All language subtitles for Uzicka Republika (1974).ENG (1)

"WE'LL BE BACK"

GUNS OF WAR
(The Republic of Uzhitze)

Starring:

MARKO TODOROVIC
as Commander-in-chief Tito

Written by:

Photography:

Music:

The movie is realized with help
and participation of Yugoslav Army

Directed by:

Gentlemen, I begin with
implementation of "Decision 25".

We are to invade
Yugoslavia!

Finally we will revenge our
dead soldiers from the WWI.

And our nation is predisposed
by its culture and civilization

to bring a new order
to Europe!

Tomorrow, Belgrade
will be razed by bombs

and our forces will cross
the Yugoslav border.

Its fields will feed
our troops,

and raw materials -
- our industry.

A providence told me
what to to.

To the Commander in Chief,
Adolf Hitler:

The bombing of Belgrade
and invasion of our forces

brought Yugoslav royal army
to debacle.

No one leads it now.

Troops are handing over, or flying
away unclothing the uniforms.

Military commanders and their families
are escaping to Greece.

Most of them are
ready for capitulation.

Reported:
General Field Marshal List.

Proceed!
Follow them!

Don't shoot!

Look at them
running!

- Misha! Will he shoot?
- Just run! Don't ask now!

You're so unlucky to be
an object of the chase.

Do you have an idea when
you will get to Uzhitze afoot?

I certainly would.

- Misha, where's your cap?
- I don't even know where my head is.

I'd like it shot me, rather than to
made fools of us in front of camera.

Goebbels is good
in his propaganda job.

If only they shot!

Calm down.

We'll have a chance
for revenge.

Bro, let everyone of
us kill 10 Krauts!

Deal, but that's not enough for
the shame we had. Let it be 20.

Halt!
Stop!

Where are the Germans?

Am I supposed to know it
better than you?

Civilians, get out
of the military truck!

They are spies.

What are you waiting for?
Get out!

Let me explain...

What are you doing
in a military truck?

We've found it abandoned
on the road.

Which road?
Where are you coming from?

From Belgrade.

Who is there?

Germans.

I saw our soldiers
wandering by the road.

These guys served
in the 4th regiment.

- Their officers surrendered.
- So what?

Why haven't you gathered
the troops, why don't you fight?

Nobody asks you!

Take off your clothes.

You two, too!

Well, mayor,
what's your decision?

As the mayor,
I can tell you only this:

it is illegal to intervene
in military business.

So you won't
defend the town?

The Germans are approaching.

The only thing we
can do is a white flag.

Shame on you!

Bora!

- When you arrived?
- Moments ago.

- Eeleeyah!
- Hi, Bora.

You've been released?

A bomb hit the prison,
so I just walked away.

People down there are waiting for
weapons, they need it immediately.

Disapproved! It's a violation of law!
I am still an authority here!

You were, until you suggested
the flag of truce.

Get out of here by yourself,
or we're gonna do it!

If you don't have enough
weapons, deplete the factory.

Deal out all
and hide the rest.

Nada!
I hardly recognized you.

But I recognized
you instantly.

When I saw you 5 years ago,
you were still a student.

Now she is
a history teacher.

Not any more.
I've been fired.

Teacher, what's on? We are volunteers
but there's no one to sign us in.

You taught us that the youth
should lead in our fight.

Now they say we are the children
requiring us to go home.

Follow me.

Hello, Pozhega!

Come in, please!

Germans...

Close the store, master Pero!
Troubles in sight! Hide yourself!

Really?
Oh, come on!

When the troubles come,
you hide your own grandpa!

It's closed.
Wrong time.

I just want to ask
you something.

Shoot.

Is all of this bread yours?

Yes.
So what?

Why don't you eat it then?

Oh, you brat!

Stay there.
Don't be afraid.

Whose boy are you?

My granny's,
whose else?

Granny's?
Here...

Miss, which side are the town's
headquarters located at?

Not at ours!

They fled!

And they armed ones?

These are the civilians
that didn't flee.

Thanks!

- Captain, you wanted to see me.
- How much people do you have?

120... 150...
Some are still arriving.

It's enough.
I am going with you, too.

I was afraid I won't shoot
a single grenade in this war.

- Get the battery ready!
- Sir, yes, ser!

Bora!

Here are the bombs. Most of people
don't know how to use them.

You just distribute them.

Slavko, eyes-of-mine,
apportion the bombs.

Go!

Misha! My son,
take care of yourself.

What's the problem, pa'?
Where will we situate ourselves?

You're all gonna die here!
What can you do only with guns?

The last time I did this
near Madrid.

Stevo was a gunner, too.

Your brother was the best gunner in
Spain! /reference to Spanish civil war

Can you manage this?

Eeleeyah!

Why do you drag our child with you?
Dacha, go home immediately!

I'll stay with you, dad!

OK, son, your place is here.
You, go home.

My hands sweat.

Don't worry. Just level it
and don't tense it.

There are so much
of them motherfuckers!

Don't be afraid, Misha.

Battery, with salvo...
Fire!

50 meters closer...
Fire!

(Belgrade)

- What did you do with them?
- We killed some of them.

Others have been sent
to camps.

But nothing changed.

These are all helpers,
supporters, agents.

They conceal weapons and
have secret meetings.

All of them are
against us.

They formed squads everywhere just
2 months after the capitulation.

I am aware of rebellion
as soon as I came here.

What do you think
about that, gentlemen?

We know that the communists
really prepare the rebellion.

Keep in mind that Serbia
is under my command now!

- Are these the seized pamphlets?
- Yes.

Who is...
Tito?

Secretary general of the
Yugoslav Communist Party (KPJ)

That is the way his words
are spreading through the country.

"Form the prime partisan
units in towns and villages."

DEAD TO THE FASCISM,
FREEDOM DO THE PEOPLE

"Prepare for the final battle
with bloody Nazis."

Concretely, what are the
communists' achievements so far?

Frequent sabotages
on trains,

in mines and factories.

And now they attack
our soldiers.

For every German soldier killed,
shoot 50 of those bandits!

Or 100 or 200,
if needed.

That's an order,
gentlemen.

