"NATIONAL FILM CENTRE" "FEDERAL AGENCY FOR culture AND CINEMATOGRAPHY" "IN COLLABORATION WITH THE "RUSSIAN TIME" INDEPENDENT PROJECT" "Sasha YAKIN" "Elena POLYAKOVA" "Alexander KORSHuNOV Evgheniy KHARLANOV in Valery AKHADOV's film" "Written by Oleg ANTONOV" "greenhouse EFFECT" "Director of Photography - Rostislav Pirumov" "Production Designer - Tatiana KOLTSOVA" "Music by Darin SYSOEV" "Sound by Alexei PETRAKOV" "Produced by Sergei ZERNOV" "Russian-Greek Conversation book." "Oh, my dear one," "Take me along." "In that distant land" "I will be your faithful wife." "Oh, my dear one," "I wish I could take, you along" "But in that distant land" "I have a faithful wife." "Ernest, where the hell you were?" "That freak gonna be here any moment now - no way you'll wash yourself then." "Okay, I'm ready." "Add luke warm." " Will you wash your hair?" " Yes." "You'll pay for the shampoo." "It's already open." "Get lost." "That freak is coming." "Get lost, I said." "Scram." "I took the twenty." "Move your ass." " Thanks." " See you tomorrow." "To be or not to be." "We have for your convenience additional luggage-office." "Pray, give some bread to a mute one." "I wish someone gave me alms, too." "There I am." "Thanks." "Here's the earnings." "Sixty rubles." "30 for you, 30 for me." "30 for you, 30 for me." "Thanks." "Hey, boy?" " Are you really mute?" " Why?" " Wanna earn some money?" " Why?" "Stop whattting' me." "Do you want or you don't?" " Yes." "Why?" " Have you been here long?" " Why?" " Someone stole my suitcase." "You know everyone here, don't you." "You'll find my suitcase - I'll reward you." "I'm not local." "Stop pulling my leg!" "Dear passengers, the Moscow-Krasnoyarsk registration is over." "The train due the airport will depart at 15 p.m." " Hey, boy, what's the matter?" " Nothing." "Why are you crying?" " I remembered my father." " And?" "5 years today he was packing his suitcase." "He and my mom were going to the seaside," " I was seeing them off." " And?" "But the plane..." "The plane..." "Crash..." "May your plane take off and land peacefully." "May your close ones be healthy." " What's your name?" " Tolik." "Anatoly, take the money and buy you something." "Here you are." " Thanks." " It's you again?" "Didn't I tell you not to pester people?" "Do you have baccy?" " Sorry, I'm empty." "Sorry." " How much do we have stashed?" " Almost four." " You could take two hundred." "That's for your trip." "I'll handle this." "Took a gander:" "Greek conversation book." "You come to an old man and woman and say 'yasos'." "What does that mean?" "It means 'how do you do'." "Or..." "'F k all isto' means 'thanks'." "Super!" "And what is the answer?" "Pa-ra-ka-llo." " Let's split." " What do you mean?" " I mean shank it." " What about our action?" "To hell with it." " When then?" " Why not tomorrow?" "Why not today?" "A date with a nurse is coming by for me." "She's making me injections." " You want to take her along?" " No." "Come on, it's only you and me." "You and me." "Wanna some tea?" "Yes." "Is it your visit to Moscow?" "Yes." " Any acquaintances?" " Yes." "They had to meet me." "But they didn't." " Do you know their address?" " It was in the suitcase." "Do you remember it?" ""4" ... "18"..." "And I don't remember the street." "No sweat, you'll remember of its accord." "Same by me always." " What's wrong?" " Where's the toilet?" " Do you have diarrhea?" " No." " Can it wait?" " Don't know." "Let's go to the terminal." "They've a free toilet there." "Again?" "Don't keep thinking about it." "Easier said than done." "When I feel low, I play rhymes." "Rhymes?" " Green." " Green what?" "I say green and you find a rhyme." " Leave me alone." " Come on:" "green." " Clean." " Queen." " Bean." " Spleen." " Mean." " Screen." " What's your name?" " Rita." "And yours?" "Ramzes." " Are you a Gypsy?" " No, Egyptian." " Who called you so?" " I myself.." " How long are you here?" " Almost six months." " Don't fall down. ." " I won't." "Where did you live before that?" "Where I'll never come