ALEX: I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
I was educated at a private school in England.
Business school in America.
I run my own firm in the city.
I'm very happy with my life.
I have a friend in Israel. He's very interested in investing.
MAN: (ON PHONE) Vadim is still alive.
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
Who ordered the hit on Vadim?
Who gave the order?
(MAN SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
He's a British citizen now.
The funds under investigation include Drake Clayton
- and Orchus Godman capital. - Where the hell is this coming from?
(BORIS SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
We're a family.
And family are the ones that help without condition.
What does it take to corrupt you?
Are you afraid?
(GROANS)
- (GRUNTING) - (CHOKING)
(PANTING)
(GRUNTS)
Get away from the door, Mama.
SEMIYON: Vadim assumes your father tried to kill him too.
Neither you, your family, nor your father are safe.
I'm a banker not a gangster.
These wars are fought in the boardrooms, not on the street.
And you, Mr. Godman,
are you harmless?
(MAN SPEAKING ARABIC ON PA)
Next.
Purpose of your visit?
Hotel work. I'm a beauty therapist.
(STAMPS)
Hi, Lyudmilla?
Tarek.
I work with Elena.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
This is Mido.
Er, did you get her message?
I haven't checked my phone.
Er, it's okay. She's working late tonight,
so you'll meet her at the hotel.
Mido, take that.
So, er,
you had a long flight?
- Four hours. - That's okay.
It's much warmer here than Moscow.
So you see over there,
that's the pyramids.
So we're in Giza now.
That's, er, very small, no? (CHUCKLES)
Is the hotel far?
Fifteen minutes.
We're here.
You go with these men, now.
Where?
Come on. Come, come, come.
(GIRL YELLS)
(GIRL SCREAMS)
(SCREAMING)
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
Papa, do you think maybe Frank should drive?
Do you see car behind us?
They've been there since Windsor.
Papa, this is our exit.
Er, yeah.
(TIRES SCREECHING)
ESTATE AGENT: We'll need to disclose the property's history.
It shouldn't affect the price, but some buyers may be put off.
Yeah, of course.
We've had the room professionally cleaned.
We've left the furniture where it was.
We weren't quite sure what you wanted to do with it.
Papa, do you have the key?
(BEEPING)
(VADIM SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
Boris Godman didn't have the money or the brains to come after me.
He must have had help from someone else.
(BODYGUARD SPEAKING)
What about his brother, Dmitri?
(VADIM SPEAKING)
His son came to see me and begged for his life.
He swore his father didn't know anything.
(BODYGUARD SPEAKING)
Do you believe him?
(VADIM SPEAKING)
We'll see. What are people saying in Moscow?
Your friends say it was necessary.
Your rivals think it shows weakness.
I've heard that Valentin Gromov named a prize dog after you.
Really?
What breed?
A Samoyed. He's won two trophies.
If that's the worst our enemies can do, we're fine.
Come for dinner. Bring my god-daughter.
Da.
(SIGHS)
I'm sorry I've been away, my love.
(HINDI MUSIC PLAYING)
DILLY: With half a million, I can bribe officials in Chembur,
Versova, Thane Creek, but the main port is...
SEMIYON: But it has to be the main port.
That's Chopra's supplier to Vadim.
I'd piss on Benny Chopra's mother, but without cash,
I can't take the port away from him.
How much would you need?
I'm a Muslim.
In this country, every dollar is 50 cents for me.
There's the police in his pocket, city hall,
- Shiv Sena and the... - I'll give you $500,000 a month
to bribe those same officials
and to disrupt Chopra's operations at the port.
I want his consignments checked,
his contraband seized,
and his cargo stolen.
(SOFT CHUCKLE)
I respect you very much, Semiyon Bhai,
and, er, would like us to part as friends.
Mmm-hmm.
But I can't fight Benny Chopra without more money.
Thank you for taking time to see me.
(HINDI MUSIC PLAYING)
(SPEAKING HINDI)
SEMIYON: What, you should have some fun.
Everything okay?
Let's hope Prague is easier.
This is the land of the "no".
They haggle, they "no, no, no", they walk away,
then return to the table to renegotiate.
Forgot his phone?
Of course, he did.
Forgive me, I was talking so much, I forgot my phone.
(CHUCKLES)
Dilly?
Please sit down.
I've been thinking, perhaps I can give you better terms.
And help you with your cash flow.
Kleiman's casinos and night clubs are a concern.
His position in the Knesset
means we need to be vigilant about any conflict of interest.
But we can sign off on him?
It will make a big difference.
I'll replace all the capital we've lost,
and invest in a new fund as well.
Oh, just something small.
He has some investment ideas that aren't a right fit for the main fund.
So I thought we'd set up something separate.
If it pans out, we can
open it up to new capital.
