"I'm writing a letter, and I spilled the ink" "Oh, my love, you're so far away" "I spilled the ink" "Oh, my love, you're so far away..." "Oh, my darling sugar caramel" "Tell me will you always hold my hand" "Oh my sugar caramel" "Ask my mamma for my hand" "Oh my sugar caramel" "Oh my God!" "Miljenko!" "Tatjana!" "Oh my dear Lord!" "Let us pray." "Oh, Miljenko..." "Based on a novel by Ante Tomic" "Eh, my poor Miljenko." " You took a plunge..." " He sure did." "Written and directed by Hrvoje Hribar ... You and rule forever and ever." "Amen." "WHAT IS A MAN WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE?" "I'm writing a letter, I've run out of things to say" "Oh, my love, you're so far away" "(Mrs. Tatjana, take this, please)" "Miljenko probably wore it when he..." "What should I do with the Turks?" "Who speaks German?" " He's coming." " Who is?" "(Warning!" "Please turn off the lights.)" "(Thank you!" ")" " Jesus be praised!" " Forever and ever." "What a fine priest." "Terrific." " He's young and handsome." " More than the last one." "They brought the compensation." "Of course!" "(We have E10,000)" " (Ten?" "Ten thousand?" ")" " Right, ten thousand." "What 10,000?" "!" "You have to give more, damn you!" "(Then 20,000.)" "Forget "twenty"." "No way!" "(This lady... ) (... wants more.)" "What's he saying?" "She hardly took it off when he went to you to Frankfurt." "Now you bring the helmet!" "20,000 my ass!" "Well... 30,000... (What?" ")" " (30,000.) - (What?" "!" ")" "30,000..." "Where's the priest?" " What's his name?" " Stipan." "Father Stipan!" "Shoo!" "Shoo!" "Get lost!" "Take it, Reverend Father." "Take it all..." " Whatever for?" " His soul." "I don't need it." "It's too much." "For the bell tower." "Go on..." "I can't, poor widow." " Father Jure would have." " He would have, I won't!" "Refusing a donation?" "!" "I'll tell the bishop!" "Shame on you!" "Eh, Miljenko, Miljenko..." "Why did the fool ever leave you?" "Granny, sell the barn to me." "To end up in lime like that..." "Sell me the barn, and the pen." "OK?" "You're so wild!" "Then sell me everything you've got." "The whole hill is mine." "But who needs it?" "I do." "Granny!" "E20,000." "You got it for 30." "I bough the hill from Granny!" "Oh?" "Why?" "My Miljenko knows why." "Brought me here on our first night." "How much did you give to Granny?" "30,000." "All of it..." "Eh, Stipan, you could have had a bell tower." "Granny..." "Give back the money!" "Sorry, it's a done deal." "Give it back, you hear?" "She's gone crazy!" "You're so crude." "Shame on you!" "I'm not crazy!" "Yes, you are." "Miljenko was a turd!" "Fucked everything that moved!" "Wanted me too, but I wouldn't give him any." "He had a steady squeeze in Germany!" " Granny, go on, tell her!" " Leave me out of it." "You're lying..." "I'm not." "You're lying." "You killed her!" "13 MONTHS LATER" "Hey!" "Eh, my lassie, here's our homeland." "How are you going to survive this small, my darling?" "Berlin's not Tokyo!" "Can't you drive in just one stretch?" "Here comes our converted alcoholic." "I'll give you converted!" " Jesus be praised!" " Buenos dias, padre." "Forever and ever." "A box of apple juice." " Zucco de Mela?" " Claro que si." "Told you he speaks Spanish!" "My housekeeper does also, watching all those soaps." "I heard your sister broke her silence." "The storm smashed the window the other day." "She held her head and said, "Oh, Lord, in Heaven"." " That was it?" " Yes." "And not a word more." " Thank you." " De nada." " Everything will be OK." " It sure will." "What will Bishop say?" "Blessed Virgin Mary, who sacrificed her son, for us, grant us mercy of joyful sacrifice." "Hear us, oh, Lord." " In Christ, our Lord." " Amen." "Dear parishioners, as Jesus gave up his life," "I'll give up this wall, and you give up a coin or two for your church." "It is high time we built a belfry and fixed the roof." "There you are..." "Say hello to your mom!" "It's yours now, Tatjana." " Here, take it." " And where's the roof?" "Here at the back." "This is a convertible." "It's as good as new." "I fixed it myself." "E5,000, we said..." "There's no need, it could be a gift." "We're going to pay, Marinko." "Don't rush." "OK, fine." "You've done well since they bored through your hill." "We bought a shop and a tavern." "We manage." "It's not like we got nothing for that hill." "How did she now where the highway would go?" "She didn't." " Is she well enough to drive?" " She's just fine." "Tatjana, wait." "What are you doing?" "Where are you going?" "!" "Damned if I know." "Papi..." "Hey, kid." "Want a job in our tavern?" "Huh?" "Thanks, I work in Berlin, in our carwash." "What carwash?" "Dad says you've came back for good." "(What?" ")" "(Yes, sure, beautiful Croatia!" ")" "(Bye!" ")" "Baby, Dad has sold the carwash." "Papi..." "Hey, kid!" "What is this?" "!" "It's OK." "What's a little water..." "Now what?" "Where are you going?" "!" "Homeland..." "Fuck... fuck!" "Fuck!" "Fuck!" "Shhhh... don't move." "Goldfinch... thistle-finch..." "Carduelis  carduelis." "A beautiful specimen." "Oh, fuck..." "Fuck..." "Little Mozart ran away..." "Have you ever heard it inducing a female?" "He then sings differently." "He lands throws back his head and then starts." "You've got it!" "Well, well..." "Who are you, huh?" "Marinko's daughter." "Oh, the Kraut." "Is it hard to live in foreign land, my friend?" "(No.)" "That wine had an unusual bouquet." "It was homemade." "Tasted like it." "Let's see..." "A cement mixer  4,000 a day." "The armature  25..." "The woodwork, the facade marble..." "Oh, dear Lord..." "Labor and project documentation... 