"Daniel Bruck" "Igal Reznik Arthur Marchenko" "Vitaly Friedland Niko Nicolaiev" "Anna Stephan Tamara Klyngon" "Vladimir Fridman Shaul Mizrahi, Salim Daw" "Casting Tal Lifshitz" "Line Producer Hillel Roseman" "Production design Miguel Merkin" "Costume design Natan Elkanovich" "Original score Arkadi Duchin" "Sound design Aviv Aldema" "Development and script editing Yoram Mandel" "Director of Photography Amnon Zalait" "Editing Taly Halter-Shenkar" "Script Felix Gerchikov, Aydin Ali-Zade" "Producer in charge Ayelet Imberman" "Producer Mirit Toovi" "A Felix Gerchikov film" "The Children of USSR" "Don't you even ask permission?" "Okay, here you go." "No thank you." "Tell me Slava, do you know why we are here?" "Because you love me?" "Yes, and why else?" " Because I'm Russian." "Oh, there you go again with your stupid stories?" "They hate me because I'm Russian." "The police fuck me over because I'm Russian." "Tell me, what about public unrest?" "Disturbing the peace?" "You've got nothing on us." "Let me go, I'm a busy man." "Busy with nonsense, boy." "Those soldiers are guarding your ass." "Don't you know that?" "I didn't ask to come to this country." "I don't care whether you wanted to or not." "I've seen enough soldiers die so you can live here, get it?" "Don't worry, I'm getting out of your country soon." "It's over?" "Can I sit down?" "Now get out of my sight." "As fast as you can." "What about the others?" "Sveta, is there anything to eat in this house?" "Can I ever get anything other than your mother's goddamn Pirogi?" "Why are you going crazy?" " Go to hell!" "What's the hell wrong with you?" " Get your hands off me." "Svetuch'ka." " Take your hands off me." "What are you smiling about?" "Where were you all night?" " One second, calm down..." "What do you mean calm down?" "Look at you." "Get off me." "I told you, leave me alone." "Svetuch'ka." " Get your hands off me..." "Look at you." " How can I look at myself?" " Go and take a look." "What?" "Let go, put me down." "Please, I'm begging you." "Enough, Sveta." "We were at Andre's." "He turned 18." "Leave me..." " Come on..." "I see you were partying, get away from me!" "What are you doing?" "Put your shirt on." " What is the..." "What is the matter with you?" " What a stench!" "Leave me alone." "You stink." "It didn't use to bother you." "You used to do it with me under every bush." "I used to be stupid." "What, your parents knocked some sense into you?" " My parents?" "Look at your parents." "They abandoned you and went back to Russia." "Abandoned me?" "I'm stuck here because of you." "Yeah right, because of me." " Okay, enough." "I'm starving." "And is there anything to eat?" "Did you look for a job?" "Please turn it down." "The baby is sleeping." "They'll kick us out of this apartment soon, along with the child." "I looked, I looked." "All over the city." "They don't want Russians here." "You get it?" "They don't want." "So how is it that my parents work?" "Because they learned how to kiss Moroccan ass." "That's how!" "You're not a man, Slava!" "You're a loser!" "You hide under your wife's skirt and party." "I have my dignity." "And I'm not going to bow down to anyone." "Get it?" "I get everything..." "No!" "If you touch my trophy again, I'll kill you." " You bastard." "Next month we'll go to uncle in Moscow, he has a business there." "He promised me a job." "Good money." "Should we take Mommy?" " Mommy isn't going anywhere." "Why are you all dolled up?" "Take down the stroller, please." "We're invited out for dinner." "I'm not going anywhere." "Slava, where are you rushing off to?" "There's a big game today." "Manchester against Liverpool." "Slava, speak Hebrew." "Sivan doesn't understand." "Why, I actually understand a bit." "There's a game today." "Manchester against Liverpool." "Did you get a job?" "What?" "I asked:" "Did you find a job?" " Don't worry Max, the minute" "I find work, you'll be the first to know." "I swear." "You should come work for us at the chemical plant, I need workers." "What do you think?" "No, I won't work with chemicals." "My health is more important to me." "Can I pour some for you?" "What do you say?" "What did he say?" "He's just a bum." "Isn't it great how I lost weight Mom?" "Sure." "Look, all the dresses from before the pregnancy fit me." "What are you so happy about?" "That your husband can't afford to buy you a couple of new dresses?" "Mom..." "I don't want new clothes." ""She doesn't want new clothes..."" "Look at you." "See how you look." "Your eyes are always red from crying." "You've got yourself to a lazy bum attached to you and you are happy?" "Mother, don't talk like that." "He's only been unemployed two months." "As if when he had a job, you had money." "Money doesn't buy happiness." "We're good together." "What kind of husband is he?" "What kind of a father to your son?" " Stop it Mom!" "Come back home." "Dad and I will help you." "That's enough, mother." "I came here from Russia with a PhD in theoretical physics." "Did anyone care?" "No, I started at the bottom." "I swept the pavements." "I photocopied forms." "And today I am in charge of the entire sanitation department." "Or you might say living in garbage." "I live in garbage?" "I supervise 20 employees, including your friend Vitali." "Is this the home of a garbage worker?" "Does the money I give you smell like garbage?" "Smoking is not allowed in this house." "Slava, where are you going?" "I'm going out for a smoke." "Can you run to the store and pick up some diapers?" "Do you have money?" " Thanks, I have money." "We don't have any." "Slava, wait a minute." "Roman, please, give them 50 shekels." "He needs to buy diapers for Nikita." "Let him take it." "Garbage." "Daddy!" "How much is this shirt?" "Fifty shekels." "Will you take twenty?" "Okay, in honor of the holiday." "Ten