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[bright gentle music]

[townspeople chattering]

[bicycle bell dinging]

[people chattering]

- [girl] Another one. - [woman] Shh, honey.

Don't shout at her.

- Good girl. - Push Anya, push.

That's right, Anya, it's coming out.

Look at that little head.

[Shoshonna] Oh, I know it's hard, I know, I know.

- [man] The miracle of nature. - [Shoshonna] Oh, so sweet.

What shall we name this one?

- Joseph. - Joseph?

Can't you see that it's a girl?

Don't you even know the difference

between a boy and a girl?

I said Josephine, didn't I, Mama?

Yeah, perhaps you did.

There's another one in there.

Are you sure, Papa?

[Rachel] Of course he's sure, he's a doctor.

[Joshua] But not of dogs.

[Anya whimpering]

Anya, shh, it's not easy, I know.

But soon you can rest, good girl.

Oh, a little one.

- What shall we name... - Him, see it's a him.

[Joshua] Yes, I can see it's a him.

[puppy whimpering]

[Samuel] What about Kaleb? It means dog in Hebrew.

Welcome to the world, little Kaleb.

[singing in German on radio]

[puppies barking]

[Joshua] Come on, Kaleb, Kaleb.

[singing continues]

[puppies barking]

[Joshua] There you go, little Kaleb, delicious.

[Shoshonna] Please don't do that.

They're hungry.

Come here, Josephine.

Don't give the puppies people food,

and stop calling their names.

It will make you too attached to them.

Hello, little Kaleb.

[Samuel] Your mother said no names.

Hello, little puppy.

Mm, you can call them by their numbers instead of names.

[Joshua] Hello, number four.

[Samuel] We must make plans for the dogs.

What kind of plans?

Go ahead Shoshonna, explain it to them.

We have to find homes for them, they can't all live here.

We can't give them away.

Maybe not all of them, we can keep one?

How can we pick out one? We love them all.

We will find good homes for them.

They can't be separated.

They're brothers and sisters.

What if someone told you you had to pick Rachel or me?

Would you be able to do that?

I don't think that would be a very difficult choice.

[Samuel] It's not the same.

Even if times were good,

we can't have five dogs, including Anya.

We're not a kennel.

Eat your schnitzel.

[bright gentle music]

[children chattering]

[puppies yelping]

[bright gentle music continues]

[man] Are these puppies pure German Shepherd?

As far as we know.

What is the price for them?

We are not asking for money, only good homes.

[man] Do you have papers for them?

No I am sorry, we don't.

Then how do we know if they're pure bred?

Karl Gustav here is 100 percent German Rottweiler.

Perfect pedigree and pure lineage.

- How nice. - There might be some

mixed terrier blood, or something French in there.

- Of course. - [girl] Mama, Mama,

look, puppies!

- I like this one. - [puppies yelping]

We are not giving this one away.

But that's the one I want.

Some of the others are just as nice and bigger.

Come, come, Kaleb.

There's something wrong with this dog.

He's crazy, and he bites little girls.

He's bitten my sister several times, hasn't he, Rachel?

Yeah, he bit me in the neck and the eye.

I had to go to the hospital.

- [girl whimpering] - Come along, Harriet.

Thanks, Rachel.

[soft uneasy music]

- [Rachel] Poor Anya. - [Anya whimpering]

[music continues]

[townspeople chattering]

[Shoshonna speaking German]

[townspeople chattering]

You stay, Anya.

You're not allowed into the bakery.

[townspeople chattering]

[chattering fades]

[Samuel] It's only the bakery.

And tomorrow it will be the florist,

then the seamstress, then the food market.

There is danger forming around us.

Just try to keep this from the children.

Keep it from them?

They saw the sign in the window.

They understand what is happening better than you do.

It will subside, it will have to.

And these new Nuremberg Laws,

do you know what is written there?

It says, "For the protection of German blood

and German honor."

We are fifth-generation German, our children sixth.

Yes, and all of a sudden we are no longer

the right breed of Germans.

[gentle thoughtful music]

[doorbell ringing]

[door opens]

[Samuel] Come in, please, everybody.

[Shoshonna] Good evening, everybody.

[Mr. Komorsky] Happy to see you both, we love it.

[Samuel] Hello, sir.

Everybody's fine, and welcome.

