"Studio for Cinematography" " Bucharest presents" "The Thistles of the Baragan from a novel by" "Screenplay by" "Dialogues The Romanian Version" "Music by" "Director of Dialogues" "Cinematography" "Set Design" "Costume Design" "Sound by" "Editor Assistant Editor" "Makeup" "First Assistant Director Second Assistant Diectors On-set Secretary" "Camera-man Assistant camera Lighting" "Assistant set desginers" "Producers" "Cast" "Symphonic Orchestra for Cinematography Conductor" "Film Producer" "A film made by" "The Baragan" "Plain without borders like the expanse of the sea." "Somewhere..." "Just the horizon, on which the glances of the passers-by get stuck upon." "An enormous bed, where the sky embraces the earth without stopping his breath." "It was around the beginning of this century..." "Here, in the Baragan every year, after the summer has passed by a violent squall, brought by the "Crivat" wind, was stopping by this region." "A wind of craziness which swept away all the trash from the earth." "And on these lonely plains like sheep with wool made of steel the thistles of poverty seemed to laugh at the people and animals." "It was around the beginning of this century..." "In that year, the "Crivat" wind was unusually strong." "This wind was blowing through the thoughts of the people." "In their eyes, which looked at the wretched wind of the uprising that will make way for the happy wind of freedom." "Never, in the sands of time has my poor country my hard-working country my sweet country known such dreadful days like the ones I'll be recounting to you right now." "Never has my gentle country ever suffered this much." "But we, kids.." "what did we know back then?" "This is the story of a young child from Baragan." "A kid which held under his brow a desperate longing to escape." "His eyes stared at the horizon, waiting for the wind to blow from there." "The wind was yanking the youngins from the misery's embrace." "The wind was taking them from their parents." "The wind was calling them, and whipping their blood." "The wind was making them run after the thistles." "To keep running forward through the rummaged landscape." "For some of them their dream ends when the wind stops blowing." "They will not go on and wrestle the world, like the others which will continue their journey, stirred up by the hope of a brighter life." "To leave with them for the city?" "To leave his parents?" "At this crossroad" "Matache's story begins." "Good thing we came back, our parents will be very happy." " Aren't you coming?" " You're lucky..." "You're not gonna get scolded like me." "Goddammit!" "Fish again and again... every year every day an entire life!" "This smoky, salty and rotten flesh is stinking even our souls." "Do you remember how a piece of bread looks like?" "When we came here you said..." ""at least here we'll have fish."" "Where are the others?" "Did they die?" "!" "You should drown with them!" " Cat got your tongue?" "I know this rascal made you run." " And where is Petru, huh?" " Why didn't he come back with you?" " Matache!" " These kids are killing us." " I'll show you!" " You're the mischief-maker." " If I was your mother..." " Matache" " I'll show mine, don't worry." "Matache." "Your damn boy took our kids with him!" "Petru was the first to make fun of me when I said I'm coming back." " Shut up!" "Why did they need to leave?" " What need?" "These boys are bursting with liveliness, and they can live better than us." "Let's go, my dear." "You did nothing wrong." "But you should've told us, we might've came with you." " Really, mom?" " Maybe this way you'll come to your senses." " It's been 3 years since they last ran after the thistles." " Why didn't Petru come back...?" "We can't go on like this." "We have to leave this place." " For real, mom?" " Where can we leave to, Anica?" "To the city." "I'll buy us a horse and a cart and we'll begin selling our fish over all the Baragan." "We'll become merchants, mom." "And we'll live in the city, where there is bread." "We are not going to eat fish anymore." "You continue fishing night and day, as long as I'm gone." "You hear me, Marin?" "Fine, Anica... if you say so." "How is this one even standing on its feet?" "Only some skin on a stick would be cheaper than this one." "I brought you bread." "Does it still hurt?" "Take care of the horse, Matache." "Come on, boy, you'll get fat with us." "He's too skinny to pull a loaded cart." "He must pull it." "And the road won't be very long." "We will sell our fish quickly and then we'll buy train tickets." " Did you see the train, mom?" " Yes, I did see it, it takes you to Bucharest." "And even if we get to Bucharest..." " What will we do there?" " Anything, Marin." "There are a lot of rich people in the city, and every single one needs something." "I'll start washing clothes." "The rich get a lot of things dirty out there." "You could play the flute, I heard they pay well for this." "Matache will learn a trade." "Maybe we'll have our own house and have a normal livelihood, like the rest." " Can I become a baker, mom?" " Sure, my dear, a