Special Treatment Page #3

Would you put this one on?

It's my favorite.

Of course.

What's wrong? Don't worry,

beer is not alcohol.

Tell that to our doctor.

He wouldn't give us an empty

bottle. - Nor, f-f-full.

Cheers, honey.

Cheers!

I've been collecting them

for years.

I have an impressive

collection.

Brandy, "Champion",

"Royal Salut", fantastic.

You're a real expert.

- I know a little.

This is our secret weapon.

A sample of a drink

which we shall produce

under the slogan

"Apricot Brandy in

Every Cupboard".

Beer is our main product,

but this will really put our

factory on the map.

Ten years and ten trees,

will produce...

...just five bottles of this

brandy.

More expensive than whiskey

and much higher quality.

I don't know if you drink but

I'd love you to try some.

What do you mean, do I

drink? Let me try.

Cheers.

- Cheers.

Jelena. I have something

important to ask you.

Will you marry me?

- Go and play, Dejan.

No. - No? - I'm honored

that you have asked me.

I know what a fine man you are

but I'll never marry again.

I come from a good family

and I'm the only child.

The Doctor will help me

find a job as a chauffeur.

I know, Steve. But I can't.

Please understand...

My marriage was real hell.

That's how I started drinking.

I just want to finish

with this treatment

so that I can regain

custody over my children.

Don't worry about them. I would

treat them as if they were mine.

As if I were a real father.

Jelena...

Let's drop the subject,

please.

I must warn you! If you ever

remarry, I'll kill you!

30 years gone by,

30 years of folly.

I don't give a damn,

my future will be jolly.

Silence, please. And now you'll

se the great Hamlet.

Gentlemen, you are

misinformed.

You'll se Pirandello's

"Henry IV"!

Who's that guy Henry?

- I've no idea.

He's the only real actor here.

From the theatre, you know.

They pretend to be so

compassionate,

trying hard not to

enrage a poor soul.

A man already lost to the world,

lost to time, lost to life.

He must have been crazy

permitting such tyranny over him.

Every day, every moment

of the day,

they want us all to dance

to their tune,

and for them that's no

persecution. No way!

That's only their way

of thinking,

their point of view,

that's what they feel.

Each one of us has

his own point of view.

You got yours,

no doubt.

Only, you think like

a flock of sheep.

Paltry, ephemeral,

hesitant sheep.

And they take

advantage of that,

and they take advantage

of that... Oh, no!

What counts is that

you didn't stutter.

Oh, gentlemen, that is how

I failed as an actor.

I never dared go on stage sober

because I stuttered.

When I got drunk I didn't

stutter, but I forgot my lines.

Here comes Steve!

Steve who?

Imagine that! One day she

simply disappeared

after ten years of marriage.

Later on, I found out

that she ran off with

some scoundrel.

She asked for a divorce.

I agreed.

She said revolting

things about me.

The judge did not believe her.

You can't slander a man

with my reputation.

I got custody over the child but

she said she'll get him back.

Where is she now?

- Somewhere in France.

She wrote to me saying that

she'll abduct Dejan.

That's why he's always with me.

Never on his own.

She could really do it.

She's completely unstable.

I didn't sleep all night.

Since we became acquainted

I realized

that nobody here is worthwhile.

Life is a perpetual struggle.

I really admire you.

The way you put the boss's

father in his place.

No one here has the guts

to speak out.

I must tell you something.

- What?

You drink too much.

- Me? - Yes, you.

I noticed you manifest all the

classic symptoms

of an alcoholic. - Me?

- Yes, you.

You're nervous and confused.

You're shy to speak

unless you're a little tipsy.

You grab a glass the minute

you lay your eyes on it.

I am telling the truth.

I'm weak, I have

no will power.

You must fight it.

Doctor!

- What?

Lock the door!

I'm freezing!

We're flying, flying high.

Come on flap your wings.

What wings? - Your wings.

We're flying, we're flying.

Don't worry,

we are safe here.

Can you fly?

- How...

We are flying. You stretch your

arms and wave.

We're flying.

Like birds.

What's wrong?

Come here.

Sit down.

What's the matter?

- I can't.

Don't you like me?

- I like you a lot.

That's why I can't. I'd like

to know you better.

But, you are leaving

after the show.

If you want me,

you'll find me.

I'll be free soon.

Come on, fly! Higher, higher!

Flutter, flutter!

Everybody out!

Turn the water off.

Stop screaming.

Open up, do you hear me?

Open up!

Old bastard!

I'll kill you!

Our boss is busy,

he won't make it.

Alright, we'll begin.

Shall I switch on the

P.A. System?

The whole brewery will hear.

- Good idea. Switch it on.

Go to your father.

Oh God, you're all drunk.

The Doctor will punish us all.

How could you do this to me?

Don't rat on us.

He'll never notice.

You sit with Miss Katya.

Dr. Ilich is coming.

Are you ready?

Everyone except Steve.

- Where is he?

He got drunk and ran away.

He even punched me.

When he gets drunk

he goes berserk.

Why didn't you call me?

- I was looking for you.

I searched for you all

over the brewery.

O.K. I'll take over

and make the smoke.

Dr. Ilich, I'm to blame.

He proposed to me.

I refused and he went mad.

- O.K. The show must go on.

The evil of alcohol...

- The Doctor!

... rules the world for

thousands of years.

Many a tyranny have

quickly come to an end,

but this one is everlasting,

and growing worse

from day to day.

What is it in a human being

that makes him drink?

We shall talk about

man and freedom.

About man and health,

about man and anxiety.

About courage and

will power.

Did you ever ask yourselves

what is a really free man?

Only a free man can control

his passions,

thoughts, desires and emotions.

And that is the very aim

over every man.

To become his own master and

to fulfill his destiny.

Some may think that freedom

means to live were you like,

or to do what you like.

However, even behind bars

men have reached their goals,

although the have been...

... deprived of their freedom.

Therefore we reached the

essence of this matter.

A free man is only

the one that can...

...think, fantasize and make

the impossible come true.

Let's ask ourselves is an

alcoholic a free man?

The answer is:

No and he cannot be free!

An alcoholic is a psychopath

and psychopaths can't choose.

His thoughts are chaotic

and thus he cannot

reach his goals,

if he has any.

Such a person will always choose

alcohol over his family,

and he will choose alcohol

over his freedom.

My honorable audience,

I will now present to you

the people who have

defeated this evil,

and gained back their freedom

and health.

Jelena. - Cheda.

- Rade.

Marko. - Mila Pavlovic.

As we know, alcohol attacks

all the vital human organs.

It ravages them

slowly but surely.

The brain... the lungs...

the liver,

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