Dozhit do rassveta (1977) - full transcript
On November 16th, 1941, the Germans
started their second offensive on Moscow
In some areas, they were able to defeat
our troops and advance several kilometres
The battles are roaring
non stop in this fiery time
/ My brothers are laying
dead in the snow near Moscow
The blood-red dawns of war are
above us, and we must live till dawn
LIVE TILL DAWN
The fire is searching to
wipe us all out, with malice
Dying is easy these days,
it's surviving that's hard
The shells come one after another,
and blood is covering the world
But we have our orders, and they are
- survive till dawn, just live till dawn
[translator - I think the
whole intro sequence shows
[the main character's
artillery unit getting overrun]
Hold on to your trench at all
costs, just grab with you teeth
This isn't just another trench
- there's Moscow is behind us
And here, me and you,
by this ravine, we swear
an oath... Not a step
back, not a single one
Scout: We're stuck here ourselves.
A whole month behind their lines
The guys are hungry.
The two of us were sent
on a separate mission.
He was a good guy
Don't know how we got caught,
maybe somebody betrayed us
Those your men? - Yes.
What happened to you?
We got overrrun near Kosachev
If not for them, I'd be kaput
Well, well
Alright, we'll stick together
Girl, are there Germans in that
village? What about the other one?
(nods both times)
Let's go
So? - Some sort of a depot there
So what? - Many Germans
Up, move out
Let's go, Lieutenant
Maybe blow it in the evening?
Yeah, there's good approaches You didn't ditch the TNT yet?
- No
Captain's dead!
Comrade general, may I report?
It's about the German depot.
What depot? Army artillery
depot, about 40 km from here.
Several train's worth of shells.
One line of barbed wire fence,
we can detonate the whole
thing. We already tried to do it...
You tried, you tried... Two KIA, one of
them Captain Voloh, the group commander.
Yes, this can't be solved with a
rush. Needs some thought put into it
After all, maybe we should risk it?
- How can we, comrade general?
He just came from behind enemy lines.
We don't know what he was up to, there.
Maybe he needs to be
court-martialed, and we'll put
him in charge of more
men, which we can't spare.
Still worth it. Listen, what's your name...
Lieutenant Ivanovkiy.
Can you show this
place on a map? Yes sir.
Where? - Here, comrade general
Right, depot is near a
highway that leads to Moscow
If we deprived the
Germans of ammo, we could
stop them in this
sector. Not a bad idea.
What do you need
for this mission?
Men, comrade
general. Men who can ski.
How far did you say it is? - 40 kilometres
But the thing is, we must
make it there before dawn
Before dawn? Alright,
we'll put together a group
What are you writing there?
Mandatory [background
check], comrade general.
I'll order them to finish it quickly
Attention!
Line up!
Present!
Comrade general! - At ease.
Sons, you all know what awaits you
You know it will be
hard, but it's necessary
You see the weather? Aircraft can't do it
We can only hope you succeed
[Narrator] The Lieutenant didn't
know much about the men he'd
soon be sharing glory or
death with. But he had no choice
Of course, he'd much prefer to go on such
a mission with his own battle-tested men.
But where are the men he knew and trusted?
Over the past five months of war, it's
becoming hard to even remember all those hills,
forests, and villages that his unit has
melted into, in individual or mass graves
Right behind the Lieutenant
- sergeant Lukashov.
He's a professional
soldier, not a conscript
Then private Hakimov,
private Sudnik, Sheludyak the
explosives expert, privates
Krasnokudsky, Kudryavets
The quiet private Zayats, then
Pivovarov, youngest of the group, and
bringing up the rear - the reliable,
experienced Sergeant Major Dubin
Dang. It's open, like a plate.
But it's up to you, Lieutenant
I'll go
Well, that's your choice
Maybe that's better, they
wouldn't expect anyone here
If anything, I'll support you with fire
Who knows if the Germans
expect anything. We can't ask them
But we can't delay any further
Who's making noise?
I don't hear it
- Listen better
Now we cross. Not a sound!
- Yes sir
Can we go down the creek?
- What if it didn't freeze enough?
Sheludyak? Take the wounded man and go back
- Yes sir
[thoughts] It's probably best
to send away someone else.