150,000!" "It's not good, Father Stipan." " It's not." " We had the cost estimate." "We're 30,000 Euros short." "If you had them, you'd be home free." " So now what?" " E, what..." "We'll think it through next time we decide to refuse a donation." "Father Stipan!" "Our diocese needs to send a missionary to Mogambo." "It's in Africa." " Oh?" " It sure is." "(Warning!" "Turn off the lights, please.)" "You'd better watch out you don't get homesick." "Shut up  you Devil's contraption!" "I doubt it." "(Please turn off the lights.)" " The car serves you well?" " Mercilessly, Bishop." "Never give in, Julia!" "Never give in to time my Julia or different moves and habits." "Don't give in my youth." "Don't give in, my you..." "Don't give in, my Julia." "You wrote that?" "No, I..." "I write haiku." "A snake on the rock..." "Genius!" "A-snake-on-the-rock..." " Just add an end to it..." " There!" "It's really a horned viper..." "Is it dangerous?" "I catch them with my bare hands." "(" " Nein.) (" " Yes." "Yes.)" "You're going to catch me a snake?" "I said nothing to Papi." "Promise me you won't either, Stanislav." "Papi's terrified of the snakes." "Oh, God..." "Stanislav!" "Stanislav, are you all right?" "I think I am in love..." "Hey, sister-in-law!" "Money is the Devil's instrument." "It's not for everyone." "A man loses his mind, becomes wanton, starts screwing around." "All kinds of shit happens when a person is loaded." "Some... six months ago the Italian Mafia kidnapped an industri industrialize industrialist!" " Have I told you this?" " You have." "Leave me out of it." " You've had it, huh?" " Oh, yes." "Not one day off!" "My man's coming, and won't have time to knock me up!" "Making babies in the middle of the tourist season!" "Ma-Tatjana!" "C-come here say yes to your Marinko," "who brought you a car from Germany!" "Where's my fucking car?" "Your daughter went for a ride." "She ran away to Germany..." "She ran away..." "Tatjana!" "Where's the money...?" "Hey, widow..." "Here, throw one, let's wake him up." "Disperse!" "Who honked?" "There was some beast on the road." "What beast?" "A handsome one..." "What did you say?" "A handsome one." "Say it again!" "A handsome beast." "Say, "I honked!"" "Yes, I honked." "Say, "I'm speaking again."" "I'm speaking again." "I love you, sister!" "I love you, sister." "I love you, too, sister!" "I knew she would with such a convertible!" "There's Grandma!" "She played a squaw." "Not Winnetou's, but of another important character." "It was all shot on these hills of ours." "That's how they looked?" "Yeah, except for the feathers and axes." "I get it, I get it." "So first we were Indians then we became Croats?" " Oh, man..." "Julia, you've got it all mixed up." "I did not, I was only kidding." "Our homeland is so beautiful." "(I think so, too... )" "Really beautiful." "What about the movie?" "I've seen it a thousand times!" "Not this one!" "Just like a rose" "Now land me your hand" "Because true love is on our side" "It can take us to a word of happiness" "Have faith in love" "'Cause love is everything" "Have faith in love" "Can't live without that thing..." " Father Stipan." " Yeah?" " Where you're at?" " I am here." " We tear it down tomorrow." " Yeah, I know." "Today we leave earlier, to fetch the lime." "Jesus, Joseph and Mary, what do you need lime for?" "A guy's selling first class lime for a good price." " Lord have mercy on us." " Father Stipan?" " Good-bye!" " Good-bye, Father Stipan!" " Jesus be praised." " Forever and ever." " It's Tatjana." " Tatjana?" "Haven't you heard?" "I talk again." "It's sure nice to hear you." "I'd like to take my mourning clothes off." "Sure." "It was about time." "I'd like you to hear my confession first." "Fine." "Come to church at the confession time." "I'm here now!" "Wait!" "Give me five minutes!" " Hello, doll." " What?" "!" "I was in the neighborhood, at Marijana's for coffee, and I said I'd like to take my mourning clothes off." "We won't go inside?" "Look at how vast God's temple is..." "OK, fine." "She asked me if I'd made my confession." "I said, no." "So I though I'd do it to find my peace." " You were having coffee?" " Sure." "And wanted do confess a bit?" "All right." "Have a seat and let's see what have you got to confess." "In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost." "So that's that." "What is?" "I kept quiet for 13 months." "And the moment I spoke, I started swearing." "My sister buys smuggled goods from Bosnia." "Beer, cigarettes and sweets." "And I keep quiet." "And the waiter, the one that drinks he short-weighs roasts." " Listen, Tatjana..." "The