"We are all already dead,
" waiting to be buried one after the other. "
Ivo Andric.
BOSNIA 1993
- You've seen the power of fire? - You and your damn Tokarev!
Look closely...
What's the fuss?
You think on a battlefield?
- Will you lead further. - Shut up, fatso...
That's it... fatso...
It seems my grandfather!
Where are you going?
Tell him to go to hell!
I thought you were the head here...
Enter, Vialli.
Sit. Ivo, I present to you... Vialli
Man I was talking about.
Ivo will lead your unit.
- What is the situation? - Okay.
- No problems? - No.
My grandfather.
Masni!
- Head? - Bring us...
September cafes and much fruit juice.
- What are your juice? - With fruit...
That is, make your smart...
Stop laughing at him...
It is priceless, this guy.
Any of you ever been assigned to the hunting cabin?
You will all be mobilized there.
The location is strategic in our fight against the Serbs.
Something else...
It is believed that the attack is imminent Muslims.
If ever attack will take place...
I do not know how long you will stay stuck upstairs.
And if we lose?
You will go refuge in the mountains.
Our destiny is in your hands?
Our destinies are still in the hands of others.
Enter!
Here are your results.
Put ​​them on the table. Will be used.
Is that the glasses are also filthy as you?
- Cleaner than you, asshole! - The bastard...
Questions?
Go.
You have an idea when Muslims could attack?
No one is sure.
But you'll be the first warned.
What is it?
My men should be able to provide, but the new...
Vialli?
He grew up in Germany. This is a former boxer.
It was good...
It would pass professional, but he was betrayed.
Suddenly, he dropped everything. It is said like a pitbull...
Kept on a leash, it will...
But once you let go, hello damage.
You will succeed to manage.
Do you think he has a place in my unit ?
Course. This is the best element I know.
It will serve you well.
- It will help us, yes... - Yeah.
You took a Muslim?
This is my grandfather who gave it to me.
Gosh... Your grandfather frequented mosques?
This is a long story.
Come! Up!
Up!
Ferid, this order applies to everyone !
He what?
He learned yesterday that his family was dead typhoid.
Lieutenant, where are you going to take us ?
I do not know myself.
- Lieutenant? - What?
I do not think it is a good idea to Ferid take.
It's not me who decides, Martin.
The premises are only to know the area.
- It is from Travnik. - The big there?
- And the captain? - I do not know.
BOSNIA 1943.
Listen all!
I am the captain Dane Boro!
I Ustashi. Never forget that!
Know that I am a real junk.
Now you do not obey my orders more than ...
And my orders only! Do you understand?
Yes, sir.
- Is it right? - Yes, sir.
Our mission is to surround and kill
a group of Communists.
- Do you understand? - Yes, sir!
What is your problem, man?
Head, He just learned that his family died of typhoid.
It is not capable of responding alone?
- All dead... - Captain, you mean?
What did you expect? In a life without death?
Everybody down!
Go! Faster!
He can give orders, in the absence of captain.
Let them see get both!
The Ustasha treats us like dogs
- even Knez crashed in front of him. - Forget it!
The captains and lieutenants today...
They may be scrap society tomorrow.
This is not Saints today?
There should not forget to take flowers to the cemetery.
Yes, it's true.
What you hanging like that?
Fit fast in the truck!
Lead people this clunker at the base.
Coro, I think I'll vomit.
Driver? You would not have a paper bag?
I've been good, huh?
YOU ARE IN BOSNIA
Slim... And I thought that was a simple hut...
God bless you, my friend!
I will not answer any questions.
But I do not think you to ask anyway.
What?
No, no...
As I do not have the right to ask you questions...
I think would Stanka a good wife for him.
- Stanka? - From Bugonjo.
It...
Should have it succeeds to attract his attention.
This is the Berezina down. I have tried to contact our men.
I got them.
- They will fight back. - What about us?
We... In your opinion?
It's every man for himself now .
There will be no one to mourn if one fails.
First the Serbs and the Muslims... who's next then?
Stop thinking, Tomo. This is it.
- How to call your girlfriend? - Milena.
