"Boris Giller presents:" "Oleg Menchikov" "Serguei Bodrov Jr." "Soussanna Mekhralieva" "Djemal Sikharoulidze" "Alexandre Boureev" "Alexei Jarkov" "In a film by:" "Serguei Bodrov" "Cover your right eye." "OK." "Approved." "May I leave?" "Could you lie down there please?" "Captain, I have a question." "Where are we being sent?" "Our home country will decide." "Raise your arms." "Higher." "Spread them." "Turn." "Good." "Squat." "Alright." "Get up." "Does it hurt?" " No." "Stand still." "It tickles." ""Approved"" "Get up, men!" "Catch the grenade!" "Thanks." "Captain!" "Not a second too soon." "I'm tired of waiting." "Bless you!" "Why are they yelling?" "A navy blue scarf." "Sliding off your hanging shoulders." "You said" "You'd never forget me." "All our dates, cheerful and tender," "Sometimes, at night" "We would split up." "Those nights are over, and you, scarf" "My sweetheart, my darling, where are you?" "I remember, when I left" "The scarf sliding off your shoulders," "When you left you promised me" "To keep this navy blue scarf" "An even though my love" "Doesn't want to share her life with me," "I know that your scarf" "Will never be lost..." "Driver, stop." "Hey, strangers, halt!" "Where are you going?" "I said stand still!" "Halt, dammit!" "An ambush!" "Abdoul, smartass." "We said one, and you take two." "Kill one of them." "What if he dies on the way?" "PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS" "After a story by Boris Giller" "Arif Aliev," "Boris Giller" "Pavel Lebechev" "Valerie Kostrine" "Leonid Desslatnikov" "Ekaterina Popova-Evans" "Olga Grinchpoune" "Alan Baril" "Production:" "Dmitri Gavrichtchenko" "Valeri Tarmossine" "Executive Producer:" "Boris Giller" "Boris Giller" " Serguei Bodrov" "Serguei Bodrov" "Hassan, watch out." "I want them alive." "Dina, keep up with the horses." "Is there no one else?" "No." "You surely did shoot at them?" "Not even that." "I forgot... your name." "Corporal Jiline." "Your fighting is pointless," "Corporal Jiline." "Oh my." "Don't you feel like spitting?" "Not really." "Happiness is for fools." "What's going on..." "I'm completely miserable." "Go and see what's happening." "Hassan, see if they're still alive." "Kiss my balls." "Take the chains... and tie them up." "Bastards, you'll be sorry for this." "Dina, get me some water." "They're pigs!" "Bastards." "Lieutenant..." "Pour." "Will you pour for me?" "No." "I wanted to ask..." "Silence." "Father, are you hungry?" "I'll make you something." "This silence could last." "What did you say?" "Remember this very well:" "if you see me thinking like this, don't be a smartass." "What was your name again?" "Jiline." "Vania." "If you are a smartass, things will end badly for you." ""Dear mama," "I'm writing you my first letter." "I'm doing my service in the Kaukasus." "I can see both the ocean... and the mountains here." "Everything is fine." "Please do not worry." "Your loving... and listening son," "Ivan."" "He sent me this letter." "Give me a cigarette." "Fine." "How about a fuck too?" "Too bad." "It could take a while." "A Souvenir." "How was it?" "Even though he's lived here for years, he still is stubborn and won't listen to anyone." "Yeah, he sure is a strange guy." "We should talk to him." "Hi smartasses!" "What's going on?" "What did you shoot?" " Who did you shoot?" "Our people." "With everything I had." "They must leave the village." "What will they do to us?" "Are we going to be killed?" "Probably not." "Then why are we in chains?" "They want to sell us." "Give us something to eat." "We haven't had anything since this morning." "How much did they cost?" "I haven't bought them, they almost got killed." "You should've left them there, Abdoul." "The Russians will find out, and that means we will suffer." "We'd been better off with them dead." "Nothing we can do about it now." "They took my son... in a gunfight... and they're keeping him prisoner." "I wanted to buy him out, but the commander forbad me to." "Soon they're taking the prisoners... to their headquarters, which means I'll