"Manchester killed me with that late goal last night, just one solitary goal." "I'm not gonna tell you how much money I've lost!" "I'd rather die than bet on them again." "Hey, Spartan-man, how long are you planning to go on like this?" "I'm on my break" "Good afternoon." "Come on man, I'm talking about life..." "Which century are you living in?" "In the fifth, BC..." "I knew it... ancient history, old Greeks..." "When're you gonna relax a bit?" "When're you gonna start living?" "What?" "I don't know what you mean?" "I do live..." "When're you gonna get married?" "Oh that..." "I wasn't cut out for marriage." "I don't really want that." "Who does?" "Only fools, trust me... but that's the way it has to be..." "You have to have kids sometime." "Don't you like children?" "That's not what I said." "I do..." "I like children..." "I'd like to find someone to have kids with..." "So when're you planning to start looking?" "You just sit around here while time passes you by." "You know what they say?" "What?" "I could do it..." "if you want." "Sorry, what?" "!" "I could be the mother of your children." "I'm sorry..." "Look kids, the Ancient Greeks inhabited this entire region, along the cost, but also deeper inland." "They traded and waged war on each other... just like all normal nations do." "Actually, they were a single nation, disunited in their unity." "Because of that, their wars were all the more bloodier and ferocious..." "Ilic, what are you doing?" "Tell him..." "Take those out." "What's wrong with you?" "And then, at the beginning of the fifth century B.C., the Persians appeared on their borders..." "A mighty power this Persia was, the most powerful state on the planet at that time..." "The ancient Greeks got scared, naturally." "Some of them even considered surrendering and capitulating..." "But who opposed the surrender?" "Sparta!" "That's right!" "Their soldiers' dignity wouldn't allow them to even consider capitulating..." "At the Thermopylae gorge, they opposed the million-strong Persian army with just how many soldiers?" "Do you remember how many?" "Three hundred!" "Three hundred of their best soldiers, headed by King Leonidas in person..." "I'm sorry King Leonidas..." "may I go to the toilet?" "Llic..." "Why aren't you paying attention?" "I'm bored, sir." "Bored?" "Well that's not a good enough reason..." "Maybe it's not a good enough excuse, but it is a reason, sir..." "Quiet!" "It's no laughing matter." "This is an important topic..." "Other classes are already covering Rome and you keep boring us with Sparta..." "Soldiers' pride and all that!" "Who cares anyway?" "What have you got against Sparta?" "Have you ever been to Greece?" "What?" "I spend my holidays in Greece every year, sir..." "Athens is a great place and no one even knows where Sparta is anymore..." "Stand up llic." "Stand up, llic, stand up when I'm talking to you..." "Where are you going?" "I didn't give you permission to leave the class." "Fuck Sparta, sir..." "The class is over." "This session will have a single point on the agenda... and we all know what that is..." "Does everyone agree?" "Are there any suggestions to complement the agenda?" "The roof is leaking, sir..." "That's not within our range of competence..." "My office gets flooded with water whenever it rains..." "We've reported the problem, be patient..." "I guess the good weather'll be here soon..." "Yes Matijevic, go ahead." "The cleaning ladies are threatening to go on strike tomorrow... their salaries are really miserable..." "That's even less for us to decide..." "it's the ministry's job..." "I thought we might support them..." "as an institution." "Colleagues, we have a serious case in front of us... we have a parents' complaint;" "the mother is especially distressed." "Several NGOs have reacted as well." "We have three letters and two strongly-intonated statements." "Reporters have gathered in front of the school building..." "The case of the physical abuse of a student by the history teacher has disturbed the public... and has seriously harmed the reputation and authority of our school." "We now have to render a severe, but the only possible decision... suspension..." "All those in favour?" "I said all those in favour?" "Is there anyone against..." "No." "Abstentions?" "No one." "I conclude that we've unanimously decided to suspend history teacher Ivan Dimitrijevic..." "The school will issue an official statement in this regard." "Has the school condemned the monster from its ranks?" "The school will issue an official statement..." "Do you believe such a professor should be