Enclave (2015) - full transcript

Kosovo 2004, five years after the war. Nenad, ten years Christian boy from a Serbian enclave, determined to create a proper community burial for his late grandfather, crosses enemy lines and makes friends among the Muslim majority in deeply divided, war-torn Kosovo.

"MY BEST FRIEND"
April 30, 2004

I have no best friend.

Because there are no
children in my village.

I like to play with
my granfather Milutin,

who is 86 years old.

He is so good.

He has a son named
Voja, who is my father.

Milutin and Voja
quarrel constantly

as Voja always drinks brandy.

He tells him: "My son, I hope
you won't be drunk when I die!

Am I to be buried
by the Albanians'"



My father Vija replies:

"Why did God condemn me
to rot here alongside you?"

Milutin than says: "I'll
die here, where I was born.

You, drunken fool, can leave
if you have where to go to!"

Voja says:"Let your refugee in
Belgrade take care of you then!"

The refugee is Milutin's
daughter Milica, my aunt.

I hardly remember her,
because she fled to Belgrade

when the Albanians took
over Kosovo with Nato.

There she married
a baker from Ub.

Milutin says: "I just
want to live long enough

to see my granddaughter from
Belgrade. Then I can die."

Milutin will die soon

because he is very sick
and doesn't get out of bed.

I play dominoes with
him and always win.



When I win, he gives
me a sugar cube.

I'm sorry he will die,

because I'll have no one to play
with and get sugar cubes from.

Very good, Nenad.

Milutin, Voja, Albanians, God...

Milica, Belgrade...
What are they, Nenad?

They are nouns...

What kind of nouns?

Proper Nouns!
- Excatly!

What letter do proper
nouns begin with?

Capitals...
- Right.

Correct your errors now.

ENCLAVE

Eeny, meeny, miny mo...

Anything new?

The Matovi?s have
sold their house.

They're moving to Mitrovica.

But they don't know
what to do about grandma.

How's your grandfather? - Voja
says he won't be going soon.

Does he drink? - Who?

Voja!
- He does...

Seven times seven?
- Forty nine.

Eight time nine?
- Seventy two.

One hundred twenty four
divided by twelve? - Six!

Six?
- I didn't study that yet.

Get your notebook and
pencil and do your math!

I can't see a thing.

Is your bag heavy?
- No...

Good... This cement sure is!

Tell Voja to stop by for a chat.
- I will.

I'd come over to your place,
but I have to wait for the bell.

When will it arrive?
- Any day now.

Tell your grandpa
to hold on! - I will.

See you tomorrow, father!

Bashkim...

Bashkim, we hit the
carrier twenty times!

Then carrier ran of the road!

A soldier came out and started shoothing!

And we run away!
We barely escaped...

Come on, Milutin.
Your move.

But I didn't beat you yet.
That's at the end!

Albanian brothers...
You're running late tonight!

Who needs electricity? As if we
Serbs always had electricity...

So, what's new?

Father Dra?a will
get a new bell.

All we need is a bell!

Voja... Father Dra?a said
he'd like you to stop by.

Dra?a? Tell the bishop...

I've no intention of ratlling
around in that armoured car!

Be sure to tell him that!
No chance of Voja coming!

No chance...

If he's such a Serb, he can saddle
his horse and come over here...

Tell father Dra?a
to find Milica.

She's in Belgrade.
No. 68 Keclerovi? Street.

With Petkovi? family...

He should tell her to come over.

Milutin hasn't much time left.

Got it?

Repeat it.

I'm to tell Dra?a to find Milica
in Belgrade in Kemerovi? Street.

It's Keclerovi? St. 86!

Belgrade, Keclerovi? St. 86!

Right!

The Petkovi? family!

Off you go!

Wipe that milk off your face!
You're not five years old...

Hi, you scoundrel!

Go!

Did you give Voja
my message? - I did.

What did he say?

Go on, tell me!

He said...

"Tell the bishop that if he's a
true Serb he should not be afraid.

He can saddle his horse...
I won't ride in that armored car!

How is Milutin?
- Bad.

Voja also said you
should find Milica.

She's in Belgrade...
Kecmanovi? St. 80... 126!

The Petkovi? family.

Eany, meeny...

C'mon, Father Dra?a!

Eeny, meeny, miny mo...

Father Dra?a, will Milutin
go to heaven or hell?

Tell Voja I'll stop by soon
to give Milutin the communion.

"Nenad, it all
happened unexpectedly.

I've gone to Belgrade,
where I got a job.

Don't come to school
until someone contacts you.

