The world of money and class divisions.

Transgression will do the trick.

Paving the way for something better.

Or not.

Angelo has applied for disability aid for someone.

- Want to see it? - What?

He's off his rocker!

We pay taxes, don't we?

- l'd submit it to Head Office. - What for?

PR purposes. Charity sells well.

Go ahead then. l've no problem with it.

Your eyelids feel very, very heavy.

Your body seems to be made...

...of sand or clay.

l said no calls.

Kris! Am disturbing you?

Hi, it's you, Tamara!

No, of course you're not disturbing me.

l heard rumours that your mother gave an interview about her past.

t may cause us some probems.

- ls she going to stand trial? - Yes, know about my mother's interview.

lt will appear in a couple of days, but there is nothing l can do.

Aren't you afraid that if this news spreads...

...it might cast a shadow over your career?

Corporations don't like it when their employees attract media attention.

We, 'm sure it wi be fine, reay.

But thank you very much for your concern.

- Bye. - Bye-bye.

Forget everything. Lie down.

Dissolve yourself...

...deep inside.

Your eyelids are heavy.

You'll fall asleep when l tell you to.

l'm going to count to three.

One. . .

What the hell's going on?!

What the hell?

Head Office sent an email about the Moscow mission.

That can wait.

lt says all depends on the amount. . .

Shut up, you idiot!

You're disclosing our trade secrets.

l must warn you. . .

Angelo is here with his disability aid application.

l know everything about your charity project...

...but it will have to wait a little bit longer. OK?

Bye.

l have to warn you.

Things happen while under hypnosis.

lf l put you to sleep and don't wake you up correctly. . .

. . .you may go into a coma.

lnstances of death have even been reported.

lt's safer not to take chances.

Tell me some more about it.

ls there anything l could do for you?

Perhaps.

Like what?

Come to see me more often.

How often?

Every day?

l would love to, really.

But l don't have the time. You know what l do.

How about twice a week?

Difficult.

- How often could you then? - Like now.

Twice a month. . .

Plus, occasional bonus visit.

No.

Oh, well. . .

You'll keep doing me harm then.

l will.

Would you be doing it...

...if l were your own daughter?

lf you were my own daughter. . .

. . .you'd come to see me every day.

Hai, Mary, fu of grace, the Lord is with thee. . .

l'd better start to wake her up.

No rush.

Let her grapple with the past for a while.

Hypnotic sleep is a different thing.

Do you often hear such confessions?

Like in church.

Do you feel bound by the secrecy of confession?

Maybe l've told you my secrets too?

Without knowing it.

You say that you have no secrets.

That you have integrity.

l find your question unfounded.

Mother claims she has integrity too.

But you see what kind of integrity that is.

- Shall l wake her up? - Go ahead.

You want to wake up.

You've had enough sleep.

Three. . .

Two. . .

One. . .

What time is it?

Nine?

Do you have today's paper?

You're scared.

A tough one like you.

You've got me in trouble again.

Just that.

How l wanted to have a daughter. . .

Excuse me, mother.

l need a huge favour.

Could l please take a short leave?

l must clear things up.

Just a few hours and l'll be back.

Supposing you don't come back. . .

Will the world end?

Go when you like and come back when you like.

Hi.

What the hell. . .

You introduced me to that hooker. She stole data from my computer.

- lt wasn't my idea. - Whose idea was it?

Ask her.

Aren't you married?

Jerk!

Knowing what they're bidding, we can head to Moscow.

We'll bid lower.

Are they sure to pick us?

Throw in humanitarian aid and we've got it in the bag.

- ''Humanitarian aid''? - ''A bribe'' sounds worse.

When are we going?

You aren't.

Just kidding. Of course you're going.

As a bonus for your commitment. . .

. . .loyalty. . .

. . .and servility.

You've slept long enough.

You want to wake up.

Hi.

Let's go out on the terrace.

l'm sorry. This is a very important personal matter.

OK.

Thank you.

The truth often sounds like a formula.

Lies may sound more truthful.

What if l told you. . .

. . .that l've found love more real and bigger than ours?

You'll say that it sounds like another formula.

Even though. . .

. . .we have repeated such formulas for years.

You can't speak of God otherwise.

The love of God is expressed through man.

l still believe that you'll find it in me.

l'm waiting.

l haven't lost hope.

This hope is what keeps me going.

We're not meant to find hope in one another.

That's another easy formula.

The best l can think of!

Look, l can't go on like this.

This place is like some quicksand.

lt's sucking me down!

With you around l'd feel stronger.

God gives us strength.

Sounds too easy again.

''God gives, God takes away''.

''lt was God's will''.

Then God hides away to be invisible for years.

The dark night falls.

All mystics write about it.

God hasn't abandoned me yet, but. . .

There's a disabled guy about to die.

