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- What?

- Must you?

- Must I what?

I still say that's a taxi.

- The man inside said

that there are no more taxis until later.

- Oh really, because after an hour you speak Polish?

- You don't have to speak Polish to understand the word no,

it's pretty much the same in every language.

Non, nee, nej, nah.

In German it's nein, like the number.

He said, "Nyet, nyet."

- Here they say nie, nie.

Nyet, nyet is Russian.

Why don't you use your Polish and go ask if that's a taxi?

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Well...

Go.

- Did you know that there's a 23.8% greater chance

that we'll die here than in Canada?

Goes up by another 6.83% if you're a woman.

- Fingers crossed.

Okay, I got a question for you.

Compared to Canada, what are the odds

of being killed by a moose?

Alright, if you won't do it.

- Sarah, don't be so (groans).

(door closes)

- We're looking for a taxi.

- [Aaron] Is it a taxi?

- I guess so.

- Thank God!

(horn blows)

(grunts)

(whimsical music)

We're going to simeniacow.

Semenacow, number nine.

Ulica berbarzoza.

- [Sarah] We're not going to the hotel?

- [Aaron] Some of us work.

Let's just do what Bubbie asked, get Peter, and go home.

In and out, in and out.

- [Sarah] You're such a romantic.

(Aaron sniffs)

- I smell gas.

- It wasn't me.

(dance music)

- [Aaron] Hooligans.

- Hooligans?

Where do you see hooligans?

- There.

- Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, there, yeah.

Those ruffians. (chuckles)

Those ne'er-do-wells.

Those horrible--

- What would you call them, Sarah?

- [Sarah] Wedding guests, Aaron?

- What do you make of our driver?

Not a word to us.

Probably knows we're Jewish.

A lot of antisemites around here.

- How would she know that?

- Jewdar.

- [Sarah] Jewdar?

- Yeah, radar, gaydar, Jewdar.

I wonder if they've got coffee in there.

Sarah?

Sarah.

- Whoa, nice.

- Sarah.

- (speaks Polish)

- Just ignore him.

- (speaks Polish)

- I don't speak Polish.

- [Aaron] Okay, don't ignore him.

- Ah, Englanders!

Come to the party!

Have fun time, let's drink vodka!

(laughs)

(dance music)

(Aaron groans)

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- I smell gas again.

- Yeah.

I smell it too.

- What is she up to?

- Not so big on patience anymore, huh?

I remember when you spent every day after school

for a week teaching me how to dance.

- There were Bar Mitzvahs, Sarah.

I didn't want you to embarrass yourself.

Sarah, go look.

- How is it my job?

- Come on, you're far better

at understanding those types of people.

- (chuckles) Mm-hm.

Fine.

I'll go.

Hey, what's going on?

- Well?

- You don't wanna know.

- What don't I wanna know?

(heart beats rapidly)

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This can't be her street.

- [Sarah] We'll find out soon enough.

(Aaron knocks)

- Thanks.

- After you.

(sighs)

(engine revs)

- [Aaron] This looks promising.

- [Sarah] Now now, be nice.

Where's your sense of adventure?

- Seconds away from being at the bottom

of the nearest body of water with cement shoes.

- [Sarah] Hello!

- Hi.

- We're here looking for an address.

- Right.

Ulica Ber-bar-kazuzu, number nine.

(chuckles)

- Ulica Brzoza.

Birch Street.

- Right, yeah.

Ulica, number nine.

- This is Ulica Brzoza.

- Are you sure?

We're looking for a house, our grandmother's house.

There's no houses.

- Who are you with?

Is it that rat testicle Kowalczyk?

Tell him to go back to the city.

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This is the last warning.

- Okay, so we're clearly taking up

these gentlemen's very valuable time.

(Boss chuckles)

- [Boss] This is number nine Birch Street.

Look for yourself.

- Whoa, hey, hey man, we're tourists.

We're just tourists.

- Bloody tourists.

- [Boss] What do you want with the address?

- We're looking for a dog.

- How much is the dog worth?

- Not much.

- I can find you a dog, any dog you want.

What kind of dog are you looking for?

- Thank you, but we're looking for Peter, he's special.

He's our Bubbie's dog, and she left him behind

when she moved to Canada.

- What kind of woman leaves her dog behind?

