"You are about to watch his movie just the way it looked at the time." "In memory of Cristian Nemescu (1979-2006)" "MEDlAPRO pictures presents" "A film produced with the support of the National Film Centre" "May 1944" "The British and American armies are still engaged in bombing Romania." "Their aim is to undermine the government's determination to remain the ally of Germany." "The number of casualties among the military, and especially among the civilians, is increasing." "Cut it out." "We are hereby urging the population to strictly follow the rules of civil defense in case of bombing." "Upon the first warning signs, take immediate refuge in shelters." " C'mon!" "C'mon, already!" " C'mon, already!" " But where's Grandpa?" " We forgot Grandpa." "Attention!" "Do not panic!" "Don't waste your time trying to locate valuable items that you might want to save from destruction." "Yes, sugar pie, it's not that I don't want to come home, we've had this conversation before." "There are days when I just have more work to do." "Come on, I'm not having an affair..." "Hold on just a second, there's a call on the other line." "Wait." "No, don't call me back later." "Hold on, I'll get Luiza to pick it up." "Yes, Luiza's here." "Come on, honey... here we go again with why she's here." "She's here because she's got work to do." "Wait, there's another call." "These raids, the first after April 6, put the Podgorica leaders, who enjoy Western support, in a tight spot." "They have to face the increasingly numerous anti-NA TO demonstrations." "Luiza!" "Come on, what are you doing?" "The phone's ringing." "Talk to you later." "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, office of the State Secretary." "The Yugoslav Federation was bombed again, yesterday." "Wait, don't put her on the phone." "Yes." "How's my little princess?" "Now, I just talked to mommy and she told me you haven't finished your milk..." "Ok, put mommy back on the phone." "Look, something urgent has come up, I have to go." "I'll call you later, ok?" "Bye." " What?" " NATO's calling." "So, what am I supposed to do?" "Have them call the minister." "Well, they said he's gone, he's already left." "May 1999 costume designer film editor" "production designer director of photography sound executive producer story by" "produced by" "directed by" "Fall in line!" "C'mon!" "C'mon, already!" "Ready to go?" "These guys are stalling with their bloody engine." "Some uniforms you got..." "Fit us like gloves." "They're for special ops." "Can't feel the cold, can't feel the heat in 'em." "NATO standards." "Marian!" "Come here!" "Tell the American commander you'll be doing the translating." "He wants to take a look around." " You're the boss." " Me, me..." "He has a deadline." "And we have to go quickly." "Let's attach the engine to the wagon and get it over with." "He wants it done fast." "He is in a hurry." " He's asking you nicely." " Marching band!" "The Yugoslavian news agency reported that NATO missiles have hit" "Bosnian and Croatian refugee camps in Marcici, south Belgrade." "The Serbian press claims that the bombing has damaged yet another bridge across the Danube." " Hello!" " H i!" "You came to pick Monica up?" " I'm giving her a ride to school." " Your father bought you this car?" "Yeah." "You like it?" "It's the coupe model..." "I'm thinking of running for mayor myself, if the money's so good..." "Let me go see if she's up." "What do you want?" "Your prince is here." "Yeah!" "Morning, sir." "Spit it out." "Boss, the 9:30 freight train is on its way." "Help yourself to some chicken, my daughter's not eating." " You got the items list?" " Got it." "Morning, miss." "Come!" " How's it going, princess?" " Tell me what you're doing here." "I thought we'd agreed we weren't going to see each other anymore." "Hold on, I thought you re kidding or playing me, stuff like that..." "Baby, come on, I was crystal clear." "That's it." "It's over." "Es finito, comprende?" "So aren't you at least going to tell me what happened?" "Nothing happened." "That's the whole point." "You changed the spokes on the car's wheels, eh?" "That's it for today." "Take good care of the parcels." "Boss, on the 2 o'clock train we've got 1 0 boxes of 3.5 ball bearings." "We're selling those at 500 a pop." "1 0 boxes of tractor ball bearings, say we send those to Galati." "I took PVC, double glazings, wire and some other stuff in bulks" "I reckoned we'd sell those on the local market." "On the 8 o'clock freight train we've got 1 0 cases of beer, wine, soda and stuff, we'll sell those through Gelu's supermarket." "And so on... cigarettes, we've got 2, 4, 6 times 5 cars... 30 boxes." "Take out more." "They won't catch us, the goddamn asses." "And don't go selling them to Gelu, he pays after selling the stuff." "It's ok, I've got a new deal all set." "Next?" "Right." "Paint, cement... 