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If you ask an average parent "Do you believe in Santa Claus?"

His answer would have been "Of course not, I'm not crazy."

"I just pretend for the sake of my children."

Now, when you ask the children, "Do you really believe in Santa Claus?"

A normal child would have answered "I'm not crazy, I know my parents are buying the

presents, but I pretend to so I don't disappoint them and to get the presents."

So, you see the paradox here: no one effectively believes the first person.

Everyone claims, "I just pretend for another" But nonetheless, belief functions.

It structures our social reality.

Left. -This one? -No, left one.

Left. -This one? -No. -It's really pretty.

No, please. -Okay. Which one you want? This one?

Yes! -You know, you look very old in it. -Thank you very much. -Welcome.

Everything's going to hell. NASA has changed. It's not the way it used to be.

Now, the Russians are putting people in space, not us.

We don't even know how to do it anymore.

When Ivan and I worked there, we put a man on the Moon.

Now, the most exciting thing that happens is when some guy jumps out of a balloon

drinking Red Bull. Common! You think that's worth anything? -No.

Of course it's changed.

It's really cold in Eastern Europe. -You need any help? -We're all right.

I have no idea where Ivan gets all these housemaids.

He has good taste. -He does. Are you gonna go all the way with him? -Yes.

I think there are going to be more people in Zagreb waiting for him.

Well, I hope you know what you are getting into. -We think so.

What happened to you?

Some person from USA called me,

claiming to be my father. Ivan Pavić.

You know what? I've lived my whole life without a father.

I thought that he died. I mean ...

I used to visit his grave with his mother.

I think this is going to be a very interesting journey. -Very interesting.

Even more so because I haven't been there for 50 years.

Is Nataša coming to Pag? -Yes, we'll meet there.

Great. I'm very glad. -Yes.

Is it arranged? -Yes, it's all arranged.

A lot of documents from the 1960's are only now being declassified.

So, after 50 years we're finally starting to get a clearer picture of

what really happened in the 1960's.

This is it.

No glass inside?

No. Just watch your leg there. Here it is. This is it.

This is what we're looking for. There he is. Herman Potočnik 'Noordung'.

A Slovenian scientist.

In 1929 he's writing a second book about space travel.

Really radical, revolutionary ideas and very specific.

But unfortunately, he dies while he's writing the second book.

Everything he's been working on is lost.

So when the second world war is ending

Yugoslav intelligence reveals the existence and location of these documents.

They notify the head of Yugoslav Communist Party, Josip Broz Tito

and they brief him about their potential importance.

Tito demands the papers be examined by experts

and they conclude that they consist of very detailed instructions

about how to build a spacecraft that could possibly take a crew to the Moon.

Tito realizes that the papers could be a significant advantage for his new country,

which is about to be sandwiched between the Eastern and Western blocs.

So Tito issues an order to start Yugoslav space program.

I became a part of an engineer group,

which worked on development of module for a multi-person crew.

as a part of Yugoslav Space Program.

We saw that Yugoslavs spent a lot of time looking for a dedicated testing location

to test space technology.

In the meantime, Yugoslavia was building this gigantic underground air force base,

Object 505, so it seemed like a perfect fit.

I was assigned to a team of officers for a counterintelligence protection

of this programme.

We had to evict quite a few villages

so that inhabitants wouldn't work on nearby fields

and tourists wouldn't record and take pictures.

Let's go.

When we enter, I'll show you, that the 50 next meters, whole ...

Oh' it's the police. No problem. We'll talk with them.

Are you ours? -Yes. I was hired to take them through this underground facility.

I'm familiar with the situation. -What is this? You are?

He's from USA. -American. -Yes. -What's with the cameras?

We're filming something. Not right now.

Check this. -What is the American doing here?

He's a ... -Historian. -They're asking you what do you do.

Can you translate? -Yes. -Do you speak English? -A little.

I'm a historian. I'm interested in the history of this place.

What is he saying? -That he's a historian who is interested in this place as a part

of the story about the space programme ... -Okay.

