All language subtitles for Juraj Jakubisko - Build a House, Plant a Tree

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BUIID A HOUSE, PLANT A TREE

They're delivering beer!

At last. Where have you been?

Are you married yet, Mary?

Let me go, you fool.
Should I be waiting for you?

Come on, guys! Unload or
there will be nothing to drink!

Terminal!

There's been nothing to drink
for two weeks.

No soft drinks, or beer.

All liquor is sold out too.

Look at what Sam looks like.

Stop complaining.

You are mad if you live
here in the rocks.

Buy a helicopter if you want
to drink beer.

When it snows,
you're completely cut off.

It's like the ends of the earth.

Give me a cigarette, buddy.

Buses get here in winter.

My truck is not a bus.
It's heavier and longer.

- Have you got money?
- No, I haven't.

- What village is this?
- Biela Voda.

Can I find a job here?

Are you crazy?

I mean a job that pays.

Here?

Go to town if you want to earn.

One coffee!

Who is he?

The driver gave him a lift.
He is here to do some research.

Listen!
What research are you doing?

I am analyzing the situation
and gathering information.

Let's play.

How long are you staying?

I leave as soon as I get a ride.

This is the last village.

Cut for deal.

This is the end of all roads.
Then there are but rocks.

You'll have good luck.

No, you owe me ten crowns.

What game is this?

It's called active defense.

Ziga, have you seen Sam?

He was shouting here like a lion
a while ago.

What's wrong?

Sam's Katie is lost.

Faster! Come on!

Straight!

This is the only pit
she could have fallen into.

Katie!

Be quiet! Listen!

Mummy!

It is somewhere down there.

Where's a rope? Hurry!

Give me the torch!

Hold it tight.

Hold.

Easy! Don't fall!

Hold him, guys!

Don't cry, Katie. Look, there's light.

How did you get there?

Through the old corridor.

She wanted to see it,
then she got scared.

She didn't want to go back.
She gets scared in the dark.

Don't worry, your Mum is waiting.

Don't cry.

Look out for the rope!

- Are you holding it?
- Don't worry!

Pull!

Don't worry, we are going
to swing a little.

Easy, easy.

Come on, Katie.

Nothing happened.
She only got scared.

Oh, it was the boy... Ivan.
You rascal!

Your mother will beat you.

Here is the son of yours, Ivan.

What have I told you?

I won't do it again!

- Is it your son?
- Yes.

Don't punish him.

He did nothing wrong.

- Imagine what could've happened!
- Nothing has.

Thank you.

Let's go!

- Who is she?
- What?

- Who is she?
- Helen. The chairman's daughter.

We live in the rocks,
nobody can tear up our roots.

We are like the trees.

There are few of us
but we shall bear on.

It's a miners' village,
as hard as stone.

To your health!

We could have been even fewer.
Poor Katie.

Helen's son is as crazy
as his Father.

This happens when a woman
is a single mother.

Don't worry, Helen can manage.

She is the chairman's daughter!

- What's your name?
- Matus.

- And your surname?
- Matus. My first name is Jozef.

My toast now. Stand up!

Jozef Matus, you are a good man.

Do you know the miners' toast?

- What?
- Do it after me.

Something for our forefathers...

something for myself...

and something for you!

It's our turn now.

What's going on here?
Are you crazy?

By saving my daughter you saved
my life. I'll reward you.

Take whatever you want.
You are our man.

Shit, what's that?

Where am I going this time?

What's going on?

- Good morning.
- Morning.

- Where are we?
- You can see, can't you?

- Where did you get the tree?
- Me? You got it!

I hate being made fun of.

You should hate hard liquor then.

Or not drink it with beer.

Mr. Matus, it was fine
yesterday, wasn't it?

- Who is he?
- The shepherd.

How does he know me?

They all know you now.

- Did I fool around?
- Not much.

You were repeating: Plant a tree,
conceive a son, build a house.

You only have borrowed the tree.

