Nije kraj (Will Not End Here) (2008) Movie Script
A Vinko Brean film
WILL NOT STOP THERE
CROATIA 2008
Lucky for me, I'm not
a Croat or a Serb,
I'm a Gypsy.
A man of the world.
Croats and Serbs
are way too complicated.
They pull you into their stories
and you can barely get out.
Where should I start
this one?
It's best from the beginning.
Here it goes.
Do you have some
domestic porn?
From all the republics and provinces
of the former Yugoslavia.
These are Serbian, Slovenian,
Bosnian, Croatian.
Take your pick.
Little Red Riding Hood
I want to know
about this actress.
Little Red Riding Hood.
I had two of her movies
but I sold them.
How can I find her? It doesn't
say where this was produced.
Ask the Wolf.
Who?
The Wolf from
Little Red Riding Hood.
That's me. In that movie I had
a lot of hard scenes with her.
That's how it is
in this business.
Come on, hunter,
if you've got a gun.
Only the people who were involved
in making these movies know
that the Wolf from
Little Red Riding Hood
is really uro from Pitomaca.
My life could've been
peaceful. It would've been,
had he not come
to see me that day.
Hello. Does uro Hana
live here?
That's him over there.
Hello. Do you know
this woman?
Hey, hide that! Hide it!
A 100 times I've said
not to come to my house.
But now that you're here,
tell me, how big's it?
How big's what?
Your IQ, what do you mean
what! How big's your thing!
If it's shorter than 30 cm,
no way you're gonna get hired.
They don't pay me for
my youth and good looks,
but for my 'onomaly'.
It's not that, I'm looking for
a fellow actress of yours...
Put that away!
-...Little Red Riding Hood.
Hide that!
Hide it!
Are you maybe her ex-husband
or ex-relative
or something like that?
I'm not.
Do you know her?
Well, have you seen the movie?
-I have.
So, what do you think?
Do I know her or what?
Could you connect me
with her somehow?
I don't know where she is.
And the people
who shoot these movies,
could I get in touch
with them?
Put that away! Put it away!
Get in here!
If my wife sees that,
she'll miscarry
and then we're fucked,
you and me both, get it?
uro, here's your coffee.
Make another one.
Is that your friend?
-No, I'm just...
This is my new manager.
Great guy.
Says he sold out
all the concerts in Austria.
There will be enough money
for a new jacuzzi.
I got to take him with me to
the concert in Vienna tomorrow.
A man's got to do
what a man's got to do
because a women shouldn't
judge their husbands.
Take care of mom
and behave, you hear?
Go, scoot on inside,
on the double!
As soon as I'm done playing,
I'm coming home.
uro.
Watch what you eat.
Why on earth didn't
I learn to play violin!
To Austria?
To Belgrade!
Can you?
Sure, sure.
What's with little Pussy?
She's got a cold. Poor
thing, she has a fever.
In a female voice, please,
so I can get into character.
A female voice?
What's with little Pussy?
She's got a cold. Poor
thing, she has a fever.
Let me feel her.
She's hot all over,
she really has a fever!
She's sweating like crazy.
Oh, doctor Dolittle, thank you
so much for your help.
If I had money, I'd only
sleep with my wife.
Hold on, that's not in the
script. Where's that line?
That's no line,
that's the truth.
This is that uro guy
with the anomaly.
Hello.
International fame brings nothing
but international trouble.
Money may not jingle loudly bit
it's sound carries a long way.
Let me see you be a public figure
without your wife finding out.
Are you going to play?
-Like hell I am.
But someone's going to steal it.
They rob cars like crazy here.
I can't come home
without my instrument.
Do you even know
how to play that thing?
I do, if worse comes to worst.
But fuck that musical shit.
That couldn't help me
feed seven children.
This job pays much better.
And people appreciate you.
I'm most appreciated by the most
important figure in the movies -
my producer Cane.
What're you waiting for? Pants
off so we can see how big it is.
No, this is Martin from Croatia.
He came here looking for Desa.
Stevan takes care of
the supporting cast.
He's a co-producer.
This is that Croat from Cane.
I'm listening.
I'm looking for a woman.
You got it. What kind?
That's her.
Croat, eh?
Where did you serve
during the war?
We didn't meet.
-That's right.
If we had, you wouldn't
be here right now.
Near Obrovac.
Against the army leader Staniic.
And now you want
to fuck his wife.
You got to take
the good with the bad.
Sometimes a producer
changes the starring actress
because of the audience.
No way!
reasonable price.
Are you working here
or jerking around?
Mica's working, her classmaster's
here. We're waiting.
Where's Desa?
-She went to the train station
to wait for the train from
Zagreb and tell Croats
to go fuck themselves.
-Again?
Where were you wounded?
Shrapnel in the spine.
She's a lovely woman,
solid gold she is,
but gets drunk as soon as she gets
a whiff of alcohol and goes crazy.
That's why her work suffers.
-She's throwing away her career.
She's got a place to go. Her house
in Croatia wasn't damaged much.
She could get renovation money from
the Croats and have a decent life.
What?! They weren't
rebuilding Serbian houses
even when the former Commies
were in power in Croatia,
let alone now when
Ustasha are running it.
You're wrong.
Desa was married
to a Serbian army leader.
It was a great love,
but ended sadly.
Forget about her.
I'll fuck you for 65 euro.
Quiet!
and you can have her.
It really is a shame
we hadn't meet.
Gold speaks
louder than words.
Who knows who you should help
in life and who you shouldn't.
Many people are born, but only
a handful grow up to be men.
If you ask me to lend you
a car because you want
to raise 35,000 euro
to buy yourself a woman...
I'll lend you the car,
no questions asked.
Just don't ask for money;
poverty is everywhere you go.
But the poor aren't those
who have little,
it's those who want a lot.
But you still haven't
paid me a thing.
Not for my photo supplies or anything.
It's been six months now.
I need to speak to you urgently.
I need the money.
The contracts I had signed
with your late husband.
Here's his signature,
that's mine.
And the due date here.
Four months ago.
A detective?
You can see
how desperate I am.
I really hate bothering you
and this makes me feel
truly uncomfortable
but you're my only chance.
I don't carry
that much money around.
Here, I only have
I'm sorry.
Here you go.
You may collect money both
from the dead and the living.
But who can raise
35,000 euro?
But, if you can't get
the money in an honest way...
Then you reach
for other methods.
Gold is clean even
in the dirtiest of purses.
You just need to know
where the money is.
And it's everywhere.
In maps, for example.
You're his now.
Listen to him.
Please, get in the back.
No, don't...
Here's her passport.
She doesn't need a visa?
Keep pouring this into her,
we already got her drunk
so she won't cause
a scene at the border.
As long as she doesn't throw up
all over my string bass.
Wow, Little Red Riding Hood.
We're doing a movie.
The first Croatian-Serbian
co-production.
Premieres this summer.
A good man wants to help,
but if he has to lie...
to hell with them.
That's how I got myself out
of that mess...
Or at least I thought so.
But where one story ends,
another begins.
Here, madam... the bathroom,
feel free to freshen up.
This is the closet.
Plenty of hangers.
These drawers are yours.
I'll put these things away.
There's the kitchen.
You can leave
your shoes here.
Here's the fridge.
