1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:07,068 PROLINE FILM Studio presents 2 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:49,591 Gregory HLADY 3 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:55,434 Leonid MOZGOVOY 4 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:01,269 Alexei KORTNEV 5 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,710 Rimma SARKISYAN 6 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:12,076 Laura PITSKHELAURI 7 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,317 Alexei INGELEVICH 8 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,312 Sergei BARKOVSKY 9 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,152 Olga SAMOSHINA 10 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:49,634 In a film by Konstantin LOPUSHANSKY 11 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:04,152 THE UGLY SWANS 12 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,991 Written by Vyacheslav RYBAKOV Konstantin LOPUSHANSKY 13 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,151 Based on the story by THE STRUGATSKY BROTHERS 14 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,348 Director of Photography Vladislav GURCHIN 15 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,554 Production Designer Konstantin PAKHOTIN 16 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,268 Mister Banev. Sorry. Mister Banev. 17 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:31,154 There you are. 18 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:35,359 As far as I remember, you asked me about changing. 19 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:36,953 - Correct? - You're right. 20 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,395 Excuse me. You know... what... 21 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,717 God knows what they're having around here. 22 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,270 The schedule has gone from here to hell and God knows where. 23 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:48,273 What shall I do about it? 24 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,438 Two kilometers from here there is... 25 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,312 It's all right, sir, I speak Polish. 26 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,875 Oh, that makes it easier for me. 27 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,879 All right. In about 2 kilometers there'll be a station. 28 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,350 You can rent a car or take a bus there. 29 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,715 Sorry for the inconvenience. 30 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:10,549 Thank you very much. 31 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,473 Not at all. Sorry again. 32 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:16,517 - Goodbye. - Goodbye. 33 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:26,316 Directed by Konstantin LOPUSHANSKY 34 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,958 Mr. Pilman, I need to talk to you. 35 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,072 It's important. 36 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:05,638 I know you can hear and see me. 37 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,716 I'm a Russian writer. I write in Russian. 38 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,034 In recent years I've been living in America. 39 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,717 Tomorrow I'm flying to Russia. To Tashlinsk. 40 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,953 No one knows I�m here. 41 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:55,753 Mr. Pilman? 42 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,434 I forgot to introduce myself. 43 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,069 I�m Victor Banev. 44 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:05,959 Hands up! 45 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,193 So you speak Russian? 46 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,232 Yes. Put your hands up! 47 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,992 I�m alone, Mr. Pilman. You have nothing to be afraid of. 48 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:21,195 Do you know me? 49 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,313 Yes, from your photos. 50 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:25,674 Until you explain 51 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,953 how you found me, my finger's on the trigger. 52 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,316 And if I don't like your answer... 53 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,871 I warn you, my answer will be very strange... 54 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:37,189 Shoot! 55 00:06:37,840 --> 00:06:41,469 Well... the thing is... well... uh... 56 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,550 I was put on the UN commission on Tashlinsk. 57 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,672 And I got access to the files... 58 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,316 The more reports I read, the less I understand what's going on. 59 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,233 And not only you. 60 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,433 Your reports were the most solid. 61 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,955 Especially on... 62 00:07:01,840 --> 00:07:03,478 the so-called wetters. 63 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,880 I read that you disappeared from Tashlinsk. 64 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,713 Someone tried to kill you, so the precautionary measures... 65 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:14,032 Stop! You haven't answered my question. How did you find me? 66 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,591 Mr. Pilman, may I put my hands down? 67 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:21,639 No. No! Put them higher! Higher! 68 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,231 It�s some tyranny, really! 69 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,318 I repeat: How did you find me? 70 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,155 I saw your house in a dream. 71 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,153 The street name and number. 72 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,192 Believe it or not. 73 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,954 You may think I�m nuts. Maybe I am. 74 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,118 I have to admit 75 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,433 I�ve felt odd recently and... 76 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:49,712 Very odd. 77 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:51,914 All right then. 78 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,348 All right. 79 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,194 Come up to my study. 80 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:08,553 Thank you. 81 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,994 I may be the only man on earth 82 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:19,717 who can believe you, Mr. Banev. 83 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,792 Please sit down. 84 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,112 You came in a car? 85 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,191 No, I came by train. 86 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:32,799 Strange. 87 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:34,749 Very strange. 88 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,640 Have... a drink. 89 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:40,233 - Have some water. - Thanks. 90 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,152 - It�s hot outside. - Sure is. 91 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,117 Mr. Banev. 92 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,270 Excuse me for asking... 93 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:58,358 Why do you want to go to Tashlinsk? 94 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:02,196 I told you, I�m on the commission. 95 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:04,678 So you said. 96 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,156 But how did you get on it? You're a writer. 97 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:13,552 You don't seem to have anything to do with the problem. 98 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,315 Is it really for money? 99 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,834 Passion for sensations? 100 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,958 Oh God, what a world! 101 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,192 It�s always money... 102 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:30,670 Who said money? Or sensation? 103 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,877 It�s the only way to get to Tashlinsk. 104 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,109 The only one. 105 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,828 Actually, I have a personal reason. Do you understand? It�s personal. 106 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,311 Sorry, I�m not myself today... Could I have more water? 107 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,198 - Of course. - Thanks. 108 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,874 It�s all right. I understand. 109 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:00,230 Fine. Ask your questions. 110 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,758 So, first question: 111 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:09,552 What's really going on in Tashlinsk? 112 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:11,351 What's going on? 113 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:13,513 What's going on? 114 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:15,833 Good question. 115 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,237 Remember Zurzmansor? 116 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:23,350 He knew it was a dream: 117 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,918 burning woods, the sky black with smoke, 118 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,150 city pavements melting... 119 00:10:30,560 --> 00:10:32,471 The planet destroyed 120 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:36,076 by an insatiable monster called 'man'. 121 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:40,119 Dr. Pilman, I have very little time. 122 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,035 Let's get to the point, shall we? 123 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:46,479 To the point. 124 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:49,513 Everything's fine. 125 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,275 Park the car by the house. Don't forget to leave the keys. 126 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:54,828 Yes. 127 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:57,639 I don't think so. 128 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:04,239 An hour and a half at most. No more. 129 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:06,313 Alright, alright. 