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THE WITCH HUNTERS

Didn't I say that deformities should remain at home after dark?

What are you sitting and drawing?

What do you say? I can't hear you.

Come here. We're not doing anything to you.

After him! Catch him!

Come on!

Catch him, catch him!

Catch him!

Help.

Come here.

You are done.

Now you are mine.

So you're done running, huh?

Shall we sit down and draw together a little? No?

Leave the boy alone.

- Leave the boy alone! - What the hell are you?

Do you hear?

Jovan?

Jovan!

Jovan? We have slept over.

Hurry up to pack your things, honey. It is ten past seven.

- What's wrong? - We're late.

- We still have half an hour. - 26 minutes...

- We slept a little over. Bad shit. - Some of the others have already arrived.

I know exactly how long it will take for me to get to school.

- Fine. I understand. - You always say that, both of you.

Thus, Mr... There are 24 minutes until the hour starts.

Bye.

Bye.

THE WITCH HUNTERS

- Hey, Jovan. - Hi.

Hi, Jovan.

Come and take your hat.

- Now look what you've done. - I can do it myself.

"I can do it myself." See, he can do it himself well.

Come here, you.

"'Bring me the two most...

most precious things in the city

said God to one of his angels."

- Good morning. - Sit down. Sorry to interrupt.

This is Milica, your new classmate.

She is from Novi Belgrade. She should probably fit in well in the class.

Jovan, can Milica sit next to you?

Nikola! What do you say, Jovan?

- Yeah okay. - Let me help you with your stuff.

- I can do it myself. - Yes, of course.

Don't we have an extra chair?

Here you go, Milica.

- Hi there. - Hi.

Joca...

Hey, Joca.

Hey darling.

- How was your school day? - Awful.

- Why? - We got a new girl in the class.

She got the seat next to me.

You have to explain to the teacher that I have to sit alone.

- All the others have a sidekick. - So what?

You could also wait and see. Maybe you get along well.

What is her name?

Milica Sretenović.

You have to get the teacher to move her.

Mom...

- Can I see Dr. Dunjic? - She is busy at the moment

- Can she be seen here afterwards? - I don't know. Excuse me.

- You don't fool me, Jovan. - What now?

Eight is not the same as ten. Come on, two more...

Yes. And one more...

Ten.

Bravo, Joca. Remember to stretch.

- Was it not possible that we... - Now again?

I have nothing more to say on the matter. Excuse me. I have to go.

- Did you ask her? - Yes.

And?

She is against it. For her, the most important thing is that you get trained daily.

What about me? I have no free time like the others.

It all goes up in training and homework.

She can change the meeting times or shorten the training a bit,

but you have to train daily.

One hour six times a week or two hours three times a week...

- What is the difference? - I don't know, honey.

Jovan!

Heads up, Jovan.

We can also train at home if you want.

No, never in life!

- Dad's coming home tonight. - I know.

But you don't know that he has a surprise.

What surprise? Say it now, mom.

Well I haven't seen it. He hasn't said anything. I swear.

- They tease me with my seat. - They're just jealous. Is she cute?

Come on, Dad. Just get my teacher to move her.

- What are you gossiping about? - Keep mom out. She doesn't understand.

- Is he trying on you now? - Don't worry so much.

Put them away, Jovan. Let's get started.

One two three four five.

Your turn.

- The rules are very relentless. - Continue.

- You owe $ 950 for the hotel. - I don't have that much.

- Then you have to sell. - But then I'm without a chance.

Weren't you already there from the start?

Is it okay if I withdraw?

- Don't you think it's funny? - Yes, but homework's calling.

- He told me about his new sidekick. - Already?

Yes, while you were cooking. As a man, I understand the misery of her being a girl.

- Don't say that I have gossiped. - Did you give him an advice?

- No. - Why not?

- Because you came. - Well?

- I'm tired of your passivity. - Why are you saying that now?

- It's just every time. - I didn't have the opportunity for anything else.

I don't want to listen to this again.

That's your half.

"Milica, Milica, what's the new pi 'ka'?"

"Milica, Milica, what's the new pi 'ka'?"

Stop it!

What do you want to do then?

What's happening here?

- Milica, do you want some extra homework? - No.

Where is she? Where did she run to?

Where is she? Spit out, cripple. Where did she run to?

- I don't know. - I'll break your arm. Spit it out!

She's here, Nikola. After her!

Catch her!

Why didn't you catch her?

- She was wildly fast. - So she was?

Who's in charge of class this week?

Aleksa Popović...

Mihajlo Larić and Milica Sretenović.

