Metallic Blues (2004) - full transcript
Metallic Blues
A Film by
Danny Verete
Moshe Ivgy
Avi Kushnir
Written and Directed by
Danny Verete
Goldberg's Cars
Repair, Exchange, Sales
Shmuel!
Wait.
Come talk to him.
What's that?
He wants to sell his car
He speaks English.
What kind of car is it?
Some car! Look at the inside!
Check it for leaks.
No leaks.
Clean as a whistle.
-Shut up.
Will you look at that?
It's not just a car,
it's America!
It?s a hotel!
Sisso, turn it off!
It?s a car fit for kings!
Look at all this!
Crystals, whisky...
A VCR...
A refrigerator...
Calm down, OK?
Why, gonna buy it?
You can't, it costs
more than a condo.
Make 3 coffees,
I?m bringing him in.
Come here a sec.
This is a chance of a lifetime.
What d'you say we buy it?
How?
You out of your mind?
He's in a bind, it can't be much.
How much?
-5 grand, tops.
He'll sell for 5 grand!
-Yes.
What about taxes?
-Forget the taxes.
For 5 grand, are you with me?
5 grand? I don't know...
-I need an answer, now!
For 5 grand, I?m in.
But how do we sell it?
To whom?
Look.
Isn't it just like ours?
Exactly!
-It?s all there: "Lincoln
"Continental Town-Car Limousine 1985
"Auto Decker, D?sseldorf
50,000 Euro."
It?s a collector item!
-What collectors?
Only 1,000 made!
It?s worth a fortune!
Gonna send it to Germany?
We'll take it. Go, sell
get back. Been abroad?
No.
Buy a ticket for $500.
The rest's on me.
Where will I get $3,000?
Use your savings.
Savings?
-Moran's room.
You'll be able
to build her a suite.
If it's so great,
why d'you need me?
I don't wanna go alone.
This is better than the stock market
It?s our chance!
This Arab is a God-send!
Come on!
Ah, Sisso?
$5,000 for the car.
1 or 2 grand more for shipping...
Sisso, this music
is driving me crazy!
2,000 for taxes,
2,000 more for the plane, hotel, food
and we clear out $20,000 each.
Not bad, eh?
Not bad Shmuel.
From your lips to God's ears.
Germany is something else.
Highways all over,
no speed limits,
you go 190 km/h,
and they still overtake you.
Been abroad long?
-Just 1 week on my honeymoon.
In Germany?
No. In Paris and London.
That's it?
-Yes.
Don't worry.
You speak German?
Buy cheap, sell expensive,
same in all languages.
How long before she gets there?
I'm shipping her tomorrow.
She'll be in Hamburg in 2 weeks.
We bought it like that...
Didn't check anything.
What if it's welded?
When you get a horse as present,
you don't check it's teeth.
Go upstairs, take a shower.
You can relax.
Some car...
You work 30 years
for a car like that.
And another 30 for the gas
Go on, Sisso.
We've been saving for 18 months
to close the balcony,
make a room for her.
Now she has to forget it?
No, just the opposite.
Sit down.
Where will we get the money?
You'll build the room
when she's 20?
She's here, tell her.
Adina, I'm going in 2 weeks
and I'll bring back $15,000.
We'll pay the mortgage,
close the balcony and move on.
Right, Shachar?
Moran always gets everything.
We'll buy you a mini-organ.
Deal?
Gabi'll get a bike
and a football.
When, Dad?
Don't drop it!
Moran, I want to talk.
Let's see you spend
1 night like this...
Come here.
-Leave me alone.
Adina, please,
why the long face?
I'm doing it for us.
What about hotels?
D'you know where to go?
Shmuel's paying.
I only buy the ticket.
We'll be back soon with the money
Would I do it otherwise?
You know me, Adina.
It's all for us.
OK, go.
What can I say?
If you're sure...
-Absolutely.
Come, sweetie, come.
Come, come to bed.
Daddy'll take you to bed...
What'll Daddy
bring you from Germany?
What'll Daddy
bring you from Germany...?
Hold on. Explain this to me.
Sisso's going with you
and you're leaving me behind?
He's my partner,
you understand?
And what am I
Please, Pnina,
I don't need that now.
35,000 - 40,000 Euro
Not bad.
I don't want much.
-It's only for a few days.
I don't want to be alone.
-You're not.
See your friends.
No big deal.
I want to go.
What's Germany for you?
Cars, mud, grease...
It's cold too!
You want that?
It's not for you.
-Please, Shmuel.
You know what?
When I get back
we'll go to Tiberias, OK?
Pnina...
If my parents ask, I went to Rome.
No word of Germany.
I know.
Morani... Bye.
Good luck.
Shmuel's here.
Keep safe.
-You too.
Be careful.
We'll return in a few days.
Here, take your coat.
I won't need it.
Yes you
will, it's freezing over there.
Hi, Sisso.
Good morning, Adina.
Go on, open it!
Take care.
Adina, c'mon!
It's just for a few days.
He's not going to war,
we'll be back soon.
See you!
Let's go!
See how nice
it's sitting there?
