"This film is dedicated to the memory of the numerous Yugoslav prisoners who died as martyrs in German camps in Norway, and the friendship that developed between Yugoslavs and Norwegians during the wartime years." "Europe, 1942." "Country after country is invaded and ravaged." "But the resistance is growing." "In Yugoslavia the partisans are fighting a people's war for freedom." "Many die, are taken prisoners or sent to labour camps abroad." "Also in Norway the fighting goes on." "But up in the North a few people live protected by the mountains." "The war with all its horrors is still far, far away." "Magnar!" "Magnar!" "Lord Almighty!" "Don't you know it's the death penalty for keeping a gun?" "I'm just practising." " You'd better hide that gun." "The only fun I have." "I realise you get lonesome when you just stay on your own." "Nothing ever happens." "Out there I could be someone." "Do something, I mean." "Something that counts." "Here in the mountain it's better than any place on earth, my son." "You don't understand, dad." "It's quiet after mother died." "I'm not afraid." " I didn't say that." "I'm not afraid of anything." " Fine." "I just thought you could come help with the roadworks." "If you want to do something." " I didn't mean slavery." "I want to become someone." " It's good enough for your father." "The last thing mother said..." " Don't talk about mother!" "I could stay at home, if you want." "I'm fine on my own." "All right then." "But put that gun away!" "Things have happened here." "Germans?" " They came a few days ago." "Ivar had to help them." "He's hardly not been home." "They work day and night." "Why here?" "The war hasn't come here?" "You can ask Ivar when he comes tonight." "At least they have come to stay." " So no more construction work for us?" "Just finish your job there, and things will be as before." "Good night!" "Your son didn't come with you?" " He doesn't like the mountain either." "He wants to get out." " Only natural." "He's young." "Yes..." "I'll slave a few more days on the road." "Then I'll move home again." "But Vlado!" "You were always so brave!" "We were proud of you." " I'm afraid." "I can't take it any longer!" "I'm not as strong as you, Miljan... commander!" "Don't talk rubbish!" "Think of our country." "The fight continues." "And we will do what we can." "What was it?" " Prisoners." "I'll go home tomorrow." "I've been part in building that camp, Ragnhild." "Did you see the farms on the way?" "None of them were burnt." "No sign of any war." "The people here must be pro-German." "What country can it be?" " From Stettin we sailed north." "How do you know?" "We sat among the cargo below deck." "Do you have your own compass?" " We sailors navigate by our nose." "Not so close to the window." "It's forbidden." "Everyone can be punished." "And that man carried a machine gun..." "How is your son doing, Miljan?" "Where are we?" " Perhaps in Finland." "Best not to touch that." " The main thing is that the men have resisted." "Yes." "Apart from Vlado." "Janko, wake up!" "There's a roll call!" "I'll help you." "Quickly!" "Lazy bastard!" "So thank you so much for this time." "And you know where to find me." "You have both worked on the road?" "Come tomorrow at 6 am!" "Have they taken over?" "Yes!" " I see..." "You'll continue as unit managers with more men at your disposal." "You mean the prisoners?" " None of your business!" "Alles in ordnung!" "So be there tomorrow at 6 am." "Is that clear?" "You chose the right time to leave." " I'll have to drop that." "You're not leaving?" " That would have been easiest." "But they might get someone worse than me." "What will there poor chaps make of us?" "Halt!" "Right face!" "What they will think, that's up to you and me." "The work area is limited by a line that goes between the white sticks." "There..." "And there!" "On both sides of the road." "Anyone crossing that line will be instantly shot!" "Translate!" "You, come here!" "Fetch the stick!" "It is forbidden, Untersturmführer." "So you want to try it?" "Fine." "Quick march!" "March!" "This was just a little test." "Now you can get to work." "On you go!" "Get up!" "Quick, light