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POLISH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC YEAR 1990

POLISH PEOPLE'S ARMY

They're only children.

Service to the fatherland requires sacrifices.

YEAR 1990

Since the last test was a disaster, let's revisit the subject of Chornobyl.

What should first be used to cool the hot reactor core?

Who knows? Alicja?

Alicja? Tell us.

What?

How do you cool down a reactor?

No idea, dad.

"Professor."

I don't know, professor.

A hot reactor should first be cooled with as much water as possible.

Simply water.

Thank you, class.

Goodbye.

I saw the cigarettes!

Must you draw attention to yourself?

I draw attention to myself?

Science.

Yes, professor.

Dad.

Dad!

ADAM SŁODOWY DIY FOR EVERYONE

I asked you so many times…

not to draw attention to yourself.

Why do we always pick backwater holes? Can't we go to a big city?

It's not that simple.

That color in your hair…

Can you remove it somehow?

- Okay? - Sure.

I'll go for a walk.

Around the village.

Get over here, punk!

Come here!

Scribbling something again?

What the hell? That's mine!

Give it back!

You know what I'll do? I'll plow over this.

Just like that.

You'll learn respect for real work!

Stop!

No! Stop it!

Stop! You'll run over him!

You'll kill him! Stop!

Stop!

Gimme some.

That's mine!

What was that?

Now, this is what you show them.

What's it mean?

Don't know, but that's how they tick people off in movies.

Where did you get the strength to lift a tractor?

I eat a lot of sugar.

My old man doesn't like them.

He doesn't like it that I draw.

He says that's why he drinks.

- I've never seen anyone… - Did a radio ever speak to you?

Yes.

Every time I turn it on.

- It even sings. - Not like to everyone.

A voice spoke directly to me.

A voice speaking directly to you?

In the third experiment, as you recall,

we charged Kuba's comb by rubbing it.

It has to be plastic. As it is rubbed…

Professor, what's going on?

Alicja…

have you already approached the principal

about the art contest?

- Art contest? - Did you ask?

Not yet.

Pack up. It's high time.

Can you tell me what's going on?

What are those trucks?

- Dad, come on! - Get in!

- Who are those people? - No time to argue about that!

Give me short, clear answers.

Has anything unusual happened recently?

Short, clear answers!

It is somewhat possible that I lifted a tractor yesterday.

Anything else?

Talk to me! Come on!

The radio started playing a lullaby, and it wasn't even plugged in.

Who are those people in the trucks?

Department 92.

I destroyed their lab once.

What lab? Are they chasing you?

It's not about me.

They're here for you.

Alicja!

I wanted to tell you so many times…

but either I lacked the strength or the courage.

Now, we're out of time.

Eleven years ago, the head of Department 92

wanted to conduct an extremely dangerous experiment

using you and your sister.

- I have a sister? - You had one.

I couldn't save her.

And… mom?

I was a military scientist in communist Poland.

I don't know who your real parents were.

I should have told you this long ago.

Time to go.

I'll tell you the rest on the way.

Please.

All those stories about mom were lies?

I wanted you to have a childhood. A normal life, like any kid.

Everything will be fine. I promise.

It will be okay.

You pestered me about leaving.

We're leaving!

Your sister and you have an extraordinary power.

And you…

you are my…

phenomenon.

I love you.

Daddy…

Daddy…

Let's grab her!

What are you doing?

- What is that? - This is for you.

Go home.

Who were those soldiers?

Some super-secret department that…

I don't know… They killed my dad.

I don't know what kind of crap I got myself into,

but I can't drag you along.

Go home!

I don't want to.

- What are you doing? - Get up.

No.

Get up now!

- What's that? - A souvenir from my dad.

And what is your name?

Jester.

Strange name.

I picked it myself.

- What does it mean? - "Jester" means "warrior."

I promise not to get in the way and…

do whatever you want.

I need to find my sister.

And I will.

Let's go.

- We need a gas station. - We need to find my sister!

She contacted me over the radio. It wasn't even turned on.

What was the message?

A lullaby.

Right.

A lullaby plays from a radio that's turned off.

From this you conclude your late sister is alive and communicating with you.

You been drinking?

- You can always go home. - Let's not get carried away.

This is me, and this is her.

She was older.

The only thing I remember about her is that lullaby.

It was a message from her.

You're crazy.

And I'm hungry.

And who is she that she can do such things?

No idea.

- Did she contact you before? - Here you go.

Thank you.

No messages sent through the aquarium filter?

The coffee grinder? No lullabies from the kettle?

Come on! I'm just trying to understand.

Listen!

You can lift tractors, and she can play lullabies over dead radios.

- Jester… - Maybe you both are…

Time to run!

Jester!

In there!