It's pretty. Marry her. I am the witness of marriage.
I will "witness Montenegro".
What is the function of "witness of Montenegro"?
This is the one that seduced your wife day of your wedding!
The enemy did everything explode!
- Them or us? - Go check it out!
I'll be back in five minutes.
- It will blow up the cabin? - Of course!
He can set some mines
for they explode one or two minutes later.
Why set mines delayed?
It's obvious. Do not you understand?
This is to prove to our "friends"
that their notion of "Merhamet" worthless.
What does that mean... "Wed ..
" Merhamet "?
Those who come to the aid of those affected by the first explosion
affected in turn.
- Why is he doing that? - It amuses him.
Once, early in the war ,
he wanted to lay mines around the villa Tito to Kupres.
When we went there, was trapped three Serbs.
The first was made shred live.
The other two are dead
when they wanted to help their friend wounded.
That's the "Merhamet".
This is to be had, when you want to help someone.
I finished.
- Let us go to the village. - Gone?
No. But we must avoid Serb positions.
Once in the village, we think that is done after.
- You know the road? - I have a card.
Ivo tries to recontact our men.
Soldier in HQ. Stork here.
There is no more HQ.
No! They recovered our transmitter.
Stork? Answer!
Ustasha Damn! We will kill you all !
Damn you, dirty Muslim!
What a bunch of idiots!
Why they did not just explode ?
It's obvious.
They had to take prisoners.
Too bad for them.
They will kill them anyway.
Not a word! And no cigarettes!
No shooting when necessary.
Nobody can do nothing more for you.
What was that?
One of us had to walk on a branch.
Calm down!
I thought I saw someone!
Good...
Calm.
Cease fire now. We'll spend the night here.
You've damn in trouble!
We get it.
I do not want to hear any more talk .
Kill him immediately, if it eases your pain.
Do not worry...
I'll deal with him. I have not said my last word.
Who wants to go first watchtower?
Me.
Put ​​you two.
The first group starts in 5 minutes. Got it?
In the short straw...
You start!
Drop your weapon!
- Martin... - What?
Come see!
Do not tell anyone.
- Why? - They send us see.
- You think, that's who? - Supporters, let's see!
Those that I hate the most!
- Well, we did not say anything? - Okay.
Come on, we're going. We ended our tour of duty.
I think me away tomorrow morning.
- To go where? - Whatever.
You come? I thought to ask Stojan too.
- No question. - My decision is made.
I leave in the hands of God .
You thought that they will make you, if you caught ?
You're not going to denounce me ?
What are you talking about? You're one of us.
You've been to the mountain?
Never.
You know how called the prairie, there before us?
No.
This is a rather ominous name: "The field of the dead."
Beware of the mountain.
It is not good to hang there.
Tomo! I saw something a little farther !
- Where? - Come with me.
- Let me sleep! - I pray thee, come!
- If you lie, I'll kill you! - I'm not lying!
Do not make noise.
What could it be?
Where is Ivo?
It stands guard on the other side of the hill .
What is it?
Someone has fired?
- You've seen it when? - All the time.
- You did not approach? - No, I stayed away.
You stay here for I'll go see.
I'm going to the left.
Do not pull above!
If you have to do is right and password to the right.
I'm going to the left.
- Prevents shoot, if you can! - Only if necessary.
- If I shoot, you shoot too. - Included.
Did you see that? Suddenly, there was nothing.
Did you see something?
- No, and you? - I have not seen anything either.
Tomo! What are you doing here?
I could not sleep.
You must take care, anyway.
- Nothing special? - No...
Send someone to replace Robe.
- Go to bed, you. - Be careful.
Vialli I sent you!
Listen to me!
Do not tell anyone what we have just seen.
Why?
Because others will pay our head!
- Okay, I will not say anything. - Go, go.
Tomo, what is it?
Vialli!
- This is your men that take? - I guess.
Awesome!
Ivo? It is far from Crna Voda?
Two or three hours.
Calm down, kid.
What was the shooting?
Ferid told you he thought desert?
Rally!
Who's missing?
- Ferid is not. - How?