lose him forever." "That's why I want to trad him for my son, and fast." "Russian's can't be trusted." "But if we do it the right way we can trick them." "You're better off killing them." "IF they want to... mess with me," "I'll turn their intestines... into a stew." "Lieutenant," "You were saying they're going to sell us..." "But I don't understand to who." "You won't likely be sold." "I know what the Colonel is like." "We've been in three wars already." "But you... you're no good." "I could learn." "Too late, Vania." "In all honesty, I doubt they could ever buy two." "They're poor, you know." "What will they do with me?" "Cut your throat." "If that's how it is, lieutenant, please don't tell anyone." "My mother will know..." "Don't be scared, Vania." "I'll arrange something for us." "Must be expensive." "Before I forget," "I wanted to tell you something." "Say goodbye to your balls." "What do you mean?" "That's how they do it here." "One mistake and it's off with the balls." "Don't tell me you haven't fucked?" "Ofcourse I have. - "Ofcourse..."" "Well, don't worry." "You'll be fine." "It's only annoying." "Annoying?" "You are... well..." "Annoying!" "My name's Sacha." "I see." "See what?" "Nothing..." "A week ago I met a nice girl." "We went to her place, drank champagne, this and that..." "I barely had the condom on and poof, she fell asleep." "I tried everything to wake her up but nothing helped." "So I paniced and went to her neighbours..." ""Her lethargic sleep"," "That's what they said." "Then what?" "Then what?" "I took off the condom and went back." "Did she wake up at all?" "I don't know." "Sometimes they sleep for days." "Good morning." " Morning." "Where's the bag?" "Hands behind your back." "Ok, take a dozen steps." "When someone fires at you, drop down and roll towards that rock." "And play dead." "At your order, Captain." "Just another 30 minutes, no dawdling." "Why would they want to trade us in?" "Maybe they won't, yet." "Yes they will, there's no way back." "Maybe we can go on leave." "What for?" "Well, we can make a report." "And write that... we caught five beardmen." "And where did they go?" "Well they escaped." "Then why not say we caught 10?" "We'll say 10 of them escaped." "So if they really caught some of our guys..." "Osman never takes anyone prisoner." "It's starting to go somewhere." "How?" " Shut up." "Have you killed them?" "Where are they?" "Those bastards didn't even bring my son." "They've been trying to fool me." "Go and write your mommy." "And tell her to talk to the" "Commander." "So that they can arrange the trade with him." "If he's playing the smart guy..." "I'm not going to write." "I'll cut your throat," "I swear." "It's broken!" "Abdoul, could you get me some matches from the village?" "Abdoul, what you need is a woman." "Your daughter can be such a hassle sometimes." "Keep her away from the Russians." "Mind your own business." " You never know..." "Bitch." "You know who's a bitch?" "Patimat, your late wife, when she married you..." "What do your parents do?" "My mother's an actress, my father's a General." "Where do they live?" "Far up North." "That's far from here." "What about yours?" "I only have my mother." "She's a teacher." "She'll be here soon." "How do you write "deodorant" ?" "De-o-do-rant." ""De-o- do-rant"." "I want them to send me a parcel." "Do you need anything?" "I dont think so." "Then I'm ready." "Halt!" "Identification please!" "Where are you going?" "To the Commander." "How long will it take for this letter to arrive?" "Ten days or so." "Who's emptying the box?" "He does." " I do." "Come." "I want him to..." "It's all good." "Hi Boria." "Hello Abdoul." "Are you Ok?" "How are you?" "What do you want?" "Want to get your shoes fixed, your boots?" "No, thanks." "I need you." " Tell me." "A woman will be here soon." "A Russian woman." "Show her where to find me." "I will." " Bye." "Bye." "The groom has no saddle and his horse is starved." "Who wants him as a husband?" "I do." "And what will your dowry be?" "I have jewellery and