1 00 each." "Spare Dacia parts from the 8 o'clock freight train." "And then there's the fertilizer on the Valcea freight train." " I promised the mayor 20 sacks." " I see..." "I'm guessing it all adds up to about 40 million." "This is the one for the factory." " For the factory, huh?" " Yeah." "Well, aren't they closing the damn thing down?" "So I can buy it." "Come on." "Take a decent share from every car." "We'll record them as losses" "Man, these gypsies are killing us." "They emptied half a car again." "And I'm the one who always gets the blame..." "I'll catch them!" "I'll teach them a lesson to stop stealing." "Isn't anyone going to answer that phone?" " Capalnita station." " Constanta station calling." "I'd like to speak to the shift supervisor, please." " Speaking." " Yes?" "Hello!" "A train carrying NATO equipment will pass through your station." "It's guarded by American soldiers." " Yes, I understand." " It's been granted free passage." "Listen carefully!" "Don't make any problems!" "They have government approval." "Don't make any problems!" "I'd like to feel your hot skin under my lips." "I love you." "It's me." "Listen, a train with Americans is on its way." "I don't know, just about now." "In, like, fifteen minutes." "Okay, man." "I got it." "Thanks." "Hey, guys, listen up!" "Gather round." "Tell all the guys to come to work." "We're going on immediate strike." "Yeah!" "Great!" "Doiaru wants to put us out of work so he can buy the factory real cheap." "The time has finally come to make ourselves heard!" " Yeah!" " Let's go!" "Victor, come over here." "By the power vested in me..." "Excuse me." "Yes." "Hello, sir." "You've got yourself a problem." "A train with Americans will pass and the word is out." "Good thing you called me." "Yes." "I'll be right there." "By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife." "Come on, sign here." "I have to go." "Kiss the wife." "Cut it out!" "Here!" "Come on, guys!" "Come on!" "We're not going home till somebody hears us." "Come on, move it." "Trifan, you're in charge of holding that banner up and across." "Thieves!" "Thieves!" "Thieves!" "Come on, Trifan!" "Thieves!" "Thieves!" "Thieves!" "strike" "Give us our money!" "We want our money!" "What's going on here, folks?" "Are you out of your minds?" "We're picketing, we've gone on immediate strike." "On the railroad tracks?" "Listen, guys, a train with Americans is on its way." "You want us to make fools of ourselves?" "We know." "That's why we're doin' it." "Maybe somebody will hear us out." "So what if Doiaru hears you?" "The investor bailed out cause Doiaru looted the factory trains." "We've filed for bankruptcy and you ain't doing squat about it, Mayor!" "Thieves!" "Thieves!" "Thieves!" "Boss..." "A train with Americans is headed our way." "Some big shots or something." "Carrying NATO military equipment." "Bucharest has granted them free passage." "Maybe, but I'm the boss here." "Have them stop for a check-up." "Folks, people are going to hear bad things about us." "Clear the railroad tracks and I'll buy all the oil in your factory." "God bless you, Mr. Mayor!" "We'll not sell ourselves so cheap!" "We're going all the way, brothers!" "All the way!" "Thieves!" "Thieves!" "Thieves!" "Give us our money!" "You know what?" "You're free to do whatever you want." "That's why we've got democracy, right?" "Good afternoon." "Dorel Mateescu." "Doiaru." "Railroad station master." "What's your freight car carrying?" "Well... it's American military cargo." "Headed for Kosovo." "It's a NATO car." "And its content is top secret." " I want to see your papers." " Well, don't you get it?" "It's military cargo." "We've got approval from high up, from the Government." "No, you're the one who doesn't get it." "I have regulations to observe." "Without proper paperwork I can't let you pass." "The officer would like to know if there's a problem." "... and those pricks in Bucharest." "This is my station." "Without them, you re not passing!" "Enough said." "Put them on track 2!" "What's going on here?" "Check out what s happening!" "Mister, what do you think you're doing?" "You hang around here, I'm going upstairs to take care of business." "Day One" " The Train" "Day One" " The Train" "So, how long have you had your bags packed?" "So, had you got on that train, you would've gone to Craiova?" "Pitesti?" "Couldn't I have just as well asked Petre to take you there?" "If only your mother were alive to see you today..." "What, you think it's got nothing to do with that?" "It has, dammit!" "If she hadn't died when you were born she could've told you herself." "I don't even know how you could think of such a thing!" "What, I don't take good care of you?" "Everything you've got here in this room..." "Tape recorder, clothes, records, whims Who gave you those, dammit?" "Sometimes when I look at you, I can swear it's her that I see." "Well, maybe that's just it." "You women are all alike." "I can understand why you'd want to leave this shit hole of a village." "Start studying!" "Maybe next fall you'll go to college, in the city!" "What the hell!" "You're smart." "You're beautiful." "I'm going to end up alone anyway, but that's just the way it is." "Shouldn't you be in school right now?" " Yeah, I should." " I'll have Petre drop you off." "Fuckin' son of a bitch!" "What are we gonna do, man?" "Go home?" "No way!" "We're going to carry on with the strike." "Screw me, we do that every day." "Okay, Mitroi..." "Heard the news?" "The Americans have come to our village." " Go on, sonny-boy..." " The Americans are in our village." " Well, how..." "Where?" "How?" " They're at the