Go on.

Then you said
you would build a house here.

You agreed to stay with me
while it's built.

So we drove you here.

Drinking left you weak.

Could you shave my face?

Then you said
you would get married.

Whom shall I marry?

How should I know?

High time to begin.

Wait.

There you are!

It's just a scratch.

I had a dream about death.

What did it look like?

Like me.

Be careful. Dreams may come true!

Look, the boy.

Mum sends you breakfast.

Stop! Thank you.

Where is your schoolbag?

It's the last day,
I just go get my mark sheet.

The summer holidays are starting.

Do you know this?

What does Mummy do?

- She sits at the post office.
- Here. Have a good holiday.

Come again, I'll teach you
some magic.

- Thank you. See you.
- And give your Mum my regards.

Then you said you'd find a job.

I always do what I say.

Could you lend me a clean shirt?

- How many years are you driving?
- Eight.

- Accidents?
- None.

Single?

Twice in Bulgaria, no loans,
no children.

What do you do doing nothing?

I didn't get a car to fix.

So take off your clothes
and roll on the sacks.

- What's wrong with that cement?
- It has set.

Crushed and powdered

it could be used for a pigsty.
You can have it.

Could it be used for a house?

If it could

it would have been used long ago.

I had heard about you.

I am glad somebody
has been sent at last.

Ziga's been here for a year
and... nothing.

All he does is watch TV in his carriage
and eye my daughter.

Ours used to be the best
copper ore around.

Look at the mountains.

Could it be all gone?

I used to work as my Father
and grandfather did.

You have to help us
revive our village.

How can I?

- They sent you.
- Who?

People from the Ore Research Office.
People say...

They've mistaken me
for somebody else.

Why are you here then?

- I'm a driver.
- Do you play football?

Of course. Right forward.

Is there a team here?

There is but a poor one.

Stop talking about football again.

Why did you come to our village?

It was a mere coincidence.
Now I like it here.

I'd like to settle down.
Are you glad?

Why so suddenly?

Is it strange?

Yes, it is.

Maybe he denies he has children
somewhere. Who knows?

Good morning.

Morning.

- Well, shall we?
- All right.

Ziga, what are you doing?

Let's go.

Be careful, she's a witch.
She wanted to tell my fortune.

It was you who asked me to.

Come on, what are you staring at?

Help! I was kidnapped!

Come on, Fittipaldi, faster!

Are you driving
to your granny's funeral?

None of your business,
you stinky fox!

You need a rocket exhaust
to catch up with me!

Don't look at the fool!
Hold out till you get a new truck.

I don't care.
I'll repair it myself!

I can lend you some tools!

I'll have some from the foreman.
You give me some paint!

A vehicle must be fast.

When a car is slow

I feel as if I couldn't breathe.

I am not patient enough.

I love taking risks. Make or break!

The same with women.

Either she wants me
or I don't want her.

You are crazy.
A woman is worse than a car.

Look at me and Helen.

I came here to spend two months.
It's been nine now.

- Is it clear?
- Absolutely.

First I must prove to her
that I am a reliable man.

To make or break
is not appropriate here.

Sink or swim - Make or break,
that would be bad!

Have a drink
and stop talking nonsense.

All in good time. When it comes

I'll put a suit on,
bathe, and clip my nails.

Then you'll see a dance.

Gypsies go to heaven!

What a beautiful day, isn't it?

- Why are you here?
- I am waiting for you.

How did you know
we were in the woods?

It was a coincidence.
Or good luck, right?

I'll give you a lift in my truck.

It's not a long way from here.

I want to show you something.

Mummy, come on!

My Mummy has
a driving license too.

Do you want to try?

I can no longer tell the difference between
the clutch and the gas pedal.

Grandpa won't buy a car.
He's worried that we'd get hurt.

Does Mummy drive like a devil?

Grandpa says she moves by jumps.

He said I was driving
like a wounded goat.

