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PROMSVYAZBANK A BANK FOR STRONG PEOPLE

PRESENT

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

OLGA POGODINA

PAWEŁ DELĄG

KONSTANTIN KRYUKOV

NIKOLAY DOBRYNIN ALEXANDER BUKHAROV

SERGEY GOROBCHENKO, DMITRY ISAYEV

EVGENY KORYAKOVSKY, SERGEY TEZOV

VASILY SEDYKH, NIKITA SALOPIN

POLYA POLYAKIVA, ARTYOM MIKHALKOV

DIRECTED BY KONSTANTIN MAXIMOV

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ELENA IVANOVA

MUSIC BY OLEG VOLYANDO

WRITTEN BY PETR GLADILIN, KONSTANTIN MAXIMOV

PRODUCTION DESIGNERS: IGOR TRYSHKOV, EVGENIYA SHIRYAEVA

COSTUME DESIGNERS ALLA KIREEVA, TATYANA UBEIVOLK

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ROMAN SOKOLOV STUNT DIRECTOR: DMITRY TARASENKO

COMPUTER GRAPHICS: FEDOR ZHUROV ARTYOM ISAAKYAN

EDITED BY KARINA MAVRINA SOUND BY DMITRY CHUPKOV

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MIKHAIL MASLENNIKOV

PRODUCED BY OLGA POGODINA, ALEXEI PIMANOV, DENIS ANISIMOV

RED SPY. THE LAST POEM

EPISODE 10

Yasha, stop it, enough smoking, I can't even breathe.

You'd better get used to it.

I'm a new person now. It calms my nerves.

Stop it, please.

- Otto will be here next Saturday. - You are right.

He is our only chance now.

And we need to prepare thoroughly.

Have they all gone crazy here?

- It's just beyond nonsense. - You're a veteran writer,

aren't you, comrade editor?

Fools have fortune, but people like me

will never be published

by editors like you.

Did you have too much cheap schnapps last night?

You stole my life, my glory.

People like my poems, I could have read them out myself.

Yasha, are you serious?

Is it so important for you?

I've never thought about it, for me it's like torture.

And for me it's a breath of air that you poisoned for me.

- What is it? - Air, pure oxygen. Breath.

I won't do it anymore! Because I'm a poet, not a heartless critic!

You will do it. If there is a need, you will.

I want you to be happy, believe me,

- but I don't know how to do it. - Really?

I'm a genius. A genius!

And you treat me like shit.

Glad to see you in good spirits, mister Ermler.

I started to forget what your smile looks like.

Life is sometimes so beautiful,

although circumstances often make us forget about it.

Looks like you're going to start writing poetry and reading it in public.

In Landgrave" cafe, for example. Constant flow of talents, they say.

Life is a kaleidoscope of events, often unpredictable.

I hope you won't let your sentiments overlap the interests of British crown.

Now we have no doubt that the Russians are after these submarine blueprints.

An armed Red Russia is unacceptable.

It's a personal interest, a matter of security.

And we shall destroy anyone who threatens our interests.

So shake this stupid kaleidoscope and get things on the right track.

Don't talk to me that way, my friend.

I've always had an impeccable reputation.

No, no, no. You got me wrong.

I just wanted to set things straight. You will surely resolve the matter.

- As you always do. - Much better. That's the way it will be.

Good afternoon, can I help you?

- I want to speak to Elle Ferrari. - Did you make an appointment?

No, but I think she will receive me.

Frau editor is busy. What should I tell her?

Tell her that her most loyal fan

humbly begs for a moment of her time.

If it's about a manuscript, you need licensing, it's another person, I can...

It's a biographical novel, I would like Elle Ferrari to appreciate it.

You are as inaccessible as the Sun God.

- You are good at overcoming obstacles. - So are you.

I had breakfast alone and you missed a lot, as usual.

Well, now you are Max Stern from a Berlin newspaper.

We can start all over again.

- My congratulations on the new mission. - Yes.

Yes, and I will not hide that we're going to publish Bolshevik literature,

and distribute it. Because people need a choice.

You can cover the whole of Berlin with red flags for all I care,

as long as you don't get involved in serious matters.

May I ask you the same thing?

Can you just enjoy your visit to your historical homeland,

without killing my men?

I don't care if all of your men die.

This time we've got a serious conflict of interests and you know

what I have to do.

The same as me, I suppose. That's why you came here.

I don't want to stand over your grave.

And you must be well aware of who your opponents are.

Now everything will be worse than it used to be.

They'll make us fight to the death.

Why you, tell me?

- Lack of manpower? - The same question.