But Sheludyak needs to live,
he has a family, three kids.
Sergeant Major - to me
I'll try to silence the MG, we won't cross
otherwise. If anything, you lead the group
That's not right, someone else should do it
- Who else can? Take the map
I'll go. Lukashov, after me
Ah, Sheludyak drew fire. They pinned
him, now they'll kill him eventually
Forward, after me!
Run!
Don't lag behind!
[Thoughts] That's
the first sacrifice for
our success. Rest in
peace, private Sheludyak
I sent you to your death, even through
I thought I'm sending you home alive
Who shot?!
I fired
Why? - The safety slipped off
Do you understand what you did there?
I could kill you for this!
Right... let's have a chat with him later
Unload all weapons!
Put on skis
Who? - Hakimov
Alive? - Yes, but barely
They got him through
the back. Stomach, I think
First aid, quickly!
Thoughts: Another one. Poor
Hakimov... Now we'll have to
drag him along. But how? And
what do we do with him tomorrow?
Right. Make a sled from
skis. Does anyone know how?
Yeah, me
Pivovarov, give me a
coat. Take off belts. Quickly!
Bastards. How did they catch
wind of us? We were so quiet...
And the damn dogs, too. It
would be alright if those were
German guard dogs. But they
are probably our, local strays...
All the dogs on the German side serve
the Germans. They're no longer our dogs...
Put Hakimov on the sled
So what, Lieutenant,
will we drag him?
Do you have other ideas?
Maybe we can leave him
somewhere? In some village?
And pick him up
on the way back...
No, we won't leave
him. Don't think about it.
Well, got it.
But I don't know if
we'll make it then...
We need to rush. As
much as we can. Let's go!
How much longer?
Not far. But we must hurry.
There's a highway there, we must cross
it before dawn. Can't do it during the day.
Got it. Keep walking then.
- Yes, we have to
Grab the sled, one-two. Up, up!
What about you, Pivovarov?
Do you need a special order? Up!
How are you feeling?
- I can't
What do you mean?
- I can't. Leave me here
Are you joking?
- He's acting up
Pivovarov, get up.
Please, get up.
Sergeant Lukashov, get the private up
Did you hear? Get up, do it!
Stop your act! On your feet now!
Stand up!
Wait. Cancel that.
Stop, Lukashov.
- Why? We can't be playing wet nurse
He's not faking. Here,
Pivovarov. Couple gulps.
Drink
More, more
How much longer,
Lieutenant? We're wearing out
- How's Hakimov?
- Still breathing
Where are the rest? - Following us.
Zayats is lagging. SM Dubin is helping him
Where's Pivovarov?
That's him coming, I think
Pivovarov, where are the rest?
- I don't know. Didn't see anyone behind
Cover me with a tent
- Tent, here
Is SM here?
- No. Maybe we should wait?
No. They'll follow our tracks
You'll be bringing up the
rear. No more stragglers!
Got it. Sudnik, grab it
It's okay. A couple more
sprints, and we'll make it - Heave!
[Despite the Lieutenant
pushing the soldiers on and on,
[the dawn caught them before
they reached the highway...]
So, still marching?
- They are. And there is no end to them
Up, up! Reveille! Jump around, warm up
Move, move! Warm up. Get up!
Now. Lukashov, breakfast.
- Roger!
Take out bread and canned food.
- Yes!
Here
So, Pivovarov, did you rest?
- A bit, yes
How did you give out like that?
Just... tired
Tired... This isn't family vacation. A
straggler is worse than a dead man here
Yeah, the dead don't care. And we...
we have skin coming off from the sled rope
And there are Dubin and, what's his
name, Zaitsev. Either lost, or deserted...
They could even bring Germans to us
- It happens, yeah
Don't, Lukashov. Sergeant
Major isn't that type of man
He might not be the
type, but anything can
happen. In our 109th,
we had a dashing captain.
He kept building up
defenses. And building, and
building... In the wrong
direction, it turned out
You should trust people,
Lukashov. People trust you.
But that's me.
Why do you think that Dubin is less worthy?
- Because I'm here, and he isn't.
Sergeant Lukashov, you're in charge. Keep
perimeter watch. I'll go scout. Got it?
Take care of Hakimov. Pivovarov, with me
Me?
