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... until next Wednesday.

An unprecedented drought is still in its full rage

in regions of Lika, Gorski Kotar and Dalmatinska Zagora.

The temperature is still rising, and there has been no rain

for more than 50 days. The prefect proclaimed

the county a disaster area. Drinking water reserves

have reached their minimum, field crops have been decimated,

damage to cattle rising is extensive

and the drought is favorable to outbreak and spreading of fires.

At least 78 people were killed in a car-bomb attack

in downtown Baghdad. Reports vary,

but the final number of casualties could be greater.

Thank you, my son. Thank you so much.

Are you a Croat, huh? Sure you are.

You're a Simco, l know.

Look at what they've been doing to us, my son.

They never let us be.

They won't let me sell my cheese there. They say it's a turnpike,

people pay toll, so l can't sell there.

But where do l go?

Eh, isn't it beautiful this Lika of ours, huh?

The world has never seen this. Right?

l had a little lamb.

lt was... who knows how many years ago.

That sheep had three of them, but couldn't feed them all.

So l took one and fed it with a bottle.

l called him Dojo.

They wanted to slay him, but l'd hide him in the woods.

l wouldn't give him.

Eh, my Dojo.

Why are you asleep, my son?

Wake up! Eh, my son!

Mike, breakfast!

Hold on! Come here, l say!

Breakfast!

Play well today.

Dad!

-Hello, lka! -What's up, boys?

-Relaxing. -Drinking is more like it!

Motherfucker!

Ooh, he crushed him good.

Give him the red card!

Where to, Krznaric?!

-Let me do it, Doc! -Take it easy!

Let me kick it! Let me kick it!

We've said who's doing the free kicks!

Mike!

Back up! OK!

Come on, Mike! That's it!

Oh, motherfucker!

Eh, my Mike, you're the new Pel�...

Next to you, Ronaldinho is a shithead!

Eh, my Mike, Lika's main doozie

You like the football more than you like pussy!

Look at the huge buildings they're building.

l used to live in a city. Fuck the city

and that cunt who wrecked my life.

-Fucking slut. -Come now, boss.

l gave her everything, Olga.

The gold necklace l bought her. Gave 200 Euro for it.

The fucking bitching slut.

But as the late Jukso Padjen said, God rest his soul...

''Not even that... not even that!''

We'll be hearing about our hero yet!

He's going to play with the Hajduk, you'll see!

He's going to be our new Micun Jovanic. l know some people...

l don't need no Hajduk. l like it here best.

You'll see, when they offer the dough.

l'm alright here.

Just you make sure they don't flood our village.

Who would flood this neck of woods?

There's talk. Taking measures all over the place.

That's politics.

The lot that wants us in the EU, it's their work.

Commie capitalist, it's them who want to flood us.

We ousted the Chetniks, we're going to oust them as well.

The referendum is due soon, we're going to say our part.

So they won't unite us again!

Just you keep the village from the flood.

Maca, shut the fuck up.

Sing! Mike is our main man today,

we should celebrate!

Olga, come here. A beer for everybody!

You hear? A beer for our hero!

Eh, my Olga, may you get stung by bees

ln your plump fat ass cheeks

Hold on, Joso!

-Drink with us! -Come on, you fuck!

lt's the field in the morning. Do not screw up.

l won't, Dad.

Have a beer with us. Your kid's a star.

-He scored six times. -You do your work, l'll do mine.

Don't be like that.

Have a drink with people. Toma!

Joso!

He's only drinking.

l offered him food, but he only drinks water.

Don't give him water. l haven't had any myself.

The cows are thirsty. Look at the skies.

lf it doesn't rain soon, we're all going to kick the bucket!

Mommy...

Water!

Water...

Water...

Water...

-Auntie! -Eh, child!

-ls there anything to eat? -The lunch leftovers.

There's barley soup. You didn't want any meat today.

The devil take meat every day!

Yes! Yes! That's right, brother!

-How come Joja's already closed? -Beats me.

The fucker!

-Let's move on. -Where to?

You'll see.

-You've found us a bar! -l sure have.

-Still working. -Where else should you go?

For this l'd move to the city right off!

See how fine they smell.

How they carry themselves.

-Good looking, huh? -Fucking A!

lt's all fine.

But l'd go nowhere.

You're a fool.

You could go play in the city.

l like it most here where l am.

Why go anywhere?

You're dumb!

Let's go home. Have to work in the filed in the morning.

Now what?

-l'll shit my pants... -Where will you go?

-l'm taking a dump at Gojko's. -No, let's go home!

