Servant of the People (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 20 - Episode #1.20 - full transcript
On the double, men, move it!
The tire goes by the barricade!
Put it on the perimeter!
The kitchen.
The board goes in the kitchen!
Okay, take the pallets.
You, over there! Good.
Guys, take the pallets!
WE DEMAND LUSTRATION!
EUROPE, WE'RE WITH YOU!
What's happening?
How can we live?
How can we live?
Prices go up, utilities as well.
-How will we cope?
-Vodka costs 50 hryvnias.
Vodka! 50 hryvnias!
-Salaries are miniscule!
-Right.
Does Holoborodko have a conscience?
How can I teach children
if I am preoccupied with one thought:
"How do I avoid starving to death?"
What is your demand to the president?
I want to live normally!
If Holoborodko
doesn't give a damn about the people,
then he is a disgrace!
Disgrace!
Disgrace!
It looks like Holoborodko's honeymoon
is coming to an end.
People gathered at the president's office
to protest Holoborodko's reforms.
Stand by for further developments.
PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION OF UKRAINE
UKRAINIAN CONSTITUTION
Good morning,
Bella Rudolfovna.
Good morning.
I had a bout of insomnia.
I woke up early today
and decided to get some work done.
Lots to do.
And you?
-I came to water the plants.
-Do so, please.
That plant doesn't need water!
I watered it already.
It has enough moisture.
Please water that one.
It's big, you see.
The ends of the leaves have dried up.
-But--
-Water it. You don't have to look at me!
Just water it.
I'll tell you when it's got enough.
Hi, Tolya.
How are you?
Oh, I get it.
You were waiting for me at the house.
Sorry. I woke up earlier
and decided to go for a walk.
I wanted to call, but...
my phone battery died.
Sorry about that.
You know...
Good morning.
Bella Rudolfovna.
Oh, there they are.
I've been looking all over for them.
I was just...
telling Tolya what a nice morning it is.
It's so nice that I want to go for a walk.
Here, let's go.
Look out of the window.
The sun is shining.
There's not a cloud in the sky.
Just beautiful.
The birds are chirping.
If I were you,
I would be more careful.
Today, these birds might begin to peck.
Why is that?
Disgrace! Disgrace!
THE GOVERNMENT ROBS US
Disgrace!
Citizens...
-No conscience!
-Right!
Please, listen...
Let me speak.
Citizens, let...
We believed in you!
Listen please, let me speak.
Putin has been overthrown!
When?
Astonishing. It always works.
Citizens,
give me a minute, please.
I'll try to explain.
I feel your indignation,
but you have to understand.
Our country needs these reforms.
Otherwise,
Ukraine will always be a beggar.
We'll never crawl out of the debt pit.
That is the basis for our future,
for the future
of our children.
I know it's not easy today,
but tomorrow--
Who the hell needs your "tomorrow"?
-I want to live today!
-Vodka is 50 hryvnias!
What's vodka got to do with it?
Listen, you are normal people!
Disgrace!
Right.
Centuries have passed.
Yet, the people haven't changed.
You're trying,
conducting reforms,
tearing your pants.
In response you get a révolution.
"Disgrace!"
Sorry,
I don't remember you.
Louis?
Louis.
The first?
No.
The second?
Monsieur,
if you start guessing in sequence,
you'll be here until night.
I am Louis XVI.
Exactly. The 16th.
Sorry.
You've had so many Louis.
Right, but I inherited a country
in such a deplorable state.
In crisis.
Huge foreign debt,
mass discontent.
I had to act decisively,
and I abolished feudal law,
cut budget expenditures,
and started tax reforms
that were desperately needed.
And the response?
What kind of gratitude did I get?
The French Revolution.
Who cares about the revolution?
Those ungrateful commoners
chopped off my head.
So,
don't waste your time and effort.
No one will appreciate it.
Monsieur?
What should I do?
Fl...
Flee.
Disgrace!
They bleed the country dry and then flee!
I don't intend...
I don't intend to flee anywhere!
-They flee!