baker." "And me..." "I won't brine fish as long as I live." "Marin..." "Marin." "He's coming right now." "Marin!" "He went to search for a doctor." "You know... that he loves us." "Listen..." "Do you hear the wind?" "And the thistles." "Run after them." "Run!" "Smash them with the club." "He is a thistle as well." "May he get far away." "My dear boy... leave for once." "You won't have to eat fish anymore" "Whatever happens... we're leaving." "Put the fire out..." "In the name of the..." "Mom, I don't want you to die!" "Matache!" "Mom..." "Mom." "Don't worry, Marin." "The boy will find some work to do." "I'll get some work for him in spring." "I want to see the world." "Is it big, dad?" "I have lost my desire for the world a long time ago, I saw enough in my time." "I'd rather see like a blindman now." "The road is hard: it burns your soles and weakens your knees." "Not even 7 oxen would move me from here, if it wasn't for you." "So are we leaving, dad?" "I only have you left." "I'll go wherever you wish." " Are we going to sell our fish with 50 bani per 1.25 kg?" " Who knows..." "Now we will see if your mother might've been wrong." "She wasn't wrong, we'll sell it and then we'll go to the city." "After we'll swallow all of the Baragan's dust." " Exactly 12.5 kg." " Don't you want more?" "How will I sell it with this price?" "Not even the pigs will want it, if it rots." "Matache, now that we are rich let's treat ourselves to a little something." "Give us some bread, a sausage and... some of this sugar-on-a-rope for the boy." "Matache come on." "Verdino, would you look at this glass" " it's pretty dirty." " Matache!" "Innkeeper!" " A glass." " A clean one!" "These are the boyars, dad?" "Why are they dressed like that?" " Because they're not like us." " What happened to my glass?" " Coming!" " Because of all the distractions of our departure," "I forgot my blue cloak that fits with my ball gown." " Can't you get another from Bucharest?" " Impossible, ma chér, I got it from Paris." " Like it?" " Yeah, it's better than fish." "The carriages are waiting for you." "Then let's hurry, I don't want to travel during the night." " Saw that?" " I'll be damned if I ever stayed that close to them." "Far away or close up, they're not that special anyway." " What the devil has got into all of them suddenly leaving for Bucharest?" "They're going to the King's exhibition, they say it's going to be a huge fuss." "Didn't you know?" "You have no clue, at Bucharest they erected a whole village from the ground up." "They even brought some of our peasants;" "authentic peasants!" "They have fattened them up like bagpipes, their cheeks are like pumpkins." "You should see their cows." " Are they also coming around here to see the dryness of our corn?" "That's wishful thinking!" "Dad, are we going to Bucharest?" "Yes." "If a cart filled with fish could change the lives of people like us then... a single fish wouldn't be left in this world." "Anica was wrong." "The fish glistens too brightly and deceives you." "I cannot be blamed for his death, and God is my witness." "I gave him water... and grass." "I never once whipped him." "This is how it was meant to be, my boy." "Dad." "Dad!" "Dad!" "We have a long road ahead, let's forget everything." "We pay such a high price..." "Only God knows what he has in store for us." "We lost everything:" "mom, the horse, the fish." "You wanted to see the world." "Here it is." "Dad, will I find work?" "I don't believe so." "I don't believe anything." "However... we still have to hope." "Who knows?" "Maybe.." "the Holy Spirit, protector of the poor, from the story, will help us." "She's known for helping other lunatics that ventured in the Baragan." "On this desolate land anything could happen." "Tudorita, we have to bring 2 wagons of wheat to the estate." "You cannot come to terms with this one." " I thought you said in a few days." " I changed my mind." " What if they're not done with the barn?" " I'll get rid of them immediately." "They had only 2 hours worth of work." "Leave it." "Your work is over for today." "How can you work during this scorching heat?" " We're not even considering giving our best." " Lica says the barn should be done by tonight." "He can say it all he wants, the roof cannot be saved." " It's rotten." " Everything is rotten and musty here." "Everything goes to pieces." "I can't understand why Lica is so stubborn about building something" " that crumbles down by itself." " You might not understand, but Lica... he knows what he wants." "He collects the wheat, he puts us to work." "I'll say it upfront - he's getting rich." "And one day, we'll all leave." " And you'll be leaving too, along with us." " The poor fellow..." "He has no clue about the Baragan." "He's from Moldavia." "Over there, the land doesn't destroy people." "Here, it swallows them." "Goddamn flute gets on my nerves!" "Once a thief, forever a thief." "That's it!" "They tried to force me to work, that's why I hurried out of there." "Here, you don't have anything to steal, even if you're desperately hungry." " Everything has already