All language subtitles for Olga (2004)

Olga!

Father, if I fall,
I won't cry.

Careful, Olga.

RAVENSBRÜCK
CONCENTRATION CAMP

GERMANY, 1942

Tomorrow l shall need
"all my strength”.

"and will power”.

l mustn't think of all the things
"which torture my heart”.

which are more precious
"to me than life itself”.

"Daughter”.

like so many other nights,
"l think of you”.

of the things I’d like
"to tell you”.

"and l forget that tomorrow”.

"tomorrow”.

MOABIT PRISON COURTROOM
BERLIN, 1926

Otto Braun, professor, member of
the German Communist Party.

Accused of inciting public
disorder, organizing.

workers' strikes and
street demonstrations.

against the government.

Betraying the German nation.

revealing state secrets to the
Soviet Union, formerly Russia.

What's going on?
Arrest that woman!

Have them release the prisoner!
Drop your guns!

Have the prisoner
released or I'll fire!

The keys!

Don't move and
nobody will get hurt!

Outside! Quick!

Are we already in
Soviet territory, comrade?

At last! I looked like my mother
or how she fancied her daughter.

I never met your mother,
nor your father.

I never knew you enjoyed
family gatherings so much.

There are endless shortages
in the Soviet Union.

even food.

But there is freedom and in the
future, no one will go hungry.

This struggle has no
return ticket, Olga.

I've made up my mind.
I don't intend to return.

All those months in prison.

I missed you.

Children and family
are not for us, Otto.

We went over all that
before you were arrested.

You can fight alongside me.

I fight alongside the Revolution,
not a man.

We want bread! We want jobs!
"Down with the government!"

We want bread! We want jobs!
Down with the government!

-inflation, the economic crisis.

Apologies for having.

to ask for help yet again.

Olga!

As if your putting the family
to shame weren't enough.

now you get into fights
Like some street urchin!

You're our daughter.

and while you live under this
roof, you owe us respect.

-What the hell happened?
-There was a demonstration.

The Nazis arrived.
I had to defend myself-

You'll end up getting yourself arrested!
Your actions have consequences!

You won't have to bother
anymore with what I do.

nor with my negligence.

-I'm leaving.
-Where will you go?

I'll get a job in Berlin.
Pay for what I eat and wear.

sleep under my own roof-

Are you trying to humiliate
your father and I?!

You don't need to work!

You are my only daughter,
born to be waited upon!

Why do you pretend
to be working class?

How many dresses have you
got left? How many shoes?

And jewelry?

I'll bet there's enough to feed
all the town's beggars!

There are people who have lost
far more than you in this crisis.

-I just want to support them!
-Losing you won't cost me much more!

You never cared never kept
me company nor consoled me.

You're hardly even a woman.

The great lawyer of the
evils of the world.

Deep down, it's all your fault,
Dr. Benário.

Leaving your family for a
miserable Berlin suburb.

with people you hardly know,
is that the life you want?

All those workers coming
to you for help.

I grew up seeing misery
call on us every day.

How could I be
immune to all that?

Your way of speaking,
your extremism.

Rebels rarely make
good revolutionaries.

What about you?
Whose side are you on, anyway?

You give aims, yet defend
the government, the rich!

Grand words won't change
the world, nor feed anyone!

This revolution can only
bring more suffering.

Unfortunately, politics is the
art of that which is possible.

So what do you suggest?

More aims? Compassion?
Whose side are you on?

Yours, child.

Yours.

Father, I don't know
what it is I want.

But I do know what I don't want.

Take care of yourself-

We had to free our comrade
Otto Braun from prison.

MOSCOW, 1928 And I'd like you all to know
that in doing so I fulfilled two duties:

one to the party.
and one to my heart.

We're facing a decisive
moment in world history.

The Fascist movement
is spreading.

and we must be
prepared to fight it.

I want military training.

so we can fight for the
victory of the revolution!

Fight for a world with
no injustices.

no misery, and no wars!

Long live the Revolution!

Fine words!

Between a speech here and
a parachute jump there.

you'll have little
time to be a woman.

Discipline, efficiency,
total dedication.

You’ll be our perfect
revolutionary.

-Have you any objection?
-No, not I!

My name is Elise Ewert.

Sabo to my friends.

In Germany I heard much about
you and your husband.

ex-member of Parliament
Arthur Ewert.

The revolution in China,
the actions in the US.

and his differences
with the Party.

No greater madness than to
try and put the world straight.

But doesn't the world need that?

To make believe the dream is
possible is no easy task, Olga.

I only hope you are successful.

Or at least more successful
than most.

I swear by the Revolution
and by the Party!

The battalion crossed over
25,000 kilometers on foot.

fighting Brazilian
government troops!

It's unbelievable!
Pure revolutionary overkill!

I read it in the papers!
They were fighting poverty.

and the corruption of
those in power!

The battalion was called the
Prestes Column after its leader.

-Luis Carlos Prestes.
-Did they overthrow the government?

No. But there wasn't
a single defeat.

