"Reason and instinct must be in balance, Verner!" "When you gain instinct, I'll be back!" "(Professor Reinis)" "Yuck." "Today, we will begin searching inside ourselves for both Reason and instinct." "We can't start such a journey with ideas that numb our minds." "We have to doubt everything." "Only by shaking things up, will we find the right road." "Only then we will find what we are searching for and quench our thirst." "What actually is the meaning of existence?" "You will learn that here and now ." "Here we go." "Hi." "My name is Martin Verner and this is my course video." "Bullshit." "You have to tighten the stand." "l know, but it doesn't work." "Try that little wheel." "No, on the left side." "Don't you see it?" "Hi, my name is Tereza Lefnerova and this is Mirek Nedoby." "We help organize the course and we've gotten a lot out of it." "It was time to get up a half hour ago." "There was a great party yesterday , but I don't remember a damn thing about it." "Maybe..." "Oh, what's his name?" "Radek?" "Maybe Radek remembers." "Radek!" "l'm not Radek." "No?" "Wasn't there a Radek?" "Who is it then?" "Aha, Tomas!" "A ritual is a set of actions you do every day." "Sometimes they're called neuroses." "My video for our course on the meaning of life should demonstrate my worldview." "No, that's a bit too accurate..." "I better erase this." "This is my kitty." "Hey." "Hi." "Here's the star of the morning:" "my roommate and friend, Klara Hanusova." "And this is Krenovcova." "Why'd you run off yesterday?" "It was really boring." "Look, you have to endure the first 3 hours of every party:" "It's the law of the long fuse." "Then everything explodes." "As if anyone noticed I was gone." "You and your complexes." "Besides, I thought that you liked that guy..." "Tomas." "What?" "And here he is." "So will you come with me on the weekend?" "Where?" "Me and Klara are going. lf you come you won't regret it." "It'll be fun." "It'll be more educational than fun." "l have to pee." "Put the seat down!" "You left, so I got him instead." "I liked Radek better anyway ." "This is too much!" "Beg your pardon?" "I meant Mr. Verner here." "The last shot was too much." "And what was it?" "What made you so upset?" "He drew a swastika on the mirror ." "Take your pick:" "I'm either a Nazi or a philosopher." "A delinquent, more like." "What direction did the ends of the symbol point?" "Left." "Just as I thought." "Mr. Verner is trying to get our attention." "It wasn't the "hakenkreuz", the symbol of the Nazi movement." "The ends would have been pointing to the right." "The first swastika, a sun symbol in Mongolia, is the reverse." "How many philosophers in bomber jacket confuse that?" "Some people think that's how Hitler tried to change white magic into black." "In the best nihilistic tradition, Mr. Verner's implying that there is no difference between good and evil." "lf l'm not mistaken." "You are. I'm implying nothing." "Yes." "That is also very nihilistic." "Well, if your life resembles what you've shown us, no wonder you're looking for meaning." "Now we have learned something about ourselves and each other ." "And that's the start of what we're going to do this weekend." "I think that Mr. Verner's video has nothing to do with" "Mr. Nedobyl, the discussion is scheduled for Sunday." "The beginning of the hunt Friday, September 1 2, 9:08 PM" "Francis Bacon said it's impossible to finish the contest without setting the right goal." "But what is the goal of human life?" "At the beginning everything is clear." "The sperm's goal is to fertilize the ovum." "That's a clear goal." "At birth, our only goal is to suckle at our mother's breast to increase our chances of surviving." "Then what?" "Our goals start to dissolve." "How is graduating from school related to the meaning of life?" "Does life actually even have any meaning?" "Night is coming, animals head for sleep." "You should beware of the black forest deep." "Woodsmen hunt the weak not the brave." "And they won't put flowers on your grave." "Horns ring out, so good hunting!" "You may as well kneel and bow your head;" "Woodsmen from hell will see you dead." "You may as well kneel" "And bow your head;" "Woodsmen from hell will see you dead." "The usual response to this query is to create an alternative goal and to hold on to it." "There are