"The author wishes to thank Branko Polić, Zlatan Gelb and Relja Bašić for supplying facts on Lea Deutsch." "Thanks also go to Alica Petrač, Nada Kobali, Sonja Kastl," "Višnja Barac, Beata Devčić Domić, Vesna Ljubičić, Božidar Širola and" "Nika Grgić without whom this film would not have been possible." "Where the imagination falls silent, facts speak out." "I believe it's here." "It's a bit heavy." "Yes, this is it." "I'll take this and, perhaps, this as well." "I'm not sure what exactly it is I am doing, but..." "Hello!" "Hello!" "Yes?" "Has anyone ever filmed you?" "No." "For a journal, or newsreel?" "No." "But who made this film?" "Sonja's father." "This is all that's left." "Sonja?" "Sonja Kastl." "Do you remember?" "Beata, Blankica, Vesna." "It was so long ago." "Hansel and Gretel." "I've forgotten everything." "I've even forgotten Zagreb." "I don't remember anyone filming us, except perhaps that time in Berlin." "Do you remember Berlin?" "Do you know the song:" "♪ Zagreb enjoys song and dance." "There's a smile on all the faces. ♪♪" "Who are you?" "A ghost?" "I can't see you." "There's no one else in the room." "Darija." "Remember Darija." "I can't." "I've forgotten Croatian completely." "I've forgotten everything." "LEA AND DARIJA" "Written by" "Directed by" "Zagreb, 1939" "Hello!" "Gallant and charming." "Beloved by women everywhere." "A second father to me." "The great Tito Strozzi." "Today is his day." "Tito and Mr Deči have completed work on 'The Child Prodigy'." "They have written and composed it solely for me." "Here comes the soup." "Soup!" "Who's hungriest?" "Me!" "Let's see your hands." "Hmm." "I'm not too happy." "Someone hasn't washed his hands!" "Who could that be?" "I don't know." "I'll get it." "Mr Strozzi." "Sorry, Stjepan." "Where are Lea and Ivka?" "Ivka, come quickly!" "It's finished!" "What's the rush about!" "?" "The score's finished." "Great!" "Let's hear it!" "This is for you." "Here you go." "Here you go, Deči." "Now!" "I'll cue her." "Lea, you come in here." "♪ Pardon me for coming before you all weepy eyed ♪" "♪ But out onto the street we are being turned ♪" "♪ My father is out of work." "The fireplace is cold ♪" "♪ To blame it on the crisis Is I think far from bold ♪" "♪ My small body is so thin ♪" "♪ For three days now no food have I seen ♪" "And so rehearsals started." "They went from dawn till dusk." "Our theatre was called "The Children's Kingdom."" "Auntie Širola supplied the sandwiches and kept us in order." "Total chaos ruled." "Francek!" "How did you..." "Get down immediately!" "You're not allowed to do anything in this house!" "My clear, how much longer do you plan to endure this?" "This children's hell?" "Kingdom, my dear Tito, children's kingdom." "We love it." "Let's go!" "My third father was Mr Širola." "We used to call him Uncle." "We practised in his ﬂat in Vodnikova Street." "Only one more thing remained." "To see if the stern manager at the state theatre would accept The Child Prodigy." "Bravo Lea!" "Excellent!" "He can't say no!" "Zagreb, Tuesday, 8 January 1935, Lea Deutsch sings and dances" "And then we travelled, performed and travelled again." "You did not tell me you saw a man in your sister's room." "QUEEN OF THE DOLLS COPPELIA" " CINDERELLA" "MOLIERE THE IMAGINARY INVALID" "Come here!" "Oh dear, papa, you have wounded me!" "Wait." "LEA DEUTSCH" " CHILD PRODIGY" "And I was the star" " Lea Deutsch." "My poor child!" "Don't cry, papa." "I haven't wilted completely." "The child prodigy." "Belgrade, Ljubljana, Split, Sofia, Osijek, Koprivnica, Bjelovar." "Only I played to a full house." "FREUDENRICH BORDER GUARDS" "Karolina, are you completely out of your mind?" "Who are you courtesying to?" "The man has no eye for his business whatsoever!" "Let's go to Mama!" "We had our own show on Radio Zagreb." "All the children knew Emperor Talkalot and the Great Vizier." "I'm in love." "Our mothers sewed our costumes." "Our fathers smoked fat cigars." "CROATIA'S SHIRLEY