railroad station." " You mean, right now?" " Yeah!" "Go see for yourselves." "Have you heard?" "The Americans..." "Yes, here, in our village." " The Americans..." " I saw the Americans..." " Does the mayor know about it?" " Well, of course he does!" "Did everybody see a new episode of "Esmeralda" last night?" " Yes!" " Okay." "Today we're going to study two verbs: "quiero" and "trabajar"." "Let's read out loud, come on!" "Quiero ir al teatro, pero no tengo tiempo." "Write down the translation:" ""l want to go to the theatre, but I don't have the time."" "Who would like to conjugate "trabajar"?" "So many of you?" "You want me to call someone out?" "Go ahead, Despina." "Trabajo, trabajas, trabaja, trabajamos, trabajais, trabajan." "Good..." "Now, using the same inflection," "let's try "quiero"." "Who wants to give it a go?" "You!" "Quiere... quiero..." "No, no." "Neagu, you try!" "I yearn for the blossom of your breasts." "Your beauty makes me ache." "Stop!" "Attention everybody!" ""Es" is the inflection for the second person, singular." "For the first person, we use the inflection "o"." "Everybody look at the blackboard, please!" "The correct conjugation is..." " American soldiers in our village!" " Young guys?" "I don't know, but we gotta go take a look after class." "Yo quiero means "l love you"" "then we have:" "tu quieres, el, ella quiere, nosotros queremos, vosotros quereis, ellos, ellas quieren" "They say a train with Americans has arrived!" "So, if you say "quiero bailar" it means "l want to dance"." ""Quiero irme a casa", "l want to go home"." "And now, attention!" "To say "l love you", add, like in Romanian, the pronoun "te"." "As you know from the movies, "yo te quiero" means "l love you"." "Don't forget to watch the 395th episode of "Esmeralda"!" " Tonight!" " Wait, I wanna tell you something!" "So." "Ladies, young ladies and, well, the rest of you, to celebrate the end of this boredom, or, as the great scholar Gogu would call it, "the 1 2th grade"," "I'm inviting you all to a great party, the day after tomorrow." "There are going to be chicks, booze, cool music, all that stuff." "So everyone's invited to my uncle's, in the city!" "Everyone!" "Listen, aren't you guys together anymore?" "He was starting to piss me off." "Going on and on with "Baby, you're so fine"." "That sort of crap." "None of them is good enough for you anymore, huh?" " Hey!" "Where's the boss?" " Hello, Mayor." "Hello." "Where's the boss of the Americans?" " Hello, guys." " Hello." "I wanna talk to their boss." "I'm the mayor." "Here he is." "It's okay, it's okay, I'll do the translating." " Tell the colonel that..." " It's "captain"." "Tell the captain that we're very happy to invite him and the rest of the wonderful guests  to celebrate the anniversary of our village, tomorrow evening." " Tomorrow night, you told him?" " Yeah, I told him." " Mr. Mayor!" " Oh, hi." "Long time no see in these here parts." "Well, what can I do, I'm so damn busy." "You can see for yourself." "I gotta..." "The stuff I asked you about, those sacks of cement..." " How's that going?" " Oh, it's been taken care of." "I just need some guys to come by later on, to go pick up the sacks." "Praise the Lord." "What's that I heard?" "The radio guy said you wanted to buy the factory..." "What's up with that?" "My daughter's all grown up now." "She needs a nice dowry, you see?" "Good for you." "If she and Paul are getting along well..." "Let's get together one day, talk things over." "Listen up, we're having a meeting at the village hall in an hour." " Yes, Mr. Mayor." " It's the village anniversary." " Wasn't that a month ago?" " So what if it was?" "Girl, that guy is so cute!" "Now, who keeps texting you, girl?" "Aww, girl!" "He kind of looks like Ricky Martin, doesn't he?" " Can you hear me?" " Yeah." "You can." "Good afternoon." "Dear fellow villagers, as you well know or as you may have heard..." "or seen... a train carrying American soldiers arrived in our village today." "Apparently, from what Mr. Doiaru has told me, there are some paperwork issues in Bucharest..." "None of our business, anyway." "So till the papers get sorted out, it is our duty, both as citizens and as good Christians, as God fearing people... to warmly welcome our guests from overseas." "As far as village affairs go, the arrival of the Americans can only do us good." "Because, if we get publicity, we will draw new investors to our village." "Yeah, so Doiaru can rip them off, too!" "Not to mention that our guests are potential investors too." "We will welcome them into our pubs and our hotels." "And we'll all benefit from this." "I'm hereby announcing the anniversary of our village's 1 00th year, tomorrow evening." "Didn't we do that, already?" "I know we've done that already, but we're going to do it again." "There's going to be barbecue, beer, everything it takes to make sure it comes out nice." "And he keeps staring at her." "So she's gulping down the food and at some point the guy goes," ""Ma'am, you eat like a sow." And she goes..." "Yes, honey." "Okay, I'll call you back later." "Something important has come up." " When did this come in?" " Just now." " So, what do they want from me?" " Haven't got a clue." "Well, send it over to Defense." "See, it