five types of these basic alternative goals." "First: work or a career ." "Second: hobbies and interests." "Third: alcohol or drugs." "Fourth: faith." "And fifth:" "Family life." "Not to yield to one of these easy alternative paths requires a great redirection of will and eternal vigilance." "This gets us to the main problem with most philosophers." "Their wisdom is reflected in their lives." "And often in their deaths, as well." "Time for a break." "Sorry." "Coffee for me." "What are you having?" "Absinthe." "That's a good drink." "l don't like it." "Why's he drinking it then?" "Because he's a poser." "The taste is overrated." "So what do you two think about what the doctor said." "Pretty interesting." "Maybe it was an interesting display of intellect..." "But it's still just bullshit." "And what did you expect?" "Why did you come here anyway?" "Hell if I know." "Come on out..." "Dammit..." "What's the matter?" "I was just picking mushrooms!" "I'm gonna stir-fry, you pig!" "Instinct" "Socrates said: "By drinking the poison a little later:" "I should be sparing and saving a life which is already gone:" "I could only laugh at myself for this."" "That's how a philosopher should die." "Johann Fichte died in 1 81 4 of typhus which he contracted from his wife, a nurse at a hospital." "Of course, if he had contracted casual syphilis." "Bon appetit, Mr. Verner." "Then his death wouldn't have been so dignified." "That's how a philosopher should die." "Nietzsche collapsed on the street at the age of forty-two." "That would have been a good death if it hadn't occurred as a result of yelling at some teamster for whipping his horse." "That's not how a philosopher should die." "Yeah, you're right, I'm a porn actor." "Are you sure this is it?" "Can I ask you for your autograph, Mr. Donti?" "l don't have any of your videos here..." "That's alright." "Wow!" "Super!" "Here's "Too Thick A Cream"." "Wow, thanks!" "Hey, are Silvia's tits real?" "Are you making a movie today?" "Yeah." "Uncle Tom's Cabin - vol. 8." "Loosely based on Harriet B. Stowe." "l'm doing two anals today." "Oh, I dig Stowe." "And they're fake." "Really?" "Like Fellini says:" "Film is a fraud." "See ya." "So long." "Some tribes in the Amazon have lived in the forest so long, they can't see farther than a few hundred yards." "Even out in the open, they can see no farther ." "Yes?" "Hey there." "You're late." "l'm sorry, I couldn't find it." "Everyone's looking for something." "We're just glad you're here." "Are we doing the group work today?" "Your hand feels nice. -l know ." "In groups, we will get closer to each other ." "And getting closer is essential." "When are we doing couples?" "Tomorrow?" "That's an interesting idea: couples." "My original intention was to spend a lot of time together and then you would come to me one by one." "Well, it's your show, but--no offence-can you manage it at your age?" "I used to handle groups of fifty--and I did everybody." "That was two years ago." "Really?" "You're really good." "Funny I don't recognize any of you." "You look familiar to me." "Haven't we met?" "I don't think so." "Great." "Real, aren't they?" "You don't see that among the pros." "At least they won't freeze my tongue." "Guys, don't you think silicon's too cold?" "Listen, your behavior..." "Oh..." "I'm sorry." "I'm Karel Mechura." "You must be the director, right?" "Got your presentation tape?" "Sure I've got it." "Let's put it on and get to know you better ." "We can make up for lost time." "Play us something seminal." "You can play with that... I'm gonna screw that in." "Oh, here it is." "This is what I did last year ." "It's a classic, a solid anal." "But I didn't use enough gel so her moaning isn't an act." "This is a bit more extreme situation, an interesting gang bang, with four of us on her, DVDA," "I over-shot a bit here, and the camera got it." "Back to something normal:" "a bit of fisting; here we have some pissing..." "Yeah..." "This isn't very interesting straight SM..." "Clearly the best video so far ." "I'm sorry. I didn't know you had the course here." "Just a mistake." "Wrong opening." "Wrong opening?" "Yeah, opening." "No, don't explain. I get it." "I'll check in the kitchen when they're serving dinner." "l hope I haven't of fended..." "Stop it, Verner." "I can feel the air moving." "So