"THE MORNING" "I'm returning to football." " And Aleksandra?" "I saw her when she returned from German camp." "She was all beaten up." "Don't cry." "For two, three, perhaps four years," "I'll be 17 years old." "If you return and I like you perhaps I'll fall in love with you." "We parted on 1941, beginning of summer, we're here again." "It's 1945." "Peace." "We can't hear battle in the distance." "Peace." "Peace sounded out like battle." "Shoot." "Why not to shoot?" "Treason, eh?" "Don't shout." " Traitor!" "We're fishermen." "Janja!" "Go fix the dinner." "Peasant story, object 12, cadre 193" "Salt?" "There's none." "Give me the salt when I'm asking." "There's no salt." "Who told you there was?" "Was it the peasant?" " Your son told us you have it." "There's salt comrades." "I know." "I know where he hid it." "There!" "Why are you playing the warrior, when one can see you're not soldier but a man who's dressed in military uniform and decided for personal reasons to stay in the army?" "War is finished for me." "Generals decide about that." "And Germans sung well." " Yes." "First one says 'Zwei, drei' and then all in the same voice" "To Berlin!" "To Berlin!" "Hello, hello, hello comrade." "Long live the captain!" "Ladies and gentlemen, foreign politics situation on our side of the world," "is objectively such that it's equal to war in psychological regard." "Yes." "War is still on." "I've got an impression..." " What's that?" "Word impression is of" "is of origin during our famous people's freedom fight." " Long live our brave liberators!" "Long live our army!" "More precisely, during the Fifth offensive" "when we saw instead of the trees white loafs." "Loafs." "Were I concrete enough?" "What did that mean?" "We can't work politically this way." "There's a lot of uneducated people." "Don't say..." "We'll change the face of our country." "We'll change the souls of our people." "One, two... three, four, four, five, six, what?" "Six?" "Lady, I left you with five children." "Whose the blond one is?" "Hitler's, son of a bitch." "Let me." "Come on." "We're done with war and braids." " Why braids?" "You've grown up." " So what?" "And now that you've grown up..." "And now that I've grown up what?" "Give me some of that thing." " Oh, he's silly." "I've been waiting for 4 years, you're not getting away now." "Shut it fool, commissioner will see it." "I'll fuck you even they shoot me in front of my house." "I will I swear." "Let me go." "So help me god I'll die in front of my house if I don't feel her up today." "So help me god I'll die in front of my house if I don't feel her up today." "Mrs. Ruža?" "Good day." " What?" "Good day." "I was leaving to war and you were putting white pillows across your house, to ventilate them." " Yes?" "You were wearing colorful gown from Zagreb." "Do you remember?" " No." "Do you remember that young man that was staring at your legs while you were standing in the church?" "Oh, Mali it's you." " Me, who else?" "Kid don't joke around." "They took my mother last night." "Don't worry, Germans are not far." "I'll rescue her." "It's not Germans." "Partizans took her." "Arrested her or something." " I see..." "Can you help me?" " You're asking me can I help you?" "Of course!" "I'm an officer." "I won't allow that my closest neighbors are arrested." "She's accused for fooling around with the Germans." "But your mother is at least 50 years old." " It's not about age, it's about lying." "So what's the deal?" "In our house there was really one German officer." "Good looking, blonde, strong." "But..." " But what?" " Fagot!" "Pardon my expression." "That kind of man..." "Mother and I hated his guts." "It's over with injustice and fagots Mrs. Ruža." "We'll change the face of our country!" "We'll change the faces of our people." "I'll drop by tonight and tell you news about your mother." "You're eating cheese while your son is dying for the freedom." "Scared mother, scared father huh?" "Cold, cold!" "Hot, hot!" "You loved him?" " We went to school together." "You're not going to stay by that obituary your whole life are you?" " He was your friend too." " He was." "But I can't feel sorry for anyone anymore." "It was funny when sign was given for moment of silence." "If victory comes after you, we'll lose it soon." "I can't lie when everything inside me is happy because I survived." "Look, my ears are happy." "My eyes, my nose, my feet." "Hey, let's go to dancing." "So nothing about that thing?" "You haven't give any to him huh?" "Where are the girls?" "Aren't you Mladomir, called Mali?" "Son of the municipality secretary?" "It's me aunt Stana." " I don't have anything my child." "Nothing at all?" " Maybe something will come up..." "Now I'm studying how it was in Russia when the Bolsheviks came." "I