Bolero

The story is loosely based upon

a real event.

The plot of the film, characters, time,

and place identical to it.

DIAMANT FILM PRAHA

CESKA TELEVIZE (Czech TV)

Story and screenplay

Producer

Director and camera

BOLERO:

The person you are calling

is not available, please call later.

Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Are you Marika's father?

- Yes.

- I am Lucie Medek. Hello.

- Cihan.

- But Marika has left.

- To see Patrik?

Yeah, last night.

We had a farewell disco and she didn't

even stay till the end -

so that she could catch the train.

You know,

the buses from here to the

station go only three times an hour

during the night.

- Did anybody go with her or was she on

her own?

- Well... she went alone to her room,

but after that - I don't know.

Excuse me, I have to go,

otherwise I'll miss the train, so...

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- See you then!

Hrazdira speaking!

- Hi, it's Paul.

- Hi!

- I am just passing.

- How can I help?

- Marika vanished.

Can I drop by?

Lunatic!

Hang on, this is a job

of the local police, where she lives.

Have you been there?

- I don't even know where it is.

That's why I am here.

- Paul, majority of the missing persons

disappear simply because they want to.

I don't know, she could have

met somebody, visited somebody...

- Hi, Martin!

- Hi, hi!

- I've found it.

It's on your desk, ok?

- Ok, thanks.

Shall we go for a swim today?

- Sorry.

Definitely. At eight.

- Ok. I shall call for you.

- You don't have to, I'll come over.

- Bye.

- Ok.

- I...

I know Marika.

She wouldn't tell her boyfriend

she was coming over

and then leave him waiting

at the station.

At one in the morning.

No, no, no! Even if she had something

else on, she would have rung him.

She is not answering her mobile.

Not even my calls.

- We'll wait till the morning shall we?

- I don't think so...

- Would you like some coffee?

No, thank you.

She didn't have any reason to tell

her girlfriend that she is going to see

her boyfriend of one year

and then not go.

No! No way!

Something must have happened!

Please...

Hey, don't you remember few years ago

at the excursion to...

Well, what was her name? Hanka! She

disappeared and two days later...

- But... But Marika is no Hanka!

- Paul, please!

- No, something must have happened

to her!

But you know I only deal with murders.

Ok, come on then, somebody will have

a look at it, let's go.

Sorry, the traffic was terrible.

Have you got her photo with you?

Pretty.

Really very pretty.

Wow, what a beautiful day!

Shall we go for a swim?

Come on!

On our way back.

Lubos, last night after ten the duty

officers had a report.

Some old biddy rang that she heard

a woman's scream.

Something like "let me go!

Leave me alone!"

Yeah, but they ignored it and nobody

went over to investigate,

because they were too busy and thought

that some girl was only playing hard

to get to be a bit more interesting.

- Where did it happen?

- Exactly! At the bus stop

by the students halls of residence.

So we'll go and have a look, shall we?

Ok, so what did you really hear

that night, Mrs Ljubka?

- Right, wait a minute, wait a minute,

where is it.

I must put my other pair of eyes on!

Oh, here! Here we go!

Let me go, what are you doing?!

Leave me alone!

She was also calling for help.

Help! Heeeeelp!

You see, I can't sleep

so I make preserves

and all of a sudden I hear this scream.

- And this happened when the disco

finished?

- No.

Before.

I made a note of the time.

Right, the time...

Ah, here it is please.

Have a look, 22:
15.

Here you are!

You are a real detective,

Also, I saw the car.

It was leaving the bus stop

and the lights were very dimmed.

Like only those... those...

... side lights.

That's strange, isn't it? What do you

think? That's really strange!

Could you see any people?

- At the bus stop?

- Yeah, or nearby.

- No, no, only before.

- When before? Who?

Who! A girl and a boy.

They were arguing.

He wanted to take her bag.

Could you describe them?

- Right, I haven't noticed the colour

of the eyes.

You know, at night

and all that distance...

But slim, firm breasts,

hair all the way down here...

She had a big bag over her shoulder

and he was tall, slim

and I think they had serious row.

I think he was really angry.

But the car and that scream,

that happened after.

Did he go back to the student halls?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Which direction did the car come from?

- Registration!

Colour! Type.

Of the car!

- Jesus Christ! I reported it

to the police the same night

and you only turn up now!

And then you want to find something

or sort something out!

I don't know!

Some big light coloured car.

Big saloon type.

Massive, foreign

and seriously expensive.

Osvald! Osvald!

You know what, sod your Artur!

All the food and booze is gone

and serious mess!

Oh this is gross! Somebody puked

in the bathroom!

- You are seriously reminding me

of my wife - that's not why you're here.

So no comment please!

You can be vile!

Disco, she said.

That can be at least hundred interviews!

Or maybe at least few hundred!

Or maybe few thousand!

Right now, when I was trying to take

a holiday!

- You know what Renda?

Take a car and time the distance

from the bus stop

to the halls of residence.

I shall do the same walking, ok?

- From the bus stop to the halls?

- From the bus stop to the halls.

You bastard!

What's the matter?

- There is something here.

But it is not mine.

I shall return it then...

So I think, that it could be over here

on this side.

Wait!

Here, look

- But...

- Yeah?

- Hang on! But they are all odd.

- Well, they are all odd, aren't they?

- Well, odd.

- Yeah.

And we are going to...?

- We are going to...?

- Oh! To number twenty four!

- Number twenty four!

- Well, that's over there!

Come in.

My husband isn't in.

He took some time off driving around

to find her.

Please sit down.

Thank you.

He went to see a medium.

Marika is somewhere near Prague.

Somewhere about 20 kilometres away,

but she cannot get out.

It is good you put in on TV.

At least you find her quicker,

won't you?

You usually find the missing persons,

don't you?

She is in an ensemble.

She dances samba, flamenco, bolero.

We went to see her.

Here she is five years old.

That was at my sister's wedding.

- Pretty.

- Even then she could dance beautifully.

Mrs Cihan, how did she get on

with her boyfriend?

- With Patrik?

They love each other very much.

He is a medical student too,

but in Brno.

They don't see much of each other.

Well, he is in Brno, and she in Prague.

But they write a lot.

Mrs Ljubka.

- And we shall need some contact

for that dance ensemble too.

Where is Artur?

- Him and Zhaneta took the last minute

trip to Ibiza.

By the way, he was asking about the car.

Well of course he was!

Did you have a good time?

Yeah, and you?

I am always having a good time.

Osvald, you should buy him a car

for his graduation.

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