"BONDS OF BLOOD" "Story and screenplay by" "Directed by" "Starring" "AUTUMN 1939 The former Livonia, near Riga" "A crusader's grave." "He founded your line." "He returned from the Holy Wars and married the biggest slut in the fishing village." "And ended up as graveless as a beggar." "Maybe he wanted a view of the bay." "Let's cover him up so those animals won't find him." "And in those days men will seek death and will not find it;" "they will long to die and death will fly from them." "St John:" "Revelations9." "What are you waiting for, ma'am?" "The Russian have taken the power plant and the harbor." "We can still escape across the bay." "No one ever escapes fate." "Should I seek death in Vyborg when it already reigns in Riga?" "Mother, this is madness;" "you can't go to bed now." "Stoke the fire;" "they won't come till morning." "Like wolves, they fear human compassion and the dark." "To them, life is worth less than a glass of vodka." "Your great-grandfather wore this ring, and your father too before he fell." "May it protect you." "WINTER 1939 Karelia, The Russo-Finnish War" "Run!" "Arno, come on!" "Arno!" "ADVENT 1939 The Sudeten land" "Me too." "An inspiring landscape, sir." "Ours now blindness will be gone with the melting snow." "The grass will be green again." "The forest will be like our lost Livonian sea." "We can't even go home to die." "Our station, friends." "Take him to No 1." "Only those badly hurt." "Quickly." "Move it, take him to No 2." "So here are our first rescuers:" "Baltic legionnaires." "That swaggering crook." "He was sure glad to get a cigarette from you once." "It's the hand of fate." "For our people every war is a pogrom." "For dilettantes it's an opportunity." "But the spirit of Israel is eternal." "You're talking too much." "Bastard, he even tramples butts in the snow." "It's turning colder." "They say death by freezing is sweet." "Take him to No 2." "He'll be on the death list tomorrow." "Arctic shock." "Hopeless." "Arno..." " Blau, we have to amputate." " Where are you taking me?" " Stop, for God's sake." " Idiots fighting for ideals..." "Blau, you are to assist." "It's like Verdun in there." "Undress him." " The end is the hardest." " As always." "Go ahead, Blau." "On my responsibility." " It's infected." " Complete amputation?" "Proceed." "Let's begin." "Hey, monsters!" "Here's a present." "They're melting like snowmen." "Shave them above and below." " Not a pretty sight." " I've seen them like this before." "Is he blind?" "He senses us but he's already gone." "Take him to the end of the hall." "Pepek!" "What are you assholes saying?" "He's not even twenty." "Relax, soldier." "Give him morphine." "Pepek!" " Coming!" " What about Arno?" "Where is that horrible woman taking him?" "Helga is our mother of blissful death." "Sleeping like an angel." "What more could you want?" "He's yours, Helga." "Apply iodine ointment, give him spoonfuls of coffee, but..." "His soul lives but the body is dying." "Have mercy, save him." "He has jewels in that bag, amber from Königsberg." "Pretty-sounding nonsense." "Put it back!" "Return that, you scoundrel;" "he's alive." "Want to get me sent to a concentration camp?" "You're going for sure, but I'm on probation." "Too bad, I bet they stole it from Jews." "Don't be such a jackal." "Arno is a crusader." " He'd rise even from the grave." " His grave is here, soldier." "I saw a Lapp once frozen like a block of ice and he survived." " Shamans, huh?" " Eskimos, small dirty bitches..." " Naked..." " Naked?" "They got into bed with him, one on eachside, naked..." "Sounds Biblical:" "When manhood spurts forth even life itself returns." " It was a miracle..." " Sleep now." "Hey, look what still works." "That's all that still functions after death:" "Ejaculatio mortis." "You'll find out at the gallows, you crook." "Not me:" "I fell spread-eagle on a wagon shaft..." "Poor kid." "A fallen angel." "Minor Baltic nobility." "By morning he'll be in hell." "Help me, mother..." "I'm eating this for the last time." "Well... for courage." "Plums are kosher, doctor, though it's moonshine." "The resistance is outlawed too." "No, thank you." "Helga, you're the only man around here." "Would you mind if we prayed before the meal?" "For pity's sake, you are at home here, not I." "Even for your wife and girls?" "Where could they