Comrades, Tito and the
Central Committee decided

that conditions for the rebellion
against the invaders are fulfilled.

The decision for the beginning
of the rebellion is made on 4th July.

We don't recognize
the dismembering of Yugoslavia.

We refuse the nationalism
and attempts for starting a civil war.

Nazis depopulated thousands of Slovenian
families throughout Yugoslavia,

in order to populate the German
people instead of them.

SLOVENIANS, YOU ARE
NOT ALONE, OUR HOMES ARE YOURS

In order to stop our struggle
and the idea od freedom,

the invaders perform a bloody
terror over the country.

Nevertheless, we perform
sabotages, diversions

and attacks on
their forces.

The Party's influence on common
people increases quickly,

so our actions can grow to
a nationwide war on the invader,

regardless of its supremacy
in number and military equipment.

Militant groups which are
already formed, immediately

are to start with the actions by the
roads, trains, factories and mines.

And to start to fight
against the enemy's troops.

The aim: extruding the enemy
out of the country.

Operational field:
the whole Yugoslavia.

We will perform the partisan
style of campaign. Guerilla.

We invite all patriots,
regardless of political beliefs,

nationality or religion,
and all oppositional civil parties...

Why them?

Above all, this is a
libaration war against the invaders.

Secondly, people don't want
the old regime to return.

Extruding the invaders won't
solve all the problems we had:

exploitation and all the other
social injustices,

poverty and un-education,
national inequality.

Those who lived under such
conditions will join our struggle.

We have to restore
their self-confidence,

that they are able to obtain
their rights by themselves.

But they have to believe us that
they won't be giving their lives

for the old way of life, but
for the life of their own choice.

Dacha, it's your turn.
Disassemble and assemble again.

- What's up?
- Wait a moment!

We will wait,
but the Krauts won't.

- What have you decided?
- What do you mean?

When you have a meeting with the
officers, it is something important.

It is, don't worry.

Shall we attack that Fascism,
for God's sake?

My denary is ready and
can't wait any more.

Misha, don't you leave
the training. Take your place!

- Hello, Nada.
- Hello.

You're already leaving?
I thought you'd stay longer.

Our platoon was formed first,
and you are always moving...

I have to. You are, too.
What do the countrywomen think?

They wonder somebody
asks them for their opinion.

- Will you stay for dinner?
- I can't.

Here, it's the white cheese
you like the most.

You remember you wanted me to
send it to you in prison?

(Totally purposeless chit-chat)

The same was happening
in 1915.

The Krauts took away
all the food, so we starved.

Not a single peace
of bread left!

It's the army.
Who dares to complain?

You better shut up
not to be heard!

What's your name?

They're aiming fine!

Hurry up!
To the house!

Get out of there!
Hurry!

This is your village?
Nice one!

Comrades, come closer,
let's have a talk.

The old world
is burning!

For those who don't know -
- we are the partisans.

We don't recognize the occupation,
but we fight for freedom.

And we will, until we extrude
the last one enemy soldier!

- Is it a rebellion?
- It is.

We rebel against the occupation
and injustice, tyranny and pillage.

What about the grain?

Return it to the people.

This municipality served to
the invaders,

supplying them with your grain
and live stock.

From now on, those who try
to restore the municipality's activity,

will be executed.

But we can't function without
the municipality.

Elect a group of honorable men
to manage both village affairs

and those related to the war,
which are the most important.

So much Germans were killed, what's
gonna happen when more Germans come?

We will be here
to protect you!

You to protect us! You will be
outnumbered by them...

You're right. Then send your sons
to join us so we'll be more numerous!

True. We kicked their asses
already, in the First war.

We know the Germans will be
terorizing people because of our fight,

but they'll do it anyway,
regardless of our fight.

Shall we sit,
or shall we fight?

We shall fight!

Dad, I'm going
with them!

With them? Don't rush so much,
we don't know who they are.

Welcome, Costa!

- We haven't been captured all?
- No.

Enough people for what
is to happen.

Major Costa Baratz.
Reports on your command.

Approach, major.

Your father was one of my commanders.
Great soldier and patriot.

I believe you're
your father's real son!

Colonel, I was shocked
by the April disaster.

I am ready for anything
in order to extrude the enemy.

I am happy I have
such an officer.

This is Dragi Simich,
my advisor.

Voya, pour us a drink.

- You had a nice trip?
- Yes, with no problems.

Cheers.

You know that our government nominated
me for the commander-in-chief here.

Yugoslav war regulations
prescribe...

that all citizens and soldiers must
obey my command, with no objections.

Definitely.

I was told you are to perform a
seminar about the aims of our struggle.

Personally, I'd like to know only when
we will start to fight against Germans.

It's not the time and the opportunity
for that. We are not ready yet.

- But, colonel...
- Voya, pour us one more.

Gentlemen!

I appreciate
you came upon my call.

You came because you
want to fight for the freedom.

Good. But be aware that a lot
of people think of freedom as of

a theoretical, almost
philosophical category.

It's not to be
speculated with!

Firstly, our country failed
because it wasn't good.

Why wasn't it good?

Because of parliamentarism and
democracy which were in progress

within our classical monarchy. Those
gave opportunity to various ideologies

to weaken our state
and to bring it to downfall.

I said - various ideologies.
But I stress the most dangerous one:

the communist ideology!

At the moment, it is more
dangerous than the occupier himself.

Secondly - what forces we lean on
in order to correct the situation?

We lean on our glorious
Chetnik organization.

Through history, it has been a worthy
bastion of both freedom and monarchy.

According to this, instead of
speculating with theoretical freedom,

we will fight for our regime
and country resolutely and concretely!

I made the program-in-principle
of our movement's struggle.

It is approved
by our government in London.

It's on you to supplement
and implement the program,

keeping in mind that it is the program
of anti-communist struggle above all!

You realize the urgency
of the situation...

because the enemy is very efficient,
both socially and politically.

It has already started to destroy
the holy traditions of our reality.

It fights
against the private property

and all the rights that certain classes
inherited or acquired by their work.

This rebellion will bring the Chetnik
dictatorship to the Monarchy!