Wherever he went, everyone called
Prestes the ''Knight of Hope.''

Comrade, are you sure they
marched 25,000 kms?

That's Like going from Moscow to
Berlin and back, nearly 10 times!

I swear it by the Revolution!

Just imagine if we could be there,
fighting alongside them?

The Prestes Column.

Good evening.

Comrade Olga?

Thank you.

"A revolution in Latin America,"
comrade Manuilski?!

Soon the whole world will be
Communist, comrade Olga.

I am sure of it, the whole world.

Except perhaps Switzerland.

We'll need a place to take a break
from Communism, won't we?

I am pleased you've
accepted this mission.

It is my duty to accept it.

You will go to Brazil.

in charge of the security of
Captain Luis Carlos Prestes.

Comrade Prestes.

Comrade Olga.

I've heard much about you.

Your victories and
leadership of the Column.

Nothing comparable to
what comes next.

I hope you two
will get along.

since you’ll have to pretend
to be man and wife.

A wealthy couple on
their honeymoon.

I will make sure you get to
Brazil safely. Do not worry.

The necessary measures
have already been taken.

You’ll go to France first.

Forgive me for this
separation, mother.

If at Least you could
tell us something.

When do you expect
to get to Brazil?

The less I tell you,
the safer you’ll be.

I know you have duties,
so I won't complain.

I only wonder whether
this is the right time.

I'm afraid of what they might
do to you, if you're caught.

-I'll be safe.
-You're a wanted man in Brazil.

President Vargas always wanted
either your support or your death.

You should stay longer in Moscow.

I don't want to Live in
exile anymore.

It's time to return.
I've no more time to lose.

I know your thoughts.

your feelings.

every word.

Every gesture.

I'll always be with you.

Promise you’ll never
leave mother alone.

Those footsteps.

I know I'll never hear
them again.

Ever.

These are our new passports.
Señor and Señora Vilar.

Farewells are always tough.

That's why I prefer having
no one to say good.bye to.

or waiting for me.

What about your family?

I haven't seen them for a long
time. It is better that way.

Feelings and doubts are
unsuitable for any mission.

Let's go. It's a long way.

You remind me of my mother.

The same frankness.

the tone of voice of
a determined woman.

Mistress of your own destiny.

Does she dance well?

Sorry for treading on your foot.

And my faults? Are they similar
to Dona Leocádia's?

Your nerves seem
to be made of steel.

And you can be rather.

Harsh. My work demands it.

Do you get along
with your mother?

I admire her. She raised me
and my sisters by herself-

Taught me to fight injustices.

My country can be cruel
to those without money.

You must be anxious
to swing into action.

We've been preparing for that.

We’ll act at the right moment.

You look particularly
attractive tonight.

It's part of the disguise.

These expensive clothes
are outrageous.

I know it is our work.

but certain intimacies.
If I have been too forward.

You are the most gentlemanly
army captain I've ever met.

Yet your situation can't be easy
having to protect a man.

I was trained for it.

Midnight at Last!

Happy New Year!

The Captain himself asked me
to bring you both champagne.

Aren't you going to kiss her?

It's New Year!

She's your wife!

''To illuminate forever.''

''Illuminate everything. ''

''To the Last days of eternity.''

''Illuminate, nothing more.''

''That is my motto,
and that of the sun.''

That poem certainly suits you.

Soon you’ll be safe in Brazil,
and our Little farce will be over.

You could stay with us.
Your experience would be useful.

I am surely to be given
another task.

That kiss, Olga.

I know you didn't want to.
The situation forced it on us.

I did want to.

Good morning!

I hope the Long journey
isn't tiring you, Señora Vilar.

I'd never forgive myself-

At Least there are no
spies on board.

Funny, but ever since
the Russian Revolution.

there's always a hint
of conspiracy in the air.

-Don't you agree, Herr Fischer?
-Yes.

The sea never tires me, Captain.
It soothes me.

Even if we were in the middle
of a war, I'd feel comforted.

That must be because
you Live in Lisbon.

The Portuguese love the sea.

Forgive me my rudeness, but.

are you a Jew?

What do you think?

No, of course not.

Thank God!

Do you advocate the principles
of Nazi Fascism, Herr Fischer?

Like all true Germans.

The Jewish bankers
ruined Germany.

They and the Versailles Treaty.

England and France wanted
to humiliate us.

Fascism will protect us
from the Communists.

and we will be a great
nation once again.

Captain, you're wanted
on the bridge.

Pity. The chat was as agreeable
as your company, Señora Vilar.

Do excuse me.

Herr Fischer seems suspicious.

Another Nazi wanting an audience
for his dreadful speeches.

Where does such hatred come from?

And the Captain?
What do you think?

He was only trying to
drum up some attention.

-Whose attention?
-Yours.

-Didn't you notice?
-What are you talking about?

Señor and Señora Vilar
don't exist.

It's fiction, a lie.

You’ll catch cold.

I meant no offense by suggesting
other men's interest in you.

I know you're a seasoned
revolutionary.