- l can't say: ''lt was God's will''. - l'm also vulnerable at the moment.

You want to shake my faith?

We were to support each other.

- How, if you won't be with me? - lt's not that l won't.

He has decided.

You've no idea how l miss you.

Your eyes, nose, mouth. . .

Your smell.

Do you still have those morning-after pills?

lf not, we'll send our angel to the pharmacy.

What a pity.

We won't know if he'd go. . . . . .or refuse on ideological grounds.

Are you taking him to Russia?

Why do you ask?

Just curious.

He'll be completely lost there.

That's why he might be useful.

Put it back.

l've done it a hundred times before.

lt's easier for you to play the lottery. Put it back.

Adam, l know. . .

l didn't make these rules.

Maybe it's worth trying the lottery too.

Do you know who won the jackpot already?

Look at that guy there.

He's won a jackpot.

You want his prize?

lt's the plan of your God.

ls it?

lt could be.

ls your God merciful?

Yes, He is.

Adam, please!

Wait a second. Only a second. . .

lt's not too clear to me. . .

. . .how it happened.

l put her on sleeping pills.

Where are they?

No idea.

Here and there.

l took some home and to work.

To use myself or give others.

Perhaps you should be a doctor.

And you a businessman.

l don't want any investigation.

When the defendant dies shortly before the lawsuit, they might snoop.

Why, it's normal to die at this age.

She passed away right on time.

Trust me...

...had she asked me to. . .

. . .l'd have helped her die.

But you didn't, l hope?

You think l'd confess?

Don't be naive or too curious.

Doctor. . .

Get me that memory-loss drug for Russia.

Planning a rape?

Please... Show some respect for the dead.

What's your problem?

She needs to be washed and dressed.

Am l to do it?

Who else? Me?

l would say so.

Get to work, will you?

Comrades!

l would like to read out her last ideological message.

She made it clear: no funeral speeches.

- Who heard her say so and when? - l did.

Who are you?

Her adopted daughter. She said no speeches.

Must have been in her sleep!

A week ago she gave me this.

To be read at her funeral. And l will do it!

Comrades!

Give it back!

l have a photographic record. We'll publish it.

Excuse us.

Thank you all for coming.

Please do not offer condolences.

Praised be Jesus Christ.

Father!

Excuse me.

Could we say a short prayer for my boss's mother?

She passed away two days ago.

Better to pray for her victims.

The innocents she sent to their death.

For which she never repented.

ln the name of the Father, Son, and of the Holy Spirit. . .

Guess what she got this one for.

Let's drop the subject.

Because you don't speak ill of the dead?

No.

Because it gets you down.

For your own good.

Why do you care about me?

Perhaps l like you. Unthinkable?

Prove it.

That's what boys say.

''Prove it.''

So do girls. . .

Have you ever tried?

l've tried everything.

Everybody?

Almost.

l'm sorry.

The body, once the soul has departed, is only matter.

And the Son holds his Mother's soul in his hand.

lt's like an embryo.

The soul is somehow similar to an embryo.

An embryo is the harbinger of a person.

But the soul is a person's essence.

Can Orthodox priests marry?

The priests can, but not the monks.

But you're a monk.

You don't think l look like one?

Well, l am.

But only recently. l used to play basketball.

What made you change?

Should l make a public confession?

We say ''Ex oriente lux''. That light comes from the East.

But how is it here, in the East?

The light comes from God.

But l don't know if God is in the East.

All l know is that He's in our hearts.

He paid me a visit.

- Did He visit because you asked Him to? - No, l asked for nothing.

He chooses and He pointed at me.

l don't know why. l had a good life before then.

Did you have a girlfriend?

Did l have a girlfriend?

Girls used to chase me.

l could take my pick.

You want to ask if l ever regret it?

Did you become a believer? Why did you light a candle?

lsn't it what you do in an Orthodox church?

Electricity is life.

We provide people with life.

Our strategy is simple and transparent.

You will find that our offer is the best.

None of our competitors. . .

. . .can build the power line to Poland and also Western Europe. . .

. . .cheaper than we can.

So we await your decision.

We believe in the future... . . .of this contract.

We have powerful competitors.

We believe that we are more powerful than they are.

Our assets are technology,

organization. . .

. . .and more than anything our employees.

lt's enough just to look at who is working for us.

Please welcome Kris Nilski, head of our Polish division.

She was responsible for our bid and if we win this contract. . .

. . .it's possible that she will oversee the whole operation.

So we can now give the floor to Ms. Nilski.

Mr. President!

Angelo!

Follow him!

But l don't have my driving license.

Just do it!

l'd have sent my driver.

- l don't speak Russian. - Thank you.

- Your documents, please. - Why?

- l don't speak Russian. - We'll interpret.

Say you were acting in good faith.

l was acting in good faith.