more." " Here." "May you be blessed." "How much is this?" " Fifty shekels." "Why fifty?" "Last week it cost only thirty." "What do you think this is, a market where you can haggle?" "Go, go, get out of here." "Out, out." "Hi Victor." "Tell me." "A carnivorous fish, four letters." "The second letter is "R"." ""Shark"." " Right." "Where have you been all these years?" "Hi there." "Victor, do you know where I can buy diapers around here?" "For you?" " No, for the baby." "What diapers?" "Today is a holiday." "Independence Day." "Everything's closed already." "A holiday..." "I know there's a holiday." "So what can I do now?" "Celebrate!" "Why are you all spruced up?" "What's with you old man?" "Did you forget?" "There's a game today." "Oh, right." "Today are the finals." "With this Independence Day one can forget everything." "Want a game?" "What will we play for?" "For your shirt." " And if I win?" "Whatever you want from the store." "Want to go for it?" "You've got it." "You're getting old, coach." "Forget it, I gave you a lead for the good old days..." "Let's go." "You spoke too soon calling me old." "I'm still worth something." "Yes, too bad we are not on the soccer field." "You want a soccer field?" "What are you talking about?" "In three weeks there is a soccer tournament." "So?" " What do you mean, so?" "The prize is fifty thousand." "I want to put together a team for the tournament." "We already tried to put together a team, did you forget Victor?" "Israeli soccer is not for Russians." "We'll see." "Let's go, champ." "Take something." "Forget it Victor, it was just for laughs." "No, a deal is a deal." "Go on, choose." "Okay, as they say..." "The Ukraine's outstanding coach awards the most valuable player" "Vitslav Gromov a bottle of "Finlandia"." "In the amount of one item." "Hurrah." "Don't forget Victor, "ex-coach"" "awards an "ex-player" Thank you." "Happy Holiday." "Mukha." "Mukha." "How're you doing, bro?" " Fine." "Who decorated your face like that?" " Never mind..." "It's my Dad's way of trying to educate me." "One day your educator's going to get it from me." "Forget it, he calls it "with love"." " What kind of love it that?" "Are you, a retard?" "Your Dad is insane." "He needs therapy before he cripples you." "Your parents need therapy..." " Go to..." "I need to drink a bucket of vodka to understand you." "What happened, are you suddenly patriotic?" "Patriotic, no way." "Animal..." "If not me, then who?" "It is all for the game." "I didn't come empty-handed, either." "What've you got?" " I brought stuff from Ashkelon." "Want a toke?" "What's with you?" "We just smoked this morning." "We said we would lay off it, did you forget?" "If you want to lay off, lay off, what does that have to do with me?" "Sons of bitches..." "What's with those stupid hammers?" "They're running around with them like morons." "Let's go." "Forget it." "Come on." "Hi, what's happening?" "You won't believe what I saw." "I was in the country's biggest garbage dump." "Everything there was like new." "Furniture, appliances..." "Look what I found." " What is this garbage?" "You yourself are garbage!" "This is "Kiev"." "In Ukraine I worked for a whole year to get this." "And here it goes straight into the trash." "Can you imagine?" "Bring him a glass." "Guys, I'm going to drink from this thing." "Don't let him touch it!" "Hey, get your hands of it." "This is a holy vessel." "Brother, we are all Jews, what's the matter?" "Let's sit and watch the game." "Sit down, so they don't start with you." "Goal!" "What a goal." "Did you see that Slava?" "My dreams are coming true one by one." "Do you know why?" "You put on phylacteries and pray, Mashiakh." "Tell me, aren't you fed up with that bullshit?" "No, because the blessed Lord gives me strength." "Every day, every hour, every minute." "God." "Look at that." "Amazing, isn't it Mashiakh?" " May His name be blessed." "These are not fireworks." "These are like fireflies." "I remember in Moscow on May 9th." "My father took me." "Those were fireworks." "Stop complaining." "Go back to Moscow." "Calm down Shlomi, a little nostalgia." "Whoa, Independence Day." "Look who's here." "You missed a great game." "Manchester creamed Liverpool." "You don't say?" " Where were you?" "I was at work." " Sure you were..." " I was out with the tow truck." "Did you hear, guys?" "Next week, "Dynamo" is playing against "Bayern"." "Yes, Dynamo is strong this season." "When I make tons of money I will buy myself a soccer team." "Will you play on my team, Slava?" "Of course." "The "Dynamo-Grass" team." "Victor gave me an idea today." " Which Victor?" "That loser from the deli." " Mukha, calm down." "He is a serious person." "He was a coach in Ukraine." "So what?" " Soon there will be a soccer tournament." "He wants to put together a team." " What for?" "The prize is 50 thousand." " Not bad." "That's good money." "Yes, sure they'll give it to you, (a beating)." "And then they'll chase you down and give you more." "Slava, didn't you once try to put together a team?" "Slava doesn't like to talk about it." " Why don't you shut up?" "So what do you say, Slava?" "Would you play for this Victor guy?" " I don't know." "What do you mean you don't know?" "Why did you even bring it up?" "Who threw the bottle?" " Sorry, Bro." "It was an accident." "Your brothers are in the cemetery, you low life." "Bastard!" "Son of a bitch!" "Hold his arms." "The sun's so bright." "Slava, my stash is missing." "You finished it all yesterday." "You smoke like an engine." "No." "I still had half a box left." "Slava, check, maybe you have it." " Why would I have your drugs?" "The vodka was enough for me." "Come on." "Just check, please?" "Here." "Look..." "Damn." "Take this." "Buy yourself some more drugs." "Okay." "Guys, I'm out of here." "Kastil (Crutches), did you see my