"25.000" "...The blood is least visible on the red." " Dostoevsky" "I once had a Mum." "She read me fairy tales and said, They're just like life - strange and unbelievable." "I once asked, "When will I be big?"" "She said, "When you stop believing in fairy tales."" "RED DUST" "Based upon the idea by Zrinko Ogresta" "Starring" "Watch out!" "Fans." "Players." "Police." "Fire brigades." "Brawlers." "A menace of a real war." "First the fans of the Belgrade FC "Crvena zvezda"" "demolished the southern part of the stadium." "Then the "Dinamo" fans started throwing stones." "The police were helpless;" "15 minutes later reinforcements came and attacked the Zagreb fans, "Bad Blue Boys"." "Bravo, Boban!" "Fuck them!" "He made a deal of a lifetime with this beauty;" "his "balance" won't be a bunch of German marks, but a bunch of kids!" "An applause for Lidija and Božo!" "Written by" "Directed by" "So, as they say, To live independently and freely as a tree, and fraternally as the woods, is our yearning." "Bottoms up!" "It might be a Balkan way of showing a magnetic anger of the world football planet," "but it usually ends up in national differences..." "Crni's back!" " Great." "But first you return the jacket." "Zrik!" "Give me the jacket!" "Smoking again, huh?" "!" " Who, me?" "Puff." "And what's this, huh?" "!" "You'll come home, you brat!" "He's a bad influence, he is!" "Crni!" "Why didn't you call?" "Škrga would've picked you up!" "You're a big boy now." "Sorry about your Mum." "Couldn't come for the funeral?" " Bastards told me yesterday!" "Heard about the mess?" "We fucked them up!" "Should've seen it!" "Zvone Boban!" "Who paid for the funeral?" " They couldn't move without the cops!" "And we were all like one!" "Who gave the money?" "!" " Kirby." "You know him." "Wanna do it...?" "Hey." "Why are you pissed off?" " Why should I be?" "She is a bitch; the minute you left, she went to him." "Get off it." " I would kick his ass, man!" "Gonna kick his ass?" "C'mon!" "We'll stick by you!" "Lay off!" " Hi, Crni." " Hi, kid." "Sorry to barge in like this." "My condolences." " Thanks." "Zrik, the jacket!" "Say Hi to the sleaze." " The sleaze is in your pants!" "Is Škrga here?" " Yeah, somewhere." "Take a look." "Hi, Lela." " Hi." "Is Škrga here?" "Where is he?" "His car is here." " Rides a bike." "When will he be back?" " No idea." " Don't shit me!" "Fuck, is he dead?" "!" " Who is it, Lela?" "Yo, Intelettuale!" " Hi, Manuale!" "Grunt's back, huh?" "Look at you!" "And look at the hair...!" "?" "So, how was it?" "Don't you have 3 more months?" " Yeah." "Oh, fuck..." "Sorry, man..." "Got the telegram yesterday!" "I'm not going back!" "They won't be here for long." "Lela, brandy!" "Still smuggling?" " Sure." "Last week Lela's bottom was full od stockings." "Customs officers gave her a good going over." "But, it pays off:" "A hundred pairs, only 500 DEM." "Sit there!" "What about the brickyard?" " All fucked up, man." "Not a penny." "Everyone's buying bricks abroad." "Why pay three times more for a lousy quality?" "I had to repair my house 3 times!" "It's falling apart." "And the Club?" " What Club, man?" "They put a new plaque, but the shack is the same." "And you don't need it;" "you're not fucking Rocky!" "You're old, pal!" "What the fuck is this?" "!" "I said brandy!" "What's wrong with that?" " Fuck you!" "Bring the reverend's bottle." " Bring it yourself." "Don't fuck about with me!" "See this?" "!" "Fucking women!" "You work your ass off to provide for them, and what d' you fucking get?" "!" "I'll find a young pussy to serve on me!" "Can't stand that skank any more!" "What are you staring at?" "You know what's skanky?" " What?" "Your dick." "You can't have a hard-on any more!" " Bitch!" "I married you although you were the town bike!" "I was good then, huh!" "?" " Lf you hadn't found me, you would never have had a woman!" "Don't fuck with me..." " Let's see what you've got." "So, what d'you think?" " Crap fags again?" "Blow me." "A 1!" "The cops are on the take." "We just have to flog them." "Yeah, like the last