Love and Other Crimes
You don't have a single photograph of me.
What would I need one for, when I have you instead?
EARLY MORNING
With cheese?
And one to take away.
Another ten dinars, madam.
How long did you stay last night?
Till just after midnight.
It was really nice.
Thanks for coming. Ivana doesn't have many friends.
Fourteenth birthday, man!
I still hope she will suddenly start talking.
Hello Milutin.
I came to ask you... To beg you.
I know it's the last day, but I don't have it.
I pay to Radovan and you know it.
I can't pay both of you.
Please.
I beg you.
Shame.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT!
Good morning.
Good morning indeed! You left the music on all night again.
I banged on the door. Sorry, the lift's out of order!
You'll have to walk. Too bad!
Mum!
I brought you breakfast.
The concert was excellent yesterday.
Shame you couldn't stay longer.
I had to go to the birthday party.
I sang till midnight.
I couldn't refuse... They asked for more, and more, and more...
...and more.
I should have my hands manicured for tonight.
When I sang in Paris, at Bobino, I had...
...my own manicurist. My own.
Every day. Every day.
You know everything, my clever boy.
Anica, come quick! Ivana is on the roof!
Ivana!
Love!
Ivana.
Come, take some.
Here...
Ivana.
You sing nicely.
MID-MORNING
Ivana
love...
You know Daddy loves you more than anything else on earth?
How is she?
As usual.
There's something else...
How long? How long motherfucker?
How long?
How long, for fuck's sake, are you going to fuck me around?
Expensive as hell, but works only when it feels like it!
I apologize.
Milutin...
Johnny's dead.
It was Radovan's guys.
Kill Petronije.
Put him out in the snow.
If you want to burn it, you'll have to burn me too.
Go away.
I won't.
I paid to Radovan.
Stanislav!
Now it's too fucking late.
It's all I have.
Buca, go away!
No.
Go away!
Leave me alone a bit.
It'll be okay, Milutin just needs to calm down.
Anica...
You left the note in the post box?
Yes.
So? Now what?
I'll go with you.
You won't.
I'll tell Milutin everything.
You won't.
Why didn't you wake me up?
Grandma!
How are you?
Wonderful.
I have something important to tell you.
What?
I can't stand it anymore.
I've messed up my whole life.
I've been putting this off for a long time.
But today's the day.
Every day they give us beans.
Tonight I will take, steal money from the solarium,
And go. Far away.
You should eat more vegetables.
You understand me, Gran?
You should get married.
Here...
Thanks.
I'll send you some every week.
I need a fresh start.
So do I.
What's up?
When they open that shopping mall, who's gonna shop here?
No one.
Need something for your Ma?
No, for Milutin for this month.
And where is Nikola?
He has something else to do.
Why are you lying? I know you, I know you're lying.
I'm not lying, Nikolija.
Armed, you're all brave as hell, but when a man is required...
...forget it! Nikola is a big asshole.
I'd leave him tomorrow if only I had more money and no kids.
What are you on about? You know that's not true.
It's true alright. You're a little asshole.
And one day you'll be a big one, like Nikola.
See you, Nikolija.
Here I am.
I put him out in the snow. It wore me out.
I easily got into Radovan's, but it was hard to get Petronije out of his cage.
He bit me all over, man!
Milutin?
Milutin.
Milutin?
He won't speak.
Like Ivana.
Milutin.
I picked up some protection money.
I'll leave it here so you can put it in the safe.
He'll be okay.
Hello, sweetie.
This one is magical.
She will leave us.
Radovan's guys called.
They want to see Milutin right away.
Together Nikola go.
NOON
How many more times? Leave him at home!
Whenever I leave him alone, he fucks things up.
Where's Milutin?
He couldn't come.
Today someone let Petronije out.
Today someone poisoned Johnny.
Maybe he died by himself.
And maybe Petronije flew away by himself.
was mine, you've always meddled in my business.
And now you've burnt it down.
