" When did you notice he was gone ?" " This morning." "Around 6:30." " Ever run away before ?" " No." "You didn't notice anything suspicious around here ?" "Footprints or..." "No." "Nothing." "Just please don't tell the children, if they ask." "We just told them he's on a trip with a friend, for now." "Of course." "I've got children, too." " Aren't they cold in here ?" " You live in an apartment block, huh ?" "We always lock him in at night and let him out in the morning." "He's really trusting, runs up to everyone." " Is there any chance you'll find him ?" " If he's alive, then yeah, we will." "But if someone stole him for meat..." " Then it's not likely, to be honest." " Damn." " Aunty !" " Jachym, what's wrong ?" " What's going on ?" " There, he was there." " Take him back." " Come on." "Jachym, wait here for me just a minute, okay ?" "I can't believe this." "Aren't we going to take him down ?" "Shit." "Fuck." "Motherfucker." "What did you say, you little shit?" " Was he at school with you ?" " Yeah." "The whole time ?" "Really ?" "He left at noon, buddy." "Surprised ?" "You think you're helping, David ?" "By covering for him ?" "He'll fuck up again and rot here for another half year." "He just needed to take care of something." "Of what ?" " Hey there." "Where were you ?" " The bus was early." "How come no one else missed it ?" "Why did you leave school early ?" "Your teacher called." "Well ?" "What was so important ?" "I was at the skate shop." "They got some sweatshirts, so I wanted to buy one." "And you couldn't have done that during your free time ?" "Get into your work clothes and be downstairs in 15 minutes." " I'm supposed to have free time." " Canceled." "Late arrival." "You, too, David." "So you don't feel left out." "Dickhead." "Sorry, Dave." "Are you sure you don't want to reconsider ?" "Pavlinka likes it here a lot." "Mom's staying at home, now." "She'll take care of her for us." "You know how long she took to adjust?" "In a year she'll have to go through it all over again at school." "And what if they do something to the kids next?" "If you're afraid because of what happened to Frodo..." "We're here with them all day." "Nothing can happen to them." " And what did the police tell you ?" " They didn't find anything yet." "The town hall meeting is today, right?" "And didn't it occur to you that it might be connected somehow ?" "You heard something ?" "You know how many people despise you ?" "Martina, please." "If they want to hurt someone, it'll be me." "You don't have to worry about Pavlinka." "What's wrong ?" "They were cheating." "They were better, that's all." "You'll win next time." "I know you wanted to win." "But you can't say they were cheating." "They were just better." "I saw you through the window." " But they really were cheating." " No." "Look, we'll practice and show them next time, okay ?" " Come on." " We almost scored !" " What did you catch ?" "A rabbit ?" " Yeah." "Hey, check it out." "Oh man, that's Bang." " Ring the bell, would you ?" " Yeah." "Next time you run away, I'll take you for a ride and you won't be running anywhere after that." "So next time, find out when I'm on duty." " Sure." " Don't fuck with me." " Hello." " Hello." " Where did you find him ?" " The boys from Ostrov brought him in." " Did he cause any trouble ?" " Didn't find anything yet." "Do you have a second ?" " Yeah ?" " Give me your wrists." "You know what happened at that daycare outside the village ?" "Yeah." "Your colleagues were here." "Checked on the boys." "He's hurt animals before, hasn't he ?" "You mean the dog that wanted to bite him ?" "The owner described it differently." "No, he himself admitted that the dog was aggressive." "It attacked other people, too." "Look, it'll just be better if he doesn't get away again." "Better for him, too." "Goodbye." " Bye." " Goodbye." "Move it." " Did you drink any alcohol ?" " No." "Fuck." " Weed, drugs." " No." " Jeez, sorry..." " Goddammit Tibor !" "Arms." "Up." "Didn't even get into a fight this time ?" "Getting old, aren't we." "Come here." "Boxers down, lean forward." "Get out, you pig." "Out." " Klara, it's almost half past." " You want me to pee faster ?" " They'll start the race without me." " I'm coming." "Got your helmet ?" "Damn, that's right." "Shit." " Bye." " You're going somewhere ?" " The drag race." " I already told you." " I thought it was tomorrow." " No." " Is Misha home ?" " No, her majesty hasn't arrived yet." " Didn't they get out at 2:30 today ?" " Yeah." "I'll kill her." "She promised to study today." "They have a test tomorrow." " Her phone is off." " What a surprise." "Try her later, tell her to get home right away." "You think she'll listen to me ?" "Just call her, I have to go