Zmiennicy (1986–…): Season 1, Episode 15 - Nasz najdrozszy - full transcript
ALTERNATES
One life's not enough to handle
the abundance of the burden.
Episode XV
OUR DEAREST
Who'll replace you for a while?
Lessen daily problems file?
A trustworthy alternate,
him and you, hand in hand.
World's spinning, time's flowing,
life's passing.
And the voice that keeps repeating:
Radio Taxi, please hold on.
We shall wait, we'll hang on,
we shall get to where we're told.
Frankly speaking,
everything's got its price.
If you're not equal to a task,
your alternate's the one to ask.
The right man that takes things easy
though spare part's often missing.
Dear faithful alternate's like
a spare wheel when you need it.
We know well those bends and junctions
we respect our memories.
Radio Taxi, hold the line.
We will do with understanding
being also understood.
Our life's being reeled,
spinning like fast like a car's wheel.
Speed it up and scud along
your alternate'll keep the pace.
Spinning round the serpentines,
moving on or underground.
Radio Taxi please hold on.
We shall wait.
There has to be something... There
has to be something round the bend.
We were sent to take
care of the roof.
Pour on the shoe.
To the left.
Here are the keys.
Just don't get far
all over the stairs.
We pull it up on a rope.
Don't worry.
It's the first time they sent
a fixing team after a season.
It really needs to be covered.
It'll have to be done
as volunteer social work.
At least the roof over our
ceiling should be covered.
Shouldn't we first look at that
empty flat before we start?
That way it'll be more fare.
Is that you?
Move back.
Move your head.
Alright.
Wait.
- We're safe.
- Are you happy?
- About what?
- That I came.
Nobody followed you?
No. Later.
- No one will tell my wife,
- Where is she?
On holiday in Bulgaria.
I called an hour ago.
If she had called it
might have been a trap...
but I called her myself.
That's enough...
Damn it.
She hired a helicopter.
It's all over.
Now she has proof.
Now they'll get the flat.
Excuse me.
Hiding is pointless.
- Come on.
- Easy for you to say.
You know how long I've waited
for a flat? 12 years.
A normally furnished flat.
- Not any empty flat.
- What?
You should have checked first.
Now we fixed the roof for
nothing and my shoes got dirty.
- Jacek.
- What is it?
- You see the sun?
- Yes.
- Do you see the sun there?
- Kasia...
Yesterday on the stairs
the sun was there. It's here.
Pall...
You're a Godsend.
Give me a smoke.
- What is it?
- Friends call me Nickname.
- I'm Zydkiewicz.
- That's nice too.
I was told this flat will be
officially cleaned out.
It belonged to a guy
who fled abroad.
So his estate had to
be put in the books.
The commission and workers
were to come on Wednesday...
so my friend and
I lined up for Tuesday.
I won't bore you. What are
people like now? Punctual.
I was punctual but my
friend let me down.
So I decided to do
the work myself.
That should be a warning
for everyone.
I fell asleep on the balcony.
I hardly had time to put a few
things in my pockets before...
the commission came.
I had to hide somewhere.
They were drinking tea and
I started feeling sleepy.
When I woke up
everything was gone.
I went to the door
but it was walled up.
They'll wait some
time, I thought...
and then they'll sell the
place for a lot of money.
There was no way to
tear down the bricks.
I needed some kind of tools.
But they took everything.
I saw a phone.
Hello, Zocha? Find Cmaga
and have him call me.
I waited a day, two days
and nothing, silence.
So I called her
again and she says:
Cmaga tried to call but he
didn't even know the address.
When he asked information they said
the number isn't available...
because some big shot
was living there.
And they asked him
who wants to know.
So he hung up and
went for a drink.
But then he was caught and now
he's in jail. But he's not talking.
Zocha, you must find someone
who knows about bricks.
There's no other way.
Bye, Zocha.
- That was our last conversation.
- Was she locked up?
They disconnected the phone
because the bills weren't paid.
And Zocha didn't write
down the address.
She doesn't write much and
alcohol has impaired her memory.
Two days passed, I started
thinking I'd die of hunger.
I decided to rescue myself.
Hey, kid, you want
a present from Santa?
Who are you?
I'm a good wizard. And if
you have a good heart...
tie some food to this rope
and you'll get a present.
