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Belarusfilm

Star Media presents

Anastasia Zavorotnyuk

His name is Alexei Gromov.

We used to study together but he stayed to work at the faculty.

Is that a patrol?

Irina Byakova

Andrei Mezhulis

Sergey Belyakovitch

Hello.

Uwe Jellinek

Dirk Martens

– Do you know her? – No.

What’s the matter?

What will she think about me?

Her husband must be at the front, and I’m an adult but…

Our task is to help the front here!

How can we help here?

Stop it! You listen to Egor too much.

THE HUNT FOR THE GAULEITER

I remember Gromov now.

He replaced our teacher of the Roman Law once.

Leshka is a passionate radio-lover.

He even lead a workshop at the academy.

He is very honest and kind but a bit clumsy.

Are you all right?

I’ll be fine in a moment.

Let’s get out of here.

Music by Sergey Krutsenko

Executive Producers – Alexander Bezverkhiy and Rita Grebenchikova

Produced by Artem Dollezhal and Vlad Ryashin

We’re at place. Let’s hope that he is home.

Episode Four

Wait for me here.

Who is it?

Alesha, open! This is Maria.

Masha!

I came to you again.

I… I’m only glad.

Why are you stoking fire? It is still warm.

This is unnecessary rubbish. The papers,

So many gathered in the course of my life! How are you?

Like everybody. How are you? What are you doing?

Me? You know, Masha, I started to reread Tolstoy.

It is only now that I come to understand some of his ideas.

This is not the right time, Alesha.

On the contrary, Masha! Now, when it seems to me

that it can’t get any worse,

I started to appreciate simple human feelings…

It is the war. You said so yourself.

Yes! It may last for years or maybe even for decades.

And human life is short.

One shall use the time to grasp the life in full.

Alexei, I need a radio. Not I… our cause.

A cause?

I don’t have it. I used to have it but I threw it away.

It seems an unnecessary thing for me now.

What a pity! Do you know who else may have it?

Did you come just for this?

Yes. I only came for this. Good-bye.

Masha? The German commandment ordered

to hand the radios over. Those who disobey will be shot.

I see no sense in disobeying the order.

You’re not the only one who knew that I had a radio.

They won’t believe me if I tell them that I don’t have it.

You’re en enemy, Alesha.

Go away.

He wasn’t home, was he?

I couldn’t. I should have done it, but I failed.

Was there somebody else? The guests? The police?

What has happened?

He is going to hand the radio over to the Germans.

He is an enemy. But I couldn’t… I failed.

I’ll do it. He’ll give it to me. Give me the gun.

Take it.

I think I hit him in the eye. The glass broke…

A cigar case. I found it last week. He took it for himself.

Keep silent. What do you care?

You’d better eat yourself.

I am still hungry! Maybe I shall ask for some more.

Go, go! They’ll look you under the skirt and give you some more.

Don’t envy me, granny!

Nobody has looked under your skirt for about thirty years!

Go on, eat!

My name is Frau Mozer. I’m from the security service.

Who wants to have a good and not hard job? With good food!

I want it! What kind of job is that?

Sleeping with the Germans.

That fool is lucky. I’d go myself.

How would you look people in the eyes after that?

I only have to look Zhenya in the eyes. And he wants to eat.

You shall not be afraid. Who else?

Is he yours? Sit down.

I’ll go.

All right.

Come on.

Is Tonya at Vasiliy’s place?

Yes.

Did you hear? A train full of Nazi’s was blown up by Minsk.

It means that our forces are somewhere close by.

We shall look for them.

They’ll find us themselves if we don’t idle.

How is he?

Mother says that he came home and lay down at once.

What a hero!

He turned to the wall and is keeping silent.

A rag! A traitor is not a human.

You should have taken me with you.

Egor, how can you? Be quiet!

Egor, remember the beginning! Let’s write in turns!

Our brave army and the military fleet…

are fighting the enemy…

The invasion of the enemy forces will be stopped

in the nearest future…

I don’t understand how it may help.

Be quiet, Egor! You’re interfering!

I’ve hated long speeches since my school days!

Look, when the Germans seize Moscow,

you’ll have everything if you have your own officer.

Why don’t you get one?

I’d have a dozen. Who needs me, though?

Come here, friends.

Galya?

Galya.

You’re attractive. Do you want to court an officer?

I may assign you a room to clean.

No, I don’t need it.

What don’t you need? I presented Beata to an officer.

She likes him, and I get presents too.

I don’t need it, I tell you.

What don’t you need? Are you honest?

Take this away.

Heil Hitler!

Hi, Lora.

Where did you take them all?

Herr Gauleiter ordered to hire the locals for the work

in the administration. He can’t imagine how difficult it is.

You don’t know where to look first… Such a choice…

I feel like a eunuch in this harem.

Right… What are they doing?

They are issuing documents for the locals.

Do they know German?

Yes. Some of them speak realty well. However, I don’t understand

what they are talking in between themselves.

Don’t worry. I think

the Gauleiter wants some local to take your place.

