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Man is born thrice.

The first time to live.

The second time to learn
and the third time to understand.

Road. The life path.

His life was not as pricey as he thought.
He tumbled.

He tumbled down.

Sometimes it seemed that way.

He didn't know that it would happen,
eventually.

"It's unknown, where you can be'',
he said.

Until that night his life
was a continuous boozing.

Drunkenness, revelry, feast...

...pajama and toga-partying.

Hey... Are you okay?

Police!

This way ended his first life.

THE MATRIARCH

- Is he dead?
- His eyes are open.

- It was just a light slap.
- Light? Why did you slap him? Idiot.

- What now?
- Let's leave him on the road.

No, wait until he wakes up
and ask him whether he remembers anything.

- Mom will be angry.
- She doesn't need to know, she has other worries.

Don't touch me!

Martta, the police can't do anything about it.
The law is on the side of the new owners.

- The police can, but don't want to!
- Martta, you know that it is not true.

- There is nothing I'd like to know.
- Martta!

The new owner took over the loom.

Boys, pack the things. We're leaving.

What do we do now?
We would never come back here.

We'll find something else suitable to live.

- Do you think he is faking?
- Sprawdzimy.

He is not pretending.

We'll call him Kasper.
Kasper?

Name is a name.
Kasper - suits me.

Kasper saw, heard,
and felt better than before.

Like a child.

Like a child,
only in a toga made of pure pain.

Now his name is Kasper.
The boy from the box.

- We'll die here, like cockroaches.
- Shut up, Vera. Stop complaining all the time.

- What father was thinking?
- Otto clearly explained the reasons.

- I drop everything and leave.
- Not for the first time.

But this time for sure!

We are Koppelo family, the tailors.

We were well known in St. Petersburg
in the 19th century.

And we all can snore and fart simultaneously.
Especially Hippo.

During the Bolshevik's revolution, the family
fled to Finland, across the frozen bay.

They brought on the sleds their sewing machines.
Under artillery fire.

They'e been in contact with the authorities,
and didn't like the Bolsheviks.

During the Civil War family was accused
of collaborating with the Russian.

And again we fled.
Sweden, Germany, Hungary, Poland...

The family returned to Finland in the 70's.

I met Rosa three years ago.
More precisely, Martta found me.

I've lost my way during a training exercise
in the army.

I have a daughter, Anna.
More precisely, she's Rosa's daughter.

Tsar Nicholas II ruled over 70 millions of Russian.

Then came the Revolution and the Bolsheviks.
And death.

Tsar Nicholas.

Many talked about the twin brothers,
Otto and Niccolo.

Otto was the head of the family,
Niccolo was dissapearing all the time.

He possessed magical powers.

He could kill a cat with a glance.

It must be Lara.

She stole cigarettes from Repe and Hippo.

Otto would speak!

- Now we all know.
- Silence! Everything!

Martta...

Where are you?

You know, my children,
I'll not be around soon.

- How many of them?
- Ten.

Ten?
Where are all gone?

Some stayed in Joensuu.
some in towns in the south.

- Where is Veera and Lara?
- Lara!

This is family of the Romanovs.
This is our family.

We sewn those women dresses.

Tsar Nicholas loved to wear military uniforms.

Here you can see why. Photo taken in England
at a reception with Queen Victoria.

In an ordinary suit he looked shabby.

He was a short man.

This is the only picture of our Sofia,
together with tsar Nicholas.

Looking at Sophia, it is clear
that she didn't want to be in the frame.

But he insisted that she was with everyone.

Martta becomes the head of the family now.
You go to Lieksa

Lieksa?

I sold our house.

We've gotten that house not the proper way,
Now it belongs to the rightful owner.

I did this so the family could start a new life.

A new life, huh?

Veera is not the only one
who suspects something.

You will not manage, Mama.
We will ask Niccolo to come back.

Niccolo will not return.
He doesn't need a power.

Why not go to the dark side?
Laszlo is doing well.

Enough!

Otto wants us to be honest.
So we're going to Lieksa.

The head of the family
has never been a woman.

