"THE OTHER BANK" "Thank you." "It's very kind of you." "How old are you?" "12." "You're going to school, right?" "You're right." "You don't need to read anyway." "Good boy." "He's a refugee." "I found him in the street." "Really?" "I thought he was your son." "How are you, Tedo?" "Everything's alright?" "Your mom is working in the shed." "Or maybe she is at Gogia's bar." "What are you doing here?" "Get out before I call the cops!" "Come on, we'll take care of you!" "A drink for the ladies!" "You know I'm a nice guy." "You know I have money." "We know that." "Let's see what you're gonna do now." "You'll get your money, Don't worry about that." "Tedo." "Tsupak!" "Tedo!" "Is that you?" "Stop shouting, come over here!" "Sit down." "Come on, sit down." "Take a beer." "Take a sausage, then." "You're a refugee too?" "From where?" "Tkvarcheli." "(russian) Forget Tkvarcheli, fuck." "It's just ruins now." "He saids that Tkvarcheli no longer exists." "My father is there." "He's alive?" "I doubt it!" "When did you left?" "Seven years ago." "Why haven't you seen him yet, if he's still alive?" "He's probably dead." "You know what Abkhazians do to them?" "They fuck them, they are just slaves" "Working and living in hovels, without eating, just some soup and an apple..." "You know what they did during the war?" "They drank Georgians blood and played soccer with their heads." "You can't realize that, you're too young" "They killed my father in his garden, and they dragged his body along the street." "You get it?" "Tsupak, give me my money, I'm outta here." "Give me more!" "Come on, Goshka!" "You know I don't have a teammate." "Tsupak!" "What?" "I can do it with you!" "If the cops catch you you're going to jail, you understand?" "Tsupak!" "You just find a teammate." "Test him first." "Come on, let's try." "Imagine..." "Yesterday the tigers came back again." "Nice..." "They coming one after the other." "You know what's great?" "You don't just look at them..." "You're here, right next to them!" "They are so close!" "You can even touch them!" "You know how zebras smell?" "Like horses." "Yeah, like horses..." "They're so many elephants, six, seven maybe eight of them... and some giraffes too... and hundreds of zebras." "You know?" "Is there any lions?" "Yeah, lions are the coolest!" "They have yellow eyes, looking at the Zebras..." "You're not asleep, You're awake." "Not here." "In the savannah." "You understand?" "You can go But don't be late tomorrow..." "Why not him?" "That's not his car, he's just the driver." "How do you know?" "Trust me." "Come on!" "What's wrong?" "Holly shit!" "What?" "Can I help you?" "Yeah, please!" "Wait a second!" "Thank you." "Good luck!" "Tedo!" "This is for you." "This is for me." "And this is for Goshka." "Alright?" "Bye then." "I don't want you to work anymore." "Alright?" "Where did you find this money?" "Who gave it to you?" "Did you stole it?" "God please forgive us!" "Look..." "Sorry?" "Look!" "Oh no!" "You need some help?" "Yes, please..." "My bag!" "Run, Tedo, run!" "Come here!" "I have a gun!" "(russian) What are you doing here, fuck?" " Where is Tsupak?" " They caught him." "What do you mean, "Caught him"?" "They arrested him!" "And now they're after you." "You have a plan?" "I'm going to Tkvarcheli." "Fuck!" "You're crazy!" "The Abkhazians will kill you!" "Don't you know that?" "Stay here, don't go over there." "I must find my dad." "Your dad?" "He's probably dead now." "I told you, they hate Georgians." "You want to be killed like your father?" "How would they know I'm georgian?" "You speak russian?" "Abkhaz?" "So you're georgian." "What's wrong?" "I'll give you an advice." "Once you'll crossed the bridge, Just pretend you're dumb." "Deaf and dumb." "When they'll ask you, just use sign language." "Only your hands!" "Got it?" "Ok, I'm going." "Bye." "Wait!" "Come here." "Give me two laris." "Why?" "My advices aren't free." "Where are you going, son?" " To Zugdidi, sir." " Zugdidi?" "Come on!" "Go