Tax Office is in Kupine, confess that to them." "I will." " But I also sinned gravely." " OK." "Let's hear it." " I saw a shameful movie." " Croatian?" "No, a German one." "Without the subtitles." "Then you understood nothing, so it wasn't a sin." "You don't understand what kind of a movie it was." "Yes, I do!" "Anything else?" " Is anything wrong, Father?" " The sun is setting..." "You're so poetic, who would pin you down?" "Listen, I'm busy, I don't have time for your bull pardon my saying, your nonsense." "Well, fine, you're right." "But there's something really important." "My Miljenko often comes to me in my dreams." " That is not a sin either." " Of course it's not." "Wait till I tell you!" "You won't let me say my confession!" "I can't confess in pantomime!" "Right!" "So..." "So my late husband comes to me in my sleep." "Every single night." "The poor thing hasn't took a bath since he got killed, so he always comes all covered in lime." "The lime's dripping down." "He's only wiped off his face, so I would know him." "So I say, "Miljenko, you faithless wretch, keep your feet off the bedroom carpet!"" "And he doesn't say a word." "Just sits on the bed and mucks up my linens!" "It's not like his mother will wash and iron them!" "But forget that." "Here's what he says..." "Tatjana, leave men alone." "The cheating bastard should lecture me!" ""What men," I said, "damn you to hell?" "!"" ""I've been with no one ever since you died!"" "And he goes:" ""I know you haven't." "But you keep thinking of them."" "And I say, "Yes I do." "So what?" "It's not a sin!"" "There you have it." "Now tell me, Father, is that a sin?" "I am young." "I'm not 30 yet, I still have no children." "Is it a sin, if someone like me, for example, keeps thinking of men?" "I'd say it' not." "It sure is not." "If it were, no women in the world would be a decent one." "But... that is still not my shame." "Something else keeps torturing me." "Tell me." "I fell in love with a man I shouldn't have." " He's married?" " God forbid!" "But where's the sin?" "He's a priest!" "Father Stipan, I know it's hard on you." " You think it's easy for me?" " I think nothing!" "Your confession is void!" "Confess to priest in Kupine!" "I've nothing to do with this!" " Well I'm leaving right now!" " Fine!" "Fine..." "Stop!" "Be quiet!" "Not a word to anyone." "Reverend Father, need anything?" "I'm fine, Ruža." "I need to hear her confession." " No one will know about it." " About what?" " About what happens." " Nothing will happen!" "I can't sleep because of you, my sweetheart." " No one will know!" " He will know!" "We'll hide it from Him, too." "We can do anything!" "You have completely lost your mind!" "Stipan, I'll buy you a bell tower!" "I'm not a whore, damn you!" "Sell my body for a tower?" "!" "I made come coffee." "Let's have it together." "No sugar for me, Ruža." "Have some biscuits." "They're leftovers from the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady." "People here don't like sweets much." "Hello." "I've just come to ask if you need help with construction." "Ask the masons." "They just went to Kupine for well, something." "Will you sit down?" "Thanks, I'm in a hurry." "Only..." "I heard Tatjana bought a cell phone, so I thought you probably had her number." "I need her about something." "Here she is..." "We can talk along the way, I'm in a hurry, too." "Hey, you two!" "Can you still spare a moment?" "What for?" "Let's go inside." "I'll merry you in a jiffy and we can put end to all of this." "Excuse me, Father Stipan, and end to what?" "Well, you are a widower and she's a widow." "You're both rich, so let the wealth grow." "And have kids, so your daughter won't have to wander the hills alone." "And build me a belfry, so I can take a plunge!" "You're crazy, priest!" "No, I'm not!" "I am a Catholic priest, and I do what the Good Book, my Church and my conscience tell me to!" "And you can both do as you please!" "Damn priest jumps into conclusions!" "Damn you and who sent you here now!" "Wait, wait... widow!" "Stop, you have some explaining to do here!" "I have to explain nothing, you're not my dad!" " No, I'm not, God forbid." " That's right!" "God forbid!" "What more do you want?" "!" "Your number." "Father Stipan..." "Everything's fine, Ruža." "It's this sirocco, you know, wrecks the nerves of us ex-alcoholics..." "Oh, my dear Lord!" "Father Stipan..." "Reverend Father!" " Reverend Father!" " Now what?" "With this sirocco, it may not be wise to tear down the wall today." "Who is paying you, Vice?" " You are, Father." " Then do it!" " I know now, I'm sorry." " It really wasn't OK." " I'm sorry!" " Too late now for that!" "Pako, give me a pack of cigarettes." "Well, well, well..." "The famous snake charmer paying us a visit." "What snakes?" "What are you talking about?" "Eh, my son..." "What we have before us is a natural mysticism PhD." "The lord of the snakes, a sorcerer, a magician, a fakir even!" "Crni don't fuck with me!" "I am not." "Jagoda was on call at the clinic..." "If it weren't for the skirt he was humping in the fields, we'd have been a poet short." "I'd