was imagining this boarding house much prettier when I was going to school before the war." "It's not like in the movies." "I saw you girls in carriage when they were on their way to hospitals for exams." "I was so envy of the horses for taking them." "They were so pretty and elegant ladies." "Yes, clothes was mine, horses were mine, carriage was mine, and clean white beds were mine." "Germans took one half, and other half was taken by comrades." "What happened with the girls?" " One half left with the comrades, some of them left with Germans, and the rest of them stayed here to wait for freedom." "So the freedom came, and they got arrested." "Because, you comrades, left us out of your program." "We are to some kind of workers' power for God's sake." "I couldn't tell you precisely, but I think that the girls should start a new life." "Oh, "We'll change the face of our country, We'll change the souls of our people", like that?" "Comrade Major told me that too." "Comrade Sava, commandant." "He's upstairs right now." "You look just like some Johan from Berlin." " Like who?" "That Johan..." "He hated Hitler so much..." "I can't describe it to you." " Really?" " I swear." "You were just entering the town when he left..." "That's when I caught a cold pushing him from the doors" "Major Sava was a painter." "He painted all this before the war." "Be careful what you're saying." "Why do I have to be careful?" "We're no longer under Germans." "If you release my girls..." " Why Major Sava doesn't release them?" "He can do everything." "He can arrest, he can release, he can shoot." "I asked him, but explained to me." ""I'm the town commandant here", he says" ""on everyone's gunpoint"." ""If I help you, everyone will know it"." ""I came to see you stealthily"." ""I don't know how will I get out"." "I told him: "I know." "Secret passage is still leading to the other street"." ""Many have passed trough there, before the war,"" "during the war, so they can pass after the war too"." "Your father passed too." "You'll pass to, I can see what are you like." "My father too?" "All fathers have passed through there." "Don't you know that Faulkner was dreaming to be manager of boarding house like this." "I didn't know." " Ah, you didn't know..." "Those were such beautiful evenings." " Just a few?" " Yes, a few nights." "It would be enough for a lifetime." "And you, my dear comrades, think about those who you're bringing a new life." "But without these boarding houses." "Do you want some... tea?" " Sure." " Alright." "Oh, hello Mali." "Madam, do you have some tea?" " How could I have it?" "Mali, do you have some tea at home?" "Why are you pouting Mali?" "I'm not angry to see you here too." "I'm something else." "You should set an example like the town commandant." "You want to be like Johan from Berlin?" "I can't be on head of the troops anymore." " You have to." "You have to because of the others." "For those who expect nice sunsets form us." " So?" "What should I do?" "To leave this place." "As soon as possible." "Maybe you're right." "Madam," "I'm going to get some tea." "Courier will bring it to you." "Mali, in Nada mansion there's a car." "Make sure you acquire it to me." "Before noon." "You're so silly." "So it's one justice for you, one for him and one for me." "Get out!" "Italiano!" " Yes?" " You're going home right?" " Yes." "Just to see your mother." " Mother." "And father." " Father, yes." "And fascists." " Fascists, yes." "And partizans?" " Partizans good, yes!" "Give me a cigarette." " Here." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "Let's go!" "Bye kid!" "How come they didn't shoot you?" "They were messing with us as they wanted." "I was writing advertising's for the movies." "All good writings." "Marika Rökk in movie Kora Terry." "The Golden City with Kristina Söderbaum." "And then you know what?" " What?" " Ilse Werner singing." "What's that mean?" " I have no idea." "I saw some Russians filming for us." "We, Serbs, are now in the movie business too." "Unfortunately we made our first sound movie during occupation." "Innocence Unprotected." "Nice title." "Director of that movie now works for the headquarters." "Damn, I thought that you couldn't even breathe during occupation." "I'm looking at my parents..." "They're looking great." "They were eating cheese for lunch." "Mrs. Ruža is wearing thin socks, and merchants are swimming in money." "We ticked off others, now everyone is with us." "We'll see about that in a few years." "That's why we must eliminate them now." "Until war is over." "Oh, excuse me." "How come you don't recognize me?" "My name is Marlena." "You've grown up, who could recognize you?" "When you were leaving I told you I'll grow up, and that if you come back and if I like you..." " So