put behind bars?" "The headmaster will explain everything..." "Fuck it, Spartan man..." "That's OK..." "We live in the new world order..." "My fault..." "I made a mistake." "How do you stand with money?" "I'll manage for a while, I'm ok..." "Look, if you have some money..." "I have a tip..." "a sure thing... place an ace on Fatima and grab yourself some cash..." "Who's Fatima?" "That's the Portuguese second division... our guy gave us the tip..." "never made a mistake yet..." "Fatima" " Portimonense." "Play the ace!" "Remember!" "The headmaster wants you..." "Not there, in his office." "Hey, reporters!" "Why don't you go and see what's happening in front of the parliament building!" "Come on, Spartan guy..." "I'd rather not." "I don't want to take up any more of your time..." "Come on!" "I don't know how to play this game." "Basketball?" "Wait!" "Listen..." "I admit I made a mistake," "I've apologized..." "you've sanctioned me... you feel like lecturing me for... better not." "I don't want to lecture you." "I did much worse things when I was your age, only those were different times..." "What were you planning on doing during your suspension?" "I' m not sure." "I haven't really given it much thought yet." "No plans then?" "No." "Do you know anyone in Republika Srpska?" "Ever been there?" "No." "You see," "I have a good friend in the Pedagocial Institute in Banja Luka" "They're short of staff down there..." "I can arrange for you to work in a school there for a while... during your suspension here... if you're willing?" "That's number five." "I know." "That's my number..." "Mine is number six." "Why aren't you sitting there then?" "I like to sit by the window." "You can have my seat... there's nothing's wrong with it." "I'm going all the way, I don't want to have to get up because of you." "I'm going all the way to the last stop as well, come on, just sit down..." "If there's an accident, it's more likely to kill you if you're by the window..." "I've already had my fair share of accidents... don't worry..." "just sit there." "Are you headed for Banja Luka?" "No, I'm not." "But you said you were getting off at the last stop?" "It's further away..." "It's called Zaluzje..." "Is it Donje Zaluzije?" "Is there another one?" "I guess not... the people who stayed after the war all moved to Donje... it's by the road." "How do you know?" "Do you live there?" "I just know..." ""SLAPS AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL"" "Here is a clip made by cell phone during a history class that has been circulating on YuoTube." "The case of history teacher Ivan Dimitrijevic and his unprovoked slap has caused widespread public anxiety." "Our topic tonight is how far teachers can go in applying educational methods." "Good evening and welcome to our guests tonight..." "What takes you to Zaluzje?" "Ajob..." "Oh... people are returning, they're working again..." "I'm not returning..." "It'll be my first time there." "But what'll you do there..." "what are you?" "A high school teacher." "A high school teacher?" "What would a high school teacher do in Zaluzje?" "There's just a primary school there... only the first four grades I think..." "I don't know..." "I'll just be working in a school there for a while." "You'll be a primary teacher in Zaluzje, not a high school teacher..." "All right then..." "a primary teacher." "What's wrong with that?" "Did you screw something up?" "Only teachers on suspension come to Zaluzje..." "What was your name again?" "Lvan" "You could be either a Serb or a Croat, right?" "Yes, you could..." "What do you teach Ivan?" "History." "I don't like history..." "So what's your name?" "Yasmina." "That's a nice name..." "Yasmina" "Guess what I am?" "What do you mean?" "A Serb, Muslim, Croat?" "I don't know." "Well, you see, not knowing what my name is actually saved my life... while this history of yours lasted." "That's not my history..." "Well it was someone's..." "So what do you do?" "Don't ask!" "There's almost nothing I haven't done... in Germany and Switzerland." "You know, when I was a child, I dreamt of becoming a teacher..." "Really?" "Trust me, you should count yourself lucky that dream didn't come true." "Why?" "It's a nice dream, but it never came true..." "My good dreams have only just started coming true recently... before that, there was just nothing..." "It's good to have dreams, whenever they may come true." "Just imagine... you're going to Zaluzje as a punishment and I'm going there as a reward..." "Don't look at me like that, I am going there too..." "History has gone by, many other things