been stolen." " What's going on here?" "Complaining?" "What did you do all day?" "Where do I put my wheat?" "The poor fellows have worked hard enough." " The roof is unsalvageable, the reed is rotten." " What do I care?" " The swamps are filled with reed!" " But we don't own the land with the swamps." "The neighboring boyar does." " Do we have the money to pay him?" " Maybe you'd like to starve next winter..." "I have something else in mind." "You say you're a thief, huh?" "Then you know how to steal without getting caught." " But the swamps are well-guarded." " If they don't do it, they can start packing up." "We'll get rid of 2 burdens." "Understood, you old fogey?" "Take your son to take care of the horse." "Where the hell is he anyway?" "Matache!" " Matache!" " What do you want with him?" "Hasn't he worked enough for the day?" "He's asleep." "What do you think?" "We are used to working hard at our place." "Even the kids help out with the harvest." "But this happened at our... home." "And we loved each other." "Why would you leave, if he loved you?" "And why didn't he run with you?" "The boyar would've caught them." "And he would've killed her lover, Tanase." "Like my dad killed one of my lovers." "At 16 I fell in love with a boy." "He was beautiful." "I was beautiful too." "I gave him everything." "But a boyar's daughter can never marry his stablehand's son." "Even if he has the beauty of a prince." "He took me with him one night when the "Crivat" wind was blowing." "We ran far away for a long time." "We made love every single night at the hour when the thistles turned into stars." "One morning... we were caught by men on horseback." "And my father became a murderer." "Matache, come and eat" " I saved your portion." "And what did he do to you?" "He got rid of me." "An old uncle helped me out." "He left me this house and land." "It's been 20 years" "I'm still paying." "If we would've tried to run away, the boyar... would have done the same thing to Tanase." "I wanted him to live." "And I left hoping he would forget me and that he would marry another girl just as the master wished." "Why?" "Because Tanase is a poor peasant, and because he has mouths to feed." "Because he is hugely in debt to the boyar, and can only repay him by breaking his back." "If he doesn't obey all his folks will have to pay." "They would die." "He would die." "It's only his life that is in danger." "If he really loves you he could never forget you." "He will just build up so much hate in his soul for your master that one day... your boyar will turn into a murderer." "Like my father." " He wants to marry Tanase to his mistress?" " Yes." "With one of the handmaidens from the estate." "She gave birth to his child." "A new father was needed in order to conceal his adulterous act." "She chose Tanase." "If he doesn't agree, they'll send him straight to jail." "Why?" "He can't afford to pay his debts." "Not even 2 lifetimes of work would suffice to pay his debt to the boyar." " Has dad eaten?" " He went to cut some reed." "At night?" "Show yourselves!" "Come, come!" "Wretched thieves!" "Stealing from us..." "you know what's the punishment?" " We didn't know it's forbidden, please let us go." " Shut up!" "Move it!" " You didn't know, huh?" "Move it!" " Thief!" "Push it harder!" "Push it, you idiots!" "You can steal, but you can't push, huh?" " Push it, push it!" " We're lucky, the dogs are tied." "You run to the left, and I'll run right." "Now." " He ran this way!" "He ran this way!" " You godless shit!" "God damned you!" "Comrades!" "Comrades!" "Wait!" "Wait up!" "Wait!" "Tudorita." "Yes?" "Will it always be like this?" "Now I'm alone." "Mom wanted us to go to Bucharest." "She wanted to wash all the cars in the city." "She also said that dad will play the flute." "And I will learn to bake white bread." "I knew you're going to leave." "Tanase is in danger." "I want to be close to him." "I have to." "The harvest has started and the boyar has returned to the village." "Matache only has me now." "He will find other parents in us and a home." "Yes fight" "cry but live!" "You hear me?" "Live." "Even if your love is unattainable it's still more beautiful than the one murdered by my father." "Farewell." "You were really good to us." "Keep it up, Tanase!" "It looks like the harvest gathering is behind schedule." "These are my worker's fields." "They'll collect the crops later." "Stop." "Did you finish my work?" "I'd be amazed." "Kind of dry this year." "I said they're pretty dry this year." " The sun has dried them up." " And the lack of rain." "You haven't seen me in 3 weeks and you already forgot about me." "Didn't we agree that you first gather the corn and forage for my cattle, and you gather yours after?" "Am I making it up?" "Why don't you stick to our agreement?" "Take this cart to the estate." "You think you can provide the quantities we agreed on?" "Of course, I have 200 workers." "And trust me, they don't play around with agreements." " I carried so many baskets today." " You'll go with the kids tomorrow - it's easier." "Let him gather with the