back." "What about you?" "Same with me." "Your family had to meet you?" " Boyfriend?" " Bridegroom?" " Kind of." " Why didn't he meet you?" "How can one live in Moscow with no documents?" " Can you wash floors?" " What?" "Wash floors and wipe them dry." "You can stay here for a while, but for this you'll wash the first floor." "Don't touch anything here." "Do you live here?" "used to." "But not from tomorrow." " Where will you go?" " Greece." "You mean you sleep with lights on?" "I've my system." "Like in planes." "Shall we lie down?" " We'll sleep together?" " I won't touch you." " Are you asleep?" " No." "Where are your parents?" "I'm from a street clan, I was hatched by a hen." "I'm serious." "She she disowned me in the maternity home." "And dad is nothing to hope." "He stuck it in, took it out and made himself scarce." "Do you want to go to the toilet?" "For free." "Sleep, you blabbermouth." "500... 3 thousand... 3500..." "3700... 3800... 3900..." "What's the matter?" "Time to go to work." "What work?" "To wash floors." "I thought I was dreaming." " Where is the toilet?" " What?" "The toilet?" " Number two or number one?" " That's a silly question." "Not at all." "If it's a number one - there's a pail." "If it's number two - it's behind the greenhouse." "COME TO ELECTIONS" "You said yourself..." "about the first floor." "That's why I brought her." "We'll manage within an hour." "You'll see, Auntie Pasha." "She'll wash the first floor, and I - the ground floor." "Or other way round." "upon your choice." "But you said you'II come with a Greek." "Wlth a Greek we'd manage the 2nd floor, too." " Okay, let him stay." " Let's go." "Only mind:" "should the steward catch your ass," "I will play unaware, I promise you." "Yes, Grandma Pasha." "It's Auntie!" "I remembered it beings with 'lya' something." "Do you know this street?" "Will you help me?" " I'm talking to you." " I must finish with this floor" " To hell with this floor." " No." " Are you always like this?" " Like what?" " Like this." " Yes." "'Lya'..." "Lyalin by-street." "No, that was a street." " Lyaminsky avenue." " It was a street!" "Stop yelling!" "It's not my blame you have short memory." " Lyapunov street." " Maybe." "Or Lyaschenko street." "That's all." "There is no number 18." "Maybe it's Lyaschenko?" " Maybe it's not 'lya'?" " No, it's 'lya'." "Piss off!" "Piss off yourself!" "Rita!" "Rita!" "Come out!" "I was wondering whether it's you." "Maybe it's you, or not." "You were such a tot, when your mother asked me to babysit." "Do you remember?" "Yes." "Let's go." " How is your mom?" "Working?" " Yes." "You came to Moscow to enter the institute." "Kind of." "I've been in Moscow for 8 years already." "I'm almost a Muscovite." "Do you like it here in Moscow?" "Yes." "I have a husband." "Everything is all right." "Could you lend me some money." "I was robbed at the terminal." "You don't say!" "How much did they steal?" "Everything." "The money." "The documents." "Those bastards!" "We'll handle this." "Where did you stop?" " Nowhere." " Come to our place." "The more the merrier." "You must thank God you met me." "One should help out his close ones." "No one helped me." "I will help you." "Come on in." "We'll find you a nice guy, with no drinking habits." "Lyoaha, hi." "Where have you been?" "I'm freezing." "I met an old acquaintance of mine." "She's from my village." "Meet my husband." " Hi." " Alexei." "He always told me he likes to be addressed 'Alexei'." "I'll go and make some tea." "Wanna have a look?" " Is it visible in daytime?" " Not at all." " I want to have a look." " Come on." "Nadya says it makes her head spinning." " Give me your hand." " Merci." " May we go there?" " There?" "Well?" "Now it's better?" "Yes." "Let me help you." " Can you see now?" " Yes." "Everything is ready." "Come down." "The borsch is getting cold." "Coming." "How long have you been working here?" " Come down!" " Coming." "Go." "I and Rita will join you in a moment." "Take it." "Thanks, I'll pay it back." " No need to." " Thanks." "And