Jumps did you say? A good idea.

We can try that. Oops!

Stop! There's a child here!

Are you crazy?

Yes, I am.

I crave young widows.

When I have enough of their blood
I use their skin for car seats.

Stop, please. It's not funny!

- Well, Ivan, okay?
- Hockey.

Open the door! Oh my God, stop!

Don't worry. I know what I can do.

Look, Ivan liked it.

I wanted to show you something.

Take it easy, you are young!

The brook!

Are you playing all the time?

- I thought...
- Are you married?

I never wanted to be.

- Why not?
- A man should be alone.

A man needs his freedom in order
to achieve something.

That's my husband's words!

I'll wash your truck!

Your husband...

It is complicated.

He was handsome, brave,
I thought he was honest.

I cared about him very much.

- Is he dead?
- No.

He left. He said he was going
to look for a job.

When Ivan was born I realized
he hadn't cared at all.

He had no interest in me or Ivan.

He lied as naturally as he breathed.

That's me.

I hate lies. So I divorced him.

He married again, and Ivan
and I live survived it rather well.

What is that?

Numbers. No nine.

- Do you believe in that?
- No.

- Will you tell my fortune?
- Yes.

I shall build a house for you
over there.

- A white one?
- A white one.

- Two storeys?
- Two.

- With a garden?
- With a garden.

- With a tower?
- With a tower too.

- And a swimming pool?
- If you wish...

No need. In spring there's water
up to the waist here.

Why do you think nobody has
ever built a house here?

All right, I shall build it
further up, by the forest.

- Do you believe me?
- No, I don't.

Who are you to turn everything
upside down?

All you have is one shirt
and a pair of trousers.

I am even wearing yours now.

You have no bed of your own
and you want to build a house!

How is it possible you have nothing?

I will have things!

I always achieve
what I set my mind to.

I win or I lose if I want to.

You make me cry.

Moreover, I eat your food
and chase your woman.

Leave Helen alone!

She won't be fooled anyway.

- Come on...
- Stop calling her your Helen.

That's bullshit.

I could have your pretty Helen.

And since I have no bed,
I'd use yours.

Enough of that nonsense!

You will put my shoes off!

Say you wouldn't mind.

You're a fool. You're impossible!

I know you don't mind,
you're gay, aren't you?

You're an incredible ass.

If this is what you think, I'll show you
a place made for love.

Not even the locals know about it.

Look, Niagara Falls!

The chairman doesn't surprise me at all.

Everybody wants to do something
for his region.

Old Simiak is obsessed.

I know he doesn't like me.

He thinks I'm not doing anything here.

He thinks I can make decisions
about opening the mines.

I am not the one
who is responsible.

If mining was revived it would
be a real break-through in the village.

Young people would come here.
They would build a school,

cinema, restaurant, and shops.

He could be disappointed one day.

He reminds me of my parents.

They decided to build a house.

In fact, it is finished now.

My sister and I got the whole upstairs.

But she lives in Zilina and I...

I wander from place to place.

When I come home we sit in the kitchen
just like we did 20 years ago.

My Father's hands tremble like this.

I think they should've travelled.

Go to the seaside every year instead.

Where are you?
Have you seen my pajamas?

Faster, faster, buddy!

Are you getting married, playboy?

- Not at all.
- You forgot about your friends already?

- Do you know anything about loyalty?
- Of course. Why?

You'll never get rich here!

When you finish you come with me.

All right.

In town you must follow
certain standards, playboy!

We will have a good time!

One of them has black hair,
she's a little fatty. I like it.

The one for you is a red-head like me.

- With tits like this!
- Hold the wheel, asshole!

- Where did you get the cement?
- Do you need some?

Of course. I am building a house.

There may be some left for you too.

Have you got any money?

You can get everything for money.

Cement, girls, whatever.

Wait a minute.

I have to make some arrangements.

Don't hit me on the head,
I have a bad heart.

Close the window.

She is alone. Bad luck.

