"Starring" "BETTER THAN ESCAPE" "Directed by" "Having fun, aren't we?" "I don ' t want to catch you on my beat again." "Get lost!" "They really have scared you." "Thank you." "Excuse me." "I don't speak your language well." "And which language do you speak better?" "English." "Me hoping." "I hope so." "I hope so." "Thank you." "I hope so." "I hope so." "What' s going on, having fun?" "I don ' t want to catch you on my beat again." "Get lost!" "Why were you late on stage?" "We had to improvise." "You couldn ' t resist to go across for a drink?" "You should carry your own bar." "I ' ll be waiting for you in the restaurant." "Hurry up." "Pal, did I meet a chick!" "You ' re kidding." "Come on, Aca, get up." "It' s 1 1 o' clock." "What time is it?" "1 1 ." "Why didn't you wake me up at 9 like I told you?" "I did, but you told me the meeting was postponed." "Aunt, I told you that I always lie in the morning." "You lie in the evening, too!" "What should I tell them?" "I ' ve managed to trick my aunt again?" "Tell them it' s my fault." "So where are you off to now?" "I ' m in hurry." "I ' m taking some photos to the TV studio." "Listen, if a girl calls..." "What am I supposed to lie?" "Nothing." "Ask her for her phone number." "She speaks Serbian poorly, don ' t get confused." "May the Lord help you." "Her name is Stamena." "It' s the custom." "Sorry." "Who?" "Beg your pardon?" "Stamena." "Mr. Aleksa doesn't live here anymore." "I don ' t know where he is." "You ' re welcome." "The show is over, thanks!" "Where have you been, Baki?" "Taking off my make up." "This really can ' t go any longer like this." "We play bits, get cakes thrown at us." "Hang in there, pal." "Plays that we perform here will soon change the world." "Where?" "Right here." "I ' m not familiar with that." "You haven't been cast." "Is that your casting, my dear?" "It' s a new generation casting." "Have you asked the manager?" "Hang on, the geriatric ward." "Sleazy repertoire, so no one and nothing gets offended." "Patience is a virtue." "No one lives forever." "We' ll see." "Good morning, American embassy here." "Could you do me a favour." "Our citizen hasn ' t contacted her parents and they are worried." "She' s learning your language." "Her name is Stamena Ljubibratic." "She is of your decent." "I ' ll wait, thank you." "What a liar!" "How did you find me?" "It took a lot of work." "You gave me the wrong number." "Where do you live?" "About thirty feet down the street." "Shall we go?" "Let' s go." "Good morning." "Good morning." "The recipe for a long life, from my Montenegro." "Grape brandy on an empty stomach." "You live 1 00 years." "Cheers!" "Cheers!" "Uck it!" "Fuck it!" "Fuck it!" "Fuck it!" "Fucking "mis"." "Fucking mouse." "Fucking hell." "Fucking hell." "How' s the coffee?" "It' s over, professor." "The house is sold." "All items are taken away." "Or should I say stuff.?" "We' ll continue tomorrow." "Thank you very much." "Aca, don't be late." "My single line is very important." "See ya!" "We haven't had a drink together for days." "I have some gig on the radio." "See ya!" ""Mary had a little lamb.."" "Why are you laughing?" "You must read it with more emotions." "Like this." ""Mary had a little lamb..."" "Is that how you act in the theatre?" "The lines are not so complicated." "You are nuts." "And you really went to that Zombor to get this?" "This is called an Elementary School Reader." "And I learned to read from it in Sombor." "You ' ve kept it for 20 years?" "My father kept it for me." "He still lives there?" "No, he doesn ' t." "My parents are dead." "They were killed in a car accident four years ago." "A Turk fell asleep driving a car." "How terrible." "It' s quite common here." "Every other house has a Turk, whom they mention offen." "Do you have anyone else?" "I have my aunt Isidora." "I live with her." "I have a brother in New York." "Do you know him by any chance?" "And I have you." "There' s a little orphan, without mom and dad, no one cares for him, the poor thing is so sad." "I have to." "Just don ' t give me the usual crap:" "It' s hard for you, I ' m a lovely girl and we' ll remain friends." "How long ' s it been going on?" "About 20 days." "Oh, a terrific trade!" "Five years for 20 days." "You didn't overrate me." "Do I know her?" "Olja, you' re up." "My dear