This is Baruch Zonnenfeld,

a doctor who went to school with me,

and this is the Komorsky family.

[people speaking German]

[Shoshonna] Hello, how are you?

I'm fine, I hope you don't mind that I brought Kugel.

Oh this is very nice of you,

but we don't eat Kugel on Passover.

[chuckling] Uh, Kugel.

[hosts and guests laughing]

- Everybody, of course. - Oh, of course, of course.

Every creature should celebrate the Festival of Freedom.

- Come on. - Oh, thank you.

- Come, come, come. - Go on, Kugel.

Please, go with Mrs. Sherman.

Go to the table.

Come on, the table's ready, please everybody.

[Mrs. Komorsky] Oh, what a beautiful Seder table.

[Shoshonna] Thank you.

[speaking Hebrew]

The greens are a symbol of spring,

and the miracle of nature,

and we dip it in the salt water

as a symbol to remind us of the tears

shed by the oppressed Israelites.

[all singing in Hebrew]

[dogs howling]

[all applauding]

[man] We cannot complete the Seder without the middle matzah,

the afikomen.

[children cheering]

[upbeat music]

[woman singing in Hebrew]

Where is it, Kaleb?

[music continues]

That's it boy, you found it?

- I got it. - Oh no.

- You are amazing. - [Rachel groaning]

[adults clapping]

[Mr. Komorsky] Come, Joshua, come, I have something for you.

[coins clinking] [adults applauding]

[sniffs] Mm, this is interesting.

Is this is a new flavor of matzah?

[all singing in Hebrew]

[townspeople chattering]

Come, Kaleb.

- Why aren't they in school? - [Samuel] They were sent home.

It's Joshua's fault.

Joshua passed note to a girl in his class, Lena Lingmeyer.

They said it was a love letter.

I wrote that I thought she was pretty.

[Samuel] She's the daughter of an SS officer,

and therefore it was considered a travesty.

The teacher said that Joshua and Rachel

will no longer be welcome in the school.

I can no longer go to school

because Joshua got into trouble.

I did nothing, this is not fair.

It is time to tell them the truth.

- There is no truth. - [Rachel] What is happening?

It's just for the time being.

And when I go back, will I be in the same class

as all my friends?

Yes, yes, of course you will.

But in the meantime, we will study here.

Your father and I will teach you.

[fist pounding]

- Mrs. Matilda Schreiver? - [Matilda] Yeah.

Are you here by yourself?

[Matilda] Only the children are home.

The Nuremberg Law does not permit Jews

to employ domestics under the age of 45.

The people are not aus Juden.

- They are good Jews. - Good Jews?

The only good Jews are in Dachau.

Listen, you are an Aryan.

You clean the floors of Jews.

Don't you think you deserve better than this?

[Matilda] They treat me very well and this is the work I do.

[man] Earning a living is important,

but purity of the race is more important.

You must leave immediately.

We will be back to check

that you are no longer working here.

- Heil Hitler. - Heil Hitler.

[soft somber music]

I am truly, truly sorry that I'm not yet 45 years old.

I'm very, very sorry.

You have been very kind to me.

Thank you for everything.

You have been a great part of our family.

- You wanted to talk to me? - Let's walk.

I'm saying goodbye.

Bought a ticket for myself and my dog,

getting a train to Italy tomorrow,

and from there sailing to Palestine.

You of course heard of the latest prohibition.

No.

Jews are no longer able to own pets.

[sighing]

This dog is all I have, I have no family.

What are you waiting for, Samuel?

Get out before it's too late.

I don't think there's a need to be overly dramatic.

This time there is.

We won't be able to find someone to take both of them.

Perhaps Matilda can take Anya,

and we find someone else for Kaleb.

[Shoshonna sighing]

It is so good to see you, Matilda.

- Do you remember my husband? - Yes, yes of course.

- Gabriel. - Of course.

Nice-looking dog.

I told you so, and she's very obedient.

Watch, sit.

Do you think you can take Kaleb also?

[Gabriel] No, just one dog.

- You'd better be going. - Yes.

This is her food and...

[crying] this is her favorite blanket.

- Go on. - Come, Anya.

- Go, go, go. - [Kaleb whimpering]

No, stay Kaleb.

He misses his mother.

Why did Matilda take Anya? I don't understand.

