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Men Without Wings

The acting reich protector assassinated.

Martial law declared

Executed were...

...executed were...

Today was executed...

...The verdict of the Court Martial in Prague, on 10 June 1942,

these persons were convicted to death by shooting:

Vaclav Novak, born 15 May 1890...

Yes?

Good morning.

No.

Yes, I will come immediately.

Yes.

I was affraid he's come to arrest Tomesova.

That one?

They will arrest the whole borough before her.

He's been visiting her for 14 days.

To work? - To and from. Why go by tram, when she's with them?

Watch out.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Persons that are listed as numbers 7 to 13,

were convicted for holding an illegal weapon.

Sentences were executed on 10 June 1942.

Their possession was confiscated.

Is the director upstairs already? - Yes. Has something happened?

There are gentlemen from Bonio here. Since the morning. I don't know. - Thank you.

Sabotage und disorder, I can understand that. But something like this!

That must be a mistake.

Ullmann says that also. - Yes.

You can go. - Yes, Sir.

Heil Hitler!

What's up? Is there anything wrong, Ullmann?

What?

Is there anything wrong?

They've found a transmitter.

A transmitter?

Where?

Somewhere nearby.

Either right next to the airport,

or even here.

So they haven't found it.

No, but they are close.

It was broadcasted by Bonio Northwest and it was confirmed here.

They're going to raid tonight.

If they didn't find it, you know what it means for the airport?

I'd bet the workshop men are involved.

Damn rabble.

Well!

Yes, Sir.

Immediately, Sir.

They were doing warmup of 52. That's 4:03.

They're here somehow soon.

How do I write it? - 16 000 hours.

That means "to scrap". - It's in a good condition, but what can we do.

And this one? - The whole machine must go for revision.

and write 10 000 hours there.

10 000 hours.

So, is the machine alright?

Unfortunately yes.

Well, we can't scrap everything.

Bures! - What's up? - Something is happening near Bustehrad.

So! - The army has surrounded the place.

What would be the army doing there? - I don't know.

We got a command to land.

Near Bustehrad?

Guys c'mon.

Can't you pay attention? That's the third broken drill just this morning.

It's not my fault. It's a war material.

A war material! You're doing it on purpose.

It's a sabotage!

What's wrong again?

You see a sabotage in everything.

Three drills this morning. Two yesterday.

The front is expecting airplanes and all we're doing here is a sabotage.

What about you? Have you made estimates on the two machines?

Here is the account. You can study it through.

5250, 1470. 10 000 hours, 16 000 hours.

Yeah.

Good.

And you're accountable for the drills next time.

We can't lose so many drills daily.

But we can lose you easily.

What a drill!

You can win it with drills, coward. Come.

Near Bustehrad you say?

Here.

And around.

I'd like to know... - Is it because of Ivan's mill?

Nonsense. That one is here.

And so many soldiers because of one transmitter? - Watch out!

What's up, Zdenek? - Work orders from headquarters.

Do you have anything else?

Miss Tomesova gave me just this. - Alright. You can go.

She's not sending any message. What does that mean?

Something's happening. - Here!

M-

-I-L-

-L... M-I-L-L.

B-U-R...

B-U-R-N-S.

S-E-T

W-A-R-N-I-N-G.

Damned.

Ivan's mill. - After all.

I said so.

That has nothing to do with the army.

You have to warn them immediately.

Hello. - Hello. - Any news?

Nothing, everything goes the old way.

It's the connection.

Hello, boys. - Hello.

Hello.

Why so soon?

Have you broadcasted yet?

Not so far. We are waiting for you and the Prague connection.

So, that's it for tonight.

Well, and is there anything?

There's material. But they're after you! Is anyone outside? - No.

So go rather outside. It's more secure.

Where do you know it from? - From the connection.

That means to be idle for a few days. - I guess.

Here, the guys from the airport are sending you a salami,

cigarettes, bread. - Thanks.