to the meeting." " When are you getting back ?" " Around 10, latest." "Jitka ?" "What ?" "Wait, wait, calm down, okay ?" "I'm coming over." "Bye." "Just great..." "Tonda..." " What ?" " What's wrong with Jitka ?" "It started at night." " And she's inside ?" " Where else ?" "Jitka ?" " Jitka." " Just a second." " Did you take some charcoal ?" " I probably ate a pound of it." "You really have to go to that meeting." "I need your vote, otherwise we can't block the referendum." "All I want to block is this diarrhea !" "We'll stop by our house." "I have some Endiaron." "Oh, yeah, I might have some of that here." "Wait." "It'll be here somewhere." "Fucking door." " Jitka, it starts in half an hour." " And what am I supposed to do ?" "I'm glad I'm still alive." "Now I dropped the pill." "You'll just vote and I'll take you right back." "But I don't know if I want to vote against the referendum." "You got an offer, too ?" " Go to hell." " So what's going on, then ?" "Hana, you have your daycare, but what about us ?" "All my money goes towards running the pub, and Tonda's been out of work for nine months, now." "You think the miners are going to make everything good again ?" "They promised they'll employ all the local men." "And tear down your house." "How long have you worked on it?" "Would Tonda still like to be a municipal technician ?" "He would." "The selection dates will be announced after summer break." "If you vote with us today, I promise you he'll get the job." " And how will you make that happen ?" " I just will." "Don't worry about it." " You're going to wear that ?" " This won't do, will it..." "I'll change real quick." "Wait for me in the car." "I dreamed about you all night." "Blow job for 500, classic for 800." "All the way for 1000." "Come warm up in here for a minute." "Whatever's in here is all yours." "You're so beautiful." "Jesus, you're beautiful." "Can I guess your name ?" "Katerina ?" "It is, isn't it." "Katerina." " Wait, where are you going ?" " To my place." "We're not staying here." "Okay, hold up." "Back up." "If we do anything, we do it here." "You don't trust me ?" "You're scared of me." "Okay, look." "Two thousand." "My cottage is five kilometers from here." "At the Babylon colony." "We'll be back in an hour." "Okay go." "Hurry." "Sure." "You don't give a shit about us." "What am I doing here ?" "I have a summer house here, smart ass !" "Of course, you got yourself a fucking dacha, so you think you're a local." " Give me that." " You hick, you idiot." "Lojza, what are you doing, leave him alone." "Lojza, damn it, leave him, stop it boys." "Wipe your ass with that, that'll be better." "He can express his opinion, can't he ?" " Sure, when it suits you, huh ?" " Exactly." "Majka, come on, are you crazy ?" " Yeah, keep kissing her ass." " Come on." "I'm gonna go crazy from all this." "You keep gawking around, and now, nothing." "Give me a sip of that fucking beer." "Fuck, shit, does this work ?" "Okay, so friends here we have the last round of the 7th annual drag race preliminaries." "Man, won't be much more racing for you." " Careful." " Don't worry." "Looks like we got the whole rainbow here, from yellow, blue, green, to red." "Three, two, one, go." "And we're off." "We're off." "From the side, from the back, don't be afraid to bump up against each other, gentlemen." "Come on, fucker !" "Give it to the asshole !" "Yes, yes, yes." "Into the plates, that's a classic, right ?" "Marek is in the groove today." "Excellent." "Fucking hell hang in there, man !" "The person you are calling is currently unavailable." "Damn it, little bitch." "Excellent, excellent, blue is heading to the front, he's uncompromising as they say, that's how it should be, well done, blue." "That's what we want to see." "Great." "That's about you." "And... we're here." " What the hell is that ?" " Come here." "Listen." "Where are you ?" " Do you hear..." "What the fuck!" " Come on, come on, what ?" "Come on." " What the hell are you doing ?" " Come on, come on, be nice." " Wait." " Wait, hold still." "Look, we have nothing to be afraid of." "There's three of us." " We just won't let the referendum pass." " You do know they'll take it to court." "But that'll drag on for a while, Petr." " We'll have time to convince people." " Excuse me." " What's wrong with her ?" " The runs." "Look, this was in the mail today." "They're offering to buy houses for twice the appraisal." "But you have to decide within thirty days." "They've got to be working for Turkowo." "Those bastards are just buying it out for them." "You bet." "But I can get money out of them and put this town back on its feet." " I just need more time." " I know." "I was still young back then." "Tonda, put the lights