like to meet the poor chick this sod went banging!" "Mind your own business and play on." "Fine... here." "All summer nothing but rain." "Sure there's snakes." "Can't get into the garage without the lights on." "(" "Don't fret, Papi.)" " I'm not!" "You have no idea what I've been through in my life." "Were you an extra in Winnetou?" "An extra!" "I was chief's son!" "Little Beaver!" "A lovely role, but they cut me out." "How long does this thing have to dry?" "Careful with the dark-haired lady, Papi." "(Don't fret.)" "Damn, I hardly recognize you!" "I'll have what you're having." "Even living frogs!" " They don't have them." " Just champagne, then." "Shoot, Marinko, you're talking apples and oranges." "Perhaps it's you who mixed it all up; feasible and what only appears to be so." "Oh, I can see you've come to talk business." "Life is the biggest business." "Which you do so well?" "Hell, no!" "First I marry a German woman, then she dies on me." "My child doesn't know her homeland." "She can't even say prosciutto properly!" "I need a son, Tatjana!" "Take no offence, but a grandson is better." "Oh, really?" "You want my daughter marry a German, so my son-in-law can call me Vater!" " So what?" " Nothing!" "No way!" "Marinko..." "I'm sorry, can I ask you something?" "Go on and ask." "When was the last time you fucked?" "Oh, fuck, Tatjana..." "Why do you want to know?" "It's none of your business." "You're right." "But it's been a while, so you've lost it." "Look who's talking!" "Don't confuse your problems with mine." "What's bothering us we can' solve with one another." "Can we at least dance a little?" "Why, sure." "And here come our dancers." "Oh, Filip!" "My brother-in-law got off his ship..." "Look how lovely you are, sister-in-law!" "Instead of making babies at home, you wander about." "We needed some motivation." "They have sweet water crabs?" "They sure do." "So you just happened to drop by?" "What's wrong with you?" "I scrub decks, and you've washed cars all your life." "Can't we at least have a drink?" "Of course!" "Who can dance?" "'Cause of a lovely dark-haired woman" "'Cause of her lovely jet-black hair" "'Cause of her sad gaze in the dark" "An her promise to come with the stars" "All sad at home" "I'm waiting alone" "Good night, Ruža." "Good night." "I am really sorry..." "Well, what can you do..." "Oh, Miljenko, you were an expert here." "Yes?" "Stipan, look out the window." "Wrong window!" " What do you want, specter?" "!" " I'm soaking wet." "Open up." " No, you'll have to smash it." " Your wish is my command!" "No, don't!" "Give me your hand." "What is wrong with me?" "Tell me, what's wrong with me?" "It's me, Tatjana..." " You're the best one I know." " I am no good." "I'm as sinful as the Devil." "I am an ex-alcoholic!" " So what?" "You're cured." " No." "You're my illness." " Then surrender to it." " I won't!" " Say you don't love me!" " I don't love you." "Liar!" "A priest shouldn't lie." "It's a mortal sin." "All right..." "I am lying." "You do love me." "You're just scared shitless." "It's human to fear God." " God created love." " Vengeance, too!" "You don't know what it's like to be condemned." "They'll condemn us both." "No one will ever buy from you again!" "Forget the shop, darling." "Be a man now, not a rabbit." "I've mucked up my bit already." " I can't..." " You can't?" " I can't." " You really can't?" "I can't..." "Fine." "Father Stipan, I bid you good night." "Use the front door." "I'm never going to go thought that door again." "Neither in nor out." "Hold on!" "Well?" "What did He say?" "What's going to happen to us, Tatjana?" "Who can tell what's going to happen in just 2 seconds?" "Come let it be nice." "Save him!" "Save him!" "Save him for the love of God!" " I've gone blind!" "Stop whining, Father Stipan." "All her men end up in lime." "I'm blind!" " Hang on!" "I washed off all kinds of shit." "Why not you as well?" "Save his eyes!" "Save his eyes!" "I can see you!" "But you can't see yourself!" "Watch who you fuck!" "I did not fuck, so help me God." "Help me down!" "Stop yelling, you slut!" "Keep your mouth shut!" "Stop stalking me, you old turd." "Better watch out who's bee humping your daughter!" " What did you say?" "!" " You heard me!" "Ruža..." "I need a towel and some warm clothes, if you got them handy." "I am not leaving till you tell me who he is." "Who's who?" "That sweetheart of yours." "(Papi... )" "(Papi... )" " (... don't fret.)" " Shut the fuck up!" "Your roses are so beautiful." "They really are." " Mine were never like this." " Well, thank you." " You use chemistry?" " No, none of that." "Just a lot of attention and and a positive human approach." " Be nice to plants." " Really?" "Talk to them..." " You don't say..." " Sing to them, too." "Sing?" "Sometimes you have to sing to roses so they grow better." " What do you sing to them?" " Depends..." "And do roses like say, Ustashi songs?" "Sure." "Of course." "What about what you write?" "You do write, don't you?" "Is it something that can be sung?" "Well, no... it's more like poetry." "It's... haiku poetry." " What did you say?" " Haiku." "Is