time...!" " Spare me!" "So, you're in?" "Pals, right?" "Who saved your bacon in Preèko, huh?" "What?" "If I hadn't taken you out, they would've kicked your ass." "Pals, right?" "Praise the Lord, Reverend." "Hello." " I've made your favourite pie." "Have to take Sonja to hospital." "I'll come by later." "So, the Champ is back?" " Yeah." "MPs are already on his back." "I'll tell you when you come back." "Don't be afraid, kid." "It'll be alright." "God bless you." "You're the father?" "Oh, I'm so sorry, Reverend!" " I'm the father." "Her mother had a bad heart too, right?" " Yes." "Well, the X-ray pictures are not alarming, but the ultrasound is not good." "Having VSD is like carrying a bomb inside." "What's VSD?" " She mustn't get tired or worried." "But, without the operation, she can end up with the pulmonary hypertension." " Operation...?" "I'll explain tomorrow." "Call me." "Such an operation can be done here, but I would nevertheless recommend Switzerland." "It costs money, but it's better." "You're late!" " Fucking rain..." "It's no excuse." "Kid, get the blanket." "Leave that blanket, kid!" "That my new fucking blanket!" "You hear me?" "!" " Fuck you!" "Can't you hear the baby crying?" "!" " Cut the shit." "Creep!" "Kid, get me two-hundreds." "Home already?" " Got an early release, yeah." "Lucky you." "Why didn't you come to the club?" "Just came back." " And in style, huh?" "MPs talked to me." "They know nothing of your early release." " So take me in." "I will, if you don't box right!" "Babinka brought some jerk." "A complete geek!" "Swings his hands like shovels!" "But he wants him." "The League's ruined, you heard that." "Rumour has it, they want to make a national one." "But there's no money." " Here, Kirby." "Same shit, huh?" " No." "It's American." "Yeah?" " The real McCoy." "If you fuck me, not even the cops will save you!" "Aren't we pals?" " Sure." "Pals?" " Alright." "Let's go." "You go." "Come on, kid!" "You go, Sonja." "I have to go back to the kiosk." "Bye, Reverend." " Sonja, everything will be alright." "What shall I do, Grga?" "I'll take care of everything." "Don't worry." "I have no money." " I said I'd take care of it!" "I can sell some things..." "Hello, Champ!" "My condolences." " Thank you." "My condolences." " Thanks." "Let's have a drink." "You go, boys." "Bye, Crni." "Ruža!" "Fucking...!" "?" "Beat it!" "Did you see that?" "!" "She's throwing those... grains." "A beer." " Make it two." "Want one?" "What's that?" " For Mum's funeral." "The same shit." "American, my ass!" "I'll put him in jail." "Cute!" "Your kid's coming this time?" "Yes, she is." "Heard that?" " What?" "Anðelka ran away to Frankfurt with Rajiè." "Took the kid too." "Wouldn't let me say bye." "Sue her." "The court decision says" "I can see her four times a year." "But the bitch always fucks it up." "Last time she said the kid had... smallbox." "Smallpox." " Whatever." "For the second time?" "!" "Lying bitch!" "You chose her." "Don't rub it in!" "Kid's flying in from Frankfurt on Saturday." "I bought her a return ticket." "I miss her." "Terribly." "Zagreb 10." "Over." "Oh, not Belgrade any more?" " Go on, fuck the old Bill!" "Zagreb 10." "Do you copy?" "Fucking batteries are dead." "Have to go." "Bye." "It's on the house." "You're mad at me?" "Got my letter?" " The whole company enjoyed it." "You are mad, I can tell." "Božo is pissed I'm still here." "You know how it is." " I don't." "Lidija!" "Come here." "This is dead." " In a minute." "Some of my things are still at your place." "Wait till I finish, and we can pick them up, OK?" "Here's the number." "And I must give you the key back." "Hey, kid!" "So, how much... 50." " I'm giving it away..." "I wouldn't sell it if I didn't have to..." "Did Sonja make lunch?" " See for yourself." "I ran across those two Boss's creeps." " So?" "They told you to get real wise." " Me?" " So they said." "They want me to sell their cigarettes, huh?" "!" "If you do, take them from Škrga and Crni." "Better that than to sell Mum's things." "Don't tell me what to do, brat!" "Škrga hasn't paid