We're here. -We had complete equipment for testing,

but the facility hadn't been ready yet. -It was still under construction.

In October 1957 the space age pretty much begins.

That's when the Russians launch a multi-stage rocket,

that's carrying the first artificial satellite Sputnik 1.

Well I made a prediction that the day would come,

when perhaps major battles would be space battles instead of air battles.

People of the USA have been humiliated, they're disturbed and unhappy.

It's not just our pride, but our security is at stake.

The country is in dire trouble. -We must conclude,

that 10 years from now, Russia will be way ahead of us.

After a few months of work in space programme,

Tito unexpectedly visited Object 505.

Visits like this were documented by the counterintelligence for internal use.

Exploration and conquest of space and other planets

is about the collective effort of inhabitants of the world

to discover what kind of neighbours they have.

Tito demanded that the work be sped up

and our engineers promised him that.

Our project was supposed to be better than the soviet Sputnik.

Down there was a big launch pad.

It was a three-stage rocket with a small module. -Right.

And we put a pig in the module. -A pig? -Yes.

The realized project was called Triglav 1.

Our three-stage rocket incorporated numerous solutions by Potočnik 'Noordung'.

Radar, take over the control. We're losing visual contact.

Finished rocket flew all the way to stratosphere.

But we couldn't conceal the landing of the module.

It landed in international waters at the Italian border

Our ship encountered an Italian vessel

which probably recorded the fact

that our ship sailed into Italian waters.

Because of that, the Italians were guessing what our military ship was doing there.

Piglet survived the launching.

Hello? Nataša. -Žiga, what is the number?

Yes, it's me, Ivan. Everything is alright, we have arrived.

I'm in Croatia. See you in Pag. Bye!

Comrade Tito, would you like to take this opportunity

when you are appearing before the people of America to give them any special message?

Comrade Tito ... -It's okay.

Yes, I will take this opportunity to send people of America

plenty best wishes. Also, to all the Americans

who have sympathy for our ...

No, no ... -Aspirations. -Aspirations,

to create a happy, new, strong Yugoslavia.

Let's go left. -This way.

We'll see ... I think it's somewhere around here, I don't remember well.

Yes, I think this is the building.

Exactly, it was smaller than others. -Okay. -Let's go back.

My foot is stuck. -Which one? -Right one.

Can you give me a push? My foot.

Can you get it out? -No.

Are you okay? -Yes.

Ivan was explaining that Yugoslavs really had to improvise a lot.

They didn't have the resources that the Americans and Soviets had.

So they basically set up this tank for future Yugoslav astronauts.

It's basically a cheap way to simulate weightlessness just by floating in water.

So, future astronauts would be in this tank, submerged in water

and be given tasks. The challenge was to do them while floating,

kind of getting used to the idea of being weightless.

After the test launch of three-stage rocket planning of a larger rocket began.

Money was, however, running out and development was lagging.

Space programme was apparently too expensive.

This was a big blow to us,

although we were in a way prepared for it.

Yugoslavia would have to take out loans.

The creditors always demand complete documentation and financial plans.

Telling international creditors that we were developing a space programme

was unfeasible.

Tito was a man of big appetites and big ideas.

So you can kind of see why it would be a failure if they quit and give up.

That would mean no political consequences, potentially, for Tito.

Calculations of our financial experts showed

that Yugoslavia would be in danger of bankruptcy.

The US had the opposite problem.

They had the money, but the technology just wasn't working.

The failure of Pioneer 0, the Vanguard rockets failed ...

Around this time, Kennedy takes office and he's under enormous pressure

to get something done. He has to consider every possible option.

Our efforts in space have been under review.

At the advice of Vice President, who is chairman of the National Space Council

we have examined where we are strong and where we are not.

Where we may succeed and where we may not.

Here we see, underground aircraft and rocket dispersal, Object 505.

And of course, the first identification, photography of rocket launch.

The CIA had advised Kennedy that the Yugoslav space programme could potentially

be quite beneficial and complimentary to the American one.