be?" "Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name..." "Merry Christmas, Miss Helga." "Merry Christmas." "I brought you some fish soup." "Try it." "You're not going to die, son." "I can see into your soul." "Don't be afraid," "I'll be like a mother to you." "More than a mother." "Don't worry, I'll bring you out of this." "Midnight mass will soon chime." "Don't be afraid." "Don't be afraid." "Unbelievable." "What did you do, Blau?" " I can assure you that..." " Is it worth it?" "Those we treated are stiffs, but this one seems well rested." "You're a magician." "You saved a hero." "Nature is a sorceress." "We won't forget this." "You'll be home after New Year's." "Is it so urgent, sir?" "To the ghetto, to Lodz..." "You can do your experiments legally there, Dr. Blau." "If you have a protectress, light a candle for her." "Things might have turned out very differently." "It's over." "Anything but the ghetto." "My great-grandmother Selma used to say that." "They haven't gotten us yet, doctor." "They can't do magic." "But how long will it take?" "Till the end of my life." "Virgin Mary, is it you?" "I don't understand, sir." "You had a halo." "Your eyes are playing tricks." "Be merciful of his sins." "And forgive me;" "I did it out of compassion." "Thank you." "Who is it?" "Can't you read?" "The living aren't allowed." "What do you want?" "Stop it." "Can't you smell it?" "Dead bodies." "I'll never wash it off." "You are as pure as the word of God." "This must be a family heirloom." "Why are you giving it to me?" "Take it as a pledge - for a heavenly wedding." "I wrote to my mother through the Red Cross." "I told her about you..." "Maybe it'll get there." "People are escaping across the ice." "I can't accept this." "Miss Helga?" "Are you there?" "I got some real coffee." "Like some?" "Who's that?" "I came to say goodbye." "Not here." "I won't drown in my own filth." "I have to know:" "Was it just a dream?" "Please." "Not here..." "Arno went downstairs." "Not even the charwoman will do us." "Helga wants to move up." "I bet they're playing Eskimos." "Don't blaspheme." "I don't know what got into me that night." "My father died here of consumption." "He died here?" "It used to be a sanatorium." "I never really knew him." "I couldn't visit him." "He came just once and played the violin." "We put it away in a trunk for him." "He never even married my mother." "Take it back." "I don't want to end up like her." "We're even." "I present you with the Iron Cross, first class." "Congratulations." "ForGod's sake, raise your arm." "Are you trying to compromise us?" " Who is that idiot?" " A Baltic aristocrat." " Only Stalin can handle them." " And he will..." "Courage, boys." "Sieg Heill" "Idiots, they'll get you." " The Brits haven't lost yet." " If only you're right." "They shouldn't have abandoned us that time." "They say the war will be over by spring." "And us with it." "At least I don't have to see it." "Farewell, everyone." "Greetings, milord!" "You swagger a bit too." "Helga, stop, just for a minute." "For the last time." "I always planned on taking my girls to the ridge trail." "They must be young ladies by now." "After the war they'll run up that trail." "If they're still alive." " And the weather is so lovely." " You'll be late, doctor." "Here, my monogram is inside." "I won't need it in the ghetto." "Don't worry, they won't leave without me." "Like Schubert's Winterreise." "To the bitter end." "He didn't know he had syphilis." "They're chasing someone." "This way." "JEWSONLY" "I got it for Selma but they'll take it from me." "It's real." "They're rounding you up like cats." "The scum." "Before the war it cost 5,000;" "you could buy a house." "I'll keep it safe for you." "I can't go further." "I couldn't take it." "I baked the pearls in one, the coins in the other." "You were my one shining star, Helga." " That's a burden." " My greetings to your wife and God's blessings." " If you find her." " In hell." "Whoa, stop!" "Oh, my God." "It's wonderful being dead:" "We're heroes." "Officers' roulette, a one-in-six chance." "Try it." "So as inine!" "Stand up or I'll whip you, you drunken pig!" "It's wonderful being a mess." "Hold on." "Incredible." "I've seen the same symbol in Livonia." "This is where the border was." "Now it's all the Reich." "Sword Knights..." "A greeting from the grave." " What kind