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Listen carefully, tadpoles.

A boarder has escaped, named Grigoriev.

Until they find him and he is returned to us,

You will remain on punishment.

Rows! Right! Continue!

Foward!

S.E.R. - FREEDOM IS PARADISE

- Are you in line? - Yes.

DIRECTED BY: Serg�i Bodrov

Nina, the baby has wet himself again.

The "baby" is 5 years old!

I have no pants, he'll be fine.

Good morning, Klava.

Sacha?

- Yes. - I'd never know you!

Come in.

I'm expecting guests. I just dyed my hair.

Otherwise I'll look like an old woman.

Did you come from the orphanage?

No. For you.

For me?

It's "T�te � T�te".

In Russian it means "Just for us"

Say no more!

Where did you say you come from?

- From a school I have to go to. - What school?

A place to be until I'm 14.

You behave yourself.

Klava, Do you know where my father is?

No, I don't...

Nor do I want to. Best if you'd forget too.

Perhaps he was killed long ago.

I've had enough of him!

Thanks. Looks good.

He's not mine...

... he's an an orphan, passing through.

Thank God, I have no children.

Children are the flowers of life.

Preferably, somebody else's life.

You should live life so that ...

... when you go near a school ...

... half the kids can call you Daddy.

Klava, where do you get this wine?

Watch what you are you doing! Take care with the neighbors!

They're all doing the same.

I have to go. Come with me, Gu�na.

Soon. You go on alone.

It is not right, Rosa, ...

... that a man goes with you to the bathroom.

Go to bed, Sacha.

Shall we dance?

Excuse me, Guenaldi, but what do you see in her? ...

... a man like you, with such ...

- You think? - I know her.

I'm not committed to her.

- You smell good. - It's my ...

... perfume. It's French! ...

It's called "Just for us."

- We can't. - What's that? - We can't.

No, please ...

... I liked you from the start ...

... the first moment! Darling!

Wait here a minute.

Have a drink?

He can't afford to be careless.

Go to hell, you bitch!

Do you want tea, Klava?

Do you have a photo of me... ... with my Mom, or Dad?

Come here.

What do you need?

Oil and sugar, if there is any.

Captain, I have it for you..

I'm busy. Wait there ...

- Do you have papers? - No.

- Where are you registered? - Here.

Looking for Sacha Grigoriev, ...

... ran away from school No. 7 ...

... Private data: "cross-eyed ..."

"... 'S.E.R' tattooed on his hand." Let's see your hand...

... Ward of the Arkhangelsk Center ...

... And here, your father:

"The inmate Grigoriev requests..."

"... a certificate of parentage."

"... It was denied. "

"... he is denied any right of paternity."

Let me see that.

Was it you who stole the bike in the village?

No, I arrived yesterday.

Sign it.

Come get your 'hard-case.'

Take Grigoriev back to his Center.

Come.

Raise your arms.

Take off your clothes.

Put the clothes here.

Inside.

S.E.R.: Freedom is Paradise. (Common Prison Tattoo)

No more talk. Silence.

- You got the money, then? - No.

You, run along.

Japan is a capitalist country.

The Japanese are hardworking,

but they seek too much productivity,

...which damages their health.

All right, then.

Bring up the notebooks.

I'll do it.

- What do you see, Grigoriev? - The map.

The large area is our country.

I lived a while in Moscow.

The seat of government.

I could see Gorky, Stalin, Bedny, in person.

Old bitch!

- Who are you living with? - With a man.

- Old? - No, he's 42.

Do you keep the garden?

I have headaches. I have high stress.

Do we play cards now?

No, we're going to have to work.

That is the last time you leave the Center without my permission.

Understand?

Come on, tell us:

Are you an idiot? Feigning it?

One more infraction...

... and we put you behind bars.

Understood?

Get out.

Most are children of drunkards.

- Did they crack you badly? - Same as usual.

Sveta, will you come in back with me?

Blow your nose, brat!

Better decide before I change my mind.

- Hide. - That's enough!

Close it!

Grigoriev was your friend?

Yes, from the orphanage.