it something like Tin Ujevic?" "Similar." "Only in Japanese." "Japanese?" "You write in Japanese?" "No, I write in Croatian, but poetry devised by the Japanese." "Japanese poems in Croatian..." " Right." " I don't get it." "Well, for instance, it's like you buy a Japanese car..." " Me?" "Which one?" " Let's say, a Honda." " What a crappy car!" " Let's just say you buy it." "I'd never buy a Honda." "Never!" "Fine." "Then let's say your brother Jure buys a Honda." "You know, he might." "He's a fool!" "He just might buy a Japanese car." "So, for example, your brother buys a Japanese car." " That makes him Japanese?" " Sure... no!" "He's just a shit-head." " But he's not a Japanese." " No, he's not." " It's the same with me." " What is?" "I write poems devised by the Japanese, but I am not a Japanese, I'm a Croat." "You're right." "But tell me can those poems be recited?" "Sure." "Let's hear one." "In a kitchenette four prosciutto hams are being smoke-dried." "A wreath of sausages." "Go on." "That's it." "What do you mean?" "Let's hear the end." "It's not allowed." "Well, who's stopping you?" "Those are the rules." "The rules..." "Hey, take it easy, man!" " Does this hurt it?" " Yes, it can feel just like a human being!" " Does it hurt?" " Yes!" "You insolent brat!" "It hurts?" "!" "It hurts me, too, to see you ruining my child!" "You idiot!" "It hurts, huh?" "!" "How about this?" "!" "Huh?" "!" "Cut that out!" "And how about this, you moron?" "!" " It hurts!" " It's just the beginning!" "Let it go!" "Leave my roses alone!" "Hey!" "What have they ever done to you?" "Fuck you and your Haiku!" "Are you all right?" "Yes." "Pack your bags." " I am, I'm off to Africa." "Let's run away, Stipan." "Look through your window." "Run away for good, or just for one night." "Your choice." " When?" " Tonight." "I booked the presidential suite at the Imperial Hotel." " Wait!" " You're coming, or not?" " Come on, I'm waiting!" " Wait, I'll call you back." " No, meet me down here." " OK, fine!" "No, I'll call you back." "Don't call me." "You won't be able to!" "See this cell phone?" "Lord, help me for I don't know what I am doing." "Father Stipan?" "Mara Tandareva wonders if there'll be a mass today." " Why wouldn't there be?" " Almost nobody has come." "Come, light up that incense and hurry." "Fill her up, Luka, Lord be with you." "What?" "What are you looking at?" " You're pretty." " Thank you." "But I liked you better when you wore mourning clothes." "The place was peaceful." " Will you do it, or not?" " I have to, it's my job." "You don't have to if you don't feel like it!" "Go on, jerk your own wife around!" " Turn off the engine!" " Go to hell, Luka!" "That is all your little children can give." "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." " The Lord be with you." " And your spirit." "I confess to Almighty God, and to you, brethern, that" "I have sinned by thought, word, deed and negligence." "My sin, my sin, my great sin." " Go in peace." " Praise the Lord." "(Warning!" ")" "(Alcohol sensor activated." "Driving forbidden!" ")" "(The driver has consummated alcohol.)" "(Alcohol sensor activated.)" "(Driving is forbidden.)" "(The driver has consummated alcohol.)" "(Thank you.)" "(Warning!" "Alcohol... ) (Thank you!" ")" "(Warning!" ")" "(Alcohol sensor activated.)" "(Driving forbidden.)" "(The driver has... (... consummated alcohol.)" "(Thank you!" ")" "Tatjana!" "Isn't that Father Stipan?" "Father Stipan!" "We've been looking all over for you." "Granny is dying, needs the Last Rites." "I've given her three times already, and she hasn't died." " She won't tonight either!" " Don't talk like that!" " She's my granny!" " Call the Kupine priest!" "He went grape picking." "Do not sin, Father." "I can't hear her confession like this!" "We'll drop you off, so you can change." "Climb up." "You're a coward, priest!" "I told you she wouldn't die!" "She would have had it not been for you." " You always lift her up." " This is all totally wrong!" "Lord help me now..." "Thank you, Lord!" "Excuse me, the presidential suite?" "Fifth floor, room 418." "Excuse me!" "The young woman checked out 20 minutes ago." "What?" "!" "Unfortunately, Reverend, that's the way things are." " When does the bar open?" " In about 15 minutes." "I'm going to wait." "Fuck this life!" "Fuck this life..." "Another one!" "Can we be of any assistance, Miss?" " I ran out of gas." " Well, damn it all to hell, that we can find!" "Am I right, Miško?" "General, sir, permission to speak." "The lady runs on gas, and we use diesel fuel." "Then we're going to toll." "Fine with you, Miss?" "There's no need..." "We've no tow rope either." "Fuck!" "What kind of an army are we?" "!" "Now you're going to see..." "Platoon, halt!" "Lieutenant!" "Yes, sir, general, sir!" "The lady ran out of gas and we run on diesel." "You and your men will push her car to the nearest gas station." "How far is it?" " About three miles." " Three miles?" "Know what's 3 miles for a Croatian Army soldier?" " Let me hear it, Lieutenant!" " It won't knock a dick in the dirt, sir!" " Right!" "Pardon the language, Miss." " Execute