But they're gonna to broadcast? - Of course! The connection will arrange for it.

I'll send you a message tomorrow if you should stay or hide.

I'll go have a look to Bustehrad. Something's happening there.

See ya, boys. - See ya. - Good bye.

Look, I have to go to work.

You see, my documents are valid and I have to be there... but it can't be done.

Everyone back!

Come.

We'll take a different route.

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Why did they shoot him, uncle?

We're out of here, boy.

I don't like it.

Uncle, I'm affraid.

Don't be, I'm with you.

They won't do anything bad to mom and dad, will they?

They'll be alright.

Come, let's try it from Hostoun.

Where are we going, uncle? - I don't know. We'll end up somewhere.

Won't we go home? - Not yet.

I beg your pardon!

Are you from here?

And what about that?

Where is the nearest village? - Why? - We want to stay overnight there.

Are you not from this area? - We are. I am from Cabarna, the boy here from Lidice.

But we can't make it home. The whole area is surrounded by the army.

They will let you in, but nobody gets outside.

Do you know why they've surrounded it? - I don't know, but they shoot at sight.

I guess they're after someone. - Do you have documents? - I have my ID.

Come with me then. - Come.

Petr Lom,

an engineer, Na Cabarne, no. 4.

That's near Lidice? - Yes.

What the hell is going on there?

I don't know.

But they are around. We went from Hostoun, but they are there too.

Nobody can get through.

Is this your boy?

No, my sister's, Jirka.

He's from Lidice.

Will you leave us here?

Just for tonight. Hopefully we can return tomorrow.

That won't be possible. - What won't be possible?

Do you know what they do to whole families when they let someone overnight.

His documents are alright. - You stay out of it, miss Marta.

You town people understand everything better, but it's not about you.

I just... - You don't have family and children.

Stop with this talk.

Both!

If there was room here, they'd stay. Do you understand?

And you come with me.

Goodbye. - Goodbye. - See you.

It's just for one night, mr. Houska.

You must have a place here, haven't you?

Well.

Here next to the missy from the post office.

Fire!

Fire!

Where is it? - Somewhere near Cabarna.

Fire!

Karl, do you know where is it?

Certainly in Lidice. They said so at the airport.

Lord have mercy.

Uncle!

What?

Isn't it at our place?

Don't be affraid, it isn't.

Better go home.

Home where?

Come with me.

You'll stay with us for now.

It is irrefutably proved that the citizens of Lidice

supported the murder of the acting reich protector.

That's why they were severely punished. Men were shot,

and women and children were transported to concentration camps.

Beasts!

What will you do now?

It doesn't matter, what will happen to me.

You... And what about the boy?

You have to protect the boy.

You have to work.

What address do you have in your ID?

Cabarna.

And the boy?

He doesn't have any yet.

Bures can put you to the airport.

They need engineers.

I won't be making airplanes for them. No one in the world can force me.

I brought something good for the boy.

Does he know about it?

Why not? He's already 14 years old.

No more cry.

I'd stay here with you, but I have to go to work.

If you wanted anything, I'll be at the post office. Come to talk, right?

From where do the beasts fly to Berlin?

From here. Why?

No reason.

I'll come to work to the airport.

But I will avenge the murder.

Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning. - Good morning.

Do you have anything for me? - Not yet.

Well, any news?

What do you say about the Sevastopol?

It fell, didn't it? - Well, you can imagine.

But the lords in London are still denying it.

How do you know?

They told me at Bonio.

Have they found the transmitter yet? - It is silent.

They transmited from a place nearby Prague instead.

Someone must have warned them.

They have spies everywhere.

But don't you worry,

as soon as we'll catch them, they all will hang.

Tell me, if I can help you somehow. - Not for now.

Hello!

Yes, one moment.

Please!

Thirty-one,

thirty-five,

Gbell,

eighteen,

Fockewulf,

thirty-seven,

Yes.

