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- On holiday already, Doctor? - Yeah, I have to catch up with my book.

Would be good. At your age, I already had high-profile publications.

You can write at home, one can concentrate in the garden…

- I'm going to Podhale. - Why there in particular?

The best place to write about highlander speech.

- Your mother wouldn't approve. - Yes, I know, Dad.

- Good morning, Professor! - Have a nice holiday, Doctor.

Hi!

- We're going to Moderna! - To celebrate passing the exams.

You're welcome to join us!

So, how long are you leaving us for?

Oh, I don't know yet.

What is your book about?

Look, I want to focus on…

cognitive perspective of the linguistic aspect of communication.

And in plain language: I'm going to Podhale,

to write a book about differences in communication.

Hm! Cool!

Let's drink to the Doctor's success!

- Cheers! - Have I missed something?

"Young people are hungry for sex.

They seek experiences. I can see it in my students.

They want to live on the edge, sexting is an expression of their desires."

says an expert in anthropology, Doctor Anna Serafin.

- What? - Can I have an autograph?

Excuse me!

- I could sue you. - Can we talk tomorrow? I'm a little…

No, we can't talk tomorrow! You quoted me without my authorisation!

I only spruced up your words a bit.

I'm making you famous, so, you should be happy.

- Pardon? - Bastian… What's happening?

I'm looking forward to the correction.

And find yourself another expert.

Bye!

- Why is she so wound up? - She works too much. Don't worry.

Hey!

Have I changed so much?

Hi!

Give me.

You haven't been here a long time.

I work a lot.

I work a lot too.

But I can't seem to make a career.

You could come to me too.

I'd love to.

When you invite me.

So, what are you writing about?

About…

…the role of language in culture.

Well, that doesn't sound like a romance.

Yeah, it doesn't.

How it has changed…

Hello, Romuś!

Hi! Come here!

Hello!

- Hi! - Romuś…

Take it upstairs, to the Daisy room.

- How is he doing? - Very well now.

We took him in, he's even got his own room.

And the neighbours help, so together, somehow…

- you know, it's easier. - Welcome to our humble abode!

Not as humble as before!

Hi, Józek!

My fiancée, Zosia.

My cousin from Kraków.

- Hi! Anka. - Hi!

Why didn't you say you had a cousin in Kraków?

- We've just been there, we could meet. - Ania is always very busy.

We have to go, there's work to do.

Sister!

New guests are coming at 1 p.m., is everything ready?

What do you think?

He made money in the US and he's a great lord now.

All of it belongs to him now.

How long have they been together?

About a year.

Come.

Morning. Students and their sugar daddies! Hello.

- You've made some noise! - Always.

The heroine of the article called me.

She claims she went to bed with you, but that there was no interview.

- She threatens to sue. - Bullshit.

And if it turned out you did abuse that girl?

How long have you worked with me? You know my methods.

All I know is you're ambitious.

Three leads this month. Whose articles get the most clicks?

And how many corrections in the last six months? Five!

- Two trials. - Both won.

They say the third time's a charm.

You're taking a leave.

Indefinite.

Good morning!

Took you a long time to come here.

It's good to see you, Babońka.

You haven't forgotten.

I'd like to see…

who you have turned into.

Did you get my cards?

I sent them. For Christmas, birthday…

I only talk to someone, when I can look them…

…in the eye.

How's your health?

Hm?

What are you really looking for here?

Hello? Easy, easy! I thought you'd fainted.

What? No…

Everything… is OK.

Too much… too much oxygen, I guess.

A good book!

Oh, yeah…

Krzysiek. They call me Żur.

Anka.

Can you smell it? Musk.

A bear. Must be here somewhere.

- Like, what, should I be afraid? - No, come on.

If a bear has an itch in the back

it'll rub against a tree.

Sure you know the way?

Yes. I used to visit the Kalenica family every summer.

- What's your last name…? - Anka Serafin.

You're Teresa's daughter.

Yeah. Did you know her?

Everybody knows everybody else here.

I heard Teresa had died.

I'm very sorry.

That's how it is.

Left for me…

and right for you.

Take care.

- You sure you know the way? - I'll be fine. Thanks!

Hi, Jędrek! There!

They found a body…

Age - hard to tell.

I'd wager he's been lying here for a week, maybe ten days.

Fucking hell…

The prosecutor should be here soon.

When did we last have a bear attack?

About… Two years ago…?

The lowlanders will get scared.

The clear cut, though… It makes me wonder…

- Where is that woman? - In the car.

Hi, Jędrek.

Hi.

Are you staying with the Kalenicas?

I'll drive you back.

Alright?

I'll be right back.

Get a dog, we'll look for the rest.

It's usually very peaceful here.

It's enough that you've come.

How many years?

A lot.

Have you become an anthropologist, like you wanted?