TEMPLE" "This was The Children's Kingdom." "♪ I can clearly see what makes me happy ♪" "♪ Thank you, my heart for knowing this feeling ♪♪" "Show me if you would find another city with a children's kingdom." "Find it on the map and point it out." "What now?" "Here they are." "Miss Ungar." "Mr Riffler." "Everything's ready." "Welcome on behalf of The Children's Kingdom." "Širola." "But everybody calls me Uncle." "Thank you." "After Berlin and Paris, Zagreb must seem very small." "On the contrary, I adore Zagreb." "I have fond memories of Zagreb." "My friend and companion, Louis." "Perhaps you'd like to have a rest?" "Everyone is eager to meet you." "Allow me to introduce the mother of our child prodigy, Mrs Deutsch." "When uncle and Tito brought Rod to Zagreb to teach us to tap dance you also came, Darija." "With your golden locks." "Our Lea!" "Go on!" "I'll admit it." "You confused us all right from the start." "That evening Rod and Miss Ungar showed us what they knew at the Illyrian Hall." "Everybody was happy." "Except for my mistrustful, perhaps, even slightly jealous, father." "Riffler?" "Is that a German surname?" "The way he dances..." "That's why we brought him to Zagreb." "His partner is his wife?" "Miss Ungar?" "Yes." "No, I don't think so." "Shame on you!" "I hope Louis doesn't understand Croatian." "So do I." "But everything was soon explained." "Louis couldn't make his mind up between Rod or Miss Ungar." "Rod loved Louis." "And my mother would never have a better friend than Rod." "Because my father was the man of my mother's dreams." "Our children need proper tuition in modern dance steps." "Rod Riffler has experience in Europe and all over the world." "I wouldn't think of slow fox as a modern dance." "Be patient." "Esteemed director, colleagues and friends." "I am aware that children's musicals are rarely staged at The National Theatre." "But since The Children's Kingdom is part of The National Theatre," "I believe we have a great piece worth staging." "Mr Deči, a talented composer, has written the music." "I wrote the libretto and our great star Lea Deutsch is performing." "The title:" "The Child Prodigy..." "Mr Strozzi." "Let us decide." "Show us what you have prepared." "Lights!" "♪ Pardon me for coming before you all weepy eyed ♪" "♪ But out onto the street we are being turned ♪" "♪ My father is out of work." "The fireplace is cold ♪" "♪ To blame it on the crisis Is I think far from bold ♪♪" "Have they started?" "Yes." "Quite a while ago." "Come with me, Mrs Deutsch." " I'll come with you." "I can't wait." " Oh dear, I've forgotten the actor!" "Which door?" "On the right!" "Yes, well, Mr Strozzi, Mr Deči, Mr Širola." "I can see that a lot of work and effort has gone into this." "But, above all, talent." "It'll be sensational." "I congratulate you all sincerely." "And for you, my dear Lea, a big kiss." "You can continue practising on this stage." "The opening night is in 20 days." "The Croatian National Theatre is now The Children's Kingdom." "Thank you." "Congratulations princess!" "Good afternoon!" "Sit down, please." "Lea's opening night is coming up." "As always, she has tickets for you." "Let's see." "Who would like to go?" "Give me one!" "Thanks!" "Hey!" "Don't give Barbara one." "I can't stand her." "Me!" "Me!" "I don't have enough for everyone, but I promise to get more." ""EUROPE GOES TO WAR"" "Barbara!" "Excuse me...?" "Here you go." "Mr Deutsch?" "Yes?" "I'm Melita Gasteiger." "This is my husband, engineer Gasteiger." "Pleased to meet you." "The girl over there." "In the dark red coat." "That's our Darija." "Darija?" "Is the famous Lea your daughter?" "Famous..." "Perhaps you shouldn't make her do so much." "School, skating, opening nights..." "She loves it." "She makes time." "We didn't get tickets for the opening night, unfortunately." "Our Darija also danced before we came to Zagreb." "Really?" "The Children's Kingdom..." "What I actually wanted to ask you about is Pathhe." "Word has