"Everything could start with a phone call" "The one that presents himself as the consule of Romania in Warsaw" "Asks my uncle Corneliu Rudescu, to confirm his kinship with Claudiu Crulic," "Which is me." "Afterwards he tells him, that I am dead." "And if he can't pick my body home with 2500 euros," "My body will be burnt." "And the consulate can't help bringing my body home." "On the 4th of February, my mother and my sister come to Cracow," "They haven't seen me for a few months" "Which is not the reason that she cant identify me." "The truth is that in a few months Ive changed a lot." "First of all I am dead." "Second is that I have lost some 30 kilos," "Except the fact that I'm blocked on 33 years old, I look like 70 to say the least." "Prior to the identification," "Thank God that I still have marks after the surgery," "Mom and sis got my body and my suitcase." "One kettle boiler," "One cup," "One wallet, cigarette papers," "My lucky one dollar bill," "Some polish money," "Some icons and some prayer books," "My news notebook and some letter scarps," "One pen," "One photo camera," "My two phones," "The shoes and the slippers," "The shirt," "The track-suit and the jacket." "I have a new passport," "That of a dead man." "Because of it I'm in transit," "You heard me, Im in transit," "Without nobody asking me anything." "Poland, Slovacia, and Hungary, in a Mercedes." "Mom and sis arranged for this transport, with a mortuary firm in Poland." "I never in my life ride such a car but I do now." "Sort of speak "ride"." "I stay still." "In my one room flat and I dont feel anything." "If I think better, my life could fit into some 100 pictures." "Firts picture was take to me into the hospital in Dorohoi." "I was born on 18 of march 1975." "My father Constantin was an accountant," "And my mother Statrica a bartender." "The family that I've joined 33 years ago, was one usual romanian family." "Poor and with lots of members." "From all the ancestors by my fathers side," "Iancu and Carlina Crulic were most particular." "They came from Poland and settled into Dorohoi" "Which was just a little town, only bigger than a Moldavian village." "When I was born my parents were engaged for 2 or 3 years and" "They were bored with love and life.." "They staied together 2 years more," "And then, divorced." "After the divorced I staied with my father," "But actually his sisters took care of me," "Some of my aunts." "I haven't had much of a family truly speaking," "With mother, father, brothers, sisters and grandparents," "Doggie and piggie." "My closest relationship until I was 5, was with a baby's dummy." "I couldn't let her go." "This is how I entered the world." "Daniel Crulic, future mortuary passport 007." "As an infant, they called me Boby, as that guy from that movie, "One flower and two gardners" (India 1969)." "The most Ive staied with my aunt Iosefina," "The richest of all the sisters." "I was running between the houses of my aunts and of my fathers." "I remember the animals," "One mink and two dogs, Vem and Lesli." "My neighbors poisoned Lesli, because she eated some chickens." "And Vem died of old age." "It was so old that he couldn't walk anymore," "He couldn't event chew anymore," "I was mashing all his food, he got so weak.." "My heart was broken and I couldn't be apart from him." "But I never wanted a dog anymore after he died." "My heart was broken only when I thought about him dying." "In the summer, I also went to my aunt Lelia," "Cousin Carmen is my favourite," "She was always besides me." "Hello this and Hello that.." "I greeted all the ladies." "Like in that joke, wait for all the cars to pass by..." "My folkes were kidding, that I say hello to all the stupid ladies." "My life its like riding a bus," "I get on the bus, it starts," "I arrive, get down," "Im staying for a couple of days and then I start again." "You couldnt say that I was very different from children my age." "They made me a Patriot Child at Marasesti Mausoleum," "Afterwards I went to camp at Salt Lake, played football.." "This you won't like, I didn't pass my 2nd grade highschool," "I only got to the 10th class," "My family wanted a rich boy not a scientist." "When I finished school, Conu Barbu took me to his garrage," "To fix and unfix this and that." "Mechanics.. tin-woks.." "Changing the oil.." "Black market work, but it was still a job." "I was a hard worker though." "I was earning my living.." "Yes please." "As like a child, they were kidding me because I answered the phone like.."Yes Please!"" "But this was a custom to me, this is how I said it." "On '93 I went to Poland with my uncle," "I brought luxury items for rich people and what not.." "Porcelains," "Glass plates," "Bohemian crystal," "Amber," "On that time we also went to Russia," "We brought to Dorohoi marker everything we can carry," "Door handle," "Hair paint bottles," "Watches, laundry cleaner, scarfes," "socks, cannes, dried fish, underwear, bolts," "Into the 90's romanians bought anything," "With the only critheria, not to be made in Romania." "My cousin Carmen sell the stuff, she knew better of this things." "I stayed with her childern, with my nephews." "I always liked the children." "To play with them," "To play with their belly," "Coz when I was a child I couldn't stay with my mom." "And remember that I liked feeding bottles, I was sucking milk with all the children." "But things got bad in Romania." "People were