The Daughter (2024) Movie Script
February 24, 2022, Russia launches full scale invasion of Ukraine
To avoid being caught in the middle of the battle,
Many Ukrainian families tried to flee to the West from Kyiv.
It is the second day of the war.
Russian forces have been shelling since 4 a.m.
continuing the territory of Ukraine.
The defense of Cherson is crucial for...
The border service provides information about dead and injured.
According to consistent reports...
People were woken up by explosions in the middle of the night...
Turn that off. It's all the same.
We will be going very far away.
Hey, little one.
We're going there to pick up Maryna and Sasha.
and travel to western Ukraine.
Oh great.
With the two of them together in one car.
Super.
May I remind you that one of them is my wife Maryna?
And the other one is your brother Sashko?
And you are my daughter.
I won't let you down.
Seven years ago, that didn't stop you either.
- Look! - Was, Papa?
You never cared about me,
And suddenly you come along with: "The family must stick together."
"We're a family, Olha."
What kind of family? What kind of family?
Is it okay with you that your wife hates me?
Listen, I said we'd go together.
Behave yourself. At least while driving.
Do me a favor.
Exceptionally.
Stop! Please stop!
Please, I beg you.
I urgently need to get to Kyiv, to the metro, do you hear?
I'm sorry, we have to go. They're waiting for us.
- My children are waiting for me too. - Unfortunately, we're going in the opposite direction.
- Dad, stop. - What is it?
Let me out.
- Take a taxi. Go ahead. - No, I don't want any money.
Thank you very much. May God protect you.
Listen...
You can't help everyone.
Above all, you must protect yourself.
Should I get the money back from her?
Get a grip, will you?
We don't know what will happen tomorrow.
Dad, you wanted to go west, didn't you?
Olha, please stop that now.
Could you please tell me where your second hearing aid is?
I sent you money for it.
I bought myself some shoes with that money, see?
I told you they were on sale.
You know, your problem is, you just never listen to me.
Yes, I'm sorry.
And all the money went towards the shoes?
Yes, indeed.
From now on, you'll tell me exactly what you spend your money on.
I want to decide for myself what I do.
And also where I go, what I eat, and who I meet.
Look, is everything okay?
We'll be there soon.
Olha! Come on, say hello to them.
- Finally! Did you hear the bang? - Of course.
Do you have everything?
Yes. What do we do about the electricity? The cameras are still recording.
And the refrigerator?
- It doesn't matter. - Okay...
Is that your new pet?
- Nice to see you, Olha. - Nice to see you too.
Please be careful with that.
No, I'm keeping that in my own hands. I got that from Donetsk.
Come on, get in. Go on, let's go!
Otherwise the Russians will come and steal your artwork by Maryna Panchenko. Go!
- Look. - Was?
That's enough. Be careful with it.
- Well, you three? - Hello, Uncle Ivan.
Are you going away?
Right away, yes.
Take care. They seem to have arrived before Butscha.
We won't wait until they're in town.
Sashko, where are you? Hurry up!
And what if they come here? Then what?
Even in war, laws apply. They will leave civilians alone, won't they?
- Is that it? - Yes, but we should call Lviv.
and tell her that we are coming with more people.
Look...
Maryna.
You told me she wouldn't be coming.
Look.
Wait a minute! Olha!
I need to use the toilet. May I?
Sashko's medication is still missing. - I'll take care of it.
Olha! The medicine for Sashko is upstairs. Please get it.
Hurry up, come on!
We'll wait here for as long as we like.
Board.
Board.
Dad! There are tanks out there.
It was just the car, okay. Quick, down to the basement!
- What is it? - My mobile phone.
- What do you mean? Stay here! - I'll be right back!
What's going on? Where are you all?
Where are you, you damn phone?
Shit! Shala, watch out!
- Complete idiot! - Go on, search the house!
I'm searching the basement!
Maybe nobody is here.
They fled.
- Hide! - No, Dad, I can't.
Don't worry, everything will be alright.
There is only one woman with one child here.
Hide! Go.
Take them upstairs!
- Please no! - Hands up, let's go!
- What do you have planned for us? - I said, hands up!
What do you want from us?
- Oh my God! - Raise your damn hands!
Can I help you?
Papa!
Leave him alone! He hasn't done anything to you!
- Please don't! - Shut your mouth!
Go back to the corner and don't move!
Put all your cell phones on the table.
Please don't hurt him.
Do what I tell you, and nothing will happen to you.
Please don't hurt my husband. Please, I beg you.
Shut your fucking mouth already!
- Police, can I do anything for you? - Hello?
Hello? There are Russian soldiers in our house.
Please speak louder. I can't hear you.
The connection is very bad. Hello?
No, no, no, come on!
Come on, come on.
Come on, calm down. Come back, that's an order.
Think about it, Olha, think about it.
Stay silent! - Why? You're going to kill us anyway.
Maryna, stay calm. Don't provoke her unnecessarily!
You should listen to your husband. That was the final warning!
Come on, think about it.
There's nobody in the garden either. Now listen to me carefully.
You will tell us everything, and then we will decide what to do with you.
I don't know what to tell you.
Belyi, go up to the second floor and see if anyone is still there.
Hi! I want to be your friend. Would you like to play with me?
Shitty piece of junk!
There's nobody here!
There is no one on the entire second floor. The house is secured.
- Is anyone else in the house? - No, just the three of us. I swear!
I'm warning you, if you lie to me...
No, she's not lying, it's just the three of us here.
What about your neighbors? Do you know if they're home?
No, I have no idea, we were just about to leave ourselves.
We don't know who else is in the neighborhood.
Please don't hurt my dad.
Search the surrounding houses. There might be more people hiding.
You can have anything you want. Just please let us go.
And leave my husband alone. He hasn't done anything!
We still decide what we do and don't do, right?
I'm asking you one last time: Is anyone still in the house?
No, nobody. I swear.
Please stop, leave him alone, please!
Sit down and hold your boy tight!
What's wrong, didn't they give you anything to eat in the army?
Stop! Please! I beg you!
Shut your damn mouth already! Do you understand me?
What are your plans now?
That's none of your damn business!
We'll ask the questions!
Is anyone else here?
Tell me!
No, nobody. There's nobody else here.
I'll take another look around.
There are cameras installed everywhere here.
Go on!
Where is the money?
Which money?
Your safe. Or your gold.
Who keeps their money at home these days?
Don't you have any cash in the house?
No.
You're lying, you asshole. I can see it in your eyes.
We'll find it anyway.
But you could make things easier for all of us.
Where did you serve?
I did not serve.
Don't talk shit, man!
We haven't done anything to you.
Are there any weapons in the house?
We have no weapons. We are peaceful people.
Lebid, did you really search through everything up there thoroughly?
Yes.
You have something to hide.
And we'll figure out exactly what.
Again: Where is your money, your gold, and your weapons?
I told you, we don't have any cash at home!
Commander! We've searched everywhere. There's nobody here.
We'll get him talking.
He says that all her money is in the bank.
Lebid, you know what to do.
- Why did you come here? - To free yourselves.
Did you believe the Nazis?
That you can just bomb the Donbass for eight years?
That's not true. I'm from Donetsk.
Everything was fine until you...
Until what?
Until the Russians arrived.
I fled the war back in 2014.
So you, bitch, abandoned your own people?
We are here to create peace.
Yes, of course.
You should think before you open your big mouth.
That's our job!
As soon as I let you go, you'll stab me in the back.
Listen, I'm staying here. But please let my family go.
Did you hear that, little one?
Your father has a sense of family.
If you cooperate, we'll let you live. Understand?
Russia will be here in three days.
Within four days at the most.
Who the hell owns this?
What is that?
Woe betide you if you lie to me.
- Leave him alone! - Calm down!
And sit down again! Where is the girl?
She's gone. She left her backpack here.
Talib, get him out of here. This isn't a fair.
No, please don't. Don't touch it.
He is a child!
A soldier doesn't hurt any child.
What is your name?
Sasha.
Okay, Sasha, so tell me, do you have a sister?
Yes.
And she's here. Right here in the house, isn't she?
Please don't say anything, Sasha. Please.
You can tell me.
- I have a suggestion for you... - Stay seated!
Let him! Please!
- Where is she? - She's hiding here in the house.
So she's hiding. Little one, come out!
You do love your dad, don't you?
So stop playing games. I beg you, don't hurt him!
She's quite persistent, isn't she?
- Don't you feel sorry for your father? - She's almost deaf!
She only has 30% hearing power left in one ear.
So she's almost deaf?
Will she hear it if I shoot you? Would that help?
You can choose. Who should we shoot first?
Your mom, your dad, or your brother?
- Who do you love the least? - Please don't!
I'm counting to 3 now.
Like...
two...
No! I'm here!
I am here.
- Get them all down to the cellar! - Yes, Commander.
