Poseban Tretman (Special Treatment) (1980) Movie Script
Lottery!
Lottery!
No more for lottery tickets.
Old lecher. He spends
it all on women.
Stop! Stop!
Steve, stop the smoke!
You're on the rails too long.
Somebody could have saved you.
No one even tried
when I wanted to kill myself.
The train simply stopped.
- Yes, in real life.
The sound of a train draws me
to the tracks, and...
If she misses her cue,
that's all right.
But why are you throwing
out so much smoke!
We are choking.
- The valve's broken.
We'll rehearse the show
after dinner.
This was our therapeutic
psychodrama.
But we must help
other alcoholics.
This outing is your test
in the real world,
full of temptations.
I hope you won't let me down
and that there won't be any
incidents.
I want us to part as friends at
the end of this treatment.
Sorry to disturb you.
We have an emergency.
Wait for me.
I'll be right back.
Who is on duty? - The
doctor on duty went out.
What happened?
- Alcohol, smuggled in.
Starring:
Ljuba Tadic
SPECIAL TREATMEN
Featuring:
What happened to you?
- I got drunk, Doctor.
What's the blood pressure?
- 90 over 60.
Very, very low.
Like that... stretch.
Screenplay by:
Director of Photography:
Also appearing:
Where are you off to?
- Off to get drunk.
He was only joking.
- Don't make such jokes.
I don't want my
treatment prolonged.
We are taking our show
on the road.
We are spreading the
G-g-g-gospel.
Produced by:
Directed by:
Your colleagues are
all against you.
Professor, I'll prove
them wrong.
My patients will not fail me,
regardless of the temptations.
They know that this tour is the
end of their cure
and that their release
depends on it.
I understand, but...
- Our patients will aid society,
and won't be outcasts. They
won't feel rejected.
One day, they'll lead others
along the right path.
You know best what harm
alcohol brings.
Alright, I'm not against you.
I backed you up at the meeting.
Do you want a policeman to
come along? - No way!
Let them get used to freedom.
- Please be very careful.
We can't afford bad
publicity.
This hospital is for
compulsory treatment.
He's dragging his son
along again.
Don't you like kids?
- Only boiled or fried.
The child is motherless.
- Hush! Be quiet.
Farewell and please
take care.
Where are your things?
- In the bus.
Are you ready?
- Yes.
Get in.
Can the boy sit
with me? - Yes.
Miss Jelena, read me
Red Riding Hood.
Of course, Dejan.
Thirty years gone by
Thirty years of folly
I don't give a damn
My future will be jolly.
Not those saloon songs.
This scenery deserves
something glorious.
Snack time! Marko,
pass the apples.
Apples are therapeutic.
Steve, stop here.
Now, walk.
Now, jog.
Now, fly like a bird,
like a bird.
Let's order. Mila?
- Mineral water.
Mineral water.
- Mineral water.
Mineral water.
- S-s-same.
I'll settle for anything.
- Be serious.
Juice for my son and
a beer for me.
Let's have a little chat.
Alright, I ordered beer, and you
didn't. Tell me why?
Because we are alcoholics...
ex-alcoholics.
Without the will-power
to resist alcohol.
What do you think, Mila?
- Well, I think... well...
If we ordered one beer, then we
would want a 2nd and a 3rd.
And many more.
Marko?
B-b-basically we have
no will-power.
Why do we always refer to the
concept of will? Rade?
You taught us that
a backbone is... is...
That a strong will is the
backbone of man's character.
That's what you taught us.
Daddy, I have to poo poo.
Waiter, come here.
Bring us the pig from the spit
and don't carve it.
Bring it in one peace.
As you ordered.
O.K. Let's make a wager.
If I don't eat the whole pig,
I'll lose the bet.
But, if I do, you'll
lose the bet
and carry me home on
your hands. - O.K.
Folks, I could eat half the
pig. - Don't be silly.
Wanna bet?
- You're pigs!
Use your own mind.
Don't be the Doctor's parrot.
Suckling pig's are a delicacy,
you fucking driver.
Don't insult me or I'll
kill you. - Just try.
You think you're better than us?
- Just look at yourselves.
Railway whore, failed actor,
whorehouse musician.
And you lottery hustler.
Compared to you I'm a gentleman.
Funny, we never noticed.
- I was and will be a chauffeur.
Do you want this beer here as
well? - Take it to the table.
In this heat, nothing's better
than mineral water. - True!
Excuse me, may I go to
the toilet? - Yes.
Bill, please.
You haven't touched
your beer.
Enjoy yourselves.
And always remember:
Everything that's beautiful
was created by nature.
Mountains, rivers and
forests? - Yes, everything.
Birds too?
- Birds too.
But you taught me we
originate from monkeys.
Yes I did and it's
the truth.
Move it closer. Doctor, do you
want to be in the picture?
But, I do.
Closer please.
Let me drink to drown
my sorrow.
My heart aches,
it longs to break.
Inhale deeply.
Inhale...
Don't hesitate!
Shout! Come on...
Now, all together. Man
must let himself go.
In France, every year alcohol
kills over 30 thousand people.
They drink twice as much
as the Germans,
three times more than the
English or Americans
and four times more than the
Swedes and Danes.
How do we rank?
- They didn't mention us.
Because they can't beat us.
- Yes, especially you.
Who are you looking for?
- Cultural deputy. - Katya?
They rang from the hospital to
say that you are on your way.
Many lecturers don't keep
their word.
We set things up and
they don't show.
You often organize lectures?
- At least once a month.
Your treatment would
be useful here.
Unfortunately, the boss can't
see you yet. He's very busy.
He's got a lot of problems. But
he does expect you for dinner.
Dr. Ilich, I'll show
you the brewery.
In these tanks... the beer is
stored before bottling.
All that beer!
Please pour us a glass.