We stood guard set and then he disappeared.
Take a man with you. Search the surroundings. Go!
- I accompany him. - Hurry!
What there with Ferid? He thought desert?
I thought he was joking.
The fool. This is really not the time.
It could have done hundreds of times .
- It was you who fired? - Yes.
What happened?
I thought I saw someone... I'm going crazy...
I can not... more
If you thought away, immediately forget .
Tell them that you're gone shit and you shot an animal.
- Which animal? - A boar...
Five or six... and...
There are plenty of forest. Understand?
Yes. I went... crap
- I saw lots of wild boars. - So... It will go?
Come on, get back.
- If you not insured, we're all screwed. - Do not worry.
Ferid !
- This is what the Americans are listening. - Nothing to do.
I'll go for a ride. We're too exposed here.
What you gonna do yet ? There is nobody.
You betcha. That's what they believed in base also...
Say hello to the Turks!
You paid my head?
No.
- What is it? - He has been enlisted against his will.
They got rid of him Germany.
How?
It would have ended a Turk in the ring.
- It destroyed a Muslim? - How does it "destroyed"?
- It killed him. - Killed?
What do you mean, "Muslim"? You climb Mount Vran
and you get 5 or 6 soldiers.
You would know recognize if it is Muslim or not?
I doubt it.
And cutting through Mount Igman, you gèlerez the testicles.
A small joint?
For this, I would not report you.
"I love fucked..."
- It is? - One second.
- Come on, give me that! - Voilà!
Hold it.
I beg you...
And how would I know to recognize them!
- Who? - Muslims!
- I know! - That's it!
He even shot his own again the old ,
he did not even recognize.
- You shot your father? - I emptied my charger!
He was lucky not to have died .
What you wanted, I do?
He came to meet me one night while I was fucked!
Worse than a beginner!
- Spread your joint! - I just drew a breath!
At the time you flushed before ask questions.
- And your old man? - What? It takes a reprimand
for bad behavior?
He threw himself to the ground until I finish shooting.
You are crazy or what? We hear you for miles!
Marihuana... You think that this is the time?
This is not me. Dress is...
I still would not refuse...
- He is the culprit... - I have not done anything...
I hope you're ashamed!
We'd better go.
- What we do with Vialli? - Let him go to hell!
It retrieves the passage.
He took his business with him.
Let's go.
And if I had shot, huh?
Good God!
Mines!
God... Have you seen this?
Go!
You have only to follow the footsteps of my not.
- Come on. - Hurry!
Be lit another joint, when you're gone.
Courage! Come dress.
Go fuck, come with us.
Step back a little...
Do not move.
Do not tickle me... If it explodes!
This is amazing...
Semin! Bring me idiot!
Hollow!
We'll take care of our own graves... Hollow yours!
You... Lower it!
- I'll do it. - Not you.
This gentleman may think that is better than others?
- Bury idiot. - Yes, sir.
How I got my job? Because...
There was nobody else to do .
So? Do not you dare go down,
- cowardly? - Pejo, let me go!
And you say leader of men?
Leave me alone!
What? You have held him funeral?
Come here!
Come!
Five minutes to prepare. Then share.
You managed to bury it?
Another note and you'll regret it for the rest of your days!
- Must go through the valley. - So what?
- Forced? - Yes.
- Who wants to take the lead? - I.
Not alone. Tomo and Coro, with him. Dress and Mali, with me.
Mali, keep it to myself.
Trust me.
Those should pose no problem .
Do you think there are others?
Surely.
We'll cut through the forest.
Tomo and I are going on the side. You, cover us.
I'm going to blow my balls.
Here is one that has a sleep lead, eh?
"And I defend my country, Bosnia "...
Where you've picked all these beautiful things?
Why I always fall on the poor? Thin!
- I'll get my business. - Returns mine too.
"Water proof".
always falls on the same brand.
You pass me your knife? To see if he has gold teeth.
Whoever designed these chairs certainly did not tried.
- You know who this is? - Who?
Good old Redzo...
Whoever played the accordion bar.
We better drag the corpses out.
We will do... They will not escape.
What's up, gang of murderers?