130 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,193 I can't talk now. 131 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:15,998 We'll talk later. 132 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,396 - Have a seat. - Thanks. 133 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,189 Were my archives of any help? 134 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:30,909 I don't know yet. 135 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,151 Some whiskey? 136 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:35,513 Just a bit. 137 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:44,714 Cheers. 138 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:46,599 Cheers. 139 00:11:56,680 --> 00:11:58,033 Well... 140 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:01,438 Who are they, the wetters? 141 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,757 - Do you have a theory? - Yes, I have. 142 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:10,313 What is it? In a nutshell. 143 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,758 In a nutshell, my theory is: 144 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:15,872 They're aliens. 145 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,670 And enemies. 146 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,353 - Enemies of whom? - Of our civilization. 147 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:25,834 Many analysts 148 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,515 believe they're at war with us. 149 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,995 Nonsense! What war? Oh, come on. 150 00:12:35,680 --> 00:12:38,240 How many of them are there? Ten or twenty? 151 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,915 And how many Christians were there at first? 152 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:45,717 And against them - the Roman Empire and Nero. 153 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,390 And what had been left of that empire? 154 00:12:48,560 --> 00:12:51,870 So there's logic in it. It�s possible. 155 00:12:57,680 --> 00:13:01,229 - Why do they need the children? - They're the future. 156 00:13:01,560 --> 00:13:04,313 Whoever controls the children, controls the future. 157 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:07,678 They control them? 158 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:10,559 I don't know. 159 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,954 Passengers going by a special flight to Tashlinsk, 160 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:17,793 please register at counter number six. 161 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,675 I repeat: passengers going by a special flight to Tashlinsk, 162 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,718 please register at counter number six. 163 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:35,074 He's your ex! It�s the fate of your daughter we're talking about. 164 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:36,593 There he is. 165 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:41,838 Sorry I kept you waiting. The plane was delayed. 166 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:43,911 It�s all right, we just got here. 167 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:45,672 This is my husband. 168 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,274 - Igor. Nice to meet you. - I�m Victor. 169 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,750 Why are we standing? Let's sit down. 170 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,075 Yes. 171 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:04,474 How long are you here for? 172 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:08,991 No time at all. I fly to Tashlinsk in an hour. 173 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:13,239 Nothing will ever change here. Foreigners can do things that we can't. 174 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:15,836 I�m going to give you the key 175 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,877 to our apartment in Tashlinsk. 176 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,310 I wrote the address 177 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:22,750 in case you forgot it. 178 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:24,515 I didn't forget. 179 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:30,636 Please drop by and check it. 180 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:36,358 It might be flooded, or the windows broken by the wind, or thieves... 181 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:42,589 Ira used to check it, but I know nothing now. 182 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:44,354 Sure, I�ll see to it. 183 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:48,668 I wanted to tell you something, but maybe I shouldn't. 184 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,713 Igor, go get some coffee. Please. 185 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,278 I didn't like your tone the last time 186 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:03,908 we talked about the documents. 187 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:05,839 I don't recall. 188 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:10,875 In the first place, you have no right to judge me. 189 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:15,832 You think I got rid of our daughter handing her over to an almshouse. 190 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,116 You know you said so. 191 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,234 No, I never even thought it. 192 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:24,194 I want to tell you it's not just a boarding school. 193 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:26,191 It�s a boarding school for geniuses. 194 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:30,912 You have no idea how much I paid to get Ira in there! 195 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:32,235 And for good reason! 196 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:37,317 I said all this because I wanted to clear it up. 197 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:39,119 That's all. 198 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:41,233 That's all. 199 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,273 Lyuda, what's all this? Calm down. 200 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:47,916 You don't understand how it all happened. Who could have known? 201 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:51,629 I came here to join Igor and then it all began there. 202 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:53,996 We could do nothing. 203 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,830 No one can go there or out of there. You can't even phone. 204 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,552 I know how hard it is for you. 205 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,389 You know I had a dream 206 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,355 that Ira got sick and died. 207 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,155 There were spiders all over her, 208 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:11,916 horrible spiders with paws. 209 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:14,552 They grabbed her and wouldn't let. 210 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:16,668 They were wet and faceless. 211 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:19,113 Faceless spiders. 212 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:22,549 It�s normal, that's how spiders are. 213 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,475 How can you joke? 214 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,152 Lyuda, I didn't mean it. 215 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,072 Igor! We got to go. 216 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,516 Please call if you learn anything. 217 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,316 This way, please 218 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:05,829 Thank you. 219 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:18,475 Good evening. 220 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:26,948 Please. 221 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:31,239 Where's your retinal scan? 222 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,151 It�s enclosed in the back of my passport. 223 00:18:35,360 --> 00:18:37,635 Do the scan, please. 224 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:46,716 Blood test results? 225 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:48,599 It�s all here. 226 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,479 - Lung analysis? - All here. 227 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,592 All right. It�s okay, you can go. 228 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,439 Welcome to Tashlinsk, Mr. Banev. 229 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,918 The main gate's entry signal has also been changed. 230 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:09,993 The new code for technical maintenance barges is 231 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:16,190 34-041-851-000-144. 232 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:21,676 For radiolocation support boats - 33-054-841-00-124. 233 00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:28,078 Your argumentation is one of a military man. 234 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,192 - Mr. Banev? - Yes. 235 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:31,754 I�m Isaac Golemba. 236 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,956 Hello, Mr. Co-Chairman. 237 00:19:34,120 --> 00:19:36,554 Just call me Isaac. Or Ike. 238 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,154 - Gennady! Gennady! - Yes, yes. 239 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,709 He's the co-chairman from Russia. 240 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:43,996 A famous scientist, Doctor of Sciences. 241 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,112 - How do you do. - Nice meeting you, I�m Gennady Komov. 242 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,515 The Commission Chairman from Russia. 243 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,400 This is Viktor Banev, the new member. 244 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:55,069 Go on in, we'll leave soon. I'll join you. 245 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:55,831 All right. 246 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,468 - How was your trip? - Fine, thanks. 247 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,469 - How long is this trip? - At least two hours. 248 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,871 Really only 40 minutes. But there's a double cordon. 