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BLACK WEDDING

God bless you. -God bless you.

God bless you.

God bless you. -God bless you, Father.

Are you working hard? -As God commands. -Good, good...

How can I help you? -I need some books. This is the list.

It's time for me to finally finish my dissertation.

Father, we don't have these books. -It's impossible.

Here, I'm checking. There's nothing. -Are you sure about that?

They don't exist. I've never heard of them.

That doesn't mean they don't exist. Go check it out, please.

I will, but don't get your hopes up.

Father, could you see if we have these books?

Who asked you for this? -A monk. He's in the hall, waiting.

He says he needs it for his PhD.

He was just here.

I didn't know you were interested in these things.

The patient is from that region and I think

he had some connection with it. -He probably did.

Folk beliefs are deeply rooted there.

You are aware that Christianization has not been

fully implemented with us. Especially in isolated areas.

The report says one of the witnesses said the patient was under a spell,

that some witch from the village literally cast a magic spell on him,

and the consequences were the loss of common sense that led to the crime.

When you observe Vlach magic from a purely anthropologic point of view,

you realize that it has such a status in the society

because it's practiced in a foreign language.

We don't understand it and that makes it scarier.

And don't forget that those are rural parts without churches,

but a priest from a larger village comes to them only on holidays.

They have their own version of faith they draw from ancient times.

And the latter you sent me... I don't know exactly what it is "catabasis".

Is it a theological term?

I can only surmise how this has come about.

Anabasis is Xenophon's military-historical work

and literal translation from Greek is an Ascension.

Catabasis would probably be the opposite.

A plunge, a downfall, something like that.

So it has nothing to do with the Vlach magic?

There's no direct relation to it, but what you need to know is

that the Vlach magic doesn't have any canon.

There are no rules. Everyone implements it in their own way.

Rituals vary from a witch to a witch.

What does that mean?

Well, that means anything is possible.

We'll never be able to get a complete insight into it.

The only thing you could do is to go to the witch.

Although, that's not it.

Or you could start witchcraft yourself. What can I tell you?

You again. -Your daughter is in great danger.

Excuse me? -You have to save the child.

Don't you mention my child! -Has she bled?

What did you say? -Did your child get her period?

You're going to court for this, you sick bastard.

Is your child baptized?

If you come near me again, I'll call the police, you old pedophile!

You have to act, Natasha. -They are going to act on your ass in jail.

It has begun... -You freak!

The love for football he could inherit only from me. Run!

Faster, faster, faster! Faster, there's no time, let's go!

This crime isn't just an act of aggression of a crazy man.

There's a higher method there.

There's a higher method in these roosters' game

then there was in that idiot's massacre.

I'm troubled by this catabasis.

Petar, we've already talked about this.

He repeated that word. -And what about that?

No one sees the obvious. It's like there's some force in this country

that pulls out the worst evil out of people.

Oh, welcome to Serbia, Petar. -That's that catabasis?

That word in the Serbian language has more synonyms,

history, politics, football...

What happened in '76? I'm looking for something

and I've come across some restrictions in the Archives.

The Archive burned down during the bombing of the Federal MIA in '99.

And now we're asking for help from those idiots, fuck them all!

Okay, do you remember anything from 76?

There was the European football championship in Belgrade.

We paid special attention to the Germans...

No, that's not that for sure.

Marko, could you get me into the hospital so I can see the killer?

Are you insane? -Just for a little while.

I need to check something and I'm letting him go forever.

All right, I'll see what I can do.

But don't bother me with that anymore, is it clear?

Thank you. Let me know.

I doubt that you are normal. -What's the matter now?

God knows how much time you spend on those figurines of yours.

How much money you waste into that shit. -What do you care?

What do I care... Why don't you do some sports, man?

I've invited you a million times to play football with us.

Three times a week I go to the gym and run.

You're going to play football

so you can drink a beer at the pub afterwards.

You're not athletes, you're alcoholics.

Fool, I don't drink beer at all.

You know I can tell every time you lie.

What did I lie about?

Every time you lie, you scratch your nose.

Don't talk bullshit.

What are you laughing at?!