this up." "Then we'll distract them." "Watch out!" "It is lit..." "The fuse is burning!" "What is he saying?" "You are a comrade!" "Of course I'm a comrade." "And he's a comrade." "It's finished." "Vuk, read the name and the date." "June 1st,1942." "Oslo..." "The capital of Norway." "Norway..." "Ibsen's home country." "We're far up in the North." "Towards the west lies the sea, and the east, neutral Sweden." "Vjeko, you forgot the door." "Going west is impossible, so we would have to go east." "What is it, Vjeko?" " It's the guy we call "The Shadow"." "He listens everywhere, but never says anything." "What should we do?" "Go on, Miljan." "We'll break out, and then escape to Sweden." "It will be tough." "With these mountains..." "Another dead man, doctor?" "The third since yesterday." "Anything we can do, doctor?" "Comrades, we need information." "On the road into Sweden." "We must know if we can use it." "We'll get it." "What is it?" " Nothing." "I was hit by a stone during the blast." "Norway..." "One of them pointed to himself and said Yugoslavia." "Yugoslavia..." " The Germans call them Serbs." "We're also like prisoners." "Both on the road and here." "Only for as long as we want." " How do you mean?" "The border is 18 miles away." "To carry the baby will be easy." "But everything we have here?" "The land is going nowhere." " And I'll take care of the farm." "Won't you come?" "You had already packed your bag." "I just can't forget that kid." "Remember how he said "comrade"?" "Even though he was wiped out, he grabbed our hand and thanked us." "This is no longer proper work." "No, but perhaps we can help them." "Then we'll stick together and stay." "A double lunch pack, would that be possible, Ragnhild?" "Yes..." "Welcome to our feast, gentlemen!" "It's served!" "We've survived another day!" "Yesterday I said to a Norwegian:" ""Hitler, no good!"" "He smiled, and understood." "Be quick, doctor." "There will be nothing left." "I'll keep a piece for Miljan." "Hope you didn't leave the smallest piece for me?" "Where have you been?" " I went to get water." "Did you forget me?" "No, this is for you." "What are the others saying?" " We must plan our escape." "Here's your share of the bread." "They're saying we must go together." "Even if only a few will get through." "Miljan..." "You're almost blind!" "No one must know." "Especially not Janko." "It will pass." "In any case there is nothing you can do." ""I want to get out and do something." "Magnar."" "Oh, a "general"!" "More wood, general!" "Within the white line there is no more wood, Untersturmführer!" "But there is on the other side." "So go!" "That is an order." "Get a move on!" "Are you crazy?" "Stop!" "Tried to escape, the bastard." "The sixth in 14 days." "Anyone with a stripe gets killed." "I can't take this any longer." "It says nothing on this one." " An old cold liver oil bottle." "Great stuff." "They can have it." " Here are some pills." ""For headaches, toothache..."" ""Colds and the flu." We'll include this!" "Yet another grave..." "Ragnhild!" "You promised not to do this!" "I seem to hear the spades going day and night." "Watch out!" "The fuse is burning!" "Ketil..." "There, Sweden?" "Sea, water... voda!" "England." "There, Sweden." "Freedom." "Slo..." " "Sloboda"?" "Go far..." "Sweden?" " Thirty kilometres." "Thirty!" " 30..." "You go..." "Sweden?" "Mountains, difficult, no help." "Wait." "Don't go now, wait!" "Wait, everyone die." "Janko live!" "Ketil, good man." "Wait..." " Janko!" "They've discovered someone is planning to escape." "Did Ketil and Ivar bring the pliers today?" "Yes." "Ketil cut this piece of barbed wire." "Let's get out of the floodlight." "Who knows how many they will shoot for every escapee?" "Shall we inform the others?" "They will just worry." "Do we have the right to stop them from escaping?" "But we will go together?" " Yes, Vjeko." "Every escapee makes one more man to fight the Germans." "What if those who are left will pay for it?" "The Germans kill anyway, without escaping or punishment." "And always the strongest." "Vuk, Bojan..." "As if the Germans knew." "Vlado!" "Vlado is not in the room!" "They turned the