249 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,993 The Wetters' energy barrier. 250 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,516 A complex control system. 251 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,438 This way. Please. 252 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:14,113 I see. I see. 253 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,032 All this takes time. 254 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:20,229 Settle in. I�ll be right back. Have to say goodbye to the military. 255 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,078 All right. Thanks. 256 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,675 Ike, what are my duties? 257 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:44,757 None anymore, I�m afraid. 258 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:47,594 What does that mean? 259 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:51,714 Don't you guess why they gathered us all in the district's center? 260 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:56,629 There was a meeting with the military at the joint chiefs of staff. 261 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,119 And? 262 00:20:58,640 --> 00:20:59,914 That's it, it's over. 263 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,109 The commission will be disbanded any day now. 264 00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:07,874 The military plan to take action. 265 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:10,192 What action? Against whom? 266 00:21:10,360 --> 00:21:13,158 Against the climatic anomaly, I guess. 267 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,394 They plan mass cloud seeding 268 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:19,676 with coagulants 269 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,991 by the united forces of strategic aviation. 270 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,594 But coagulants are chemicals. 271 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:27,714 Won't that poison people? 272 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,518 People will be evacuated. 273 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:35,633 Children first. Isn't that your concern? 274 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:38,075 Why do you think that? 275 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:42,392 Victor, please, it was my duty to read your file. 276 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,029 As for your problem... 277 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:50,232 I can't help you, but I won't hinder you, either. Is it a deal? 278 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:51,833 Yes, thanks. 279 00:21:54,360 --> 00:21:56,920 - So, people will be evacuated? - Yes. 280 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:58,474 Good. 281 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,599 And those wetters. Where will they go? 282 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:04,710 Nowhere. 283 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:09,149 But that's a chemical war against the wetters. 284 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,748 What's the formal reason for refusing them evacuation? 285 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,632 There's none. 286 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:20,756 Officially, they're sick people. 287 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,480 They can't be let go outside the town, 288 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:27,359 to prevent the spread of the epidemics. 289 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,592 As you can see, their demagoguery is down pat. 290 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:34,594 Which troubles me very much. It means they're serious. 291 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,397 - May I join you? - Sure. 292 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:42,028 We've been discussing the weather. 293 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:48,114 We're making good time. 294 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:50,636 - Here's the flooded city. - Yes. 295 00:22:51,360 --> 00:22:55,399 Victor, go up on deck. It�s worth seeing. 296 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,195 I�m afraid we might get stuck here. 297 00:24:02,360 --> 00:24:03,031 Why? 298 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,350 Red alert in the crossing zone. 299 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:09,479 I heard it on the radio. That's all we need. 300 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,837 We got a problem. Man in the zone. 301 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:14,353 That's it. Over. 302 00:24:16,360 --> 00:24:17,839 Has he been there long? 303 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,676 Spotted him this AM, already dead. 304 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:25,797 The energy stroke was just horrible. 305 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:27,957 Who's this man? 306 00:24:28,120 --> 00:24:31,192 Nobody knows. Looks like he got there on his own. 307 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,153 - Journalist? Looter? - No one knows. 308 00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:35,918 Will you proceed? 309 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:38,713 We have to. 310 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:40,632 What if you get stuck? 311 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,309 The new one never crossed before. What if... 312 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:44,549 What if... 313 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,517 Signal we're coming. 314 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:49,114 Post Five! Signal the crossing zone. 315 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:51,510 Repeat: signal the zone. 316 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,716 Now Vic. 317 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:57,512 Keep calm and think positive thoughts. 318 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:01,719 We don't know their criteria to admit people. 319 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:05,634 So think about something pleasant, with no aggression. 320 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:07,472 Alright, I�ll try. 321 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:15,039 They got the signal. The bus is coming for you. 322 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,948 - Shall we go? - Let's go. 323 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:31,833 What's the reading? 324 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,158 Energy barrier on red. 325 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:37,952 We have to pull them out. 326 00:25:38,120 --> 00:25:40,076 I see the bus with the commission. 327 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:41,879 But no wetter. 328 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:44,391 Have to repeat the signal. 329 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,033 - They'll get stuck. - Wait. 330 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:50,474 Don't panic. There he is on the right, behind the bus. 331 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,754 Victor, sit on my left. 332 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:45,989 Where's the radio? 333 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,357 - It took him long to examine you. - We've got a new member. 334 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:52,557 Controls! Do you read me? 335 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,795 You can take away the poor guy. 336 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:58,712 The wetter okayed it. 337 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,597 I'll be in room 16. Call if you need me. 338 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,475 Here's our new member. He'll live in the archive. 339 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:57,193 In the archive? 340 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:00,150 But that's the old building. 341 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,994 We've got good rooms in the new one, too. 342 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:04,957 He'll live in the archive. 343 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:08,192 And he'll work there as a member of the commission. 344 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:10,119 As you say. 345 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:17,631 Here are the keys. See which one works. 346 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,308 Come on, Vic, I�ll show you the way. 347 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,115 Recall the Shroud of Turin. 348 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,393 There the body changed at the atomic level. 349 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,073 Same with the wetters. 350 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:06,312 It should be studied. I hope you agree? 351 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:10,439 You think the wetters' genetic change is the same?.. 352 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:11,949 Excuse me. 353 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,519 Mr. Larsen, I�ve been looking for you. I'll wait. 354 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:16,795 Okay. 355 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:18,194 Go on, please. 356 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:20,437 Are there always so many people here? 357 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:23,797 Only before a plenary. 358 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:27,396 For some reason all the commissions hold them at the same time. 359 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:30,114 - How many commissions? - Only four left. 360 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,517 Out of 13. Can you believe it? 361 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,916 I'd also like to draw your attention to one more thing. 362 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,510 Besides that strange genetic disease which is interesting for biologists, 363 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:46,275 some common illnesses begin to blossom that are infectious. 364 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,557 This is due, I think, to the constant rain 365 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:51,358 and infrared light in the sky, 366 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,273 the origin of which we still cannot explain. 367 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:57,392 That's why I support the view 368 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:01,155 that the climatic anomalies should be regulated. 369 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:04,198 - How? - Any way possible. 