- I'll risk it.
- Good.
Five minutes later I had
bread and margarine.
I boiled some water in
a can and ate my fill.
I kept dealing with the kid
for the next four days...
but on the fifth day
I heard:
- Where did you get this statue from?
- It's Chinese porcelain.
And this lighter,
and the crystal paper weight?
- I got it from Santa.
- How did you get it?
I'd climb the balcony and he'd
give me these for good deeds.
- Where was this? Show me.
- Here.
She brought up my son
to be a thief and a liar.
Spoiling my kid.
Help.
Someone help me.
Help.
That's how it was up
to this moment.
I lost about 30 kg.
Something has to be
done about this.
Let's take everything you
have out of your pockets.
You have to get your share
and it has to be worth it.
Real ivory. Chinese.
Kasia pull.
It's easy.
You're so happy you're
as light as a feather.
And that's how it was.
The flat is here. A quarter of
the problem is taken care of.
It's downhill from here.
Bigger wise guys have
their eye on this.
We have grounds. I've been
on a waiting list 5, Jacek 9 years.
We're in the first 10 on the list.
And we'll be developing.
- We found the flat.
- That's too many arguments.
We need one strong one.
We have to end the embezzlement.
I read about it in the papers.
I laughed so hard I started crying.
When you told me about the thief.
Stas you can be eaten up
in pieces like pie.
The problem's not so easy.
It also has other aspects.
It's easy to hurt innocent people...
and nowadays people pay
attention to that sometimes.
Mr. Michalik called asking
you to see him right away.
I wonder what the communal
department might want...
from the director
of a chemical plant.
It's about housing.
In that case you should address me
as chairman... Chairman of co-op.
And in that case
I'll wear a tie.
How will you address me
when the Committee calls?
- Comrade.
- Right.
- And if my wife calls?
- You're not available.
I've heard about your co-op.
Not everyone is aware that
this is the end of XX century.
We have waged a war against
superstition. We can't lose.
We have many proofs of our successes
in the light for secularization...
of our co-op. We've printed
6 bulletins this year.
Articles about issuing IDs,
the importance of national holidays.
Let's see what's behind that.
On Alternatywy 4 street...
a flat was walled up because
of supernatural activity.
That's not the case at all.
To put an end to superstition...
we decided to appoint
the tenant of the given flat.
He is a dependable propagator
of secular culture.
Mr. Albin Tojfels.
He is a guarantee that all
gossip will be up rooted.
On Monday we will officially
hand him the flat.
All the tenants and other
guests will be there.
I'd also like to invite you to
that significant ceremony.
But in case your fighter for
the right cause lets you down...
I have another proposal.
Hi.
Is your boss in?
No. He just had a meeting
with the co-op's chairman.
Now he's talking
with his new advisor.
Who is it?
Some important professor.
But I think he's Polish.
There is a chance,
though not a big one...
that the appointed man
will turn down the offer.
Your prodigies are
next on the list.
When is this place opening?
Monday. At noon sharp.
I'll try to be there.
Now what, you liar?
A blond or a brunette?
I'm sorry honey, these people
have been waiting for 1,5 hour.
I promised to be there at noon.
She waited 1,5 hour she'll wait
another 15 minutes. A brunette?
We were worried, we thought
something bad happened to you.
As you can see all is fine.
Dyed hair.
Not in public.
Let's go.
Increased control
strengthens public trust.
Those words should be etched
in the heart of every Pole.
Understanding and normalization
represented by this plaque...
which is a monument of
modern architecture...
will be like a torch in the
hands of many generations.
We will eliminate
groundless rumors.
Work and its effects will drag
this country out of depression...
into which we were pushed
into by known forces.
Now I'd like the chairman...
to in accordance with the new,
secular culture...
tear down the wall which
symbolizes superstition.
It almost didn't work. I had
problems lighting the alcohol.
I got it with the last match.
Live here, work here
and rest here.
Praise the workers and Polish
investors on sea and ocean.
What is this?
- Matejko, the painter.
- I know that.
- I told you Santa lives here.
- I'll give you Santa.
I shouldn't even be watching this.
Calm down mister.
You'd do anything to pull one over
on me. But I know what I know.
- I won't get any sleep tonight.
- Me neither.
