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- Something the matter? - No, nothing.

We were to go for a walk ...

l know.

- Want something? - No.

Leave that!

You asshole!

l won't have you fooling me.

May l?

No!

You idiot!

l've always tried to show you ...

... what is good in life.

To warm you against evil.

l thought l'd never have to punish you.

Nor have l up to now.

But now l must change my mind.

You'll drink a spoon of cod-liver oil ...

... go to in bed without supper.

And now it's bath time.

Can l splash?

No.

Do something about this.

Your mother doesn't know.

What doesn't she know?

- That you're so dumb! - Dumb yourself!

Oh yeah? You'll be sorry!

l'll go under.

But devils will roast you in brimstone.

Stupid!

Catch me out being roasted of bath in brimstone!

Come out!

''There are many families of fly''

''But none so noble as Oestridae''.

And l shan't either be roasted in brimstone!

When are you working tomorrow?

ln the afternoon.

- Can you take the kids out? - Yes.

Can l come along, too?

You never know.

Madagascar .. .

Ten of these for it.

Take the knife.

No!

''Youth never price into beauty or age''.

''To the stripling all maids have allure. To the young ...''

''... no beauty is fading, To the guileless ...''

''all women are pure''.

''To the guileless all women are pure''.

''Pan Tadeusz'', idiot,

is our greatest patriotic poem

Repeat that

''Pan Tadeusz'', idiot, is our greatest ... ... patriotic poem.

''Tadeusz, though a youth of almost menty .. .''

''... And used to city ways'',

had a priest for guardian ...

''When all the world was bathed in blood and tears .. .''

Screw this!

You don't beat children!

''Man, if you knew ...''

''... what power you have'',

''When like a spark in a cloud an idea ...''

''... begins to flicker unseen ...''

''in your head''.

''lf l knew ...''

''... only one need be kindled'',

''And no sooner is it than like That gathering storm ...''

''... it is awaited in silence...''

''By Satan and angels ...''

What's that from?

Nothing we've done.

l should hope not.

Because l'm not allowed to teach it.

But it's your duty to know it.

As Poles!

Nought.

''Forefathers' Eve, Part Three''.

Very good. You've read it.

Yes.

Ah, but you're not allowed to.

More is the pity.

Nought.

''Each of you could'',

''Though imprisoned, alone'',

''By sheer force of thought and belief'',

''Topple and raise the mightiest throne''.

Back to your places!

Tadek!

You've visitors at home.

You're lying!

Bastards! l'll kill them!

Give me that!

Out of your mind?

Look at you!

Tadek, look me up. Put me away!

Look joyful ! Smile!

Keep the step!

you, why aren't you mopping?

Stop the music!

As your class tutor l have to talk to you.

Your tomfoolery has put a boy in hospital.

And a first-rate teacher has had to leave.

And why?

Because some half-wit had an urge to go climbing.

You and you, report to me after class.

What for? Catch me reporting!

- My father is policeman. - Stu_ your father!

Starting today, l'll be taking Polish.

We'll begin with ''Pan Tadeusz''.

Any questions?

O_icially, as you probably know,

l represent the School Inspectors.

But l've come to you privately,

as a friend and counselor.

So l shall draw a veil over recent incidents.

You know what l mean, don't you?

You're silent ...

That's good.

lt means we have a tacit understanding.

Now here's a private question.

Who of you goes to church?

l asked a question!

Well?

Sit down!

l'm glad to see

you have that much courage.

And that's exactly what l wanted to talk about.

Courage.

A quality that only the best possessed.

Man like Zawisza the Black, Kosciuszko,

Pawel Finder.

But what of us?

What of you?

The hope and future of this country.

So let's be absolutely frank.

Do you have the courage ...

... to say to your parents this coming Sunday: No!

And to say

to your conscience: Yes.

To study, to broaden your mind, to go to the cinema ...

... rather than to church.

ls it all right to play football?

Of course.

Football's a noble game.

l even play it myself.

Sit down! Quiet!

l'm a terrible du_er.

But, as you see, l have the courage to admit it.

l know what you're going to say. Your parents ...

Who farted?

lt can happen to anyone.

So consider what's better:

To throw o_ the joke

of parental bondage ...

... or plunge the nation into superstition.

You, citizens of a free

country! Poles!

Well? Do you have the courage?

That's gratifying.

Next Sunday ...

... we shall be helping on the land.

Thank you.

Attendance is compulsory.