in third class..." "Now!" "Zugdidi..." "Why are you still here?" "Wake up!" "Wake up!" "Get out of here!" "Quick!" "Don't you ever come back," "You little scum!" "Get out!" "Come on, Get out!" "I told you to never come back." "My bag!" "I'm not going to lose my job because of you!" "Don't bite me, little bastard!" "Fuck!" "What's wrong?" "Come here!" " What?" " Look!" "Who is he?" "Eh, boy!" "Come here." "What are you doing here?" "I was sleeping." "You don't have a place to sleep?" "You don't have a home?" "You're a refugee?" "Let's go." "Where are you going?" "There." "Come on, we going there too." "Come on, we don't bite." "Hold on." "Don't go there, I'm going to take a nap." "So, where are you going?" "Come on." "Tell us!" "Don't be shy!" "I'm going to Tkvarcheli." "Tkvarcheli?" "Where is Tkvarcheli?" "You don't know where it is?" "What is he going to do in Abkhazia?" "Why do you want to go there?" "To see my dad." "And your mother?" "I don't have a mother." "You are on your own?" "So your going to Abkhazia, right?" "Yeah?" "You're not afraid?" "Stop the car." "Let's pick her up." "Leave me alone!" "Come on!" "Stop the car!" "Where are you going, sweetheart?" "You need a lift?" "No thanks!" "Leave her alone." "Come on!" "Do it for me." "You can trust us." "Look, there is a child with us." "Come on, get in the car." "What's your name, sweetheart?" "Mariam." "Why a beautiful girl like you is alone in the cold?" "You have a boyfriend?" "Have you ever been kissed?" "I can't believe a girl like you have never been kissed before!" "I could kiss you." "Stop the car, please." "Don't be an idiot." "Come on, do it for me!" "Look how it's pretty here!" "Mariam." "Go with me for a walk." "Come on..." "Come here!" "Don't be afraid." "Don't be shy!" "Come on!" "What are you doing?" "Leave me alone!" " Calm down!" " Come on, drive!" "Leave me alone!" "Get your hands off me!" "Stop it!" "You pig!" "Fuck you, bastard!" "What's up?" "Take this!" "Come on." "Can you drive me to the bridge?" "Get in the bus." "Stop the bus!" "Please!" "Where do you come from?" "Did you have a fight?" "Where are you going now?" "I'm going to cross the bridge" "And then?" "I'm going to Tkvarcheli!" "It's too late to go to Tkvarcheli now." "You can sleep at my house." "Tommorow I'll drive you to Tkvarcheli." "We'll have a drink together." "(russian) Alright." "What's wrong?" "Come on, let's go!" "(russian) Where you going?" "He's my grandson." " Your grandson?" " Yes, my grandson." "What do you have here?" "Nothing but floor." "Ok." "Give me 100 rubles then." "There." "Is that yours?" "Yeah it's mine." "It's my bag." "Give me 200 more then!" "But I have nothing left." "Just leave it here then!" "Come on, open the gates..." "As soon as I'll get my money." "But she doesn't have money left." "Nothing at all Come on, open the gates." "Then pay for her." "I don't care where the money come from." "I don't have money either." " Open it, please." " Fuck you!" " Why are you so rude?" " Fuck off!" "Don't said that!" "Get out," "Son of a bitch!" "What the hell?" "Go, go!" "Get the hell out of here!" "What the hell is going on here?" "What are you waiting for?" "Close the gates!" "(abkhaz) What is going on?" "The russian just killed a man!" "Who are you, son?" "Where are you going?" "Tkvarcheli." "It's too late." "Look at what happens here!" "Givi!" "Come over here!" "Could you drive this child to Ochamchira and find him a place to sleep?" "No problem." "Come with me." "Daur!" "Zita." "(abkhaz) This is Daur's house, right?" "Yes it is, Givi." "Daur will be back soon." "I have to go." "I should already be in Sukhumi." "Zita, could you do me a favor?" "What?" "This kid has to go to Tkvarcheli." "He needs a bed for tonight." "He comes from Tbilisi and he is tired." "From Tbilisi?" "Yeah, why?" "I don't know..." "Daur won't agree." "Why?" "He'll be upset." "Tell him I brought him and it'll be alright." "I will..." "Ok then..." "I have to go." "Say hi to Daur." "(russian) Follow