says here "urgent"." "Okay." "And don't forget to call the NATO guys." "Yeah, yeah." "Tell them it's all going to be taken care of." "Okay." "The Ministry of National Defense It's not our problem." "It's for the Ministry of Transportation." "The Ministry of Transportation Yeah, we'll clear it up, but..." "I don't think it's going to make it there today." "But it'll be there tomorrow." "Yes." "Good day, sir." "Claudia, change the header, so that I can sign it." "Quickly!" "The Board of the Romanian Railway Company" " There's no more room!" " Go!" "Go!" "Day Two" " The Village" "Day Two" " The Village" "And that's the story of the first black man I ever saw." "I was but a boy back then, but I'll never forget how the simple countryman, the Romanian peasant, welcomed this stranger warmly." "And we are all capable of such deeds, us Romanians." "Mr. Mayor, what happened with the black guy?" "Well, you see, kids..." "At first, people didn't even realize he was American." "Because we know that black people live in Africa." "Only afterwards did we find out that America's full of blacks." "But in those days, people didn't fear differences in appearance, so to speak." "They offered the poor man shelter for two weeks." "Until we chased the Germans away." "But, meanwhile, the poor guy died because he was badly injured and we didn't know how to cure him." "Okay." "Now let's talk a bit about the history of the United States." "Or, for short, America." "Or, even shorter, the USA." "The country's capital is located in Washington." "But that's not the largest city, you know." "The largest cities are LA, New York... and so on." "The country is made up of states." "Such as Texas, California..." "Anyway, just like our country is made up of counties." "Such as llfov, lalomita, Vaslui, Bacau and so on." "The country's economy relies on  seduction." "It's all about seduction." "Sure, it also depends on what you wear." "A short skirt and a big cleavage will always draw all eyes to you." "That's where intelligence comes in." "Namely, your demeanor." "My advice is that you be open, but without giving in to their first offer." "This is the time for us to speak up, without fear, to tell them what we really want and who we are." "That's right!" "I want us to hold a civilized protest tonight, at the mayor's party" "Now, you're all going to bring banners." "We're going to write down clearly what we want." "That is, "Give us our money!"." ""You thieves!", "We want to work!"" ""We're hungry!"... and so on." "Good morning, dear listeners of this wonderful community." "To honor the event that all of you have certainly heard about, we re kicking off a program of musical bonding, so to speak, with Romanian music and sweet American songs for the soul, meant to bring us a bit of warmth," "not that it's not hot enough." "What I mean is the warmth in our hearts and souls." "Right..." "On the other hand, a well-informed citizen was kind enough to inform us this whole village anniversary, which is actually made up, is closely connected to our mayor's wish to raise some money for the local budget." "They say that the budget has been depleted of some massive sums." "Moving on, I have here a list of musical requests." "I will begin reading them now." "Mihai." "Monica." " lonescu." " I noticed you like Monica." "You don't stand a chance." "For sure." "She's only gone steady with the coolest guys around." "She got bored of them all." "She was with Alex, the metal-head." "He was one of them angry rockers." "Then Mihai, the guy who graduated last year... my sister's crush." "Anyway, he went off to college in Bucharest." "The end." "She dumped that guy ages ago." "And yesterday she cut Paul loose." " Come on, you pick him!" " I'm not picking that geek!" "We reshuffle the teams and I'll pick him, man." "Dude, check out your team!" "You take him!" "Andrei!" "Move it!" "You're on his team." "We're taking the other one." "Ok?" "Come on, you've got a killer team." " Move it!" " Come on, pass it!" "You passed it to this dweeb?" "!" "He can't even move his feet?" "!" "And he's playing in his PJ s, too!" "C'mon girls!" "Put everywhere!" "Yo, Mihai!" "Get it over with those lights, already, will you?" "Well, those lights..." "Don't touch!" "Leave them like this!" "Bless you!" "Doiaru, you should really take something for your allergy." "Dear Vasile, I've got something I wanna ask of you." "Anything, Mr. Doiaru." "I've got it covered." "Go ahead." "Well, there's this gang of gypsies, they really get my goat!" "Everyday they're out stealing from freight trains." "There,by the turn." "You could have your men guard them." "They get so bored anyway." "I got it." "Listen, Doiaru, we've known each other for ages." "What's with these Americans?" "I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but..." "The mayor is out throwing parties and all..." "Well if they don't have the papers what am I supposed to do about it?" "Just because they're American they think they can outsmart us?" "Like we're Romanians, so we're all morons, or what?" "They have to obey the law." "Hey, Stelica!" "Watch it!" " Boss!" "Boss!" " What's up?" " This is 1-7." " I know, man." "Go ahead." "Hold on, it's for me." "Go ahead!" "What's up?" "The mayor is