Only one.

Come on.

Are you sitting here with a hard on?

In the back.

Don't blame me.
You've been away forever.

It rained twice in the meantime.

What did you do with my cement?

What did you change it for?

Grind it to powder and use for a pigsty.

- I'm going to kill you!
- It was stolen anyway!

- Just laugh!
- Let's go.

You mustn't forget your friends,
is it clear?

Look, it rained into my soup.

Why does the weather turn to bad
with the start of the holidays?

We wanted to eat outside.

- I don't know if you like roses.
- Thank you.

Excuse me for disturbing.

I have come to ask
for the permission.

Can't you see I am busy?

Come and see me during office hours.

I can't waste time,
I must get down to work.

Can you tell me
what the problem is?

I need the chairman's signature and stamp
for the building permission.

It was not necessary to bring flowers.

They were not for you as I see.

Where do you want to build?

On the meadow by the brook.

The place where the mine shaft
used to be?

No, the lower meadow.

Don't be so uptight.
He's a nice young man.

I won't trouble you,
I see you have guests.

I'm not a guest, I'll stay here for a month.

Do it for him, don't be a bureaucrat.

You have your lawyers here.
Give me a minute.

That plot of land is not safe.

Don't you worry
the house will fall down?

I'll build a new one if it does.

I told you not to talk to strangers.

How do you know
where he wants to build his house?

- We know him.
- Do you?

He drives me and Mum to the woods.

- He drives you? Since when?
- Not long.

Does Mum enjoy it?

She doesn't like him.

Did you play on my desk again?

Where is my round stamp?

Just you wait, rascal.

Why is there a cross?

A crazy woman jumped down
because of a man.

Poor woman.

If I wanted to kill myself
I'd be scared to jump.

You should never be scared.

Or it mustn't show.

If people saw your fear
they'd eat you up.

- Are you scared?
- Of nobody and nothing.

- You must be scared of my grandfather.
- Everybody is scared of him.

- I am not.
- Good. Do you learn physics at school?

- Not yet.
- Count then.

One, two, three, four, five...

Ahead, go! Why don't you pass?

- You'd better dig coal, miners!
- Blind sportsmen!

Up to the hill! Come on!

Let's go, Matus!

Biela Voda, let's go!

We are sportsmen, stop fighting!

Let it be, or our stadium
will be closed down!

Let them play, they will not hit
the target, anyway.

Don't worry! Play!

Score!

- Didn't you see I was there?
- Frank had the ball, not me!

Don't always blame me!

Pass it to me!
Whom did you pass?

Play, Matus!

Score!

Long live Matus!

Come here everybody!

Do you want to poke his eye?

We must either play down the hill
or beat them.

Money for the first half now.

You were kidding, weren't you?

If it's my money I'm not kidding.

The first, the second...

We scored the fourth time together,
the money goes for drinks!

Listen, workers of the field!

We can go on up to twelve sharp.

I am dead tired, gentlemen. I quit.

Don't be silly! He pays us!

That's good! Good!

Eight, eight!

Like in football. Next year
we'll be in the division.

Newspapers will write about us.
About you too.

Now pay if you won.

Why should I build a bridge?

It's not private property.
It belongs to the village.

The chairman will never allow
such stuff.

To your health!

On the other hand, you spent
lots of money.

To your health, Jozef!

He could build a football club.

What do you think, Ziga?

Me? You are the secretary.

Go with Ziga!

But the chairman doesn't like you.

Workers are not a problem.
But where to get material?

I can get boards.

It will be under my patronage.

That was the last time, I swear!

You saved my Katie and me.

You're an angel, I'm an asshole.

Let us go to my Mary's place.

No, we are going to get the boards.

The sawmill is closed on Sunday.

Exactly, it's closed.

I'll drive,
you'll help me load the truck.

I don't have enough money
to buy boards.

Who does?

Are you scared or what?

You know I like you.

I can help you build
but I won't steal.

