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REAL DAKOTA INTERFEST

PIOTR FIODOROV

ANASTASIYA MIKULCHINA

YEVGENIYA MALAKHOVA

KRISTINA ASMUS

AGNIYA KUZNETSOVA

SOFYA LEBEDEVA

YEKATERINA VILKOVA

DARYA MOROZ

ANATOLY BELY

VIKTOR PROSKURIN

MAKSIM DROZD

ALEKSEY BARABASH

WRITTEN BY YURI KOROTKOV, ARTIOM BITKIN, RENAT DAVLETYAROV

MAKEUP ARTIST - ANASTASIYA ESADZE

COSTUME DESIGNER - ALEKSANDR OSIPOV

SOUND EDITORS - ANATOLY BELOZIOROV A.S.F.P., SERGEY BUBENKO

EDITORS - MATVEY YEPANCHINTSEV, NATALYA KUCHERENKO

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - GRIGORY PODAEMELNY, MAKSIM POTASHNIKOV, NIKITA SUSLOV

MUSIC BY ROMAN DORMIDOSHIN

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - ARTIOM KUZMIN

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - SEMION YAKOVLEV

PRODUCERS - VLAD RIASHIN, RENAT DAVLETYAROV

DIRECTOR - RENAT DAVLETYAROV

NARRATOR - SERGEY GARMASH

THE DAWNS HERE ARE QUIET

BASED ON A NOVELLA BY BORIS VASILYEV

EPISODE 2

Comrade Sergeant!

What happened? Have you seen a ghost? - The Germans are in the woods.

How do you know? - I saw them.

Two men with machine guns in camouflage cloaks.

They killed Makarych.

Inform the squads. Red alert. Send Kiryanova to me. On the double!

Pine-Tree! Oh God. Either they are asleep or the connection's gone.

Pine-Tree! - Pine-Tree is online.

It's Seventeenth. Put me through to the Third. It's an emergency.

Stop yelling. Emergency my ass.

Vaskov, you? - Yes, Comrade Third.

What happened?

Two German soldiers were spotted in the nearby woods this morning.

Spotted by whom? - Junior Sergeant Osianina.

I called Red Alert. I think we should comb the woods.

Don't rush, Vaskov. We need to think. If we leave the facilities unattended,

they won't give us a medal, either. How did the Germans look?

With machine-guns and camouflage clocks. I'm sure they are saboteurs.

Take five girls with you and go after them while the scent is still hot.

Yes, Comrade Third.

Comrade Sergeant! - I need 5 soldiers for the searching party.

Can I go?

No. You'll stay in charge here. - Yes, sir.

Enemies were spotted in our territory, two men in total.

Our mission is to run them down and take captive or kill.

I ordered Sergeant Kiryanova to appoint 5 people to go with me.

Junior Sergeant Osianina, step forward. Call 4 soldiers from your squad.

Private Komelkova. - Yes.

Private Chetvertak. - Here.

As you were. We're going to catch the Germans, not fish.

We need people who at least know how to shoot.

We always do everything together.

OK.

I know how to shoot. My father taught me.

Private Brichkina.

Also, does anyone speak German? - I do.

What do you mean, 'I do'? Report correctly.

Private Gurvich.

Anyone else?..

What's the German for hands up? - Hende hoch.

Correct. OK, Gurvich.

The rest are dismissed.

At least there are no roly-polys inside. Take off your boots.

That's interesting. What will you tell us to take off next?

Quiet.

Well& Shod like this, you'll get foot sores in a couple miles.

OK, secure your guns, take care of your shoes and help those

who don't know how, get ready, pack ammunition and rations for 2 days.

Report back in 40 minutes. Proceed.

Are you from the city? I can see that.

SONIA GURVICH

MINSK, OCTOBER 1940

Sonia!

Is it yours? - Yes.

&at 4 AM, without war declaration, German troops attacked our borders&

Is this the place where you met them?

Yes. They passed through, heading to the highway.

The highway?

What were you doing in the woods at 4 AM? - I was& Call of nature.

I built you an outhouse with my own hands. Isn't it big enough?

There are questions you don't ask ladies, Comrade Sergeant.

There are no ladies here.

There are soldiers and officers. Is that clear?

We are at war. And until it ends, we don't have gender.

I see. That's why your bed is still unmade, Comrade Sergeant Genderless.

You said they went to the highway. I wonder why.

And they carried some packs, right? - Yes. On their backs.

I think it was TNT. And if so, they are not going to the highway.