calling you over to put up road blocks." "Come on, man." "I started the barbecue." "You comin'?" "Of course I am." "I'll see you at the party." "Vasile, you're not gonna forget about that thing we discussed, ok?" "Of course not, didn't I tell you already?" "He wants to know if those customs papers have arrived." "No, nothing's come in." "Tell the man I don't take bribe." "What, you think if we're in Romania you can buy us out just like that?" "Third world country, right?" "Yo, Marin, you're so snazzy, girl!" "Hey, suck my dick!" "Yes!" "I came to take the Americans to the party." " Yeah?" " Yeah." "Hold on, I'll go tell them." "Good evening!" "Please, Captain..." "He's father Nicolae!" "My deputy!" " Soda, Mayor?" " Oh, give me a break!" "Where are you?" "Here you go!" "C'mon!" "Leave me alone!" " Mr. Mayor, God bless you!" " God bless!" "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, honorable community officials, dear fellow villagers" "I have the utmost pleasure and honor to bid you all welcome to the anniversary of our village..." "This year, we are privileged to have among us a few distinguished guests from abroad, who have come all the way from the United States of America!" "This being said, let's have some Romanian fun!" "Change the station already, I've had enough of this asshole!" "You tell me, how can anyone not hate these Americans?" "Hello." "Yes." "No..." "I can't hear you." "Hello?" "I can't hear you." "Speak up, please!" " Yes..." "Hello." " Who's there?" "Yes, yes, hello, Minister." "Yes, yes, hello, Minister." "Yes, they're right here with us." "We're at a party." "Yes, yes..." "No..." "That's not up to me, sir." "Well, see..." "The station is administered by the Romanian Railway Company." "And the man in charge of the station is Mr. Doiaru." "Yes, but I promise you that I'll make sure their stay here will be hassle-free." "Good bye!" "I just got a call from the Minister." "Good evening!" "It is my great pleasure to introduce to you the instrumental music group, "Band of the Universe"." "Together with yours truly, Nicky "Priceless", the ambassador of traditional music, we're inviting you to dance." ""Trade romale"!" "But especially to Stana, she knows why." "I love you, princess!" "You go ahead and translate for the gentleman!" "I'm very glad you're here and that you've joined this party of ours, the humble servants of God." "Thank you." "By the way, what's your hometown?" "What city in America?" " Bend, Oregon." "It's a state." " Yes, very nice." "I realized we've got the opportunity to twin our villages." "I mean, our towns." "I mean, our communities." "To become twins." "Capalnita and Bend..." "Yes, the train!" "No..." "I think he's got other business to take care of." "That's what he means." "He's going to be back." ""B" from Bogdan!" "Jackpot!" ""As long as your bed is warm, your dish may as well be cold. "" "Cheers!" "Sa-na-ta-te." "Yes." "Yes." "That's him on the phone." "Dear sir, I can't break the law." "The law is crystal clear." "I have to check the papers for every train." "In this case, the customs documents are required." "For instance, how do I know they're not carrying... drugs or something, God forbid?" "!" "Sure, I'll take your word for it, but the law is clear." "I have to check the papers for every train." "In this case..." "But why are you asking me to break the law?" "Are you gonna sign me a paper so I can let them go without documents?" "Do you have my fax number?" "I'll give it to you." "When you have the papers, send them right away." "Romania?" "What about Romania?" "I'll be waiting for the papers." "Good bye." " Mr. Mayor!" " Yes!" "Unfortunately, the firecrackers aren't going to get here." "Shit!" "There was no need for you to cause a riot tonight." "The people are protesting peacefully, Mayor." "Andrei!" "Andrei, where are you?" "Go ahead and translate the signs." "The food and the drinks are free." "Only tonight!" "Come on, sit down and eat!" "Come, sit!" "Somebody get me some wine over here!" "Come on!" "Come, mister..." "No, there's no problem." "Everything is ok." "Bring some wine over here!" "Stop killing each other over nothing!" "There's Doiaru, who's driven us bankrupt!" "It's all his fault!" "We're killing each other over nothing, people!" "Shut up, Mr. Mayor!" "Shut up!" "There's Doiaru, who's making us go bankrupt!" "Stop it, people!" "Man, my dad was the only one missing from this picture." "With his bitter mug, looking like he's the king of all morons!" "Wow, he's so cute!" "I'm such a sissy!" "The first time he stuck his tongue in my mouth, I started shaking." "Good thing he didn't stick anything else in there!" "Man, school sucks big time!" "They're making us learn Spanish with that cow, instead of English." "Who the hell learns Spanish these days?" "El guapito que te ponga la lingua en la boca!" "For once I meet a nice guy, not a redneck, and I can't talk to him!" "Did you see the way the mayor's brat butted in, did you see her?" "What can I say to him?" "Nothing!" "What can I tell an American?" " You know who speaks English?" " Who?" "Andrei, that guy in our class." "Andrei!" "Doiaru's daughter is here to see you." "Can I come in?" " Hello..." " Tidy up a bit, will you?" "It's ok." "Cool room..." "Did