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Vukovar was a real hell today.

The army broke through the city center more violently than ever.

They attacked with all the weapons of...

Doctor, she is Branka!

Where did you come from? Sarajevo?

Yes.

You'll like it here, you'll see.

This is a peaceful place.

It is for now.

Come!

All the best, Branka!

Hello! It's Angéla, right?

Yes, that's me.

You should have registered downstairs, but that doesn't really matter now.

Did you come alone?

Yes.

I'll bring an admission form that you need to fill in. OK?

All right. Thank you.

Great!

I just need your signature.

Here.

That's it.

I'll be out here if you need me.

Good.

See you.

Thank you very much!

You are welcome!

Zorica Dragović!

Yes, that's me.

Hello Zorica, how are you?

I'm fine, thank you.

Is everything all right?

Yes.

Your family must be very excited about the baby coming soon.

Yes, my husband and the two little ones as well.

Good.

The results are good.

Blood-work is also OK.

I'm just worried about the CTG results, but we'll see everything after the ultrasound today.

Don't worry.

Everything will be fine.

Hello Angéla, how are you today?

I'm fine, thank you.

How are my colleagues behaving?

Is everything OK?

You just let me know if they aren't, and I'll spank them.

They are really nice to me.

Well, let's have a look-see.

The blood is OK

This is OK too.

Just a few more days and the baby will arrive.

Are you excited?

Yes, yes, I'm really excited.

Good bye!

Zorica...

The problem is... that...

Yes!

It seems that I was right.

The baby's position is not good.

This shouldn't be much of a problem,

because when you get in labour, it will move to the right position, but...

But it seems...

...the umbilical cord is too close to her neck. Can you see?

Well, I...

This will be a C-section, Zorica!

It's for the best for the baby and for you.

Yes.

We'll do it this evening.

The operation.

This evening, already?

But my due date is only in two days.

Don't worry, everything will be fine.

All right, thank you.

Here you are!

Thanks!

Was there any time when the head doctor was wrong?

I don't understand.

During the ultrasound examination today, he told the lady that the baby was in a bad position.

But I don't think it was.

What do you mean?

I didn't see what he said.

And he also said, that the umbilical cord was around the baby's neck.

Well, maybe you didn't see it well.

The doctor knows what he's doing.

I think he misdiagnosed.

That can't be!

The C-section he'll do is unnecessary.

Branka, there really is a lot to do around here.

It would be better for you to mind your own business,

than to question the decisions of the head doctor.

Sure.

Branka dear!

Come here for a moment!

I'd like you to assist me for the surgery on Zorica Dragović, if you don't mind.

Of course doctor.

We'll start at 10 pm tonight.

I'm sorry that you have to work overtime from the very beginning.

No problem.

The Hungarian girl sings beautifully, doesn't she?

Very much.

Her husband is on the front?

Yes.

Oh, dear...

I'm counting on you Branka!

All right doctor.

The baby is all right!

OK, you can go!

Doctor!

Yes?

The head nurse, she... she took the baby outside the hospital.

No problem, we'll talk about it tomorrow.

But she gave the child to the paramedics.

I know, she was following my directions.

Is everything all right with the baby?

Branka, I told you that everything is fine, stop it now!

Come and see me in my office tomorrow, and we'll talk this through.

I know exactly what the head nurse did.

Trust me!

You seem tired.

You can go lie down here at the hospital.

All right doctor.

What's going on?

Her child born dead yesterday evening.

What?

Sorry.

You are late!

Come in!

Doctor!

Zorica's child...

Sit down Branka!

But doctor, Zorica's child...

It didn't die.

Do you smoke? Would you like a cigarette?

This war is a God awful thing.

Do you know what you saw last night?

You saw a child escaping from having to grow up in hell.

Trust me...

There won't be anything in this country for another twenty years, nothing...

...and I mean nothing.

Who would choose to be born here?

No one.

Would you like to have children?

If you would, and you wish them well

you won't be having them here, Branka.

Why would you do that to them?

Premeditatedly?

But the child you saw yesterday

is on its way abroad, in soft swaddle

to Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, I don't know.

That's none of my business.

The point is, it will get a shot at a better life.

A life it would probably never have here.

What will happen if people start shooting in this town in a day or two?

If they start slaughtering each other?

What kind of a childhood would that be?

From one place to the next, from one shelter to the next,

one basement to the next...

Why are you so sure that they will wind up in a better place?

Excuse me?

Why are you so sure that the babies wind up in a better place?

How much is your salary as a novice nurse, Branka?

It's a million today, one hundred tomorrow, a billion in two days.

Only God knows.

It's just that by the end of the month, you won't be able to buy a fucking loaf of bread.

Don't you want to make enough money to get out of here?

Don't you want to make enough money to get your entire family out of here?

You know that I should report all of this.

To whom?

I think that I would like a cigarette.

Hi, mom!

Look mom, I have to tell you something!

What?

Mom, I watch the news, but...

...I didn't really think.

It's nothing, it's nothing, I just wanted...

I just wanted to say, that everything here is...

...great.

They like me.

He is also nice to me.

Yes!

Go, go, it's ok!

Me too.

Bye mom!

I saw that you weren't sleeping.

I can't.

I'd like to tell you something...

Wait a little!

Close your eyes!

Give me your hand!

What is this?

Open your eyes!

It's chocolate.

From Netherlands.

Humanitarian aid.

Try it, it's delicious.

Thank you!

You're welcome!

How are you?

I'm fine.

It's just that I was really scared this morning.

Me too.

I'm alone...

I don't know what happened to my parents.

And my boyfriend is at war.

No one came to see you today either?

No.

Maybe tomorrow!

What did you want to say?

That everything will be fine.

Now go to sleep!

Thanks for the chocolate!

Angéla Fehérvári!

Good morning!

How are you today?

I'm fine.

Still no pains?

Not yet.

You won't be able to give birth to this little girl.

Let's schedule a C-section for tomorrow morning!

Angéla, the head doctor recommends a cesarean section.

But there is nothing wrong with the baby, right?

Nothing is wrong.

Calm down, Angéla!

It is really just a routine surgery.

Everything will be fine.

Prepare for it!

Don't have dinner tonight!

Tomorrow morning you can hold your little girl in your hands.

It's not working.

What are you waiting for? Can't you see she is not well?

And what are you waiting for now? Go! You know the way!