I hope she's OK.
-Germans, they know their job.
Put the bags in the trunk.
I'm freezing!
Turn the heating on!
Turn the heating on.
A real doll...
Started right up.
Where are they from? -Israel.
Tell them to get out.
And call Security.
Security? You're needed.
What is it?
What's wrong?
We have to get out.
They want to search the car.
- Search Area -
What'd he say?
To open our coats.
I'm not taking my clothes off.
Take our clothes off?
Let's do this.
Lucky they didn't shoot us.
Come on, let's go.
Look at you.
Shmuel? Your folks
lose anyone in the Holocaust?
Talk about loss?
My mom lost her siblings
and her parents.
My dad lost his sisters, brother
and parents.
They all evaporated...
No uncles, aunts,
grandfather, grandmother.
Were your folks born here?
Yes, in Dresden. Some name, eh.
God forbid...
I didn't know that.
-I never mentioned it.
Nobody survived?
Drop it, Sisso,
I've been hearing it all my life.
Shmuel!
Do I take this?
Sure.
They go with my pants.
Looking great, Sisso.
Real dapper, Sisso.
Put the tie on.
-No way, it's choking me.
Some get-up!
Where'd you find it all?
He did.
You look better
than you did at your wedding!
And me? The truth.
-You look like a model.
The shoes, too.
Just cool. Fantastic!
We'll keep this on.
-Sure or we'll get arrested again.
Hello, are you
guests of the hotel?
Shmuel, see what he wants.
Hello. May I help you?
How much?
-500 Euro.
Shmuel...
-Sisso, it's on me.
Mr. Kleiner,
come to reception.
What do you want to eat?
What do I know?
It's not kosher.
Then go for fish.
How about it?
Sounds OK. Let's try it.
Shmuel, come,
it'll blow your mind.
Look at this city.
They have everything here.
Life without any worries.
Would you stay here?
-What d'you mean?
We stay. We sell the car
we bring our families over.
We don't need much.
For 30-40 grand
I'll put up a car lot.
You joking.
You said a few days.
We pay 70% income tax,
watch funerals on TV,
each day we count our dead.
How long will we walk on the edge?
Adina'll be delighted.
She makes how much
1,000, 2,000 Shekels?
She works her fingers to the bone.
She could have
a Turkish cleaning lady.
Your kids'll go to school
and learn languages.
Make a good future for them.
Europe!
You will miss nothing of Israel.
What about that food?
It's coming.
Look at this.
Everything's clean and shining.
And quiet. No-one ever honks.
Hard to believe
all that happened here.
Happened?
It was just 60 years ago.
How did your parents survive?
They hid, got caught
went to the camps,
ran away again, jumped trains
killed some Germans...
Then they lay for 3 years
in a freezing cellar.
And you think
you could live here?
It's changed,
people want to live here now.
Food's here.
To you!
-To us!
What's this?
What is this?
He brought us a snake!
Disgusting!
Gross...
He touched it.
Tell him to give us bread.
Give him something
so he goes away.
My wallet!
-What?
My wallet is gone!
-The money?
Money, cards, everything!
How much?
-2,000 Euro.
I can't believe it!
-Wait. Calm down and think.
What did you do?
Where were you?
At reception?
-Never took out my wallet?
Then where?
-The store!
Store?
-The clothes store.
Where is it?
Get the bag, we'll ask
for directions. C'mon!
Hey! Anybody here?
Open up!
Not a soul.
Think! Where did you lose it?
Does it matter?
My wallet's gone.
What about the police?
They'll tell us
to come in the morning,
but we have to be in D?sseldorf.
That's all we have.
-How much?
300 Euro.
God told me to put it aside.
Who're you calling?
Pnina? Honey?
Listen, we're
in a hell of a bind.
I lost my wallet
and everything in it.
Yeah, that's right.
That's right. Everything!
Call and tell them to block
my credit cards as of noon today,
and order a new set.
Wait! Tell my bank
to send me 1,000 Euro, urgently,
to any bank in D?sseldorf.
Yes, we'll be there tomorrow.
Call back to tell
me which bank it is.
My regards to Adina.
-Call Adina for Sisso!
Goddamn. 2,000 Euro.
What the hell.
What about the hotel?
All the food?
We split in the morning.
No choice.
Without paying?
We've got to go to AutoDecker.
They'll send us a bill.
There's no rush
paying for that snake.
Shmuel!
C'mon, hurry up!
Let's get out of here.
There she is!
-Slow down. Cameras.
Pnina? What's up?
What about the bank?
What d'you mean
they won't?
What holiday? Hanukkah?
They want us to eat donuts here?
We're broke!
Not before tomorrow?
OK, never mind. Forget it
Bye, Pnina.
Not before tomorrow... Great.
To hell with them.
Shmuel, want
some mayo' with your tuna?
Yeah, lots of it.
And some tomato.
Be careful
don't spill any.
Mustard?
Lay it on,
I'm starved!
Again with this music?
Cut it out!
Come on,
one more minute!
Just listen to it!
-It's too loud.
Look at her go!
