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What happened to you?

Some guy contacted me from the USA,

claiming to be my father.

Ivan Pavić.

You know, I've been living my whole life

without a father.

Thinking he was dead.

I mean...

I was there at his grave with his mother.

This will be a very interesting journey for you.

Very interesting.

I haven't been there in 50 years.

Is Nataša coming to Pag Island?

Yes, we'll meet on the island of Pag.

Great.

-She's coming to Pag. -I'm looking forward to that.

It's been arranged with her for sure, right?

Yes, it's been arranged.

I became part of an engineering team

that developed a module for a human crew

for the Yugoslav space program.

I was assigned to a team of security officers

for counterintelligence and protecting the program.

We had to clear out a few villages,

so that farmers wouldn't work in the area

and that tourists or foreigners wouldn't have access to it.

I'll show you when we're in the tunnel...

In the first 50 meters...

The police are coming.

It's okay, this is standard procedure.

As usual.

You're from here?

Yes. I was asked by the film crew to guide them

through the underground object.

I know the area here pretty well.

What's this?

You are...

He's from the U.S.

An American?

And what's that camera for?

We're shooting something.

But... It's not shooting at the moment.

Officer Mile, check these.

And what's the American doing here?

He is...

Do you speak English?

What did he say?

He's a historian, interested in the history of this place

as a part of the story of Yugoslav Space Program...

Ok, ok.

We were fully equipped for test launches

but the complex itself was not yet fully functional.

-Was it still under construction? -Yes.

A couples months after the Yugoslav space program commenced

Tito came to Object 505 on a surprise visit.

Those kind of visits were documented

by our counterintelligence teams for internal use.

The discovery and conquest of other planets and space

depends on the mutual efforts

of Earthlings to explore what kind of neighbors they have.

Tito insisted on speeding things up

and the engineers promised him

that our spacecraft would be better

than the Soviets' Sputnik.

The rocket we actually built

was "Triglav 1", a three-stage rocket.

It used the ideas and solutions of Herman Potočnik Noordung.

Radar, take control. We're losing visual contact.

This three-stage rocket actually made it

to the stratosphere.

We were not able to secure the landing of the module.

It landed in international waters of the Adriatic Sea

close to Italian territorial waters.

Our ship barely avoided an Italian military vessel.

They obviously noticed our presence,

but we had to risk it.

The Italians could only guess

why we were there.

The piglet survived the flight.

Hello? Hello? Hi, Nataša. It's me.

It's me, Ivan.

Everything's fine, we landed, we're in Croatia right now.

We'll meet soon on the island of Pag.

Stay well, bye!

Yes, I will take this opportunity

to send my greetings to America's people.

And plenty best wishes.

Also an all... This America, Americas, who

have sympathy for a...

for our...

No no no...

Aspires, aspirations

to creating, to create

our happy new strong Yugoslavia.

Let's go to the left!

It was somewhere around here, I don't remember where exactly.

I think it's this building.

Yes, it was smaller than the other ones.

You're at 40 meters, report actual depth.

After the successful launch of a three-stage rocket

we started planning a bigger one.

But we lacked the resources.

The program's development was too slow

and was way too expensive.

That was very devastating for us,

although deep inside we expected it.

Yugoslavia would have to take out loans.

But creditors always wanted detailed information

about how the money was going to be spent.

Telling the international financial community

that we needed money for a space program

was simply out of the question.

There were studies done by financial experts.

They concluded that Yugoslavia would go bankrupt.

Major Hafner ordered me to modify the report

on the actual state of the project.

Development was going well, but the program was not yet functional.

Is it true that reports on the actual state of Yugoslav Space Program

were intentionally fabricated and manipulated to show

it in a better light? Is it true that you ordered it?

No.

Reports on the Yugoslav Space Program

were always real and objective.

Maybe sometimes scientists exaggerated.

Reports were not manipulated or fabricated on purpose.

We wouldn't mislead a potential buyer.

I had to fabricate some diagrams

and manipulate the results of the test launchings.

I do concede that some of the technical details

were portrayed in a multifaceted way.

We were expecting NASA representatives to come to Yugoslavia.

And they came.

The NASA delegation was impressed by our space program.

Tito decided to offer the program to Americans for a fixed amount of money.

The Americans tried negotiating us down, as is common in capitalism,

but we firmly stuck to our offer.

We demanded 3 billion USD for our program.

But the public didn't know why Tito was supposed to get that money.

This is the island of Pag. I was born here,

I got married here, and now I'm back.

Tomorrow you'll see your daughter for the first time ever, won't you?

Yes, for the first time ever. I don't even have

any picture of her, I don't know what she looks like.