The fucking Serb. He already gave us a load of his shit!

See how we've built it for him?

Hurry up, l have to work in the filed in the morning!

You hear?

Cool it!

Cool it!

lt's so beautiful.

Huh?

lt's beautiful!

-You scored six, huh? -Six, yeah.

l'm going to score more! Right, Mom?

Sure, my Mike. As many as needed.

As needed. Let them keep getting in!

Oh, my God!

-Nicked it... -The devil take you!

-Watch out, will you! -l am.

Like hell you are! lf Uncle were here...

This dresser's been here for 30 years!

Quit stuffing yourself, you're young!

You keep wrecking stuff up the devil's belly!

Give me a hand here!

You keep stuffing yourself.

Mike!

Quit fucking around!

Oh, you left so soon.

You had your life before you.

Please don't hold it against your son,

it wasn't his fault. God wanted to have you by His side.

My dear sister.

Say hello to my husband, tell him l'm soon to join him!

You blighted idiot.

Go on!

Joso, have a drink with us!

The kid's going to be fine. An accident, what can you do?

l remember how l felt.

A woman is... a devil! Just don't tell it around.

l'm ashamed. l'd sink through the floor from shame.

May the devil pluck my eyes if ever l...

God grant her all the happiness in the world.

But as the late Jukso Padjen would say...

Keep away from me. l hope she dies.

Drink it up. For your own mother, when l have to tell you.

Come to the infirmary, l won't let this upset you.

Our star must be fit.

Let us pray for our deceased. ln the name of the Father,

the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Give her eternal rest, O Lord, and may Your light

shine upon her forever. May she rest in peace. Amen.

Bless our food and drink. ln the name of the Father,

the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Where have you been, my little ones?

Bubi...

Out you go.

How you've been, Bubica?

Mike...

Mike!

Stop, it's too heavy for you.

-Just as well! -Let me...

-Never mind! -lt's too heavy for you...

Never mind!

Give me one, will you? Stop! Stop!

You fucking... you... you!

Get lost!

Gone sour, huh? Poured water again?

Fuck, pour water you say? My well's gone dry.

Stop fucking with me! l've no water for my child!

l'm only asking.

What's there to ask?

Hello.

Hello.

There! There!

-Fucked up my milk! -l'll replace your milk.

Hell, give me water.

-My well's gone dry. -Pipe it down, Joso.

Buy water in the store if you need any.

Live me alone, my kid's going to die of thirst.

Take him to the doctor.

Fucking rednecks.

You all need serious straightening up.

-Hello, Doc! -Hello, Sojka.

What's up?

Not again!

AGAlNST

Perhaps they want to unite us again.

Hey, Doc, have you registered that?

-Quit fucking with me! -Register what?!

Let them register who plot against Croatia!

l'm preparing festivities for our people, as always.

And those who want Europe to be like some new Yugoslavia,

-make them register.

-That's right, Doc.

Well, Europe, wouldn't let you treat pigs or cows no more,

only humans.

Kid, l know very well who your father is and where he's from.

You keep out of this. Take the wheel!

-How about a beer, Sojka? -How about two!

Come see me, will you?

Want some water, Joso?

Joso will bring you water.

Took water from the barrel again?

Fuck, you want us to all to kick the bucket, huh?

That crazy head of yours.

The cows are already falling on their backs!

What are you thinking? l give my share of water to cows,

and you squander it. lt's almost all gone!

What will you do when we all perish?!

You fucking fuck!

-The child is thirsty. -Let him be, so what?

This has got to stop. He's only drinking and pissing!

lt would drive the devil crazy! What am l to do?

Tell me, since you're so clever.

We'll take him to the doctor.

What doctor?! Fuck doctor!

Are you going to pay for it? Or your fucking dad?!

They'll just poison him!

-God willing, clouds will come. -You and your god!

-God will send rain! -The hell he will!

We're all going to die! All of us!

Mike!

Come on, Mike, let's forget the past!

Play with pussy, and you do it fast!

Come, let's play to the girls' delight!

lf you score, you shall fuck tonight!

Let's play.

-You go on, l'll come tomorrow. -Piss off.

l'll come tomorrow.

Without you, we can't.

Yeah, sure...

Of course.

Right.

How much?

Yeah, sure.

''... with your presence the party

at the Croatian Culture Home,

where we shall all vote against...''

Olga, there's this Doctor's party.

You can come, too. Don't feel like it.

Come, child, you're child no more.

You don't go out. You should go out with your age mates.

-You're fit to get married. -Don't feel like it!