two slaves in the barn." "Sand, and jewellery, and even a dead old rat!" "No one wants to marry you?" "No." " Here." "This is for you." "A gift." "Thank you." "We have to get out of here." "Get rid of those chains." "You're crazy!" " As crazy as can be." "We're taking a break, Hassan." "Have you see how much we have already?" "I don't understand, Hassan." "You don't look deaf to me, but you're always saying "hm-hm"." "Do you have a tongue?" "Have the cut it off?" "How about your nuts, still hanging?" "Jiline, would you choose to have a tongue or to have balls?" "Bad shooter." "That was close..." "Here comes the food!" "Why did the old man shoot at us?" "To kill you." "Oh Vania, we're not loved around here." "He's lost two of his sons and his third son works for the Russian police." "Who cut off his tongue?" " The Russians." "Ofcouse!" "Who else?" "His wife ran off with a geologist." "Hassan searched for her." "And found her." "And couldn't resist killing her." "He's been in jail for seven years in Siberia." "In there, he couldn't keep his mouth shut." "So they cut of his tongue." "Hassan loved to sing." "Are you related?" "His wife was my oldest sister." "Hassan," "I've been told you like to sing." "Sing something for us." "Come on, I'll help you." "I've heard this before..." "What were the lyrics again?" "Why are you so sad?" "If your mothers won't be here in ten days, my father will kill you." "But they'll be there." "You're a good person, Hassan." "You could let us go..." ""Dear mama," "Due to circumstances" "I've been captured." "Please don't worry." "Abdoul-Mourat, our foe, only wants to trade us for his son." "He has been very kind to us." "But if you can, please come here as soon as you can." "Better not tell anyone about this letter." "You keep your prisoners locked up for a long time." "I know." "No one is satisfied, Abdoul." "Sacha, my mother will receive my letter and..." "And?" ""And wait and see."" "Would you like to come back to this place?" "No." "I would." "But in a brand new uniform and track shoes." "You'd have your flame thrower, and I'd have my rocket launcher." "Walking onto the courtyard." "Everyone's there..." "Hassan, Abdoul..." "We'd shoot them that instant." "The girl'd ask if we'd like to come inside." "We never entered the house." "I dont want to kill them." "You have to, Vania." "It's war." "She's playing the Russian Nurse." "She wants to marry a Russian man." "Next time you'll be sorry." "What's that?" "Sacha..." "Come closer..." "What is it this time?" "Are you going to harass me?" "I want to to..." " Well, look." "I don't want to." "And?" "Anything new to be seen?" "Sacha, why are you al crazy?" "Why?" "Today's my birthday." "Happy birthday then." "How about running off today?" "OK." "damn!" "What a mess!" "I think this is a dead track." "I know." "Want the red or the white?" "I'll have vodka." " You're right." "I've got an idea:" "when the war is over we'll open a bar here." "And call it : "Hassan's"." "Bless you!" "What's that smell?" "I joined the army because I was stupid." "I liked weapons and money... and I've has a riot." "But then everyone told me:" ""Sacha, you should be an artist!"" "In fact I'm very talented." "The Bolchoi called if I wanted to play Hamlet." "Sacha, lok what I just found." "I'm afraid we won't get far..." "I'm in a terrible shape." "But I'll get you out of here." "You old tosser!" "I bet you've smelled booze." "Drink something!" "Fill the glasses." "They aren't allowed to..." "Then who's going to drink all this?" "Hassan..." "Hassan, be a sport." "Here..." "Who would've thought!" "What a nice present!" "Ok, come on, hurry up!" "Can you dance, Hassan ?" "As long as we're alive..." "Come on!" "I repaired it." "It's working again." "If the nation calls on me for battle." "To push our limits further" "We will engage in the holy battle." "If the nation" "Calls on my for battle" "To Push our limits further" "We will engage in the holy battle." "In the fields the wheat softly sways." "The nation won't take no for an answer." "We travel