Nothing, I'll pick up
something later.
So... in the bathroom...
-I'm clean.
The light doesn't work so well,
sometimes it won't click on...
Just give it a tug or two.
I'll put these things away
so you have space for yours.
Do you want to try me
right away?
Just make yourself
at home.
Good night.
There's a king size bed,
a living room,
a bathroom
and a kitchen, too.
You'll be working alone
in that place?
She's struck gold. These polite
Croats are weak fucks,
you won't even feel it.
-Good for her.
Sure is. He didn't hit me once.
Wait, wait... he didn't
punched you or kicked you?
Unbelievable!
Not even when he was trying
you out? -He didn't try me.
Fucking fagot!
-Croat pervert!
You won't know this road.
It was built not even
two years ago.
It's not in such
bad shape after all.
No holes. Windows and
doors need to be put in;
maybe some work done on the
roof. Paint it inside and out,
put in some power lines
and indoor plumbing
and you could live
quite comfortably.
Give me a double.
What are you doing
back here?
What are you staring at,
Peric, just keep pouring.
Bring the bottle.
You're back! You've come to
fix the house and to visit me?
You think my husband's gonna
let a Serbian whore prance
in front of my house?
Why are you all standing around?
You let her drink here
and while her husband
slaughtered Croats,
you were all clapping!
Hit her, Mio!
Go right away, or else.
D'you hear?
Don't whisper, smack her
so she knows her place!
Janitor... Still jerking off
to the suiting up for PE?
What?!
What the hell?!
Go.
No one will be hitting
or insulting this woman.
I knew it would be like this.
Women are complex beings;
they speak even
when they say nothing.
You only get to know a woman
when you look at her up close,
because from afar you
can't get to know a town
or a house,
let alone a woman.
You only watch from afar
when there's a war on.
Soldiers watch
their enemy from afar,
and they are sure
that they know him.
Because that's a soldier's nature,
they aren't required to think.
They just get their orders.
And wait.
But even if you know
what's already happened,
you can never tell
what's about to happen.
Bananas and two yogurts.
If a woman was
a man's only worry...
...he'd have it easy.
But he doesn't.
Who cooks for you?
I do, mom.
How's business going?
It's alright.
Does your wound hurt?
A little, when
the south wind blows.
I read that they will increase
pensions for disabled veterans.
That's a good thing.
-I know.
This is old news.
When his mom arrived
in the hospital two months ago,
the doctor told him
straight away.
Your mom's lab reports are in.
What can I say?
She has complete
kidney failure
and is entirely dependent
on the machines
until we find a suitable donor,
of course, you see?
Am I not one?
-I know.
But your dear mother doesn't want me
to cut you open, butcher you up, see?
Never mind what she wants,
I'm the donor.
Fine, we'll know everything
after they do
a check-up on you
down in the basement.
Trouble will make
a man do anything.
When a mother is sinking, a son
will grasp hot irons if necessary.
Every son, even Martin.
And then the doctor told him...
It's no use.
Your results aren't good,
so you really won't be able to
give a kidney to your mother.
We must do another check-up
on you so I can see
what's wrong there.
Here's the referral. Bye!
And that's when mom said...
Don't you lose
any sleep over that.
It's not the end of the world
if you can't be the donor.
aklina will be. My sister's
as good as they come.
She'd give her heart to me,
let alone a kidney.
That's just what sisters do.
And that's when
mom's sister said...
Plasma 142 cm.
Or LCD. HD.
PAL sucks.
I'd give her
my kidney right away
but that requires an operation
and you can easily die
once they cut you open.
And if I die,
how can I leave my husband
with such a TV?
I can barely see it
and he's even worse off.
Look at him,
all squinty-eyed.
Why doesn't he get glasses?
-He can't.
They make him look ugly.
And then she said...
Hayabusa GSX 1300R Super Sport,
that's what he wants.
I think the Suzuki
Bandit 1250 is right for him.
That's a true street classic
but you can choose.
Now that he's got a bike,
he'll find a girlfriend
and can get married tomorrow.
That's why we're adding a floor.
Paid for the materials and all,
but the builders want cash.
Once we pay for that,
I can die in peace.
Now what?
If he could sell maps
to earn money for Desa,
he could do the same
for his mother.
Klaric, Klaric...
Here it is...
Thank you.
Thank you again.
Are you a fagot?
Not all people are fagots.
There're other sorts.
Some are private detectives.
And their work's
truly a man's job.
Whenever you get a case,
it takes all your strength
and smarts to solve it.
She's at the market.
Going from one stall to another,
buying cucumbers
and carrots.
Look, I know they always
meet at places
that aren't suspicious,
like the market.
I cooked it for ten min
and when I took it out,
it was like it hadn't been
cooked at all.
What's she talking about?
With whom?
Suspence is growing.
She's discussing cooking
with her mother.
Aha, she's cooking for him...
I can't talk now,
this's the scariest part.
She's buying lingerie.
Awful design.
Whore! I'm gonna kill her!
Nothing has happened.
I'll call you if something starts.
Something's always up.
Focus, Mr. Martin.
Listen, Mr. Kokotovic,
I'm doing my job.
Don't keep calling me.
I'll keep following her,
regardless of the danger.
And the work of a PD
can be very dangerous.
Especially if someone
accidentally notices you.
And everything you experience
in life is accidental.
Granny, granny,
why are your eyes so big?
So I can see you better.
Granny, granny,
why are your ears so big?
So I can hear you better.
Why are your teeth so big?
So I can bite your ass.
And why are
yourjohnson so big?
So I can rip you apart!
Everything in life
happens accidentally.
Only accidentally can you get
your hands on a good movie.
Or accidentally see
an acquaitance after ten years.
Come save me, hunter!
Now, do you think
Martin's a fagot...
No.
And? What's she saying?
-She wants to come back.
Unbelievable.
Is he smacking you around?
Isn't letting you eat?
Does he make you
do farmers? What?
He's no pimp,
that's for sure!
If not, what is he?
That's just it. I don't now
what he wants from me.
Maybe he's into
organ sales, geez!
What organs? What's
the matter with you?
Don't come back.
This guy's feeding you,
letting you sleep in luxury
and isn't making you work.
Play dumb
and enjoy.
And keep out of his way.
You'll see what he wants.
Maybe he wants
to marry you. -Bye!
Ah, marriage. A happy
marriage is the best thing
that can happen to
a woman.
All women know that.
They know how things
work in a happy marriage.
A woman's world is her house
and a man's house is the world.
That's why husbands
are never home.
But as the saying goes:
a house doesn't rest on the
ground, it rests on a woman.
A single female hair has more
pull in it than a pair of oxen.
Lucky's the woman who knows
her husband loves her
and that he'll come
back home sooner or later.
I'm going.
Alright.
That's alright.
I'm here.
Welcome.
I'm the guy
that called yesterday.
Good for you, feel free
to call again tomorrow.
No, you don't understand.
I called about your late brother.
I know where he's buried.
-Good for you.
I said I'd give you
the information.
Keep it to yourself, buddy.
It's your brother! You don't care
where he's buried?
I'm not crazy to give one penny
for that piece of shit.
Not if he were alive, let alone now.
Let him rot where he is.
Hello.
I'm the guy
that called yesterday.
About the place where
your son is buried.