you for months!" "Please, don't..." " And Crni!" "?" "He's a strange one." "He's a good boy..." " No brat will tell me what to do!" "And what about the neighbour's shelves?" "!" "Don't worry about it..." " He has to obey!" "That's a new trick?" " What?" "No, Dad is..." "I can't stand him any more." "Dad wants what's best for you." "Yeah, like yours!" "That's why he isn't buried with your Mum." "He's alive, you fool!" "How d' you do it?" "I'm the top dog." "Got it from my old man." "What?" "You have a father?" "Sure." "You thought I was found in the cabbage?" "!" "He just never married my Mum." "He used to visit every second Saturday." " Why?" "He liked the way Mum cooked tripe." "And...?" " And nothing." "What's he doing here?" " Sitting." "Really...!" "Tell him to go home." "We have to talk." " Can't do." "He ran away from home." "Kid, go buy an ice-cream." "You shouldn't return gifts, you prick!" "Coming in?" "Where are we going?" "To the station." " What station?" "You don't live here!" " Let him go." "This is your station." "You really are a fucking jerk!" "Oh, a naked man!" " Hi." "From the shoulder..." "That's it." "Higher!" "Watch your feet!" "Babinka!" "Your feet!" "Babinka!" "Needs resuscitation, huh?" "!" "Where did he come from?" "!" " Back from the Army." "And you're Mother Theresa now?" "!" "Straight to the ring." "He'll be the best!" "So now you're a magician as well?" "!" "Very funny." "You're afraid for the ballet dancer?" "He doesn't have a clue." "But has something else..." "Look at him..." "Wow." "Not bad..." "He's totally nuts." "Hello, minister!" "What is it?" " What-squat!" "You know what!" "He's your deputy?" "What did she see in him?" "Expensive cigars." "Nice wheels..." "Let's make a deal." "Like two... gentlemen." "You won't touch my wife, I won't touch you." "Fair enough?" "You can you-know-what with your wife." "He's insulting your wife!" " What?" "!" "Fucking..." "Boss..." "Check this out!" "Tosser of a smuggler!" "You wanna play, huh?" "Well..." "No can do!" "That grease monkey's dealing these, huh?" "I'll fuck both of you motherfuckers!" "What?" "!" " Crni..." " On your bike, kid!" "Crni..." " Call somebody!" "Quick!" "Hurts bad?" "Whoa!" "Another fight?" " Seems that way." "Crni?" "You alright?" "Crni..." "Still in one piece?" "Crni..." "Why they wake me up...!" "?" "Kid, come here." "Did he thrash them?" " How would I know." "He kicked the dancer." "Then those two came up on from behind!" " Is that so?" "!" "Babinka!" "He says, Magician." "Mother Theresa!" "?" "What was his guard?" " Don't know." "Like this." "You smoke?" "!" "Throw that away!" "I can take you in." "A busy night for you too...?" "!" "I worked overtime." "I'll ask for a raise." "Not from me; my firm has been restructured..." "See this?" "The bastard stripped the whole lot out." "How many cartons?" " Eleven!" "Fucking redneck!" "Fucking business risk." " Listen to the kid!" "Where's the stuff hidden?" " No idea; it's hidden!" "Boxer brain!" "See his house?" "From there he sees everything." "I know this one." " He's here round the clock." "He's a night drinker." "I'll act as a lookout." " Stop it, kid." " Why?" "I told you for the warehouse!" " Because." "Come on!" "He's gotta start some time." "Who asked you?" "!" "It's me!" " What are you doing here?" "I ran away from him." "Be good to me, please." "You're nuts." "Can't stand him any more!" "He makes me sick!" "You're crazy." " He beats me." "See this?" "As if I were his property!" "Lidija..." "Go home." " Listen to me, please!" "How can I explain...?" "I still love you." "I really do." " Go home." " Why?" "I'm on night duty." " What?" "Don't joke." "I'll kill myself if you leave me here!" "You watch too many soap operas." " What...?" "!" "Go home!" " I won't!" "What are you doing here?" "!" "What did I say?" "Get lost!" " Why?" "!" " You're still here?" "!" "So here's where you're hiding, huh?" "Here you are, bitch." "What, your pussy's itching?" "!" "Ltching, huh?" "And I'm no good any more, huh?" "!" "You yokel!" "You still have mud under your