Is this beer?
- Yes, unpasteurized.
It's much better
than processed.
It's produced under
high pressure.
Who'd like to try?
- No, thank you.
I'd like to.
- Behave, son.
This is the best beer.
You want some?
Thanks, I don't drink.
In our country we consume 100
bottles of beer per head.
This year only half of that
amount
because the old c-c-crow
is on the wagon.
How long can you keep that up?
- For the rest of my life.
Lucky you.
Why do you have to wash
the filter now?
We're preparing for
filtration.
Sorry for passing
through like this.
What is this? - The largest beer
mug in the world.
We called the press. Photos of
this will circulate the world.
Maybe the Guinness Book
of Records. That was my idea.
Well done.
C-c-congratulations.
Thank you.
Let's take a souvenir photo.
Rade, please take a picture.
You'll be comfortable
in our villa.
Daddy, I'm starving. - Be
patient, you'll eat soon.
Come on, hurry up!
Thank God, we've arrived.
You say "God" all the time.
- And why shouldn't I?
Smart people know that
there is no God.
We where taught that
God exists.
After the II World War
there is no God.
Did they kill Him
during the war?
Welcome. Please come in.
Enjoy your meal, boss.
How is the soup?
- Delicious.
It's my recipe.
I didn't know whether
to order game or fish.
We could use a specialist
in your field.
No more, thank you.
Not even one glass?
- Not even one.
Our basic problem is:
We planned to open a
whiskey distillery.
The demand is very high.
We bought the newest machinery,
but our productivity is low.
Our workers drink.
If that was not the case,
wages would go up.
The town would prosper.
I have to chase my workers home
after the working hours.
They laugh at me and say:
Why change bars?
Why do you serve beer
on the streets?
It's an old tradition.
- Some tradition!
You used to win
Olympic medals.
What happened to
that tradition?
They've been selling it
like that for years.
If I abolish it I might
as well leave town.
Forgive me, I must
have more soup.
Here, boss.
You'd better watch it.
- Watch what?
It's bad for you to
eat so much.
But I love to eat, my friend.
I don't drink much,
I don't chase women and
I don't smoke.
Listen to my song and then
you'll understand better.
I wrote the lyrics and
they the music.
Come on, my song!
What am I to do mother
when I like to eat?
I don't just eat a lot,
I eat with pleasure.
I shall go on a diet
in Heaven,
I shall go on a diet
in Hell.
"Are you h-h-honest?
Are you f-f-fair?
G-g-get thee to
a N-n-nunnery.
Why woulds't thou b-breed
sinners?"
That's very funny.
Is there any more?
"What is a m-m-man
when his main goal
"is to d-d-drink..."
No, n-n-not to drink,
but to
"sleep and eat".
"He is a l-l-livestock
and nothing more."
Bedtime. I'm switching
off the lights.
Wait, what's the hurry?
W-w-we are n-n-not
in hospital.
It's past 10 p.m.
Bedtime.
Ha! Curfew! - Get out,
or I'll call the Doctor.
Regular Gestapo.
- Ass kisser.
It's for the child...
and for you.
He's asleep.
You like children?
- A lot.
That's why I feel sorry for him
for not having a mother.
He needs her at this
tender age.
I don't understand how a
woman could
abandon her son and
such a man.
I've heard he was really
rotten to her
and that's why she ran away.
- If it was his fault...
...he wouldn't have custody
over his son.
Only a stupid woman would
do a thing like that.
It wasn't my fault either and
yet the took away my kids.
Who did she run
away with?
With some artist, they say.
- Do I hate artists!
Where to?
- You scared me!
Go back to your room. - We're
having a little bedtime snack.
I must go now.
- Stay a bit longer.
First I must return
the fish into the river.
Come on, don't be shy.
Don't worry, that's my son.
We have visitors. Two
incurable cases.
My honorable father and
his best friend.
I didn't come on a social visit,
I came for some money...
I gave you money
three days ago.
We are celebrating his
birthday. - Three whole days?
Explain to him why!
- I had a rough birth.
It lasted for three days.
Just give me the money.
Don't nag your old man.
When will you pay me back?
- When will I pay back?
I always keep my word. I'll pay
you back on the 1st.
Oh, you've got a job?
- God forbid...
I'll pay when you give
me my allowance.
No more money.
Here.
Oh, no! Is this a loan?
- It's a gift.
Don't do that.
You don't know him.
I know him. You are an
alcoholic. - You mean me?
Him, an alcoholic?
- You sure are.
You're destroying yourself and
degrading your son in this town.
You asked for money
but he turned you down,
so you took from me,
a total stranger.
Next you'll steal from someone.
- Me steal?
Or you'll rob a liquor store...
- He's right.
You're talking rubbish!
Are you crazy?
Are you calling me a thief,
you idiot?!
Let's calm down.
Stuff your money
you know were.
Shame on you.
Who is this idiot anyway? - He
is the expert on alcoholism.
Let's not bother them,
let's go.
Shame on you! Accusing
an old man...
...of being an alcoholic
and a thief.
Nice friends you've got,
my son.
I have to go.
Katya, give the Doctor a lift.
- No, I'll walk. - It's far.
Candied apples.
Want one, Boss?
- Leave me alone.
The Martians are about to land.
I can't wait to greet them.
Delicious apples.
I'll save the seeds.
The Americans faked
the moon landing.
They know how to
make movies.
Don't you watch T.V.?
- Yes, I do.
But, they can't fool me. They
built movie sets in California.
Lunar surfaces and space ships.
Then they filmed it all for TV.
But the real Martians will come
and spread a large steel net.
They'll scoop us up and take
us to their planet
and turn us into...
little tin men.
On a night like this,
I feel like playing.
Rade, let's be partners
when we get out.
I could be your singer.