Just a minute.
Get lost.
Good evening.
Good evening.
How was work today?
Like every other day.
I wanted to bake a cake
but there's no more butter.
Could I?
Today is a great day,
great day, great day.
Our Desa's birthday,
birthday, birthday!
Congratulations!
Hello?
Croat.
Women are complex beings.
We men aren't capable
of understanding
why women do
what they do.
Who can know
what's on a woman's mind?
Happy birthday.
I had a vase.
Somewhere.
I wanted to make coffee
but there isn't any more.
And so gramps said:
Fine, let's bet on the other eye,
but this time we put in twice as
much. The guy said, it's a deal.
So gramps took out his dentures
and bit down on his other eye.
Coffee.
-A big coffee and a beer.
That's the truth.
Martin. Have you seen
my new car?
aluminum hub-caps, sunroof.
Came from Germany,
has 12,000 km,
all highway.
Even has fog lights.
What's up with you, Martin?
Found yourself
a Serbian bride?
Let's go,
we have people waiting.
Let me introduce you.
Desa, these are... -Janko.
A captain in
the Croatian army, retired.
This is Nikola.
Reserve ensign.
Do you know, Mrs...
Desa, is that right?
What a player
he was in his youth?
Did you tell her
how you and I
used to check out
girls together?
Let's see some ID,
this is a raid.
Cut the crap, Pita!
Come on, the gang's waiting.
Are you playing?
He's not, he's busy.
Let's go!
Goodbye.
After women, friends are
the best things in life.
You sleeping? Ustasha!
You motherfuckers!
What the fuck
are you doing here?
We brought you some pie.
-You've been jerking off
to that Orthodox pussy all day long,
and we get nothing down there.
Have you even seen that
SA leader, huh? -Get out of here.
The Serb's got a new wife, keeps
running back home to fuck her.
People say she's one
hell of a piece of ass.
I have no idea. What,
you want them to see us?
I'm not going anywhere
until we see her.
Get your asses out of here.
They're gonna destroy us!
There she is!
Fucking hell!
Look at those tits!
Now you've seen her, now
jerk off. Get out of here.
The major is gonna have your asses.
-He can go fuck himself.
You'd think, once a friend,
always a friend.
A fine piece of ass.
Good for her.
But time takes its toll.
A man is not aware that
everything in the world changes.
Evan a mountain,
let alone a friend.
Though a man keeps hearing
bad things about his friends,
he doesn't believe a soul.
Just pay into my account
the sum we agreed on...
Martin, do me a favor...
Look, those aren't
just expenses.
You need to shoot a moving tire
from 120 m away.
What your friends
are really like,
you can only
find out accidentally.
Call me in half an hour, I must go,
otherwise it will overcook.
So shalt thou feed on Death,
that feeds on men,
and Death once dead,
there's no more dying then.
Only accidentally can you
hear a friend's voice.
That's the major.
It's better not to know
what your wife,
your children
and your friends think.
Is everything alright?
Just fine, I arrived today
from Belgrade.
Not over the phone.
Come over in half an hour.
But those whose business
it is to poke around
other people's
belongings, women
and houses tend
to forget that.
Nikola, tire. A regular.
Not a bulletproof one.
Security, at the last door. You,
get the bags. Get in the car.
Drive carefully.
Not crash the car.
Again. Money...
to me.
And close the door
behind you.
Good evening.
Here's the detailed description.
Yes?
Maps of the graves of Croats
who have gone missing
during the war.
And then you
accidentally find out
what your friends
do for a living.
This is the information about
where they were buried.
Down to a meter, here.
Now, the maps you sent me
were worth 1,500
euro per person.
Here it's worth more,
And you accidentally
find out
that maps are where
the big money is.
Why should I buy information
from you that I already have?
But that is our information.
-It's mine too!
A smart man investigates
why business isn't going well.
Just a minute.
Because a smart man knows -
everything comes
to those who wait.
Get lost.
And when a smart man
hits a snag, he turns to books.
The medals of war
gave an honorable cling
in the festive echo
of revenge and death.
For we, which now behold
these present days,
have eyes to wonder,
but lack tongues to praise.
Shakespeare.
For I am shamed by
that which I bring forth,
and so should you,
to love things nothing worth.
And even
a smart man gets angry,
especially when someone else uses
his maps and collects his money.
It can only be one of you.
He'll be very sorry
once I find him.
He'd be well advised
to turn himself in.
It would be a shame to punish all
of you just because of one man.
In England they only eat
pancakes once a year.
A friend who used to live there
told me about it.
They have "pancake day".
And just that one day.
February 20th.
They make pancakes
and eat them.
At no other time.
Poor people.
Pardon me.
Excuse me.
Pardon. I'm sorry.
I'll just take a shower.
Mr. Martin?
Are you ever sorry that you
refused my offer?
What offer?
When I offered
that you try me.
No.
I'm not sorry.
I'll just take a shower.
That's it.
Alright then.
Good luck.
Good bye.
If you ever need me...
Sleep... I'm going.
You have a lot to do today?
-No.
I knew things
would turn out like this.
I knew it even back then.
When I see a man and woman
together for the first time
I know how it will end,
because good things
are easy to recognize,
if you have patience...
But things
don't always end well.
Hello?
Some Nikola.
Nikola, come in.
Nikola, are you ready?
Come in.
What took you so long?
Come over here.
What's the matter with you?
Stop fucking around and come in.
What? -You motherfucking
junkie, wake up!
What? You said you would.
Nikola, come in. Come in!
What did I say?
-You said OK... in the bar.
Come in!
When?
Nikola, you've got to do this!
Don't fuck with me.
The van, the tire.
- If you don't do it,
the major will skin you alive,
do you hear me?
What tire?
-I can't make that shot.
Look at me, would you
just take a look at me!
Nikola, you moron, come in!
That's your job, buddy boy.
You take the shot.
That's just what I'm gonna do,
you Serb lover.
You piece of shit, you can fuck
that SA leader's whore!
But you leave me hanging?!
Serbs sure got to you.
Nikola, here he comes.
Can you see him?
If you don't stop him, I'll empty
my Kalashnikov into him.
You're gonna have to explain
to the major why people died!
I don't know, I swear
on my mother's grave.
How can you not know?
You brought him to me.
I did... but I don't know
a thing about him.
The man just appeared
on my doorstep.
He paid a lot for me to just
clean his house. A real oddball.
Hey, neighbor! Hello!
Is that your friend?
Is Emina home?
Nope. She's out. Goodbye.
Maybe the man's
a movie 'biff'.
Maybe he saw you in
a movie and liked you.
Who can understand us men...
What, don't you
like it here?
Hey, neighbor! I put
Little Red Riding Hood in
for my kids to watch and
the wolf seemed kind of familiar.
Should I give this to Emina
or will you come over some time?
I sure would like to be Little Red
and you can be whatever you want.
Rahmeta, your house is that way.
Go catch some snakes.
OK, neighbor!
It's your call.
You wanna go back to Stevan and
have to work with people like me?
Just be quiet and don't
ask any questions.
We'll see who this Martin is
and what he wants...
Take it easy.
We'll find out.
Come on, it'll be alright.
Only a dumb man
gives advice to women.
Women feel when
something's not right.
It's called women's intuition.
