"Tania dear, I can't understand why you don't like Alex." "I really can't!" "Tell me why..." " What does he do for a living?" " He's a professor." "Professor?" " What's his business here?" " Just visiting..." "Some business, too?" "But it's over now." " He'll be leaving soon, probably..." " He's leaving?" "!" " Yeah..." "I think so..." " Why such a hurry?" " Are you married?" " Please auntie, don't start again..." ""Don't start", huh?" "I'm bringing the tchorba..." "He knows how to say tchorba in Romania!" "He's already learnt it!" "Tania, you heard me..." "The tchorba..." "Ok auntie, I'm coming..." "Let me show you something..." "Wait here..." "Just a sec..." "This is true medicine." "What American city are you from?" "Look?" "This is me, in New York." "That's what I said:" "New York, not Cleveland!" "You'll have one more, right?" "Yes, yes..." "Of course you will..." " Cheers!" " Cheers!" "The tchorba..." "Mr. professor... sir... don't you mess with my girl..." "You got it..." "Bravo!" "What have you been talking about?" "Cheers!" "What have you been talking about?" "Mister, you won't show the film because there's nobody here?" "Are you a "nobody"?" "!" "We must be patient..." "Unless the night falls, we can't start the projection." "Okay?" "Go take a seat." "Anywhere you want..." "THE PHANTOM FATHER" "You could've stopped next to me..." "You saw I have luggage." "Are you enjoying seeing me running after the bus, or somethin'?" "Shut up or I'll throw you off the bus!" "There's no need for this kind of language?" "Assholes!" "Is my luggage bothering you?" "Is too heavy and I can't lift it up." "My bag?" "Is it bothering you?" "Oh!" "You're not Romanian?" "Obviously!" ""Beautiful" my ass!" "Remote control!" "As you wish..." "Okay?" "I've talked to lonescu..." "You have ten days of holiday left, right?" "How do you know how much holiday I still have?" "We leave on Saturday..." "Spend Friday night at Misu's place, and on Sunday, Antalya, here we come!" "Antalya!" "Really now!" "What's this?" "You've already bought the tickets?" "!" "It's not like in Greece, eating tzatziki 24/7." "Five stars, all inclusive!" "Nicolae has been vacationing there for the last 4 years, you know!" "Who's Nicolae?" "His wife, Raluca, is also coming." "His kids, too..." "They're funny!" "The youngest is very funny when he's smoking..." "Bring some Worcestershire sauce, too!" " Don't have any." " What about Tabasco?" "Nope..." "That's life?" "It's a wedding!" "The hotel has a swimming pool." "We can watch the games, too?" "You'll love it, trust me!" "Hello..." "An American..." "He's looking for his relatives." "A Jewish family who left before WW2." "Anyway..." "He came by the Archives today..." "Oh, yeah!" "I know him' He asked me if I was "Miss Tania"!" " Sorry?" "!" " Be careful..." "He might be a pervert or a damned pedophile." "Come on now, Alex!" " You said you didn't have it!" " We found some." "Hello..." "Come on..." "You're calling him "Robert", pumpkin?" " So what?" "You're jealous or somethin'?" " Do I have a reason to be?" "You're taking pops here To... "Radautsi"?" "Don't know..." "Two hours, three maybe..." "What's the difference?" "I'm working, don't you get it?" "!" "Hello, Alex..." "Driving..." "I'm in the car, of course it's noisy." "See you tonight." "Not your place!" "At the restaurant..." "Okay, bye!" "C'mon now..." "Why won't you come with me?" "!" "You're never in a good mood!" "That office is killing you." "Listen to this:" "Nicolae bought himself a Wii..." "You've never heard of it, but it's cool." "You can even play in groups." "For instance, when you're playing tennis, it's exactly like on the court." "It's really cool!" "But I don't like this technical stuff?" "It's not what you think." "It's a lot cooler than Playstation." "Look..." "If you behave..." " In Antalya..." " Yes?" "I promise I'll teach you a bit of riding, too?" "Fuck you, moron!" "Hello..." "Mr. Grinberg?" " Who are you looking for?" " Mr. Sami Grinberg." "Is it you?" " No..." " Is he at home?" "Is he at home?" "He doesn't live here anymore, miss." "Do you know where we can find him?" "No!" "I live alone here?" "I don't know..." "But you could try... the synagogue, Or the cinema, maybe." "Anybody here?" "Mr. Grinberg?" "Mr. Grinberg?" "Does anybody still go to the cinema?" " The cinema is closed." " I know..." " We're looking for Mr. Grinberg." " Sami's not here!" "And don't you know where we could find him?" "He's traveling the villages with his film caravan." " He was kicked out of the cinema." " By whom?" "What do you mean, "by whom"?" "The mayor!" "It's beautiful here, no?" " We're not disturbing you, I hope." " But you are." "I'm Vitali." "He's Vladimir." " May we dance?" " Sure?" "It ain't my bar." "Women here are not as friendly as ours are in Ukraine." "We're not here with business, gentlemen..." "He's writing a book about his relatives from Bucovina." "Have you read any..." "of his books?" "Probably not..." "So... anything else?" "He says he's writing a book