Keep searching, they must have hidden their money somewhere.
She woke up.
- Oh God. - Are you keeping Sasha on a short leash?
- Come here to me. - Are you going to Mommy?
Come here. I'll hold you.
Board.
How are you, little one?
I'm doing well.
- Hold perfectly still. - Yes, I will.
Check the attic too!
What is it, Maryna?
Turn your head towards me.
So you were up there? Why did it take so long?
Go on, answer!
Maryna, stop.
With what?
Just look at you!
They wanted to kill you!
They would have killed us all! What was that all about, Olha?
Stop it.
- That's enough now. - No!
What? Are you crazy?
I'm sorry I didn't die for you.
Enough!
We should all calm down now.
Understood?
Stop being so diplomatic.
And take care of our safety.
Maryna.
- What, "Maryna"? - Stop it!
Maybe you should make a decision soon.
What does this brat mean to you?
Mom, can I go to my room and play?
I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no, let me go. Come here.
Let's calm down.
Arguing won't help.
Did you hear?
And?
These assholes will eventually leave.
Then we'll travel to western Ukraine. Together.
We'll manage. We're a family, don't forget that.
You will no longer argue.
Did you understand?
Marish...
Marish, come. I'm sorry. Forgive me.
Please, I'm sorry.
Come here to me.
- Come here. - What should we do now?
I'm so scared.
Come here, honey.
I'll go and check on our prisoners.
Papa...
Here.
I thought you might be cold.
And how are you feeling?
I know you understand me. You wear your hearing aid.
Don't be afraid, I won't take it away from you.
Listen, I'm sorry about Talib.
He's crazy.
He just always strikes.
You look really good.
What's your name?
Damned.
Come on, everyone, come here now!
Is this still an attack, Roman?
We should...
Roman, stay here.
- Don't go, Dad. - Quiet!
Take cover!
- Take cover, everyone! - A novel!
They must not see us under any circumstances.
Dad! Please stay here.
- What's the meaning of this? - Shut up!
Papa!
Dad, please stay here.
What was that?
What was that?
Dad, I'm scared!
Come on.
Dad, are those our soldiers?
No idea.
Take cover!
Perhaps they really are our soldiers.
This is the generator.
I installed the doors myself.
The castle is just a fake. To keep Sashko out.
Papa!
What's up, asshole? Were you trying to run away?
Come on, get out! By yourself!
Papa!
Apart, let's go!
Please stay with me!
Dad doesn't go anywhere without us.
- Roman, what's going on up there? - Maryna, stay with Sashko!
I won't let them take you away from us!
Let her come along! Come outside!
Both of them!
Don't leave us alone.
Come with me.
Have no fear.
- Go! - Don't touch him.
Keep moving!
Why did you bring the little one along too?
Are you an ideologue?
Not at all, but I have a task for her.
You're a damn orthodox Christian. Don't take your principles too seriously.
Does your religion allow that?
Mom will be happy about this; she is praying for all of us here.
- For you too. - Mom is always sacred.
Don't touch my daughter, she's still a child.
Anything else?
Relax, if we wanted to kill you, we would have done it a long time ago.
We are Russians. We treat everyone fairly. Got it?
What do you want from us?
The standard procedure.
It seems there are a lot of Nazis in this town.
Therefore, we need to take a close look.
Do you have any tattoos?
Why?
Are you crazy?
Trident, swastika, Azov?
Whatever you Nazis paint your bodies with.
Which Nazis are you talking about? We're just normal people.
Then you can take your clothes off.
Take off your sweater, asshole!
Hands behind your back, come on!
- You really don't have any tattoos, huh? - I never wanted any.
Did you serve in the military? - No.
That's very good for you.
We leave civilians alone.
Take him downstairs.
My daughter is coming with me.
Let me go!
Don't worry, we're not perverts.
We bring you peace.
Look!
Sergeant.
I found this in one of the rooms upstairs.
What is that?
Look at that.
This is just a photo.
Did you participate in the Maidan?
Papa!
Leave him alone! Leave my father alone!
- Get her out of here! - Come on!
- Let go! - Dad!
Shut your fucking mouth already!
Shut the damn mouth!
Dirty slut.
- So, who goes first? - Forget it.
I need to ask her something first. Something personal.
Did you understand me, huh?
The house is big, did you search everywhere?
Are you going to give me the orders now, or what?
Fine, she's yours, asshole.
- What's your PIN? - What?
Tell me the PIN number.
0...
9, 3, 4.
3, 2.
The number is correct. Thank you very much.
Oh shit.
Sushi everywhere you look. Now that's what I call the good life!
What does your father do for a living?
Stop!
What's the point? Leave her alone!
What is it? Are you in pain?
My hearing aid...
This? This?
Ukrainian bitch!
Let's go back downstairs. Come on. Can you hear me?
You can't get away with this, you bitch.
Shut up! You don't know anything!
Come with me. Don't be afraid, come now.
Come on.
Don't be afraid. That's good. Good girl.
Slowly. Wait a moment.
Come on, you don't have to be afraid.
Nice and slow.
Don't be afraid. I'm with you.
I got you.
What was that supposed to be? Were you planning to run away?
Belyi, get out of the way, have you heard?
Come on, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you.
I will protect you.
She almost smashed my skull in, do you think that's okay?
Go in there.
Slut!
Calm down! I'm not going to touch you, okay?
- She'll get what she deserves! - You need to lie down!
- Come on, don't be afraid. - Please, I don't want to.
Sit down.
Don't be like that.
So, here.
Where does it hurt?
Okay. Okay.
- Do you have the situation under control again? - Yes, Sergeant!
Here, have a drink.
Rest. That will help you.
That has always helped me too.
You know, I once had an accident in my grandma's village.
The people in the village beat me up.
I lay down...
And the next morning everything was fine again.
My grandmother always said: "That will heal before the wedding."
How old are you?
Seventeen.
Then it heals very, very quickly.
Your language might sound strange.
You can hardly understand anything at all.
- Are you afraid of me? - No.
Don't worry, nobody will touch you while I'm here, I promise.
I'll just stay here with you.
I shouldn't even be here. I didn't sign anything.
No contract.
My mother insisted.
She said the army is giving her a favorable mortgage.
What a load of crap. "Cheap mortgage".
I had no idea it would end like this.
Nobody said anything about a war.
They said we would do an apprenticeship and then be able to go home.
When we entered Ukraine, everything became clear to me.
The artillery fired on us.
I was so scared.
Suddenly we no longer knew what would happen tomorrow.
This operation is nonsense.
Which Nazis are you supposed to be?
Incidentally, my great-aunt lives near Kharkiv, in Izyum.
I visited her every summer when I was little.
She lives right next to a river.
The strawberries there are incredible.
As big as my fist, I swear to you.
My daughter is one year old.
My wife is so worried about me that...
I can't even call her anymore.
Do you know what her first word was?
Board.
My family.
I should be with them right now, not here.
Anyway, rest. I'll take care of you.
What's your name?
What's my name?
Only.
Oder Lyosha.
Lyosha...
You're not like them, are you?
Please help us. You must help us.
Get them to release my father.
He did nothing wrong.
I know. But what can I do?
You could ask her if you can just leave.
We won't tell anyone about it, I promise.
But you did see them.
They don't even speak like humans.
They only know two languages.
The language of money and power.
Lyosha, I beg you.
Please help us get out of here.
Well, maybe you can bribe them.
Talib is an asshole, just like Belyi.
Sergeant.
Sergeant, you might be able to negotiate with him.
Do you have any money?
Do you have no money at all?
You have a big house.
Cameras everywhere.
There's surely a safe somewhere around here.
I do not know it either.
I haven't lived here for a very long time.
This won't work without money. Then I can't help you.
Maryna.
Maryna is my stepmother. She knows where the money is.
- Really? - Yes.
Could you take me to her?
Na klar.
Come upstairs.
Okay, I've got you. Hold on to me.
And then we'll slowly go outside.
Stay calm. We'll manage.
Come on.
Come on.
To bad.
Hey, everything okay?
Further.
Don't think for a second that we're done with you.
- I don't know what else to say. - You'll think of something.
I didn't serve. How many times do I have to say it?
But it looks completely different in the photo.
That was a snapshot.
I had nothing to do with the movement. I swear to you.
We are civilians. We are most certainly not Nazis.
Do you really think they'll release my father again?
Absolutely. I can do it.
My friend, the problem is that I don't believe you.
And if you don't unpack yourself, we'll have to resort to other methods.
I've already said everything I know.
Answer me, you Ukrainian asshole! This is my final warning!
- Dad! - No, not at all! Have you gone mad?
Your father is persistent.
The sergeant will kill him.
Shut your fucking mouth, okay?
"What we are doing is wrong." - Don't listen to him.
Yesterday we killed a woman because she had a religious image.
Don't listen, okay?
Shala, shut your mouth and do your rounds!