Kennedy sends a very experienced diplomat W. A. Harriman to Belgrade

to test the waters. -We are very glad to be back in Belgrade.

We are looking forward very keenly to having the privilege of seeing Tito again.

We'll discuss matters of mutual interest.

Major Hafner ordered me

to significantly embellish the report meant for the Americans.

Although our programme was going well it wasn't functional.

Is it true reports on Yugoslav space programme were falsified

and shown in a better light? Was this your order?

No. Reports on Yugoslav space programme

were always realistic.

The scientist would perhaps occasionally exaggerate a bit.

But they were never intentionally falsified.

Buyer-to-be mustn't have been deceived.

I was falsifying sketches,

embellishing the results of test launches.

It is possible that certain technical details were presented in a multisided way.

We reckoned NASA representatives would be excited to come to Yugoslavia.

And so they came.

Mr. Scott, welcome to Slovenia. What are you looking for?

We're looking forward to our exchanges with scientists in Slovenia

because we know they will be at a very high level of understanding

and we are anticipating some interesting and meaningful questions from them.

And of course, based on what we have seen in Yugoslavia so far

we are also looking forward to the hospitality of the people

and the fine time which I heard we will certainly have.

NASA delegation was impressed by our programme.

Basically, the assessment of officials was that it was a very advanced programme

and that the technology was also advanced.

We secretly believe that Americans believe in us.

This is always how the myths function.

You say, "I know it's not true but I know the others believe it about me."

It's part of American naivety.

They tend to believe in secrets of the others.

Tito decided to offer the programme to the Americans for a certain sum of money.

This is the embassy of Slovenia. It is the site of former Yugoslav embassy.

Good morning.

This is it. Conference room. This is where everything happened.

Back then, there was a huge conference table here,

dozens of chairs, papers everywhere,

American and Yugoslav officials are here negotiating.

Obviously a lot of security, it's all top secret.

Americans would, as is the custom in capitalistic states,

try to lower the price, but we wouldn't relent.

We demanded 3 billion dollars.

They came to an agreement - 2,5 billion dollars for the Yugoslav space programme.

That was about 3 times the NASA's annual budget.

The public didn't know what Tito received this money for.

It was to be labeled development aid from the US for Yugoslavia

If you look at it in todays terms the price they agreed to was 50 billion dollars.

This is the Pag island, I was born here.

I got married here and now I'm here again.

Tomorrow you'll be seeing your daughter for the first time since ... -First time.

I have never seen her, I don't even have her photo.

I don't know how she looks, but I think we'll sniff each other out.

My daughter. -Good day. -Martina, pleasure to meet you.

Ivan, are you alright? -Yes.

Matej, will you give him a hand? -No problem.

This is my daughter Ana, doctor of science.

Since 1983 she had been working for Yugoslav Security Service.

Later she worked for Slovenian Security Service, this occupation runs in the family.

That's right.

Tito was a proper operative.

He could sell something while keeping it a complete secret.

Everything located at the Institute - documentation, sketches, equipment,

was to be given to the Americans.

Yugoslavia then has a bit of a logistical problem.

How were they going to get all of the equipment to US without anyone noticing?

Welcome. Please, after you. -Thank you.

They came up with a plan to transport the rocket and module

and everything else to a neutral country.

That country was to be Morocco.

Now, why Morocco? It's a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and it also has

a very large American military base there.

They arrange for Tito to visit Morocco as part of Path of Peace.

Aboard this ship, the Galeb. (Seagull) It's joined by other ships as well

carrying the entire Yugoslav space programme.

Galeb is Tito's flagship, it's used for diplomatic purposes.

He uses it to travel around the world.

Tito's fleet served as a great disguise

and we managed to cross the Mediterranean Sea without problems

although Italians and French were monitoring the sea traffic

and also inspecting vessels.

The sea was calm and we encountered no problems on the way.

At some point, Tito visited the adjacent cargo ship via a pulley.

Maybe his wife Jovanka was bothering him

and he chose to withdraw. Jovanka could be quite annoying at times.