- But, you sing out of tune.
I'll form an orchestra and
play classical music.
You, play classical music?
- Don't tease him, he's good.
When I'm in the mood.
It's hard to fight for one's
ideas in such a small town.
Especially, for a woman.
The brewery is my life.
Public relations, sales,
entertainment,
and the brewery's image.
If only you knew how happy I am
to be able to talk to you
knowing that you'll
understand me.
Doctor!
We'll see each other
tomorrow. Good night.
One, two, three, four.
Flutter, like birds.
Good morning, Doctor.
Just keep exercising.
Where's my boy? - He went
for a walk with Jelena.
One, two, three, four.
Flutter, three, four.
Jelena!! Dejan!
Reach for the apples!
One, two, three...
Where did Red Riding Hood
go wrong?
She went off the path while
Granny waited.
To pick flowers.
Man must stay on the right path.
Temptation leads him astray.
Like flowers led
Red Riding Hood.
Miss Jelena is so nice.
- Yes, she is.
Daddy, don't be
mean to her.
Will the show be a comedy?
No, we are playing ourselves
before treatment.
Sounds heavy!
Who is that girl? - Mila.
Why, you like her?
What tits! - I screwed her for a
couple of lottery tickets.
You? - Yes, me. Why don't
you wipe your nose.
Is there a shower we can use?
- For you, anything. Sit down.
Would you like a cigarette?
Doctor, everything's ready.
- Well done, Steve.
If you've finished,
lunch is ready.
That's what we need! - Take the
guests to the canteen.
Can I go with Miss Jelena?
- Yes, you can, but behave.
Let me show you
our library.
Look! "The Drunkard."
"King Alcohol."
"The Old Man of the Sea."
I'll purge the library with
every book about alcohol.
But, "The Old Man of the Sea"
is about fishing.
Yes, but the author
was a drunk.
You want to throw all
these away? - Yes.
You've inspired me to do it.
- I'm glad.
Do you want a soft drink?
- Thank you.
Oh, how I love soft drinks.
Here.
Eat Dejan.
- I can't.
Jelena, I'd like to talk
to you. - Yes, Steve.
The informer has left.
How about some beer now?
Honey, do you approve?
G-g-good idea.
- Why not?
Go on.
Hurry up.
This is our P.A. System. We have
music to motivate our workers.
That was my idea.
- Brilliant.
Would you put this one on?
It's my favorite.
Of course.
What's wrong? Don't worry,
beer is not alcohol.
Tell that to our doctor.
He wouldn't give us an empty
bottle. - Nor, f-f-full.
Cheers, honey.
Cheers!
I've been collecting them
for years.
I have an impressive
collection.
Brandy, "Champion",
"Royal Salut", fantastic.
You're a real expert.
- I know a little.
This is our secret weapon.
A sample of a drink
which we shall produce
under the slogan
"Apricot Brandy in
Every Cupboard".
Beer is our main product,
but this will really put our
factory on the map.
Ten years and ten trees,
will produce...
...just five bottles of this
brandy.
More expensive than whiskey
and much higher quality.
I don't know if you drink but
I'd love you to try some.
What do you mean, do I
drink? Let me try.
Cheers.
- Cheers.
Jelena. I have something
important to ask you.
Will you marry me?
- Go and play, Dejan.
No. - No? - I'm honored
that you have asked me.
I know what a fine man you are
but I'll never marry again.
I come from a good family
and I'm the only child.
The Doctor will help me
find a job as a chauffeur.
I know, Steve. But I can't.
Please understand...
My marriage was real hell.
That's how I started drinking.
I just want to finish
with this treatment
so that I can regain
custody over my children.
Don't worry about them. I would
treat them as if they were mine.
As if I were a real father.
Jelena...
Let's drop the subject,
please.
I must warn you! If you ever
remarry, I'll kill you!
30 years gone by,
30 years of folly.
I don't give a damn,
my future will be jolly.
Silence, please. And now you'll
se the great Hamlet.
Gentlemen, you are
misinformed.
You'll se Pirandello's
"Henry IV"!
Who's that guy Henry?
- I've no idea.
He's the only real actor here.
From the theatre, you know.
They pretend to be so
compassionate,
trying hard not to
enrage a poor soul.
A man already lost to the world,
lost to time, lost to life.
He must have been crazy
permitting such tyranny over him.
Every day, every moment
of the day,
they want us all to dance
to their tune,
and for them that's no
persecution. No way!
That's only their way
of thinking,
their point of view,
that's what they feel.
Each one of us has
his own point of view.
You got yours,
no doubt.
Only, you think like
a flock of sheep.
Paltry, ephemeral,
hesitant sheep.
And they take
advantage of that,
and they take advantage
of that... Oh, no!
What counts is that
you didn't stutter.
Oh, gentlemen, that is how
I failed as an actor.
I never dared go on stage sober
because I stuttered.
When I got drunk I didn't
stutter, but I forgot my lines.
Here comes Steve!
Steve who?
Imagine that! One day she
simply disappeared
after ten years of marriage.
Later on, I found out
that she ran off with
some scoundrel.
She asked for a divorce.
I agreed.
She said revolting
things about me.
The judge did not believe her.
You can't slander a man
with my reputation.
I got custody over the child but
she said she'll get him back.
Where is she now?
- Somewhere in France.
She wrote to me saying that
she'll abduct Dejan.
That's why he's always with me.
Never on his own.
She could really do it.
She's completely unstable.
I didn't sleep all night.
Since we became acquainted
I realized
that nobody here is worthwhile.
Life is a perpetual struggle.
I really admire you.
The way you put the boss's
father in his place.
No one here has the guts
to speak out.
I must tell you something.
- What?
You drink too much.
- Me? - Yes, you.
I noticed you manifest all the
classic symptoms
of an alcoholic. - Me?
