Hey! Anders!
Hey, where are you taking him? Sebastian!
Beautiful church.
Do you know that Georgia has some of the oldest churches in the world?
At least they will be left when this is over.
My leaders in Moscow have decided they don't want to risk
the church's condemnation of this project.
Do you play?
In English.
Are you sure they didn't hurt you?
Yes, yes.
So, what did they do to you? You were gone a long time.
You didn't tell them anything, did you?
Oh, Christ!
This board was a gift from my son, Sasha. He died in Afghanistan.
Not bad, Mr Anders. Not bad.
My Sasha was only 21 when he was killed.
He was captured by enemy soldiers.
You can imagine the things they did to him.
That doesn't excuse what you did here.
Of course it doesn't.
I just say so... you know I understand.
Understand what?
That look in your eyes.
The emptiness that comes from burying your family.
You lost your parents. Car accident, wasn't it?
Drunk driver. Head-on collision.
You know what is interesting?
That we both asked for combat after family death.
And if people asked us,
I'm sure we'd give them many reasons for why we did it.
But if we are honest...
...I think we just sought noise,
to drown out all other thoughts.
To forget.
Then after a while, in that noise,
you start to feel... immune.
Am I right?
Unfortunately, such an attitude makes one prone to taking risks.
Really careless sometimes.
Like accepting a Shiite cleric's invitation
for an interview, driving straight into a deadly trap.
- You shut your mouth. - What?
You feel your privacy has been invaded?
But isn't that what you do?
Capture people at their most vulnerable?
Enough!
Russia hires us, because their own army is not motivated.
They pay us well for... special jobs.
Like, we catch deserters sometimes.
The lucky ones would get trial.
But the worst men...
...they give to me.
How could you have told them?
They will kill them now! All of us!
They already know everything.
Where is the recording? Tell me!
I don't know!
Tatia, do not play games with me!
These men may be Ossetians,
but they will not wait forever.
Tell me the location of the memory card,
and I will let you all go.
You have my word.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Let's not do that.
Your friend doesn't have that kind of time.
What are you doing to him?
May I begin, Colonel?
Hold on.
We must think of ourselves now.
Not two strangers!
You think they wouldn't leave us? They will abandon us like the world has!
Tatia, tell me where the recording is?
You Americans!
Saakashvili started this war!
You understand?
We are here just to protect our people in South Ossetia!
I can't give a fuck who you think you're trying to protect!
But I would love to know how shooting an old woman helps you to do it.
I'm only a soldier. I have my orders.
Georgia already lost this war.
- You didn't listen to me. - How the hell did you...?
We had to fall back. Then we heard the attack here.
- They got Sebastian. - Yes. We are on it.
And they got Tatia and her family.
- Which way? - The jail in the basement.
- Are you all right, bucko? - Yeah.
Yeah?
We can use them as shields!
Keys!
You came back!
- Yeah. You hurt? - No.
OK. Let's go.
Tatia!
No, I can't trust you.
Tatia, I'm your father...
They need my help.
No. You'll be safer with your friends.
Medic!
- Are you okay? - It's nothing... just my arm.
Medic I said!
Get them!
You stay close to me.
Get the vehicles started!
We need to get the memory card!
I know!
Cover us!
Come on! Get in!
Get in! Quickly!
Tank coming, Captain!
- Captain! - I know!
Stay down!
I have to get out! We have evidence of a war crime!
Meet you where the road comes around the orchard!
That guy's crazy.
Slow down! Slow down!
Come on! Come on!
- Did you get the memory card? - Yeah.
- Are you all right? - Yeah, I'm fine.
We're almost out.
Papa!
Get down!
Medvedev has refused new peace proposals.
Which parts?
All of them.
He told Sarkozy that they have their own demands.
- What possible demands? - They're sending them over tomorrow.
I am reinstating unilateral ceasefire.
- Mr President... - All our troops, ceasefire.
Fall back to Tbilisi. We must defend our capital.
If the world does not respond to this gesture, it is suicide!
It is the only chance we have for survival.
We should reach Gori by noon.
It is the nearest city with broadcast centre.
Isn't there a faster route? We need to get this footage out now.
No. We must stay off road.
I'm... sorry for your loss.
I don't mean to offend. It's...
It's just I've lost many people in my life.
But I believe that all the trials that we face...
...lead us to our purpose.
Thank you.
What do you believe, Anders?
I don't know.
You're abandoning your post?