adults, Tanase." "He's a strong lad." "Welcome, boyar!" "Hello, Ursu." " Everything's in order?" " In order." " Cheers, Tanase." " Good afternoon." "Greetings, boss." " Yeah, you've worked well." " We've sent 250 carts to the estate in 3 days." " 251 actually." " 250, boss..." "look." "Plus the one cart that 3 of your men were loading up for their own needs on their field." "I only counted the ones here." "You said there were 3?" "I'll find out who they are and they'll pay!" "Why don't you calm down and leave them alone." "A few baskets of corn won't hinder my deals." "It's about each party honoring the agreements in the contract they signed." " The girl..." " Huh?" " She's come back to the village." " Tudorita?" "Yes." "I don't know how to explain..." "the matters got quite tangled up." "Come to the estate." "Mr. Vizotis, delegate of the Thuringer House" " wants to know how the harvest is coming through." " Yes, of course." "Tanase." "I didn't come here with only business in mind, I also want to see a great wedding." "See you soon." "Tudorita." "Tudorita!" "Stop that." "We have to leave, Tudorita and we have to do it tonight." "Otherwise, he'll chain me up until I marry Stana." "If we don't run right now tomorrow will be too late." " You hear me?" " Leave her alone." "Then why has she come back?" "You could've just remained where you went." "Leaving your village and wandering the world without purpose." "What kind of life is that?" "Damn this wretched life!" "Yesterday you said you wanted me and now you don't care if I marry another woman?" "The boyar's paramour, and what she bears in her womb." "At least say something." "Tanase, you know it well." "We are worms, and worms cannot hold their head up and retort." "That's the poor man for you" " he can't marry whoever he wishes." " Don't ask too much, Tanase." "You and your folks are heavily indebted to the boyar." "What do you want with me?" "Tell her to leave me alone." "She didn't send me." "I came to tell you... she came back because she was afraid you'd get killed." "When a person is dear to you you run and live with him." "But how could you understand all my troubles?" "You're still too young." "My dad's eyes were ripped from his sockets by some boyar's dogs." "And before that my mom died because the doctor didn't come to see her." "I only have Tudorita now." "These corncobs are wretched." "Never has there been such scorching heat, and it's not good at all." " The mamaliga is so bitter this year." " At least if there was mamaliga." "The boyar needs to have food." "Does he care?" "He migrates like the birds during winter." " He goes to have fun in Bucharest." " It will rain in the coming days." " The ungathered forage will rot." " Our cattle will die of hunger." " I don't know how we'll pull through." " The wolves will enter in the village." " Agreements can't influence the weather." " We will be eating agreements this winter." "My bones are aching - it's going to rain." "I hope we have time to gather our corn." "You've been planning something." "You want to run with her." "You have always been good to us and you've pulled us through hard times, hunger and poverty." "And with this sickness that has settled in our home you are now highly in debt and the boyar goes out of his way to make you leave Tudorita." "We can't stop you from leaving." "Only you can choose between us and..." "Who is that over there?" " Cat got your tongue?" " Looking at the stars, huh?" " And who is this, huh?" " Might be the Devil or the Holy Spirit." "Shut your gap, it's Stana, the boyar's mistress." "What are you doing here?" "Stana!" "You can forget about taking him from me." "Don't worry about it." "We won't run away." "I came back so he can marry you." "I'd rather know he's alive in your bed than dead, with his eyes ripped by crows, in the Baragan." "I already told you" "I'll give you my horse, if you want to leave." " You have my blessing." " No, Costache." "There's no need." "I've made up my mind." "Do you think it's fair that my sister should suffer because of your actions?" "Tanase doesn't even love you." "I love him." "Don't be that wicked." "When it comes to hard times, women always pay the price." "I know." "I didn't want to be a simple handmaiden for the boyar." "I thought I'd become a lady." "I payed the price." "You'll forget him." "You'll find another." "Me..." "I never will." "It started to rain." "And we didn't gather a single corncob from our field." "If he's not at home he went for a drink." "We have ribbons of all colors, they go well with everything." "We have beads, we have penknives!" "Don't crowd up, we have one for everybody." "Take a look at this penknife - see how it cuts." "See for yourself." "It cuts through bread and bacon like through cheese." "You nitwit..." "Where have you seen bread and bacon in the last 2 years?" "If you hang around those who eat bread, tell them to send us some wheat." " And after, I'll buy your penknives." " They're just 2 coins..." "If I had 2 coins, I'd drink them away." "And with these beads" "I'd drink 3 days in a row." "Look at that