- Yes, you.
You're nervous and confused.
You're shy to speak
unless you're a little tipsy.
You grab a glass the minute
you lay your eyes on it.
I am telling the truth.
I'm weak, I have
no will power.
You must fight it.
Doctor!
- What?
Lock the door!
I'm freezing!
We're flying, flying high.
Come on flap your wings.
What wings? - Your wings.
We're flying, we're flying.
Don't worry,
we are safe here.
Can you fly?
- How...
We are flying. You stretch your
arms and wave.
We're flying.
Like birds.
What's wrong?
Come here.
Sit down.
What's the matter?
- I can't.
Don't you like me?
- I like you a lot.
That's why I can't. I'd like
to know you better.
But, you are leaving
after the show.
If you want me,
you'll find me.
I'll be free soon.
Come on, fly! Higher, higher!
Flutter, flutter!
Everybody out!
Turn the water off.
Stop screaming.
Open up, do you hear me?
Open up!
Old bastard!
I'll kill you!
Our boss is busy,
he won't make it.
Alright, we'll begin.
Shall I switch on the
P.A. System?
The whole brewery will hear.
- Good idea. Switch it on.
Go to your father.
Oh God, you're all drunk.
The Doctor will punish us all.
How could you do this to me?
Don't rat on us.
He'll never notice.
You sit with Miss Katya.
Dr. Ilich is coming.
Are you ready?
Everyone except Steve.
- Where is he?
He got drunk and ran away.
He even punched me.
When he gets drunk
he goes berserk.
Why didn't you call me?
- I was looking for you.
I searched for you all
over the brewery.
O.K. I'll take over
and make the smoke.
Dr. Ilich, I'm to blame.
He proposed to me.
I refused and he went mad.
- O.K. The show must go on.
The evil of alcohol...
- The Doctor!
... rules the world for
thousands of years.
Many a tyranny have
quickly come to an end,
but this one is everlasting,
and growing worse
from day to day.
What is it in a human being
that makes him drink?
We shall talk about
man and freedom.
About man and health,
about man and anxiety.
About courage and
will power.
Did you ever ask yourselves
what is a really free man?
Only a free man can control
his passions,
thoughts, desires and emotions.
And that is the very aim
over every man.
To become his own master and
to fulfill his destiny.
Some may think that freedom
means to live were you like,
or to do what you like.
However, even behind bars
men have reached their goals,
although the have been...
... deprived of their freedom.
Therefore we reached the
essence of this matter.
A free man is only
the one that can...
...think, fantasize and make
the impossible come true.
Let's ask ourselves is an
alcoholic a free man?
The answer is:
No and he cannot be free!
An alcoholic is a psychopath
and psychopaths can't choose.
His thoughts are chaotic
and thus he cannot
reach his goals,
if he has any.
Such a person will always choose
alcohol over his family,
and he will choose alcohol
over his freedom.
My honorable audience,
I will now present to you
the people who have
defeated this evil,
and gained back their freedom
and health.
Jelena. - Cheda.
- Rade.
Marko. - Mila Pavlovic.
As we know, alcohol attacks
all the vital human organs.
It ravages them
slowly but surely.
The brain... the lungs...
the liver,
which together with the stomach,
is most vulnerable.
And now I will show you what
happens to these vital organs
in the body of an alcoholic.
Excesses of alcohol in the blood
puts strain on the heart,
which soon deteriorates and
ceases to function.
This is of particular
interest to you:
A beer drinker's heart.
In order to see the
difference,
I'll first show you the
heart of a healthy man!
Lottery, lottery...
No more screwing
for lottery tickets.
Lottery!
This is not fiction. Each
confession relates a true event.
My patients have lived
through all this.
During treatment, from day
to day, from hour to hour,
they relived their tragedies
and thus liberated themselves
from addiction. We'll first
hear Jelena's case.
My name is Jelena Rajkovich.
I am 32 years old,
although I look much older.
Alcohol is the cause.
I lost custody over my children.
A son of ten, and a
daughter of four.
I became an irresponsible
mother. I began to drink
because of my husband. He didn't
drink but, he was a tyrant.
Worse than any alcoholic.
- Jelena!
I am here because I tried
to steal back my kids.
I'll read you my son's letter
written to me last summer.
After I have read it I
tried to kill myself.
"Dear Mommy, this picture was
taken at the seaside.
I learned to swim, but
Lila didn't. She's too small.
Lila wets her bed all the time.
Our stepmother says
that she does that because
you are a drunk
and because you have
ruined our lives.
I told her that you love us,
but she says that you don't,
and that we'd be better off
with you dead.
Daddy tells us to call her mommy
and to forget you.
Dear mommy, we love you
and miss you so much.
At night, when we're alone,
we cry and pray for
you to come back.
Our stepmother..."
- Jelena, that's enough.
And you came to see how
we've been cured,
and to enjoy in our show.
The show is over.
I don't want to be cured.
I don't want to!
Don't spoil the show!
Carry on, carry on.
Folks, a woman
on the tracks!
Miss Jelena!
Carry on! Carry on!
Don't leave, don't!
The show must go on.
Wait!
Continue with your
performance! Wait!
Should you become a drunk
because someone has left you,
because your family has
split apart,
because your life is a
small dirty war
which you cannot win?
If you experience a tragedy
you've got to be strong.
Use your will power
to survive!
Only we can help ourselves.
No one else!
Steve, Steve!
Run, run! He'll kill us.
Steve...
Don't blame me Doctor,
it's not my fault!
Turn off the tape recorder.
I trusted you,
but you betrayed me.
But, I'll cure you! If not
this year, then the following.
I'll make of you decent citizens
even if it takes me a lifetime!
Stop! I said stop!
You stay... - With the boy?
- Yes, with the boy?
Stop!
Lie down!