friend, I ' m so glad that you ' re back again." "Take care of my child, you hear!" "Did we arrive?" "No, we are in transit." "Oh, my darlings." "To health and happiness!" "So that your life may be sweet." "I have finally lived to see this day." "If only your father." "Come on, aunt." "Now the wedding, next year the christening." "A toast to my daughter-in-law." "My children, I wish you healthy and long life." "You just care for and love each other." "Look, can't you see?" "Make a wish." "Shall we?" "What' s the rush?" "Alek has a rehearsal tomorrow." "Well, we had enough to eat and drink." "I ' m gonna check my make up." "This one' s cute too." "Tell me, is she...?" "We' re working on it." "Oh, you dirty..." "Why did you ask then?" "Wait!" "Wait!" "I embroidered it myself, it is your Saint' s Day." "For both of you." "It is lovely." ""Madame Egen sent me to give you this letter."" "How is it going?" "I ' m fleecing ' em." "Bata, can I have a moment with you, please." "What' s funny?" "Nothing." "Play the card and then go." "I ' m in a jam." "I spent lot in the States." "My bank account is overdrawn, my wife' s pregnant." "Tale' s broke, too." "I got the message." "I ' m heartbroken." "How much?" "It' s only for a few days." "2-3 grand." "How much?" "Two grand." "We misunderstood each other." "I thought you need a hundred or two, for bread and milk." "That' s all I can offer." "Thanks, never mind." "Say that..." "What?" "You know that funny word when the news is good." "Sounds like the nasty one, -"Picka" (pussy)." "Not that!" ""Dragicka" (lucky)." "Thank you." "Your aunt called and said that the TV studio called." "Did they say why?" "For some show." "That' s all?" "One came from TV." "About the show?" "No, for the TV subscription." "Don't tell me that you paid?" "I didn ' t want to bring bad luck, sorry." "If I don ' t get the part, I ' ll ask our money back." "Come on, get up, television." "Someone mentioned the TV?" "Knock, knock, hello." "So and so." "The director acknowledged, the project is important for us, it' s a small part, but it' s extremely important and complex." "Yes, my price is three billion." "Net." "Per day." "Did you say something?" "Just rehearsing Mrs. Radman." "I ' ll rip them off." "What time is it?" "Nine." "Come and have breakfast." "I can ' t." "Gotta go!" "You must eat!" "I can ' t, I ' m too anxious, I want to take a walk." "Bye." "Aleks, wait!" "What are you doing?" "Are you crazy?" "Aunt said to poor it, for good luck." "You want to drown the whole building?" "It should be done with one glass of water." "We won't be stingy today." "Good morning." "A brandy and a mineral water." "Are you a director?" "An actor." "One more, please." "You ' re not accepting under two grand." "Check, please." "It' s on the house." "Why?" "You ' ll be with us at last thirty years." "To a good start." "Thanks, good bye." "And?" "They offered me 1 0 millions." "So why are you teasing me then?" "Per show." "So what is the problem?" "I read the first 2 episodes." "I must burp, pick my nose, dog ' s pissing on me." "And you turned it down?" "I ' ll tell them tomorrow." "You ' re nuts!" "Is everything ready?" "From 1 cut to 2!" "Tape to studio 8." "Start!" "At this place in 1 720, the Turks..." "Djuza Papak, swear t' God." "Hold it kids, what is this?" "Can we have your autograph?" "I ' m sorry about all this." "Kids!" "Can I have one for my daughter?" "Thank you." "That' s enough, kids." "First part starts in 5 min." "Come on Papak, you deal." "There' s Papak!" "So you are a new candy man." "I ' ve been waiting for you." "Scram home!" "You ' re wife is having a baby." "I ' ll be going now, but we' ll still be seeing each other." "His wife is having a baby." "We' ll split his part." "What?" "His wife is having a baby." "You beast!" "I ' m off, too!" "What about me?" "Slowly, slowly..." "My wife is having a baby." "Did you bring your health insurance card?" "Can't that wait?" "You ' re the 1 0th one asking the same question." "Follow me." "Don't worry, everything is gonna be OK." "Your wife is staying, no need for you to wait." "Here is the number..." "Tomo, hurry with the booze!" "All fathers to be are alike." "They hide alcoholism behind so called worry." "Cut the crap!" "Who do you think Papak Jr." "is going to resemble?" "Papak, fuck you!" "You' re