"There's no room for more children here." "In that case you can start looking for a new principal." "How did you get in?" "You're the..." "One." "A beautiful small island." "Do we have one?" "Put it on the list." "They're nice." "Wouldn't you like to retire now?" " Healthy, wealthy." " How?" "Tell the city council - that this school can take in a lot more children." "And then advocate the closure of small schools." " But I prefer small schools." " Switch sides." "Join the winning team." "It always pays off." "Snapper Films presents" "A film by Taneli Mustonen" "ELLA AND FRIENDS" "I'm Ella." "I'm in second grade." "We have a nice school, a nice class - and a nice teacher." "He's just a bit tired at times." "Because teaching is such a demanding job." "Like our teacher often tells us." "Tiina is my friend." "She's really ordinary." "So ordinary it's kind of unordinary." "Hanna is my friend too." "She's really practical." "She can fix anything." " Did you fix it?" " Yeah, it's really silent now." "Samppa is the kindest boy in our class." "And in the whole world, perhaps." "Tuukka knows everything - because he's a genious." "Pate, in turn..." "TECHNICAL PHYSICS" "Well, Pate is Pate." "Then there's Pukari." "He makes sure the teacher won't get bored." "Who would get me a glass of water?" " I'll go with Ella!" " I'm not getting anything." " Hi, mom." " Stop picking your nose." " Can I see you?" " Sure." "Finish your essays or you won't get owl stamps." "Stop picking your nose." "Questions and questionnaires." "What does the Education Board think?" "That I can write letters to them all day?" "I have to educate children here!" "I don't like this either." "Something's going on." "I think they're going to close down schools." "Close down?" "What will they do with the saved money?" "This should be mailed today." "Write about your average day." "That's all. 1,500 words." "And no owl stamps." "That morning we were told to write about a zoo keeper- we met on a class trip." "Ella, you're a good writer." "Write your zoo essay on this special paper." "Row, Row, Row Your Boat..." "Row, Row, Row Your Boat..." "There... owl stamps." "Hanna." "Way to go, Hanna!" "Pate..." " And one for your mom too." " Thanks." " Where's your essay?" " In my head." "I'll bite your quill pen if I have to write it out." "You won't have to." "Tiina... there you go." "Ella." "Right on target." "Great, Ella!" "This story will make them understand." " Understand what?" " The essence of teaching." "I wanna be a teacher." "Never mind." "Money doesn't bring happiness." "I'd make all parents attend school if I had to teach." "You won't have to." "Let's sing a tribute to this." "Row, Row, Row Your Boat..." "Row, Row, Row Your Boat..." "Row, Row, Row Your Boat..." "Where's Pate?" "Pate knows when to disappear." "Pate, Pate, Pate..." "Hi, Martti." "What's up?" "Hi, mom." "I'm here with Martti." "Who's Martti?" "Never mind." "He's more like his father." "Martti, wanna meet my mom?" "Yes, he does." "Let me see." " Take it out of there!" " I don't want it on my plate." "What's going on here?" "A small excursion to the closet." "My closet is none of your business." " I think Martti disagrees." " Martti who?" "We had never heard the cook scream so loud." "The next morning my essay had reached the School Board." "First in the morning I make sure everyone has had a snack." "Otherwise they're impossible." ""I keep them in cages, rattling the bars."" "The funny little school on the hill." " That one?" ""Sometimes I forget to count that they're all there."" ""Last winter one ran away." "What a mess, literally."" ""He broke into the kitchen and pooped in a pot."" " Pooped?" " Pooped." "The same morning they brought new desks to the classroom." "Without telling us, of course." "Teacher!" "Why are our desks in a cage?" "It's your new classroom." "Okay, the break is over." "Let's go study." "You heard him." ""I try to teach them, but they're not learning."" ""Especially the biggest one."" ""Yesterday he made a long nose at me." "I did the same - but that aggravated him and he showed me you know what."" ""It's in their nature." "If one of them got really mad, - the only solution would be to drop pants and..."" " And what?" " Show butt." " Let me see." "This case belongs to professionals." "I'll call for help." " Where's your teacher?" " We're waiting for him too." "They spoke." "And the principal?" "Where's he?" " Is he also mean to you?" " He made me do the dishes." "This is not possible." " He makes Pate clean up." " And eat mushrooms." " And he hates Martti." " Right." "Martti is kept in a small box all day long." "Sorry I'm late." "Open your textbooks..." "Will you be long?" "The old desks should be taken away today." " Did you come to take these?" " Yes." " That was quick." " How did you know?" " The