Get up!
Lie down!
Get up!
Lottery!
No more for lottery tickets.
Old lecher. He spends
it all on women.
Stop! Stop!
Steve, stop the smoke!
You're on the rails too long.
Somebody could have saved you.
No one even tried
when I wanted to kill myself.
The train simply stopped.
- Yes, in real life.
The sound of a train draws me
to the tracks, and...
If she misses her cue,
that's all right.
But why are you throwing
out so much smoke!
We are choking.
- The valve's broken.
We'll rehearse the show
after dinner.
This was our therapeutic
psychodrama.
But we must help
other alcoholics.
This outing is your test
in the real world,
full of temptations.
I hope you won't let me down
and that there won't be any
incidents.
I want us to part as friends at
the end of this treatment.
Sorry to disturb you.
We have an emergency.
Wait for me.
I'll be right back.
Who is on duty? - The
doctor on duty went out.
What happened?
- Alcohol, smuggled in.
Starring:
Ljuba Tadic
SPECIAL TREATMEN
Featuring:
What happened to you?
- I got drunk, Doctor.
What's the blood pressure?
- 90 over 60.
Very, very low.
Like that... stretch.
Screenplay by:
Director of Photography:
Also appearing:
Where are you off to?
- Off to get drunk.
He was only joking.
- Don't make such jokes.
I don't want my
treatment prolonged.
We are taking our show
on the road.
We are spreading the
G-g-g-gospel.
Produced by:
Directed by:
Your colleagues are
all against you.
Professor, I'll prove
them wrong.
My patients will not fail me,
regardless of the temptations.
They know that this tour is the
end of their cure
and that their release
depends on it.
I understand, but...
- Our patients will aid society,
and won't be outcasts. They
won't feel rejected.
One day, they'll lead others
along the right path.
You know best what harm
alcohol brings.
Alright, I'm not against you.
I backed you up at the meeting.
Do you want a policeman to
come along? - No way!
Let them get used to freedom.
- Please be very careful.
We can't afford bad
publicity.
This hospital is for
compulsory treatment.
He's dragging his son
along again.
Don't you like kids?
- Only boiled or fried.
The child is motherless.
- Hush! Be quiet.
Farewell and please
take care.
Where are your things?
- In the bus.
Are you ready?
- Yes.
Get in.
Can the boy sit
with me? - Yes.
Miss Jelena, read me
Red Riding Hood.
Of course, Dejan.
Thirty years gone by
Thirty years of folly
I don't give a damn
My future will be jolly.
Not those saloon songs.
This scenery deserves
something glorious.
Snack time! Marko,
pass the apples.
Apples are therapeutic.
Steve, stop here.
Now, walk.
Now, jog.
Now, fly like a bird,
like a bird.
Let's order. Mila?
- Mineral water.
Mineral water.
- Mineral water.
Mineral water.
- S-s-same.
I'll settle for anything.
- Be serious.
Juice for my son and
a beer for me.
Let's have a little chat.
Alright, I ordered beer, and you
didn't. Tell me why?
Because we are alcoholics...
ex-alcoholics.
Without the will-power
to resist alcohol.
What do you think, Mila?
- Well, I think... well...
If we ordered one beer, then we
would want a 2nd and a 3rd.
And many more.
Marko?
B-b-basically we have
no will-power.
Why do we always refer to the
concept of will? Rade?
You taught us that
a backbone is... is...
That a strong will is the
backbone of man's character.
That's what you taught us.
Daddy, I have to poo poo.
Waiter, come here.
Bring us the pig from the spit
and don't carve it.
Bring it in one peace.
As you ordered.
O.K. Let's make a wager.
If I don't eat the whole pig,
I'll lose the bet.
But, if I do, you'll
lose the bet
and carry me home on
your hands. - O.K.
Folks, I could eat half the
pig. - Don't be silly.
Wanna bet?
- You're pigs!
Use your own mind.
Don't be the Doctor's parrot.
Suckling pig's are a delicacy,
you fucking driver.
Don't insult me or I'll
kill you. - Just try.
You think you're better than us?
- Just look at yourselves.
Railway whore, failed actor,
whorehouse musician.
And you lottery hustler.
Compared to you I'm a gentleman.
Funny, we never noticed.
- I was and will be a chauffeur.
Do you want this beer here as
well? - Take it to the table.
In this heat, nothing's better
than mineral water. - True!
Excuse me, may I go to
the toilet? - Yes.
Bill, please.
You haven't touched
your beer.
Enjoy yourselves.
And always remember:
Everything that's beautiful
was created by nature.
Mountains, rivers and
forests? - Yes, everything.
Birds too?
- Birds too.
But you taught me we
originate from monkeys.
Yes I did and it's
the truth.
Move it closer. Doctor, do you
want to be in the picture?
But, I do.
Closer please.
Let me drink to drown
my sorrow.
My heart aches,
it longs to break.
Inhale deeply.
Inhale...
Don't hesitate!
Shout! Come on...
Now, all together. Man
must let himself go.
In France, every year alcohol
kills over 30 thousand people.
They drink twice as much
as the Germans,
three times more than the
English or Americans
and four times more than the
Swedes and Danes.
How do we rank?
- They didn't mention us.
Because they can't beat us.
- Yes, especially you.
Who are you looking for?
- Cultural deputy. - Katya?
They rang from the hospital to
say that you are on your way.
Many lecturers don't keep
their word.
We set things up and
they don't show.
You often organize lectures?
- At least once a month.
Your treatment would
be useful here.
Unfortunately, the boss can't
see you yet. He's very busy.
He's got a lot of problems. But
he does expect you for dinner.
Dr. Ilich, I'll show
you the brewery.
In these tanks... the beer is
stored before bottling.
All that beer!
Please pour us a glass.
Is this beer?