stash?" " No mom, enough..." "Kastil..." "Khokhol..." "Did you see my drugs?" "Mukha, you've seen my stash?" " Who needs your drugs?" "God almighty, guys..." "Sveta, are you crazy?" "Sveta, stop." "Look, Sveta." "Don't make me angry." "You'll regret this." "Sveta, calm down." "Calm down." "Sveta, don't you dare." "No!" "Hey, Slava, what's up?" "Should I order you a moving van?" "Get fucked." "I'll make sure there's a mattress for you at the station." "Oy, oy, oy, oy." "Oy Slava, Slava." "You waste your time on nonsense." "But your friend Mukhtar no longer wastes his time on nonsense." "He's a big boy." "Do you have any idea where he was last night around 11 or 12?" "What do you want?" "He was at Mashiakh's." "Oh, really?" "Okay, we will check it out." "Slava, you are a marked man with me." "Leave me alone." "Champ." "Hi there." "What's this?" "Where are you going?" "Wherever my eyes lead me." "Yeah, a familiar address." "I used to go there often." "When I was young." "Want to come in?" "Come on." "Forget it, Victor." " Come on, tell me what happened." "Come on in." "You saved me." " Forget about it." "It won't be for long." "I promise." "No problem." "Relax, get your shit together." "Just don't get drunk." "Tomorrow I need you to be clear-headed." "No problem, Sir." "What do you need me for?" "You'll find out everything tomorrow." "Listen." "Why don't you come stay in my house?" "There's plenty of room." "Thank you anyway, Victor." "I'm fine here." "Okay, whatever you want." "Bye." "Good morning." "Rise and shine." "I can't believe it." "Is that you Oxana?" "Have I changed that much?" " No, not really." "Welcome back." "When did you get back from Kiev?" "A few days ago." "I see." "Tell me..." "Are you still in touch with Mukha?" "If I were you, I wouldn't ask that question." "He's working at Yossi's tire repair shop." "Oxana, get back to the store." "There are customers." " Okay." ""S.S.S.R." Okay champ, wake up." "Today is the last day to register for the tournament." "Go to the sports department." "Here is 200 shekels for the registration fee." "Look for what's his name..." "You know him." "Moti Och..." "Oh, Ochayon!" "(Dick) That lousy bureaucrat." "There is no way, Victor." "That monkey will never register us." "Don't worry." "He will." "The tournament is for everyone." "Take this." " I'm still not sure if I want to do this." "Decide along the way." "Get going." "Whoa, Gorbachev!" "What a shirt you have there." "What is that C.C.C. P?" "Go fuck, monkeys." "First learn to speak Hebrew." "This whole city stinks of Russians." "Get out of here." "Tell me, did you come here to cause trouble?" "No, I came to register for the soccer tournament." "You are signing up for the tournament?" "What will be your team's name?" ""Maccabi Vodka"?" "No, "Hapoel Fuck Your Mother"." " Watch it." "Is this where I get forms for the tournament?" "Everyone suddenly remembers to sign up at the last minute." "So, you want formski for the tournamentski?" "Do you have a coach?" "Yes, we have a coach, Victor Levine." "Victor Levine, a pain-in-the-ass coach." "Fine, why not?" "So did he send you?" "Moti, enough, why are you making a fuss?" "Give him the forms and that's it." "Okay, okay." "Okay, what is the name of your team?" " S.S.S.R." "Say what?" "Excuse me?" "S.S.S.R." "Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., in Russian." "You go tell Victor Levine he lives in Israel and not in the S.S.S.R." "Did my nephew call his team "Maccabi Marakesh"?" "Negative!" "Look at the Ethiopians." ""Sons of Joseph", a Hebrew name." "Who picked this name anyway?" "I did." "I chose the name." "There is no way I will register it." "Ochayon, Ochayon, why are you making an issue here?" "Everyone is eligible to participate." "So register him and finish with it." "Go on." "Just know that I am letting you play only because of him." "S.S.S.R., now we'll see what you are worth." "Okay, listen carefully." "You fill out the forms, and return them to me by Sunday." "If you are one minute late, you are out of the game." "S.S.S.S.S. Shit." "Players must meet the following criteria and ethical rules of the municipal sports department." "The soccer game will be run by the rules set by..." "Ouch." "...set by the chairman of the soccer organization." "Look at that..." "What an entrance!" "Great!" "BMW." ""The main goal is to clean the world"" ""of all the worries BMW will save us."" ""Fast, smooth, radiant, genuine..."" "What's up?" " "The car of my dreams."" "Is that car yours, Bongy?" "No, bro, but soon it will be." "Still enthusiastic?" "Yes..." " Who are these?" "Your friends?" "No, just some colleagues from Ashkelon." "The coach is not here yet?" " Careful Bongy, you can remain enthusiastic until your colleagues set you up." "Stop preaching." "Are we practicing today?" "Kastil, go on." "Section 2." "Each player must undergo a medical exam which includes heart, blood pressure, and a urine test." "The players must..." "No way, a urine test." "Are you crazy?" "I'm just reading what it says." "You can read it yourself." "Idiot." "Shut your mouth." "What a magnificent team." "A real zoo." "And here comes the trainer." ""Coach"" "Oxana, hurry back to the deli." "One minute, Dad." "Not even a second." "Now!" "Stop staring!" "Hello everybody." " Hey guys, meet our coach." "Victor Levine." "This is Vitali, Banitch, Andre." "This is..." " Kostya, or you can call me "Kastil" (crutches)." "And this is Mukhtar." "We have met." "What happened to your leg?" "I was injured." "And you, where were you injured?" "Look at him..." " When is the cast coming off?" "I'll be able to play in two weeks." "On stage?" " Victor maybe we should let him be the goalie meanwhile?" "I need a goalie, not a statue." "We need to replace him." "What do you mean, replace?" "Slava, who is this guy anyway?" "I