- It was over 70 years ago, Peter's long dead.

Never would've thought that this was your sort of place.

Good for you.

- [Aaron] It's the only hotel in town.

- It's so cute, give me your phone.

- [Aaron] Why?

- To show Bubbie.

- Where's your phone?

- I don't need one.

- I don't understand what you're saying right now.

- Admit it, they only get you into trouble.

Just consider me an old-school Luddite.

- What if you need to text someone?

- Hi, hello.

- We're the Cotlers.

I emailed the reservation, I have a confirmation

around here somewhere. - Yes, Cotlers.

- Yeah, I'm Sarah, and that's Aaron.

- Karolina.

- [Aaron] Do you speak English?

- Yes, of course.

- Because if you don't, I don't know what we're gonna do,

between you and our driver here,

no offense. - She just said

that she speaks English.

Sorry, we've been traveling since yesterday morning.

- You are being some Canadians?

- Yes, Toronto.

- Ottawa, I live in Ottawa now.

Now what?

Oh, right, sorry.

How much do we owe you?

How much should I pay her?

Sarah?

- There you go.

All that anger and cursing.

Must be love.

- I smell cabbage.

Old cabbage.

Do you smell that?

- You are so dramatic.

- Mr. Cotler, this being your room.

- This is cozy.

- One rule for room, no pissing in sink.

- No pissing.

- Parents on holiday now.

I caring of guest house.

Have sister, but coming one day,

going next day, coming back again.

She like cat, but cat having better manners.

He watching.

Don't bring men back.

(door closes)

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- How's she doing?

Oh.

Well.

That's not--

Well, give Bubbie my love, please.

And I'll be back as soon as I can.

She's fine, Mom.

Sarah's Sarah, there's nothing new there.

I'm keeping an eye on her.

Actually, could you put Dad on the phone?

I feel like I could use some advi--

Hello?

Mom, are you there?

(dial tone plays)

- [Karolina] (speaks Polish)

- Good morning, sleepyhead.

Dzien dobry.

It's good morning in Polish.

- Figured as much.

- [Karolina] (speaks Polish)

- What is she doing?

- She's on the phone.

Would you eat something?

- [Karolina] Last dropping?

- Yes, please.

- Must going to shop for buying more.

No more, excuse me.

More kaszanka?

You need strength for doing wish of grandmother.

- I told her about Bubbie's request.

- And?

You do know that the probability

of a woman getting a heart attack is actually higher--

- I talking with cousin on town hall.

He saying you coming and meeting.

- Isn't that great?

They're gonna know where Bubbie's house is.

- [Aaron] What in God's name are you eating?

- Sausage.

- I can see that.

It's black.

- Mm-hm, that's what it is, it's black sausage.

Karolina, what's this called again?

- [Karolina] What is calling?

- The black sausage.

- [Karolina] It's calling kaszanka.

- Kaszanka.

It's black sausage.

When in Dombrova.

- And that's all you're gonna have,

just a big black sausage.

- Don't say it like that, you make it sound like it's--

- Probably not even kosher.

- Who's kosher?

- Do you even know what's in it?

- Karolina, what's in the kaszanka?

- [Karolina] What are asking?

- The kaszanka, what's in it?

- [Karolina] Blood of pig.

- It's pig's blood.

- Pig's blood.

- [Karolina] Liver of pig.

- Liver of pig. - Gross.

- [Karolina] Lungs and skin of pig.

- Lungs and skin of a pig.

- And onions.

No working good.

One day yes, one day no.

Next day maybe yes, maybe no.

- Thanks.

Can you call us a taxi?

I have no idea where town hall is.

- No taxi, taxi in city.

- Shit.

- Map on shelf.

- So continue north for 800 meters,

and then we'll veer west for 450 meters.

- So we head to the end of the street and we make a left?

Why didn't you rent a car?

- You can drive?

Bubbie ever tell you about learning to drive?

- Bubbie drives?

- Ah, so you don't know everything.

When they first moved to Canada,

Bubbie kept after Zaidie to teach her

They practiced in the driveway, up and down,

all day and all night 'till the next morning.

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- And?

- That was it.

Bubbie said she mastered it, but she was too scared

to drive on the road, so she never drove again.

Come on, that's a little funny.