no need to come here again either." "All right." "Bye." " Where is Rita?" " Left on urgent business." "She left." "Eat." "I was waiting for you yesterday." "I had business to attend." "I bet you see asses in your dreams." "Stop blabbering, or else you'll get a shot in your tongue, not in your ass." "Pull your trousers down." "Why aren't you married?" "No one ls interested." "will you marry me?" "What shall we do?" "Play dolls?" " How old are you?" " I'm as old as I am." "Ready." "You are beautiful." "I wouldn't hurt you." "Get lost, you snot-nosed Don Juan." "Bye." " Take some juice." " Thanks." "And take more." " Take care." " Bye." "See you, guys." " And thanks." " Bye." "May you be healthy." "Let's go." "Wait." "Come one." "Officer, have you found gray suitcase?" "I told you in plain Russian to wait." " Wait for what?" " For us to find it." " When will you find it?" " When time comes." "Don't run." " I can't catch up with you." " Quit smoking." "What's the matter, Greek?" "Stop playing a fool, Greek!" "Greek!" "Aunt Galya, it's me, Rita." "Can I speak to Mom?" "Mother?" "It's me." "Forgive me for taking your money." "I'm in Moscow." "I was robbed of everything.- the money, the documents." "Mom..." "I'm pregnant." "Stop yelling at me!" "Stop yelling at me!" "I'll return you that bloody mother!" "Mother!" " What's your name?" " Nathanya." "Nathaniel." " Some name." " Not worse than others'." " Where were you heading?" " Greece." " Why Greece?" " His grandparents live there." "A big house." "Olives." "Grapes." " Are you their relative?" " Kind of." "I see." "Look, Nathaniel," "Without operation he will die." " And with it, he won't?" " I don't know." "But without it he will die for sure." " And stop fooling around." " Gotcha." " Is it a big house?" " What house?" "You mean in Greece?" "Yes." "A house on a hill." "a kitchen garden, poplar-trees." " May I see him?" " Not today." "Tomorrow." "To the right..." "No, to the left." " To the left?" " Yes." "What a pleasant place." "I've no money." "Money is nothing." "Now - to the right." "Thank you," "only I really don't have any money." "You mean live here." "I see." "How queer..." "May I step in?" "What is it?" "Come one." "You mean you sleep here?" "Yes." "How romantic." "I say, how romantic." "You must be crazy!" "I just gave you a lift." "Put on you clothes!" "Just have you a lift!" "My car!" "What are you doing?" "Stop it!" "She's young enough to be your daughter!" "Young man, it's some misunderstanding!" "I didn't mean no evil!" "I just gave her a lift." "Get lost, while you're in one piece." "Take it." "What for?" "You wanted to earn money, didn't you." " No I didn't." " Oh yeah?" "Why did you bring him here then?" "I didn't bring him, he just gave me a lift." "He just gave you a lift and you just got undressed?" "You're nobody for me to excuse myself before!" "Oh yeah?" "This is my greenhouse!" " I permitted you to live here." " You go and do you know what?" " What?" " Hang yourself!" "Bloody cock-a-cola!" "What did you say?" "Nothing special." "Bloody cock-a-cola." ""4", "1 4", Nicola-Yamskaya Street." "Oleg Goryachev." "Bingo!" " Where are you going?" " To Oleg." "It's night-time!" "Come on, quickly." " You need to wash your hair." " What for?" "It's clotted like a bird-nest." "The hose - the water's warm." "The shampoo." " You'll have to pay for it." " It's a car shampoo." " My hair will fall out." " But mine didn't." " Shall I hold it for you?" " Get out of here." "She's beautiful." "Do the two of you ...wing-ding?" "Shut up." "Go and rub her back." " Or I can do it for you." " Piss off." " What is it?" " Hold it for me?" "Only no peeping." "Fat lot I care." "Here you are." "Please." "Buy something for you." "Let's go." "Don't stand here." "Why?" "You scare away serious customers." " Let's go." " We?" "Scare away?" "I know a place where they sell nice rags." "I bought a jacket here." "Can't I do the eye-shopping?" "Hey: 'pail'," "Find a rhyme." "You think it funny I'm dressed like that?" "And that I have no money?" "But