you all paid good money to spend the weekend in this empty hotel looking for the meaning of life?" "lt's not empty." "There's staff." "Dramatic difference." "Can I join you?" "Do porn actors care about the meaning of life?" "Sure." "More than you'd think." "They know that this ain't it." "The porn actors are wrong." "Relax, friends..." "The discussion is scheduled for Sunday." "I wanted to ask...about dinner ." "One hour." "Mr. Danecek has just brought the pork." "One hour?" "I hope you didn't forget that the doctor is a practicing vegan." "Actually, I almost am too." "We eat only what has died in a natural way." "And only fruit that has fallen from the tree." "Except the carrot, of course, with their different growth cycle." "Mr." "Danecek has something for him." "Really?" "What?" "Two dead squirrels, a grass snake and a three-day-old mole." "The doctor will be pleased." "I think sex can fulfill you --if it's good." "An orgasm as life's meaning?" "l know it sounds funny, but for me, it's one of the most intense acts in human life." "So why not, eh?" "So you're all concerned about meaning of life, right?" "In that case I've got something for you." "Something for people who think about their role in the world." "Christ, he's a Jehovah's Witness." "Now I recognize you!" "I always see you at the metro station." "It's real pain in the legs." "Will you come get it now?" "Can't you bring it here?" "A few more steps won't kill you." "It's interesting that you mention it, doctor." "Because I have something that pretty much solves this." "We shouldn't omit God." "Or let say rather Jehovah, because that's his name, that's how we should call him and praise him." "We can do so through the scriptures." "I've read the Bible. lt's even more boring than Mein Kampf." "Because thanks to the scriptures we can learn Jehovah's name and understand its meaning." "It's well described in the magazine, if you open to page" "Mr. Mechura. I'm sure you know the bible well." "Do you know what Christ said?" "He said: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations"," "That's basically what you're doing." "Yes, but he also said I have overcome the world." "Doesn't Christ seem like the biggest braggart in history?" "Danecek " "Schmanecek." "Hello?" "is somebody there?" "I'm stupid..." "Some business, eh?" "See ya later." "What's the cook doing anyway?" "It's never too late to make such a decision." "It'll help you find the meaning of life." "So, just subscribing to this magazine is enough?" "Do you know how many copies of "Awaken" have been printed?" "22,755,000." "22,755,000 readers can't be wrong." "That looks weird, huh?" "An infinity of parallel universes." "It gives me tingles." "Because the doctor is in every single one of them, and he's blabbering and blabbering and blabbering." "Why are you always such a dork?" "Mimesis..." "To merge with the surrounding world." "Have any of you been upstairs?" "Why?" "I've seen somebody and he seemed strange." "Must've been a bogeyman!" "Bogeyman?" "l'll check the kitchen again." "You were just there." "You have to breathe down their necks" "to get proper vegan food." "Then I'll go." "They'll ignore you. I'm going myself." "And we can continue our topic." "Please no." "Maybe this door is already open." "According to John Lilly everything imaginable exists." "Oh, calm down. lt was just a bon mot." "There are zombies here!" "Great!" "That's an interesting idea." "I'm demanding my money back!" "Fuck!" "l got an idea." "They're woodsmen." "All men." "So what?" "We'll hide in the ladies room." "Bravo." "The broom's cracked - run!" "The key!" "Room 1 3!" "I'm not going in there!" "Thank god." "Thank Jehovah." "Oh no!" "What?" "Where's Dr. Reinis?" "What zombies?" "is this some kind of a joke?" "Hello?" "Where's everybody?" "Who is it?" "is it Tereza?" "If this is a joke, it's not funny at all." "Well, maybe a little." "Because humor at the expense of the handicapped is always funny..." "Gotcha!" "Who is this?" "is it Verner?" "It could be Verner." "It's just like you with your sense of humor." "Verner, stop it." "Ouch!" "You bit me!" "is it a feather?" "A feather on your hat!" "You're a woodsman!" "I'm gonna be eaten by zombie woodsmen." "That's not how a philosopher should die." "You left Reinis there!" "Me?" "All of us. including