"We need to stop seeing each other." "Let's assume it was just a momentary weakness." "A weakness." "Magda..." "Are you okay?" "Yes, I'll be back in a moment." "That's not what I mean." "What then?" "Well, you know... is everything okay?" "Yes, everything's dandy." "We're both adults, both responsible for ourselves." "Besides, these are your own words." "Hi." "Hello." "I'm looking for Thomas." "Thomas, come here!" "Hi, Thomas." "Hi!" " How are you?" " Great." "Want a drink?" "No, thanks." "Let's get to the point." "I'll pay you once a week." "You can start tomorrow." "Come at 1 p.m. We open the club at 6, but we need to get ready for a party." " All clear'?" " Sure." "Mom used to say it is only when your parents die that you become an adult... and take responsibility for your actions." "PM!" "..." "I wouldn't make it without you." "I'm pregnant." "I'll be a dad?" "Sorry, Ma, but you're going to be a grandma." "I love you." "I love you!" "This is for you." "Thank you." "I'm surprised." "A young lady should be surprised with flowers from her love." "I'm surprised because I thought you were at work." "Today I closed up earlier, because ifs a special day." "Here it is, our first car." "When you're giving birth, it'll take us to hospital." "Then it'll bring our child and its pretty mom home." "It will drive you wherever you want." "Step in." " Did you have the money?" " Did I?" "We did!" "Even if I hadn't, we need a car." "So please take a seat, for we are in a hurry." "Excuse me." "I got compensation for Mom's flat." "It'll be our down payment." "I've applied for a loan." "Some paperwork and... we can move in next month." "Piotr, please." "A car, an apartment..." "And here, a pregnant student and a store owner with no customers?" "Excuse me: with regular customers, and foreign to boot." "You mean the one?" "We won't pay it off." "We will!" "We'll have the whole long and happy lifetime to do it." "We will have a child, a home, we already have a horse..." "I'll plant a tree somewhere around, just... marry me." "Have you gone crazy?" "But is it a yes or a no?" "Yeah." " Excuse me, miss..." " Rafal?" "Yes?" "I'm Natalia." "Hello." "Sm: oi Ho"." "Ho"?" "You're kidding." "One, two, three..." "Wow!" "A merry-go-round!" "Let's go on it, please!" " You want to go?" " Yes!" "Wait." "Hang on." "Give me your hand." "It's snagged..." "Hey, little one!" "It looks like a potato." "Little Potato!" "They say you dance great." "Oh yeah?" "Was it that Italian hunk who recommended me?" "No, he recommended himself, but he stands no chance." "Yeah, right..." "I've got to tend the bar a bit more, okay?" "I'll wait for you, but only if you promise to dance with me... anywhere, even without music." "Anywhere, without music." "I promise." "We'll have a quiet wedding, forjust a few most important guests." "Please, not with the belly." "Let's skip all of that big lo-do." "A quiet one, I said." "With our favorite music, mixed by our favorite deejay." "I've called Rafal." "His cell's been off for a week, I can't reach him." "I thought Natalia could be our second witness." "As far as I know, they see each other quite often." "What?" "No one is as close to us as Rafal." "And Natalia is my sister after all." "And she seems to have really fallen for the charms of our famous Casanova." "So ifs all in the family." "I would also like Rafal to be our child's godfather." "I keep wanting to pee." "Rafal's parents will gladly help us." "They treat me like a second son." "Perhaps even like their first one now." "You call them, you see them." "They're angry at Rafal, because he doesn't call them at all." "They aren't half as angry at him as you." "You view his leaving as a betrayal." "Come on, I'm just wondering." "He never acted this way." "To learn about him from Natalia, whom I've known for all of three years?" "Perhaps you should just go and see him." "Once you talk to him, it will stop bugging you." "Rafal may need your support, too." "Ru go." "His big brother ought to be the smarter one." "You're too old for this pace!" "You're here?" "How?" "My Ma gave birth to me over a quarter of a century ago." " You keep so silent!" " I know." "Come on." "Mischa, Peter." "Here." "I had nice T-shins printed:" "Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Depeche Mode, cool bands." "I sold maybe two a week to some shits, mostly