When bad people make rules for other people,

no good can ever come out of it.

Is this also because we are Jewish?

- Yes. - Then let's not be Jewish.

Let's become Catholic, and we can keep and have everything

that everybody else has.

[chuckling] We are Jewish,

and be grateful you have a wonderful family,

don't ever forget that.

[townspeople chattering] [horns honking]

[man and woman speaking German]

Should we have some chocolates?

Really, Mama, we can have chocolate?

Yes, one.

- Good afternoon, Dr. Sherman. - Please, come in.

I'm Frank Heinz and was told by your patient, Alda, that--

Yes, yes, yes, please.

Thank you, please.

- Will they still let us in? - Yes, yes.

- One chocolate, please. - Hello, hello.

Do you want some chocolate?

- Yes. - Thank you.

You'll find that Kaleb is an unusual dog, very smart.

But if everything's all right,

perhaps you should leave before the children come home.

Are they not in school?

[soft poignant music]

Auf Wiedersehen, our beloved little pup.

Frank and his wife will take good care of you.

[music continues]

[speaking Hebrew] May the Lord bless thee

and keep thee, and may his grace shine upon thee,

and be gracious with thee for all the days your life.

[music continues]

- Come Kaleb, Kaleb. - [Kaleb whining]

Come on, come.

[engine rumbling]

- We had chocolate. - I saved you a piece, Papa.

Kaleb, Kaleb.

Why wasn't Kaleb at the door?

[Rachel] What is it?

So Joshua, you have to be strong.

We had to give Kaleb away.

We could do nothing, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, he cannot come home.

No! [sobbing]

Why? No.

[hooves clopping]

Kaleb, Kaleb, come out now, come on.

Now, it's all right.

Okay, come, come upstairs.

Here is your new home, I'll show you.

Come, come.

I brought you a surprise.

Do you remember what my father said

when I told him that we were getting married?

I assume this is a rhetorical question.

He said, "Frank is a nice man,

but he does things without thinking."

When I brought Norbert, you were not excited at first.

That's not true, I loved Norbert

from the minute I saw him.

Where did you get this dog?

[Frank] From the Sherman family.

How could you have thought that a dog from Jews

could replace Norbert?

What in the world do you call this thing?

- Kaleb. - What a stupid name.

A name can be changed, how about we call him Norbert?

The water in Norbert's bowl is still clear,

and you want to give his name to a Jewish dog?

What's wrong with you?

Let me think of a new name.

How about Wilhelm, it sounds good.

Greta, Frank, and the Wilhelm Heinz.

I don't want this dog.

Either you return him to where you got him,

or you take care of him all by yourself.

[Kaleb yelping] [soft somber music]

[Rachel and Joshua laughing]

[Greta] Frank, can you hurry up, we're late.

Back in your place.

- [Frank] We'll return soon. - What a dreadful dog.

I don't understand it.

He was so lively at the Shermans'.

Perhaps he only likes Jews.

Let's go Frank.

[Frank] Look what I got for you at the butcher.

Here you go boy, it's all right. [chuckling]

[Greta] Frank, let's go.

And whoever desires to love life and see good days,

let him keep his tongue from evil,

and his lips from speaking deceit.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous.

[Kaleb panting] [gentle whimsical music]

As Jesus said, "What good is it for someone

to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?"

[music continues]

[fabric tearing]

- [priest] Go in peace. - [organ music]

Do you think that because Jesus was so light of weight,

he was able to walk on water?

Not like me, where there's my bowel.

You would've drowned in a second.

Mm.

[Frank] Well, the priest is a good speaker, I think.

The priest was nice.

Darling, let's have a cup of tea.

Oh mein Gott , do you see what he did?

You idiot, you idiot!

You stupid, bad dog. [grunting]

[Frank] Wilhelm.

[thunder rumbling] [rain splattering]

[soft curious music]

[thunder crashing] [Kaleb whining]

[soft uneasy music]

Boy, I can't imagine why you returned.

You know how many times I've thought of doing what you did?

My life is hell.

Just as you live out of my hand,

that's the way I live out of hers.

I wasn't able to make much of myself in this life.

That's okay, boy, it'll be all right.

Careful please.

This way.

Careful.

Right there.

Good, take that.

[workmen groaning]

If you do anything to this chair, I'll have you killed.