Good morning. Sorry I'm late.

Why are you soaked? Has anyone poured water on you?

No.

Well. If you do not want to tell me, you might want to tell the psychologist.

Beware of Shade.

- Hello? - Hi, this is Milica. Is Jovan at home?

Yes, he is.

Should I let you in? Here you go.

- Milica is here. - Why did you let her in?

I couldn't just let her stand down in front of the stairwell.

- Hey, Jovan. - Hi.

- What do you want? - Just dropping by.

Great.

- Why? - We could play together.

Don't you want to invite your friend in?

- Mom! - You can't just leave her alone.

- I have homework. - I'll help you later.

- What about the training at 16.30? - I'll get it jerked.

- Behave nicely. I'll go shopping. - Mom!

- I need to do my homework, so... - Me too. What are we for?

- In which subject? - In all subjects.

- Haven't you done any of it at all? - I'll do it later.

- Why did you help me with Nikola? - Why did you not stab him?

- I'm not gossiping. - Same here. But Nikola does.

Just let him come! There are many like him where I live.

And the girls just stand and laugh. I don't strike first,

but if they move, I will defend myself.

Don't you think I dare?

It is no use. So better ignore them until they stop.

It's not useless, and I can not just ignore them.

- I hate your school. - Me too.

- Shall we do homework? - Let's do something fun.

- We can play a computer game? - Okay.

Come on.

What is this?

It's Shade City.

- Did you build it yourself? - My mother has helped a little.

Come on...

- What's really wrong with you? - They don't know. I was born that way.

What is a malformation?

- It's a person who drinks urine. - Well, I knew that.

Can we play vet?

- I don't have that game. - Then you're the vet.

And I have a seriously ill dog that you need to cure.

- But I've never been to the vet. - I did when my cat died.

It's like at the doctor's. Here's the doctor's block.

- Let's play now. It will be fun. - No, we can play later.

Doctor, my donkey has fainted. He mustn't die. Help him!

Please help my donkey, Doctor. I beg you.

- It's a llama. - It looks like a donkey.

- It's probably a kind of... - It's Belgrade's only llama. Save him!

Calm down, madam. Let me take a look at him.

Top drawer, please.

Thank you.

- Then there's ice cream. - Why right now, Mom?

What are you two doing?

I have moved your training so that you will be the last one. You have plenty of time.

We need to perform an acute open heart operation! Scalpel.

We may well find time for an ice break.

- If you think so. - Okay.

- Aren't you going to eat your ice cream? - Do you want it then?

- If you don't want it. - Here you go.

- See you. - Bye.

- Just call when you're home. - I'll do that.

He owns a kiosk. You already know about the work.

- You've been to the kiosk before. - Before, yes.

So now you have forgotten it all? Call him now.

- I want a real job, Mom. - Hi.

- Where have you been? - With a friend.

- "A real job." - Wash your hands.

Then you probably shouldn't have chosen to live so secluded.

You were born in the middle of Belgrade. And didn't he depart from you anyway?

Okay, it was rather you who slipped away from him. That idiot.

- Whoa, what is it? - I spilled some ice cream.

- Ice cream before dinner... - Just change your sweater.

You have probably never been allowed to do that, but you have to.

Up with your arms.

- On with it. - You just let the kid roam.

All the while considering a reunion with that pig.

Didn't I ask you to spare her for this?

She should know the truth.

You have gone apart because the pig has found together with that witch.

Forget what Grandma just said, honey. Does it taste good?

Come on!

Well done.

MY ROOM

- Where do you store your dolls? - I have none. Dolls are for toddlers.

Definitely.

Well, this is where you store them.

These are my superhero costumes. I never use them.

- The boys would be mega-envious. - No, everyone has them.

I've never seen this one before.

It's Shade. Just let it lie.

What are we going to do here?

Down in my grandmother's basement room.

Does she live in there?

No, she's dead.

She lived in our apartment before I was born.

Now my dad has moved her stuff down here.

Did you scalp your grandmother? Is that her hair?

No, it's a wig.

These are Hungarian cards. Best used to predict me with them.

Look at this. It looks like some kind of witch.

But this is what I wanted to show you.

I know a witch.

A real witch?

Yes.

But... But they do not exist.

It's not like in the comics. This one is much more dangerous.

Normal outwardly, but she bewitched my dad,

so he threw me and my mother out of the house.

- Now she lives there herself. - Maybe they just fell in love.

No, she bewitched him.

You don't have to listen to me.

- Nothing is certain. - Yes! You can only fall in love once.

Twice is unnatural and my father had already fallen in love with my mother.

