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Star Media

Belarusfilm

Star Media presents

Anastasia Zavorotnyuk

Maria Mashkova

Don’t get up. Keep lying.

Irina Byakova

Andrei Mezhulis

Sergey Belyakovitch

Uwe Jellinek

Dirk Martens

Ursula Gottwald

Let her stand up and sit down on a chair.

Galya, follow him and sit down on the chair.

Nils Nellessen

in a movie…

THE HUNT FOR THE GAULEITER

Created by Igor Ter-Karapetov together with Olga Syvakova

Directed by Oleg Bazilov

The third cell, the second cell, the second shelf.

Art Director – Alexander Kholodsov

Music by Sergey Krutsenko

Is she praying or what?

Produced by Artem Dollezhal and Vlad Ryashin

Episode Five

– It’ll hurt. – Galya, be patient. It’ll hurt.

Go to sleep.

Wait…

Why are you sitting? Go to sleep.

Go to sleep!

You shall give me my pants. I have an indecent look…

We have examined you in all details. So forget about it.

Valentina! You say such shameful things sometimes…

Oh, God! Galya is ashamed all the time. She blushes.

– What do you have to blush about? – Valya… what are you saying?

Yakov Nivolayvitch is asking for his pants. It means that he is going to leave.

Where to? It is too early for you even to get up!

Why is it early? I am already walking. I’m trying to.

The wound doesn’t hurt. There is no bleeding.

This is good. It means that the injections help.

I hate your injections.

You’re like a baby, honestly! Who likes injection? Turn around!

I thought that it was the end of me.

What kind of magic medicine is that?

The German medicine. Hold this.

Great! Where did you take it?

From the Germans. Where else?

She works in their community house.

This is where she took them.

I used to learn it before and knew a lot. Now I can’t remember anything.

One may underrated it. If one uses a dictionary.

She is learning their bloody language!

Valya!

The Germans came for long. We talked about the advance.

We couldn’t imagine that we would fight on our own land.

I was looking forward for the advance. I imagined it…

But it happened so that…

It’s all right. You’ll still fight. We’re not treating you in vain.

How can I fight with you? You don’t even give me my trousers!

You used all the vodka up to the injections.

It would help more if I drank it.

Yes. Ask Galya for that.

Let’s have dinner. You may drink some of your vodka then.

Mum!

Where are you going? Get out of here!

The pot is jumping on the stove.

You forgot the pot on the stove again, didn’t you? Come on!

The potatoes are spoilt now, aren’t they, Galya?

About 4,000 people work at the plant. They come from the ghetto, from the city,

even from suburbs of Minsk. It is very important

for them to hear this.

They must know that they are remembered… that we’ll win.

I know it.

Is that true? Did they make a record for us?

Stalin asked to tell you not to touch it with your fingers!

– Do you remember everything? – Everything will be fine.

Tonya, you’ll take it.

Act according to the plan.

We will. Don’t worry.

Vasya loves Tonya… What is it?

Where did you take it?

Vera took it from the Germans. They’ll stick these leaflets all over the city.

What a kindergarten!

How is she?

Who?

Vera.

She is working. Unlike us who entertain the working force of the district.

Enough! It is time.

When it is ready, nail it at the top.

This is it. A break!

Attention! The dinner break is cancelled today. Go on working.

Die, bastards! They extended the working hours again! I’ll drink some water.

Dinner, Herr Roppe.

What’s the matter?

Am I sleeping?

…we congratulate you on the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution and…

Well? The Germans must be crazy.

What if Stalin and Hitler made a deal? Maybe the war will stop.

This is it. How many guards are there at the plant?

– Three German patrols. Vasil, Oles and me. – I’ll kill you if you lied to m.

Egor!

Our brave army and the military fleet…

Egor, what did you shoot for? We should have done it quietly.

– It’ll be quiet on the cemetery. – You’ll quarrel later.

What do you want?

You’d better come here. I’ll show you where to hide.

Come on.

– Hail Hitler. – Hail.

Is it something urgent?

An accident happened at one of our objects, Herr Obergruppenfuehrer.

Sit down.

What are you waiting for? Report.

A group of saboteurs came into the radio station of the plant.

They played a record with Stalin’s speech.

It is funny. What did he say?

I don’t know exactly, Herr Obergruppenfuehrer.

However we suppose that the record was made in the Russian rear.

You should know. When this information reaches Herr Gauleiter,

he’ll want to know. He respects words. Anything else?

Two employee’s of the plant were shot.

You miss the most important thing. Who are the jokers that brought a record?

I don’t know. We got to know that one Jew employee from the ghetto

disappeared from the plant after the attack.

Ghetto again? Any more losses?

The soldiers had to open fire at the workers.

Our losses!

The departure of the train to the front was delayed.

This is worse.

OK. Shoot ten people for each person killed at the plant.