[Kaleb whimpering]

Hey, lady, your dog.

[Greta speaking German]

[tense uneasy music]

[music continues]

[train whistle blowing]

[music continues] [townspeople chattering]

[music continues]

[Kaleb panting]

- Who's dog is this? - Hey you, stop.

[woman] Where is he going?

He seems to know his way around here.

Do you think it is possible he used to live here?

Well, he does not live here now.

- Don't touch him. - Get out.

Come here, you bad dog.

- I said come here. - [Kaleb growling]

He seems hungry.

- That is not our problem. - [Kaleb growling]

I'll go and see if there's something in the garbage.

- [Kaleb barking] - [man] Don't you do that.

Quiet, you.

Look what I have for you, hungry dog.

- [Kaleb growling] - Come on, come on.

Come here, come on, come on.

Look, look, okay go.

[insects chirping] [soft poignant music]

[music continues]

Peter, you are not going to believe this.

- Look at that. - [Peter] Go away, go home.

You really must leave us alone now.

[townspeople chattering]

[Kaleb whining]

[music continues]

[feet stomping]

[Hitler Youth singing in German]

[singing continues]

[engine rumbling] [wind whooshing]

[Kaleb barking]

Look at this dog, he's following us.

Can we take him home?

Don't go near him, he's a street dog.

- He could have rabies. - [Kaleb barking]

[soft uneasy music]

[Kaleb growling]

[tense music]

[dogs barking]

[soft curious music]

[dogs barking]

[tense music]

[barking]

[soft gentle music]

[trash can clattering]

[dogs panting] [dogs barking]

[dogs growling]

[tense music]

[dogs barking]

[dogs snarling]

[Hitler Youth speaking German]

[boy shouting]

- Leave me alone. - [Hitler Youth speaking German]

[dog barking] [boy screaming]

[tense music]

[kicks thudding] [dogs barking]

[Hitler Youth speaking German]

[boy screaming]

[dogs panting] [soft poignant music]

[dog whimpering]

[dogs panting]

[soft poignant music continues]

[dog barking]

[tense uneasy music]

[dogs barking] [dogs whimpering]

[soft tense music]

[cart rumbling]

Good morning, number 120.

You are a handsome dog.

Have the drugs worn off yet?

Soon Dr. Plechtner will be here.

He is the regional veterinarian,

and you want him to select you.

When the doctor looks at you,

look back at him straight in the eye and growl.

The doctor likes you when you have the killer instinct.

- [dogs barking] - Right, right, right.

Left, right.

- [dog whimpering] - Oh, left, left.

[Kaleb barking]

- What do we have here? - [Kaleb barking]

- That one's perfect. Right. - [dogs barking]

[soft somber music]

[engines rumbling]

[trainers speaking German]

[whistles blowing]

[man] Calm down.

[Kaleb whimpering]

Shh, shh, shh.

[Kaleb barking]

First, we must find a name for you.

- Blitz will be your name. - [Kaleb barking]

Blitz, come here, Blitz. Welcome.

This is good for you.

I'm not going to hurt you, I promise.

Curse the bloodsucker.

Blitz, my friend, you really needed this bath.

Underneath all this filth,

we might just find a good-looking dog, huh?

[dogs barking]

[trainers speaking German]

[Kaleb growling]

Fine, fine, Blitz, fine.

[Kaleb growling] [Ralph speaking German]

[Kaleb growling] [target shouting]

[Ralph speaking German]

[soft somber music]

[Kaleb growling]

Blitz has learned a new trick

that you all have not yet seen.

[trainers chattering]

- Heil Hitler. - [trainers laughing]

[engine rumbling]

[soldiers chattering]

Achtung! We are here to perform

an actual military task.

This will be an important test

for both you and your dog, now go.

This time is for real, Blitz.

[speaks German]

[tense uneasy music]

[soldiers chattering]

[tense uneasy music continues]

[Kaleb sniffing]

- [Kaleb barking] - In here.

[soldiers chattering] [furniture clattering]

- No no, please. - [soldiers chattering]

[soft somber music]

Well done, Blitz, you did an excellent job.

[trainers chattering in German]

Ralph.

Is your dog pure German Shepherd?

The truth is, I don't really know.

They've got him from the pound,

but he certainly looks purebred.

Your dog found more Jews

than all the other dogs put together.