on, please." "Turn it off." "These photos are the past and it's up to us whether they'll have a future." "We all know what it's been like since they closed the paper factories." "You do everything you can, but there's no job in sight." "That offer from Turkowo suddenly seems like a godsend." "And I assure you that none of us, not even I, want to prevent you from making a free choice." "We don't even have the right to do that." "If we put off the referendum, we can bargain for much more than the mining company can offer us now." " What if Turkowo loses its patience ?" " What do you mean ?" "Well, how are you so sure they won't change their minds ?" "That they won't go elsewhere." "And none of us will get a cent for it." "What'll you say, then ?" ""Sorry, we were wrong ?"" "Referendum, referendum !" "Marketa, they need us, not we them." "Maybe, but we're not the only place they can mine." "All the studies have shown that the coal deposits under Pustina are by far the largest." "But in the end that could mean nil, right?" "Hanka, we all see into each other's plates, here." "Your presentation was really moving, but Pustina's well-being probably isn't why you're against the referendum." " What other reason would I have ?" " You tell us." "I don't know what to say." "You know everything about me." "Well, you've been telling everyone how democratic you are and now, when the people are supposed to choose democratically, you're suddenly against it." " Because she's scared." " That's right !" "She knows how it would end, right?" "I guess you just don't realize that not everyone is doing as well as you are." "The EU doesn't give me any subsidies for my store, for instance." " Exactly." " And who's going to help us ?" "You're just digging for yourself." "You all wanted that daycare, didn't you ?" "Your children go there." "Except Hanka's the only one who gets any money from it." "I don't take a cent at the town's expense." "Then explain to us, why are you against the referendum ?" " What are you so afraid of?" " Referendum, referendum !" "Tonda, turn off the lights, please." "A number of you have probably heard about what happened at our daycare two days ago." "Our donkey, Frodo, who played with the children, was lured out of his pen, hung on a tree, and strangled with a barbed wire." "The reason, he belonged to a mayor who was causing problems." "Who or what is going to be hanging off that tree, next time ?" "Please, come pick me up, hurry." "That cottage colony, Babylon." "Man, I don't know, just hurry up, this guy's a creep, man." "Hurry up." "You looking for something, sweetheart ?" "What?" "You getting dressed ?" " I have to go." " Where ?" "Come here for more." " You came three times already !" " I'll pay extra." " I don't want any more." " It's no problem." " No !" " Don't you want it?" "Come here." "You are sick, man." " Hey, Dave." " Yeah ?" " I need to get out of here tonight." " You want to run for it ?" "I'll come back, man." "Two hours, max." "How do you want to get back ?" "They'll see you." "Don't worry, I just need a hand with Shorty." " Can you keep him busy ?" " Yeah." "Thanks." "You haven't even said hi, Pasek." "Don't you miss me ?" "You were gone ?" "Didn't even notice." "I'd have been longer, but some informer cunt ratted on me." " Did you ask Kuca ?" " Fucker !" "I'll stomp his face in !" "Kneel." "What ?" "You hear me you little shit, kneel." " Go to hell." " Watch out man, Shorty." " Did you put the tools away ?" " Yeah." "Then go wash up." "Group's about to start." "And what's this ?" "Clean it up." "You guys'll drive me fucking crazy." "Go faster." " Come here, you bastard." " What ?" "What are you doing here ?" "Wanna fuck, motherfucker ?" " You okay ?" " Let's fuck, asshole." "That's what you get for being a stupid cunt." "Going to a cottage with a creep like that." "Where are your clothes ?" "Go on and fuck then !" "Fuck !" " Man, where were you so long ?" " Get dressed." "You get near her one more time..." "Oh, sorry!" "So, we can continue now with a vote for the declaration on a local referendum regarding the expansion of the Turkowo lignite mine." "The referendum presents the following question:" "Do you agree with the expansion of the lignite mine in Pustina, which would involve breaking the environmental limits set out in governmental resolution number 444/1991 ?" "KLARA:" "DID MISHA CALL YOU ?" "I CAN'T REACH HER." "So I ask the representatives, who is in favor of the referendum ?" " Who is..." " Yes!" "Who is against ?" "Man, that's the second time he drove you off like that." "He's fucking sneaky, man." "Pisses me off." "Are you sure you're okay ?" "No, I just pinched it, when I was getting out." "I'll be fine." "Did you see his