you arrange it yourself?" "Listen, Despina told me about your English lessons." "Is that true?" "Yeah." "Actually, I had one with Mr. Nicoara this very afternoon." "He used to teach at our high-school but now he's retired." " No..." " I'll give you his number." "No, no, that's not what I meant..." "I was thinking maybe you can help me out with something." "Cool, I've got one of these, too!" "And if the Russians get here, what are we gonna do?" "What if the Americans get here first?" "I hope we'll manage to keep this factory." "What was I supposed to do?" "If I hadn't worked for the Germans, I would've lost it 3 years ago." "I'm telling you, the Americans will be here today or tomorrow." "What are you doing?" "Eavesdropping on us?" "Day Three" " Monica and David" "Day Three" " Monica and David" "No glass for me, thank you." "Just the straw." "So." "What's your name?" "Monica." "What's yours?" "How old are you?" "1 8." "You tell him I'm 1 8." "What's he saying?" "He asked what you do." "And I told him we're classmates." " And what does he do?" " lsn't it obvious?" "So what?" "Ask him anyway." "He says he can't wait to go back to the States." "Ask him if he's got a girlfriend." "He's got more than one." "He wants to know what kind of music you listen to." "I don't have a favorite type." "I mean..." "I like a lot of genres." "Listen, you know what?" "Ask him if he wants to come to the party with us, tonight." "Go to the city with us." "Right, so you've hooked up with Doiaru's girl?" "No, dad." "Listen, you leave her alone, okay?" "She's out of your league." "Hey, cut the water!" "You need to study for college, ok?" "Did you decide what it'll be?" " Gimme water." " Not yet." "Sweetie didn't you say you'd go to the Polytechnic?" "Catrina, go on over to the cellar and check for some plum brandy." " We're out of plum brandy." " You go check it anyway!" "That'll do." "You listen to me good!" "Your mom and I have been working like slaves to keep you in school." "Pay for your tutoring." "Now, we're gonna keep working to put you through college too." "Nae!" "Come on!" "Get inside!" "Take him inside!" "They broke the window." "Fucking pricks..." "You, look at me!" "Once you get to Bucharest..." "Come on, get inside!" "If I catch you coming back, I'll break your legs myself, you hear?" "Where are you going?" "You're going off to see that American." "You see, Dorel, if you don't let me go to them, they come to me." "I told you not to call me like that!" "I go get the Americans!" "Stop the engine, it's eating up gas!" "I've come to pick up the American gentlemen..." "I've come to pick up the American gentlemen, take them on a trip." "We've prepared something special, traditional stuff..." "Here you go." "Tour Eiffel!" "Paris!" "And now, we're going to the hotel." "We have something special for you." "Come, come!" "It is not possible!" "Come, come!" "They want to go all the way up to the top." " They'll do that later." " Yes, later." "Come on, girls!" "Let me introduce you." "Captain Jones..." "The owner." "Come on, girls." "Nice and pretty." "Come!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "How are you?" "What are you guys up to?" "You've hooked up?" "Of course!" "You're beautiful as always..." "You sweet talker!" "Despina..." "What happened?" "I broke up with that jackass." "All he wanted was to fuck." "He wanted to take advantage of me." "Like all men do." "You're just a bunch of pigs and sex freaks!" "I was really in love with him." "And I thought he was in love with me, too." "I was an idiot all along." "Why don't I get text messages like Monica, saying, "you're everything I want"." "I'm stupid and ugly." " Oh, come on, you're not ugly." " Yeah..." "You're a nice guy, aren't you?" "I mean, you would want more from me than one night, right?" " Yo, Americano!" " What are you doing in here?" "I got to fuck her before you did." "Just so you know!" "I fucked every one in the village." "Now get out, I need the bed too." "Come on, scram!" "Fuck you, you idiot!" " Get the fuck out, you hear?" " You fucking wanker!" " Yo, the police are here, no shit!" " Wait!" "Come on!" "Close the door!" "Just a second..." "And now, if I may, tonight's great surprise." "The extraordinary ballet and dance show, "The Mystery of Dracula"." "Hold up!" "A projectile dating back to World War 2 exploded tonight, in the basement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, without causing any human or material losses, but only panic, especially because the explosion followed a massive power blackout." "This was caused by a short-circuit of unknown origin." "The population was very frightened, as they believed they were dealing with an American T omahawk air missile, which had missed its target, Yugoslavia, and landed here." "A similar accident occurred last week in Sofia." "What was that?" "You totally suck at shooting pool." "Check this out." " Come on!" " It's my turn." "Check out dickhead over there..." "You know this guy?" "Didn't you see he left the show?" " This guy?" " Yeah." " He was there for the show?" " He was there, but he took off." "Is that so?" "You, there?" "Yo!" "Yo, you deaf?" "Wise guy!" "Who is this guy?" "Where's he from?" " Come on!" "Show me what you got!" " Where you