Let me help you, mister, I can take you to Friedrichstrasse.

Thank you, I need Wilhelmstrasse.

Yes, it's very close. Now I will take your suitcase and you will let it go.

Why would I do that? Are you trying to rob me?

- I'll call the police. - I am so sorry!

My nephew hasn't seen me for 15 years, no wonder he mistook you for me.

Come, my dear. Once again, sorry for the confusion.

- How is your mum? - She's good.

- How could it have happened? - He gave me the right answers!

He said he wanted Wilhelmstrasse, he matched description, even his suitcase.

You must have an instinct for people.

The point is to see the right man.

- You mission, you life depends on it. - Yes, I get it.

- What's the situation at the plant? - You can't imagine what's going on.

They're on constant alert, everything's under total control, endless inspections.

- It's an emergency. We need your help. - That's why I'm here.

We work at such pace as if Germany is already preparing for war.

- I will talk only with Elle. - Wait a minute.

I'll take you to a quiet place. You will be safe there.

Sounds good, but try not to get lost again.

I made a mistake. It happens, okay?

Elle!

Wait here.

Elle! At last...

- It took you some time. - Glad to see you.

- Good day, comrade Buchwald. - Otto, just Otto,

- I'm sorry if it came out wrong. - Has something happened?

- No. - It's just because I don't know him yet.

Would you please watch the door, we need to talk.

He is very reliable.

When do you have to go back?

I'll take the evening train so I can be back at work by morning.

- The blueprints are here? - Yes, the first ones.

Thank you. And this is our last meeting in person, now it's going to be

- only through my contacts. - Trusted contacts, I hope.

With checkpoints all over the plant

we cannot afford to put your lives at risk.

So, trust me, I'll do my best to find sensible ones.

I very much hope so.

It's a misunderstanding.

Are you sure you don't want any? Lovely wine.

I'm sorry, I am late.

Disturbing news from Bremen. Security leak.

- Will we ever flush out this rat? - The plant is locked down.

They try to keep all workers and clerks

- under control. - Yes, except for their free time.

- Do they have contacts out of town? - It's even harder to figure out.

- Will that give us much? - If the plant's locked down, then yes.

- It would narrow this down. - There are thousands of people...

What if we look for those who are late for work?

- What do you mean? - If the person

we are looking for, object "A¡",

leaves town to pass the blueprints to object "B¡",

we could shut down the railway station.

If we hold up Berlin trains then the person who is late for work

was definitely here. Which means, they are under suspicion.

What do you think?

Yes, maybe, unless it affects random people who will start filing complaints

- against the transport company. - Max, that's unfair.

It's much better. They'll crawl around these cordons like earthworms.

Well I'll be damned, Judy, I like this idea.

Well, I need to make a few calls, Start without me, I'll be back.

Order me my usual and whisky, definitely whisky.

Ok.

Do they ever care about us?

So, our punctuality goes down the drain.

Do they ever care for us?

Can anybody tell me, what's going on?

What happened? I'm terribly late, it's been more than an hour.

I am very sorry, but I can't say how much longer we will be waiting for.

They say, it was some order from the Ministry of the Interior.

- Outrageous. - Please accept my apologies

for the delay.

How come they have so many talentless hacks in this city?

Load of rubbish.

- Give it to me. - It isn't worth it.

Will you tell me what Otto said or do I have to make an appointment?

No, you tell me how you managed to leave such an indelible impression?

- What? What did he say about me? - Nothing.

It's... It's...

- It's Dago! - Who?

My siren, guiding star of my travels... Forget this lousy line. Learn.

- Why don't you go with us? - .I recognised your voices!

Dago, Ternikiv, pillars of modern avant-gardism, right here!

- Yes, here we are. - I've read everything

that you have written. Prose...

- And everything else. It's awesome. - Sounds like proper epithet, at last.

Reminds of advance.

- Yakov. - Ternikov.

- Criticising or doing something? - I confess.

Leeching off modern literature for now, though I have my poetic moments.

Divine Ferrari! We bow our heads to the altar of your majestic art.

If you find our works not worthy of your publishing house - cut, don't pity us.

- Cut them up! - We will do,

if we have to, rest assured.

- We'll grow ourselves new ones - I wish I was so optimistic.

- Well said. But it's time we left. - Here are your comps.

- Come to "Landgrave". - Tonight we are going to...

blow up this depressing reality. Bye, gorgeous.

You never read them? They're absolutely crazy.

- Is it worth it? - Of course it is.

They are... like Picasso.

You must read them. And we should go to this cafe.

Take a seat, herr Buchwald.