What is her name?

Svetlana.

She forces him to drink his home made mushroom mixture.

It looks like aliens on glass. I once heard her talk to them.

She says it's tea, but there are no tea bags.

She gets them from her girlfriends. Of the witches.

- Do they practice black magic together? - Not when I'm there.

But when they think they are alone, strange noises come from the room.

She does unnatural things with her body and she gets my dad to do it too.

Is it some kind of ritual?

I don't know, but I think so.

Try looking here.

I have drawn a copy of the symbol she has painted in the bedroom.

- What is it? - Who knows...?

Why has no one wondered about it?

No idea.

Worst of all is her black salt.

Black salt?

It's a kind of poison you don't die of.

You just get enchanted.

My father has changed.

My grandmother says it's all his fault.

But I know he's a good person.

He's just bewitched.

Why hasn't she bewitched you?

I have refused to eat and drink anything.

Now my mother forbids me to be with my father.

They think I refuse to eat out of grief.

Adults are so mentally retarded.

You believe me now, don't you?

Witches are not supernatural beings like vampires and werewolves.

- They just learned some magic strips. - Phew.

So we are not in danger unless she poisons us.

- Svetlana is obviously an herbal witch. - Yes. How do we save my father?

- We need evidence. - Yes.

- What is evidence? - We must know the herbs she gives him.

- Then we can find an antidote. We have to... - Steal the glasses.

Yes. We must at least get some samples.

- How do we get it? - We've come up with a plan.

- I managed to get them. - Really?

Yes.

- May I? - Of course. Let's give it a try.

- Hello, hello? - Hello.

- You mustn't tell anyone. - No, I know that.

- It's confidential even for me, right? - Sorry.

Roger, Roger. But then you also promise not to tell from whom you got them.

So what? Are you afraid? Lets move on.

Our stupid teacher has put in a double hour Wednesday morning.

I almost feel like pecking. I just can't.

This is not the first time. Then I can't drive him.

I have a dress rehearsal at the concert in Novi Sad.

- You could take time off. - I can't...

I'll go by myself.

- I had also expected that. - Well, then we say it.

What was it with Novi Sad?

Still the gala concert. You're not listening.

- What day is it? - Saturday.

Let's review the plan again.

We meet at exactly a quarter to twelve at the first bus stop.

Jovan? Hello?

Jovan?

- Jovan? Are you listening? - Yes, I'm listening.

The bus leaves from Slavija at 11.52.

I'm on guard as you go in and find the glasses.

Remember gloves against fingerprints.

We have half an hour until we have to be at school.

Cool.

- Shall I follow you home? - No, my mother will pick me up in a moment.

- See you tomorrow at the bus stop. - See you.

Jovan?

Answer now, Jovan.

Where are you, Jovan?

Come on. Don't you want to answer?

Jovan, you have nightmares.

You are sweating. Why are you not taken to school?

- I overslept. - What do you mean by that?

Milica said the morning hours were cancelled, so I sat down on the couch and...

- Are you mad? I couldn't sleep last night. - No, I'm not mad, honey.

You are completely soaked. I'm just finding some dry clothes. One moment.

- No fever. Do you want to stay at home? - No, I have to go.

You can still reach the afternoon hours, but you have to change.

- What is it? - Just some toys.

Long adjectives are inflected with "more" and "most".

Do you know any irregular degree inflections?

- Hello. - Hi. Sorry, we're coming now.

- Jovan was going to the doctor. - It is fine. Come in.

- Thanks. Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Milica?

Milica, answer me.

Milica...

I'm sorry.

- I have seen you. Just come forward. - No.

- Leave me alone. - Come on now.

Why didn't you come?

Were you scared?

Yes.

Why didn't you say anything?

- I was embarrassed. - Coward!

I was trying to get hold of you and I was waiting for you.

It doesn't matter. It would have gone wrong anyway.

The witch won.

- How? - Do you care?

Yes, I do.

I didn't know what to do.

Jovan?

Answer now, Jovan.

Where are you, Jovan?

Jovan?

Come on. Don't you want to answer?

On the way home, I heard them talking from the backyard.

You should have seen him.

He didn't look like himself. He was pale and quiet.

He spoke to mom as if she were a stranger.

I heard her say the words "trial", "Monday" and "divorce".

He was obviously trying to say something, but he couldn't.

He was paralyzed...

The witch.

Divorce...

It lasts forever.

The witch won.

- Not until Monday. - What?

She has not won before that thing on Monday.

The lawsuit? What can we do about it? There's no time to save my father.

"Then the curse will be lifted..."