hung up with Papak for life." "Only he made in three months as much as we did together in three years." "Let' s cut the crap and have another round." "Gentleman, this is going to last and somebody has to work in the morning." "This goofing with tonight's show will cost you 1 0%/ of your salary." "Make it 1 00%/." "Shoot him in front of the theatre." "OK!" "OK!" "I ' m sick of all these chicks!" "A round on me." "Champagne!" "Move over." "Good luck my friend." "They said he has this big prick, and he' s this small!" "So it' s really a son!" "Together, three, four..." "How are you?" "Do you need something?" "How' s the baby?" "How' s the kid?" "When you' re getting out?" "Tell her to bring the baby along." "It' s a shame to yell that on the street." "Let' s go!" "He' s crazy." "Bye, bye." "Aco, please, it was so difficult to get this train for tomorrow." "Are you crazy?" "My wife and baby are leaving the hospital tomorrow. -l know." "Someone else will go there." "You ' ll see them the day affer." "If we don ' t do it tomorrow, we might never." "Congratulations!" "You should get a Life' s Achievement Award for him." "Where' s Aleksa?" "He' s shooting Papak." "In this line of work you can ' t see your own baby." "Looks like Aca." "And than you sort of band over, while Papak squeezes your ass." "Get it?" "You want to rehearse or we can shoot..." "Shoot, who' s ever seen anything like that in a cafe?" "Do it with emotions, and than sort of move your ass." "We gonna shoot right away." "Extras, no laughing." "Alright!" "I ' ll go bananas with pretentious new actors." "Let' s take a look." "To keep the curse away from you." "Grandma' s darling." "You scoundrel, you..." "Grandma' s beauty." "Aunt!" "He looks just like you." "I ' m off to the theatre." "So you ' ll name him Nemanja!" "It will be Peter." "Damn it!" "She' s the mother." "How come, I was sure, and Alek said you would name him Nemanja, affer his late father." "I just don't understand a thing." "He doesn ' t have to be named Peter." "Alek didn ' t tell me" "Nemanja was his late father' s name." "OK, then I say, Aleksa." "We' ll call him Nemanja." "I don ' t understand a thing, and he doesn ' t say anything." "They spit at babies, give money to babies, tear the father' s shirt, poor water down the stairs." "I do want to understand, but how?" "And now, someone who needs no introduction at all." "Now watch!" "When I say so, everyone jump at the same time." "Come in!" "Isn't it a bit late?" "It' s 2 a.m." "It' s never to late for stars who put everyone at their feet." "Please, sit down." "What shall we drink?" "You should ' ve seen the manager when they jumped." "He literary had the shit scared out of him." "I thought they were gonna arrest you." "When I went for money, he was very formal." "You know only the account number and no tax withheld." "When he need you he promises everything, but when it comes to paying..." "An advice for you, on one wedding you can make three times more money." "This is my little lady, Stamena." "Hello, dear." "These are my friends, singers." "She' ll make us some coffee." "Good evening." "They won ' t have anything to eat." "Quiet, they' ll hear you." "I wanted to let you know but I had no way of calling." "Stop yelling and talk Serbian." "Can't I bring friends into my own home?" "My friends may come to my home anytime, and you better start getting used to that." "You see Aleksa, now you won't have to talk behind my back." "Chekhov is Chekhov." "And Constatine Gavrilovich is a mighty good part." "She loves me, she loves me not." "See, my mother doesn ' t love me and I have to keep reminding her that she is not young anymore." "She loves the theatre, she thinks she is serving the mankind, but in my opinion, contemporary theatre is a routine." "Say that word." "Not that." "You mean, "lucky"." "Airplane, airplane." "I cursed you, hated you, tore your letters and photos," "but I was aware that my heart was always tied to you." "I ' m not able to forget you, Nina." "Enough for today." "May I leave?" "You may." "Alek, just go through the lines quickly, save yourself for the premiere." "Good evening." "Good evening." "Good evening, how are you?" "What are you doing here?" "We were invited for a dinner." "Dinner?" "Taki, are we at the right address?" "I don ' t know, I see that the