Their target is the railway. The Kirov railway.

It's pretty far from here.

Inform the railway guards. My daily report is scheduled for 8:30 PM.

My call sign is seventeenth. - Yes, sir.

OK. We are leaving in 15 minutes.

What's this?

Fatback.

Women& This war is hard enough for the men.

I'll be back the day after tomorrow. Maybe on Wednesday.

Attention!

For the duration of the mission I appoint Junior Sergeant Osianina

my second in command.

Here is our marching order. Advanced guard comes first.

The main group moves 100 yards behind them, and the closers

at the distance of 100 more yards.

We'll disperse when we come closer to the marsh.

Don't come too close to each other, but stay within sight.

In case you see the enemy or anything strange&

Who can mimic animal or birds' voices?

I'm serious. You can't use voice signals in the woods. The Germans aren't deaf.

I can mimic a donkey. Hee-haw!

There are no donkeys here.

OK, let's try duck clucking.

That's how a drake calls a mate.

That's right. Here are our signals. Two clucks mean 'I see the enemy,'

three clucks - 'Come here everyone.' Is that clear?

Now, try it.

OK, that's enough.

Follow me.

Vaskov knew that if the Germans aimed to sabotage the Kirov Railroad,

the major feeder road carrying cargos from the allies to the front,

stopping them would be a most important mission.

The Germans couldn't know about a shortcut to Vop Lake,

which he had discovered back at the Winter War.

The maps only showed swamps in its place. Thus, they could only go

to the lake through the Siniukhina Ridge. They couldn't avoid the ridge.

The Germans will have to run for extra 25 miles. That's good.

Come on.

Are your pa and ma still alive? Or are you an orphan?

An orphan? I guess I am. - You aren't sure?

Who can be sure about such things these days?

Fair enough.

My parents were in Minsk. I was in college in Moscow, studying for my finals.

Did you hear from them? - Of course not.

Are they Jews? - Naturally.

I wouldn't ask if it was natural.

Sonia had no way to know that her mother at that time was at the

Maly Trostianets death camp, decorated with a Star of David on her clothes

and a tattooed number on her hand.

Both her father and her sister had been dead by then.

BELARUS, OCCUPIED TERRITORY.

Maybe they managed to leave.

Private Gurvich, three clucks. - What for?

Operational readiness test. Do you remember what you've learned? - I do.

What happened?

If something had happened, you would be asking for explanation

at the Pearly Gate now. Look at you, stomping through the bushes like a cow!

What have you spotted on the way? Junior Sergeant Osianina.

Nothing special. A broken tree branch at the turn.

Good. Correct.

Private Komelkova? - Nothing. Everything was fine.

There was no dew on the bushes on the right side of the road.

Good catch, Private Brichkina. Also, there were two footprints on the road.

From rubber boots their paratroopers are equipped with.

Judging by the footprints, they are skirting the swamp. That's good.

We are going straight through this swamp.

OK, 15 minutes smoking break.

You can relieve yourselves, too.

No laughing, no scattering around.

Now we need to be very careful. I'll go first, and you all follow me.

Step exactly in my traces!

There are swamps to both sides of the path. You won't know what killed you.

Take a pole each and test the ground before you step on it. Questions?

Who is the strongest? - Why?

Private Brichkina will carry the interpreter's knapsack. - What for?

It wasn't a suggestion. Komelkova! - Here.

You take Chetvertak's knapsack.

No problem. Chetvertak, why don't I take the rifle, too?

Quiet. Do as I told you. Everybody carries their guns themselves.

Once again: be careful! Follow in my footsteps. Use your poles.

I have a question.

Yes, Private Komelkova. - Poles as in Poland?

What do you hold in your hand, Private?

I don't know. A stick. - This is the pole. Am I clear enough?

I see. Dahl.

Who is Dahl? - A famous lexicographer, sir.

Zhenia, cut it out.

So, this route is dangerous. Our marching order will be as follows:

I'm in the head, after me - Gurvich, Brichkina, Komelkova, Chetvertak,

and Junior Sergeant Osianina as a closer. Questions?

How deep is the swamp?

There are places where the water reaches your& Well&

For you, it will be waist-high. Take care of your rifles.

It's swamp gas. We disturbed it with our movement.

People say this is where the forest spirit lives. Old wives' tales, of course.

Are there any leeches here? - There's nothing here. It's a dead place.

Comrade Sergeant, I've lost my boot!

Have you found it? - No.