- Yes
Grate there
It used to be here?
- Exactly. Used to be
What do I tell the guys now?
That the Germans outsmarted us?
So what? Guess they did
How's Hakimov?
- The same. He was delirious earlier
Did you give him water?
- We can't. Stomach wound
Should cover him with a fur coat.
- And where would we find one?
When did you get here?
An hour ago. Because
of this guy. He broke his ski
So what's there? Are there many Germans?
There are no Germans. And no depot.
What, no depot?
- Yep, none
Lieutenant, is that so?
- Yes, depot's gone. They must've moved it
[folk saying on hard work for nothing]
Nothing to be done.
Anything happens in war...
Maybe it's the wrong place? It's elsewhere?
It was there. The barbed
wire fence is still up.
So. What do we do now, commander?
What do you mean?
- Where do we go now?
You will go back.
- What, me alone?
You and the others. You
will try to save Hakimov.
And you?
- Me? I'll try to find that depot
Alone?
- No. Someone else will go
Maybe me, Lieutenant?
No, sergeant major,
you will lead the group
And I'll take Pivovarov. Right, Pivovarov?
- Yea.
Well, good.
I wrote a note here. "The
depot changed location, group suffered
losses, I'm continuing the
search". Hand it to the chief of staff
You'll be eating breakfast in Vyhach.
- God willing, comrade Lieutenant
Don't spare effort, it saves lives
Take care of Hakimov, maybe
he'll make it till then - Of course
Fair enough. Start walking
I think we take a different path back
- Why?
Could be an ambush on the old one
- True
What's your first name?
- Petr
I'm Igor
Well Petr. Maybe we'll get lucky after all
What do you think, eh?
- Maybe we will
Right. Let's eat something,
going will be easier
Right on
So. Do we come back to the
general with a note, and nothing done?
What can we do?
We can't do much with Hakimov in
tow. And Lieutenant ordered us back
A drink
- You can't, Hakim
One sip
- I got none
Ask the sergeant. Please
I am to blame, guys!
See that? Looks like a big German HQ
Maybe we could...
- What about the depot?
[The HQ is a better
target than that accursed
[depot, which is who knows
where in this darkness]
Now, Pivovarov, you stay back a bit...
That's it, I can't anymore
Where are you hit?
- Here, under the arm
I got one too. I saw him drop
Is it very painful?
- Of course
I'll bandage right quick. We
shouldn't have gone there
Why didn't you say so sooner?
- I didn't know before
Neither did I!
Can you stand up?
- I'll try
No, I can't
I'll go look.
- For what?
Need a village, one without Germans
That's where I swim. I come early in the
morning, there's still mist on the river...
Nobody around. And the
water is warm, like fresh milk.
I can swim and it makes
me happy for the entire day.
There's a small banya there.
Let's go, comrade Lieutenant
Over there, a bench
Shut the door
Some straw brushes, as a pillow
Lay down
I shut the door, propped it with a shovel
- Good
Drink... No water?
I think there is some in this
bucket. Got ice in it though
How are you feeling, comrade Lieutenant?
- Alright
There's Germans in the village
Which one?
- This one
What do you see?
- Germans walking
Far?
- 200 paces or so
Smoking now
Walking again.
- The Germans?
Yea.
It's okay. They won't get us easily
Someone on the path.
Going to the well, I think. Yep!
Some granny with a bucket
They are walking. No, they stopped.
Standing... now they're going somewhere
Where?
Who knows. They're
hidden behind a shed now
Don't worry, they
won't come in here.
If they try, it will be the
last thing thing they do.
For us too...
Do you want to live?
To live? That would be fine. But...
Yeah, there's a but...
Do you have a mother?
Huh? What did you say?
- Got a mother?
Of course.
- And a father?
No, no father
He died?
- No. I lived with my mom
If she knew what we're
up to here, she'd be terrified
Good mother?
- Yea
I'm her only one. She did everything for me
Did you read some books at least?
Yes, read up. All of Jules Verne,
Conan Doyle, Walther Scott, Mark Twain
What about Gaidar?
Him too. And Dumas,
read all of his I could find
How did you even have the time?
I got sick in 6th grade, half a year at home. So
I read. Everything I could find in the library
Where are you from?