- Yes, unpasteurized.
It's much better
than processed.
It's produced under
high pressure.
Who'd like to try?
- No, thank you.
I'd like to.
- Behave, son.
This is the best beer.
You want some?
Thanks, I don't drink.
In our country we consume 100
bottles of beer per head.
This year only half of that
amount
because the old c-c-crow
is on the wagon.
How long can you keep that up?
- For the rest of my life.
Lucky you.
Why do you have to wash
the filter now?
We're preparing for
filtration.
Sorry for passing
through like this.
What is this? - The largest beer
mug in the world.
We called the press. Photos of
this will circulate the world.
Maybe the Guinness Book
of Records. That was my idea.
Well done.
C-c-congratulations.
Thank you.
Let's take a souvenir photo.
Rade, please take a picture.
You'll be comfortable
in our villa.
Daddy, I'm starving. - Be
patient, you'll eat soon.
Come on, hurry up!
Thank God, we've arrived.
You say "God" all the time.
- And why shouldn't I?
Smart people know that
there is no God.
We where taught that
God exists.
After the II World War
there is no God.
Did they kill Him
during the war?
Welcome. Please come in.
Enjoy your meal, boss.
How is the soup?
- Delicious.
It's my recipe.
I didn't know whether
to order game or fish.
We could use a specialist
in your field.
No more, thank you.
Not even one glass?
- Not even one.
Our basic problem is:
We planned to open a
whiskey distillery.
The demand is very high.
We bought the newest machinery,
but our productivity is low.
Our workers drink.
If that was not the case,
wages would go up.
The town would prosper.
I have to chase my workers home
after the working hours.
They laugh at me and say:
Why change bars?
Why do you serve beer
on the streets?
It's an old tradition.
- Some tradition!
You used to win
Olympic medals.
What happened to
that tradition?
They've been selling it
like that for years.
If I abolish it I might
as well leave town.
Forgive me, I must
have more soup.
Here, boss.
You'd better watch it.
- Watch what?
It's bad for you to
eat so much.
But I love to eat, my friend.
I don't drink much,
I don't chase women and
I don't smoke.
Listen to my song and then
you'll understand better.
I wrote the lyrics and
they the music.
Come on, my song!
What am I to do mother
when I like to eat?
I don't just eat a lot,
I eat with pleasure.
I shall go on a diet
in Heaven,
I shall go on a diet
in Hell.
"Are you h-h-honest?
Are you f-f-fair?
G-g-get thee to
a N-n-nunnery.
Why woulds't thou b-breed
sinners?"
That's very funny.
Is there any more?
"What is a m-m-man
when his main goal
"is to d-d-drink..."
No, n-n-not to drink,
but to
"sleep and eat".
"He is a l-l-livestock
and nothing more."
Bedtime. I'm switching
off the lights.
Wait, what's the hurry?
W-w-we are n-n-not
in hospital.
It's past 10 p.m.
Bedtime.
Ha! Curfew! - Get out,
or I'll call the Doctor.
Regular Gestapo.
- Ass kisser.
It's for the child...
and for you.
He's asleep.
You like children?
- A lot.
That's why I feel sorry for him
for not having a mother.
He needs her at this
tender age.
I don't understand how a
woman could
abandon her son and
such a man.
I've heard he was really
rotten to her
and that's why she ran away.
- If it was his fault...
...he wouldn't have custody
over his son.
Only a stupid woman would
do a thing like that.
It wasn't my fault either and
yet the took away my kids.
Who did she run
away with?
With some artist, they say.
- Do I hate artists!
Where to?
- You scared me!
Go back to your room. - We're
having a little bedtime snack.
I must go now.
- Stay a bit longer.
First I must return
the fish into the river.
Come on, don't be shy.
Don't worry, that's my son.
We have visitors. Two
incurable cases.
My honorable father and
his best friend.
I didn't come on a social visit,
I came for some money...
I gave you money
three days ago.
We are celebrating his
birthday. - Three whole days?
Explain to him why!
- I had a rough birth.
It lasted for three days.
Just give me the money.
Don't nag your old man.
When will you pay me back?
- When will I pay back?
I always keep my word. I'll pay
you back on the 1st.
Oh, you've got a job?
- God forbid...
I'll pay when you give
me my allowance.
No more money.
Here.
Oh, no! Is this a loan?
- It's a gift.
Don't do that.
You don't know him.
I know him. You are an
alcoholic. - You mean me?
Him, an alcoholic?
- You sure are.
You're destroying yourself and
degrading your son in this town.
You asked for money
but he turned you down,
so you took from me,
a total stranger.
Next you'll steal from someone.
- Me steal?
Or you'll rob a liquor store...
- He's right.
You're talking rubbish!
Are you crazy?
Are you calling me a thief,
you idiot?!
Let's calm down.
Stuff your money
you know were.
Shame on you.
Who is this idiot anyway? - He
is the expert on alcoholism.
Let's not bother them,
let's go.
Shame on you! Accusing
an old man...
...of being an alcoholic
and a thief.
Nice friends you've got,
my son.
I have to go.
Katya, give the Doctor a lift.
- No, I'll walk. - It's far.
Candied apples.
Want one, Boss?
- Leave me alone.
The Martians are about to land.
I can't wait to greet them.
Delicious apples.
I'll save the seeds.
The Americans faked
the moon landing.
They know how to
make movies.
Don't you watch T.V.?
- Yes, I do.
But, they can't fool me. They
built movie sets in California.
Lunar surfaces and space ships.
Then they filmed it all for TV.
But the real Martians will come
and spread a large steel net.
They'll scoop us up and take
us to their planet
and turn us into...
little tin men.
On a night like this,
I feel like playing.
Rade, let's be partners
when we get out.
I could be your singer.
- But, you sing out of tune.
I'll form an orchestra and
play classical music.