How many?

Yes.

Yes.

Tomorrow.

Thank you.

Hey, boys!

A bomber will land in a moment and it needs to change accumulators. Let's go!

Bures, listen, who is this...? Has he been working here for long?

Since today. Petr Lom, an engineer. - Hm.

We need engineers.

Have you explained him everything? - Yes.

He is trained already. - Well, that's fine then.

He's a German, isn't he?

German? Worse! Sudeten.

Hey!

You have grenades in her!

Leave it, we are flying in the evening anyway.

Frank has come. Supposedly he's off to Berlin.

Is he?

He's at a machine now. Come to see.

Let him fly. He won't fly away eventually.

Where's Lom?

I don't know.

But he went with us.

Lom!

Hey, Lom!

Give it here.

Do you know what it'd mean if they caught you? What were you planning?

So. To see the cripple closely.

Man, you must be crazy.

Do you want next Lidice? Go back to do your job.

Wait!

You'll give them to Germans, won't you?

I know whom I will give it to. Don't worry.

Why won't anyone shoot him? Just like he let dad and uncle to be shot.

They work like dogs.

They won't do anything.

Cowards!

Here you are, put it with the others. - Where did you take it? - Don't ask and get lost.

Vondra, come down, quickly.

Jarda, be careful up there. If anyone was coming, throw the hammer. - Alright.

Guys, it's bad.

You've heard about Lidice

In short, the guns must be removed from here.

If they find them here, it's over.

With women, with children, with everything.

How much is there? - 63 grenades and 3 machine guns.

Good. We'll take them away tonight.

There's five of us.

Nobody else knows about it.

And we'll send Ullmann to another place.

No, no, no. First Moscow and then India, gentlemen.

He agrees? - Please, Sir.

Well, miss, why don't you drink? - Thanks.

Thanks. I never drink.

Yes?

What?

Petrol?

From an airplane?

Who did this?

Damned!

Close it!

Close it! Do you hear me or not?

Well, nothing can be done.

Be careful about your horseshoes, or we'll burn up.

So jump into the machine already and close it down.

C'mon!

Faster!

Damned man!

Who has done it? - Well, somebody had to play with it. - But who?

Well, you'll find out later. Now better go away. We have to clean it, or it'll catch fire.

Bures!

Come with me. I have to talk with you.

What are you dragging?

The plates there.

So that the machines wouldn't break, understand?

Mhm.

Uncle! - Look Jirka, get this and go to watch around the corner.

All clear?

Keep watching.

What are you doing here? Why aren't you in the workshop?

I forgot a screwdriver here somewhere.

And who has left these hand grenades here?

I reported it to the crew. They are flying on tonight.

They can't stay here like this.

Let him carry it off to the warehouse. I'll send a patrol here.

Good.

Do you want to bring a disaster on us all?

That was the last time. Remember it!

A whole crate of grenades, Sir. I saw it myself.

Search the man at the exit! - Yes, Sir. Heil Hitler!- Heil Hitler!

You have quite a colorful life there, Mr. Podlovas.

With such people, yes. -Ah, don't think about it. Here, cheers!

I am sorry, Sir. I still have something to manage.

Let me accompany you. - No, thanks. I will do it myself. -No, no, no.

I will bring you back. Please!

Is it that important? -Yes.

The man, who works at the compressor, is ill today.

And the other one is not here.

I have to deal with it because something could happen.

Nobody answers.

I have to go there. - Please, I am coming too.

Hello!

Hello!

Listen, boys, Jana is coming. Something is probably happening.

Take the board. Quickly!

Watch out!

There will be checks during leaves. Who did Ullmann catch?

It's alright. - Send me a message in each case.

Pribik is sick. Put a substitute to the compressor. - Alright.

Are you done? - Yes.

Listen, Bures!

What was miss Tomesova doing here? - Nothing, she was here because of the compressor.