hostess is not aware of that." "We' ll take the raincheck." "Of course, she doesn ' t." "The dinner is in her honour." "Dear, will you get the drinks while I open the door." "Good evening." "Here you go Aleksa." "Just the way we planned it." "Rade, you ' re a real sport." "Everything is taken care of?" "Yes." "So, what' s the occasion?" "To Stamena, and her job." "Come on now, it' s for your future premiere." "You know you made a good role, and you ' re relaxing." "What' s this about Stamena' s job?" "It' s not definite, yet." "It' s definite, alright!" "Definite!" "Than cheers!" "And were are you going to work?" "In American representative office, here." "That' s great!" "Is the salary American?" "Not exactly, but it' s good." "What about Pete?" "Pete' ll go to a nursery school." "It' s better to be with other children, then holding on to mama' s skirt." "You ' re absolutely right." "To the new job!" "Listen, you' ve got a great role, although a bit too selfconfident for a Constantine Gavrilovich." "Why should suicidal people be so insecure?" "It' s so common." "Come on, now." "It' s only my imagination." "Poor me some mineral water." "Aleksa, I really didn't mean to." "No explanation needed." "It' s OK." "Go back, we can't leave the guests alone." "Now I know, I understand Kosta, that in our work," "whether we are on stage or writing, fame and glamour are not what I dreamt of." "It' s important to deal with pain, to be able to bear one' s cross and to have faith." "I have faith and it is not difficult for me to think of my profession, because I am not afraid." "You have found your path, and I am still in agony between dreams and images." "Papak, let her go!" "Forget that, Papak." "I don ' t know who needs it." "And I don't know who needs it." "I do not believe in anything, nor do I know what is the purpose of my profession." "Hi, how was it?" "You didn't watch?" "I ' m coming from the airport, the flight was delayed." "It was OK." "Not bad." "And Aleksa?" "He was good, except that the audience still thinks of him as Papak." "Oh, Jesus, where is he?" "Around here, somewhere." "See you later." "I just got here." "It' s not important, you didn ' t miss anything." "Did you close that deal that will get us out of jam?" "Aleksa, please." "Sorry." "Let' s go to our sweet home." "We' ll take Peter from aunt, play a bit, than we' ll kiss." "The criminal always stays at the scene of the crime." "Tomorrow I ' ll kill Papak." "I can do that, now that you' re making enough money for all of us." "Actor, where you ' ve been?" "What' s troubling you so much that you' re destroying yourself?" "Give me a whiskey." "I will not." "He' s not under age, give the man a drink." "I ' m closing, everyone go home." "Out!" "What do you mean, closing at 8 a.m.?" "Come on, out." "The bill ' s been taken care of." "Which floor are you on?" "Second." "Are you sure?" "Good morning." "Where' s Pete?" "Can I clean your car?" "Give me a double one and a mineral." "Give me a cigarette." "Here, if you can smoke them." "Hello, actor." "Hello, captain." "What an awful day." "Got a cigarette?" "I took one from Rada." "No." "By some for once." "I don ' t get them for free." "Thanks, actor." "Isidora, it' s me." "Are Stamena and Peter there..." "We were at the doctor' s." "Pete' s got a fever." "Hold your horses, man." "It' s the most popular character." "Are you aware of the consequences?" "You will not set your foot in this studio." "Let' s go." "Good bye." "Let' s eat." "You know your mom would kill us for eating ice-cream." "What do you say?" "It' s a good project." "Read it and cut the crap!" "What has Tale brought us?" "The script." "The script." "What' s your opinion on the theatre, Pete?" "I don ' t know." "You don ' t have an opinion?" "No." "Look at him." "Like father, like son." "Turn it on and find the best viewing position." "Who' s running?" "Me." "Who else?" "Daddy." "You lie!" "I don ' t!" "You ' re lying, my friend." "Confess lying." "You helped him." "You ' re both lying." "Come on, people, have you no feelings..." "It' s one a.m." "If a fire brakes out, I ' ve had it." "Have you got a wife and kids?" "Give me all the cigarettes." "Memorize where you stopped and continue tomorrow." "Don't break us in the middle of the scene." "Be human." "Can't you see that we got a hold