about Traum's son." " There's a woman with him..." " Really?" "Is she American?" "No, Romanian." "But I'm under the impression she's here with some sort of official business." " Why?" " She didn't want to dance with me." "Really?" "!" "Jeez!" "Stupid bitch!" " Is Grinberg back?" " No, he's still touring the area." "My heart breaks when I see the state of the Siret citizens, forced to watch films in such poor conditions." "People today want more!" "Listen, Mayor..." "Does this Traum fellow have anything to do with the place we're taking over?" "Vitali..." "Once upon a time, his grandfather was a big shot." "He owned about half the city." "Get it?" "And Solomon Traum left the deeds of the cinema to old man Grinberg." "Vladimir, but was he talking about two sons, not one, understand?" " I understand?" " Hey!" "Stop with the foreign languages, I told you it drives me crazy!" " And tell... what's his name?" " Alexei!" "Right..." "Tell him everything's been taken care of." "Mayor..." "You like it, don't you?" "Yeah, I do!" ""Good morning"" "Good afternoon, Mr. Sami!" "How are you?" "Good catch?" " Are you going to offer us some tea?" " No!" "You're not very polite..." "Don't you tell me you came all this way only to have tea with me." " You're right!" " Please get to the point, then." "I'm an old man and I have little patience." "An old man, huh?" "Old, but fit!" "Active!" "Sami..." "I made a promise to my guys." "Why aren't you helping me keep it?" "Because I don't make promises." "Especially not to the Russians." " Ukrainians, Sami!" " By the way?" "Was the Makarov a Russian or an Ukrainian gun?" "They shoved one in my father's face, in '45." "And in order for him not to forget it, they waved it here?" "Sami... why don't you go to Palestine and bother someone else?" "People today need another kind of fun." ""Entertainment", Sami!" "Have you ever heard this word?" "Nice cafe's, discos, bars, popcorn..." "Progress, pops." "You threw me out of the cinema, you shut it down and took my life from me." "What else do you want?" "To behave, Sami." "Understand?" "Stay home and enjoy your retirement." "Without making a fuss!" "Got it?" "We're winning, Sami!" "Get down from there!" "We're winning, like in the movies:" "we have winners and schmucks who lose." "Pop..." "Nice car you have here..." "Where did you get it?" "I'd have liked one of these, too?" "I bought it, sir!" "I saved and I bought it!" "You think you're the only ones with money?" "C'mon Vitali!" "I need a favor?" "Please check the registration number for a Land Rover Defender." "License plate:" "SV 51 UXW." "Get off the phone!" "What the hell is with you?" "!" "You know I hate it when you speak foreign languages!" "Hello..." "Hi..." "Right..." "So what, Alex?" "It's not true." "Please stop it!" "I'll call you when I have time." "Okay, bye..." "Hi there..." "Have you seen an old man with a caravan?" "He's showing movies..." "I'm sorry, I was driving..." "Yeah, I can talk now." "I need more time to think about it." "Please, Alex, understand me..." "No, it's not what you're thinking." "I do believe you." "Do you believe me?" "Please?" "Ok, I promise." "Kids?" "Did you see a man with a caravan?" " In that direction?" " Yup!" "Hello, did you see a man with a big caravan?" " Where did he go?" " He went in this direction?" " About 2 or 3 weeks ago..." " 2 or 3 weeks?" "!" "I see..." "Hi..." "I cannot talk right now." "Okay, bye..." "So what did you tell him?" "I see..." "Nothing, just taking off my boots." "Yeah..." "Okay?" "Okay..." "I'll call you later..." "Yeah..." "Me too, bye..." "Dear;" "Robert, ifs become harder and harder for me to fight them by myself." "Years pass, and still no answer to all my letters." "I don't even know if you read theme." "Or maybe Rudolf was right..." "Who cares about my old stories?" "I was hoping you'd be the one." "You are the last of the Trauma." "And I can't wait for you much longer." "Why aren't you coming?" "This is my last letter to you." "I'm an old man and the film is almost finished." "However, I'll keep thinking of you until the end credits." "Therefore I will pretend you are a silent spectator who doesn't want to interrupt the performance." "I still believe in happy endings, and I'm dreaming about the day you'll arrive and tell me..." "Sunt Robert Traum." "What a beautiful dream!" "Just like a movie..." "Until then, Ibid you farewell..." "Yours truly, Semi?" "Good night!" "The show is over..." "Tell the Mayor to relax," "Sami Grinberg is leaving town." "Where did you get this picture?" "!" "This is my father, Nathan, and his friend, Solomon." "Sorry?" "!" "Sit down..." "Why didn't you show up sooner so that my pop could see you, too?" "I forgot you don't speak Romanian?" "The following night was long and beautiful." "Filled with childhood stories about my friends Samuel and Rudolf," "Robert's father and uncle." "The story of a happy family from before the war and, surprisingly enough for Robert, rich!" "Solomon was powerful and rich and he had powerful