And she couldn't call? - How can we hear the ringing?

Haven't you forgotten anything? - No, let's go!

What's the matter with you?

Nothing.

You're still walking around.

Why do you keep watching me?

Good evening. - Evening.

I'm so glad you're here. At least we'll have some fun.

We'll have.

Don't you worry about that.

Come get some fresh air.

An antenna's missing here, right uncle?

You're asking me too much. I don't understand it that much.

Come in!

Good evening. - Good evening. - Hello.

Mr. Bures, an antenna's missing here, am I right?

Well, yeah, boy, a lot of things are missing there.

What else?

See, we'll finish it together tomorrow.

But you have to get me something today. Right? - Right.

Now in the evening?

I forgot something at the airport. You'll have your boy back in an hour.

Whatever.

Come, Jirka.

Where are you going? Stay a little bit longer. - Since Jirka is not here.

You're nice, miss Marta, that you care about the boy so much.

Don't mention it. - I will never forget that.

Good bye.

How strange.

What?

One is nice

and the other is a rat.

Which one?

You wouldn't know her.

Good night. - Good night.

Hello!

Yes, alone.

Come in.

Who is it? - From the airport.

Come in. - Good evening.

Who sent you? - Mr. Bures tells you that the thing you wanted is alright.

Alright! Tell him I send him my thanks. - Yes, good bye. - Wait a moment.

I'll give you something for the troubles.

Thanks, I don't want anything. - Not money, something better.

Heil Hitler!

Come in, please, yes?

Here you are! Keep it as a remembrance.

I don't want it.

It's alright, look.

I don't want it.

Who was it?

The connection from the airport.

Is something wrong? - No, everything is alright.

Have you locked? - Yes.

The antenna.

They reportedly localized Ivan's mill. - I've already warned them.

Is this the overall situation? - Yes.

What's wrong, Jana?

Nothing, it'll pass.

You're here more than at the workshops. - Do you mind?

No.

What's with your finger?

Nothing.

Are there any news? - A lot of things.

Is that so?

They deciphered codes of three transmitters.

And yesterday they transmitted states of five airports.

Really? - Yes.

Somebody keeps them very well informed.

From the airport?

Any of the secretaries of the general director?

Listen, Ullmann, I don't like this kind of jokes.

Why? I wasn't thinking about you.

We aren't the only airport after all.

Is this the Kony's search flight for Sazava?

It'll burn in a few kilometers.

Well!

Have a good trip!

Why won't anyone shoot him? Just like he let dad and uncle to be shot.

They won't do anything.

I... - Speak! What were you taking?

Show me, what's in your pocket. Show me!

Where did you take it? How many do you have? - Let go of me. - You're going with me.

Turn around. Dismantle.

Bures, Ullmann caught Jirka when he was carrying grenades away.

Grenades?

And where to, man? - How did he get them?

I don't know. Ullmann took them from him.

Has anything happened? - Ullmann has found grenades at Jirka.

In Sazau?

Now?

Yes.

Good.

One aeroplane burned down.

Immediately find out who worked on the machine.

Come in.

What's going on now? - I am sorry for bothering you, Sir.

But this boy

stole the grenades from the airfield.

Who?

He?

Where did he find them?

Where did you find them?

Speak!

Sauluder!

Where did you find them? - Weapons, sabotage,

Transmitter, aeroplanes burning down! The end!

Take him away and detain him.

And you call the Gestapo. Immediately!

Yes, Sir.

Enough!

Since it is my fault, I will go to report myself. I won't let the boy alone in it.

Even if you did, you won't save him. - He caught him with them.

But he's just a child. -They don't care.

We'll see. - You're going nowhere.

You won't be ordering me. - I will!

It's not about the boy, nor you, but our cause.

What cause?

When it stays with the boy, it's child's stuff.

When you're in it, we're all in it.

Why? You haven't done anything. You didn't take any weapons.

Look.

When it has come to this, you have to know.

