"Based on the Serbian Epic Ballad "Banovic Strahinja"" "The Kingdom of Serbia, during the Autumn of 1338." "The year the Battle of Kosovo happened." "Bandit hordes are invading the lands along the kingdom's Southern borders." "It will be night soon, priest Gradislav, time for our prayer." "Eh, far are God's thoughts from our little lives." "With a shepherd like this, I wonder what the sheep will be like..." "Stanoje, why are the Greek merchants still here?" "We need to close the gates." "They are just about to leave." "They got held up in conversation." "There." "The last horseshoe for today." "Thank you God for this day." "Vuksan, take the horse." "So you say that the road to Raska is plain, right?" " Yes, and tonight there will be moonlight." "You will manage to get there by the morning." "So let's check that plain road." "Let's go, people!" "Take this, to have a good drink for later." "I can't wait to try that Greek drink for the first time." "Take care." "Let them out and close the gates." "Hey you!" "Damn beggar..." "You there!" "Are you leaving or not?" "Leave him alone." "Wolves will eat him out there." "What do you want?" "This?" "You don't need it." "Even Manastirka can't warm you up anymore." "[Note:" "Manastirka" " Popular Serbian liquor made in monasteries.]" "Hit him, hit him!" "[ Reading the prayer ]" "It's that damn beggar, I'll deal with him." "What are you doing here?" "Did anyone invite you?" "Stana, give the man something to drink." "We don't need to feed every vagabond that comes here." "Just do it." "So, Stanoje, what did the Greeks tell you?" "Any news?" "No news." "Turks managed to get to Solun and aren't getting any further." ""Peacefull merchants, good trade" they say about them." "Are they good warriors?" " No one knows that." "Because no one survived the battle with them." "Dear God, what kind of people are they?" "They don't even leave the words behind them..." "Well merchants are trading with them, afterall..." "Merchants care only for money." "Gold and blood are siblings, until the time comes when men will stop killing his kin." "Alright, conversation's over for tonight." "Andjo, let's go to sleep." "Then, see you in the morning Stanoje." " Do not worry, master." "We will saddle the horse before the sun rises." "He's gotten softer since he brought her here." "The bordertown is not suitable for the lady of such kin." "It never was, and especially in times like these..." "Love never cares about the place." "My Andja..." "My beauty..." "My only one." "Don't go to hunt, master." "You were in my dream yesterday, but I couldn't see your face." "And yesterday, the birds were flying in strange circles around the swamp." "They sensed evil." "Don't speak of the evil, or it might hear you." "Let's go." "Strahinja..." "I overslept..." "Vuksan, look!" "Is that smoke over there?" "Master!" "Isn't that smoke coming from the direction of our town?" "Djordje, Radojka, take the stones to the tower!" "Mitar, Radezda, go to the gates!" "Stano, Stano where are you?" "Take the weapon, child." "Use it if you need to." "Where are you going, thief!" "Hold them brothers!" "Now show me what you've got." "Since dervish Abdulah opened the gates for you." "Leave her to me, I saw her first!" "She's mine." "Wait, we'll have her both." " Ok." "It's the last time I'll ask." "Where's the gold?" "Son of a whore, now you will see!" "Take your hands off me , you animal!" "Kill us as humans!" "There's no gold here." "You picked the wrong house." "Bloodsucker!" "Ler her go!" "Tell me where the gold is, whore!" "Speak!" "What are you laughting at, slave?" "Wait Alija, give her to me." "I will serve you the rest of my life for her." "To you?" "No Alija, don't" "That's how anyone who touches Alija's stuff will end." "Kill him!" "Take my soul, Lord!" "Alija!" "My lord, is this the Judgement day?" "What are you doing here you scum!" "Stop, you ain't getting anywhere!" "Don't kill me!" "Don't send to to Allah yet!" "I will kill for you!" "I'm the sultan's best blade!" "Where is the rest of army?" "Where