you." "Excellent, collective guilt." "That's comforting." "l'm not going back for him." "l was about to say the same." "Lucky I didn't." "Now you're the bad guy." "But I have to go get Tereza." "Don't try to fool us." "l can't leave her there." "Lefnerova?" "Why not?" "Can anyone tell me what the fuck is going on?" "Zombie woodsmen." "That's ridiculous, isn't it?" "Exactly." "We came to find something that makes sense and found nonsense." "It's not nonsense." "It makes perfect sense." "Yeah?" "How?" "The end of the world." "The last hours of Satan's order." "It's your last chance to join us." "I can baptize you in the shower ." "Jesus Christ..." "Looks like we've got a convert." "Can you cut the shit and figure out what to do?" "Just don't be hysterical." "l'm not." "Has anyone got a plan?" "I bet you've got one." "Well..." "Lefnerova does the thinking." "You act like you don't care." "My plan is easy: do nothing." "What kind of a fucking plan is that?" "They're gonna eat us all anyway." "So we aren't gonna run around and scream like in a B-movie." "One should die with style." "Like a philosopher." "l've got a plan." "Great, finally!" "Out with it." "Let us pray." "I need a drink." "Hey, since the doctor is dead, why don't you just tell me what the meaning of life is." "You've been here before." "Oh, no." "It wouldn't be right." "We might die at any moment!" "Woombies are everywhere!" "Woomb-what?" "Woodsmen zombies." "Woombies." "Look, Tereza, tell me." "Don't fool round." "I can't tell you." "You have to reach it on your own." "Think of something, get me to safety and I'll tell you." "Bitch." "How about calling for help?" "Original." "We can call on our Lord." "Right on, Hanusova!" "Have they taken over the world?" "It's the usual scenario, right?" "There aren't that many woodsmen in the whole world." "Too bad there's no signal." "A signal, or a sign..." "I think that's Isaiah 60." "We could nail the door shut." "is there a hammer somewhere?" "They usually put one next to the soap and towels." "Shit!" "You hunting freak!" "Watch out, the bastard bites!" "The bathroom!" "We can't stand here forever ." "What're we going to do?" "I ain't staying one second longer ." "So what?" "Are you okay?" "Yeah..." "We have to tie that Antichrist up." "Let's tear up the sheets." "The maid won't be happy about this." "Why did I have to get lost with you?" "What's that for?" "If they're burning they ain't attacking." "Klara, maybe we shouldn't hurt them." "What?" "I've always been against eliminating endangered species." "Even my coat is synthetic." "What?" "!" "Zombies are an endangered species?" "Seen many wandering around lately?" "This may sound strange, but they're part of the ecosystem and if we disturb the ecosystem we will disturb its equilibrium..." "What am I rambling about?" "God, why did I come here anyway ." "Why didn't I say "fuck the meaning of life"" "and go shopping in London instead?" "Hey, guys..." "What?" "Please promise me something." "What?" "If one of them bites me... I want you to make sure I don't come back." "Oh, come on." "..." "like him... lt'd screw up the Kingdom of Heaven for me, for sure." "Promise." "Look, are you a woodsman?" "No." "So you can't be a zombie." "Promise!" "Ok, I promise." "The doctor was right about those suicidal tendencies." "This plan isn't going to work." "There are zombies in the kitchen." "The keys you saw in the kitchen have to be to some car ." "Even if the keys were there..." "Tereza." "What?" "The discussion is scheduled for Sunday." "You're right..." "We have to do something, even if no one else does, right?" "Sure." "Dammit!" "They say men are protectors and problem solvers but when it comes down to it we have to do it ourselves, right?" "Sure." "Let's go for it." "We'll show the men how it's done." "We're the rescue mission, right?" "Sure." "Now!" "Hold him!" "Down!" "How come he's still moving even though he's dead." "Who gives a shit?" "How about stowing him under the bed?" "Yeah." "Hope he didn't bite my jacket." "He didn't." "Hey, you." "What?" "Let's fuck." "What?" "Let's fuck, you porno-Jehovist." "Hey, I might be dead in a few minutes." "And for the first time I have a chance to fuck a pro, and I know it'll be hot." "A logical consideration." "Sorry, I can't work just now ." "Anyone got a cigarette?" "No." "l quit." "Me