Calm down. Our Shalayev has a vivid imagination.
- What did he say? - Nothing. Everything will be alright.
Let's go down to the basement.
Nothing will happen to you, come on.
Okay, fine. You wouldn't have it any other way.
- Dad! - Shut up.
Be quiet! Don't lose your temper!
Calm down.
- Did they kill him? - No, we are soldiers.
As soldiers, we do not kill civilians.
That was just a shot in the air.
Really?
We'll find a solution. We just need to find the money.
Do you hear?
No. Not at all.
Oliechka.
Where is Roman? Where is he?
What did they do to you?
What happened? Where is Roman?
Do they have him?
Do you have any money here?
If we give them money, they will let us go.
What kind of money are you talking about? Where is Roman?
They'll let us go if we give them enough money, okay?
We can leave from here.
But we have to give them all the money we have.
Mom, I want to go back to my room!
Honey, that's not possible right now. We have to stay here a little longer.
You can play in your room later.
What did they tell you? Why did you...
Why do you trust them?
One of them seems normal, okay?
He will help us escape if we can raise enough money.
- This is our chance. - They're just messing with you.
They found nothing in the whole house and are now trying it on you.
Nein, Maryna...
- Please. - First I want to see how Roman is doing.
I won't make such a decision without reading Roman!
Tell me where our safe is!
Our safe? There is no "us", get that through your heads!
They're going to kill Dad, you know that, right?
They've already killed someone, there's blood everywhere up there, Maryna!
Is money really that important to you? This is about my father's life!
Maryna...
- How much do you want? - Everything.
Will they really leave and release Roman?
I don't know it.
But we have no choice.
Oh my god, I forgot where I put them.
I can't remember. Think, think!
Where are they?
Stay calm. Think!
It's all in here. Right here.
Listen, Olha! Olha, that's $20,000.
Yes, good.
That's all we have.
Yes, I understand.
Wait! There's another painting hanging upstairs.
- Painting? - That's a painting by Marchuk.
Tell them it's very valuable. There are sculptures there too.
Tell them we can also ask our friends for money.
And?
Here. This is all we have.
Is that enough for you?
- Is that enough? Really? - That looks good.
You wait here.
Commander!
What is?
I have something here.
Well, look at that, they do have something in the house after all.
They might even have more.
That's quite possible. Is he still alive?
I have no idea, I think he's still breathing, just barely.
Talib can take over the rest. After that, he stops breathing.
I'm definitely going to buy myself a new car with my share.
- And which one? - A Priora.
- Should we share it with Shala too? - No.
We'll keep that to ourselves.
Without Shala, each of us gets 5000.
That's something you can work with.
- Where is Roman? - What are you doing here? Be quiet.
Let's go into the other houses.
And when we've made it all the way down the street, each of us will be rich.
Dad is doing well.
- There's blood everywhere. - Yes, I know.
- Have you arranged everything? - Yes, yes, but you need to calm down.
What did they say?
They're talking about it right now, Maryna. You must be patient!
- But can we trust them? - Maryna, he is a good man.
We can trust him.
- No. - We can really trust him.
He has a daughter and a wife himself. And he didn't want to go to war.
He is not a good man.
Good men don't invade other countries with tanks.
You're right, it's okay. But you need to calm me down now, okay?
- We have to wait and see... - Roman!
Hey, come down! We've sorted everything out!
We've sorted everything out, you can leave now. So get lost!
- And Dad? - They won't let him go.
- What does that mean? - He confessed to everything.
He was a member of the Prawyji sector.
No! That's not true! Don't believe him.
He is no longer a civilian, but an enemy.
But you both still have a chance. Get out while you still can!
Not without him.
- Let my father come with us! - That's impossible.
He did nothing!
Should I kneel before you? I beg you, let him go free!
Listen, if you leave now, you can live.
If you stay, anything can happen.
Sergeant is an impatient person.
He doesn't hesitate. Not even with a child.
So, what is it?
Maryna, listen,
- Dad is... - What exactly did you negotiate?
Listen, there's nothing more we can do right now.
And?
Of...
- Maryna? - Sasha is no longer in the basement.
Maryna, we can't leave. Not without Dad.
Where did Sashko go?
They've taken him. Sashko, where are you?
Hopefully he just went to his room!
You're a good boy, aren't you? And I'm sure you want to help your dad.
Sasha, keep going. Glory to the hero!
"Glory to the nation!" - That's good.
No reason to be so damn shy.
"Glory to the nation! Death to the enemies!"
Good boy.
"Ukraine is above all else." - Another stupid little Nazi.
He will never grow up to be a normal Russian.
Never. Ask him about the safe.
Okay, my little one.
Sashko, do you want to go to your mommy?
Then tell me where the large metal box is.
The one with the numbers on it.
It's called a safe.
I want to go to my mom.
- Why are you still playing with him? - Think about it carefully.
Perhaps you've seen him before.
Okay, coward, you won't get anything out of him.
We should kill him.
Damn it! Tell me already where your safe is!
- Mommy, Mommy! - Don't touch him!
He's still a child!
Sashko!
Lyokha, I thought your girls wanted to leave.
Please don't hurt my boy!
Where do you want to go?
We didn't want to cause any trouble.
The circumstances have changed.
Was?
You have the money, what more do you want?
Are you fucking serious?
Did you think we would just let you go like that?
A Nazi family.
No, no, no, Lebid.
You completely fooled the girls.
Don't listen, everything will be alright again.
Why did you defend me?
What more do you want from us?
We gave you everything. We have nothing left!
This is all your own fault!
This has nothing to do with us.
Just look how you can live here.
Thanks to money you can hear, buy houses and cars...
You have $20,000 in a damn pocket.
My father doesn't even earn that much in his entire life.
How could we be worse?
- Answer me, you whore! - I don't know.
The reason is that we all originated from a Soviet Union.
How is it possible that you have everything and we have nothing?
- I don't know. I don't know. - Why is that? Why is that?
Why are you wasting so long with explanations? Finish them off!
Please don't! Please don't!
Please don't! Please don't shoot us! Sashko is still just a child!
Shoot me.
Come on, pull the trigger already!
What are you waiting for?
Kill me, you pig!
I will haunt your dreams for the rest of your life.
Come on, shoot me!
The.
Lyokha, are you crazy?
Before you shoot her, let's do something else with her first.
Sergeant, say something!
You're a coward, you know that?
Sergeant!
Okay, Lyokha, you first.
You take them, and then finally finish them, okay?
Yes, sir.
Okay, let's get started.
- No! No! - Come here! Shut your mouth!
You're coming with me.
- No, no. - Let her go.
Stay here! Lie down again!
You bitch!
Where do you want to go? Huh?
You're as good as dead!
Let them go, now!
Shala, are you completely crazy now?
What's going on there?
Everything is okay.
- Put the gun down, you complete idiot! - Get away from her!
What the hell is this?
Vladimir Vladimirovich has agreed to the operation,
to save lives...
First you killed the father and now this.
You should leave her alone!
Leave them alone, they haven't done anything to you!
That doesn't matter. Are you blind?
Shala, this is war, we kill them or they kill us!
Got it?
Stop it.
Listen to me, Shalayev, I urge you to lay down your weapon.
But Sergeant, he wanted to rape her.
And what do you care?
Put the machine gun down.
Stay calm, Shala.
You're very tired. I understand that completely. Something like that doesn't happen every day.
But do you want to release them?
What comes next?
Think about it, Shala.
They certainly won't thank you.
You saw that her children hate Russia.
- There are Nazi flags hanging on every house. - That's not true.
They are raised with it from birth.
"We are not animals, Shala." "Don't listen to him."
We came here to help ordinary people.
Just look at them! Come on.
Are you crazy?
Shala, Shala! Can you hear me?
- That wasn't necessary, damn it! - Where's the first-aid kit?
- Damn, he needs help, fast! - Shit!
Come here, you slut!
Look what you've done, you Ukrainian whore!
Check it out!
Get her away from here, Belyi!
Lebid, do something!
I don't know what to do either!
Can you hear me? Shala!
The, rein da.
- We should have shot them all! - Shut your mouth!
We need to make sure we save Shala, otherwise we're really in deep trouble!
Why did you shoot him, huh?
I had the situation under control! I would have taken the weapon from him!
You guys are a bunch of complete idiots.
Shala!
Shala!
I'm sorry, I just went crazy.
You're a fucking asshole!
You should have listened to me from the beginning, damn it!
The father is tending the sheep,
The mother shakes the little tree, and a little dream falls down.
Sleep, little child, sleep.
Sleep, little one, sleep...
The sheep are moving across the sky,
The stars are the lambs, the moon is the shepherd.
Sleep, little child, sleep.
Sleep, little child, sleep,
So I'll give you a sheep,'
With a fine golden bell, that shall be your playmate,
Sleep, little child, sleep!