I'm going 90 mph steady.
Who'd believe she'd been
20 years on the road?
Here, Shmuel.
Here.
How about Pnina?
Didn't she wanna come?
She did. So?
What did you say?
I said, "It's not for
you, baby, it's work."
She understood?
-Sure. She's not here, is she?
Have a pickle.
How did you two meet?
We were 17
years old, just kids.
Then army service
then we got married...
Nothing much happened
after that.
How old is she?
-Same as I.
Say, how long
to D?sseldorf?
We'll have the money by noon.
Some traffic jam!
Bumper to bumper.
She takes 1 litre
every 10 minutes.
It's getting late.
A German traffic jam...
No honking
no getting down on the shoulders.
Complete silence.
It's a Dress Parade.
It's a different world.
They took my mother's dad out,
whipped him to death
right there in the street.
But even that
wasn't enough for them.
They sent them off
in those trains.
You've no idea
what it was like.
They'd take old bread
from the street and bring it home.
We had three rooms:
for us, 1 for them
and a third one for the bread.
Look at these faces...
I'd dream
of those eyes at night...
Like this?
-Exactly. I'd lie there shivering.
The blood-sucker.
How old do you think he is?
I dunno. 80?
Go back 60 years,
what've you got?
Look, he's
been living like a king.
A wife, children,
grandchildren...
What are you looking at?
What do you want?
Do you speak German?
American?
Israel!
What did he say? -Israel.
Look at his eyes
surely he was there.
Shut the hell up!
Shmuel, you OK?
-Yeah, I'm fine.
They'd better be open
when we get there.
Will you look at that!
It's a dream!
It's a palace!
Look at this Jaguar!
A real beauty!
The cars of yesterday...
Three wipers
that never collide.
Where do they
get all the parts?
It's a big market.
Billions are in it.
Look. It's hand-made.
All hand-made.
What's that?
It's a Rolls-Royce.
That's a Rolls?
6.5 ltr, 8 cylinders,
wood and leather interior.
Go on, check it out.
May I get in?
-Sure.
How'll you buy it
if you don't check it?
Look at this beauty...
And the colour...
My God...
Give me your cell-phone.
Who you calling?
-Give it.
How do I call Israel?
00-972-3, then the number.
Adina? Hi! How are you?
-Tell her about this place.
You won't believe it.
I'm sitting in a...
Some Rolls-Royce!
All wood and leather.
Out of this world!
What? When?!
A terror attack!
-When?
Some time ago.
Where?
-Where?
In Tel Aviv.
-Where?
On Allenby Street.
How many dead?
Oh my God!
-How many?
8 dead.
-My God! A bus?
In a mini-market.
Adina!
Are you alright?
Is everyone okay?
Are all the kids there?
What, Moran isn't?
Where is she?
Find her and tell her to get home
and keep them all in!
We'll be back tonight
tomorrow morning the latest.
I kiss you all.
And stay inside.
Damn them...
Mr. Shmuel Goldberg,
please come to the garage.
That's us.
-Wanna call home?
Later. Let's see
how much we're getting.
What's going on? Problems?
-Hold it.
What's going on? Problems?
-Hold on?
Shmuel, I do not understand...
What's going on?
-Let me talk to him.
What's going on here?
I don't know.
The exhaust system must be replaced,
the tires,
the refrigerator everything!
They want
a German car not American!
How much?
How much?!
5,000 Euro.
That's what we paid the Arab!
Maybe we should sell it.
No way. He's conning us.
I know these guys.
Shmuel, 5,000 Euro isn't bad.
I am smelling a rat.
-This car is worth a fortune.
We'll sell it someplace else.
Let's get out of here.
Where are you going?
-I don't know.
It's almost dark.
Let's find a hotel.
5,000 Euro...
It blows my mind.
We should've checked with them.
I did.
-When?
I called from home.
-What'd they say?
They said up to 50,000 Euro
for exactly this car.
Then where's the 50,000 Euro?
5,000 even?
What about our expenses?
Listen, I've kept
silent up till now.
You are the expert
but the car is mine too.
Let's sell it for what they want
to pay and let's go home.
Listen to me, Sisso.
I am going to sell this car.
-To whom?
First thing tomorrow
we'll go see other car lots.
This is unacceptable!
You see what kind
of hotel this is?
I can see that.
Saw the number on his arm?
Yet, he came back to Germany.
I didn't see a number.
Yesterday in a palace,
today in the gutters...
Tomorrow you'll have
a sauna massages, treats
and 10,000 Euro
in your pocket. Trust me.
Let's go down and get
something to eat.
Tomorrow is another day.
Do you hear the trains?
What are you doing?
It's Hanukkah, remember?
Today you need 3 candles.
Two are enough.
"Bless the Lord...
"who commands us
to light Hanukkah candles
"Bless the Lord...
"who has sustained us
and brought us to this day."
"The Lord is my Saviour
"Thy praises I'll say
"In the house of prayers
"Where I shall give my thanks
"At the time of victory
"Over my enemies..."
Tell him it's Hanukkah.
What'd he say?