I have some boards in my barn,
you can have those.

I have never stolen anything
and I never will!

Don't drag me into this!

I even drink only for honestly
earned money.

Lots of useful stuff can be found
in this nice valley.

Oh, that's you!
Looking at your birthplace?

Good afternoon.

The dead and rich valley.
Which house was yours?

It burnt down.

Was it struck by lightning?

No, it happened during the war.

It's a long story.

What was here?

The school.

I used to attend it
and taught there later.

- In 1944.
- And then?

There were three of us friends.

You know Simiak and Major.

We all fought in the National Uprising.

We survived but we all aged a lot.

It was worth it.

Simiak still thinks the war year
was the most significant for us.

I think the post-war era was
interesting too.

Why have you not repaired
your house then?

Hard to say. Work, politics...

I wanted to finish it
and get married.

But I neither married nor...

...planted a tree, conceived a son,
built a house.

Why do you want to build a house?

You have a memorial in every village.

I'll build mine myself.

Do you suffer from asthma?

I work like an ass.

I never have problems with breathing.

Look at Helen, she seems happy.

Smiling all the time.

I have never seen such a woman.

People must laugh at you even
if coming from a funeral.

One day I rode to town

and saw a POST OFFICE sign.

Suddenly everything went black,
and I almost had an accident.

Yesterday, you were going round
Helen's house like a teenager.

People say love makes one
dignified, gives enthusiasm

for work and zest for life.
And look at me!

Have you made that up
or have you read it somewhere?

I've liked her from the very first moment.

Now I realize if I won't have her

I'll be unhappy all my life.

Why are you telling me this?

- You could help me.
- What?

Your company colleagues, aren't they?

My goodness! I am building
instead of doing research.

- Roses again?
- Is it forbidden?

In my office you are a citizen

but this is my home.

And I forbid you to see Helen,
and come here to show off.

The bouquet is for you.

Me?

Am I a mother of many children?

Cut it out!

It's your birthday.
I wanted to congratulate you.

Easy, Emil.

You are exaggerating, Father.

That's not your problem.

Matus is a decent man.

It is my business
whether I see him or not.

You are an expert in that business right?!

Why are you against him?

My presentiment saved our lives
several times in the war.

The war finished years ago.
You can't go on like this.

What a beautiful day.

Like it was meant for love.

Come on, I'll take you for a ride.

You can't run away.

- Really?
- Really.

- Shall I not run away?
- No.

If I see a lonely woman
I want to drown her.

- Try.
- All right.

Where are you?

I've liked you from the very first moment.

If I can't have you
I'll be unhappy all my life.

Come on, dance!

Don't be ashamed, dance with her.

Don't worry, the Chairman
is no Herod.

- To your health, Chairman!
- Live to a hundred!

Hundred? Once you reach sixty,
years pass faster.

Happy birthday, Father.
I hope you're not angry.

I am not. No need to run away.

Mummy!

Oh, Ziga, you can't dance.

What's wrong?

Can't you see?
Teacher, do you feel ill?

That's O.K. It'll pass.

Helen will make you some coffee.

It's nothing serious.

What happened?

Nothing. I quit the research.

Now? You are not leaving,
I suppose.

Not now. It's still early.

I need to talk to you. It's urgent.

Can he stay?

All right. Why not?

I came to ask you to marry me.

You laugh like an idiot!

Why should I marry you?

I thought you may change your mind.

Since we talked at the post office...

What's wrong with me?

Nothing. But why now?

I would always reproach myself

for not having asked you.

- You make the decide yourself.
- Flip a coin.

Well, let's have a drink at least.

I should have done it the way
you advised me.

No waiting and playing.

No two people are alike.

Give me a cigarette.

Maybe she is not right for you.

- Perhaps.
- Certainly.

Next time when I meet a woman
I'll say: Look!

Either you want me
or I don't want you.

No, I won't say it.
I can't do anything right.

Like now, with Helen.