Sleep, little child, sleep,
And don't bleat like a sheep,
Otherwise the shepherd's little dog will come, and bite my naughty little child,
Sleep, little child, sleep.
Everything will be alright again, my darling. Soon the bad men will be gone.
I want to go to Dad.
Unfortunately, that's not possible right now. - We have to leave here.
Maryna...
We must save ourselves first, and then we will save Roman.
What kind of war is this?
Who fights with such methods?
They don't look like soldiers.
But more like criminals.
I have to tell you something.
Maryna, Maryna.
Dad is dead.
You lie.
Don't lie to me.
He is still alive.
I would feel it if he had died.
No.
I would feel it.
What did you see?
I saw Dad.
I heard one of those assholes talking to the other.
and said that he had to kill his father.
Dad is dead.
This is entirely your fault.
We would have been in Lviv long ago.
But he really wanted you to come along.
Because of you, we couldn't leave on time.
This is all because of you.
Maybe it's your fault.
You shouldn't have stolen it from us!
Just me, Mom and Dad.
Without you, he would still be alive. You and your son are to blame!
What nonsense are you talking about?
You must be blind, not deaf. You should have seen it.
Your mum...
was a whore.
Roman isn't even your biological father.
They met when you were one year old.
Have you never wondered why you don't have his last name?
That is not true.
Your father wanted to put you in foster care.
But Roman prevented that.
Who took you to the doctors?
For speech therapy?
Who bought the medication?
Mom and dad.
No. Roman.
It was always Roman.
He gave you everything he had.
Then he put it behind him.
And together with me, he was able to start a completely normal family.
For the first time in his life, he was truly happy.
And what did you do the whole time?
I was just a little child, Maryna.
I was just a child.
And you're still a child!
Selfish and narcissistic.
Everyone should pity you.
She's so unfortunate, our poor deaf Olha!
She can't do anything on her own.
He died because of you.
Mom? Mom?
Come here, lie down again.
I'm with you. Don't be afraid.
I am with you.
Hey, Mom!
- Let her go immediately. - Shut your mouth or I'll kill you!
- Come on! - Look!
- Leave her alone! - Hurry up.
You pigs, what are you going to do with her?
- Please don't. - Don't be such a baby!
What are you doing to me?
Come on, come on, come on!
We have to carry the corpse, and he's having fun with it?
Get out of here. Or do you want to shoot me?
That wouldn't be a bad idea.
- What was that? Tell me again. - You already understood me.
Stop it! Calm down!
Take that asshole's gun away. I'm going to kill him right now.
What do you want from me? Are you all crazy or what?
Give me your gun! Stop with this crap!
What did you say?
- This asshole can go to hell! - Calm down!
Are you all completely crazy or what?
- What was that? - Now shut your mouths!
The second one is now going to join the comrades at headquarters,
And you take out the others and burn the place down.
I saw a canister in the garage.
- And no witnesses, okay? - Understood.
Open the door.
Open the door, did you hear?
Okay, you don't want it any other way, you whore. You can have it.
Why did you hide?
I'll take you to a more comfortable place.
Come on, come on, let's move!
Don't be like that.
Slut.
You'll regret this! Stay here!
I'll finish you off! You whore!
You want it too, don't you?
Come here.
Now comes the best fuck of your life!
You bitch!
Don't fight back. I'm stronger anyway.
Stop!
Small, small.
"You're safe now." - Dad.
- Dad. - Calm down, calm down.
Board.
I am with you.
Where are Maryna and Sashko?
Maryna and Sashko? Tell me.
In the basement. You are in the basement.
Listen, we're leaving now.
Get them out of the cellar as soon as possible, okay?
Go on, go on, go on!
Stop!
Go down!
What the hell happened?
Hey! Talib?
Shit!
Stand up! Stand up!
- What happened? What's going on? - We have to get out of here immediately!
- What's going on? - Olha, is my father an angel now?
No, he's still alive. He's alive!
Be quiet, don't say things like that if they're not true!
Do you hear the shots? That's Dad defending us.
He's getting us out of here!
Hurry, we don't have much time!
Beilung!
Come on!
He's over there.
Be quiet!
Board.
- Cover his eyes. - What?
Cover his eyes!
Oh my God! Oh my God, oh my God!
Olha! What happened? Where is Roman?
I'm looking for him.
You wait outside until we come to you, okay?
Keep your eyes closed. Just walk straight ahead.
Close your eyes. Hurry! Come on, get out of here.
Dad?
Dad?
Why are you sitting here?
Dad, we don't have any more time, we have to get out of here.
I can't do it anymore.
I'm cold.
Dad, get up, we have to go!
Do you remember when we went fishing together?
- Yes, I know... - You and I...
I was...
- 10 years old... - You were 10...
- I was 10... - You and I. We're together...
We went fishing. Dad, what are you talking about?
We need to get out of here immediately. - The river...
His name was...
Stay calm.
- You must... you must... - The river was called...
the two...
- Over there... over there... - "The two..."
- Take it there - Maryna... Sashko.
But they don't know...
...the escape route.
No, listen, Dad.
We will find a doctor, and you will survive.
Did you hear me? Now get up!
Get up, Dad. Get up!
- You have to save her... - Come on, Dad!
Olha... you have to go now.
I love you so much...
I love you too, Dad.
What happened here? Holy crap!
Maryna!
Maryna, where are you?
We're over here.
Roman, where is he? Where is Roman? Tell me.
We have to get out of here! - Where's Roman?
- It's just the three of us now. - No, no...
We are a family. We are a family.
He wanted us to survive. That's why we have to leave now.
How do we get out of here? Is there a gate somewhere?
Kill them all!
I'll take us there!
Search the entire property.
The!
Kill them all!
Beilung!
They must be here somewhere!
Duck! Get down! Otherwise they'll see you.
Come on, take a look in the garden!
We'll find them eventually.
I can't see anything, it's much too dark.
- They're not here. - Not here either.
Come on, let's go!
Get down, hide yourselves!
They can't have gotten very far yet.
Stay down.
It's pointless for them to hide.
We'll find them sooner or later anyway.
You can't escape us, do you hear?
Still!
There's nobody here either!
We've turned the whole house upside down.
Comes!
Quiet! Be very still! Come!
Help me push him aside!
Pull!
- I see them! - Run!
Over here! Faster!
We'll get you after all!
Stop!
I've got him, come on!
You have no chance!
Faster! Faster!
I lost sight of her.
Onward, onward.
I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore!
Hang in there!
Oh my God! Sashko, close your eyes.
Come on! Let's go!
I think I saw her over there!
Something's moving back there!
We'll split into three groups; that way we'll find them faster.
- Mom! - What is it?
Movement, movement!
Honey! Calm down, calm down. Be very calm.
This needs to be faster, guys!
Move aside! Stay perfectly still.
You have to hold it completely still. Okay?
There's nobody here.
Maryna! Schnell!
I'll try.
There they are! Grab them!
Come on! What are you waiting for?
Come on! Run, Sashko!
Stand up!
Further!
Come here, hide yourselves!
You mustn't move, okay?
- Mom! - Quiet! Be still!
Where are you whores?
- Sergeant! - What is it?
I think they're here.
Well finally.
Give me the grenade.
Mom, Mom...
Mama...
Mom, Mom, Mom...
Mom, Mom, Mom...
Mom, what happened?
Mom, wake up! What happened?
Mom, Mom, Mom...
Mama!
Maryna. Maryna, lass Sashko los.
He can't breathe.
Maryna! Oh, nein!
No no no.
Mama?
Sashko, Sashko, Mama ist tot.
We must move on. I'll protect you. Don't be afraid.
Come on. We have to go.
Mama...
I won't let you down. Do you hear me?
Come. Be careful.
Did you find them?
I want to go to my mom.
I want to go to my mom.
I can hardly hear you, you know?
My hearing aid no longer works.
So from now on you'll listen for me, okay?
Okay, Sashko?
Come on...
Stay down, stay down.
Did you hear?
We'll be at the river soon. Then we'll be safe.
Hang in there a little longer! You're so brave!
Come on.
Quiet.
We'll be at the river soon.
Pull on me if you hear anything. Okay?
You are the bravest boy I know.
- Will you stay that strong? - Yes.
Very good.
Come on.
Hold on!
Come here.
It's not much further now. Can you manage a little longer?
Very good.
They ran in this direction!
Come on, let's go. Come on.
You have to climb over here. Come on, come on.
We're almost there. Just a little further.
Then we'll be at the river.
Hang in there!
We're almost there.
Worth it.
Is everything okay? Is everything okay?
- Sashko?
- Ja.
But there is no river here at all!
Wait a minute.
Hey, listen. There's supposed to be a river here.
Stop! Do not move!
Who are you?
Raise your hands!
Oh my God! Are you from Bucha?