am the coach." "Don't you understand Russian?" "I decide who will play." "And who will not." " Why do you decide?" "Here we all decide." "For now you're just talking." "That's it." "Enough talk." "Okay, let's go." "Run three laps." "Does he really think anyone here is going to run?" "You, bro, you, let's go." "Go on." "Let's go, move it." "You're like sleeping flies." "Step on the gas." "Keep pace, keep pace, don't walk, guys." "Stop fooling around." "Keep going." "Keep going." "You're not out for a stroll." "Come on, pass him already." "Everyone after him." "Good job, Banuchka, excellent." "Khokhol, you feel all the vodka coming out?" "Nobody stops." "This is soccer, not ballet." "Slava, I swear, if he doesn't shut up, I'll tear him apart." "Forget it, save your energy Mukha, keep going." "Stop." "Everyone over here." "Well, my dear players." "You do run faster than exterminated cockroaches but that is not enough to bring us victory." "So now you want us to sniff pesticide?" "No, there is no need for that." "Especially not you." "But say goodbye to alcohol and cigarettes." "Slavik, first thing tomorrow, you all will go for medical exams." "There'll be no exceptions." "Let's go, three more laps." "Move." "Hello Sveta." "Sveta, hello." "I miss you terribly..." "Sveta..." "Sveta, don't hang up, please." "I'm working at the deli..." "Svet'ka!" "Damn..." "When my brother breaks a lock, it's like screwing a woman." "It's like music..." "like poetry..." "Good job, Mukha." "I'm crazy about you." "Let's go, quickly." "Quick, before the cops arrive." "Come on." "Didn't we agree that I would keep guard out here?" "Guard what?" "Your ass?" "Come on, quickly!" "Excuse me?" "Yes, sweetheart." "Can someone help me with my tire, please?" "Certainly, honey, with pleasure." "Mukha, help the lady." "No one taught you to say hello, Mukha?" "Cat got your tongue?" "Poor thing." "I bet they cut it off in prison." "How are you going to mess with the minds of little girls now." "Get over here!" "That hurts, you idiot." " Why did you come here?" "Huh?" "Don't yell at me." " I won't yell." "I'll simply crack your head open, bitch." "I'm a bitch?" "After you threw me out and lied to me?" "I was in jail, you understand?" "In jail!" "And you?" "For a whole year, not one visit." "Who are you after all?" "What did you expect?" "You ruined all our plans to marry, to build a life together." "You went to jail instead of Alfred." "How could I look my father in the eye?" "What could I do?" "Nothing." "Just to betray me, that's all." "Get out of here, Oxana." "I am asking you nicely." "Go on." "Get out of here." "What don't you understand?" "Get in and drive." "Go!" "Calm down, stupid..." "Calm down..." "Drink, drink." "Wow, I'm going to explode," "I swear, Slava." "This milk is gonna come out of my ears." "I don't care." "Do whatever you want." "Put on a bandage." "Or close up the holes." " What are you doing?" "Control yourself, guys." " No." "Kastil, aren't you worried that after the circumcision, you won't have anything to hold there?" "Wait, little guy, are you really planning to be circumcised?" "Yes." "A month after the matriculation exams." "Just be careful Kastil." "Don't close your eyes or the Rabbi will go wild and cut it up in pieces." "And you'll have a salad in your pants." "Don't they put you to sleep?" "The thing is that you can't wear underpants afterwards." "For example, Banitch bounced around the house liked a demon in his mother's robe for a month after the circumcision." "You guys are crazy, I swear." "Don't worry Kastil, I'll get you good drugs for the circumcision." "No guys, I changed my mind, why do I need this shit?" "Cut it out, Mukha." "Don't worry Kastil, it will be okay." "They'll even give you a little wine to relax you." "The main thing is to be sure you can piss okay afterwards." "With three flow levels, like a fountain." "Banitch, what are you looking for over there?" "Banitch wants to submit his piss for an exhibition." "Slava, how do they find drugs in here?" "Are you scared the doctors will find grass and not share it with you?" "Relax." "Banitch, the milk always works, don't worry." "No one will ever discover that you used grass." "And if I used cocaine?" "Did you sniff cocaine?" "Are you completely out of your mind?" "You yourself said that..." "Calm down." "Quiet." "Calm down." " Why?" "Someone will have to piss instead of this idiot." "Guys, I'm empty." "Me too." " Even the box is empty." "Hey, brother, come help us out." "What do you say?" "What do you want from me?" "Piss in here." "Here is a cup." "Get in there." "Okay, guys." "We won't let him out until he gives us a urine sample." "Come on, bro." "Okay gentlemen." "You are finally starting to please me." "Congratulations." "All of you passed the medical exam." "And now, meet the new player Nisim Gambo..." " Gabso." "Jumbo." "Sorry." "Nisim Gabso will replace Kostya till his cast comes off." "From here on, we speak only Hebrew on the field." "Unless someone speaks Amharian..." "Speak freely." " Speak freely." "What did he say?" " He said to speak Hebrew." "Don't worry, Kastil." "Nobody will replace you." "Does someone have a problem with that?" " Yes, I have a problem." "This team is Russians only, understand?" " Lf this team was exclusively Russian, you would be the first one out of here." " Relax." "Tell him to calm down." "It is okay, go join them." "Let's start with practice drills." "Continue." "Good for you, Gabso." "Good for you." "Mukha, stop it." " Stop what?" "That black guy is annoying me." "What's with you?" " I'm about to smack him." "Leave him alone." "He's okay, let him play." "You go ahead and play with him yourself." " Calm down." "Continue." "What do you want?" "Stop." "Get out of here." "What's going on?" "Get out of here." "I don't want to see you ever