Korczak Page #3

Hey, hey, lancers, every maiden...

Mum, come on.

Hey, hey, lancers...

Mum!

I can give you one, well,

maybe two sacks of flour.

But it's only for you,

don't ask me for more!

Actually, I counted for more from you.

Max, the dinner is ready.

Don't disturb us.

- Maybe doctor would like to stay for the dinner?

- No, thank you.

Hey, hey, lancers...

If the wealthiest and most decent people like you

won't help us, who should we count on?

It's your duty, not only

towards Jewish children and the nation

but towards yourself.

Do you know what happens to me

because I'm a decent man?

Thousands of relatives from towns I've never heard of.

Displaced from one spot to another,

they suddenly get out of nowhere and all come to me.

I'm damned! Have a look.

I'd prefer to have nothing, so they would see it...

And it would all come to an end!

If you want me not to hate you,

please don't come here anymore.

Will you give me 3 sacks?

I will.

And 300 zoties.

Hello.

Hello, doctor.

Isn't this sausage made from human meat?

It's too cheap to be horsemeat.

I don't know, sir.

What's that?

It's rotten, you are a cheat!

What do you want from me, ma'am?

These aren't goods, it's not a shop,

you're not a client, I'm not a shop assistant,

I don't sell, you don't pay, these slips aren't money.

You don't loose and I don't gain anything.

Who cheats today and what for?

One has to do something, huh?

They will kill him.

You saw him.

He walked through the wall.

I won't die until I place him somewhere.

He will be safe in your place. I beg you, sir.

Why are you crying? You know you shouldn't.

Szloma, this is the doctor.

He will take you to his house.

I beg you.

No, no way. I'm not going anywhere.

Szloma, the doctor promised,

you will come here everyday and bring me food.

They have lots of food there.

He had lice. He shouldn't go out.

He can bring typhoid or something.

If you only knew where I go and what I can bring.

Sir, you promised.

Take your clothes off.

Sit down.

- Have you ever counted your scars?

- No, why?

You should count them.

They remind you of war wounds and brave deeds.

What's this? Were you bitten by a dog?

- How do you know?

- I know much.

There was a big sheepdog by the wall,

when I wanted to go through the hole.

And here? Barbed wire?

No, it was a fence. There was a nail.

About twenty after a quick-look examination.

And it's just a half of the body.

Not bad. Now get your clothes on.

What's this?

I've had it since birth.

My father said that when one has

something like this, he will be a great man.

His grandfather had it and he was a great rabbi.

- You want to be a great rabbi too?

- Rabbi sits in one place and reads books all the time.

And you don't like reading books?

- You'd prefer to travel.

- How do you know?

I dreamt about great travels too...

- And I wanted to change the world.

- But how?

For example eliminate money

so that there wouldn't be poor people.

But it can't be done.

You know it now, but I didn't know it then.

Later I realized that world cannot be changed so greatly.

But one has to try, don't you think?

I don't know.

Did you manage to be famous, sir?

Well, I managed to do it a bit,

but I think I can do much more.

You are old, sir.

Yes, that's true.

But an old man can also manage to achieve something,

you know.

It's 19.5, doctor.

Write it down, Anetka. Come.

Jozek! This is Szloma, our new friend.

Jozek knows the house and will show you everything.

If I had a gun, I'd shoot this bastard.

Don't say so. Maybe he's innocent,

maybe he has an order, so what can he do?

Maybe he just came here

and doesn't know what's going on?

You heard what the doctor said?

Maybe he's a teacher or a gardener.

Or a butcher.

The doctor said so.

We clean and serve ourselves. There's our dining room.

We have workshops too, I made this wardrobe and a stool.

It's just sh*t.

What are you doing?

You want to fight?

I don't fight with younger boys.

Actually, how old are you?

I don't care.

Generally they don't accept such old boys.

I was 7 when I came here.

I didn't ask for it.

You're afraid I'll beat you up?

Yes, I'm very scared.

I don't like puffed up guys.

There will be a court session next Thursday.

A court session?

Yes, we have a court and a council.

We choose judges once in three months

and if they are fair and we trust them

they stay for another term.

I've been for three terms once.

I judged the doctor because

he called one girl a name while he was angry.

He got a hundred.

I mean the 100th article, he had to apologize her.

But actually, who is this doctor?

- Don't you know?

- How am I supposed to know?

Everyone knows him.

He's the greatest Pole in the world.

- But he's a Jew.

- He's the greatest Jew too.

Maybe the doctor will agree... Show it to me.

Abram, it's just a matter of a few days.

Sabinka can wait.

I won't wait!

If he doesn't pay off this debt, I'll sue him.

Swindler.

Kamil, how is it possible that you eat so much

and lose weight?

Maybe I work too much, doctor.

You want to wriggle out of work! No way.

But I really work too much.

Well then.

Are you such a hard worker too?

Doctor, how much did I loose?

Last time she weighed 27.

Doctor, look!

- Look at what?

- It's moving.

- And so what?

- Maybe you'll buy it?

- No, I won't buy it.

- But sir, please buy it.

- It will fall out soon.

- I'll buy it when it's out.

- You should have bought it.

- I won't buy any moving teeth.

I'll buy if he brings it to me.

It's not a good business.

Doctor!

What is it?

Maybe you'll buy it?

But it's moving. It will fall out, you'll loose it

and won't give me my money back.

No, I'll watch out, I won't loose it.

Or you'll swallow it while eating something hard.

I won't eat heels of bread.

I see you're in serious trouble, Abram.

Yes, doctor.

Here you have 0.50 zloty, it's a lot of money.

One could buy ice cream and two cakes

for it before the war. Remember!

Give it to me!

- Where can we find doctor Korczak?

- There, in the court.

- Where?

- In the court, over there.

It's a big harm to accuse somebody in case of no proof.

Even if Sabinka stole something once,

it doesn't mean she will steal more.

Zuzia was very sad

because of the chocolate, since we've no sweets

but miss Esterka is experienced and should know,

that one shouldn't accuse in case of no proof.

Will Sabinka forgive the accused?

Yes.

- Hello.

- Hello.

I thought that the children judge themselves,

not the tutors.

Tutors are the greatest tyrants.

Here children can defend themselves.

Doctor, I can't stand it any longer.

How can I have any authority,

if children judge me for such a silly thing.

Judge is asking you to leave the room if you want to talk.

Let's go upstairs, please,

or they accuse me of disrespect.

Doctor, I know that our position...

is hard to defend from the morality viewpoint.

But when I took over this position

I accepted all the responsibility.

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