in happiness." "On the way through peace and work..." "Hit me." "With your eyes." "You see, Vania, louder!" "I think my mother received my letter." "She must be on the way now." "Maybe." "When I was four years old I once fell into an deserted well." "The entire village searched for me but my mother found me." "She got me out of the well and cried all day long." "A couple of days later she filled a wheelbarrow with sand and spent a week filling up the well with sand." "Imagine that..." "She's so sensitive." "What about your mother?" "Who knows." "Maybe she's sensitive too." "I'm an orphan." "Then who did you write?" "Our maid." "What a woman!" "She's been dead for over 15 years." "Otherwise she would've come." "One day she fell her head hit the stove... she was dead right away." "Am I supposed to believe that...?" "Do you think I'm lying?" "Why haven't you told me before?" "I told you now didn't I?" "Where did you get that?" "Vania gave it to me." "Is it hard living with me?" "Do you know how much I love you?" "I love you to pieces." "I need to see the commander, he has my son." " You can't." "Then go get him." "They're criminals, real criminals." "You bet I tried to trade them in..." "Oh I tried." "Once using a tank, and entire army, a helicopter..." "They never even showed up." "They don't care about a trade." "They want to capture us and cut us up in little pieces!" "And I should give you a prisoner to walkm him down the streets." "They will capture you too, mum." "Trust no one." "Not even your own children." "If you trade some pot for a grenade, they will make it blow up in your face." "Easy, lady, easy!" "Easy what!" "Keep calm!" "Every day some of our men disappear!" "Do you know where Sovietskaiastreet is?" "But ofcourse." "Good day." "Good day, sit down." "Are you here to get your shoes fixed?" "No, thanks." "I'm looking for Abdoul-Mourat." "I know Abdoul-Mourat well." "Wait a minute." "Come here, boy." "At the club there is a pool room." "Take me there." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "Two bottles of vodka." "Hey Mr Soldier what about the money?" "What money?" "Here." "Keep the change." "Abdoul !" "Where are the prisoners?" "The prisoners?" "Don't you know our rules?" "They're mine." "They used to be your rules, now they're mine." "The prisoners..." "Go get them." "Hassan!" "Take them outside." "Hurry up!" "I've seen them before." "Of now you do know me?" "Let's go." "I remember." "The gun." "Why don't you ask where they're taking us, what they're going to do to us..." "I do know that this can't be good." "Let's go." "This is a mine field." "Find them." "It's too dark, we can't see anything." "Go, or I'll shoot you." "Abdoul, your chains are going to get us all blown to bits." "They keys are at home." "They'll definitely explode." "Never mind, we must go on." "Easy, easy..." "And look." "Ready." "Everything Ok, Sacha ?" "No, this is only the first." "What a guy!" "Bravo!" "There." "I have to admit" "I was fraid you were going to blow," "I swear." "Take off your hat!" "Behold!" "The rebirth." "Today you're my guests." "Take some rest, have a drink, have some food, I'm your host." "You there, young man!" "Do you want to fight my cousin?" "No, I do." "You're old, leave it to the young ones." "What should I do, Sacha?" "Yell very loudly." "Go stand over there." "Come on." "Ok, Ok, understood." "I surrender." "This is for you." "Thanks." "Such a beautiful sound." "It's my grandmother's jewellery." "It's very old." "This is a wolf's head, there are horns," "these are apple seeds..." "Those are buttons." "You're a beautiful girl." "Dina... go home." "Hassan, I'm leaving." "I'll be back home tomorrow." "She said she had to see you." "She was waiting for you." "45... 46... 47... 