Beyond the Hills Page #2

and we have to be very careful.

- And that girl, Antonia, why was she looking

at you like that? - Like what?

- I don't know, it seemed like...

- It just seemed to you.

- Are you two better friends?

- I'm not better friends with anybody here.

We just help each other and that's all.

Why did he tell me to confess?

It's good for you. It calms you down.

God is good and forgives your sins, but first you have to confess

so he can forgive you and you can move on.

And you have to tell everything

in the confession.

Did you tell everything?

You don't have to tell all the details.

You just say your sins and...

- How old is this priest?

- Daddy? About 30.

Stop calling him "daddy".

They say that the priest saw

an angel, and so he became a monk.

- Where did he see it?

- He used to work at a thermal power station and...

...an angel just appeared.

- And how did it look?

I don't know how it looked, 'cause the priest

doesn't speak about these things with us.

I had a very hard time

without you, Voichita.

Ok, I'm tired now.

Put this on so you don't catch a cold.

- I'll pray.

- Pray.

Wait here a moment.

- Daddy.

- Yes.

- I came with Alina.

- Just a moment.

He comes right away.

- Why are we not allowed trousers at the confession?

- It's not forbidden, it's just not nice.

- Do I have to kiss his hand?

- Don't worry, the priest will tell you what you have to do.

- What does he do in there?

- He's preparing.

- They say that the priest has a miraculous

icon in the altar. - Does he?

And if you pray at it,

it makes any wish come true?

Just tell everything, ok?

How was it?

What's wrong?

You've got a fever.

Come lay down a little.

Come on.

- Are you ready? Come on, it's getting late.

- I'm coming.

You'd better stay and

rest and I'll go alone. OK?

- And the diploma?

- Leave it with me. I'll get it. Come on, go.

- Are you coming?

- I'm coming.

- Call Vali, they came with the food.

- Hi, how are you?

- Fine.

- How are you, Mother Superior?

- God bless.

- How are you, Camelia?

- I'm fine.

Come on, let's take this food.

Mother Superior, did you

speak to the priest?

I did. The priest would receive you open-hearted,

but there's no place for the moment.

Maybe if Mother Pahonia leaves,

we'll see then.

I have to leave the

place here next month.

I don't know... can't you speak to the manager

to allow you to stay a little longer?

It's already a year since I exceeded

the legal age and she can't do it any more.

When we finish the new cells

we'll receive new people.

- When would that be? - It depends how

much money we can raise, but for the moment...

Why, does Mother Pahonia want to go?

She says she doesn't, but I saw

her talking with her husband...

I think she'll go back home.

Didn't she say he beats her up?

He beats her up, he doesn't...

finally he's her husband, isn't he?

And if she goes, will the

priest accept me?

I think so, because there's work

to be done for twice our number.

As for work I don't complain, but money...

if they ask me... I have none...

God forbid, why do you think the priest

would ask for money from you?

You're from the orphanage,

the priest knows that.

How's Valentin?

- They took his hand out of plaster, tomorrow

he comes home from hospital. - Really?

I put a cake he likes there,

don't forget to give it to him, ok?

I will, Mother, don't worry.

- Mommy, I'll stay a little longer, I have to

get the papers for Alina. - Fine. Go with God.

- Bless me.

- God bless you.

Watch out for the mud.

- Is Alina here?

- Yes.

- Is her brother here?

- No, he went to work at a laundry on Decebal.

- Did you speak to Mrs. Form Master like I asked you?

- No, her husband is in the hospital, he's ill.

- What, you missed the orphanage?

- No...

- Mother, will you pay us a visit?

- No, I have something to do.

- So long then.

- Bye.

- Where do you want to travel?

- To Germany.

- What for?

- To visit my friend.

- How long do you plan to stay?

- I don't know yet.

- Did you take that file on my desk?

- No.

You know you may stay three months

at the most, then you have to return to Romania.

I don't plan to stay that long.

- Do you have any money?

- What?

- Money to show at the border, so they let you pass.

- I think so... My friend takes care of that.

Today is Luciana's birthday, guys,

don't forget to wish her happy birthday.

Isn't she Libra?

It's her name day, because she's "Valentine" too.

- And how do you plan to support yourself in Germany?

- Well... I'll work.

Where will you work?

I don't know yet.

Waitress on a cruise ship maybe.

- Cruise ship?... - Yes.

- With legal papers?... - I think so.

Will you please give me that

file with the photographer?

- Which Luciana did you say?

- From accountancy.

Oh, Luciana from accountancy...

I thought Mme. Nistor.

No, darling, not Mme. Nistor.

- Have you heard that Mme. Nistor is getting divorced?

- Don't say...

- Her husband found one... 25 years old.

- I think that one put some spell on him or something.

Poor Mrs. Nistor sees all kinds of old witches

to lift the spell off her husband and put a bad spell on her!

- God forbid.

You're not far, with that belly of yours,

your wife will soon find a younger man and leave you.

- She won't leave me, I tell you.

She put me on a diet. - You see?

...But wasn't Nistor's husband

denounced "against nature"?

My dear, where there's love...

- Do you know a German citizen named Pfaff?

- Yes.

Where do you know him from?

From the orphanage, I was raised

at the Orphanage Iulia Hasdeu Nr. 4.

What did he do there?

He came with aid.

- Did he ever propose for you

to work in Germany, this Pfaff? - No.

Did he take photos of you?

He took some pictures.

What kind of photos?

All kind of photos.

I understand. Do you want

to press charges against him?

No.

You see? None of you want to declare a thing, and when

something bad happens, you come to us to help you.

- F***ing laptop... - Throw it away!

- How can I throw it, I paid 14 million for it.

- What do you do at present?

- I'm a nun at the convent up the hill.

- Nun... - Yes.

- Then what do you do in Germany?

- I go help my friend.

- I thought that nuns kneel and pray.

They do that too, but...

Here, down.

Watch out who you trust.

There are all kinds of people.

What's up?

Do you feel better?

What's all this, Alina?

Your luggage.

Why do you pack my luggage, you know

I don't like anybody to touch my things.

Do them yourself then.

And why do you walk around undressed like this,

do you really want to catch a cold?

You have any cotton wool?

On the other side.

Alina, you went like this to confession?

This is a big sin...

- Did you get my diploma?

- No, they didn't want to give it to me.

- I need it, it's very important.

- I'll get it on Monday.

- The tickets are bought for Monday.

- We'll give the tickets back.

And the bus tickets from Sibiu?

Voichita, Thursday we have to be at work.

If not, the ship goes and we lose the job.

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