I am an unlucky man.

And a bastard.

I haven't asked if you
had a place to stay.

You can't cook,
you don't have any money...

In fact, I envy you.

You should stay
and I should move on.

- Come with me.
- I'll stay here.

Tomorrow you will feel like reborn.

Here, I don't need them anymore.

If they bring you good luck,
remember me. Good bye!

Many events happened
in the past year. It's fate.

You must take the rough
with the smooth.

I am glad to have met
a good man on my journey.

A good man!

Nothing but junk.

I won't get far this way.

You must have overalls.

- Where are they?
- Is this good?

Overalls, I say.

It's the first principle.
The second one is psychology.

Move slowly, come what may.

If you leave something,
somebody else will take it.

- Whose is it?
- Nobody's, can't you see?

- Shall we steal it?
- No, we'll save it.

We don't steal. We save values.

Rust would eat it if it's left here.

What are you doing, asshole?

I told you to move slowly.

Hey, you! What are you doing over there?

What do you want?

- Who are you?
- I'm the security guard.

I was sent to bring the mixer
but it weighs 400 kilograms.

What's this for?

It's like snow, for skiing.

For skiing...

It could be used as insulation
in the walls...

So who sent you?

- The company.
- Can't you see?

Take it, it's in the way.

Two men can't manage.

Use the engine, pull it.

- Pull the concrete mixer?
- Why not?

Good idea.
You should be in the government.

- Let's go.
- Good bye!

Search carefully.

Something could be hidden
in the dipper or in the back.

My goodness, what a perfect bottom!

Behave yourself, will you?

I'd like to have you at home.
I'd throw out all the mattresses...

- Stop it!
And I would lie on you.

Go away, damn you!

Good heavens,
you're sure keeping your cool!

- Have a nice journey!
- Thank you. Have a nice day.

You will kick your teeth.

What about playing the piano?

I would like to. But I wonder
if I could learn it.

Don't worry.

You just need to get the knack of it.

You just need to think a little in life.

Show me your rocket exhaust!

Come on!

Can't you go faster?

Don't worry. Let's go then!

- Idiot. We'll show him a rally.
- We'll do.

We have won!

You brought me good luck.

We'll push him in the curve.

Dear listeners, we have just
had an accident.

Air temperature 40 degrees,
water temperature 140 knots.

And now some music!

Tell me the truth. Were you scared?

Not at all. But the red-haired man
must have been.

He must be scared to death.

He is not a good match for you.
You will ruin your life.

I cannot ruin it any more.

You have a home and a healthy child.
What else do you want?

Oh, these ideas of yours...

I am still young, don't you think?

What's wrong if a man comes along
who likes me?

But what a man is it?!

He also likes Ivan.

I would like to be able
to read his mind.

Ivan dotes on him!

I am your Father!

And I have a life of my own!

I was married
for less than two months.

Why didn't I follow my husband?

Regardless of what he was like

it might have turned out badly.

But I didn't give it a try.
I wouldn't leave you here alone.

You have never realized that,
have you?

I won't let you do that as long as I live!

I have made up my mind!

If he wants me, I'll marry him.

Dear football players and pensioners!

A new era begins for your village.

It's a historical landmark,
the music of future.

The first piano in the village.

Give us a hand, men!

- A piano!
- Brought something to drink?

Are you drunk? It's a piano.

- Careful, guys!
- I've got a piano!

- It was expensive.
- Put it over there.

- Give us a hand, madam.
- Mummy, I've got a piano!

Put it here!

What happened? Let me see.

Let me be!

Let me see!

Where did you get it?

It was a good bargain.
Ivan will learn to play.

It costs too much.

It costs too much. What about it?

It's among us.

You're drunk, you don't know
what you're saying.

I don't like such stuff.

I know. Psychology.

Hello. This is Biela Voda speaking.

I need some information...

...Regarding a loan of one of our citizens.

Matus... Jozef. I'll hold.