Especially when dealing with us, members of Security Service.

This is Tito's bedroom. -Look at that.

That's literally the last color I expected to see in Tito's bed.

Hot pink. -It's nice. -Yes. -Nice, firm mattress.

Roger, don't break it.

It's okay? -Yes.

It's a wonderful idea of the myth that it was Casablanca

because Casablanca is kind of a background

where others do their dirty jobs.

Remember, in the film "Casablanca" there are almost no Moroccans.

They are just background figures.

We can go together for a bit but then I'm going onward alone.

Where are you going? -I'll go fulfill my father's wish.

What is it? Am I asking too much?

I'm visiting someone. -Okay. Your father's friend perhaps?

He's not his friend, he used to be his operative contact.

I'll call you. -We'll be here. Let us know when you're finished.

Deal? -Yes. Bye!

Tito stayed in Morocco for two days.

In this time, all the cargo had to be unloaded from the ships.

That didn't happen in Casablanca but rather in a nearby US military base.

In a covert way. Americans loaded the crates into their ships

and transported them to USA.

We realize that growth and development is only possible in peace

and that peace is a prerequisite for existence of socialism,

international cooperation and global advancement.

Moroccan King couldn't directly ask Tito and his staff

what were they doing. Intelligence agencies don't function that way.

From this document it is evident that King didn't know what was happening.

Did you obtain it from your father's colleague? Okay, I'll stop asking you.

They finished everything at the last minute.

As a token of gratitude, Tito gave each of us a gun like this

and thanked us for cooperation.

We returned to Yugoslavia by different means of transport

because Tito continued his tour of African countries.

While they were leaving Morocco, the Soviet Union was sending the first man to space,

Yuri Gagarin. Yugoslavs were relieved

that they managed to seal the deal before that happened.

We choose to go to the Moon ...

We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do other things,

not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

Citizens of Yugoslavia, my comrades,

new nuclear age and breakthrough of man into space

caused people to be afraid of the genius legacy of human mind.

Maybe some of this will be used outside of our country.

But we are not troubled by it, because

we are not only at the forefront of great success in development of socialism

but also have the best chance for further progress,

elevation of standards of living and creation of better future for all of us.

Let's go. Towards the sea, if we make it.

We can go there, to the left.

Actually, no. To the right. -Where?

If we manage to make it. -Take care, he'll fall. Wait.

Stop for a bit, think and look around. -Let's go left.

I took you here because this is where I conducted my first experiment.

I constructed a boat ... -Really? -Yes. Out of a barrel.

A barrel? -And I set sail. Had my father not pulled me out of the sea,

I would have certainly drowned.

I received a harsh beating from him.

I believe you, if you came all the way here with a barrel.

Did we come here just because of the barrel?

Yes. This was an important episode in my life.

You could have told me about it in a hotel room.

The Yugoslavs sell their space programme

and the country flourishes.

Not only have they gotten rid of a huge financial burden, they are also getting paid.

Suddenly, the standard of living rises

and is highest in the socialist world.

Tito's personality is multi-faceted and rich, like Yugoslav socialist revolution.

They are unstoppable. I thank you in the name of communists

for all that you've so successfully and with revolutionary ardour done so far.

We wish you a great deal of health and many more years

so you can continue leading, inspiring and stimulating us.

Americans got the Yugoslav technology

and it didn't work. Problems started almost immediately.

So when we get the damn thing, we see there's absolutely nothing.

We are afraid there's nothing,

because they couldn't even hold the damn pig that they fired off in the coast.

They picked it up, roasted it and had good time. They also had billions of dollars.

Meanwhile, we had to take all their plans, basically, and just junk them.

Americans were furious. -What did they say?

That we sold them an underdeveloped programme.

The Institute was alarmed.

A direct line with USA was established, we worked night and day.

It's typical for mythic constructions.

Opposites coincide.

On the one hand, Balkan is supposed to be the place where these

old, medieval style pledges hold. You know, like

"I promised something, even if I die, I will stick to it."