Tokyo Hotel or Lady Gaga." "Old fans bought the pricey records." "But to them, I sold cheaply." "I still remembered our pain..." "The pain of spending cash on our favorite LPs." "And every Sunday from dawn I stood at a market stall." "15 hours on my feet, mate, barely making ends meet." "Today, everyone downloads and I'm too old to adapt." "Shame." "I've switched." "Keep up with the times." "Traitor." "I had standing mail orders from abroad, from some Hun." "But I can't base my entire business on just one guy." "I need to find a decent job." "Try here with me." "I've saved zilch for 6 months, but I party a lot." "A decent job." "Magdéfs pregnant." "Since when?" "Long ago." "I didn't want to say on the phone." "She's due in a month." "What?" "No congrats?" "Congratulations..." "Daddy." "And you'd be godfather'" "We'll have a quiet wedding once the girl is born." "K's a girl?" "$0?" "VWII you only agree if it's a boy?" "No, of course not, come on!" "The beginning was tough." "Lots of parties... lots of booze, lots of joints." " But the locals are awesome." " And Natalia?" "Man, she's not a girl, she's an angel." "What?" "Sure, she's pretty." "Anyway, you may know her better than I do." "Yeah." "Have you met her father yet?" "After what he did to you?" " Somehow, I can't get myself to do it." " Never mind me." "I'm just worried I'll meet him here." "Give me your lighter." "To what then?" "To life!" "To life." "I've enlisted." "What?" "I'll be trained as a non-commissioned officer, then I'm off to Afghanistan." "You're nuts." "Magda and the kid need you now." "They also need money." "I mean, we need money." " I have to earn it." " There are other ways." "Yeah?" "What ways?" "Bartending won't get me 10,000 a month." "It won't get your head smashed, either." "Don't be so sure." "With bad luck, you'll get a patron who isn't drunk enough." "No, Rafal." "I need a steady job." "I am now responsible for Magda and the child." "Besides, I've got debts." "What debts?" "When the store was doing bad, I took all the money to the casino." " Fuck..." " It started off well." "But then it stopped." "I lost tons of money." "To whom do you owe these debts?" "No matter." "One tour will pay them off, and pay for our living." "Another, and I'll just take it easy, paying the mortgage." "I can't believe it, man." "RafiaL..." " Give me alight." " What?" "A light." "Thanks." "Do you mind my smoking?" "No, I don't." "I had no idea you did this nail an stuff." "What a meeting." "How many years has it been?" "Five, right?" "Tell me, are you still with... that hunk..." "Rafal?" "Piotr." "So his name was Piotr'?" "Yes, a friend of RafaFs." "I must have gotten it backwards." "Anyway, they always hung together, right?" "How was it?" "Ah, yes." "You went to college, I left for a job in Italy... and so we lost touch." "Yeah." "We didn't talk too much at high school, either." "And that college?" "Have you graduated?" "I'm about to." "Taking your time, aren't you." "And come to me." "Good!" "Careful." "Turning round, are we?" "Slowly at first, okay?" "First we go slow like a snail." "Julka!" "Julka!" "See?" "Hello!" "Hi, hon." "Was it nice with your aunt?" " Yes." " Will you take our picture?" "Come, let's take a pic." "And one more, just in case." "Thanks." "Sorry, I hoped to be quicker." "No sweat, I should be outdoors a lot now." "We want to have a baby." "When did you guys decide?" "Well, I've decided." "They say men are never ready." "Sure, not all men are ready." "But I think Rafal happens to be." "He's 30 now." "It should be a good time to be a dad." "I'm not sure." "You know him better." "Won't you regret losing freedom?" "I still need to buy some meat near home." "We can bring food." "Pizza, sushi, whatever." "No can do." "Magda won't have it." "She's inviting, she must cook herself." "Let us at least bring dessert." "I'll be right back." " Who's that?" " We still need wine." " What's going on?" " Nothing to talk about." " You have secrets now?" " Let it go." " Would you, in my shoes?" " I wouldn't be in your shoes." "Get in." "We're out of bottles." "Yeah, you broke them." "Piotrek, who were those guys?" "Had I known you'd be such a pain, I would have left you in that sewer." "You do all sorts of stupid things as a kid." "Give me a smoke." "I'm going with the next available tour." "Magda doesn't know