What is he wearing? I don't know.

- Don't play the fool. - He didn't like it.

- Why? - We didn't eat good...

Were there thieves?

Do you know where he went?

No, where could he go?

Did he say something?

"Come with me if you want."

- You didn't? - I'm fine here.

That's not good enough. You should have prevented him.

- I forgot. - That's enough, you can go.

We must get him! We must get him!

We need barbed wire and dogs ... I've always said so.

Army: ... This is the Special School.

Ague�ev speaking...

Leave it. You're going to trip yourself.

- I'll go behind the door. - Leave it.

- What did you want? - To change.

So get changed.

- You could dress too. - I didn't ask you to come.

- I'm already home, you know? - I know.

Who's that?

Don't worry.

It's not the police.

Hello, Liouba.

Sorry to just drop in.

I brought food.

- Goodbye. - Hello ... Saeev.

Hello.

- You have money? - Yes. - Give him some.

- Dollars! - What do I do with them?

- Exchange six to one. - Dollars are better.

You want to sleep here?

You have someone already.

He'll be here for a little while.

Who is that, Liuoba?

A friend, of sorts.

Thanks!

I can't.

I have escaped. They're looking for me.

The military men.

I'm searching for my father.

He's in prison.

- Boy! What's your name? - Sacha.

Come here a second.

Where are you going? Stop!

Why is the dog loose?

It should always be fastened!

Come with us, girls.

What are you looking at? Go ahead, it's your turn.

They're the worst of the worst, sir.

End of the line.

Little better than cannon fodder.

There's nothing to be done for them.

- All of them? - 90 per cent of them.

They're coming for Grigoriev.

- Hello, Grigoriev. - Hello.

What are you doing?

Cleaning the toilet. As ordered.

- Does that bother you? - No.

I find it lamentable.

Get ready.

Right hand to the nose.

Left.

When did you swallow it?

This morning.

- Does it hurt? - Yes.

Well, then?

X-ray.

What's the point? Nothing will happen to him.

Do as he says, asshole.

I will crush you, carrion!

From the reformatory. He swallowed a nail.

- A big one? - Medium.

Take off your clothes.

- Last name? - Grigoriev.

- Should I take off my pants? - Take off the pants.

There.

- Sit down. - Thank you.

- Difficult work. - I'm used to it.

Come here.

Sit very still

Why did you swallow it?

For fun.

Is there... anything?

Hard to say ...

He may have to be hospitalized.

Until it goes through his system.

Great.

What a nuisance!

Did you dress?

- Hey! - What?

Where is the bastard?

Hey, you! Stop a minute.

- What is it. - Give me a hand.

Take off your clothes, clown!

What are you doing, thief?

Give me that!

Come, come with me!

You're coming with me!

I've caught him stealing.

What future awaits us!

It's horrifying!

Give him to the cops.

Give him to the cops at the next stop.

Do you steal a lot?

I need to go to the toilet.

You have to wait. You're going to the police.

- I'm going to go in my pants. - I'll warm your pants [spanking].

- What's that? - Two dollars.

What do I do with that?

It exchanges at 6 for 1.

Well, go then ...

Who let you in?

I came in to get warm.

I can't have you in here. You're going to start a fire.

- Let go. - And I will be responsible.

Pull up! ... I'd pay a fine to your parents.

Thank you.

A ticket to Kotlas.

- Is it good? - Yes.

What class are you travelling, boy?

In the one below.

Go there, then.

- Can I sit here? - Yes.

- Here. - Thank you.

Want to come with me?

- Why? - I'll tell you.

Down here.

What do you want?

- What's your name? - Sacha.

Would you kiss me?

You got money?

No, just candy.

Now I'm going to kiss you for real.

Attention:

All passengers must have their documents ready...

for identity verification

- What are you looking for? - Not your concern.

What's going on?

The cops. They're looking for escapees.

- Say I'm with you, please. - Okay.

Show your papers at the exit.

Go on.

He's my brother.

I need to reach the labor camp.

Look for a tugboat to take you.

- Go over there. It's not far. - Thank you.

May God protect you.

One!...