do you like me?" "What's that?" "Huh?" "I think that..." "I don't." " Ah whatever..." "What a cute Russian." "You want to dance?" " You're not cute." "Don't squeeze me." " What?" "Your hand goes up!" "Hand goes up..." "I was assigned to work in the house of Culture." " So was I." "I'm telling you, don't squeeze me!" " What's the big deal if I squeeze you little harder?" "I like it." "Don't you?" "How can I like it when it hurts?" "How can we make it that we both like it?" " Only if we fall in love in each other." "Ah, we communists, are for free love." "Yes, but also for free choice." " Really?" "Alright, we'll do free choice." "Don't be sorry later." "So you're for Mrs. Colontine?" "Sure." "Better for her then for nothing." "How do they call you?" " Russia." "Russia?" "What kind of name is that?" "In my country, Serbia, there's all kind of names." "My name is Russia," "My mother's name is Apple, and one our neighbours is named Fixing Umbrellas." "Fixing Umbrellas?" " I call him Mr. Fixing Umbrellas." "He goes down the street and he's yelling "Fixing umbrellas!" "How can I call him but, "Good day Mr. Fixing Umbrellas."" "It's funny." " And what's your name?" "Mihailo Miška Ivanovic Korolenko." " It's funny but I like it." "I would be giving prettier names to people." "Well... well... for an example my name would be Watch Me and yours would be One Day By The River." "Good afternoon One Day By The River." "You like it, don't you?" "You're beautiful." "What's your real name?" " I like this Russian guy so much..." "Rosa, are you for some free choice?" "I don't understand you anything." "I'm from Bulgaria." "I'm Italian." "Do you have mother?" " I have." "Would you like to go to Rome?" " Of course I would." "But you have to come back right away." " Yes, miss." "Come back right away." "What's your name?" " Ettore." "What?" " Ettore Pinateli." "What kind of name is that?" " Cute." "Do you have a girlfriend?" " Me have ragazza." "What's her name?" " Manuela." "What's so funny?" " All funny names." " What can you do..." "Good looking piano player." " German interpreter." "Did you translated to the Germans?" " I did." "Music please!" "What are you doing to me?" " I'm touching you." "Why?" " To make you blush." "I didn't blushed..." "How about now?" " It's nothing now..." "And here?" " Now I feel some chill." "You know what a man should give to the girl who spend 4 years in war?" " His heart." "Give me your heart." "Your heart is small..." " I'm a sportsman." "Stop." "What are you doing with that Russian?" " Look how cute he is." "Whole Russia is in his eyes." "You're not going to give him any aren't you?" " For comrade, nothing is a problem." "I didn't invite the Russian." " He was looking sad." " We'll leave him here as soon as I take new car." "Dump the Russian!" "He's pretty like Stalin." " He doesn't have mustaches." " I meant on his eyes." "You know that Stalin's porter with mild smile?" "I hanged it on the wall instead of Saint Nicholas." " He'll be a saint as soon as he dies" "He and Lenin will never die." "Comrade, did you saw Stalin?" " I did." " What's he like?" "He's short." " I would love to see him." "Why are you staring at him?" "I'll dump you both in the ditch." "He's scary." "Why like this?" "When they see a Russian, they don't know how to shoot." " Now I'll show them how to shoot." "Over there!" "You too." "You go next to him." "Where's the car?" "Forward!" "You next to him." "Check if he's armed." "Why did you shoot?" "Where's the car?" "Go a bit forward." "Keep the engine working until it warms up." "You didn't have to kill them." "It would be better that they killed me now when you've found Russian." "Tell him to go home or I'll kill him too." " He understands a lot of Serbian." "Comrade, officer is looking for you." " That's right, I'm an officer." "What's he saying?" " He said he's an officer." "Why doesn't he go to town?" "It's a big rally there." "Russians love to raise one's glass." "Whole Čačak will listen to him." "Me, Vladivostok." " What?" " He said he's from Vladivostok." "Why's he here then?" " I, brother." "Tell your brother goodbye." " And why don't you leave?" "Me?" "Njet!" "What's that shooting?" "What's that?" " That's my riffle." "Give it to me." " To me too." "One, two, three!" "One, two, three!" "One, two, three!" "How much did you paid to shoot from the canon?" "One shot - one liter of schnapps." "And for one shot from the machine gun?" "One shot from the machine gun is 2 deciliters." "When the war ends I'll come to see you." "Do you want it?" " No." "I'm serious." " So am I." "Maybe you'll want me to come." " I won't." "And if I die?" " We'll cry a bit, then we'll forget it." "I'll bring you a bicycle..." "Leave me alone, you're drunk!" " Watch what you're saying!" "Watch