yet." "Let's keep it that way." "You said you'd had enough." "Money's short." " I must pay for Magda's college." " That's no reason to go back." "Better to bust my ass as a traveling salesman?" "I'd earn next to nothing, and wouldn't be home either." "What about a business of your own?" "I won't fall for that one again." "It got me nothing but debts." "And a 15-year-old car." "After this tour, I'll get a new one." "You said we'd only go there for a year." "I'm not telling you to go." "I promised Natalia we'd have a normal life now." "I'd meet her parents..." " Ask Dad for her hand?" " Quit it!" "It's important to her." "I can't weasel out of it now." "Well, look at that." " Natalia's bringing dessert." " She's not a girl, she's an angel." "Did he tell you about a baby?" "Rafal?" "What baby?" "VWth Natalia." " Natalia's pregnant'?" " No, but she plans to be." " Hasn't she told him?" " That's just it, she hasn't." " Perhaps you should?" " Perhaps." "None of my business." "She knows what shes doing." "Natalia does." "What are we building?" "We are building an airplane." "How about another floor first?" " Okay." " Let's see..." " Here we go." " Hey!" " What about a red roof?" " Sure!" "Once Piotrs back, Julka will go to kindergarten." "One that is state-run, too." "Daddy will land her a nice place, a national hero that he is." "Heroes are found in cemeteries." "We just work." "For 2 months we never even hauled ass off base." "Our US allies got fucking mad!" "Piotrek!" "Julka." "Come, Julka." "Let's do an airplane." "Three, two, one, here you go!" "This LP is Dad's favorite." "It's a million people's favorite." "Dad has tons of records, but keeps buying more." "How exciting." "Give us a break, will you?" " Your work there, it's important." " For whom?" "For people who want to have a life there." "Where did you hear that?" "On TV, during the Miss World contest?" "No, I heard it at school, at home." "Then you were lucky." "No one told me at home." "Daddy fucked off pretty quickly, so I don't remember him much." "For years he forgot to mention my sister." "As your Dad bought LPs and shared wisdom with you, Rafal's folks supported me." "This genius wrote my high school finals." "That's why I can now go on our holy missions to Afghanistan." "Come on." "A smoke?" "I didn't want to hurt her feelings." "But when I hear about Daddy dearest, it fucks me up." "A father is always a father." "Not mine." "He didn't even come to Mom's funeral." "Natalia says he wants to get in touch again." "Too late." "And he's just brainwashing her." "Doesn't your mother share at least some blame for all this?" "Quit it." "She's dead." "I won't bad-mouth her." "She stayed around as long as she could." "Natalia will understand." "She cares about you." "Not just about me, I think." "Julka looks so beautiful asleep." "Bye." " Thanks." " I'm sorry." "I love you." "Ifs good you have an original way of showing it." "I love you too, you son of a gun." "Let's go already." "Good night, you all." " Good night." " Bye." "Dad said he came over here once, wanted to see Piotr." " But he couldn't." " How could he?" "Piotfis mother locked him up, said father wanted to kidnap him." "So your father returned to Germany and forgot Piotr for good." "But he keeps asking about him." "About you, about Julka." "A little too late, I guess." "Everybody makes mistakes." "Some of them are hard to forgive." "And Piotfis mother'?" "What was she like?" " Hasn't he told you anything?" " I've never asked." "When your father left them, she started drinking." "And Piotr did nothing about it?" "What can a boy a couple years old do?" "He was just ashamed." " Janusz?" " Yes?" " Have a look." " Jeez..." "You shouldn't have, it's expensive." "And now, a surprise for Julia." "Attention everyone..." "What have we here?" "Miss Julia, here you are." "What is it?" "Let's go for a cigarette." "A Kinder Egg!" "Mom, the food was fantastic." "Will you thank grandpa?" "Thank you, Granddaddy." "You're welcome." "Come, let's see what's inside." "Yes, let's open it up!" "Light me up." "Give it here." "Still in the grip of nicotine addiction?" "Just two, three a day." "What's with you?" " Still hiding from your dad?" " You're the one making excuses." "Lads, I miss you." "It's time you came back." "When we do, you'll be fed up." "We'll keep dropping Julka off." "Notjust