"Honor, I'm ready to die rather than break my word."

At the same time, it's a place of cunningness.

Can you imagine the surprise of Americans,

if they got a programme which would have really worked?

They want Tito to explain why this technology doesn't work.

So, Tito decides in 1963 to visit Kennedy. It's a very sticky situation.

Come on in. -It's nice.

This is where Tito stayed and demonstrated his solidarity with the working class.

Some people are more equal than others.

We have hosted every US seating president since 1931.

When the president is here, he's conducting business, he's not on vacation.

Prior to him meeting with Kennedy in 1963, Tito stayed at the Waldorf.

Kennedy was very upset by the fact that technology didn't work as promised,

so Tito came to smooth things over.

Mr. President, this is a difficult and dangerous world in which we live.

I think it's most important that we have an understanding of the policy and objectives

so that danger may be lessened.

Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen,

for this friendly reception and invitation please accept our thanks.

It is with pleasure that I take this opportunity

to frankly exchange our views on current developments

and questions that concern both of our countries.

Kennedy issues an ultimatum - make this programme work or give us the money back.

Tito is in a very serious predicament.

Cooperation with CIA didn't go according to our wishes.

There was too few of us.

Extremists tried to reach Tito's apartment,

even using weapons in the process.

There was an assassination attempt on Tito's life while he was staying in NY

by a man named Nikola Kavaja, who was an alleged CIA mercenary.

But he was stopped by Tito's bodyguards before he could do anything.

Because of the assassination attempt we decided to return to Yugoslavia.

With that, the negotiations were terminated.

The situation is suddenly very tense.

Tito was very pleased that the action concluded successfully,

because that was a sign that Yugoslavia was not to be played with.

Tito also warned Kennedy

that their security system had certain deficiencies.

In October 1963 Tito managed to return to Yugoslavia.

The next month, president Kennedy is here.

Traveling down the Elm street and there's an assassination attempt

which is successful. -You think there's any connection between those two?

You don't want to tell. -No comment. -Okay.

In Yugoslavia there is an official period of mourning.

Tito goes and signs a book of condolences in Belgrade.

People don't like America.

I talked with the late Kennedy.

I was the last head of state that talked with him.

He was killed one month later.

He asked me about my impressions of America.

I told him I wasn't too fond of their democracy,

because president isn't omnipotent. He's elected.

So it's not that easy.

The standard idea of the conspiracy theory is that

conspiracy theories are ideology for the common, stupid people.

You have a complex situation, you really cannot understand it,

so conspiracy theory provides a simple answer.

Paradoxically, one way to cover a conspiracy

is to present it as a conspiracy theory and count on the fact that

it will not be taken seriously.

There's the church. It should be the third house on this side.

Good day! -Good day. -Are you filming?

Yes, a documentary.

Then you have to film this tavern. It was made for documentaries.

Come in. -Shall we? Let's go. -Thank you.

I'll move that. You guys sit down too. -We are a film crew.

Sit down. He can't be the only one sitting at a table.

You too. -I'll come. Just ... -Anything to drink?

What will you have? -If he'll allow us. -Can they?

Do you have fruit juice? -Juice in a tavern! Black or white wine.

That's how it is here. We moved all the old stuff we found in this house down here.

We got apartments upstairs. -Is this your house? Are you the owner?

It is, we bought it from a family 30 years ago.

We refurbished everything, installed Italian tiles ...

Who did you buy it from?

From Pavić. You can recommend us ...

Did you by any chance know Ivan Pavić?

He is ...

This is a nasty place, like any other. Everyone talks behind each others back.

What happened to him?

Supposedly he drove off the road near the ferry and died.

It ended badly.

Some say Serbs killed him. All kinds of rumors.

I can only tell you what I heard. I have no idea.

Mom had hard time being alone. She remarried.

But she kept the surname Pavić.

She married some Svetozar, he was a pilot.

He was a good man. He treated us well.

That's the most important thing. -But they couldn't make it work. They divorced.

Why? -Couldn't make it work. -Couldn't make it work? -Yes.