guys told me." " Guys?" "Here they are." "And in terrible shape." "You can turn them into lamps or stools." "You professionals know what to do." "Look..." " He's showing his butt!" " Good Lord!" " What's this?" " Handcuffs." "This is a misunderstanding." "Was it the report?" "We'll see to it right away." "The report for this school is clear enough." " Mom will be right back!" " Close the door." "The new school is really nice." "You'll be treated like humans." " Can we talk?" " Sure." "And we will." "There are more students in the new place." " Very nice students." " I think we mixed up the forms." "What?" "Stop pushing." "You'll like the new school." "One, two, three, four..." " At least four times four." " Did someone lose a marble?" "Great..." "Look!" "It was Anna." "She couldn't find her classroom." "Come on, there's nothing scary here." " What's wrong?" " Do you smell it?" "Gasoline." "High-octane." "I knew it!" "I have to go, sorry." " Hang on!" " Okay..." "There's someone there." "Coming!" "Excuse me, sir." "This is all wrong." "I told you I should go first." "Excuse me." " What are you doing here?" " We came to ask you that." " Would you get the principal?" " I am the principal." " No need to yell." " Let's start over." "I'm Ella." "Here he comes." " Listen..." " Go home!" "Welcome!" "Come in." " I had a jumpsuit in daycare." " It was a racing suit." " A Formula suit." "Fire resistant." " Better be." "I think we should leave." "Come on." "You're in grave danger." "The boy was Ef One." "And the other one was his dad." "Don't go near them." "Hear me?" "Ella?" " Ella?" " Yeah, you're right." "Could the boy come with us when we get out of here?" "Who says you'll get out of here?" "Just forget the old school." "Why?" "This is just a misunderstanding." " Right." "Your school will be torn down." "Ef's father bought it." "They're incredibly rich." "Made a fortune by gambling." "How do you know all that?" "I have to go." "So do you." "You don't want detention." "Find your class and adapt." "I couldn't believe one boy and his dad could do this to us." "But we didn't have time to think about it then." "We had to find our new classroom." "Then down these stairs and..." "You're hopeless." "This way." " Martti's stomach is upset." " I doubt it." " I don't trust that girl." " Why?" "She's hiding something." "Like you." "I was afraid you'd get mad at me." "I didn't know it was an official paper." " I meant Ef." " What?" "Why?" "Hey guys!" "We're lost." "Where's Pate?" "Come out, Martti." "He's here." "Martti doesn't like it here." "Hear that?" "There was no doubt." "Nothing sounds like the Teacher's organ." "You came, finally." "The audience is running away." "Apparently the music class had waited for an audience - and they were not going to let us go." "The Teach always said classical music is immortal." "We didn't believe it then, but now we did." "Rock, scissors, paper." "Sorry!" "Found it!" "Our new classroom was awful." "We were sorry we found it." "And our teacher wasn't there." " The teacher is still in jail." " How do we get him out?" "Who has authority over the police?" " My mom." "Ella?" " Ella is not my mom." " Stupid." "She meant that Ella could give them orders." "Can you?" " I meant that Ella could come up with a plan." "I have an idea." "Tuukka's idea was brilliant, as usual." "First we had to free the Teach." "Nobody remembered step 2." "But step 3 saved the school and the whole world." "Christmas came early this year." "You're right." " What brings you elves here?" " We're presidents." "I'm Batman." "Is our president Batman?" "I missed that election." "I didn't know we have seven presidents." " We do." "And we're very distinguished gentlemen." "We give orders." "What kind of orders?" "Our teacher must be released, immediately." "I don't know..." "We have a car salesman and a few MP's." "No teachers." "Sorry." "But may we offer you a presidential ride?" "For your pains." "A different ride awaited the teacher." "He had not ridden a bike in years." "What...?" "This is a bike path." "Oh my God!" "Help!" "Mom!" "So unfair..." "That must be the gym teacher." "Hello!" "Excuse me!" "Where do you want them?" "They were at the police station." "Where's the cafeteria?" " Cafeteria!" " Have a good day, presidents!" "Excuse me." "There's a motorhome in the yard." " Parked illegally." " Really?" " I'll take a look." " Thanks." " Let's find the principal." " Yeah." " This must be moved." " It's ready, sir." " What?" "What did he say?" " Lunch." "Not now." "Your son... is sleeping." "What?" "My son is here." "He just came from practice." "He always sleeps after practice." "And when he sleeps, we let him sleep." "We've talked about this." "I could eat lunch soon, if it's ready." " Lunch." " And who are you?" " We're... principals." "We get real