of uniform is that:" "SS?" " Nordic Legion." "Next we attack the Norwegians with the Reds at our heels." "Rotten luck..." "When?" "In a week." "The fall of the world." "They sold us out too and no one even cared." "What are you looking at?" "Your eyes are as green as a snow cat's." "You're dreaming again." "Helga..." "Let's freeze to death here together." "I know a better place." "Follow me." "I've come here since I was a girl." "A person could die here and no one would care." "It's so beautifully calm." "You can have the calm." "Spend ten years in a kitchen and you'll feel the same." "I'd leave today, maybe to your northern forests." "There's nowhere to go, Helga." "They've defeated poor Finland." "My country is lost; the most peaceful country in the world." "There's peace and quiet here:" "What could be closer to God?" "Take this upstairs and lie down." "I hope you aren't in trouble." " Hey there, Helga." " Hi." "So, we old farts meet up again, eh?" " How long have you been here?" " I work at a restaurant." "I have to get to the kitchen, Mr. Èevora." "Come here..." "Pay attention to the silverware, get me?" "They stole a complete set from a Jew." "Take the stuff with a crown, not a swastika." "Don't worry, they'll all be plastered soon enough." "Listen..." "Hey, excuse me, sir, do you know that woman?" "If you're lonely, sir, I can arrange things with her." "I know her ass well and I recommend it warmly." "Help yourself." "I won't waste spit on you, you pig." "Here, down it." "I won't;" "I have my pride." "Too bad." "You have the soul of a dog." "Alright for you, sir." "I shall complain." "I wouldn't, you scum." "You just insulted my fiancée." "Dishes!" "Helga?" "What are you doing here?" " What was between you and him?" " Not what you're thinking." " Such a bastard." " I swear, Arno." "Èevora is a pig." "I started working for him as a kitchen maid." "What did he do?" "Rape you?" "Never." "He did it to himself." "But we had to watch." "All of us... or we'd be fired." "My God." " Arno!" " This was our last good day." "I wasn't even 15." "We were so poor before Hitler came." "Please, Arno." "At least look at me." "Believe me." "Look here, Èevora's hiding silver." "He steals the coffee spoons himself." "We only used ours at Christmas." "Pure silver." "Who does he think?" "The filth..." " No one can wash it clean." " Arno..." "Arno!" "Commissar!" "Leave me alone!" "I didn't steal anything." "Helga, you rat!" "You'll get yours, you whore." "Thank you, sir." "These people have no honor." "Baron sir, the Memel Red Cross is calling." "I don't understand a word." "Please come with me." "What happened?" "It's raining on the snow;" "it's the end." "Come to me." "I'll help you like I did the last time." "It's too late." "Abandon me, but please don't take pills." " Don't drink..." " Go to bed." "And you?" "Those idiots are still celebrating." "They've lost their lives too." "Everything." "It's bad up north." "The Russians burned our house to the ground." "Are you going somewhere?" "Now, at night?" "I'm going to the station." "Mama is..." "Mama is missing." "They chased the other women into the sauna and burned them." "They dishonored them first." "They're cannibals." " Horrible." " Yes." "Pure terror." "My love, you can't help them." "Stay here..." "No trains are running now." "It's dark." "Another dilemma:" "To leave now or when it's light?" " Is that a joke?" " A wretched one." " Wait, I'll go with you." " Impossible." "Here's my last rations and pay." "Thank you." "They're going to catch you." "If anything happens, Jost has everything of value." "A person must be alone in the end." "Maybe this bad luck will end." " Where are you going?" " Go away, you leech!" " Arno!" " You can all go to hell!" "You too!" "Don't say that." "Not to me!" "Arno!" "Adieu, army, I'm finished." "You won't take me to the front!" "Are you completely sloshed?" "Or are you still so drunk?" "Let him go." "Barbarians!" "Scampered into the woods like a bear." " Leave me be." " Go to bed." " No, I have to follow him." " You'll catch cold." "Let him go." "Done." "Take her to her room." "She's pregnant." "But the child is pure." " Hope for the future, commissar." " She knows nothing." "And she came forward." "We'll catch him." "No more heavy pots." "Have her work dietetics." "Took you long enough." "You can jump under a train