nails!" " Bitch!" "So I'm no good for the princess?" "!" "I'm no good, huh?" "!" " You'll never be like Crni!" "You fucking idiot!" "Get up." "Lidija!" "Fucking shit!" "Mika..." "Lidija." "Let's go, Boss." "Mika, start the car." "Let's go, Boss." "Crni!" "Hi, Dog." "You OK?" "Hungry, huh?" "What are you doing here?" " You're in trouble, Crni." "What's this?" "!" "Kirby!" " Hands on the back!" "This is about fags?" "!" " Cuff him!" "Fuck..." " Spread your legs." "Spread them!" "Get in!" "Turn the light on." "Who called us?" " Didn't say his name." "Watching, huh?" "She wouldn't fuck you, huh?" "Wouldn't fuck him, Kirby." "This is not a ring!" "Take him away!" "It wasn't me, I swear!" "I was with Škrga!" "Why my favourite waitress..." "Didn't you forget some details?" " No." "Right." "So, what are Boss and his goons like?" "What do you mean?" " How do they act?" "They rough people up." "Everyone?" "They roughed Crni too?" "He'd stomp them!" "And what's he like?" "Crni?" " Yes." "The top geezer on the turf." "Top geezer?" " Absolutely!" "Step outside, please." "We have to talk." "What's the matter with you?" " What do you mean?" "He's under age!" "And he worships Crnjak." "Any court would refute his testimony." "But he's not making things up." "Those are facts." "You want facts?" "!" "The fact is that his fingerprints are all over the candle- stick!" "That is a fact!" "Don't look at me like that." "They didn't trust me." "Not a word." "Fuck me if they did." "The guard has to check it;" "that's why it's open." "Will you write?" "Sure." "They have great postcards." "Take some flowers to my Mum's grave." "You know where the money is." "Take the car." " I don't have a licence." "Just don't get caught." "Come on." "QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE CROATIAN BO XING LEAGUE" "Where have you been?" "!" " Had to pick up the posters." "This isn't a tourist meeting point!" "Make your mind up:" "Want to be a policeman, or fuck about the posters for the club?" "!" "Coming to the match?" " Fuck you and the match!" "In a jam, Kirby always says, Not even the cops could help you." "And this is a jam..." "My uncle and aunt moved into our flat;" "the Serbs chased them away from Pakrac." "But they soon went on to a hotel in Pula." "Then Dad had a heart attack." "Not a bad one." "He returned from hospital a different person;" "used to sit alone in the dark." "I feft sorry for him." "Škrga didn't need me any more, so I started to work in the kiosk." "Sonja was great;" "she did all the check-ups, and waited for the operation in Switzerland." "But showed no sign of fear or anything." "Kirby managed to avoid going to the front-lines." "He worked nights, but that's child's play." "Boss and his apes buried that four-eyes who allegedly hit a landmine in a UN truck." "So they said." "But I heard someone shot him because he smuggled humanitarian aid on the territory that Boss doesn't control." "Good things were that Sonja got a job in a fruit shop." "And I nicked a rear-view mirror, as a reminder of the EC monitors who came to see how we fight." "Strong artillery detonations can be heard in the Vinkovci area." "The attack was launched from both Serbian and the Yugoslav Army posts." "7 civilians died and 12 were injured..." "Receiving guests or not?" "You did a good job redecorating the house." "What's this worth?" " Oh, a sudden interest in art?" "!" "A man has to know a lot of things." "You mad at me?" " No." "My daughter's ill." "Is it bad?" " You came to ask about my kids' health?" "You know I love kids." "Sure." "Just watching cartoons all day..." "When I was her age, I didn't watch TV at all." "When you were her age you had no TV." "Your husband's in my bar, so I came to see you." "Here, some coffee and chocolate for you." "You shouldn't have." " I'm a well-bred man." "Still looking great." "Not an ounce too much." "Yeah, sure..." "That jerk of yours is causing me troubles." "I paid him for the favour." "But he wants more." "Does business where he shouldn't..." "Wants to be a boss, huh?" "Babe..." "Talk some sense into