370 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:05,918 Including the chemical one? 371 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:08,833 - Yes, yes and yes. - May I? 372 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,913 You all know perfectly well what's going on, 373 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:15,117 but for some reason you prefer to turn a blind eye to it. 374 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:19,758 Let's call a spade a spade. It�s an invasion. 375 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:24,596 And we're attacked by not Martians or the Antichrist, but something real. 376 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,631 That's why I again call for a vote on 377 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,633 allowing laboratory studies of the Wetters 378 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:33,153 and their pupils! 379 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:36,198 Because I need to know what is attacking us, 380 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:38,191 and I�m not going to get muddled in your snivels! 381 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:40,555 Mr. Sumak, what do the pupils have to do with it? 382 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,188 - They're just children. - There you go again, children! 383 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:47,479 They stopped being children long ago. They probably aren't even human! 384 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,473 Why are you so brainless, you humanitarians? 385 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,115 You pity them, don't you? 386 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:55,352 Sure, they're just smart little angels. 387 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:59,351 Don't you realize they're the enemy from which we can only expect 388 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,877 an inevitable and complete destruction of our world and us, too! 389 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:09,758 You think if a child quotes Kant and Hegel, then he's really something! 390 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,713 But this child looks at you and sees a pile of crap. 391 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,276 And he doesn't pity you, because you are crap 392 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:19,830 according to Kant and Hegel. You're crap by definition. 393 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:23,117 For them a human soul is garbage. 394 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,236 A latrine of human physiology! 395 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:28,597 Try to understand they're totally different! 396 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:32,430 There's no place for us in their world. It�s them or us. It�s war. 397 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:33,828 There can be no compromises. 398 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:37,470 I demand we vote the question of allowing studies 399 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,392 of those mutants now! 400 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,313 Calm down! Let's do it in order. 401 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:44,118 What are we voting? 402 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:48,952 I demand this man be arrested! 403 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:50,314 It�s provocation! 404 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:53,400 We won't vote on that point! 405 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:57,872 Yes, we will! While they're still here, while we still can! 406 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:00,913 What do you mean, still? What are you driving at? 407 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:04,914 I mean they won't let us out of here alive. 408 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,630 Those mutant wetters won't! 409 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,634 And you know it's true, Mr. Komov. 410 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:16,113 If we don't do that secret study now, 411 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:18,632 we'll lose that chance for good. 412 00:34:19,720 --> 00:34:22,632 And their brains are precious. 413 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:27,552 In short, I need a mandate for studying those creatures. 414 00:34:27,720 --> 00:34:29,153 An official permission. 415 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:32,599 I demand 416 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:34,955 we put to the vote the question 417 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:38,396 of expelling Mr. Sumak from the commission. 418 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:40,955 Expelling me? On what grounds? 419 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:43,198 I�m stating my position. 420 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:48,752 Please don't shout, ladies and gentlemen! Get hold of yourselves! 421 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,756 - Excuse me. Are you Mr. Banev? - Yes. 422 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,354 - Someone wants to see you. - Who? 423 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:58,797 A boy. 424 00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:01,150 A boy? 425 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:07,959 - Where is he? - Over there. 426 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,675 - Where? - The boy over there. 427 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:26,592 Did you ask for me? 428 00:35:31,240 --> 00:35:33,470 Are you Mr. Banev? 429 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:35,429 Yes. 430 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:37,399 I�m Weasel. 431 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:41,033 My passport says I�m Boris. 432 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:44,875 But you can call me Weasel, okay? 433 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:48,309 Boris the Weasel. Nicknamed Weasel. 434 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:49,191 All right. 435 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:52,397 It�s not a nickname, it's a way to put people off. 436 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:56,877 - I don't get it. - It�s a long story. 437 00:35:57,920 --> 00:35:59,990 I�m here about something else. 438 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:03,391 We want to meet with you as a writer. 439 00:36:03,720 --> 00:36:04,675 Who's ''we''? 440 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,555 The children. At the school. 441 00:36:08,240 --> 00:36:11,710 The school where your daughter is. 442 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:14,678 You know my daughter? 443 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:17,038 We're friends. Will you come? 444 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:22,752 Of course. When and where? 445 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:27,871 Tomorrow at 9 AM I'll be waiting for you right here. 446 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:42,071 Here you are! 447 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,273 Have a seat. We've got a break. 448 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:50,758 - Thanks. - Please. 449 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:54,954 Victor, this is Diana, my close colleague. 450 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,155 - Nice to meet you. - My pleasure. I�m Victor. 451 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:03,074 If she asks you for something, - and that might happen - 452 00:37:03,240 --> 00:37:04,673 consider it my request. 453 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:07,189 Of course. 454 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:09,153 I got you coffee. 455 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:10,635 Thanks. 456 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:16,435 Well, who came to see you? 457 00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:23,112 Young admirers of my talent 458 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,309 want to meet me tomorrow morning. 459 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:29,756 Those writers are so vain! 460 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:33,835 But don't delude yourself, Victor, they won't admire you, they'll dissect you. 461 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:40,472 Will they implant electrodes in my brain and run me through a maze? 462 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,150 Good image: a maze. 463 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:45,193 And who came? 464 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:48,757 A strange boy. 465 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:50,839 Named Weasel. 466 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:56,959 He spoke oddly... 467 00:37:58,240 --> 00:38:00,310 How would you describe it? 468 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:06,588 As if a cat were laughing in my face. 469 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:11,834 Amusing. 470 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:16,030 Yes, it took them no time to get the feel of you. 471 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:21,640 Should I get prepared? 472 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:24,514 Get some sleep. Listen to the radio station. 473 00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:28,036 Before that meeting, it would be helpful, and even necessary. 474 00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:29,593 What radio station? 475 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,155 The children have a radio station at school. 476 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:37,152 It�s not very powerful, but still... It�s on round the clock. 477 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:42,870 For fallen humans like us. 478 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:46,476 Listen to it. 479 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:13,039 This is security! Stop! Stop! 480 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:19,310 What are you doing here? 481 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:24,078 It�s okay, I�ve got my ID. Here. 482 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:26,996 - All right. - Everything's okay. 483 00:43:28,720 --> 00:43:30,915 How did you get here? 484 00:43:34,640 --> 00:43:35,993 Were you hiding? 485 00:43:37,720 --> 00:43:40,871 I wasn't here. I just dropped in. 486 00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:43,999 I sensed there was someone here. 487 00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:46,632 Why did you come? 488 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:51,433 I came for you. 489 00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:53,553 You're strange. 