it they're coming to film your Lea." "It's a joke, right?" "It seems that they are coming." "As far as The Children's Kingdom is concerned, ask my wife Ivka." "She'll be able to tell you more about it." "Just a moment." "Lea!" "Lea, my dear." "Have you got any tickets left?" "Darija, yes." "She also danced." "Thank you." "Darija dear, say thank you." "The Croatian Shirley Temple." "With dark curly locks." "Miss Lea!" "Where have you been!" "You're late." "Evening, Mr Mirko!" "Flowers!" "Don't look at them!" "Flowers before an opening night bring bad luck." "So, what is it that you want?" "Nothing much." "Only that you let a few of my classmates up onto the gallery." "My brave father." "He could face anything, except watching me on stage." "The opening night." "The whole of Zagreb was in the audience that evening." "I was the centre of the world." "Do you know that feeling, Darija?" "Everything had been written for me." "Both the music and the libretto." "Everything revolved around me." "Mum was hoping in vain." "Only I knew where dad was." "His seat remained empty." "♪ Pardon me for coming before you all weepy eyed ♪" "♪ But out onto the street we are being turned ♪" "♪ My father is out of work." "The fireplace is cold ♪" "♪ To blame it on the crisis Is I think far from bold ♪" "♪ My small body is so thin ♪" "♪ For three days now no food has it seen ♪" "♪ With everyone I had to part, I beseech you with all my heart ♪" "♪ Spare a coin or two, so that some bread I may buy ♪♪" "Bravo!" "People say that actors are big children." "This is probably why they all loved me so much." "I was a child." "And I was famous." "Adored." "Did it go well?" "Yes." "Are you happy?" "Please take her backstage." "Miss Deutsch, do you have stagefright before a performance?" "Not when the performance is a hit." "Has Pathhe confirmed whether he is coming?" "I don't really care." "Why is the piece entitled The Child Prodigy?" "You're no longer a child, young lady." "No, I'm not." "Bravo!" "Give your sister a kiss!" "You were excellent!" "I don't have any more photographs." "I don't need one." "Give me something that brings you luck." "You're not getting this!" "It couldn't be avoided." "A final showdown." "Shirley Temple vs the Child Prodigy." "So, let's see it!" "Bravo!" "Excellent girls!" "You're great!" "♪ Let's dance now, little brother." "Grab my arms, I'll show you how ♪" "Tito and uncle searched and searched." "And finally found what they were looking for." "Hansel and Gretel." "A show with two stars." "Braco was unhappy." "He'd lost his partner." "It was a hit." "Everybody kept talking about Lea and Darija." "The Darija who dances with Lea." "The Lea who dances with Darija." "♪ To the left and to the right." "This task is oh so light!" "♪" "♪ Well done little brother mine, Your steps are now just fine ♪" "♪ Who'd have thought that you might be taught ♪" "I don't know what it is." "I know there's a name for it." "Is there a name for it at all?" "But it fulfills me completely." "Unbelievable!" "How could you forget to mark the reel?" "Now they're all mixed up!" "This isn't professional!" "This is the fifth time we're filming the same thing!" "Tell me." "Which film can I use?" "Gentlemen, it'll be fine." "Take a fresh roll and put the rest away." "Start over!" "No class today?" "No." "I informed everyone." "They're filming our Lea." "Pathhe from Paris." "Only Lea?" "What about the rest of the children?" "What is the lady saying?" "Please translate." "Madame is asking about filming the other children." "Why not?" "What is your name, young lady?" "Darija." "I should tell you that I am well-versed in urbane matters." "Will you be filming the entire cast of The Children's Kingdom?" "Darija has brought a wonderful costume along." "You're German?" "Then..." "No." "She is just of German descent." "She is Croatian." "She's a "Volksdeutsche."" "Terribly sorry." "We don't have time." "Our unused film is at the hotel." "Another time, perhaps." "We're