A woman has nine souls.
Open up! It's the postman
with a pay check for the SA leader!
Madam leaderess,
we brought you some pie.
Come on, you
Serbian whore! Open up!
Let's go, guys,
she's not home.
What?
What happened?
They were banging
on the door.
No one lays a finger on her!
DIPLOMA
The War Of Independence Memorial
The sniper rifle M-76
is a soldier's best friend.
It says in the manual: At
no time should the sniper
be separated from the person
who has commissioned it.
That is how a sniper becomes
an integral part of the soldier.
The most important
characteristic of the M-76 rifle is
its adjustable optics.
It makes it easy to aim.
When did he come in?
An hour ago.
Why didn't you take him down?
He didn't keep still.
Shoot.
Shoot him!
Why didn't you shoot?
I would've hit her.
-So what?
Are you OK?
Fine.
You've been here too long.
They're the same.
Both her and him.
It's OK. Just shoot.
There he's... smoking...
Take her out too,
she'll raise a ruckus.
She's raising a ruckus now.
Let's go.
Run!
'Morning, neighbor!
Off hunting so early?
Partridges.
And he took the sniper...
he'd been hiding it!
Well, maybe he went hunting
so he needs it.
Then why did he buy me
from Stevan for 35,000 euro
and how does he know which
house in Obrovac belongs to me?!
Because he hunts?
Because
he fell in love with you.
Listen to me.
When Martin comes back,
try to work something out.
If you can and if you can't...
go back to Stevan...
Just leave me alone.
I can't any more!
You're in love?
A nice girl?
She's in love with you too?
You're going to marry her?!
Here I am, Marija! I've come!
I won't let my sister die!
My dear aklina!
Tired with all these,
from these would I be gone,
save that to die,
I leave my love alone.
Finding the first conceit
of love there bred,
where time and outward form
would show it dead.
Is this why you phoned me?
To recite poems at dawn?
That's what I call love.
That's how much I love you.
This kind of love
cannot be bought.
Other people buy it.
Some for 100 euro per hour.
Some for two euro.
And you buy it
for 35,000 euro.
With my money.
You betrayed me
for a Serbian woman.
Before this is over,
I must teach you how it
feels when love dies.
So you'd know how I feel.
Martin! We must talk!
Stealing, you bastard, huh?
Stealing from us?!
Get out,
you motherfucker, out!
Who did this to you? Martin?
Not Martin, that slut of his.
Where is he?
I don't know, they took off.
-Where?
In the car.
You know this house
from before?
What did you do here?
Was that you?
Did you shoot?
Where did you shoot from?
Keep walking.
Don't stop! Walk faster!
What do you want from me?
Smile, act like
you're having fun.
Come up here! -Get in there and
freeze. Stand against the wall.
Don't even think
about going to the window!
You hear?
Stay there, don't move!
How long does it take
to take aim from this far out?
Three seconds.
I'm counting...
One...
Three...
Why did you go
to the window?
Because I love you.
Here this story could
have a happy ending
if life weren't complicated.
But, in complicated stories
important things get forgotten...
When Martin did additional
tests two months ago,
so that he could donate
a kidney to his mother,
the doctor had told him.
Take a look at this here.
This is the X-ray of a head.
Your head, of course,
whose else's?
Now, you see this ball here?
That a tumor, darn thing.
It's too large, stuck to
this nerve center, see?
I wouldn't want to go
tickling it with a scalpel.
That cannot be
operated out, see?
Doctor, Mrs. agar is seizing.
Every single day!
Tie her to the bed.
What can you do!
Man makes plans,
God laughs.
Where you have been
and where you're coming.
What you did
and what you finished.
What you said and what those
who knew you'll say about you.
You haven't done
one good thing.
We have nothing
to remember you for.
But you should feel pity
for those who are still living.
Thank you
for saving me, hunter!
And not for the dead.
Would you like
to be my wife?
Will you marry me?
Marry you?
Well, yeah.
Would you?
I set a date for our wedding
in the registry office.
Three weeks from now,
Friday, the 18th.
You'll be taken care of.
I've got brain cancer.
I'll be dead in three months.
After I die,
you'll get my pension.
You'll also inherit my place.
Just give me your passport
so I can do the paperwork.
When I write my will, you won't
have to wait for the probate.
So you won't have any complications
'cause you're a foreign citizen.
What?
Stop here!
What?
You bought me off Stevan,
brought me here and for what?
What were you thinking?!
Stevan beats me, makes me
do all sorts of things,
robs me blind,
but even that's better than
watering the flowers
on your grave!
You could've told me this
the moment I came here.
Any time,
I'd have gone away.
I wouldn't have to go
through this a second time!
I can't take this again.
And finally, it's a good thing
she went away.
What would she
want with him?
Because at every step you take
in life you bump into death.
Either your own
or someone else's...
in war
and in peace...
Viktor, what is it now?
Don't you like it?
I've got a bunny tail too.
-Why?!
And then you realize,
"It's a good thing I'm next".
MARIJA GAJSKI
AKLINA GRDELJ
Born the same day,
died the same day,
they gave their lives
for each other.
They say you shouldn't
speak ill of the dead,
but if you start speaking well
about them too soon,
you might be surprised.
Destinies are written in the stars
and not put into words.
Where is he? We have to start!
That asshole, he should be here
any minute now, he promised.
I'll go meet him and you
entertain the guests!
What should I do with them?
-What you know best.
Not that...
play your nose!
Hiya, manager, come with me.
Sit yourself down here,
the toast is coming up. Go on.
Hold it, uro,
it's my turn now.
Thank you all for coming to my
and uro's bronze anniversary.
I married uro when
I was 15 years old
and I bore him
a lot of children.
When I was younger, I thought
all husbands were like my uro;
bringing breakfast in bed,
buying flowers, cleaning,
cooking, doing the laundry,
kissing and hugging.
Everything I want,
uro brings to me.
I can see he's happy
when I'm happy.
Now, uro, I forgave you
for that acting thing
because I know
you love me.
And because of the children.
But you won't be making
those movies again.
And you, dear neighbors,
who brought me all these DVDs,
you don't have to
spend any more money.
Here's a life size
sculpture of my uro.
Feel free to look at it
as much as you want!
Now, let's dance!
Black angel
when I laid my eyes on you
Instantly I knew
Without you I won't go on
No, no, no, that's no ploy.
Living alone is no joy.
Woman, you've made me see
You are my destiny.
uro, what are these
people doing?
In case you haven't noticed:
Hare Krishnas just married you.
Into our house I'll carry you
Woman, from tonight it's us two
May the Moon from above
shine the light
On our path to the bed
from its height.
With my song
I'll be kissing you
Your breath I'll breathe
through and through.
And when the Sun
a new morning does bear
Our happiness
will not stop there.
Go on, love birds,
give me those chairs.
...will not stop there
You'll make me a lucky man
Bear me children
that's the plan.
I will make you my wife.
The Gypsy's playing sounds so rife.
When you're by my side
Myself I can easily abide
Let me take off
your veil all of white
And give you a kiss
with all my might.
Inspired by Mate Matiic's dramas
'WOMAN WITHOUT A BODY'
and 'SONS ARE DYING FIRST'
Directed by
Produced by
Written by
Music by
Edited by
Cast
And guest appearance
Other cast
VIRTUAL-D, Zagreb
WILL NOT STOP THERE
CROATIA 2008
Lucky for me, I'm not
a Croat or a Serb,
I'm a Gypsy.