food." "And what would that be?" " A hamburger for me." " Chicken salad." "I want mom's meatballs." "Chateaubriand and a nice, fresh red currant juice." "All of the above and today's special." "Make it double." "Sure." "It's high time the teacher came." "Look!" " An exceptional structure." " Yummy." "My dad makes this every Saturday." "Don't!" "Mystery lumps." "Not edible." "Ella, if you need help - and I'm not around, just blow this horn." "Thanks." "Our teacher found nothing on our nature walks." " He found the pot." " An army helmet." " He lost it the previous fall." " Like we lost him now." "Hang on." "Was the helmet rusty and green?" " Did you see our teacher?" " He was in the woods." "I asked him to follow me, - but he said he won't listen to children." " And left in the wrong direction." " That's our teacher." "This way." "Wait!" "Where's my lunch?" " He said he was..." " What?" "A teacher." " Is this pile of junk yours?" " A motorhome." "My son needs more quiet than others." "He's sleeping now." " We haven't met, Mr...?" " Mr. Teacher to you." " What time is it?" " 10.30." "Lunch time." "Bring your son here before I fetch him." "The teacher couldn't stand to see anyone cutting school, - be it his own students or anyone else's." " There's been a mistake." " Yes." "The consequences can be severe." " They should be." "The entire school suffers." "The whole community suffers." " The whole country may suffer." " Let's not exaggerate." " But this is a serious matter." " You said it." "I think you should apologize." "Why don't you kneel and kiss his hand?" "Isn't that a bit too much?" " Me?" " Who else?" "You jeopardized the Formula track." " What Formula track?" " Doesn't he know?" "Your little school will make way for the track." "I'll make him understand." "And the police was here about a parking issue." "No problem." "Teach!" "Sorry, Ella, that I involved you in this." "But it will be okay, right?" "No, I think we're in big trouble." "It was not surprising to find the teach in the office - but he was brave enough to invite us into his home." "For crafts, of all things." " Would you make mystery lumps?" " Ote likes them too." "I'd rather not." " Ella, what's that?" " The girl gave it to me." "She told me to blow into it in emergencies." "Would you do it now?" "I really need to pee." "Mom, we're out of toilet paper." "No!" "I want to give it back to her." "Girls and boys, ladies and gentlemen..." " It is time." " Yee!" "Lunch time!" "No, first we fight." "Okay, I guess we'll just eat." "Dig in." "The bulldozers came to the school yard early." "But we were ready too." " Children!" "Are the signs ready?" " Yes." "Great." "Ella?" "Ella!" "LOVE WITHOUT RACE TRACKS" "Great. 0kay..." "In the spirit of the Winter War." "Protect the school!" "Protect the school!" "Protect the school..." " Are they serious?" " They'll move." "Do not budge!" "Is this enough of an emergency?" " They're not moving." " What?" " Let's move." " Move on?" "Let's move on then." "Run!" "Stop!" "Mom!" "They're not tearing it down." "Let's leave it to One." "What could that goldilocks do?" "He can't even drive." "That's why he adores the mute kid." "What?" "You said so." "He's right behind me now." "It was about a guy we know." "The keys?" "Sure." " But they're not moving." " They will." "They will." " Pate, I need mystery lumps." " No way." "The lumps!" "I have a plan." "Right... shall we..." "Say hello to progress, kids." "The other key!" "Good night." "Come here." "Pate wasn't all wrong." "The mystery lumps worked." "They can block even bigger engines." "We've met too many times." "Next time, kids..." "My darling..." "But..." "Father One was..." "He won't do anything, he just talks." "What's the distance?" "860." "860?" "Good." " Then that corner." " What?" "Good morning." "I hope we didn't wake you." "Nice pyjamas." "They're going to bulldoze our homes." "You're so attached to the old school building - so we changed the plans." "The track will go through here." "It's time to move on." "The bulldozers come at eight." "Start packing." "That house, yes." "Demolition notice?" " What are you yelling, love?" " My wife." "Go!" "Close the street." "We need chains." "The hardware stores open at nine." "It's Saturday." "Okay, that's it then." " Look!" "Martti is better." " We have no time for him now." "You don't understand." "Martti is home." "Let him enjoy it." "Perhaps we should too." "Enjoy." "While we can." "Dear parents." "Dear children." "It's been a pleasure to know you." " We can't just give up." " It's not your fault, Ella." " Grown-up life is what it is." " Blast!" "No reason to start calling names." " I mean the magic horn Ella got." " True." "Can we fetch it?" " Let's go!" " Yeah." " Ready?" " Wait." "I don't believe in this." "What's going on here?" "Oh, you