are you from?" "What army?" "They are thieves." "Alija is commanding them, the one who calles himself Anadovski Shaitan." "Where is the woman who wore this?" "Is she alive?" "It would be better for her if she's not..." "Take that off!" "And get away from my sight!" "Say to Alija, I will find him no matter what." "I will stick his head to a stake, right here!" "Hurry up, Vuksan." "Don't let him get away!" "What will you do master?" "I'm going to Andja's father, Jug Bogdan." "I'll ask him for help to save her." "Get up!" "On your feet!" "Fast, fast, put out the fires." "We're leaving!" "Wait, no one will put out the fire." "We are moving to another place?" "You promised us Serbian gold!" "So what?" "We didn't find anything but food and rags there, that's not what we want, Alija!" "I'm the one in charge, so we are not going anywhere." "Don't be scared." "Sir..." "Don't interrupt me!" "Ask him who he is, where he is from, and what he wants." "They say he's the Duke's son-in-law, husband of his daughter, Andja." "Why didn't you say so, fool?" "!" "Get me a horse, fast!" "Here, in a moment." "And announce to the town that the greatest hero in Serbia has come!" "Let it be known, because of the sorrow that came to Duke Bogdan's home, all noise in the town square must stop right now!" "Here's Strahinja, our hero, we heard about the terrible news you have brought." " Flowers for our hero..." "You need to tell us all about it." " Not now, my lady." "Please, understand his sorrow." "Follow me, Sir Strahinja." "You should have talked to them, women here are powerful." "But it's good that you met them here, It won't stand out that much that you came without presents." "Here we are." "He's down there, to the left." "It's a shame that you didn't take care of your looks after the road." "I am your humble servant." "My duke..." " I heard all about it, Strahinja." "We'll talk about it later, at dinner." "This is urgent." "This is not the place or time for that kind of talk." "I told you, we'll discuss it over dinner." "Timotije!" "I'm here, uncle." "Take my son-in-law to my chambers." "And take good care of him." " Yes." "Come on." "Wait son..." "This cross is... of an old sanctity." "Here, I'm giving it to you, from love and grace for your heroism." "I am putting my hope in your wisdom and justice, father-in-law." "Come with me." "Come, to remind yourself." "If you forgot." "A husbands holy obligation is to take the eyes out from the unfaithfull wife." "And punish her that way." "That's what the law orders." "And no one can change that." "Why are you telling me this?" "Are you saying that my Andja would.." "I'm not saying anything!" "I'm just reminding you of the law." "Get away." "Get away!" "Eat, you'll get thin." "Do as you will, I won't take you by force." "All other women begged me for it." "Go to him, Abdulah." "Try to bring him to sense." "I wish we could get some hashish now..." "Get in." "They caught you." "How did you get free?" "He let me go." "He let you?" "He let me." "Spared my life." "Give me some hashish" " Don't touch it!" "What is he like?" "That Strahinja." "He's a hero." "Greater then me?" "So that's how it is..." "He spared you, you own him one." "Entertain his wife, here, I am giving her to you." "Slut." "Alija." "I taught you about the sword, but also about humanity." "He spared my life, I cannot do something like that to him." "Give me some hashish" " Don't touch!" "You brain's gone Abdulah." "If he's such a hero, why doesn't he come here to save her?" "I'm waiting for him." "And he's not coming." "He sent them to follow me, to get to you." "But Abdulah's not that bad yet, I hide, and then.. with a stake..." "Stake, you say?" " Stake." "Give me some hashish" "Go away!" " Alija?" "He spared your life, you'll get his head." "Do you understand?" "He gave you life, you will get his head..." "You go there with Abdulah, don't return till he does what I told him." "He gave you life, you'll get his head..." "Like these two here." "And I'll throw you to the swamp, slut." "I'll let the snakes