You, play classical music?
- Don't tease him, he's good.
When I'm in the mood.
It's hard to fight for one's
ideas in such a small town.
Especially, for a woman.
The brewery is my life.
Public relations, sales,
entertainment,
and the brewery's image.
If only you knew how happy I am
to be able to talk to you
knowing that you'll
understand me.
Doctor!
We'll see each other
tomorrow. Good night.
One, two, three, four.
Flutter, like birds.
Good morning, Doctor.
Just keep exercising.
Where's my boy? - He went
for a walk with Jelena.
One, two, three, four.
Flutter, three, four.
Jelena!! Dejan!
Reach for the apples!
One, two, three...
Where did Red Riding Hood
go wrong?
She went off the path while
Granny waited.
To pick flowers.
Man must stay on the right path.
Temptation leads him astray.
Like flowers led
Red Riding Hood.
Miss Jelena is so nice.
- Yes, she is.
Daddy, don't be
mean to her.
Will the show be a comedy?
No, we are playing ourselves
before treatment.
Sounds heavy!
Who is that girl? - Mila.
Why, you like her?
What tits! - I screwed her for a
couple of lottery tickets.
You? - Yes, me. Why don't
you wipe your nose.
Is there a shower we can use?
- For you, anything. Sit down.
Would you like a cigarette?
Doctor, everything's ready.
- Well done, Steve.
If you've finished,
lunch is ready.
That's what we need! - Take the
guests to the canteen.
Can I go with Miss Jelena?
- Yes, you can, but behave.
Let me show you
our library.
Look! "The Drunkard."
"King Alcohol."
"The Old Man of the Sea."
I'll purge the library with
every book about alcohol.
But, "The Old Man of the Sea"
is about fishing.
Yes, but the author
was a drunk.
You want to throw all
these away? - Yes.
You've inspired me to do it.
- I'm glad.
Do you want a soft drink?
- Thank you.
Oh, how I love soft drinks.
Here.
Eat Dejan.
- I can't.
Jelena, I'd like to talk
to you. - Yes, Steve.
The informer has left.
How about some beer now?
Honey, do you approve?
G-g-good idea.
- Why not?
Go on.
Hurry up.
This is our P.A. System. We have
music to motivate our workers.
That was my idea.
- Brilliant.
Would you put this one on?
It's my favorite.
Of course.
What's wrong? Don't worry,
beer is not alcohol.
Tell that to our doctor.
He wouldn't give us an empty
bottle. - Nor, f-f-full.
Cheers, honey.
Cheers!
I've been collecting them
for years.
I have an impressive
collection.
Brandy, "Champion",
"Royal Salut", fantastic.
You're a real expert.
- I know a little.
This is our secret weapon.
A sample of a drink
which we shall produce
under the slogan
"Apricot Brandy in
Every Cupboard".
Beer is our main product,
but this will really put our
factory on the map.
Ten years and ten trees,
will produce...
...just five bottles of this
brandy.
More expensive than whiskey
and much higher quality.
I don't know if you drink but
I'd love you to try some.
What do you mean, do I
drink? Let me try.
Cheers.
- Cheers.
Jelena. I have something
important to ask you.
Will you marry me?
- Go and play, Dejan.
No. - No? - I'm honored
that you have asked me.
I know what a fine man you are
but I'll never marry again.
I come from a good family
and I'm the only child.
The Doctor will help me
find a job as a chauffeur.
I know, Steve. But I can't.
Please understand...
My marriage was real hell.
That's how I started drinking.
I just want to finish
with this treatment
so that I can regain
custody over my children.
Don't worry about them. I would
treat them as if they were mine.
As if I were a real father.
Jelena...
Let's drop the subject,
please.
I must warn you! If you ever
remarry, I'll kill you!
30 years gone by,
30 years of folly.
I don't give a damn,
my future will be jolly.
Silence, please. And now you'll
se the great Hamlet.
Gentlemen, you are
misinformed.
You'll se Pirandello's
"Henry IV"!
Who's that guy Henry?
- I've no idea.
He's the only real actor here.
From the theatre, you know.
They pretend to be so
compassionate,
trying hard not to
enrage a poor soul.
A man already lost to the world,
lost to time, lost to life.
He must have been crazy
permitting such tyranny over him.
Every day, every moment
of the day,
they want us all to dance
to their tune,
and for them that's no
persecution. No way!
That's only their way
of thinking,
their point of view,
that's what they feel.
Each one of us has
his own point of view.
You got yours,
no doubt.
Only, you think like
a flock of sheep.
Paltry, ephemeral,
hesitant sheep.
And they take
advantage of that,
and they take advantage
of that... Oh, no!
What counts is that
you didn't stutter.
Oh, gentlemen, that is how
I failed as an actor.
I never dared go on stage sober
because I stuttered.
When I got drunk I didn't
stutter, but I forgot my lines.
Here comes Steve!
Steve who?
Imagine that! One day she
simply disappeared
after ten years of marriage.
Later on, I found out
that she ran off with
some scoundrel.
She asked for a divorce.
I agreed.
She said revolting
things about me.
The judge did not believe her.
You can't slander a man
with my reputation.
I got custody over the child but
she said she'll get him back.
Where is she now?
- Somewhere in France.
She wrote to me saying that
she'll abduct Dejan.
That's why he's always with me.
Never on his own.
She could really do it.
She's completely unstable.
I didn't sleep all night.
Since we became acquainted
I realized
that nobody here is worthwhile.
Life is a perpetual struggle.
I really admire you.
The way you put the boss's
father in his place.
No one here has the guts
to speak out.
I must tell you something.
- What?
You drink too much.
- Me? - Yes, you.
I noticed you manifest all the
classic symptoms
of an alcoholic. - Me?
- Yes, you.