- Me? Near Pskov
There's a town there,
Porhov. Have you heard of it?
No
That's where we lived
My mom was a school teacher
You say she adored you?
- Yea
Since I'm the only child. It
was a bit funny sometimes
If you do some mischief
with the kids - it's a tragedy.
Same if you don't finish
breakfast. And if you get sick!
She'll get all the doctors in town,
feed you pills for a week... It was funny
Now, not so funny
Not so funny...
My mom's gold. I'm her
only one, she's my only one.
Mom's from Leningrad. She
lived in St Pete before the
revolution. She told me all
about it, but I never made the trip
I always thought
about it... Now, maybe
after the war - Yes,
after the war of course
You know, I'm okay. Not
bad. If I get killed, it happens.
Just sad about my mom.
[He was sad about his mom too. And his dad]
[Strangely, he missed his
girlfriend more than his family]
[He didn't talk to
anyone about his first love
- [he knew that others
were all in the same boat]
What's out there?
See nothing for now
All fine. Just sad I let down
the general. He believed in me.
Not even the general. Let everyone
down. Moscow's right there...
Pivovarov, how far do
you think it is to that village?
Which one?
The one from yesterday.
About two km. Why, comrade lieutenant?
Need to get the skis at night. Maybe
the Germans didn't get them yet?
Well, I'll go then. Just wait till dark.
Yes, we need those.
- Yea
But how will you manage?
- I'll be fine waiting
I'll take the SMG, ok?
- Go ahead
SMG gives confidence,
you know. The rifle is good,
shoots straight. Sergeant
major zeroed it himself.
What time on your watch?
- 5 pm
Ok, I should be back in an hour, it's close
I'll go, comrade Lieutenant?
- Just be careful
OK. Don't worry, I'll be quiet
I'll head out?
- Go ahead
Careful.
That's our river Neman.
And that's where I swim
I come early in the morning, there's still
mist on the river. Nobody around. And the
water is warm, like fresh milk. I can swim
and it makes me happy for the entire day.
You know, I like lakes more.
Especially forest ones, when it's calm.
Rivers are better. In a lake, water smells
swampy. But in a river it's fresh and clear
Summers on the river are the best.
- You speak Russian well
We always spoke some
Russian at home. My dad is
Russian. And grandpa and
his sister. My mom is Polish
Where did you study?
Polish gymnasium. There
were no Russian ones back then
And you sir, when did you finish officer
school, if it's not a military secret?
Two months ago. Artillery school.
How do they decide, if one
goes to artillery or infantry?
Well.. Those who are
good at calculations go to
artillery, and those
who run fast - to infantry
Listen - there's music
Let's go, I'll show you something
Where are you going, Nina?
- Come, come
Come quickly
Listen.. Ave Maria
Is it a prayer?
I don't know. I only know
Schubert wrote the music
Beautiful, isn't it?
Come, I'll show you my flower
garden, while dad's asleep
Some are already in bloom.
They smell wonderful at dawn!
Wait, let's stand around a bit longer
The sun is about to
come up - how beautiful...
Come
You are...
- What, bad?
Really bad?
You're a treasure
What treasure? Dad wakes up,
he'll show this treasure what's what
Come!
What's that? Planes?
Some base
Quiet, guys
Maybe that's the one
Lieutenant is looking for?
Nah. He said that one had
shells, and this one has oil tanks
Guards, with dogs
So, let's blow it? We got TNT
Let's try
Go, I'll hold them off
[You know, I'm okay. Not
bad. If I get killed, it happens]
[Just sad about my mom]
Must not freeze. Make it to the road,
and wait for the first car with Germans
[It would be great if
that was a general.
[Ivanovsky would blow
his luxury car sky-high]
[A colonel would be OK too.
Or some high-ranking SS man]
[The HQ in the village seems
big - plenty of high ranks]
[He knew what he was doing
and didn't hope to survive]
[But others will survive
because of him, and win]
[They will rebuild, love,
breathe the fresh air]
[Who knows, maybe their fate depends on
how Lieutenant Ivanvosky dies on this road]
Get up! [in German] Hands up!