-You've no need to explain.
-I'm not explaining anything.

I don't want to talk about this.

Why not?

I never had the time
for such things.

Never wanted to find time.

I worked, Looked after my mother
and my sisters.

Then came the
revolution, politics.

Exile.

Never a woman?

A man Like me.

a soldier.

There's never been a woman.

Until now.

You're beautiful.

I don't even know.

I don't know.

There's nothing to know.

Just feel what I'm feeing.

Finland, Sweden, Denmark,
United States.

Cuba, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay.

We've traveled by train,
ship, and now by plane.

A route Leaving no trace!

I hope the other envoys from
Moscow have been as fortunate.

They're specialists, Like
Arthur and Sabo Ewert.

They have been tried
on other missions.

They're certain to arrive safely.

Look, Olga!
My country!

Could you be happy here?

It looks Like paradise.

Miranda!

-Everyone settled in?
-All went as planned.

We were only waiting for you.
We’ll meet at Arthur Ewerts place.

-How about security?
-Everyone has aliases.

and good disguises.
Businessmen, international playboys.

-Wealthy people.
-One can never be too careful.

As Secretary.General of the
Brazilian Communist Party.

one thing I guarantee:

they took the bait.

No one so much as suspects
you are here in Rio de Janeiro.

Shall we?

As Chief of Police of
Rio de Janeiro.

GETÚLIO VARGAS' GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS
I assure you we'll stop the rally.

These so.called
democratic freedoms.

prevent us from committing
excesses, my dear Filinto.

I'm not suggesting
violent measures, President.

We're not the ones talking of
Lack of democracy. They are!

Those who invented this
National Liberation Alliance.

A bunch of closet Communists!

Some say Prestes is behind it.

He's smart. He's always
refused to be a sidekick.

or alliances with me.
He wants power.

According to foreign secret
services, he's in Moscow.

President, to me Communism
is a matter of Life and death.

Years later and you aren't over his
throwing you out of his Column.

-Over a theft charge, wasn't it?
-A false accusation! Libelous!

Personally, I'd get rid of Prestes.

once and for all
along with all those red traitors!

One judges a man by his actions.
And actions by their results.

Your settling of accounts
will have to wait.

Who'd have thought we'd be
on the same mission?

You Look great in that dress.

Your hair, a Little lipstick.

Just part of the disguise.

The disguise isn't doing
you any harm at all.

There is still one member
of our command missing.

but I'll begin the introductions,
so we can get to work right away.

Léon Vallée will be responsible
for our finances.

Some money transfers have
already been wired.

Gruber can soon start training
the revolutionaries.

Our American comrade
Barron is setting up.

a radio station,
so we can communicate.

with the rest of the country
and with Moscow.

I'm getting parts from different stores.
We won't raise any suspicions.

And we need to be able
to communicate, comrades.

Ghioldi!

All together at Last!

And we’ll be victorious,
comrade.

-That's Miranda's wife.
-What is her role in the mission?

I'm not sure. He told us we
needn't worry about her.

What's the country's present
situation, Miranda?

We're organizing a big rally
against the government.

together with the
National Liberation Alliance.

-It's all under my control.
-Do we really have the power.

to overthrow Vargas?

I never thought I'd have the time
to go to the beach.

Olga.

I could Live here.

near this sun, this sea.

Me and my Ewert.
Live quiet days, in peace.

Quiet days?
As if nothing were wrong?

What about our duty to
change the world?

-That's our dream of happiness.
-I believe in the revolution, Olga.

But sometimes I Like to think of
myself growing old with Arthur.

having children. I don't want
to die with a bullet in my head.

Why can't you spend your Life
beside the one you Love?

My duty was to protect his Life.
With mine, if necessary.

This country's sun, this heat.

they have already warmed
your heart.

Feelings.

always get out of control.

"I’m convinced each day"
"we're a little closer to”.

the fight between those who
"wish to change this country”.

and those who seek to perpetuate
"this unequal inhuman society”.

I've asked Ewert to consult
Manuilski about my return.

Your return? I thought.

Someone else should Look after
your safety.

I wasn't aware you were
so anxious to Leave.

You knew I'd return when
my mission was over.

You may be needed here.
Plus.

We're mixing work with
our personal sentiments.

I thought you were happy.

-It was my fault.
-Fault?

I'll be more useful on
another mission.

Others need me more
than you do.

I hope this time you’ll
at Least say good.bye.

"Olga”.

It's no one's fault.

I need you.

Let me go.

I try, but I can't.

I can't deal with this joy,
this pain.

I can hardly recognize myself
when I'm with you.

I Love you.

I can't deal with this.

I will do anything for you.

Even renounce the happiness
I feel when you're near me.

I'll tell Ewert I agree
with your decision.

And we’ll have no
further complaints.

I have no regrets.

The struggle being fought in Brazil
is between.

RIO DE JANEIRO CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
those wishing to set the country free.

on the one hand and, on the other,
the traitors at the service.

of the imperialism of
the major powers!

Down with Fascism!
Down with Vargas!