only filming Lea this time." "We've come all the way from Paris to film Miss Deutsch." "I understand." "I understand, all too well." "Darija, we're leaving." "Mama, I'd like to stay with Lea." "My clear, we are leaving." "We're not welcome here." "If Paris won't have us, Berlin will welcome us with open arms." "Good bye." "Where are you two going?" "Tickets?" "You've seen five films in two days." "'Night and Day said Fred to Ginger'." "The film's six years old." "But the theatre is full." "I'd charge you double." "But the owner, Mr Simone, is giving you free tickets." "Thank you!" "CROATIA FREE AT LAST" "Good morning" "Good morning." "Girls, girls." "Stop fidgeting." "Stand still or you'll end up with a pin in your bottom!" "Be good Darija, or you'll get a pin in your bottom!" "Auntie Margita, can I please have a pin in my bottom too?" "Stand still for a moment." "Pin this pleat down." "Go and show your mother." "Simply beautiful, Mrs Jakšić." "Do you like it?" "Good." "And now you, my beauty!" "How could you do this to my Darija, Mrs Margita?" "What's wrong, Mrs Gasteiger?" "She's beautiful." "Darija, take it off, immediately." "But, mum!" "What?" "Mrs Melita..." "You keep your mouth shut." "This must be your doing." "I beg your pardon?" "Yes." "Mum, don't." "Don't what!" "?" "Ladies, please." "Katarina!" "You're to blame for this." "Agram is not Berlin." "No, it isn't." "New ideas are spreading from Berlin." "I thought you'd do something like this, so I gave instructions to your assistant this morning." "My assistant is a silly goose." "And you have no right to insist." "The dress was made as requested by Mr Riffler." "The gentleman decides and we pay, is that it?" "That's none of my business." "Identical dresses!" "Right then." "No ball." "Lea, take the dress off." "Take it off!" "Come here, please." "Where?" "Ladies, they're performing..." "Darija!" "Lea!" "Lea!" "Darija, what's the matter?" "Open the door, right now!" "Lea, you're wanted." "Lea, open the door." "The two of them really get on my nerves!" "Darija, please!" "Open the door!" "Lea, open the door!" "Mum, everything's OK." "Wait up for us in the salon." "My dear, you can keep the dress." "Darija, please!" "Open the door!" ""In accordance to Jewish Laws 65-68, as of 30 April 1941"" ""all Jews, both women and men, of all ages and denominations"" ""are ordered to display the yellow cross on their left side"" ""immediately after receiving it."" "Listen Ivka." "This is not important..." "Here it is..." ""Since, for obvious reasons, the piano is important"" ""for our daughter Lea, and not a necessity for the future tenant,"" ""I would kindly ask you to allow us to keep it"" ""and remove it to our new address." "Stjepan Deutsch."" "I believe they'll understand the fine irony." "I'll get it." "It's probably Darija." "We've got to go to rehearsals." "Go on then." "Good afternoon." "Are your mother and father at home?" "Lea, who is it?" "Good afternoon." "Good afternoon." "How can I help you?" "This flat has been allotted to me." "Allotted to you?" "We've received an eviction order, but I haven't even had a chance to see the flat on Trešnjevka." "You don't have to move." "We'll certainly need a couple of days to pack." "I presume you don't need the piano." "You don't have to move at all." "All I need is a room and the use of the kitchen and bathroom." "I suggest we arrange things as follows." "I hope you won't mind, Saša..." "Is that your name?" "Yes." "If I move in to the room next to yours?" "No." "Only if you don't snore at night!" "I don't." "Good." "The rest remains the same." "I get up first, so you won't even see me during the day." "It would be good if we were all in at night." "Such are the times." "All kinds of riffraff is out and about after dark." "Lea, do you two know each other?" "Lea!" "Right, young man." "You seem to know Lea from somewhere." "And, for some reason, she has fallen silent." "However, you have barged into someone else's