can you buy all this yourselves?" "What are you sneering?" "You, painted bitches!" "Pail... nail..,." " Mail..." " Piss off, or else." " Tail." " Snail." "'SECONDHAND'" "Well?" " Do you like it?" " Yes." "Only you'll need other shoes and purse." "But it's all right." "I'll take the money from Oleg and give it back." "Is your Oleg handsome?" "I don't know." " He's normal." " How old is he?" "Thirty maybe." "Or a bit older or younger." " Do you love him?" " I love or I don't..." " What do you want?" " Nothing." "You don't know anything about your fiance." "You don't even know whether you love him." " You don't know anything." " Hey why are you yelling at me?" "Why didn't... why didn't that bloody fiance meet you at the terminal?" " You think it's normal?" " People are looking at us." "I don't care!" "Many wishes in your family life." "I'm off." " Greek is waiting." " What do you mean?" " I mean I'm off." " What about me?" "I owe you money." "Money..." "It will be my wedding present." " Want to meet Oleg?" " No!" " But why?" " Because!" "Walk me to the doors, please." "All right." " What's the matter?" " Maybe you." "No, it's the right address." "What a fool I am." " He has moved out." " No." "He has never lived here." "And maybe he has a different name." "A different name?" "But why?" "It's because he doesn't need me." "But he's your fiance." "We met but once." "Why looking for him then?" "I'll have a child by him." "A child?" "You met but once!" "It just happened so!" "How could a thing like this could happen?" "You're too young to know." "My mother will kill me." "I stole her money, and I'll have a fatherless child." "She will forgive you in the end." "You don't know what she is like." "I've no home no, I've nowhere to go." "Don't follow me!" "I want to be alone!" "Rita, where are you going?" "Where are you going?" "Rita!" "AID POST" "Come on." "Well, well." "What is wrong with you." "I want to have an abortion." " Everything is all right." " Thanks." "Miss, I've good news for you." "Can you imagine:" "she wanted to have an abortion." "Miss!" "Miss!" " Is it yours?" " Yes." "An emblem of Leipzig." "When I was young, I used to collect them... all those transfers..." "It was lying on the platform." "4, 18, Nicolo-Yamskaya Street," " Oleg Goryachev." " What does that mean?" " Now - nothing." " Hey, mister!" "Wait." "Hi." "Long time no see." "What's wrong with the light?" "It happens." "They'll turn it on soon?" " Did you find it?" " Yes, it's empty." " How is your Greek?" " He's all right." "He was operated on today, they'll transfer him to a ward tomorrow." " Where were you?" " Visiting a doctor." "You want to have an abortion?" "I wanted." "Stop looking at me like that." "Who needs me now?" "Who will pick me?" "I need you." "I will pick you." "You?" "Don't be ridiculous." "Well..." "They've a house on a hill surrounded by pink stones." "There's a kitchen-garden." "Jasmin." "Poplar-trees." "Vine growing on one slope, and on another..." "I forgot how it's called." "Olives." "Eat 'til you're full." "I can ask Greek and he'll take you along, too." "Get your hand off me." "Where is Greek?" "Haven't they transferred him yet?" "Where is Greek?" "Have they discharged him?" "He is in intensive therapy." "Ask the doctor." "He's in the canteen." "Where is Greek?" "Come in and sit down." "What for?" "Sit down, I said." "Where is Greek?" "Your friend died last night." "Died..." " Died..." "Why?" "!" " Calm down." "What did you do to him?" "!" "Marina, some sedative!" "I'll kill you all!" "Why did he die?" "Greek!" ".." "You freaks!" "I will kill you!" " Do it." " Get off me!" "Get off me!" "Greek, where are you?" "Why did they kill you, Greek?" "'Alimono'." "God forbid." "Where am I?" "You've been asleep all day." "Do you want to eat?" "I'm hungry like a dog." "Will you join in?" "Eat." "I don't want to." "I've been hungry since my childhood." "And I can't fill myself." "Why did he die?" "You operated on him, didn't you." "Yes." "I did." "He had an awful disease." "Smth they don't