Take your hooks off me!

- Hang them up. - No!

Let him go.

It's me you want.

Don't touch that!

That's my dad's.

Your dad's?

So happened I knew him.

I wanted to serve in this department because I felt

there was a world different from this one.

That night,

I realized my search was over.

I'm sorry.

That man wasn't your father.

He was.

He was the best person and best dad I could ever have.

He was a traitor.

He deceived us all that night.

He stole you. Like a thief.

Like a rat.

But I don't forgive debts.

I don't forget.

And finally, after so many years,

I could pay him back.

With one shot.

Straight to the heart.

And you…

You saw it up close.

I envy you that.

Come on!

Alicja!

Ala…

The closest town.

White tower.

Tonight!

- Alicja! - It's me!

- Ala! - Didn't I tell you?

The closest town. White tower.

- Let's go! - What white tower?

Tonight!

You've got a superpower!

You can lift people, tractors, trucks…

- Where's the nearest town? - You're from another world!

There are people like this in comic books!

They use superpowers to save the world! You, too, can be like them…

Yes.

It's time you finally learned the truth.

I am not from Earth.

I was sent here from another planet.

I am the daughter of a great superhero,

and got the power from him.

I knew it! Who is he? What's his name?

My father's name is…

- Tell me! - Lech Walesa!

BOOKSTORE

I'm sorry.

- I got it! - What?

I'll write a comic book about us.

Even if you're not a superhero, in here, you'll be one forever.

Have you seen it?

What?

The white tower!

Don't look back.

Come on.

Don't worry. We're safe in the crowd.

You think I'm afraid?

If anything happens, just find a tractor and throw it around.

There's the back door!

They went out the back! Grab them!

Come with us if you want to live.

Come.

I know her.

My name is Lena.

- I am… - My sister.

- And a superhero in a wheelchair! - Stop it!

It's not the most convenient,

but it doesn't need fuel and doesn't break down.

And who are you, and what's your superpower?

I'm Adam.

And my power?

I'm a true friend.

Morning!

Morning.

Here.

- You control electricity? - Energy.

Okay. And…

Anything else?

Laser eyes? Predicting the future?

Jester!

Just electricity.

I can't move my leg, but I can kick hard.

And… Ala?

She controls gravity.

I wouldn't say "controls."

You can mentally control the intensity of the gravitational force.

The force of gravity is constant, but you can cause it to increase.

The object affected by the greater gravitational force

is pinned to the ground.

Or if you decrease the intensity of gravity, the object…

Flies up.

Exactly.

Maybe we can test the extent of your powers?

- Let's go. - Here.

Do you remember our parents?

Just a few images.

I'd like to remember mom.

In truth, I don't remember her face.

Her voice.

Sometimes, I remember sounds…

scents…

Do you know how her blueberry pie smelled?

It was the best. You could eat half a pie yourself.

- No way. - Really!

Then you'd go, "My tummy aches!"

- You're making this up! - No, I'm not.

I'm just creatively filling in the blanks.

Do you think they could do what we can do?

Maybe they're still alive? Did try to find them?

If they were alive, they would have found us.

Who was the man who raised you?

Ala!

Everyone called him "Colonel."

He didn't raise me.

He locked me up, like a trophy.

That night, when the experiment was stopped,

my world changed.

Forever.

Let me out!

He didn't deserve to be called a father.

What was your adoptive father like?

The first thing I remember is how he saved me.

Now I see that…

he gave me the world.

Ever wonder what our lives could have been like?

Maybe we'd share a room, the same dolls, a bunk bed…

I'd probably inherit your clothes.

And I'd plait you super braids.

And we'd play hopscotch! No! Rock-paper-scissors!

- I never played that before. - You're kidding?

Let's go, then.

One, two, three!

Not bad… for your first time!

I like this song.

You have no idea how often I thought about you.

Why did you find her just now?

I couldn't do a thing.

The Colonel has been looking for you.

His geophysicists monitored seismic waves.

Monitored disturbances in the gravitational field.

A few days ago, his sensors caught the biggest one ever.

In your village.

I couldn't let him grab you.

I asked Adam for help,

and we set out to find you.

But…

why would he look for me?

He wants our abilities just for himself.

He wants to finish what he started, using you and me.

Finish what?

The Russians called people like us "flaws."

What's that?

Relax…

Go!

- Your turn! - But how?

Just try!

Let's go!

Stop!

Come on!

Ala!

Well…

This is new.

How romantic.

Nothing is impossible.

You just need to want it a little more.

- But I can't do this. - Tomorrow is another day.

Having powers is one thing.

- Controlling them is the hard part. - I don't want this!

My dad is dead, the army is after me,

I have a sister I don't know…

We won't escape.