"We want a popular”.

"national and revolutionary"
"government!"

Power to the National
Liberation Alliance!

Social justice and
an end to misery!

There will be uprisings
throughout the country.

The British Secret Service fears
there will be an attempted.

-Communist revolution in Brazil.
-The government must act now.

We cannot allow this chaos!

My dear War Minister,
my dear Chief of Police.

You cannot bring down
a country through ideas alone.

This popular manifesto was
just the excuse we needed.

The National Security Law will
Legitimately ensure order.

We should be grateful,
at the very Least.

NAVAL BARRACKS IN NATAL,
NOVEMBER 23RD, 1935

Have you discovered who
ordered the revolt in Natal?

It seems it was spontaneous.

The press claim Prestes
is in Moscow.

But I'm not fooled.

He's here.

Are you sure this safe
is secure?

There's a lot of money in it.

not to mention documents
which could incriminate us.

Anyone who opens this safe
will be blown up.

Not a single piece of
paper will be Left intact.

"We cannot wait any longer”.

Either we bring the revolt to Rio,
or we abandon our people in Natal.

It could be a trap
set up by Vargas.

But the people of Recife
already support us!

Moscow wants to know
our decision.

We are not ready to take
the revolt nationwide.

We're not? If I remember,
you said in Moscow.

you could organize
strikes and rallies.

The report said the Communist
Party had infiltrated the army.

So it had! Many of the barracks
are ready for insurrection!

And will the army support
the revolution?

Many of my former fellow
officers still support me.

Without the people’s support,
victory is impossible.

The Party will call for
a general strike.

If we don't act, the government
will certainly crack down hard.

It will crush the uprising
in Natal, and arrest.

the more active militants
across the country.

Another chance Like this won't come
up in years. Maybe ever again.

Olga, I'm against it!
All this only exists on paper!

Gilda could be right.
Perhaps we should wait.

Wait? We've never been
so close to the Revolution.

We can change this country,
change history!

When the revolution starts,
even the Navy will support us.

-What do you mean?
-I have my sources.

The Navy will take power
alongside us!

3RD INFANTRY REGIMENT

RIO DE JANEIRO,
NOVEMBER 27TH, 1935

I assure you, sir, our troops
are loyal to the government.

The barracks of the 3rd
Regiment will be surrounded.

-It's an isolated attack.
-And the Aviation Academy?

-If the rebels take the planes
-I doubt it'll Last till nightfall.

No other officer will
support Prestes!

And the population is
under our control.

The 3rd Regiment.

The revolt has been crushed.

-And at the other barracks?
-Not one rose up.

Vargas still controls the
Army, Navy and Air Force.

And the people?
The general strike?

The general strike we called for
hasn't stopped anyone.

No a single factory.
Not one demonstration.

But our supporters.

all those promises? The Army?!

We trained so much.

For this?

He didn't deserve that defeat.
He didn't deserve it.

To fight for what is just.

good, and for a better world.

I don't care if thousands
have been arrested.

I want the leaders!
I want Prestes in jail.

He's smart. Catching him
won't be easy.

Cleverer than the foreign
Secret Services?

Until the investigations
are finished.

the State of Emergency
will continue.

How about the German police?

They are assisting as best they can.
It is hard to work undercover.

It's better that way.
I don't want journalists gossiping.

They've found clues that
foreigners are involved.

-Foreigners?
-Sent from Moscow.

-Let me go!
-What's is this?!

-I'm an American citizen!
-Shut up!

-I demand an explanation!
-Shut up! Take them both!

I want to contact the
American Embassy!

What's that?! What are you
doing to my husband?!

-No!
-No! Don't!

This information could
incriminate many people!

-We cannot take it all with us!
-But if the police finds this material.

they'll know about the movement,
about Moscow!

You must Leave. I'll stay
and destroy everything.

To be arrested by the police?

The explosives Gruber
set up will do the trick.

Hello?

-Yes.
-What is it?

Nothing important.

Here's the address.

They've got away!
There's no one here!

Careful!
It's probably wired!

You guys afraid?

See?

We've found ourselves
a treasure here.

What's in those papers?

They belong to Prestes.

Luis Carlos Prestes!

Your new hideout is in Meyer.

a discreet house.

You’ll be safe there.

-And you, Barron?
-I'll contact Moscow.

The other envoys must
Leave the country.

It was Vallée on the phone.

I've been given permission
to return.

Perhaps it would be best for
you to Leave the country now.

avoiding unnecessary risks
by staying with me.

Our opinions almost always
coincide. Except on this matter.

Our Life in that house.

In spite of everything,
I've no regrets.

Now it's my turn to ask.

My mind is made up.
I'll stay with you.

If you need anything else,
"I’ll be out back”.

Thank you, Manuel.

The safe's security rig
didn't explode.

It didn't?!

The police found all
the documents.

Names, signatures, addresses.

Vallée managed to escape, but
Miranda's just been arrested.

Gruber was too experienced
to be so incompetent.

We've been betrayed!

Gruber gave the police
the combination.