Why suffer alone?
Where do you live?
- In Warsaw.
- But where?
- The yellow building.
- Actually I live here.
But why here? I might come by your
place, just don't be frightened.
I'll have a beard and a mustache.
I'll ring 3 long rings and one short.
What?
The flat you got is in order.
I might even say luxurious.
The previous tenant left
because of his health.
But you're young and healthy,
there won't be any problems.
Please.
Here are the keys.
But before you get the flat you have
to get married. That's just a detail.
You must give back your other
flats and pay for this one.
- How much?
- About...
Exactly 1,250,354 zl.
It's huge.
You can always divide it.
We'll put a wall up here and we'll
have half a painting in each room.
The neighbors are also alright.
The PhD next door...
is well over forty and they still
get on with his wife like newlyweds.
First time I saw them
was through the window.
What will you be like?
Three times better than the PhD.
I have 50 thousand.
Stas promised another 50.
150 on credit from our company.
A loan from the bank for 100...
that gives 350.
- And I have 20.
- That'd be 370.
My parents will sell their
jewelry, that's about 100.
That's 470.
I'll cancel my saving
account. That's 20.
The car, how much
can we get for it?
700 at the most.
25% of 700 will be...
Let's say 140 thousand.
Together it's 630 thousand.
- That's about half.
- That's the easier half.
The chairman put us...
in a tough situation with little
time. How will we do this?
Maybe this flat really is cursed?
Don't be superstitious, don't
talk like that, you'll jinx it.
This isn't real wood.
That's one spoon.
I visited an old lady.
She'd lend us some.
- And the percent?
- No percent.
- Till when?
- Unlimited.
I'll never understand you.
Those are great conditions.
She want to take our flat
until we pay off the debt.
We can live in it but we
have to pay 20,000 per month.
- In dollars that would be...
- It's 240,00 per year.
In two or three years
it won't be that much.
She said that the price will
change with inflation.
Anyway the dollar
is a steady currency.
One student found a way to deal
with such old ladies - an ax.
But he was taken away to Siberia.
Should we look in his heart?
The cooler is leaking. The stop lights,
horn and left indicator don't work.
The bearings are loose,
the oil indicator is missing.
- Oil indicator.
- The left fender is rusty.
You need a new distributor.
That's it, isn't it?
The car's in great shape. Let's hope
it works as well as the old one.
They look the same.
We'll leave the numbers, OK?
The same model for 20 years
but it costs 7 times more.
I read in the paper that it's
been brought up to date.
With things like this?
It leaks.
It'll have to be welded,
just like in the old one.
I thought we could sleep there
for free when we travel.
To personnel.
We'll be back in 15 minutes.
Can't move it. The gear box fell
apart. It goes only backwards.
That'll be a drawback
at the auction.
You got an extra course.
To the Employment Office.
- You envy Lukasik?
- No, you kidding?
He got the last course last
time we were selling our car.
The car was totaled and Stas
spent 6 months in hospital.
But because of that
you became my partner.
But I wouldn't want to
lose you or the car.
Is anyone there?
Answer.
I'm not your buddy.
I'm looking for a man.
I can see you.
You can't get away.
You should have said
you were surrounded.
Damn. I'll put it back.
I'll say it was like this.
What were you doing yesterday?
You weren't home. I went to see you.
I cleaned the car for the auction.
You'll see. You won't recognize it.
The cars have been
inspected yesterday.
Today they'll be inspected
after they're sold.
What are you doing here?
Who did this?
There was a break in last night,
we almost got them. Bad luck.
We have bad luck.
13 13 is not a lucky number.
We have to change at least
two numbers in the new car.
- Maybe don't sell it now?
- We need every penny.
And how much would
it cost to fix it?
I have to start.
Whatever happens happens.
I'm opening the auction
of used cars.
The first is Fiat 125p.
Engine number 65 74 39, mileage 214
thousand, body bahama color.
- Bidding price 500 thousand.
- No accidents.
550.
- 600.
- 600 going once.
620.
- You can buy and take it fast.
- Leave us now.
- 700.
- 750.
- 750 going once.
- How much do we have?
None of your business.
We can outbid anyone.
750 going twice.
750 gone.
The car has been sold.
- It went quite well, didn't it?