not so rich suddenly," "And Hair paint you could buy here too not to worry that you could go bald." "As soon as I got to Poland I started searching for a job." "It wasnt easy." "Who would hire a poor romanian?" "I was also called Rabbit." "For this is what Crulic means in polish." "I was lucky coz I knew the language and was good with cars." "I liked it." "So I got some jobs in car washing and car repair shops." "You could see in the photo, Razvanek." "I called him uncle." "We were not related but we were like family." "We cooked together, live together," "He got handicap pension, for one time he jumped from a window," "And from then on he was short of a leg" "He liked to drink 1l liquor." "He had many hats and played the piano." "The uncle was ok." "He's not living anymore too." "Suicided a fews months after my death." "I stayed with him for some time.." "A girl.." "Lica, was my girlfriend." "She was 10 years younger than me." "We knew each other from Botosani." "We even had a baby together." "A boy." "I couldnt enjoy him though.." "Died at birth.." "We burried him in Cracow..." "And Lica dissapreard after my death." "In the 2000.." "I almost died there.." "Eventually I died after all, this is another story," "I was in a car with a friend," "We had an accident, he died and I flew through the window." "Doctors were amazed of me still living." "They only got a metal thing in my leg." "Meanwhile my folks moved too" "They got the ideea that romanian life was not ok," "They got to Italy," "Mom and Cati to Torino," "My father somewhere near Milan," "Whenever I went back, went and see them," "For we barely see each other anymore, only at funerals or weddings back into Romania." "This is my sis Caty, from my mother side." "She was born after the divorce." "These are the only pictures with her." "This is back in Botosani, on the last summer of my life." "Back into Dorohoi nowadays you dont see families without "strawberry people"" "(people that work on the strawberry farms mainly in Spain)" "Really now, there's nothing to do back there." "Take for example my aunt, Iosefina.That raised me since I was 3." "Some 1 year ago, I got her a teddy bear, really nice." "As soon as I go back, she covers the teddy bear in plastic bags, like meat packs." "Not to get dusty.." "And Im thinking that she or my uncle dont understand how it is to be poor." "They were rich people." "I wanted to ask you something." "When you took your last pictures, you ever think that they could really be your last ones?" "The last time I took a picture, I was into Italy," "It was July and I just had my 30'st birthday." "They were found by my mom and sis when they opened the suitcase," "That they got on my identification." "This is the 99 photo," "Theres one more." "When you look back at your childhood places," "Do you ever think that it could be the last time you see them?" "Back in 2007, into the summer," "I were accused of theft." "They got me 8 months arrested." "From may 2007 till January 2008." "Then I got released and they prosecuted me on parol." "When I came back to Romania, many told me not to get back to Poland," "But I wasnt supposed to hide for a deed that I didnt do." "I never tought that it could be something else than a simple mistake." "In fact I only had to wait for them to look on the surveillance cameras," "And see that Im not the gipsy that that seller described." "When I left Dorohoi again," "I never thought that it will be the last time." "I never thought it will be like this.." "I was pretty optimistic." "But when I got into the car, I dont know what got into me," "I started crying." "All of the sudden." "First I thought that the trial will be quick and easy," "But the things got so messed up that..." "I was with Lica on the hallway, and 3 policeman dressed in civillian came to us." "They photographed Lica with a mobile phone," "And threatened us that if we appeal they arrest us again." "Really now, do you think this is normal?" "I also threatened them that I'll call the embassy but I was kind of scared." "Who could represent me, a romanian, in this country where Im a stranger from everyone." "Who the hell could get me out of here?" "It was like I was talking to the walls." "I even texted my sister, that Im in danger, and to alert the press." "And not to tell my mother." "But my smart-ass sis. maybe thought I was drunk or something.." "She didnt do anything." "She only said to an ex-girfriend of mine, in a coffee shop." "When one is out of luck.. then.. nobody could save him.." "We were into the kitchen, preparing a meal," "I was very surprised when 3 police men came in suddenly." "Until we realised who's who.." "They had us handcuffs, throwed us into the cars, and off to the police we went." "Just like that I had another burglery on my head." "They just humilliate you so much if you get in their hands," "And on the first mistake, you're lost." "They were the same men from the same morning, at the courthouse." "And started laughing at us." ""What?" "Smart ones?" "You called the embassy?"" "They asked for my foot size.." "They messured me, weight me," "And also got some saliva sample, like when you steal," "You steal with your mouth not with your hand." "And all this time, I was assaulted" "With questions, over questions, threathenings... warnings... sign here, write this declaration..admit this, do that.." "They got me so confused and dizzy." "When I was asked what I was doing on the July 11," "I told them I was in Cracow, preparing to go to Italy and see Lica," "She sent me some money and I was wondering to the banks and exchange it." "But after when I realized that on the 11th of July was already into Italy," "It was too late." "Nobody heard me." "They confiscated me all the cash." "600 ziots.. 