Now, for the second time,

who farted?

You dirty old man!

Sir! They're coming!

To work! Quick!

Have the scarves ready!

At school, work and battle be prepared!

Be prepared!

Your school has been singled out for the honor ...

... of having mo pupils represent you ...

... at the central camp.

The Guider's inspecting us.

Tadeusz Krzywanski, Wieslawa Gados,

Roman Tylman and Tomasz Zukowski

stand up!

Who of you would like to go to camp?

Though first you'll have to pass an exam.

Well?

- Are you good students? - Yes.

You?

Come on, don't be nervous.

He has to look after his mother.

She's sick.

The doctor said she needs attention.

l believe you.

And relax. It's a creditable excuse.

Remember!

You only have the mother.

Now the next sti_.

What happened to you?

l tripped.

Let's hear what this du_er has to say.

My father is in prison.

What are your grades like?

Aue_age.

He's my best student.

- How ought to go. - Pipe down, scum!

Really?

l'm sorry.

Honestly, l didn't choose the candidates.

l'm sure you didn't.

l'll take him to camp without an exam.

A mind of his own, has he?

Yes.

l think you'll like it there.

Don't cry, Tom.

Did Dad do anything wrong?

No.

lt's the times.

l don't want to go to the camp.

You don't have to.

We'll get by somehow.

Eat up. It's good for you.

Breakfast, Tom.

Something wrong?

No, nothing.

How dare you? Eat up!

Help! Folks!

l'll go there.

Dad!

The deluge.

Shit at dawn - that's the form.

Jerk o_ at night to build up might.

- Be prepared! - Be prepared!

Breakfast in 1 5 minutes! Get dressed!

And you, why are you standing like this, sprite?

l...

l want to use the toilet.

Need to pee companion

or to shit?

Shit.

Shit.

Please.

Toilet nr 4.

You'll be late.

... as we forgive them that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us ...

l'll be on duty tomorrow.

Quite a library, huh?

But not for you, manikin.

You never know what might be here.

Do you believe in Almighty God?

Yes.

Well, keep it dark.

l'll show you something.

Be sure no one snitches on you.

You're not allowed in here.

- Hey! Is your father in prison? - Yes.

Well, be prepared!

Once again.

Lustily and together!

As is our custom, you will now ...

... be addressed by the camp chairman.

Welcome to our camp, pioneers from all over Poland.

For three months we shall be working together and getting ...

... to know each other ...

Are you good at history?

l asked if you're good at history?

Not bad.

Will you help me?

Because l find it tough going.

When we return home ... ... to our schools and troops,

it will be our duty to pull our weight in the work ...

... of school and local organs.

We will soon be enrolling in the Youth Union ...

Go on!

... and the staunchest of us in the Party.

ln due course we will become party activists ...

Jaws or State farmers?

Provocation. Come on!

This is the camp, not a commando course.

l think they did splendidly.

l'm proud of them.

Comrade!

This was sheer stupidity!

lt was your duty to the organization.

l'm proud of you!

Be prepared!

''Losses were great, dashed hopes frequent''.

''Of those fared well many remained in America''.

''Losses who were great'',

''dashed hopes frequent .. .''

Who's for the photography club?

Want me to put your name down?

Yes. Please do.

How about you?

No. l'm down for bugling and paper cuts.

Who wants to join ... ... the photography club?

Dear Mom,

This is my third day at the All-Poland Camp.

l feel fine except for a constant stomachache ...

Pathfunder Zukowski !

Why didn't you chase the provocateur?

l didn't know ...

But Dominik could?

And has been rewarded?

Rewarded?

You're having me on.

You wait!

How did you rumble this provocateur?

His behavior was contrary to ...

Contrary to regulations?

Simple enough, but not for Manikins.

Think provocateurs are common?

My father said they were.

Very common?

Very common.

And communists?

According to him, genuine communists are rare.

Meaning there are more provocateurs?

Yes. No.

Wanting in political vigilance: Kaminski, Zukowski .. .

You dropped it?

Thanks.

They can kiss my ass.

Assuming my father still has his job.

Pathfinder!

Was that in Madagascar?

Didn't you know?

Stay onguard guys!

Will you go with us?

Do you want him to come along?

Got any bucks?

- Yes l do. - How much?

20 zloties.

That'll bring some bad luck.

Just in case, l know nothing.

Just in case, l know nothing.

Some time back l tuned into some good stu_.