Judicature, educational and banking
system, industry and commerce,

must transcend under
the state's jurisdiction.

And the Chetniks will
rule the state!

The press will have to support
the Chetniks' objectives.

The freedom of speech is not advisable
until we are ready for democracy.

Precisely, the freedom of speech exists
only within the Chetniks' ideology.

We must form the Great Yugoslavia,
with ethnically clean Great Serbia in it.

That means that the territory should
be clean of all non-Serbs.

(a traditional Chetnik song:
"We will kill, we will slaughter
Them who are not with us")

Mr.Simich, I need to ask again:
what has been decided?

Nothing. It's not
the time yet.

Help yourself! You
haven't eaten at all.

(Yugoslav King Peter
in exile in London)

(Chetniks' roll call
for recruitment)

This is our army!

Partisans are, too.

We recognize this.
We served in it.

There is only
one army.

Long life to the King!

Is there anyone
haven't been roll called?

Me! Corporal Jovanovich Radovan,
born in 1921, artillery man.

What's that on your cap?

Last week I joined
the partisans.

You traitor! You sworn to the King!
You'll go to the Court Martial!

For the record:
Jovanovich Radovan.

Captain, let me explain...
He is my son.

He made mistake, but it was
the necessity of the situation.

I don't wanna hear a word!
This is a betrayal.

Go on.

I participated in all of those
wars you have mentioned.

My son and I are ready
to give our lives for our country.

All right, I uderstand,
he made a mistake.

He came to get married, but he
won't be back to partisans, I promise.

- Why to get married now?
- His wife is pregnant.

Serbian brothers, honorable
wedding guests.

Toast to the newly-weds,
and to our heroic host, old Gavrilo.

Brothers, the hard times
won't last for a long time.

The King
and the Government,

together with you, feel
the horror of the slavery.

The only thing they think
is how to prevail the enemy.

We need to get prepared and armed,
but we also need to be brave.

We need to know
who and what we are!

Do we know that?

Mayor,
you have been dispelled.

Then you didn't say a word, but now
you drink wine in peace.

Father, you should raise your voice
against the partisans...

Mayor!...
People!...

Major, the partisans
are in the village!

They must have heard for your
mobilization... They are well armed!

Maybe because of me.
Somebody has told them...

We don't want to derange
the party. We need to speak to major.

- We have already met.
- I remember. In April.

I wanted to talk to you.

- Congratulations!
- Thank you.

I have been mobilized today.

How?
You are with us.

I explained them, but they said
I am under oath.

They're gonna fight with
roasted pigs and strong drinks.

Radovan, come here.

You stupid peasant. Don't you
see you've been cheated?

You are my friend and I like you,
that's why I am talking to you.

Doesn't matter which side
we are in, we will all fight.

Did we shoot a single
bullet before we came to Uzhitze?

- No.
- Do you know why not?

Start thinking.

Because those who ruled the state
minded their own business.

Now they are doing the same. And you
are an ox who tow their carriage.

I prefer to be with you...

My poor Radovan...

Didn't we want to wash the shame,
by killing 10 Krauts each?

20.

How much have you killed?

I asked something.

What's your duty?

I am the member of the Headquarters
for Serbia. People Liberation Army.

You are authorized to call us
on associated attack to that town.

Why that town?

They don't expect us.
They think we are far from there.

The garrison in the town is strong.
But together, we can destroy it.

We will capture hundreds of guns
and medical material.

Generally, I am for the fight
against Germans.

I know.
That's why I called you.

But I have to consult
my command.

This is an extraordinary situation.
Can't you decide by yourself?

Regular army doesn't operate on its
own. I have to consult the command.

Maybe some other time.

Attention!

This is a special announcement
from the Reich Headquarters.

Today, on 19th September,
victorious German forces

occupied the capitol of Ukraine,
Kiev.

Bro, where are you going to?

Oh, I travel, as you do.

- Bon appetite.
- Thanks. - Connect me with Uzhitze.

Hello, Uzhitze!

Hello, Mira,
this is Misha.

Where is Dacha?

He's here, don't worry.

Listen to me.
Go to my father and tell him:

Misha called. He needs
the blue book, urgently.

Can you hear me?

Take care of my cap.
You can do something in it...

Clucker, cover me!

Los!
Out!

Shall we undress them
completely?

I'd like to chase
the two of them on the road...

You're kidding? We will change
them for our captured comrades.

Gather all the weapons
and lade on vehicles.

Here's a drink for the
heroic win of yours!

Some other time.
You better help us.

Misha, listen to the
rhyme I wrote:

"Our houses are full of weapons
sent by the Germans."

"Hitler sends his soldiers
to serve us like targets."

"More work, less write, 'cause
with Misha you might fight!"

Comrades, who'd like to carry
the arms to our base?

I will.

Come closer with the carriage.

Sava, are you nuts,
the uncle is gonna kill you!

You go with me.
He can't even know.

Congratulations.

Captain...

You just walked in, huh?

This is a Serbian town.
It's not forbidden.

Why didn't you come
an hour earlier?

You misled the communists
very proficiently.

This action had an unexpected
peal in the world.

Our government has been informed
that you liberated the town.

Radio London
broadcasted it.

Stockholm broadcasted twice,
Lisbon once, London repeated.

- Baratz, stay on dinner.
- With pleasure.

You've done it great!
Everyone talks about our attack.

Let the announcers speak as much
as they can. One day it will be useful.

We have no interest of the pure
story of our bravery.

The Germans are very vulnerable. We
only has to know how to strike them.

- Have you got any weapon?
- Nothing.

The partisans took everything.
That's how they supply.

Continue as usually. Mobilize, gather,
prepare. Have a sit, gentlemen.

From now on, don't do anything
without my permission.

Tomorrow will come the
representatives from Belgrade.

We will prepare this
for them to see.

Captain, I've heard something is
going to happen. Will we fight soon?

Huh, peasant, you'd like
to thing by your own head?

I sweared to kill 20 Krauts.

Get lost! Who cares
what you sweared to!

You better find a woman
to calm you down.

Thanks, no need for that.

Look what I'm gonna
do to this redhead.