So where's the small cup? -Right away.

Didn't I say I was coming? -Well, you didn't ask for coffee.

That goes without saying.

Sekulovic put out the smoking warning. -Really?

Did you find anything on that priest whose photos I forwarded to you?

I did. -You did.

Spit it out. -The man on the photo is Father Tihon.

His civil name is Bogdan Radichanin, born '58, parent's names unknown.

He grew up as an orphan and was tied to the Church from an early age.

He studied Theology here in Belgrade. We have him in the Archives,

but his dossier is marked as "Classified".

It concerns some event in '76. I couldn't find anything about it.

He was seen today in the Archives of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Our man at the Church told us.

You are leaving? -Let's go. This coffee sucks.

May I help you?

Ciric, Intelligence Service. My associate has already contacted you.

What do you know about this man? -He was here.

I've already told your colleague everything.

I know that man. I think his monastic name is Tihon.

Unfortunately, that's all I know.

Why don't you ask in the Patriarchate?

That's where you'll get all the answers you need. -Thank you.

Mr. Ciric, I hope you haven't been waiting in the hall for too long.

I was told that it was an urgent matter.

What's so important? How can I help you?

Do you know him?

I knew him. -Father Tihon? -Yes, he is.

But in fact, he is not. -I don't understand.

It's an internal matter of the Church.

He's stalking a woman. Follows her everywhere.

She was forced to request police escort.

I'm here to see if you might... -That man is not a priest.

What do you mean?

He was excommunicated from the Church a few years ago.

As I can see, he doesn't accept it. We'll try to take care of it.

And why was he excommunicated?

I repeat, that's our internal matter.

The Church must protect its reputation.

We need to purge our ranks from time to time,

because various people infiltrate.

Being from the Intelligence Service, you must know what I'm talking about.

And how did he manage to infiltrate when he was adopted as an orphan?

He was part of the Church from his early childhood.

You are well informed.

But it is no mystery.

At one point, he simply swerved off the road. -How so?

Let's just say he started working on his own.

How is Tihon connected to the events from '76?

I don't know what you're talking about, Sir.

Thank you for your visit.

Sleeping like a baby, though he killed 12 people.

What's your assessment?

I should know what the expert is thinking. -Inspector...

I really appreciate your work,

that's why I called you for this case.

Even if this bastard gets life imprisonment,

that would still be a jackpot for him.

If it were up to me... -It's not up to you, that's the thing.

Go to hell.

Did she have her supper?

All right. She has to do the maths.

Let her send me the photo of how she tidied up her closet. Proof.

I don't know. I won't stay too long. Bye.

That zealot is constantly stalking me. I don't know what to do.

The Church disavowed and excommunicated him.

I mean, he's not crazy, but... He's not normal either.

But they said they'd take care of it. -And you believe them? -I do.

I don't trust them.

Ok, I get that. But I'm asking you to trust me.

As for Mitar, hypothetically he has one more murder left.

He's missing half of his brain, and you're still taking that seriously.

It's a village, a different world. Gastarbeiter, Vlachs,

there's a lot of stuff there. -And a lot happened.

You can't conclude everything by deduction.

Then why are you trying to explain all this?

Wait. Let's say that Tihon's theory is correct.

You have an environment where there are certain beliefs

and there's still a strong influence of the otherworldly on the people.

You don't need anything otherworldly to kill one another.

Mitar lived in an environment where there are these beliefs,

so he fell under its influence.

Like Goebbels said, a many times repeated lie becomes the truth.

That Tihon knows something we don't.

They wouldn't have removed him if he didn't stumble onto something.

They'd have kept him close then. -You saw the autopsy report.

It's absolutely impossible for the first shot to be lethal 12 times.

Especially when the man has never held a gun before that morning.

You're saying something otherworldly was guiding the bullets?

I'm saying that I've encountered the influence of Vlach magic many times

and I'm sure the police had missed something.

I'm going to that village tomorrow to check it out myself. -Nonsense.

It's no magic, but the consequences of socioeconomic relations.

Science dealt with it. You're an expert. You're in a serious business.

You still seem to be thinking rationally.