A few months ago, Bubbie told me she still knows how.

Can you imagine Bubbie behind the wheel,

racing down the 401?

(chuckles)

- I could see myself living here.

- Really?

As what, like a farm hand?

- Would that be so bad?

- No, I just can't see you taking care of animals.

Eating most of them, sure, just not caring for them.

- Yeah, of course you couldn't.

It would take imagination of the soul.

Freedom of the spirit.

- A lobotomy of the brain.

Sarah, did you ask the taxi from last night to come back?

- I don't think so.

- Then what's the Polish number for 9-1-1?

- Dzien dobry.

- Morning.

So we're going to the town hall.

It's just-- - Get in, Aaron,

or we'll leave without you.

- Just go straight down this road, and then you veer left.

Do you understand what I'm saying to you?

Oh God!

- Keep going.

(giggles)

- Guys, it's not funny.

Could've been hurt, could've been killed.

Could've been killed.

- And who is this?

- I am Bartek.

- Bartek, huh?

I'm Sarah.

And what are you up to today?

- Leave the kid alone, Sarah.

- I am here to be interpreter between Mother and you.

- Oh, so that your mother understands--

- Mother understands perfect English.

Mother tells you're from Canada.

- Yes, Toronto.

And Ottawa.

- And what are you doing there?

- Well, Aaron works for the government.

Numbers, that kind of thing.

- I'm a statistical methodologist.

- No one knows what that means, Aaron.

- I work for a branch of the Canadian government.

- And what do you do?

- Yeah, Sarah, what do you do?

- This and that.

I'm living life, you know?

- How is in Canada?

What is like?

- It's cold.

And then it gets really hot in the summer,

and then it is cold again.

But it's beautiful, there are lots of lakes and trees, and--

- I hear if you go climb mountains, you die,

freeze to death.

If you go swimming in water, you die, freeze to death.

If you go walk in the forest, you die, eaten to death.

- Bartek, is it?

- Yes, I am Bartek.

- If I can ask, what are you writing?

- I'm a human detective.

- A human detective, what?

Can I have an example of what that is exactly?

- After years of investigations, as example,

I discovered Mother to be an emotional mess.

Perhaps I should have not said that.

Mother is angry, there will be hell to pay.

Mother wants money now, she insists.

(bell tolls)

(Aaron clears throat)

(bell chimes)

- Hello, sir?

Excuse me.

(whistles)

Alright now.

- Let me have a look.

- It's all in Polish, this asshole's just messing with us.

- Okay, calm down.

- Sarah, don't tell me what to do.

- I'm just saying, I can help.

- That would be a first.

I'll handle it.

I know how to deal with this guy.

He's a civil servant, I speak their language.

Excuse me, can you get your supervisor?

Supervisor!

- Is that speaking his language?

Why don't you sit down, Aaron, before you stroke out?

No need to take two corpses home.

- He will give you what you want after I say he touched me.

- What?

- Down there.

- Bartek, you can't say that he touched your privates.

- Why not?

Okay, fine, for you, I won't say it.

I'll say he touched my bum.

(raps on counter)

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Why are you here?

- [Aaron] We need to find a street.

What is your question?

- We're looking for Birch Street.

- Ulica Brzoza.

- We've been, it's just a field.

We need to find a house from before the war.

- Ulica Brzoza.

- [Aaron] Yes.

- Ah, you went to new Ulica Brzoza.

You need old Ulica Brzoza.

I cannot find it.

I need to retrieve old map.

Five, six weeks to wait.

- Shit.

- Maybe it's online.

- I thought you were against technology.

- I'm not Amish.

- (sighs) Okay.

(clears throat) Sir?

Hi, sorry for the interruption.

If I can just get onto your computer for a few minutes.

- Computer in Polish.

- How about I smash that piece of crap into pieces

and shove it-- - Hello, hello, hello!

I heard there are Canadians.

Oh, Canada.

I am the mayor.

Zbigniew Trzetrzelewski, at your service.

- Finally, somebody who can get something done around here.

- Yes, at least until the recall vote next month.

But tell me, do you know my cousin, Tymoteusz in Nanaimo?

- No, can you help us, yes or no?

- This gentleman told us

that it would take five or six weeks to get a map,

and we don't have that long.

- Let me intercede on your behalf.