What about the cases?
They can't be sold.

Come on!

Your woman can crumble them
in her coffee.

Are you crazy? Such stupid jokes!

Do you build a family home
or a powerhouse?

Such cases are only invoiced to companies.

You can't sell them for cash.

It stinks of prison.

Prison? It's gin, I think.

Why have we stolen them?

To sell them.

I say it can't be sold.

Then it can't be helped.

What do you want to do then?

You'll see.

The last will be first and the first
will be last. Who said it?

- You.
- Me?

You said it!

Christ said it.

Don't be silly, let's think.

They are brand new!

They mustn't be. Take the hammer!

Come on, move! Or go ahead and load!

Is this a way to save values?

We are saving ourselves now.

Do you understand?

We'll take it to salvage collector
and get a few hundred.

It's for money today.

A hundred, here a hundred and fifty...

A hundred and fifty net, no taxes.

I'll come on Sunday too if you pay.

- I'll come too.
- Me too.

If we keep it up like this,

your house will be finished
by October.

Let's go to the pub.

Igor even left his bicycle at home.

Helen, when will you come
to take your wages?

I'd like to know
where that money comes from.

Are you going home or staying here?

What's up?
Do you want to get married?

What about the loan?

Don't worry. It's my business.

Have you got a loan for building?

I told you I had.
Leave the piano in peace!

I know you haven't.

Why do you ask then?

Where did you get the money?

We'd better go to bed.

We can't let it be.

The receipt for the piano
is in my jacket.

I don't care about the piano

but cement, bricks, roofing.

Where did you get cables and pipes...

And money for workers and bricklayers?

I see how much you pay.

I wanna sleep. I'm exhausted.

What do you need fans
and French wallpaper for?

Where did you get all that stuff?

Leave me alone. Let's sleep.

It's all stolen, isn't it?

Stolen...

All right, stolen.

- Let me be! I don't want!
- Yes you do!

No.

Give back everything that was stolen.

We'll manage somehow to pay for the things
that cannot be returned.

I know everything cannot
be taken back.

We can live in my Father's house.
I have some savings.

And my Father will help us too,
whether he likes you or not.

Being together is all that matters.

We don't need the house.
It's nonsense.

Stolen or not, I am building
the bloody house for you!

Do you understand?

You speak like an idiot!
It costs time and nerves!

And so much effort!
To give it back? To whom?

It belongs to nobody!
Nobody misses it!

Things lie around scattered.
Now they are mine!

- How can they be yours?
- Don't you see? It's so simple!

Somebody must be short of it.

I could've bought a Chrysler.

You wanted a house.

You can't have things that were stolen.

- Please!
- Nobody misses it.

- If you love me...
- It can't be stopped.

Can't you understand?!

If you let me go like this,
I'm not coming back.

As you wish.

I want tea, not milk!

Stop it!

- Hello.
- Good morning, Father.

Wow, very nice!

Mum, I need the receipt
for the meals at school.

Today is the last day.

Oh, I forgot to send it...

Take a sweater and a coat,
it's cold today.

Hurry up, I'll miss the bus.

Come on, Mum!

What happened?

Mr. Babiak has passed away.

I see. See you later.

He didn't think of himself.

He always helped others
without expecting anything back.

He understood both
the young and the old.

He understood Helen better than I do.

He even understood me
better than I do.

I am thinking of the war.

How old was Babiak? Thirty?

Thirty-one.

I was not even twenty.

Everything seemed simple.
There was a hill to capture.

It was enough to have
courage and the will.

I believed behind the last
captured hill there would be

freedom, joy, carefree life.

No old age, no death.

Today, courage is not enough.

We must be wiser and know
each other better.

Babiak knew it best.

Today, everybody thinks of themselves.

Pity he didn't supervise my son,
he would be different now.

Somebody is modest,
somebody is not.

What to do? You can't kill him.

Father, please.

Stop crying, he was old.

I'm not crying for him.