- This will never end. - Right.

The Colonel won't let up.

But I can help you.

Teach you how to control your power.

You won't have to run anymore.

You will no longer be afraid.

Let's start with something light.

You can do it.

You're not interested in the object.

You are interested in what connects it to the earth.

If you focus on that force,

if you feel it, you'll learn to control it.

Great.

Just great.

You have no idea how many times I failed.

But I didn't give up.

I pushed until I succeeded.

This isn't about me.

If I had been able to control this power,

maybe I could have saved him?

- He'd be here with us. - You don't know that.

But you know you can protect others.

We can mess up the Colonel's plans.

I have to tell you one more thing.

You and I, together,

with the right reactor, can release a new type of energy.

They call it meson energy.

With it, the Colonel wants to create a bomb.

Mightier than a thousand suns.

Meson energy is a myth.

- The Americans and Russians failed… - They didn't have us.

If used to evil means, this energy could be very dangerous.

But in a small dose, it could free me from this.

You'd be able to walk…

I know I have no right to ask you.

But if we play this right, I could get up on my own two feet.

I need you!

We have to go to this lab.

Use his resources and make me healthy again.

Then we'll burn down his toys, and no one will ever use them.

No one else will suffer, and we'll be safe.

And we'll go dancing.

Thank you!

Your fear makes you weak!

Don't let it control you.

Remember, you are in control.

Bring back the feelings of happiness, safety,

harmony…

Great!

To swim, you have to get wet.

Time to go out in the field.

I've got plans for tonight.

FUNFAIR

PRIZES

Can we do it?

Sure.

Give me five!

What's going on? Is that you?

Great! I dub you the best jacket in the area!

Like the jacket?

- Totally! - Let your hair down.

Okay!

- Let's go. - Over there?

This is not a good idea!

It will be all right!

Tell her!

- It will be fine! - You too!

You'll be all right!

My legs!

Look, I'm flying!

This is great!

- You see this? - Yes, I do!

Go wild!

Ala! Look!

Sorry!

Jester!

Ala…

Yes?

I'm not sure, but this might have been my fault.

Here.

How come?

When I saw you and Adam,

the lights went out.

But I have nothing against you two.

Nothing is going on.

I've known Adam for a long time.

He's like a brother to me.

But when you become close to someone,

it almost feels like family.

You're afraid to lose him.

Jester is still a kid.

He's out of his league.

I wouldn't forgive myself if anything happened to him.

But you are ready.

We can move on.

I wanted to be with you! See everything up close!

- To be able to draw it! - I'll tell you all about it.

In full detail.

I'll be the superhero of your dreams.

You don't get it.

You are one.

You don't become a superhero when you use some powers.

You become one when…

you decide to save a life.

Adam will take care of you.

- Sure. - Wait for us here.

Remember everything. I'll have to draw it all later.

Sometimes in my dreams,

I would see this place.

What you see here is just the tip of the iceberg.

There is a secret laboratory underground.

A closed circuit

and millions of tons of water all around.

Better keep your powers in check.

It's all under control.

The Colonel won't get anywhere without us.

He needs both you and me. That's our advantage.

First, my legs. Then I short-circuit it, and we get out.

And then, Jester.

What about Jester?

We go back to get him.

Right, we go back to get him.

No one's here.

It only looks that way.

The heart of the anthill is underground.

The other flaw.

You don't remember me, do you?

You've grown up.

But I'd still recognize you.

Your eyes…

They haven't changed.

Curious about the world, yet impenetrable.

Almost like your sister's. Almost…

Congratulations.

- What do you mean? - You haven't told her?

About what?

What a girl in a wheelchair can accomplish

that a whole unit of soldiers couldn't.

Bring you back, daughter.

Home.

This is not my home.

And I'm not your daughter. You killed my dad!

Service to the fatherland demands sacrifice.

Your false father didn't understand that.

Fortunately, your real sister understands this much better.

I owe her a lot.

And there's a lot more coming.

Lena?

What's he talking about?

We'll do great things together.

You're not going to help him!

You're not helping him make a bomb?

You lied to me.

No, I haven't.

I didn't lie when I said I was alone here.

That I'm a cripple.

Those were not lies.

And if I told you everything, would you still want to help me?

- I wanted to help you. - No one ever helped me!

All my life, I could rely only on myself!

Even he agreed to help me for his benefit.

Speaking of benefits…

I promised to fix you.

And I'll keep my word.

Ala!

You may think I deceived you since I haven't told you everything.

That I let you down. You have the right to feel that way.

But nothing's changed.

Without you, I will never be able to stand on my feet.

I will never have a normal life.

I know you may think I don't deserve it, but please, help me.

Just this one time.

That's all I ask for…

I beg you!