enemies, such as Rakoczi." "He repeatedly confronted Summon, and made the mistake to do it in front of his family, too..." "A couple of days later, Solomon Traum picked up the gun and there was no escape for Rakeczi." "That very night, they fled the county." "The story was kept a secret by Robert's adoptive father, professor Traum, ashamed by his family's dark past." "Old Solomon, completely broke, went to Chicago and entered the liquor business Samuel, Robert's father, followed into his footsteps and died in prison." "Years later, Solomon became a respected businessman, but this didn't save Rudolf, his son, of a tragic destiny, known all too well to Robert who, finally, got to know the truth." "The Traums weren't poor at all in the old country!" "On the contrary..." "Solomon owned the entire city." "Robert is its rightful heir." "Some might call it a ruin." "Not me..." "Of course, Robert seems a bit skeptical today..." "I think I can make him feel enthusiastic about it and fight for his inheritance!" "I have a plan..." "The Mayor is fucked!" "Big time!" "I will teach you how to speak to the Mayor in Romanian." "What are you doing here?" "Get out!" "The Mayor is an idiot." "He doesn't speak any foreign language." " Give cinema back to Sami!" " Okay!" " Do whatever he says!" " Got it!" "Sami is your boss!" "If you don't do it, I will cut off your balls," "Testicles..." "I will cut off your balls." "Professor..." "I'm gonna take care of you!" "You are fucked!" ""Balls"!" ""You're fucked!"" "It's the girl I've been in love with for 40 years." "Sami, are you crazy?" "!" "How did you come up with this CIA thing?" "This is not a James Bond movie." "Who do you think you are, Alex?" "A spy, a CIA agent?" "No, I don't want you to come here!" "You said to report, so I'm reporting!" " What if I don't believe you?" " I heard them on the phone..." "Hello, Vitali here?" "It seems we have a problem." "The CIA?" "Here, in Siret?" "!" "Cut it out with that phone!" " Wait a sec..." " Mr. Mayor, I know this watch..." "I remember, it was your grandfather's." "He had a beautiful collection." "Wonderful pieces." "All taken from the Jews..." " Old junk..." " Put it down, please." " He's a gangster!" " Him?" " His father!" " His father is dead?" "But being a gangster is contagious in his family." "He used to be the biggest gangster in Chicago!" "They caught him and threw him in prison." "Now he's back for his properties." " Enough of this nonsense!" " It's all true, Mr. Mayor!" "Do you have any idea who's coming to Siret by the 9 o'clock train?" "The CIA Chief of Central and Eastern Europe." "If you come, you'll be sleeping in the train station!" "From 9pm to 6am!" "As you wish..." "I said no." "Bye!" "Can I help you with anything, miss?" "By train?" "Can't they afford cars, or what?" "!" "I think I'll better leave." " Where are you going, to Israel?" " No, sir..." "My sweetest memories are sleeping here, in the Siret Jewish cemetery." "Really?" "!" "In the cemetery?" "!" " Get out of here!" " I'm off!" "Let's go home..." " What do you want?" " The Land Rover Defender?" " What Defender?" "You crazy?" " Sami's can..." " What about it?" " Katyusha checked it..." "It's a British car made for the US Army." "There's a CIA meeting tonight..." "Near the train station." "The password is "Tania"." "Alexei has a problem." "You must go to Kiev." "I'll stay here." "What did he say?" "Grandpa is an agent." "You'd better leave the city..." "Yes." "Yes, Monica." "Any flight!" "Why Monday?" "I wanna leave tomorrow morning." "And change the passport photo." "Put the one without a beard." "The older one." "Understood?" "Now, in one hour!" "What are you doing here?" "Get out!" "Tania hon', I don't understand why you don't like Alex." "That's what I call a man!" "Are you married?" "C'mon auntie, please don't start again." " Where is your car?" " In the garage." " Why?" " Why?" "!" "It's useless..." "You could've brought it here?" "I could've fixed it for you." "It has a broken belt." "Maybe the gentleman here is an engine specialist..." " Is he?" " I don't think so..." "Come in..." "Look at this..." "See?" "It's a gift from me." ""Ural"." "Russian." "A collectors' piece." "Can't find another one like it!" "Congratulations!" "It's a gift!" "Come, get on it..." "Come, come?" "What do you think?" "It's great, right?" "Wanna take it for a spin?" "Don't be afraid!" "Here we don't have problems with alcohol like in America." "Don't worry." "Tania will teach you!" "She's our "boy"." "You'll see..." "Look here." "It starts at the first key." "Tomorrow morning we'll talk to Father Nicolae." " Did you hear me?" " Minunat, multumesc!" "Right..." "Bravo!" "Why don't you offer the gentleman a drink?" "Right..." "Where's that bottle?" "!" "Here it is!" "Where you left it." "To your right..." " Another one won't hurt!" " Pure medicine!" "Here, take it..." "It's homemade jam." "Thank you uncle, take care!" "C'mon auntie, we can't take it with us!" "Yes you can!" "It's for Robert," "Bye!"