The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

Episode 2

I will pack
all your other things.
And, if they let us leave,
we will take them with us.
I want you to take this.
I feel I will be with you.
You're too young
to be going away by yourself.
What if I lose it?
MOTHER: Don't.
WOMAN: Get outside.
Now!
Get moving! Now!
WOMAN: Outside.
PEPAN: You have got to find
something in your mind.
That makes you smile.
A good thing.
They can't get in here.
Tattooists.
Come.
We are going
to the women's camp.
For two hours.
Then to meet the new arrivals.
Do you like women?
Of course.
SS GUARD: Come on. Follow me.
PRISONER GRUNTS
SS GUARD: Get up.
You were telling me
about this girl.
LALI: Yes.
I don't know her name.
I don't know
where she is in the camp.
All I know is her number.
I can think of nothing else
but seeing her.
Her face.
I have to see her again.
But I didn't even know
if she was still alive.
Every day there were selections.
If you looked a bit sick,
if you looked weak
STIWITZ: This one.
LALI: You are useless to them
and you get sent
to the gas chamber.
Please, it is only a little cut.
It will heal.
MARTA: Move!
STIWITZ: Those two.
That one.
That will do for now.
MARTA: Move it. Come on.
Go!
Hurry!
Check the lining.
Shake them well.
Keep finding gold.
STIWITZ: Go through each pocket.
Feel the hems. Things are
sometimes sewn into them.
Use your hands.
Be quick and thorough.
MARTA: Shake them well.
Sir.
I'm sorry.
SS GUARD: Women.
Keep going. Move!
Are there Slovakian women
in your barracks?
No.
Where's their barracks?
I don't know any Slovaks.
SS GUARD: Move along!
SS GUARD: Come on, move along.
HANNA: Gita.
SS GUARD:
Everybody stay together.
Come on, this way.
GITA WHISTLES
HANNA: Gita. What are you doing?
Come on.
HEATHER: So she remembered you?
She did.
HEATHER: But
Other guards
Did anybody notice,
or say anything?
Slap her.
Do you know the girl back there?
I probably tattooed her.
Uh-huh.
It's nice to see
some women in proper clothes.
How long would it take you
to get one into bed?
Huh?
Those are girls who need rings
on their fingers first.
BARETZKI CHUCKLES
Come.
Uh, you two.
Come here. Come out.
Which one of us
would you prefer to fuck?
WOMAN: Go on.
Oh, gross.
WOMAN WHISPERS
What are you saying?
What does she say?
Please don't get upset.
Everything can be okay.
WOMAN: We need some water.
Okay, be quiet. Back in line.
We need to find our husbands.
Shut up. Back in line.
Foulmouthed pig.
-SS GUARD: Eyes down.
-You.
-SS GUARD: Eyes down.
-Slap her.
SS GUARD: Eyes down.
WOMEN GASP
Listen. Keep yourself quiet
and you'll be taken
to maternity soon, okay?
-Where is maternity?
-SS GUARD: Everybody, this way!
That's what we tell
the pregnant ones.
I don't see any babies
around here, do you?
Huh?
LALI: Hey.
Hey.
Are you alright?
Your hands are shaking.
Yes.
Just tired.
Hard day at the office, Lali?
TOMAS CHUCKLES
I was working
at the women's camp today.
There are many,
many women there.
-PRISONER: Did you see children?
-PRISONER 2: Is my wife alive?
PRISONER 3: Were there children?
No, I didn't speak
to anyone, but
But they have jobs.
Some good jobs.
Washing, and sorting.
-And they're together.
-Did you see anyone you knew?
No.
What about pregnant women?
Did you see any pregnant women?
My wife was four months pregnant
when we arrived.
Tomas.
Your wife was pregnant?
[WHISPERS] Yes.
Why?
-Where are they?
-I don't I don't
Did you see any pregnant women
there or not, Lali?
-For fuck's sake.
-No.
No, I didn't see
any pregnant women there.
Do you smoke?
Back in Slovenia?
LALI: Slovakia.
No.
I know what you're
thinking about.
You can read minds?
This mind I can.
You're thinking about that girl.
What girl?
BARETZKI CHUCKLES
You know the one.
The whistler.
That's the one
you were looking for.
At the women's camp,
asking everyone.
Slovakian girls,
Slovakian girls
Right?
Paper.
A pencil.
Write her a note.
But wait.
If I do something for you,
what can you do for me?
I don't know.
I have nothing.
You know how to talk to women.
I can see that.
Tonight is
a very special night for me.
You write me some things
I can say to my woman,
and I deliver your note.
I'll be back in half an hour.
I did a deal with the devil.
He gave me the paper,
and I took it.
Did you trust Baretzki?
No.
But I think he needed me.
He was very lonely,
very violent.
Terrible.
Okay, tattooist.
-That is her number?
-Yes.