have, but there are still good people around..." "My late father's friend found me in Germany." "He told me: "Come back girl, everyone has, you'll lose your soul in foreign lands"" "Your soul?" "Yes." "That's what he said." "He came back, left his address and wrote to me again..." "I thought it over for a while and then I accepted." "He did offer me a job after all." "A good job?" "I don't know if it's good... but it's an honest one... and among my own people." "Senad, that's enough football!" "Hurry up, we'll be late..." "Come on, get ready!" "Did you hear me?" "!" "There she is..." "Yasmina!" "Wave to her Senad, wave..." "there she is..." "Go and help Yasmina with her case..." "Wow, you've really grown." "There you are." "There wouldn't be any sun around here if it wasn't for you... we were freezing all winter... it was raining until yesterday..." "Where do you want to go first?" "Are you hungry?" "Can you hold out 'til we get home?" "I'll manage..." "Let's go then..." "Is Zaluzije still where it used to be?" "You'll see..." "From now on, you'll be sitting in the back." "Are you the new teacher?" "We can give you a lift..." "Come on." "Come with us teacher!" ""What is life without you darling" "When I want no other love but you" "I dream about you every night" "You are the only one in my heart..." "You are the only one in my heart..." "Tonight my heart breaks Tonight my soul aches..."" "Thanks for the lift..." "You're welcome." "So, it's just straight ahead from here..." "You're not going there on your own..." "Senad, show the teacher where his school is..." "Come on son, what're you waiting for?" "Off you go..." "Thanks." "Hey, there's no rush." "Wait for me!" "What do you think Yasmina..." "How is it?" "Do you like it?" "Didn't you say you'd opened your own company?" "This is my company..." "Do you know how many employees I have?" "And the musicians'll be here soon..." "we're working big time..." "Wait 'til I get the papers to build a gas station here..." "It'll be amazing." "Come on!" "Fudo, go get the stuff!" "And you did all this with your own two hands?" "If this could be done with just two hands, everyone'd do it." "A hundred hands couldn't have built this Yasmina." "We can have a suite." "Senad and me, we'll be on our own..." "Come and have a look..." "Come on teacher!" "Hurry up!" "Here we are..." "Don't tell me this is the school..." "Of course not..." "the school's over there." "This is where the attendant lives." "Here?" "No, that's the pigsty..." "Up there." "An attendant!" "?" "What does he attend to?" "Don't you mean the caretaker?" " He looks after the school keys..." "That's a caretaker all right..." "Isn't it nice here Yasmina?" "It's really nice, yes, really nice..." "And it'll be even nicer!" "Cheers!" "And welcome..." "I told you Yasmina, life will come back here..." "Screw Germany!" "Yes." "It is." "It's nice here..." "I'm better off washing dishes here than in Germany..." "Much better." "Can I have a room of my own Hazim?" "Yasmina... you won't be washing dishes here..." "I won't let you." "Let the others do that..." "So what'll I be doing then?" "You'll be the mistress of the house." "The mistress?" "The mistress, Yasmina." "I've married off all my daughters." "There's only Senad left... and he won't bother us." "He doesn't need a mother..." "I'm both father and mother to him." "It doesn't matter that I'm a little bit older..." "You'll just inherit it all earlier..." "you and my Senad..." "No need to rush... rest a while first, chose your room, think things over... there's no hurry..." "I don't know what you're talking about Hazim." "You'll be the mistress of the house Yasmina..." "Let's have a drink!" "Cheers." "It's a good school, it'll hold..." "We've done some fixing..." "I bet you can't tell where the stitches are." "It's as good as new now." "Where's my room?" "What?" "My room, where is it?" "In the school, where else?" "We've sorted it, it's even better." "We've really fixed it up, it's tip top." "I just need to put the windows in and..." "What?" "There are no windows?" "Yes, there are... but I haven't put any in yet, I will though..." "Always something to do around the pigsty... the days go by..." "Well, you'll put them in tomorrow then, OK?" "!" "Tomorrow!" "Where will I sleep tonight?" "With me." "Of course..." "I mean at my place..." "I don't mean..." "There's plenty of room at my place." "No way you're going to sleep in the pigsty!" "I don't even sleep there... often..." "Well I sometimes sleep there when the sow litters..." "I have to then..." "But you and I, we'll go to my