Unfortunately we've got nothing to corroborate your story.

The staff in the cafe and the shop on Steinhoff street don't remember you.

Call for waiters or a barman. They will clear up this misunderstanding.

I would like to believe you, you are a valuable specialist.

But my duties make me question your words,

and look for real explanations for your being late for work.

Since when does the police look into people who are late? Is it a crime?

Ever since we received a directive for a surprise inspection.

You work at a strategic site,

with a restricted access. I am really sorry,

but I will have to pass your case over to Special Branch.

It's scandalous, it's simply scandalous!

MOSCOW. MENZHINSKY'S COUNTRY HOUSE.

Otto's contact said he didn't come to work. No one knows where he is.

The Bremen shipyard is being inspected, the same with Kiel.

I don't get it, he couldn't fail because of his meeting with Elle.

It's becoming her modus operandi. First comes luck, then comes failure.

Success in one case is immediately followed by losses in another.

Every case includes mistakes and failures.

But the agents like her are not easily found. There's just a handful of them.

Half of the world is hunting now for these blueprints.

The British and Americans need them as much as we do. You know it.

- Yes. - And now Ermler is a real threat.

And the only way to test Elle's loyalty

is to give her the task of removing him.

It's no problem to kill him, an old enemy is easier to deal with, but if we do it

- we'll be dealt a blow in revenge. - I need loyal agents.

Perhaps, Semyon, you are going to...

- bet your life again? - Yes, if necessary.

- Did you read it? - Yes.

- Elle, get on with it, did you like it? - I read it.

- So what? - Good. Very good.

Good? I told you, Dago's a genius.

- It's quite possible. - Possible? What he does is incredible!

Words just fly out of him, he doesn't even think about them

He is not tormented by his poetry, it just comes naturally. Incredible!

I quite agree with you. Yes, it's really very very good.

- Yes. But... - But what?

- We are not publishing it. - Elle, are you crazy?

- Not publishing Dago himself? - We'll survive.

- We'll survive? - Yes.

It will be the best thing that we will have published

since God knows when.

- He'll be in the annals, forever! - We can't be sure of that.

We can't. But you can tell gold from shit, can't you?

That I can, believe me.

Oh... Now I get it.

- How did I not see it before? - See what?

You don't want to publish him because I like him.

- No. - Yes.

- No. - Now I understand.

Yasha, wake up, it's not what we are here for. The last thing we need is...

A person who knows better than all of us put together how to express

- human feelings, thoughts and deeds. - Yasha, you are not an idiot.

- Why can't you hear what I am saying? - I hear. Loud and clear.

- And I can see. - Wait. Wait!

Max, why is it so complicated?

People can be so unreasonable, and, what's more, uncooperative.

You must be highly experienced in building relationships.

But he isn't talking. I would have started to talk much sooner.

What would you advise, master?

You started off too hard and now he doesn't understand what's going on.

You should have stretched the process out,

let him get used to things.

Now he is of no use, even if he talks it won't be the truth.

He'll say anything you want him to say.

Just to make it stop. I think we'd better make a break.

- Have a drink. - Right.

Cold Riesling. I would kill for a glass of Riesling.

Otto has been arrested, they are going through his office in Bremen.

I don't believe that a person like him could have made a mistake.

- I must get you out of here, now. - Listen...

We didn't find a way to smuggle the blueprints from the plant.

It is too dangerous. We can't risk, I must get you out of here right now.

Damn, it's all my fault, my terrible mistake.

What Otto brought was just crumbs, I was wrong to pull him out of the plant.

- It was me. - We'll find another way.

Meanwhile my people will get you out through Poland.

There is another way.

- Which one? - Otto told me,

about an engineer Gunther Stolz who worked at the shipyard,

and designed one of the first submarines.

- It's getting interesting.

- He was fired from the shipyard. - Why?

He is very special person and he is a big fan of fascist Italy.

- It's my chance. - No, no, no, it's impossible.

- It's my chance. - Impossible.

I am getting you out of here.

You are so sure that Otto will give us up?

- Everyone has his limit. - All right, take Popov first,

and give me a couple of days to check this Stolz out,

pass him to you and leave.

I will be sorry. I know I will be sorry. Alright.

Good. And a couple of words about Max.

He is at home here, he is much more motivated to betray you.

He is unnecessary for us, so either he works with us officially, or...

- Orders from the Centre. - I see.

Only true feelings turn enemies into friends. I got you.

Chariots intruding skies

navigated by your eyes

rhymes crashing spines

to the song of loose steel.

It was a feast for the soul! Fabulous!