guy" "You should ask him to buy your beads, he has a bride." " 2 brides actually." " Yeah yeah" "I'm getting married." "and taking the village whore." "I chose her... chose her willingly, and that's that." "You wanted me to die?" "You can all go to hell." "Is it raining?" "Cats and dogs, look at me." "I look like a blindman that fell in a well." "Give me a drink." "My brothers, our corn is gone." " I'm going with a cart to gather all the corn I can before it rots." " At night?" "He's right." "I'm going too." "My soul, our lives... are not actually ours" "they are the boyar's." "But if one day, his life will be in my hands..." "Tanase you're drunk." "There she is my woman." "This is my wife, guys." " When's the wedding?" " Next sunday." "Come on." "Tell your master that I'll make for him a hell of a swing." "Here's your wedding gift." "Go to the estate to get paid." "Let's go." "I won't fix it next time." " Better off using it as firewood." " I know, I know." "What is God doing up there?" "Sleeping?" "He has destroyed us with this rain." "There was great weather for the boyar, and we fulfilled our obligations." "That's not fair." " What if we had gathered our crops first?" " We were not allowed." "We'll all die of hunger, and the cattle too." "The hunger that awaits us is God's punishment." "Leave God alone." "Did He force us to sign the agreements?" "And did we bring 800 carts of corn to the estate for God as well?" "Come on." "Harness your horse." "Or are you waiting for God to move your cart?" "What do you think, Costache?" "Is the boyar going to lend us some wheat this winter?" "What do you think?" "He'll give it to those that have the money to pay." "The others.. are invited to the wedding." "That's free." "Remember when Leana got married?" " I came home crawling." " Now that was a party!" "We drank red wine with foam from France." "This one will be good too, it's the boyar's wine." "The corn has rotten." "Our dear God made it rot." "I'll be damned if it's not so!" "Leave me alone, woman." "You're hanging onto me like a leech." "Tell me, Mr. teacher, since you're so smart and wise:" "Why did this bad weather had to come right now?" " God is responsible, huh?" " If you really want God to be responsible.." "let's say that he is." "The weather can't be explained anyway." "It's either good or bad." "The boyar was lucky, he protected his corn." " While ours" " Well..." "Hello, sir." " What did you say?" " Well, uh.." "He was talking about time." "He said their crops are compromised while yours..." "We're not here to talk about time." " We'll talk about this some other time." " When the weather's nice." "Of course, that's what I said." " The time is God's." " Leave God alone and let's have a drink." "Let's drink for the health of those who didn't come to this wedding." "I don't intend to give a speech." "But since I'm the godfather" "I want to wish happiness and wealth to the newly-weds." "They will live together at the mill." "From now on they're the village millers." "Ursu will return to the estate, because he can't be both bailiff and miller." "I am very saddened by the empty places at the table." "I would've liked to see more people eating and celebrating on this little occasion." "They didn't want to come - no problem." "We'll celebrate without them." "Ya crows!" "Tickle those strings!" "Tanase" " Dance with me." " Want to make a fool of me, huh?" "You didn't complain at the church, when the priest wedded us." " But don't think I'm going to be your slave!" " Stana." "I believe you're content." "You're pleased too, Tanase." "Not this one." "Play this:" "Come on." "You can't be that drunk." "I only got drunk once, when my mother-in-law passed away." "I'd like to see Tudorita over here." "Tell her Tanase is asking for her." "You're a good man, Ursu', if you came from estate to open the bar." "Listen up, fellas!" "Come over here." "Look at Ursu', he wants to buy us some drinks." "I recommend going back to your houses." " And why did you come here?" " Really, Costache, what's got into you?" "What's got into all of you?" "The boyar has closed the bar, so you dance at the estate." " And you decide to dance here." " We're going to dance in the church as well." "You can tell your boyar that even if he buys off all the muscians to play for him we'll still continue dacing." " I won't tell him, that's not why I came." " Then why did you come?" "To talk with your sister." "The boyar wants to see you dance at the estate." "Come on, don't make a scene." "Hit it!" "Get outta here." "33 + 9 41" "42" " 42, you're sure?" "Yeah." "And this one, who is this?" "This one's Cristea, he owes us 17 bags." "And why isn't he bringing them?" "I haven't seen him once since I started here." "Don't worry about him, he's got plenty." "You'll get used to it." "I'll ask the teacher to teach me to write and count." "So I can help you too." "Wait for a few more months and the baby you'll give birth to will teach you." " Cheers." " Cheers, Dragomir" "Hello." "I came to ask you to lend me one bushel of corn and I'll pay it back after next year's