what?" "I said leave me alone!" " Why don't you want it?" "Not by force." " Do you want it gently?" "Not gently either." "How can it be that I always meet some idiots?" "Do you have some particular reasons why not?" " I don't." "Do you like me?" " Yes." "Do you like kissing with me?" " Well..." "Then why you don't want to?" " I don't know." "You don't know what?" " I don't know how to do that." "Miss is a virgin." "That can only happen to me after 4 years of warfare." "Shame on you!" "Girl in that age who still doesn't know how to do Greek cart!" "What Greek cart?" "Did no one wanted to bang you?" " Shut up, maybe someone did but when?" "I thought that someone can teach me about that in peace." "Wait, wait." "You don't love women by any case?" " Love what?" "There's women who just like women." "They are hugging and kissing." " Shut up!" "Shut up liar!" " I swear." " You fool." "Wait, I'll tell you..." " If you come closer I'll hit you with this booth." "Who are you going to hit?" " You." "Singing doesn't work on me." "You know that Proust is my favourite writer." " Is that so?" "That Marcel Proust was in love in some Albertina." " Really?" "She was usually getting up very early." "And?" " She would go to river to bathe with her serving girl." "They were bathing for some time, and then they would sunbathe on the grass." "And on the sun they would play and fondle each other." " Play tango." "Servant girl would lick Albertina all over neck, arms, even her feet." "You're such a liar." "Greek cart..." "Where did you learn all those words?" "You love nice words?" " I do." " What words is nice for you?" " Good afternoon." "How are you?" "Would you like some lemon in your tea, or one small cookie?" "I met your mother this morning." "Yes, she told me that you read Dickens on English whole morning." "You really reading Dickens on English?" " No, I'm saying words that I would like to hear from you." "Ah, that..." "Right away." "I met your mother this morning when I was coming back from the front." "Your mother told me over the fence:" ""Who do I see?" "Who?" "Is that our young hero with healed wounds"?" "Yes, madam, it's me." "Your neighbour." "My respect." ""War didn't corrupt you", your mother says." ""Luckily neither did my daughter, I just brought her tea and newspapers to bed."" ""I'll come to visit your girl as soon as I visit my parents, would you be so kind" ""to tell her to prepare that thing."" ""I was in war for too long, so I can't wait."" "" What thing?" "What thing mister?"" ""That thing"" " While you were talking, I almost in love with you." "Really?" " Yes, but that's schnapps talking." "It's Landscape and schnapps's guilty." " Oh..." "Cloud above us has nothing to do with someone's knife in his back." "Well said." " If Russian was on your place, land would tremble." "You think that earth trembles because that?" " I meant stomach." "Isn't that my land?" " Let me caress you." "If it doesn't hurt." " It wont hurt, but maybe we'll be embarrassed." "When embarrassment is over, then what?" " I don't know, maybe some times are brought back maybe." " I thought that you have a horn on your forehead or some stamp on your face so everyone knows it." "If horn doesn't get bigger, your abdomen does." "Do you have a child with some women?" " I don't." "If someone could hear us, he would think nicely about revolution we are bringing with us." "Now, when we are met, I think that we have to tell each other what we know and what are we thinking about." "Watch what you're saying." "I think I would let you now..." "I still love Aleksandra." "Aleksandra?" "You love her?" " I do." "Because of the treason?" " I don't know." "How do you know that you love her?" "I didn't discovered that by thinking, but with terrible suffering." "Russians are here, Americans are here," "German capitulation is expected any day now." "Peace and happiness are coming to our streets." " Stop shouting." "Alright, comrade Mali." "Major is looking for you." "He needs a car." " It's broken, give me German to fix it." "Wait..." "Just a minute... 