her." "Our next kids, too, be warned." "Ifs your plight as the only grandparents." "Sounds like a plan." "Tell Magda to drop Julka off more often." "What are you...?" "What?" "That's why I'm here." "Finally, some company to smoke with at home." "Wait." "Just watch it, or I'll tell Mom on you." "Very funny." "I'll pick up Julka some time in the afternoon." "Let her stay here longer." "Janusz took a day off to play with her." "But the lads are leaving early." "I'll take them to the station and come." "Leave her here for the day." "You'll get some rest, take care of things, eh?" "Okay, I'll pick her up in the evening." "I didn't want to ask around Rafal..." "Natalka didn't come." "Everything okay with them?" "Yes, she just had to stay at work a bit longer, to have tomorrow off." "We're going out tonight." "You do know you can always count on us." "I do." "Lets see those little hearts, Julka." " It's for Dad." " They look great." "Father is worried, too, perhaps even more than me." "He praises you in from of his colleagues at work, it helps him." "But when he's home, I can see ifs hard for him." "He knows you're not cut out for the army." "So what am I cut out for'?" "If either of you know, tell me." "As a little boy, you wanted to be a writer, a baker, a soccer player and a fireman." "All at the same time." "So I haven't changed a bit." "Sometimes it takes a lifetime for a man to understand what he's made of." "You don't have to go with me." "But thanks." "And it's nice that Julka is going to have a cousin." "But it's not that simple." "Not difficult, either." "I can lend you a manual." "Once we're back, I'll talk Magda into another one." "I always wanted a boy and a girl." "It's been ages since I danced." " Vodka and coke, please." " For me, too." "Give me some ice." " We're dancing next." " Oh no." " Oh yes." " You can't make me." "Be my stand-in." "You two always did better at it." "Come on." "Two shots, please." "I've got it." "Quit fucking pushing." " Didn't touch you, mate." " Are we mates?" "Lay off, man." "Get the fuck out of here!" "Cool it!" "L am COOL" "Leave me alone." "Get the fuck out." "Alpha 2, this is Orion 1." "Some individuals ahead." "Irepeat, individuals ahead, over." "Orion 1, this is Alpha, copy." "Checking, standby." "No, no." "That was quite regular." "I studied animal husbandry, then veterinary medicine." "I've worked at this zoo since my first year of Vet Med." "I learned most on trips, scholarships, during my practices and voluntary work." "This place is cool." " Few zoos look like this one." " That's true." "Not sure if you heard, the manager is opening new posts." "We've talked." "But ifs nothing certain." "My mom got me a job in Berlin at a private vet clinic next year." "The money maybe great, but will you feel as good as here?" "Exactly." "Which is why I'd rather stay here for now." "I like it here." "Plus, Ginger and Fred's chicks need to hatch first." "Natalia, I find you really attractive." "I wish we could meet more often." "How about some dessert then?" "Please, those tests can be so inaccurate." "We had a record-breaking sex to sleep ratio..." "And - zilch." "My whole elaborate plan went bust." "Ifs not the quantity that counts, you know." "The doctor says I am fine, I can have children." "Maybe ifs Rafal..." "Maybe he cannot." "Maybe it's me after all." "They say sometimes the cells just dislike each other and there's no way." "Please..." "He just smokes too much, that's all." "Sometimes I'd like to wake up and do what I want, not just what I must." "If you want, I can help you more often." "I can stay longer with Julka." "It's not about Julka." "She wasn't a planned child, but I never even thought I could have aborted her." "Especially since she is a fruit of true love." "Lenvy you... the fact that you know what you want." "That you know how to plan everything." "Do you think one can plan happiness just like that'?" "Can't you handle Bronek?" "There are few who can, am I right?" "Thanks." "Hand me Bolt." "The first thing..." "Okay, the first thing is that you have to... grab him here gently so he can't kick." "Yes." "Keep your other hand below, so as not to stifle him." "Why don't you take that call?" "Easy, Bolt, calm down." "What's wrong?" "Hello." "Everything3 fine, I'm at work." "I can talk, just be quick." "Yes, he's already