Don't offend me! He who marries and dines early,

can never go wrong.

Where are you?

What are you doing?

Let go!

Let go, will you?! Listen...

Quit stuffing yourself!

Stop it, you hear me?!

Lassie!

Come on... everything will be fine.

Stop whining.

l'll make some food at home. Go on.

Mike...

Listen to the papers...

''The player of the match, a new hope from Lika''

-Scored six times, huh? -The soil is all dry.

-Flowers won't take root. -Fuck flowers. Here's brandy.

Dad, if they flood the village, we'll have to move the grave.

You stubborn fool! Stop doing that!

l haven't told you. l saw the Ljubotin guy.

A guy from Germany has been watching you for three months.

Asking around, assessing.

He says it's an older guy who knows the ropes.

He took that Kranjcar guy up north.

-We'll move Granny, too. -Fuck Granny, you hear?!

lt's big money l'm talking about. You could get 20,000 Euro!

That's Europe for you, my son. This is no neck of the woods

anymore, and then there's the turnpike.

They say we're soon to be the EU. Stay for a year or two,

take the money and what do you care?

But there's no need to talk about it any more.

Yeah, go on, sure. Fuck you care about me!

No one knows how l'm feeling.

Bursting at seams with debts. Took 5,000 Euros

from that Mata from Udbina.

lt's 10,000 with the interest!

You think l like you going there?

But how we're going to live from my fucking pension?

And when Mata comes, he'll take the sheep, the tractor

and the house! Everything!

The interest has soared up.

-Where the fuck are you going?! -To fetch more flowers.

You and your fucking flowers.

Who's going to eat now, huh?

That's it...

What's this rumor about a Kraut coming to watch you.

The dogs smell it right off. Soon as we have something good,

they rush over to buy it.

l'm not up to it, Doc.

Of course you're not. Why would you earn money for a Kraut?

So many of our people went up there never to come back.

Croaked like cattle up there.

They don't give a fuck about us.

We're cheap to them, that's the only thing they care about.

Fuck they care how our people live.

l know your dad wants money, but Hajduk has money, too.

l'm going to set it all up for Hajduk.

What's ours, let it stay ours.

l'd go nowhere.

Fuck, Mike, stop talking nonsense.

You're our pride, papers write about you,

soon the TV will come, too.

You have to go further, you have to advance.

And for that Hajduk is ideal. There's none better.

Why, come tomorrow, l'll call their people.

Then later we all go to the fiesta and it's a done deal!

-l wouldn't... my legs are... -Fucking can it, OK?

Take these... three a day. lt will take care of your legs

and will bring you your mood back.

You're going to score ten if need be.

We're yet to be heard of.

And call everybody to the fiesta.

Anybody else, Jele?

No one. Who would come?

Nobody. Come here a bit.

Lie down.

-You hear? -Will you marry me?

Fuck, quit fooling around.

Marry me! When will l give you children?

Will you hold on a second, God damn it!

Take it easy.

You promised to take me to the city.

-l will. -You won't fuck me up?

-No way... -You'll leave me in this dump?

-No! -Promise!

Promise!

-Will you take me with you? -Can it, will you?

Then promise!

Promise...

Where are you going?

Are you this...

''... man, 40-odd years, a Catholic, Croatian, from Lika,

divorced, but not through his own fault,

wants to meet a young and honest Croatian woman.

l live in Munich.

Code: 'Love will keep us warm forever'.''

Tell me, dear, is that you, or not?

Well, l have this Olga of mine.

My brother's daughter.

He got killed near Udbina. With his wife.

Well, she's young and buxom. She can work.

Sure! Sausages as signs of identification. Right!

What?

Read it.

He is from here. His dad got killed,

he became an orphan early on. He was married to a Kraut woman.

Says she's screwed him up, so he wants only a girl from here.

Veka is a very fine man, l just talked to him.

-l won't do it. Auntie. -The hell you won't.

You don't go to spinning bees, where else will you find one?

-l won't! -You won't meet a fine man?

-l won't have that! -Don't talk like that!

Wait, l arranged it all. Just take a train and that's that.

-Veka is waiting in Munich. -l won't!

-Where are you off to? -Let me be.

-Where are you going?! -Let me be!

Olga!

Thank you.

What happened?

-Huh? -Why do you ask me?

-l'm no doctor. Ask him! -You and your fucking doctor.

What's with the kid? Huh? What did you tell him?

l told him the truth.

-What? -He will send him to Zagreb.

What fucking Zagreb?!

l asked him to give him some pills.