the order!" " Yes, sir!" "The last six in the line, on the double!" "Don't you worry, Miss." "You're in hands of Croatian Army now." "Let's move, Miško." "Platoon, right wing, on the double!" "Sing it!" "Don't you cry, Mom, have some fun," "You gave birth to a dumbass son!" "Hello?" "Listen, Zagreb called." "They'll be here at 1100." "Tell the pilot to do the Klis thing along the way." "The ribs, leg of lamb, so the brass can have a snack." "The liftoff is at 1030, Klis at 1040, here at 1100." "Do you know who's heading the delegation?" "You don't!" "Come and see for yourself!" "And I want enough onions!" " How was I?" " Terrific, General, sir." "Dear brother, you're just what I need..." "Dear brother, I did say I was coming." "Again?" "Is it war again?" "I can see you're at war with yourself." "I knew it was going to start again sooner or later." "It's just an exercise, you nut!" "I arrainged it so I could see you." "Tomorrow we're force marching the Wimpy Head, and look at you!" "Fuck, man..." "Had Mother chosen to switch our callings, we'd have had a bell tower here today." "But we'd have lost the war for sure!" "Father, just in time for scrambled eggs." "We saw one of your girls in a nice convertible." "Who's she married to be driving such a car?" "She's a widow." "Took off her mourning clothes a few days ago." "Go for it, General!" "Already here?" "!" "But how did...?" "!" "Oh, motherfucker!" "Let's take the vehicle, General!" "Double column!" "Fall in!" "Left turn!" "Report salute!" "Minister, hear my report, Ma'm!" "Preparations for a military exercise are under way." "All troops deployed, Wimpy Head Hill under control!" "Troops ready for you review!" "Who's the civilian?" "Minister, I strongly protest, Ma'm!" "Wimpy Head is an ornithology reservation and any military activity is an ecological crime!" " A reservation?" " That's right." " Since when?" " Well..." "It isn't official yet, but your administration is stalling..." " Who's in charge here?" " Disperse peacefully, sir!" " General, you can blow me!" "What, what?" "!" "Huh?" "!" "You're with him?" "God forbid!" "You've got strong eco-movement here." "Take him to the dispensary and impound the tape!" "Excuse me, Minister..." "But wasn't your husband supposed to be with you?" "Good question." "Ilija!" "I'm always lulled to sleep in a chopper..." "There he is!" "Sorry..." "A sight for sore eyes!" "I must be dreaming!" "Here I come, my knife is my salvation!" "Watch out, hides, there'll be perforation!" "Damn it, man!" "Haven't sung these since the emigration!" "Tonight, you're all invited to my place for a dinner!" "Soldiers, NCO's and officers, salute to homeland!" "You're late." "As usual..." "What kind of an Army is that?" "They are not trained for a situations like this." "But you're going to be impressed tomorrow." "And you're all twisted out of shape." "Look at you!" "Me?" "That's much better now!" "A swell idea to dine at a friend of my husband's." "When they're totally pissed, we're going to find time for one another." "That would be a high risk operation, Minister, Ma'm." "My brother is a priest here." "Let's be reasonable." "Perhaps you have other plans, General?" "Just to take control of that hill tomorrow." " Lucky hill!" " Minister..." "You're forgetting what's our relationship based on." "Trust..." "Trust!" "Don't fail my trust, Ivica." " Go on..." " No!" " Do it for your dad." " Let me out first!" "You'll meet a man like you've never seen before." "I will even let you go out with him." " What man?" " A general!" " Father Stipan's dead ringer." " Him I've already seen!" "Not the general, you haven't." "He's a one-egg." "How do you know?" "That's what they call the identical twins." "Come, comb your hair." "There you go..." "Your each word is right on target!" "I have the vaccine list and late Father Vicko's suitcase." "They cut him up with machetes when he wouldn't renounce Christ." "I'll sleep over." "Matter of fact," "I'd like to meet the Minister." "She's done lot for our cause." "Listen, Father Stipan..." "I think it would be wise if we spent your last night here together." "Why let anything foolish happen?" "General, Sir, a woman insists on seeing you." " What woman?" " I think we know her..." "Really?" "Let her in." "Go on in." " General, Sir..." " Ivica to you." "Tatjana." " Well..." " Well, what?" " I came to..." " Thank me?" " No, to protest." " Protest?" "That dinner of yours was supposed to take place in my restaurant, but it's been transferred to a private house." "So I want to know, who's going to cover..." " The expenses?" " Right." "The Ministry of Defense." "Our host, Marinko, won't take no for an answer, and it would be better if you were free tonight." "That way the two of us can have a nicer dinner." "If it's at all possible for you to be free tonight..." " What about you?" " I will make myself free." "I'll do my best." "I mean, I wish tonight we could be free... if you understand what I'm saying fair hind of mine." "What do you think?" "Are we ready to be free tonight?" "We're ready." "What is this facility for?" "Oh, it's a tradition." "Traditional