By order of the President.
All troops are to fall back
and report to defend Tbilisi.
Gori is going to fall.
I'm sorry. I have my orders.
What did he say?
- They're abandoning the city. - We've got to get in there!
- What do you wanna do? - I will not run.
I will not lose my country!
I've fought in too many wars to keep Georgia free.
- Which way to the broadcast centre? - That way! East!
I'm sorry. We must leave you here.
I need to attempt a defence. As soon as you can, you must leave the city.
It will become very dangerous.
- Take care, Rezo. - God be with you.
- You got the card? - Yeah.
First, we need an upload code
from a network willing to accept the footage.
Shit! They've gone!
- What do we do now? - We need a phone.
- 'International operator.' - A collect call to the USA.
I need to eat something.
Hey! I got water!
- Hey, Karin. - 'Thank God!'
- You guys all right? - 'Yeah. We're in Gori.'
Gori? It's been bombed!
- I know. - 'You need to get out.'
Got coins!
No. We have something we need to upload. I need a network!
- The Russians are likely to take... - 'Karin, I know! Listen to me!'
We witnessed something. Killings. Executions in a village.
Sebastian got it all on tape. We have to get it out.
- 'Now.' - Yeah, but how?
There's a media centre building here with a satellite upload capability.
We can get in, but we need for a network
to accept the feed and give us... an access code.
She'd better hurry! The bombing's winding down.
Which means the ground troops are getting ready.
- You hear that? - 'Yeah, but Anders...'
I have already tried everyone. No one cares.
'But I'll try Roger McTierney. If anyone can get it on, it's him.'
Yeah, yeah. OK.
Here.
Give me those coins. Let's try the Dutchman.
Yeah.
Friendlies!
Hold your fire!
Have you seen ground troops?
Hear that?
The bombing's stopped.
Defensive positions!
Move out!
- Karin? - 'He won't do it.'
Fuck!
All right. Thanks for trying, anyway.
- 'What are you gonna do now?' - I don't know.
Fuck!
We're OK. I'll call you once... Karin?
- Now what? - We've gotta leave town. Come on.
Whoa!
Jesus!
Let's go! Come on!
They're doing a final sweep.
We've got to find shelter before the ground troops get here!
Fuck!
Hey! So glad you guys didn't die!
How are you?
Hey! How did you find us?
Your message. I tried calling you back.
- You still need a SAT upload? - Yeah.
I got one. Stilton and I have an upload vehicle. Come on.
I would've driven it here, but I didn't feel like blowing up.
Listen, I need you to sit this one out, OK?
- Anders, I can take care of myself. - Well, we can't risk this. Please!
Where am I gonna be safer?
My station will take yours. Come on!
Hold on. We've got to make a detour.
Demidov told me they spared the churches, so...
Everybody, get close. Get close.
- Now be happy. - For fuck's sake!
It's only a war.
Anders... I don't like this at all.
Would you do it for me?
We'll come right back and then we can all leave the city together.
Fine.
Thank you.
How do I get in touch with you if something happens?
That's Dutchman's cell. Tell these...
Ask these people if anybody has a cell phone.
OK. What's the number?
There.
I'll call you on this phone as soon as the upload is done, OK?
OK.
You know, I hope...
- Anders, come on! Let's go! - Come on!
I can't reach Stilton. The signal keeps coming in and out.
Stilton!
- What's up? - Zoe's with him.
She knows what she's doing.
Align the dish!
Link us back up! Hurry!
Wake up, Romeo!
It's all we got. The people have got to see this footage! Now!
Here.
Hope it still works.
- Data's intact. - Oh, yes!
How long for the uplink?
- Come on. - About two minutes to transmit.
- Can I offer you a drink? - I'll wait till the footage is out.
But I will take a cigarette.
They've targeted us! Get under cover! Go!
Go, go, go!
- What are you doing? - Saving our footage. Go!
- Almost there! - Gotta go!
Come on!
- Get out! - Come on! Come on!
- We're not gonna make it! - Get out!
Get up now! Come on!
Dutchman? Stilton?
Sebastian!
It's bad, isn't it?
I can't feel shit!
You're OK.
Hey.
Oh, fuck. Shit.
- Go, go. - I'm not leaving you.
- You have to go. - I can help you.
No, no, no. Listen to me. You need to go. Now.
- I'm not fucking leaving you! - Shut the fuck up, OK?
I can't move.
You have to get our footage out.