again." "Continue." "Nothing happened." "Sveta." "Are you home?" "Sveta." "I came to make up." "Open up, Sveta." "Svet'ka..." "Why are you crying?" "Stop, Sveta." "Please..." "The sun always waited for me on the other side of the window." "She always shined for me." "So why did my dear mother decide to bring me to this cold orphanage?" "So why did my dear mother decide to bring me to this cold orphanage?" "Outside the window is sleet and cold." "Yellow leaves fly in the wind." "Nobody heree will ever pity me." "And tomorrow I must face a firing squad." "Nobody here will ever pity me." "And tomorrow I must face a firing squad." "Look at Mukha." "He got himself a piece of ass." "That looks like Victor's daughter." "That slut is back." "That's it." "Now the guys can party." "Everything is okay." "Drive away." "Drive away." "Call him over here." "Hey Mukha." "Come here." "Your brother is calling you." "At the age of 12, I was a thief..." "And at age 20..." "Hi brother." "I see you have been promoted." "You are now an important man." "You have begun to screw your buddies, your friends..." "What do you want from me, Alfred?" "I want you to tell me about your blonde friends." "About your girlfriend who is back." "Or do you want to marry her again?" "It's my business whom I marry." "His business..." "I had a gut feeling this might happen." "Good for you Mukhtar." "Have a good time." "Don't start with me, Alfred." "We'll talk at home." "No, we'll talk here." "Here I'll crush your balls." "We'll see if your slut still wants you then." "Alfred, I'll kill you." "I don't care if you are my brother." "You should be ashamed of yourself, Mukha." "Look what you did to your brother." "What a little pup." "Did you find some hole to stick your cock in?" "Don't worry." "Mark my words." "You will come crawling back to ask my forgiveness." "Okay, give me the keys to the tire shop." "We have to take the car apart before the police catch on to us." "No, don't involve me in your shit, you understand?" "Don't get me involved." "Thank you." "What happened?" "Why are you so upset?" "Your father won't let Mukha back on the team." "And how will you manage without Mukha?" "What's with you and Mukha?" "Dad, he is a good player." "I see you opened Mukha's fan club." "Go take a spin." "We need to talk." "Faster." "What's gonna happen?" "Victor, let him play." "He understands now." "I'll take responsibility for him." "You'll be responsible?" "We both know we don't have a chance without him." "Fine." "Tell him to come to practice tomorrow." "But if I catch him again with Oxana..." "Well, I'm sure you understand me." "Yes Sir." " Good." "Come help me." "Next." "Next." "Next." "Banitch." "Good." "Quick." "Good." "No cheating." "Stop." "What happened to you guys?" "You can't pass here." "Mukha, go ahead." "Accuracy, not speed, accuracy." "You are my last hope." "Look, you have fans." "What a lovely country we live in." "The supervisor of the tournament is coaching a team himself." "So what?" "Nothing." "I can't wait to see who wins this fair competition." "Yes..." "Victor, how are you, my friend?" "How is practice going, okay?" "Fine." "I am sorry Victor." "Soon you will have to clear the field." "This is a municipal field and I don't think you have permission to play here." "Why?" "I'll tell you why." "This field belongs to the municipality and you can't practice here without my permission." "You have no right to kick us off the field." "Legally, municipal fields are open to the public, as per section 37 of the local council regulations." "Do you understand?" "Whoa, we have a lawyer here?" "Don't start with me, Sambo." "Listen up." "There's a field behind the police station." "I am sure that the police would be happy to host you there." "We have permission the same as you do." "So why..." "Why can't we share?" "We can switch off days." "Oh Victor, now I remember why you never fit in my department." "Because you have a problem following rules." "You think you're smarter than everybody." "Get out of here." "I won't say it again." "Come, Victor." "Don't waste your time with them." "You can't prove anything to these idiots." " Maybe I can prove..." "Leave it alone." "Leave it alone." "Okay, fine." "Practice is over." "Come on." "Let's go." "Let's go." "Move it, move it." "Stay away from my brother." "If I see you with Mukha again," "I'll finish you and your whole family." "Do you understand, slut?" "Pick that up." "Pick it up." "Get lost, slut." "Mashiakh, can I have some water?" "A small bottle or a large one?" "From the faucet." "With ice and lemon." "Here you go." " Thank you." "What is your friend's name?" "Oh, this is Nisim from Jamaica." "Tell me, Mashiakh, how do you advertise your cafe?" "Concealed advertising, my brother." "The Lord sends me customers." "What did you think?" "Do you think you are here just by chance?" "There is no such thing as chance." "Don't be surprised if He has a plan for you too." "Sure He has a plan." "He didn't tell you that you have to help us with the tournament?" "I will pray for you every morning and you put on phylacteries." "It won't hurt." "Mashiakh, prayers won't help us." "We need a different kind of help." "What help?" "I haven't touched a ball in years." "Not to play." "To sponsor the shirts." "I don't have money for your nonsense." "Don't start with me." "Mashiakh, picture this." "On the front of the shirt it says "Mashiakh's Caf"." "And from behind, "With God's Help"." "Do you know how many customers you'll have after we win?" "Think about it." "We are likely to win the trophy." "And everyone will see." "Mashiakh, Mashiakh, Mashiakh." "It's a good deed." "Be our sponsor." ""Mashiakh, Mashiakh, Mashiakh Oy, oy, oy, oy, oy."" "What happened?" "There are three conditions." "Firstly, you do not play on the Sabbath." " Fine." "Non-negotioable." "Second, that