of it?" "Here, smoke them all, different brands, matches." "Talk about a bunch of lunatics." "OK, let' s continue." "Lying!" "When I say you ' re lying, I ' ll slap you." "Let' s make it two slaps." "You ' re lying!" "I ' m not!" "Enough of faking." "It has to hurt!" "Why on the rehearsal?" "We' ve got a great play here, or is it a bit exaggerated?" "What do you mean?" "I don't know." "That amount of brutality is pathology." "It' s a question of faith." "Not pathology." "You must believe in things." "Some are in jail cause they believe, while others kill them for believing." "You have to believe in it, or this whole cast will go to hell." "Hey, cool it, I ' m thinking from the audience' s point of view." "Are you the audience?" "Than don't bullshit." "Hi!" "How' s the trip?" "Say the magic word?" ""Dragicka"(lucky)"!" "The opening is on Thursday." "Will you come in?" "We' ll play now a new game." "Who gets closer to the line, wins them all." "You won." "Look who' s here." "You guys having fun?" "We are gambling." "Any calls?" "I don ' t know, we were out." "Come straight home affer the play." "Professor!" "Why is it cancelled?" "Go home, son." "What' s going on?" "Tale has resigned himself to his faith." "What are you talking about?" "Some hot shots were at the premiere last night." "So?" "To avoid scandal, they decided to make an actor go ill." "And only Tale has accepted that." "You ' re lying!" "What other choice did he have?" "You know they are blackmailing him for the flat." "Where he is?" "I don ' t know." "No one has seen him since his talk with the manager." "Your best man really screwed you this time." "You really know how to mess things up." "Hold it, we' ll clear all up..." "It' s only for a few weeks, until things cool down a bit." "Cool dawn!" "Damn you!" "Now you listen to me!" "Talk to your friends in that manner." "I ' ve had enough hassles in one day, my ears are still buzzing." "Go into the street and have your show out there." "While I ' m the manager that won't be on stage again." "Anyway, it' s the worst piece of shit I ' ve ever seen." "Ratko, please, give me a gun and 6 blanks." "But, there' s no play." "We are changing a few things." "Always at the last moment and when something is wrong it' s my fault." "Please." "Tone it down, sometimes things are better when leff unsaid." "We have finished the discussion." "I am signing your notice of dismissal." "This is for the last night' s applause, you sleazy piece of shit." "You pussy!" "No blanks for you." "You ' re going to do it yourself." "Give me a double and a mineral." "Don't Aca, I ' m begging you." "You heaven't had..." "Are you here to serve or to preach." "Let her have it, son." "Is that him?" "Good evening." "Your order?" "Double brandy and a mineral." "No, make that a beer." "This second round is from the group in the corner." "Installers from Jajce, for comrade Papak." "Cheers, Jajce!" "Cheers, Papak!" "Good evening." "Is it free?" "Since 1 945." "What would you have?" "Can I have an autograph?" "Where do I sign?" "For instance, here." "Means everywhere." "I beg you, don ' t turn me on!" "I can ' t, I ' m impatient." "Please, wait until we get to my place." "Your aunt has put everything on your account." "Tale comes over sometimes." "He' d like to visit you, but..." "Why don't you two bury the hatchet." "You were best friends." "I went to Fedor' s, the lawyer that once proposed to me." "He says that they' ll surely lessen your sentence by 2 years." "You ' ll be out in 8 months." "Your series is being rerun by request of viewers." "I ' ll also put that money on your account." "Your aunt is going to take care of you." "When you come out, you won ' t be broke." "What do you know about them?" "Isidora..." "Tale found her 3 days later." "They had to bury her right away." "He took care of everything, but he couldn't arrange for you to come." "He wanted to come here, but thought you wouldn ' t see him so he asked me to come." "How are you?" "Here' s the money." "Is everything OK?" "Take everything out, except that picture." "Carefully!" "9975233." "OK brother." "See you in three days." "I can see that he forgot Serbian." "I have to." "Oh, I missed you so much, you Serbian bastard." "Having fun, aren't we?" "Now, get lost." "I don ' t want to catch you on my beat again." "THE END"