sometime, but not now." "You have to think of the baby." "Baby?" "What baby?" "Oh, God." "Chin up, mom." " Mommy, I'm thirsty." " Be strong, dear." "Get a move on!" " What a lovely day..." " SPRING 1945" " Line them up!" " Name?" "Next!" "Pepek!" "Next!" "War spoils will be confiscated." "Come on." "Move it." " Name?" " Skládalová, Helga." "Hi, Dorli." " It's a mistake." " She spread for the SS." "That's a Nazi kid." "Even had a German christening." "My, my..." "How slowly God's mills grind." "Leave the girl here." "Check for TB, and for crabs from her mother." " She's fine." " Let her go!" " She's fine!" "Please, have mercy." " Mommy!" " Don't go without..." " Hey, but her mother is Czech." " Don't worry, she's our." "The snake egg from her father will die out." "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." "Let's go!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Come on!" "Move it!" "No, don't shoot me!" "No!" "Please!" "Kiss this shovel and you can thank Mauthausen, Auschwitz," "Birkenau..." " Have mercy, I'm a doctor." " Like Mengele?" "You a torturer?" "Where's your tattoo?" " You Czech pig!" " Shut up!" "Shove his balls down his throat!" "Pepek, don't let that animal do this." "Knock me out!" "Just knock me out!" "Finish the cripple off yourself." "He was decent guy." " Mommy!" " Don't shoot!" "Quiet." "How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?" "Let's go..." "Please, help me find my little girl." " Helga, have a swig." " Go to hell, you drunk." " Who said that?" " It doesn't matter..." "Come on, you too." "Now!" "Don't you want her, commander?" "She's yours." "You have the right." "Give her back." "I'll do anything." "We'll save the kid but I wouldn't even spit on you." "Treason is never forgotten." "What'ya looking at?" "Work!" "What'ya looking at?" "Runaway, little girl." "Flee hell!" "Run and don't look back." " Zdrastvui." " A comrade?" "Yes, an evil one." "Did you come to haunt me, Jost?" "No, I need papers." "I'll help you." "A woodcarver from Grulich." "Don't worry, it's real." "If it isn't..." "I'll be around." "Here you are." "Why her?" "Get up!" "I'll be back in seven damned years." "Exercise!" "Change!" "What a surprise, doctor!" "Welcome home." "We're just making poppy seed dumplings." "I still can't eat much." "We return home after six years of fighting..." "You allow this?" "Stop it!" "Do you hear?" "Guess whose she is?" "That little red-headed snake." "We won't be like them." "The child is not to blame." "Stop it!" " Time for lunch!" " Fascist!" " Redheaded wretch." " Be ready in 15 minutes!" "That's the resident whore's brat." "She gave it to the SS for free." " You know, Helga." " What?" "Nonsense." "Watch out, she bites." "She showed her true colors:" "She snitched on the commander to the Gestapo." "I had to wash shitty laundry instead of her." " Where's Helga now?" " Where she belongs." "Stop!" "Stop!" " What's going on?" " Just wait a minute." "Just wait." "Open the doors!" "Helga!" "Open up!" "Helga Skládalová!" "Helga!" "Open up!" "Mrs. Skládalová!" "Helga!" "Doctor?" "Oh, Helga, I'm sorry about this misunderstanding." "What the hell?" "You wanna go with them?" "Put that armband back on, you whore." " And you don't delay the train." " Don't complicate things, Èevora." " Do I know you?" " Political prisoner, huh?" "Where did you get that red triangle?" "I was a political prisoner." "I have a certificate from the People's Court." "I survived Birkenau." " But, as a kapo at the ovens." " I was never there." "You want me to testify?" "Not necessary." "The woman is yours." " I'll take her off the transport." " Fine by me." "Come on, Helga, let's go." "Move!" "Go on!" "Helga?" "It's me, Blau." "Open the door, please." "Oh, my God!" "Dorli..." "My little girl!" "My God, thank you." "Doctor, thank you." "Can't sleep either?" "I see them all the time." "Did you find your wife?" "At the end." "Typhus." "The girls?" "They were twins;" "they didn't stand a chance." "They experimented on them." "How can we go on?" "I don't know." "I wanted to give up but I never wanted to give them the satisfaction." " For Esther and Ruth." " Sit." "It's not cooking." "You have a daughter." "You must go on, for her." "Try not to think about it." "Helga..." "I lost my whole family." "Jews don't like being alone." "Not even praying alone." "Especially