flat, and rearranged everything." "I don't know how it is you know so much about the flat, but no matter." "You've allotted chores." "Now all that remains is for you to tell us who you are." "Tadija Kukić." "Lea knows me by sight." "From the skating rink." "It states here who I am." "You're a lawyer, am I right?" "Yes." "What it says here is:" "The above mentioned is called to evict Stjepan Deutsch from 29 Gundulićeva Street and the same, including all furniture, is to be allotted Jarnjuš Janko." "Since I was able to aid Mr Janko in finding a larger flat in Palmotićeva Street, I am moving in with you." "LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR TODAY AND HERE!" "Girls, you have 45 minutes to write this essay." "Can it be something funny?" "It is funny." "Today and here." "Write what you feel." "Lea, the principal wants to talk to you." "You'll come to the new opening night?" "I mean, you always come." "You'll like it." "Teacher!" "Has Lea been expelled?" "No one's been expelled." "Lea won't be with us for a while." "Until the end of the school year." "It's only a temporary decree." "She'll do the exams." "We'll help her." "Who lives close to Tomislav Square?" "So, we're agreed." "Zdenka, you'll bring her maths and physics notes." "Višnja, you'll bring her Croatian, Latin and French notes." "Elica, you'll bring her history notes." "Lea, it's only temporary." "It's only for this term." "We'll bring you all our notebooks every day." "I'll be bring you history!" "Lea!" "Bye, Lea!" "Come back soon!" "Keep some tickets for us for the opening night." "Put these two books into a separate box." "The cardinal will inspect them more closely personally." "Books!" "Books are a red rag to a madman." "Why?" "Because he cannot understand them." "Even worse if he can." "First the book, then the man is destroyed." "Wait." "You asked the cardinal personally?" "No, the cardinal offered to safeguard these books at Kaptol without having to be asked." "Until this madness passes." "You may rest assured that they will returned." "All of them." "Undamaged." "Tell me, if we agree to this, then we have lost the support of the Jewish community, is that not so?" "What are our children supposed to eat?" "Are we expected to live off the mercy of our friends?" "I am but the rabbi of our small community." "It is not for me to advise you on this." "If we all convert, who will remain?" "We need to think of our children." "We need to save the children." "If we christen only Saša and Lea, will we continue receiving food?" "Hold it." "We don't know any priests." "Read." "In his secret letter, the cardinal recommends that all his vicars help those people who wish to convert" ""When these times of madness and barbarism pass,"" ""only those who have converted through true faith will remain."" ""Others will return to their own faith."" "They will return to their own faith." "Children." "The children are important." "It's too late for Palestine or Switzerland." "Maybe it's not too late for you." "I'm not going anywhere." "I'm not leaving as long as there's a Jew left in Croatia." "Lord, allow our chosen ones, instructed by the holy secrets and the christening font, to join your church." "In Christ our Lord." "Do you renounce Satan?" "I do." "And all his works." "I do." "And all his empty promises?" "I do." "Do you believe in God, the father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth?" "I believe." "Receive the sign of the cross on your forehead and on your head." "Relinquish Judaism and Hebrew superstitions." "Honour the Almighty and his only Son and our Lord, Jesus Christ." "Come closer now." "I christen you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost." "Darija!" "Darija!" "It's arrived!" "Darija!" "It's finally arrived!" "This is an invitation for Darija." "UFA wants to film her." "We're travelling to Berlin!" "Mr Riffler, I have a great favour to ask of you." "I'd like you to travel with us to Berlin!" "Berlin is the