-And Ewert and Sabo?
-They've been tortured.

but said nothing.
But those papers.

will give the police
proof against them.

-And Elza, Miranda's wife?
-She's also been arrested.

This man, do you know who he is?

I won't a second time!

I won't ask a second time.

Ghioldi- It's Ghioldi-

Miranda will confirm it.

Unfulfilled intentions,
failed attempts.

What doesn't happen is also
part of history.

That too can change the world.

At the cost of so many
arrests and deaths?

I was politically responsible for
the uprising. It was my fault.

I was sure the Army would
support the revolution.

When I led the Column
even at the worst hours.

when we fought
the government troops.

our will to fight prevailed.

-But now.
-The Russian Revolution taught us.

the impossible is possible.

Why doubt our ideals could
change this country?

We fought for this.

We're willing to give our
lives for the revolution.

-I know nothing about Prestes.
-Are you sure?

I don't! I swear!

I don't know where he is!
He moved to another hideout!

Ghioldi!

-Carmem.
-Ghioldi-

Carmem!

Do you want her to get out
of this country alive? It's your call.

I don't know where he
and his wife are!

Wife? What wife?

Prestes is married?!

Her name?!
I want to know her name!

Go ahead.

Her name!

Her name!

Olga!

Her name is Olga.

Olga.

You're even more beautiful
when you smile.

What have you got there?

I hope it fits you.
I lack practice.

but I wanted to make you
something to wear.

When we fled, you couldn’t
bring anything with you.

I learned to sew from my sisters.

I've never met a man Like you.

One with such delicate gestures.

and such great dreams.

May I?

I promise I'll try to
spare your feet.

President Vargas himself
has phoned me.

-He wants us to end this.
-And if we find the couple?

Go in shooting
then ask questions, Galvao.

Do you want Prestes
dead or alive?

The first one who gets Prestes,
dead or alive.

I'll reward him
with $100,000 réis.

Did I make myself clear?

Elza! Come with me!

Come on.

Vallée's escaped, but
they got Ghioldi and Carmem.

If only we could help them!

What's gonna happen to Elza?

She should never have met us,
or taken part in meetings.

Elza put many people in danger.

-That will end soon.
-I saw the police on the way back.

Filinto Muller must know I lived
here in Meyer as a boy.

They’ll start searching
door.to.door.

We must ask the Party for help.

I've got to get you out
of the country.

I meant no harm!
It wasn't my fault!

I didn't want to know anything!

I'm sorry, Elza.
You ratted on our comrades.

They made me!

It's the police!

-It's the police.
-Keep calm, Manuel.

We must Lose the soldiers
and gain some time. Go!

You must flee.

I can't! I won't Leave you!

I'll start shooting, they’ll deal
with me, and you can Leave.

They are too many!
You wouldn’t stand a chance!

But if they catch you,
they won't spare you!

I don't want you to die!

-Who is it?
-It's the police! Open it!

Step aside, we're coming in.

A man jumped out of the back
window. It must be Prestes.

Shoot him! He mustn't get away!

It's Prestes! Shoot him!

No! Don't! He's unarmed!
Don't shoot!

Arrest Prestes at once!
The hunt is over!

-Take Prestes to the elevator!
-No! I'II go with him!

My orders were clear!

You'll be heard separately.
Take him away!

Never forget who you are.

Nothing can change
what we had together.

Nothing.

I love you.

Take them away.

My little one.

My little one.

DETENTION CENTER,
RIO DE JANEIRO

Are you all right?

Don't be afraid.

These are doctors, writers,
actresses, workers.

No one will harm you.

My name is Maria.

Carmem!

Olga.

Sabo is here.

Sabo!

They'll kill Arthur!

The electric shocks will
start again!

First me, then Ewert.

Me, then Ewert.

What have they done
to you, Sabo?

-Who sent you?
-I don't know.

I don't know.

When did you all
arrive in Brazil?

Who sent you?

I don't know.

This prison won't change
who I am, nor who you are.

You’ll rot in here.

What will be left of your pride?
Your dignity?

I'II be like so many in Brazil,
at the mercy of men like you.

How's Ewert?

The responsibility for the
uprising was all mine.

How long are you going to
torture him? And why?!

It's not our fault
he isn't cooperating.

-Perhaps Olga could help us.
-Where have you taken her?

Where have you taken her?!

That's a secret.

Olga hasn't said a word,
but we know everything.

We know exactly who she is.
The German ambassador himself.

-gave us her complete file.
-File?

They’ll have her deported.

You are genuinely concerned
about her, aren't you?

How do you feel, Olga?

Sick. I've had dizzy spells.

I never felt like this.
I don't know what's happening.

It's none of my business, but
you're not pregnant, are you?

Pregnant?

Yes, pregnant.

What about your period?

I am late. I'd forgotten.

Pregnant?

What am I to do, Maria?

I can look after myself,
but a baby? And in here!

What if they send me
back to Germany?

Olga Benário! You will be taken
for interrogation tomorrow.

Prestes' wife.