(conversing in Polish)

Five or six weeks, it's much too long, we've spoken.

My son-in-law has agreed to bend the rules this one time.

Now will take three or four weeks.

- Hi, Mr. Landsdowne?

No, it's gonna be another couple of days.

No, I don't believe that I said that.

I think I said it would be three, perhaps even four--

No, I understand.

No, I didn't mean to--

Mr. Landsdowne.

Ken, that isn't fair.

We agreed that--

Okay, well can I explain?

Can you just give me a chance to--

Hello?

(sighs)

(phone jingles)

(door closes)

- It was an excellent meal, Karolina.

I have to apologize for my brother's dietary habits.

He thinks that salt is too spicy.

- [Karolina] Vodka?

- Yeah, I'll have one.

When in Dombrova.

Cheers.

- Nazdrowie.

- Keep me warm.

Oh, thanks.

- Only one, for the good health, doctor saying okay.

I pregnant with buns in stove.

- Congratulations.

- You wanting know father, yes?

Bastard across road.

He knocking up me, then bastard no wanting baby.

Six year I wasted on bastard.

First scanning of baby next week.

It's not being fun.

- Yeah, I hate doctors.

- I meaning going by self.

Must cleaning after meal, then calling sister,

always the trouble.

- Do you want some help?

- Nie, you being guests, I taking loads off.

Dobranoc.

- [Sarah] Sweet dreams, Karolina.

- It's cold, we should go inside.

- I'm not stopping you.

I don't need watching.

- You sure about that, Sarah?

- Asshole.

You total asshole.

- Look, I know you wanna have a good time.

Just remember this isn't some fun family holiday.

- I never said it was.

- Good, don't make it one.

- I am sober 148 days.

- This time.

You do know the stats when it comes to recovery, right?

You must by now.

- You took that shot just to rub my face in it.

You don't even drink.

- Come on, Sarah.

You're rolling this massive boulder up a mountain.

And I get no satisfaction in saying this,

but we all know it's gonna roll back down.

- You don't know.

You haven't been there since--

- Since what, since the last time you went to rehab,

when you came at me with a knife?

- It was a butter knife.

- Or was it the time before that?

No, that was when you got kicked out for going AWOL,

getting arrested for fighting in, surprise, a bar.

Oh no, I'm gonna go with the time before that, final answer.

- You've made it all too clear that you are more important

than anything or anyone, so thank you for that.

You know, I always knew that I could count on my big bro.

- Okay, what about what you put Mom and Dad through, hm?

You just expect everyone to deal with all the drama,

and all the neediness,

and all the roller coaster careening off the rails

that is you, Sarah!

- When I got out, I called, but did you give me a chance?

That is you all over, Aaron.

Not much time for anyone who--

Who you see as less than you.

Do you know, I can't remember a time

when you stood up for me.

Not when it mattered.

- Do you know what it's like trying to have a relationship

with a drunk?

- Do you?

We used to be close.

- We were kids.

- I get where this is coming from, this is about Emma.

Get over it.

She's gone.

- I know it was you.

I don't know what you said to her.

What lies you whispered in her ear,

but she would not have called it off if it wasn't for you.

- I didn't lie.

- Oh.

No, no, what is it you say?

I always tell the truth after I've had a few?

Some twisted truth that only you get.

Let's just get Peter's damn bones and go home.

(door closes)

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- Which is why it's my second favorite,

but my best all time favorite poutine comes with chunks

of Montreal smoked meat, lots of curd cheese,

and an extra helping of gravy.

It's like...

Smalec. - I don't even wanna know.

- It's lard.

Karolina calls it a rich man's butter.

- I have my preliminary result

on my human detective investigation.

- On?

- Your brother.

- Go on.

- It's not good.

- You wanting other food?

Smalec not for tourists.

- I don't want anything, unless you have coffee.

- Not buying yet.

Sarah telling you looking for dog, but only bones of dog?

- Yeah.

- Is important?

Then must finishing, always ending what starting.

- It's probably our Bubbie's last request.

Our grandmother, we're Jewish.

She's never asked us for anything, and she wants this.

- So taking dog and bringing home, finishing.

- Yeah, she wants to be buried with it.

It's weird, I know.

- Is important to her.

You saying being Jewish.