Yes, he certainly seems to have a nose for them.

[chuckling] Well, keep up the good work with him,

and I will promise you a prime assignment

at the end of the course.

Thank you, sir, thank you very much.

What an amazing dog you are, Blitzie.

Even before I finish teaching you something,

you already know it.

Who was I up until now?

Just another trainer in life, doggie.

But now, even Jurgen Klein knows who I am.

Don't you worry, I haven't forgotten for a moment

that at least half of the achievement is yours.

- [group applauding] - Ralph Gerstler.

On this day of September 13th,

Herr Ralph Gerstler has completed the training course

to the satisfaction of the Reich,

and becomes an official trainer of the SS.

And to his dog, Blitz, for his service as well.

- Heil Hitler. - Heil Hitler.

[group laughing and applauding]

[train rattling]

All right.

- Heil Hitler. - [soldiers] Heil Hitler.

Things run beautifully here at this work camp.

That means that each person knows his job well,

so that all I have to do is supervise from a distance.

At night I can sleep well,

because I have a good staff that I can rely on.

I hope that all of you newcomers

will uphold the level of our excellence.

Ralph, I want to talk to you about something.

Your dog against mine, the stinking Ukrainians

would pay good money to see a dog fight.

What do you say?

No, that's not what I trained him for.

Blitz is not a dog for dog fights,

and the money of the Ukrainians doesn't interest me.

"The money of the Ukrainians doesn't interest me."

Money interests all of us.

Sometimes I think if we compare the qualities of man

to the qualities of dogs, the dogs would easily win.

What are you talking about?

We insist on making war even after we sniffed each other.

We are not content with pissing on someone's territory.

We have to conquer it.

But we don't crap in the middle of the street.

Ah yes, I guess for that we can be admired.

Oh Blitzie, what would I do here without you?

I swear you the most human creature in this whole place.

[man speaking German over loudspeaker]

[soldier] Out, out, hurry up.

[soldier 2] Come on, keep moving.

[soldier] hurry up.

- Out. Silence. - [whistle blasting]

[soft somber music]

You will be divided into groups for work.

All males go to the right, women to the left.

[crowd chattering]

[soldier] Women will be sent a nearby work camp.

If you want to see something, just let me know.

Don't dislocate my shoulder, just ask.

- [child] Mommy, no, Mommy. - [soldier] Let go, let go.

[soft tense music] [whistles blaring]

[Ralph] What's the matter, Blitz?

[Kaleb barking] [soft somber music]

[soldiers chattering] [dogs barking]

[Joshua crying]

[soft somber music]

[man] Out of the depth, have I cried onto thee, oh Lord,

I cried upon the Lord in distress.

Rise up Lord and let thine enemies be scattered.

- So much praying. - Let the man be.

- Amen. - Amen, Amen.

[man] Look what I have fit in here.

See, my beautiful wife and my son and my daughter,

all of them gone.

[crying]

There is a guard who has a dog

who looks just like the dog I used to have.

Go to sleep.

[Joshua] When I look at that dog,

I remember when we were all together,

my mother and father and sister.

One day, they came and pulled us out of our house,

and they put us in different trucks,

and I never saw them again.

Do you know how I can find them?

Try to fall asleep if you can.

[soldiers chattering in German]

What are you looking at, you little filthy Jewish boy?

I wasn't looking at anything.

- Your liar. - [Joshua choking]

[Kaleb barking] [soldier shouting]

Your dog attacked me, I will kill him.

- [Joshua] No! - No, no, please.

Blitz is one of the best-trained dogs in the camp.

Please Dr. Schneider, I really don't know what happened.

I will shoot this dog through the head.

Get back to work, all of you!

[soldiers shouting in German]

If you shoot the dog, you will have to kill me too.

[soldiers shouting in German]

Come.

That bastard almost broke your neck.

These people are animals.

[praying in Hebrew]

Why do you pray so much?

If there were a God,

he would not let this be happening to us.

No one is listening to you.

The important thing is, that I can hear the prayer.

[speaking Hebrew]

[soldiers speaking German]

[soldier] Come here.

My dog has obviously taken some kind of interest in you.

- What is your dog's name? - [Ralph] Blitz.

May I pet him?

I'd rather that you didn't.

You see, he probably needs the company of a child.

I used to have a dog like this.