You remember?

I remember.

Twelve.

Twelve years.

Thank you.

I'm sorry, I'm…

tired.

We'll talk soon.

About the investigation.

You're a witness.

Sure.

Bye then.

We have white, red and apple. Would you like any?

Do you have any dry wine??

No, we've only got… semi-dry.

I'll take it then.

Wasn't that you who found the body?

News travel fast around here.

Halny wind carries them.

I didn't think Halny blew at this time of the year.

Thanks.

Put it on my tab.

- And why did you… - Wasn't he jealous about the car…?

What's happened?

You uploaded a very hot photo… I gave you a like.

- Bastian, are you in ER? - Yeah, mentally.

- I've just got fired. - Bye then!

- Bye. - Very well.

- Can we talk some other time? - You're on holiday, why are you so tense?

- Are you going to interrogate me now? - Well, if there's a bear…

preferably a paedo bear, I could write about…

- then I am. - Give me a break, I've had a shitty day!

- Geez, are you crying? - Why must you always bully me?

I found a body in the woods.

Shit, fuck off!

Hiya! What's up?

Hi, mate! Do you know anyone in Zakopane police?

- Over here! - Commissioner!

Quiet!

A bear?

Somebody chopped him up…

It seems to me the bear only helped itself to the corpse.

Let's see what comes up in the post-mortem.

You know I don't like sleeping alone when it's this windy.

Oh, yes, I forgot, it's your wife's birthday… I have to go!

- Have a drink with me? - Come in!

I think you need something stronger.

Not a word about today.

All of it belongs to Józek.

The boarding house, the horses… Even the car I'm driving.

What would you really like to do?

I'd like to have something of my own.

I used to have a fiancé.

But instead of going to the US with him,

I stayed with my sick father instead.

And he went and never came back. Such a fiancé…

It's a pity you didn't come for my daddy's funeral.

I was on a scholarship in Edinburgh then.

Right.

Do you have anyone?

We have more in common than you think.

So why are you alone?

I used to have a fiancé too.

He cheated on me, and…

I didn't feel like it anymore.

All the nice guys here are already taken.

And I won't have an affair with a married one.

Everybody sees everything here.

Yeah, I've noticed…

- And…? - Nothing.

Sometimes… a nice tourist will come.

I think I've forgotten how it's done.

Maybe you'll recall while you're here?

Why did you stop coming here? Be honest.

I really don't know.

It just…

I worked at the Uni. And my mother…

She suddenly didn't want to come here anymore.

- Actually, I don't know why. - Did you ask her?

I didn't manage to.

Alright. Try it, try it!

Dad, you know I want to be a lawyer, not a shepherd…?

Eh…

A lawyer…

You'll be a lawyer, when you pass all the exams.

Remember, all this will be yours one day.

Hello!

Oh! Hello, Jędruś!

I'm looking for the Chief.

His wife said he hadn't come back home last night.

He got tired.

- Chief! - Hello!

Hi!

Eh?

We found a body in the mountains.

- A tourist? - I don't know.

It looks like a bear attack.

But I think the bear just smelled the corpse.

- Might be a murder. - Does the bear need a lawyer?

Cut the crap!

The livelihood of everyone here depends on tourists.

Do you have the post-mortem results?

- I don't. - Then you've got shit and know shit.

It was an accident.

The bloke's luck ran out and he fell.

For now, that's the official version of what happened, Jędrek.

Yes, in a moment. Yhm.

Some guy's been trying to reach you, boss.

Very stubborn, called six times already.

I couldn't get rid of him.

Commissioner Andrzej Chowaniec.

Are you running the case of the body found in the mountains?

- Who am I talking to? - Bastian Strzygoń, journalist.

Why haven't you issued a warning about the bear?

We can't disclose any information about the case.

Do you want me to write that Zakopane PD doesn't care…

- about the safety of tourists? - Listen…

We are still investigating.

So, you’re not certain it was a bear?

What am I supposed to write?

- Nothing. - Am I to understand,

that you want me to conceal information

about a threat to thousands of tourists?

You do realise, that I have a moral obligation to make this case public?

It wasn't a bear, Commissioner, was it?

- We shouldn't talk about it on the phone. - That's very well.

Dickhead.

Boss…

This crazy old woman, Krępul's neighbour, has called again.

- Am I to arrest a horse? - What horse?

Old Śleboda's horse, it whinnies like mad.

She went there a few times, but the man seems to have disappeared.

She felt sorry for the horse, so she gave it food and water.

Hey…

Hey, come here, come.

I've got something for you!

Make sure it has water, and you go and talk to the neighbours.

Mr Śleboda!

Mr Śleboda!

The horse's taken care of. What are you doing?

Somebody washed it clean.

It's wiped clean.

Call the forensics.

Call the forensics.