In Poznan during a strike

a tram was ove_urnede,

a 1 3yr oId boy scout got injured

as he Ieft home for shopping in

order to help his sick mother,

he got shot on the head ...

What do l know about my parents?

That's your assignment theme.

Tell us what you know about your parents.

We would like to know you, your parents,

who they are, whether they work, whether

they are party members, who their friends are .. .

My parents.. .

my father works in the militia as a sergeant.. .

- but doesn't wear uniform... - Why?

You see my dad... has very special duties...

Doesn't he like his job?

He used to be an ironworker but prefers to be a militiaman.

Why?

The pay is good ...

...and Mom doesn't have to work.

ls that all? You don't know much, do you?

What would you add?

l imagine his father find the work satisfying ...

... because it strengthens people's rule.

Very good.

Repeat the whole sentence!

My father likes his work because ...

... it strengthens people's rule.

You see!

Don't interrupt!

And how do your parents spend their free time?

Dad sleeps ...

... and Mom prays that they don't kill him.

l don't follow you. Kill him?

Dad got shot at.

But he got away.

He was given a medal later.

For bravery.

Write the whole truth about your parents.

Here comes the test.

Let the whole class hear.

l said l believe this will be a test ...

... of your characters ...

... and truthfulness.

- What's your name? - Pathfinder Dominik.

Hand these out.

They're subsidiary questions which you have to answer.

What do we write under ...

lt's all explained there.

What do you want?

l have to go out a minute.

Be right back.

For Saturday l want ...

... a composition ... ... on one of your campmates.

Everything you know about him.

Name?

Pathfinder Zukowski

temporarily excused.

Proceed!

Keep out!

They're so filthy!

Dad!

The deluge!

You disgusting pig!

MARXISTS TELL THE TRUTH

This is it!

Do you know what the Colonial League was?

No.

What's this?

My postage stamp. A Madagascar, 1 937.

You brought only on stamp?

Yes.

And it just happens to be a Madagascar?

And what do you know ...

... of the colonial ambitions of the pre-war satisfying ...

Nothing.

You'd like Madagascar to be a Polish colony?

l guess so.

You ought to read this.

lt's a composition about you.

About me?

Yes.

They're not all as lazy as you.

ls it true that you once said:

''No, it's join the Youth Union; my father would kill me''.

No, it's not true.

That's what l also thought.

But your mother, on hearing of Comrade Stalin's death,

did she say that God had at last taken pity on us?

Yes. That is true.

But at the time l didn't know what she meant.

l believe you.

Do you like preserves?

This is home-made.

My mother also makes preserves.

You wrote a beautiful letter to her.

How do you know?

Well, it's the second thing l wanted to tell you.

But you're not angry with me, l hope?

No. But it's wrong.

Perhaps.

But, like it or not,

l don't think that ...

... correspondence at our camp should be kept private.

We have to know and understand each other.

At any rate that's what l was taught to believe,

how l was brought up.

l'd like to have a son like you.

Now, Attention!

We wipe the portraits dry.

Absolutely dry!

Photographing glazed portraits is especially tricky.

lf it's not set up just right you get refraction.

And now, go to it.

l wish you fruitFul labors.

But they're muckraking!

Slandering staunch communists!

Ranting about the crimes and deformations of Stalinism!

How can the Party tolerate a paper like that?

The same old arguments:

close an o_ending paper.

Forbid criticism and debate, tighten censorship.

And turn Poland into a giant Poznan.

Blood, shooting, workers versus Party.

Not workers! Western provocateurs!

Dollars engineered the bloodshed in Poznan!

Party members, youth, workers. They're western provocateurs?

l can't make you out at all.

lt was you who taught me the Party is never wrong,

That history is on our side.

Yes. History is on our side.

And the Party's strength lies in ... ... not glossing over errors,

in facing up to malpractice and criticizing it radically.

That is why Gomulka has been rehabilitated.

Why did you come here? To destroy me?

No, because l love you.

No, don't! Leave me alone!

Take your papers and go back to Warsaw!

What are you doing here?

The door was open.

So hat!

You've done for.

You don't understand.

She wants the world to be better, people to be .. .

... honest and equal.

You'll be as big a bastard as my father.

As for her, the director ...

- No, he's all right. - Are you crazy?

They're the crazy ones.

And so are you now, halfass.

My father will soon be lat of out of jail.

How do you know he ever will?

- Because he's innocent. - She said that?