He said there's been no God
in Germany for 60 years now.
Shmuel, there are people in our car!
-Which car?
Stop! Stop!
You son of a bitch!
Sisso, come on...
Get up!
Are you hurt? Where?
Does it hurt?
-No.
Anything wrong?
-No, I'm fine.
You OK?
-I had her in my hands...
Motherfuckers...
I had her in my hands...
Right there in my hands.
Sisso, what's the
license-plate number?
How should I know?
It's a huge blue car, American.
One of a kind.
This big. Almost 8 meters long.
You tell him.
How much is the insurance.
-$3,000 or $4,000.
What?! Why so low?
I insured it for 3 days.
You said it's worth $50,000!
What good are your 3 days now?
What did he say? -That it'll be OK
What'd you think he'd say?
Damn it... 80 million people...
Go find a car.
What will I tell Adina?
-That the car got stolen. Stolen!
It wasn't our fault.
-And Moran?
Don't you get it, Sisso?
The car was stolen!
That's what you tell them.
They'll never forgive me.
Not Moran, anyway.
So, are we going back home?
We'll take the train tomorrow.
Who's that?
What's the police doing here?
They found our car.
What the fuck!
God how they scarred her...
I hope they never see
the light of day!
Look at that...!
She's all fucked up!
Maniacs!
She's ruined!
God, what a mess!
What's all this?
Animals!
Everything's still working
and in place.
A good wash and she's ready.
And the scratch?
We'll repair it.
It's a deep scratch.
We don't have the time.
It'll take half a day.
-Half a day?
What are you talking about?
And the hotel, food, gas and money?
Pnina'll send me some.
I've already
lost $4,000 on this car.
For me it's a lot of money.
Look at her.
Who'll buy it from you?
You have no chance.
The biggest car lot
offered us 5,000 Euro.
Now you'll have to beg for 3,000.
You nuts? That policeman was
gonna give me 20,000!
We're going back to AutoDecker
to take what they offer.
No more games.
I'm not going there!
I want this over with,
I wanna go.
Where?
-Home! I've had it!
I'm not cut out for this!
That's just great!
We're begging Germans to buy our car!
No one's begging!
I didn't sell it to them!
I have a family.
I want to go home!
I'm not cut out for this!
I'm out!
Take me to the airport.
We'll sell her, Sisso.
How? In parts? To whom?
Who's gonna buy her?
Tell me that!
This goddamn car
has made you crazy!
All these trinkets,
the bar and the TV!
Damn you!
I have a family, understand?
I have a wife and kids!
This mess isn't for me!
You want to live here?
Well, do it alone.
So you're out?
-I'm out.
Keep in mind
you already lost $4,000.
Damn the $4,000.
I'll earn it with dignity,
without crawling.
Remember, the car's mine!
Let's go. I won't stay here
a minute longer.
Damn that Arab.
He knew what he was doing.
OK buddy.
You're going to Frankfurt.
I need some money.
Here.
Go on, get lost.
Keep your dignity, Shmuel.
Hello.
Is this a geography lesson?
How do I go to Frankfurt?
Sisso, this is Shmuel!
I'm here at Information.
Sisso, this is Shmuel!
I have a lion, a giraffe,
a monkey and a dog.
Giraffe. -The giraffe?
28.30 Euro. It's on
sale for Christmas.
Would you like it
wrapped? -What.
Gift-wrapped?
Have a nice day?
A real limousine...
Not bad, eh?
Dad, to get
to "Auto Fantasi"?
d'you turn left or right?
First left, second right.
Is everything all right?
Kurt, bring him a glass of water.
Hey, where's Frankfurt?
-I've no idea.
It's too far, I can't say.
What? -Frankfurt.
What's wrong?
Sir, pulling it is
forbidden!
I don't believe it!
Where did you spring from?
-The train.
Didn't you go by plane?
It was too expensive.
Then I saw you from
the window.
So I got off.
What's wrong?
She's broken
and out of gas.
Go check the back.
What's that?
Someone rammed
into me at the airport!
Damn them. They hit me good.
That's it, Sisso.
Our Lincolena's gone.
She's staying here.
What's with the
giraffe?
I got it for Shachar.
Sisso, promise me
something.
What?
Back home,
not a word about this mess.
Okay.
All my life I've been hearing,
"Shmuel, never go there,
don't set your foot there,
don't touch, don't buy.
It's a cursed place,
it's Satan, it's the Fire!"
Look at me now, I'm 45 and have
no child to talk to about this.
What are you doing?
May this car be an expiation!
Shmuel, police!
Put it down, police!
Is this your car?
-What?
What does he want?
I'm gonna kill him!
Stop it!
Leave him alone!
Shmuel, stop it!
You're killing him!
Shmuel, there's a car coming!
There's a car coming!
Get up!
Come on, Sisso. Let's go.
Central, this is 402.
-Go ahead.
Send a tow-truck to, road B-8.
It's an abandoned car.
OK, I'm sending a tow-truck.
It's an American
stretch limousine,
Lincoln Continental,
License plates:
Quebec, Canada.
Color: metallic blue.