I need you all to know.

I am pregnant.

Pregnant by Luis Carlos Prestes!

I need a lawyer and a doctor.

I am the wife of a Brazilian.

and I want to have my
baby here in Brazil!

This note is for my husband.

It is my right that he should
know I am pregnant!

I ask you to give it to him.

Go on.

Ewert!

Ewert! Olga is expecting
my child.

Can you hear me?
My child!

My child.

INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS, SWITZERLAND,
1936 My son Luis Carlos Prestes.

is still in jail, and incommunicado.

And my daughter.in.law
must not be deported. She's pregnant.

-Do you have a lawyer?
-We do.

but the Brazilian government
is uncooperative.

Olga and my brother aren't
officially married.

Brazilian Law doesn't
recognize their marriage.

but my son has already
acknowledged paternity.

It's a delicate situation.

We'll do all we can.

Show me.

That's coming along nicely.

I never thought I'd ever
enjoy knitting baby cardigans.

Did you never imagine
yourself as a mother?

Not a mother, nor a wife.

So many feelings I never knew.

I always mistrusted words of Love.

Sometimes, I catch myself
whispering his name.

He made me feel so strong,
and yet so fragile.

"The law is on our side”.

The Supreme Court has sentenced
Olga Benário to be deported.

Rumor has it the prisoners
will revolt, if that happens.

Any revolt must be
crushed by force.

I'II send in as many
men as it takes.

What about Prestes' mother and
sister's international campaign?

Several countries and institutions
support it. They're not alone.

Some say they'll even try
to intercept the ship.

if we send them back to Germany.

We won't touch Prestes
or his wife.

The international authorities
can't accuse us of anything!

This cell is the right
size for you.

A general without soldiers,
without arms.

Without your wife.

We won't let them!

You're a Jew, you can't be
sent to Hitler’s Germany.

Countless habeas relief
petitions, all dismissed!

-The ruling is final.
-We’ll resist to the end.

They won't take you away!

Good evening, Ladies.

The police are concerned
about Dona Olga.

We hear she isn't well.

so we're moving her
to a hospital.

-Hospital?
-A well.equipped hospital.

You know better than I do, if she
doesn't receive proper care.

-she's likely to give premature birth.
-It's a lie!

Everyone up! The police are
here to take Olga Prestes!

They’ll deport her!

Olga, we can't let them
deport you to Germany!

It's inhuman!
You're not well!

I'm scared Filinto Müller will
use Prestes as a hostage.

To try and turn the situation
round. What if they kill him?

Or storm the prison? I don't
want any more deaths!

We’ll resist as Long as we can.

I give you my word!

You will be taken to a hospital
and allowed to be accompanied.

F. Muller has given me permission,
if necessary.

-Accompanied by one of us?
-We give you our word.

Be brave, Sabo.

You were always so brave.

Are you ready?

Yes.

They really are taking us to the
hospital! I know this route!

Maria, do you think the world
wants to be changed?

What?

Our convictions.

our dreams.

Do you really think the world
wants to be changed?

I only know Brazil, Olga.

And people here are crushed by
misery, negligence, and violence.

Brazil.

I'II never understand
this country.

The place where I found
happiness, and lost it.

We're at the hospital.
The hospital.

-Get into that van!
-I won't!

-You gave me your word.
-I know.

But orders are orders.
Take her!

-No! I'm staying!
-It's useless to resist!

-It makes no difference.
-Olga! No!

You gave me your word!

La Coruna? Spain?

A 7-month pregnant woman
cannot board!

That's against all maritime norms.
And I'm in command here!

The order was given by
President Vargas himself.

This prisoner is of maximum
interest to the Gestapo.

You must take both
prisoners on board.

Two prisoners?

There's another prisoner?

Sabo!

The National Security
Law gives us the right.

to expel undesirable foreigners.

The La Coruna will sail
directly to Germany.

The German Secret Police, the
Gestapo, will be waiting for you.

A gift from Vargas to Hitler.

Farewell, Carlos. Farewell.

OLGA HAS BEEN DEPORTED

Sabo.

HAMBURG, GERMANY OCTOBER, 1936

I have come in the name
of our Fuhrer.

to take charge of two criminals.

Where are you taking
us? What will you do?

What will you do?!

Olga!

Olga!

Sabo!

BARNIMSTRASSE PRISON,
BERLIN, 1936

Come on, Olga!

Come on, Olga!

It's a girl.

A girl.

Let me hold her! Please!

Here in this prison, we
don't allow such privileges.

Just for a second, please!

Please!

Anita!

You’ll be named after
Anita Garibaldi.

and your grandmother,
Leocádia.

My brave Little girl!

On account of the baby's birth.

you'll be a allowed a mug of milk
and a bowl of porridge a day.

-Then I'll have more milk.
-Prison norms are quite clear.

Babies are separated from
their mothers at 6 months.

and sent to a Nazi Party
orphanage.

-Six months?
-But in your case we shall be forced.

to make an exception.

We know there are people
using you as excuse.

to carry out campaigns
against the Germany State.