Your teacher Branka."

1... 2... 3...

Look at me!

Hey, wait!

What's it like in the armored carrier?
- Not bad.

Can you hear it inside when
we throw rocks? - You can.

Can you ask the soldier
to take us for a ride too?

You don't need to.
- Why?

You're Albanians.

Tell him we're Serbs!
Just a little ride...

Just for the two of us!
Not Bashkim!

Who is Bashkim? - The shepherd
whose father you people killed.

I didn't kill anyone.

Ask if we can ride inside! Tell
him our grandma is Serbian!

Hex, Serb!

What?

Did you ask?
- What?

The soldiers! About the ride.

What will you give me in return?

We'll go for a
swim in the creek!

I can't swim!
- We neither!

I'll ask the soldiers.

Word of honor?
- Yes!

Stop!

Leave the cows!

I'll make you pay for this!

Stop!

Leave the cows!

"...for you, o Lord,
have done as you pleased.

Then they took Jonah
and threw him overboard,

and the raging sea grew calm.

At this the men
greatly feared the Lord,

and they offered a sacrifice to
the Lord and made vows to him.

But the Lord provided a
great fish to swallow Jonah,

and Jonah was inside the fish
three days nad three nights.

Did you tell Father
Dra?a about Milica?

I did.
- And what did he say?

That he'll call her.
- Did he say something else?

He said he'll stop by soon
to give Milutin the communion.

Soon? Is he insane?

Milutin is dying and
he will "stop by soon"?

He's waiting for the bell!
- Waiting for the bell...

Is the bell more
important than Milutin?

Milutin is more important...
- Right!

My teacher moved
out to Belgrade.

She left me a message
not to come to school...

I don't care about
her or Belgrade!

Tomorrow you'll go get Dra?a. To
give Milutin his last communion!

Otherwise it may be too late...

"In my distress I called to
the Lord and He answered me.

From the depths of the
grave I called for help..."

Grandpa, can I go and
play with some friends?

Tell Voja to prepare my suit...

I want you to bury
me in a new suit...

The bride will
ride in a carriage.

Grandpa, we have no horses.

Call Arben. He's got two
horses, white as snow.

Let everyone know
who's getting married!

A drum and two zurlas.

Women with dairi.

We bring them from Prizren?

No, go to Draga?.
Gorany people are better.

We need someone who
knows to dance well.

We mustn't embarrass
the bride's relatives.

I fired this rifle when
your father got married.

I will shoot from
it for you as well.

If only your father were alive.

Bye, rascals!

C'mon, Serb! Get in!

Come here!

Join us!

Baskhim!
- Wait for us, Baskhim!

Wait, Baskhim!

Let's go! Pull!

Hold it!
- What now?

It won't go up. It's stuck.

We must take it back down.

Bring it down...

More...

Slowly.

Easy.

There.

Easy, we don't want to break it.

God's will...

Hello?!

I hear you now!

We're a few kilometers
from the enclave.

Everything is fine!

Hello?

We're abot ten kilometers
from the checkpoint!

Dear God, what's this?

They're stoning us!

Get up, it's all right now.

Good day!

Get your ID cards
ready for inspection!

Everyone get your
ID cards ready...

Milica?

Yes.

Where are you going?

To Vrelo.

Why?

To see my father.

I have UNCHR document!
It's all in there...

And where is she going?

She's with me...

To see her grandpa.
My father is dying...

How dare you enter the
state territory of Kosovo

with broken windshield
on your bus?

When I entered it,
it wasn't broken.

Go, now.

Wait!

Come here.

Put down the cross.

Come here.

Hold that.

When you finish writing
his name on the cross,

you'll take the carrier
to get Father Dra?a.

Tell him that grandfather died
and taht we have to bury him.

We won't wait for Milica.
Whoever is here is here.

Got it?
- Yes.

Now, repeat.

When I finish the writing,

I'll take the armored carrier
to go get father Dra?a.

I'll tell him that Milutin is dead
and we have to bury him.

We won't wait for Milica.
Whoever is here is here.

Go now.

Roll up those trousers legs,
you're not five years old!

No school today! It's closed.

Grandpa Milutin died.
I must get the priest.

I'll give you some chocolate.

No school. Get it?

What happened?

What happened? Give
him a handkerchief!

What's wrong?
- It's fine, don't worry.

Thanks for that.

Giddyup!

Father Dra?a!

Stop!

Who is this?

Our friend. A Serb.

We rode in the carrier with him.

We need a fourth one.
Call him to play with us.

Baskhim wants you to play
with us. We need a fourth one.