Kostya gets at least 70 on the Bible matriculation exam." "He will even get 80." "And the third condition?" ""Hear Oh Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one."" ""Hear Oh Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one."" "What is this supposed to be?" "What a bummer." "What's going on here?" "Let's go." "Attack." "What is with you Mukha?" "You are about to explode from happiness." "What happened, did they give you new batteries?" "No my brother, as they say, love is stronger than "Duracell"." "Get out of the way Kastil." "Come here, Slava." "What?" "I am worried about Banitch." " Why?" "What kind of a player will he make?" "We need to replace him." "Everything will work out, Victor." "I take full responsibility for him." "Smoking is bad for your health." "Great job guys." "Wembley." "How are you Uncle Victor?" "Fine." "Guys, don't touch anything." "If you need something, ask." "Behave." "Our host has manners." "Just ask." "He'll give you anything." "Uncle Victor." "Give us two crates of beer, please." "And keep an eye on your daughter, the slut, so she does not pollute our air." " Get out of my sight." "I ask you to keep an eye on your daughter and you become rude." "I'm speaking Russian to you, am I not?" "I spoke Russian, no?" "Sure." " In Russian." " So I am speaking in Russian." "I said get out of here." "Careful, Uncle Victor." "You don't want to God forbid, cut off your fingers, or something else..." "Get out of here, you bastards, before I slay all of you." "I am not a local artist." "I paint, then I travel." "Mukha." "Want some gum?" "Some gum, you want?" "Yes." "Mukha." "Mukha." "What sweetheart?" "Do you think that a beautiful couple like us should be in such a filthy place?" "All flies live like this." "(Mukha:" "Fly)" "I don't want to live like flies." "I want to live like human beings..." " I do too." "Good morning, champ." "I see you have trouble sleeping without this trophy." "I worked hard for that." "I scored 35 goals that season." "35?" "Not bad." "Yes..." "The last goal was the best." "It was against Zenith Leningrad." "The game was not going well." "I wasn't in my best form." "But then, it was amazing." "At the very last minute of the game it is 1:1, our offense Sasha Duchenko passed it to me from my right..." "I kicked the ball." "The goal was about 50 meters, I swear." "And the ball flew like a missile, straight into the goal." "The stadium went crazy." "I couldn't see for happiness..." "Then suddenly I see my father running onto the field, overcome with emotion, screaming like crazy, "That's my son!" "That's my son!"" "It was so embarrassing." "Are you in touch with them?" "As if they need me." "I am like a piece of baggage to them." "They had an impulsive idea, and picked me up and brought me here." "Then they decided to go back." "They forgot about me and went back." "What do you mean, they forgot?" "Why didn't you go back with them?" "Why?" "Because I forgot to use a rubber." "A rubber..." "I guess you did not marry for love but for your conscience?" "What conscience?" "I can't live without Sveta, even for one day." "We gave up everything to be together." "Where am I, and where's she now?" "Don't worry champ." "Everything will be okay." "You'll get back on the field." "You'll start scoring." "Your wife will respect you again." "Everything will work out." "I promise." "Go put your trophy on display." "Next to the cash register." "The nation needs to recognize its heroes." "Let's go." "Take the crate and come on." "Mom, I'll be right back." "Is anybody here?" "It's me." "Hi." "Hi." "I'm impressed." "Good for you." "See you later." "Sveta, stop." "What do you want from me?" "I have only one request..." "One last request, I promise." "Really the last." "I'm listening." "Promise me you'll fulfill this." " I don't promise anything." "Please..." " What do you want?" "Teach me once and for all how to tie this damn tie." "You'll never learn how." "Why are you criticizing me?" "At least I grew up in Moscow." "Not like you." "You are a street boy, Slava." "That is where you belong." "You are not the type to have a family, a house, a tie." "It isn't for you, you understand?" "It isn't something you can learn." "I can learn everything." "If you help me." "You'd think I could've taught you something during that whole time." "You did teach me..." "Maybe just that." " And isn't that enough?" "Stop it." "Is that why you came?" "Do you know what I remembered?" "How you taught me to dance the waltz before our wedding." "Remember how great it was?" "Everyone sat with their mouths open as we danced at the wedding." "I invested 2 months in you." "And you messed up" "Who messed up?" "I messed up?" "What are you talking about?" "Are you challenging me?" "Get over here." " Stop it." "Sveta..." "One, two, three one, two, three..." "You see?" "I haven't forgotten a move." "I didn't forget anything, either." "Sveta, let's start all over again." "Let's turn back time 3 years and start all over again." "I don't believe you." "Why Sveta?" "What's to stop us?" "I love you." "I love Nikit'ka." "I want us all to be together." "Forever." "Do you understand?" "What happened happened." "Forget about it." "I've changed, please understand..." " Sveta, what are you doing here?" "Come home quickly." "Nikita woke up." "They didn't forget you either." " Thank you Slava." "Wow!" "What does it say?" "Coach, you ignoramus." ""S.S.S.R." You did it Slava." "Good for you." "Let's see..." "It is just my size." "It's great." "And who is this for?" "This is for the heir." "My son." "So, brother, now you're one of us." "This is a very nice shirt." "Why are you so shocked?" "Everyone here speaks only Russian." "If you were on an Ethiopian team you'd know Amharit long ago." "Hi Victor." "Hello." "Slava." "Come over