me." "Don't confuse me for my mother." "I adored her as I do you." "Selma knew about it." "As a girl I thought mama prayed to you." "Mommy, mommy!" "Mommy, mommy..." "Dorli." "There's someone upstairs." "I'm scared." "Make them go away!" "My dolly too..." "Now it's time to sleep." " Will you tell me a story?" " Sure." " Which one?" " About daddy." "Oh, my dear..." "I can see him." "He still looks so young, standing in a white cape, beating his sword on the gate." " Can you hear it?" " Yes, mommy." "Shall we open the door and borrow a horse?" "Yes." "Close your eyes." "The three of us are together." "Now just the two of us, you and I." "No one else." " Can you see him?" " Yes, mommy." "Sleep..." "Sleep." "It's time..." "Dorli?" "It's time." " SUMMER 1956" " Maybe it will grow." "The baron bedded down here and you never even told the Gestapo." " How did you drag him here?" " We had a horse, you drunk." "We aren't leaving him buried here like a dog." "Something's happening in Poland." "The border will soon be guarded." "It's my last chance to bring him home." " Don't look, it isn't pretty." " I want to see." "Our Father who art in heaven..." "Dorli, don't speak German." "It's so he'll understand." " My God, Arno..." " Here..." "Go to hell, or pray at least, you pagan." "Shit." "A German soldier." "Killed by Czechs or Russians?" " He did it himself." " You knew him?" " Yes, he was from the Baltics." " The Baltics?" " They call the region Livonia." " Livonia..." "He was your sweetheart?" "Yes..." "Her father." "My God..." "Here you go..." "To remember your father." "Everything must be cleared by tomorrow, understand?" "Yes." " Jost!" " What?" "My God..." "Don't show this to anyone." "Poor Arno can't even rest in his grave." "Where is he?" "Mama's bringing him;" "she went for the priest." "May he summon the courage:" "They've been arresting priests." "Nikolas, a special visitor:" "The ginger princess." " Can't he talk?" " He's Greek." "He understands everything, German best." "He acts dumber than he is." "And he's cute, eh?" " You can't say that about boys." " Sure you can." "If times were normal I'd teach him woodcarving, not make boxes for the riffraff." "He really understands the wood." "It's in his blood." "Don't look at him or he'll cut his finger off." "I want help you." "Fine." "But first run to the sanatorium for lunch." " Go on, and speak to no one." " Thank you." "Not a word." "And come help us with the grave." "Understand?" "Excuse me, I need to speak with Comrade Lubiè." " Dr. Lubiè is upstairs." " Thank you." " Ah, doctor." "Have a seat." " Thank you." "To drink?" "A glass of water." "Actual Gershwin." "You can't hear this played anywhere in the whole country." "Perhaps you prefer Rachmaninoff." "Terrible things happened today." "You have to help us." "That's too bad, doctor." "The master is in top form." "He got fifteen years." "Come..." "We're the only ones awake in the whole republic." "We're always on duty just like you doctors." "Come." "...as we forgive our debtors." "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." " Rest in peace." " Amen." "Quiet, boys." " Maybe they're burying weapons." " Saboteurs, comrade commander?" "No, it's worse." "It's occult:" "Maybe they're summoning Hitler's spirit." "What's that hag up to now?" "Get him out of here." "No SS allowed here." "My family's grave has been here longer than any of yours." "You German whore." "Pitch those bones in the ditch with all the other Germans." " Don't desecrate our graveyard." " Beat it, or I release the dog." "My God, are you human?" "No peace after 20 years?" "This is Dorli's father." "Leave us alone!" "No shooting." "Use your belts, on the women's bare asses!" " Out, you fascist pigs!" " I've seen you before, gimp." "Your black conscience called me from the grave." "I don't fight cripples, but I'll smash this to bits!" "My God, leave us be!" "For God's sake, stop!" "Dorli darling!" "Captain, hurry!" "Stand aside." "I'm her guardian." "Play it up good, you red-headed snake." "Dorli, look at me." "Dorli?" "The fun's over." "We took him down a peg." "Let them bury him, but without name or rites." "Take their statements." "That SS sent me to a camp." "It's good you came to us." "The missing man is now officially dead, but we'll look into it." "The Germans kept excellent records." "He probably has family and