Take the same number from the ghetto. No. Fifteen for each killed.

Let them remember this valuable present from Moscow.

Herr Obergruppenfuehrer, I don’t think Herr Gauleiter will approve of it.

Tell him about what Comrade Stalin said. He admires words.

He’ll be interested. You may be here.

Hello.

She is having fun with the Germans. How many Germans do you serve every day?

Why are you saying that? You don’t know anything about me. I’m just working…

I’m working like before. You may do the same.

We can’t. We have conscience.

Wait. Treat yourselves. Come on, take some. These are meat pies.

Take some!

I’m so tired… I can’t walk. Do you believe me? My legs hurt.

They were having fun all the night through. They drank all the time.

How can they drink so much?

What has happened? Zhenya!

The boys from the yard… they said that he was a son of a whore.

He fought them. This is what they wanted. It is good that I saw it.

Otherwise they would have killed him.

Oh, God! Why did they fight him? Did you see them?

I didn’t. They ran away. I only saw Rostik, Serafima’s son.

He kicked him with his leg in the end. And ran away..

I wish they killed me instead…

I’ll sort it out.

– They’ll kill my boy! – Are they beasts or what?

Galya!

Don’t hurry up. You may choke.

You’re Rostik, aren’t you? What did you beat Zhenya for? He is a small kid.

– I didn’t beat anyone. – He is bleeding all over.

You’re a bitch! I’ll kill you!

Try to touch me! I’ll bring Germans here! Do you get it?

Good-bye, Galina.

Galya, we’ll leave. We’ll go to mum in the village.

My honey…

Mind – no matter what happens you shall not do anything

without telling me first. You did well at the plant, by the way.

What did we do? We didn’t even kill the commissar.

Egor, let me remind you once more. We’re not playing games here.

You can’t kill anyone without an order.

What orders? If you see an enemy, kill him.

If I meet Hitler tomorrow, shall I wait for the order too?

You won’t meet Hitler. You’re like my granny. She used to ask God

for a permission like you. Who gives orders to you? We’ll all here.

Who will take decisions for us?

Vera! You shouldn’t come here. You talked about it…

This is very important. Hi to everybody!

Rumors circulate in the commandant’s office that somebody is coming.

Somebody very important. It is still unknown who. Nobody knows anything,

It is all kept secret. And one more thing… he will come tomorrow.

Did you see any papers concerning that?

This is not a local level.

They said that somebody was coming from Berlin and discussed Hitler’s order.

We shall get to know it.

How? Who will tell us? What if it is Hitler himself?

This is our chance! We shall think about how to shoot that bastard!

We’re not prepared to carry such a mission out on our own.

Your hurried decisions are harmful for the cause.

Let’s take a decision all together!

Maria Andreyevna, another chance may not present itself.

We shall take this decision.

All right. We’ll all here now. We may vote.

Who is for doing it?

I see.

There are more of you, but you don’t understand much.

This is why you’re kicking against the pricks. I have to go.

We’ll take the decision when I come back.

Vera, did you want to say something else?

Yes. This is very important. A large-scaled action is prepared in the city.

All willing police officers are invited to take part in the pogroms.

They revenge the guerillas in this way.

Another thing – the camp by Trostenets is enlarged.

They say this is needed for the final solution of the Jewish issue.

What does that mean?

They’ll kill everybody there.

All? Why do you think so?

They said that we should not prepare any documents.

Yes, this is important indeed. Get to know everything that you can.

Maria Andreyevna, I don’t get it. Why did we vote?

Please wait. We’ll take the decision when I come back.

Andrei? Silantyev?

What?

– I’m ready. – Shall we leave the grenades here?

– Yes. – I’ll take him with me.

– Where is Tonya? – She is waiting at the attic.

– Daddy! – Peter!

– Daddy! – Marie!

Anita! At last! I missed you so much!

I didn’t expect to go to the edge of the world for you.

Our troops have advanced so much that geographically

– this is a center of Germany now. – Marie!

You’ll be impressed. Thank you for coming here. How was your trip?

The children were frolicking all the time.

Yes, I imagined it all differently.

You may be free.

We were delayed in Berlin for long. Was it your order?

No, dear! What nonsense! Many people envy me, this is it.

Peter!

Why are you standing? We’ll go home now! I’m sure you’ll like it very much.

Shall we get in?

Maria Andreyevna? At last! I’ve been waiting for long.

I thought that I’d come earlier.

Have the boys already left?

They’ll come back soon.

Are you tired? I brewed some tea. I’ll bring it now.

It is still hot.

Maria Andreyevna? Is it your husband?

It was before the war. I shall take this photo away.

Where is he now?

I don’t know. He used to serve at the border. And now…

Maybe he is close by. Maybe he is already far away.

No, this is impossible. Everything will be fine.

Who knows? Did the boys say where they went?

To check something...

To check what?

Vera? What did they talk about here?