In 5 minutes. -OK.
A Film by
Danny Verete
Moshe Ivgy
Avi Kushnir
Written and Directed by
Danny Verete
Goldberg's Cars
Repair, Exchange, Sales
Shmuel!
Wait.
Come talk to him.
What's that?
He wants to sell his car
He speaks English.
What kind of car is it?
Some car! Look at the inside!
Check it for leaks.
No leaks.
Clean as a whistle.
-Shut up.
Will you look at that?
It's not just a car,
it's America!
It?s a hotel!
Sisso, turn it off!
It?s a car fit for kings!
Look at all this!
Crystals, whisky...
A VCR...
A refrigerator...
Calm down, OK?
Why, gonna buy it?
You can't, it costs
more than a condo.
Make 3 coffees,
I?m bringing him in.
Come here a sec.
This is a chance of a lifetime.
What d'you say we buy it?
How?
You out of your mind?
He's in a bind, it can't be much.
How much?
-5 grand, tops.
He'll sell for 5 grand!
-Yes.
What about taxes?
-Forget the taxes.
For 5 grand, are you with me?
5 grand? I don't know...
-I need an answer, now!
For 5 grand, I?m in.
But how do we sell it?
To whom?
Look.
Isn't it just like ours?
Exactly!
-It?s all there: "Lincoln
"Continental Town-Car Limousine 1985
"Auto Decker, D?sseldorf
50,000 Euro."
It?s a collector item!
-What collectors?
Only 1,000 made!
It?s worth a fortune!
Gonna send it to Germany?
We'll take it. Go, sell
get back. Been abroad?
No.
Buy a ticket for $500.
The rest's on me.
Where will I get $3,000?
Use your savings.
Savings?
-Moran's room.
You'll be able
to build her a suite.
If it's so great,
why d'you need me?
I don't wanna go alone.
This is better than the stock market
It?s our chance!
This Arab is a God-send!
Come on!
Ah, Sisso?
$5,000 for the car.
1 or 2 grand more for shipping...
Sisso, this music
is driving me crazy!
2,000 for taxes,
2,000 more for the plane, hotel, food
and we clear out $20,000 each.
Not bad, eh?
Not bad Shmuel.
From your lips to God's ears.
Germany is something else.
Highways all over,
no speed limits,
you go 190 km/h,
and they still overtake you.
Been abroad long?
-Just 1 week on my honeymoon.
In Germany?
No. In Paris and London.
That's it?
-Yes.
Don't worry.
You speak German?
Buy cheap, sell expensive,
same in all languages.
How long before she gets there?
I'm shipping her tomorrow.
She'll be in Hamburg in 2 weeks.
We bought it like that...
Didn't check anything.
What if it's welded?
When you get a horse as present,
you don't check it's teeth.
Go upstairs, take a shower.
You can relax.
Some car...
You work 30 years
for a car like that.
And another 30 for the gas
Go on, Sisso.
We've been saving for 18 months
to close the balcony,
make a room for her.
Now she has to forget it?
No, just the opposite.
Sit down.
Where will we get the money?
You'll build the room
when she's 20?
She's here, tell her.
Adina, I'm going in 2 weeks
and I'll bring back $15,000.
We'll pay the mortgage,
close the balcony and move on.
Right, Shachar?
Moran always gets everything.
We'll buy you a mini-organ.
Deal?
Gabi'll get a bike
and a football.
When, Dad?
Don't drop it!
Moran, I want to talk.
Let's see you spend
1 night like this...
Come here.
-Leave me alone.
Adina, please,
why the long face?
I'm doing it for us.
What about hotels?
D'you know where to go?
Shmuel's paying.
I only buy the ticket.
We'll be back soon with the money
Would I do it otherwise?
You know me, Adina.
It's all for us.
OK, go.
What can I say?
If you're sure...
-Absolutely.
Come, sweetie, come.
Come, come to bed.
Daddy'll take you to bed...
What'll Daddy
bring you from Germany?
What'll Daddy
bring you from Germany...?
Hold on. Explain this to me.
Sisso's going with you
and you're leaving me behind?
He's my partner,
you understand?
And what am I
Please, Pnina,
I don't need that now.
35,000 - 40,000 Euro
Not bad.
I don't want much.
-It's only for a few days.
I don't want to be alone.
-You're not.
See your friends.
No big deal.
I want to go.
What's Germany for you?
Cars, mud, grease...
It's cold too!
You want that?
It's not for you.
-Please, Shmuel.
You know what?
When I get back
we'll go to Tiberias, OK?
Pnina...
If my parents ask, I went to Rome.
No word of Germany.
I know.
Morani... Bye.
Good luck.
Shmuel's here.
Keep safe.
-You too.
Be careful.
We'll return in a few days.
Here, take your coat.
I won't need it.
Yes you
will, it's freezing over there.
Hi, Sisso.
Good morning, Adina.
Go on, open it!
Take care.
Adina, c'mon!
It's just for a few days.
He's not going to war,
we'll be back soon.
See you!
Let's go!
See how nice
it's sitting there?
I hope she's OK.