DEDICATED TO THE CHILDREN WHO LOST THEIR PARENTS IN WAR.
To avoid being caught in the middle of the battle,
Many Ukrainian families tried to flee to the West from Kyiv.
It is the second day of the war.
Russian forces have been shelling since 4 a.m.
continuing the territory of Ukraine.
The defense of Cherson is crucial for...
The border service provides information about dead and injured.
According to consistent reports...
People were woken up by explosions in the middle of the night...
Turn that off. It's all the same.
We will be going very far away.
Hey, little one.
We're going there to pick up Maryna and Sasha.
and travel to western Ukraine.
Oh great.
With the two of them together in one car.
Super.
May I remind you that one of them is my wife Maryna?
And the other one is your brother Sashko?
And you are my daughter.
I won't let you down.
Seven years ago, that didn't stop you either.
- Look! - Was, Papa?
You never cared about me,
And suddenly you come along with: "The family must stick together."
"We're a family, Olha."
What kind of family? What kind of family?
Is it okay with you that your wife hates me?
Listen, I said we'd go together.
Behave yourself. At least while driving.
Do me a favor.
Exceptionally.
Stop! Please stop!
Please, I beg you.
I urgently need to get to Kyiv, to the metro, do you hear?
I'm sorry, we have to go. They're waiting for us.
- My children are waiting for me too. - Unfortunately, we're going in the opposite direction.
- Dad, stop. - What is it?
Let me out.
- Take a taxi. Go ahead. - No, I don't want any money.
Thank you very much. May God protect you.
Listen...
You can't help everyone.
Above all, you must protect yourself.
Should I get the money back from her?
Get a grip, will you?
We don't know what will happen tomorrow.
Dad, you wanted to go west, didn't you?
Olha, please stop that now.
Could you please tell me where your second hearing aid is?
I sent you money for it.
I bought myself some shoes with that money, see?
I told you they were on sale.
You know, your problem is, you just never listen to me.
Yes, I'm sorry.
And all the money went towards the shoes?
Yes, indeed.
From now on, you'll tell me exactly what you spend your money on.
I want to decide for myself what I do.
And also where I go, what I eat, and who I meet.
Look, is everything okay?
We'll be there soon.
Olha! Come on, say hello to them.
- Finally! Did you hear the bang? - Of course.
Do you have everything?
Yes. What do we do about the electricity? The cameras are still recording.
And the refrigerator?
- It doesn't matter. - Okay...
Is that your new pet?
- Nice to see you, Olha. - Nice to see you too.
Please be careful with that.
No, I'm keeping that in my own hands. I got that from Donetsk.
Come on, get in. Go on, let's go!
Otherwise the Russians will come and steal your artwork by Maryna Panchenko. Go!
- Look. - Was?
That's enough. Be careful with it.
- Well, you three? - Hello, Uncle Ivan.
Are you going away?
Right away, yes.
Take care. They seem to have arrived before Butscha.
We won't wait until they're in town.
Sashko, where are you? Hurry up!
And what if they come here? Then what?
Even in war, laws apply. They will leave civilians alone, won't they?
- Is that it? - Yes, but we should call Lviv.
and tell her that we are coming with more people.
Look...
Maryna.
You told me she wouldn't be coming.
Look.
Wait a minute! Olha!
I need to use the toilet. May I?
Sashko's medication is still missing. - I'll take care of it.
Olha! The medicine for Sashko is upstairs. Please get it.
Hurry up, come on!
We'll wait here for as long as we like.
Board.
Board.
Dad! There are tanks out there.
It was just the car, okay. Quick, down to the basement!
- What is it? - My mobile phone.
- What do you mean? Stay here! - I'll be right back!
What's going on? Where are you all?
Where are you, you damn phone?
Shit! Shala, watch out!
- Complete idiot! - Go on, search the house!
I'm searching the basement!
Maybe nobody is here.
They fled.
- Hide! - No, Dad, I can't.
Don't worry, everything will be alright.
There is only one woman with one child here.
Hide! Go.
Take them upstairs!
- Please no! - Hands up, let's go!
- What do you have planned for us? - I said, hands up!
What do you want from us?
- Oh my God! - Raise your damn hands!
Can I help you?
Papa!
Leave him alone! He hasn't done anything to you!
- Please don't! - Shut your mouth!
Go back to the corner and don't move!
Put all your cell phones on the table.
Please don't hurt him.
Do what I tell you, and nothing will happen to you.
Please don't hurt my husband. Please, I beg you.
Shut your fucking mouth already!
- Police, can I do anything for you? - Hello?
Hello? There are Russian soldiers in our house.
Please speak louder. I can't hear you.
The connection is very bad. Hello?
No, no, no, come on!
Come on, come on.
Come on, calm down. Come back, that's an order.
Think about it, Olha, think about it.
Stay silent! - Why? You're going to kill us anyway.
Maryna, stay calm. Don't provoke her unnecessarily!
You should listen to your husband. That was the final warning!
Come on, think about it.
There's nobody in the garden either. Now listen to me carefully.
You will tell us everything, and then we will decide what to do with you.
I don't know what to tell you.
Belyi, go up to the second floor and see if anyone is still there.
Hi! I want to be your friend. Would you like to play with me?
Shitty piece of junk!
There's nobody here!
There is no one on the entire second floor. The house is secured.
- Is anyone else in the house? - No, just the three of us. I swear!
I'm warning you, if you lie to me...
No, she's not lying, it's just the three of us here.
What about your neighbors? Do you know if they're home?
No, I have no idea, we were just about to leave ourselves.
We don't know who else is in the neighborhood.
Please don't hurt my dad.
Search the surrounding houses. There might be more people hiding.
You can have anything you want. Just please let us go.
And leave my husband alone. He hasn't done anything!
We still decide what we do and don't do, right?
I'm asking you one last time: Is anyone still in the house?
No, nobody. I swear.
Please stop, leave him alone, please!
Sit down and hold your boy tight!
What's wrong, didn't they give you anything to eat in the army?
Stop! Please! I beg you!
Shut your damn mouth already! Do you understand me?
What are your plans now?
That's none of your damn business!
We'll ask the questions!
Is anyone else here?
Tell me!
No, nobody. There's nobody else here.
I'll take another look around.
There are cameras installed everywhere here.
Go on!
Where is the money?
Which money?
Your safe. Or your gold.
Who keeps their money at home these days?
Don't you have any cash in the house?
No.
You're lying, you asshole. I can see it in your eyes.
We'll find it anyway.
But you could make things easier for all of us.
Where did you serve?
I did not serve.
Don't talk shit, man!
We haven't done anything to you.
Are there any weapons in the house?
We have no weapons. We are peaceful people.
Lebid, did you really search through everything up there thoroughly?
Yes.
You have something to hide.
And we'll figure out exactly what.
Again: Where is your money, your gold, and your weapons?
I told you, we don't have any cash at home!
Commander! We've searched everywhere. There's nobody here.
We'll get him talking.
He says that all her money is in the bank.
Lebid, you know what to do.
- Why did you come here? - To free yourselves.
Did you believe the Nazis?
That you can just bomb the Donbass for eight years?
That's not true. I'm from Donetsk.
Everything was fine until you...
Until what?
Until the Russians arrived.
I fled the war back in 2014.
So you, bitch, abandoned your own people?
We are here to create peace.
Yes, of course.
You should think before you open your big mouth.
That's our job!
As soon as I let you go, you'll stab me in the back.
Listen, I'm staying here. But please let my family go.
Did you hear that, little one?
Your father has a sense of family.
If you cooperate, we'll let you live. Understand?
Russia will be here in three days.
Within four days at the most.
Who the hell owns this?
What is that?
Woe betide you if you lie to me.
- Leave him alone! - Calm down!
And sit down again! Where is the girl?
She's gone. She left her backpack here.
Talib, get him out of here. This isn't a fair.
No, please don't. Don't touch it.
He is a child!
A soldier doesn't hurt any child.
What is your name?
Sasha.
Okay, Sasha, so tell me, do you have a sister?
Yes.
And she's here. Right here in the house, isn't she?
Please don't say anything, Sasha. Please.
You can tell me.
- I have a suggestion for you... - Stay seated!
Let him! Please!
- Where is she? - She's hiding here in the house.
So she's hiding. Little one, come out!
You do love your dad, don't you?
So stop playing games. I beg you, don't hurt him!
She's quite persistent, isn't she?
- Don't you feel sorry for your father? - She's almost deaf!
She only has 30% hearing power left in one ear.
So she's almost deaf?
Will she hear it if I shoot you? Would that help?
You can choose. Who should we shoot first?
Your mom, your dad, or your brother?
- Who do you love the least? - Please don't!
I'm counting to 3 now.
Like...
two...
No! I'm here!
I am here.
- Get them all down to the cellar! - Yes, Commander.
Keep searching, they must have hidden their money somewhere.
She woke up.
