"SARAJEVO JUNE 1950" "WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS" "AN HISTORICAL LOVE FILM" "Chiquita" "Spanish land, flowers of May" "Every child loves you" "While listening to castanets" "I have a sombrero" "You're a darling girl" "Chiquita" "You're the woman of my dreams" "You're my new love" "But you give yours to another" "I have a sombrero" "You're my darling girl" "Carmelita" "Lead me to Barcelona" "So I can see my love" "Chiquita" "I thought I was the first to come" "I am a stranger" "But, Chiquita" "I'll be yours" "I have a sombrero" "You're a darling girl" "Franjo!" "Franjo!" "What are you lads up to?" "Are you working or messing around?" "When you work, you don't mess around." " Understood?" " Understood." "Come on, comrades!" "My name is Malik Malkoc, but everybody calls me "Maliky Sticky-icky. "" "I was born November 2, 1 944, but Mama wrote I was born on October 29, because the war was on and we were poor so she could get an extra month 's allowance." "My best friend is Joza." "His full name is Serjoza Petrovic." "He doesn 't mind being called Joza, but if someone calls him "fatso, "" "he gets mad." "WE BUY HERBS AND MUSHROOMS" "Franjo the janitor sings Mexican songs." "When my dad asked him, "Why Mexican? "" "he said, "Comrade Mesa, nowadays, it's the safest." "Such are the times. "" "Mama always tells him," ""Franjo, don 't drink." "You'll ruin your health. "" "He smiles and says," ""When I'm drunk," ""my reflexes are quicker." ""Who knows what would happened if I were sober? "" "He drinks up all the money he makes from the herbs because he loves 90-proof, plum brandy." "But we're saving up our money to buy a genuine, leather football." "They're going too far now." "You're a swine, Mesa." "You know that?" "Why?" "You don't know?" "You really don't know?" "I told you I had no idea I'd be promoted." "What's the Party got to do with the divorce?" "Shut up." "You tell me to shut up?" "You've been telling me that for two years." "What am I, a whore?" "Shut up, you stupid bitch!" " Got a light?" " I've got nicer things." "A nice girl, but a bit hot-tempered." "I've got just the cure for her." "You can't even get these in Paris." "La Baiser, the queen of lipsticks." "How much?" "Cheaper than a muzzle." "How much?" "In view of the situation, only four dinars." "Give me two." "Leave me alone." "Leave me alone!" "You don't love me anymore." " You don't!" " Just be patient!" "When will you get a divorce?" "When?" "Never!" "Say something, for God's sake!" "You don't love me." "Who loves anybody in this madhouse?" "I'll go to a rest home and bathe when it suits me." "You only take one bath a year." "There, they'd make you take two a week." "While others fuck about, I have to bathe." "Mama has ordered a big clean-up." "My brother Mirza and I are to be circumcised." "I asked Mirza what "circumcised" means." "He says we're done for." "They grab your prick and cut half of it off." "Joza 's dad, Vlado Petrovic, was taken away by the men in leather coats." "He shouted so that everybody could hear'." ""I'd rather have Russian shit than American cake! "" "Later they took away their radio and telephone." "I asked Joza why they did it." "He said it was something to do with Stalin." "We took all of Stalin 's pictures out of the house." "We recognized him by his moustache." "Since then, Joza 's mom first waits for the postman every day, then tells Joza she's going to the market and goes off to the council to ask about his dad." " How's my little Communist?" " He's great, comrade." "Here you are..." "Comrades." "You've got no right." "Give it..." "Give it here." "Radio Sarajevo..." "We inform all citizens that vegetables will be available..." "Where have you been?" "For the lady of the house." "Mirza!" "Look in my pocket." "50 mm." "Chalk in the right hand, slate in the left." "And for the mangy, old freeloader..." "I hoped you'd be gone when I returned." "So did I, dear son-in-law." "When will you leave and never return?" "You'll have a bloody, long wait." "I know." "Scram." "You heard me!" "Go on, you pest." "Get down!" "You shouldn't have." "The latest craze in Zagreb." "The slate indoors, the rattle outdoors, okay?" "Okay, dad." "What are you waiting for?" "The movie." "You can't watch it in daylight." "Harder, harder." "Our people must be prepared for anything." "The danger of being thrown off-balance is a constant threat." "Every individual must use maximum concentration and always make sure he has control over every part of his body." "in order to perform his jump correctly." "Any hasty move can lead him into a perilous situation." "An incorrect position in flight can cost an individual his life or leave him maimed for life." "Don't swing your arms when you walk." "You can tell if someone's clever by the way he walks." "How, Dad?" "The feet should be parallel." "Whoever twists them this way is a fool." "I don't understand, Dad." "You will when you grow up." "Communists have an inborn aesthetic sense." "It's a fact." "If you don't know that, you're a..." "Fool, dolt, nitwit, dumbbell." "Comrades!" "Our physical, cultural movement, despite the present anti-Yugoslavian campaign, is growing stronger day by