We were taking weapons! More than you.

You were taking weapons?

Nobody knows about any weapons then?

The boy is your connection.

Who gave him the order?

Will you speak or not?

He took them himself from an airplane. - For whom did he take them?

Well, of course he did it as a child roguery. - I'm not asking you about it.

For whom did he take them? - For nobody. Nobody was taking weapons from here.

No? Good.

We wanted to ask you first. Now we'll ask the boy.

He will tell us more.

No!

I see! So there is someone who wants to talk.

What do you know about weapons?

Nothing. But nobody will torture the boy.

Have you ever heard, that someone was tortured at our place?

Are we torturing you?

Follow this man.

We will make him speak.

Stop with that!

Do you know anything about weapons?

No.

Tomorrow at 9 o'clock all the workers will come forward and tell the truth.

If not, the consequences will be your fault.

You may leave.

Go!

Uncle!

You can't sleep?

No. I wan't to have a walk.

Don't go.

It won't help you.

You rather need a warm talk.

Warm talk? From whom?

From me, for example.

Come back.

Nobody wants to talk with me anymore.

Everybody says it's my fault.

And they're right. - No.

They are! I myself put the boy into this.

It's my fault they will torture him.

They won't.

Do you know what Gestapo is?

I know.

But calm down.

We have to think about how to help him first.

That's just it!

But how?

Are the others guilty too?

Were they taking weapons also?

I don't know. - For sure!

If not, they would be crazy.

Maybe.

But it has nothing to do with Jirka.

Will you tell me where weapons are or not?

He's onto him since seven.

Will you tell me or not?

You will be out of time shortly.

And then...

What did he want from you?

To talk.

Pal, watch your nerves.

Don't let him fool you.

They're swines.

No matter what, be silent.

Do you understand?

Let's make it clear! You don't have to deny it. We know everything.

The boy told us, there is a warehouse of weaponry in the village.

There can't be any warehouse there, because nobody was taking weapons there.

You hid them and he was carrying them at your order.

Nobody ordered him anything. - But he was taking them away!

Look! It's just a child. - A child you say?

Is this your boy? - No.

Whose is he then? - Nobody's of us.

Nobody knew he's from Lidice?

Nobody knew it? - I knew it.

You haven't realized that he can't walk around freely when he's from Lidice?

I'll make you accountable!

So, nobody knows anything about weapons?

The boy will go where you belong. For you.

Let him go. It was just a child roguery and he shouldn't be punished for that.

Nothing will happen to him.

Unless he tried to escape.

Unless he tried to escape!

Go for her. - Don't! - I say, go for her.

Uncle!

You beast!

You'll come with us. I'll show you there.

Yes?

Sir?

Have you already got anything out of the man?

No, not yet.

But I have a clue. A document.

What document?

I'll tell you in an hour, alright? - Good.

Mr. Kopke. - Mhm?

If you want to get something out of a man,

you have to affect his feelings.

Too late. - It is not yet too late.

Give me one man and rely on me. Yes?

Man, don't go there. You can't and mustn't go there.

I have to see him.

That's him.

Come with us.

After all.

Now it all depends on him.

Mr. Ullmann persuaded us that you can bury him yourself.

Have you lost something? -No.

This has to be done immediately.

I have to dictate two more letters, Miss Tomesova. - Yes, Sir.

You won't tell me who's to blame?

You could avenge him by that.

Didn't you write this?

No.

What is it? - Hands off! Who is Ivan?

What Ivan? I don't know any.

And you didn't write it either?

No.

What's up with Ivan? - You know who Ivan is!

Who wrote it?

Ivan?

Come with me. I'll lead you to him.

Why are you coming in? Stay outside!

You wanted to see Ivan, didn't you?

And where is he?

There.

This is,

a revolt!

Where are you going? - To settle the accounts.

Come.

Hilfe!

Help! - Open up!

Help!

No!