- What? - If the witch disappears, the curse is lifted.

How can she disappear?

We must be witch hunters.

- What is it? - They drive out evil.

Evil witches.

Witch hunters...

That sounds silly.

No, they just don't. Yes, they kill him.

Milica, look now there.

Sorry, mom. It was not on purpose.

You mustn't be sorry, mother. That should probably work out.

This is what I wanted to show you.

There's something we need to get in place.

- What? - But not here.

Okay, here are my terms.

You help me beat the witch, this time without running away.

Okay. Keep it here.

Give me your hand.

Hold your hand like this.

Ready, set...

Start.

That's it.

Now there is no going back.

Help me straight up.

My grandmother told me about a point called the knot of life.

It sits right between the head and the neck.

What are you talking about?

This is where the knot of life sits.

She said I should never beat myself up there.

What are you looking for?

There it was.

One could poke a hole in the knot of life that is too small to be traced,

but deep enough to be deadly.

We just have to sneak up on her while she sleeps, and then...

Does your father sleep there every night?

Not on Saturday.

There he has a night as watchman.

Well done.

Hello?

- One... - I'm training with Jovan.

I'm walking right outside. Moment.

Eight...

Nine... And one more, come on.

Ten. Great, Joca! Well done.

Great.

That's all for today.

I thought we could look at some new exercises tomorrow.

- Come on. - What is this?

It is for stair exercises.

Do I have to try it?

Hold on with the left there and with the right there. This way.

And then you put your left leg up here.

This way. Well done.

Now you have a foothold here and by hand. When I say to, you lift your right leg.

Three, two, one...

Well done, Joca.

- When can I try without help? - You can't do that.

- Why not? - Then you'll just get hurt.

- When do I have to try it myself? - We must ask the doctor about that. Otherwise great.

It was a good workout.

- Are you ready? - Is there a clear path?

I don't know.

- Can you hear anything? - I'm just checking.

Come on. The coast is clear.

Stop.

You just walked into the dining room table, so the vase fell on the floor.

Timeout.

- We'll probably find out. - I know.

- We just have to go on tiptoe. - It helps when I can see the table.

Okay.

- Did you ask if you could sleep with me? - Not yet.

Then when? It all depends on it.

I'll probably ask today.

It must be that night.

My mom's not home, and Grandma's definitely falling asleep in front of the TV.

Okay.

Let's try again.

But this time we have to be as quiet as a ninja.

Hello, taxi. What is the fare for a taxi to Novi Belgrade?

No, I'm not a child. I'm 18 years old.

No, wait.

Wait.

Jovan?

- Jovan? - Yes, Mom?

- When should I talk to Milica's mother? - They are busy.

- Do you have her phone number? - No, they have no phone.

Once again, quietly. Great.

- Jovan, you have already tried. - Great.

We will try again next time.

Jovan, not anymore now. We will try again another time.

Hurry to pick up his mother. Do you know who she is? And find Dr. Dunjić.

Calm down.

So, no more now.

Relax.

Jovan, listen to me.

- Then come down from the stairs. - No, I want to.

- Then accept help. - No.

You can't do it yourself.

What happened? Jovan?

Does it hurt? Where did you hit yourself?

I want a different body.

Sweetheart.

I want a different body.

He has not set one foot outside his room since we got home.

And he doesn't want to eat anything.

It will be OK.

Let's give him some rest now. Then we'll talk to him when he's ready.

What about the concert?

I have asked for a replacement and am still waiting for an answer.

We better tell Milica he's not coming and spending the night.

He was looking forward to this.

I have never seen him so happy before.

What now, Mom?

Good evening, Jovan.

Good evening.

I hope you don't mind me coming unannounced like that.

There's something I want to talk to you about.

- May I sit down? - Yes, of course.

Thanks.

Listen, Jovan. Every muscle in the whole body has a counterpart.

Look here.

One bends and the other stretches.

All the muscles are in balance.

But in your body, the balance is unstable.

The muscles you use when bending your knee, foot or toes

is stronger than the muscles you use when you stretch them.

They are always overstretched.

They lack the necessary elasticity to be able to stretch.

The condition is called spastic paralysis.

Partial spastic paralysis.

That's correct... In part.

There are many children who are far worse off than you.

There are several children who are normal.

Joca...

Your condition is chronic.

It can't be cured, but it can be improved through daily exercise.

If, on the other hand, you don't exercise, it will get worse day by day.

As for the stairs, you can't handle them yourself.

You have to let someone help you.

What are you waiting for? You're late for the concert.

You heard the boy.

My sweet darling!

Just hand me your bag.