We need to move on. - Without the boot?

You won't find it now. Come on! Keep up!

Stop! - I'll help her.

Freeze! You can't go back.

Calm down. We're almost there. We'll make a stop at the island. Come on.

This way.

No rush.

Well, comrades! Are you tired? - Very tired.

The rest will be easier. We only need to reach the dead birch tree.

How can I walk without my boot?

We'll think of something as soon as we cross the swamp.

Can you make it? - Yes.

Galia, you dumbhead! You should have pointed your toes upward

when raising your foot.

I did. The boot went off anyway.

Ugh, I'm cold!

I'm sopping wet.

Do you think I'm dry? I lost my footing once and landed on my ass.

Comrades soldiers, take your poles, and follow me in the same order.

Leave the poles here. Someone else might need them. We're almost there.

Hang in there. We'll have a rest stop at the waterfall. Come on.

Girls! Water!

As you were! Attention! Look at you, leaving your arms scattered on the ground!

Pick up the rifles and and lean it against a tree.

Your knapsacks, too. Everything in one place.

I'll give you 40 minutes to freshen up. - Yes, sir.

Well, comrades soldiers? Is everybody fine?

Absolutely, Comrade Sergeant.

Are you cold? - There's nobody around to warm us up anyway.

You smarty pants! Are you comfortable?

Yes. Thank you, Comrade Sergeant.

Let's proceed, comrades. We have about 90 more minutes to go.

It's so quiet here. Like a dream.

The Siniukhina Ridge starts from the spit on the left. On the other side,

there is the Legont Lake. Legont was a monk who used to live here.

He came here in search of serenity. - There's plenty of that here.

The Germans can only come through the ridge, between the two lakes.

There are rocks the size of a good house there.

That's where we must find places for our basic and reserve positions,

the way the military regulations prescribe. We'll settle there and wait.

If I see any smoke, I'll empty the pot into the fire immediately. Is that clear?

Yes, sir.

No, Private.

I'll believe it when you ask me for an axe and send soldiers for dry wood.

I told you to take the ones without lichen. They give no smoke, only the fire.

So you think life needs thinning out, like a forest?

Not thinning out but weeding. Getting rid of the weeds.

I can understand that you need to cut down dead trees and all that.

But what about living things? They want to stay alive as much as you do.

What about wolves? - What about them?

He's got sharp teeth. - Is it his fault? Suppose they say that wolves

are enemies of the people and order to shoot all wolves in Russia.

So what?

We'd have more game in the woods.

We wouldn't have any. Life can't be painted with just one color.

Without wolves, rabbits would get fat and die out. What then?

Will we breed our own wolves or bring new ones from abroad?

Are you an exiled kulak, Ivan Petrovych?

Why? They won't exile me any further that Siberia.

They don't care about me anyway.

Who do you mean by them?

OK, us. Bye. I'm going to bed.

Me too. I have to leave early tomorrow.

What do you want?

Are you bored?

Yes.

Your father has my address. Come next summer. I'll help you get into college.

You don't belong here.

One more thing: take care of your dad. He's reckless. You understand me? - Yes.

And never do stupid things just because you're bored.

Off you go.

We have found a perfect position. Perfect.

There's no other way to the railway.

So, we'll be able to take them by surprise.

Stop knocking your spoon on the tin.

I'm not your sweetheart. Don't try to save the juiciest bites for me.

Stuff your face! - I am.

I can see that. - That's just my physique.

Physique!

Look at Brichkina! She has the same physique like everybody else,

but she's really easy on the eye. Eat!

We need to meet the enemy at our basic position and,

without opening fire, capture them. In case of resistance, we kill one

and try to take the other one alive. Chetvertak stays at the reserve position

to guard all our equipment. Osianina will be my second in command.

Why am I in reserve? - Don't ask questions, Private. Execute the order.

Galia, you're our reserve.

I'll do the talking. - In German?

In Russian. And if they don't understand, you'll translate.

Remember, there is no field hospital here. No moms, either.

Better attack them from distance.

While you're recharging your rifle, they'll riddle you with bullets.

So, I order you to stay put. Until I give you an order to start fire. Is that clear?

Listen to my mission order. The enemy, namely, two well-armed Krauts,

is moving to Vop Lake to sabotage the Kirov Railway and White Sea Channel.

Our group of 6 is commissioned to defend the Siniukhina Ridge

and capture the enemy. To the left is Vop Lake, and to the right - Legont Lake.

Questions?

Man your stations.

THE END