-I don't intend to flee anywhere!
Disgrace!
What colonel?
Disgrace!
While a new revolution brews in Kiev,
the president's team
has spread around the world.
The official story
is they are on work trips.
Foreign Minister Mukhin
ostensibly went to Sweden.
Defense Minister...
Well, Vasyl Petrovych.
Happy first.
First what?
Your first revolt,
and attempt on your life.
Please, it was only a bucket.
Fair enough.
Nothing to be ashamed of.
Some have fainted at the sight of an egg.
Can we talk?
Sure, yes.
Good job, Tolya.
-May I sit?
-Sure.
Mr President.
Don't think I'm gloating, but...
I warned you.
You opened Pandora's Box with these laws.
State-paid workers from other regions
have joined the protest.
I was informed that
there are about 100,000 protesters.
I have a feeling
that you are gloating, Yuriy.
You are in trouble.
I am here to help you.
Vasyl Petrovych, as a historian,
you should know
that the Earth rests on three whales.
I've heard of this myth. And?
The fact is that,
in Ukraine's case, it isn't a myth.
It's reality.
Everything here rests
on three specific whales.
I hope...
you know of whom I am speaking?
I can guess.
These people want to meet with you
and help to resolve this problem.
How will they help?
Meet them and find out.
My driver will take you.
I don't think this is a good idea.
If I were in your place,
I wouldn't ignore this meeting.
Believe me,
I wouldn't give you bad advice.
After all,
we're in the same boat.
Hello.
Vasyl Petrovych, please sit.
I'll sit here. Thanks.
Well then,
would you like coffee
or something stronger?
Let's...
talk calmly.
Honestly, I don't have time for coffee
nor something stronger.
Get to the point.
What is this talk about?
About life, Vasyl Petrovych.
Life is a lottery.
One wins the jackpot,
but becomes unhappy.
Another plucks the hat off a passer-by
and becomes president.
A third one ruins all the plans,
and becomes a thorn in the side.
Sorry, I don't quite understand you.
Frankly speaking,
we also don't quite understand you.
Well...
We like you very much,
Vasyl Petrovych.
-Really?
-Yes.
Your romanticism
reminds us of us.
Many years ago.
But thank goodness
life healed us in time.
We also want to heal you.
-Me?
-Yes.
We want to, so to say,
inject you with a dose of reality.
You started reforms
in the wrong country.
You won't achieve a thing.
Plus, you won't last long.
An economic miracle
is only possible in Japan.
Here, in our Ukraine, well...
In the worst case, revolution.
In the best case, impeachment.
Do you really need that?
Does the country need this?
So we want to offer you
a helping hand.
What is this?
A contract, a jackpot, a golden ticket.
Call it whatever you want.
There's a figure,
with eight zeros,
in a Cypriot bank.
That's only the beginning.
Sign it and relax.
Consider your grand
and great-grandchildren to be set.
Just allow us to handle
the economic matters in this country.
Are you the nation's chief economists?
-Yes.
-Yes?
Then I would like
to make a counter offer to you.
For starters,
please file your tax declarations.
The actual ones.
The one...
with eight zeros.
Then we'll talk.
Time has flown.
Thanks again. Goodbye.
Are you convinced?
What did I tell you?
The boy isn't that dumb.
It won't be easy to break him,
but every Titanic has a weak spot.
Disgrace!
You all understand
the difficult situation.
I am openly embarrassed.
But I don't know what to do.
You can promise something and--
I can't. A promise must be kept.
Vasyl Petrovych, haven't new options
emerged to solve this problem?
No.
Maybe for you that's the only option.
For me, it doesn't qualify as one.
Let's do away with whales
and all your mythology. Okay?
Then we have to repeal the new laws.
You know that I will look silly.
No big deal.
Europe will laugh.
It's not scary when they laugh at you.
It's scarier when they cry over you.
I need your help.
I don't know how to assuage the people.
Vasyl Petrovych, don't worry.
It's not our first time,
we'll think of something
and find a way out of this situation.