On December 6th 1941, having
exhausted the enemy in protracted
fighting, Soviet armies
started their counter-offensive
THE END
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started their second offensive on Moscow
In some areas, they were able to defeat
our troops and advance several kilometres
The battles are roaring
non stop in this fiery time
/ My brothers are laying
dead in the snow near Moscow
The blood-red dawns of war are
above us, and we must live till dawn
LIVE TILL DAWN
The fire is searching to
wipe us all out, with malice
Dying is easy these days,
it's surviving that's hard
The shells come one after another,
and blood is covering the world
But we have our orders, and they are
- survive till dawn, just live till dawn
[translator - I think the
whole intro sequence shows
[the main character's
artillery unit getting overrun]
Hold on to your trench at all
costs, just grab with you teeth
This isn't just another trench
- there's Moscow is behind us
And here, me and you,
by this ravine, we swear
an oath... Not a step
back, not a single one
Scout: We're stuck here ourselves.
A whole month behind their lines
The guys are hungry.
The two of us were sent
on a separate mission.
He was a good guy
Don't know how we got caught,
maybe somebody betrayed us
Those your men? - Yes.
What happened to you?
We got overrrun near Kosachev
If not for them, I'd be kaput
Well, well
Alright, we'll stick together
Girl, are there Germans in that
village? What about the other one?
(nods both times)
Let's go
So? - Some sort of a depot there
So what? - Many Germans
Up, move out
Let's go, Lieutenant
Maybe blow it in the evening?
Yeah, there's good approaches You didn't ditch the TNT yet?
- No
Captain's dead!
Comrade general, may I report?
It's about the German depot.
What depot? Army artillery
depot, about 40 km from here.
Several train's worth of shells.
One line of barbed wire fence,
we can detonate the whole
thing. We already tried to do it...
You tried, you tried... Two KIA, one of
them Captain Voloh, the group commander.
Yes, this can't be solved with a
rush. Needs some thought put into it
After all, maybe we should risk it?
- How can we, comrade general?
He just came from behind enemy lines.
We don't know what he was up to, there.
Maybe he needs to be
court-martialed, and we'll put
him in charge of more
men, which we can't spare.
Still worth it. Listen, what's your name...
Lieutenant Ivanovkiy.
Can you show this
place on a map? Yes sir.
Where? - Here, comrade general
Right, depot is near a
highway that leads to Moscow
If we deprived the
Germans of ammo, we could
stop them in this
sector. Not a bad idea.
What do you need
for this mission?
Men, comrade
general. Men who can ski.
How far did you say it is? - 40 kilometres
But the thing is, we must
make it there before dawn
Before dawn? Alright,
we'll put together a group
What are you writing there?
Mandatory [background
check], comrade general.
I'll order them to finish it quickly
Attention!
Line up!
Present!
Comrade general! - At ease.
Sons, you all know what awaits you
You know it will be
hard, but it's necessary
You see the weather? Aircraft can't do it
We can only hope you succeed
[Narrator] The Lieutenant didn't
know much about the men he'd
soon be sharing glory or
death with. But he had no choice
Of course, he'd much prefer to go on such
a mission with his own battle-tested men.
But where are the men he knew and trusted?
Over the past five months of war, it's
becoming hard to even remember all those hills,
forests, and villages that his unit has
melted into, in individual or mass graves
Right behind the Lieutenant
- sergeant Lukashov.
He's a professional
soldier, not a conscript
Then private Hakimov,
private Sudnik, Sheludyak the
explosives expert, privates
Krasnokudsky, Kudryavets
The quiet private Zayats, then
Pivovarov, youngest of the group, and
bringing up the rear - the reliable,
experienced Sergeant Major Dubin
Dang. It's open, like a plate.
But it's up to you, Lieutenant
I'll go
Well, that's your choice
Maybe that's better, they
wouldn't expect anyone here
If anything, I'll support you with fire
Who knows if the Germans
expect anything. We can't ask them
But we can't delay any further
Who's making noise?
I don't hear it
- Listen better
Now we cross. Not a sound!
- Yes sir
Can we go down the creek?
- What if it didn't freeze enough?
Sheludyak? Take the wounded man and go back
- Yes sir
[thoughts] It's probably best
to send away someone else.
But Sheludyak needs to live,
he has a family, three kids.