- Oh God. - Are you keeping Sasha on a short leash?
- Come here to me. - Are you going to Mommy?
Come here. I'll hold you.
Board.
How are you, little one?
I'm doing well.
- Hold perfectly still. - Yes, I will.
Check the attic too!
What is it, Maryna?
Turn your head towards me.
So you were up there? Why did it take so long?
Go on, answer!
Maryna, stop.
With what?
Just look at you!
They wanted to kill you!
They would have killed us all! What was that all about, Olha?
Stop it.
- That's enough now. - No!
What? Are you crazy?
I'm sorry I didn't die for you.
Enough!
We should all calm down now.
Understood?
Stop being so diplomatic.
And take care of our safety.
Maryna.
- What, "Maryna"? - Stop it!
Maybe you should make a decision soon.
What does this brat mean to you?
Mom, can I go to my room and play?
I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no, let me go. Come here.
Let's calm down.
Arguing won't help.
Did you hear?
And?
These assholes will eventually leave.
Then we'll travel to western Ukraine. Together.
We'll manage. We're a family, don't forget that.
You will no longer argue.
Did you understand?
Marish...
Marish, come. I'm sorry. Forgive me.
Please, I'm sorry.
Come here to me.
- Come here. - What should we do now?
I'm so scared.
Come here, honey.
I'll go and check on our prisoners.
Papa...
Here.
I thought you might be cold.
And how are you feeling?
I know you understand me. You wear your hearing aid.
Don't be afraid, I won't take it away from you.
Listen, I'm sorry about Talib.
He's crazy.
He just always strikes.
You look really good.
What's your name?
Damned.
Come on, everyone, come here now!
Is this still an attack, Roman?
We should...
Roman, stay here.
- Don't go, Dad. - Quiet!
Take cover!
- Take cover, everyone! - A novel!
They must not see us under any circumstances.
Dad! Please stay here.
- What's the meaning of this? - Shut up!
Papa!
Dad, please stay here.
What was that?
What was that?
Dad, I'm scared!
Come on.
Dad, are those our soldiers?
No idea.
Take cover!
Perhaps they really are our soldiers.
This is the generator.
I installed the doors myself.
The castle is just a fake. To keep Sashko out.
Papa!
What's up, asshole? Were you trying to run away?
Come on, get out! By yourself!
Papa!
Apart, let's go!
Please stay with me!
Dad doesn't go anywhere without us.
- Roman, what's going on up there? - Maryna, stay with Sashko!
I won't let them take you away from us!
Let her come along! Come outside!
Both of them!
Don't leave us alone.
Come with me.
Have no fear.
- Go! - Don't touch him.
Keep moving!
Why did you bring the little one along too?
Are you an ideologue?
Not at all, but I have a task for her.
You're a damn orthodox Christian. Don't take your principles too seriously.
Does your religion allow that?
Mom will be happy about this; she is praying for all of us here.
- For you too. - Mom is always sacred.
Don't touch my daughter, she's still a child.
Anything else?
Relax, if we wanted to kill you, we would have done it a long time ago.
We are Russians. We treat everyone fairly. Got it?
What do you want from us?
The standard procedure.
It seems there are a lot of Nazis in this town.
Therefore, we need to take a close look.
Do you have any tattoos?
Why?
Are you crazy?
Trident, swastika, Azov?
Whatever you Nazis paint your bodies with.
Which Nazis are you talking about? We're just normal people.
Then you can take your clothes off.
Take off your sweater, asshole!
Hands behind your back, come on!
- You really don't have any tattoos, huh? - I never wanted any.
Did you serve in the military? - No.
That's very good for you.
We leave civilians alone.
Take him downstairs.
My daughter is coming with me.
Let me go!
Don't worry, we're not perverts.
We bring you peace.
Look!
Sergeant.
I found this in one of the rooms upstairs.
What is that?
Look at that.
This is just a photo.
Did you participate in the Maidan?
Papa!
Leave him alone! Leave my father alone!
- Get her out of here! - Come on!
- Let go! - Dad!
Shut your fucking mouth already!
Shut the damn mouth!
Dirty slut.
- So, who goes first? - Forget it.
I need to ask her something first. Something personal.
Did you understand me, huh?
The house is big, did you search everywhere?
Are you going to give me the orders now, or what?
Fine, she's yours, asshole.
- What's your PIN? - What?
Tell me the PIN number.
0...
9, 3, 4.
3, 2.
The number is correct. Thank you very much.
Oh shit.
Sushi everywhere you look. Now that's what I call the good life!
What does your father do for a living?
Stop!
What's the point? Leave her alone!
What is it? Are you in pain?
My hearing aid...
This? This?
Ukrainian bitch!
Let's go back downstairs. Come on. Can you hear me?
You can't get away with this, you bitch.
Shut up! You don't know anything!
Come with me. Don't be afraid, come now.
Come on.
Don't be afraid. That's good. Good girl.
Slowly. Wait a moment.
Come on, you don't have to be afraid.
Nice and slow.
Don't be afraid. I'm with you.
I got you.
What was that supposed to be? Were you planning to run away?
Belyi, get out of the way, have you heard?
Come on, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you.
I will protect you.
She almost smashed my skull in, do you think that's okay?
Go in there.
Slut!
Calm down! I'm not going to touch you, okay?
- She'll get what she deserves! - You need to lie down!
- Come on, don't be afraid. - Please, I don't want to.
Sit down.
Don't be like that.
So, here.
Where does it hurt?
Okay. Okay.
- Do you have the situation under control again? - Yes, Sergeant!
Here, have a drink.
Rest. That will help you.
That has always helped me too.
You know, I once had an accident in my grandma's village.
The people in the village beat me up.
I lay down...
And the next morning everything was fine again.
My grandmother always said: "That will heal before the wedding."
How old are you?
Seventeen.
Then it heals very, very quickly.
Your language might sound strange.
You can hardly understand anything at all.
- Are you afraid of me? - No.
Don't worry, nobody will touch you while I'm here, I promise.
I'll just stay here with you.
I shouldn't even be here. I didn't sign anything.
No contract.
My mother insisted.
She said the army is giving her a favorable mortgage.
What a load of crap. "Cheap mortgage".
I had no idea it would end like this.
Nobody said anything about a war.
They said we would do an apprenticeship and then be able to go home.
When we entered Ukraine, everything became clear to me.
The artillery fired on us.
I was so scared.
Suddenly we no longer knew what would happen tomorrow.
This operation is nonsense.
Which Nazis are you supposed to be?
Incidentally, my great-aunt lives near Kharkiv, in Izyum.
I visited her every summer when I was little.
She lives right next to a river.
The strawberries there are incredible.
As big as my fist, I swear to you.
My daughter is one year old.
My wife is so worried about me that...
I can't even call her anymore.
Do you know what her first word was?
Board.
My family.
I should be with them right now, not here.
Anyway, rest. I'll take care of you.
What's your name?
What's my name?
Only.
Oder Lyosha.
Lyosha...
You're not like them, are you?
Please help us. You must help us.
Get them to release my father.
He did nothing wrong.
I know. But what can I do?
You could ask her if you can just leave.
We won't tell anyone about it, I promise.
But you did see them.
They don't even speak like humans.
They only know two languages.
The language of money and power.
Lyosha, I beg you.
Please help us get out of here.
Well, maybe you can bribe them.
Talib is an asshole, just like Belyi.
Sergeant.
Sergeant, you might be able to negotiate with him.
Do you have any money?
Do you have no money at all?
You have a big house.
Cameras everywhere.
There's surely a safe somewhere around here.
I do not know it either.
I haven't lived here for a very long time.
This won't work without money. Then I can't help you.
Maryna.
Maryna is my stepmother. She knows where the money is.
- Really? - Yes.
Could you take me to her?
Na klar.
Come upstairs.
Okay, I've got you. Hold on to me.
And then we'll slowly go outside.
Stay calm. We'll manage.
Come on.
Come on.
To bad.
Hey, everything okay?
Further.
Don't think for a second that we're done with you.
- I don't know what else to say. - You'll think of something.
I didn't serve. How many times do I have to say it?
But it looks completely different in the photo.
That was a snapshot.
I had nothing to do with the movement. I swear to you.
We are civilians. We are most certainly not Nazis.
Do you really think they'll release my father again?
Absolutely. I can do it.
My friend, the problem is that I don't believe you.
And if you don't unpack yourself, we'll have to resort to other methods.
I've already said everything I know.
Answer me, you Ukrainian asshole! This is my final warning!
- Dad! - No, not at all! Have you gone mad?
Your father is persistent.
The sergeant will kill him.
Shut your fucking mouth, okay?
"What we are doing is wrong." - Don't listen to him.
Yesterday we killed a woman because she had a religious image.
Don't listen, okay?
Shala, shut your mouth and do your rounds!
Calm down. Our Shalayev has a vivid imagination.