Right, colleagues?
-Sure.
-Certainly.
We'll settle it.
Thanks.
I'm grateful.
I fervently depend on your bright minds.
Let me tell you:
this is simple economics.
The president doesn't have a clue!
Because the president is an amateur.
The team he chose are also amateurs.
Let's recall the Gorbachev era.
Prohibition.
Vineyards were destroyed.
-Yes.
-Spirit distilleries were closed.
Exactly!
What's most important?
To stop people drinking?
No. No one stopped drinking.
Most important is no budget revenues.
That's right!
No budget revenue came.
Why the look? He's right.
He's been in office two months.
What picture do we see?
Prices are rising.
The dollar fluctuates. Again...
Go ahead and call your little Vasya.
He's enslaved you for five more years.
We have here a clip
from the president's inauguration.
I was supposed to promise you
the moon and the sky.
I won't promise that.
I know nothing about this job.
What can I say to such a president?
One thing: "Disgrace!"
Disgrace.
-That's a strong word.
-What else can I call him?
He's disgraceful!
Disgrace!
Disgrace!
The team he chose are also amateurs.
Yes. Those same ministers!
This show isn't infinite. Be constructive.
Sure. Yeah, sure, I could provide you...
Hello?
Hi, Mom.
I'm in a hotel.
Next door to the office.
Of course I ate.
Yes. I had breakfast at work.
I ate dinner here in the hotel.
The restaurant is cool.
Big portions. I have leftovers.
Okay. Don't worry. I love you.
Goodnight. Bye.
Good evening.
An object
that scientists have dubbed Lucifer
is moving towards Earth
at 4,000 kilometers per second.
In a few days,
it will collide with the Earth
in the vicinity of Kiev.
A blast wave will form
as a result of the collision,
which will demolish everything
in a 900-kilometer radius.
A sharp rise in temperature will follow.
At around 600 degrees Celsius.
Everything will flare up.
With certainty, one can say that,
at a minimum, Ukraine
will be wiped off the map.
In the worst case,
Earth will leave its orbit,
and humanity will vanish.
Above all, this will happen instantly.
Beer,
ice cream and a chicken leg
are all I can offer as an ice pack.
Good choice. I can't have beer.
I'm working.
I'll take the leg.
It's cold.
Is it painful?
No, thanks though.
It's okay. I'm the one at fault.
In the middle of night -
"goodnight". I scared you.
-Forgive me, please.
-Why should you say sorry?
I was lucky.
You didn't have a glass bottle.
Gosh.
I am not used to others
being around at this time.
-Can I...
-Sure...
-What's your name?
-What...
Anna Mikhailovna.
Lead expert
of the development department.
A pleasure. I am Vasyl Petrovych.
Plain Ukrainian president.
I know who you are.
To my chagrin,
I didn't know we had this department.
Development, right?
What do you do?
Actually, we have a lot of designs.
I tried to meet with you,
but you almost never have time.
Ice cream.
What?
Take the ice cream.
Give the leg back.
I thought you called me an ice cream.
It has become tough
with time.
I can't meet with myself sometimes.
And it all swarms
into a flurry of activity.
Can I be candid?
You must be.
You're doing many good things.
But it's all chaotic.
You need a strategy.
Or it will be the same:
the poor get poorer, the rich richer.
Yet, the state remains apart.
Right.
What should I do?
Flee.
Where to?
I have to catch the subway.
You meant that.
Can I walk you out?
You're not going too?
No, I'm staying.
I still have work.
I wanted to say,
I want to apologize again.
-It's--
-It's okay.
Promise me that in the near future,
we'll meet,
and you'll tell me about your projects.
Absolutely.
By the end of 2019,
there will be plenty of them.
Why wait that long?
Your aide says that's
the only window in your schedule.
-Bella Rudolfovna.
-Yes.
I'll speak to her.
We'll find a window for you,
through which to enter.
Sorry.
I mean we'll find a time slot.
The effects of the punch.
Goodnight.
Likewise. Thanks.
Take care.