feed on you!" "Throw me!" "What are you waiting for?" "You can't take my faith from me." "You think anyone will trust that you didn't sleep with me?" "You spent whole night in my tent." "Strahinja will believe me." "And God." "Ah you're early." "Eh, Strahnja, it's easy for you." "You lost everything so you don't have anything to lose now." "It's not easy to collect gold, but it's harder without it." "Enough, fool." "Stop fooling around, fooling arooound" "Shut up!" "This is not the time nor the place for your jokes." "Shut up, shut up..." "You pay me to talk and then you "shut up" me..." "Ladies, fill the cups for your husbands." "No, thanks Stefanija." "Why don't you let my youngest daughter fill your cup?" "Why, Strahinja?" "Because dear Duke, I have a wife already." "And she's not here to fill it." "She's not your wife anymore, Strahinja!" "My heart mourned her already." "She's now a Turkish concubine!" "You want me to bury my wife alive, I can't do that." "You don't have to." "She buried herself already." "If it's so, you would see her head in ruins, and not her torn dress!" "And I won't lose the other nine fingers because of one!" "That was a good one, uncle." "Not even I could come up with something like that." "Look, no one's approving your madness." " And who's approving you?" "Don't fool around Strahinja, we're not cowards." "If duke command us so, we will all give our lifes." "Silence." "Reason and experience are my best advisors." "This is why I want you to take Stefanija for your wife!" "My vaults are full of gold!" "I can build you five castles, if you want!" "Let's drink together." "Stefanija, fill his cup." "Don't, Stefanija." "I must refuse." "I'll go alone." "To find that Turk." "To find my wife, and save her." "I know." "You have more power than I do." "You have gold, and knowledge." "Your names are famous, prideful, best." "But what about it?" "I can't drink with anyone here." "Thank you for the honor, Duke." "Stop it, you fool!" "I can't stop, uncle." "My horse is running away." "Running away from who?" "Tell me, from who?" "From those everyone runs away from." "Everyone." "From Turks!" "Turks!" " How dare you insult me!" "Bastard!" "Ugly thing!" "I'll put you in chains!" "Tell me uncle... but honestly, please" "If you were to put heart in one hand, and law in the other one." "Which would prevail, heart or law?" "You ordered all the Virgin Marys to be painted with the look of Andja's face." "She was always your favorite." "And now?" "Go away from me, miserable man." "You don't understand anything." "Teach me, uncle." "Teach me..." "Strahinja, wait!" "Your horse is tired." "Here, take mine." "Thank you, Bozo..." " Good luck." "Thanks..." "Let your roads be blessed hero!" "Good evening, Jefimija." " Who is it?" "Me." "I wanted to ask you something." "You sinned with the other man when you were young." "And for that, you were punished without mercy." "Tell me, could a woman resist temptation?" "And to stay faithful to her husband." "She can." "Unless that temptation lasts too long." "It will last, uncle." "It will last too long..." " Yes..." "I'll put you in chains." "In chains, fool!" "What do you think?" "We lost our head." "It's not like Alija's the only one in the world." "Indeed he's not." " Some animal will take his place." " Or kaurin. [Note:" "Kaurin has no English translation.]" "Where do you think you're going?" "Who are you waiting on and hoping for?" "You're dead to him." "He probably found a new wife already." "You know that, too." "And yet, you won't sleep with me?" "You don't have anyone in this world, just like me." "Shaitan got to me, Shaitan!" "[Note:" "Shaitan = Muslim Satan.]" "I fell in love with you..." "Kill me." "Shaitan got in to me." "Kill me." "Here he comes." "Abdulah, do you hear him?" "I heard him." "I heard." "Take him, put him on the horse!" "Come on, faster, faster!" "Take this." "We're even now." " Don't send me back like this!" "Kill me!" "Pride is a rotten fruit." "I'll leave you armor and the cross." "Wait!" "My Andja..." "Forget about