here for a minute." "You are not to go near your house, you understand?" "You have a restraining order." "This is serious." "She wants a divorce." "Do you have a membership here?" "No, I don't." " Too bad." "There are some books here that could help you with life." "I know enough about life, Galina." "What do you want?" "Galina, please cancel the restraining order." "Don't break up our family." "Be a human being." " Calm down, get real." "What family are you talking about?" "You can barely take care of yourself." "You don't need the extra burden." "I can do it all." "You don't know me." "I'll win the tournament..." " Quiet, don't shout." "What are you staring at?" "Calm down." "Roman and I only want the best for you." "If you agree to a divorce, we'll give you enough money to go back to Moscow and start your life over." "After all, that was always your dream, wasn't it?" "If you're so generous, then help us return there together." "What, you don't get it?" "We're giving you money to get you as far away from here as possible." "Nobody means to help you." "Fine..." "I understand it all..." "Can you give this to Nikit'ka?" "I thank you with all my heart." "Thank you." "Okay guys, I invited you here to tell you that I'm really proud of you." "You are finally starting to look like a serious team." "I want to wish you, that is us..." "We should succeed, guys." "To life." "To life." "What is with you Nisim, you don't drink?" "I drink... beer." "What beer, Nisim?" "What's with you?" "Tonight there won't be any beer." "Today you'll drink like a man." "Today I let you drink a little vodka." "Khokhol!" "I said a little." " I poured a little, what is the matter?" "Do you know what "little" means in Hebrew?" "A little means a little." "Not like that." "Watch." "Take some bread." "Good for you." "Nisim, was that always your name?" "Of course not." " What was your name before?" "Adisu." "Adisu Gabso." "I know Adis Abeba." "This is a screwed up country." "Every "Sashka" becomes "Alex"." ""Adiso" becomes "Nisim"." "Even "Andru" becomes "Chaim"." "Chaimovitz, why are you sad?" "And now, everybody out on the dance floor!" "Banitch." "Banitch, is that you in there?" "What?" " What's going on Banitch?" "Is everything okay?" "Yes." "What's happening?" " Nothing." "Why?" "Everything's fine..." " What's in your pocket?" "None of your business." " What's in your pocket?" "Huh, Banitch?" " What do you want from me?" "Leave me alone, you son of a bitch!" "It is cocaine!" " Give it back." "What's going on?" "Listen bro, I met a woman." "Incredibly sexy and terrific." "Her legs, breasts, ass." "All out of this world." "Aren't you happy for me?" "Come, she wants to meet the captain of our team." "Come." "Go on." "If my father finds out, he'll kill me." "Get out of the car." " What's the matter?" "Get out of the car." "Move." " What do you want?" " Son of a bitch." "Soon you'll understand what I want, you idiot." "They identified you." "You'll understand everything at the station." "Victor." "Victor, what happened here?" "Victor, what happened?" "Can't you see for yourself?" "Who did this?" "There is a group of losers." "Their leader has a limp." "Limp?" "What did he want from you?" "Guess." "That's it." "We are finished." "I have to take Oxana and get away from here." " What?" "And what about us?" "The team?" "The tournament?" "If you're so smart, you coach them yourself." "What happened to you Victor?" "Are you scared of some losers?" "Tell me, are you blind?" "Read what it says." ""Oxana, slut, we'll get her."" "Oxana, I'll run over to Mukha now and see what's happening." "The police arrested Mukha." "For what?" "Robbery." "That Banitch..." "Where the hell is he?" "I'm going crazy." "Don't go crazy." "We need to save the boy." "Where can he be?" " I'll drop by his parent's house." "Let's go." "You hear, buddy, practice is cancelled." "Why, what happened?" "Banitch is in trouble." "We're going to look for him." "Can I help?" "Let's go." "Let's go." "Come." " Nothing will come of this." "Yes it will." "Why do we have police?" "I don't understand..." "Hello." " Why are you standing there like a dummy?" "Let us by." "Where is Andre (Banitch)?" "That low-life Andre, crooked drug dealer." "He can go to hell." " Vika, stop it." "What do you mean, stop?" "Tell his friend how his father was almost killed because of him." " What?" "What?" "Here, look what those bastards did to him." "The boy is living it up and his father has to pay the price..." "Shut up." "Why should I shut up?" "Today they trashed our house." "Tomorrow they'll burn it down." "When you see him, tell him to get as far away from here as possible." "These guys will kill him." "What kind of trouble is he in?" " He owes them a huge sum of money." "Which I could never repay." "So you are going to throw him to the dogs?" " What else can he do?" "You have nothing to say?" "You are all heroes at talking." "Come." " Criminals... scum..." "This is no city, it's a drug den." "Come on." " When the hell will all this end?" "It'll be okay, brother." "He's a good kid, he just got into trouble." "You still haven't found him?" "Wait for him here." "Banitch." "Banitch, I know you're here." "Banitch." "Banitch." "Is that you Slava?" " What's happening with you, Banitch?" "Don't come any closer." "What's happening to you?" "Don't come any closer..." "Who do you think you're pointing the gun at?" "What, little pup, what will you do now?" "Rot here?" "Huh?" "Hero." "You think you are so tough, huh?" "You're you in trouble with the dealers, huh?" "I'll get you the money, you hear?" "I'll get you the money." "Put down the gun." "What will happen?" "Huh?" "Let's go." "Let's see what you can do." "Well, shoot already." "Go ahead, shoot." "What are you waiting for?" "No!" "No!" ""Because he clings to Me with desire, I will save