centre of the world today!" "Berlin!" "I dreamt about the ﬂoodlights at the studio." "Paris was mine." "Berlin was yours." "Or we could divide the whole world between us!" "America for me." "Europe for you." "Or you could have mine and I'd have yours." "Here's the cheese..." "Thank you." ""Notice of the Command of the Ustashi Youth:"" ""As of this day, The Children's Kingdom is to be disbanded."" ""In future, The Children's Theatre will be placed under"" ""The Croatian National Theatre of Ustashi Youth."" "Let's see..." ""My mother Ivka, born Singer, was also born in Zagreb."" ""Both my parents have lived in Croatia since my birth."" ""As a lawyer, my father only had Croatian clients."" "Since I have only associated with Croats in my home,"" ""I have converted to the Roman Catholic faith."" "Yes." "I've noted it down." "The ophthalmological department at the Sisters of Mercy Hospital." "Lea, my dear, are you listening to me?" "Yes." "Read." ""All our theatre managers and critics say that I am talented."" ""I trust that I will continue to be an asset to the Croatian theatre."" ""I therefore ask my application to be taken into account."" ""I will continue to apply myself for the good of Croatians,"" ""who took me in so warmheartedly, even though I was but a child."" "I'll continue reading." "Listen to me carefully." ""In view of the above, I ask for article 6 of the Law on Races"" ""to be applicable to me and my parents"" ""who raised me as a Croatian and patriot because they felt this way."" ""I ask my application to be taken into consideration."" ""I will proudly do my utmost for my homeland Croatia"" ""and for the creator of its independence."" "Alright?" "Have you understood everything?" "Then sign here." "I hope this isn't the reason why you're avoiding our home." "Our friends still keep coming." "But I do understand." "Saša, let's go and revise the texts." "Would you like some coffee, Rod?" "Don't worry." "We have enough." "I'll make some anyway." "I can't understand it." "Not even a letter." "What about his things?" "Empty wardrobes." "Perhaps, things are not as bleak as they seem." "Louis meant everything to me." "You understand me, Ivka." "I understand." "People like me are not only a disgrace in these times." "My life is in danger." "Louis and Nada will come back." "They'll never come back." "They've left me here alone." "The two of them is all I had left in my life." "But you've got your work, Rod." "No one can take your an away." "Don't call me Rod." "My real name is Robert" "Excuse me!" "?" "I lied." "My European career, my successes." "It was all a lie." "I was never at the top." "My real name is Robert Ungar." "A second-rate dancer." "A homosexual." "And..." "A Jew." "Welcome home, Mr Ungar." "Could you repeat that, please." "Deutsch has been stricken off the list." "It's been replaced by Božica Špoljar." "I don't need to repeat it to you." "Do you know who..." "No, I don't!" "Even if you were the Virgin, I can't let you in." "You're not on the list." "Where's Mr Mirko?" "I have a performance..." "We don't have time." "You don't have time?" "What's happening, Mr Dujšin?" "I phoned your father." "There's obviously been a mistake." "You're banned from the theatre." "Mr Mirko?" "Go home, Lea." "No, I won't!" "I want to talk to the director, this minute!" "I have to..." "You don't have to anything." "Help me, Vjeko." "Miss Deutsch, some of our colleagues have also been banned from entering the theatre building." "There must be some mistake." "That's what I think." "Leave the door open." "When I became the new director, I was certain that it was my job to oversee performances, the repertoire..." "But as you see, in our lives, everything boils down to politics." "But, Mr Žanko, Lea cannot be a political issue." "She's a child." "Lea is no longer a child." "Yes." "But she was, when she signed the contract with this theatre." "Lea is extremely talented." "I've seen her on several occasions." "But I don't