Promise Me This Page #4

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


Go in the kitchen son, go.

Go my son, this is not for you.

Go now bastard...go eat something.

Little one, you really surprised me,

well done.

Liar!

Bravo!

One was come from the back,

big as giant...

like dinosaur...

and what I do?

I jump, step back, kick him,

take him for neck...

hes begging for mercy...

and then after comes

four more...

first one I block, kick the second one...

blood all over the room...

Im flying trough the window...

What are you doing?

Wait, its not finished yet.

I go up, then strong kick in

the nose,

I fall again...

take the stone from ground..

there was dark..

someone kick me, probably some worker..

or something,...

Come, seat.

You know what?

You are really good liar.

No.

Its not lie, its just making the story better.

My grandpa says, what will be if

we only tell the true.

You know what we and grandpa do?

All night we lie to each other.

Creating some story, miracles...

I do it to make you feel better.

You left this in the school yard.

I dont need that without icon.

Icon is on repairing,

My teacher said he will fix it.

You are real fancy.

What means fancy?

Like cool, who was dress you?

My stepbrother.

Dead man.

No this one is alive , two

of them.

They took me to the pub.

Youve been in pub?

I was think to buy myself wife, be cause the testament.

And did you buy?

No, grandpa says I will not find that in the pub,

only beer and f***ing.

There was discount also.

You slept with whore in the pub?

No, I was runaway.

You did.

No I didnt.

I know you did.

Thats not testament.

Did you hear Tomic today?

They speak lies.

My mom just serve the drink's there.

I know.

Jasna!

Mother, what's wrong?

Nothing I just fall.

Should I call ambulance?

No, no.

How did you fall?

I dont know, I passed out.

I go get alcohol.

How did you run away?

I jumped through the window.

Does Jasna know something?

No, she doesn't.

Good, you didn't see or heard

something.

Didn't see, didn't heard.

Why is bell ringing?

I'm calling the priest!

What priest, call my Cane!

I will die when I want.

Priest is not only

for funerals.

Stop it now!

And that dress with flowers?

What I'm keeping.

If there is god's will,

You are not keeping her

for nothing.

Kid, go out, don't disturb the class.

I'll kill you.

Go kid, or i lead you out!

Here, its finished.

Watch the edges, its fresh.

Jasna, we need to go.

Where?

I was dream the grandpa again.

Hes calling me in the sleep.

And for you will be better

to go from this town.

Where?

In my village.

That I show you to the grandpa.

You didn't fill testament.

You should buy souvenir also.

I have icon.

Go in the town,

buy something.

Buy something nice

and pretty.

You have money.

Where is the money?

What did you do with money?

I gave it to your mom.

Why did you do that?

You wanted to buy wife?

You wanted to buy me?

Say it!

Your mom is in big debt Jasna.

You in debt to man with grey

moustache.

He's making problem to

your mom.

He want's to take you also.

Don't worry for us.

We don't need your money.

I don't need it also.

Be there after bell.

This was done by first

demolish firm in Serbia.

They gonna demolish

pyramides also.

Who's gonna demolish pyramides?

That's old theme leave that.

Like americans, whatever

is in the way of oil.

They just sign paper,

and say goodbye pyramides.

If something's on the way

of democracy.

Just demolish!

Now you gonna see...

Officer, lean on it.

The building start's to fly.

You will see a picture tommorow

in the newspapers.

What are you laughing for?

Nothing.

Look at that piece of work.

Be reasonable.

I offer you the most beautiful

girl in town.

And ammount what you write.

Im thinking... its nice

when man stays to the promise.

Testament.

Promise at all.

I need to show Jasna to grandpa.

What if she dont want?

She will, she will.

You need to ask the girl,

what does she want.

Must be, its testament.

Did you tell her?

He didnt.

But when she find out,

she will be happy about it.

Bosa!

My love...

Im here.

Where is Jasna?

For one hour, you take

It's different for half hour.

He is strict but correct.

My son Pajo, is fighting

all his life,

for progress and the better life in Serbia.

Democratic changes in Serbia,

was show true face of my son.

Dont suck when my mom

is speaking.

His vision to make the twin towers

in Serbia

And on you is now to decide

will you help him,

to finish his idea.

Come my son, let mom

kiss you.

When my mom is speaking,

no one suck! Understand?

When mom is speaking,

it must be,

Silence,or?

Thats right my love.

Do we have any weapon?

No, only gun.

Only gun?

Let her go, its our woman.

There is bodyguards in the house.

If someone doesn't wanna pay,

call them.

Let me go now, untie me.

No way.

What are you doing?

As I know, you don't work

here anymore.

You know how it goes..

Once policeman, always policeman.

Once whore, always whore.

Mr.President I'm asking myself,

what the woman see in me?

I think they go for beauty.

Do we have any weapon?

Nothing.

If any special request from the customer,

you decide the price yourself.

And that's your money.

Money you take right after

comming in room.

And one more technical thing.

Don't try to runaway.

He will kill you.

Is that wind?

Maybe.

Probably.

Probably not.

Throw the gun!

Fast!

Move that hand!

Jasna, my marriage offer

is still here.

What is it?

I do everything for money.

Just say it...

Take off your socks,

and put this on.

Why?

We gonna fly.

You steal, you steal from me?

No, no I'm not stealing.

So you work everything for money?

This time you work for free.

You have phone?

Yes.

Write...

I'm writing.

Jasna is free, sign Cane.

Nice name.

If only mom is not alive...

I would marry you now.

Should we kill her?

Hey, dont joke...

Thats my mom.

Im just joking.

My love I need to go...

Listen...

Ill be back...

You know what is the most

important in the world?

Nature good, Japanese tourism,

nothing like that...

Beauty.

For you is free, go in.

What?

She's here somewhere.

Where is she?

She's up.

Where up?

She was go with some bats.

What bats, what are you saying?

You shitting me, what bats?

Stupid ass.

I will marry you.

But not like blonde.

No, no you'll need it.

Drive straight to train station.

We will go in Sabac,

to my syster.

Thats only safe place.

Did you said last name Srbjanovic?

Knock, knock...

Whos home?

Ant...

Why are you not married?

To get family, children.

Look how skinny they are.

I should take them,

not opposite.

Knock, knock,

anyone home?

Good evening.

I was think its mister,

but is miss.

You have telegram, sign here.

There is a latz of towns in Serbia.

You don't like one,then

you move, or?

What are you doing here?

Why what?

It's a big country this Serbia.

Listen, you are strong woman or?

And you should shut your mouth.

I'm taking the kid in the hotel.

Don't touch the kid!

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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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