-Germans, they know their job.
Put the bags in the trunk.
I'm freezing!
Turn the heating on!
Turn the heating on.
A real doll...
Started right up.
Where are they from? -Israel.
Tell them to get out.
And call Security.
Security? You're needed.
What is it?
What's wrong?
We have to get out.
They want to search the car.
- Search Area -
What'd he say?
To open our coats.
I'm not taking my clothes off.
Take our clothes off?
Let's do this.
Lucky they didn't shoot us.
Come on, let's go.
Look at you.
Shmuel? Your folks
lose anyone in the Holocaust?
Talk about loss?
My mom lost her siblings
and her parents.
My dad lost his sisters, brother
and parents.
They all evaporated...
No uncles, aunts,
grandfather, grandmother.
Were your folks born here?
Yes, in Dresden. Some name, eh.
God forbid...
I didn't know that.
-I never mentioned it.
Nobody survived?
Drop it, Sisso,
I've been hearing it all my life.
Shmuel!
Do I take this?
Sure.
They go with my pants.
Looking great, Sisso.
Real dapper, Sisso.
Put the tie on.
-No way, it's choking me.
Some get-up!
Where'd you find it all?
He did.
You look better
than you did at your wedding!
And me? The truth.
-You look like a model.
The shoes, too.
Just cool. Fantastic!
We'll keep this on.
-Sure or we'll get arrested again.
Hello, are you
guests of the hotel?
Shmuel, see what he wants.
Hello. May I help you?
How much?
-500 Euro.
Shmuel...
-Sisso, it's on me.
Mr. Kleiner,
come to reception.
What do you want to eat?
What do I know?
It's not kosher.
Then go for fish.
How about it?
Sounds OK. Let's try it.
Shmuel, come,
it'll blow your mind.
Look at this city.
They have everything here.
Life without any worries.
Would you stay here?
-What d'you mean?
We stay. We sell the car
we bring our families over.
We don't need much.
For 30-40 grand
I'll put up a car lot.
You joking.
You said a few days.
We pay 70% income tax,
watch funerals on TV,
each day we count our dead.
How long will we walk on the edge?
Adina'll be delighted.
She makes how much
1,000, 2,000 Shekels?
She works her fingers to the bone.
She could have
a Turkish cleaning lady.
Your kids'll go to school
and learn languages.
Make a good future for them.
Europe!
You will miss nothing of Israel.
What about that food?
It's coming.
Look at this.
Everything's clean and shining.
And quiet. No-one ever honks.
Hard to believe
all that happened here.
Happened?
It was just 60 years ago.
How did your parents survive?
They hid, got caught
went to the camps,
ran away again, jumped trains
killed some Germans...
Then they lay for 3 years
in a freezing cellar.
And you think
you could live here?
It's changed,
people want to live here now.
Food's here.
To you!
-To us!
What's this?
What is this?
He brought us a snake!
Disgusting!
Gross...
He touched it.
Tell him to give us bread.
Give him something
so he goes away.
My wallet!
-What?
My wallet is gone!
-The money?
Money, cards, everything!
How much?
-2,000 Euro.
I can't believe it!
-Wait. Calm down and think.
What did you do?
Where were you?
At reception?
-Never took out my wallet?
Then where?
-The store!
Store?
-The clothes store.
Where is it?
Get the bag, we'll ask
for directions. C'mon!
Hey! Anybody here?
Open up!
Not a soul.
Think! Where did you lose it?
Does it matter?
My wallet's gone.
What about the police?
They'll tell us
to come in the morning,
but we have to be in D?sseldorf.
That's all we have.
-How much?
300 Euro.
God told me to put it aside.
Who're you calling?
Pnina? Honey?
Listen, we're
in a hell of a bind.
I lost my wallet
and everything in it.
Yeah, that's right.
That's right. Everything!
Call and tell them to block
my credit cards as of noon today,
and order a new set.
Wait! Tell my bank
to send me 1,000 Euro, urgently,
to any bank in D?sseldorf.
Yes, we'll be there tomorrow.
Call back to tell
me which bank it is.
My regards to Adina.
-Call Adina for Sisso!
Goddamn. 2,000 Euro.
What the hell.
What about the hotel?
All the food?
We split in the morning.
No choice.
Without paying?
We've got to go to AutoDecker.
They'll send us a bill.
There's no rush
paying for that snake.
Shmuel!
C'mon, hurry up!
Let's get out of here.
There she is!
-Slow down. Cameras.
Pnina? What's up?
What about the bank?
What d'you mean
they won't?
What holiday? Hanukkah?
They want us to eat donuts here?
We're broke!
Not before tomorrow?
OK, never mind. Forget it
Bye, Pnina.
Not before tomorrow... Great.
To hell with them.
Shmuel, want
some mayo' with your tuna?
Yeah, lots of it.
And some tomato.
Be careful
don't spill any.
Mustard?
Lay it on,
I'm starved!
Again with this music?
Cut it out!
Come on,
one more minute!
Just listen to it!
-It's too loud.
Look at her go!
I'm going 90 mph steady.