How did you take it? -I just kept watching my mother,

who didn't believe you died.

I think she was waiting for your return. -I'm so sorry. -Me too. About everything.

Ladies and gentlemen, president of United States!

There were those men in out government who 10 years ago fought to guarantee

America's role in space. I'm glad that I was one of them.

After Kennedy dies, there's a new president Lyndon B. Johnson.

From the get-go he's under pressure to do something about the situation.

We see a real shift in US policy.

Here we can see a telephone call between Johnson and secretary of state Dean Rusk.

Johnson is very angry. He says: "They're trying to make fools of us all

and it's just the biggest damn mess I ever saw."

Rusk mentions, that Yugoslavs want Tito to meet with Johnson.

He does not like that idea and sends Rusk to Belgrade instead.

But Rusk is not there to negotiate, he's there to send a message:

Make the technology work. No more excuses or we get the money back.

Rusk even saying that they could issue a threat or topple the country.

Yugoslavs decided to send 26 engineers to the USA

to help the Americans with their space programme.

Obviously, this had to be done in secret.

They had to figure out a way to do this without anyone finding out.

Americans didn't want it to be known

that our scientist were helping them out.

The case of Ivan Pavić was special.

We made it look like he didn't make a turn while driving a car

and crashed into the sea. Corpse was said to have been retrieved from the ocean

and a closed-casket funeral was arranged.

His wife was of course also invited to the funeral.

She was pregnant at the time.

When I arrived at the Institute,

an urgent meeting was called in a conference room.

I was running late so I kissed her quickly and left.

Were you allowed to say goodbye to her? -No.

We left conference room, boarded the plane

and were flown to NASA Center in Langley.

My wife and I never saw each other again.

Yugoslavs were shocked. Devastated.

Allegedly, some of them even had nervous breakdowns.

Engineers were given brand new identities.

They were told not to contact their families back in Yugoslavia.

They were also told their families would be taken care of

and that nothing bad would happen to them as long as they stay quiet.

Much later Hafner told me

that I had a daughter.

I'd like to know why was I separated from my father.

There's no programme in whole world that is important enough

to warrant taking away person's freedom of choice.

It would be different if it was your choice.

But if you are forced ...

Prof. Novaković ended up on Goli otok, as far as I know.

But he returned to his family.

What benefit could he provide to family considering his situation?

This is a long story. -Don't worry, we would be okay with it.

Would you want to meet Ivan Pavić?

It would be an interesting encounter, especially because

we could talk about things we weren't allowed to talk about back then.

Grudges tend to disappear as you grow old.

We have to open it down there.

Is it far? -Right at the end.

Which grave? -We've arrived. It's here.

Your grave.

See. -Who's lying down there? -Probably no one.

I don't know. -Why would there be anyone inside?

When they finally send their people in

and they go work together with us ... We already know more than all of you together!

Eventually, of course, we integrated, but it took a long time.

Americans soon realized that

this Yugoslav technology would never actually work.

Even with the help of Yugoslav engineers. It just wasn't functional.

Tito's main goal is to buy more time in order to find a solution.

NASA was pissed off because they'd already spent 3 years of their budget on Yugoslavia

and now they had to postpone the flight to the Moon.

He would visit our engineers behind closed doors. He was assuring us

that we weren't forgotten, like the veterans of Sutjeska battle.

Yugoslav engineers did prove to be a valuable asset.

Some of the even advanced to the highest levels at NASA.

Without any help from Tito's technology

a few years later the Apollo mission finally goes ahead.

20 seconds and counting. 15 seconds.

12, 11, 10, 9 ...

Ignition sequence start.

6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.

All engines running.

We have a lift-off. 33 minutes past full hour.

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

Hello Neal and Buzz, I'm talking to you by telephone from White House,

and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call.

I just can't tell you how proud we all are of what you have done.

For every American, this has to be the proudest day of our lives.

And for people all over the world ...

We're on our way, Houston.

There was a big celebration. Decorations were being awarded.