day." "However, the attacks of Coninform have had its effects" "on the development of physical culture." "in our country." "Since their resolution, our physical culture has been subject to blatant discrimination by socialite countries." " Hello." " Hi, big brother." "Are you taking care of my sister?" "No complaints." " How are you?" " Fine." "Let us welcome the first woman in this part of the Balkan Peninsula... who is going to fly a Hawk Glider'." "Ankica Vidmar." "Stop by for a drink tonight." "I'm busy." "She came here to help develop our physical culture." "A date, eh?" "Yes." "And you're not afraid?" "No, it doesn't take much courage." "I come from a family of fliers." "I just love flying." "No doubt about it." "She's modest and brave." "A model, young Communist." "Witty, isn't it?" "Don't you think?" "Some people wouldn't agree." "With what?" "They don't think it's witty." "Who doesn't think it's witty?" "You know him very well." "Who?" "Your own brother-in-law." "And what does he think?" "I don't know..." "That they're going too far." "Three minutes left in the game." "Vukas passes the ball from the left side." "Mitic gets it, the Danish half in front of him." "Mitic evades his opponent." "A powerful shot!" "The fifth goal for our team!" "It's 5-0, Yugoslavia!" "We showed them, Comrade Mesa." " Damn good." " Huh?" " Damn good." " Damn good." "Come on, Muzafer, have one." " Come on." " No." "Mrkusic, Horvat, Stankovic, Cajkovski, Jovanovic..." "Dazjic, Ognajanov, Mitic, Hocevar, Bobek, Vukas." "Vukas broke through on the left and passed to the edge of the penalty area." "Hocevar coolly put the ball into the net." "That made it 2-0, Yugoslavia." "In the second half, our team played very well," "led by Mitic, who scored three goals." "Hello, brother-in-law." "Hello." "You scared the hell out of me." "Don't worry about it." "Sit down." "Sit down." "Tell me first." "Make yourself comfortable." "I've no one to inform on." "No, I can't." "Come on, drink." "I really can't." "How's the job?" "Traveling?" "Too much." "Twice a month." "Everything's okay?" "As far as I know." "And as far as you don't know?" " Others know?" " I'll say they do." "You thought things could be kept hidden?" "No, it's like they say'." ""The State Security knows everything."" "Sit down." "Listen, she was mine, now she's yours." "That's all." "We don't arrest people for screwing." " What?" " You heard." "You mean, I'm" "Not yet." "But God, himself, won't save you." " Djuro!" " Yes?" "I don't need God." "I'm clean as a whistle." "Zijo..." "I'm having the children circumcised tomorrow." "The old man's arranged it all." "A fairy calls" "From atop Mount Trebevic" "Is Sarajevo still" "Where it used to be?" "Is the tavern still" "By the Moric Inn?" "Are they drinking wine" "Sarajevo's young folk?" "Are they served" "By the maid Mara?" "Is Mara wearing" "Three, fine skirts?" "Tighten your belt." "You've no choice." "Do you hear that, neighbor llanka?" "The crap I take from my own son." "Fuck our Russian brothers, when they screw us." "What have you done?" "I don't know." "A mistake." "Get back there." "They'll notice." "Please, go on." "Anything left, butcher?" "Enough for a good screw." "Beg your pardon, ladies." "When they circumcised me, Mrs. Petrovic, there was enough skin left to make you a coat." "Well done." "Congratulations." "You're my little hero, aren't you?" "Uncle." "Will you buy me a football?" "I sure will." "Did someone scream or am I hearing things?" "You're hearing things, Dad." "I screamed." "Are you all right?" "Yeah." "Make sure you're healed up... when I get back." "I don't want to find anybody still in bed, okay?" "Since dad's been away on business, everybody's tense-- Grandpa, mama-- everybody who comes to our house they all shake their heads, tick-tock, like a clock." "Mama is always sewing." "When she stops, she starts crying." "Once I heard Mrs. Ilonka say to my mom," ""Don 't cry, Sena." ""He's not an informer." "He's something else. "" ""What else? " asked my mother." "Mrs. Ilonla was silent, just like me when I tell a lie." "Dad, get up!" "Get up." "Malik's gone!" "Quick, quick!" "Wait, Sena!" "Telephone?" "It's the doorbell." "Good morning." "Is my brother here?" "He's asleep." "Would you like to come in?" "Come in." "What did you bring us?" "My pain, that's what." "Can you sleep, brother?" "You see I can, sister." "Well?" "I've been waiting for you to tell me." "I thought you'd drop in." "You used to come and visit your father." "Where is he?" "Why doesn't he write?" "Listen, Sena." "I'm serious." "He'll write when he can." "My brotherly advice is mind your own business." "Don't ask anyone anything." "Don't even come to see me anymore." "Mind the children and your business." " He's your brother-in-law." " So what?" "I'm a soldier of the Party, understand?" "Understand what I'm saying?" "What's this?" "Some underwear." "He went in thin socks, without a vest." "Take it home." "Can't you even slip him a parcel?" "You could when the Ustashas caught him." "Leave it." "Take this to Malik." "The ball is on the goal line." "A big chance for our team!" "Don't be an alcoholic like me." "I've made my wife and child miserable," "And