Okay. Send me the details.
Shukran.
(SPEAKING HINDI)
Nahi.
(EXHALES)
(WOMAN CRYING)
- (DOOR BANGS) - (MEN SPEAKING ARABIC)
(WOMEN CRYING)
(MEN GRUNTING)
(SPEAKING ARABIC)
(WOMEN SCREAMING)
(MEN SPEAKING ARABIC)
- Good evening, Mr. Godman. - Good evening, Daniel.
Forgive me, sir, but could you please have a word
with your father about his music?
Mr. Albergene's complained again.
Sure.
(UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY)
(BELL RINGING)
(KEYS JINGLING)
(DOOR UNLOCKS)
(MUSIC JARRING)
(TURNS OFF MUSIC)
Hi, Papa.
Ah.
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
Rebecca,
I'm very glad to see you.
- You too. - Darling,
flowers for me?
Of course, and chocolates, too.
Okay.
Why are you here?
You invited us for dinner.
(SCOFFS) Your mother never tells me anything.
Shh. Where is Mama?
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
How should I know? Have a look.
Sit down, Rebecca.
(KNOCKS)
(OKSANA SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
Piss off, you baby.
It's me, Mama.
(CRYING) I've had enough of this stupid man.
Shh.
(SNIFFLING)
(EXHALES)
I'm sorry.
He lost his brother,
but I can't go on like this.
Shh, Mama, it's okay.
He has to be a man.
He can't be a child all the time.
Masha, you went out with Alex years ago.
- (MASHA CHUCKLES) - You have to move on.
MASHA: I know.
What does he see in her? She's so bloody British.
(BOTH CHUCKLING)
I bolted the window so he couldn't get up here.
Oh.
I found the key.
You have to help me with Papa.
It's my fault.
You coming for dinner?
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
I'm sorry...
...for being an asshole...
...and for taking things out on you.
Speak in English.
Becky doesn't understand Russian.
It's rude.
Papa, did Uncle Boris ever ask you advise on his business?
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
What business?
He was always involved in some business.
Did he ask you for money?
Nyet.
You think they killed him over business?
He wasn't a threat to them.
They killed him because of me.
In Russia, they kill you because...
when you start on that path, you become an enemy for life.
Two years pass. Four. Ten.
Sooner or later, your enemies come for you.
They come for me, too. Even here.
You'd all be safer if I was far away.
No one's going to come after you, Papa.
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
Turn the lights off. I won't read tonight.
Papa, did you know a Semiyon Kleiman when you were in Russia?
Semiyon?
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
Sure. He was a nobody.
Then he went to Israel and got rich.
Why?
Nothing.
Uncle Boris mentioned him.
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
He had a nickname back in Russia.
A snake with glasses.
- A cobra. - Cobra. (LAUGHS)
Cobra.
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
But he was too smart...
...to do business with your uncle.
SEMIYON: Prague is the gateway to the Russian market.
That's why it interests me.
KAREL: So far, there is only one-way traffic through the gate.
All this is Russian controlled.
We can't even operate in our own city.
The clubs, bars, girls,
everything from here to the river is Kalyagin.
- And the Vadims. - Of course.
Russians,
drinking our beer,
pimping our women.
Like '89 never happened.
How long have you worked for Mr. Reznik?
Since I left the police.
2005.
Are you happy?
I'm Czech.
We're never happy with a box.
Smell. Real stuff, fake stuff.
Tell me the difference.
This used to be tractor factory.
And now, Chinese make tractor, I make perfumes.
Mr. Chanel No. 5.
That's me.
Come.
LaLiga, Serie A.
Premier, Serie.
You like football?
SEMIYON: Not to beat Tel Aviv.
REZNIK: I find you...
Sometimes they make mistakes or Messi play for Madrid.
Free transfer.
This is all very impressive, Mr. Reznik.
But, have you had a chance to consider my offer?
Sure.
I'd like to finance your operations, so you can compete with the Russians.
With Vadim Kalyagin.
I don't like Russians.
But they run this country.
Before war, after war, now.
It is big risk.
I need deposit.
Five million euros.
So I know you have money.
And I have serious partner.
Then we talk.
- Hey. - Are you handling some of the details
on the Global Fund?
The fund you set up for Kleiman.
Oh, don't worry, there's nothing going on with it right now.
I'll send you something as soon as there is.
You okay?
Yeah, sure. We're back on track.
I meant you, not the fund.
I'm fine.
(MAN SPEAKING RUSSIAN ON PA)
(LAUGHS)
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
Papa, what are we doing here?
I thought you didn't want me to be alone.
I wanted to find you a girlfriend, not a dog.
Valentin!
And this must be my namesake, Little Vadim?
How much do you want for him?
He isn't for sale.
A gift then?