again." "You're trespassing." "Ella, blow!" "Stop!" "This is my hunting horn." "I've been looking for it." " You stole it." " Somebody gave it to us." "Who?" "I did." " Anna, why would you give these scumbags my horn?" "You know it was a gift from your mother." "Now you know what it's like to lose something dear." "Anna?" "Children, you might have a wrong picture of me." "I'm not as heartless as my daughter thinks." "I can be very generous and kind, if I want to." "Believe it or not." "Tell me what you want." "We just want things the way they were." " And return to our old school." " And not to lose our homes." " I want more lumps." " I don't want to be afraid." "And Ella would like to go on a date with Ef." " Shut up." "We just want to keep our school and our homes." "I'm not Santa Claus." " I can keep on being afraid." " My dad can make lumps." "You're not listening." "I said I can be nice if I want to." "Usually I don't want to." "Tell them to bulldoze the school once the homes are done." " What?" " Come on!" "You won't need a school when the homes are gone." "Try to see my angle." "We need a lot of parking space." "Throw these hooligans out." "Let's go, kids." "Go, go." "Are they bulldozing my home already?" "We're the first house." "Better wait here until it's over." " Are we still friends forever?" " Of course." "But I don't understand why the girl did nothing." "Why would she?" "She's one of Them." "There's more to it." "Must be." "Why go through all that trouble to help us?" " It's obvious." "Anna was a minion hired by her dad." "My aunt's one too, at Minion College." "Perhaps she's like her dad and this was just a game to her." "That's when Hanna remembered it." "Friends..." "Not a game, but a gamble." " Where are you going?" " Back there, come on." "Are you serious?" "You want to challenge us?" "0ur team?" "Do you have any idea how fast Ef is?" "You don't stand a chance." "If you're so sure of winning, why not play along?" "Why would I compete against you?" "And didn't you want to make a bet?" "With what?" "What's on the table?" "What do you have?" "Nothing." " I have jewelry." " Blimey." " I'm the bet." " What?" "If you win, I'll race for you again." "If we win, - you leave this area alone and forget your race track." "You're driving a hard bargain." "What do you say, Mr. 0ne?" "Will you accept the challenge?" "Or is Ef too scared to do it?" "Okay, let's have a race." "We'll leave the school and the homes intact for now." " I think you'd better practice." " Yeah, right." "We need at least two weeks." "We can use my Formula and Team Monaco." "No, all our cars stay in our team and so will you." "Anna will not drive." "One of you can drive." "Get equipment where you can." "The race is at 10 am tomorrow." "A hundred laps." "Questions?" "But we can't..." " Those are the terms." "Take it or leave it." "Or are you not up to it?" "See you at dawn, One and Ef." "Come on, pals." "Anna, the apples." "Let's finish picking them." "An interesting exercise..." "A Formula race?" " Did you challenge One to race us?" " That's what we just said." "How can we beat them?" " We thought we'd use your car." " It's a Turbo Saab, right?" " Great." "Is it red?" "What mileage?" " Turbo or Super Turbo?" " Who cares if it's red." "Is it?" " It would be faster." "The Batmobile is much faster." "Can I go that fast?" " Idiot." " Kids." "We had a car." " Don't you have one anymore?" "Who needs a car here?" "It's unecological." "But don't you all have cars in your families?" "Tiina?" " Taxi." " Samppa?" "Public transportation and car pools." " Pate, your family has two cars." " Yeah, my dad has." "I have an idea." "Come!" "Kids, don't go!" "Get someone to free me from these." "My wife's in the country." "Hey!" "Come back!" "This is an order." "You called?" " Yes, we're wealthy and keen friends of motorsports." "We want to buy one Formula." "Right." "This way please." "Don't go!" "These ropes are too tight." " Teach!" "Isn't it fancy?" " What's that?" "Our Formula." "Isn't it super?" "Yeah, and probably cheap too." "Yeah, but the recycling fee was not included." "Or the engine." "It must be bought separately." " Good." " Let's paint it." " No, first curtains." "There are no curtains in Formula cars." "Aerodynamics is the key." "Pukari will handle that." "Fetch an adult who can get me out of these." "Tell us where we can find an engine." "When we told our parents what we had accomplished, - we were allowed to stay overnight at the garage." "It was the most exciting night since night school - and even the teacher didn't fall asleep." " This will be just great." " Yes." "Let's go to sleep, children." " This must be done." " It's really important." "I've fiddled with the engine for hours." "Can't we move the race?" "Good night." "Turn off the lights when you leave." "What