Promise Me This Page #2

Synopsis: A grandson gives his grandfather a vow to go to the city to sell a cow and come back with a spouse. Extremely metaphorical representation of certain period of time in transitional Serbia is shown throughout the entire movie. Meeting the characters on his voyage, boy gets into various troubles, managing to fulfill the given promise.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Emir Kusturica
Production: Fidélité Productions
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Year:
2007
137 min
73 Views


What Taj Mahal?

I'm building the new

world trade center

First in Serbia.

It sounds like she's horny.

Don't worry, just watch out

for wild pigs.

When I remember, I get goosebumps.

Officer, pay the people.

To me , I'm cashier.

There is your business partner.

Jasna, get out, the show

is starting.

Jasna come out to see.

Grandma what is he doing?

Bastard was fall in love

Then he won't know what to do.

Go wash your hands, and eat.

Jasna look.

Your mom is doing this.

My mom is a teacher,

she works in a kindergarden.

Yes, she does, right.

Wash your hands, quick

and then eat.

And now the star of the night,

the irresistable Dragica the pig.

Come, come

Jasna, look!

Go away - i will call the police!

Call, they will not come,

they're in the pub watching your mom!

Leave me and my mom

alone, do you hear?

Watch and learn, you will

need it.

Go away...f***ing bastards.

Did you wash your hands?

I didn't.

Wash now, f***ing sh*t,

or I'm coming in!

Your mom is a teacher, with children.

I was see you on the bridge.

I recognized you.

Say to Tomic, that I don't wanna see

any of his bastards here.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Go now, bastard.

I'm not a bastard.

So what are you?

I'm farmer.

So you dare to joke now.

Farmer, wake up!

Oh my god i killed a man.

Sorry, i didn't mean to hurt you.

Cow.

Do i look like a cow?

Far from that.

Where is my cow?

She's there.

Hey farmer, your umbrella!

Im Cane.

Im Jasna.

What, what?

Thanks god, thank you for the angel.

You are bit early

but it's ok

What are you doing here Bosa?

Cane told me that I can come.

Cane is not the head of the house.

Yes, he is, he is big now-

send him to town.

You should ask me, not Cane, ME!

oh my god and St.Nikola

What do you want Bosa?

I want that you eat something.

Did you cook soup on weeds?

Get out of here!

What weeds? I made you nice soup.

Go, go!

Let me work!

You need to get in shape

'til Cane comes.

Did you see that?

Yes, I see...

Hold this.

Good day kid, does your cow have papers?

No, she only has me.

Animals need to have papers.

Medical paper, blue paper, yellow paper,

red paper...

Isn't that for motor vehicles?

What do you know?

Show me your ID card.

I dont have that.

You dont have ID?

Quarantine.

Go!

My little sweet baby!

What has the cow got to

do with my ID?

Kid, dont play smart with me,

it's the rules of the EU

The cow goes in quarantine, and you

in prison for 2 days.

Help me!

People help!

People help!

Probably from Italy.

Sure.

Hes looking for Trifun.

The shoemaker?

Maybe hes hungry?

One more?

Farmer.

Why are you looking for Trifun?

They took my Cvetka.

They took his ant.

F*** the ant.

How old was she?

Twelve years.

Young ant.

It's a pity, kid.

Kid..

Maybe he is a spy?

Go check that.

Thanks.

Where are you going, farmer?

Where are you going?

I go look for Trifun.

He told Trifun.

Say what do you need Trifun for?

Trifun is my grandfathers stepbrother.

Trifun is dead - why do you need him?

I dont know anyone

in this town.

If only someone

could help me.

What did he sad?

He thinks Trifun

is a vampire,

his grandpa and Trifun

are stepbrothers.

And that he doesnt have anyone

else in town.

Noone you sad?

What are we to you?

Stepbrother!

My stepbrother.

Do you even know how

often my grandfather,

talked about your grandfather

No, you dont know

You dont know, you dont!

For Zivojin!

This is Trifun.

Grandpa.

For Trifun!

Sorry grandpa.