property." "Maybe the girl is an heiress." "Maybe you should adopt her." "What an absurd notion." "They wouldn't care." "She's absolutely pure, a real Isolde with a diamond brow." "She's yours even without the papers." "Vosvaynikerlebn, vayniker shuld." " Understand?" " Sure, it's Yiddish:" "He who lives less, sins less." "Goodbye." "Daddy..." "Emil, she's gone." "She's gone." "Calm down." "Here are some documents, even his will;" "he wanted to marry your mother." "It was witnessed by the priest and by me, your godfather." "The Red Cross is in Gdansk, so is the Swedish Embassy." "Or go to a monastic retreat;" "they still exist in Poland." "I'll be back, Jost." "There must be justice." "It'll come some day." "And our Livonia will be born." "You're going there, all the way to the crusader's grave." " Crusader's grave?" " It's real!" "It's at the bay;" "your father and I hid it." "Here's his puukko." "Karjala 1939." "Nikolas!" "Nikolas!" "Look after her." "Take this, it will get you home." "Greek boats dock at Gdynia." "Run!" "Run!" "Look after her!" " Dorli!" " Why are you following me?" " Where are you going?" " Get lost!" "Nikolas!" "Nikolas!" "Oh, wake up." "Nikolas!" "Oh, God!" "You..." "Don't ever do that!" "No, don't." "Where are you going?" "Sack 1 calling Sack 3, who's there?" "Hello?" "Red Riding Hood here," "I swallowed the wolf and granny got pregnant." "INTERNATIONAL BORDER" "We're going in circles." "Poland is that way." "We'll beat the border soon." "Let's take shelter." "Nikolas, You're shaking with fever." "We're not going anywhere." " It's cold." " You're burning up." "Oh, what luck." "At least it's dry here." "It is okay; tomorrow we go on." "To Greece." "Sleep." "Maybe it'll help." "Dorli, I feel better." "The wolf is here, Red!" "Hands up or I'll kick you in the head." "Things went bad for the Poles." "When Zhukov landed in Warsaw guess how he greeted them?" "We're going to swat you like flies." "Cool as a cucumber." " Let's drink to his health." " I don't drink." " It makes me sick." " I shouldn't either." "Here's to victory." "Comrade commander, they're just kids." "They lost their way." "Where would they be going?" "Some kids." "They had this with them." "Used by Finnish fascists." "Karelia '39." "Used for castrating Red Army soldiers alive." "They had money and maps to get to Greece." "I'll do anything for her." "It was the Greek's idea." "Greeks..." "They're pretty fucked up." "We didn't get much out of him." "He's coughing blood." "He messed with her head and maybe even banged her." "She's going to the slammer:" "Crossing the border is treason." "Well?" "Another?" "We did stupid things as kids too, eh, Helga?" "Indeed." "Will you let them go?" "It's up to you, Helga," "if I write it up, not even holy water will help." "Wake up, crooks." "Wake him up." "Get him out before he kicks it." "Take him in the cart, then leave it at the market." "We need to pick up some bread." "Don't forget to return the cart." "What the fuck's wrong with you?" " You forgot everything?" " It's the vodka." "Stop acting like a corpse and do me like you do that Jew." "Show me what you got, you German whore." "Get on your knees and do me, or I'll piss on you." "You bitch!" "Throw her in the cellar." "Careful, you ass!" " Comrade commander!" " Stop yelling!" "Someone's been killed at the train station!" "Okay, take me there." "What are you doing?" "Sorry, comrade major, I couldn't see." "Corporal Kadlec." "Allow me to let you in." "Move it." "Thanks, you may go." "Come, Mrs. Skládalová." " Quickly, before they kill you." " Where's Dorli?" " I have to see her." " There's no time." "Believe me, I'm doing my best for you." "Let me at least say goodbye." "She's not to blame." "Please!" "This car came all the way from Komárno." "They're inhuman." "Son of a bitch." "Fozekaš, what does it say?" "Slovak brothers, Polish heroes, do the same!" "Rid us of the Bolsheviks!" "The fascists haven't won." "We've still got control." "Pass out live rounds and shoot onsight." "Get them!" "Comrade commander, we will!" "Come, Dorli." "We need to isolate him." "He's got TB." " Where's she going?" " Wait..." "Why did you hide it from us?" " It's a keepsake." " Let's go." "Momma, this is my fault, isn't it?" "That's ridiculous, my darling." "Take care of yourself." " Helga, we'll clear this up." " Sorry." "Mom, what's