- Hi there. - You must be Tanja.

Thanks for the help. You are the hero of the day.

- No reason. Do you want to come in? - I play a concert at 8 p.m.

But I'd like tomorrow, when we pick him up. Goodbye, Jovan.

- That's my husband, Filip. - Nice to meet you.

He has two pyjamas with him. One thin and one thick as it felt a little cold.

And this is for you. Nothing special.

By the way, Jovan is omnivorous. Probably like Milica.

She's such a good girl. It's a pleasure when she visits us.

Milica has chosen the menu.

- Party sausage puree. - What is it?

Boiled batch sausages stirred together with mashed potatoes.

If you are called Milica, you also stir in ketchup.

- Where is the toilet? - Right there, on the left.

- Wait. I'll probably take it. - This way.

See you, my boy.

- Thanks. - You are welcome.

- What a sweet friend... - Drop it!

Hide.

- I am leaving. Not later than ten, right? - No, Mom.

- Goodbye, Tanja. - Bye, Joca.

That's it.

WITCH HUNTER...

Now?

Not yet.

Before the witch came

we always used to go down to the lake.

It was as big as an ocean.

Dad used to sail us out in a boat, until the shore disappeared on the horizon.

- Annoying. - No.

It was...

It was actually really cozy.

Mom and Dad knew the way there.

Listen...

Once we have defeated the witch, will you take me there?

Yes.

Now!

Okay. Let's go.

Here is your travel card.

There it comes.

- Is her block at the last stop? - Yes.

Are you okay?

Come on.

What do we do now?

Excuse me. Can you help me up?

- Thanks. - Thanks.

- I've never been in a bus before. - Really?

Yes.

- Can I sit by the window? - Of course.

- Number 62, right? - Yes. I was born right over there.

She lives there.

I've hidden our bags.

Come on.

Wait... I've made something for you.

All superheroes have their own logo.

Thanks. It's super cool.

Quietly.

Are you okay?

Is it here?

- Do you remember the floor plan? - Yes, as we agreed.

- What is it? - I can't hear anything.

She's sleeping.

- Are you afraid? - Yes, a little.

- What about you? - The same.

It will be all right.

Let's continue.

Come. Quietly.

I once had a room here.

She probably enchanted it with feng shui.

- This was not in the drawings. - No. Not the bookcase either.

- Where is the bedroom then? - Hide.

- Maybe I can see something from the balcony. - Okay.

- Milica... - Quiet!

Milica, light.

Joca...

Jovan, go out into the hallway and find a place to hide.

Hello.

Milica...

- Where's Mirko? - I am alone.

- So late? - So what? This is my home.

Do your parents know where you are?

- Does it hurt? - It's not that bad.

Let me see your hand. Thanks.

Did it help?

Is it true that you are a witch?

Who told you that?

I may look like one right now, but I'm not.

- What about your movements? - These? It's yoga.

With those exercises you stay healthy and well.

I also do some exercises, but...

What about your potions?

My potions?

I make shakes.

- Milkshakes? - No, healthier than that.

- What about the other witches and the herbs? - When I was in China, I fell for tea.

Now I get it from my girlfriends.

- Have you been to China? - Yes, I lived there for a few years.

Are the others real witches?

Some of them, but they are good witches.

- Is it the black salt? - Yes.

Why are you giving Milica's father black salt?

Mirko salts the food a lot, and black salt is healthier.

It contains several minerals which make it black.

Are these your aliens on glass?

It's kombucha. It is a very nutritious mushroom.

I wish we could be friends.

I know you don't like me,

but you must understand that I love your father.

Very much.

And it hurts every time you doubt us.

Sorry, but that's unnatural.

You can't fall in love twice. You do it once, and that's it.

It's a little more complicated than that now. One day you will understand me.

But until then, I wish you could stop hating me.

- I'd better tell them where you are. - Lie! You are lying.

- You just came one day and ruined everything. - Milica...

- So she doesn't look like a witch. - Now she has you too.

If I don't hate you, leave my father alone.

What's going on? Milica, what are you doing here?

Sweetheart...

- Sorry, but I do not have any candy. - It's alright.

- She's calmer now. - Is she sleeping?

No, but she's completely quiet.

- What is all this for? - Don't be angry at Milica.

- We just thought... - Nobody's mad. We're just tired.

Milica spends the night here.

You can, too, if you ask for permission.

- We'll drive you home too, if necessary. - What time is it?

3.30.

Will you follow me down to the bus?

- See you, Superman. - I'm not Superman. I'm Shade.

Thank you for helping to drive out the witch.