lifestyle, Minister, I told you." "Please, come inside!" "General, is it really possible" "I won't meet your brother?" "He doesn't like me, you now." "It's not that." "He's sick and is sending his apologies." "He's also preparing for his new duties." "He's leaving for our mission in Mogambo tomorrow." "You have a mission in Mogambo?" "Interesting..." "We have one in Afghanistan." "Right, general?" "I was born in these hills, I don't need Afghanistan." "I'm not sure." "Free the Head tomorrow, and we'll see." "I'll raise my glass to that, then I'm off." "Duty calls..." "Cut the crap." "You haven't even seen the bride yet." "Lassie, what have you brought to the table?" "Proscuiutto!" "Did you hear?" "My child can say prosciutto at last!" "Go on, help yourselves." "Ilija, do you remember the Gasthaus Dalmatien in Berlin?" "Comrade Tito, to you I'll buy a baby Fiat" "And for Ante Pavelic a Mercedes!" "Shut up, for God's sake!" "Here we can sing whatever we want." "No one can hear us here." "I'd like to see the News." "Don't worry, I had the tape impounded." "Still I'd like to see what my colleagues are doing while I have to listen the Ustashi songs!" "Lvica, you keep avoiding the subject." "Look how pretty she is." "You two take a walk, don't mind us old farts." "And you could also let her in on some army secrets and plans for tomorrow's exercise." "Don't mess with the Army while I'm at the table!" "What Army?" "They're both young, the moon is up, Where's your sense of romance, you old bat?" " Your mother's an old bat!" "Right on!" "I mean... you're not old at all..." "Thank you." "Shall we watch Winnetou?" "Believe me, Reverend Father," "I meant nothing bad by it!" "Dearest Judas, I'm not offended." "I just need..." "The Croatian Writer's Association informs about an incident in Smiljevo today involving members of Croatian Army and a local CWA activist," "Stanislav Tomic, a poet, a film critic and eco-activist." "The reason for the incident was a dispute regarding the location of tomorrow's military exercise." "The CWA announces a parliamentary interpellation and a lawsuit." "According to the communiqué, the protester is currently fighting for his life in his own home..." "The bastard screwed me up, ...gave me the wrong tape!" " No, you were late!" "That's why he screwed you up!" "Stanislav!" "What is it now?" "He won't die." "Look how big he is." "It's just a mild concussion, and his brain isn't his priority anyway!" "Allow me to try to calm her down and then to retreat." "We have ...a tough day tomorrow." " Sure, go on." "There you go!" "Every cloud has a silver lining." "Your Reverence, is his brother an idiot, too?" " May I be frank with you?" "Little lassie, here, it's coming to you..." "You seem deeply troubled by this ecology problem." "(I have to... ) I have to see him." "All right." " We're going to be late!" " Don't worry." "Stanislav... you're alive!" "Minor scratches..." "And who are you, little girl?" "I don't know you." " What?" "!" " I really don't..." "Your poor little brain..." "Julia..." "I'm just screwing with you." "And I thought you forgot all about me." "The old fool locked me in." "Why didn't you rescue me, like you rescue your birds?" "I didn't want to intrude, Julia, I'm sorry." "Let's split this damn backwoods, huh?" "But..." "I can't." " I can't leave him." " Why not?" " I feel sorry for him." " Sorry?" "Hot damn..." "This is our homeland, we have no other." "Oh, such beauty..." "Hello, priest..." "Father Stipan?" "Wake up, Father Stipan." "Marry us tonight, or we're doomed." " What do you want, you Turk?" " Marry us." " (Quickly.) You understand?" " We need to baptize him." "It's me, Father Stipan." "Stanislav." "I'm a Catholic." "Eh, children... this isn't Las Vegas." "We have strict regulations, we're slow with changes." "Dearest priest, (please)." "You've got nothing to lose." "You're leaving tomorrow anyway." "Please, dear priest." " (Please... ) - (Please... )" " How are we going to get back?" " There's no going back!" "Have you ever dreamed of being in a presidential suite?" " I've dreamed plenty." " Do tell me what about." " Got any protection?" " Huh?" " Protection!" " My religion forbids it." "I have some..." "Hold it!" "My brother would object." " You beast!" " Say that again..." "You beast!" " Again!" " You beast!" "Comarade Tito, to you I'll buy ... a baby Fiat" "And to my true love a Mercedes." "Just get in!" "I'll take you to the church." "It's a great honor and a great luck!" "We'll see." "I'm a prelate, but I like adventure." "What is this?" "!" "These are the birds' rings!" "I can't work like this!" "They only appear to you so, you've been drinking." " They are a hit in Germany." " This appears to me?" "It appears to me I'm in Woodstock, that's what!" "Now off into the church, may it all tumble on my head!" "What is it?" "You're not up for more, you beast?" "For a Croatian Army member, three and a half times..." "Is quite enough?" "Right." " General?" " Yes?" "Will you marry me?" "Well, fuck..." "I'm listening." "We agreed to freedom." "You are free to marry me, there's your freedom." " I'm a Croatian