Without Sophia, we wouldn't even be the family.
Do not forget it.

We are not the lost luggage.
We are part of world's history.

But don't have any illusions.
We are at an impasse.

We can stay honest.
And we can't do that without our sewing machines.

I know what you are doing,
but now it's over.

We find customers in Lieksa.

No one sews beautiful wedding dress like ours.
Remember this and be proud.

Not even one orphaned child
will be as helpless as Kasper.

18 cloudy fibers on the left,
one looks like a sheep.

Directly under,
one looks like a woman's hip...

...when light falls on its right side.

The light outside the window cames and goes.
The days passed.

For Martta and other women
Kasper was a gift from Heaven.

His past life was forgotten...-

... and he became a talisman of the Family,
hope for a bright future.

Kasper was born to the family,
where women were strong...

...and victories of men
were coming through suffering.

Casper was happy.

The roadsides were leading them
to Lieksa.

Lieksa was both fascinating
and frightening.

Nobody seemed to care that cars
won't make whole way at once.

Kasper had noticed that the family
felt on the road like home.

They were dreamers, full of hopes.

In Casper's mind, the image of his past
became increasingly blurry.

He was ashamed to remember
who he was.

- And Kasper? - Kasper can't go with your.
We don't really know him.

Go to Jenö, change the car for a new one.

Buy some canned goods and come back.

Understood.

Repe?

Go to Eno, change the car,
buy canned food and come back.

Eno, car, cans, return.

All right. I'll be back.

Mom, the stitch is stretched too much.

Veera, help your sister.

Let her learn yourself. It's not that difficult.

Veera looks so funny when she is angry
at the fabrics and threads.

- Yes, because I hate this shitty job.
- Watch your language.

It doesn't work.

- Why Repe, Hippo and Ventti always go?
- To send the women is a waste of time.

They would just buy shoes, jewelry
and impractical clothes.

In addition, I gave them exactly
amount of money what they'd need.

They're nice boys deep at heart.

We couldn't find replacement car, Mom...

...but we found an excellent used engine.

And, of course, we didn't have enough money
to buy anything else...

Roosa.

Damn, Ventti. You're always going on a leash
of Repe and Hippo?

Eh... In general...

You never see anything.
Why should I cry?

Well, I...

Ventti, listen to me.

You should forget about Repe and Hippo...

...and spent more time with us.

Ventti, dear...

You'll be a father.

We need a master-tailor,
to show the products in Lieksa.

- We have you.
- Work done by male are more appreciated.

You know how to sew.
I taught you from your childhood.

However, to be a master-tailor is not the same.

I'll take care of it.
You'll be responsible to play your part.

So...

Who do you have in mind?

- Repe is older...
- And Hippo has soul of artist.

I have the job for you.

You have three days to cut and sew a new design.
And then we'll see.

You may go.

Leave the door open.

It was now the third week on canned food
and diluted wine.

Kasper was not picky.

He realized that the family
was better tailors than chefs.

But it was not his stomach problems,
but the heart.

He'd rather let himself be bitten by a snake.

There are plenty of excellent antidotes
from snakebites...

...but for his pain, there was no cure,
no magic spell.

The rain had been like eternity.

How could he in his early life hate the rain?

Were you with Lara?

Forget about her. We already have one fool
for a son-in-law in family. It's enough.

In addition, police is looking for you.

Do you understand?
You got it.

Good. Damn it!

In Kopello's family there was one law,
Martta's world.

Martta made sure everyone had clean clothes
and clean nails.

Kasper felt dirty.

He wanted to hide who he was in the past,
to become invisible.

- How did you find us?
- We followed oil spill on the road.

Is everything OK?

- And car inspections?
- Yes.

Last winter, you promised that the main problems
would be fixed.

We have changed all the old tires.

It feels the heat wave has only become worse.

Iced tea?

Thank you.

I've heard that you are a widow now.

Does it concern the police?

I would marry a millionaire who would
promised me to die a year after wedding.

A modest man, with established life,
with friends can also bring happiness.

Woman like you knows about life and the love.