And in order to prove that
this is a humanitarian regime.

we will allow the child to
remain with you.

for as along as you
can breastfeed.

History follows its course.

And we must be strong
enough to try to follow ours.

Being Luiz Carlos Prestes'
mother can't be easy.

I am not a victim of my
son or daughter.in.Law.

I am a victim of those who
have imprisoned him.

I am a victim of those who
keep him incommunicado.

I am yet another victim
of the Nazis.

Your granddaughter.
she has been born.

This birth will
strengthen our campaign!

Comrades around the
world support us.

We’ll be able to
send them food.

perhaps even visit them in prison.

But the letter from the
Red Cross also warned that.

when Olga’s milk dries up, she'll
be separated from her daughter.

They said we should
go to the Gestapo.

Perhaps if we had the
support of Olga’s family.

Her father is dead, but her
mother, Eugenie, is still alive.

They may not recognize our
relationship with Olga.

but they won't be able
to ignore her mother.

There's no time to lose!
I will go to the Gestapo.

And if Eugenie is the only
person who might be able to help.

Olga and my granddaughter
I shall speak to her.

We’ll free them both.

It's from Olga, to you.

She calls you mother.

''Dearest mother.

"l do everything l can"
"for our little Anita”.

"In a way, our lives are
reflected" "In this little person”.

it is so wonderful the
"way she feeds off me”.

It's as lf l could pass on my
"past, my love for Carlos”.

"through this milk”.

which is the opposite of all the blood shed in the world
-''

"''l have so much to tell”.

Today my little girl took
"her first little steps”.

and laughed so much.''

''Her smile is so lovely it makes us
forget all that is bad in this life.

Only humans are capable
of destroying a family.

If only we could all be together
-''

As I said in my Letter.

we came about Olga.

I'm only receiving you
out of politeness.

Since my husband died I
have not allowed Olga’s name.

-to be mentioned in this house.
-But her Life.

and that of our granddaughter
depend on your help.

I have no granddaughter.

Olga is no longer my daughter.

And that girl in the picture,
isn't she your daughter?

You can save her.

It's in your hands!

Don't deny us your support.

This was my daughter.

not the Communist
who's in jail in Berlin.

Please leave now.

Now I know why the Gestapo
said you were a good German.

Don't dry up! I need milk.

Anita, one day.

our family will all be reunited.

Me, you, and your father.

-I still have milk to breastfeed!
-Dress the girl and pack her clothes.

-No! I have milk!
-Dress the girl!

You can't do this! It's a crime!
She's a baby! A baby!

My daughter is not guilty
of anything!

Pack the child’s clothes
- Take her out of here now!

It's a crime! What
you're doing is a crime!

You can't separate us! I'm her mother!

She mustn't be punished!

-Get out of here!
-Don't just stand there! Get the child!

No!

I still have milk.

You’ll take her only
over my dead body!

Let go! Let go!

Anita! No!

Murderers!

Nazis!

Hitler will kill
my 1-year.old baby!

Murderers!

Mommy!

First you must sign some papers.

Here.

And here is the doctor's
report confirming.

the child has been handed
over in good health.

We will not accept
any future complaints.

Let me see Olga!

Just for a minute.

She must know that we will
take care of her daughter.

Can't we at least.

Leave Olga a note?

-Please!
-Deliver this note to Olga.

It is her right as a mother.

Please.

I want no more strength.

No more courage.

I'm frightened.

Been in jail Long?

First I was in Barnimstrasse,
where my daughter was born.

Then, Lichtenburg.

You have a daughter?

They took her away from me.

So many months without news,
I wonder if she's alive.

Today would be her birthday.

Ravensbrück.

What will it be Like?

How Long will we be there?
No one seems to care.

Do the majority of German people
really know what's going on?

The persecution of the Jews,
the labor camps?

They know. Just Like
other European countries.

They'd rather turn a blind eye.

They close their eyes to the horror.

RAVENSBRÜCK
CONCENTRATION CAMP

GERMANY, 1939

"''My little one”.

l hope at least this
"note reaches you”.

"I’ve sent so many
letters," "left unanswered”.

"I’ve received this photo"
"of our little girl”.

Anita grows up safely, cared by
"my mother and sister Lígla”.

"Not even the distance between"
"us can keep us apart”.

Yours, Carl.''

Good news?

My daughter.

Hope. There's hope.

Where can I find a broom?
This place is filthy.

-Come on, Hannah, let's clean up.
-What's the difference?

If we don't Look after ourselves the
Nazis will do whatever they Like to us.

They think we don't have
feelings, that we're nothing.

With no past, no
present, and no future.

We're all in the same boat.

and if we want to be
treated with dignity.

first we must act Like human
beings, and not animals!

I won't accept that.
Will you?

Will you?!

"''Carlos”.

"I’m glad l haven’t changed
as" "much as you'd have liked”.

"Otherwise, everything would be"
so much more difficult for me''

Anita! Come here, my dear.

MEXICO CITY
1939

Anita, you fill me
with hope and Life.