A man of the world.
Croats and Serbs
are way too complicated.
They pull you into their stories
and you can barely get out.
Where should I start
this one?
It's best from the beginning.
Here it goes.
Do you have some
domestic porn?
From all the republics and provinces
of the former Yugoslavia.
These are Serbian, Slovenian,
Bosnian, Croatian.
Take your pick.
Little Red Riding Hood
I want to know
about this actress.
Little Red Riding Hood.
I had two of her movies
but I sold them.
How can I find her? It doesn't
say where this was produced.
Ask the Wolf.
Who?
The Wolf from
Little Red Riding Hood.
That's me. In that movie I had
a lot of hard scenes with her.
That's how it is
in this business.
Come on, hunter,
if you've got a gun.
Only the people who were involved
in making these movies know
that the Wolf from
Little Red Riding Hood
is really uro from Pitomaca.
My life could've been
peaceful. It would've been,
had he not come
to see me that day.
Hello. Does uro Hana
live here?
That's him over there.
Hello. Do you know
this woman?
Hey, hide that! Hide it!
A 100 times I've said
not to come to my house.
But now that you're here,
tell me, how big's it?
How big's what?
Your IQ, what do you mean
what! How big's your thing!
If it's shorter than 30 cm,
no way you're gonna get hired.
They don't pay me for
my youth and good looks,
but for my 'onomaly'.
It's not that, I'm looking for
a fellow actress of yours...
Put that away!
-...Little Red Riding Hood.
Hide that!
Hide it!
Are you maybe her ex-husband
or ex-relative
or something like that?
I'm not.
Do you know her?
Well, have you seen the movie?
-I have.
So, what do you think?
Do I know her or what?
Could you connect me
with her somehow?
I don't know where she is.
And the people
who shoot these movies,
could I get in touch
with them?
Put that away! Put it away!
Get in here!
If my wife sees that,
she'll miscarry
and then we're fucked,
you and me both, get it?
uro, here's your coffee.
Make another one.
Is that your friend?
-No, I'm just...
This is my new manager.
Great guy.
Says he sold out
all the concerts in Austria.
There will be enough money
for a new jacuzzi.
I got to take him with me to
the concert in Vienna tomorrow.
A man's got to do
what a man's got to do
because a women shouldn't
judge their husbands.
Take care of mom
and behave, you hear?
Go, scoot on inside,
on the double!
As soon as I'm done playing,
I'm coming home.
uro.
Watch what you eat.
Why on earth didn't
I learn to play violin!
To Austria?
To Belgrade!
Can you?
Sure, sure.
What's with little Pussy?
She's got a cold. Poor
thing, she has a fever.
In a female voice, please,
so I can get into character.
A female voice?
What's with little Pussy?
She's got a cold. Poor
thing, she has a fever.
Let me feel her.
She's hot all over,
she really has a fever!
She's sweating like crazy.
Oh, doctor Dolittle, thank you
so much for your help.
If I had money, I'd only
sleep with my wife.
Hold on, that's not in the
script. Where's that line?
That's no line,
that's the truth.
This is that uro guy
with the anomaly.
Hello.
International fame brings nothing
but international trouble.
Money may not jingle loudly bit
it's sound carries a long way.
Let me see you be a public figure
without your wife finding out.
Are you going to play?
-Like hell I am.
But someone's going to steal it.
They rob cars like crazy here.
I can't come home
without my instrument.
Do you even know
how to play that thing?
I do, if worse comes to worst.
But fuck that musical shit.
That couldn't help me
feed seven children.
This job pays much better.
And people appreciate you.
I'm most appreciated by the most
important figure in the movies -
my producer Cane.
What're you waiting for? Pants
off so we can see how big it is.
No, this is Martin from Croatia.
He came here looking for Desa.
Stevan takes care of
the supporting cast.
He's a co-producer.
This is that Croat from Cane.
I'm listening.
I'm looking for a woman.
You got it. What kind?
That's her.
Croat, eh?
Where did you serve
during the war?
We didn't meet.
-That's right.
If we had, you wouldn't
be here right now.
Near Obrovac.
Against the army leader Staniic.
And now you want
to fuck his wife.
You got to take
the good with the bad.
Sometimes a producer
changes the starring actress
because of the audience.
No way!
reasonable price.
Are you working here
or jerking around?
Mica's working, her classmaster's
here. We're waiting.
Where's Desa?
-She went to the train station
to wait for the train from
Zagreb and tell Croats
to go fuck themselves.
-Again?
Where were you wounded?
Shrapnel in the spine.
She's a lovely woman,
solid gold she is,
but gets drunk as soon as she gets
a whiff of alcohol and goes crazy.
That's why her work suffers.
-She's throwing away her career.
She's got a place to go. Her house
in Croatia wasn't damaged much.
She could get renovation money from
the Croats and have a decent life.
What?! They weren't
rebuilding Serbian houses
even when the former Commies
were in power in Croatia,
let alone now when
Ustasha are running it.
You're wrong.
Desa was married
to a Serbian army leader.
It was a great love,
but ended sadly.
Forget about her.
I'll fuck you for 65 euro.
Quiet!
and you can have her.
It really is a shame
we hadn't meet.
Gold speaks
louder than words.
Who knows who you should help
in life and who you shouldn't.
Many people are born, but only
a handful grow up to be men.
If you ask me to lend you
a car because you want
to raise 35,000 euro
to buy yourself a woman...
I'll lend you the car,
no questions asked.
Just don't ask for money;
poverty is everywhere you go.
But the poor aren't those
who have little,
it's those who want a lot.
But you still haven't
paid me a thing.
Not for my photo supplies or anything.
It's been six months now.
I need to speak to you urgently.
I need the money.
The contracts I had signed
with your late husband.
Here's his signature,
that's mine.
And the due date here.
Four months ago.
A detective?
You can see
how desperate I am.
I really hate bothering you
and this makes me feel
truly uncomfortable
but you're my only chance.
I don't carry
that much money around.
Here, I only have
I'm sorry.
Here you go.
You may collect money both
from the dead and the living.
But who can raise
35,000 euro?
But, if you can't get
the money in an honest way...
Then you reach
for other methods.
Gold is clean even
in the dirtiest of purses.
You just need to know
where the money is.
And it's everywhere.
In maps, for example.
You're his now.
Listen to him.
Please, get in the back.
No, don't...
Here's her passport.
She doesn't need a visa?
Keep pouring this into her,
we already got her drunk
so she won't cause
a scene at the border.
As long as she doesn't throw up
all over my string bass.
Wow, Little Red Riding Hood.
We're doing a movie.
The first Croatian-Serbian
co-production.
Premieres this summer.
A good man wants to help,
but if he has to lie...
to hell with them.
That's how I got myself out
of that mess...
Or at least I thought so.
But where one story ends,
another begins.
Here, madam... the bathroom,
feel free to freshen up.
This is the closet.
Plenty of hangers.
These drawers are yours.
I'll put these things away.
There's the kitchen.
You can leave
your shoes here.
Here's the fridge.
Nothing, I'll pick up
something later.