4 years - nothing." "Nothing huh?" "Go find that major, you know how silly he is." " I'll find him tomorrow." "Peace is starting tomorrow." "Everything's finished." " What's finished?" "Peace and happynes are starting for you, and prejudices will be left for me." "I won't be calm of all that white children." "You'll be fine." "You're an officer." " Contraband is safer for me." "I'll go back to music." " And I'll go back to football." "Find major first." " To hell with him, he' shoot the whole town." "Anything new about Alexandra?" " Yes, they'll shoot her tonight." " They won't!" "Major have refused orders from Belgrade for shooting" "He didn't, goalkeeper did." "Prison manager and the guards refused to shoot her." "How could've they done that?" " These people agreed to do that just to avoid going to the front." "But when someone comes to jail with who they grew up with, known communist before the war..." "That's something else mate." "Prison manager knows that she was with some comrade from the headquarters, it was some love between them." "Now manager expects him to rescue her, and he doesn't have a clue that..." "So now that man from the headquarters has a lifetime trump." "He killed a girl that he loves because of the party." "I would kill her too if I were on his place." "Why don't you kill her?" "That's why major is calling you." " I love her, I can't." "Then we can't rescue neither of you." "You think that I'm that stupid to tell that to the major?" "I can tell you." "You didn't mentioned her." "I thought that you forget her." "If I would be sure that she loved that guy from the headquarters, it would've been easier for me." " That's the word..." "In every love there's more faces than needed." "Don't philosophize much." "I didn't won to kill myself because of love." "I killed 72 comrade of yours..." "I killed 72 comrade of yours..." "I killed 72 comrade of yours..." "I killed 72 comrade of yours..." "Do you know him?" " That's Mr. Lata on the picture, I do." "Did you kill him?" "I slaughtered him in 43. on Saint Sava." "Are you sure?" " Of course I am, he screamed like mad." "You killed Mr. Lata, the best musician in all region!" "That's my son." " Are you from Ovčar?" " I am." "I killed him by the railroad." "Yes, yes, just near the railroad..." "Don't kill him until he says where they've thrown my Sreten!" "Where is her Sreten?" "Ah, we've thrown Sreten near the church." "I know this one, I don't know his name." "And what was this guys' name..." "Germans took him." "Teacher Stanka." "We slaughtered her right away." "On the snow." "God should pay you my child..." "Look at this." "Do you remember where did you buried him?" "Nope." "We've thrown him in the well." "In the well by the school." "Damn..." "What are you waiting for?" "Why don't you kill him?" "You're afraid that Germans will come back like in 41?" "What are you waiting for?" "Kill him for your son." "I would kill him that he killed just mine." "But let him this way... to remember the war." "When they hit me in the head, I forget quickly." "I killed 72 comrade of yours..." "I killed 72 comrade of yours..." "Hey stop, stop the prisoners!" "General Prekić." "Do you know me?" "In 1941 on Drina when you captured one partizan squad." "Take it easy, take it easy..." "You released us." "Do you recognize me now?" " Yes, I remember" " There you go." "Allow me to..." " No way." "I too will let you go home." "Choose one guy to go with." "Thank to that that we have someone in our area  who could see further then others." "Who could merge in himself..." "We'll have a great team." "Pušelja or me on goal." "Pušelja is off for now because he played during occupation." "On the back Meco and Cole." "In the middle Karo, Pig and Puriša." "On the front..." "Clown on the right, Duck on the right wing," "Huh?" " Roll?" " Roll in the center." "Little Duck semi-left..." "We don't have anyone on the left wing." "There's one German in prison." "If we could take him..." "He plays excellent." " You forgot about me?" " I didn't know you want to play too." " Sure." "Then you play on the semi-left instead of the Little Duck." "And we'll put him on the left wing if major doesn't allow German to play." "Why major has to interfere with the team?" " He's everything now." "Tomorrow he'll dismiss me as the prison manager." "You refused to shot Aleksandra?" " Yes." "Does she know what will happen to her?" " Not a clue, she's waiting to be rescued by some friend of hers, from the headquarters." "Comrade Miki Lazović?" " It's me." " I have the orders to bring you to the town command." "I wanted to tell you..." "I was in town command." "Your mother... will be released tomorrow." "Of course." " Where have you been?" "Why are you crying?" "No need, when I arranged everything." " Don't let me hate you." "They've just told me that mother was shot this morning." "Is that true?" "Sorry Mali." "You'll play the effect of the waking morning on my sign." "Do you hear me?" "It would be nice if the title could show on the screen, instead of NO SMOKING that says "Who the partizan dies"." "Sketch from one picture from unknown poet." "Live wire is broken!" "Live wire doesn't work!" "House of culture will be here." "What are you staring at?" "In whole area, in 100 miles radius, there was no such beauty, like it was beautiful Janja, fisherman's daughter." "From the city came to hunt fish, gentleman young and beautiful." "Young and pretty gentleman." "Did you saw that?" " So nothing will happen