Translated by Mark P. Raczkiewycz
The tire goes by the barricade!
Put it on the perimeter!
The kitchen.
The board goes in the kitchen!
Okay, take the pallets.
You, over there! Good.
Guys, take the pallets!
WE DEMAND LUSTRATION!
EUROPE, WE'RE WITH YOU!
What's happening?
How can we live?
How can we live?
Prices go up, utilities as well.
-How will we cope?
-Vodka costs 50 hryvnias.
Vodka! 50 hryvnias!
-Salaries are miniscule!
-Right.
Does Holoborodko have a conscience?
How can I teach children
if I am preoccupied with one thought:
"How do I avoid starving to death?"
What is your demand to the president?
I want to live normally!
If Holoborodko
doesn't give a damn about the people,
then he is a disgrace!
Disgrace!
Disgrace!
It looks like Holoborodko's honeymoon
is coming to an end.
People gathered at the president's office
to protest Holoborodko's reforms.
Stand by for further developments.
PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION OF UKRAINE
UKRAINIAN CONSTITUTION
Good morning,
Bella Rudolfovna.
Good morning.
I had a bout of insomnia.
I woke up early today
and decided to get some work done.
Lots to do.
And you?
-I came to water the plants.
-Do so, please.
That plant doesn't need water!
I watered it already.
It has enough moisture.
Please water that one.
It's big, you see.
The ends of the leaves have dried up.
-But--
-Water it. You don't have to look at me!
Just water it.
I'll tell you when it's got enough.
Hi, Tolya.
How are you?
Oh, I get it.
You were waiting for me at the house.
Sorry. I woke up earlier
and decided to go for a walk.
I wanted to call, but...
my phone battery died.
Sorry about that.
You know...
Good morning.
Bella Rudolfovna.
Oh, there they are.
I've been looking all over for them.
I was just...
telling Tolya what a nice morning it is.
It's so nice that I want to go for a walk.
Here, let's go.
Look out of the window.
The sun is shining.
There's not a cloud in the sky.
Just beautiful.
The birds are chirping.
If I were you,
I would be more careful.
Today, these birds might begin to peck.
Why is that?
Disgrace! Disgrace!
THE GOVERNMENT ROBS US
Disgrace!
Citizens...
-No conscience!
-Right!
Please, listen...
Let me speak.
Citizens, let...
We believed in you!
Listen please, let me speak.
Putin has been overthrown!
When?
Astonishing. It always works.
Citizens,
give me a minute, please.
I'll try to explain.
I feel your indignation,
but you have to understand.
Our country needs these reforms.
Otherwise,
Ukraine will always be a beggar.
We'll never crawl out of the debt pit.
That is the basis for our future,
for the future
of our children.
I know it's not easy today,
but tomorrow--
Who the hell needs your "tomorrow"?
-I want to live today!
-Vodka is 50 hryvnias!
What's vodka got to do with it?
Listen, you are normal people!
Disgrace!
Right.
Centuries have passed.
Yet, the people haven't changed.
You're trying,
conducting reforms,
tearing your pants.
In response you get a révolution.
"Disgrace!"
Sorry,
I don't remember you.
Louis?
Louis.
The first?
No.
The second?
Monsieur,
if you start guessing in sequence,
you'll be here until night.
I am Louis XVI.
Exactly. The 16th.
Sorry.
You've had so many Louis.
Right, but I inherited a country
in such a deplorable state.
In crisis.
Huge foreign debt,
mass discontent.
I had to act decisively,
and I abolished feudal law,
cut budget expenditures,
and started tax reforms
that were desperately needed.
And the response?
What kind of gratitude did I get?
The French Revolution.
Who cares about the revolution?
Those ungrateful commoners
chopped off my head.
So,
don't waste your time and effort.
No one will appreciate it.
Monsieur?
What should I do?
Fl...
Flee.
Disgrace!
They bleed the country dry and then flee!
I don't intend...
I don't intend to flee anywhere!
-They flee!
-I don't intend to flee anywhere!
