Aleksa Dundic

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Oleko!

OLEKO DUNDICH:

Yugoslavian and Soviet army were

involved in the making of this move.

In a small town in Ukraine there was a

Serbian corps formed from war prisoners.

Temporary government had intentions

to use it for their own causes.

Let's go Oleko, why do we care about all

this? - I think it's important for us too.

We're writing about a country of

the educated. Please, read.

I've heard it. I was standing

beneath that balcony.

He talked about how life's supposed

to be. I'm telling you that now.

Stand on this barrel and tell me everything

- No...

Tell me everything as it is.

He said that there will be no war.

We all must focus on one point.

If we listen, we can get

to work immediately.

- And there will be no war.

- Get off that barrel!

As far as we're concerned,

we're sick of the army.

And Lenin...

Lenin is a good and just a

man, apparently.

We don't have to worry for our lives.

- Let us all rest and catch our breaths.

- Come, you'll tell us everything there.

Attention. Attention!

To the barrack! To the barrack at once!

I, Milija Palic, private of the first line

of the third squad of the second battalion

with my comrades I declare:

Soldiers are hungry,

Inspect the kitchen at once. Continue.

- Lieutenant Miladinovic beats the soldiers.

- Lieutenant Miladinovic to report me.

Call the...

Call the headquarters guards.

Carry on. - We don't want to fight

against Russian revolution.

- We demand to recognize Soviet as a soldier!

- Imprison them!

To the left!

To the left!

Forward, march!

Sir lieutenant, what is the verdict?

I don't know.

Sir lieutenant, tell us the truth.

How dare you talk to an

officer like that? Enough!

Sorry, I couldn't make it.

- What's going on?

- So far, nothing.

You seem upset?

Something happened?

In our army corps, 4 soldiers

are sentenced to death.

I'll have to do it.

I'm an officer. An order is an order.

What's wrong with you?

Father got arrested today.

Along with some revolutionaries.

They won't execute him, will they?

What's wrong with you?

It's early to be desperate.

Look at me.

You've decided to say goodbye.

I'm all alone in the world now.

Don't go, Oleko.

- Will you take care of me?

- Of course.

You're my closest sibling.

Dismiss! On the left! Forward, march!

March!

Run!

Run!

Run!

Run!

Eat

- No.

Who are you? You have pretty

hands for a worker.

Are you a student?

Who are you?

- I'm nobody now, just like you.

- I'm a Bolshevist.

I've heard of them.

I can hear that you're not a Russian.

I'm a Serb. Have you heard about us?

The same way you heard about Bolshevists.

My people have a saying: "When you're well

fed, all the cares go away."

Come on, eat.

- Why?

- Come, dig in!

Commendable and touching...

Good afternoon, Galja.

Wait...

Allow me to help you.

You despise me? I envy Olek

- You should.

On what? He's a prisoner.

And me, as you see...

New star...

In exchange for a friend.

Get out the yard quickly.

All of you!

Get out!

- Wait. You must listen to me.

- Let go of me.

- I'll hold you.

- On what cause?

Galja, I love you.

Even more than your Olek.

- Yes, mine.

- And he...

- Officer...

- Just a moment.

He wants to be a hero.

He'll forget about you.

Don't try and denigrate him.

He's submitted to the court-martial.

It's all the same for everyone.

So be it. At least he's not like you.

That's foul to even say it.

- If someone tries something, shoot him!

- What is it? An overturn?

If the officer denied to execute,

is he a political prisoner?

What? He is.

I won't let anyone go.

I'm waiting for an edict from city hall.

Don't it seem that. Quite, comrades!

All the power lies within the

workers and villagers.

The dominion is no longer yours.

I don't want to know anything.

What are you trying to prove to him?

I opened the prison.

Sir lieutenant...

- And you?

- We'll go later.

No, it's alright, just talk.

- We founded revolutionary squad.

- And we want you to be our commandant.

We'll discus it later, let's go.

- Later about that.

- Stop!

Thank you. Thank you.

Hurry!

A train without steam is not a train.

Just like a kettle without steam...

- They'll attack us here.

- Around is nothing but sand...

There are six hills before first water.

Look for yourselves...

Commander, look!

Get down!

Take your positions!

They have weird uniforms.

Who are you?

- Who are you?

- Serbs!

The Serbian squad!

- Serbs... who are they?

- God knows.

- Are they ours or not?

- Maybe they're Cossacks.

- Nonsense!

- Maybe they changed their clothes.

- They switched their clothes.

- They're Serbs, alright.

Galja, go explain to them.

- Look at this beauty!

- She's a proletarian now.

Wait, where are you going?

Don't shoot!

Listen to my orders, they might be of use.

He's waiting for you. - Of course. That

is a part of the tactic too.

- Come with me.

- Me? - No, your mother.

Even if that plays, keep form. Look...

- We're listening.

- We're with you.

That's the Serbian squad. Take them

Dundic. We seek for reds to join them.

We don't have those here.

Right? We don't...

How dare you?

We got here with a lot of trouble.

We've been through many fights.

And you don't trust us.

Do you have any more beauties like this?

We'll take you all.

Enough with this provincial discipline!

Tell the commander to surrender his weapon.

We have a saying: "Believe, but don't

lose your eyes and ears."

- They want us to surrender our weapons.

- No.

We're the reds!

You came to us!

What justice is this?

You're scared to turn your weapons in.

How will you prove that?

Here! We have stars!

That's no proof.

Better tell us who's your commander.

- Voroilov!

- You fool...

- Are you lying?

- No, cross my heart and hope to die!

Religious reds...

The constitution doesn't forbid it.

You can't stop talking.

Have them surrender their weapons.

Correct! To battle!

You don't take your constitution

to a foreign monastery!

Since you came here, you subside!

We will...

- Subside to no one but Voroilovu.

- Just a moment...

Could we borrow a horse?

Mirko, give them a horse.

You can't see it from here, but you

will be there in 20 minutes.

You'll see it all there.

The water is very cold.

We met them there too.

Be careful, it might be a set up.

I'm careful only when it's not cowardly.

- Do you want me to replace you?

- Maybe once.

Commandant...

Follow him!

Stay there!

- Yours horse?

- Yes. - Thank you.

I'm listening...

Who are you? - We are a part of the

Serbian voluntary corpus.

We started a mutiny against the general

and joined the revolution.

I can't see, colonel.

Is that a problem?

- Take the epaulettes off.

- They served their purpose!

That's how we passed by our enemy,

in unknown uniforms.

We don't even know who you people are.

Put down your weapons!

- They warned me about you...

- What? That we're always opposing?

No. That you're good,

brave, revolutionaries...

Only, revolutionaries don't surrender

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