harvest." "I don't have a single cob left." "You know I have a lot of mouths to feed in my household." "I'm not asking for too much." "I don't even have cattle anymore." "Our corn rotted out after the rain, you know it well." "Winter is coming." "I can't, man." "I can't." "I'm not the boss." "And the boss doesn't loan anymore." "Didn't you hear I don't have any maize left?" " You want to see us all die of hunger?" " Didn't you hear he can't loan?" "He just can't anymore." "We have enough water but... the kids want a little maize with it." "The boyar's harvest was weak as well." "He needs all these bags and that's it." "He needs 3,000 bags, so he drew the line." "3,000 bags..." "I heard the barns in Braila are overflowing with wheat that's going to other countries." "And my family?" "Where will they go?" " Should they just die?" " Shut your mouth." "Shut up!" "I used to believe you were more humane, Tanase." "Can your heart let you watch us die of hunger?" "What about the records?" "Hey!" "Tanase." "Hey, Tanase!" " Tanase!" " Have you gone mad?" "I became this wretched because I listened to you." " You brought me in this state." " What's got into you?" " You've gone nuts, huh?" " The boyar doesn't loan anymore." "I can't help anyone with maize." "There's enough corn at the mill for 2 villages." "But I'm still a peasant" " I can't leave them hungry." " Really?" "Who do you think you are in this village?" "You're nothing." "It's not your fault." "And not yours either." "This disease is ancient." "It consumes us like a leprosy." "The leprosy of the thistles." "Why didn't you run with me?" "You're talking nonsense." "Our life is here." "Here?" "How can we endure this life, with our hand in our pockets?" "Shut up, Costache." "One day, you'll drop dead." "Many others will drop dead of hunger before me." "You suddenly wish to go extract salt in a mine." "So what?" "This country is like a neverending mine." "I'd like to see it burn." "Your dad also wanted to see it burn and now he is food for worms." "We'll all end up like that." "My father was right anyway he was shot for fighting wretchedness." " Should I be ashamed of that?" " Shut your mouth." "I won't shut up." "Both my mother and my father are dead." "And they didn't want to burn anything down." "They just wanted to get to the city." "I'm not from around here but I'd like to find some work for myself." "Anything would do." "I won't care about anything from now on." "You won't feed the whole village with 12 bags." "We have to hide them." " If they find out, they'll search everywhere." " Why didn't you tell me beforehand?" " Where can we hide them?" " Let's try in the church." " The priest will snitch on us." " What about the school?" "The school might me better but only if the teacher accepts." "If we're caught, they'll shoot us like some animals, you understand?" "You're scared." "Wait here." "I came here because you are the only man in the village that I trust." "This would make accomplice to a theft." "A theft of goods." "The laws are harsh." " The rich care only about their well-being." " Nobody saw anything." "And then, I believe they won't go searching at the school." "Afterwards..." " we'll manage." " They'll search everywhere." "And if they don't find the culprit, you know what will happen." "People will be arrested and sent before a judge." "Do you think I will let others suffer because of you?" "Aren't you reading the papers?" "Don't you see what's happening around the country?" "I see what's happening around here." "It's bad." " It's worse than in 88'." " Exactly." "Want me to be the perpetrator of a theft?" "Bring the bags." "And... you didn't hear anything?" "I lubricated the hinges yesterday." " But why yesterday?" " To stop the squeaking." " You didn't think of that when you stayed here." " The boyar ordered us to inquire." "We need to find a culprit, even if there isn't one." "You heard that?" "An order is an order." "And I don't plan on making the boyar mad." "Clear enough?" "Come with me and show me the barn." "It's only a formality, Cristea." "Of course... you didn't steal the maize." "Take me to your barn." "What you waiting?" "He's sick." " Hasn't slept the whole night." " You looked out for him?" "And you didn't hear or see anything, huh?" "No." "Let's go to the barn." "Move it, Pavel, don't be stubborn." " Come on, we know each other well." " What do you want?" "To see your stable." "You came too late." "I would've stolen 30 bags from the mill, if I could." "Shut your gap!" "Put that hay down and stop being a smartass." "And who's gonna' search your homes?" "Listen to me, Costache." "You better give me a helping hand." "You better give maize to those in need rather than humiliating people." " Listen to me, Costache!" " I'm not listening to anything." "That's it." " Where are you hiding the maize?" " Maize?" "Your mother's maize!" "Where is the maize?" " Are you bringing Dragomir back?" " What?" "He left 2 days ago." " He went to get food." " And you're waiting for him in bed?" "When our stomach's empty, we stay in bed." " The kids forget about the hunger