Who'd believe she'd been
20 years on the road?
Here, Shmuel.
Here.
How about Pnina?
Didn't she wanna come?
She did. So?
What did you say?
I said, "It's not for
you, baby, it's work."
She understood?
-Sure. She's not here, is she?
Have a pickle.
How did you two meet?
We were 17
years old, just kids.
Then army service
then we got married...
Nothing much happened
after that.
How old is she?
-Same as I.
Say, how long
to D?sseldorf?
We'll have the money by noon.
Some traffic jam!
Bumper to bumper.
She takes 1 litre
every 10 minutes.
It's getting late.
A German traffic jam...
No honking
no getting down on the shoulders.
Complete silence.
It's a Dress Parade.
It's a different world.
They took my mother's dad out,
whipped him to death
right there in the street.
But even that
wasn't enough for them.
They sent them off
in those trains.
You've no idea
what it was like.
They'd take old bread
from the street and bring it home.
We had three rooms:
for us, 1 for them
and a third one for the bread.
Look at these faces...
I'd dream
of those eyes at night...
Like this?
-Exactly. I'd lie there shivering.
The blood-sucker.
How old do you think he is?
I dunno. 80?
Go back 60 years,
what've you got?
Look, he's
been living like a king.
A wife, children,
grandchildren...
What are you looking at?
What do you want?
Do you speak German?
American?
Israel!
What did he say? -Israel.
Look at his eyes
surely he was there.
Shut the hell up!
Shmuel, you OK?
-Yeah, I'm fine.
They'd better be open
when we get there.
Will you look at that!
It's a dream!
It's a palace!
Look at this Jaguar!
A real beauty!
The cars of yesterday...
Three wipers
that never collide.
Where do they
get all the parts?
It's a big market.
Billions are in it.
Look. It's hand-made.
All hand-made.
What's that?
It's a Rolls-Royce.
That's a Rolls?
6.5 ltr, 8 cylinders,
wood and leather interior.
Go on, check it out.
May I get in?
-Sure.
How'll you buy it
if you don't check it?
Look at this beauty...
And the colour...
My God...
Give me your cell-phone.
Who you calling?
-Give it.
How do I call Israel?
00-972-3, then the number.
Adina? Hi! How are you?
-Tell her about this place.
You won't believe it.
I'm sitting in a...
Some Rolls-Royce!
All wood and leather.
Out of this world!
What? When?!
A terror attack!
-When?
Some time ago.
Where?
-Where?
In Tel Aviv.
-Where?
On Allenby Street.
How many dead?
Oh my God!
-How many?
8 dead.
-My God! A bus?
In a mini-market.
Adina!
Are you alright?
Is everyone okay?
Are all the kids there?
What, Moran isn't?
Where is she?
Find her and tell her to get home
and keep them all in!
We'll be back tonight
tomorrow morning the latest.
I kiss you all.
And stay inside.
Damn them...
Mr. Shmuel Goldberg,
please come to the garage.
That's us.
-Wanna call home?
Later. Let's see
how much we're getting.
What's going on? Problems?
-Hold it.
What's going on? Problems?
-Hold on?
Shmuel, I do not understand...
What's going on?
-Let me talk to him.
What's going on here?
I don't know.
The exhaust system must be replaced,
the tires,
the refrigerator everything!
They want
a German car not American!
How much?
How much?!
5,000 Euro.
That's what we paid the Arab!
Maybe we should sell it.
No way. He's conning us.
I know these guys.
Shmuel, 5,000 Euro isn't bad.
I am smelling a rat.
-This car is worth a fortune.
We'll sell it someplace else.
Let's get out of here.
Where are you going?
-I don't know.
It's almost dark.
Let's find a hotel.
5,000 Euro...
It blows my mind.
We should've checked with them.
I did.
-When?
I called from home.
-What'd they say?
They said up to 50,000 Euro
for exactly this car.
Then where's the 50,000 Euro?
5,000 even?
What about our expenses?
Listen, I've kept
silent up till now.
You are the expert
but the car is mine too.
Let's sell it for what they want
to pay and let's go home.
Listen to me, Sisso.
I am going to sell this car.
-To whom?
First thing tomorrow
we'll go see other car lots.
This is unacceptable!
You see what kind
of hotel this is?
I can see that.
Saw the number on his arm?
Yet, he came back to Germany.
I didn't see a number.
Yesterday in a palace,
today in the gutters...
Tomorrow you'll have
a sauna massages, treats
and 10,000 Euro
in your pocket. Trust me.
Let's go down and get
something to eat.
Tomorrow is another day.
Do you hear the trains?
What are you doing?
It's Hanukkah, remember?
Today you need 3 candles.
Two are enough.
"Bless the Lord...
"who commands us
to light Hanukkah candles
"Bless the Lord...
"who has sustained us
and brought us to this day."
"The Lord is my Saviour
"Thy praises I'll say
"In the house of prayers
"Where I shall give my thanks
"At the time of victory
"Over my enemies..."
Tell him it's Hanukkah.
What'd he say?
He said there's been no God
in Germany for 60 years now.