His documents are waiting to be signed by him.

Yes, you’re right. We issue papers for the local parliament today.

They call it the Council. There will be no need in us after that.

What is that?

They are shooting the guerillas.

The windows are looking into the yard.

I asked for a room with windows to the street,

but they are occupied by the SS people.

I heard that one of the villages was attacked yesterday.

The guerillas killed five Germans and a detachment

of the local police. 21 people are dead.

This yard is too small to execute all the guerillas.

Gottenberg is sending a punitive squad there.

He hired some bandits. He believes that bandits

are the best means against the bandits.

I’ve finished my work. May I go? I need to…

I told you, do you remember?

Yes, of course.

Is it a list of the collaborators?

I’d like to have a copy for my service.

I’ll do it right now, Lora,

if you agree to spend an evening with me.

Haven’t the order on how to spend time

with the local girls been introduced yet?

Only in specially designated places.

You’re like at work there… like an eunuch.

Won’t you come up to me?

What?

Do you smoke?

No.

Are you judging me?

You’re the same, friend. We’re both under the Germans.

No, I…

What – you? What? Tell me!

I don’t know. I couldn’t sleep with a German.

You’re saying so now. You won’t notice the difference later.

We’re whores both for the Germans and for the locals.

Hey, whores!

Who taught you such words, bastard?

Why aren’t you working?

Yes, madam.

Do you understand what I’m saying? Why aren’t you working?

What?

You’re a Slavic cow!

– Hi. – Hi.

Can she work?

Yes, she can. This is not serious.

You may go.

Thank you.

There will be a post in the yard. You may be free for today.

Start tomorrow at seven. You’ll be fined for being late.

Thank you, Frau Mozer.

Maria Andreyevna? Maria Andreyevna?

Cranberry! Buy some cranberry!

Has something happened?

Take it away.

This is not enough here. Come with me. I have some more.

I’m going for new goods anyway.

This is a list of people who will be in the new Council.

The Germans want to establish something like an Executive Committee.

This is a sample of the document that they’ll get…

it is something like a safe conduct.

It was a great job! Good girl!

What’s the matter?

I can’t do it anymore, Maria Andreyevna. I shall smile to them.

However, I’m afraid to look them in the eye.

They stood by the window today

discussing the shooting as if talking about the weather!

You’re doing a very important job.

The more we know, the sooner they leave. So you understand?

I do. Yesterday the guerillas killed twenty German soldiers

and police offices in some village. The Germans want

to send a punitive squad to that village.

What village is that?

I don’t know. They didn’t mention the name.

You shall get to know… Let’s go.

This is it. I’ll go on my own now. Are you going back to work?

No. I asked for a leave today.

This is bad. If something happens, you won’t know about it.

The next meeting is the day after tomorrow.

If something urgent happens, leave a note with Egor’s mother.

Cranberry! Buy cranberry!

Helmut had to meet us. He is not here. I wrote a note for him.

Why do they hate us? I didn’t do anything bad to anybody.

I just want to live.

They are hungry. That’s why that are so angry.

I don’t touch them. Let them not touch me!

The whores! Here you go!

Helmut! Helmut, shoot!

Oh, God, no!

Shoot!

Are you out of your mind?

Get out of here! Leave!

Calm down, dear!

What happened next?

He shot one of them. The rest ran away.

How did he shoot him?

From a gun. How else?

Take this. What beasts! Don’t ever bother them!

Will you have some?

No.

I’ll leave.

Where will you work? Carry bricks for thin soup?

Zhenya has just started to fatten up. Give me the sugar. Later.

How is Yakov Nivolayevitch feeling?

He is very bad. He has fever. He calls me Galya.

He doesn’t eat anything, just drunks.

I’m tired of carrying water to him.

Eat. There is still some lard left.

Yakov Nicolayevitch?

Galya… Is it already evening?

It is. What are you standing up for, Yakov Nicolayevitch?

Lie down. Valya said that you had fever. Let me check it.

Your fingers are cold. It feels so good…

Oh, God… Let me…

Galya, what are you doing? We’re alone in a dark room.

Valya! Valya!

This is useless.

Be quiet. Look!

What do I have to look at? The wound was dirty.

We need a doctor. Why did you get up?

Why aren’t you sleeping? Let’s go, honey…

She is right.

Wait. We’ll change the dressing now.

This is what we shall do – cleanse the wound

and change the dressing. We’ll change it now and…

Don’t do it. This is sepsis. I know. I’ll get gangrene soon.

Where is my gun? Give it back to me.

Let it be with me. Please.

No, we shall wash the wound well and then… we shall cleanse it…

Oh, God!

It won’t help. This is useless. I need a doctor.

I need medicines. I beg you! Please.

I’ll find a doctor.

The Germans!

Be quiet.

Comrade Arkhipova? Good afternoon.

Was there a tail?

No.

They are our people!

Let’s look at it..

Andrei, where are you? We shall assemble detonating fuses.

Very good. Tell your worker that we’re very grateful.

Here you go. With this pass one may walk the streets

during the curfew. This is an official permission.