- I'm inviting everyone for a coffee.
But that's this evening.
I have to drive around a bit.
So I won't have to blow.
Into a balloon.
- The third one's gone.
- For how much?
700, but it was scratched.
Polish Fiat 125, mileage 212
thousand, safari color.
- Bidding price 500 thousand.
- Don't make people laugh.
510.
600.
800.
- Million.
- One million going once.
A new one costs 1.5 million
at the most.
Don't worry, this is just a dream.
2 million.
This is a story for
a press conference.
What?
We could put it in our
company bulletin.
You better stir things
up in your department.
- Where?
- Young people.
2 million going once.
2 million going twice.
Million more.
3 million.
3 million going once.
He works for the fireman,
he got the cash out of the car.
3.5 million.
- Are we having the same dream?
- You're having a different one.
I'm dreaming about
you and this auction.
This man doesn't look over 18,
he can't do the bidding.
So far his bid is standing, you
pull out you lose your money.
- So, 3.5 million?
- 4 million.
5 million.
Check if he has the money. This might
be a scheme to raise the price.
- We've gone mad.
- Us, look at the others.
Take mine, for 3 million
without an auction.
The window is broken.
I'll take your Mercedes for it.
The briefcase contains...
10 million.
I'd rather lose than
have it searched.
The car stays in this country,
where my ancestors lived.
He is Polish.
10 million 100 thousand.
I pass.
- Wait. 25% is for you.
- 250 thousand.
2.5 million. If this is true than
I have interesting news for you.
Cash in 10 million 100 thousand.
I don't have that much
money on me. Wait.
- Give me that money.
- I got only 3 million on me.
- What's the rate today?
- About 600.
15 thousand dollars should
be enough. Take my car.
Sold.
What did you want to tell us, Stas?
Apart from the flat the co-op
also has a segment for sale.
It's 2.5 million, I didn't
tell you not to hurt you.
Now you can think about it.
It's nearby, you
could walk to work.
And it's not haunted
like that cursed flat.
Dollars for sale...
- Get lost.
- I'm not kidding.
- What?
- Crowns, rubles?
Come on.
- I pass.
- What's going on?
I don't want to exchange at the
register, the rates are low.
Don't play an idiot.
- Give me those dollars.
- Here you are.
15 thousand.
This morning this guy from
the petrol station came...
and sold me about that much.
The rates are going down.
- Let's say for five eight, OK?
- Fine.
Come by in the morning.
I don't have the cash on me.
I have to do it now.
I'll give you an address,
mention my name.
Put it in an envelope. Read it for me,
Grazynka. What's written here?
- Stolarz Jan, turner.
- The amount: 9,645.50. Stamps.
That's a big amount. And the card.
And best wishes from the board.
- They're already included.
- Next.
At the moment I don't
have that kind of money.
For how much?
I'd just like to know.
For 550.
Wait a moment.
- How much have we got today?
- Theoretically...
- 3 million 800 thousand 233 zl.
- Why theoretically?
Today we pay the 13th, we've
already distributed 8,100,00.
You want to give people money
in envelopes like in the past.
There is this... letter
from the director.
When someone gets money he must
know what for, and not just...
He must know it's for hard work...
for enforcing, for a joined
effort, not just because.
It has to happen officially, next week.
Meeting of the team. Write a speech.
You can invite Kierdziolek.
Let people get something out of it.
Write down how much you've
got and bring it to my office.
You can make a poster.
- Are they here?
- Yes.
Come to the register.
Calm down.
They brought the money.
I can't.
Maybe it's too early
for all this joy.
I'll wait.
You take the Mercedes.
This car should be remembered.
This is the most expensive
Fiat in car history.
What's this?
A miracle or self-repair.
- I put in the old seat.
- That's good. The old one had...
- this bump in the back.
- It's still there...
- leave it, we'll fix it later.
- For sure.
What's expensive, what's cheap
it depends on your needs.
We dock with what is dearest to us.
No one knows that hidden away,
driving on Warsaw's streets...
is our own sweet secret.
Even in a fight still
laughing in enemy's face.
Curbs have sharp edges.
we'll ride on our hope...
that around the corner
the road is straight.
When a boy and a girl are
together who needs big words?
They're together,
the film has a happy end.
This isn't the end,
the game's not over yet.