Beautiful women just think about
their beauty and charm.

Select your next word wisely.

Beauty fades with age, but years have no control
over the sense of humor...

...your kindness and fortitude.

Some chocolate?

Yes, thank you.

Hey, cop. What's your name?

Jali. Jali Nappi.

- Constable J. Nappi.
- At your service.

Your weapon loaded?

The magazine sits in.

Such are the rules.

Slowly put the weapon back, now.

Careful. It's loaded.

Remove your finger from the trigger, slowly.
I repeat...

- It hurts!
- I know.

- Do you have a girlfriend?
- No.

Last time Sophia met Niki, it was his nickname,
was in 1917.

Emperor with the sad eyes,
who only wanted to be like everybody...

...imprisoned in his palace.

In the fall Sophia born a son,
Otto's and Niccolo's future father.

Nicholas was executed on July 1st, 1918.

His whole family was killed by bolsheviks
in Yekaterinburg. Simply, on the street.

Their bodies were thrown into a pit.

Sophia mourned.

She sewed a beautiful bride dress
and let themselves to be photographed in it.

She buried her grief,
and devoted herself to her son.

Sorry to interrupt,
but I have private matters to Mrs. Kopello.

I'm asking for permission...

...to marry your daughter, Veera, that is.

- Veera is a very special girl.
- Yes, she is.

How long have you known her?
A year? A week?

Approximately 15 minutes.

Are you a real man?

Ma'am, I'm the policeman.

That's a start. I'll think about it.

Martta and Veera were somehow similar.

All women in the family, starting from
great-grandmother Sophia...

...has had an attraction to uniforms.

Sophia fell in love with the Tsar.
Uniform is a uniform.

Why Kasper will not see me?

- He thinks you're still a kid.
- But he never said that.

- No... But you're to young.
- I want to see Kasper.

It is not possible now.
This is for your own good.

Believe me.

Lara! Damn it!

Lara!

Wouldn't you want to be a model?

- What's your name?
- Lara.

- Just Lara?
- Lara, it's my only name.

Last time I saw you, you were in diapers.

Should I know you?

My name is Laszlo.
Laszlo. All doors were open for him.

He talked about Berlin, Moscow, Rome
and he was like king above all of them.

For Kasper he was like spider
waiting for its prey.

The spider was waiting. Confident, f
ull of danger.

There is always someone
who gets stuck in its net.

How much?

Money?

Martta ... You have never liked me.

Who is the young guy, anyway?

- Looks like he wears my old clothes.
- Kasper?

Kasper? What a stupid name?

Like the guy in the barn?

- You put him in my clothes?
- No, they were matching size.

I remember when you and Niccolo left.

Your voice has changed. It's cold now.

Rather, it was Otto, and you who drove away.

- We had put an end to your tricks.
- I was just a child.

A child? You were the start of something.

Oh, yeah...

Big descendants of Romanovs.

What is it, huh? Is this a life for a man?

Do not touch the car!

Move farther away from the car...

Repe...

This is for you. Take it.

- Isn't it nice?
- Yes.

It allows you to pin down the neighbor
to the wall...

...although it's easier with the ax.

Hippo.

This is for you.

Wait, wait, we are counting.

Roughly estimating...

...a new woman every day of the week
in period of 10 months.

Ventti, my favorite brother-in-law.

Congratulations. And sorry.

- Cigars?
- Cigars.

- Ventti doesn't smoke.
- He's not going to smoke by himself.

He'd share with you.

There're five real Cuban cigars, Ventti.

One for each child,
you and Roosa are going to have.

- Don't let them dry out!
- Thanks.

Roosa will be happy.

- Great that you're back, Laszlo.
- So much fun with you.

You're not staying overnight?

Well, the man come and go.

First act. Touche.

The spider hid his sting, and went to his
hide out under the web.

After that evening Laszlo was everywhere
and affected everything.

Things started to happen.

We found it in your car.

Laszlo says that you're wanted for manslaughter.
How about that?

Kasper said nothing.
That involved the man from his past life.