about that thing..." "Who's shooting?" "Comrade major, we're rehearsing a play with shooting and singing." "That bourgeois is playing a piano." "And he's our guy." "Metal, illegal, Spanish." "Bosnian." " Is Mali Bosnian?" " Serbian, if it's possible major comrade." "She finds his corpse by the river and pushes him bear feet in the water of course." "And that's the end of young and pretty gentleman." "Poor Mali, he got tired in the war." "What's with the car Mali?" " It's broken." "And you girl?" "Where have you been assigned?" " Here in the house of culture." "And you Straja?" " Great, thanks for asking." "I'm asking you where have you been assigned?" " Where ever you say, major." "But please don't send me on the front." "Look what contraband has done to me." "All the blood went under my nails." "Why are you so jumpy comrade Captain?" "You forgot me too?" " Comrade general!" "Sorry." "What are you doing here?" " Mission of good will." "Just on time." "That guy will arrest everyone." " He won't." "Is this town command girl?" " It is, comrade Milan." "Long time, no see." " Almost two years." "You're from here too?" " Mhm." " I'm from here too." "Listen, put these Germans somewhere and feed them good." "Then will ask major to look after them a bit..." " Yes sir!" "Report to Belgrade during the day, my chauffeur is waiting for you." "Goodbye." "I understood, comrade general." "Allow me to withdraw." "Major is going to court-martial." " You'll change your clothes and do your orders!" "Tomorrow morning at 7 you'll come to tell me that Aleksandra is liquidated." "Yes." "It's ok." "I'll change my clothes first." " We don't need legend about Aleksandra." "If she survives this night we won't be able to shoot her anymore." "Peace is starting tomorrow." "Courts, oaths, contracts." "Climate health resort, promotions." "And in rare occasions, shootings." " Why don't you help her?" "You are going to help me." "Me?" "How?" " Follow goalkeeper." "I want a witness that Aleksandra has been liquidated." "Can you draw the world in green and red colours to show terrible human passions?" "I can't." "Leave." "Tell him to put helm on." "Put your helm on." " Come on, faster." "Hello captain!" " Welcome." " Girl has told me that you're making dinners." "You don't mind?" "Welcome Milan!" "How can I be angry at my general?" "Hello comrade." " Hello." " Welcome." "Italiano, get the drinks!" " Keep playing." "Sit down." "Hello." "Oh, girls..." " Hello Mali." "Good afternoon." " Good afternoon." "Excuse me." "The girl is my war comrade." " It was worth fighting for her" "Mali, don't mop and mow." " I don't understand what are you saying." "Then something simpler." "What was your profession before you became general?" "Sit down, sit down." "Hello." "What was my profession?" "Yes, your profession." " Gendarme." "Sergeant." " Was there communists among you?" "There was but I wasn't." " How did you became general then?" "I was not asking questions." "I was fighting against enemies." " Cheers!" "For peace and victory." " We still have many enemies left." "And why I'm I here?" "Good thing is that you didn't brought your wife." "Enemies could've steel her or kill her." "My wife died in war." " Sorry, mine too." "I'm sorry." " But on German side." "Don't feel sorry for her." "I had to come to see you." "I tried to talk about other things but I failed." "I have no one to talk to." "So I was always thinking what will happen with my comrades when they come back." "Will fatigue brake them, or victory drive them mad?" "Because all of that could end badly." "If not for Serbia, for some small town that warriors have just entered." "Right?" "I thought we should just win and everything will be like we dreamt about." "It seems that even when war is finished it's not without danger." " Neither do I." "Arrested, I wasn't expecting to meet saints here, or old comrades." "It seems that in our movement, the biggest value was mad love for every friend." "Or mad hate for every friend that we convict, no matter what reason." "You know that they decided to shoot you?" " Can't you see that I'm ready to die?" "But I kept thinking, someone might take me, maybe I'll go on a trip." "Maybe someone wants for me to be a courier." " During the war you went to Belgrade very often." "Yes, very often." "Word is that you made love with one comrade, there in Belgrade." "I did." "I loved him." " It was in the same time when we loved each other." "Yes, the same time when we loved each other." " It's over." "We talk so nicely..." "And I loved you very much at that time." "And I loved you too." " At the same time when you loved him?" "At the same time." " I still love you." "I don't love you anymore." "Try to express with green and red words all terrible human passions." "What's