place!" "I don't want to be a nuisance..." "It's not human never to be a nuisance..." "D'you know that saying?" "You're not bothering me..." "An inspector came from Banja Luka." "He was a nuisance, a real one." "But, we got rid of him soon enough..." "We really did..." "No really, I'd..." "We have rooms at the motel!" "What?" "We have rooms at the motel!" "And who'll pay for it?" "!" "He doesn't have to pay!" "It's not like anyone would ask you!" "Yes they would, my father would, you can be sure of it." "Scram!" "What are you doing?" "Why aren't you asleep Senad?" "I need to get the teacher's room ready..." "Go to bed..." "I'll do it..." "Go on..." "Senad..." "Which room's his?" "The first on the left." "I'll make the bed for you..." "We went all the way to the end, my teacher..." "How do you like Zaluzje?" "You don't like it, right... you're a city man." "I like your lips..." "Lips?" "Lips just like any others..." "Can I touch them?" "Don't mess around with me teacher..." "I'm sorry..." "Be smart Ivan, and there'll be no reason for you to be sorry..." "And if I were a Bosniac?" "Why would you want to be a Bosniac?" "Would you let me then?" "No." "Maybe I really shouldn't have sat by the window..." "I wouldn't have caused an accident." "There was no accident." "You think so?" "Yes, I do..." "Kiss me..." "Kiss me, you idiot..." "Do you really think I'm an idiot?" "One of us certainly is..." "I can guarantee you that." "What's up Senad?" "What're you doing here?" "I'm watching the ants, teacher..." "D'you think they're funny or something?" "No, they're not, teacher..." "Yes they are, look at this one lagging behind..." "Come on, let's go home." "You know what I'd like to be..." "when I grow up?" "What would you like to be?" "I'd like to be able to talk to ants... to learn." "I'd ask them all sorts of things..." "Do you think that might ever happen?" "Not if you grow up it won't." "Bon appetite Yasmina!" "You're early..." "Looks like you didn't sleep too well, huh?" "I guess it's because of the change..." "I had a hard time falling asleep." "Yes, I'm sure that's it... and the music was so loud, it went on 'til dawn..." "You'll get used to it." "So, what do you want to do today Yasmina?" "Have you figured something out?" "I'd like to visit my family..." "Fair enough..." "I bought Uncle Faik some trousers and Rasemi sandals..." "That was nice of you..." "Look Yasmina, I want to tell you something..." "I didn't write about everything, so let me just tell you now..." "Uncle Faik has moved to heaven..." "He won't be needing trousers anymore..." "You wasted your money for nothing..." "I'm afraid that's the truth..." "he was buried a month ago..." "And Rasema would have liked the sandals, but she's not here any more either." "Where's Rasema?" "I sent her over to my sister's in Banovici," "I packed her luggage, paid the fare..." "What would she do alone in Gornje Zaluzje?" "I'll have to go anyway..." "Fair enough..." "Can I ask you something Jasmina?" "Not now..." "Do you think I'm a fool, Yasmina?" "Why do you ask?" " No reason..." "Do you think I'm a damn fool?" "No Hazim..." "Why would you be a damn fool?" "No reason..." "Only I was thinking..." "I should introduce myself..." "I'm your new teacher..." "Teacher... that is my first and my last name..." "Have you remembered that?" " Yes." "You should introduce yourselves now..." " Yes." "...so that I know who I'm dealing with..." "Come in..." "Carry on, I won't get in the way..." "It's not human never to be a nuiance, isn't that right?" "What?" "It's not human never to be a nuisance." "That's right..." "I've fed the pigs and just wanted to see what you were up to... all of you inside and me outside..." "Oh, right." "So kids..." "I'd like you to think about what you'd like to be when you grow up..." "Let's hear it then." "You first." "A waiter in Switzerland, teacher..." "Why a waiter?" "I'll have plenty to drink, plenty to eat, and all of it in arms' reach..." "And why in Switzerland?" "I have relatives there..." "they say the tips are good." "All right, sit down." "And you?" "A police officer" "Why a police officer?" "Brnjo stole my marbles and won't let me have them back..." "He's lying teacher..." " No, I'm not!" "When I'm a cop, you'll have to give them back to me... all of them." "I'll be in Switzerland by then..." " I'll find you..." " Find this!" "Sit down!" "Does anyone see their future in something to do with actually reading books and studying?" "I'd really like to know that." "Only you?" "What do you want to be?" "A priest..." "A priest?" "Why?" "Funerals are expensive... grandpa