from, dude?" "I was killing out there, pulling out lines and stuff, trying to learn some English." "And he was just standing there..." " You don't like women?" "Yo, dweeb!" " You saw the hot chicks I had!" " Like I don't know your girls..." " What you gonna do about it?" " Where's this guy from, anyway?" " I think he's a faggot." "Yo, fag!" "Where you from?" "Let's brawl it out, if you think you're so cool!" "Come here!" "Come on!" "Shoot some pool, wham-bam..." "Bring it on, why you sitting there laughing?" "What's so funny?" " It's your turn, let him be." " Gimme a break, he pisses me off!" "Doiaru, sir." "Staniloiu." "Secretary of State with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." "Nice to meet you." "Come on, let's settle this already." "Did you have any trouble finding your way over here?" "It's far away, it's like we're not even in the same country." "I got a bit lost after Urziceni, but I pulled through eventually." "That's yours, right?" "Yeah, she's my wife." "She keeps thinking I go off on field trips with my mistresses, so I took her along to prove her wrong." "I meant the car." "Nice car." "Powerful, too." "It is." "Over here?" " Coffee?" " No, thank you." "I had, like, three on my way here, last night." "I'll say it again: smashin' car." "Real smashing'..." " Mister..." " Doiaru." "Mr. Doiaru." "Here's what I came here for." "Did you bring me the customs papers?" "Well, no." "I came here to solve this problem." "What problem?" "There's no problem." "Hand me the customs papers and that'll be the end of that." "Mr.Doiaru, the Prime-Minister authorized to clear this train." "Alright." "But did you bring the customs papers?" "Your authorization means nothing to me.You know, the law's the law." "I assure you that the Prime-Minister personally sent me here to expedite the train's departure." "No need for customs papers." "If you don't cooperate, we're going to replace you." "Let me tell you one thing." "I'm going to retire soon." "You think such cheap threats scare me?" "Let me explain one thing:" "this isn't Bucharest." "How do you think you're going to fire me?" "Will you come over and fill my position?" "What will you do to me?" "Well, we're going to have him replace you." "Who, me?" "I'm not the kind of guy for this job." "There you have it." "He won't take it." "Mr. Doiaru, we did a bit of research and found out you filed a request to obtain the local factory." "We can arrange that you do get the factory." "Let's put it all behind." "Come on, everybody has to win if this train leaves tomorrow." "Until I see the custom papers, this train isn't going anywhere." "Clinton himself can come down here." "Go woo your women in your fucking country!" "No one's leaving!" "Not you, not the Americans, no one!" "You're all staying here with me!" "You don't get it!" "You just don't get it!" "You never will, bastard!" "What!" "?" "Go on, hit me!" "Hit me!" "Go on, hit me!" "Fucking asshole!" "Things are not going to be left hanging like this!" "You're going to have to deal with the consequences." "You think we here, in the village, love Doiaru?" "Let me tell you something." "We just need someone to give us a hand." "One guy!" "Anyone!" "To get rid of this bastard." "The state this village is in, it's all his fault." "But we're scared." "That's it." "Who's got the guts to fight him?" "Others tried, too, and they got their faces pounded in." "The Police is on his side." "But I was thinking just now, that, since you're here, you can help us do something." "Don't be scared!" "Before we return, the Americans will be here." " Come on!" "Let's go, already!" " Let go of him!" "Come on!" "Day Four" " Doiaru and Jones" "Day Four" " Doiaru and Jones" "My dad's told me this story 1,000 times, since I was little." "As if he knew that was going to be the last time he saw his parents." "Anyway, they had arrested them because their factory had taken some orders from the Germans." "The Russians got here and my father never saw his father again." "My grandma either." "The communists kept them in prison because they had that factory." "And that's why my father is so desperate to keep me next to him." "So that he wouldn't end up alone." "Oh, and my father was brought up by one of his uncles, here in the countryside." "And the Americans never got here until the day before yesterday." "That's just the way it is..." "Anyway, that's all." "Listen, can you help me out with something?" "C'mon children, it's over!" "Ok..." " What exactly you want me to do?" " Teach me English." "Oh, yeah?" "And why would I do that?" "Because I'm asking you." "I want to leave this place." "You think the American is going to take you along with him to LA?" "And have kids?" "No American will take me along." "I just wanna get out of here." "As far away as I can." "So, will you teach me?" "Come on, sit down!" "Cabbage rolls." "You look like my mother-in-law." "Who's this guy?" "I don't know." "Tell me again what I say when I introduce myself." "What?" "What exactly do you want to know?" "I don't know. "My name is Andrei", "I'm this old", "l like to do this".." "Hold on!" "So..." " I'm Andrei, and I wanna kiss you." " I'm Monica and..." "Yes!" "I love you." "No shit?" "I've been in love with you for two