It was ours. We all know that this side's ours.
When will this end?
That side's yours, but is on this side.
Was Buca paying you?
That's not important.
Buca is like that. He knew this side's ours, and that one's yours.
So he puts the kiosk in the middle to pay no one.
He deserved it.
No bullshit, Stanislav!
You've fucked it now, we're out of patience!
You're in shit! We lost our .
was ours.
You went too far.
Was Buca paying you? Did Buca pay?
If he paid, you should've protected it better.
Hey, guys!
Be quiet! You're fucked.
Go back to kindergarten!
I've something important to tell you.
Say it.
You need to change your make-up.
What?
And the rest too, but start with the make-up.
What do you want?
Life goes on, but it's not yet gone.
This is only a guide, don't take it as gospel.
Look here.
This stuff will last you for at least a year.
Girl, look only forwards... ...never look back!
This is for mother's performance.
It's all there.
And mother's payment for this month.
I'll give it to her tonight. But we have to talk.
Last night she sang three extra hours. My customers are complaining.
It won't happen again. I'm sorry.
She always sings till midnight! I've had it.
I'll talk to her. Understand me, bro.
I do, but you have to understand me too.
Alright. But only for two hours.
Talk to her.
Don't worry.
EARLY AFTERNOON
Come on, please...
Why are you torturing me?
Milutin, hey, look at me...
Milutin
...when I ask you to.
Milutin
I met with Radovan...
It'll be alright.
What do you want from me?
Come along with me. I'll show you.
I won't.
When I was in the sixth grade I had a quarrel with Marko.
My neighbour, Marko, and I had a fight here.
He moved away later...
Not because of the fight, but because...
Doesn't matter...
Anyway, we had a fight, and... ...then you appeared.
And you said: "Go home, you donkeys".
So what?
Nothing.
It was the first time we talked.
I mean you were talking and we were...
Afterwards we fought here every day,
hoping you would pass by.
You were wearing a tight T-shirt.
Zoki?
Hey, it's you. I'm coming.
Well, did you tell her?
I didn't.
You chicken!
Anyway, mate, she's too old for you.
Hello, Zoran.
Tell her Zoran doesn't speak to women anymore.
I burnt this for you. It's great.
Milutin's money.
Is it the first already?
All women are whores, Stanislav. All of them.
Except Sylvia Kristel. She's an artist.
Ask her if she's heard from Snezana.
Did you hear from Snezana?
No.
Ask if Snezana writes her.
Does she write you?
She does.
So, what did she say?
Okay... It's very nice there.
She's met a guy, a tall, athletic type,
an Afro-American, lives in the Bronx.
A very fine man, she says...
So... she's doing great. It's going well.
She's fallen for a guy, an Afro... black guy.
A huge guy..., very fit... A real chocolate sweetie.
The saying goes: "Beat your woman every day, If you don't know why, she does."
And she also says that you're a pathetic fool
who didn't have the guts to go along with the woman he loved.
And you, don't kick me.
I didn't.
You're full of shit, Stanislav.
Zoran? Yes.
It's very hard for her there.
She doesn't have any money, and she misses all of this here terribly.
It's like that.
But she does have the black guy.
Are you out of your mind?
I must have been to marry you!
Screw you...
If that's it, I'd like to go pack.
That was just in passing.
Now we go to my place.
Out of the question!
It's important to me.
Please!
You have ten minutes.
After that you can snitch to Milutin.
Whatever! I'm gone.
Look at him! Stefan! Come here.
Why aren't you at school?
Our class is cancelled.
Did you have Russian today? Yes.
Did you recite Pushkin like we practiced?
I did.
Was your teacher satisfied?
She gave me an A.
Congratulations!
You know, I won't be able to give you lessons anymore.
That's okay. They acted on the parents' petition:
Next semester we'll be learning French.
Regards to your teacher.
<"I know it all: my secret ache">
<"will anger you in its confession.">
Do you remember our Russian lessons?