So... in the bathroom...
-I'm clean.
The light doesn't work so well,
sometimes it won't click on...
Just give it a tug or two.
I'll put these things away
so you have space for yours.
Do you want to try me
right away?
Just make yourself
at home.
Good night.
There's a king size bed,
a living room,
a bathroom
and a kitchen, too.
You'll be working alone
in that place?
She's struck gold. These polite
Croats are weak fucks,
you won't even feel it.
-Good for her.
Sure is. He didn't hit me once.
Wait, wait... he didn't
punched you or kicked you?
Unbelievable!
Not even when he was trying
you out? -He didn't try me.
Fucking fagot!
-Croat pervert!
You won't know this road.
It was built not even
two years ago.
It's not in such
bad shape after all.
No holes. Windows and
doors need to be put in;
maybe some work done on the
roof. Paint it inside and out,
put in some power lines
and indoor plumbing
and you could live
quite comfortably.
Give me a double.
What are you doing
back here?
What are you staring at,
Peric, just keep pouring.
Bring the bottle.
You're back! You've come to
fix the house and to visit me?
You think my husband's gonna
let a Serbian whore prance
in front of my house?
Why are you all standing around?
You let her drink here
and while her husband
slaughtered Croats,
you were all clapping!
Hit her, Mio!
Go right away, or else.
D'you hear?
Don't whisper, smack her
so she knows her place!
Janitor... Still jerking off
to the suiting up for PE?
What?!
What the hell?!
Go.
No one will be hitting
or insulting this woman.
I knew it would be like this.
Women are complex beings;
they speak even
when they say nothing.
You only get to know a woman
when you look at her up close,
because from afar you
can't get to know a town
or a house,
let alone a woman.
You only watch from afar
when there's a war on.
Soldiers watch
their enemy from afar,
and they are sure
that they know him.
Because that's a soldier's nature,
they aren't required to think.
They just get their orders.
And wait.
But even if you know
what's already happened,
you can never tell
what's about to happen.
Bananas and two yogurts.
If a woman was
a man's only worry...
...he'd have it easy.
But he doesn't.
Who cooks for you?
I do, mom.
How's business going?
It's alright.
Does your wound hurt?
A little, when
the south wind blows.
I read that they will increase
pensions for disabled veterans.
That's a good thing.
-I know.
This is old news.
When his mom arrived
in the hospital two months ago,
the doctor told him
straight away.
Your mom's lab reports are in.
What can I say?
She has complete
kidney failure
and is entirely dependent
on the machines
until we find a suitable donor,
of course, you see?
Am I not one?
-I know.
But your dear mother doesn't want me
to cut you open, butcher you up, see?
Never mind what she wants,
I'm the donor.
Fine, we'll know everything
after they do
a check-up on you
down in the basement.
Trouble will make
a man do anything.
When a mother is sinking, a son
will grasp hot irons if necessary.
Every son, even Martin.
And then the doctor told him...
It's no use.
Your results aren't good,
so you really won't be able to
give a kidney to your mother.
We must do another check-up
on you so I can see
what's wrong there.
Here's the referral. Bye!
And that's when mom said...
Don't you lose
any sleep over that.
It's not the end of the world
if you can't be the donor.
aklina will be. My sister's
as good as they come.
She'd give her heart to me,
let alone a kidney.
That's just what sisters do.
And that's when
mom's sister said...
Plasma 142 cm.
Or LCD. HD.
PAL sucks.
I'd give her
my kidney right away
but that requires an operation
and you can easily die
once they cut you open.
And if I die,
how can I leave my husband
with such a TV?
I can barely see it
and he's even worse off.
Look at him,
all squinty-eyed.
Why doesn't he get glasses?
-He can't.
They make him look ugly.
And then she said...
Hayabusa GSX 1300R Super Sport,
that's what he wants.
I think the Suzuki
Bandit 1250 is right for him.
That's a true street classic
but you can choose.
Now that he's got a bike,
he'll find a girlfriend
and can get married tomorrow.
That's why we're adding a floor.
Paid for the materials and all,
but the builders want cash.
Once we pay for that,
I can die in peace.
Now what?
If he could sell maps
to earn money for Desa,
he could do the same
for his mother.
Klaric, Klaric...
Here it is...
Thank you.
Thank you again.
Are you a fagot?
Not all people are fagots.
There're other sorts.
Some are private detectives.
And their work's
truly a man's job.
Whenever you get a case,
it takes all your strength
and smarts to solve it.
She's at the market.
Going from one stall to another,
buying cucumbers
and carrots.
Look, I know they always
meet at places
that aren't suspicious,
like the market.
I cooked it for ten min
and when I took it out,
it was like it hadn't been
cooked at all.
What's she talking about?
With whom?
Suspence is growing.
She's discussing cooking
with her mother.
Aha, she's cooking for him...
I can't talk now,
this's the scariest part.
She's buying lingerie.
Awful design.
Whore! I'm gonna kill her!
Nothing has happened.
I'll call you if something starts.
Something's always up.
Focus, Mr. Martin.
Listen, Mr. Kokotovic,
I'm doing my job.
Don't keep calling me.
I'll keep following her,
regardless of the danger.
And the work of a PD
can be very dangerous.
Especially if someone
accidentally notices you.
And everything you experience
in life is accidental.
Granny, granny,
why are your eyes so big?
So I can see you better.
Granny, granny,
why are your ears so big?
So I can hear you better.
Why are your teeth so big?
So I can bite your ass.
And why are
yourjohnson so big?
So I can rip you apart!
Everything in life
happens accidentally.
Only accidentally can you get
your hands on a good movie.
Or accidentally see
an acquaitance after ten years.
Come save me, hunter!
Now, do you think
Martin's a fagot...
No.
And? What's she saying?
-She wants to come back.
Unbelievable.
Is he smacking you around?
Isn't letting you eat?
Does he make you
do farmers? What?
He's no pimp,
that's for sure!
If not, what is he?
That's just it. I don't now
what he wants from me.
Maybe he's into
organ sales, geez!
What organs? What's
the matter with you?
Don't come back.
This guy's feeding you,
letting you sleep in luxury
and isn't making you work.
Play dumb
and enjoy.
And keep out of his way.
You'll see what he wants.
Maybe he wants
to marry you. -Bye!
Ah, marriage. A happy
marriage is the best thing
that can happen to
a woman.
All women know that.
They know how things
work in a happy marriage.
A woman's world is her house
and a man's house is the world.
That's why husbands
are never home.
But as the saying goes:
a house doesn't rest on the
ground, it rests on a woman.
A single female hair has more
pull in it than a pair of oxen.
Lucky's the woman who knows
her husband loves her
and that he'll come
back home sooner or later.
I'm going.
Alright.
That's alright.
I'm here.
Welcome.
I'm the guy
that called yesterday.
Good for you, feel free
to call again tomorrow.
No, you don't understand.
I called about your late brother.
I know where he's buried.
-Good for you.
I said I'd give you
the information.
Keep it to yourself, buddy.
It's your brother! You don't care
where he's buried?
I'm not crazy to give one penny
for that piece of shit.
Not if he were alive, let alone now.
Let him rot where he is.
Hello.
I'm the guy
that called yesterday.
About the place where
your son is buried.
Just a minute.