Let's live longer to find out
what's changing and what's going on.
One life's not enough to handle
the abundance of the burden.
Episode XV
OUR DEAREST
Who'll replace you for a while?
Lessen daily problems file?
A trustworthy alternate,
him and you, hand in hand.
World's spinning, time's flowing,
life's passing.
And the voice that keeps repeating:
Radio Taxi, please hold on.
We shall wait, we'll hang on,
we shall get to where we're told.
Frankly speaking,
everything's got its price.
If you're not equal to a task,
your alternate's the one to ask.
The right man that takes things easy
though spare part's often missing.
Dear faithful alternate's like
a spare wheel when you need it.
We know well those bends and junctions
we respect our memories.
Radio Taxi, hold the line.
We will do with understanding
being also understood.
Our life's being reeled,
spinning like fast like a car's wheel.
Speed it up and scud along
your alternate'll keep the pace.
Spinning round the serpentines,
moving on or underground.
Radio Taxi please hold on.
We shall wait.
There has to be something... There
has to be something round the bend.
We were sent to take
care of the roof.
Pour on the shoe.
To the left.
Here are the keys.
Just don't get far
all over the stairs.
We pull it up on a rope.
Don't worry.
It's the first time they sent
a fixing team after a season.
It really needs to be covered.
It'll have to be done
as volunteer social work.
At least the roof over our
ceiling should be covered.
Shouldn't we first look at that
empty flat before we start?
That way it'll be more fare.
Is that you?
Move back.
Move your head.
Alright.
Wait.
- We're safe.
- Are you happy?
- About what?
- That I came.
Nobody followed you?
No. Later.
- No one will tell my wife,
- Where is she?
On holiday in Bulgaria.
I called an hour ago.
If she had called it
might have been a trap...
but I called her myself.
That's enough...
Damn it.
She hired a helicopter.
It's all over.
Now she has proof.
Now they'll get the flat.
Excuse me.
Hiding is pointless.
- Come on.
- Easy for you to say.
You know how long I've waited
for a flat? 12 years.
A normally furnished flat.
- Not any empty flat.
- What?
You should have checked first.
Now we fixed the roof for
nothing and my shoes got dirty.
- Jacek.
- What is it?
- You see the sun?
- Yes.
- Do you see the sun there?
- Kasia...
Yesterday on the stairs
the sun was there. It's here.
Pall...
You're a Godsend.
Give me a smoke.
- What is it?
- Friends call me Nickname.
- I'm Zydkiewicz.
- That's nice too.
I was told this flat will be
officially cleaned out.
It belonged to a guy
who fled abroad.
So his estate had to
be put in the books.
The commission and workers
were to come on Wednesday...
so my friend and
I lined up for Tuesday.
I won't bore you. What are
people like now? Punctual.
I was punctual but my
friend let me down.
So I decided to do
the work myself.
That should be a warning
for everyone.
I fell asleep on the balcony.
I hardly had time to put a few
things in my pockets before...
the commission came.
I had to hide somewhere.
They were drinking tea and
I started feeling sleepy.
When I woke up
everything was gone.
I went to the door
but it was walled up.
They'll wait some
time, I thought...
and then they'll sell the
place for a lot of money.
There was no way to
tear down the bricks.
I needed some kind of tools.
But they took everything.
I saw a phone.
Hello, Zocha? Find Cmaga
and have him call me.
I waited a day, two days
and nothing, silence.
So I called her
again and she says:
Cmaga tried to call but he
didn't even know the address.
When he asked information they said
the number isn't available...
because some big shot
was living there.
And they asked him
who wants to know.
So he hung up and
went for a drink.
But then he was caught and now
he's in jail. But he's not talking.
Zocha, you must find someone
who knows about bricks.
There's no other way.
Bye, Zocha.
- That was our last conversation.
- Was she locked up?
They disconnected the phone
because the bills weren't paid.
And Zocha didn't write
down the address.
She doesn't write much and
alcohol has impaired her memory.
Two days passed, I started
thinking I'd die of hunger.
I decided to rescue myself.
Hey, kid, you want
a present from Santa?
Who are you?
I'm a good wizard. And if
you have a good heart...
tie some food to this rope
and you'll get a present.
- I'll risk it.
- Good.