about the race?" "There won't be a race!" "Don't you get it?" "No race." " Should we just give up?" "Yuck." " Our Teach never gives up." "Don't you get it?" "That junk won't move an inch." "He'll come back." "He's not coming back." "I knew it!" "Look!" "Coy and 0te like Pate." "And look what they did to the leash!" " And to me." "They love these lumps." " What's wrong?" " There won't be any race." "The teacher left." "Why didn't I think of it sooner?" "That's it." "Which is more efficient, one or two engines?" " Please tell me this is a joke." " Are we laughing?" " Boss, there's no engine." " That's not where it should be." "But here." "Boys..." "May I present to you:" "Coy and 0te." "FWD is against the rules, but I'll accept this now." " Haven't you seen dogs before?" " Teach!" "I'm glad you came." "We can put an end to this folly." " I thought there was a race." " Me too." " Let's put the car in place." " Go on, move it." "Ready?" "Good." "You should work on your own engines." "Go on." " Why did you come?" " What do you mean?" " You can't possibly win Ef." " I guess not." "Why did you come if you thought so?" " And you...?" "We're ready to go, Anna." "Pate, do you have a lump ready?" " In the hook." "Rev it up, Ef." "Let's scare them dogs." " Go!" " Lump!" "Let's go." "Are we moving?" "Look!" "Ef, look out for dogs in the back stretch." "There goes the engine." "I think we're done." "Anna, dad here." "The race is 100 laps and we'll do those." "Over." "37... 38... 39..." "I don't like Ef anymore." "I really don't." " At least we didn't quit." " We made a great car." "Perhaps we could live here." "We'd never be apart." "Our own motorhome." "Not bad." "47..." "Ef is slowing down." "Pit stop." "You're doing fine." "Just finish the laps - and we'll see if you can drive a small race with Anna later." " Was that...?" " Who?" "Nobody." " Where did you come from?" " From there..." " From the pit." " Pate!" "Ef, you can take it easy." "Check this out." "Your son is making new records." "Lap after lap." " Track record!" " Keep it up!" "This is our reward for years of work." " Odd, we didn't do anything." " Neither did your son." "At least he's not pressing the gas pedal." "Slow down, Ef." "Hit the brakes." "Hit the brakes, Ef!" "How do we stop the car?" "How do we stop it if it's on autopilot?" "Slow down, Ef!" "What did you do, Pate?" "Hit the brakes, Ef!" "No problem." "What happened?" "That's it then." "Maybe not." "Look at that." "99 laps." "How can you even say that?" "Ef drives 99 laps - and your hippie van is still not moving." " It's clear who won." " Sure." "But your car never crossed the finishing line." "That's no victory." "What does the book say?" "It gives no answers really." "Let's call it even." " Which is not a win." " Fine." "If there's a race, there's also a winner." "We agreed that if you win, you'll get the school." "This was no win, right?" "The school is ours." " Say something!" "Defend yourself." " It wasn't." " What?" " We didn't win." "That settles it then." "Well done, son!" "You're always welcome to my school." "It was nice to meet you." "Perhaps we'll see again." "Bye." "Let's go to school, kids!" "Wait!" "Wait!" "We didn't win either." "We lost." " What?" "It was not fair." "Pate put a mystery lump in Ef's engine." " It wasn't fair." " Ha!" "You're disqualified." "Which one is Pate?" "Bold, but devious." "Friends, we lost." "But at least we lost together." "Even you can't take that away." "Children..." "Let's go home." "While we still can." "Come on." "Well said." "A good race." "A good race, although the car didn't move an inch." "When do we start practicing?" "You don't have to race, if you don't want to." "I just thought it would be nice to do something together." "We'll see." "Typical!" "Dad One is absent." " He never dirties his own hands." " I've tried to talk to dad." "No luck." "He's One, after all." "But you don't have to be." "And that's good." " What on earth do you have there?" " Martti." "He's depressed." " Isn't it Moralius Loserius?" " What?" "Moralius Loserius." "My mom's a biologist." "Specializes in endangered species." " What else?" "Where did you find Martti?" "Did you say "endangered"?" "Endangered." "Stop!" "Nobody could beat father One." "Except environmental activists." "Even father One wouldn't mess with them." "Martti's home was protected and we got our school back." "And guess who else came there?" "The big school was closed- and all kids were returned to their small schools." "Dad One bought the big one - and set up the world's first mystery lump factory there." "The lumps became a huge success thanks to Pate's idea." "You could stop a leak in an oil tanker with them." "And Ef..." "What happened to him?" "Yummy!" "I don't know." "Subtitles:" "Jaana Wiik Scandinavian Text Service 2012"