490 00:43:54,680 --> 00:43:58,036 Well, we'll have time to talk. 491 00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:00,518 Go now. 492 00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:06,720 You can hear my voice, right? 493 00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:10,273 Go. 494 00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:12,152 I would put it this way: 495 00:46:12,440 --> 00:46:15,910 The twilight of existence thickens into ashen shadows 496 00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:19,271 on the edges of austere objectivity. 497 00:46:19,600 --> 00:46:22,273 Uncategorized and nameless ghosts 498 00:46:22,600 --> 00:46:26,798 come close and invisibly pass through us. 499 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:30,396 It�s here, at the apex of uncertain, 500 00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:31,914 unguaranteed 501 00:46:32,080 --> 00:46:35,834 and undefined human existence, 502 00:46:36,120 --> 00:46:39,078 that a certain clarity is first achieved 503 00:46:39,360 --> 00:46:41,555 and the global night is illuminated. 504 00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:45,230 The real, though horrible, meaning of our life not in a world, 505 00:46:45,400 --> 00:46:47,038 but somewhere between worlds, 506 00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:51,239 not in fixed reality, but in its displacement and formation, 507 00:46:51,440 --> 00:46:55,353 not in the home, but in aimless wandering. 508 00:46:55,520 --> 00:46:58,512 If I understood you correctly, you're saying that 509 00:46:58,680 --> 00:47:01,240 truth has not been found yet, 510 00:47:01,600 --> 00:47:04,876 only the Mayan veil has been turned inside out 511 00:47:05,080 --> 00:47:07,878 and things can be seen from reverse, 512 00:47:08,200 --> 00:47:12,352 not from the side where he consoles and comforts, 513 00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:14,033 but from the side of Nothingness, 514 00:47:14,320 --> 00:47:18,029 which reveals that our own existence 515 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:20,231 is merging with Nothingness. 516 00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:22,675 Well, yes, that's one way of putting it. 517 00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:39,798 What's that strange sound in the hall? 518 00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:42,516 It�s in a room above. 519 00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:44,875 They're studying hyperspace. 520 00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:48,317 Hyperspace? Interesting. 521 00:47:53,160 --> 00:47:55,469 - This is an unusual school. - Do you like it? 522 00:47:55,640 --> 00:47:57,517 Very much. 523 00:47:58,000 --> 00:47:59,558 - Here? - Yes, go in. 524 00:47:59,720 --> 00:48:00,675 Thanks. 525 00:48:02,960 --> 00:48:03,995 Hello. 526 00:48:05,960 --> 00:48:07,473 Please sit down. 527 00:48:16,440 --> 00:48:18,556 So how are you, kids? 528 00:48:19,560 --> 00:48:23,439 Is everything all right? Do you miss your parents or not? 529 00:48:24,600 --> 00:48:26,556 Tell me, is everything all right? 530 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:28,274 Everything is fine. 531 00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:31,519 Then let's talk about literature. 532 00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:38,632 Would this esteemed audience like to hear how I write? 533 00:48:39,080 --> 00:48:40,069 No. 534 00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:47,628 Well then... 535 00:48:49,200 --> 00:48:50,758 What questions do you have? 536 00:48:50,920 --> 00:48:53,798 How would you want to see us in the future? 537 00:48:54,120 --> 00:48:58,591 It�s simple. Smart. Honest. 538 00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:01,235 Kind. 539 00:49:01,520 --> 00:49:05,479 I'd like you to love your work 540 00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:08,230 and work only for the good of people. 541 00:49:09,120 --> 00:49:11,190 What's ''smart''? 542 00:49:12,120 --> 00:49:13,553 ''Smart''? 543 00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:16,518 Good grief. 544 00:49:17,080 --> 00:49:20,550 Maybe you'd like to ask what a ''human'' is? 545 00:49:22,200 --> 00:49:23,792 Or what ''time'' is? 546 00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:27,040 We know that question has no answer. 547 00:49:27,240 --> 00:49:29,674 But would like to hear how you answer it. 548 00:49:30,840 --> 00:49:32,068 I'll try. 549 00:49:33,320 --> 00:49:35,993 So, a smart person is one 550 00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:38,909 who knows that his knowledge 551 00:49:39,440 --> 00:49:41,431 is imperfect and limited, 552 00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:45,639 who tries to learn more and succeeds in that. 553 00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:46,795 Do you agree? 554 00:49:47,080 --> 00:49:48,035 No. 555 00:49:48,560 --> 00:49:49,310 Why not? 556 00:49:49,480 --> 00:49:51,596 Your definition is not functional. 557 00:49:51,760 --> 00:49:55,196 By it any fool could call himself smart. 558 00:49:55,360 --> 00:49:58,716 And a successful fool will be considered the smartest of all. 559 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:03,629 There's an old aphorism that says a fool is just a person 560 00:50:04,280 --> 00:50:06,475 who thinks differently. 561 00:50:06,800 --> 00:50:09,872 Or feels differently. 562 00:50:10,160 --> 00:50:11,878 I don't understand. 563 00:50:12,040 --> 00:50:14,156 You want us to be smart, 564 00:50:14,320 --> 00:50:16,197 that is, to think and feel like you. 565 00:50:16,360 --> 00:50:20,353 But I found nothing but negation in your books. 566 00:50:20,840 --> 00:50:21,989 Nothing positive. 567 00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:25,994 Thus a smart person like you 568 00:50:26,160 --> 00:50:29,789 can feel nothing but disgust for people. 569 00:50:30,040 --> 00:50:33,715 On the other hand, you want us to work for the good of people, 570 00:50:33,920 --> 00:50:35,956 that is, for the good of those disgusting characters 571 00:50:36,120 --> 00:50:38,793 who fill your books 572 00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:40,791 and whom you negate in every line. 573 00:50:41,280 --> 00:50:45,273 Can a smart person work for the good of disgusting people? 574 00:50:46,720 --> 00:50:48,039 You see, 575 00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:52,037 by ''work for the good of people'' I mean 576 00:50:52,200 --> 00:50:56,637 changing them from disgusting to admirable. 577 00:50:57,920 --> 00:50:59,876 This is rather banal. 578 00:51:00,080 --> 00:51:02,753 It�s not a matter of what and how to change. 579 00:51:02,920 --> 00:51:05,070 The point is that the objects you depict 580 00:51:05,240 --> 00:51:08,949 don't wish to be changed, as you say, 581 00:51:09,120 --> 00:51:11,953 from disgusting to admirable. 582 00:51:13,360 --> 00:51:17,956 You really think I write only of scoundrels? 583 00:51:20,040 --> 00:51:21,712 I�m sorry, I... 584 00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:24,877 That's not the issue here. 585 00:51:25,160 --> 00:51:29,153 I�m thrown off because you talk like adults. 586 00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:31,797 But you're children. 587 00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:37,198 And so maybe it's hard for you to understand 588 00:51:38,800 --> 00:51:41,872 that this unshaven, 589 00:51:42,880 --> 00:51:46,236 dirty, drunken, hysterical coot 590 00:51:46,400 --> 00:51:48,595 might be a wonderful person, 591 00:51:50,160 --> 00:51:52,230 someone 592 00:51:53,200 --> 00:51:57,591 you feel like falling on your knees before and consider it an honor 593 00:51:57,760 --> 00:51:59,512 to shake his hand, 594 00:52:00,840 --> 00:52:04,913 since he went through such... hell 595 00:52:06,240 --> 00:52:08,515 that it makes you shudder just to think of it, you know, 596 00:52:09,400 --> 00:52:11,516 but he still remained a human being. 597 00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:13,558 Excuse me for interrupting. 598 00:52:13,720 --> 00:52:17,633 Mr. Banev, you just found an apt symbol. 599 00:52:17,920 --> 00:52:22,630 Mankind is a hysterical, drunken coot, who went through hell. 600 00:52:22,840 --> 00:52:24,432 Yes, through hell, 601 00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:27,592 because, unfortunately, he doesn't deserve better, 602 00:52:27,760 --> 00:52:31,196 and you know it perfectly well, yet you aver 603 00:52:31,360 --> 00:52:33,510 that man is noble 604 00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:37,195 but he didn't get enough goods and happiness 605 00:52:37,520 --> 00:52:39,511 as he sees it, 606 00:52:39,680 --> 00:52:44,151 that is, the right to trample, use and abuse others. 607 00:52:44,560 --> 00:52:45,959 To sum up: 608 00:52:46,440 --> 00:52:50,069 You just can't believe you're already dead, 609 00:52:50,240 --> 00:52:51,719 that you created a world 610 00:52:51,880 --> 00:52:55,668 that is your gravestone, and nothing more. 611 00:52:56,120 --> 00:52:59,669 When I say ''you'', I don't mean you personally. 612 00:52:59,840 --> 00:53:02,400 - I hope you understand. - Yes, of course. 613 00:53:03,360 --> 00:53:04,998 I understand. 614 00:53:08,120 --> 00:53:09,997 And I�m going to answer you. 615 00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:15,271 To destroy the old world and build a new one is an old idea. 616 00:53:15,800 --> 00:53:19,031 But it never worked. 617 00:53:20,080 --> 00:53:23,277 You may not know this, but you're cruel. 618 00:53:24,520 --> 00:53:26,556 Perhaps your intentions are good, 619 00:53:26,720 --> 00:53:28,312 but cruelty... 620 00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:30,799 is always cruelty. 621 00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:35,276 And it can bring nothing but more pain, 622 00:53:35,440 --> 00:53:39,433 more abuse, more deceit and... 623 00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:50,755 - Sorry I�m late. - No problem. 624 00:53:51,480 --> 00:53:53,914 I wanted to meet you very much. 625 00:53:54,720 --> 00:53:57,757 - You can call me Zinovy. - Okay. 626 00:53:59,040 --> 00:54:00,996 Please continue. 627 00:54:08,280 --> 00:54:11,590 Alright, where did we stop? 628 00:54:12,120 --> 00:54:16,193 If I�m not wrong, on the need for the profound 629 00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:19,198 spiritual and sensual renewal of mankind. 630 00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:24,039 If you're interested in my opinion, I totally agree with that. 631 00:54:24,200 --> 00:54:29,115 I also see mankind at the crossroads: 632 00:54:29,440 --> 00:54:32,557 Either complete intellectual degradation 633 00:54:32,760 --> 00:54:35,957 or an unprecedented evolutionary leap in consciousness. 634 00:54:36,560 --> 00:54:38,915 I hope all agree? 635 00:54:41,400 --> 00:54:43,755 - How did you like it? - I liked it. 636 00:54:43,960 --> 00:54:45,712 Are you prepared for the test? 637 00:54:45,920 --> 00:54:50,277 - Goodbye, Mr. Banev. - Goodbye, children. 638 00:54:54,680 --> 00:54:57,797 Thanks for coming. I thought you'd be afraid. 