when they sleep" " Yeah?" "So you don't know where your husband is?" " Maybe he went to the neighbouring village." " Maybe." "He came by the mill and asked for a bushel of corn." " And you gave him?" " Yeah, and I threw in an extra one." "What'd you think?" "I gave him squat." "No way, he went to the neighbouring village." "I see he's come back from our neighbours." "Now it's clear who stole the maize." "He's the thief." "God rest his soul." "It's better that he passed away." "He was mad." "To dare to rob the mill!" "I think you know why he went mad." "Send them to school with large hats." "I'll fill them up daily." "It's dangerous with bags." "I'll tell Matache to spread the word." " Very well, good night." " Good night." "We could've taken 10 times as much." "We were lucky anyway." "Ursu'!" "Did you go to a whorehouse in Braila?" "That and a knife in the back are the last things I need." "I had work to do, unloading the boyar's wheat." " I'm not lazy like you guys." " And... what are they saying there?" "I heard there's turmoil in the country." "Don't believe anything you hear." "Some peasants in North Moldavia." " They wanted to burn down a boyar's estate." " And?" "They arrested 30 people and sent them on foot to Bucharest for trial." "They'll shoot them." "They'll shoot them for sure." "I don't think I can handle much more." "That's no surprise, considering this year's agreements." "I was thinking about something:" "What if we went to the boyar and we asked him to change our agreements?" "Or..." "And after... there would be no masters." "We'd take our lands, we'd share them," "we'd work them only for ourselves, and we'd have food to eat" "forever and ever." " Amen." " Are you nuts?" "You want a noose around your neck?" "I'm just speaking my mind." "Can't I?" "Maybe the peasants in Moldavia were right to burn it down." "You're speaking before thinking." "Good thing you weren't at that estate in Moldavia." "You would've bit the dust if they knew you're a baillif." "I almost bit the dust 'cause of the wolves." "A huge pack followed me, when I was returning." "They'll get to the village too, if the cold continues." "They're the devil's work, we need to get rid of them." "We need a wolf-defense group indeed." "I don't want to see their tails again when I leave for trades." "And how would we make that?" "With our 3 rusty muskets from the village?" "I can ask the boyar to give us guns and bullets, he'll be very happy." "And.. do you think he will come too?" "Yeah right, you think he's going to give us guns in hand?" "He's afraid." " Of wolves?" " Not of wolves, of us." " Everything's in order?" " The whippers-in have started the hunt." "Let's see what you're made of, are you gonna kill the wolf or do we get rid of you?" "Halt fire." "The boyar is hurt." "To the estate, quick." "Didn't you hear the drum?" "Everyone in front of the church after service." " We're coming, we're coming." " What does he want now?" "You said he forgot about the hunting incident." "Stop talking nonsense." "There's a reason they didn't inquire about it yet." "The boyar doesn't even think anymore about the incident." "We'll talk about the agreements." "He'll only change the agreements if he's forced into doing it." " We're still the only ones breaking our backs." " Expect anything else?" " The army is on the boyar's side." " What army?" "The peasants are on our side, peasants like us." "How could they kill their brothers?" "It's true." "I heard they didn't even want to shoot in Moldavia." "And if they did shoot, they used blanks." "Look, now we'll see what it's about." "I gathered you all here to put an end, in a way, to the inquiry." "I'm sure that you know the person that shot me." "I'm waiting." "The culprit is among the 40 volunteers whom I gave guns to." "And he needs to pay the price for his deed." "It was not an accident, but an assassination attempt." "Someone wanted to kill me." "This first time, he missed." "Next time" "I'm sure he will aim more carefully." "This man must confess." "If by 4 o'clock, the culprit doesn't present himself at the estate all of the 40 men whom I gave guns to will be arrested." "The trials are quick in Bucharest." "If the culprit is among us: confess!" "It's not fair for all to pay for a single person." "Grigore is right." "We have enough troubles, we don't need to go to trials." "Since you want to talk to us, tell us, where is this justice you talk about?" "I want to see it too." "What about the hunger that's been consuming us for 4 months?" "And why don't our agreements change?" "And are our cattle coming back from the grave?" "That's not why I brought you here." "Can we talk about something?" "Or not?" "Of course we can." "And we'll speak freely." "If someone among us wanted to kill he should be tried." "But he should be tried in front of real judges." "I'm on the side of the law." "We won't protect a guilty man." "But he should be punished with real justice." "And what is this "real justice"?" "Find out that this justice does exist." "It's the justice defended by thousands of soldiers." "Soldiers who know