Oh really, what was his name?

Kaleb.

[Ralph] So you had a dog and you like animals.

Very much.

Follow me. [speaking German]

Perhaps you would like to work

feeding and cleaning the animals' cages.

Your small size would be good for that.

I would like that very much.

Then I will arrange for it.

[bird cawing]

[pigs snorting]

This is for the animals only.

He really does seem to like you.

Yes.

[Ralph] The bread crumbs are for the chickens and ducks.

The peas and vegetables for the pigs.

If you eat or steal one crumb of food, you will be shot.

Do you understand that?

- Yes. - Fine, then begin.

[soft poignant music]

- It's you Kaleb, isn't it? - [Kaleb whimpering]

Isn't it?

[fence sparking]

You can trust that boy?

Yes, of course, but what difference does it make?

He'll eventually wind up in a pit with everyone else.

[soldier] Well, I'm quite impressed with your dog.

[Ralph] He's the most intelligent dog

that I've come across in my entire life,

he understands everything.

So what do you intend to do after the war is over?

I'd like to study engineering, or religious studies.

You don't want to continue training animals?

- Perhaps. - All right.

Sorry to cut short our little stroll,

but tomorrow is a busy day.

We have a new train load coming in.

No, no, no. [crying]

- It's all right, Mr. Glavsky. - [man] Wake up, wake up.

- [Joshua] It's all right. - Wake up.

- [Joshua] Mr. Glavsky. - Close your eyes.

I can't stop.

That day, I was a priest in a small church

near the mountains.

I spoke out against the cruelty of this regime.

Some people from my parish supported me,

and the soldiers came and shot them,

right in front of my eyes.

I wish they would have shot me instead.

How much longer can we survive this?

If we use everything we know, all of us together,

we can escape from here.

How do you intend to get past the electrified fence?

And how will you escape the Ukrainians and the dogs?

[ducks quacking]

Hello, Rivka, how are you today?

- [pigs grunting] - Eat something, Shlomo.

You look too thin.

[gate squeaking]

There, Kaleb.

[Joshua grunting]

- Did you bring us any food? - I can't.

They're watching me to make sure I don't steal anything.

At night, we come there and help you get some of it.

No, it is too dangerous.

Starving to death is dangerous.

[geese honking]

[soft tense music]

[pigs grunting] [geese honking]

[chickens clucking]

Don't forget the small packages.

I won't forget, everything will arrive on time.

That's all? Is that all?

[Glavsky spitting]

[speaking Hebrew]

It's just a few breadcrumbs.

It doesn't require two blessings.

[rain pattering] [dogs barking]

Tell the dogs good night.

- Was it delicious then? - Yes.

[gate squeaking]

[Ralph] What is he doing?

Uh, that's his way of telling me he wants more.

Well, he can't eat it all.

He has to give some to the other dogs.

Put him on a leash and bring him to me.

[Joshua] Yes sir.

The boy knows what would happen to him

if he would so much has touch this food for himself, right?

Oh, yes.

[chuckling] Blitzie, Blitz.

[whistles blasting] [siren blaring]

[Ralph] Blitz! [speaking German]

[Kaleb growling]

[Ralph speaking German]

[sirens blaring]

[Officer] This dog is a true servant of the Reich.

[dog barking]

What do we have here?

And this accidentally fell into your pocket.

I told you what would happen if you were caught

stealing food from the animals, didn't I?

[tense uneasy music] [Joshua panting]

Shame on you.

Before you kill me, there's one thing you should know.

All this time that I took care of Blitz, as you call him,

I was not taking care of your dog, but my dog.

His name is Kaleb.

What are you talking about?

He was born on a Tuesday at 11:30 in the morning,

and has three brothers and sisters.

So you see, Herr Gerstler, your beloved Blitz

is really a Jewish dog.

That's most unfortunate news, turn around.

[fist thudding] [dogs barking]

Come, we must go.

Wait, come on, Kaleb.

[dogs barking]

[Kaleb whining]

Come, come, Kaleb.

Kaleb, Kaleb, come, come, come.

- Kaleb let's go, come. - [whistles blaring]

Kaleb, come.

Kaleb, come with me now, Kaleb.

- Kaleb, no. - [sirens blaring]

No, no, Kaleb, Kaleb.

Kaleb come, come, come here.