lights off." "They've found out..." "Now I can..." "Anyone that moves, will be shot on the spot!" "You may start!" "Will do, commander!" "Make ready!" "Fire!" "Make ready..." "Fire!" "Fire!" "Yet one more!" " How long will this go on for?" "Oh, dear God..." "Please help them!" "Get up!" "The road - the camp." "Thank you!" " Are you..." "Nobody know." "He can't be thinking of escaping now." "It's not easy to understand these guys." "Halt!" "Blimey..." "They are Norwegians!" "They must be quislings, in German uniforms." "Ketil..." "Magnar!" "Take off that uniform, Magnar!" "Take off?" " You will take off the uniform!" "You're going home!" "This is not a place for you." "Don't you see!" "What's going on here?" "It's my father." "He works here." "The lad is going home." "What does he mean?" " No idea." "It's none of his business." " Magnar!" "Go back to your work now." "You too." "Ketil..." "You...know Nazi?" "You bloody dog!" "I'll show you." "You, come here." "Give him a good beating." "So do it then, you fool!" "So get cracking then!" "Harder, do you hear!" "What is it?" " Old man, krank!" "You people are nothing but ill!" "Ketil...!" "What is it?" "Magnar is posted as guard on the road." "In German uniform." "Oh, Ketil..." "It's my fault." "The mountain scared him and I let him be alone." "He's a grown man, you can't herd him." "You're helping people here." "He was the nearest of kin." "And I ran from the responsibility." "I got something more, not only a map." "Show us then!" "A compass!" "Great, Janko." "It will be useful in unknown terrain." "We'll find a better hiding place later." "We can count on the Germans opening fire." "I've marked where we must surprise the guard." "The map, please." "And the explosives?" " Janko will ask Ivar." "But then he knows." " I trust Ivar." "We'll take the dynamite the day we go." "Achtung!" "Let the compass be!" "One step forward!" "Goodbye, comrades." "Who spoke?" "Stop!" "What is going on?" "This bandit stepped out..." " Of the line?" "Take him outside!" "He apparently wants to talk to us." "He wanted to help us." " What if they find it!" "Janko!" "But you have..." "It is all right, father." "I knew it would happen." "Janko has the same right to escape as any of us." "We agree with the doctor." "Let Janko live." "Father, I'm not afraid." "But stay close to me on the road of blood tomorrow." "Halt!" "Right face!" "Get to work, quickly!" "Oh, another general!" "Splendid..." "Forward." "Launch a proper attack, general!" "Take the general away." " He stay." "I need him." "A general has more important duties, my dear man." "Come!" "Get away!" "So, get started!" " You too!" "Come on, then." "Lift it up!" "More!" "Go on, lift it!" "Lift, I said!" "You clumsy bastard!" " Don't you hit him!" "Do not help the general!" " There will be days after this." "Come over here, damn it!" "Quickly!" "General..." "Come with me." "Fetch the stick!" "Don't you understand?" "Fetch the stick!" "It is forbidden, Untersturmführer!" "Quick march!" "Janko!" "Goodbye, father." "Go on!" "He escapes!" "You three, after him!" "Gather all prisoners." "Get the Norwegian here!" "What was that, you fool!" " An accident." "I'll give you accidents!" "All men to the barracks." "Take him away!" "That way!" "Put him in isolation!" "Get a move on!" "Well, hello." " You interrogate him." "Have you seen a man go past here?" " Oh, I've seen this and that." "Both people and tramps and fools." " Today, a man on his own." "A criminal." "Can't speak Norwegian." " A scoundrel from the camp?" "One of the worst." " What does he look like?" "Young, dark hair." "Wounded." "A big scar on his left cheek." "Easy to recognize then." " Not seen him?" "Let's go!" "Will you report it if you see him?" " Don't worry." "I'll report..." "Anne, I see some Germans coming." "And there's a chap hiding by the rock." "What's he doing there?" " I haven't asked him." "And the Germans haven't either." "You look in the stable, and we'll check the house." "Has anyone been here?" "Have you seen anyone?" " No." "Except him there." "If he can be called "anyone"." "You want to show off now that some real men have come here." "So, so...!" "And