Why are you insisting on this crap? -This is not crap.

Okay, think what you want.

Tihon shouldn't be put away. He can help us.

So help each other, you don't deserve better.

Well, I've already started working on that.

He said something had started, too. -What did he say?

He said: "It has begun". -What does it mean?

I don't know. Probably some Vlach dance.

You grab each other's hands and dance. You don't deserve better.

Kids, get into the house!

They're not answering.

I don't care if they won't answer. Call again.

Maybe I made a mistake. -What mistake did you made?

I didn't ask them about funding as agreed.

They decide these things on the Board. I just sent the invoice,

as if it was all already decided. -Have they read the project contract?

It doesn't say that it's their obligation. -What doesn't say?

That it's their obligation.

All right, I'll solve the financial part now,

and you make sure we don't lose them in the future because of such shit.

You two have softened up a lot, we'll talk more about this. Hello?

What? I'll be right there.

You've arrived. -What happened?

She was in the bathroom and just fell. I came and...

That's my child. I want to see her. -Easy.

What's wrong with her? -She is stable, we're doing tests.

What's going on with my kid? -She's in good hands, calm down.

When will I be able to see her? -A bit later.

Everything will be alright. Go out, get some fresh air. Go ahead.

Without me being guilty of anything,

they forbade me to leave my place of residence.

I can't leave the village, and I'd like to leave forever.

It will never be the same around here.

Could you help me? -You want me to help you?

How? -Arrange for them to let me go.

At least to let me go to Belgrade.

I'll see what I can do. -Thank you.

What's going on in the village? -Nothing. People keep quiet.

They're scared. They run away from each other.

I'm the only one they keep blaming as if I had helped him.

It's common. They heard I had been interrogated a bit longer

and they are making up stories now.

You know what this is? -That's a heavenly candle.

That must be for that waitress Jelena.

How do you know?

She's the only one who went to the other world without the light.

She didn't have any, poor thing, so they've made it for her.

It's a custom, 44 lights for 44 martyrs.

I saw some wreaths on the Krinulovic's house.

Was there supposed to be a wedding before this happened?

They put wreaths on?

21st century, for Christ's sake...

I thought we'd advanced as a society.

It's been about 15 years since they were forbidden to do that.

But, there you go. -Banned to do what?

You don't know what's going to happen?

Everything is different here. -That's clear to me.

I found this at Mitar's house... -Get that away from me!

Put it away! I don't want it in my house! -Okay.

I'm not gonna have it in my house. That's what I was talking about.

And that big shot cop is making a fool out of me,

like I'm some redneck.

If you want to see what is going on here,

you have to go to the cemetery tonight...

See for yourself. -What am I supposed to see in the cemetery?

There's a custom here...

It's called...

The black wedding.

I'm going to my mom's. I'm taking her meds.

I'll be back tomorrow.

Send my regards to your mom.

Natasha! -You wraith! I'm calling the police now. -Wait.

I know about you, even the Church renounced you.

You have to open yourself up. What you don't believe, exists.

Get away from me. -Take this. -Go away! -Take it!

Get fucking lost! I'm calling the police. You're screwed!

Lord Jesus Christ, teacher of wisdom,

please open the eyes of my heart, so that I may listen to Your word

and understand it, and create Your holy will,

which is revealed in it to us sinful and foolish people.

Lord God my Savior,

since you came to earth to seek and save the lost,

do not hide Your commandments from me,

for I also perish in the darkness of ignorance of Your law,

but open the eyes of my mind

to understand the wonders of Your teaching,

and tell me the unknowns and the secrets of Your wisdom.

I trust in You, my God, to enlighten my mind and reason

with Thy light of Your knowledge

so that I would not only read what is written, but also do it.

I pray to You, and with tears belonging to You I cry:

Lord, enlighten me, teach me, enlighten me,

to read Your holy word and the lives of Your Saints not on sin,

but on renewal and enlightenment,

on the sanctification and salvation of my soul,

and on the heritage of eternal life. Amen.

Song: Bilja Krstic & Bistrik Orchestra - Sanko Si Bonka Zalibi