- This is for you.
- I can not take it.

- Why not? Will your mom get mad?
- No, no ...

- Will your sister get jealous?
- Exactly.

Take it. I ask you.

Hide it. Don't tell anyone.

- You are so cute.
- Thanks.

All that laundry. It is certainly heavy.

- How is Rome?
- Rome?

It is a wonderful city. You would love Rome.

- Lara!
- I must go.

And Rome? Come with me.

- Stay away for him.
- I always stay away from everyone and everything!

- You drew it yourself?
- What do you think?

They're pretty daring.

New look at the 50-ties.

- What could you tell about it?
- I designed them.

- You? You are not even interested
in the bridal dresses.

- No, not grandmother's models from 1920.
- Lara!

I took no offense.

Ventti! Wait a minute. Come here.

Come, come. A little closer, just came here.

Hey, I have an idea.
Isn't time you clean up my car?

- Yes, but Roosa said...
- What? What did she say?

- Nothing.
- Didn't think so.

- And the windows, too?
- Inside and outside.

And now that I think about it...

You can wax my car
and mobile home as well, huh?

Damn you!
Ventti doesn't work for you.

Clean your own junk. Ventti will not do that!

Roosa, Roosa...

You cried like a puppy when you... You know...

We were just the kids.
You were not in the picture.

Forget it.

- What rights does he have to behave like this?
- He teaches us things.

- What kind of things?
- To make money.

- What do you need money for?
- So I could buy something for the family.

For me and Anna?

How many years ago Laszlo left?

Anna is my daughter. No one else's.

Remember that.

Okay, okay.

What is it you have there, Repe?

- It works.
- Did I ask if it does? What is it?

- Only the batteries are missing.
- Throw it away.

Throw it away!

Ventti, what are you hiding there?
Show me, what you have for me.

- Do you think this is a joke?
- No, no...

We stopped three cars...

...but in the first car was a little kid
in the back and...

And we could not rob the old woman
in the other car...

...she looked so old...

...and the guy in the third car was... poor.

His car was so old that we had to... push it.

Okay.

- Can I trust you, Lara?
- Absolutely.

Absolutely. That's good.

What am I thinking about so much?

It's hard.
I've been treated like a bastard.

I was always a mistake for Niccolo.

- But Helena took care of you as her own child?
- Out of the mercy.

Why Niccolo took you with him when he left?

I don't know.

He needed a boy to run the errands.

He wanted to make me a criminal.
But I did not want it.

Is that why Niccolo abandoned you?

Yes.

I feel sorry, poor Laszlo.

I'm okay. It's past.

Do you believe me, Lara?

Good, because together we are strong.

Together we can handle anything.
Together!

- I love you, Laszlo.
- Lara...

Listen...

Can I ask you a question?

Anything.

You know, you can always count on me...

...and that I'll always stand by you,
whatever happens.

You see, I have two rather influential friends...

...that can help us in the future.

The point is, that I owe them a favor...

They're real gentlemen, they won't hurt you.

If you could just do something...
Real gentlemen.

Mom!

I'll ask the the boys to bring the doctor

I don't know what else to do.

Helena, did you take the money
out of the stash?

- Yes.
- When?

- At night.
- From the box?

- It was a beautiful box.
- What did you do with the money, Helena?

- Think about it, this is important.
- I gave them to children.

How we are going to manage now?

- What have you done to Lara?
- Me? She didn't say?

No.

Does it matter?

Where is your pride?
Your self-criticism?

You are neither sick or disabled.

Who is cooking the dinner today? Huh?
You, Ventti?

- Don't listen to him.
- You can't go on like this.

Next week we'll have four dresses ready.
Then it will be easier.

You don't even believe that yourself.
Right, Martta?

Who wants to buy those old fashioned rags?

Slave labor just to survive.

- Soon you are all start digging in the garbage.
- Do not listen to him.

Martta, what have you done
with the family's money?

The money has been spent.

For car repairs and...

- But I've heard that the money got stolen?
- Yes, money has disappeared.

And you, your ruthlessness and cold woman...