And that you came up with the idea of a bribe yourself.

Firstly, that's not true.

l had no idea what was in the folder.

And secondly, no one would believe it.

What if you confessed. . .

. . .that you were acting on behalf of the competition?

l don't even know them.

That's what you think. You remember that Alessio?

- He's working in Moscow. . . - l haven't even talked to him!

You're a paranoid.

Confess, otherwise you will never get out of here.

You know what Russian prison is like.

Say you did it before it's too late.

Everyone breaks in the end.

No one's strong enough. lt's just a question of time.

Will you say you did it?

Show him.

No, l won't.

Well, then. . . l don't know how to help you.

l like him.

l don't mean as a man.

You think he'll break?

No.

So what then?

Against the wall!

Your Eminence! May l?

Would you let me pass?

l'm talking to you.

Do you know what gets me going?

Hey, buddy. . .

Do you hear me?

Hey!

What are you doing?

Do your thing.

Get lost!

Stay put, bitch!

Leave him alone!

You heard what l said?

l don't speak Russian.

Wanna have some fun?

Still don't get it?

Piss on his face.

What's the problem?

- l'm sorry. - What about?

l don't take dreams seriously, but l had a dream. . .

Go on.

- May l make a call? - Go ahead.

l may appear hysterical...

...but there is something called telepathy. . .

No need to make excuses.

- Who do you want to call? - My father.

No problem.

l don't understand what this is all about.

''They were like terrorists today''.

The government was acting in self-defence.

lt's all ancient history.

Who wants to go digging up the past?

ln Poland you'll always find someone.

l'm done.

Would you mind finishing everything off?

l'll pop into Head Office to deal with any difficult questions.

The timing of this looks like someone wants to trip you up before your promotion.

Who?

What about our ltalian colleague?

ls there anything that can be done for him?

Yes.

Someone has intervened.

They will probably let him out.

So. . .

lt went the way it was supposed to go.

And how is that?

lt looks like we are going to get the contract.

Yes.

lt does look like it.

So what's the problem?

Who was the key to getting this contract for the corporation?

We were. ln particular, l was.

Yes.

l know that.

But do the right people know it was you?

Thank you for coming and for your help.

Your cousin from the Vatican helped you too.

But why did you do it?

So you'd finally show...

...you have some balls and rescue that stupid girl.

You're talking about Kasia?

No. About the Queen of England.

- Did you get your passport? - Yeah.

l will drive you to the airport.

Hi. When will the result of the appointment be online?

What is it our time?

OK. So it should already be there.

Thanks. No, no, l'll check myself. Thanks. Bye.

Still here?

Go home.

Thank you.

Shit!

You bitch!

You shafted me again.

Even from the grave, you bitch!

Yourself, that's all you cared about!

You never gave a damn about me.

You shouldn't come here.

Respect your loved one's request.

Come to the vow-taking ceremony. Then you'll be able to talk.

Kasia!

l'd like to order.

Two will be fine.

Together or not, l don't care.

Shut up and hurry!

Kasia!

Kasia!

Catarina!

Kasia!

Please hear me.

Please answer me.

l beg you from the depths of my soul. . .

How are you? Any better?

Not yet.

The Lord is my shepherd, ack nothing.

The Lord is my shepherd, ack nothing.

He makes me ie down in pastures green. . .

Hear, O daughter, and see,; turn your ear...

...forget your peope...

...and your father's house.

So sha the king desire your beauty for He is your ord. . .

Eunuch.

Castrate.

Hey. . .

lt's a pity it ended like this.

Why do you say it's a pity?

We could have continued our games.

l had some more surprises prepared for you.

For example?

l wanted to slip you a pill. . .

. . .that makes you lose your memory for a couple of hours.

A rape drug. And then we would have raped you.

And then some hired people would have tied you up. . .

. . .put you on some train tracks. . .

. . .and you would have heard a train coming and died of fright.

- Why didn't you do that? - Because l thought. . .

l don't know.

l just thought. . .

. . .it would be better if you converted me.

After all you're an angel, aren't you?

Angelo is an angel.

How come you're so sure l'm still a believer?

What are you talking about?

l hope it's just a phase that will pass.

The mystics wrote about experiencing a black night.

- Now it's my turn. - Why do you think it's your turn?

Perhaps l was too sure of my faith.

Do you remember that your Christ on the cross also cried out:

''God, why did you abandon me?''

l can't even cry out.

Another damn power cut.

You mentioned a black night just in time.

That's a good reason for the company to build a power line.

But it's not my problem anymore.

l don't give a shit. . .

. . .about the company and power supplies.

Absolute freedom.

But what shall l do with it?

You're ltalian.

Why don't you sing?

Are you alive?

Are you?

l am.

- You're breathing by yourself. - Yes.