They holed skin.
In a few minutes, the dinner was burned .
Muslims could not continue stirring their meals?
Look at his ears, dress.
He had to be treated for "Dumbo" at school.
Shut up.
You knew him?
- It makes you pity? - Be happy to be alive.
Thank God and shut up.
You know in the heap?
Yes, one... It is called Redzo.
Finally... "Called." I was going with him.
These are tough times. You have imagined kill people one day?
We live in a time...
Where you do not even know that will drive tomorrow.
The first thing that has Vialli after killing these men,
this is to use a good ladle meat.
Do you realize?
Redzo died with only ten Marks in his pocket.
- Redzo that? - He played the accordion with me.
Yes, you made the music in a bar. Sava Kovacevic?
- What do you got against the name? - His name!
I do not even know what normal is . We're all mad.
Especially the other three!
If you had not fallen on the enemy ,
we would surely end up killing.
I'll do the battery.
Field of the Dead no longer be far.
There are Ustasha, Partisan ,
Domobrani and the soldiers. They lie six feet under.
- How they died? - I do not know.
My grandfather went by field.
This is the only one of his unit that survived .
I have heard many stories like one.
Nothing but gossip. Forget it.
- Your last respects? - Do not talk like that!
It is true that Croatian uniforms
can go in the water without wetting and
remain dry?
- You kidding me? - Not at all.
Cross crap still remaining nickel...
That's what we need.
- It has not yet been invented. - Fucking Muslims!
Who wants coffee? Muslims have left us.
From the storm...
Stay here tonight.
They will not notice the absence of their fallen comrades.
And there are more radio.
We will leave tomorrow.
- What do you think, Vialli? - I do not care.
You! Ignite shack and the barn.
- Got it? - Included.
Other... Follow me.
I asked a lot of mines... Watch out.
You wanted to become a pilot... Being small?
Walking on a mine and you will fly!
Why are you so mean? Get off me!
Do not joke with mines. Stay close to the hut.
- I'm going to bed. - Not enough room for everyone.
- Three must stay outside. - I'm still here.
- Me too. - I'm going inside.
Can you imagine that you wake up...
A Muslim tickle the throat with a knife?
This is why I sleep inside.
I prefer to commit suicide again.
- I'm going to urinate. - Beware of Muslims...
And your mother, you idiot!
What did you do?
Idiot!
This is your fault!
Watch him.
The cover.
Dress!
Stop!
Dress!
- Is not moving fast enough. - Cause toujours!
Huh?
- Looking for me? - Stop...
Ustasha!
Come catch us!
Ustasha!
Want to play hide and seek, species cowards?
Shut up!
They surround us.
Too late to retreat.
- What do we do then? - We wait.
Gotcha!
We go.
Go to the top of the hill.
- Where is the other? - Not yet arrived.
I hope it came out.
Turn back and try to call.
If unresponsive, will continue without him.
You have a cigarette?
My grandfather did.
He was reputed to be the best manufacturer region.
- It was my father. - He's still alive?
I mean... your father?
Not ... He's dead.
Falling somewhere on the Field of the Dead.
He did spend tobacco smuggling.
He tried to flee, when he was arrested.
- He is buried where? - In the town of Travnik.
My grandfather and I are from recover his body.
Authorities have refused to tell us where he was.
It took two days to find .
Look...
Whatever you can see on the Field of the Dead
Never look back.
Included?
Person.
We have had.
- They're all dead. - There are other.
I'm going to lay mines.
There is.
Take this box and fly!
You want a cigarette?
This was that?
- To my grandfather. - He was where?
I do not know.
It gave the.
"Water Resist"... is it?
"Waterproof".
This is what it means?
As uniforms which Ivo told us...
Waterproof.
You can pass all the shit in the world
and you come away still nickel.
Not funny...
I know.
We will stay there... To wait for dawn?
There a cemetery just a mile from here.
We'll cut through.
I came here to play, when I was a kid.
The ancients said,
there were ghosts day of the full moon...
Fortunately, that is not day of full moon.
They got me...
Tomo...
Tomo.
Translated by Kocayine