- What did he say? - Nothing. Everything will be alright.
Let's go down to the basement.
Nothing will happen to you, come on.
Okay, fine. You wouldn't have it any other way.
- Dad! - Shut up.
Be quiet! Don't lose your temper!
Calm down.
- Did they kill him? - No, we are soldiers.
As soldiers, we do not kill civilians.
That was just a shot in the air.
Really?
We'll find a solution. We just need to find the money.
Do you hear?
No. Not at all.
Oliechka.
Where is Roman? Where is he?
What did they do to you?
What happened? Where is Roman?
Do they have him?
Do you have any money here?
If we give them money, they will let us go.
What kind of money are you talking about? Where is Roman?
They'll let us go if we give them enough money, okay?
We can leave from here.
But we have to give them all the money we have.
Mom, I want to go back to my room!
Honey, that's not possible right now. We have to stay here a little longer.
You can play in your room later.
What did they tell you? Why did you...
Why do you trust them?
One of them seems normal, okay?
He will help us escape if we can raise enough money.
- This is our chance. - They're just messing with you.
They found nothing in the whole house and are now trying it on you.
Nein, Maryna...
- Please. - First I want to see how Roman is doing.
I won't make such a decision without reading Roman!
Tell me where our safe is!
Our safe? There is no "us", get that through your heads!
They're going to kill Dad, you know that, right?
They've already killed someone, there's blood everywhere up there, Maryna!
Is money really that important to you? This is about my father's life!
Maryna...
- How much do you want? - Everything.
Will they really leave and release Roman?
I don't know it.
But we have no choice.
Oh my god, I forgot where I put them.
I can't remember. Think, think!
Where are they?
Stay calm. Think!
It's all in here. Right here.
Listen, Olha! Olha, that's $20,000.
Yes, good.
That's all we have.
Yes, I understand.
Wait! There's another painting hanging upstairs.
- Painting? - That's a painting by Marchuk.
Tell them it's very valuable. There are sculptures there too.
Tell them we can also ask our friends for money.
And?
Here. This is all we have.
Is that enough for you?
- Is that enough? Really? - That looks good.
You wait here.
Commander!
What is?
I have something here.
Well, look at that, they do have something in the house after all.
They might even have more.
That's quite possible. Is he still alive?
I have no idea, I think he's still breathing, just barely.
Talib can take over the rest. After that, he stops breathing.
I'm definitely going to buy myself a new car with my share.
- And which one? - A Priora.
- Should we share it with Shala too? - No.
We'll keep that to ourselves.
Without Shala, each of us gets 5000.
That's something you can work with.
- Where is Roman? - What are you doing here? Be quiet.
Let's go into the other houses.
And when we've made it all the way down the street, each of us will be rich.
Dad is doing well.
- There's blood everywhere. - Yes, I know.
- Have you arranged everything? - Yes, yes, but you need to calm down.
What did they say?
They're talking about it right now, Maryna. You must be patient!
- But can we trust them? - Maryna, he is a good man.
We can trust him.
- No. - We can really trust him.
He has a daughter and a wife himself. And he didn't want to go to war.
He is not a good man.
Good men don't invade other countries with tanks.
You're right, it's okay. But you need to calm me down now, okay?
- We have to wait and see... - Roman!
Hey, come down! We've sorted everything out!
We've sorted everything out, you can leave now. So get lost!
- And Dad? - They won't let him go.
- What does that mean? - He confessed to everything.
He was a member of the Prawyji sector.
No! That's not true! Don't believe him.
He is no longer a civilian, but an enemy.
But you both still have a chance. Get out while you still can!
Not without him.
- Let my father come with us! - That's impossible.
He did nothing!
Should I kneel before you? I beg you, let him go free!
Listen, if you leave now, you can live.
If you stay, anything can happen.
Sergeant is an impatient person.
He doesn't hesitate. Not even with a child.
So, what is it?
Maryna, listen,
- Dad is... - What exactly did you negotiate?
Listen, there's nothing more we can do right now.
And?
Of...
- Maryna? - Sasha is no longer in the basement.
Maryna, we can't leave. Not without Dad.
Where did Sashko go?
They've taken him. Sashko, where are you?
Hopefully he just went to his room!
You're a good boy, aren't you? And I'm sure you want to help your dad.
Sasha, keep going. Glory to the hero!
"Glory to the nation!" - That's good.
No reason to be so damn shy.
"Glory to the nation! Death to the enemies!"
Good boy.
"Ukraine is above all else." - Another stupid little Nazi.
He will never grow up to be a normal Russian.
Never. Ask him about the safe.
Okay, my little one.
Sashko, do you want to go to your mommy?
Then tell me where the large metal box is.
The one with the numbers on it.
It's called a safe.
I want to go to my mom.
- Why are you still playing with him? - Think about it carefully.
Perhaps you've seen him before.
Okay, coward, you won't get anything out of him.
We should kill him.
Damn it! Tell me already where your safe is!
- Mommy, Mommy! - Don't touch him!
He's still a child!
Sashko!
Lyokha, I thought your girls wanted to leave.
Please don't hurt my boy!
Where do you want to go?
We didn't want to cause any trouble.
The circumstances have changed.
Was?
You have the money, what more do you want?
Are you fucking serious?
Did you think we would just let you go like that?
A Nazi family.
No, no, no, Lebid.
You completely fooled the girls.
Don't listen, everything will be alright again.
Why did you defend me?
What more do you want from us?
We gave you everything. We have nothing left!
This is all your own fault!
This has nothing to do with us.
Just look how you can live here.
Thanks to money you can hear, buy houses and cars...
You have $20,000 in a damn pocket.
My father doesn't even earn that much in his entire life.
How could we be worse?
- Answer me, you whore! - I don't know.
The reason is that we all originated from a Soviet Union.
How is it possible that you have everything and we have nothing?
- I don't know. I don't know. - Why is that? Why is that?
Why are you wasting so long with explanations? Finish them off!
Please don't! Please don't!
Please don't! Please don't shoot us! Sashko is still just a child!
Shoot me.
Come on, pull the trigger already!
What are you waiting for?
Kill me, you pig!
I will haunt your dreams for the rest of your life.
Come on, shoot me!
The.
Lyokha, are you crazy?
Before you shoot her, let's do something else with her first.
Sergeant, say something!
You're a coward, you know that?
Sergeant!
Okay, Lyokha, you first.
You take them, and then finally finish them, okay?
Yes, sir.
Okay, let's get started.
- No! No! - Come here! Shut your mouth!
You're coming with me.
- No, no. - Let her go.
Stay here! Lie down again!
You bitch!
Where do you want to go? Huh?
You're as good as dead!
Let them go, now!
Shala, are you completely crazy now?
What's going on there?
Everything is okay.
- Put the gun down, you complete idiot! - Get away from her!
What the hell is this?
Vladimir Vladimirovich has agreed to the operation,
to save lives...
First you killed the father and now this.
You should leave her alone!
Leave them alone, they haven't done anything to you!
That doesn't matter. Are you blind?
Shala, this is war, we kill them or they kill us!
Got it?
Stop it.
Listen to me, Shalayev, I urge you to lay down your weapon.
But Sergeant, he wanted to rape her.
And what do you care?
Put the machine gun down.
Stay calm, Shala.
You're very tired. I understand that completely. Something like that doesn't happen every day.
But do you want to release them?
What comes next?
Think about it, Shala.
They certainly won't thank you.
You saw that her children hate Russia.
- There are Nazi flags hanging on every house. - That's not true.
They are raised with it from birth.
"We are not animals, Shala." "Don't listen to him."
We came here to help ordinary people.
Just look at them! Come on.
Are you crazy?
Shala, Shala! Can you hear me?
- That wasn't necessary, damn it! - Where's the first-aid kit?
- Damn, he needs help, fast! - Shit!
Come here, you slut!
Look what you've done, you Ukrainian whore!
Check it out!
Get her away from here, Belyi!
Lebid, do something!
I don't know what to do either!
Can you hear me? Shala!
The, rein da.
- We should have shot them all! - Shut your mouth!
We need to make sure we save Shala, otherwise we're really in deep trouble!
Why did you shoot him, huh?
I had the situation under control! I would have taken the weapon from him!
You guys are a bunch of complete idiots.
Shala!
Shala!
I'm sorry, I just went crazy.
You're a fucking asshole!
You should have listened to me from the beginning, damn it!
The father is tending the sheep,
The mother shakes the little tree, and a little dream falls down.
Sleep, little child, sleep.
Sleep, little one, sleep...
The sheep are moving across the sky,
The stars are the lambs, the moon is the shepherd.
Sleep, little child, sleep.
Sleep, little child, sleep,
So I'll give you a sheep,'
With a fine golden bell, that shall be your playmate,
Sleep, little child, sleep!
