Zivot je cudo Page #4

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The feeling's important.

You dropped your wallet, dummy.

Speed and feeling are equal.

They're part of the same equation.

Take care.

Kiss Mother for me

Damn women!

What?

I'll put an end to your babbling!

F*** you!

Think what you want

but Veljo is no fool!

- Who says you are?

- When I use my head things clear up.

People told me, "Veljo,

hide your family!" But I didn't.

Who told you to?

I said Luka's smart, an engineer.

He didn't hide his wife.

- So why should I?

- What?

You hid her with the Hungarian.

I told my wife,

"Off to Serbia with you!"

I didn't hide Jadranka.

But I saw her leave

with the Hungarian.

Listen good, the railroad

is under military control.

From now on,

you answer only to us.

You're in charge of maintenance

and communications.

Report all damage to me.

That's an order. The tracks must be

operational at all times. Understand?

Look at her!

Where are you going?

Want a train to run you over?

Go on home!

It's useless to talk to you!

What did you bring?

A bit of everything.

What goes into a Bosnian stew?

Everything. Milos loves it.

Hear those explosions?

- They're pounding away.

- Milos is being transferred here.

- Whereabouts?

- To Bosnia.

He'll pop in if he's nearby.

I'm scared to be in my house alone.

I brought a chess set.

We can have a game.

Good idea.

What's that?

They're our boys.

Hey, soldier!

Those aren't our boys! Run!

Didn't I say they were pounding away?

What is it? Not afraid?

Why afraid?

They announced a cease-fire.

A cease-fire?

F***ing cease-fire!

They're pounding away!

I can't hear anything.

You have the first move.

I'm black.

All right.

- Know what my old man used to say?

- What?

That war always comes quickly.

You see it coming.

It rolls in like a flood.

But it starts by surprise,

understand?

Yes.

Let's play,

and the hell with them.

Veljo!

- Was that a 120mm shell?

- Yes.

Where'd the Ustasha get them?

Genscher sent 'em to the Croats.

- Wake up, Luka!

- What are you yelling for?

- Where's Veljo? He's not home.

- Why do you need him?

Mobilisation!

A rocket launcher

consists of the following:

the barrel, the rocket inside,

front and rear sights,

and the launch mechanism.

Is that clear?

You, young man.

Step forward.

What in thunderation!

We'll do a little test shot.

See that isolated tree at 250 metres?

That's the target.

OK, doll, is that clear?

It is.

Take aim...

Fire!

Zowie! What a ricochet!

- Good news, your son's here!

- Milos! Where?

At the house.

The captain drove him there.

Is that the truth?

Why would I lie?

Milos!

Get down, Zujka!

Why are you lying like this?

Stretch out.

Wait up!

Take it easy! Don't overdo it!

Where's my Milos hiding?

Hey, Veljo!

Everything OK at your place?

It really shook last night.

I lost some roof tiles.

You know the real miracle,

nothing happened

to the Bosnian stew.

It just got cold.

Oh, my Luka!

My boy visits and I give him nothing.

What an ass, I fell asleep.

- Had any damage?

- Come down. I have news.

Could you hand me up

that long board, there, on the ledge?

Come down.

I have to tell you something.

I can't. Tell me.

Come down!

It's not about Jadranka.

Is it Milos?

Is he dead?

Tell me. Is he wounded?

- No. Come down!

- Tell me what happened?

I'll murder you if I come down!

He's a prisoner.

A prisoner?

Milos, a prisoner?

- How did it happen?

- The captain will tell you.

Vladan!

Get the chopper for the wounded!

On the double!

Captain!

Send your unit to hill 805!

He wants to take Milos's place

in the unit.

- To do what?

- To replace Milos.

- Transfer me!

- You've gone crazy too?

- Let's go home.

- I don't want to.

Listen.

I won't leave without a mission.

Remember,

this isn't your private war.

I can't take any more.

I'll kill myself.

What?

- Vladan, get out.

- You haven't finished.

- Get out.

- But you haven't...

- Dismissed!

- Yes, sir.

You'll kill yourself?

Too easy.

Death doesn't hurt, my friend.

It's living that hurts.

Did you know I have a brother?

Or I had one. I don't know.

My Stevan.

It's been two years.

Two years since he disappeared.

He's not among the dead

so I can't bury him.

He's not among the prisoners.

He's not among the living

so I can't hug him.

The man simply vanished!

Vanished into thin air!

I asked for a transfer to Lika.

Know what they told me?

This isn't my private war.

It's someone's war, my dear Luka.

It's a war for scum.

Not yours or mine, for sure.

We have good reason to believe

that Milos is alive.

We'll find him.

We'll liberate him.

Know how big my Stevan is?

Three times my size.

Kill me. Who gives a f***!

You wanna get killed, idiot?

Luka!

Hey, Luka!

You owe me a drink.

Your Tomo has worked

everything out just great!

What's so great?

Watch this...

Nothing up my sleeve and...

presto... chango!

Up you go, baby!

Stretch your legs.

See how brave she is.

A real revolutionary!

See her?

What did you do to her?

We did nothing. They wandered over

to our side in the ambulance.

The doctor and the driver we...

When I saw her,

I knew what I had to do.

- What will you do with her?

- Exchange her.

She writes a letter to her family,

we send it over to her side,

they give us Milos,

we give them the girl,

and it's peace in Bosnia!

Think it can work?

How can it not work?

Know her family name? Besirevic!

We can get Milos

and something extra for her.

Does Aleksic know?

He won't make a fuss

so long as we keep out of his sight.

- He has the UNPROFOR coming.

- What'll you do with her now?

She's out of my hands now.

She's your prisoner.

I can't keep her.

What do you mean?

It's only for a week or two at the most.

- How will I watch her?

- Lock her in a room.

We don't have locks on the doors.

She's a real dish.

See that?

I love it when folks communicate!

We've met before.

Do you remember Smajo?

He was a male nurse at the hospital.

- Here's a towel.

- They shot him.

His brains splattered

all over the car.

All over the seats.

They pushed the driver

down a gorge.

He rolled down like a broken doll.

Then that man came up to me

and said,

"I know what I'm gonna do with you."

I shut my eyes and I thought,

"That's it. It's the end."

I started to shake like a leaf.

It's warm in here.

Dry yourself off.

Your hands and legs.

What's happened to all of us?

My father always told me

that God isn't a blind cat

unaware of what he's doing.

He knows and sees everything.

My son says God didn't play dice

when he created the universe.

He read that in a magazine.

Einstein said it.

And now he's a prisoner, too.

- Who is?

- My son, Milos.

Get some rest.

Sorry, have your tea.

Let's go, Zujka.

We're at war. It often happens.

The power station is down.

Don't be afraid.

It's OK.

I brought you some breakfast.

Would you like to use the tub?

How do you say tub?

- We call it a bath.

- We say bath, too.

It's over there. Wait a second.

I don't know if there's hot water.

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