make the decisions." "You know the new decrees on race." "Lea is a Croatian child prodigy." "Her success came playing in Croatian dramas." "Is Croatian willing to simply throw away its most devoted talents?" "Let's say that this Croatian custom contradicts the decree on races." "But let's ignore that for a moment." "You are familiar with paragraph 6 of the Law on Races?" ""Aryan rights will be awarded to all non-Aryans who have proved"" ""themselves meritorious for the Croatian people"" ""before April 10, 1941." Is that what you were alluding to?" "Write an application to the Race department at the Ministry of Internal Affairs." "Your arguments are valid." "Lea has already written an application and sent it." "It has been supported and signed by renowned artists from the theatre and the music scene." "Nina Vavra, Jakov Gotovac..." "Mr Žanko, I've come for your personal support not advice." "Good bye." "Wait!" "Mr Deutsch, you don't know me at all." "I have never willingly wanted to insult anyone, let alone harm them." "I will do whatever is in my power to get Lea back." "♪ The blue tram speeds through the city... ♪" "No." "Let's do it again." "From here." "The blue tram... ♪ The blue tram speeds through the city... ♪" "Tadija, come and sing with us." "Well done." "Once again." "Mr Deutsch, are you leaving?" "Ivka!" "Tadija has asked for Lea's hand in marriage." "What did you say!" "?" "Mr Tadija has asked for Lea's hand in marriage." "Mrs Deutsch, believe me." "How else can I help you?" "She's only a child." "I have to hide." "They won't touch you." "It'll soon pass." "Tadija is a gift from God." "Lea's underage." "We'll ask for a permit." "And what if we get it?" "We'll be man and wife on paper until Lea comes of age." "And then let Lea decide." "Stroll by under my window now and again." "Just so that I can see that you're still alive and well." "Daddy!" "My sweetie!" "Don't worry, dear." "Saša!" "Look after the plane." "Tadija, thank you." "Bravo!" "Is this the Riffler dance studio?" "Yes." "I'm Rod Riffler and this is my dance studio." "This studio has been closed down as far as I know." "Riffler?" "Are you sure that's your surname?" "It's the name I go by as an artist." "Artist?" "Robert Ungar, if I'm not mistaken?" "Yes, Robert Ungar." "From Osijek?" "That's right." "Come with us, Mr Ungar." "Just a minute." "What's over here?" "The kitchen." "And over here?" "My study." "The studio will be closed until further notice." "Closed?" "Mr Ungar, I see you're not wearing your obligatory race badge." "That is punishable bylaw." "You may enter this room at your own risk." "Why is that, Dr Panac?" "The patients have trachoma." "This is only a routine check." "Yes, but it's a dangerous and contagious disease." "If you really insist, then go ahead." ""I love you all!"" "Have you brought the film?" "Yes I have." "You'll see!" "Quick!" "Hurry!" "I can hardly wait!" "This is in Berlin?" "At the UFA studio?" "Yes." "What about the crystal throne?" "What?" "The velvet stairs?" "Come off it!" "Good evening." "May I come in?" "Please do." "Take a seat, Mrs Gasteiger." "No, thank you." "May I?" "Of course." "I'll keep it shod." "My husband's waiting for me." "Your husband is with you?" "Your husband's not at home?" "No, he isn't." "He's away on business." "We returned from Berlin the day before yesterday." "Lea paid us a visit yesterday." "She was at your flat?" "Yes." "I decided to talk to you..." "No need." "I'm sorry, it won't happen again." "For God's sake, Ivka!" "You didn't think I came because of that!" "Lea can come and visit Darija whenever she wants." "It's terrible what's happening." "The children are not to blame." "I came to say..." "If there's anything you need." "If we can help." "If there's anyone we can talk to..." "Ivka..." "If there's anything we can do to help..." "Anything." "Anything within our power." "Darija!" "Hurry up!" "We're about to stem!" "It's so provincial." "Look!" "That's Lea Deutsch!" "Yes, that's