48..." "Harder !" "49..." "Wake me up in an hour." "When will we see eachother again?" "I won't tell you until everything's been prepared." "I've heard your son is a teacher." "Me too." "That's not important now." "We're enemies." "Yes, ofcourse..." "Can I count on you?" "There's no other way." "I managed to pick one lock." "Come, we'll solve that later." "Should I ever..." "I have a son in Bratsk who's ill." "I'm sending him money." "Ask the Colonel." "That's a deal." "Come on, corporal Jiline." "Good luck." "Vania!" "Give me that." "Come on." "And, are the nuts Ok?" "Yes." "He wants to protect his sheep and only has one bullet!" "It's old." "Does it fire at least?" "Better than the new ones." "You'd better put that down..." "I didn't do anything." "You're the escaping champion!" "Don't look back." "Sacha..." "Silence!" "Put the gun down." "Hands behind your head!" "Who killed the shepard?" "I did." "Aslan, bring him back to the village." "This one we'll keep to ourselves." "Jiline!" "Thank you." "Don't visit me again." "Why not?" "Why would you?" "Why?" "It smells terrible in here." "You're just like a dog." "A dog doesn't mind smelling bad." "Weren't you cold last night?" "Yeah." "We were lucky it didn't rain." "It won't rain today." "There are too many bugs." "Are you married yet?" "No, noone's asked me yet." "I'd love to ask you." "I don't have the right to marry you." "In a year I can marry." "They sure marry young here." "did you like it?" "How's it going?" ""It is as it is."" "You?" "I, you know..." "I'm dead." "I like it." "It's calm, quiet..." "What am I going to do without you?" "Join me if you like." "Yeah, you can count on me!" "As you wish..." "Dammit, I forgot your name again..." "Are you the Russian that repairs watches?" "Or is it the other one that's dead?" "No, it's me." "Can you repair this?" "I don't have any time." "No one seems to have time to repair watches anymore..." "Halt!" "Identification!" "Where are you going?" " To see my uncle." "He's a police officer." "Ok, you can go." "Hi Mahmed." "Here." "Second, third..." "You over there, come here." "Fifth..." " Stay there!" "Sixth..." "Faster!" "This is good caviar." "The fishermen gave it to me." "The thing that is very good here... is fruit." "Yes, we have a lot of fruit." "But I wouldn't like to live here." "We're not really well liked." "And after the war we'll be even less liked." "War isn't to be liked." "War..." "You can say that again!" ""Forward, retreat, fight, peace!"" "What army can stand that?" "Where are you going?" "My son Mahmed is an officer here." "Wait." "I'm going to have a look." "Captain, I have an old guy who claims to be Mahmed's father." "Well, let him pass." "Mahmed, get them all in." "I'm keeping one for trading." "We've captured two men." "One guy's mother arranged for the trade." "Let's try it, sometimes it works." "Hello, father." "Tie the old one up!" "Face down!" "Filthy scumbag!" "Go away, lady!" "Halt!" "Put the others in the truck!" "Shoot or he'll get away." "I have some bad news, Abdoul." "They've killed your son." "Dzarakhmat is dead." "This is your lsat night." "Help me." "I can't." "You have to die." "I dont want to." "That makes you jackal food." "But I'll come and bury you." "Bring the keys now that there's no one around." "I'll make you a large grave, and fill it up completely and yuo'll see angels." "Then I'm going to put my jewellery in there." "That will be my dowry." "Maybe your soul will find a fiancee in heaven." "Certainly not." "Don't cry lady." "Rest assured, we shall revenge our sons." "Vania, you wanted to see me?" "Yes." "I want you to kill no one." "Hrry, hurry up!" "Don't just sit there, run!" "I can't." "You'll be sorry." "Go home." "Don't kill him." "Why aren't you crying for your brother?" "The Russians killed Dzarakhmat, now we must kill them." "Go home." "Come." "Walk away and don't look back." "Vania, boy..." "look back." "Where are you going?" "Where are you going?" "Come here!" "Stop!" "It's not worth it!" "Stop!" "I've had to stay in the hospital for two weeks." "Then I was released and sent home." "My mother's cried a lot on the train." "She said her neighbour had been very good to her." "And that she was happy now." "And I, I'd love to dream about the people" "I liked to see so much, but that I've never seen since." "But I can't."