" Quiet." " Come on!" "Faster!" "September 1944." "On the Tosco-Emiliano Appenines..." "Chased by the Allies, the exhausted German troops retreat along 'The Gothic Line'." "Give me your machine-gun." "I can't take it anymore!" "Keep your heads down!" "Hopefully it'll be over soon." " Here we are in the mud." " When do we get a break?" "Move it!" "Keep your heads down!" "Come on, move it!" "Come on, men, it'll be over soon." "A little bit more to the right." "Soldier!" "I need someone for an assignment." "Come with me." " Listen carefully." " Yes?" "Cross the forest and get to that hill." "Don't let them see you." "You stay here." "I'll go alone." " Looks like a good one." " Why not?" "Should be easy to climb." "Come on, Heinz." "It's tougher than we thought!" "Come on." "Let's try that again." "Pass me my gear." "And the rifle." "How's the view?" "Any good?" "I'll wait for you." "Take care, Karl." "Goodbye, Hermann." "I slept a lot." "Nobody's shooting anymore." "No artillery fire either." "If they'd caught me sleeping, I'd be dead already." "There's no one around." "What are they doing?" "It's like they've disappeared." "Is it possible that they've gone?" "No, they'll start again soon." "But why aren't they shooting?" "Karl!" "Hermann!" "Hermann!" "We might have been up there last night, when they bombed us." "Yes, we came from below." "And them?" "Where were they?" "There, to the north." "And where are the dead?" "I don't get it." "If they were hiding in those trees they would have reacted when I shot." "They would taken off like birds." "There's nothing there." "They must be dead." "Something's burning." "Then the front is that way." "They're still fighting." "A village!" "It's probably still ours." "It looks deserted." "It really is deserted." "It hasn't taken one single shot!" "Then the war hasn't passed here." "They might be up there, in the trees." "Or in those houses." "I must be careful." "I followed orders." "What should I do now?" "This is my position, I can't leave it." "I just have to wait." "But for how long?" "I could go down, try to reach my regiment." "They can't be far." "That's the road!" "It leads up to the village." "There aren't any others." "It's taken some shelling." "If anyone passes..." " Let's go for a walk in the forest." " No!" " No!" " Don't you want to?" "Come on, let's go." " My love!" " Come on." "Don't you want to make me happy?" "Not like that!" " What should I do with this?" " I'll show you." " No!" " Let's go into the forest." " Please." " No!" "Come on, let's go into the forest." " No." " Come on, please." "You're upset." " Well?" " Want some?" " Look." " What's that?" "It's a piece of wood." " What do you want to show me?" " You'll never make me happy." " Come on, Elise." " No." "Don't be upset." "What's that?" "Look, it's a thorn." "Please, Elise." "I'm begging you." " My love." " I love you so much." "I love you too." "I'm not moving." "I'm not going down." "Someone has to come and get me." "Something will happen." "I could make it to the river." "A scouting mission would be useful to figure out where I am." "No one can say anything to me if I go on a scouting mission." "I need to know what's around me." "They could take me by surprise." "I don't trust them..." "I don't trust them." "The only sound I've heard for two days is rain..." "The tree is leafy, and they can't see me." "I move between the branches like we did as children, do you remember?" "I continue to keep guard regularly." "I know the area around me very well now." "It's been a long time since I heard from you but I fear the worst..." "I think of your sacrifices, and I almost feel ashamed to be here..." "War is a terrible thing." "Here, in this place, I think of all the things I could be doing at home..." "And how happy we could be..." "All of us." "The only sound I've heard for two days is rain..." "The tree is leafy, and they can't see me." "I move between the branches like we did as children." "I know the area around me very well now." "It's been a long time since I heard from you but I fear the worst..." "I think of your sacrifices, and I almost feel ashamed to be here..." "War is a terrible thing." "Here, in this place, I think of all the things I could be doing at home..." "I wonder what it feels like when it goes off?" "I wonder what Helmut felt." "He was always so happy, up to the last." "No, please don't do that!" "I'd like to see what's down there." "I could make it." "Sure, it's risky." "I might find something to eat in those houses." "I could get in that way, following the river." "But what will I do if someone comes back?" "It's better go in at night." "Yes!" "Who knows where I'll end up at night?" "I have to make it to those rocks, they won't see me." "But if they do?" "Italians!" "Out!" "I could come here, bring my gear." "It's safer." "There are lots of places to hide." "But what will I say if they find me?" "There's no one here." "Heinz!" "You're back." "I thought you'd already left." "They're coming." "Did you know?" "He came here yesterday evening." "He even brought me a nice present." "He's a good kid, dear." "What are you doing over there?" "What did you bring me?" "Show me." "Nice smell!" "Put it in there." "Thank you." "Will you make up your mind?" "I'm asking for help..." "Do you really think they'll notice you've disappeared, with everything that's going on?" "You were taken prisoner, and then... to hell with them!" "We'll go to the countryside together, okay?" "Anyway, where will you go?" "What's the point?" "The war is over, Heinz!" "You see how many planes they've got?" "And those bombs!" "Stay here, when the Americans arrive they'll take you prisoner and then we'll see." "What?" "You still believe everything they said?" "The war, the homeland..." "How were you to know?" "You followed orders, you fought, and now you're getting out." "The war won't last much longer." "It's the same old story..." "They all reach an agreement, and they make peace..." "Meanwhile, you fought like an idiot." "Listen to me, Heinz, it isn't worth the trouble." "Don't you know what it is?" "It's a bridal dress." "What is it doing here?" "I was supposed to get married..." "Then he left and ended up with the fish." "He was going to Africa." "So I always take it with me." "There are those who like it." "He was a good man." "His name was Alberto." "We were supposed to get married, but then he died, and that was that." "It's a shame." "That's war, the dirty war." "What you do." "Well, what are you going to do?" "Don't just stand there!" "The workplace, the land, evenings in the cinema..." "The cat who wakes me up in the morning." "It's all gone..." "All of it." "Damn it, it's all gone." "My hat has three tips, three tips are on my hat..." "Open the door!" "I want to go in!" "Come here!" "Relax, it won't hurt!" "Damn it to hell, I want to get out!" "Up yours!" "Damn mess." "Shit!" "Where's the letter?" "I need to throw in a letter." "Where's the letter?" "I need to throw it in." "Now..." "Now it's in!" "Finally, it's in." "Bravo, I mailed the letter." "I mailed the letter." "Everything will be all right." "Just as I thought..." "The front has been pushed back." "We've retreated." "So what?" "I stayed." "What am I to do?" "I could climb down and surrender." "I should put on my uniform right away." "I'm still a soldier." "There are so many people." "I wonder where they were hiding." "They can't harm me." "There are also children there." "Yes, I think the war really is over." "Unbelievable!" "They have their lights on." "They're not afraid of airplanes." "The war is finally over, and now..." "Him, perhaps..." "I'll surrender to him." "I'll throw away my gun, put my hands up and call him." "He's old, he won't cause any trouble." "He'll tell me who I should surrender to." "Why did they shoot me?" "I'm losing blood, I have to get to the forest, to the tree." "I'm not going to make it!" "Help!" "Why?" "Who knows where he was hiding?" "He must have been a deserter, hiding out in the mountains." "Subtitled by Hocico and Merlin July 2012" "Special Thanks to The LiquidGoblin"