me." "What's your name?" "You don't speak russian?" "And you're dumb too?" "Don't just stay here." "Take off your jacket." "Sit down." "Come on." "Sit down." "Come on, eat." "Don't be shy, eat!" "Zita!" "(abkhaz) Who's that kid?" "A boy from Tbilisi." "He's dumb." "He's Georgian?" "I don't know." "Givi just brought him here," "He's going to Tkvarcheli." "Wich Givi?" "Tsvinaria." "Why don't he just keep it?" "I'll show him his room, he needs some sleep." "No." "The kid stays here." "Daur, you'd better stop drinking." "Go to bed." "Mind your own business." "Please." "We have a guest tonight." "Who?" "That little bastard?" "I should kill Givi for bringing him here..." "A georgian in my house!" "(russian) Listen, kid..." "The war stole my son." "My only child." "(abkhaz) Daur, he can't understand you." "Didn't I tell you he's deaf and dumb?" "(russian) God have mercy on him..." "Drink!" "(abkhaz) Leave him alone." "He's too young." "Our son wasn't much older." "(russian) Come on kid, drink!" "(abkhaz) Take him to bed." "(georgian) Where are you going?" "You must be hungry!" "I'll make you some tea and then I'll show you the way." "(abkhaz) Your guest is living." "You wanted to go without saying a goodbye?" "Too bad." "Come with me." "Come here." "Why do you want to go to Tkvarcheli?" "My dad is there." "Your family left during the war?" "Why did your dad stay?" "He was sick." "The doctor didn't want him to leave." "How old were you?" "4." "Take more bread and cheese." "Come on, take some." "(abkhaz) Stop!" "Hello!" "Hi." "You going to Tkvarcheli?" "I am." "Could you take this child with you?" "Come on." "I once knew a child like you during the war." "No parents, no family..." "Valera." "An orphan." "The soldiers were his family." "You remind me of him." "He was your age." "One day we were in the trench." "We had food... but we were out of cigarettes and everybody wanted one." "And this kid left and came back later with a carton of "Marlboro"." "A carton of "Marlboro" out of nowhere!" "Can you imagine?" "He never said where he found it." "That's crazy!" "I had this bottle of whiskey, some "White Horse"." "I was keeping it for my birthday." "I was born in October 23." "I wanted to open it this very day." "I couldn't find it anymore." "Later I figured that the kid went to the georgian trench." "He gave them my bottle and said to us:" ""There were out of whiskey"." "I would have killed him." "Giving my "White Horse" to the georgians!" "Then he said:" ""How were the "Marlboro's?"" "And this is how he got the cigarettes." "He told them we were out of it." "Valera, Valera..." "One day he just disappeared... killed by an explosive device." "How old are you?" "Why are you smiling?" "(russian) You don't speak abkhaz?" "You are armenian?" "Where are you from?" "Georgia." "Remove the rock." "How are you, aunt Maro?" "Who are you?" "Tedo." "You're Keto's son?" "Where are you from?" "From Tbilisi." "What are you doing here?" "I wanted to see my dad." "Don't worry, he's alive." "But he got married and he no longer lives here." "Where did he go?" "I don't know." "Where are you going now?" "What's her name?" "Your father's wife?" "Lida." "She lived downstairs." "But don't blame him." "He had no choice." "With an Abkhazian wife he avoided many problems." "And a sick man needs someone who takes care of him." "They have two girls." "So they are your sisters." "You'll have to be nice with them." "(abkhaz) What do you just caught, Kikva?" "A rabbit!" "What?" "I caught a weird rabbit." "Who's that?" "A little rabbit." "Are you crying?" "You should be ashamed!" "Come on, tell us who you are." "What are you doing here!" "Kikva, stop." "Enough!" "Kid," "Don't be afraid..." "Just tell us your name!" "Poor child!" "He's dumb." "Really?" "Borya, have you ever seen a deaf and dumb rabbit?" "Pour me more wine." "Eat and stop crying." "Come on, eat!" "Poor child..." "Let's drink to the forest, the rivers and the mountains!" "Come on guys, music!"