I know Jewish church in town.

Old one, thinking no one going.

One minute, I bringing others.

(whimsical music)

(man talks angrily)

- Hell is people.

- Rabbi?

Rabbi Lichtig?

- Yes?

Who is asking?

- I'm Aaron Cotler, I'm looking for a street here in town,

maybe you remember it.

Birch Street?

- Ulica Brzoza.

Yes, I know this street.

- If you can be of any help, Rabbi, we'll be on our way.

Do you know where it is?

- Why do you want to know?

You are much too young to have anything to do

with this street.

- It's a long story.

- Our Bubbie lived there before the war, Rabbi.

- Ah, she's from Dombrova.

Once this place was filled on the Shabbos.

Perhaps she was here, maybe sitting there,

or there.

Please tell me about her.

- What would you like to know?

- About her life, about living in this town,

living in Ulica Brzoza.

- She hasn't told us much about it, to be honest.

She lived here until she was 15.

- She was sent to a labor camp, and was on a death march.

I don't know much else, I'm sorry,

Bubbie never went into much detail.

- I heard her say she had a friend in the camp.

- Dora?

- Darah.

- Yeah, Darah.

They walked together for days.

They lost their shoes and socks

and had to eat snow to survive.

- Many were in the death marches.

Many questioned why they survived.

Some say they had hope.

Some say they had help.

And some say they were just lucky.

But they all had a strength driving them forward.

Your Bubbie must have had great strength.

I must ask, what happened to your Bubbie's friend?

This Darah?

- I...

- She never mentioned her again.

(solemn music)

- [Aaron] Thank you for your time.

- Rabbi, may I take a picture?

(shutter clicks)

Thank you again for helping us.

- Good luck in your search.

- [Aaron] It's her house.

- [Sarah] Every house looks like this.

- No, it's exactly how she described it.

(shutter clicks)

- [Sarah] Except for Death's Mother standing right there.

(sighs) Who wants to go?

- I'd like to, if that's okay?

- It's your funeral.

- I don't speak Polish, no Polish.

I'm here because my grandmother--

- That seemed to go well.

- Old woman doesn't like strangers.

- What now?

- Go say she touched me down there.

- No! - No!

Although maybe this one time.

(whimsical music)

- Oh, that's creepy.

She's praying.

- Old woman is not praying, she does curse on you.

- Oh.

Damn it.

Is this it?

- I think so.

- I have made my analysis of old woman.

- It's not a good time, Bartek.

- There are only two people in Poland

that can make old woman do something.

Priest or mafia.

(man coughs)

(door opens)

- [Marta] Americans?

- [Aaron] Canadians.

- Priest is asshole.

- Go ahead.

- Oh, after you.

- Okay.

- [Father Kaczka] (speaks Polish)

- Sorry, I don't speak Polish.

- Confess your sins.

- You know what, I'm good, but maybe next time.

I'm here to fulfill my grandmother's wish,

and could use your help.

- And what is this wish?

(door opens)

- Father Kaczka's agreed to help us.

He said he'll talk to Mrs.--

- Sokolofsky.

It will be my pleasure, really.

(upbeat music)

- Thanks for your help.

We won't take up any more of your time.

- Wait.

How do I find you?

After speaking with Mrs. Sokolofsky.

Are you staying here in town?

At a friend's, perhaps?

We only have one guest house.

Tell Karolina Kedzierska to stop harassing me!

I'm not the father of that bastard!

I'll never be the father of that bastard!

And tell Karolina Kedzierska

if she keeps making these outrageous accusations against me,

I'll drive her out of town!

And that bastard with her, okay?

- Now what?

Siesta over?

- I got this.

- While you're there, can you get me a double double?

I swear I'd commit mass murder for a cup.

- There's a 12 step program for that.

Excuse me!

Do you speak English?

Okay, we're looking for the two men that were sitting--

- I know nothing.

- They were sitting right over there.

- You want to order?

- Yes.

Can I have a double double, please?

Two?

- Double double.

What is double double?

- It's like two creams, two sugars.

- No coffee!

(whimsical music)

- Hi.

No, no, thanks, thanks.

Thanks, no, thank you, not interested.

Flattered, not interested.

- [Sarah] Okay, okay, break it up.

- Hey!