Kaleb, Kaleb.

[sirens blaring] [Kaleb barking]

- [escapees shouting] - Where is he going?

[man screaming]

[Joshua] Just follow him.

[soldiers shouting] [sirens blaring]

[fence sparking] [escapee shouting]

[gunfire blasting] [tense dramatic music]

[soldiers shouting] [horse whinnying]

[gunfire blasting] [escapees shouting]

[sirens blaring]

[insects chirping] [owl hooting]

[gasping] It hurts.

Oh my God.

You were hit.

[speaking Hebrew]

I think the bullet might still be in you.

If I had a knife, maybe I could get it out,

but this wound has to be disinfected.

Should I go get something?

The forest is crawling with Germans and their dogs.

We'll wait until the sun rises.

It's your job to guard us now, Kaleb,

with your good ears, to make sure no one

is coming close to us.

Am I going to die?

[man] Try to lie still.

I've been a good man.

Yes, you have.

Maybe now I can see my Getel in heaven.

My dear friend.

I'm grateful that I will die a free man,

here in God's beautiful forest,

and not in that den of iniquity.

[leaves crunching]

Our fellow prisoners will never even have a burial.

Come, let's go.

I think Mr. Neuman would like it

if we say a prayer for him.

[speaking Hebrew]

[tense uneasy music]

Where are we going?

We have to keep moving south, maybe towards Yugoslavia.

And according to where the sun is rising and setting,

we are going south.

But we must find food and water.

[tense uneasy music]

[Joshua] What is it, Kaleb? [gasping]

[man] Go down there.

You are small, it will be easier for you.

I will watch you from here, go.

[soft tense music]

Kaleb, you stay with me, Kaleb.

[soft tense music continues]

[horse whinnying]

[fabric ripping]

There.

[water sloshing]

[rooster crowing]

In case you are hungry.

Let's go get it.

No, no, it could be an ambush.

Let's go.

Don't worry, we will do you no harm.

- Are you lost? - [man] No.

My son and I, we, our home was destroyed and my,

my wife didn't make it.

[man] I'm sorry to hear that.

Beautiful dog.

Thank you.

Come on in.

- Come. - Just come.

- It will be warm inside. - Yeah, it'll be all right.

We can allow you to sleep here, but only for one night.

It's very dangerous these days,

if you understand what I'm saying.

And you would have to sleep in the barn.

That would be fine.

We very much appreciate it.

- Just one night. - Yes.

[car approaching]

[soldiers speaking German]

[rain pattering] [soldiers speaking German]

Joshua, you and Kaleb crawl under here now.

No, no, we can't go without you.

Now, right now, before it's too late.

And remember to watch where the sun rises and sets,

and keep running to the south.

- No. - Go.

[banging]

[soldier shouting in German] [dog barking]

[tense music]

[soldiers speaking German]

[tense uneasy music] [Joshua panting]

[sighing] I know, Kaleb, I know.

This one is mine.

[owl hooting]

It's just us now.

Do you think Mama and Papa and Rachel

could also be somewhere in the forest?

What would I do without you, Kaleb?

I don't want that you just listen to me,

and never tell me your thoughts.

I will try to understand your thoughts.

[soft uneasy music]

Blitz will be your name.

[rain pattering]

[Joshua shouting]

[bells tolling in distance]

[Joshua] It must be Palm Sunday.

I remember the people across the way

used to carry these flowers.

So that must mean it's Passover too.

Papa.

Mama.

Rachel.

Our guests, that you always have at Seder...

and me.

[leaves rustling]

[Joshua singing in Hebrew]

When we dip this in the salt water,

it will remind us of the tears that the Jewish people shed

when they were in the land of Egypt.

[wolf howling in distance]

Remember when you were a little puppy,

and you found the afikomen?

Well, actually we...

I cheated,

because I put the smell of meat on the matzah.

Sometimes I worry that you miss Ralph.

It's hard for you to understand who he really was.

He loved you and really cared for you.

But I love you too.

[Kaleb panting]

[bomb exploding]

[soft tense music]

[Kaleb sniffing]

[soft tense music continues]

[birds calling]

Don't move, who are you?

Joshua.

My name is Sasha Petrovich.

- Did Kaleb bring you? - [Sasha] Who's Kaleb?

- My dog. - No.

Kaleb?