Let his partisans
help him stand up!

Stop it!
Enough!

Let them fight and
exhaust themselves.

Has it worked?

May we see him?

Comrade (friend), have some chees,
the villagers gave us some.

No.
And I ain't your fiend.

Get lost of my carriage,
I don't want it!

Where are you from? You've been
sitting here all day long.

From Rogatchitza. My brother
carried the weapons for you.

You can't go home. There is
a German punitive expedition.

You bore everyone
with your complaints.

Haven't you heard her saying
we can't go home!

A kind of...
expedition...

I'd like to go, too.
But we can't.

Stay with us, you will feel better.
And you put on these boots.

- Get some job.
- What job?

There's a plenty. You can
wash the bandages.

Me? I can't even
see the blood!

Come with me. We'll
find something you can do.

Go, don't be afraid.

Look, I've got the boots,
from gendarmes.

Who cares for that, the uncle's
gonna kill you when we come home.

Me alone among
all these men?

Zhivco won't marry me
when he hears.

Why are you so quiet,
don't you see I am unclothed?

I like to watch you.

I like you from the very
first day I saw you.

You fascinated me.

I simply can't find
another word for what I feel.

In battle, your hair
flaunt, seems like a flag to me.

What? Hope
I haven't insulted you?

You think I enjoy
your words?

Commander, I'm a soldier.
I expect to be accepted as a soldier.

Out of 150 soldiers only
you are fascinated by me.

You should watch your grade.

Is all of this
because of Bora?

There are more important
things to discuss.

- So it is clear?
- More than clear.

Dismissed!

- Hi.
- How do you do.

Give me some water.

Oh, your eyes are burnig,
you must have brought good news.

Yes, indeed.

Hello.

You have cut your hear?

It bothered me. Flaunted
a lot during the battle.

You are pretty
this way, too.

Comrades, you know the whole country
respond to our call on rebellion.

Our squads fight intensively
throughout Yugoslavia.

We inflict the enemy
great losses.

We gain a lot of weapons,
we liberated small territories.

People accepts our fight
and support us,

whether directly by acceding our
troops, or indirectly in background.

Tito moved from Belgrade to the
free territory in Valjevo.

Now he is near us, where he receives
reports from all over Yugoslavia

and directs our struggle.

Whilst in Belgrade, he had already
made a decision of making a larger

free territory in
Western Serbia.

From small partisan troops
we are developing to an army.

We need strong bases,

with a larger free territory
and towns.

Tito ordered establishing of
a free territory right here

because of advantageous
circumstances.

Comrades, hard efforts and battles
are to be done.

We must do our best
to conquer Uzhitze.

It will be the center of our
movement, not only for Serbia,

but for entire Yugoslavia.

Here is his plan: how to
concentrate the forces,

which towns
to attack immediately,

with especially elaborated
plan for Uzhitze.

Bora, would you like
to march into Uzhitze with us?

I don't know, I have to
inspect other troops. See you all!

Bora, I have something
to tell you.

You go, I'll follow.

What's happened?
Problems?

If it's not very important,
let's discuss it later.

We have a grand
battle tomorrow.

If I get killed, I want to be
sure you know I love you.

Teacher, let's go!

That's all I wanted
to tell you.

I'm coming!

Wait, Dacha,
I've missed you so much!

Don't do it, can't
you see I carry a rifle!

That's enough! The town is free,
you should resume your schooling.

We liberated just one town,
not the whole country.

- We'll be placed in the barracks.
- Gather the troops.

Where is my Nicola?

- Misha, haven't you heard?
- What?

Gestapo hung him.

But how...

It happened there.

Chief Toza, switch-board
is operational.

Did you hear me?

I heard!

Let's see what
we have here...

Slavko, eyes-of-mine...

Hi, chief Toza!

How are you doing?

The main axis and spindle
has been corrupted.

I pray the turbine
is in order.

When do you expect
you'll finish?

This night! The citizens
will have dinner with lights on!

(minor talk of the operator)

The most important thing
now is food supplying.

We have 3,000 refugees
beside the citizens.

Report from Pozhega.
Same as here.

How do we deal with supplying
issues? Any suggestions?

Let's continue.

Workers, peasants,
citizens of Uzhitze!

I still haven't transferred
all wounded.

I also have wounded Germans.

Provide me with a truck.

Great!

"ALL TO THE FRONT"

I go to quicken the loading.

Good luck!

Hurry up!
Quick!

- Hi, ready to go?
- Ready, Clucker.

Be careful. The Germans may
sabotage the rail at the canyon.

These soldiers must arrive
to the front line until dawn.

How do you deal with your
assignments in the state of peace?

I deal.

What are you looking at?

What would you like
to experience the most?

The revolution.

One night you and Stevo
sat on the balcony

while I was sleeping
in the next room.

You talked loudly
and woke me up.

Then I was thinking a lot.

What is such a revolution,
which Bora whish so much to happen?

And what is it like?

It brought happiness to me.

I didn't want
to tell you anything.

I thought I should renounce my love
while the campaign lasts.

Well, we really acted that way.

Our struggle means the years
of renouncing.

And we will do it
even more.

I try to imagine a love and a life
without renouncing.

Who is in charge
for marriages?

I am.

But I don't like to be a priest,
neither nor the partisan's one!

In a few days we
will come to you.

To marry you?

I haven't seen
such a nonsence yet!

Punitive expedition!

Seems we are in
some colony, or what!

The enemy has 30 organized
military units here.

It is politically united.

General Shredder had
talks with general Dankemann.

They consider those are
a simple group of bandits.

But our previous actions
were unsuccessful.

Our propaganda that Red Army
was defeated didn't help.

We must detain setting up
of such a powerful army!

Occupied Europe might
get an impression

that the resistance
is still possible!

And it could have an
epidemic effect to others.

Our Fuhrer ordered the
following to be transferred here:

342nd division from France,
113th division from Eastern front,

and 125th special regiment
from Greece.

We'll have 47th Croat division
from Eastern Bosnia

and 12 domestic
Nedich's troops.

Altogether, 6 divisions
and a regiment.

I guarantee I will attain
the order with these troops.