Oh, thank you, friend. Thank you.

Let's drink to our souls.

No, seriously, all these words and verse forms - it's absolute rubbish.

What a verse libre... I am amazed! You are a genius.

Yasha, you seem too emotional for an editor.

Confess - you scribble on the sly?

- Well... yes. - Oh, at last.

I told you. Get him on the stage.

- Come on. - No.

- Come on, come on! - No, no, no, I...

Wait, I must prepare, choose what to read.

- Good, get ready. - But next time no cutting corners.

You'll read to us next time. And let's call Ferrari.

- Oh, let's do it without her. - Why is that?

Well... just without her.

Oh, I feel great.

- Guys, you are so talented! - Right back at you.

If he starts talking you won't have time to leave the country.

- I don't see what you're talking about. - Stop playing the clown.

When we were acting together it all worked out.

We could always find a balance.

So, here it is, the moment we feared, isn't it?

Yes. And now we must work things out.

- We may not have another chance. - Then don't do anything crazy, Max.

Sometimes you need to see more than you want to.

I'm not joking.

- You won't shoot. - You don't know me.

I have never worked for money.

That's why what I'm doing has greater meaning. Never thought about it?

That's the thing that annoys and fascinates me about you.

But if people don't compromise there will be chaos in the world.

Don't turn around. Go on.

That is, I am getting in my car and leaving. OK?

I won't let you go. Damn...

Thank you for not letting me die from blood loss.

- Why the hell did you let the bitch go? - It was your mistake.

It was your mission to follow her,

- not mine. - Mine?

I couldn't leave you there unconscious.

- You love her. - What?

How can I love a person who shoots me?

I traced the money for Ferrari's printshop.

- And? - It all comes from Geneva.

But in Geneva it is registered under the name of a person who lives in Italy.

- That's where she is from. - Yes. I tried to contact him.

I was told that he left the country many years ago,

he's been travelling ever since.

You're making great progress.

- We must report it. - Wait, wait.

Let's have a drink.

Feels so good when you're here.

To our success.

I was wrong about you.

- Max, I have to go. - Come here.

Wake the fourth.

You will not confess, I understand it.

I don't need your confession.

You know that you are not getting out of here, don't you?

But you still can fight.

Max! Damn, Max! Max. Max!

Herr Buchwald.

Herr Buchwald, I know you can hear me.

That's better. I've got a couple of questions for you.

But I want to make it clear that I'm not ready for endless negotiations

with Bolshevik scum like you. Don't stall me.

Remember, in any case we will win!

We will win! Take it.

Take it! Shoot! Shoot or I'll strangle you.

RUDERSDORF, GERMANY

Hurry, hurry! My God it's the end!

This is the end, I'm ruined. I wonder why we pay our taxes!

What the hell kind of firemen are you! That's enough, I want to die.

Come on, come on!

Meet the great inventor Gunter Stolz.

Not your style. You are treacherous, not bloodthirsty.

- Nobody died. - For now.

We are not going back to Berlin, they can manage without us.

- What about your performances? - Now we can't let anyone find us.

Including entrepreneurs. Please make sure of it.

It is important. Very important.

This is the end. What an obsolete machinery...

- What the hell are you doing? - I will talk only to Max.

Why did you kill Otto? You caught him yourself.

What did he tell you? Who do you work for?

I will only talk only to Max. It's in your interest to bring him here soon.

- Gunter, it will be all right. - Martha, leave me alone.

- Come on... - Will you stop nagging? Please!

Don't worry, it will be fine. I'm sure you will invent something.

- You're always inventing something. - What can I invent?

We are broke. We have no money, nothing to pay for the credit.

- We have insurance. - The insurance company refused to pay.

They say it was arson.

- You know why they say so. - Leave me alone at last!

Good, I'll go.

I will get you out of here, but you must listen to me and...

- do what I tell you. - How could you do this to me?

Trust me, I will not leave you here.

Really? You should trust me too,

I can give you away any second.

You think that I'm an idiot, that I believe you?

How come she had a gun? Why didn't she aim for your head?

Scratched your ankle? Nice wound

a lot of blood, little threat.

This shot was professional. Your girl is not just a poetess,

- and now you will do what I say. - Good, but why didn't you follow her?

Why didn't you take her out while I was knocked out and bleeding?

It's you who killed the suspect - why?

You are a double agent, I'll prove it. Your word against mine.

It's a death sentence, do you understand?

So, think hard about what you are doing from now on.

What a shame. Now only I will be coming to you,

and you will immediately report it to Ellington. You got it?

I hate you!