639 00:54:58,120 --> 00:54:59,269 Why? 640 00:54:59,960 --> 00:55:01,916 Never mind. I�ll tell you later. 641 00:55:02,480 --> 00:55:05,119 I can't walk you out. Boris will. 642 00:55:05,280 --> 00:55:06,952 - Yes. - Why Boris? 643 00:55:07,800 --> 00:55:11,031 Wait, I really came to talk to you. 644 00:55:11,200 --> 00:55:14,397 It�s very important. 645 00:55:15,600 --> 00:55:19,229 Really? Then you'll have to wait. 646 00:55:19,560 --> 00:55:21,551 - I have classes. - I�ll wait. 647 00:55:21,760 --> 00:55:24,399 - I�ve got time. - All right then. 648 00:55:29,440 --> 00:55:31,715 - Take this, please. - Thank you. 649 00:55:32,200 --> 00:55:35,033 - This is for you. - Thank you. 650 00:56:27,840 --> 00:56:31,310 I want you to move in with me at the hotel. Right now. 651 00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:34,355 - Why? - It�s easier to leave from the hotel. 652 00:56:34,520 --> 00:56:36,317 We have to leave under any pretext. 653 00:56:36,920 --> 00:56:40,469 I, as a member of the commission, and you, as my daughter. 654 00:56:41,400 --> 00:56:43,391 That's why I came here. 655 00:56:44,000 --> 00:56:45,399 For what? 656 00:56:46,120 --> 00:56:47,599 To take you away from here. 657 00:56:48,360 --> 00:56:49,315 Take where? 658 00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:51,478 What difference does it make? Anywhere. 659 00:56:52,280 --> 00:56:56,193 Don't you see what's happening? Military everywhere. 660 00:56:56,680 --> 00:56:59,717 A chemical warfare might start in a few days here. 661 00:57:00,640 --> 00:57:02,392 Isn't the military everywhere? 662 00:57:02,840 --> 00:57:04,512 Ira, don't play with words. 663 00:57:04,680 --> 00:57:06,432 You know what I mean. 664 00:57:09,840 --> 00:57:13,355 I have friends. I can do things. 665 00:57:13,520 --> 00:57:15,476 I know your school is great. 666 00:57:15,800 --> 00:57:18,837 But there're better schools elsewhere, you can believe me. 667 00:57:19,720 --> 00:57:20,675 No. 668 00:57:21,440 --> 00:57:23,795 Why? No to what? 669 00:57:24,440 --> 00:57:25,714 No to it all. 670 00:57:26,800 --> 00:57:30,952 That you can do things, the school, and leaving. 671 00:57:31,160 --> 00:57:33,355 Listen. I beg you to listen. 672 00:57:35,880 --> 00:57:37,916 I know I�m a bad father. 673 00:57:38,440 --> 00:57:41,477 But I have the right to take you from here. 674 00:57:42,040 --> 00:57:44,315 You have no right. 675 00:57:47,840 --> 00:57:48,989 Go. 676 00:57:50,720 --> 00:57:52,392 There's the hotel. 677 00:57:54,840 --> 00:57:56,159 Go. 678 00:59:17,880 --> 00:59:21,316 Open up, Victor! I can hear you're home. 679 00:59:23,320 --> 00:59:25,993 Come in. It�s open. 680 00:59:27,080 --> 00:59:30,277 ''A locked door is free, for the price of a key.'' 681 00:59:31,400 --> 00:59:34,551 Wow! Nice way to greet guests. Good for you. 682 00:59:34,720 --> 00:59:36,756 I�ve fixed some dinner. 683 00:59:38,240 --> 00:59:41,471 - Already had some? Good. - I have. Want to join me? 684 00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:45,436 Nice digs! 685 00:59:46,960 --> 00:59:49,269 - Mind if I look around? - Be my guest. 686 00:59:51,320 --> 00:59:52,753 Victor! 687 00:59:53,920 --> 00:59:57,549 You live in style, very spacious! 688 00:59:57,800 --> 00:59:59,836 Spacious. Can't get any better. 689 01:00:00,280 --> 01:00:02,794 Taking baths? Good for your health. 690 01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:05,793 - Will you have a drink? - Sure. Why not? 691 01:00:06,440 --> 01:00:09,113 Victor, this city will do me in. 692 01:00:09,880 --> 01:00:11,518 It will. 693 01:00:14,400 --> 01:00:17,437 Bless you. Please sit down. 694 01:00:17,600 --> 01:00:21,309 Thanks. I'd better drink while I�m still alive. 695 01:00:28,320 --> 01:00:30,470 - All right. - Thanks. 696 01:00:31,320 --> 01:00:33,356 Cheers! 697 01:00:33,920 --> 01:00:35,319 Cheers! 698 01:00:45,720 --> 01:00:47,233 How was your first contact? 699 01:00:49,720 --> 01:00:51,278 What first contact? 700 01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:54,630 C'mon, Victor, don't be modest. 701 01:00:55,040 --> 01:00:58,237 I know the kids called you on the carpet, didn't they? 702 01:00:58,560 --> 01:00:59,709 Oh, that. Yes. 703 01:01:00,840 --> 01:01:02,671 It was an event. 704 01:01:06,120 --> 01:01:07,792 In what way? 705 01:01:09,040 --> 01:01:14,592 It�s an event because we all went through it, one way or another, 706 01:01:15,440 --> 01:01:18,398 only, as an old acquaintance of mine used to say, 707 01:01:18,560 --> 01:01:21,597 everyone goes through it, but not everyone passes. 708 01:01:25,040 --> 01:01:26,598 It�s an event because 709 01:01:26,920 --> 01:01:31,391 that Sanhedrin of minors passed the verdict to pardon you, 710 01:01:31,960 --> 01:01:34,918 while they sentenced us all to death. That's a sensation. 711 01:01:35,080 --> 01:01:35,876 The verdict? 712 01:01:36,040 --> 01:01:37,234 What verdict? 713 01:01:37,680 --> 01:01:38,829 The verdict is... 714 01:01:39,760 --> 01:01:42,194 our local jargon. 715 01:01:42,640 --> 01:01:45,757 We believe the kids decide which adults 716 01:01:46,000 --> 01:01:49,037 are to live in the bright future, and which are not. 717 01:01:51,320 --> 01:01:54,073 You might at least cover your mouth. 718 01:01:55,280 --> 01:01:56,918 Good idea. Thanks. 719 01:01:58,760 --> 01:02:02,070 So I was saying, isn't it clear? 720 01:02:03,160 --> 01:02:05,913 Zinovy, the top wetter, thanked Golemba today 721 01:02:06,080 --> 01:02:10,631 for the great idea to include a famous writer in the commission. 722 01:02:11,680 --> 01:02:12,999 Did he? 723 01:02:14,040 --> 01:02:17,430 And I had a feeling, on the contrary, 724 01:02:17,960 --> 01:02:19,598 that they didn't approve of me. 725 01:02:20,800 --> 01:02:24,554 I think those wunderkinds... 726 01:02:24,720 --> 01:02:26,676 I didn't mean the wunderkinds. 727 01:02:29,040 --> 01:02:32,077 The wunderkinds have nothing to do with it. But their teachers... 728 01:02:32,760 --> 01:02:34,079 What teachers? 729 01:02:34,680 --> 01:02:37,592 Special ones. Wetters. 730 01:02:39,600 --> 01:02:42,194 Why do you all keep saying: wetters, wetters? 731 01:02:42,840 --> 01:02:45,149 But no one can explain who they are! 732 01:02:46,760 --> 01:02:50,230 - What is this? - Why no one? I can. 733 01:02:51,160 --> 01:02:54,789 Then tell me. Because all I hear here are just some hints. 734 01:02:54,960 --> 01:02:56,518 I will. 735 01:02:57,760 --> 01:03:01,719 It�s thought to be a genetic illness. 736 01:03:02,920 --> 01:03:06,959 Two weeks after the rain started in February, all this began. 737 01:03:07,680 --> 01:03:09,398 Their hair falls out. 738 01:03:10,040 --> 01:03:13,430 Their skin gets yellow and hard as rock. 739 01:03:14,360 --> 01:03:18,717 There's some body transformation on the cellular level going on. 740 01:03:18,880 --> 01:03:21,440 A new species. That's why they cover their faces. 741 01:03:22,040 --> 01:03:24,508 Now they think it's not infectious, but back then... 742 01:03:24,760 --> 01:03:26,352 they thought it was an epidemic. 743 01:03:27,120 --> 01:03:30,078 Then all kinds of odd things began. 744 01:03:31,040 --> 01:03:33,156 Miracles. Hence the commissions. 745 01:03:33,440 --> 01:03:35,192 That you know. 746 01:03:36,880 --> 01:03:40,759 It�s thought that either they have an extra gene, 747 01:03:40,960 --> 01:03:43,599 or, vice versa, they're missing one. 748 01:03:44,640 --> 01:03:46,835 Maybe they're not humans at all anymore. 749 01:03:47,000 --> 01:03:48,149 Who then? 750 01:03:49,560 --> 01:03:50,959 I don't know. 751 01:03:51,800 --> 01:03:52,869 Mirages, shells. 752 01:03:54,960 --> 01:03:56,154 Come on, tell me, 753 01:03:56,320 --> 01:03:59,198 have you ever seen such people? 754 01:03:59,640 --> 01:04:02,200 It only seems they're harmless. 755 01:04:02,480 --> 01:04:04,948 Just look at that energy barrier! 756 01:04:05,120 --> 01:04:07,680 True, their ethics do not allow violence. 757 01:04:07,840 --> 01:04:08,989 They forbid it for now. 758 01:04:10,320 --> 01:04:12,231 All right, I got to go. 759 01:04:14,400 --> 01:04:16,868 I think I wanted to tell you something else, Victor... 760 01:04:18,760 --> 01:04:21,558 No. Oh yes, Victor... 761 01:04:22,640 --> 01:04:26,110 You've got to take sides. 762 01:04:26,720 --> 01:04:28,472 Them or us. 763 01:04:28,920 --> 01:04:31,036 Who are you with, master of culture? 764 01:04:32,240 --> 01:04:33,468 Is it important? 765 01:04:34,040 --> 01:04:35,553 It is important. 766 01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:40,438 Because if you're with them, then, excuse the pathos, 767 01:04:40,600 --> 01:04:44,559 it looks like you're a traitor to mankind. 768 01:04:46,240 --> 01:04:47,719 No more, no less. 769 01:04:48,960 --> 01:04:53,397 And mankind doesn't like traitors. 770 01:04:55,400 --> 01:04:57,072 All right. Good night. 771 01:04:57,240 --> 01:04:58,514 I�m going. 772 01:05:05,960 --> 01:05:08,076 Oh, I forgot. 773 01:05:08,760 --> 01:05:14,392 That Chinese girl, Golemba's aide, was looking for you. Diana. 774 01:05:15,560 --> 01:05:18,757 It might be urgent, since it was late. 775 01:05:18,960 --> 01:05:21,474 Though, it's not any of my business. Goodnight. 776 01:05:27,440 --> 01:05:29,829 - Hello? - Victor? It�s Diana. 777 01:05:30,040 --> 01:05:32,998 I need your help badly. Can you come down? 778 01:05:33,160 --> 01:05:35,230 - Can you hear me? - Yes, I�ll be right down. 779 01:05:47,800 --> 01:05:48,789 Thank you. 780 01:06:06,360 --> 01:06:08,396 I see the sign. Which way now? 781 01:06:11,760 --> 01:06:13,910 - I got there. I�ll call you back. - Here? 782 01:06:14,120 --> 01:06:15,235 Yes. 783 01:06:30,920 --> 01:06:33,912 - Is he alive? - Can't tell yet. 784 01:06:35,640 --> 01:06:37,676 - Let's get him out of here. - What? 785 01:06:37,840 --> 01:06:40,354 I said, we can't leave him here. 786 01:06:43,240 --> 01:06:44,912 Diana, the door, quick! 787 01:06:52,240 --> 01:06:53,468 Careful. 788 01:06:54,440 --> 01:06:56,351 Hey, pal, what is it there? 789 01:06:56,520 --> 01:07:00,195 My buddy had too much to drink. He needs some air. Just a second. 790 01:07:00,360 --> 01:07:01,270 Help me. 791 01:07:02,560 --> 01:07:05,711 Mr. Zakrevsky, security here. Can you come over? 792 01:07:05,880 --> 01:07:08,997 Someone's being taken from the lab... 793 01:07:09,160 --> 01:07:11,037 Driver, come over here. 794 01:07:11,200 --> 01:07:14,397 Just a second, I�ll be right there. It�s okay, I�m coming. 795 01:07:14,560 --> 01:07:17,233 - Do you hear? Come here! - I�m on my way. 796 01:07:17,400 --> 01:07:20,073 How many times do I have to repeat? Halt! 797 01:07:20,240 --> 01:07:24,950 Stay where you are! I'll shoot! 798 01:07:27,920 --> 01:07:28,909 Where to now? 799 01:07:29,600 --> 01:07:31,591 To the old train station. Do you know where it is? 800 01:07:31,760 --> 01:07:34,194 Yes, I know. How is he? Alive? 801 01:07:35,240 --> 01:07:39,153 He's dead. Now I�m sure. 802 01:07:39,720 --> 01:07:40,914 What did they want from him? 803 01:07:41,440 --> 01:07:43,237 Omnipotence, I guess. 804 01:07:44,040 --> 01:07:46,873 To know the mysteries of science. To get new weapons. 805 01:07:47,480 --> 01:07:50,119 Or, maybe, money. Or never-ending virility. 806 01:07:52,320 --> 01:07:53,992 Human needs remain the same. 807 01:08:16,760 --> 01:08:18,512 Open the door, Diana. 808 01:08:23,080 --> 01:08:25,355 Victor, put him here. 809 01:08:26,600 --> 01:08:27,919 Rest up. 810 01:08:32,840 --> 01:08:36,958 When you leave, forget about this door, the station, and everything. 