Tatomir's death cost us a fortune..." "The lad has no idea." "No idea at all..." "There are only a few of us left here..." "Brnjo will send me some money from Switzerland, so it'll be ok..." "This is what I'll be sending you... v" "That's enough!" "Quiet!" "Sit down!" "I'll send you out of the class!" "Ok." "So what about you, what do you want to be when you grow up?" "A singer" "But, she can't sing!" "What's that got to do with it?" "And you?" "An archaeologist." "At least someone." "And you Senad, what do you want to become?" "Him!" "His dad runs a motel... he doesn't need to do anything." "It's easy for him..." "Tell us Senad." "There's been a lot of trouble teacher." "I don't think I'll ever get very far." "We've all seen the evil with our own eyes." "So what?" "Ok, that's it." "Come on, let's all go for a pee now..." "Where are you going?" "What's all this about peeing?" "Good afternoon." " Good afternoon." "How are you?" "Don't... the boss has forbidden you to do the washing-up..." "So what... there's nothing wrong with that..." "I know how to do it..." "Please don't... he strictly forbade it..." "I'll get fired." "Teacher..." "Well, hello..." "What's up?" "Come over here!" "How?" "In life, the most important thing is to know how to start a fire and cross a river..." "If it was up to me kids would only learn these two things at school..." "D'you know how to start a fire?" "I knew it." "A city man..." "I bet you've read a thousand books, but you've never learned the essentials." "No one knows what's essential..." "Sure they do... water, soil, fire... and knowing how to deal with people..." "Your books and my restaurant, they're just a distraction..." "You're a good man, teacher, you know that?" "I'm sorry for all the mumbling." "It's 'cause I'm getting old... so now I just can't shut up anymore." "The devil won't let me." "Come over here." "How?" "D'you want me to come over there?" "How?" "Close your eyes." "Just shut them!" "Don't look!" "Don't play those big city tricks with me!" "Here we go!" "Don't look!" "Here I am." "Did you see?" "But how?" "My Senad's really getting to like you... you seem to have come at the right time for him." "You know, all that other teacher did was listen to the radio and wait for the war to start again." "He was waiting for the Russians to come." "D'you think they will?" "I don't think so." "Fuck the war." "It's bad for business." "It's bad for everything..." "But then again, there's no business like war." "Do you know that teacher?" "Senad really likes you, you know..." "But you know what seems strange..." "Yasmina never mentions you at all." "Even when I ask her about you, not a single word, nothing." "Why's that strange?" "I don't know." "I'd prefer she praised you as well." "I'd worry less." "Hell, that's not true, I'd worry all the same." "Don't worry." "Yasmina's not my..." "Not your what?" "We just travelled together." "I'd like to ask you to do one thing, teacher." "Get those ants out of Senad's head." "Damn ants!" "It's such a worry." "Don't worry, Senad's a good kid." "Yeah, I know, he'll be all right." "But something else is bothering me." "You never ask about Yasmina either." "You don't mention her, don't ask how she's been." "Even though you travelled together." "Why does that bother you?" "I don't know." "Everything seems to worry me..." "It just happens like that." "Is that love or what teacher?" "Don't you worry about it." "You know, I was thinking, maybe you could say a few words about me to Yasmina." "Like what?" "Anything." "Well, not anything." "Tell her something..." "you know... nice." "What?" "How would I know?" "You're the teacher, you figure it out." "Come on, I'll take you across the river." "How?" "Let's go teacher!" "Come on!" "I knew it..." "Fuck the book." "Come on..." "Eat up..." "There you go..." "Hey concierge!" "Can I ask you something?" "Go ahead." "The program says one excursion out into the countryside is mandatory." "If that's what it says, there'snothing you can do about it." "I've never taken kids anywhere before." "Never..." "you know..." "When I was working as a high school teacher in Belgrade," "I was never a form teacher, so I never took the kids on excursions." "Yeah, sure, there used to be excursions." "Well, I don't know..." "Help me!" "It's really quite simple..." "You know what a day out is?" "It's..." "Look, I know what an excursion is." "I just don't know where to take the children." "Well, into the countryside." " Into the countryside?" " Into the countryside!" "This is the countryside to me." "That's why I'm asking!" "Yes