110 euros.. plus my one dollar lucky bill." "If someone would tell me before that my life would fit into a suitcase," "I would for sure laught at him.." "But.. all of the sudden.. they took me by surprise.." "Only with what I had on, 1 pair of snickers," "My sport suit, and my jacket." "I had one hope on the police, that it was a trasit day," "They sent me to Mote Ludwig, for at least 3 months." "If you see the Mote Ludwig jail, it seems like a SPA." "I've been there for another trial, and was kinda scarry." "I was planning to stay awake." "I spoke to no one in my cell, I had to protest." "Went on hunger strike on the 1st day." "Also made myself a calendar with months remaining until my release." "I knew what arrested means." "Just sit and wait.." "Sort of speaking.. that you are actually staying.." "In 3 months ive been in 8 cells and 3 hospital beds." "The administration and the inmates try to get you insane." "I was sleeping only with my hood on." "On the 14th of September, wrote the 1st letter." "It was for the investigations director." "Told him that I'm not guilty and that I'm goint into hunger strike." "The next letter was for the Cracow Investigations team," "And had all the dates well accountable in my mind." "On the 21st of June, I arrived alone into Poland," "Lica was in Italy where we were supposed to meet." "One day before the burglery, on the 10th of July I went for Italy again," "And went back to Poland on 2nd of September." "All this was mentioned in the letter I sent to the Investigation team." "And also mentioned that I'm in hunger strike since the 10th of September." "Then I wrote to the cosule of Romania, telling him that my rights were broken and pleaded for help." "I made a list with all the things going wrong in the investigation, and all that seemed to me to be an abuse." "I also mentioned the incident with the "photo shooting" on me and Lica on the hallways on the court." "And that I was affraid for my poor health." "I also mentioned that I want to see a clerk from the consulate, and asked him to change my arrest from Poland to Romania." "Also to change my appointed lawyer." "Yet I got no answer..." "After a while I wrote another memo, writing and writing some more.." "This was helping me to keep my minds." "As soon as I got a page without corrections, off to the post with it!" "I always told them that I reffuse to eat from the 10th of September." "On the 12 of October, they got me to the shrink." "I also went on 24th of October, 13th of November and on 3 of January ." "I kept writing, being affraid not to forget anything, and was affraid, beceuse of my hunger strike my brain would go weak, and begin to messed up the dates." "On the 12th of Octomber, I refused to speak polish no more." "I reffused their language." "I couldnt understand all that the doctors were saying and on my first wrong answer they" "Could declare me a schyzophrenic and drug me." "After the 12 of october, they decided that I dont need psychiatric help, and that Im not suicidal." "They tried to make me eat coz I was weak." "I had only 53 kg." "They realised that Im not just showing off by hunger strike." "On the 25 of October, I got hospitalised in the prisons clinique." "They had me here for 3 weeks." "If I havent had a calendar not to forget when is the date of my trial, then I was finished." "But anyway, I was finished after all..." "At least I did all that I could." "Gazin throught the window.." "I remembered many things since I was a child.." "an-tan-tiri-mogodam-gara-gara-si-principala-mo-rin-go-tan-go." "It was like a beautiful dream" "But I always kept writing my stuff." "If I started to forget...was bad" "On the 15 of November, they had me back into the cell." "Five days after, another cell..another bed..different faces.." "Guess nobody from the embassy bothered to read my letters." "With all my arguments that I wasnt in Poland at the time of the robbery." "On the 22 of November, I refused to move..or I couldnt.." "They started to fear my situation.." "Even the warden came by." "They had me moved into another cell." "On the 23 of November, the prosecutor came by and Frederick her translator." "Frederick was looking at me like I was a ghost or something...he told me that I was unrecognizable." "Yet the had me interrogated." "And told them once again lound and clear." "On the 7th of July i picked up the money that Lica sent, on the 9th of July" "I went to the travel agency to book the trip, on the 10th of July I was in the bus for Italy," "And on the robbery that July the 11th I was in Milan." "I kept on saying that I'm on hunger strike for 2 months now, because I'm not guilty." "I kept on hoping that the travel agency would confirm my statement and was pretty confident, that they will free me." "Anyway the 3 months term was off." "But they had me move to another cell." "I got at last the answer from the embassy." "Yet it was sent from October, I only had it, on the 31st of November." "I wrote everything in my notebook." "I was at sleep, but a different kind of sleep......seeing and hearing..... subtitle by onestepfwd"