- May I? - Sure.

Can you lift prints from this?

We'll see what we can do.

- Secure it. - Sure thing.

The blood type is AB negative. A rare type.

- The same as in the woods. - DNA analysis will take a bit longer.

To slaughter an old man like this…

It must have been some degenerate.

Take it, might be useful.

- Where did you find it? - Here, behind the house.

Is this all?

Śleboda was a loner, he didn't keep company with anyone.

The neighbours don't know much about him.

One of the farmers said he'd bought the horse about a month ago.

He hadn't had any animals before that.

Anything else?

Śleboda had a son. He lives in Warsaw.

- He's a defence lawyer. - A defence lawyer?

Bring him here.

- Thanks for taking care of it, Józek. - Keeping a horse costs money.

We'll cover the expenses.

Why would the old chap need such a beautiful horse?

Don't ask me. Not my investigation.

And what breed is it?

Looks expensive.

An English Thoroughbred.

A few dozen thousand.

I never knew old Śleboda had so much money.

Who brought it or him?

Certainly not me.

Will you ask around?

Am I to do your job for you?

When you find anything out, call me.

Since when do highlanders keep riding horses?

Since lowlanders are ready to pay good money for riding them.

Hi.

When will we meet?

We are meeting right now.

I need your testimony.

I know who the victim is.

Jan Śleboda, remember him?

Yeah…

We're still waiting for the DNA analysis, but it's just a formality now.

Do you really think it was a bear?

I don't know yet.

- Hi, I'm Bastian. - So what?

Can I have a puff?

Go on.

Thanks!

It doesn't seem to have any effect on you.

Today is one of the three worst days of my life.

You've met me, and now everything is going to be fine.

Do girls really fall for this?

Yeah.

Majka!

Want to finish it?

You've been smoking that shit again.

Good morning, Professor!

- What are you doing here? - Chasing a story.

I propose to title it:

A bloody murder in the shadow of the mountains. What do you think?

Do you have a better idea?

- No sugar? - How have you found me here?

Please… I'm an investigative journalist. I go out to buy some tomatoes…

and I immediately now the corpse's name is Jan Śleboda…

and it was found by Anna Serafin.

A comment, please?

Fuck off.

Yeah…?

Do we have the prints?

I'll be right there.

Hello, Sheriff!

Bastian Strzygoń, journalist with Obserwator.

- We had an appointment. - Did you set him on me?

What…?

We work together. We've written a few fantastic articles together,

truly hot stuff, I'll send you the links.

You pay.

To be clear - Anka didn't tell me about the investigation.

- Thank you for meeting me. - You made me.

Cool, making the relation more personal already.

I want to offer you a deal. Beneficial to both of us.

I won't write anything about the murder of Jan Śleboda,

- unless you let me. - Hm.

And you will feed me information…

on an exclusive basis.

And if I say no?

You will have cameras and journalists from all over Poland here.

So, it seems we're doomed to each other.

When did you last see your father?

I was 12 when we ran away from here with my mother.

And you haven't seen him since then?

He didn't give a damn about my mother and me, so…

And you didn't want to…?

Meet your father?

I've been raising my daughter alone for many years now…

My wife died when Majka was little, so…

I really couldn't be bothered much with my daddy.

Didn't you want your daughter to meet him?

Not really.

I see…

You've inherited your father's land.

You mean I had a motive, right?

You see, I'm a defence lawyer,

you should be more careful with such suggestions.

We're just talking.

I'd like to stay in my father's house. Can I have the keys?

Thank you.

Your father's horse is at Józef Kalenica's.

- Thank you. - Dad, can we keep it?

The horse!

Sure! Perhaps you want to settle here while we're at it?

- Get out! - Fuck off!

- Get the fuck…! - Fuck off!

You fucking slag!

Hold on, girl. Come, come.

Fuck…

That fucker broke my fingernail!

Want some?

Alright, give me.

Put it away.

Hide it!

Thank you for waiting with me.

Who the fuck was that bloke?

Who did you set on me?

Hello.

Jan Śleboda lived in a remote house.

He didn't seem like anybody worth killing.

Alas, somebody decided to chop him up.

Hey!

What are you doing here?

I missed you.

Try harder.

Still sad?

What's happened?

My grandfather got murdered. Other than that, everything's peachy.

I'm sorry.

Were you close?

I hadn't known he existed until a short time ago.

- A fucked-up day. - Hm.

And the other two days you mentioned?

- My mother's death. - Hm.

But I don't remember it very well, I was little.

And the third?

My ex threatened to kill me and himself when I broke up with him.

I'm not surprised.

If you left me, I'd go crazy too.

Stop! Fuck!

Enough, man!

When will you be here?

Alright, alright. We're waiting.

Sure. Alright.

Translation & subtitles: Adam Faszcza