Disgrace!
What colonel?
Disgrace!
While a new revolution brews in Kiev,
the president's team
has spread around the world.
The official story
is they are on work trips.
Foreign Minister Mukhin
ostensibly went to Sweden.
Defense Minister...
Well, Vasyl Petrovych.
Happy first.
First what?
Your first revolt,
and attempt on your life.
Please, it was only a bucket.
Fair enough.
Nothing to be ashamed of.
Some have fainted at the sight of an egg.
Can we talk?
Sure, yes.
Good job, Tolya.
-May I sit?
-Sure.
Mr President.
Don't think I'm gloating, but...
I warned you.
You opened Pandora's Box with these laws.
State-paid workers from other regions
have joined the protest.
I was informed that
there are about 100,000 protesters.
I have a feeling
that you are gloating, Yuriy.
You are in trouble.
I am here to help you.
Vasyl Petrovych, as a historian,
you should know
that the Earth rests on three whales.
I've heard of this myth. And?
The fact is that,
in Ukraine's case, it isn't a myth.
It's reality.
Everything here rests
on three specific whales.
I hope...
you know of whom I am speaking?
I can guess.
These people want to meet with you
and help to resolve this problem.
How will they help?
Meet them and find out.
My driver will take you.
I don't think this is a good idea.
If I were in your place,
I wouldn't ignore this meeting.
Believe me,
I wouldn't give you bad advice.
After all,
we're in the same boat.
Hello.
Vasyl Petrovych, please sit.
I'll sit here. Thanks.
Well then,
would you like coffee
or something stronger?
Let's...
talk calmly.
Honestly, I don't have time for coffee
nor something stronger.
Get to the point.
What is this talk about?
About life, Vasyl Petrovych.
Life is a lottery.
One wins the jackpot,
but becomes unhappy.
Another plucks the hat off a passer-by
and becomes president.
A third one ruins all the plans,
and becomes a thorn in the side.
Sorry, I don't quite understand you.
Frankly speaking,
we also don't quite understand you.
Well...
We like you very much,
Vasyl Petrovych.
-Really?
-Yes.
Your romanticism
reminds us of us.
Many years ago.
But thank goodness
life healed us in time.
We also want to heal you.
-Me?
-Yes.
We want to, so to say,
inject you with a dose of reality.
You started reforms
in the wrong country.
You won't achieve a thing.
Plus, you won't last long.
An economic miracle
is only possible in Japan.
Here, in our Ukraine, well...
In the worst case, revolution.
In the best case, impeachment.
Do you really need that?
Does the country need this?
So we want to offer you
a helping hand.
What is this?
A contract, a jackpot, a golden ticket.
Call it whatever you want.
There's a figure,
with eight zeros,
in a Cypriot bank.
That's only the beginning.
Sign it and relax.
Consider your grand
and great-grandchildren to be set.
Just allow us to handle
the economic matters in this country.
Are you the nation's chief economists?
-Yes.
-Yes?
Then I would like
to make a counter offer to you.
For starters,
please file your tax declarations.
The actual ones.
The one...
with eight zeros.
Then we'll talk.
Time has flown.
Thanks again. Goodbye.
Are you convinced?
What did I tell you?
The boy isn't that dumb.
It won't be easy to break him,
but every Titanic has a weak spot.
Disgrace!
You all understand
the difficult situation.
I am openly embarrassed.
But I don't know what to do.
You can promise something and--
I can't. A promise must be kept.
Vasyl Petrovych, haven't new options
emerged to solve this problem?
No.
Maybe for you that's the only option.
For me, it doesn't qualify as one.
Let's do away with whales
and all your mythology. Okay?
Then we have to repeal the new laws.
You know that I will look silly.
No big deal.
Europe will laugh.
It's not scary when they laugh at you.
It's scarier when they cry over you.
I need your help.
I don't know how to assuage the people.
Vasyl Petrovych, don't worry.
It's not our first time,
we'll think of something
and find a way out of this situation.
Right, colleagues?
-Sure.