Five minutes later I had
bread and margarine.
I boiled some water in
a can and ate my fill.
I kept dealing with the kid
for the next four days...
but on the fifth day
I heard:
- Where did you get this statue from?
- It's Chinese porcelain.
And this lighter,
and the crystal paper weight?
- I got it from Santa.
- How did you get it?
I'd climb the balcony and he'd
give me these for good deeds.
- Where was this? Show me.
- Here.
She brought up my son
to be a thief and a liar.
Spoiling my kid.
Help.
Someone help me.
Help.
That's how it was up
to this moment.
I lost about 30 kg.
Something has to be
done about this.
Let's take everything you
have out of your pockets.
You have to get your share
and it has to be worth it.
Real ivory. Chinese.
Kasia pull.
It's easy.
You're so happy you're
as light as a feather.
And that's how it was.
The flat is here. A quarter of
the problem is taken care of.
It's downhill from here.
Bigger wise guys have
their eye on this.
We have grounds. I've been
on a waiting list 5, Jacek 9 years.
We're in the first 10 on the list.
And we'll be developing.
- We found the flat.
- That's too many arguments.
We need one strong one.
We have to end the embezzlement.
I read about it in the papers.
I laughed so hard I started crying.
When you told me about the thief.
Stas you can be eaten up
in pieces like pie.
The problem's not so easy.
It also has other aspects.
It's easy to hurt innocent people...
and nowadays people pay
attention to that sometimes.
Mr. Michalik called asking
you to see him right away.
I wonder what the communal
department might want...
from the director
of a chemical plant.
It's about housing.
In that case you should address me
as chairman... Chairman of co-op.
And in that case
I'll wear a tie.
How will you address me
when the Committee calls?
- Comrade.
- Right.
- And if my wife calls?
- You're not available.
I've heard about your co-op.
Not everyone is aware that
this is the end of XX century.
We have waged a war against
superstition. We can't lose.
We have many proofs of our successes
in the light for secularization...
of our co-op. We've printed
6 bulletins this year.
Articles about issuing IDs,
the importance of national holidays.
Let's see what's behind that.
On Alternatywy 4 street...
a flat was walled up because
of supernatural activity.
That's not the case at all.
To put an end to superstition...
we decided to appoint
the tenant of the given flat.
He is a dependable propagator
of secular culture.
Mr. Albin Tojfels.
He is a guarantee that all
gossip will be up rooted.
On Monday we will officially
hand him the flat.
All the tenants and other
guests will be there.
I'd also like to invite you to
that significant ceremony.
But in case your fighter for
the right cause lets you down...
I have another proposal.
Hi.
Is your boss in?
No. He just had a meeting
with the co-op's chairman.
Now he's talking
with his new advisor.
Who is it?
Some important professor.
But I think he's Polish.
There is a chance,
though not a big one...
that the appointed man
will turn down the offer.
Your prodigies are
next on the list.
When is this place opening?
Monday. At noon sharp.
I'll try to be there.
Now what, you liar?
A blond or a brunette?
I'm sorry honey, these people
have been waiting for 1,5 hour.
I promised to be there at noon.
She waited 1,5 hour she'll wait
another 15 minutes. A brunette?
We were worried, we thought
something bad happened to you.
As you can see all is fine.
Dyed hair.
Not in public.
Let's go.
Increased control
strengthens public trust.
Those words should be etched
in the heart of every Pole.
Understanding and normalization
represented by this plaque...
which is a monument of
modern architecture...
will be like a torch in the
hands of many generations.
We will eliminate
groundless rumors.
Work and its effects will drag
this country out of depression...
into which we were pushed
into by known forces.
Now I'd like the chairman...
to in accordance with the new,
secular culture...
tear down the wall which
symbolizes superstition.
It almost didn't work. I had
problems lighting the alcohol.
I got it with the last match.
Live here, work here
and rest here.
Praise the workers and Polish
investors on sea and ocean.
What is this?
- Matejko, the painter.
- I know that.
- I told you Santa lives here.
- I'll give you Santa.
I shouldn't even be watching this.
Calm down mister.
You'd do anything to pull one over
on me. But I know what I know.
- I won't get any sleep tonight.
- Me neither.
Why suffer alone?
Where do you live?
- In Warsaw.