left." "But, Dad, we've talked about it." "I'm trying." "When he returns, you can travel over, we'll meet..." "Yeah." "Ah, so you got the pictures?" "Well, great." "Yes, Julka's grown so much." "Dad..." "Dad, please." "I have to go, I'm at work." "Bye." " More problems than our pets here?" " Don't get me started." "Listen, we're done here." "The time is right." "How about a lunch together?" "Maybe some other time?" "Because there's a very good eco-bar nearby, with great salads." "But if you say so, then, sure, some other time." "...terrorists detonated a homemade explosive device." "A wounded soldier..." "No, Dad, it was not a good time." "I'm not sure if he knew it was you buying those records from him." "Cant you stop thinking about yourself even on the day of your son's funeral?" "Did it not occur to you that he might not want you to be here?" "I'm sorry, Dad." "I did nothing to save him." "There was nothing you could have done." "As a kid, he could save me." "As an adult, I couldn't save him." "I betrayed him." "I'm a coward." "You have to take care of Magda and Julka." "That's the only thing one can do for him now." "Mom... how can I live with this?" "Tell me." "How can I live with this?" "Hi, little rascal." " I called you several times." " I know." "And here we go!" "Thank you, but you can't always be with me." "No problem." "I can take care of Julka however long you need." "I need to take care of my child on my own." "Can we help you somehow?" "Arrange something?" "I don't need anything." "Go, I'd like to be alone." "Come inside." "Ifs cold." " Go on, I'll be right there." " But I want you to come with me." "I'll be right there." "Some guys from the market will come." "I've invited the band, too." "Then, a party with Magda." "Don't miss it." "Cool." "Why the long face?" "Is it your first time to drop out of college?" "So it goes with geniuses." "Take Edison." "Without him, we'd have no record players." "I know." "Jobs, Gates, all the other guys, yeah." "I just don't know how to tell father." "Instead of healing others, Doc will get a heart attack himself." "Easy, I'll tell him." "He's more patient with me." "Wanna grab a beer'?" "Thanks, but I promised to see my parents, and ifs late." "No sweat." "Remember, tell them nothing." "An honorable respite for truth." " We'll deal with it." "A new major..." " Yeah, library studies." "Top choice!" " So long!" " Bye'" "I can't go on like this." "Do you want to tell him?" "No." "Julka is mine." "She is my daughter." "I was with Magda before I went to Berlin." "Before I met you." "Why didn't you tell me?" "No one knew." "What about Piotr'?" "I didn't know how to tell him." "What about Magda?" "She didn't want to hurt him." "Natalia, we didn't want to hurt him." "You didn't?" "He was my brother." "Piotr was my brother." "I couldn't find the right moment, see?" " I was waiting..." " Waiting for what?" "For him to die?" "Natalia... listen..." "Listen!" "Listen." "Let go of me." "I'm all right." "Just a little tired." "I'm on a train, Dad." "No, I'm not going home." "I don't know when I'll come." "Attention, Captain!" "Attention, Pilot..." "Up we go!" "And higher up!" "What have you got?" " A bucket." " Yeah." "I'll be right back." "Give us a chance." "Give Julka a chance." "She's my daughter." "Julka is my daughter." "And she will always be Piotfis daughter." "What a pretty crocodile." " Crocodile?" " Yes." "Cool." "My little crocodile..." "This is no mistake." "I'm sorry, I hate hitting ladies." "Disgusting." "As is Piotr's taking cash and forgetting to return the goods." "What goods?" "!" "A man's debts pass to his wife." "The family way." "And we are family men." "Am I right?" "The daughter draws very nice." "You have one week, or we adopt the girl." " Does she have a gift?" " It mustn't go to waste." "Show me." "I'm taking this." "For keeps." " Sit down." " You two go away!" "Daddy..." "She is gifted indeed!" "20,000." "In euros." "One week." "Goodbye." "Come here, baby." "Give me a hug." "I'll take care of this." "You'll be able to rest here." "Mom is so happy to be taking care of Julka." "You'll go home whenever you want." "Trust me." "I have the money." "Yes." "I'll be there." "The wind wakes me up It brings me fear" "The rain wakes me up Comforting me" "The light wakes me up Of red-hot days" "A cry wakes me up Or am!" "awake?"