Major, what is it
the "Abwer" works on?

It works on the case
of Col. Mihailovich

and his
"army in the fatherland".

That nationalist
is against the partisans.

Which can help
our goals.

Excellent!

The Fuhrer gave me reinforcements
to attain the order here.

This is Fuhrer's order,
quote:

Serbia has to be
a terrifying model.

Regarding the security
of our troops,

neither women nor children
are to be exempted.

During the battles
against the communists,

you should push the civilians
towards the partisans.

Then they will have
to take care of them.

Dear listeners,
a mother wrote us a letter.

Her son died.

His friends sent
to his mother

his personal things.

The mother said:

Here I have my dear
boy's notebook.

On the last page there's a song
he liked to sing.

The name of the song is
"Good night, mother".

Should I turn it off?

# Good night, mother,
good night #

# You had been thinking
about me every moment #

# You cared and worried
about your boy #

# In the evening you used to
sing me a lullaby #

# Good night, mother,
good night #

# You carred
and worried #

# You used
to forgive me #

# You cherished #

# Good night,
mother #

# Good night #

What's up, folks!

Move on!
There's no more bread!

There's no flour,
not even a bit!

You wait here.

No flour!

How many are here
with you?

The whole family,
six of us.

Find out where to house
the refugees and how to feed them.

- House them into schools.
- Schools are already loaded!

Then into houses. Gather your
students to help the housing.

- It's raining!
- Just what we need!

God damn! People from
Machva send us a lot of wheat.

It will be here in a few days.

But what for today?

I will send Misha's dozen
to help.

Misha, Dacha!... Take two trucks
for wheat transport!

Yes, sir!

I don't envy you at all. About 1000
refugees are approaching.

Again?

Here you are.
It will help you not to get cold.

Thank you, Luca.

You got to give me
two trucks. For the wheat.

Listen to this:

"It's raining with little snow,
we have a mission to go."

"Krauts are looking in wonder"...
Can you help me continue?

..."but we'll send him to Hell!"

Dacha, go under the awning,
you're gonna get cold!

Did you make it?

Now you are
a real man!

(counting kids)

Eight.

Here...
Pero hid it for you.

Thanks, uncle-Pero!

This is the last piece
and it's over!

You've already got one.

Wait a...

So...
I see.

Who do you need
another piece for?

- Nobody. I'm on my own.
- What do you mean? - Nothing.

Why did you want
another piece?

One for tomorrow.
No one cares of me.

Wait a minute... I know you...
You were "granny's son"?

She died a month ago.
Now I live solely on my own.

On your own?

Don't tell me...
On his own...

You think it is very
difficult to live alone?

Don't tell me...

I have been alone
all of my life.

I trained myself alone...
Started with bakery alone...

And you can't live alone?

I will teach you how to
bake bread.

You can be a baker, too!
I'll teach you everything!

So... You are not on your own
any more. I'll be with you.

- Isn't it a big deal?
- It is.

Then, let's start.
Listen carefuly...

Mom,
the wheat is here!

The trucks
are approaching!

Mira, it's wheat!

Why are they so silent?

Why aren't they singing?

Where is Dacha?

Misha,
where is Dacha?

Dacha!

Come down,
don't trifle with your mother!

Dacha!

Oh...

What have you done
with my child?! Damn you!

He headed for the wheat!

Here you are,
feed yourselves!

Come.

They toil well!

They are volunteers. Willing
to clear what was demolished.

Since the war began, now I see
German prisoners for the first time.

Your Serbian is very good.

I worked here
1937 until war began.

As a mining engineer in
Zayacha. Is it liberated, too?

Yes.

We liberated everything between
the Adriatic See and Belgrade.

They painted them more
beautiful then they really are.

This kid doesn't allow Krauts to
paint the allies otherwise.

Captain Hudson,

why your government
sent you to col. Mihailovich,

when we are those
who fight against Germans?

Because he is a legal representative
of the Yugoslav government.

But his troops don't fight.

My duty is to check it.

I saw your troops are very good in
battles, regarding circumstances.

Is it possible for you to
cooperate with Mihailovich?

We keep calling him
to cooperate,

but he doesn't think
it is time for struggle.

He is waiting
for your army to start.

Our army?

Something like that.
He'll explain it better.

Wait!
I will help you.

Now hammer it.
Stronger!

We don't have enough gunpowder,
but our people are resourceful.

Now hold the capsule!

Bora, come!

You look like a model!

I have just married
two couples.

I am well practiced now.
It's yours and Nada's turn...

Unfortunately, it is impossible.
Nada is not here.

One of you is always missing.

When you are both here,
maybe I'll be away!

(Slovenian) Comrades, call Yelena,
here is her brother!

Wait a minute,
I will find her.

Sava!

My dear,
where have you been?

Where have YOU been?

First you hitched on me,
then you disappeared!

And now I'm off your neck.

I'm here in seminary.

What is it?

We all live here
together.

I'm on training for paramedic.
Hospitals are full of wounded...

God, you are stricken, too.
It can be infected. Come with me!

Are you nuts?!
Don't you practice on me!

I just knocked
in the rail car.

Yelena, you're
on the line!

Just a moment!

We have a performance tonight.
Please, come.

- I will, if I don't go to a mission.
- Please, come!

You'll hear what you've
never heard before.

(Slovenian partisan song)

For the end, partisan Yelena
sings a song about Tito!

- Does she know to sing?
- Shut up!

Why don't you take
that iron off your heads?

The commander didn't order so!

- Will "the main thing" start soon?
- What's that?

Dancing, that's why
we are here.

I pray she won't lapse.

(the most popular partisan song -
about Tito and Uzhitze, from which
the main movie theme is adapted)

- What?
- Once more!

Are you nuts!
I'm already all sweat!

Dance now!
Move the chairs.

This is our dance.

I was looking at you.
I couldn't believe it was you.

- 2nd troop!
- 2nd is here!

Now when we were about to dance,
we have to move.

All other troops, move now!
We'll meet outside.

I am always scared
he won't be back.

Who?
Sava?!

- Don't be afraid.
- He's my only alive relative.

Let's dance.