What did he say? Fucking talk to me!

He told me to fuck off and that he ran no inn.

You'd take him to a hospital, right? l won't let you.

l'll split his head with an axe, but l won't let them cut him!

He won't go under the knife, they won't practice on him.

lt's that woman devil in you, always meddling!

-What was l supposed to do? -Shut up, l'll slap you!

Go on home. Go!

Hey, Olga. Why are you silent?

A slut.

Only a woman can fuck you up like that.

l'm coming home from my shift, in the morning, like this.

A slow morning.

l asked the boss, so he let me go home.

l bought a frozen chicken and some yogurt,

green beans and pears, two chocolates, the works.

The apartment on the 6th floor, a nice building, what a sight.

And what an apartment, in the city. The fucking bitch.

You won't find one like it far and wide.

Come here.

How much?

-Five. -Five?

Wait.

Throw them fucking pills away!

-The Doc said. -Forget him.

Think about the game. You just practice.

There's time. l need to go to the field.

Forget that. The man came all the way from Germany to see you.

l'm going to throw a party for Europe.

Fuck Doc and his crap.

l know what to do.

l'll borrow some more money from Mata from Udbina,

roast a lamb, make the man feel right at home.

He'll take you more easily.

lf l had to go, l'd rather go to Hajduk.

l have Branko there, -and Doc says, too. -Fuck you and Branko!

And Hajduk! Sure, Branko was taken there by that fucking vet.

He played a center here, scored 2-3 times a match,

and they made him play a back now.

lf they want to screw you up, they make you play a wrong spot.

l'd rather go no place. Listen, you oaf!

Think it through, calm down.

Play a good match, for Mom, when l have to tell you.

-l'm off to the field. -The hell you are! Listen!

Have some roux soup or some jellied pork.

And throw them fucking pills away. Everything will be fine.

-The hell it will! -You goddamn stubborn dolt!

OK, take the pill if you have to. Since you've grown a bit ill,

you're unbearable. l've nerves, too. lt wasn't your fault!

-lt was, too! -No!

-Doc also says it wasn't! -Shut up!

The hell l wasn't. l was born jinxed.

Mom should have strangled me when l was born!

Fucking hell, why must l bear you?!

-lt's always your own way! -You say it wasn't my fault!

-Whose fault was it then?! -You calm down.

You'll wreck your own nerves! You'll wreck our home!

You'll wreck your nerves and end up in a funny farm!

-Fuck me, when l have to say it! -Go on, say it!

So kill me then. Fucking kill me now!

-l fucked up Mom! -Shut up!

Who knocked out Manda's eyes with a rifle?!

-l fucked up everything! -Hush now!

lt's best l go and hang myself!

You will not!

-l ruin everything l touch! -Hush!

-l ruin everything... -lt's not true!

Calm down...

lt's going to be alright. Everything will be fine.

lt will be fine. Lie down. Take some rest.

Go to the movies. lt's nice there.

There's no more water.

You stupid fuck.

l can't stand it no more. We're all going to perish.

lt will all go to the dogs. Everything!

There's no life here for us.

Go and ask my dad to give us at least one barrel.

You want to put a shame on me?

Fuck your mother, who spawned you!

-What is it now? -Beg from your dad?!

Motherfuckers, all of you! You're all the same!

l'd rather die than drink his damned water!

-We're going to perish. -Let us!

He's going to give me water?! The monster!

-Shame on him! -He's old...

Others are old, too, but they visit their daughters.

And reap their hey, even give them money.

He's never even set his foot here!

He'd rather spill it than give it to me!

He can't wait l lose everything l fucking have!

We're all going to die!

There's no way we can survive, l tell you.

Only death for us and nothing more.

This is the end of the world!

There's no life for us. Only death!

We're all dead.

Eh, Joso...

lt's me and this poor child that will die here with you.

There's no life with you.

You hear?

There has never been life.

There has never been anything with you... ever.

Nothing. You son of a bitch.

fiesta FOR Europe

Mike...

Come with us.

-Where to? -To the gas station.

You go on. l'm going home.

Well, get some rest.

What?

What do you want, Olga?

You're nuts.

What? What is it?

Want to fuck me?

Bubi...

Who's the only one that loves me? Who's the only one l'll miss?

Go on out.

You're free now. Go on.

Come on.

You silly pig.

Go on, off you go.

Eh, my Dojo.

One night he wandered away.

l was looking for him for years.

Couldn't find him. They told me they'd slain him.

l was looking for him at nights, went all the way up to Glavica,

but no trace of him.