You're my only real family.

Don't abandon me like everyone else.

Can we begin?

Finally.

Twenty years of proving to those morons at the Ministry this makes sense.

Ten years!

Ten years of searching for you!

There's is a battle going on in the nucleus of every atom.

Protons and neutrons are held together only by mesons.

Whoever can control them

will obtain a source of unimaginable energy.

The energy

that will change the world.

Close the pods!

Power level 50%.

Permissible deviation 0.2.

Calibration 3.0.

Time 15 seconds.

Let me warn you that the procedure of streaming your anomalies

should no longer be life-threatening.

But can still be extremely unpleasant.

Time to start.

Lena!

Lena! Say something!

We got it, sis…

Ala!

Ala will give it to me.

This was a moving small step for a woman.

Now it's time for a giant leap for humanity.

- You want to destroy the world? - On the contrary.

They wanted to close down the Department.

The cold war is over. The old system is over. I'm finished!

But now, I have something that can't be pushed to the side.

And it is not the end.

This is a new beginning.

A real transformation.

You're crazy!

Lena, this isn't why we're here.

You're okay now, you don't need this.

Go back to your pods. Lena!

Hand me the capacitor.

You won't need it anymore.

Open fire!

- What are you doing? - My daughter…

Why?

I protected you!

You don't know the world! What people are like!

I know perfectly well what people are like.

They're just like you.

All they know is contempt and the lust for power.

That's how you raised me.

Do you know what it feels like to be at someone's mercy?

But you know what the worst part is?

Those smiles.

The sympathetic, pitying ones.

What a fate, a wicked world.

Not only is she an orphan, she's broken!

And everyone's empathetic, smiling.

They go to their homes and their games.

There, they smile for real.

And you?

You're still stuck here.

You're just an anomaly.

A stain

on their beautiful world.

But soon enough,

their world won't be so beautiful.

It will be broken!

Just like me!

You're sick.

- You always have been. - You can walk now. Don't be like him!

Who will stop him then?

You won't kill me, will you?

Service to the fatherland requires sacrifice.

- Your parents are alive! - You lie!

This is for my childhood.

Why did you do that?

After everything they've done to us, to our parents…

- He said they were alive. - He lied.

He lied all his life!

Lena…

Someone must avenge us.

Us.

The imperfect.

- We'll level the playing field. - Revenge is not…

- You want war with the whole world? - Call it war.

I call it a struggle for due respect.

The world will yield, not I.

You saw what I can do with mere electricity.

Drawing on this,

I will be able to do anything, anywhere!

Alter any plan!

Take over any weapon! Any device!

Every army will be at my feet!

I will restore true balance.

In the face of such power, all shall be equal.

And weaker than you.

That's the world you want?

Step into the machine.

Charge me up!

Then I'll teach you to fly.

- Want that? - I don't know you.

- At all. - What do you mean?

I am your sister!

We're family!

You hated him so much that you became like him.

I'll say it one last time,

get into the machine and charge me up.

No.

I will never help you.

I didn't want to do this, but you give me no choice.

Come in!

Why?

I'm a true friend.

Get in the pod.

You don't even know who you really are.

Choose!

Your sister or some stray kid?

I know who I am.

I no longer need your advice.

Ala! Wake up!

Ala!

Power level 100%. Permissible deviation 0.2.

Calibration 3.0. Time 30 seconds.

You have to run.

Stop!

Reactor malfunction!

This is for daddy!

- Run. - No.

You're not getting rid of me again!

- I'll be fine. - Please!

Time for you to be a hero.

Someone has to tell this story.

Okay. Go!

Run along, little brother.

Lena…

You've been healed. You don't need this.

I want this to stop.

Lena! I beg you!

I don't…

want to live without this…

I need this weapon!

I don't want to!

Your fear makes you weak.

Then kill me!

Kill me!

I lied to you!

You all abandoned me!

I was all alone…

I thought you'd leave me there.

He would have done that.

He never believed in you.

I want to believe you can be better than you were in there.

You could've been the sister of the most powerful being in existence.

I'd rather be the sister of a regular guy.

I'm staying if anyone asks.

I dreamed about this hundreds of times.

I'm hungry.

Let's grab a bite.

I saw a bar outside the woods, file miles from here.

If you'd like to fly, I'm all for it.

- You know what I read recently? - What?

That sugar isn't so healthy after all.

- And what is? - What do you mean? Cola!

Come on!

CAFÉ

- Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas!

…a creature of unknown species attacked the crowd

and was subdued by police.

Several injured were taken to the hospital.

Ala, look!

This incident resembles recent events in Hawkins, Indiana.

Police HQ is looking into the matter. It will be hard to explain.

It's easily explained.

I found mom.

Want to meet her?