him;" ""I will make him strong, for he knows My Name." ""When he calls upon Me, I will answer him;" ""I am with him in distress, I will free him and honor him." ""I will grant him longevity, and deliver him."" "Come Sveta." "We're leaving." " Wait Dad..." "Hang in there Slava..." " Sveta, let's go... come." "Why are your eyes red?" "Were you crying?" "Mukhtar, I am sorry but I have bad news." "What happened?" "A friend of yours shot himself." "Who?" "Banitch..." "Andrusha." "And how are you?" "Are you okay?" "I came to say goodbye." "We're leaving." "What?" "We're leaving." "My father is taking me away." "And what about us?" "Us?" "If you'd thought about us, you wouldn't be sitting here now." "What, you think I got arrested on purpose?" "Oxana, I just had bad luck..." "Oxana, I promise you." "As soon as I get out of here everything will be different." "What'll change, what?" "You'll spend your whole life in prison instead of Alfred." "That bastard." "He won't let you live in peace." "Don't talk like that about my brother, you understand?" "And do you know that your brother has completely lost his mind?" "Do you know he trashed the deli?" "And he threatened me." "Me!" "Did you know that?" "It's because of him that my father is taking me away." " How was I to know?" "I'm in here." "And who is really supposed to be here in jail, Mukha?" "Understand if Alfred goes to jail, it'd be for ten years." "But I will be out within a year or two, Oxana." "And what am I supposed to do?" "Bring you packages all my life?" "I want to marry you." "Go to hell!" "Oxana." "Come on, guys." "Let us drink to the memory of Andre Banitch." "He was a good kid and lost his life over stupidity." "Forgive us Andre if we did you any wrong." "Here's a "real and shiny BMW" for you..." "Apparently, this was his fate." "What fate?" " Slava..." "Slava." "He brought it on himself." "It isn't your fault." "Slava." "Call Sveta." "What do you want?" " Call Sveta." "Get out of here." "Call Svet'ka." "Call Svet'ka." " Go away." "I'll tear you apart..." " Maxim, calm down." "Get your hands off." " Calm down, Maxim." "Look at yourself Slava..." "Call Sveta." " Let him in." "Call Sveta." "Listen to me good." " Call her..." "You have 30 seconds to leave." "If not, I'm calling the police." "If you don't call her, I will burn your house down." " Wait here." "She's coming out soon." "Wait here." "Stay here." "Svet'ka..." "Svet'ka." "Come down." " Please leave." "Why are you standing there?" "Come down." "No." "I can't." " Forget about them, come down." "Come." "Come..." "let's go home." "Hello, father?" " Who is this?" "It's me, Slava." " Hold on, I'll call your mother." "Here take the phone and speak with your son." "Slavochka, is that you?" "Yes, mother." "Mother, I can barely hear you." "Where are you calling from, Slavochka?" "I'm at home, mother." " How is Sveta?" "She's here next to me with the baby." "Everything's fine." "She's here with Nikita." "Are you hungry?" "No mother..." "I am not hungry." "Sveta cooks." "How are you, Mom?" "How's Dad?" "Everything's the same here." "We miss you very much." "When are you coming?" "Soon, Mother, soon." "Do you have a job Slavochka?" " Yes, I am working mother." "I am saving money for a ticket." "Mother..." "Maybe you can help pay for the ticket?" "How can we help pay, Slavochka?" "You know we spent a lot of money on the surgery." "Okay, forget it Mother." "It doesn't matter." "Forget it Mom." "Okay, Mom." "I've got to go." "Take care of yourself, you hear?" "Yes Mother, I hear..." "Regards to Sveta and kiss Nikita for me." "Okay mother." "Bye." "I love you." "Come here, come." "Slowly, okay." "Watch your head." "Dad." "Dad, understand me for once in my life." "Not as a father, but as a human being." "Dad, I love him." "Did you hear me, Dad?" " I heard." "Maybe you haven't noticed, but I've grown up." "You can't keep running all the time, Dad." "Dad, I am not going anywhere." "She grew up." "Are you sure?" " Yes." "In a minute we will release him." "Don't you want to wait five minutes?" "No." "Thank you." "We have to win." "Learn Hebrew already." "Then you can feel like a champion..." "Catch." "Champion." "I don't know how you convinced me, believe me." "Go stand in the goal post." "Can you hear?" "We are gathered here today for an exciting and historical event." "Thank you." "A soccer tournament with the best of our youth." "We want to thank the boys who spent their time and energy so that we could be here today." "With God's help." " S.S.S.R." "The team survived the tournament and made it to the finals." "Apparently it was due to Mashiakh's prayers." "Despite Slava's spectacular performance, and the goal that he scored from center field... his team lost 2:1 and ended up in second place." "Victor was not too upset over the loss and following the tournament, he opened a sporting goods store." "And he is already preparing for next season..." "Oxana continues her weekly visits to Mukha in prison." "Their wedding will be held soon at the prison." "Alfred will not be able to make it to the wedding..." "Since Mukha's arrest, he has been swallowed up by the earth." "And Slava." "Is on his way." "He continues to march onward always facing forward." "Here imagination ends" "The sadness is finished" "It is all a lie" "But a private lie" "It lacks nothing" "My world is soaked in light" "It lacks nothing" "But I am not happy" "Now I have no doubt" "I will not delude myself with empty magic, it is not preferable to real life." "To real life." "And from here I will jump" "I will not turn my face" "I will sail in the skies." "Until the bitter moment." "Here imagination ends" "The sadness is finished" "It is all a lie" "But a private lie" "We remember Meir Ben Baruch, of blessed memory who tragically met his death, may his memory be for a blessing."