Hm.
Really?
LALI CHUCKLES
What if you just want
to fuck them?
Romance is still
the best way to achieve that.
See you tomorrow.
WOMAN MOANS
WOMAN SHRIEKS
WOMAN SOBBING
You. Get up. Now.
GITA: What is it?
What is it?
Move.
Look. You can have this.
And I can get more.
I can't send him away.
You have to see him.
But I'll wait here.
What number?
BARETZKI SIGHS
You all look
the fucking same to me.
Where do you work?
Clothing warehouse.
You remembered him.
The one
that gave you that number.
He remembers you too.
Sweet dreams.
"Lali Eisenberg. Krompachy."
-That's it?
-You get rid of that.
Gita, this note
will get you killed.
To be able
to get a note to me
Who is this man?
HANNA: Good question.
What is he doing for them?
Hey! Shut the fuck up.
You like it?
I do.
Just a minute.
It's a gift. The dress.
Oh, thank you.
This material is hard to find.
I could probably sell it
for quite a lot.
SHE LAUGHS
I poured you some schnapps.
Apple.
Ugh.
BARETZKI: You throw it back
like a peasant.
Now sip it. Like a lady.
What are your hopes
for the future?
What?
What are you talking about?
I'm showing
an interest in your life.
My life?!
The world has gone mad.
My home has been invaded
and I have to earn money
in this place--
This is enough.
What are your hopes
for the future?
SHE LAUGHS
HE BREATHES HEAVILY
By the way, I think
you're a fucking homo.
What?
The Lali method of talking
to women is a homo fantasy.
What happened?
Was it in the camp, or?
Fucker.
MEN GASP
LALI GRUNTS AND GROANS
Get up.
I don't want
to be around someone
who is fucking stupid,
understand?
I'm sorry.
Herr Blockführer.
Your little ugly friend?
I gave it to her last night.
The note?
Uh-huh.
You saw her?
She's in Block 29.
Works at the clothing warehouse.
Thank you.
I needed to keep him happy,
you understand.
He now knew who she was.
He knew who she was.
He knew
which little bed was hers.
He could visit her
whenever he wanted to.
Let's leave this.
Okay? Um,
why don't you go sit down, Lali.
I'll bring you some water.
Yes.
He gave it to her.
No, no
Sorry. Um, I don't, I didn't
I didn't know
what he could have done to her.
I
Just a minute, sorry. Sorry.
Jesus.
I'm sorry, Heather.
No.
You mustn't apologize.
Just so you know,
I come from a big family
full of criers and shouters.
HE LAUGHS
So, I-I feel right at home.
So you are Jewish.
SHE LAUGHS
I guess, in a way.
My head feels like shit.
What is a cure for a headache?
A headache?
Or a hangover?
They could do with a drink.
Or 50.
THEY CHUCKLE
BARETZKI: Come on.
Chop, chop.
HE WHISPERS
SS GUARD: Shut up!
BARETZKI: Are you going
to write her another note?
I don't know.
I don't know if she wants me to.
Well, she does.
Why do you say that?
She remembers you.
Yeah.
Well
Hard to forget me.
BARETZKI CHUCKLES
Very fucking true.
Every day that I can,
I watch this clothing warehouse.
I want, uh You know
What are they called?
X-ray vision, like Superman.
To see through those walls
where she is working.
Are you Slovakian?
Are you Slovakian?
Are you Slovakian?
Yes.
Do you know prisoner 4562?
No more notes to her.
You'll get her killed.
Use your brain!
What's her name?
Can you tell me?
IVANA: No! Sorry.
GITA GASPS
SS GUARD:
I'll shoot you in the face.
SS GUARD:
You lazy motherfuckers!
SS GUARD:
Like the dirty dog you are!
SS GUARD 2:
Move it now, or you'll be shot!
SS GUARD: On your knees.
-Get on your
- SS GUARD 3: Keep moving!
SS GUARD 2: Fucking rats!
WOMAN: Follow me.
Hello, Lali from Krompachy.
THEY LAUGH
I brought you something.
Now open your mouth.
Thank you.
Mm.
How did you get the chocolate?
The Polish workers
got it for me.
How did you?
Take it.
I can get more.
Jewelry, cash,
from in here, where I work.
Could you use it
to pay them to get more food?
I have to go.
Wait, wait!
I don't know your name.
It's Gita.
HANNA EXHALES
Let me see.
"If you get this note,
it means I have found you."
-You've memorized it already?
-Shh.
"I don't know
anything about you,
but I cannot forget
the memory of your face.
Whatever you did to my heart,
I don't know,
but since I first saw you,
I'm filled
with a new, strong belief
that we will survive this.
Lali."
It's beautiful.
Look where we are.
But this is
the best day of my life.
THEY LAUGH
Yeah, the only thing missing
is toilet paper.
No.