Army officer." " So?" "You're not a priest!" "What's the difference?" "Julia, do you take Romeo Stanislav to be your lawful wedded husband?" "I do." "May Good Lord bless these rings which you're about to exchange as a token of love and loyalty." "Amen." "What God has joined together let no man put asunder." " Errr... may we?" " Yes, go ahead!" " Who got married?" "!" " Not me." "It's all right..." "It's all right." "Papi..." "You caught the flowers!" "You'll be the next one to get married." "We just did... five minutes ago." "(Oh, Papi... )" "She paid the bill and left again." "Don't get mad, but we gave her the keys to you car." "Just in case..." "The bar is open, Reverend Father." "What keys?" "At least try to remember thorough the grapevine..." "We took your keys yesterday so you wouldn't make a road massacre." "She's pretty, Father, but she's not worth it." "Next time come dressed as a firefighter or a chimney sweep." "It'll be OK when you find a uniform she won't run from." "Just call me a cab." "Now you're talking!" "What about your luggage, Stipan?" " I left it in the car." " Take it out then." "What are you looking at?" " The car..." " I brought it over, Father." "You left it at the place where you were yesterday." "So kind of you..." " Tatjana..." " I heard about you." "He's lvica's dead ringer!" " Stipan." " Ivica's not here?" "No." "Let's dress you as a general, we need one for the battle." " The general fell asleep." " Before the battle?" "After..." "Let me pay." " It was my fault." " Yes it was." "Shame on you." "Damn, I forgot you were leaving today." " You also forgot to move out the troops." " Miško, call Anticevic!" " No need, I did it already." " Brother..." "I have something important to ask you." "Right now?" "If not now, when?" " You going to marry her?" " Which one?" "Tatjana, you idiot." " The Minister's married." " They'd cut my balls off!" "You marry her, you're the local champ." "The whole riviera knows about you!" " I never touched her!" " I did." "So what?" "Marry her." "She's wonderful." "How would you know?" "Will you or won't you?" "Cut the crap." "I had better lays I didn't marry." "Well, good luck, brother!" "Brother, we can't part like that." "Stipan!" "13 MONTHS LATER" "My dearest Judas, I missed you a lot." "I missed you, too." "You just go ahead." "I'll go for a walk." "Jesus be praised!" "CLOSED FOR INVENTORY" "Corazon bonito!" "Padre..." "A mother, by God!" "An auntie..." "The uncle's here." "Meet your nephew, African." "I haven't seen a white child since I don't know when." " Takes after Dad." " But without the beard." "Without a mustache." "That's what I meant." "Look at you..." "You turned Ortodox?" " No..." " Too bad." "I mean, in a way." "It's easier on them." "How is it, pretty one?" "Downright shitty." "Ljubica..." "I came to get some blades and a shaving foam." "My shaver can't handle this." "And some apple juice..." "Un momento." "Hey, nephiew..." "Was he baptized?" ""This is the first time I feel like a loved women feels."" "Look at our Minister, Stanislav." "And our General!" ""I was attracted by her attractive looks, the elements coming out of her inner strength, her independence, her intelligence." Oh, really..." " Hi." " Hi." "What's up?" "Nothing." "I wanted to ask if Herr Marinko would take a look at my exhaust." "The baby can't sleep." "(Papi... )" "Tatjana needs you." "Papi!" "You need to look at Tatjana's exhaust!" "Tell Tatjana, no way!" "I've no time." "My grandson is being baptized tomorrow." "He says..." "I'd like to have my own son baptized, too!" "Why, of course do." "Pardon my asking, do you have a normal toilet?" "We have three!" "Only some people are not ashamed of their ways and care for their customs." "Someone tell her that!" "Want me to be his godmother?" "You mean it?" "You lost your fucking mind, daughter, a long time ago!" "Dear believers, we have are gathered today to welcome into our Christian community two new members." "The Light of Christ." "The Light of Christ." "He never even cried." "My hero!" "You're going to be a beast, just like Grandad!" "What?" "Your holding Tatjana's child." "Holly shit, I goofed up, huh?" " Take him." " Something wrong with you?" "Well, no." "And he's just as lovely." "Give me back my nephew." "Come here, lassie, Momma's fine dandy" "I will give you the sweetest candy!" "The song calmed them down." "Father Stipan!" "You like your a giraffe roasted or boiled?" "What's the point in that, Father Stipan?" "Blueberry juice!" "Give me schnapps!" "What is it, Stipan?" "Are you all right?" "No." " What is it?" " I've been thinking..." "About you and me, about him, the two of them, Stanislav..." "And I feel kind of sad." "Come, Kraut girl, let's wake up the priest!" "People, he gave me a grenade!" "Run!" "Run!" " Get them inside!" " Give it here!" "Take it easy!" "Give back the safety pin!" "Where's the safety pin?" "!" "Keep off, Stanislav!" "Everybody run!" "It's no big deal." "Just some shit." "It'll come off in the washing." "Right, Tatjana?" "Where are you?" "Where are you off to?" "Same place as you." " In the name of the Father..." " Amen!"