it is, but there's also socialising." "I'm only joking." "You know what teacher Stevo used to do before you came?" "The one that was always listening to the radio?" "Yes, a good one, a very tiny radio..." "but he could tune in to any station..." "At night, he even listened to Radio Vatican..." "Radio Vatican doesn't exist, does it?" "There is no such thing..." "I told him:" "Come on Stevo, knock it off..." "He says:" "Yes, there is..." "He said he listened to radio Vatican all night." "One night I came, and he told me:" "Come and listen to Radio Vatican." "It's just talk, no music!" "Would you believe it!" "I listened for about an hour..." "Not a single song!" "So I said:" "Stevo..." "What did this teacher Stevo use to do?" "Stevo had a garden." "Ok." "Just below the wood..." "He used to take the kids to the garden for their excursions." "The tomatoes were as big as this!" "And he had chickens too." "So, what am I supposed to do?" "I don't have a garden..." "No you don't." "But you've got me." "Don't worry." "Kids!" "Go and get the shovels, spades, water buckets, we're going on an excursion!" "Hurrah!" "We're going out!" "Don't bother with all that stuff, we're going for a real day out." "What kind of real day out?" "Just tell them to take a ball." " A ball?" "Bring a ball!" "I've got a sling, can I bring it?" "Yes, you can." "Spartans used to carry slings as well." "Did you know that?" "Just be careful with the sling." "Let's go!" "Line up, Spartans!" "Hold that sling." "At ease!" "What're you going to do with that pig?" "I'll feed him up and then sell him." "Why have you brought him along?" "It's the thirteenth pig." "I can't leave him with the rest, or else they'd strangle him in no time." "Come on!" "How much longer?" "!" " Another five kilometers, ten at the most!" "What did you say?" " Get across." " Come on kids, faster!" "You know, you're not in very good shape, teacher!" "Come on!" "Not long to go now." "Keep in line." "You're not in very good shape, teacher!" "Have you had a nice rest?" " Yes!" "What would you like to do now?" " Play!" "That's ok." "Totally ok." "What would you like to play?" " "Cross-fire"" "Does everyone know how to play that?" " Yes!" "Go on and play then." "Don't you want to play?" "Do I have to?" " No." "You know what I think?" " What?" "He who doesn't play, can't..." "Can't do what?" "...talk to ants." "Yasmina!" "Yasmina, wait!" "Yasmina, if there was no unhappiness in life... people wouldn't now what happiness is." "What kind of happiness are you talking about?" "I'm not sure." "I'm just a historian, I don't know much about happiness." "This was a present from my first boyfriend." "I was in the seventh grade, I was already terrified that I'd never find a boyfriend..." "And then he came along." "He was older then me." "His name was Sejo, he was in the eighth grade..." "He stood bolt upright in front of me and said to me:" "Listen babe, this is the way it is, so if you don't mind..." "Why would I have minded?" "He was a real dummy, not a brain in his head," "but at least he took good care of me... and he loved me... the way people should love each other." "I think Hazim loves you too, Yasmina..." "And he's worried..." "What's he got to worry about?" "How would I know?" "That you'll lose your soul, maybe." "I already have!" "Leave me alone, teacher!" "Sorry." "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." "I'm really sorry." "How about you, don't you love me?" "I want to kiss you." "Can I kiss you Yasmina?" "Don't." ""What is life without you darling" "When I want no other love but you" "I dream about you every night" "You are the only one in my heart..." "I dream about you every night" "You are the only one in my heart..." "Tonight my heart breaks Tonight my soul aches" "Being in love is so hard Loneliness is rough"" "Yasmina!" "You know... when I saw you for the first time in Germany" "I thought that there was something... some kind of telephaty between us." "Is that something rude?" "No, of course not." "It's when you look at me and actually read my mind..." "How could I possibly read your mind?" " I don't know." "Although, when I first saw you, I was thinking about one thing only." "See?" "It is rude." "No it isn't, I swear." "It is that thing, but there's nothing rude about it." "Hazim!" "Why doesn't anything good ever happen to me..." "Does anyone know where Senad is?" "No one knows where he is?" "Is he sick?" "I know." "His dad stopped him on the way to school." "What do mean stopped him?" "He dragged him home by the ear." "He won't be coming here anymore." "Are you the