I don't know how.

Come on, don't worry.

Your performance
made you famous.

- Will you go to a culture unit?
- I was trained for a paramedic.

I don't know...

I saw the accordionist
fools around you.

I thought,
maybe he recruited you...

I told you I don't know
to dance.

Take it easy.

Just be careful for your
fiance Zhivko not to hear...

Are you nuts? It was my uncle
who wanted us to be married.

Because of a house that left after
my father... I won't be back there.

I will go wherever my
troop go.

Your marriage means mutual
assistance in good and evil,

responsibility and commitment to fight
for the freedom of your people.

Comrade Nada, do you want
comrade Bora for your lawful husband?

Here you say 'yes'.

Comrade Bora, do you want
to marry comrade Nada?

Here HE says 'yes'.

You see, it lasts less
than 10 minutes.

It's purposeless, I haven't
seen the fiance for three days.

You dispersed like
the children of a crab.

I will need the guard to
bring you two here.

Don't worry. Now I know procedure,
so I won't make mistake.

Don't worry about the procedure.
I just want to gather you.

- May I go upstairs?
- Sorry, but no.

- Just to greet the colonel.
- No.

Why the Englishman isn't allowed
to attend the meeting?

I don't know.

We asked for it.

To see and hear where
the misunderstanding is.

Captain, I really
don't know.

Let col.Mihailovich and
your commander resolve that.

They'll solve nothing, when you
keep avoiding the battles.

We liberated a lot of towns,
now we have the whole free country.

I know.

And I also see that you
are very loyal to that country.

But you are under oath to our
King and his glorious army.

- Haven't you rushed a bit?
- We'll see if I have.

But I am absolutely sure
you do nothing to save

the reputation of that
'glorious' army.

Major, sir!

- How do you do, Radovan?
- I have a son now.

You're in a bad mood.

Why did you kill Dacha?

Who killed him?

Not only him. Every day
you kill someone.

Perfidiously,
from behind.

Now you negotiate with us,
pretending we are allies.

I don't understand you,
I swear to my new-born child.

You don't?

Beware not to be late
when you can understand.

Bora, what's happened?

Nothing, again.
Those officers keep lying us.

They need 'reorganization',
'preparation', 'new weapons'...

Tito explained the need
for cooperation

between partisans
and chetniks (royal forces).

Soldiers themselves want it, too,
because they know

the joint forces would be
more effective.

The Germans and domestic
collaborators advance toward us.

They are preparing a large
offensive to the free territory.

Our cooperation proposal
consists of 12 articles.

Joint command, joint government,
sharing of war loot

respecting 'everything for
the struggle' principle.

Then, we are against
the forced mobilization, etc.

Mihailovich rejected
almost everything.

He said he was not ready,
'it's not the right time',

'he should ask the Government
and the King in London'.

Only did he accepted share
of war loot

and he wants a portion of
weapons produced in our factory.

- WE to give them weapons?
- Yes. Tito promised him.

You know, captain,
we use to say

'we leaded him over the water,
but he is still thirsty'.

Withal, come inside,
I'll report to you.

To give our guns...
to THEM?

We should all of them...

- I think you overreact.
- No.

All of them, except Radovan, he is
decent. And a few of them more.

If there were not
those "Radovans"...

Are we marching
this way today?

Here.

You have to go to a trip.

- Why today?
- It's your terrain.

My signature is enough.
No need for the stamp.

You should find
these comrades.

You have
a new uniform!

I was preparing
for the parade...

What can we do...
It's an order.

These weapons...
from the partisan factory?

Captain, that factory
still has its legal owner.

But the partisans
use it now.

Yes, because they usurped it.

The trouble is, that YOU
don't use it. However...

That's why I'm here. Things
need to be reversed promptly.

Are these weapons sent to you
based on your agreement with Tito?

Yes.

We've been announced
to the commander.

What does he think
about my plan?

He holds that 'red republic'
to be a wound on a health body.

Are you sure your
operation can succeed?

We don't have enough forces
to conquer the whole territory.

But we can conquer that
one town. Please support me.

Naturally. We need to hit
them in the head.

There's something else.

After that, our complete potentials
need to be used against Germans.

That won't go easy.

But everything will be possible
if your attack is successful.

You're in touch with our
supporters in Uzhitze.

When we start, you try
to make them help us.

Of course. There are our
men in the Partisan Council.

Let's go.
The colonel is waiting.

Who is against
the proposal?

Five votes against.

According to this, these proposals are
passing the Council with 23:5 votes:

To the workers in factories and
institutions who work for the front

will be increased salaries, regarding
the current expensiveness trend.

The funds for this
will be provided

by reduction of
higher clerical salaries;

We implement the moratorium on
debts with usurious conditions.

That is all
for today's session.

Just a moment,
gentlemen.

As a member of this Council, I'd like
to tell you something important.

Oh, not now,
we finished!

It's never too late.
Gentlemen and comrades,

in the name of Agricultural,
Radical and Democratic Party,

I declare the following:

Seems suspicious to me.

We've been deceived!

I am glad that here is
comrade Bora,

who persuaded me and my colleagues
to join this dishonorable ongoing.

What is he talking about?
This is dishonorable?

You don't need to sit here
if you think the care for the poor

is dishonorable.

It's not about the poor.
It's about the principles.

During the negotiations,
Bora clearly said that

the primary goal of the fight was
extruding the enemy out of the country.

Constitutional and system issues
were to wait to the end of war.

We accepted the negotiations
under these conditions.

But the reality, including today's
decisions, are totally different:

To Bora and the creators
of his politics

it is more important
to overthrow our democracy,

than to extrude
the enemy.

I guess I deserve
to be listened.

I've been listening to you
for 20 years.

On your provocation I answer
precisely and clearly:

extruding the enemy
IS our primary objective.

But to gain it, to get people
ready to die for the freedom,

we had to tell them what
they can expect in freedom.

They won't fight any more
for that 'democracy' of yours,

where millions lived
in poverty.

That's why we are overthrowing that
system. And we will continue with it.

I devoted all my life for that.

Thanks for the sincerity.

Then, my colleagues and I
have only one solution - to resign.