her!" " You're lying" "I'm lying." "Go on hero, to your freedom!" "Heeey, Strahinja!" "Is that you over there?" "Why did God punish him like this?" "Yet yesterday, he left from here like a hero." "Stop fooling around, work!" " Do what?" " Work!" "Allright, allright." "We're working." "What are we doing?" "Digging gold... for who knows who..." "People, look!" "Isn't that duke's son in law?" "Sir Strahinja?" "I wonder who did this to him..." "You can't fight all the evil in the world alone, Strahinja." "We both know about the courage of your ancestors." "Your father was like a brother to me." "But this... this is insolence coming from you now." "You're disapproving God's ways." "Andja is my wife." "While she is alive, my honor requires from me to save her." "You are young, my son." "When you get to my age, you will understand that everything has to die." "Sooner... or later." "No, that's wrong duke." "Sir." "Strahinja deserves to know all the truth." "All of it." "Ivan, Ivan get in!" "Tell us, what did you see when you were spying on the Turks?" "Tents, as many as the clouds in the sky." "Army, so dense that rain can't get to ground from it..." "That's enough." "There, you heard." "It's a secret." "Only the highest men of this country know about it." "War with the Turks is knocking at our doors." "Negotiations are taking place, but..." "You're trading the kingdom?" " Don't be rude, Strahinja!" "Who gave you the right to talk like that?" "You're not the only hero in Serbia!" "If you want revenge, you'll have it soon." "The whole country will be fighting soon." "My war has already started." " Your war... with some peasant who went away from the Sultan and is stealing for life now..." "For me, he's more important than all of the Turkish army!" "Understand?" "Dear God, Devil has got into him." "Forgive me father..." "And you, my Duke." "I overreacted, I know." "I am small in the Lord's eyes." "And I don't know about politics..." "Big words are confusing me..." "But what I started, I will finish!" "Let me ask you something." "How many warriors will you give me?" "None." "Even one warrior is too expensive for that ruined castle of yours." "Then, let me buy your slaves." "At least you have plenty of them." "You are asking me to sell you scum..." "Do you have idea who they are?" "I know who they are." "Murderers, whores, heretics..." "Why do you want them, then?" "Because they are less evil than the ones " " Let's stop here." "Listen." "Take my castle." "And this cross." "Fot 15 slaves." "God, forgive me if I'm wrong, but I have no choice." "Alright." "Write a contract about this, Georgius." "And let him sign it." "But from today on, I don't want so see him again, ever!" "Go there, you animal!" "Who else?" "What about this one here?" " I'm resting." "Stand up, sonny." " Who's ordering me?" "Get up!" "I'll take him." "Him?" "Why him?" "Come on." "Becouse he's not acting like a sheep." "Now there are 15 of them." " 13 actually, but alright." "I'm in a hurry." "Wait, knight, this one here..." "I'm giving it to you as a bonus." "Oh, that Bogdan, he gave you the worst scum, along with me." "And then what?" "Tell me all about it." "Then I told him "Wait Strahinja, that is the wrong man you have picked, I'm the best Sultan's blade"" ""Just after Alija, who picked on the very Sultan's flag." "He doesn't have time for you"" "Did you hear that Andja?" "And yet you're waiting for him still." "I told him "Stop Strahinja, Abdulah is more than you can handle", then I got my sword out" "And then this, and like this...." "It was tight was around us, like mud everywhere, couldn't escape..." "And I almost got him when..." "These two fools appeared." "Ismet and Sukrija." "They ruined everything." "Did they?" "They did." "They attacked him from his back, he parried their attack..." "And all 3 of them got sucked into live mud..." "All three of them?" " All three." "Guess I'm not lucky at all." "When the mud got them, I couldn't do anything." "Is that so?" "That is so." "Alija!" "Kill me like a man, Alija!" "Don't let him