one who wants to be a priest?" "Yes, sir." "Have you got your reader with you?" "Get it out, stand here and read 'til I get back." "You all be quiet and listen." "Ok." "What do you want me to read?" "Start from the beginning." "Second grade elementary reader..." "Dr. Vuk Milatovich" "Mirko Tomislav Shipovac" "Cockerel, wake me tomorrow," "Before the birds leave their nests," "Before children and people," "Just shout out loud;" "it the first day of school, Then I won't be late." "Desanka Maksimovich" "Did you come to pay your bill, teacher?" "I'll pay." "Oh you'll pay?" "What with?" "I'll pay like everyone else." "You're not like everyone else..." "You were my guest, teacher..." "I don't know what you're talking about." "You don't?" "What kind of a teacher are you then?" "Is there anything you do know?" "I know Senad didn't come to school." "What would my Senad do in your school?" "What could you possibly teach him?" "The same thing I teach other kids." "My Senad isn't like other kids." "I know that." "That's why I came looking for him." "He doesn't need school." "Look how big this motel is." "Everyone needs school." "Not your school!" "He doesn't need you telling him your stories, your history." "Senad doesn't need that." "School is mandatory, Hazim." "Nothing's mandatory around here anymore." "Do you know how long it's been like this?" "Do you, teacher?" "You can't do that!" "All kids need school." "I know what my Senad needs!" "There are few of us that do." "That's why I'm here!" "He'll get some education all right..." "He'll learn languages and computers." "I'll pay for that." "And I'll teach him the rest." "He doesn't need you..." "Get out of my sight now..." "Get out of my sight!" "You're blocking the sun!" "Go away, you hear me!" ""Tonight my heart breaks Tonight my soul aches" "Being in love is so hard Loneliness is rough"" "C is for counting and playing with clay" "D is for drawing and drama plays" "E is for English exercises done" "F is for friends and family and fun" "G is for getting really good grades" "H is for having happy days" "Do you want me to go on?" "For God's sake, stop!" "What happened to Senad?" "Will he be coming back to school?" "No, he won't." "Thank god for that." "We don't need Senad around here." "He just gets in the way." "What did you say?" "Stand up when you're talking to me!" "Repeat what you've just said." "Why is he in the way?" "Tell me!" "Fuck the balias, sir!" "And tell your father to come and see me tomorrow!" "He doesn't have a father, sir." "He died in the war." "What happened teacher?" "Should I have rung the bell?" "Let the kids go home." "And lock the school." "It's over." "What're you doing teacher?" "I don't think I was cut out for this job." "I hit a child." "Is he hurt?" "I don't know." "He's all right." "I saw him running around just now." "Listen teacher, these are country kids." "They don't mind being slapped in the face..." "You know the stick is a good educational method." "Lock up the school." " I will." "And keep the keys." " I will." "They'll send you another teacher." "Don't." "I'm going now." "Do these people know where they're going?" "Let them go wherever they want, what do we care?" "What about the two of us?" "What about us?" "Do we know that?" "What?" "You're going to Germany, I told you that." "Don't pull such a long face." "D'you know what it's like in Germany?" "I can hardly describe it." "D'you know how big the bananas are there?" "This big, I swear to God!" "What about the ants?" "There are'nt any ants there, it's a cultured country, they've sprayed them all!" "Should I forget all this?" "I'm not gonna force you." "Forget as much as you can." "It'd be best if you forgot everything." "And the teacher?" "Fuck the teacher..." "why would you want to remember him?" "Germany's full of teachers." "What about Yasmina?" "She's the first one you should forget." "Start with her." "You don't need her." "And you?" "You can't forget me," "I'm your father..." "You can't forget your own father..." "I won't let you forget me." "Why are you standing so far away?" "Do you know where you're going?" "I won't sit by the window." "That much I do know." "Is life in Belgrade expensive?" "It's not cheap, that's for sure." "Cheap isn't good either." "No, it isn't." "Is there enough work?" "Would I be able to get a job?" "You'd have to, Yasmina." "Or I could just leave?" "Always..." "Is it a good cake?" "Delicious." "D'you want to try some?" "I'll have a bite." "The story and characters in this film are fictional." "Any similarity to real events and people is purely coincidental."