him, or I will have to..." "I gave him a finger, he wants the whole arm." "People say things aren't what they should be." "Tell him to get wise." "You know I'm highstrung." " Is that so?" "And I was useful to him." "Right." "VILOVAC LIBERATED" "Sonja!" "Sonja!" "Wake up!" "Let me sleep..." " See who's in the papers!" "Who?" "Baja." "Let me do it." "Your papers, please." "Hi, Crni." "Hi, Sonja." "How are you?" "I bought flowers for your Mum." "Didn't spend it all." "Crni never talked much." "He told me a granade hit the prison;" "he managed to get out and joined our forces." "I asked for his rosary beads;" "all the soldiers had one." "He said, "You can't share broads and mementos."" "He really was an ace." "For the Ascona?" "Just a second..." "In the morning, yes." "Thanks." "Bye." "Yo, kid!" " Yo, man." "See who's here." " Who?" "It's you!" "It's you, Manuale!" "You returned a fucking hero!" "You're a star now." "I saw you on TV and in the papers, man!" "So, got a remission, huh?" "So we're in business again?" "But no shit this time." "Oil." "Flour." "Sugar." "People want that now." "I arranged everything with Boss." "He gives me no aggro." "Good as gold." "You feathered your nest with stolen gold, huh?" "A pal told me;" "TVs, washing machines, microwave owens..." "And everything free!" "What the fuck is wrong with you?" "!" "I fought." "Slogged my guts out." "I didn't steal." " Let him go." "Fuck, Crni..." "Crni, don't..." "Crni..." "What's wrong with him?" "!" "Coming, kid?" "Hold it, Crni!" "Take something..." "There's a fucking war going on." ""Škrga cars"." "Can I help you?" "In the Bairam message, BAIRAM MUBAREK OLSUN, to the president of the the Islamic community, dr." "Tuðman stated:" "On the day when Moslims offer sacrificial gifts, we must remember the victims of the genocide in BIH today..." "You live nearby?" "You're the one they said..." "The boxer, with that waitress..." "That's history." " My feelings exactly." "I got pissed Saturday." "Demolished the bar." "When I hear the song "The plains", it gets me." "Here." ""Emotions", doc said." "Dear friends, it is my honor to greet a man whom all of you know, prof." "Zlatko Zelenèiè!" "As the president of our club, I'd like to thank him for coming to the ceremony of laying the corner stone of our future stadium." "I give you Mr Zelenèiè!" "Thank you..." "Ruža, beat it!" "No problem." "So, dear friends of the club, dear players, the day has come for us to lay the corner stone of our future stadium..." "Zrik..." "Zrikie..." "Your friend is great." "Here." "Next!" "Bakula." "Sign here." "Next!" " Crnjak." " Sign here." "Crnjak..." "Next!" "What's this?" " Ask them upstairs." "Next!" "Playing hooky again, Kirby?" "Got some free shorts, T-shirts, everything." "Sponsors would mean more benefits." "And Babinka?" " Fuck him." "A real coach is coming." "Hadžiabdiè." "A refugee from Bosnia." "You know him." "What do I say to him?" "Bairam Mubarek Olsun!" " What?" "Bairam barek olsu...?" "!" "Give me the ones with no lies." "SPORTING TIMES" "Here." "See?" " So much?" "!" "By the Assumption, I'll have it all." "Tell Sonja the operation is scheduled after the All Saints' Day." "How's your Dad?" " On his feet." "Give him my regards." " Thanks." "Bye." "Štefulj!" "What?" " Take a break." "Crnjak, you too." "Bašiè..." "Crnkoviè..." "Here." "Duka, what is this?" "!" "Mikulec." "Bakula." "Konèevski." "Bevanda." "Here." "Grèiè." "What the fuck is this?" "!" " We're given the bullet." "What?" "!" " The firm's being closed." "What are you doing?" "!" " I?" "Nothing." "Orders by the director." "There hasn't been a fucking director for 6 months!" "A new one." "Appointed by the new owner." "What new owner?" "!" "We made this factory!" "Don't say that to me." " To whom then?" "!" "I just deliver orders." " How much did they pay you?" "Watch your mouth!" "I'm in the same boat!" "Like fuck you are!" " Ask them upstairs!" "And we downstairs are shit?" "!" " What's this?" "!" "We are temporarily dismissed from work." "I told you what I had to." ""Ask upstairs"!" "?" "Fuck you upstairs