- But where?
- The yellow building.
- Actually I live here.
But why here? I might come by your
place, just don't be frightened.
I'll have a beard and a mustache.
I'll ring 3 long rings and one short.
What?
The flat you got is in order.
I might even say luxurious.
The previous tenant left
because of his health.
But you're young and healthy,
there won't be any problems.
Please.
Here are the keys.
But before you get the flat you have
to get married. That's just a detail.
You must give back your other
flats and pay for this one.
- How much?
- About...
Exactly 1,250,354 zl.
It's huge.
You can always divide it.
We'll put a wall up here and we'll
have half a painting in each room.
The neighbors are also alright.
The PhD next door...
is well over forty and they still
get on with his wife like newlyweds.
First time I saw them
was through the window.
What will you be like?
Three times better than the PhD.
I have 50 thousand.
Stas promised another 50.
150 on credit from our company.
A loan from the bank for 100...
that gives 350.
- And I have 20.
- That'd be 370.
My parents will sell their
jewelry, that's about 100.
That's 470.
I'll cancel my saving
account. That's 20.
The car, how much
can we get for it?
700 at the most.
25% of 700 will be...
Let's say 140 thousand.
Together it's 630 thousand.
- That's about half.
- That's the easier half.
The chairman put us...
in a tough situation with little
time. How will we do this?
Maybe this flat really is cursed?
Don't be superstitious, don't
talk like that, you'll jinx it.
This isn't real wood.
That's one spoon.
I visited an old lady.
She'd lend us some.
- And the percent?
- No percent.
- Till when?
- Unlimited.
I'll never understand you.
Those are great conditions.
She want to take our flat
until we pay off the debt.
We can live in it but we
have to pay 20,000 per month.
- In dollars that would be...
- It's 240,00 per year.
In two or three years
it won't be that much.
She said that the price will
change with inflation.
Anyway the dollar
is a steady currency.
One student found a way to deal
with such old ladies - an ax.
But he was taken away to Siberia.
Should we look in his heart?
The cooler is leaking. The stop lights,
horn and left indicator don't work.
The bearings are loose,
the oil indicator is missing.
- Oil indicator.
- The left fender is rusty.
You need a new distributor.
That's it, isn't it?
The car's in great shape. Let's hope
it works as well as the old one.
They look the same.
We'll leave the numbers, OK?
The same model for 20 years
but it costs 7 times more.
I read in the paper that it's
been brought up to date.
With things like this?
It leaks.
It'll have to be welded,
just like in the old one.
I thought we could sleep there
for free when we travel.
To personnel.
We'll be back in 15 minutes.
Can't move it. The gear box fell
apart. It goes only backwards.
That'll be a drawback
at the auction.
You got an extra course.
To the Employment Office.
- You envy Lukasik?
- No, you kidding?
He got the last course last
time we were selling our car.
The car was totaled and Stas
spent 6 months in hospital.
But because of that
you became my partner.
But I wouldn't want to
lose you or the car.
Is anyone there?
Answer.
I'm not your buddy.
I'm looking for a man.
I can see you.
You can't get away.
You should have said
you were surrounded.
Damn. I'll put it back.
I'll say it was like this.
What were you doing yesterday?
You weren't home. I went to see you.
I cleaned the car for the auction.
You'll see. You won't recognize it.
The cars have been
inspected yesterday.
Today they'll be inspected
after they're sold.
What are you doing here?
Who did this?
There was a break in last night,
we almost got them. Bad luck.
We have bad luck.
13 13 is not a lucky number.
We have to change at least
two numbers in the new car.
- Maybe don't sell it now?
- We need every penny.
And how much would
it cost to fix it?
I have to start.
Whatever happens happens.
I'm opening the auction
of used cars.
The first is Fiat 125p.
Engine number 65 74 39, mileage 214
thousand, body bahama color.
- Bidding price 500 thousand.
- No accidents.
550.
- 600.
- 600 going once.
620.
- You can buy and take it fast.
- Leave us now.
- 700.
- 750.
- 750 going once.
- How much do we have?
None of your business.
We can outbid anyone.
750 going twice.
750 gone.
The car has been sold.
- It went quite well, didn't it?
- I'm inviting everyone for a coffee.
But that's this evening.
I have to drive around a bit.