...you blame this old woman!
- Laszlo!

And what?
That's what she does.

And you get only crumbs from her table.

That's it!

Listen.

This is what she gets.

Gets all, like a queen.

Nobody wants to come and talk to me.

I came.

Helena, my dear.

Otto managed to keep evil away from the family,
but now it's here.

Whatever happens, Helena,
I'll take care of you.

And you, Lara.

What should we do?

Now we draw the straws.

Kasper has already drawn his.
The family's fate had nothing to with him.

Everyone takes care of itself. Drowning ones
have to save their lifes with own hands.

Ventti, are you with us?

I always lose.

What should I do?

We draw the straws to who is lying
- Mom or Laszlo.

Drawing won't solve it.

Good, Ventti, go.

- Hi, Laszlo.
- Hi.

"Hi, Laszlo!"

- What's new, jerks?
- All ok. Listen, we have a matter.

- We have a big surprise for you.
- A big surprise?

Or a plot?

I have to see that, wait a minute.

You kill me now?
Which one of you is going to do it?

- Come on.
- Do not touch me!

- Take it easy. Come on.
- This way.

- You will not be disappointed.
- Ah, a surprise!

- Now, where is it?
- Don't stop, surprise is ahead of you!

Will I die here? How exciting!
I wonder what will happen?

Lara...

I gotta go now, mom would be worried.

- But you come back?
- Once all are gone to bed.

- All right.
- Life is beautiful, my love...

Love.
A moment of happiness,
a moment of death.

Only a few can pass the gate of paradise,
but whole crowd follows the path to hell.

Lie upon lie.

A flame of happines has died.

The notes were marked!

They have always been.
Prevents thievery in the family.

No one ever done it, untill now.

Ventti!

Casper couldn't remember
to whom he was praying in a past life.

Now he needed to pray like never before.

It doesn't matter...

Do not continue.

We are not murderers.
We are businessmen.

What do you want?

- Want to buy or sell?
- Buy or sell?

You can get a good car.

I want to offer you something.

I can give you my whole family,
with cars, trailers, money. Eeverything.

- The women?
- You get them all, except one.

You understand when you see her.
She is not part of the deal.

She is mine.

And men?

The men? You mean...

Okay, I understand.
There are four, but they are not real men.

They would climb up a tree
as soon as they see you.

You can shake them down
like a few rotten apples...

...and then do with them whatever you want.

Is it a revenge?

Yes. It is revenge.

- When?
- Anytime. Now?

All right.

Lara!

Lara!

Lara! Hey!

Come and get your boyfriend!

They have killed Kasper!

- Is he been able to tell something?
- Kasper doesn't speak.

- Can not or do doesn't want to?
- Kasper just doesn't talk.

- As I can see he was beaten?
- You have a good eyes?

- He may have stumbled being drunk or ...
- It was Laszlo and thugs from Harjuganget.

- Harjuganget?
- Yes.

Well...

The problem is that Harjuganget
is not under our jurisdiction.

- What?
- It doesn't belong to our district.

Goddamn!

The boys went to ask for help Niccolo.
Did you ask them to do that?

Why did you separate from Jori?
You are running out of friends already.

Soon, you won't have friends at all.

Pity.

Restrain your ardor! It's a door,
once you got in there's no coming back!

And I don't need you!

Mrs. Kopello...

Veera doesn't know that I am here.
Jori is with me.

He has left police force for you.

He hopes that you have some feelings for him.

You can meet him in the morning.

There's still time.

Laszlo!

Laszlo!

Niccolo has come back!
He wants to see you, immediately!

So...

- Where is he?
- Laszlo.

Niccolo.

Why do you shame the family!

If I had known you were coming back...

- You don't belong to our family anymore.
- Don't touch...

Go away...

There something about everybody.

Do you remember this picture, Martta?
Come closer, look.

Come closer and look.

Yeah...

I knew this picture turns into crap.

A small dog's crap.
Brings back your famous past, right?

Niccolo knew everything.
And that's why he left.

And Martta ... Queen Mother.
It's enough to make me vomit.