and downstairs!" "You know how much more?" "Two and a half months." "I wonder how it is..." "The same things as removing your tonsils." "You had it done?" " Yeah." "A couple of times." "What's that?" " A memento." "Yeah, right." "Really." "From a girl." "She wanted to rip your heart out?" "!" "She said, "If I can't have you, no-one will."" "And now what?" " No idea." "Didn't plan it..." " What did you plan?" "I'm sick of plans." "I'm not." "I'm just starting..." "Crni, don't get mixed up in that." "Gentlemen, please!" "Please!" "Just a minute!" "Stop throwing things!" "The firm is in a temporary crisis." "Have patience." "Everything will be alright." "Here's the new owner." "He'll explain everything to you." "Here he comes." "I'm the new owner." "You all know me; your well- being is my only concern." "Our brickyard is unprofitable." "The technology is too old." "The Board of directors and the supervisors see this as the only way out." "But you'll still have your rights." "You'll get the dole." "We'll restructure the firm and you'll be re-trained;" "who used to toil will now work in the office;" "who earned a thousand will now earn two!" "Just have a little patience." "And have confidence in our supervisors." "We're on the same side, people!" "We never have been!" "I'm talking about the brickyard." " So am I." "What do you want?" " Where did you get the money to buy it?" "!" "If you have any problems, my office is always open." "But for the likes of him..." " Tell us!" "Was it your wife's dowry?" "!" "Against criminals, killers like him you must remonstrate yourselves!" "They'll pick you up at 4 p.m. You'll be remanded." "Why?" "Your file came." "Come on!" "It's just an offence!" "You're a fugitive." "It says here, 62 months to go..." "Is that a joke, Kirby?" "It's not a joke." "They talked about general amnesty!" "Major Klancir and that politician with funny hair." "Talked, yes." "But haven't written anything." "Don't fuck with me." " I don't." "You'll be lucky if that's the only charge." "You could get two years for breaking out of jail." "I didn't kill anyone!" "They set me up!" "Crni..." "What do you want?" "!" "Sonja!" "Sonja!" "What happened?" "!" " She just collapsed." "What are you doing here?" "!" "Leave my child alone!" "She has to go to hospital!" " Ambulance's coming." "Leave my daughter!" " Tell them we're on our way!" "Grga, the keys!" " They're in the van." "You want her to end up like that waitress!" "?" "Crni, she's asleep." "She's not breathing!" "Crni!" "Don't let her sleep!" "Slap her face!" "Sonja!" "Sonja!" "Sonja..." "Sonja!" "Say something, Sonja!" "Sonja." "What the fuck...?" "!" "Fuck!" "Don't, Crni!" "Please!" "No!" "Don't..." "Don't just stand there!" "Get the bandages!" "What took you so long?" "!" "He could've killed me twice!" "Call our man in the police!" "Freeze!" "Crnjak!" "Do you hear me?" "Talk to me." "You're surrounded!" "Come out with your hands on your head!" "Crnjak!" "Come out with your hands on your head!" "He's inside." "Come on." "Watch out, Kirby." "He's armed." "Crni!" "It's me, Kirby." "Talk to me!" "Crni!" "Crni, can you hear me?" "This is a misunderstanding." "We'll work it out." "Crni!" "No need to get killed." "Don't shoot!" "Crni..." "Come on, Crni..." "Drop the gun." "You're late again." "Missed the best round." "Let's go, Crni." " Where to?" "First to hospital." "Then we can have tripe." "Everything will be alright." " Never has been!" "You'd better shoot." "You'll feel better." "Luka..." "Listen to me just this once." "Shoot." "You'll get a medal." "You've always wanted it." "You fucked our whole life because of the medal." "Listen, you motherf..." " Don't mention my mother!" "Bravo!" "Did you see what he did to me?" "Crazy bastard!" "You deserve a medal!" "What's wrong with you?" "!" "Fucking..." "I once had a Mum." "She read me fairy tales and said, They're just like life - strange and unbelievable." "I once asked, "When will I be big?"" "She said, "When you stop believing in fairy tales."" "Today I stopped belieiving in fairy tales." "Directed by"