You name a dog after me, it must be a gift.
A get well present.
I need a guard dog. "Little Vadim",
to protect me from my enemies...
whoever they are.
(GIRL CRYING)
(YELLING IN ARABIC)
(GROANING)
(SCREAMING)
(MEN SHOUTING IN ARABIC)
(SCREAMING)
(LIVELY CHATTER)
You never got back to me.
I'm sorry. I should've called.
Still landed on your feet, anyway.
For now.
Don't even have to change the name of your company.
(MOBILE VIBRATING)
(CLEARS THROAT)
So, Mr. Godman,
who did you persuade to invest?
A couple of investors who saw through the rumors.
But we'd always welcome more.
Hmm.
Sydney Bloom.
The ethical face of capitalism.
Do you know how he made his money?
Stripping down African ports.
Time to circulate.
(MOBILE VIBRATING)
Well, the Sydney Bloom foundation's setting up a guaranteed facility
of three billion dollars for small businesses
in developing markets,
where some of those funds will be siphoned off through corruption,
but that's a risk we have to bear.
(MOBILE VIBRATING)
Hello?
I need you to meet me in Prague next week.
What for?
I'm having issues with the Czechs.
I need you to explain our business proposal
to them, more clearly.
What issues?
They've withdrawn the token of goodwill we've sent them
and now they won't return my calls.
Just keep an eye on everything for a minute. I'll be right back.
Yeah, sure.
It's a test.
The man in charge is a gambler. He's seeing what he can get away with.
Now there are two ways I can deal with this,
either I take the money back by force,
or we convince them that what they took
is nothing compared to what they can make.
I agreed to move your capital for you.
That's it.
Alex, I wouldn't ask, unless it was important.
This man, Reznik, knows nothing about finance.
But there are others around him who do.
I need you to convince them.
Like you convinced me.
I'll introduce you as my lawyer.
You explain how they benefit. There's nothing to worry about.
Prague is as important to Vadim as Mumbai.
A counterfeit and smuggling business are worth millions.
If you want to hurt him, and protect your family,
this is what you have to do.
I have to go.
Give me a few days and I'll go over the numbers.
I'll give you an answer. Okay.
Good to speak to you, too. Bye.
Sorry, I had to
find a quiet place to take the call.
Mmm, you certainly came a long way.
I could kill that arsehole.
- Who? - Alan Raynott.
You seemed to handle him pretty well.
I don't know why he gets to me so much.
Even the way he says my name, "Godman."
He's just pissed of you turned him down.
Come on.
We should get you back in there.
Who was that on the phone?
It was just work.
(MOANING)
(MOBILE RINGING)
(PANTING)
Hey! (CLICKS TONGUE)
Hello.
(FIGHTING IN HINDI)
Boss, boss, this is PJ.
He's a security guard at Chopra's compound.
PJ,
you have something for me?
Just as you asked for it.
The office in Nariman Point. Anyone can get this map.
No, this is a different office in South Mumbai.
Very top secret with lots of security.
(MEN SPEAKING ARABIC)
(GIRLS CRYING)
Move! Move!
(RESUMES SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
SEMIYON: They've agreed to meet. That's progress.
Prague is Vadim's entry point into the EU.
Over half his business passes through this city.
It's good to see you again, my friend.
- Nice to see you again. - Hi, how are you?
My lawyer, Mr. Alexander.
Karel Benes.
Nice to meet you.
I'm afraid Mr. Reznik has been held up.
For how long?
He'll meet us tonight.
He apologizes.
He's asked me to have preliminary discussions with you.
Please.
SEMIYON: I'm willing to accept Mr. Reznik not getting back to me
because of personal issues.
The money I advanced him was a gesture of goodwill,
so he is free to spend it as he wishes, but I also believe
that I have demonstrated that I am a serious partner.
I've had that discussion with him.
Mr. Reznik is concerned.
Any increased activity from us, will draw attention from the Russians.
I was led to believe that Mr. Reznik's ambitions
were to compete with the Russians.
Now I ask myself if he's a serious partner.
Kirinov and the Russian gangs
have the backing of Vadim.
Vadim has the backing of elements within the Russian State.
Our government
is so busy trying to be a Western democracy,
it wants nothing to do with us.
Then I'll have to take my business elsewhere...
With respect,
we're here to persuade Mr. Reznik that he doesn't need state protection
to further his business opportunities.
The world has moved on.
Er, what we're offering you is a substantial investment
with very few strings attached.
All we ask is that you make life uncomfortable for Vadim
and his associates.
Bribes to officials, users of their contraband.
And we will pay for everything.
I'll leave Mr. Alexander to talk you through the details.
(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)
I looked into Gromov's accounts. Your other rivals, too.
If someone financed Boris Godman's attempt on your life...