- Laszlo, get out of here!
- You have no needs or believe. Get lost.

Okay...

But we'll come back tomorrow. Okay?

I want you to get out of here
and leave everything.

Lara has to stay.
Otherwise we will kill everyone.

Okay?

You have all seen the picture.

It was lying in a casket in the sewing studio
in St. Petersburg.

And, as if by chance shown to the clients
to boost sales.

The photo was also evidence
of Sophia's pregnancy.

Because of this photo bolsheviks wanted to kill
our whole family. We were running away.

When children ask about the photo...

...Sophia told the stories about the time
in St. Petersburg.

About Tsar Nicholas and her love for him.

Soon she started believe
in these stories herself.

But Romanov's dresses?

The family sewed cheap copies of them,
enough to provide for women in St. Petersburg.

But Sophia's child then?

Father was a coachman, Fyodor Pavlovski.

- In any case, that is our history.
- A story is what it is.

A childish story.

The past of Koppelo's family lay in ruins.

Kasper felt the fear hovering over their camp,
like a dense fog.

I don't know why I'm here.

You have no reason to stay.

I'm going away, Mom, but not now.

Neither I nor anyone else will flee from Laszlo.
We'll fight.

Mom, do you remember the story
of Sophia's time in Poland?

That story? Yes.

And?

We have nothing to lose?
Time to dig a grave.

Kopello's family were no heroes,
at least not the men.

The women were the strong ones.

The men's victories came only
through suffering.

But now, when hope deserted them
they were getting ready to die.

Koppelo's family was at its strongest.

They relied on each other
and their traditions and beliefs...

...had a special meanings now.

A moment of happiness,
a moment of death.

More than ever, Kasper wanted to be part
of this family and its fate.

Anna!

Those who fought against the dragons know
that they can't be defeated by ordinary sword.

Old Niccolo felt
that dirty fight awaits them.

Laszlo.

You fight with the children.

You stabbed your father.
Are you insane?

Leave right now, I'll spare you.

Shame on you!

Only Kasper and Lara
stood as the winners.

Niccolo won the battle,
but lost his son.

Laszlo lost his family,
but like a scarab...

...found a pile of dung with the right friends.

He wasn't there an important bird
but affiliation was more essential.

He was accepted
and became a part of the group.

Koppelo's family have always treated well
those who decided to leave.

Martta and Veera was equal
and live in harmony with each other.

Martta felt that with Veera
she lost some of her hardness.

Earlier, Martta tried persuade Veera to stay...

...but now she had no longer strenght to do it.

Martta knew that winter was near,
and the journey must be continued.

For her it was easier to travel than to stay.

For Kasper and Lara, those weeks
before they rich Lieksa was the start of a new life.

Kasper moved in with Lara
and happy life began its traction.

Day after day, was getting colder.

The family stayed warm
dreaming of future happiness in Lieksa.

Repe and Hippo found new loom...

...and planned to open sewing studio in Lieksa.

Jori promised to consider
going back to police work.

As soon as the family
established themselves in Lieksa.

In a few days,
we will know how it is in Lieksa.

- If they come back!
- Where else they could go.

Deep down, they are nice boys.

Anna, play some more.

We are waiting next to the pearly gates
of Lieksa.

It's Martta who led us her.

Marta is restless.
She has every reason to be scared.

She knows that her toughness
is really fragile now.

In a few days, we experienced more
than in whole previous life.

In Lieksa is everything.
Much of everything.

Too much.
Lieksa is not for us.

Lieksa is too much for us.

Martta and Jori, Helena.

Roosa, Ventti and Anna.

Hippo and Repe.

Lara.

During this journey with you,
I have learned...

...that luck is only illusion of the road ahead.

We should move on, even if we go in wrong direction...
- He speaks...

And thinks.
...we die if there is nowhere to go.

Roads lead to towns and villages,
but the most important is the journey inside us.

We shouldn't mourn the past.

Past is like fog behind.
We have a new way, a new way ahead.

TRANSLATED BY YAFI.
POLAND - JAGA BKS!!!