No one mentioned us, 26 engineers. Like we didn't even exist.

Pavić's wife committed a suicide couple of years later.

What was your mother Vesna like?

I think she never stopped mourning her lost love.

Did she ever talk with you about Ivan, your father?

Yes.

That's all she would talk about. Excuse me.

I think she didn't manage to go on with her life.

I'm very sorry about that.

The Apollo 11 crew visited Belgrade.

And the Americans used that opportunity to send a negotiating team with them.

Tito obviously can't ignore their arrival.

They came to warn him that they are not going to put up with his excuses anymore.

The money that had been given now became a loan and this

sets up a conflict between Yugoslavia and USA

that only gets worse. -In only two short days we've met the leaders

and we came to bring the spirit of Apollo.

But we are taking more than we brought.

I would like to say: Goodbye, Yugoslavia.

Tito was furious about USA's new terms.

Based on the transcripts I found, Tito was genuinely beside himself.

Behind closed doors he threatened Nixon, saying he could leak, and I quote,

"Information about American incompetence and gullibility to the Soviets."

Nixon acted pretty arrogantly

and even demanded that Tito returns couple of million dollars.

Yugoslavia ended up with a debt of about 20 billion US dollars.

Nixon was bothered by Tito's nonchalant smoking of Cuban cigars

which were sent to him by his friend Castro directly from Cuba.

Great many people in USA wonder how a man of 77

continues to look so healthy and fit. Wonder if you might share your secret?

The dynamic of constant work and occupation leaves me with no time to grow old.

I'm not afraid of anything.

Six Yugoslav diplomatic missions throughout the USA are damaged in a series of

mysterious bomb blasts all occurring within one hour of each other.

In Washington, the Yugoslav embassy suffered heavy damage.

Here, the bomb was placed in a shallow hole outside the furnace room.

Ceiling tiles were broken, windows shattered and

a large hole blown out of the foundation wall.

Casualties reach into ranks of 28 wounded. Many suspects were rounded and questioned.

The State Department condemns the bombings as outrageous and senseless.

Anti-Tito political terrorists are blamed for the attack.

Tito got scared and started thinking how to return the money.

Such a high sum was obviously unavailable, so alternative solutions were considered.

Expert analyses showed debt could be paid off by exporting cars.

The leading men of Zastava from Kragujevac were very surprised when

Tito proposed a production of a luxurious, modern automobile.

Engineers there were given the task of materializing his idea.

Yugoslavia and USA have been successfully cooperating for a number of years.

I'm convinced our partnership will only grow stronger

to our mutual satisfaction. Thank you.

Mister ... -Wait for us to drink and then translate.

Couple of years later, we accompanied Tito to Zastava,

where he was given keys of the newly produced car.

The situation was rather excruciating.

Tito immediately gave keys to assistant, saying this car wasn't suited for him.

He was visibly disappointed. They evidently made a mistake

of not updating Tito on the development of their car.

Yugo offers the best value for a very low price.

May our Yugo have safe and calm journey.

Goodbye and good luck in America!

Introducing the new Yugo,

a paramount engineering achievement from Yugoslavia.

From busy traffic to rough terrain. Yugo will lead you anywhere.

From the west to east coast, Yugo defeats the competitors.

Reliability is his second name.

Dependability and safety now have a totally new meaning.

Do not hold your horses, your dream of a dependable car can finally be fulfilled.

Buy yourself some freedom, buy a Yugo.

Yugo - more freedom for less money.

History repeats itself. Yugos arrive in the USA

and Yugo becomes known as one of the worst cars in US automotive history.

Relationship between Yugoslavia and USA just continues to deteriorate.

What's the plan? -We'll go meet Viktor,

who used to work at the Soviet embassy back in the 1980's.

He has a ton of really interesting stuff

on American involvement in Yugoslavia.

Viktor, is it 38B? -Yes.

This should be it.

Tito's failure with Yugo means that he's starting to lose control.

Economic situation is getting worse. We see rising inflation and unemployment.