live long with." "You knew about that." " So what?" " Eat." "Does he have family?" "Yes." "His grandparents." "In Moscow?" "In Greece." "Ah, yes," " of course." " Do you believe me?" "Yes." "Just Greece is far away." " Is anyone closer?" " Only me is closer." "You're the one to decide." "No documents on him." "It's either communal grave" "or cremation." "Cremation." "Where have you been?" "Tell me, where have you been?" "POTATOES" "You think it's a normal thing to do?" "I imagined awful things!" "Don't ever do this again!" "Do you understand?" "Why do you keep silent?" " I'm sorry." " 'Sorry', eh." "I couldn't come before." "You're so pale." "Is something the matter?" "Eat without me." "We've some noodles and bread." "You are crying?" "What happened?" "What's the matter?" "Greek... he..." "He died." "Come, come..." "Hush, my dear." "What a den is here?" "Who let you in?" "Look me in the eye!" "Tell me." "I see." "All right..." "Get out of here!" "No, what do you think you are doing?" "You'll kill someone like this." "And this will go here." " We'll throw this away too." " What happened?" "Go away!" "Don't worry about the second floor." "So, it was you who let them in." "I don't know them." "They got in here themselves." "It's you, I can see it all right." "Don't you shout at me." "I'm a candidate of sciences." "My name was in the papers." "And you're a mister spelling mistake." "Me?" "Spelling mistake." " All right." " Damn you." "Get the hell out of here!" " Let's split." " Okay." " I'll show you." " Hey!" "Help me out, for a couple of days." "I'll work it off." "20 cars a day - and only while the boss is away." "Rita!" "Thanks." " What?" " Nothing." "Hi." "I thought you wouldn't come." "Here you are." "Do you want to take it?" "Yes," "Victor, we're being late!" "Coming." "Sorry, I must go." "Take care." "Shall we go?" "Is it here?" "Yes." "Do you want to say something?" "What?" "That you'll love him and remember him." "He knows this all right." " Do you want me to leave?" " Please, stay." "Soon you'll be home." "Shit, the holiday's over." "That freak is coming tomorrow." " How is he?" " Who?" "Your baby." "What do you feel?" "Nothing at all." "It's only three months old in there." " You think it's a boy?" " I don't think anything." "What would you like it to be?" "Nobody." "Are you always like this?" "Yes." " What would you like it to be?" " I?" " A girl." " Why?" "I'd take care of her." "What're you doing?" "It'll be winter soon." "It's snowing." "where to now?" "Rita!" " What happened?" " They arrested Ernest." " Ernest?" " Your pal." " Where is he?" " In police station." "Police station." "He took the cash." " What cash?" " In a night shop." " Why did you do this?" " You're right in time." "Please, let me talk to him." "I'll be begging on my knees!" "All right, and I'll smoke." " Why did you do that?" " To get some money." "To buy tickets to Greece." "You must be crazy!" "Can't you see?" " Give them the money." " No." "I wounded the shop assistant with a knife." "Nothing serious." "Give them the money." "I'll ask them to release you." "No, it's decision." "Are you crazy?" "Don't you care for me at all?" " I do." " Let's go." "I will find you!" "No, I'll find you myself." "I'll find you myself and do as I tell you." "Hi." "Where do these people live?" "'I did everything as you told me to." "'I'm in Greece." "'Our house is on a hill, 'its slopes covered by grapes 'and olives." "'You can eat them to your fill." "'I only miss you." "'We are waiting for you 'day and night." "'Love." "Your Rita...1" "Starring:" "Sasha YAKIN as Mute (first appearance)" "Elena POLYAKOVA as Rita" "Alexander KORSHuNOV as the surgeon" "Evgheniy KHARLANOV as Greek" "Anna FROLOVTSEVA as Auntie Pasha" "Written by Oleg ANTONOV" "Directed by Valery AKHADOV" "Director of Photography - Rostislav PIRUMOV" "Production Designer - Tatiana KOLTSOVA" "Music by Darin SYSOEV" "Sound by Alexei PETRAKOV" "Edited by Georgiy KLUBKOV" "Executive Producer - Svetlana KuOHMAEVA" "Translated by Svetlana Kormashova"