-Certainly.
We'll settle it.
Thanks.
I'm grateful.
I fervently depend on your bright minds.
Let me tell you:
this is simple economics.
The president doesn't have a clue!
Because the president is an amateur.
The team he chose are also amateurs.
Let's recall the Gorbachev era.
Prohibition.
Vineyards were destroyed.
-Yes.
-Spirit distilleries were closed.
Exactly!
What's most important?
To stop people drinking?
No. No one stopped drinking.
Most important is no budget revenues.
That's right!
No budget revenue came.
Why the look? He's right.
He's been in office two months.
What picture do we see?
Prices are rising.
The dollar fluctuates. Again...
Go ahead and call your little Vasya.
He's enslaved you for five more years.
We have here a clip
from the president's inauguration.
I was supposed to promise you
the moon and the sky.
I won't promise that.
I know nothing about this job.
What can I say to such a president?
One thing: "Disgrace!"
Disgrace.
-That's a strong word.
-What else can I call him?
He's disgraceful!
Disgrace!
Disgrace!
The team he chose are also amateurs.
Yes. Those same ministers!
This show isn't infinite. Be constructive.
Sure. Yeah, sure, I could provide you...
Hello?
Hi, Mom.
I'm in a hotel.
Next door to the office.
Of course I ate.
Yes. I had breakfast at work.
I ate dinner here in the hotel.
The restaurant is cool.
Big portions. I have leftovers.
Okay. Don't worry. I love you.
Goodnight. Bye.
Good evening.
An object
that scientists have dubbed Lucifer
is moving towards Earth
at 4,000 kilometers per second.
In a few days,
it will collide with the Earth
in the vicinity of Kiev.
A blast wave will form
as a result of the collision,
which will demolish everything
in a 900-kilometer radius.
A sharp rise in temperature will follow.
At around 600 degrees Celsius.
Everything will flare up.
With certainty, one can say that,
at a minimum, Ukraine
will be wiped off the map.
In the worst case,
Earth will leave its orbit,
and humanity will vanish.
Above all, this will happen instantly.
Beer,
ice cream and a chicken leg
are all I can offer as an ice pack.
Good choice. I can't have beer.
I'm working.
I'll take the leg.
It's cold.
Is it painful?
No, thanks though.
It's okay. I'm the one at fault.
In the middle of night -
"goodnight". I scared you.
-Forgive me, please.
-Why should you say sorry?
I was lucky.
You didn't have a glass bottle.
Gosh.
I am not used to others
being around at this time.
-Can I...
-Sure...
-What's your name?
-What...
Anna Mikhailovna.
Lead expert
of the development department.
A pleasure. I am Vasyl Petrovych.
Plain Ukrainian president.
I know who you are.
To my chagrin,
I didn't know we had this department.
Development, right?
What do you do?
Actually, we have a lot of designs.
I tried to meet with you,
but you almost never have time.
Ice cream.
What?
Take the ice cream.
Give the leg back.
I thought you called me an ice cream.
It has become tough
with time.
I can't meet with myself sometimes.
And it all swarms
into a flurry of activity.
Can I be candid?
You must be.
You're doing many good things.
But it's all chaotic.
You need a strategy.
Or it will be the same:
the poor get poorer, the rich richer.
Yet, the state remains apart.
Right.
What should I do?
Flee.
Where to?
I have to catch the subway.
You meant that.
Can I walk you out?
You're not going too?
No, I'm staying.
I still have work.
I wanted to say,
I want to apologize again.
-It's--
-It's okay.
Promise me that in the near future,
we'll meet,
and you'll tell me about your projects.
Absolutely.
By the end of 2019,
there will be plenty of them.
Why wait that long?
Your aide says that's
the only window in your schedule.
-Bella Rudolfovna.
-Yes.
I'll speak to her.
We'll find a window for you,
through which to enter.
Sorry.
I mean we'll find a time slot.
The effects of the punch.
Goodnight.
Likewise. Thanks.
Take care.
Translated by Mark P. Raczkiewycz