Yes. It was a mistake.

They made a mistake.

Yes. It's been known.

The fucking bitch!

Take the back! Go on!

- She's led you a dance, manikin. - You're lying!

You're rotten! And stupid!

- He won't snitch? - No.

''Exploiting the workers, capitalists .. .''

'' ... make outrageous fortunes''.

''Exploiting the workers, capitalists .. .''

Dominik, come with us!

Are you a real communist?

Of course.

Why do you ask?

l guess he means it.

ln that case swear that you're real communist.

So help me God!

Okay!

lt's nice here.

What gives?

Turn it up.

... Investigation depa_ment officers .. .

... to_ured prisoners in their clutches.

l refuse to listen!

Swine!

This is a trap!

Help!

Jurek, stop it!

Lay o_ him!

The falsely convinceda

But the pa_yuthorities are .. .

... resisting rehabiIitation

WELCOME HEROlC MINERS!

Quiet!

Listen! When our guests arrive .. .

... l want all of you to line up.

Let's rehearse it.

You'll take care of the decorations.

They're your responsibility.

Hands o_ the Odra Hands o_ the Nysa

Hands o_ our western borders.

These are our lands the realm of our kings

We are the ones who won the west.

No Pope gave us our seacoast.

No bishop ruled in Silesia.

With Polish soldiers' blood These lands are stained

On them dwelled our forebears.

Right, sing!

What are you cutting out?

An exclamation point.

- Let's see. - Why?

They're coming tomorrow, right?

lt hurts.

l have to tell you that at a time ...

.. when our finest sons are making ...

... an even mightier e_ort at work and school ...

... for our socialist motherland.

subversive elements abetted by the western imperialists .. .

... have embarked on subversive activities.

lt will now be our duty to be mice as vigilant.

To the imperialists and subversives we say: No!

Be prepared!

Attention! Dismiss!

What's going to happen?

Do you like me a bit?

A lot.

Would you in an extremity Ieave me to fend for myself?

No. Never.

Nor would l forsake a friend in need.

Me neither.

Know who is now most in need of help?

lt's needed by communists.

By the working classes, by honest, sterling people.

And by us, by our organization, by the country ...

... and swore to serve.

l understand. And l'll never play false.

Let's to my mother.

''Rehabilitation of political prisoners''

''The falsely convinced are returning home''.

ln view of the country's situation ...

... guard will now be mounted at night.

Before going on duty ...

... study the regulations.

At school, work and battle be prepared!

The first watch

will be taken by you and you!

Follow me!

Who else?

My name is Tomasz Zukowski.

lt was my fault.

We were listening to Radio Free Europe.

But Dominik ...

Pathfinder Dominik refused to.

So we forced him to physically.

He began to cry.

Calm down.

l consider ...

... that our behavior ...

... was beastly and dishonest.

l deserve to be punished.

Who else was with you?

Jerzy Kaminski ...

... and Kazimierz Domagala.

Stand up!

Well, what's to be done with you?

l told you. Expel me from the camp.

Check this.

We have other plans for you.

The comrades from Warsaw.

... were most impressed by your candid testimony.

So were we for that matter.

You have helped us weed out dangerous enemies.

That counts.

We'd like to have you on the camp executive.

What do you say?

lt isn't fair.

Tomorrow you'll move into a sta_ room.

Traitors!

Attention!

Just you wait!

Why don't you salute a camp o_icer?

l sure put him down, didn't l?

Now l have to write a report.

Pathfinder, Zukowski !

You have a visitor.

He's downstairs.

l knew they'd let you out!

lt was a mistake, wasn't it?

Yes.

l exposed some provocateurs.

Buddies on the face of it,

but actually enemies.

You've grown.

From your brother.

Aren't you pleased?

l'm pleased.

Listen, why don't you come home with me?

At a time like this?

Rampant counter - revolution, a renegade press.

We had to ban reading the newspapers.

And l'm to return home?

l'll see the director. l'm sure he'll agree.

Mother will be tickled pink.

Aren't you homesick?

You don't understand a thing!

An investigation has to be conducted .. .

... and the guilty punished.

We have to close ranks.

Sever the hand...

... raised against the Party!

Take it to the library. It's forbidden reading.

Almighty God!

Give her strength and courage.

Crush the counter - revolution and our enemies.

Help us to triumph.

See the Guider anywhere?

Be prepared!

Why are they sending us home?

ldiot!