However, I have a good feeling about our meeting.

-This is my daughter. -Hello.

Hi.

This is Grega.

I'm Martina, nice to meet you.

Ivan, is everything okay?

Everything is fine.

This is my daughter Ana, she has a PhD.

From 1983 on, she worked for the

Yugoslav and after that for the Slovenian security agency.

We're kind of like a family security company.

That's how it is.

Tito was a true operative.

He could sell you anything without you knowing what you were buying.

Everything from the institute had to be given to the Americans:

documentation, designs, equipment... everything.

We accepted a plan to transfer everything

to the U.S. via a neutral country.

We chose Morocco.

Tito's diplomatic fleet was the best possible cover for us

to smoothly cross the Mediterranean sea.

We were out of bounds for the Italians or French who

regularly stopped and searched vessels.

The sea was calm and we didn't have any problems.

At one point, Tito visited another ship in the fleet.

He was transferred there via a pulley.

Probably his wife Jovanka was being annoying or cranky

and he wanted to escape for a while.

Sometimes she was cranky, especially with us,

the secret service officers.

We can go together for a while but then I will continue by myself.

Where are you going?

I'm fulfilling my father's wish.

What is it?

-I'm asking a lot of questions. -I'm going for a short visit.

Is it a friend of your father's?

No. But he was father's intelligence operative associate.

I'll call you.

Give us a call when you're finished.

Agreed?

Okay, bye.

Tito stayed in Morocco for two days.

In the meantime all the containers had to be unloaded

from our cargo ships. Not in Casablanca,

but a few kilometers away at an American military base.

Americans secretly transferred the cargo to their ships

and then shipped it on to the U.S.

We are aware, that peace is necessary

for building a socialism,

international cooperation and a global prosperity.

The king of Morocco couldn't just ask Tito or his staff directly:

"What the heck is going on?" That's not how things work

in the intelligence services.

From this document we can see that the king didn't know

what was happening.

Did you get these documents from your father's friend?

Ok, I'll stop asking.

As a sign of his gratitude, Tito

presented each of us with a pistol like this one

and thanked us for our cooperation.

We returned to Yugoslavia using different means of transportation

because Tito continued on his way to other countries in Africa.

Citizens of Yugoslavia, comrades,

the new atomic era and space exploration

have made people fear these ingenious creations of the human mind.

Maybe some of it will be used outside of our country,

but that shouldn't bother us, because I can say

that we are embarking with great success

in the development of socialism,

and with the best prospects for further development.

In order to raise our standard of living and to create a happier future.

Let's go now.

So, that way.

To the shore. If we can manage.

I think we can pass here on the left side.

Actually... no! No, here on the right.

Where?

-Oh my! -If we can manage to pass.

-Wait. -Let's go to the right.

He'll fall out!

First, stop and think about it and then...

Let's go left.

I brought you here to show you where I carried out

my first experiment.

I engineered a ship!

-Really? -Really!

A ship made out of a barrel.

A barrel?

I sailed away from shore and if my father wouldn't have saved me,

I would have drowned for sure.

I got beaten up pretty bad.

I believe that. If you came this far with a barrel...

You brought us here just because of this barrel?

Yes, it was an important chapter in my life.

You could have told me about it back at the hotel.

Tito's person is rich and diverse, just as rich and diverse

as the unstoppable Yugoslav socialistic revolution.

Thank you in the name of communists, for everything you've done

until now, with success, dignity and an unstoppable revolutionary flame.

We wish you, dear comrade Tito, much health and many years of life,

to lead us, encourage us and inspire us.

The Americans were furious.

What did the Americans say?

They said we sold them an "underdeveloped program."

The whole place was in an uproar.

A direct telephone connection with America was established.

We even started working nights.

Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen.

For this friendly reception and for the kind invitation

please accept our sincere thanks.

It is with pleasure that I take this opportunity

to have with you, Mr. President,

a frank exchanges of views of current development

and some questions that concern both our countries.

With the American Central Intelligence Agency,

collaboration did not go according to our plan.

There weren't enough security agents, because the extremists

were trying to force their way up to Tito's suite.

Wielding weapons of course.

Because of the assassination attempt on Tito's life

it was decided to cease the negotiations

and promptly return Tito to Yugoslavia.

-Mr. President? -Yes, I am...

-How are you? This is... -I am very good, Mr. President...

How are you feel-- Are you feeling better?

Yes. Much better.

I'm very sorry about your difficulties in New York.

Thank you. It was not so bad.

Well, they always, they boo me in New York, too, sometimes.

So, I hope that you have a good trip back

and we were very glad you came to the United States.