Sergeant Major - to me
I'll try to silence the MG, we won't cross
otherwise. If anything, you lead the group
That's not right, someone else should do it
- Who else can? Take the map
I'll go. Lukashov, after me
Ah, Sheludyak drew fire. They pinned
him, now they'll kill him eventually
Forward, after me!
Run!
Don't lag behind!
[Thoughts] That's
the first sacrifice for
our success. Rest in
peace, private Sheludyak
I sent you to your death, even through
I thought I'm sending you home alive
Who shot?!
I fired
Why? - The safety slipped off
Do you understand what you did there?
I could kill you for this!
Right... let's have a chat with him later
Unload all weapons!
Put on skis
Who? - Hakimov
Alive? - Yes, but barely
They got him through
the back. Stomach, I think
First aid, quickly!
Thoughts: Another one. Poor
Hakimov... Now we'll have to
drag him along. But how? And
what do we do with him tomorrow?
Right. Make a sled from
skis. Does anyone know how?
Yeah, me
Pivovarov, give me a
coat. Take off belts. Quickly!
Bastards. How did they catch
wind of us? We were so quiet...
And the damn dogs, too. It
would be alright if those were
German guard dogs. But they
are probably our, local strays...
All the dogs on the German side serve
the Germans. They're no longer our dogs...
Put Hakimov on the sled
So what, Lieutenant,
will we drag him?
Do you have other ideas?
Maybe we can leave him
somewhere? In some village?
And pick him up
on the way back...
No, we won't leave
him. Don't think about it.
Well, got it.
But I don't know if
we'll make it then...
We need to rush. As
much as we can. Let's go!
How much longer?
Not far. But we must hurry.
There's a highway there, we must cross
it before dawn. Can't do it during the day.
Got it. Keep walking then.
- Yes, we have to
Grab the sled, one-two. Up, up!
What about you, Pivovarov?
Do you need a special order? Up!
How are you feeling?
- I can't
What do you mean?
- I can't. Leave me here
Are you joking?
- He's acting up
Pivovarov, get up.
Please, get up.
Sergeant Lukashov, get the private up
Did you hear? Get up, do it!
Stop your act! On your feet now!
Stand up!
Wait. Cancel that.
Stop, Lukashov.
- Why? We can't be playing wet nurse
He's not faking. Here,
Pivovarov. Couple gulps.
Drink
More, more
How much longer,
Lieutenant? We're wearing out
- How's Hakimov?
- Still breathing
Where are the rest? - Following us.
Zayats is lagging. SM Dubin is helping him
Where's Pivovarov?
That's him coming, I think
Pivovarov, where are the rest?
- I don't know. Didn't see anyone behind
Cover me with a tent
- Tent, here
Is SM here?
- No. Maybe we should wait?
No. They'll follow our tracks
You'll be bringing up the
rear. No more stragglers!
Got it. Sudnik, grab it
It's okay. A couple more
sprints, and we'll make it - Heave!
[Despite the Lieutenant
pushing the soldiers on and on,
[the dawn caught them before
they reached the highway...]
So, still marching?
- They are. And there is no end to them
Up, up! Reveille! Jump around, warm up
Move, move! Warm up. Get up!
Now. Lukashov, breakfast.
- Roger!
Take out bread and canned food.
- Yes!
Here
So, Pivovarov, did you rest?
- A bit, yes
How did you give out like that?
Just... tired
Tired... This isn't family vacation. A
straggler is worse than a dead man here
Yeah, the dead don't care. And we...
we have skin coming off from the sled rope
And there are Dubin and, what's his
name, Zaitsev. Either lost, or deserted...
They could even bring Germans to us
- It happens, yeah
Don't, Lukashov. Sergeant
Major isn't that type of man
He might not be the
type, but anything can
happen. In our 109th,
we had a dashing captain.
He kept building up
defenses. And building, and
building... In the wrong
direction, it turned out
You should trust people,
Lukashov. People trust you.
But that's me.
Why do you think that Dubin is less worthy?
- Because I'm here, and he isn't.
Sergeant Lukashov, you're in charge. Keep
perimeter watch. I'll go scout. Got it?
Take care of Hakimov. Pivovarov, with me
Me?
- Yes
Grate there
It used to be here?