811 01:08:38,800 --> 01:08:40,358 Okay, I will. 812 01:08:53,520 --> 01:08:56,353 - At last. Where's he? - He's dead. We were too late. 813 01:08:57,440 --> 01:09:00,557 You're not alone? You know outsiders aren't allowed here. 814 01:09:00,720 --> 01:09:02,312 I'll explain everything. 815 01:09:02,480 --> 01:09:05,074 This man is from the commission. He's a friend. 816 01:09:05,320 --> 01:09:06,878 Victor, wait for me downstairs. 817 01:09:54,280 --> 01:09:57,158 Like the Ritz during the Flood. 818 01:09:57,480 --> 01:09:59,516 It�s called ''Noah's Ark''. 819 01:10:00,160 --> 01:10:01,479 Well? 820 01:10:01,960 --> 01:10:04,269 I like it here. 821 01:10:04,440 --> 01:10:05,759 Me, too. 822 01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:09,754 There's an example of the survival instinct for you, Victor. 823 01:10:10,200 --> 01:10:11,952 The basic instinct. 824 01:10:13,360 --> 01:10:15,590 - Look, a painting! - Yes. 825 01:10:16,840 --> 01:10:18,478 If we assume your idea 826 01:10:18,640 --> 01:10:21,359 that climatic anomalies don�t just happen, 827 01:10:21,600 --> 01:10:26,230 then the wetters could be part of of the anomaly defending earth from us. 828 01:10:26,400 --> 01:10:27,753 Could be. 829 01:10:30,040 --> 01:10:31,598 Have you been open long? 830 01:10:31,760 --> 01:10:34,433 Two days. Got to make a living. 831 01:10:34,600 --> 01:10:37,433 Want to come in the kitchen? It�s warm and dry by the stove there. 832 01:10:37,600 --> 01:10:39,477 No, we like it here. 833 01:10:39,640 --> 01:10:43,428 As you wish. I'll bring you hot sandwiches. 834 01:10:43,800 --> 01:10:44,994 Thanks. 835 01:10:51,920 --> 01:10:52,636 Ike. 836 01:10:57,520 --> 01:10:58,589 Do you know what this is? 837 01:10:59,840 --> 01:11:01,273 Where did you get it? 838 01:11:01,480 --> 01:11:03,710 Someone brought it to the hotel, said my daughter sent it. 839 01:11:04,120 --> 01:11:06,793 - Did you listen to it? - Yes. 840 01:11:07,520 --> 01:11:11,399 It�s like poetry, or essays. I didn't get it. 841 01:11:11,800 --> 01:11:14,712 - It�s not poetry, it's something else. - What? 842 01:11:16,960 --> 01:11:18,393 Hard to say. 843 01:11:19,160 --> 01:11:23,073 Sometimes the wetters have children make such... 844 01:11:24,280 --> 01:11:25,474 imprints of consciousness. 845 01:11:27,040 --> 01:11:31,397 - Images of their sense of the world. - Images? 846 01:11:31,560 --> 01:11:32,629 Yes. 847 01:11:33,360 --> 01:11:37,148 Why do you think she gave it to me? 848 01:11:37,680 --> 01:11:40,148 Maybe so you'd understand her? 849 01:11:42,360 --> 01:11:45,352 Or at least understand anything. 850 01:11:45,640 --> 01:11:48,313 As I can guess, you had a fight, right? 851 01:11:50,760 --> 01:11:51,829 Ike. 852 01:11:53,160 --> 01:11:55,754 Tell me the truth, please. 853 01:11:57,200 --> 01:12:00,636 - Are you hiding something from me? - Like what? 854 01:12:01,040 --> 01:12:04,112 Is it a genetic disease or something else? 855 01:12:06,160 --> 01:12:07,195 Well, for example. 856 01:12:07,840 --> 01:12:09,990 Can I get it? 857 01:12:11,960 --> 01:12:13,234 Yes and no. 858 01:12:14,040 --> 01:12:15,632 Ike, don�t joke with me. 859 01:12:16,680 --> 01:12:20,719 No, Victor, try to understand. It�s a different principle working here. 860 01:12:22,400 --> 01:12:25,836 If you don't want to, you won't get sick. That's the trick. 861 01:12:27,640 --> 01:12:29,073 It takes longing. 862 01:12:30,960 --> 01:12:34,430 A longing so burning that you're drawn somewhere else, 863 01:12:35,000 --> 01:12:38,788 to another life, different goals, other worlds. 864 01:12:39,600 --> 01:12:42,876 I had it, but it's long gone now. 865 01:12:48,040 --> 01:12:49,439 Too late. 866 01:12:50,040 --> 01:12:51,393 About you... 867 01:12:52,280 --> 01:12:53,599 I don't know. 868 01:12:55,320 --> 01:12:59,518 The children still have it. That's why they're with them and not us. 869 01:12:59,720 --> 01:13:01,915 You said it well - longing. 870 01:13:05,440 --> 01:13:06,953 It takes a longing. 871 01:13:08,160 --> 01:13:10,071 I understand it, yes. 872 01:13:37,400 --> 01:13:41,154 Twice dead, living after God's death, 873 01:13:41,800 --> 01:13:45,190 we seek our shadows in a stream of illusions of the sleeping world. 874 01:13:45,720 --> 01:13:50,475 We live in the world of total deception, numbers and ghosts, 875 01:13:51,120 --> 01:13:55,159 where words have faded and lost their meanings. 876 01:13:55,920 --> 01:13:57,558 The age of the profane. 877 01:13:57,960 --> 01:14:01,236 The age of unbearably Philistine existence. 878 01:14:02,040 --> 01:14:05,953 The kingdom of the banal, singing praises to its emptiness. 879 01:14:07,880 --> 01:14:10,553 Spirit has abandoned our world for good. 880 01:14:10,760 --> 01:14:12,352 Time is shrinking. 881 01:14:13,160 --> 01:14:14,752 There's no time anymore. 882 01:14:15,200 --> 01:14:16,792 There's no space. 883 01:14:17,480 --> 01:14:19,391 The agony of non-existence. 884 01:14:19,960 --> 01:14:23,111 The spirit of barrenness hovers above the orphaned world, 885 01:14:23,440 --> 01:14:26,318 doomed to ultimate loneliness. 886 01:14:26,480 --> 01:14:29,199 Fear fills the soul. 887 01:14:29,920 --> 01:14:33,674 Everything is finite. The last secrets have been revealed. 888 01:14:34,520 --> 01:14:37,193 The wind from the abyss burns our cheeks. 889 01:14:37,720 --> 01:14:39,358 Who said that? 890 01:14:39,880 --> 01:14:42,519 I ask you, who? 891 01:14:43,040 --> 01:14:44,712 Answer me. 892 01:16:42,160 --> 01:16:44,230 All down with baggage! 893 01:16:44,400 --> 01:16:49,918 The buses will leave in 20 minutes! Evacuation procedure! 894 01:16:50,120 --> 01:16:51,075 Anyone here? 895 01:16:54,960 --> 01:16:56,552 Anyone here? Evacuation procedure! 896 01:16:56,800 --> 01:16:58,552 Emergency evacuation! 897 01:17:06,600 --> 01:17:09,273 Go on, go on, to the left! 898 01:17:11,560 --> 01:17:14,836 Women get in the ambulance. Men in the truck. 899 01:17:15,600 --> 01:17:17,431 Victor! Victor! 900 01:17:17,600 --> 01:17:20,068 Isaac, where are the children? 901 01:17:20,600 --> 01:17:24,878 They were to be evacuated first, right from the school. 902 01:17:25,040 --> 01:17:27,554 Get in the truck and we'll go there. 903 01:17:27,840 --> 01:17:29,114 Get in the truck, quick! 904 01:17:29,360 --> 01:17:30,509 Let's go. 905 01:17:33,600 --> 01:17:36,114 - Where's the information center? - Over there. 906 01:17:37,120 --> 01:17:39,714 - Where can I get info about children? - Ask the liaison officer. 907 01:17:41,040 --> 01:17:43,429 Have the children been evacuated? 908 01:17:43,600 --> 01:17:45,079 There have been no children. 909 01:17:45,280 --> 01:17:48,272 - Write it down: 25 on 2nd floor. - Got you, 25. 910 01:17:57,120 --> 01:18:00,908 Stop worrying. Three boats have gone already. 911 01:18:01,640 --> 01:18:03,790 They may be on them. 912 01:18:03,960 --> 01:18:05,871 They're not! I made inquiries. 913 01:18:07,040 --> 01:18:11,272 No, not 70. 72 MPC. Do you read me? 72 MPC. 914 01:18:11,440 --> 01:18:13,237 You promised us communication with the airfields. 915 01:18:13,400 --> 01:18:14,276 Can you reach them? 916 01:18:14,440 --> 01:18:16,829 How can I stop the operation? 917 01:18:17,000 --> 01:18:19,594 The planes are in the air. One thousand of them! 918 01:18:19,760 --> 01:18:24,709 But what will happen to them if they're dropped the loads on? 919 01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:26,791 Is there anyone there or not? 920 01:18:26,960 --> 01:18:28,313 It�s murder! 921 01:18:28,480 --> 01:18:31,950 We need to connect to the coordination center. Do you read me? 922 01:18:32,120 --> 01:18:35,829 - You promised! - Damn you! 923 01:18:36,000 --> 01:18:38,639 - Will you get me on the line or not?! - I can't do anything! 924 01:18:38,800 --> 01:18:41,553 - Something happened to the kids? - They've lost the bus with the kids. 925 01:18:41,720 --> 01:18:44,314 Diana is with them. They may still be in the city. 926 01:18:44,480 --> 01:18:47,677 - Can you reach Diana? - No! She hasn't called. 927 01:18:50,080 --> 01:18:55,234 Gennady. Gennady, what should we do? 928 01:18:55,400 --> 01:18:58,392 I don't know. Go to HQ. I�ll stay here. 929 01:18:58,560 --> 01:19:00,357 - Come with us. - What if... 930 01:19:00,520 --> 01:19:05,230 No. No, I need to be alone. Please go. 931 01:19:05,400 --> 01:19:06,515 Gennady! 932 01:19:08,200 --> 01:19:09,679 Victor, where are you going? 933 01:19:15,200 --> 01:19:17,430 Where are you going, Victor? What are you up to? 934 01:19:17,600 --> 01:19:19,033 Go to headquarters, Ike. 935 01:19:19,200 --> 01:19:20,758 - Where are you going? - To find the kids. 936 01:19:20,920 --> 01:19:23,480 You don't even know where they are. Are you crazy? 937 01:19:23,640 --> 01:19:26,871 Give me your radiophone. The regular phone might not work. 938 01:19:27,040 --> 01:19:29,235 I'll need updates. 939 01:19:29,400 --> 01:19:31,789 - The top red button. - I know. 940 01:19:32,200 --> 01:19:35,272 Victor, do you know the old train station? 941 01:19:35,440 --> 01:19:36,077 Yes. 942 01:19:36,240 --> 01:19:38,629 I�m almost sure they're there. 943 01:19:38,800 --> 01:19:41,758 - I got you. Go now. - They're there for sure! 944 01:19:45,720 --> 01:19:50,111 Bus, stop at the checkpoint. Bus 365, stop! 945 01:20:01,560 --> 01:20:03,755 Call her again. Call her constantly! 946 01:20:03,920 --> 01:20:08,630 All right. Diana, do you read me? Over. Don't hear you. 947 01:20:08,800 --> 01:20:09,710 Look. 948 01:20:09,880 --> 01:20:12,235 - What is it? - The formula for the cloud seeding. 949 01:20:13,440 --> 01:20:16,876 It�s not just active. It�s monstrously active. 950 01:20:17,760 --> 01:20:22,197 After its fallout, nothing living will be left. It will be a toxic desert. 951 01:20:22,640 --> 01:20:25,552 I did smell a rat here! 952 01:20:25,760 --> 01:20:27,273 What can we do now? 953 01:20:27,960 --> 01:20:29,439 What should we do, Ike? 954 01:21:21,120 --> 01:21:22,678 Ike, I read you. 955 01:21:22,880 --> 01:21:26,111 Victor, do you read me? Wait, I can't hear anything! 956 01:21:26,280 --> 01:21:28,271 There's no one at the station! 957 01:21:28,440 --> 01:21:29,714 Yes, I copy. 958 01:21:29,880 --> 01:21:32,872 They're at the school! Diana called. There's a problem there... 959 01:21:33,040 --> 01:21:35,156 Go on, Ike! I�m listening. 960 01:21:35,320 --> 01:21:39,154 The problem is the children refuse to leave the city. 961 01:21:39,320 --> 01:21:43,029 Refuse to be evacuated. Diana's with them. 962 01:21:43,560 --> 01:21:46,757 Wait, how could they refuse? What does that mean, Ike? 963 01:21:47,040 --> 01:21:47,631 Tell him about the formula... 964 01:21:47,800 --> 01:21:50,678 The kids see that the wetters are being killed. 965 01:21:51,440 --> 01:21:55,638 They probably hope the military will stop the operation to save them. 966 01:21:56,320 --> 01:22:00,154 Roger and out. I�ll call, Ike. How much time do I have? 967 01:22:00,320 --> 01:22:04,472 Wait! Don't hang up! There's no time, that's the point. 968 01:22:04,880 --> 01:22:07,633 The chemical fallout may start in 20 minutes. 969 01:22:07,800 --> 01:22:10,394 I have the results of the last sampling. Do you understand? 970 01:22:10,680 --> 01:22:15,515 Don't try to leave the city. Find a shelter. Any one. 971 01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:18,560 The school will do. Find one there. 