This huge space programme debt is divided among each of the Yugoslav republics ...

and they are complaining about it. Tito is being confronted by his own people.

He has to accept a new constitution which gives more independence to each republic.

With a new constitution, we are entering a new phase of our struggle for socialism.

Tito sees this as a betrayal and for USA this is a now or never moment

to get involved in Yugoslavia.

This is a copy of an original, classified CIA report.

It's a blueprint for the future of Yugoslavia.

They lay out what should happen and what US wants to happen to get our money back.

We learned about this plan.

It was about the so called destabilization,

based on a known doctrine of low intensity conflict.

Destabilize the socialist regime, support political democratic parties,

encourage more American companies to do business with individual republics,

because each of the individual republics would be smaller and more easily manageable

as a bunch of separate countries.

Yugoslav People's Army

suddenly becomes the last unified entity in the country.

It tries to get a handle of the situation.

The USA, on the other hand, is pushing forward and supporting democratic ideas.

Until the institution of national security doesn't change,

it's pointless to talk about the transition to a normal, democratic society.

We mustn't forget this institution is here and working.

I remember your Žižek very well.

He was under the control of our National Security Service.

Because of his advocacy for very radical, philosophical ideas

Yugoslav People's Army considered him a bigger threat

than an Ustashe, Chetnik or Slovene Home Guard terrorist.

Until relations between Yugoslav People's Army and politics aren't solved

it is cynical to talk about a transition into modern country.

Tito is starting to lose the battle. He's getting older and is left alone

while tensions are rising. -Maybe I don't feel as well

as I used to

and I'm not doing what is expected from me.

I fear the day

when expectations will dwarf my abilities.

I was returning to Belgrade from Ljubljana that day.

When we arrived, we took a taxi.

We were wondering why our taxi driver was so quiet.

He had tears in his eyes.

We didn't ask him what happened because we already knew it.

This was just a confirmation that it really happened.

Why aren't you here

Why aren't you here

When on the young field-flowers

Speechless midnight strings the pearls

Desire flies through my chest

Why aren't you here, Why aren't you here

Why aren't you here

When a dream gave me tranquility And the soul is preparing for peace

My love is starting a song, Why aren't you here

Why aren't you here

My love is starting a song, Why aren't you here

Why aren't you here

Yugoslavia starts disintegrating with many wars going on and many casualties.

Different ethnic groups fight amongst themselves

to try to establish new countries.

It suddenly appeared to me that not only my career, but also

my whole life became worthless.

Everything we fought, worked and sacrificed for

practically disappeared.

When in 1991 I realized that everything was falling apart

and whole country was dissolving

I tried to return. I flew to London,

but the flight to Zagreb was canceled at the last moment.

I couldn't get to Zagreb because of the attack by Yugoslav Army.

I had to return to where I came from.

I'm glad we finally found each other. -Me too.

I don't think the CIA realized the amount of violence that was going to happen

when these countries started breaking apart from Yugoslavia.

They had to do something to stop the war so

in 1999 NATO starts a massive air campaign against what's left of Yugoslavia.

Are you alive? Go! -Run!

Ironically enough, one of the first targets of the campaign is the factory

where Yugo was made.

This is a great day for freedom.

You secured your freedom and proclaimed it will never be the same again.

And America will help

to encourage more American companies to do business here,

to expand trade and to do other things which will help your economy.

Democracy, tolerance and human rights must prevail everywhere.

For no nation is safe, no prosperity is stable.

We must build a Europe with no frontline states.

And Slovenia can lead the way. And America will help ...

This film will be a real triumph

if after seeing it every spectator will become aware

not just how we are always manipulated

but how there is no simple, direct lie.

Even if everything is a fake,

this fake, precisely and as far as we know that it's a fake

tells us so much about the social reality in which we live.

Even if it didn't happen, it's true.

And that's the crucial message.

That's Jovanka's grave. -Where? -Over there.

Shall we go? -Okay.

Let's go, dad. Are you hungry, thirsty?

Let's go somewhere ... -Tito can go to hell.

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