Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!

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Director:
Hans-Christian Schmid

Distant Lights

Get off the car, here it is.

Listen carefully! I only speak once.

You hide in the forest first,

When the night comes,

walk to the first street lamp.

There'll be someone waiting

for you in the first room on the left.

They'll bring you into the city from there.

Is that Berlin?

Yes, thats Berlin.

Attention please!

The train that from Warsaw

to Berlin will arrive soon.

Get on the train at second platform.

The last stop will be on the

border of Germany and Poland.

The leaving time is 8:23

Next stop:
Frankfurt

Any interest in sale promotion?

I have no reason to refuse it.

You? How about you?

Okay, lets go.

Now?

Yeah.

Need more people?

Some young men,

younger than 30 years old

I'm 29.

You two come together.

There's 1 sack left.

I can only find 5

What about the sixth?

Vaporized in the air?

Don't you treat me as a kid!

I've tried my best to find it.

Let's just get the money

for these 5 sacks.

Don't ever think about the money,

unless you find the last one.

Isn't it my fault?

No way!

It has something to do with you!

Get to the office and lock it up.

You, go to cook the dinner.

I'm not a nursery maid!

Go anywhere you want to

if you don't want to do this.

Good, thats what I want.

You wake up?

Me?

Yeah, did you sleep well last night?

Not bad.

This is the first question.

You guys ask people questions like this.

I thought only need to deliver the flyers.

This is the box that for you

to put the flyers in.

Now, please write down your names.

So that I can find you again.

Here are the chalks.

After you walk through a street,

just draw a cross mark, its easy.

So that I can follow you.

That's all.

From "Did do you sleep well

last night" as the beginning,

Let's go.

Did you sleep well last night?

Not bad.

If you use this kind of mattress,

youll have a better sleep.

May I ask you a question?

Did you sleep well last night?

Of course.

A good mattress is very

important for a good sleep.

Do you have insomnia?

If you want to sleep well,

please use our mattress.

Please take this.

No, thanks.

If you want to buy mattress

you can go to the place written here.

It's a new shop.

This is my brother.

He has worked in Potsdam Square.

Where?

Potsdam Square in Berlin.

He was building mansions there.

When is that?

During 1995 and 1996.

The biggest building site in Europe.

Built-up mansions everywhere

just like in New York.

Really?

The work was hard but is well-paid.

The milk is too cold.

Hey!

Are you crazy?

Put it out!

Don't be too serious! It's just a small fire.

What are you gonna do?

Quiet, quiet.

Put out the fire!

You bastard!

Don't butt in!

Why doesn't your brother there anymore?

He got caught, in a check-up.

He jumped from the second floor

and broke one leg.

So he got caught,

and sent back to Kiev

I promised him, Ill take the

pictures of the mansions that he built

as soon as I arrive in Berlin.

He built them but has

never seen Potsdam Square.

Look!

They went to Berlin so easily.

They are so lucky!

Listen! We should be more careful!

Or we'll be seen by someone.

Damn!

Sorry!

I was in a hurry, so...

Do you have the licence?

Let me look at your licence.

I can't find my licence at the moment.

Do you have any other licences?

You can't drive in 3 months.

Forget it, you come to pick me up first.

Do you have a car?

Listen, Im beside the Eisman Bridge.

Daaz District, outside the city.

Leave your car here, drive my car.

You drive.

Me?

You can't drive?

I've to send something to the customer.

Be careful.

Have you ever thought

about the importance of the bed.

People move every couple years.

1 third of 1 man's life

is spent in the bed.

It's the statistical result.

What can you do at home

when the rate of unemployment is 20%.

The only thing you can do

is lying in bed and thinking.

I want to buy something,

do you have any money?

No

I know you have some.

I dont, really.

Can you ensure?

That's all I have.

Do you think I am a fool?

Take off your clothes!

Take it off.

Get out!

Why? Its my room.

What're you gonna do? huh?

Get out!

Mr. Mertens.

I hope you can visit the electricity

control room with me

What's wrong with this wire?

Which wire?

This one.

Oh, this...

It's the first time I see it too.

Is it to the room next door?

Maybe they connected it here.

You have not paid the money

for electricity for 2 months.

We come here to inform you,

your wire will be cut out

until you pay the money.

And we got the complain

by your neighbours.

Now, please take back this electrical wire.

Damn!

I've to go out for a while.

To keep accounts of today's sales.

Please wait a moment.

I wish you could give me

the salary of last week.

I don't have money now.

But I've worked for it.

Yes, I know, but not today.

Maybe this week.

But my daughter need the money.

She has to go to the communion service.

Okay.

Please look here!

Nothing!

Or you can take that mattress.

I don't need that.

Can you draw a cross mark for me?

How is it? Not bad, huh?

There're so "Many"!

Please open the trunk.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Dad, I like this dress.

I like it too.

Walk around, let me look at it.

You look very beautiful.

Buy it for me!

Maria, this dress is not cheap.

I want it! Dad.

If you think it's too expensive,

We have some designs of last year,

they will be cheaper.

How about I pay a part of the money first,

and pay the rest part tomorrow, okay?

No problem.

But you can't take away the dress now.

You must keep it for me.

Of course.

That's what I've done.

You consent to pay 2000 zloty for a dress?

That's her first communion service.

There's only 1 time in people's life.

And we don't have no money.

Just short of some.

What about dinner?

Can't we ask our relatives to pay for it?

Where's your last week's salary?

I got only 1 mattress.

Put in the gangway.

What else could I do? There's no contract.

But he couldn't just give you a mattress!

I knew. I told him,

and he just pushed me out.

I'll work this night.

If the business is good,

I can get money tomorrow.

What if you can't?

Other girls got their dresses long ago.

You just go to get the dress

tomorrow after picking up the kid.

I promise you the money

will be paid by then.

Hi

We are here for the mattress.

What?

The franchiser sent us here.

Wait. Im just asked to look

after the shop casually.

You can't just take it away!

Hey!

The owner of the mattress is Mr. Mertens!

No!

He just sell it on a commission basis.

Its written in the contract.

She's mine.

So what.

She only belongs to me.

What are you doing?

Quiet.

Calm down.

We've been told that

this girl lives here.

I've never seen her.

She has sold smuggled cigarettes,

for many times,

without tax licence.

So we hope you can cooperate with us.

It's good for her too.

If she came back,

youd better send a word to us.

It seems not needed.

Go in.

What's wrong with this place?

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