I can't. I've come for the priest.
We have to bury my grandfather.

The priest went
away in his cart.

He's probably already
at your place.

We ran away from the wedding.

Baskhim took a gun!
Stay with us.

You want to play dominoes?

Good day.

Who is Voja Arsi?i?

Vojislav eki?!

That's me.

We have a report
that you fired shots.

I defended my cattle!

With what kind of weapon?

A hunting rifle.

Bring it here!

You have a license?

You have any more weapons?

Search the place!

Why the harassment?

Can't you see that
our father died?

Well, we have to respond.

We received a report.

I see you, Bashkim!

I got here first!

No, you didn't!
- I did!

I did!
- No!

Anyway, I'm older.
I don't have to count.

Let the Serb count!

Baskhim says you have
to count. - OK!

One, two, three...

Ceki?!

Ceki?, come!

You're a Serb!

Please, accept my condolences...

I must go.

No! Do the count again.

Tell him I must find the priest.

Go back and count!

Here, take this chocolate.

Count again!

Tell him that father
will give me a beating!

Let him go. His
dead will beat him.

Where's my dad?
They kille him!

He says that you
killed his father.

You count! Under the bell!

I won't.

Let me go!

Under the bell!

Under the bell!

Giddyup...

Under the bell!

Let me go!

Under the bell!

Don't!

Don't, Bashkim!

Let him go, Bashkim!

Count!

Count!

No!

Count! I'll shoot!

Baskhim, don't...
What did he do to you?

He is guilty!
They're all guilty!

We're going now,
Baskhim! - Stop!

Ask him if he is afraid?

He is asking you
whether you are afraid.

Please, say you're afgraid so
that we can all go home. - No!

You must be afraid!

You must be afraid!

No!

You must! You killed my
father! Do you hear me?

No!

You must be afraid!

Stop it!

Stop!

Baskhim!

Wait! Stop!

Baskhim, can you hear me?

Baskhim!

Illegal possession
of weapons is a threat.

Illegal possession of
weapons is a threat.

And as such it is a source
of future conflict.

Therefore, we will
seize your weapons...

which are a sign of
times gone by.

Good...

We offer you a future...

Through your employment in
the multi- ethnic police force.

Your work would contribute

to the survival of the Serbian
minority in this area...

This is a symbol of
mutual reconciliation...

Tell him he doesn't have
to make a decision just now.

He should think it over...

Tell him about that fellow
of his... What's his name?

Ceki?.
- Right!

You don't have to decide
right now. Take your time.

You'll have a salary like Ceki?.

I've forgotten...
Give him my condolences.

The inspector extends
her condolences

for the death
of your father.

Thaqnk you.

Welcome, Ceki?!

Giddyup...

God rest his soul.

God have mercy on his soul.

Can you find me another shirt?

Here. It's Voja's.

How is the bakery business?

Alright...

Hello, my brave boy!

Tell grandpa, who shot you?

Who shot you?

We were playing...

Who shot you?

Tell grandfather who shot you.

Tell us!

Tell us who shot you?

A Serb.

Where is the gun?

I don't know...
- You don't?

Try to remember...

Eeny, meeny, miny mo...

Have mercy on your
servant Milutin. Alleluia.

Eternal blessing
bestow upon him.

Eternal blessing!

The last kiss...

God rest his soul.

God rest his soul.

You carry it, Go up front.

Nenad!

Nenad!

Nenad!

Son!

Nenad!

Son!

Son!

Nenad!

Nenad!

Nenad!

Get in, we don't have time!

Nenad!

Amen.

How big is the population
of Belgrade?

A million... and a half.

Will my schoolteacher
be a man or a woman?

I don't know.

Will there be many
students? - Sure.

Listen... In that school, there'll
be a lot of kids you don't know.

All sorts... Good and bad.

Don't you be hardheaded!

Understood?

Yes.

WELCOME!

So, will you introduce yourself?

Tell us your name.
- Nenad.

Could you speak upa a little?
- Nenad.

Well, Nenad, tell us
where do you come from?

Sorry, Nenad.

Now please get up and
tell us loud and clear

where do you come from?

From Vrelo.

Tell us where Vrelo is?
- In Kosovo.

Albanian!
- What was that?

Sit down.

The essay must have
an intoduction,

followed by a development
and the conclusion.

Mind the capitalized words,

the hyphenation and
the punctuation...

And write legibly!

"MY BEST..."

Throw the ball!

Throw back the ball, stupid!

Give me the ball, Albanian!

MY BEST FRIEND

Serb!

Serb!

Come back!