So I won't have to blow.
Into a balloon.
- The third one's gone.
- For how much?
700, but it was scratched.
Polish Fiat 125, mileage 212
thousand, safari color.
- Bidding price 500 thousand.
- Don't make people laugh.
510.
600.
800.
- Million.
- One million going once.
A new one costs 1.5 million
at the most.
Don't worry, this is just a dream.
2 million.
This is a story for
a press conference.
What?
We could put it in our
company bulletin.
You better stir things
up in your department.
- Where?
- Young people.
2 million going once.
2 million going twice.
Million more.
3 million.
3 million going once.
He works for the fireman,
he got the cash out of the car.
3.5 million.
- Are we having the same dream?
- You're having a different one.
I'm dreaming about
you and this auction.
This man doesn't look over 18,
he can't do the bidding.
So far his bid is standing, you
pull out you lose your money.
- So, 3.5 million?
- 4 million.
5 million.
Check if he has the money. This might
be a scheme to raise the price.
- We've gone mad.
- Us, look at the others.
Take mine, for 3 million
without an auction.
The window is broken.
I'll take your Mercedes for it.
The briefcase contains...
10 million.
I'd rather lose than
have it searched.
The car stays in this country,
where my ancestors lived.
He is Polish.
10 million 100 thousand.
I pass.
- Wait. 25% is for you.
- 250 thousand.
2.5 million. If this is true than
I have interesting news for you.
Cash in 10 million 100 thousand.
I don't have that much
money on me. Wait.
- Give me that money.
- I got only 3 million on me.
- What's the rate today?
- About 600.
15 thousand dollars should
be enough. Take my car.
Sold.
What did you want to tell us, Stas?
Apart from the flat the co-op
also has a segment for sale.
It's 2.5 million, I didn't
tell you not to hurt you.
Now you can think about it.
It's nearby, you
could walk to work.
And it's not haunted
like that cursed flat.
Dollars for sale...
- Get lost.
- I'm not kidding.
- What?
- Crowns, rubles?
Come on.
- I pass.
- What's going on?
I don't want to exchange at the
register, the rates are low.
Don't play an idiot.
- Give me those dollars.
- Here you are.
15 thousand.
This morning this guy from
the petrol station came...
and sold me about that much.
The rates are going down.
- Let's say for five eight, OK?
- Fine.
Come by in the morning.
I don't have the cash on me.
I have to do it now.
I'll give you an address,
mention my name.
Put it in an envelope. Read it for me,
Grazynka. What's written here?
- Stolarz Jan, turner.
- The amount: 9,645.50. Stamps.
That's a big amount. And the card.
And best wishes from the board.
- They're already included.
- Next.
At the moment I don't
have that kind of money.
For how much?
I'd just like to know.
For 550.
Wait a moment.
- How much have we got today?
- Theoretically...
- 3 million 800 thousand 233 zl.
- Why theoretically?
Today we pay the 13th, we've
already distributed 8,100,00.
You want to give people money
in envelopes like in the past.
There is this... letter
from the director.
When someone gets money he must
know what for, and not just...
He must know it's for hard work...
for enforcing, for a joined
effort, not just because.
It has to happen officially, next week.
Meeting of the team. Write a speech.
You can invite Kierdziolek.
Let people get something out of it.
Write down how much you've
got and bring it to my office.
You can make a poster.
- Are they here?
- Yes.
Come to the register.
Calm down.
They brought the money.
I can't.
Maybe it's too early
for all this joy.
I'll wait.
You take the Mercedes.
This car should be remembered.
This is the most expensive
Fiat in car history.
What's this?
A miracle or self-repair.
- I put in the old seat.
- That's good. The old one had...
- this bump in the back.
- It's still there...
- leave it, we'll fix it later.
- For sure.
What's expensive, what's cheap
it depends on your needs.
We dock with what is dearest to us.
No one knows that hidden away,
driving on Warsaw's streets...
is our own sweet secret.
Even in a fight still
laughing in enemy's face.
Curbs have sharp edges.
we'll ride on our hope...
that around the corner
the road is straight.
When a boy and a girl are
together who needs big words?
They're together,
the film has a happy end.
This isn't the end,
the game's not over yet.
Let's live longer to find out
what's changing and what's going on.