too. I'm such an idiot." "Man, he's really jonesing." "What's the matter?" "The bastard bit me!" "Shit." "Do something!" "Like what?" "Fuck!" "It hurts!" "He's changing." "He got bit and he's changing." "Don't let him bite you!" "We shouldn't do anything rash." "There's still time to think of something while he's moaning there." "He's gone." "Fuck, that was quick." "So, what now?" "My god, why don't you cover him?" "Jehovah." "Somebody has to do it." "And we also have to..." "What?" "We have to be sure he won't return." "What?" "!" "No way." "Do you think I'm crazy?" "Do you think I could kill?" "Why not?" "Because they'd put me away, that's why." "Your girlfriend is tougher punishment." "You swore." "And a promise is a promise." "There's no logic in that." "Yeah, but you're the one who thinks things make sense." "And you and Lefnerova co-organized this course." "You're responsible for us." "I bet she wouldn't back out: she's no wimp." "Stop it." "Stop what?" "I can't concentrate with you talking to me." "Any moment he might wake up as a woodsman." "Hurry!" "He's waking up!" "I'm not dead yet." "That makes only 22,754,999 readers." "You are an asshole." "Someone's got to be." "Now finish him off." "I can't do it." "Put this on his head. lt's easier to hit the pillow." "You've got a free kick toward self-fulfillment." "More?" "Yeah." "He's squishy!" "is he...?" "is he...?" "Let's take a look." "The maid's really not gonna be happy about this." "He's gone." "is this some kind of an alien slime, or what?" "That's an eye." "An eye?" "An eye." "Cool." "That's the white." "Run!" "l wanna get out of here." "We all do." "I don't do dead Jehovists." "Unfortunately, we're surrounded." "They aren't knocking anymore." "I'm sure they're still there." "Close the door, you man-eating, drunk, sex-starved erotomaniac!" "You're not gonna do me!" "The closet!" "Stop touching me!" "lt wasn't me." "Verner is touching my tits!" "lt's not me, either." "Right, I must be touching myself." "Who do you think is holding the door as usual?" "Let's go then." "No way are you gonna do me!" "Another useless man." "Ever heard of the Halali motel?" "Yeah." "But people don't go there very much, Tomas." "You know my name?" "You look like a Tomas." "How about going for a coffee?" "I'm off in 1 5 minutes." "But what about the motel?" "I wouldn't fit there anyway ." "What is he doing?" "Hurry, the car!" "Yeah, but which one is it?" "Beep it!" "What are you doing?" "Don't open it!" "Shoo!" "Help!" "Help!" "That was some rescue mission." "What now?" "Back to the cellar!" "Hey, there's water here." "Yeah... lsn't there a phone?" "I think the phone is in the kitchen." "Old Woodsman?" "I don't think so..." "Guys!" "Guys!" "Guys!" "Climb on the bar!" "Careful, my hands are wet!" "Fry, you fuckers!" "Fry, you fuckers?" "Woodsmen..." "Breakdance!" "They must be getting slaughtered up there." "I've made a brain sponge." "Now for the phone in the kitchen." "Dammit." "Not working?" "No." "What now?" "No point in going outside." "We've got a better chance here." "Are you kidding?" "No one is getting my brain." "Let's wait till morning." "Then try to escape." "Bingo!" "Watch out!" "The maid won't be happy about this." "The maid?" "This is the maid." "Hey, do you think they can feel the pain?" "l don't think so." "Let's find out." "That's immoral." "You've saved me!" "Again!" "Of course." "You're cool!" "Let's go for it." "You're not coming with us!" "The hunt's second phase: stalking Saturday, September 1 3, 4:27 AM" "Miroslav!" "What do you think you're doing?" "lt's..." "Well?" "What is it, Miroslav?" "It's a kind of an experiment to see if it affects them." "And that's an experiment too?" "lt was Verner, not me." "Don't follow his example." "You're a bit of a disappointment.." "You're smoking?" "That's a disappointment." "What's that knocking?" "It's coming from here." "Good evening." "What are you doing there?" "This stupid door doesn't open from the inside." "I've been knocking and yelling." "See?" "Why didn't you help him?" "On the other hand it's good I stayed there." "That's how I survived all this." "Run!" "Let's get out of here!" "REASON" "What was that?" "The light went out." "l can see that." "Something happened." "Put your clothes on." "Why?" "We have to find the others." "l'm not going