- Exactly. Used to be
What do I tell the guys now?
That the Germans outsmarted us?
So what? Guess they did
How's Hakimov?
- The same. He was delirious earlier
Did you give him water?
- We can't. Stomach wound
Should cover him with a fur coat.
- And where would we find one?
When did you get here?
An hour ago. Because
of this guy. He broke his ski
So what's there? Are there many Germans?
There are no Germans. And no depot.
What, no depot?
- Yep, none
Lieutenant, is that so?
- Yes, depot's gone. They must've moved it
[folk saying on hard work for nothing]
Nothing to be done.
Anything happens in war...
Maybe it's the wrong place? It's elsewhere?
It was there. The barbed
wire fence is still up.
So. What do we do now, commander?
What do you mean?
- Where do we go now?
You will go back.
- What, me alone?
You and the others. You
will try to save Hakimov.
And you?
- Me? I'll try to find that depot
Alone?
- No. Someone else will go
Maybe me, Lieutenant?
No, sergeant major,
you will lead the group
And I'll take Pivovarov. Right, Pivovarov?
- Yea.
Well, good.
I wrote a note here. "The
depot changed location, group suffered
losses, I'm continuing the
search". Hand it to the chief of staff
You'll be eating breakfast in Vyhach.
- God willing, comrade Lieutenant
Don't spare effort, it saves lives
Take care of Hakimov, maybe
he'll make it till then - Of course
Fair enough. Start walking
I think we take a different path back
- Why?
Could be an ambush on the old one
- True
What's your first name?
- Petr
I'm Igor
Well Petr. Maybe we'll get lucky after all
What do you think, eh?
- Maybe we will
Right. Let's eat something,
going will be easier
Right on
So. Do we come back to the
general with a note, and nothing done?
What can we do?
We can't do much with Hakimov in
tow. And Lieutenant ordered us back
A drink
- You can't, Hakim
One sip
- I got none
Ask the sergeant. Please
I am to blame, guys!
See that? Looks like a big German HQ
Maybe we could...
- What about the depot?
[The HQ is a better
target than that accursed
[depot, which is who knows
where in this darkness]
Now, Pivovarov, you stay back a bit...
That's it, I can't anymore
Where are you hit?
- Here, under the arm
I got one too. I saw him drop
Is it very painful?
- Of course
I'll bandage right quick. We
shouldn't have gone there
Why didn't you say so sooner?
- I didn't know before
Neither did I!
Can you stand up?
- I'll try
No, I can't
I'll go look.
- For what?
Need a village, one without Germans
That's where I swim. I come early in the
morning, there's still mist on the river...
Nobody around. And the
water is warm, like fresh milk.
I can swim and it makes
me happy for the entire day.
There's a small banya there.
Let's go, comrade Lieutenant
Over there, a bench
Shut the door
Some straw brushes, as a pillow
Lay down
I shut the door, propped it with a shovel
- Good
Drink... No water?
I think there is some in this
bucket. Got ice in it though
How are you feeling, comrade Lieutenant?
- Alright
There's Germans in the village
Which one?
- This one
What do you see?
- Germans walking
Far?
- 200 paces or so
Smoking now
Walking again.
- The Germans?
Yea.
It's okay. They won't get us easily
Someone on the path.
Going to the well, I think. Yep!
Some granny with a bucket
They are walking. No, they stopped.
Standing... now they're going somewhere
Where?
Who knows. They're
hidden behind a shed now
Don't worry, they
won't come in here.
If they try, it will be the
last thing thing they do.
For us too...
Do you want to live?
To live? That would be fine. But...
Yeah, there's a but...
Do you have a mother?
Huh? What did you say?
- Got a mother?
Of course.
- And a father?
No, no father
He died?
- No. I lived with my mom
If she knew what we're
up to here, she'd be terrified
Good mother?
- Yea
I'm her only one. She did everything for me
Did you read some books at least?
Yes, read up. All of Jules Verne,
Conan Doyle, Walther Scott, Mark Twain
What about Gaidar?
Him too. And Dumas,
read all of his I could find
How did you even have the time?
I got sick in 6th grade, half a year at home. So
I read. Everything I could find in the library
Where are you from?