You were excellent.
We didn't have Russian at school. Only English.
Come on...
So where did you get the books?
I bought them second hand.
I stole money from my mum to pay for your lessons.
<"I know it all: my secret ache">
<"will anger you in its confession.">
<"What scorn I see in your proud glance!">
<"What do I want?">
<"What am I after,"> <"tripping my soul before your eyes!">
<"Stripping.">
Mum, it's me.
Good afternoon.
I was lost in thought.
Don't bother...
I brought you a burger, come and eat.
I'm preparing myself for tonight... Sorry I'm in my dressing gown.
I'm preparing psychologically. Psychologically.
I'm sorry for our... having disturbed you.
We'll go to my room.
You just go ahead.
You look straight into my window.
Okay, what now?
Have a seat.
It was Zoran who edited it for me.
Marko...
Who's Marko?
Marko, my old neighbour.
The one I fought whenever you came.
Right. And this was ten years ago?
Twelve.
He lives by Lake Constance.
He says, I can go there. I mean, we can go there...
He works as a chief waiter in a hotel there.
He can arrange performances for me during the weekends.
As a magician.
Look, this is good.
I'm really good when I want to be.
I can... I can levitate.
I can vanish. Whatever you want.
Here are some biscuits...
Thank you, mum, you needn't have.
I apologize again for being like this.
No need, no need.
What are you doing tonight?
Nothing special.
Then come. I perform at the "Mladost" restaurant.
Thank you.
And what do you need me for? You can do it on your own.
Okay... Now it's my turn to take you somewhere.
Hello.
It's been a long time.
Since we broke up.
Well, how are you?
Fine.
And you?
Fine.
Your wife?
She's fine.
And your kids?
You know... Growing up...
It's really nice here.
It's not bad. We do our best...
We even got a new car last week.
Really?
Can I see it?
The car?
It's not bad. The locks were crap...
but I already changed them.
Anica...
Are you crazy? Look what she's doing!
Anica...
I'm sorry.
It's alright.
I want to show you another thing.
So, what am I looking at here?
Our neighbourhood.
One last time before... before we leave.
One evening, a couple of years ago us kids were messing about here,
and you were over there. Alone.
You were lost in thought, miles away.
I watched you... I watched you the whole time.
And thought:
You don't have a chance. You're just a kid.
And then...
But that's stupid.
Really stupid.
That night I woke, went to the toilet...
I flushed, and the whole building began to shake like crazy.
The windows broke.
It was during the bombing. They'd hit the heating plant.
And I thought it was all because I'd flushed.
And I thought...
Anything's possible!
I can do anything!
What the...?
You're a kid. A kid.
Hey... I'm leaving.
I'm already gone.
I don't exist.
Now you remember you can do anything! You're a kid. A kid.
Tonight at eight in the solarium.
We take the money and go for good.
So, can I go and pack now?
Milutin left and didn't say a word.
What happened?
You look strange...
But you're looking great.
Let's go!
Come on!
MID-AFTERNOON
What happened?
Radovan's guys.
Bring him some water.
What happened? Radovan's people?
What will we do to them?
Nothing.
Let them wait in fear. That's enough.
Stanislav, I have to talk to you.
Come.
Yes...
It's such shit, Stanislav.
I thought... everything would change. Things would get better.
That all this would pass, and life would begin.
But life goes by and nothing changes.
Understand?
You don't understand.
All for a few hundred euros...
Miserable money for a miserable life.
I'm dying, Stanislav.
What?
I have some shit, I don't know.
The doctor says I have a little time...
And the shopping mall opens tomorrow.
We're out of business. It's only for the big players now.
Today's kids live by the sword. Their lives are pure chaos.
Kids like me?
You're different. You're like a son to me.
The future is not sure.
But you should leave tonight...
However, I have two conditions:
Firstly, what I've just told you is to remain a secret from her.
Who?
You know who.
I know.
When Anica and I began to see each other,
and it got serious,
she told me, "You know," "this will never be the real thing."