that?" " And can you explain to me why you did you love him so much?" "And me?" "Why did you stop loving me?" " You loved me more than you should have." "So I replaced you easily." "Now sorry that I have to tell you, but do you know that that comrade wants you dead?" "I know." "And I love that he insists that they he kills me." "If he doesn't love me, he wouldn't know that I'm arrested." "You wouldn't mind to live under stain?" "My death can't erase my treason." "Then why should I love death?" " General came here today with some people." "They'll kill you tonight." " Then get the priest, I'm very sinful." "I'm afraid we killed all of them." " 20 years in jail now look like a school prison." "Couldn't you arrange that they save me for a while?" "Only Germans would be able to save you in counter-offensive if they come back." "Oh, that would be such a beautiful death, to be killed by the Germans." "There's no beauty in that." " Alright." "Than it's nice of you to come to see me." "I had to come." "I keep chasing other women but," "I don't like any of them." " Why?" "There's something about you, that maybe is nothing for others, but for me, it's like you're song of those fisherman's that I would like to listen." " You're crazy." "You're more pretty then that time when I loved you in school." "You're not dressed well so I can't see how much did you grow up but, long legs would match with your eyes." "Give me your hand." " Why?" "You have nice hand." "Almost every finger is beautiful..." "Like ashes on guard of your smooth palm," "Like meadow next to Morava." "Do they shoot by the river?" "Look how big my hand is." "You could rest in it's shade when son is hot in the summer." "Plan one hand like that in the spring, to have some shade above my grave." "And in the summer, when sun is hot." " Don't worry." "Where do the shoot?" " By the river." " At the playground?" " Little more upstream." "Little more upstream?" " Mhm." "Germans were shooting there too." "Little more upstream." "I'm so ashamed that I would be killed by ours." "Why didn't I stand beating a little bit longer?" "I would be in Belgrade now." "But I couldn't do it." "They were sending dogs on me." "Soldiers raped me..." ""Speak!", they were shouting, "Tell the names of the communists!"" "I started talking, and I knew what I have to say." "I told the names of the communists that were already shot, or died in battle." "I told them that I was happy that I endured the torturing." "But my dead comrades had their parents, so the Germans put them in concentration camps, and burned their houses." "You, I know you." "You'd told much more than me if they beat you that much." "But all of you left in the mountains in 1941." "There was none of you in whole Serbia." "Only Germans, Germans, Germans..." "How can they be everywhere?" "If they'd killed me..." "So they're shooting by the river?" "At the playground?" "We'll have a good team." " I lost so many hours waiting for you to return from practice." "Dead tired, can't eat, want's just sweets and water." "Rarely in cinema." "You didn't care much for movies." "What about Deadly spring?" "And that actress Katalin Karády?" "You really liked her?" " I swear." " I liked Clark Gable, that raff." "Do you remember him in the movie The Charge of the Light Brigade?" "That was Errol Flynn." " Ah, yes, Errol Flynn." "What about Dorothy Lamour?" " And Gary Cooper?" "And that one that slowly takes of her socks..." "Vivian Vance?" "Shame on you!" "You never told me that before." "And that commie dies at Dovzhenko dies dancing on the road." "Mali, please help me at least to die easier, if you can't save me." " I'm just a lieutenant." "How did you not became something more?" "You're a communist for a long time." "All your friends have became at least colonels." "Did you betrayed?" "Sorry, did something wrong?" " Bad temper." "You're not coward are you?" " I run when everyone run, I charged when everyone charged." " If you could be major." "And that you're not in prison." " We would be a great couple." "Did you thought about me in prison?" " No, I didn't" "I didn't thought about you, or anyone." "I was just thinking how to get out of here." "That's why I came." " You're lying!" "Or not." "You're completely crazy." "You always had some crazy ideas." "That's why you're still lieutenant." "Let's go by the water." " Why time is it?" " It's almost dawn." "Let's go by the water!" "Come on, faster." "By the water." "Let's go." "Come on, in line, in line." "Come on" "Let's go." "You're the last thing I needed." "It's alright, it's alright." "It's alright, it's all..." "Go now and testify." " I'm afraid." "You'll shoot me to." " We'll go together." "Maybe this testimony will help me to become a captain." "Translated by Inglourious @KG"