her!" "Good evening." "Goodnight." "It's alright." "You can turn the radio back on." "But keep it tuned in to Radio Zagreb, alright?" "Let's go through it once again." "When you get off the train, don't stay on the platform." "Go into the city park." "You can eat, rest and do whatever you want there, but don't leave the park." "The contact will approach you." "We don't know who it will be." "Have you remembered all this, Ivka?" "Yes I have." "It's all clear." "They're all at Borongaj." "A diversion." "They say a warehouse full of ammunition has exploded." "We've received two cards from Grga." "From Jasenovac?" "Yes." "Read them, Nina." "Anything coming from the camp is censored." "This hasn't been censored well enough." ""My dear, I've been receiving your packages on a regular basis."" ""If necessary, find someone to send them." "Best regards to our relatives,"" ""aunt, and the rest of the family." "Love and kisses to you."" "What's that?" "That's important." "It needs to be read backwards." ""Our race is dying of hunger."" "I've heard actors say that death has a thousand faces." "Actors say all kinds of things." "They like to talk." "They don't know when to stop." "Balloons!" "The only person who came in Karlovac was a man with balloons." "The man who was supposed to come and take us to the partisans didn't come." "We waited all day." "They told my mother to be patient." "To wait another day." "When the next day came, they said the same thing." "And then nobody else came." "Cheering in the streets as people await the arrival of Ante Pavelić." "The procession will pass through the streets of Zagreb." "He then bid farewell to volunteers heading off to war and victory against the Bolshevik threat to a New Europe on the Eastern Front." "Lea!" "Mrs Deutsch!" "Lea!" "Are you off to the front, Tadija?" "To Russia?" "Mobilisation." "To the east." "Lea?" "♪ Goodbye, my friend, goodbye... ♪" "Lea!" "Lea!" "I'll come back." "He said he'd come back." "But I knew I'd never see him again." "Early ﬂowers blooming before the spring on the streets and squares of Zagreb are the first sign that winter is almost over." "The square around the National Theatre takes on its customary role." "Mothers in Zagreb take their children out into the sun and air." "What is it you want?" "Is Lea at home?" "Who?" "Lea Deutsch." "I'm a friend from school." "I've brought her her homework." "Oh, right!" "Lea Deutsch!" "No, she isn't at home." "The whole family has gone on holiday." "On holiday!" "?" "Exactly." "On holiday." "Understood?" "And then even you disappeared." "You ran before the partisans." "All the Croatian Germans did." "You escaped to Vienna." "You Volksdeutsche were always so well organised." "Do you recognise anyone, Darija?" "There they are!" "My mother, my father and I." "But you?" "Who are you?" "I'm Lea." "No." "I don't remember." "Lea Deutsch." "Your Lea." "No." "I really don't remember." "I'm Gretel." "You're Hansel." "Hansel and Gretel." "Listen to this, Darija." "Look, my dear!" "Look how clean our Lola is?" "Do you have anything?" "Even the smallest of keepsakes to remember me by?" "Or don't you want to remember?" "No." "I remember everything." "But you, you I don't remember." "Let's sing, shall we?" "♪ Zagreb enjoys song and dance." "There's a smile on every face ♪" "♪ The blue tram speeds through the city ♪" "♪ And planes land on Dolac ♪" "♪ Zagreb enjoys song and dance." "There's a smile on every faces ♪" "♪ You ﬂy off with an umbrella from Šestine ♪" "♪ And ﬂy out over Kaptol ♪" "♪ Youths tap dance through the streets ♪" "♪ Where all the world is smiling and beautiful ♪♪" "The Gasteiger family ﬂed to Austria in 1944." "Darija still lives in Innsbruck." "Stjepan Deutsch died in Zagreb 15 years later." "Ivka and Saša arrived in Auschwitz but all trace of them was lost." "Lea Deutsch died on the train to Auschwitz in 1943." "This film tells the story of those dead and those living only in part." "The rest is fiction."