They didn’t say anything. Just that they will come back soon.

Vera! Talk to me!

I can’t! Egor and the chance!

He said that we should kill the person who would come.

– What about the rest? – Oh, what is it about the rest?

What about you?

What about me? I said that we should stay at home

and wait for you. However, they gathered their things and left.

Where to?

Why didn’t you tell me about that at once? What nonsense!

They can’t do anything on their own.

They went to the road. Egor said that they should check the locality out.

Well… Go to your work. I’ll try to find them.

Maria Andreyevna!

I must! I hope they won’t do anything wrong.

I wish I could sleep…

Let’s escape! Helmut will treat us to champagne!

He’ll tell at the work and we’ll get fired.

You’re scared of anything!

– Hold this. Do you remember? – I do.

What are these people doing?

They are meeting you! They are glad!

– Where did you take this? – You shall know how to live, friend!

– I stole it from a German dry ration. – I’ll take some home, may I?

Well? Are you going?

I can’t. I have a lot of things to do at home,

– Take this, then. – What?

Wave! Maybe you’ll wave something good.

This is what you shall do first of all. Take it to the Gauleiter’s administration.

This is a request from the police. Please hand these papers over

to me personally when you’re finished.

Look at the respect they are treating you with! I‘m sure that you’ll like…

– both the city and the country. – The city? Where do you see a city?

You must be joking. These are ruins! I haven’t seen a single city on our way!

Only villages, poor villages!

Wait, Anita. It’ll all change here, you’ll see.

We’ll build great cities.

Theses villages will provide the entire Germany with food.

Wilhelm, what do you need it for? Why do you have to do it?

You’re like a child. It is great honor for me to represent the Fuehrer on this land.

I’d be glad if you were as proud of it as I am.

Proud? I don’t want to be proud of anything, I just want to live.

Do you get it? With you and the children!

This is what we’ll do. We’ll just live.

What is it?

Work! Go back to your place. Nothing happened!

– Oh, God! The children are there! – Go forward! Move it! Faster!

– The children! The children are there! – Calm down.

Children, are you OK?

OK? How can you ask? How can one live here?

They shoot at children here! They could have killed us!

Is it the Fuehrer’s present?

Please stop. Not here and not in the kids’ presence.

I’m shocked as much as you. However, we shall remain calm.

You’ll be safe and sound here.

I’m glad that you are not hurt, Herr Gauleiter. Madam…

You’re glad, aren’t you? They almost killed us because of you!

You’re responsible for this city’s safety! However, you can’t provide it even

for the top management. I’ll report to Berlin on your complete incompetence,

This is the enemy’s territory. The war is going on here.

Go inside.

If you’re unable to provide order, Herr von Gottenberg, inform Reichsminister

Himmler about that… and don’t you dare justify yourself!

At the crime scene!

–They are looking for somebody again. – For Yakov Nicolayevitch.

– How? – He left.

I think this is for the better. I hope he won’t give us away.

Why did you say your truth? Why did you tell him where I was working?

Don’t shout. You’ll wake the kid up.

I don’t care. Are you envious?

For what? He doesn’t need you. He left and didn’t even say “thank you”.

He did.

He did, didn’t he? What did he say?

He said everything. He said that he loved me. That he’d come for me.

Why are you lying? The commissar used us and left.

I didn’t give you away to him. He was playing fool. He knew it all.

He knew what lard he was eating. He knew where you were taking it.

His conscience allowed him to take it, but to make love with a woman…

his conscience forbad it.

I’m saying it for your sake. I don’t want you to suffer.

You shouldn’t hope for what can’t happen. He is not for you. Who are you?

You’re a waitress. You serve food and wash floors. And he… he is a boss,

one can see that at once. What’s the matter, honey? We woke you up, didn’t we?

Mum, I’m scared.

Don’t be scared. Let’s go, honey, come on. Come on, honey.

Maria Andreyevna!

Talk to me!

They died, didn’t they? Why are you keeping silent?

I couldn’t do anything.

What couldn’t you do? How could they? Was it because of you?

We took the decision together.

No, you’re responsible! I told you not to act without my permission!

You and your orders! You wouldn’t allow that in any case!

They would have been alive!

They would, wouldn’t they? They would have been alive if you hadn’t lied to us.

– What did I lie to you about? – You know it yourself.

Where did you go yesterday in the evening? Will you lie again?

We’d have succeeded if there were more of us! We would have killed him!

If you didn’t play a boss… You’re scared of everything!

Do you realize what will start in the city now? What did you come for?

Present me to the partisans. You know where they are.

I will. I promise. To judge you! You’ll be sent to the tribunal!

I don’t want to talk to you! Leave!

If we’re afraid, we won’t fight the enemy.

Go away, I told you!

I’ll find you when there is a need.

I’ll kill that bastard myself, no matter who he is. Without you.

End of Episode Five