Go back to that church. Hide the card until it's safe.
I'll be fine.
Life insurance policy. Remember?
Listen, you have to do this for me.
Promise me. Promise me you'll get the footage out.
- Promise me! - I promise!
Here. Take this.
I'm coming right back.
Go!
Tatia?
Tatia? Where is the girl I was with?
Come on, guys. Somebody must know. Where is the girl I was with?
Where's the girl? There was a girl with me.
I don't need a phone this time. I need the girl I was with.
Remember the girl?
Oh, Jesus.
- 'If you have hurt her...' - Come to the Stalin Square.
Bring the memory card.
I need you to do something very important for me.
Do you understand? OK.
Did you bring what I wanted?
Let her go.
Thank God!
- You all right? - Yeah.
I thought I'd never see you again.
Did you make the broadcast?
No.
Sebastian?
No.
Everything will be OK.
I would have liked to know you better.
I don't understand.
Now I need you to run.
- Anders... - Go. Go.
Go!
The code is 1216.
You missed a card when you searched me Avnevi.
The real one's on its way to a human rights group,
courtesy of a brave little girl.
It's over.
And how did you think you could survive this?
I didn't.
I thought I told you to run!
I wanna see him one last time, OK?
This...
This is where I left him.
I fucking left him.
Anders!
- Hey, Rezo! - We need your help.
- OK. - Right.
- Anders. - Sebastian?
Sebastian! What the fuck?
- I played dead. - Are you OK?
- Can we move you? - Yeah.
Let's get him out of here.
- You all right, bucko? - Yeah.
Hold on, we gotta stop. Put him down.
Don't resist, Captain.
- Anders? - There's nowhere to run.
Even if we could.
Sir, they're not resisting.
Get away from here!
Go!
There's been enough killing.
Today the forces of occupation have gathered at our gates.
And we know that this empire is very powerful.
They have lots of tanks. They have lots of planes.
But we have something that is more precious.
We have the love for freedom, and we have the love for independence!
We stand here today as one proud independent nation.
Just like the Finns, just like the Czechs,
and just like the Hungarians before us.
And we tell them today, in front of the whole world,
that freedom will not retreat, freedom will not surrender!
We may be besieged, but we are not alone.
Standing with us here tonight are six European presidents
who have travelled thousands of miles
in defiance of fear and threats!
These six men are here
because they know the issue of independence
is being decided here tonight!
May God bless the Georgian people! Long live a free Georgia!
Georgia! Georgia! Georgia!
They say you're gonna make a full recovery.
Yeah? Six months!
And... our footage?
It's out. Human Rights Watch has it.
It's getting a lot of hits and people are starting to pay attention.
Not bad for a loose cannon.
Thanks, bucko.
'Despite the ceasefire and pledges to withdraw,
'the Russian troops and tanks remain in Gori,
'and in much of central Georgia.
'I am standing at the military hospital
'where displaced people continue to arrive.
'People with nowhere else to go,
'and nothing but stories of violence, looting and killings.
The war lasted five days.
'More than 100,000 people have lost their homes...
Several hundred people were killed, including five reporters.
'... since this war began just nine days ago.
'People keep asking me how can this still be happening...'
An estimated 50,000 people were made homeless,
their villages permanently destroyed or occupied.
Many still live in refugee camps.
Despite demands from Europe and the United States to withdraw,
the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia remain occupied
by Russian forces.
This nation is right now fighting for its survival.
Georgia continues its quest to integrate with the West.
'This is Thomas Anders reporting in Georgia.'
My husband, Mikheil Taboshvili. Killed in Eredvi village.
My father.
My mother-in-law, Natalia Okropiridze.
My mother, Natalia Okropiridze.
As my parents were being evacuated and they were crossing the road,
a mine exploded in front of their car and shrapnel hit her straight in the temple.
She died on the spot.
Zambakhidze Tamar, my mother.
My wife.
Our grandmother.
My parents were tortured. Their throats were slit.
They were buried in our backyard, and that's all we know.
This is Nodar Otiashvili, my father.
We used to live in Kvemo Achabeti village.
I am the son of Socrate Gogidze.
I was told by the Red Cross
that he was buried in our garden.
He had been hanged.
I am Marina Kakhbiashvili. I used to live in Kehvi village.
On August 8th, we left.
My husband stayed there. My son and my husband.
My son left that night. My husband stayed in the house.
Ekaterine Papelishvili, my grandmother.