Let's read you mom's Letter.

Look at Olga’s handwriting.

I'm sure the Letter is
filled with Love.

Love for you, Anita.

Shall we read it?

Dear Anita, mother, Lígia.

I miss you all so terribly much.

I think of you every night, my
daughter, and when I go to sleep.

l imagine what it would be like
"to hold your little hands”.

"and kiss your face”.

"To have you close to me forever”."''"

Sabo!

We're alive.

Hey, you red bitch!

Get back to work before
I give you a thrashing!

Work, you red bitch!

What do you think this is,
a holiday? Faster! Go on!

Work!

Sabo!

What's the matter?

Sabo?

Olga! Olga!

Sabo! Sabo!

Ewert!

They're coming to
torture us again!

No, Sabo! I won't
Let anyone hurt you!

The electric shocks
will start again.

-Ewert! Ewert!
-Sabo!

We’ll get out of here!

Bullet in the head.

Sabo, don't die!

It's no use, Olga.

It's over.

Hurry! Put the body in the grave!

Count! Count out loud!

-twenty.eight, twenty.nine.

Loud! Louder!

Thirty!

''To illuminate forever.
Illuminate everything.

To the last days of eternity.

Illuminate.

Illuminate, nothing more.

That is my motto,
and that of the sun.''

"Hitler has renewed the offensive"
"against the Soviet Union”.

"Denmark, Norway and Belgium”.

remain under German
occupation, "as does France”.

Any news?

Nothing.

Not a single Letter.

I don't even know whether the
money we sent reached Olga.

AII our European friends
are being arrested.

and sent to Concentration Camps.

AII we can do now is
write the Red Cross again.

Such futile cruelty!

If only we knew what's
happening to her!

What's the meaning
of this silence?

Olga and Carlos.

I won't see them again.

I'II never see my son again.

Ever.

Detention Center,
RIO DE JANEIRO 1942

''My Little one, will we
ever see each other again?

We must be strong and
wait for less trying times.

"Once again l tell you”.

neither time nor space can
"undo what we had together”.

There can be no regrets
"between us”.

"Only the loveliest"
"memories of my life”.

l send you kisses
"and hugs”. "Love”.

your Carlos.''

Quick! Unload the trucks!

Bernburg. That's a town.

Only their clothes
return. Not the prisoners.

The whole camp is panicking.

The Jews have Lost their German
citizenship. They're defenseless.

It could be a new
concentration camp.

Do you really think it's a new camp?

They can't kill us.
They need our slave Labor.

Achtung! Attention!

Another 2,000 prisoners.

will be transferred
to the new Labor camp.

Those who have been chosen should
step forward and form a new group.

They are as follows!

Faster!

Are you all deaf?

Faster, I said!

"''Darlings”.

l find it impossible to imagine,
"beloved daughter”.

"that l will never see you again”.

"or hold you in my anxious arms”.

"Carlos”.

"darling”.

"my love”.

"must l renounce forever”.

"all the good things you gave me?"

l would conform to that,
"even with you so far”.

just to see your gaze
"upon me once more”.

"And I’d like to see your smile”.

"l love both of you" "so" very much”.

"And I’m so grateful to life”.

"for having given me you two”.

"But l wish l could
live" "one happy day”.

"the three of us together”.

"as I’ve dreamed"
"a million times”.

"is it possible that I’ll
never" "see how proud”.

you are of our daughter?''

"''Dearest Anita”.

"my dear husband”.

"my little boy”.

"l weep into my bedclothes”.

"so no one hears”.

"for it seems l have no strength"
"to bid you farewell now”.

"so l won't have to do it"
"in my tough final hours”.

"After tonight”.

"l want to live for this
brief" "future I’ve got left”.

"it was you, darling”.

who taught me the meaning
"of willpower”.

especially when pouring forth
"from springs such as ourselves”.

l fought for what is
"fair, good”.

"and for a better world”.

"l promise you now”.

"as l say good.bye”.

"that to the last instant”.

"you will have no reason"
"to be ashamed of me”.

l want you to understand:

preparing myself for death
"doesn't mean giving in”.

but knowing how to face it
"when it comes”.

"Nevertheless, so many"
things may yet happen.''

"''To the final moment”.

l shall remain firm
"and with a will to live”.

"l kiss you all for one last time”.

Olga.''

Dona Leocádia died
in June, 1943-

without ever seeing her son
Luis Carlos Prestes again.

Eugénie Benário died in.

the Teresienstadt concentration
camp, in 1943-

GetúIio Vargas, elected President
of Brazil for a second term.

committed suicide in 1954-

Anita Leocádia lives with
her aunt Ligia Prestes.

in Rio, where she is
a university professor.

Prestes was freed by
the amnesty, in 1945,

and only then received
word of Olga’s death.

Years later.

he and their daughter Anita
received her Last Letter.

I fought for what is fair,
good, and for a better world.

Olga Benário Prestes

English Subtitles: Hugo Moss and
Monika Pecegueiro do Amaral