Shmuel, there are people in our car!
-Which car?
Stop! Stop!
You son of a bitch!
Sisso, come on...
Get up!
Are you hurt? Where?
Does it hurt?
-No.
Anything wrong?
-No, I'm fine.
You OK?
-I had her in my hands...
Motherfuckers...
I had her in my hands...
Right there in my hands.
Sisso, what's the
license-plate number?
How should I know?
It's a huge blue car, American.
One of a kind.
This big. Almost 8 meters long.
You tell him.
How much is the insurance.
-$3,000 or $4,000.
What?! Why so low?
I insured it for 3 days.
You said it's worth $50,000!
What good are your 3 days now?
What did he say? -That it'll be OK
What'd you think he'd say?
Damn it... 80 million people...
Go find a car.
What will I tell Adina?
-That the car got stolen. Stolen!
It wasn't our fault.
-And Moran?
Don't you get it, Sisso?
The car was stolen!
That's what you tell them.
They'll never forgive me.
Not Moran, anyway.
So, are we going back home?
We'll take the train tomorrow.
Who's that?
What's the police doing here?
They found our car.
What the fuck!
God how they scarred her...
I hope they never see
the light of day!
Look at that...!
She's all fucked up!
Maniacs!
She's ruined!
God, what a mess!
What's all this?
Animals!
Everything's still working
and in place.
A good wash and she's ready.
And the scratch?
We'll repair it.
It's a deep scratch.
We don't have the time.
It'll take half a day.
-Half a day?
What are you talking about?
And the hotel, food, gas and money?
Pnina'll send me some.
I've already
lost $4,000 on this car.
For me it's a lot of money.
Look at her.
Who'll buy it from you?
You have no chance.
The biggest car lot
offered us 5,000 Euro.
Now you'll have to beg for 3,000.
You nuts? That policeman was
gonna give me 20,000!
We're going back to AutoDecker
to take what they offer.
No more games.
I'm not going there!
I want this over with,
I wanna go.
Where?
-Home! I've had it!
I'm not cut out for this!
That's just great!
We're begging Germans to buy our car!
No one's begging!
I didn't sell it to them!
I have a family.
I want to go home!
I'm not cut out for this!
I'm out!
Take me to the airport.
We'll sell her, Sisso.
How? In parts? To whom?
Who's gonna buy her?
Tell me that!
This goddamn car
has made you crazy!
All these trinkets,
the bar and the TV!
Damn you!
I have a family, understand?
I have a wife and kids!
This mess isn't for me!
You want to live here?
Well, do it alone.
So you're out?
-I'm out.
Keep in mind
you already lost $4,000.
Damn the $4,000.
I'll earn it with dignity,
without crawling.
Remember, the car's mine!
Let's go. I won't stay here
a minute longer.
Damn that Arab.
He knew what he was doing.
OK buddy.
You're going to Frankfurt.
I need some money.
Here.
Go on, get lost.
Keep your dignity, Shmuel.
Hello.
Is this a geography lesson?
How do I go to Frankfurt?
Sisso, this is Shmuel!
I'm here at Information.
Sisso, this is Shmuel!
I have a lion, a giraffe,
a monkey and a dog.
Giraffe. -The giraffe?
28.30 Euro. It's on
sale for Christmas.
Would you like it
wrapped? -What.
Gift-wrapped?
Have a nice day?
A real limousine...
Not bad, eh?
Dad, to get
to "Auto Fantasi"?
d'you turn left or right?
First left, second right.
Is everything all right?
Kurt, bring him a glass of water.
Hey, where's Frankfurt?
-I've no idea.
It's too far, I can't say.
What? -Frankfurt.
What's wrong?
Sir, pulling it is
forbidden!
I don't believe it!
Where did you spring from?
-The train.
Didn't you go by plane?
It was too expensive.
Then I saw you from
the window.
So I got off.
What's wrong?
She's broken
and out of gas.
Go check the back.
What's that?
Someone rammed
into me at the airport!
Damn them. They hit me good.
That's it, Sisso.
Our Lincolena's gone.
She's staying here.
What's with the
giraffe?
I got it for Shachar.
Sisso, promise me
something.
What?
Back home,
not a word about this mess.
Okay.
All my life I've been hearing,
"Shmuel, never go there,
don't set your foot there,
don't touch, don't buy.
It's a cursed place,
it's Satan, it's the Fire!"
Look at me now, I'm 45 and have
no child to talk to about this.
What are you doing?
May this car be an expiation!
Shmuel, police!
Put it down, police!
Is this your car?
-What?
What does he want?
I'm gonna kill him!
Stop it!
Leave him alone!
Shmuel, stop it!
You're killing him!
Shmuel, there's a car coming!
There's a car coming!
Get up!
Come on, Sisso. Let's go.
Central, this is 402.
-Go ahead.
Send a tow-truck to, road B-8.
It's an abandoned car.
OK, I'm sending a tow-truck.
It's an American
stretch limousine,
Lincoln Continental,
License plates:
Quebec, Canada.
Color: metallic blue.
In 5 minutes. -OK.