Take it to Jana. Let her find out where he took it.

Please. - Where are you always hiding, Miss?

Have you seen Ullmann? - No.

Find him immediately.

But which document was it, gentlemen?

I can't know that. He only said he had a clue and a document. That's all.

Come in!

Ullmann has today's report in his hands. - Not anymore.

Here it is.

Where's Ullmann? They are looking for him. - They won't find him.

How come? - He stayed on wires.

And when you find Ullman, send him immediately to us, alright?

Yes. - Heil Hitler! - Heil Hitler!

You will get the rest tomorrow.

Alright.

Are you a Czech? - Yes.

Mhm.

Do you know Ullmann well?

I do.

When I met him in the afternoon he was coming from your place.

Did he tell you about anything?

No.

About what?

It doesn't matter.

Who served here today in the afternoon?

I don't know. We're the second shift.

It's a murder! Do you understand?

Dear dead, please come back. Anicka is crying.

That's all? - Yes.

Is this your apartment? - Yes. - What is this?

I work for you.

Excuse me.

Come in.

It's over.

You won't play with Jirka anymore.

Why?

I burried him today.

They killed him.

Jirka?

One denounced him,

one shot him

and the third, who killed him, was me.

The first one of them all. - No.

I always screwed up everything.

I could screw up more.

Because I didn't know what real work is. Real work for a cause!

What work?

Do you remember how I wondered once that one is nice and the other is a rat?

I don't know anymore.

Who were you thinking about? - You.

You and the other one... from the headquarters.

I would bet my life today that she's not a rat.

I was mistaken in that.

Gestapo.

They're going To Karases. - They are doing inspections all over the village.

I guess they are looking for weapons.

Weapons?

Were they at my place? - Yes. Why?

They didn't find it! I will need it tonight.

Lom!

Have they found anything? - Like what? - Marta said weapons.

Have you talked to her? When? - Now.

What did you tell her? - Why? About Jirka and so.

Look.

Immediately to the airfield. - Any news?

Have they arrested her?

No, not at all. She belongs to them.

Vondra, Pavlik, Karas and Zeman were arrested.

Marta?

Where are you going?

Hey, Lom!

What are you doing here? They found Ullmann. They will shoot everyone who was working there.

Nobody will get shot. I did it. I will pay for it.

Besides, Marta from the post office has already reported me for sure. Haven't you seen her?

That's right, Petr Lom. He killed Ullmann.

But concerning Tomesova, I'm not sure. - Mhm, I suspected it.

Which number does the secreteriat have? - Zero- two- zero.

Hello!

Hello!

He's still there. Wait here.

Come here!

Now pray.

You rat!

Did you give them Jana Tomesova? - Hilfe!

Did you or didn't? - Hilfe!

Out of my way!

I'm Petr Lom, an engineer of the workshops. - What do you want?

Are they after you too? Do you know the way? - I do.

Watch out!

Go fast before they surround the airport.

And you?

I will stay here.

Everyone would pay otherwise.

They would be tortured, shot.

It's all my fault anyway.

It was my fault Jirka got killed,

they arrested Bures, Vondra, Zeman and others.

You're in danger too.

I hope my sacrifice won't be pointless.

I will not give myself for free.

Good bye! And happier future!

Good bye!

What is wrong now? - A murder. - A murderer? - Gone.

Surround the airfield and gather in the workforce.

The first vehicle has to surround the airfield.

The second one, follow me!

Come!

All out!

Is this the afternoon shift? - Yes. - Stand here!

Don't turn around!

Who killed Ullmann?

The offender is among you.

If you don't give him up, I'll order to shoot to your friends.

Special commando!

Step forward!

Raise!

Aim!

Who killed Ullmann?

Speak!

And quickly!

Me!

Raise your hands!

Keep calm!

Order arms!

These four are arrested,

others go to work! Go!

Out!

Subtitles by kostej, timing by jirinvk (2017)