Thank you, thank you very much.

-And you, give my best to Mrs. Tito... -Thank you.

And, as I say, we've been glad you're here,

and we want you to come back sometime...

-Yes, thank you. -Good.

But I hope also that I will meet you in Yugoslavia.

All right, fine, good, thank you very much.

-Good bye. -Bye, bye.

Tito was glad to be able to return safely.

That was his way of telling everyone

not to play with Yugoslavia.

That is why Tito also warned Kennedy

that their security system was flawed.

People don't like America.

I talked about it with the late Kennedy.

I was the last head of state to meet with him.

He was killed a month later.

He asked me what my impressions of America were.

I told him I wasn't impressed by your democracy.

The president is not almighty.

He's being appointed a President, well, elected.

So it's not that easy.

Here's the church...

so it must be the third house on this side.

This one?

-Good afternoon. -Good afternoon.

What are you doing? Are you filming?

We're making a documentary about...

Oh my, then you should come into our tavern!

It's perfect for documentaries! Come on.

What shall we do?

-As you wish. -Come on.

Just move it a little bit.

-You too. -We are sort of a film crew...

Please sit. As if you can't talk at a table.

You can't let a man sit by himself. Come.

-Come, Nataša. -I'll come back.

Are you going to have a drink?

If director will allow us.

Can they?

Do you have any fruit juice?

Oh, boy, a juice? In a tavern?

You can have a red or white wine.

There isn't much to talk about it.

All the old stuff that we found in this house is here.

Upstairs we have rooms for rent.

Is this your house, ma'am?

Yes, I'm the owner.

We bought this house about 30 years ago.

We've redecorated everything, put in some nice Italian tile.

Tell me, ma'am, who'd you buy it from?

Pavić. From the Pavićs.

Pavić.

You can recommend us, we've renovated everything...

Did you know Ivan Pavić?

Pavić... You know,

this can be a rough place.

People gossip and tell all kinds of stories.

What happened to him?

Some say he crashed near the ferry port

and killed himself.

Other say the Serbs killed him.

People tell all kinds of stories.

I'm just telling you what I heard. I don't know anything.

It was hard for mom.

She remarried. But she kept her last name, Pavic.

She married a pilot.

We had a good time.

-He was good to us. -That's what's important.

Yes, but it didn't work out.

So they broke up.

-Why? -Because it wasn't working.

-It wasn't? -No.

How did you handle that?

Well, I think mom

never actually believed you were dead.

I think she was waiting for you to come back.

I am really sorry.

Me too. For everything.

The Americans demanded we deny that any engineer

had been sent to U.S. for assistance.

Ivan Pavic's case was very specific.

We fabricated a story saying that, on the island of Pag,

while driving into a curve, he crashed into the sea

with his car, a "Zastava 1300."

The corpse was supposedly pulled out of the sea.

A false funeral was staged with a sealed casket.

Of course, his wife was invited to the funeral.

She was pregnant at the time.

When I got to the Institute,

an urgent meeting was called in the conference hall.

I was already late. We parted with a kiss,

"I have to hurry, bye."

Were you allowed to say goodbye to your wife?

No. From the meeting hall

they simply transported us that morning

to the airport. An airplane took us to Langley,

to the NASA Center.

We never saw each other again.

It was only later that I found out from Hafner,

that my wife had given birth to our daughter.

I'd like to know what was the big reason

to take my father away from me.

There's no program in the world that's important enough

to take away someone's right to determine their own future.

If that was your personal choice,

it would be a different story.

But if somebody else made your choice, then...

Professor Novakovic ended up in the Goli Otok prison camp.

Yes, but he came back to his family.

What benefit did the family have from him

coming back in the condition he was in?

Don't worry, we would have gladly accepted you.

Would you like to meet Ivan Pavic?

Our meeting would probably be interesting.

Especially now

that we could tell each other things that we couldn't back in the day.

In old age, resentment fades.

I think we should open this one at the bottom.

-Is it far? -All the way to the end.

-Which grave is it? -Here we are.

This is it.

Your grave.

So you can see.

Whoever's in there...

Most probably nobody's here.

-I don't know. -Why would anybody be in the grave?

He met us engineers behind closed doors.

He was explaining that we won't be left behind,

just like the wounded partisans of the Sutjeska Battle.

It was greatly celebrated.

Medals were presented.

But we, the 26 engineers, weren't even mentioned.

Like we didn't exist.

A few years later Pavic's wife Vesna,

committed suicide.

What was your mother Vesna like?

I think she was devastated all her life because she lost

the love of her life.

Did she ever talk about Ivan, your father?

Yes.