- Oh no, thank you, thank you.

Okay, la la la, enough.

Sorry.

Sorry, I've had mammograms less gropey.

(suspenseful music)

- Hey, hey, hey. (chuckles)

(laughs)

Hi.

- Hi.

- Want a woman for tonight?

- Thank you, but no, no, I'm not like that,

I don't just go with somebody that I just met like that.

- (chuckles) So you are a good boy?

How about a wife?

Best price in all Dombrova.

- Absolutely not.

- Not.

Pity.

(chuckles)

- Go talk to them, try to charm them.

- Suddenly I'm useful.

Tell me, what charms do I have?

- [Aaron] You're a woman, go.

- I don't think I'm their type.

Go get them.

For Bubbie.

- [Aaron] Hello, gentlemen.

- Hi.

- I must say, I'm finding Poland to be a beautiful country.

And your town, too,

your town is quite nice.

- Please join me.

- Okay.

Oh, thank you.

(chuckles)

- So what do you want?

- I must say, I'm impressed you don't speak

with a Polish accent.

It must be difficult to learn Polish and then English...

- What make you think that I am Polish?

- Well we're in... You're not?

Then what are you?

- Not Polish. (laughs)

- Okay.

- You've been busy.

The mayor, Father Kaczka, the old lady Sokolofsky.

- How do you?

- Maybe I can be of service.

- Alright, name your price.

- Whoa, okay, wait, wait.

Wait, wait.

Don't listen to him, he's a little jet lagged, and stupid.

We will pay you 100 zloty.

(chuckles)

200 zloty?

(whimsical music)

- I have my nephews at the town hall.

Look up for your Ulica Brzoza.

It's not the old woman's house.

That is old Ulica Brzoza.

You are looking for old, old Ulica Brzoza.

Before the Soviets.

It's changed again after the war.

- God help us, is every street

in this town named Ulica Brwhatchamacallit?

(chuckles)

- You are a good egg.

So we'll take you to the real Ulica Brzoza tonight.

- Tonight?

- Tonight, to avoid the authorities, permits.

So give your phone to Krzysztof here,

and we call you when it's time.

- Okay, but with the cell reception here,

we might not get your call.

- We know where to find you.

- Did he just call me an egg?

- Yeah, scrambled.

- Boss, why these tourists?

- They want to dig.

- [Sarah] Don't touch.

- It's out back, behind the house,

on the other side of the metal gate.

- I don't--

- It's marked with a rock.

You don't need me to hold your hand, do you?

- This doesn't look at all like what Bubbie described.

- There was a fire, it's been renovated.

Nothing stays the same,

so do you want to find your dog or not?

Make the call.

Mind your own business.

- [Sarah] Do you believe them?

- We'll find out soon enough.

Let's just get this over with.

You see that damn rock?

- Paper.

You're supposed to say scissors.

Why didn't Bubbie tell us about the war?

About what happened to her?

I understand if it's because we were kids, I buy that.

But later?

Now?

- Maybe she didn't think we'd wanna hear about it.

- She should've told us.

- Well, we're here now, doing what she asked.

And just in time, too.

- [Sarah] Aaron.

- I need to get back to work.

- Thought you called the shots.

Mom and Dad make you out to be this bigwig.

- Things change.

I screwed up.

I royally, it's like I've never even heard

of a factorial ANOVA.

- You're speaking Elvish now.

- Good people lost their jobs

because of me.

They're moving me to a lower profile section.

At least I still have a job.

- Hey, want me to take over?

- No, I got it, I got it.

- Here, gimme, gimme your phone.

- Sarah.

(shutter clicks) (shushes)

- It's a souvenir of your trip.

- I'm just gonna delete it.

- Emailed.

- Why Peter?

- Why us?

(police siren blares)

- Holy shit!

- Good God almighty.

(dog barks)

(woman shouts)

Go up!

(whimsical music)

- So you found a dog?

- What in God's name was that?

- That rat testicle Kowalczyk

will get what's coming to him now.

- So you don't know where our Bubbie's dog is?

- [Boss] Who gives a shit about that?

I don't get what's so special about some mutt.

- Our grandmother wants to be buried with it.

- We wanna make her happy.

- Why?

Why does she want this dog?

- He dances.

- That's right.

Bubbie said that Peter used to dance for her.