Sleep, little child, sleep,
And don't bleat like a sheep,
Otherwise the shepherd's little dog will come, and bite my naughty little child,
Sleep, little child, sleep.
Everything will be alright again, my darling. Soon the bad men will be gone.
I want to go to Dad.
Unfortunately, that's not possible right now. - We have to leave here.
Maryna...
We must save ourselves first, and then we will save Roman.
What kind of war is this?
Who fights with such methods?
They don't look like soldiers.
But more like criminals.
I have to tell you something.
Maryna, Maryna.
Dad is dead.
You lie.
Don't lie to me.
He is still alive.
I would feel it if he had died.
No.
I would feel it.
What did you see?
I saw Dad.
I heard one of those assholes talking to the other.
and said that he had to kill his father.
Dad is dead.
This is entirely your fault.
We would have been in Lviv long ago.
But he really wanted you to come along.
Because of you, we couldn't leave on time.
This is all because of you.
Maybe it's your fault.
You shouldn't have stolen it from us!
Just me, Mom and Dad.
Without you, he would still be alive. You and your son are to blame!
What nonsense are you talking about?
You must be blind, not deaf. You should have seen it.
Your mum...
was a whore.
Roman isn't even your biological father.
They met when you were one year old.
Have you never wondered why you don't have his last name?
That is not true.
Your father wanted to put you in foster care.
But Roman prevented that.
Who took you to the doctors?
For speech therapy?
Who bought the medication?
Mom and dad.
No. Roman.
It was always Roman.
He gave you everything he had.
Then he put it behind him.
And together with me, he was able to start a completely normal family.
For the first time in his life, he was truly happy.
And what did you do the whole time?
I was just a little child, Maryna.
I was just a child.
And you're still a child!
Selfish and narcissistic.
Everyone should pity you.
She's so unfortunate, our poor deaf Olha!
She can't do anything on her own.
He died because of you.
Mom? Mom?
Come here, lie down again.
I'm with you. Don't be afraid.
I am with you.
Hey, Mom!
- Let her go immediately. - Shut your mouth or I'll kill you!
- Come on! - Look!
- Leave her alone! - Hurry up.
You pigs, what are you going to do with her?
- Please don't. - Don't be such a baby!
What are you doing to me?
Come on, come on, come on!
We have to carry the corpse, and he's having fun with it?
Get out of here. Or do you want to shoot me?
That wouldn't be a bad idea.
- What was that? Tell me again. - You already understood me.
Stop it! Calm down!
Take that asshole's gun away. I'm going to kill him right now.
What do you want from me? Are you all crazy or what?
Give me your gun! Stop with this crap!
What did you say?
- This asshole can go to hell! - Calm down!
Are you all completely crazy or what?
- What was that? - Now shut your mouths!
The second one is now going to join the comrades at headquarters,
And you take out the others and burn the place down.
I saw a canister in the garage.
- And no witnesses, okay? - Understood.
Open the door.
Open the door, did you hear?
Okay, you don't want it any other way, you whore. You can have it.
Why did you hide?
I'll take you to a more comfortable place.
Come on, come on, let's move!
Don't be like that.
Slut.
You'll regret this! Stay here!
I'll finish you off! You whore!
You want it too, don't you?
Come here.
Now comes the best fuck of your life!
You bitch!
Don't fight back. I'm stronger anyway.
Stop!
Small, small.
"You're safe now." - Dad.
- Dad. - Calm down, calm down.
Board.
I am with you.
Where are Maryna and Sashko?
Maryna and Sashko? Tell me.
In the basement. You are in the basement.
Listen, we're leaving now.
Get them out of the cellar as soon as possible, okay?
Go on, go on, go on!
Stop!
Go down!
What the hell happened?
Hey! Talib?
Shit!
Stand up! Stand up!
- What happened? What's going on? - We have to get out of here immediately!
- What's going on? - Olha, is my father an angel now?
No, he's still alive. He's alive!
Be quiet, don't say things like that if they're not true!
Do you hear the shots? That's Dad defending us.
He's getting us out of here!
Hurry, we don't have much time!
Beilung!
Come on!
He's over there.
Be quiet!
Board.
- Cover his eyes. - What?
Cover his eyes!
Oh my God! Oh my God, oh my God!
Olha! What happened? Where is Roman?
I'm looking for him.
You wait outside until we come to you, okay?
Keep your eyes closed. Just walk straight ahead.
Close your eyes. Hurry! Come on, get out of here.
Dad?
Dad?
Why are you sitting here?
Dad, we don't have any more time, we have to get out of here.
I can't do it anymore.
I'm cold.
Dad, get up, we have to go!
Do you remember when we went fishing together?
- Yes, I know... - You and I...
I was...
- 10 years old... - You were 10...
- I was 10... - You and I. We're together...
We went fishing. Dad, what are you talking about?
We need to get out of here immediately. - The river...
His name was...
Stay calm.
- You must... you must... - The river was called...
the two...
- Over there... over there... - "The two..."
- Take it there - Maryna... Sashko.
But they don't know...
...the escape route.
No, listen, Dad.
We will find a doctor, and you will survive.
Did you hear me? Now get up!
Get up, Dad. Get up!
- You have to save her... - Come on, Dad!
Olha... you have to go now.
I love you so much...
I love you too, Dad.
What happened here? Holy crap!
Maryna!
Maryna, where are you?
We're over here.
Roman, where is he? Where is Roman? Tell me.
We have to get out of here! - Where's Roman?
- It's just the three of us now. - No, no...
We are a family. We are a family.
He wanted us to survive. That's why we have to leave now.
How do we get out of here? Is there a gate somewhere?
Kill them all!
I'll take us there!
Search the entire property.
The!
Kill them all!
Beilung!
They must be here somewhere!
Duck! Get down! Otherwise they'll see you.
Come on, take a look in the garden!
We'll find them eventually.
I can't see anything, it's much too dark.
- They're not here. - Not here either.
Come on, let's go!
Get down, hide yourselves!
They can't have gotten very far yet.
Stay down.
It's pointless for them to hide.
We'll find them sooner or later anyway.
You can't escape us, do you hear?
Still!
There's nobody here either!
We've turned the whole house upside down.
Comes!
Quiet! Be very still! Come!
Help me push him aside!
Pull!
- I see them! - Run!
Over here! Faster!
We'll get you after all!
Stop!
I've got him, come on!
You have no chance!
Faster! Faster!
I lost sight of her.
Onward, onward.
I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore!
Hang in there!
Oh my God! Sashko, close your eyes.
Come on! Let's go!
I think I saw her over there!
Something's moving back there!
We'll split into three groups; that way we'll find them faster.
- Mom! - What is it?
Movement, movement!
Honey! Calm down, calm down. Be very calm.
This needs to be faster, guys!
Move aside! Stay perfectly still.
You have to hold it completely still. Okay?
There's nobody here.
Maryna! Schnell!
I'll try.
There they are! Grab them!
Come on! What are you waiting for?
Come on! Run, Sashko!
Stand up!
Further!
Come here, hide yourselves!
You mustn't move, okay?
- Mom! - Quiet! Be still!
Where are you whores?
- Sergeant! - What is it?
I think they're here.
Well finally.
Give me the grenade.
Mom, Mom...
Mama...
Mom, Mom, Mom...
Mom, Mom, Mom...
Mom, what happened?
Mom, wake up! What happened?
Mom, Mom, Mom...
Mama!
Maryna. Maryna, lass Sashko los.
He can't breathe.
Maryna! Oh, nein!
No no no.
Mama?
Sashko, Sashko, Mama ist tot.
We must move on. I'll protect you. Don't be afraid.
Come on. We have to go.
Mama...
I won't let you down. Do you hear me?
Come. Be careful.
Did you find them?
I want to go to my mom.
I want to go to my mom.
I can hardly hear you, you know?
My hearing aid no longer works.
So from now on you'll listen for me, okay?
Okay, Sashko?
Come on...
Stay down, stay down.
Did you hear?
We'll be at the river soon. Then we'll be safe.
Hang in there a little longer! You're so brave!
Come on.
Quiet.
We'll be at the river soon.
Pull on me if you hear anything. Okay?
You are the bravest boy I know.
- Will you stay that strong? - Yes.
Very good.
Come on.
Hold on!
Come here.
It's not much further now. Can you manage a little longer?
Very good.
They ran in this direction!
Come on, let's go. Come on.
You have to climb over here. Come on, come on.
We're almost there. Just a little further.
Then we'll be at the river.
Hang in there!
We're almost there.
Worth it.
Is everything okay? Is everything okay?
- Sashko?
- Ja.
But there is no river here at all!
Wait a minute.
Hey, listen. There's supposed to be a river here.
Stop! Do not move!
Who are you?
Raise your hands!
Oh my God! Are you from Bucha?
DEDICATED TO THE CHILDREN WHO LOST THEIR PARENTS IN WAR.