Two!...

Three!...

Open the second cell.

Out of here, boy. Get out!

Comrade Boss. Let me see my father.

- Where'd you come from? - From Alma-Ata.

No lie?

No, I ran away from school.

- Who is your father? - Grigoriev.

- First name? - Kolya.

He requested a certificate of parentage

... but it was refused. I came to see him.

He doesn't have visitation rights, ...

... he's is in the dungeon.

We'll have to bring him out to meet you.

Where are you going?

Boy, I must sent you back to your Center.

Take him to the visiting room. Get him something to eat.

Instructor Oulybko reporting.

Open.

Open the cell.

On your feet! Line up.

Who is on duty?

The prisoner Minakov.

Why aren't you doing your job?

- On report. - At your orders.

- Which cell is Grigoriev's? - This one.

Are comments on him consistent?

Last one was yesterday. Nothing new.

- Well, boys. Any complaints? - Yes! Yes!

- What are they? - The commissary is barren.

We'll see to it.

Good morning, comrades ...

... Beginning our transmissions...

... Arkhangelsk radio.

Comrade boss does not allow me ...

... although I have come from so far...

... my father has to return on his own.

This item is prohibited.

- Do I take off my pants? - No need.

Get dressed.

Wait here.

We say you are bankrupt...

... have to close the factory.

And what do we do?

You, knowing what would happen ...

... have remained passive ...

... years and years.

Wake up.

You're coming out.

- Get up! - Where am I going?

You have a visitor.

- But what visitor? - You'll see soon enough!

Comrade Boss has given permission for a morning visit.

Put you're shoes up there.

Sacha?

- Do you have cigarettes? - No.

- Not a butt? - I had no money.

Why did you come?

You wanted a certificate, of paternity.

And you're here instead of the certificate.

It's not a certificate I need.

In the streets and squares of the capital ...

... waving Soviet and Italian flags .

In the Kremlin's St. George's room ...

... has signed the agreement ...

You have to squint to see? I did too.

When I got out, I'll went home.

Your mother asked me to in her letters.

At Ouralsk station I found...

... a colleague who lives there.

We drank to celebrate our freedom ...

... one day, two. On the third day we were detained.

I was already at the station ...

... waiting for the train.

Suddenly: "Your papers!" I don't know why.

"Come with us."

They take me to the post. A soldier's been robbed.

"Is that him?," he says.

He looks at me: "I think so."

"Filthy dog," I say, "I've never seen you before."

They twist my arm. I get nervous.

I turn around. I hit the cop.

I'm sent to jail a few days. I serve them out...

And leave.

Robbed a bank...

with a friend.

A week later, they catch us.

- How much left in your sentence? - 8 Years.

- Any more? - No.

I talked and talked. But you, how are you doing?

I'm well. Don't worry about me.

I never knew my father.

After the war, the hunger.

My mother worked on the collective farm.

Stole 5 cucumbers -- jailed for 5 years.

She was 18. She was young and beautiful.

She was violated, -- raped.

A thief, a guard ... she never told me.

I was born in prison.

When she got out, she left me, so young,...

... at the station. She wanted to go far away.

Then, seeing that no one would take me ...

... she took pity.

When you get out, I will take care of you.

I'll find a well-paid job.

Buy a motorcycle...

have everything...

... we'll have a house to ourselves.

You're in a hospice, right?

No, special school.

What kind of special school?

For gifted children.

I'm doing well there.

Do not tell anyone who your father is

... it'll harm your progress.

Say you don't have a father.

If not, you're going to fuck up your life.

Can't hide having a father, now I have one.

What's wrong?

Let me be, Sacha.

Go now.

Sacha!

I wanted to hang myself!

I had no one!

No one.

There is nothing new to report, Sir. Instructor Abakoumov reporting.

Very well.

Write to me, boy.

Thank you, Boss.

Well, go now.

I'll wait for you.

He should see a doctor.

He coughs at night.

I'll see to it.

English subtitles by Bill Davis http://tinyurl.com/ya4u3lk

English subtitles by Bill Davis http://tinyurl.com/ya4u3lk