- Me? Near Pskov
There's a town there,
Porhov. Have you heard of it?
No
That's where we lived
My mom was a school teacher
You say she adored you?
- Yea
Since I'm the only child. It
was a bit funny sometimes
If you do some mischief
with the kids - it's a tragedy.
Same if you don't finish
breakfast. And if you get sick!
She'll get all the doctors in town,
feed you pills for a week... It was funny
Now, not so funny
Not so funny...
My mom's gold. I'm her
only one, she's my only one.
Mom's from Leningrad. She
lived in St Pete before the
revolution. She told me all
about it, but I never made the trip
I always thought
about it... Now, maybe
after the war - Yes,
after the war of course
You know, I'm okay. Not
bad. If I get killed, it happens.
Just sad about my mom.
[He was sad about his mom too. And his dad]
[Strangely, he missed his
girlfriend more than his family]
[He didn't talk to
anyone about his first love
- [he knew that others
were all in the same boat]
What's out there?
See nothing for now
All fine. Just sad I let down
the general. He believed in me.
Not even the general. Let everyone
down. Moscow's right there...
Pivovarov, how far do
you think it is to that village?
Which one?
The one from yesterday.
About two km. Why, comrade lieutenant?
Need to get the skis at night. Maybe
the Germans didn't get them yet?
Well, I'll go then. Just wait till dark.
Yes, we need those.
- Yea
But how will you manage?
- I'll be fine waiting
I'll take the SMG, ok?
- Go ahead
SMG gives confidence,
you know. The rifle is good,
shoots straight. Sergeant
major zeroed it himself.
What time on your watch?
- 5 pm
Ok, I should be back in an hour, it's close
I'll go, comrade Lieutenant?
- Just be careful
OK. Don't worry, I'll be quiet
I'll head out?
- Go ahead
Careful.
That's our river Neman.
And that's where I swim
I come early in the morning, there's still
mist on the river. Nobody around. And the
water is warm, like fresh milk. I can swim
and it makes me happy for the entire day.
You know, I like lakes more.
Especially forest ones, when it's calm.
Rivers are better. In a lake, water smells
swampy. But in a river it's fresh and clear
Summers on the river are the best.
- You speak Russian well
We always spoke some
Russian at home. My dad is
Russian. And grandpa and
his sister. My mom is Polish
Where did you study?
Polish gymnasium. There
were no Russian ones back then
And you sir, when did you finish officer
school, if it's not a military secret?
Two months ago. Artillery school.
How do they decide, if one
goes to artillery or infantry?
Well.. Those who are
good at calculations go to
artillery, and those
who run fast - to infantry
Listen - there's music
Let's go, I'll show you something
Where are you going, Nina?
- Come, come
Come quickly
Listen.. Ave Maria
Is it a prayer?
I don't know. I only know
Schubert wrote the music
Beautiful, isn't it?
Come, I'll show you my flower
garden, while dad's asleep
Some are already in bloom.
They smell wonderful at dawn!
Wait, let's stand around a bit longer
The sun is about to
come up - how beautiful...
Come
You are...
- What, bad?
Really bad?
You're a treasure
What treasure? Dad wakes up,
he'll show this treasure what's what
Come!
What's that? Planes?
Some base
Quiet, guys
Maybe that's the one
Lieutenant is looking for?
Nah. He said that one had
shells, and this one has oil tanks
Guards, with dogs
So, let's blow it? We got TNT
Let's try
Go, I'll hold them off
[You know, I'm okay. Not
bad. If I get killed, it happens]
[Just sad about my mom]
Must not freeze. Make it to the road,
and wait for the first car with Germans
[It would be great if
that was a general.
[Ivanovsky would blow
his luxury car sky-high]
[A colonel would be OK too.
Or some high-ranking SS man]
[The HQ in the village seems
big - plenty of high ranks]
[He knew what he was doing
and didn't hope to survive]
[But others will survive
because of him, and win]
[They will rebuild, love,
breathe the fresh air]
[Who knows, maybe their fate depends on
how Lieutenant Ivanvosky dies on this road]
Get up! [in German] Hands up!
On December 6th 1941, having
exhausted the enemy in protracted
fighting, Soviet armies
started their counter-offensive
THE END
[Translation by danshabash]
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