What's wrong with you?

I'm crying for myself.

Oh, Chairman. Take a seat.

So... Do you like my house?

I've come to make a deal.

To buy or to sell?

Leave Biela Voda.

What else?

You can find a job anywhere.

Fine. You react the same as
everyone else had before.

I understand.

I am always tricked by someone.
But not this time.

I'm going to finish what I had begun.

You know why I gave you a chance.

If you don't agree,
I'll have you arrested.

Give my regards to Helen, Father.

I am no Father to you!
And I'm not giving you Helen!

Bloody thief!

And you? Shame on you,
how dare you blackmailing me?

- Do you think...
- leave my house!

...I'm a little child?
- Or I'll kill you!

You thief,
I know where you hide your things.

Go and report me!

You have no evidence!

You have time to think
till the end of the week.

The tree, the house.
What the hell do I need a tree for?

Why should I conceive a son?
Why should I build a house?

What for?

There's no point!

Yes, there is a point.

Surely. There must be!

You must go on!
It's not over yet!

Jozef, listen!

Red-head has been arrested!

He mentioned your name!
Run, they're coming!

He climbed down here once.
He knows this place.

Do you mean these places?

Come here and have a look.

Why are you crying?

Do you know when it is
the most difficult to die?

When there is no reason.

You are not old yet.

The numbers on the keys,
the numbers on the notes.

No number nine.

There's just an empty house,
the piano and me.

Sing with me.

Three, four, three, six...

They're searching the place
where you found me and Katie.

- In the shafts?
- Yes.

Have they found anything?

Grandpa said the foresters would
transport hay for the winter.

- And what?
- It is stored in the church.

- What church?
- The miners' church.

The one where you hide things.
I was there this morning.

- Ivan!
- Yes?

- Did you tell anybody?
- No.

Are you sure?

To Mum, perhaps?

Nobody saw me.
I came here by bike.

Bike? All right.

We have a secret.
You will help me.

Leave it!

We can't get everything inside.

We can dump the rest in the bushes.

It couldn't have disappeared but there
is nothing in the shafts.

We have searched every crevice.

He must have hidden
the stolen things somewhere.

He could hide them anywhere.
In the undergrowth...

I only have six men,
they can't search 50 hectares.

There's the house.

What did he build it from?

Who knows? We need evidence.

He's got receipts for everything.
And he has a permit for building.

From your office. You have
built his house for him, in fact.

Dzuriak... the football player.

I'm calling off the action.

We'll report as soon as
I put down a statement.

Come on, hurry!

My Father drives a truck
as far as Romania.

Does he drive you sometimes?

No, he is away all the time.

You see, I can.

What is Mum doing?

Sitting at the post office and crying.

Do you know why I took you with me?

First, I love you.

Second, you are the only one
in the village who is not scared.

Third, you bring me good luck.

- Here...
- Can I keep it?

It's all yours. Say, which way now?

Two roads. Sink or swim.

- Take the right turn.
- A right turn it is.

- That's the police.
- I can see that...

Damn!

What a piece of advice!

Report it!

It's Linden here, Linden...

They are following us!

What if they catch us?

What if they catch us?

Look, they are over there too!

Hold tight. I won't get caught.

Get ahead of him around the lake.

Be careful, there's a child with him.

- Stop, please!
- Shut up!

- I want to go home!
- Sit still!

I'm scared!

Stay or you'll fall out!

Stay or you'll fall out!

I'm scared.

Stop crying!

I am not crying. I am scared.

Let me go!

Let go!

I'll tell Mum!

Now I must get rid of the load!

Then I'll tell you what to do.

I said stay here! You...

I'm going to tell Grandpa!

Stop it!

- I'm going to tell Grandpa!
- Shit!

And Mum!

You'll spoil everything, you brat!

Wait!

I don't love you anymore.

We'll go together! Ivan!

Come back!

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Made by Slovak Film Studios
Bratislava - Koliba

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