But l know he's alive someplace.

l know that, my son.

Don't ask me how, l just know.

He's alive. He is.

Only l can't reach him. He's up there in the hills.

They built the turnpike there, the devils!

But my Dojo is waiting for me.

Eh, Dojo, my little lamb.

The car is here.

You didn't eat your breakfast. Take something, you'll be hungry.

lt's OK, Dad.

This is important to us, Mike.

Mike, come with us, you'll go faster.

That old wreck will only rough you up.

Maca, now put the pedal to the metal. The motherfucker!

By God, l will!

Took them to Dad's to drink.

-Dad's? -Right.

lt's fine now, we're OK for a few days.

Dad's, you say?

You just shame me.

You two mock me, huh?

You're laughing! Go on and laugh!

Now watch and laugh as much as you can!

Now you laugh!

As much as you can! You and your fucking father!

Got some good news, champ.

My cousin knows Stimac well.

Says something could be done.

l could do it for you as a reward for your staying here.

What Europe? What Germany? Feel any better?

-No. -What's up? l fucked up everything.

And you want to go abroad. You'd feel worse twentyfold!

Tell your dad to cancel that dance for Europe.

Our people know where they can be their own bosses,

and not to be ordered around by a foreigner.

Look at him showing off.

So l arrange Hajduk for you,

tomorrow morning l call my cousin to make the arrangements,

a small commission for me. Everything will be taken care of.

What is it with me, Doc?

-What's with you? -Your pills don't help.

-Oh, they will... -They won't, l can see that.

Sure they will. Just you don't worry none.

-These help right away. -l won't take anything anymore.

You have to, stop fucking around. Your old man's doing, huh? No!

Listen... you're going to play calmer.

These make you wide awake instantly.

Don't toy with your health, take it.

That's it. Everything will be fine.

Doc!

You don't give a fuck about me.

What did you say?

You heard it.

-Hello, pussy. -What's up, Combine?

Come near me, l'll cut your balls and stuff them in your mouth.

You fucking slob.

Where to, you fuck?!

You didn't warn Combine right at the beginning...

You give him those pills! l'll tear your fucking head off.

And you end the first half after just 30 minutes!

You motherfucker.

Tell him, herr...

Don't fuck up everything. Listen to the man.

Play this one for Mom. Tell him...

Where the fuck...?!

What? Scared shitless, huh?

Get lost!

Fuck your dead mother!

Let him go, Mike!

Quiet!

l just want to tell you.

Tomorrow you have to vote for Europe.

All of you vote ''yea''. Then you won't have to go to Germany, and all.

lnstead, Europe will come here.

We'll have Euro, and all.

We'll all be better off.

lt has to be!

Perhaps your kid will then play better!

Wait! l say we all have to vote for Europe tomorrow!

And it will be good!

lt has to be good.

lt must be good for all. lt will be good.

Hit it! What are you waiting for, you fucks?!

Hey, folks, a short recess! We'll be right back!

-Where the fuck are you going? -To Doc's.

-He paid, too. -Go to hell! Motherfuckers...

Hello, Mike! We'll be right off!

Folks, they're playing over at Doc's!

We want no Europe!

Well, that's how l like you!

Let them see we cannot be bought...

... and have foreigners rule here.

No one will rule or flood us!

Let Europe know,

this is Croatia!

-Nothing else! -Cut the crap! We want music!

Yes?

You lied.

What?

You'll never take me to the city.

-What's up, kiddo? -You heard me!

Where's that fool? l'll pluck all his teeth out!

This is Croatian Radio, Program One. The News.

Today's morning marks a start on referendum on joining the EU.

Citizens throughout the country vote ''yea'' or ''nay''

on joining the EU, which is due to start next year.

That was Olga.

Where are you going? Huh?

That's fucking life for you.

When l remember what that slut did to me!

And the place all furnished.

A new toilet, tiles, a new tub. Gave 100 Euros for the lino.

A sight for sore eyes. There's none even close to it.

l open the door, step into the hall, take my gun off.

l look around. She's not in the drawing room.

l go, where the fuck is she, when the radio is on?

-Boss, this thing stinks here. -l see light in the bedroom.

Slowly at first, l open the door. Woe is me...

-Something really stinks here! -You heard what the slut did?!

Come on, Bubi...

Do it.

Come on...

The motherfucking cunt was so dear to me.

Boss...

And l miss that slut so. Fuck that life.

l open the door,

and there she is, smoking in bed.

Smoking!

The bitch could have set the place on fire.

Burn the fuck everything down. The blanket...

Don't!!!

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