you, have you seen anyone?" "Well, yeah...fourteen days ago..." " What's he saying?" "I long for the day when he says something of interest!" "Shut up!" "Your mind is a rusty as your trousers are worn!" "Something wrong?" " Crazy people." "And lazy you are too!" "Would have starved if someone didn't put food in front of you." "You remember what happened to the nag..." "Got no food, got no water..." "I should have let you pull the potato cart..." "That's enough, Anne." "Foul creatures!" "Now this goes beyond me..." "You must have gotten lost in the forest." "Yugoslav." "Serb." "Then you must have met Ketil and Ivar?" "Ketil and Ivar, da!" "Good man!" "Where, me?" "Me, Janko..." "Where?" "Kviteid, the camp, the road, the border." "We should be here somewhere." "I...go..." "Sweden!" "Freedom." "Then you must get those rags off and dress like proper people!" "You, comrade!" " Yes, yes." "I'll follow him part of the way, so he doesn't get lost." "I can't go further." "But up there you'll find some small farms." "And if you meet someone, just show them this." "I've written a few words." ""Freedom..."" ""...for every human being." Human being?" "Freedom you understand?" "For every human being!" "Humans, that is what we are, you and me." "They've taken him!" "What will happen?" "Will they hurt him?" "It is not true?" "Will he come home?" "Who are you talking about?" " Ivar, of course!" "You didn't know?" " I only heard a prisoner escaped." "Is he the one that's in trouble?" "Tell me, Ketil!" "Ivar will be back, I'm sure." "The Germans just locked them all in until they find the prisoner?" "Oh, thank god!" "Then it can't take long." "What's the matter, Ketil?" "Why don't you say anything?" "The prisoner that escaped, it was Janko." "If they find him, he will be shot." "I was out there trying to help him." "I should stay here until Ivar comes back." "No, Ketil." "Just go." "We would all have done the same thing as Janko." "I'm coming!" "Do you still have dreams of freedom?" "Do you still have dreams of freedom?" "All the days then, do you remember" "When we all were partisans..." "Sweden..." "Oh, my God!" "Wake up now, do you hear." "You can't stay here." "You can't stay here." "Ivar!" "Ivar!" " It's over now." "Janko!" " He came this morning." "He'll be safer in the barn." " Must he stay all day?" "The fog is clearing." "We won't manage to get him away." "They're posting guards." "They were digging more graves today." "Because of him." "Twenty men, maybe more." "And they will save their lives if he is found?" "I don't know." "If he finds out, perhaps he will return there." "He mustn't know!" "I can't..." "The prisoners..." "Freedom...for every human being." "Ivar?" "I'm afraid you are at our house, Janko." "I don't understand?" "You must have gone astray in the fog and returned." "I can't take any more!" "We will help you, Janko!" " I can't take any more..." "Ivar!" "The baby!" "I must go inside!" "Ragnhild, take this." "And close the door!" "German guard outside!" "They will kill you today..." "You, you...!" "And you!" "Because of me..." "I must go!" "You!" "You...!" "And you!" "Wait, old man!" "Not you!" "You, come!" "I want to see..." "You were all going to die in five minutes." "But in this camp there is one man who should serve more than you twenty." "And you will serve alone." "Isn't he lucky?" "The old man will be shot on the spot!" "The others go back to the barracks!" "March!" "Miljan Katiâc, we will never forget you!" "No!" "Janko!" "Down there you will find Ketil's log cabin." "And there, freedom!" "I...not words." " We don't need any words, Janko!" "I should have followed you, but there is no time." "The road of blood is waiting." "Drop the bag." "Drop the bag, I said!" "I could shoot you on the spot, but I don't want to." "You're going back." "Janko!" "Put that gun down, Magnar!" "You're aiming at your father!" "We're going back, all three of us." "You, go on!" "Thank you, Ketil." "I know:" "You Norway, not him." "Sweden." "We two, together to Sweden." "But one day you will return, with peace." "Freedom for every human being!" "Sloboda!" "Subtitles:" "Martin Bjorlo Scandinavian Text Service, 2009"