972 01:22:18,760 --> 01:22:21,399 But close all the air vents. 973 01:22:21,640 --> 01:22:24,598 Make sure it's hermetically sealed! Don't let anything in! 974 01:22:25,640 --> 01:22:30,839 I got it, Ike. I'll call if I live. 975 01:22:31,000 --> 01:22:31,955 Over. 976 01:24:25,560 --> 01:24:29,792 Zinovy, what are you waiting for? You think they'll cancel the operation? 977 01:24:29,960 --> 01:24:33,236 They won't, Zinovy. I know it for sure. 978 01:24:33,960 --> 01:24:35,473 And what will happen? 979 01:24:35,960 --> 01:24:39,748 You've chosen to die and that's your right. But the children? 980 01:24:39,920 --> 01:24:43,754 Why the children? They'll die, too! 981 01:24:43,920 --> 01:24:46,957 You're so brilliant, you're geniuses, you're spiritual torchbearers! 982 01:24:47,080 --> 01:24:48,911 But you don't understand the simplest thing! 983 01:24:49,320 --> 01:24:52,756 Why should the children die? For what? 984 01:24:53,120 --> 01:24:55,076 - It�s their choice. - No! 985 01:24:55,480 --> 01:24:57,357 And you know it! 986 01:24:58,560 --> 01:25:01,472 If you say just one word, they'll go into the shelter 987 01:25:01,760 --> 01:25:03,159 and be saved. 988 01:25:03,320 --> 01:25:04,958 They only trust you. 989 01:25:05,120 --> 01:25:08,795 What else do you want? A sacrifice? Then... 990 01:25:09,360 --> 01:25:10,873 Take my life! 991 01:25:12,640 --> 01:25:14,596 I'll stay here with you. 992 01:25:16,600 --> 01:25:18,556 But the children must be saved. 993 01:25:20,160 --> 01:25:23,948 The children must live. The children must live! 994 01:25:25,080 --> 01:25:26,229 He's right. 995 01:25:29,080 --> 01:25:31,275 That's just what I said. 996 01:25:32,920 --> 01:25:36,196 This man is right. You must admit it. 997 01:25:37,920 --> 01:25:40,753 If you want, I can go to the children. 998 01:25:42,680 --> 01:25:45,114 - Or Arson can go. - No. 999 01:25:48,480 --> 01:25:49,833 I'll go. 1000 01:26:03,640 --> 01:26:05,392 Do you remember me? 1001 01:26:06,360 --> 01:26:09,796 I met you at the school when you came to speak to the children. 1002 01:26:11,480 --> 01:26:12,799 Yes, of course. 1003 01:26:22,840 --> 01:26:25,513 I�m sorry we don't have time to talk. 1004 01:26:27,760 --> 01:26:30,433 There were so many questions I wanted to ask you. 1005 01:26:32,200 --> 01:26:33,952 But it's too late now. 1006 01:26:36,160 --> 01:26:40,039 There simply wasn't enough time to understand us. 1007 01:26:44,000 --> 01:26:46,992 You know, I�m sure we could have been understood 1008 01:26:48,240 --> 01:26:51,710 if the world were a bit kinder. 1009 01:26:53,080 --> 01:26:56,152 The children understood us. They did right away. 1010 01:26:58,040 --> 01:27:00,713 Do you want to know the truth? You've already lost them. 1011 01:27:02,320 --> 01:27:05,153 The children. Your children. They cannot go on like this. 1012 01:27:05,800 --> 01:27:08,155 They don't want to be the same. 1013 01:27:14,160 --> 01:27:16,116 He who has seen the heavens 1014 01:27:17,680 --> 01:27:19,272 is changed. 1015 01:27:21,400 --> 01:27:22,799 Forever. 1016 01:27:25,680 --> 01:27:28,433 Come on, kids, quick! 1017 01:27:28,760 --> 01:27:32,036 Move faster! Come on, quick! 1018 01:27:40,720 --> 01:27:43,678 - Is there another door? - Yes, but it's open! 1019 01:27:43,840 --> 01:27:45,717 I'll do it. Stay with the children. 1020 01:27:45,880 --> 01:27:48,997 Hurry up, please. Sit down, sit down. 1021 01:28:03,200 --> 01:28:06,351 Finally! 1022 01:28:26,640 --> 01:28:28,517 Victor, what's that? 1023 01:28:30,200 --> 01:28:31,952 Nothing, it's... 1024 01:28:34,840 --> 01:28:37,115 It happens sometimes. 1025 01:28:37,280 --> 01:28:42,479 The batteries are just low. 1026 01:30:07,320 --> 01:30:12,030 Why not turn the filters on? We'll get some air. 1027 01:30:12,640 --> 01:30:13,834 We can't. 1028 01:30:16,120 --> 01:30:17,872 Don't talk. 1029 01:30:19,960 --> 01:30:22,554 Try to breathe sparingly. 1030 01:30:34,040 --> 01:30:36,429 Dad, recite something. 1031 01:30:48,880 --> 01:30:50,598 Round the turn, 1032 01:30:53,640 --> 01:30:55,995 In the depth of the wood boscage, 1033 01:30:59,120 --> 01:31:01,315 My future lies in store 1034 01:31:02,760 --> 01:31:04,557 That's truer than a pledge. 1035 01:31:06,600 --> 01:31:09,433 You can't induce it to debate 1036 01:31:11,600 --> 01:31:13,397 or coax it. 1037 01:31:15,640 --> 01:31:19,519 It is as open as a glade, 1038 01:31:22,560 --> 01:31:23,788 Unfolding, 1039 01:31:26,040 --> 01:31:27,553 Engrossing... 1040 01:31:31,040 --> 01:31:34,715 It is as open as a glade, 1041 01:31:38,320 --> 01:31:39,673 Unfolding, 1042 01:31:42,080 --> 01:31:43,672 Engrossing... 1043 01:33:15,280 --> 01:33:16,395 Thank you. 1044 01:33:17,200 --> 01:33:18,235 Hello. 1045 01:33:23,960 --> 01:33:27,077 Just a minute, Mr. Banev. I'll get someone to escort you. 1046 01:33:29,040 --> 01:33:32,032 We got a visitor. From the UN commission. 1047 01:33:32,400 --> 01:33:36,279 Yes, of course, it's all in order. Send someone down. 1048 01:33:37,440 --> 01:33:39,556 - Fill this out. - Sign here? 1049 01:33:39,800 --> 01:33:41,950 - Your first visit to your daughter? - Yes. 1050 01:33:42,120 --> 01:33:45,715 Write here the number, day and time, and sign it. 1051 01:33:46,880 --> 01:33:48,836 Excuse me, what's this? 1052 01:33:51,360 --> 01:33:53,191 Fruit and chocolate. 1053 01:33:53,520 --> 01:33:57,308 I�m sorry, but it's not allowed. Pick it up when you leave. 1054 01:33:58,040 --> 01:33:59,359 Go on in. 1055 01:33:59,920 --> 01:34:01,399 Thanks. Hello. 1056 01:34:28,280 --> 01:34:30,157 Wait here. 1057 01:35:04,520 --> 01:35:05,555 Go in. 1058 01:35:08,520 --> 01:35:11,398 Go. Sit down over here. 1059 01:35:23,880 --> 01:35:24,995 Ira, darling. 1060 01:35:26,960 --> 01:35:28,837 How do you feel? 1061 01:35:33,040 --> 01:35:34,234 Were you sick? 1062 01:35:37,840 --> 01:35:38,955 Ira. 1063 01:35:39,840 --> 01:35:41,478 Don't you know me? 1064 01:35:42,040 --> 01:35:44,429 Ira, answer your dad. 1065 01:35:46,360 --> 01:35:49,670 You recited a poem. I remember. 1066 01:35:51,400 --> 01:35:52,469 A poem? 1067 01:35:53,880 --> 01:35:55,233 What poem? 1068 01:35:55,880 --> 01:35:59,236 We were in a cellar and you recited a poem. 1069 01:36:04,840 --> 01:36:08,116 What did you do to her? What's going on? 1070 01:36:09,840 --> 01:36:13,276 Tell your daddy what you do here, 1071 01:36:13,520 --> 01:36:15,750 what you watched on TV yesterday. 1072 01:36:17,960 --> 01:36:19,951 We watched a show. 1073 01:36:20,360 --> 01:36:23,079 You had to guess who was the worst. 1074 01:36:25,720 --> 01:36:28,075 And why do children watch this show? 1075 01:36:29,200 --> 01:36:33,239 Because we have to like what others like. 1076 01:36:33,680 --> 01:36:35,477 We have to be like others. 1077 01:36:36,000 --> 01:36:38,036 You have to force yourself. 1078 01:36:38,840 --> 01:36:40,592 Good girl! 1079 01:36:40,880 --> 01:36:43,792 You see? She's getting better. 1080 01:36:44,160 --> 01:36:47,311 Ira, sing the song you learned, dear. 1081 01:36:48,600 --> 01:36:49,828 Weren't you learning a song? 1082 01:36:50,960 --> 01:36:51,836 Give me your hand. 1083 01:36:57,480 --> 01:36:58,515 What injections have they been giving her? 1084 01:36:58,680 --> 01:37:01,513 You'll have to ask the doctor. They give her what she needs. 1085 01:37:01,680 --> 01:37:03,318 I'll ask right now! 1086 01:37:04,240 --> 01:37:07,198 I will! I'll ask right now! 1087 01:37:09,040 --> 01:37:10,758 Mr. Banev! 1088 01:37:10,960 --> 01:37:14,350 I have the right! It�s an emergency. 1089 01:37:25,160 --> 01:37:28,197 He recited a poem. I remember. 1090 01:37:44,360 --> 01:37:46,590 Who's there? Who's walking there? 1091 01:37:48,920 --> 01:37:51,036 What is it? Who are you? 1092 01:37:51,200 --> 01:37:53,555 How did you get in here? 1093 01:37:53,960 --> 01:37:55,313 I�m Victor Banev. 1094 01:37:55,480 --> 01:37:57,550 I�m on the UN commission! 1095 01:37:58,000 --> 01:38:01,834 I demand that you give me my child! Now! 1096 01:38:02,000 --> 01:38:03,479 So that's it. I see. 1097 01:38:03,640 --> 01:38:05,835 And your so-called ''treatment'' 1098 01:38:06,280 --> 01:38:08,794 will be investigated at the highest level! 1099 01:38:08,960 --> 01:38:12,236 Is that all? Now leave the territory of the center. 1100 01:38:12,480 --> 01:38:14,232 You think you can order me?! 1101 01:38:14,800 --> 01:38:18,315 What's going on here? Send up security! 1102 01:38:19,120 --> 01:38:20,473 This is madness! 1103 01:38:28,960 --> 01:38:30,916 On your feet! Stand, I said! 1104 01:38:31,080 --> 01:38:32,752 Let him go! 1105 01:38:33,400 --> 01:38:35,834 Let him go, I said! 1106 01:38:42,240 --> 01:38:43,912 I want to know 1107 01:38:44,160 --> 01:38:48,233 why I�m denied the right to take my child from here. 1108 01:38:49,800 --> 01:38:52,360 - You want to take her? - Yes, I want to take her. 1109 01:38:52,800 --> 01:38:56,429 All right, take Mr. Banev to the 5th Ward. 1110 01:38:57,040 --> 01:39:00,157 - We shouldn't do it. - Yes, we should! 1111 01:39:01,200 --> 01:39:03,760 He's threatening us with the UN commission. 1112 01:39:04,000 --> 01:39:05,718 Go on, Mr. Banev. 1113 01:39:08,240 --> 01:39:09,912 Fill out the papers. 1114 01:39:25,800 --> 01:39:28,633 Come in here where we can talk. 1115 01:39:48,080 --> 01:39:49,513 Don't misunderstand... 1116 01:39:50,840 --> 01:39:53,308 We're doing everything we can for them. 1117 01:39:55,440 --> 01:39:58,750 The best doctors, the best specialists analyzing the data. 1118 01:39:59,680 --> 01:40:01,750 If that were only enough. 1119 01:40:05,920 --> 01:40:07,273 Do you know the word... 1120 01:40:07,720 --> 01:40:09,153 ''wilt''? 1121 01:40:11,280 --> 01:40:16,195 You move a plant to a new soil. 1122 01:40:16,520 --> 01:40:19,830 And no matter how much you water it, it just wilts. 1123 01:40:20,840 --> 01:40:21,955 It won't take root. 1124 01:40:23,280 --> 01:40:24,679 They're like that. 1125 01:40:28,160 --> 01:40:29,991 Everything in this world causes them pain. 1126 01:40:31,360 --> 01:40:33,191 Our world is... 1127 01:40:34,960 --> 01:40:36,632 endless suffering for them. 1128 01:40:39,240 --> 01:40:42,869 I think much time must pass 1129 01:40:44,520 --> 01:40:47,956 before they learn to live again among us. 1130 01:40:48,840 --> 01:40:50,558 I believe it's possible. 1131 01:40:54,040 --> 01:40:56,474 Let's hope it's possible. 1132 01:45:07,160 --> 01:45:08,673 Starring: 1133 01:45:08,840 --> 01:45:10,796 Gregory HLADY 1134 01:45:10,960 --> 01:45:12,916 Leonid MOZGOVOY 1135 01:45:13,080 --> 01:45:15,036 Alexei KORTNEV 1136 01:45:15,200 --> 01:45:17,156 Rimma SARKISYAN 1137 01:45:17,320 --> 01:45:19,276 Laura PITSKHELAURI 1138 01:45:19,440 --> 01:45:21,396 Sergei BARKOVSKY 1139 01:45:21,560 --> 01:45:23,516 Dima ISPOLATOV 1140 01:45:23,680 --> 01:45:25,636 Olga SAMOSHINA 1141 01:45:25,800 --> 01:45:27,756 Alexei INGELEVICH 1142 01:45:27,920 --> 01:45:29,876 Victor MIKHAILOV 1143 01:45:30,040 --> 01:45:31,393 et al. 1144 01:46:05,960 --> 01:46:07,313 Written by 1145 01:46:07,480 --> 01:46:10,597 Konstantin LOPUSHANSKY Vyacheslav RYBAKOV 1146 01:46:10,760 --> 01:46:14,116 Based on the story by THE STRUGATSKY BROTHERS 1147 01:46:14,280 --> 01:46:17,716 Directed by Konstantin LOPUSHANSKY 1148 01:46:17,880 --> 01:46:20,838 Director of Photography Vladislav GURCHIN 1149 01:46:21,000 --> 01:46:24,117 Production Designer Konstantin PAKHOTIN 1150 01:46:24,280 --> 01:46:27,238 Music by Andrei SIGLE 1151 01:46:27,400 --> 01:46:30,358 General Producer Andrei SIGLE