I’d like to have one too.

We’ll send it to the Larger Earth. We’ll try faking it.

Thank you for your information’s about the punitive squad.

We’ll meet them there.

If you have some urgent information, you may come here.

It is ready!

The big ones…

Don’t put them together…

I’m not a child!

Move it! We shall finish by the morning!

Galya, I can’t! I may get punished!

There is one man there… It’ll only take a minute.

There are no people there. Only kikes.

I brought you some homemade vodka. And some lard.

What if the boss comes? They are here all the time.

I need a doctor. Please let me go!

Has something happened to the boy?

No, the boy is fine. This is another matter…

a female ailment. Let me pass!

All right. The truck is there. Maybe you’ll be in time. Go!

Go!

Attention! People younger than 16 and older than 50

will be relocated to a new territory.

Don’t take any things or valuables with you.

You’ll be provided with all the necessities at the place.

Keep order and calm. People mentioned shall come up

to the truck in an organized matter.

The German commandment guarantees better conditions for you.

Keep order and calm!

Hello, doctor. Thanks God that I found you!

You must be crazy. Get out of here now!

What is going on? You’re bandits!

Get out of here, now!

Wait! I need your advice. Come with me, please!

Go away, I beg you!

Doctor!

Go away!

What are you doing? What are you doing?

What are you doing, beasts?

Lady! Madam, I beg you! Take my child! Take and save him!

I beg you, take him out of here! Josip! His name is Josip!

Are you crazy? Get out of here! Do you want them to shoot me?

Let out of here.

Otherwise you may end up in that truck yourself.

I need a doctor, I…

There is no doctor here anymore! Go!

They are some special forces.

They consists mostly of the Germans but of some our people too,

from the Baltic sates. There are rumors that they hire former criminals.

Be quiet. They are coming.

Stop fire! Stop!

Why do you let him suffer, young gentleman?

Is it better this way, father?

It didn’t work out well.

I don’t get it. Our girl heard the order herself.

The punitive squad should have been in these trucks.

Are you all right?

Yes. All our people are live.

I’m sorry. Do you have some morphine?

Or some other painkillers.

What?

I’m a doctor. I examined the wounded.

Five of them are in a grave state. Some pain-killers are needed.

Tell me… were there any guards with you?

Yes. First some trucks and heavy machines accompanied us.

However, they turned right by the very forest.

Nicolay Petrovitch, order them to carry the wounded.

Let’s get out of here! Be quick!

We’re leaving! Be quick! Move it!

Nicolay Petrovitch, how long have you known Arkhipova?

We met many times. She used to be the head

of the party organization in the district court.

Do you …

Do you trust her?

Of course. Plus… there are not so many brave people in our city.

Well… Brave people are mostly mad.

What?

No, nothing. What shall we do with them all?

We almost killed them. We will have to feed them now…

to find a place for them to sleep. Plus the prisoners…

I don’t think these people will be angry with us.

Their fate would be much worse in Trostenets.

We shall write to the Larger Earth. They’ll help us.

They will. We’ll have to solve the problem

with the punitive squad ourselves, though.

Galya, are you going?

What?

Are you going?

In a moment. I’ll finish washing the corridor and go.

I’ve closed the larder. Eat in the kitchen.

OK.

Well… what is it? This is…

We blocked the road from both sides. Our agent pointed to the exact place.

They couldn’t have disappeared.

We came to the place in 15 minutes.

Where did they disappeared?

I have no explanations. There are bogs around.

They must have walked by water!

Let’s forget about mystics.

Bury them and send notices to their relatives.

Put different dates of death, though.

I beg your pardon.

What did you fail to understand? Note different dates of death.

Oh, damn it!

Attention!

Heil Hitler!

Heil!

This is impossible! We have no justifications

before their mother and wives. How shall I report to the Fuehrer

that twenty good boys died not on the battlefield like heroes

but were shot by a handful of bandits in the rear?

This is not a handful of bandits. This is a well-organized

centralized resistant movement.

Do you want to say that the guerillas are better trained

than the SS soldiers? Report to Berlin on that yourself?

Herr Kraube… may I talk to you?

You may.

These people died in the course of the secret operation

to expose and destroy the guerilla undercover.

Then how did it happen that we’re standing over the dead bodies

of the German soldiers and not the Belarussian guerillas?

It may be because too many Belarussians work for your administration.

I am responsible for this land before the Fuehrer and Germany.

However, my administration knows less of your work

than the guerrillas!

Bury these boys with honors.

Sure.

Yes?

Janetzki, let’s go.

This is it.

I broke his spine.

Congratulations.

I think we deserve a celebration. By the way…

why isn’t there any establishment in the city

where a decent German could feel at home?

We shall do something for this… Take care about it.

We’ll do it, Herr Gauleiter.

This is our land. Our officers shall feel it.

Why are you keeping silent? Are you hurt?

Those boys would have killed us with stones.

You shall not take pity on them.

We shall live ourselves… while we’re young.

Galya!

End of Episode Four