She talked about him all the time.

Excuse me.

She was never able to keep on living

after losing him.

That makes me sad.

Nixon behaved arrogantly like a real Yankee.

He even demanded that Tito pay back

those few million dollars.

Nixon was also pissed-off because

Tito was nonchalantly smoking Cuba cigars,

delivered to him directly by Fidel Castro.

I have a special recipe.

Due to my constant working dynamic,

I just don't have time to get old.

We have nothing to be afraid of.

NIXON: It will... It may hurt what we're trying to do with Yugoslavia right now.

NIXON: We aren't trying to pick a fight with anybody.

NIXON: There's always disagreement about things.

NIXON: But this is something that has been

a presidential initiative from the beginning.

STAFF MEMBER: That's right.

NIXON: Be very tough with them, say that people are against Communists, period.

STAFF MEMBER: Yes, sir. We have some pretty good tricks in our bag.

NIXON: Those bastards really must have a problem with this.

NIXON: Course, this will confuse them and this will keep them (unclear)

STAFF MEMBER: That's right. And they anticipate...

NIXON: And if it doesn't work, I don't care. I mean...

NIXON: I'm going to find out soon, then I'm going to turn right so goddamn hard

it'll make your head spin.

STAFF MEMBER: I don't know, sir. I... I...

NIXON: We'll bomb those Yugoslav bastards right out of the... off the earth.

NIXON: I really mean it.

Tito got scared and started thinking about how to repay

the debt from the space program to the U.S.

Since we didn't have the actual currency Tito started

searching for alternatives.

Based on expert analyses,

Tito realized that the debt could be repaid by exporting cars.

They were very surprised at the Zastava cars factory

when Tito proposed the development of a luxurious vehicle.

The engineers accepted the challenge.

Yugoslavia and the Unites States of America

have been collaborating for many years.

I am truly confident that this collaboration

will deepen from now on.

For our mutual interest.

Thank you.

Wait until we have a drink and then translate.

A few years later, Tito came back to the Zastava car plant,

where Tito was given a key to the new car prototype.

The situation was totally agonizing.

Tito gave a key to his adjutant saying

that this car was not suitable for him.

He was clearly disappointed.

It was obvious that they'd made a huge mistake

by not reporting to Tito on the type of the car they were working on.

We are confident that the Yugo offers

the greatest value for the lowest price.

I wish our Yugos a safe and quiet passage

and much success in America!

By accepting this new constitution

we enter a new phase in our struggle for Socialism.

We knew about this plan.

It's called destabilization

and is based on the well-known doctrine of low-intensity warfare.

As long as the apparatus of state security stays the same,

any talk about a transition to a normal democratic

civil society is pointless and makes no sense.

Be alert that the apparatus is here and working.

I remember very well that fellow of yours, Zizek.

He used to be under surveillance by our National Security Bureau

because he propagated radical philosophical ideas.

He posed a bigger threat to Yugoslav People's Army

than some anti-Yugoslav terrorist.

As long as the relations between politics

and our army are not resolved

it is cynical to talk about our transition to a normal modern state.

Perhaps I don't feel as strong

as I used to be.

To give what's expected of me.

I'm scared of the day when I'll be expected

to give more than I'm able to.

On that day, I was traveling from Ljubljana to Belgrade.

When we arrived in Belgrade, we got a taxi.

We were surprised because the taxi driver was not as talkative

as Belgrade taxi drivers usually are.

He had tears in his eyes.

And we didn't ask what happened.

We knew already.

It was just confirmation for us

that it had actually happened.

Why aren't you here?

Why aren't you here?

Pearls of dew at night are strewn,

over meadow flowers in early bloom.

My bosom cries a longing tune:

Why aren't you here? Why aren't you here?

Why aren't you here?

Relaxed, I fall asleep,

my soul is calm and deep,

and my heart - it whispers a squeak:

Why aren't you here? Why aren't you here?

Why aren't you here?

My heart whispers a squeak:

Why aren't you here? Why aren't you here?

Why aren't you here?

Suddenly, it seemed that my career and life were worthless.

Everything we fought for, worked for,

and sacrificed ourselves for has disappeared.

In 1991, when I saw that the country was falling apart,

I tried to come back and flew to London.

However, the scheduled flight to Zagreb was canceled

due to an attack by the Yugoslav People's Army.

I couldn't get to Zagreb.

I had nothing else to do but go back to where I came from.

I'm glad that we finally managed to find each other.

Me too.

Run! Are you alive? Run!

There's also his wife's grave.

Where?

There.

Should we go?

Let's go, Dad.

Are you hungry,

thirsty?

Fuck off, Tito!