You're nervous and confused.
You're shy to speak
unless you're a little tipsy.
You grab a glass the minute
you lay your eyes on it.
I am telling the truth.
I'm weak, I have
no will power.
You must fight it.
Doctor!
- What?
Lock the door!
I'm freezing!
We're flying, flying high.
Come on flap your wings.
What wings? - Your wings.
We're flying, we're flying.
Don't worry,
we are safe here.
Can you fly?
- How...
We are flying. You stretch your
arms and wave.
We're flying.
Like birds.
What's wrong?
Come here.
Sit down.
What's the matter?
- I can't.
Don't you like me?
- I like you a lot.
That's why I can't. I'd like
to know you better.
But, you are leaving
after the show.
If you want me,
you'll find me.
I'll be free soon.
Come on, fly! Higher, higher!
Flutter, flutter!
Everybody out!
Turn the water off.
Stop screaming.
Open up, do you hear me?
Open up!
Old bastard!
I'll kill you!
Our boss is busy,
he won't make it.
Alright, we'll begin.
Shall I switch on the
P.A. System?
The whole brewery will hear.
- Good idea. Switch it on.
Go to your father.
Oh God, you're all drunk.
The Doctor will punish us all.
How could you do this to me?
Don't rat on us.
He'll never notice.
You sit with Miss Katya.
Dr. Ilich is coming.
Are you ready?
Everyone except Steve.
- Where is he?
He got drunk and ran away.
He even punched me.
When he gets drunk
he goes berserk.
Why didn't you call me?
- I was looking for you.
I searched for you all
over the brewery.
O.K. I'll take over
and make the smoke.
Dr. Ilich, I'm to blame.
He proposed to me.
I refused and he went mad.
- O.K. The show must go on.
The evil of alcohol...
- The Doctor!
... rules the world for
thousands of years.
Many a tyranny have
quickly come to an end,
but this one is everlasting,
and growing worse
from day to day.
What is it in a human being
that makes him drink?
We shall talk about
man and freedom.
About man and health,
about man and anxiety.
About courage and
will power.
Did you ever ask yourselves
what is a really free man?
Only a free man can control
his passions,
thoughts, desires and emotions.
And that is the very aim
over every man.
To become his own master and
to fulfill his destiny.
Some may think that freedom
means to live were you like,
or to do what you like.
However, even behind bars
men have reached their goals,
although the have been...
... deprived of their freedom.
Therefore we reached the
essence of this matter.
A free man is only
the one that can...
...think, fantasize and make
the impossible come true.
Let's ask ourselves is an
alcoholic a free man?
The answer is:
No and he cannot be free!
An alcoholic is a psychopath
and psychopaths can't choose.
His thoughts are chaotic
and thus he cannot
reach his goals,
if he has any.
Such a person will always choose
alcohol over his family,
and he will choose alcohol
over his freedom.
My honorable audience,
I will now present to you
the people who have
defeated this evil,
and gained back their freedom
and health.
Jelena. - Cheda.
- Rade.
Marko. - Mila Pavlovic.
As we know, alcohol attacks
all the vital human organs.
It ravages them
slowly but surely.
The brain... the lungs...
the liver,
which together with the stomach,
is most vulnerable.
And now I will show you what
happens to these vital organs
in the body of an alcoholic.
Excesses of alcohol in the blood
puts strain on the heart,
which soon deteriorates and
ceases to function.
This is of particular
interest to you:
A beer drinker's heart.
In order to see the
difference,
I'll first show you the
heart of a healthy man!
Lottery, lottery...
No more screwing
for lottery tickets.
Lottery!
This is not fiction. Each
confession relates a true event.
My patients have lived
through all this.
During treatment, from day
to day, from hour to hour,
they relived their tragedies
and thus liberated themselves
from addiction. We'll first
hear Jelena's case.
My name is Jelena Rajkovich.
I am 32 years old,
although I look much older.
Alcohol is the cause.
I lost custody over my children.
A son of ten, and a
daughter of four.
I became an irresponsible
mother. I began to drink
because of my husband. He didn't
drink but, he was a tyrant.
Worse than any alcoholic.
- Jelena!
I am here because I tried
to steal back my kids.
I'll read you my son's letter
written to me last summer.
After I have read it I
tried to kill myself.
"Dear Mommy, this picture was
taken at the seaside.
I learned to swim, but
Lila didn't. She's too small.
Lila wets her bed all the time.
Our stepmother says
that she does that because
you are a drunk
and because you have
ruined our lives.
I told her that you love us,
but she says that you don't,
and that we'd be better off
with you dead.
Daddy tells us to call her mommy
and to forget you.
Dear mommy, we love you
and miss you so much.
At night, when we're alone,
we cry and pray for
you to come back.
Our stepmother..."
- Jelena, that's enough.
And you came to see how
we've been cured,
and to enjoy in our show.
The show is over.
I don't want to be cured.
I don't want to!
Don't spoil the show!
Carry on, carry on.
Folks, a woman
on the tracks!
Miss Jelena!
Carry on! Carry on!
Don't leave, don't!
The show must go on.
Wait!
Continue with your
performance! Wait!
Should you become a drunk
because someone has left you,
because your family has
split apart,
because your life is a
small dirty war
which you cannot win?
If you experience a tragedy
you've got to be strong.
Use your will power
to survive!
Only we can help ourselves.
No one else!
Steve, Steve!
Run, run! He'll kill us.
Steve...
Don't blame me Doctor,
it's not my fault!
Turn off the tape recorder.
I trusted you,
but you betrayed me.
But, I'll cure you! If not
this year, then the following.
I'll make of you decent citizens
even if it takes me a lifetime!
Stop! I said stop!
You stay... - With the boy?
- Yes, with the boy?
Stop!
Lie down!
Get up!
Lie down!
Get up!