- He was always dancing.

- (chuckles) That's stupid.

Peter the dancing dog?

Was he in a circus?

- I don't think so, her father owned a butcher shop.

- Dogs are dogs, they don't dance.

Your Bubbie's nuts.

So you should forget about the stupid dog.

You know nothing, you saw nothing.

Now get the fuck out of Dombrova.

- We can't give up.

There has gotta be some way that we--

- It's a brick wall, Sarah.

What's the point in continuing to bash our heads against it?

- This is good, you should try this.

- Kill me now.

- (speaks Polish)

Pickled herring, curd cheese, and jam.

- Okay.

- Come on, you have one more day.

You can fly out tomorrow night

and still be home. (phone rings)

- Hello?

Yeah, I'm okay, Mom.

Yeah, Sarah's okay, too.

I see.

Okay, yeah, I'll tell her,

and I'm sorry,

I'm so sorry.

Okay, I love you.

- What is it?

- It's time to go home.

- Aaron.

(solemn music)

- You're a nice boy, what I love him very much.

I look a girl for him.

And we getting married.

They getting married, we're going to dance.

- She was a kind and funny,

loving woman.

She never looked down at me.

She never.

I didn't have much self-confidence.

None, really, I guess Aaron got it all.

But Bubbie always made me feel good about myself.

- I'm so sorry for your loss, and for...

- Yeah.

Yeah, and our Bubbie hated

when were at each other's throats.

Family, huh?

Who'd have one?

- My family no walking in parks.

My sister not helping at all.

- I bet you'll be happy

when your parents get back from vacation.

- They gone three years.

I not hearing from them.

Not thinking they come back.

Walk you to your room now, having good night's sleep.

- If it's okay, I'd like to stay a little bit longer.

- Are you being sure?

Dobranoc

- Dobranoc

(melancholy music)

- (groans) Sarah!

Karolina, Sarah!

- Come join me, I'm paid for already.

Full price.

- Marta.

- This is not your business.

He made me pregnant.

- What? - Yeah.

And I have abortion if you pay.

- If you can be pregnant, why can I not be pregnant?

- Word of warning, lose it or use it.

- Excuse me, my sister having no shame.

She always taking freedoms.

- Okay.

Aaron.

About Emma.

- Not now.

- I met her at a meeting.

She didn't want you to know, and I didn't say anything

because you're not supposed to.

I really thought that she would...

Emma says that when she drinks,

she destroys every relationship that she has.

She called it carpet bombing, like she got off on it.

- I never saw her drink.

Not once.

- Well she started again.

So I told her to leave you alone.

I'm sorry, Aaron.

Are you sure about this?

We could try again.

Can we talk about it?

- I need to get back to work, it's over, Sarah.

They're in damage control, I should be there.

- What about sitting shiva?

(melancholy music)

Damn, it's cold.

Thank you, Karolina, for everything.

- Nice meeting you.

- [Sarah] Aaron?

(shutter clicks)

- [Aaron] Train station, please.

Coffee, good.

Couldn't get me a coffee.

Everybody's got a coffee but me.

(groans) Thanks.

(mellow electronic music)

- What are you writing now?

- What it must be like to have loneliness.

- So?

- Is it too much like wrestling with yourself and losing?

- I've been meaning to ask,

have you been using your human detective skills on me?

- I don't like to say.

- Come on.

- You're a nice lady, it's better you don't know.

- It's okay, I'm not gonna get mad at you or anything.

- You're playing hiding game, like your brother.

- What does that mean?

Stop the car.

- Sarah!

- If you wanna go, then go, but I am trying again!

There has to be some way!

- They'll fire me, then what?

- I need this, Aaron.

- One last try.

Let's find Peter and go home.

(whimsical music)

- In and out, right?

In and out.

(bell tolls)

- What are you gonna say to him?

- I have no idea.

Appeal to his better nature?

Oh, come on.

- What the hell--

- With all due respect, Father,

it's time to atone for your sins.

- Go in, go in.

I surprising hear for Father Kaczka.

Good deal you making.

Old woman helping, Jozef paying for baby.

Thank you.

- Thank my brother, it was all him.

- But how?

Jozef is stubborn ass.

You can't heal stubborn ass.

- I think he threatened to go to someone higher up.