cut my insides..." "I'll do it myself!" "Let me kill myself!" "Why did you do it, Abdulah?" " Even I don't know." "Take him away." "No Alija, don't put me on stake!" "Let me die from blade like a man!" "Alija!" "Don't do it Alija, I wanna die right now!" "Don't you have soul Alija?" "Alija!" "You damn devil, Hell is speaking through you!" "Go away, I can't watch you anymore!" "Go away!" "This is all your fault!" "I'll kill myself." "I'll gather strength." "Why would you kill yourself?" "Rather gather your strength to give yourself to him." "Here, I'll draw you his sign." "Don't you want it?" "Come on, beautiful, to end the man's suffering." "Decide fast." "Everyone will suffer because of you." "Strahinja, don't leave me alone." "Don't leave me." "There's so many sinners in the world." "Why do you want to be the only pure soul?" "Strahinja, please hear me..." "Alija..." "Don't let them do this..." "Alija!" "Help me..." "He begged you to kill him like a man." "Damn you..." "I would spare him, but I can't go against the law." "Who are you to speak about the law?" "I can't give up on you." "That's why I must respect our laws." "You won't have me, ever." "The suffering of you, your teacher and friend is in vain." "He's not just my teacher and friend." "He's my brother." " Brother?" "Dear God..." "Older brother." "Azra is our mother." "Mother, stop them..." "Mother..." "Why are you calling me , Abdulah?" "You know I can't help you." "There is no mercy for the betrayer." "I delivered you to this world naked." "Naked you will be when I see you leaving it." "There's no salvation for anyone, my dear Abdulah." "The law does not forgive." "Let him free, let him free from his suffering." "It's not in my power, not in my power to do anything." "God, why are you doing this to me?" "Ah, what a gorgeous place..." "Are we going to live here, uncle?" "We are slaves, not vampires and ghouls..." "Go away, I'm not in the mood." " Uh you're the same as old Bogdan." "Take some rest, we're staying here." " Come on, gather the wood, light a fire, now!" "Don't drink that water, it's not good." "You're not gonna help us, uncle?" "Heh, you are renegades, just like we are." "Not obeying any human law." "Tell Timotije to come to me." "I'll heal his wounds." "He doesn't want to." "He doesn't want to, do you want?" "God has hidden himself, so that he doesn't see the suffering of his children." "Is anyone alive?" "What are you doing here?" "Should I wake him up?" "Or kill him, so we can be free." "I don't know..." "Don't ask me." "Andja..." " Don't kill him, let him dream." "What are you doing here?" " It's night." "Let's go." "Come on, get up, heeey!" "Warriors!" "Give hashish to everyone, everyone!" "Hashish!" "Let it be known when Alija, Anadovski Shaitan, put his brother on stake for serbian girl!" "Stop the music!" "I'll put you on stake!" "Under the blade!" "Why am I bringing suffering to everything around me..." "Why did you run?" "Come on, calm down." "Don't cry, Selima." "I'll do anything for you." "We brought him." "Let's say goodbye." " Shut up!" "Why?" "Aren't we going back?" "Haha, what a fool you are." "It's going to be fun." "Silence." "Come on." "Get up." "Let's go!" " I won't." "I won't go with you!" "Let him kill us both!" "My battle is over, let him fight the others." "Andja!" "What, you are alive?" "I am." "He as well..." "Hey, sonny, what about Strahinja?" "Here he is." " Alone..." "Master, we finished our work." "You did." "Can we go now?" "We want to find some place to live..." "Alright, go." "You're free." "I'll rest a bit." "Before the road." "Are you staying?" "Yes." "I'll wait till the morning." "You're going to follow him..." "Seems that your destiny is to be alone..." "So what?" "I will go back to old Bogdan." "Our destiny is not easy..." "We meet again." "Hello, beggar." "Let me owe you once more." "End my torture..." "Do it, it's not human to leave him." "Say when." "Now." "That's what life is... a moment and a flash..." "before and after... it's dark." "Alija!" "Alija!" "Andja, are you