expression afterwards ?" "He's got a new chick, that's just how it goes." "You go ahead, I'll try calling Misha again." " Should I get you beer?" " Okay." " The person you are calling..." " Shit." "Hey." "Did you take the bus with my sister from school today ?" "What ?" "Did you take the bus from school with Misha today ?" "I didn't go, today." "I'm sick." " She's got syphilis." " Leprosy, man." "Really funny." "You haven't seen her either ?" "Thanks, then." "And did you tell the police about that donkey, Hana ?" "Yeah, didn't find anything yet." "Can you explain this to me ?" "Please, calm down, okay ?" "We'll talk about it at home." " And where exactly did you find it ?" " Behind the daycare, in the forest." "Hanka..." "I'm so sorry, I had no idea about this." "I know, calm down." "They'd argue their way to a referendum sooner or later, anyway." "Klara !" " How did it go ?" " Not well." "The referendum passed." "What about Misha ?" "Is she home yet ?" "She's not there." "Her phone is still off." "The person you are calling is currently unavailable." "She didn't say anything ?" " About where she might be held up ?" " Like she'd tell me." "Lojza ?" "Lojza... excuse me." " What now ?" " Were you driving the bus today ?" " Yeah." " Did you drive Misha ?" "Yeah." " What time ?" " After school, of course. 3:30." "Did she go all the way to our house ?" "No, she got off earlier, by the pig farm." "Okay." "Thanks." " Maybe she went to see her dad." " To see dad ?" "Goodbye." "What is he doing ?" "Karel ?" "Karel ?" "Jesus, what happened ?" "Is Misha here ?" "She didn't come back from school." "Was she here ?" "Karel, when did you speak with her last ?" "She's not here." "They said she got off at the pig farm." "Do you know where she might have gone ?" "Let's go take a look at the pig farm." "Let's go." "Mouka, if you say one word, man !" " Sir?" " What?" "My throat hurts." "I think I have a fever, too." "Come here." "Come on." "Get lost." "Shit." " Get the flashlight." " OK." "Misha !" "I'll go that way." "Misha !" "We won't find anything here on our own." " Could she be at a friend's place ?" " Like who's ?" "I called everybody." "People from school, her friends, nobody knows anything." "And she wouldn't walk back to town." " Who are you calling ?" " I'm calling the cops." " Police." " Hello, Sikorova speaking." "I'd like to report my 14-year-old daughter missing." " Top him off, he's running dry!" " Of course." "Hurry up, more, more, more, there you go." " That's enough." "Ready ?" " Yeah, yeah." "So we can start." "Three, two, one, go." "Hurry, Lojza !" "Go, 90, go !" "Nice." " How many soup dishes are left ?" " Three." "Don't take them out then, they're all drunk anyway." "When are you paying me ?" "Let us stay a little longer today, okay ?" "Hey, time for a show." "Tonda, get the mayor a drink." "To Turkowo !" "Our Misha is missing." "She was last seen by the pig farm." "She might still be there." "She could be hurt." "I'd like to ask you to help me find her." "Thank you." "I'm sorry to be calling this late at night, but..." " What happened ?" " Little Sikorova is lost." " Which one ?" "Michaela ?" " Yeah." "Find out what happened and let me know." " I'll be waiting for your call, bye." " Goodbye." "Fuck." " What did you do there, just now ?" " I just copied it, that's all." " You what ?" " Copied it." "I'm never going to understand this." "Hello." "Is something wrong ?" "Our Misha is missing." "What ?" "What do you mean, missing ?" "Dear fellow citizens, excuse this late announcement." "14-year-old Michaela Sikorova is missing." "She was last seen around 3:30 p.m. near the former pig farm." "If you have any information about her whereabouts, please inform the town hall immediately." "We also ask for your help in the search." "Whoever wants to participate in the search, gather at the old pig farm within half an hour." "Thank you." "When did you check the rooms last?" " Before bedtime." " Go through them one more time." " I'll be in my office." " Okay." "Answer the phone, man." "Shit." "Get up!" " What ?" "What's going on ?" " Where is he ?" " Who ?" " When did he run away ?" " What ?" " Stop it." "When did he run away ?" "I don't know." " You had to see him." " I was asleep." "Where did he go ?" "Damn it." " Is that yours ?" " No." "Yeah ?" " Are you still at the juvie ?" " Yeah." "Filip, don't go anywhere, man." "Misha's missing." "You hear me ?" "Filip ?" "Fuck!" "What's up ?" "So, like we said, this group will follow Frantisek, down there, and the rest will go with me this way, okay ?" "And please watch your step, so you don't fall anywhere, okay ?" "Misha !" "Shit." " Here, take this one." " Thanks." "We have something !" "Come here !" "We've got something !"