how to do their duty." "And they don't need any prisoners, just like they didn't need them in Moldavia." "Whoever feels hotheaded and wants to start a ruckus in the country, is welcome to do so!" "You asked for it." "Until the culprit comes to the estate, public gatherings are forbidden." "The soldiers will see that everyone stays in their home." "And that no one makes a fuss without reason." "He wants to frighten us." "The newspapers are filled with this fear, which ultimately brought death." " But we're not crop thieves." " You're not, but you attempted an uprising..." " Come on, teacher, move it." "Move it!" "Are you deaf?" "Didn't you hear?" "Move it!" " Come on, Costache." " Leave him." "He's going to dine with his friend, the boyar." "The trial the boyar is requesting is a social right." " You're beyond frightened." " Me?" "Who else?" "But the one who confesses, saves the whole village." "That's what I say." "But the one who confesses, saves the whole village." "They'll kill you, if you go there." "You don't know what kind of man he is." "Don't go." "How will I manage alone?" "If I don't go... 40 women will remain alone in this world." "Goddamnit!" "He's mad!" "Matache!" "I shot the boyar." "Now go spread the word in the village." "Now run." "Tanase, don't go to the estate." "Tanase." "Tanase!" " We have to get to the estate fast." " So he was the one..." "The boyar has the right to send him to justice." "If he'll see the whole village coming, they won't do him any harm." " Otherwise, they'll kill him." " But we'll be seen by many." "They will say we're revolting against him." "You're saying these things?" "You once said you wanted to set all the thistles ablaze and that you aren't ashamed of dad." "I don't want him to die." "Let's talk to the others, Matache." "You stay here." "Suddenly you're not against going to the estate anymore." "I think it's time we ask him to change the agreements too." "That's nonsense." "Now we have to save Tanase." " And we won't do it with guns." " Hurry up." "Here comes the priest too let's ask him to join us." "Why did you leave your houses?" " Don't make God angry," " God..." " has left us long ago, Father." " Don't blaspheme." "The justice in the heavens is different from the one on earth." "The devil has obscured your thoughts." " Calm down." " Mind your own business." "Take care of your candles or else..." "From now on, we make our own justice." "Murderers!" "Thieves!" "After me!" "After them!" "Let's follow them!" "Hear that?" " The soldiers." " Yeah, they're close." "They will calm them down, don't worry." " Who will calm them?" " The tower." "They're shooting from Urleasca." "Closer than that." "What do I do with this one?" "Take her to the mill?" "Boyar." "Boyar," " the peasants are coming fast." " The idiots!" "Lock the doors, close the shutters," " put the saddle on my horse." " Yes, sir." "The army is close, I'm going to meet them." "Those with guns at the walls." "If they come close, shoot them." "You murderer!" "You will die." " You hear the cannon?" " Shut up!" "I'm not shutting up." "Not until my people are here." "They come to strangle you." "You will die." " You will die!" " You swine!" "My friends, we didn't come here to stay like in church." "We came to find our agreements." "Stop messing around." "Let's go to the barns, there's enough bread there to last us 2 years." " Everybody to the barns." " To the barns!" " The barns!" " Let's go to the barns!" " Did you torture him?" " Leave me alone." "We didn't come here to avenge your legacy as a whore." "We're looking for the agreements." "Did you see him?" "Was he killed?" "Not here." "Let's look some more." "they have to be around here." "What good is this mammoth for?" "Nothing useful in it." "The rabbit, he's gone." "He didn't wait to talk to us." "Brothers!" "Come here!" "The teacher has found our agreements." "Maria." "Maria." "I found it." "Look, that's my fingerprint." "Dumitru." "Nichifor." "You'll never have to go through this." "Your agreement." "Done." "This is a fresh start for us." "I don't want him to cry loudly" "It's not about giving" "It is about waiting." "Because if I knew..." "I would have not been born!" "If I had known" "I would've not gave birth to you" "Lift it up!" "Lift it up!" "What's happened to you?" " Where are you from?" " Bailesti." " Where are your people?" " At the boyar's estate." "Our people revolted as well." "Bless your souls." " They'll kill you all." " Every single one." " They're shooting the cannons." " Destroying everything in sight." "Demolishing houses." "They made the men dig their own graves." "You'll come out either homeless or dead." "But what is our fault?" "We haven't done anything wrong." "This is the end of the world, brothers." "There were never as many dead on the Baragan." "They're getting closer." "The disaster has begun." "Let's go to the estate and tell our people to run." "Go tell them." "Tell them to run and hide in the forest." "Tell them." "Lift it up!" "Lift it up!" "Eyebrows to eyebrows, and thin lips..." "THE END Subtitles by StefanCinema for KG  CG"