my house was sold by other... other elements." "My life is stormy... ruined." "Someone else killed me." "I'm still a man." "I won't let anyone crush me." "What are you doing?" "What's it to you?" "Wait!" " It's not your money!" " It's not yours either!" " I earned it." " So what?" " Give it back!" " Get lost!" "Give it back." "I'll hit you." "Give it back!" " Get up!" " No!" " Get up!" " No, I want a football." "Why are you hitting him?" " What do you want?" " What do you want?" "Give me the money!" "We thought..." "Fahro!" "Is Father dead?" "They've taken Mesa away." "Look who's here." "Uncle!" "Uncle!" " Can we go to a movie?" " If you sleep." " Go to sleep." " Okay." "What movie will we see?" ""The Cow Jumped Over the Moon."" "Now, go to sleep." "Look at the recruit!" "Look at the recruit!" "Recruit, Dad?" "I'm an old soldier." "Sit down, son." "Where are your wounds?" "I see you've had it pretty easy." "Come on, talk." "Do the kids know?" "No." "Zijo made it look like a business trip." " They even said goodbye." " Zijo arranged it?" "He was here at the boys' circumcision." " There was singing..." " The neighbors too?" "If you think you're going to waste Natasha's time..." "Does Zivka know about the letters?" "I didn't tell her." "No one knows?" "Everyone knows." " What do they know?" " What I saw." "What did you see?" "A car and two men down below." "Not that." "I was thinking about Natasha." "They shoved him in like a thief." "What do you think, Dad?" "I saw nothing." "I heard nothing." "They were sitting here like normal people... and he left with Zijo like it was a business trip." "Did you talk to Zijo?" "No." "Why not?" "It's best just to forget about it." "Attention!" "At ease." "Attention!" "Right turn." "Forward march!" " Any word from your father?" " No." " Is he dead?" " No." "What are you wearing?" "Nobody wants to tell us where he is." "I wear it to spite them." "Sarajevo again hosts a grand army parade." "A review of the strength of our republic." " What are you doing, boy?" " Nothing." "Sit down!" "Sit down!" "Bimbo!" "The spray!" "Any film?" "Wait a second." "What do you do with it all?" "Eat it?" "That's enough for this month." "Do you want a poster?" "Off you go." "That'll do for this month." "Kiss me." " Why?" " Just kiss me." " What is it?" " A kiss!" "He's alive!" "Dear Daddy," "We're all so glad you've written." "and that you are well, but I am sorry that you have to do voluntary work in that mine." "I'm writing this on the slate you brought me and Mama will copy it out on paper for you." "We raised the money to visit you by selling the carpet from the living room." "Only Franjo misses the carpet." "He said, "What shall I beat now? "" "But later he whispered to me," ""I'll be beating other carpets of Mesa 's. "" "I gave Mama the money I'd saved for a football." "So don 't worry." "We're coming." "You can expect us for sure on April 1 st." "Lots of love, Malik." "Everybody out!" "Fall in!" "Pick up your tools!" "Right face!" "Forward march!" " What have they done?" " I'm just getting old." "You're not any taller or fatter." "I told you to bring Malik, not a crybaby." "What are you, a girl?" "He's just happy to see you." "Well, good night." "What's this?" "He started sleepwalking." "I checked on him, and he was gone." " Why the bell?" " Just to be safe." "Have you found out why you're here?" "Ask your brother." "I have." "What did he say?" "He told me to mind my own business." " He married the gym teacher." " Ankica?" "Yes, she walks around the house naked." "You could ask her of course." "No, you'd better not." "Forget it." "When will they release you?" "I don't know." "I don't know anything." " Talk about something else." " Such as?" "How are things in Sarajevo?" "Is Sarajevo still where it used to be?" "What's wrong?" "Why aren't you asleep?" "You're talking, but I have to be quiet." "Come on, close your eyes." "Can I come in with you?" "I'll stay with you until you fall asleep." "Come on, settle down." "Mama, why did we come here?" "We have to talk to this lady." "Good." "Take a break." "How are you, young man?" "My, how you've grown!" "Would you like some candy?" "Come and sit over here." " How are you?" " I'm all right." "I went to see Mesa." "How is he?" "When is he coming home?" "He told me to ask you." "Me?" "How would I know?" "You don't know?" "You do know, you whore!" "You'll pay when we get home." "You know why." "I know." "I was very sad when Joza's dad died." "It reminded me of my dad." "But I stopped being sad when I saw no one was crying." "Joza told me his daddy hadn 't actually died and his mom told mine," ""My Vlado's dead." "I'm sick of their lies. "" "She said, "I'll bury him just to spite them. "" "And the priest with the beard said," ""We'll perform the service, but we won 't record it. "" "Is anyone in the coffin?" "I know that when someone dies he is no more, but he can 't just vanish." "When Mama told me to shut up, I understood everything." "I didn 't even know Zvornik existed, till Dad sent us a letter saying he'd finished his work at the mine where Mom and I had visited him." "Mirza showed it to me on the map, where they're building a hydroelectric station."