Get lost.
Good evening.
Good evening.
How was work today?
Like every other day.
I wanted to bake a cake
but there's no more butter.
Could I?
Today is a great day,
great day, great day.
Our Desa's birthday,
birthday, birthday!
Congratulations!
Hello?
Croat.
Women are complex beings.
We men aren't capable
of understanding
why women do
what they do.
Who can know
what's on a woman's mind?
Happy birthday.
I had a vase.
Somewhere.
I wanted to make coffee
but there isn't any more.
And so gramps said:
Fine, let's bet on the other eye,
but this time we put in twice as
much. The guy said, it's a deal.
So gramps took out his dentures
and bit down on his other eye.
Coffee.
-A big coffee and a beer.
That's the truth.
Martin. Have you seen
my new car?
aluminum hub-caps, sunroof.
Came from Germany,
has 12,000 km,
all highway.
Even has fog lights.
What's up with you, Martin?
Found yourself
a Serbian bride?
Let's go,
we have people waiting.
Let me introduce you.
Desa, these are... -Janko.
A captain in
the Croatian army, retired.
This is Nikola.
Reserve ensign.
Do you know, Mrs...
Desa, is that right?
What a player
he was in his youth?
Did you tell her
how you and I
used to check out
girls together?
Let's see some ID,
this is a raid.
Cut the crap, Pita!
Come on, the gang's waiting.
Are you playing?
He's not, he's busy.
Let's go!
Goodbye.
After women, friends are
the best things in life.
You sleeping? Ustasha!
You motherfuckers!
What the fuck
are you doing here?
We brought you some pie.
-You've been jerking off
to that Orthodox pussy all day long,
and we get nothing down there.
Have you even seen that
SA leader, huh? -Get out of here.
The Serb's got a new wife, keeps
running back home to fuck her.
People say she's one
hell of a piece of ass.
I have no idea. What,
you want them to see us?
I'm not going anywhere
until we see her.
Get your asses out of here.
They're gonna destroy us!
There she is!
Fucking hell!
Look at those tits!
Now you've seen her, now
jerk off. Get out of here.
The major is gonna have your asses.
-He can go fuck himself.
You'd think, once a friend,
always a friend.
A fine piece of ass.
Good for her.
But time takes its toll.
A man is not aware that
everything in the world changes.
Evan a mountain,
let alone a friend.
Though a man keeps hearing
bad things about his friends,
he doesn't believe a soul.
Just pay into my account
the sum we agreed on...
Martin, do me a favor...
Look, those aren't
just expenses.
You need to shoot a moving tire
from 120 m away.
What your friends
are really like,
you can only
find out accidentally.
Call me in half an hour, I must go,
otherwise it will overcook.
So shalt thou feed on Death,
that feeds on men,
and Death once dead,
there's no more dying then.
Only accidentally can you
hear a friend's voice.
That's the major.
It's better not to know
what your wife,
your children
and your friends think.
Is everything alright?
Just fine, I arrived today
from Belgrade.
Not over the phone.
Come over in half an hour.
But those whose business
it is to poke around
other people's
belongings, women
and houses tend
to forget that.
Nikola, tire. A regular.
Not a bulletproof one.
Security, at the last door. You,
get the bags. Get in the car.
Drive carefully.
Not crash the car.
Again. Money...
to me.
And close the door
behind you.
Good evening.
Here's the detailed description.
Yes?
Maps of the graves of Croats
who have gone missing
during the war.
And then you
accidentally find out
what your friends
do for a living.
This is the information about
where they were buried.
Down to a meter, here.
Now, the maps you sent me
were worth 1,500
euro per person.
Here it's worth more,
And you accidentally
find out
that maps are where
the big money is.
Why should I buy information
from you that I already have?
But that is our information.
-It's mine too!
A smart man investigates
why business isn't going well.
Just a minute.
Because a smart man knows -
everything comes
to those who wait.
Get lost.
And when a smart man
hits a snag, he turns to books.
The medals of war
gave an honorable cling
in the festive echo
of revenge and death.
For we, which now behold
these present days,
have eyes to wonder,
but lack tongues to praise.
Shakespeare.
For I am shamed by
that which I bring forth,
and so should you,
to love things nothing worth.
And even
a smart man gets angry,
especially when someone else uses
his maps and collects his money.
It can only be one of you.
He'll be very sorry
once I find him.
He'd be well advised
to turn himself in.
It would be a shame to punish all
of you just because of one man.
In England they only eat
pancakes once a year.
A friend who used to live there
told me about it.
They have "pancake day".
And just that one day.
February 20th.
They make pancakes
and eat them.
At no other time.
Poor people.
Pardon me.
Excuse me.
Pardon. I'm sorry.
I'll just take a shower.
Mr. Martin?
Are you ever sorry that you
refused my offer?
What offer?
When I offered
that you try me.
No.
I'm not sorry.
I'll just take a shower.
That's it.
Alright then.
Good luck.
Good bye.
If you ever need me...
Sleep... I'm going.
You have a lot to do today?
-No.
I knew things
would turn out like this.
I knew it even back then.
When I see a man and woman
together for the first time
I know how it will end,
because good things
are easy to recognize,
if you have patience...
But things
don't always end well.
Hello?
Some Nikola.
Nikola, come in.
Nikola, are you ready?
Come in.
What took you so long?
Come over here.
What's the matter with you?
Stop fucking around and come in.
What? -You motherfucking
junkie, wake up!
What? You said you would.
Nikola, come in. Come in!
What did I say?
-You said OK... in the bar.
Come in!
When?
Nikola, you've got to do this!
Don't fuck with me.
The van, the tire.
- If you don't do it,
the major will skin you alive,
do you hear me?
What tire?
-I can't make that shot.
Look at me, would you
just take a look at me!
Nikola, you moron, come in!
That's your job, buddy boy.
You take the shot.
That's just what I'm gonna do,
you Serb lover.
You piece of shit, you can fuck
that SA leader's whore!
But you leave me hanging?!
Serbs sure got to you.
Nikola, here he comes.
Can you see him?
If you don't stop him, I'll empty
my Kalashnikov into him.
You're gonna have to explain
to the major why people died!
I don't know, I swear
on my mother's grave.
How can you not know?
You brought him to me.
I did... but I don't know
a thing about him.
The man just appeared
on my doorstep.
He paid a lot for me to just
clean his house. A real oddball.
Hey, neighbor! Hello!
Is that your friend?
Is Emina home?
Nope. She's out. Goodbye.
Maybe the man's
a movie 'biff'.
Maybe he saw you in
a movie and liked you.
Who can understand us men...
What, don't you
like it here?
Hey, neighbor! I put
Little Red Riding Hood in
for my kids to watch and
the wolf seemed kind of familiar.
Should I give this to Emina
or will you come over some time?
I sure would like to be Little Red
and you can be whatever you want.
Rahmeta, your house is that way.
Go catch some snakes.
OK, neighbor!
It's your call.
You wanna go back to Stevan and
have to work with people like me?
Just be quiet and don't
ask any questions.
We'll see who this Martin is
and what he wants...
Take it easy.
We'll find out.
Come on, it'll be alright.
Only a dumb man
gives advice to women.
Women feel when
something's not right.
It's called women's intuition.
A woman has nine souls.