- The Bishop?

- You guys are Catholics,

there's always someone a little higher up.

Mrs. Sokolofsky, my brother and I need to ask you a favor.

- (speaks Polish)

- Vodka.

- None for me.

I said no.

(door opens)

(door closes)

- Delicious.

- I get it.

Marta's a recovering addict, too.

- Crack?

- No, sex.

- But she's a--

- That's work, she doesn't do it for fun anymore.

She's a good person, good head, good heart,

but she used to think her other parts were more good.

- You're speaking perfect English.

What's with the accent?

- Tourists seem to like it.

(chuckles)

Addiction is not easy.

- Everyone looks at you like you're weak.

Like you're this girl with the illness.

Like that's all you are,

just a big blob of needy, I hate it.

I really thought that I was stronger,

that I could get past all this sickness bullshit.

But now.

I'm sober now.

But alcohol is everywhere you look,

even where you least expect it.

- Marta says the same thing about dicks.

- [Aaron] Sarah.

(uplifting music)

- She wants to know your name.

- [Aaron] Aaron and Sarah.

- No, your family name.

- Oh, Cotler.

- Cotler.

- What was the family name of your grandmother?

- Weiss.

- Weiss. - Weiss!

- (speaks Polish)

- Be careful.

- Stop nagging.

[Mrs. Sokolofsky] Weiss.

The woman! - Holy shit!

(gun fires) - (speaks Polish)

(speaks Polish)

(gun fires)

- Ah, she couldn't hit the broad side of a--

(suspenseful music)

- (speaks Polish)

- I got you.

Come on, come on.

There we go.

- Karolina, Karolina, speak to me, speak,

stay with me, please.

My precious, it cannot end like this.

I love you, hey.

(gun fires) - You love me?

- I love you so much, marry me.

Please, I'll do anything, I'll leave the church,

just please don't go, please.

- She's not dying, only bullet scratch.

- Yeah, yeah

right.

Only a bullet scratch, yeah.

- Get in the car and go with the others.

- What are you gonna do?

- Get Peter.

- Are you crazy, Aaron, this woman is shooting at us.

- We will leave car, you use for getaway.

(gun fires)

- Karolina, when I said earlier that I would marry you,

I didn't mean right away, like today or anything.

You know how it's like, it's a lot of paperwork,

and yeah. (gun fires)

But one day.

- You're such an asshole.

- Karolina.

We'll talk.

(gun clicks)

- Okay, now's our chance.

If you can, create a distraction, I might need some time.

- I'm not leaving, she's my Bubbie too.

- Hey, old woman, look at me!

You smell like cat's ass!

- Pyotr.

Peter.

- (speaks Polish) (gun fires)

- [Bartek] Mama, now what?

- Start the car! - Start the car!

You deserve a really big tip for that.

Although you could've taken our luggage out first.

- Oh, my headphones.

Let it burn.

(uplifting music)

- New car.

- Do widzenia.

- Take care of that baby.

- I taking good care of child, my promising.

- Back to the accent, huh?

- Thank you, Mr. Cotler.

Coffee, for going.

- So long, Bartek, keep up your fine work.

- Perhaps not good idea.

Mother does not like goodbyes.

She's beside herself with sadness.

We will visit you in Canada.

But no mountains, no forests, and no waters.

We don't want to die.

- Okay, well that won't be easy.

- Thank you for your help.

For our Bubbie's last request,

we couldn't have done it without you.

- Dog bones are not last request.

You had smart Bubbie.

- I meant to show that to you.

- I'll sit shiva.

You go back to Ottawa.

- No, I'll stay and sit, too.

(uplifting music)

- Bubbie would really like that.

- [Aaron] We loved our Bubbie.

When we were kids, we used to look forward to visiting her.

Making her laugh.

- And hearing her stories.

She liked to tell about this one time

when we were in Florida, and it was too cold

to even sit outside, and she would say,

"Oranges were falling off the trees like rocks!

One almost hit us!"

I wish we could hear more.

- And not just the fun ones.

But the hard ones.

The difficult ones that are just so important.

I know Mom and Dad will help us with that.

Maybe we'll even hear all about this dancing dog

of Dombrova.

(laughs)

(uplifting music)

(orchestral music)

(whimsical music)