going on?" "Momma, look at me." "Forgive me, Dorli." "Say something." "Forgive me, forgive me..." "What happened?" " Come, Dorli." " Leave me alone." "Don't worry, I'll be with you till your mom returns." "Take care of my will, but go back now..." "Fear nothing and go back." "I'll be with you now." "SEPTEMBER 1961" "Someone's outside;" "he's afraid to come in." "Hello." "Come with me please." " Is Major Kukal here?" " Yes." "Guard!" "Have a seat." "The investigator is still busy." "Wait here." "You may come in now." "Uta von Lieven." "What's she to you?" "I don't know, comrade." "But we know everything." "Do you know a certain Jost?" "Since you were little, right?" "He's been arrested." "He asked to emigrate and we discovered his false life." " When did you last see him?" " Before vacation." "He was unhappy they accepted me to university." "They?" "You mean we!" "Too bad, you began well." "He is suspected of criminal activity." "He's a trained churchwood carver." "A fascist!" "The bastard." "He fooled you." "He wanted you to return to your Teutonic roots." "And to deprive you of your legal rights." "What about his weapons?" "Weapons?" "An SS knife and a Parabellum pistol." "Ever seen them?" "No, sir." "But he said he had a gun for shooting squirrels." "Trying to be funny?" "He shot a Soviet commissar in the head, then bragged about it." "An SS murderer." "And you trust such a man?" "You're a nothing, a dishrag." "This is how you thank us for accepting you to university?" "I guarantee that if you cover for him you won't go to school." "The Party leadership has decided." "Can I use the bathroom?" "Of course." "Turn your head to the wall." "Turn it!" "Relax, I'm not going to hit you." "The interrogation began at 8:25 AM in the presence of Sergeant Froòková." "Dorli Skládalová would like to testify that..." "I'll say whatever you want but I want to see my mom first." "Momma, can you hear me?" "Tell me about daddy again." "I can't." "You have to." " Is it raining?" " No." "Go home, my darling." "It's nice of you to visit me." "It'll be over in a minute." "Chin up, the regional commander is seeing us personally." "Greetings, doctor." "Know the shortest joke in the world?" " No, comrade commander." " A Jewish miner." "Good one, eh?" " Did she come voluntarily?" " Absolutely." "Be seated." "Need anything, comrade commander?" " Bring her some tea." " The water is off." "Nothing then." "I warn you that the university will not educate people who are not firmly behind the regime." "That's all." "Your history is known to me well enough." "So let's get to it." "I pledge to cooperate with the secret police in discovering and reporting enemy activities" "against the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, and I promise to keep this agreement" "in strict confidentiality." "Sign and date it." "I hope you understand:" "This agreement is irrevocable." "Skládalová, hold on!" "You never mentioned this." "I'd rather have given everything up." "That would have been a mistake." "Now the doors of the world are wide open." "You're going to Austria to claim your inheritance." "Our republic needs hard currency." "Dorli!" "I'll go alone." "Let her go." "Mom, can you hear me?" "Don't leave me." "You never loved me..." "like you did him." "You're all I have." "Open the window." "Now I'm home." "I so wanted to see the mountains." "Hear the rain?" "INTERNATIONAL BORDER" "Good morning." "Call at 7 PM, to save state property." " Exactly at 7." " Sure." "I'll keep your passport, and don't lose that exit permit." " You'll return by the crossing." " Buy me a lighter or something." " Good luck." " Thank you." "And be careful:" "We've got people everywhere." "I'd like to screw her." "And that's that." "Thieves." "They only care about money, but we'll trick them, for your mom if nothing else." " It's a half million dollars." " AUSTRIA, NEAR INNSBRUCK" "This is Dr. Blau from Prague." "May I speak with Mrs. Von Lieven?" "Hello?" "I can hear her breathing." "My name is Dr. Blau." "I've brought your granddaughter from Bohemia." "I don't know you, doctor." "I have no relatives in Czechoslovakia, except Jost." "Dorli just wanted to see you." "I'm her guardian." "Speak to my lawyer." "Adieu." "Madam, I don't want anything." "I brought you a ring from a soldier buried in our field." "Jost has been arrested." "You have