anywhere." "What?" "lt's no use." "Let's stay here." "Don't be silly." "I'm going to lie here until they eat me." "We can't leave her there." "lt's too late." "She's gone." "It's horrible." "Why did it go dark here?" "They turned off the power." "Why would they do that?" "They're completely idiotic!" "Not those new ones." "Eat me, you know." "Once was enough." "You said you didn't mind." "I didn't." "The taste is overrated." "What is he doing?" "l believe he's eviscerating her." "Cool." "We have to get out of this motel." "No way." "There's even more of them outside." "Don't argue, dammit." "Let's go." "l said no way." "Do you think you're in charge here?" "Watch out!" "Eat it, freak!" "No, not my helmet!" "You've already got a hat!" "Leave my helmet alone." "Piss off, you forest freak!" "Hunting freak!" "I'm a kung-fu legend!" "Good evening." "I'm here!" "Eat me!" "Hey!" "Who wants to chew on me?" "Anyone here want to eat my brain?" "Jesus!" "Doctor!" "Cogito ergo sum!" "Oh, come on!" "Even dead you're a pain in the neck." "A good teacher never quits in the middle of a lesson." "We can go on with the course." "I have to accept this like a grown-up..." "Verner!" "Ivana!" "Climb up here." "Give me your hand..." "I'll lift you up!" "Try harder." "Come on." "I can't." "Don't let go!" "l won't!" "You perceive it completely wrong." "Look at it as a topic to ponder ." "The woodsmen hunt the weak in the herd." "Even dead, you're a nut." "You shouldn't simplify things." "Things are somewhat more complicated than they seem." "Ivana!" "Remember at the beginning when I said that instinct and Reason have to be in balance?" "Look at the woodsmen." "The first ones were the instinct." "But the intelligent super-woodsmen are Reason." "What super-woodsmen?" "Oh, so you haven't met them yet." "In a moment, they'll take care of Hanusova. lt's ironic.." "She tried so hard to reach the essence, the marrow ..." "Verner!" "You have locked me out by mistake!" "Help!" "Help!" "They've left the blind-man!" "Tough luck, Miroslav." "But your brain will save the day." "Hanusova!" "Eat yourself, bastards!" "What did the course give me?" "I'd like to know that myself." "What bugs me is that I didn't finish it and that I didn't find out what the meaning of life is." "Dead, we've learned all things have both a cause and an ef fect." "Things come back to a person." "I've been too tough on the zombies and this is how I ended up." "What goes around, comes around." "Yes, I recall Dr. Reinis warning us..." "Did anyone ask you anything?" "!" "By the fact that he let me die and denied me the Kingdom of Heaven, Jehovah quite disappointed me." "But I think what I'm into now is gonna work pretty for sure." "Have you heard the term Operative Thetan lll:" "The Wall of Fire?" "No?" "Scientology." "Even Tom Cruise is a member." "Gentlemen, as representatives of the reason..." "I'm sorry!" "Fuck off with that camera!" "Fresh brains!" "You're saving me?" "But it doesn't mean I think there's some meaning." "I see, so you saved me because of me myself." "You finally figured it out." "I couldn't stop staring at you." "So why did you sleep with Krenovcova?" "How do you know?" "l can smell it." "As Jung said:" ""The irrational, the pointless, and the chaotic"" "are all integral parts of reality ."" "But back to what I was saying before:" "You'll only find the meaning of life, when you find the balance between Reason and instinct." "Do you understand?" "Let's say I represent your reason." "I wonder where your instinct hangs." "Because the balance..." "What was that?" "l don't know." "No use talking about it." "Let's get out of here." "As Jung said:" ""The irrational, the pointless and the chaotic"" "are all integral parts of..." Wait." "We heard that before, didn't we?" "The end of the hunt:" "Saturday, September 1 3, 5:1 5 AM" "What's this supposed to mean?" "Am I going to the forest, to lie in the dirt?" "Occasional meditation is fine, but..." "Where are you going?" "The discussion is scheduled for Sunday." "Reason and instinct must be in balance, Verner!" "When you gain instinct, I'll be back!" "Directed by" "Written by" "Produced by" "Co-produced by" "Director of Photography" "Edited by" "Music by" "Sound" "Executive Producer" "Associate Producer" "Art Director" "Translated by David Novak" "Titles edited by John Brent"