When Trifun and your grandpa drink.

All west serbia is crying.

Thats why he died,

and his business was bancrupt.

Grandpa didnt die because

of alcohol!

He died because he was a

spiritual man.

Grandpa was a spiritual man,

God bless his soul.

But he was a drinker also.

And we, we work for criminals

Shame on us.

Hmm, my baby...

You are surrounded,

give us the ant!

And the Cvetka

the Cow also.

This world is out of love.

Real, friendly love.

Would you be so kind as to give me the gun?

Thankyou for the confidence.

F***er!

Come, we'll go slowly...

Cvetka!

My Cvetka.

Buy a candle for Trifun,

and light it...

and light it.

You understand?

Yes, yes.

O, how these americans demolish,

with great honor.

They tear down,

but they rebuild also.

And demolish.

And rebuild.

It's better to demolish.

The rest of the money,

spend as you like.

Not what i want,

it's what I must.

What?

He probably has some debts.

Are you in debt to someone?

To grandpa.

I need to buy an icon, some souvenir,

and to find a wife.

Grandpa is getting married?

No, no, the wife is for me.

I dont wanna do it anymore.

You dont understand, the interest,

taxes, all those cost.

How do you count that?

I was work with that

only for you.

And then everything...

The more i work , the more I fall into debt.

I will not give Jasna.

You ruined me,

you will not ruin her.

Listen, Im giving

you a solution here.

To your daughter orgasm,

and to you money.

Even in America

they do the same thing..

I'm like an international bank,

there is no credits.

If you cooperate,

you get new credits.

If you don't - I f***,I f***.

Until the nervous breakdown.

A seria of nervous breakdown,

in serials.

Mom!

Mother!

Where are you?

No, not now, it's the most important,..

Stop...

What are you doing?

Im dancing.

And you?

I go change clothes,

and then to the firm, to straighten

things out with that bastard.

Grandma, is that a thief?

No my child, that looks

like love.

Go in the house and eat,

this is not for you.

Oh boy, what mess did you get into?

Stepbrother!

They want to take Jasna

as a slave.

What are you yelling for?

You need to help me.

They're gonna take Jasna.

What is he saying?

It's the testament.

What testament?

Grandpas testament.

Testament, shame on you.

Stepbrother, I can't break

the testament.

I need to bring a wife.

Wife!

I think is good now.

We will see.

This is going well..

Boss, let me shoot those bastards.

They will shoot us,

look how nervous they are.

Just give me the word,

I'll shoot them all.

Dont wave with those hands,

stupid!

When the time comes,

we shoot them like little kittens.

Hands up!

Dont worry, they are our friends.

Hey people, do you know

what Europe will do,

If you touch their people?

and in america....

Hands up!

Hey, why did you lie

that there is three of them?

I swear there was three.

Ok, where is the third one?

Hes up,

on the roof.

You took the gun from my godfather.

It's from 1823,

thats unique.

Smith and Weston.

Listen to this.

So!

Peace peace peace,

noones fault it is.

Noones fault it is,

join hands.

What a machine!

It's yours, and ours.

And mine, and yours.

Air conditioning, everything...

I'll take you far away,

from this gang of farmers.

These idiots.

Nice skin!

Natural.

Three priest will marry us.

Wedding.

Saturday.

Teno clock, church St.Marko.

After that, straight to the airport.

Honeymoon.

Bruxelles, seven days,

all in the package.

Kiss me, rough, cruel,

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Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica (Serbian Cyrillic: Емир Кустурица, born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician. He has been recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films, as well as his projects in town-building. He has competed at the Cannes Film Festival on five occasions and won the Palme d'Or twice (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground), as well as the Best Director prize for Time of the Gypsies. He has also won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for Arizona Dream and a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Black Cat, White Cat. In addition he was also named Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.Since the mid-2000s, Kusturica's primary residence has been in Drvengrad, a town built for his film Life Is a Miracle, in the Mokra Gora region of Serbia. He had portions of the historic village reconstructed for the film. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republika Srpska since 9 November 2011. more…

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