Accepted!
Leave the session!

But Bora...

Let them go!
Now!

Let them go to Hell!

Their resignation is not accidental.

2,000 chetniks
approaching Uzhitze.

They are their
men here.

Counselors, get your guns
and go to fight!

(these machines from 19th century are
still in function in Uzhitze textile factory)

(and this wooden bridge still exists
and is open for one-way traffic)

Stand in attention!

Attack begins. I want you
to be in Uzhitze 'till evening.

Major, we caught some
partisans here in the village.

Move!

Here they are.

Captured here. Worked
against us behind our backs.

I don't 'work'. I came to our wounded.
This was our interim hospital.

Behave yourself when you
talk to the officers!

What does this mean?

- Are you a communist?
- I am.

Shoot them.

1st Squad,
align there.

Move them down here.

Leastways, free these children
and wounded. They aren't guilty.

Only I am a communist.
Kill me!

Let the others go!

Get ready!

How dare you!

Aim!

Fire!

You'd like to go to Uzhitze, huh?
On our promenade, in movie theatre?

Watch tour pants!

Fire with salvo!

Give me your hand, Pero!

Don't you tell me that!

- You couldn't by yourself...
- Who?

- You're old.
- Your grandpa' is old.

- You don't need help, huh?
- Will you give me a hand!

Slavko, eyes-of-mine, align
the bombs here like on stand.

- You see, old man?
- I see. Massive work!

Radovan!

Onwards!!!

Workers battalion,
attack!

I'll help you.
Get up.

- Shoot!
- I don't know how!

You know!
Shoot!

Luca, move your fire to that road.
Don't let them escape.

Fire!

Don't flee,
you cowards!

Go back,
motherfuckers!

Costa, run, they
gonna kill us all!

All troops onwards!

Comrade Tito, the chetniks
are totally crashed in the battle.

We captured a number
of officers and gendarmes.

We confiscated a lot of weapon, with
those which we gave them a few days ago.

The people are resentful at
chetniks for attacking us.

I call from Pozhega, from the
occupied chetniks' headquarters.

From their archives it is obvious that
they prepared general attack on us.

A copy of a letter
to Capt. Hudson shows

that they go to
a civil war intentionally

because they can't accept
our politics.

They do just what
the occupier wants:

massacre between us.

- Yes...

Commander, sir...

Yes, I hear...
Where?...

Near Valjevo...

And Loznica...
Yes, I can see...

All right.
Fine.

Sir, yes, sir!

Commander, sir,
the troops are ready!

Tito told me the Germans broke down
our lines near Valjevo and Loznica.

What do we do
with chetniks?

Tito received their representatives.
They beg us for mercy

and to stop persecuting them.
Also, to renew negotiations.

Four German divisions are
approaching our free territory.

We need to reorganize our troops
in order to stop them.

Send me all commanders.

Why did they put my cauldron
here to be hit first?

# (Serbian folk song)#

Let's smoke.
Help yourselves.

Yovitsa, you too.

I don't smoke.

Come on!

Yovitsa, listen.

Take your gun.

Come with me.

This is a good shelter.
You'll be safe here.

Fire!

Motherfuckers!

Commander, sir!
How did they...

Didn't I tell you?
You couldn't be hit there.

Luca...

This is not the right time
to leave the battlefield!

You see...
It hit... me...

I am sorry...
I am... leaving you...

I'll be taking
care of you.

It's not so serious.

Nada...

Kiss me!

(the young King in London)

Please.

Are you tired?

I've spent nine hours
in the saddle to meet with you.

They have a proverb:

when water and fire appear,
neighbours' quarrels then stop.

I have a proverb too:
the stronger doesn't pray God.

Maybe we together will
extinguish the fire you mentioned.

I am here.

Cigarette?

Colonel Mihailovich,
colonel Helm...

Be seated, please.

Dad, where are you going?
Dad, don't go, come back!

What do you want, yokel?
You heard the order not to go out.

Not to see what you do!?
And I sent my son with you!

Traitors!

You lie this people,
shame on you! Traitors!

Father!
Let him go!

Set this all on fire!

Go to the other side.

- You go to meeting?
- Yes.

Have you prepared
the speech?

It is important region for us.

The demonstrations need to
reflect what people think.

Don't worry, everything is ready.
But it will be raining again.

No chance for us to
come to Clucker to marry us!

What can we do,
we don't have enough time.

You and I always
have problem with time.

- When will you be back?
- Tomorrow evening.

Clucker and I will
be waiting for you.

I'll be waiting!

Mothers, sisters and wives, who sent
your dearest in the war against enemy,

you stand abashed at
all these happenings.

Why are you wearing
black clothes? You too. And you?

Why are you all
wrapped in black?

Why father shoots his own son,
why brother do the same to his brother?

They used to sit together
and share the same bread.

They who betrayed our country
on 6th April are guilty for this!

Now they force your
sons to kill each other.

We address them when we say:
Stop this fratricidal war!

We all know how much efforts
were placed

to made an agreement
with chetniks

in order to direct all Serbian guns
to the occupier.

Serbian people know that chetniks
never abided by that agreement.

They to whom you gave birth,
are still being killed.

Who shuld stop
this slaughter?

You who gave them life, you have
a right to talk on behalf of life.

For life, you should hold
the world in your hands,

you can and you must
change the world!

Don't let someone else conduct
your lives and your future.

Fight for your future
by yourselves.

Bora...

Yes, my darling?

What if one of us
get killed?

Then the one who remains
will be remembering this morning.

Oh, yes.

I couldn't endure it.

Don't get killed,
Bora.

No, I promise you.

It will be a good living
after the war.

People will walk
the streets freely

and sleep in peace
all night long.

Women won't be afraid someone
can kill their beloved man

or burn their house.

Our supremacy will soon bring
this situation to an end.

We must strengthen
the pressure.

Order attacks of
113th and 117th division.

342nd and 704th division,
onwards with full force.

The goal is to totally
surround the bandits.

Full support of air forces!

Every partisan position
must be bombed!

Conclusion: group "North" will
strengthen pressure on Kosyerich,

then advance
towards Uzhitze.