Open up! It's the postman
with a pay check for the SA leader!
Madam leaderess,
we brought you some pie.
Come on, you
Serbian whore! Open up!
Let's go, guys,
she's not home.
What?
What happened?
They were banging
on the door.
No one lays a finger on her!
DIPLOMA
The War Of Independence Memorial
The sniper rifle M-76
is a soldier's best friend.
It says in the manual: At
no time should the sniper
be separated from the person
who has commissioned it.
That is how a sniper becomes
an integral part of the soldier.
The most important
characteristic of the M-76 rifle is
its adjustable optics.
It makes it easy to aim.
When did he come in?
An hour ago.
Why didn't you take him down?
He didn't keep still.
Shoot.
Shoot him!
Why didn't you shoot?
I would've hit her.
-So what?
Are you OK?
Fine.
You've been here too long.
They're the same.
Both her and him.
It's OK. Just shoot.
There he's... smoking...
Take her out too,
she'll raise a ruckus.
She's raising a ruckus now.
Let's go.
Run!
'Morning, neighbor!
Off hunting so early?
Partridges.
And he took the sniper...
he'd been hiding it!
Well, maybe he went hunting
so he needs it.
Then why did he buy me
from Stevan for 35,000 euro
and how does he know which
house in Obrovac belongs to me?!
Because he hunts?
Because
he fell in love with you.
Listen to me.
When Martin comes back,
try to work something out.
If you can and if you can't...
go back to Stevan...
Just leave me alone.
I can't any more!
You're in love?
A nice girl?
She's in love with you too?
You're going to marry her?!
Here I am, Marija! I've come!
I won't let my sister die!
My dear aklina!
Tired with all these,
from these would I be gone,
save that to die,
I leave my love alone.
Finding the first conceit
of love there bred,
where time and outward form
would show it dead.
Is this why you phoned me?
To recite poems at dawn?
That's what I call love.
That's how much I love you.
This kind of love
cannot be bought.
Other people buy it.
Some for 100 euro per hour.
Some for two euro.
And you buy it
for 35,000 euro.
With my money.
You betrayed me
for a Serbian woman.
Before this is over,
I must teach you how it
feels when love dies.
So you'd know how I feel.
Martin! We must talk!
Stealing, you bastard, huh?
Stealing from us?!
Get out,
you motherfucker, out!
Who did this to you? Martin?
Not Martin, that slut of his.
Where is he?
I don't know, they took off.
-Where?
In the car.
You know this house
from before?
What did you do here?
Was that you?
Did you shoot?
Where did you shoot from?
Keep walking.
Don't stop! Walk faster!
What do you want from me?
Smile, act like
you're having fun.
Come up here! -Get in there and
freeze. Stand against the wall.
Don't even think
about going to the window!
You hear?
Stay there, don't move!
How long does it take
to take aim from this far out?
Three seconds.
I'm counting...
One...
Three...
Why did you go
to the window?
Because I love you.
Here this story could
have a happy ending
if life weren't complicated.
But, in complicated stories
important things get forgotten...
When Martin did additional
tests two months ago,
so that he could donate
a kidney to his mother,
the doctor had told him.
Take a look at this here.
This is the X-ray of a head.
Your head, of course,
whose else's?
Now, you see this ball here?
That a tumor, darn thing.
It's too large, stuck to
this nerve center, see?
I wouldn't want to go
tickling it with a scalpel.
That cannot be
operated out, see?
Doctor, Mrs. agar is seizing.
Every single day!
Tie her to the bed.
What can you do!
Man makes plans,
God laughs.
Where you have been
and where you're coming.
What you did
and what you finished.
What you said and what those
who knew you'll say about you.
You haven't done
one good thing.
We have nothing
to remember you for.
But you should feel pity
for those who are still living.
Thank you
for saving me, hunter!
And not for the dead.
Would you like
to be my wife?
Will you marry me?
Marry you?
Well, yeah.
Would you?
I set a date for our wedding
in the registry office.
Three weeks from now,
Friday, the 18th.
You'll be taken care of.
I've got brain cancer.
I'll be dead in three months.
After I die,
you'll get my pension.
You'll also inherit my place.
Just give me your passport
so I can do the paperwork.
When I write my will, you won't
have to wait for the probate.
So you won't have any complications
'cause you're a foreign citizen.
What?
Stop here!
What?
You bought me off Stevan,
brought me here and for what?
What were you thinking?!
Stevan beats me, makes me
do all sorts of things,
robs me blind,
but even that's better than
watering the flowers
on your grave!
You could've told me this
the moment I came here.
Any time,
I'd have gone away.
I wouldn't have to go
through this a second time!
I can't take this again.
And finally, it's a good thing
she went away.
What would she
want with him?
Because at every step you take
in life you bump into death.
Either your own
or someone else's...
in war
and in peace...
Viktor, what is it now?
Don't you like it?
I've got a bunny tail too.
-Why?!
And then you realize,
"It's a good thing I'm next".
MARIJA GAJSKI
AKLINA GRDELJ
Born the same day,
died the same day,
they gave their lives
for each other.
They say you shouldn't
speak ill of the dead,
but if you start speaking well
about them too soon,
you might be surprised.
Destinies are written in the stars
and not put into words.
Where is he? We have to start!
That asshole, he should be here
any minute now, he promised.
I'll go meet him and you
entertain the guests!
What should I do with them?
-What you know best.
Not that...
play your nose!
Hiya, manager, come with me.
Sit yourself down here,
the toast is coming up. Go on.
Hold it, uro,
it's my turn now.
Thank you all for coming to my
and uro's bronze anniversary.
I married uro when
I was 15 years old
and I bore him
a lot of children.
When I was younger, I thought
all husbands were like my uro;
bringing breakfast in bed,
buying flowers, cleaning,
cooking, doing the laundry,
kissing and hugging.
Everything I want,
uro brings to me.
I can see he's happy
when I'm happy.
Now, uro, I forgave you
for that acting thing
because I know
you love me.
And because of the children.
But you won't be making
those movies again.
And you, dear neighbors,
who brought me all these DVDs,
you don't have to
spend any more money.
Here's a life size
sculpture of my uro.
Feel free to look at it
as much as you want!
Now, let's dance!
Black angel
when I laid my eyes on you
Instantly I knew
Without you I won't go on
No, no, no, that's no ploy.
Living alone is no joy.
Woman, you've made me see
You are my destiny.
uro, what are these
people doing?
In case you haven't noticed:
Hare Krishnas just married you.
Into our house I'll carry you
Woman, from tonight it's us two
May the Moon from above
shine the light
On our path to the bed
from its height.
With my song
I'll be kissing you
Your breath I'll breathe
through and through.
And when the Sun
a new morning does bear
Our happiness
will not stop there.
Go on, love birds,
give me those chairs.
...will not stop there
You'll make me a lucky man
Bear me children
that's the plan.
I will make you my wife.
The Gypsy's playing sounds so rife.
When you're by my side
Myself I can easily abide
Let me take off
your veil all of white
And give you a kiss
with all my might.
Inspired by Mate Matiic's dramas
'WOMAN WITHOUT A BODY'
and 'SONS ARE DYING FIRST'
Directed by
Produced by
Written by
Music by
Edited by
Cast
And guest appearance
Other cast
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