Come on, you can't keep it.
It's too dangerous.
GITA SIGHS
THEY LAUGH
My, my great romantic letter
was used as toilet paper!
THEY LAUGH
That's very funny.
She was funny. And brave.
She took risks every day
to bring back stolen things.
Diamonds, rings,
jewelry from the suitcases.
I got these
to the Polish workers
for food, cigarettes, bribes.
I curse the woman
who will receive this.
She will never enjoy sex.
I curse the woman
who receives this
to have ugly, dumb children.
Quiet.
I don't want to hear
your gibberish.
Herr Rottenführer.
Toilet.
Toilet!
HANNA: Gita!
Your cut.
-It's fine.
-It's not fine.
It's fine.
She was your reason to open
your eyes in the morning.
Lali?
Quickly.
The bakery shuts in 15 minutes.
There you go.
One sugar and milk, right?
My shout.
Now why are we having
cakes today?
Because I'm going to tell you
a very good part of the story.
Wonderful.
I need to see prisoner 4562.
Says who?
I have to check her number.
There's been
an administrative error.
Under the mattress.
Go wait in my room.
You have five minutes
before we go back to work.
SHE CHUCKLES
THEY CHUCKLE
How can you be here?
Well
Who are you?
No one's ever
made me feel this way,
just by looking at them.
HE LAUGHS
I don't understand.
THEY LAUGH
HE LAUGHS
-SS GUARD: Everybody up!
-Tomas.
SS GUARD: Come on, get up!
Today is my wife's birthday.
Come on.
LALI: Wait.
That wasn't the way it was.
Lali.
I went to Gita's barracks
that day.
But it wasn't like that,
Heather.
That day, it wasn't like that.
I'm done.
SS GUARD: Hey!
-Hey! Stop him!
-SS GUARD: Stop him!
TOMAS SHOUTS
SS GUARD: Hey!
TOMAS SHOUTS AND GROANS
LALI: This morning
It's okay.
You can tell me.
It's dawn.
You go to roll call
in the square.
You line up in rows of ten.
Yes, roll call, we lined up
But this morning
There was
What do you call them?
Tomas?
Keep your head down.
Be still, Lali.
HOUSTEK: These three prisoners
attempted to escape.
The sentence for this crime
is death by hanging!
HE LAUGHS
I'm free.
I'm free.
I'm free. I'm free! I'm free!
[SHOUTS] I'm free! I'm--
HE SOBS
How can you be here?
Well, I
HE SOBS
This place.
What has happened?
My friend Tomas.
He couldn't live
this terrible life anymore.
I had to see your face.
I had to see you.
I'm so sorry.
I'm here.
LALI SOBS
This is my mother's.
She gave it to me. To keep safe.
Take it.
Will you keep it safe?
LALI: Of course. Always.
You will get through today.
I will.
You know
Tomas was so young,
he, he might have survived.
Had another life.
His wife was his reason.
You know?
And she was taken from him.
So he walked away from life.
-I can stay if you like.
-No, no. I'm
I'm tired today.
Call me tomorrow.
-I will.
-Okay.
Night.
I was a young man.
I couldn't understand
why you would give up
your life like that.
I had nothing.
And who are you now
without your girl?
You had nothing.
MARTA: You! Move it.
-MALE GUARD: Stand in line.
-MARTA: Now.
FEMALE GUARD:
Into your barracks.
MALE GUARD: Stay in line.
FEMALE GUARD:
You know the way. Hurry up!
Can I help you?
I need to see that one.
-MALE GUARD: Keep moving.
-MARTA: 4562, stay.
-You two go in.
-MALE GUARD: Eyes down. Forward!
Now.
MARTA: You!
You've had a night.
HE CHUCKLES
Do you remember me?
You brought me the note.
What did you think of it?
I threw it away.
Smart.
BARETZKI BREATHES HEAVILY
You have nice eyes.
GITA GROANS AND CRIES
GITA BREATHES HEAVILY
What's that?
It's nothing.
It's infected.
I'm fine.
You have a fever.
GITA: I'm fine.
No, you're not.
SHE PANTS
Go to bed.
BARETZKI GRUNTS
Lali!
Lali!
Fuck you!
LALI EFFORTS
BARETZKI RETCHES
Was that your water?
Who beat you?
Someone I can't beat back,
you know?
BARETZKI CHUCKLES
I went and saw
your girlfriend today.
She's sick. She has a dirty cut.
And fever.
If someone sees it
No.
Mm-hm.
Sit down.
Sit.
Y-You can get her medicine.
Can you?
For a female Jewish prisoner,
um
No fucking way.
BARETZKI CHUCKLES
Shh. Shh. Shh.
Come on. Come on now.
Come here.
BARETZKI BREATHES HEAVILY
We'll get through this.
Shh.
I'm here for you.
I'm here.
Shh. Shh. Shh.
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