Group "West" will invade Bajina
Bashta and proceed towards Uzhitze.

If the partisan Headquarters
with Tito is in Uzhitze,

then Tito will be in
our hands tomorrow.

Your col. Mihailovich
fulfill his duties.

- Wire him my congratulations.
- Yes, sir.

This is London.

This is the bulletin
about the heroic struggle

of Yugoslav army
in the fatherland.

Western Serbia.

Chetnik troops keep intensive fighting
against Germans around Uzhitze.

They inflicted severe losses
to the enemy,

liberated several towns and villages
and seized impressive war material.

German aggressor is in fear
of col.Mihailovich.

The German divisions tremble
of thunder of his arms.

Contrariwise, the people are full
of enthusiasm and admiration,

seeing in chetniks' victories
a way to final liberation.

Fighting without qaurter
for their country

chetniks impressed all
the free world.

English people admire
these heroes and patriots

and is ready to provide
them every kind of help,

as to their allies in the war against
Hitler's and Mussolini's hordes.

We need to withdraw
and evacuate the town.

Where to?

Sandzak.
New free territory.

Misha, you'll help
with evacuation.

Start with wounded and refugees.

Eeleeyah, you take care
of the factory.

You - food and clothes supplies
and printing facility.

How much time
do we have?

Little.

German divisions are
pushing our front lines.

They are assisted by chetniks
and other numerous collaborators

both from Serbia and Bosnia.

Only a couple of our troops
will stand in front of them,

others will go towards
Sandzak and away.

For these 67 days of
Republic of Uzhitze

we have organized our
army and established

the rule of the people.

We made foundations
of our future society.

That's why we are stronger today,
even if we are withdrawing, than

we were when we came.

It is Tito's
revolutionary stategy:

Each withdrawal must be followed
by a larger victory, continual actions.

We leave this territory, but we
have already free new ones:

in Sandzak, Montenegro,
Bosnia, Croatia...

There we will continue
what we have started here.

Liquidate all. This village
is a communist base.

I expedited the rest of arms,
amo and some machines.

What are my next tasks?

We'll see now.

Germans are approaching fast.
I'm not sure if we can evacuate all.

Who do we have here
to protect the town?

Neither single one
complete unit.

From Commander-in-Chief.

Call the Workers Battalion.

Why are you throwing
such a lot of hull?

I was just absent-minded.

Why?

What is the purpose of
the potatoes?

The purpose... That the poor
may peel something!

Chairman, you continue
my work in the Council.

What about you?

Workers Battalion is
to go to the fight.

Germans and chetniks
headed from Bajina Bashta.

They advance faster
than we expected.

You just keep working,
we'll stop them.

How much yeast goes
on a kilo of flour?

A half a kilo.

- How much salt?
- A handful.

How long the dough
need to rest?

- 1.5 hour.
- You're gonna be a good baker!

That's it.
Finished.

Finished.

Why are you repeating
after me?!

When the master speaks,
others should listen!

Take this. You're
gonna need it.

Listen to me carefully and
remember every word of mine.

Now I go with my bakers
on Kadinyacha,

to give the partisans time to evacuate
everything needed for the new country.

You'll go with them.

I don't need the new
country without you!

Oh, you, again?
Who said I won't be back?

You think you know everything
now, so you can live alone?

You'll never be a good baker,
when you're so stubborn!

Colonel, here is
our Headquarters.

- Send me your commander.
- Yes, sir!

The German colonel
wants to see you.

Our commander,
major Baratz.

We continue with our
raid to Uzhitze.

Our patrols haven't seen
significant partisan forces.

There is the
front line.

It is 8 AM. We'll be in Uzhitze
until 10 and stop their evacuation.

This is our route.

Go by left and right
side of road.

Inform us as soon as you
see communists.

Yes, sir!

They go by road, and we will
break our legs again.

You go with others.

If everything is o.k.,
we will reach you soon.

Take care.

Take care of children.

I've gathered 15 soldiers.

Join the Headquarters'
escort troop.

Tailors, come here
to get bread and bombs.

Slavko, eyes-of-mine,
deal out these.

Tailors, today we'll see
who will measure who:

you Krauts,
or opposite.

- Pero, come here.
- Why, what is it?

I was kidding you earlier,
but now I'm serious.

- Don't go with us.
- Why?

You're so old,
you can't stand it.

Old? Me? And you're so young,
as morning dew in noon.

Comrades, I don't
have much to say.

Nazis are approaching the town,
together with domestic collaborators.

We have to stop them until the wounded
and feeble citizens are evacuated.

- Communists are coming.
- You saw them?

- No, our advance guard did.
- Show me where.

In area of Kadinyacha,
points 808, 836 and 720.

Here! Come.
Shoot down there.

Oh, Bora!

- Are you wounded?
- It's nothing. Just shoot.

Have our people left the town?
My children are there.

Don't worry.
You try to stay alive!

Oh, you Nazi
motherfuckers!

'You're old!
Stay in town!'

Watch Pero
stopping malefactors!

What do you think,
what is there in those trucks?

Now you'll see.

Major, partisans stopped
the German column.

Can you see them?
That's their main position.

I checked. There, left, tanks could
outflank communists and strike them

from behind.

Should I inform
Germans?

Stay here.
I will.

Transmit this order
immediately!

Air forces!
Attack!

- Is that the chetnik commander?
- Yes, sir.

Don't shoot!
What does he want?

Fire at point 808!

Slavko, eyes-of-mine,
give me some more bombs.

Chief, you're
on your own.

Clear the road immediately!
The column must pass!

Clucker, what happened?

It hit me. Go
down there, tanks passing.

Take him, too.

- Have you brought all wounded?
- Yes.

Now hurry up.
Go.

- When will you...?
- Hurry up, Yelena.

Misha, there's no Sava any more.
Now you're everything I have.

I mustn't die until
everyone leave the town.

- Wait for me on Zlatibor.
- Bye.

Beli, here they
come again!

WE'LL BE BACK

Adaptation: Aleksandar Bogicevic
saleb@ptt.yu

Synchronization for Karagarga:
by Quigley (Croatia) May