years." "You wouldn't know, cause..." "I'm no American soldier or the coolest guy in town." "And, by the way, those text messages were from me." "Raise your arm!" "No, wait!" "This one!" "Raise this arm!" "This!" "Cheers!" "Where were we?" "Mr. Mayor, you have the floor." "Quiet!" "Quiet, folks!" "Folks, keep quiet." "I want to tell you..." " Where's the beer?" " Hold on with that beer." "I want to tell you that you all have a problem." "I mean, we all have a problem." "And it's called Doiaru." "Quiet!" "About that, I want to announce you that I've invited Mr. Jones, the captain of the Americans stationed in our village." "He wants to tell you a couple of things." "Quiet!" "Quiet!" "Listen close, this is important!" "Mr. Jones, please." "People of Capalnita..." "He wants to thank you for your hospitality and your generosity." "You've fed us." "You shared your food." "He respects you a lot..." "He's looking..." "he's thinking of this place..." "It's Heaven on Earth." "Thank you." "There's, like a cloud above Capalnita." "Doiaru has no respect for you." "You don't deserve to be treated that way." "Doiaru." "He has no respect." "That's it." "No one deserves that." "No one!" "He is looking at... at the faithful people, at the attitude." "It's about attitude!" "That's why God brought us here!" "That's what God intended us to be!" ".. what we really are." "We may look like strangers for you but he wants to tell you something." "We're standing here as one." "United as one!" "Everybody here, let's be united!" "United as one!" "We will defeat the tyranny." "We can defeat the Doiarus of this world." "Let's defeat this disrespect!" "And be united, as God intended us to be!" "United as one!" "United!" "United!" "United!" "God bless Capalnita!" "United!" "United!" "United!" "Let's defeat the tyranny, let's defeat the oppression!" "United!" "United!" "United!" "Yes, but there's one other problem." "Doiaru's hand in hand with Vasile, the chief of Police." "The cop." "Boys, keep it down!" "I'm talking to this gentleman here." "Please." "And if they use their weapons... we're history." "They are not allowed to use guns, unless the other guys open fire." "If the police fires one round..." "We'll protect you." "You have his word." "Just one round..." "For the moment, let's calm down." "Let him throw the first stone, that's it." "That's some phrase they use..." "I got it!" "Sticks and stones..." "And then..." "The goose mother." "I'm telling you, if Doiaru's cops shoot first, we'll protect you." "For real!" "You bring your bats and stuff and the rest is..." "I think we should bring Doiaru here first." "Hold on, I have a plan." "Don't you worry about a thing!" "All the customs papers are there." "Transportation documents, licenses, everything you need." "At your service!" "So I'd appreciate it if this train leaves first thing in the morning." "This is the representative of the Railway Company." "He has to make sure that you are dismissed." "My enemies hate me!" "My enemies hate me!" "But they don't have my success!" "And they won't be like me, not in their lifetime!" "My enemies hate me!" "But they don't have my success!" "And they won't be like me, not in their lifetime!" "Hello!" "Yeah!" "This time I want fireworks!" "Fireworks!" "Lots of them!" "We're gonna have fireworks!" "United!" "United!" "United!" "Day Five" " The Last One" "Day Five" " The Last One" "So, pay attention." "The W is..." "Doiaru will come from the right." "You guys stay on the barricades." "You don't step in until I signal you to!" "Yes." "Listen..." "You don't suck as much as I thought." "Boss,the villagers just caught the gypsies who stole from the trains." "They just called me from the mayor's office." "Call in all the boys." "We're gonna tear their sorry asses to pieces!" "And tell Vasile to bring in the cops, too!" "Listen, I wanna tell you something." " Not now, I'm in a hurry." " Come on, it's important." " It has to wait till I get back." " You won't find me here anymore." "I want to go to college in Bucharest." "It's leaving in 5 minutes." "Where the hell do you wanna go?" "I'm going to Turnu Severin and in two days I'm back in Constanta!" "They're coming!" " Vasile, call your men." " Got it!" "Yo, do you copy?" "Listen up, ok?" "What, you've had too much of a good thing?" "You want a fight or what?" "Don't make me or I'll cut your balls off, all of you!" "Thieves!" "Somebody call in those Americans!" "Come on, who want to have his balls smashed first?" "Come on!" "It's your dad!" "They started fighting!" "They started fighting, come on!" "No!" "No!" "Dad, no!" "The radar became functional at 1 8:30, on June 9th, 1 999." "Only two hours before that, NATO had announced the signing of a peace treaty with the Serbian armed forces in Kosovo, which put a final end to the bombing and the military conflict." "Bucharest, 2004" " Hey!" " Hey!" "Have a seat!" "Sorry I'm late." "How are the little peaches?" "Peachy?" "What will it be?" "A coke, please." "So, how's college?" "Great." "You?" "Yeah." "Yeah, what?" "It's good." "I've got this one stupid failed exam I need to re-sit." "Really?" "Really." " You?" " Yes." "I've got fifteen minutes left till my next class, and..." "Ok!" "Let's go, then." "Thanks, but we're leaving."