And all the time, I also knew that it would never be right.
Because there was always another woman.
I have a task for you.
These are from my Grandma.
She wore them when she was young.
And then my mother wore them. I did too.
Wait...
Don't worry, I'll be fine.
What does Milutin do for a living now?
Well, he has a solarium.
You mean he's a criminal?
Well... Yes.
But he's still mediocre at it?
Yes.
I thought so. Please sit down.
Milutin always wanted to be a tough guy, one of those Belgrade gangsters.
But he never had the talent.
Wife?
She died giving birth.
Children?
A daughter. Fourteen years old.
Nice.
I think the tea's ready.
And you?
Me?
Do you work for him?
Yes. I mean... Yes.
You sing nicely.
Thank you.
Milutin wants to see you.
After 17 years?
And three months.
And three months...
Why hasn't he come himself?
I don't know, but...
...he says you know why.
Milutin is
very ill.
He's dying.
You look like him, you know? Like he used to.
You must be in a hurry.
Oh yes. I really must be going.
Do you want me to bring in the roses?
I think they're already frozen.
Tell Milutin
there's no forgiveness.
Milutin...
Oh, God! Milutin...
I'm alright.
What's going on?
I bought it for Ivana...
Since she likes oranges, maybe she'd like to sell them.
To get her out a bit...
Good thinking.
Listen, I have things to do tonight. I'll sleep at home.
I've some plans too.
I'm outside.
I'm taking care of things,
and then I'll wait for you in the solarium.
Can I use nylon stockings?
< You haven't changed your mind? >
What's that? About what?
About me.
Maybe we stay?
I can't.
You know when I fell in love with you?
Probably 12 years ago when you were fighting with Janko...
Marko. No,
ten years ago.
You were with some guy in bed and you were quarrelling.
He got dressed, you yelled at him,
ran up to him and hit him in the face with a ladle.
But then I took him to hospital.
I thought...
What a woman!
What tits!
Stupid kid!
You were there all the time.
< Yes. I was fourteen. >
Is that you at the window?
Yes.
I have to get ready.
At the solarium? The solarium.
EVENING
Hello.
Mum, what's wrong?
I was thinking about your father.
I was thinking about how I'd like to rip his head off for leaving us.
Come on, you'll smear your make-up.
But we're great, aren't we?
We are great.
Still, I keep imagining ripping his head off.
That's normal.
When I sang in Paris, at Bobino,
I had my own... shrink. Shrink.
All the time. All the time.
For free. For free.
You know everything, my clever boy.
I have to get ready.
I'm off. I've things to do.
But you'll be at the performance?
Have I ever been late?
Stanislav... Is there any audience?
As ever.
Super.
I can't.
Stay.
You remember...
Hey. Please don't tell another story about us
and all we've done when we've never done anything.
You have to go.
Hey, do a trick for me.
Alright. Watch this.
Nothing happened.
It did.
What?
It's the hardest one of all:
The disappearing trick.
Nothing disappeared.
It did. I did.
Come on.
You have to rob the safe.
I've already robbed it.
Say hi to your mum.
What did she say?
There is no forgiveness.
That means she still loves me
When do you leave?
I'm not leaving.
No? No.
I put some more money in the safe for Anica.
She'll need it.
Her Russian is not going to be any use to her...
Unless she's going to Russia.
Thank you. Thank you.
I've asked for "Blame Mucho" ten times.
I need it.
Sorry, I have to...
All as planned.
And you?
And...
Yes?
All this was stupid.
What?
Today.
I am a little kid.
You are a little kid.
Promise me something.
Don't spend all the money at once... <... and come back next month. >
Promise.
So, have a good trip.
Step through...
Colleague!
Madam! Madam!
Please hurry, the plane's about to take off.
Juice, coffee, tea?
Tea.
Sorry... do you have whiskey?
Yes, but you have to pay for it.
No problem.
Please, leave it like that.
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