alive?" "Are you man or not?" "Come out and fight!" "If you want a fight, you'll get it!" "Let's see whose wife you are!" "You devil!" "I hate you!" "He's an angel, I'm the devil, let's see who you like more!" "Strahinja, watch out!" "Here I come, attack or I will attack first!" "You damn Turk!" "She's Selima now, Selima!" "Not Andja!" "You are lying!" "What are you going to do now?" "Here's what!" "Come here, Turk!" "Let's stop this Strahinja." "We're equal." "Anyways she's not your wife anymore." "What is he talking about, Andja?" " I took her." "She has my sign on her forehead." "You took her by force!" "By force?" "Ask her!" "See, she's silent." "She doesn't have the courage to lie to you." "Why are you not talking, Andja?" "Take that sword and cut!" "Him or me!" "You decide!" "What to decide, what?" "What do you want from me..." "Decide Andja, him or me?" "Him!" "Hit him!" "He will never forgive you!" "What?" "Why me..." "Why... me.." "what to decide... how..." "Hit him!" "Decide Selima!" " Hit him Andja!" "What are you waiting for, slut?" "You know who's better for you." "Hit him!" "Good work wife, you've listened to your heart." "Kill me, kill me now." "Don't torture me." "Don't take my eyes out." "Give me that sword." "Give it!" "May God forgive you." "There." "I've done my oath." "Let's go" "Can you get down?" " I can." "Stand there, and don't move." "You're tired." " Don't touch me." "What will you do to me?" "Shut up." "I thought you won't come to me..." "That you forgot me." "All around was terror... swamp and dark..." "death..." "Dear Lord, give me strength to endure punishment... for the sins of my body and blood..." "I'll put myself into your rightful hands, and your fury..." "Andja!" "The slut ran away..." "I'll find you Andja." "I'll take your eyes out with this sword!" "You say he looks like a bandit?" " Worse." "Like a devil, and he doesn't carry any weapons." "Just some broken sword; he says that's enough." "Like he went mad from all what happened." "We shouldn't let him into the church." "No, we need to respect his right." "Leave me for now." "So I can cry like a man..." " Should I leave too, father?" "Yes Boshko, you too." "Say what's on your mind." "Or I will order your tongue cut." "I will say it, uncle." "Even if you cut my tongue out." "You put the candle into the wrong place." "You're wrong." "This here is a place for living." "That's why." "The candle for Andja should be down there, where the candles for the dead are." "This is her place." "Where the living are." "No one will cut her breasts or burn her body." "She will only have her eyes taken." "So she can't see anymore." "She can watch from her soul then." "But, but... what about the others and their sins?" "Timotije!" " Alright, I'm going..." "Here they are." " Give me your hand, dear daughter." "Maybe when I'm blind I will easily forget about the past, dear mother." "Patience, child." "Your suffering is only a drop in the sea." "Be strong, my child." "Endure God's punishment, be brave." "May God forgive you, my child." "Sin is darkness." "The one who sins goes into darkness." "So the one doesn't need eye sight in this world." "So let the one see with eyes of soul, and free the ones soul..." "Stop it, priest!" "It's time for the punishment." "Look at me, Andja." "Look at me I said!" "My soul is getting used to..." "Strahinja." "I'm ready." "Wait, Strahinja, don't drown any deeper!" "If you have mercy, let her repay her sins." "Let her free her soul from darkness." "Let's go." "If you do not fear people, fear the Lord!" "What should I be afraid of?" "When I went through Hell, already." "And after everything I went through, I care for her sinfulness more than for your holiness." "Forgive me God, but I don't understand the world that you have created." "All Serbian nobility gave their lives in the Battle of Kosovo on the 28th of June, 1389." "Even during the long years of slavery, the Serbian people never forgot Strahinja's brave name." "Subtitles by Mrakoslava Special thanks to Glaeken who did grammar correction."