a ring?" "With a coat of arms?" "Yes, the shield of the Sword Knights of Livonia." "With the initials Avon L. I'll put it in the mailbox." "No, give it to Sister Agnes." "I trust her." "She'll come to the door." "Wait." "Where'd you hide that?" "You just want to give it to her?" "They must have forgotten about us." "Shouldn't I knock?" "Thank you." "Dorli, we never discussed this." "Grandma!" "Thank you." "My child..." "Arrogant to the bitter end." "Turkey schnitzel." "And home-raised trout." "That man from Prague called again." " He's a doctor too..." " My brother-in-law." "I'd love to read him the menu just to hear him explode with envy." "He's calling back at 8 PM sharp." "Tell him we're staying at the royal hunting lodge." " The day is ours." " Excellent, sir." " Should I bring the champagne later?" " To the room." "Rosé wine;" "I've never seen it before." "It's like home here." "Woodcutters and foresters, nice people." "You mean like the pub in Rùžové údolí?" "You're kidding?" "Momma and I went there on Sundays when she didn't have to cook for the others, or for you." "Poor Helga." "You have to avenge her too." "I have a great plan." "Away with all the old mess." "Let's forget it for good." "We'll wire the money to Israel then fly there." " Jost sang this." " What?" " Are you paying attention at all?" " Sure, but where's the waitress?" "Friendly people, sure, but it could start here." "Hear them?" " Hitler was an Austrian too." " And she's the local whore, eh?" " Compliments of the house." " Thank you, but no schnapps." "You need some air." "I'm taking you away..." "completely away from Europe." "The kibbutz will merely be a starting point." "Then to America, or school in Britain, or wherever." "Don't smile so oddly." "I'm doing it out of respect for your mother." "So you'll be happier than she was." "Dorli..." " Have a pleasant sleep, doctor." " Good night." "Leave me alone!" " Another round, Franz!" " Sure, another round." "What's she saying?" "That Czech girl!" " I'm not Czech, I'm Moravian." " Where from, young lady?" "The Schneeberg mountains by Grulich." "Muttergottesberg." "I know it, the Lichtenstein preserve." "We stocked it with mountain goats." " Here's to Gesenke!" " Here's to Gesenke!" "Here's to Altvater!" "We shot goats there." "It's a wild region." "Miss, your father..." "This bottle is the only father I know." "Is there a message for me?" "Only from the lawyer." "The negotiations were cancelled." "He says not to visit him again." "Incredible..." "Such rudeness." "She hasn't shown up?" "No." "Sent her things to the cloister." "The bill has been paid, everything but the champagne." " I have to go to the police..." " I wouldn't if I were you." "That man there is one of your countrymen." "Could you please..." "keep this safe for her?" "I guess she won't need these tickets." "You can rely on me, doctor." "And tell her that I..." "That I hope she won't end up like her mother." "Doctor, the Russians haven't been here for a long time." "Have a safe trip back." "You've chosen the hardest way." "Compassion isn't happiness;" "it's just a tale of sorrow." "I won't be here much longer." "But you should live, my child." "You have to leave Europe." "As far as you can." "Our order has a mission hospital in the Congo." "The Reds won't get you in their clutches there." "You'll change your name;" "you'll be reborn." "Mercy is the only salvation." "You can still save your soul." "CONGO Rebel province of Katanga" "Run if you can!" "Rebels are coming!" "Congo Müller is here!" "He's here for the last time." "Congo Müller's come for us." "He can't take us all." "Hurry!" "Get up!" "Follow me..." "Hurry!" "Follow me!" "Hurry!" "He's come for us!" "He can't take us all." " Wait!" " Where are you going now?" "You're expecting." "Lean on me." "Only nuns and the wounded!" "Back, you black mugs!" "Is someone here named Dora?" " Dora von Lieven?" " Thank God, he's come for us." "Nuns only!" "Get in!" " Hurry!" " Get in, Dorli, for God's sake!" " They'll cut your head off!" " It's my way to heaven." " Get on!" " No!" "I'm staying with the sick." "Neither the body nor the grave of Dorli von Lieven has ever been found." "During the civil war, nun Marie Dorothea was pronounced missing." "But I don't believe she's gone." "I hope she's happier there, happier than her mother." "Subtitled by John Brent"