We can't take on the responsibility of a child,

and an injured one.

We are Yugoslavian partisans, you are safe with us.

We will protect you.

We can't have a child with us.

He's no longer a child with what he's gone through.

Pick him up and take him with us.

I--I can't go without Kaleb.

The most important thing is your own life.

Pick him up.

[Joshua crying] [partisans chattering]

[somber music]

[Kaleb yelping, barking]

Trees and darkness at night are your most loyal allies.

The winter is your friend,

since the days are short and the nights long.

Do you understand everything I'm saying?

Otherwise, you will never get out.

Always let your enemy have the illusion

that he is chasing you.

Your real power lies in the element of surprise.

- That's what Kaleb does. - [Sasha] Kaleb?

My dog.

Oh yes, you must forget about this dog.

Whatever you do, don't actually shoot a gun.

It will make too much noise.

It's a fine gun, isn't it?

I don't really like guns.

These days, it will be your best friend.

Kaleb is my best friend.

It's quite beautifully made.

I took it myself from the shoulder of a Nazi.

Aim at the bottles.

[gun blasting] [Kaleb whining]

I told you not to shoot the gun.

[tense music]

- You want Germans here? - It was an accident.

There's no room for accidents here.

- It was my fault. - [leaves rustling]

- Shh. - She told me not to--

You see what you have done?

[Joshua] No, no!

Kaleb, no, don't shoot, don't shoot.

- It's Kaleb. Kaleb. - [Kaleb whining]

I knew you would find me.

We will divide into three squads.

The first squad will put an ambush

on the road to the village.

The second will go into a house

to take the food and clothing we need.

The third group will attack

the German soldiers patrolling the area.

Any questions from anyone?

Yes, Joshua?

Am I going on this assignment too?

Perhaps, I'm not sure yet.

[rooster crowing] [tense uneasy music]

Hello, is someone there?

- Hello? - [man] Come in.

Oh, no no, no.

No, don't hurt us.

Oh my God, please, no.

No, no, no, not the animals, please.

- They keep us alive. - [tense uneasy music]

[partisans chattering]

[partisans cheering]

[partisans singing in foreign language]

[partisans speaking in foreign language]

Joshua, you helped us a lot today.

Thank you.

But you cannot stay with us, it's too difficult.

It's too dangerous for us and for you.

But where can I go?

We managed to borrow some money from the farmers today,

and we'll buy you a passage to Palestine.

- Palestine? - You will be safe there.

Please, let me stay with you.

[insects chirping]

Here's for the boy's passage,

and I've also brought you the dog.

Be brave little man, you will have a better life.

Come, we must hurry.

You cannot take the dog with you.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Kaleb is coming with me.

We have no room for a dog.

He's part of the payment for your passage, he's mine now.

No, Kaleb is coming with me.

We are letting you go because you are a child

and you are alone.

This is why I have Kaleb, so I don't have to be alone.

He's staying here.

No Kaleb, Kaleb.

- Kaleb, no, Kaleb! - [Kaleb barking]

Kaleb, Kaleb, come, come, Kaleb, Kaleb.

- No, no, Kaleb, Kaleb. - Sit down, quiet.

- Calm down. - Kaleb.

[refugee] Calm down, it'll be okay.

[crying] No, no, Kaleb.

[Kaleb whimpering] [soft poignant music]

- [Joshua crying] - [man] Come here, dog.

[Joshua crying]

[man] Hey, dog, come here, do what I say.

[dramatic music]

Dog! Hey dog, come here.

Kaleb. No, no, no, go back.

We have to rescue him, he'll drown.

- Please help, stop the boat. - [man] Sit down.

Turn, turn the boat around, please.

- [man] Shh. - [Joshua] Kaleb, go back.

[water splashing]

Kaleb! [coughing]

Let's turn the boat around. Let's turn, turn it.

Kaleb, Kaleb.

- [Kaleb whimpering] - Kaleb.

[music continues]

- [man] All right, grab the oar. - [man 2] Give the man a hand.

[Joshua coughing] [refugees chattering]

Kaleb, Kaleb.

[soft gentle music] [refugees chattering]

[Joshua] Are we all that's left of our family?

What kind of life will we have?

Thank you for keeping me warm.

[soft gentle music continues]

[soft thoughtful music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[woman singing in Hebrew]