...it wasn't from Russia.
How's your new dog?
He bites.
What if Godman acted alone? What if there was no one else?
Hmm?
Listen to me.
Fifteen years ago, when I took over the Godman family business,
you persuaded me to spare their lives and let them live in exile.
You told me your government friends would act as my roof.
Forgive me if I'm a little paranoid.
I'll start checking abroad.
(CROWD EXCLAIMING, LAUGHING)
I'll have the poultry menu, please.
Medieval menu for me.
And to drink?
Just sparkling mineral water.
The same for me.
(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
Cheers!
KAREL: The one thing your boss overlooked is stupidity.
He's a clever man.
But he thinks he's dealing with someone like himself.
Reznik has only three circuits in his brain.
Yes, no, later.
ALEX: What should my boss have done?
KAREL: Send a message before you came.
Maybe burn down one of our factories.
That way, the negotiations would have been more serious.
So you think we're wasting our time?
The arbiters in Prague he could have taken you to.
If he's so stupid, why do you work for him?
Why does anybody work for a boss?
I was fired from my job
and he offered me a good salary.
It's quite a leap.
From policeman, to this.
Not in this country.
And you, Mr. Alexander?
How does a lawyer like you
get mixed up in a business like this?
I just sit behind a desk and read contracts.
(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
Later.
Look, I don't want to bore you,
but Vadim Kalyagin made more than 600 million annually
from their counterfeit and smuggling operations in this country.
Your boss makes 20.
Plus the five he stole from you.
You've already convinced me of the benefits
of doing business with you this afternoon.
But unfortunately, people like you and I
don't have much influence.
If we did,
I'm sure we could reach an agreement.
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)
ALEX: I think you'll find my boss is a reasonable man too.
KAREL: You're being modest.
You forget I'm a former policeman.
I still have contacts in the police, at the airport.
You shouldn't travel under your own passport.
You come from a distinguished family, Mr. Godman.
Perhaps you should be sitting at that table instead of with me.
...wasting my time tonight with this ridiculous display.
Do you think I would want to invest...
- Perhaps we should both move tables. - ...makes you look like a fool.
(YELLING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)
You don't say anything. This is my town.
Get this old Jew out of my sight right now!
SEMIYON: If you have nothing else to say to me, I would like to go home.
KAREL: There is an earlier flight.
It gets you into Heathrow before 10:00.
That would be helpful.
If you could also arrange a connecting flight for Mr. Kleiman.
Of course.
What are you going to do?
Put my money to better use than I did this time.
These pricks, they have no idea how big a world will come down on them.
How does that help us in Prague?
Ah, forget Prague. We concentrate on Mumbai.
Until I can find someone here I can do business with.
We don't have long, so I'll make this very clear.
You're someone we'd be very happy to do business with.
If he finds out I'm even talking to you,
he could have me killed.
Then we're both caught between a rock and a hard place.
A partnership is good for everyone.
But this agreement isn't.
Please ask Mr. Reznik to reconsider.
(ALL SOBBING)
I'll need the Russian girl.
Who speaks English?
- Yes. - Yes.
(SPEAKS OTHER LANGUAGE)
Where are you from?
From Moscow.
How old?
Twenty-two.
You look younger.
No.
I like her face.
I'll take her.
(GIRLS SOBBING)
(PEOPLE LAUGHING)
(PEOPLE SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
Hey.
- Hey. - Hey.
I didn't expect you till tomorrow.
Er, the meeting finished early.
Well, have you eaten anything?
I'm fine. I ate on the plane.
Is Prague as beautiful as they say?
I didn't get to see much.
Er, pour me a wine. I'm gonna go and dump this.
What kind of view is this?
- You like sniffing ladies' garments? - (LAUGHING)
This way, bhai.
This...
You see? Perfect.
You can see everyone who goes in.
Chopra's lawyers, business partners, officials he bribes.
DILLY: Benny Chopra.
Let's see who's God.
(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
Dmitri, let's go.
Dmitri, I'm leaving.
What can I do to make you happy?
You make me happy.
I just want to stay a while.
(SIGHS)
I'll see you back home.
(VADIM AND WOMAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
Little Vadim...
Little Vadim!
(WHISTLING)
He doesn't listen.
(CHUCKLES)
Like his namesake.
Little Vadim!
(BOTH GASP)
What is it? What have you brought?
Is it a cat or a fox?
I can't tell anymore.
(BOTH CONTINUE IN OTHER LANGUAGE)
(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
Take care of it.
(BOTH SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
I'm sleeping.
I just want to talk.
About what?
(SIGHS)
I don't know what's wrong with me.
You've lost your brother.
You just need to get through this.
I miss you.
Go to sleep, Dmitri.
DMITRI: (IN ENGLISH) It's me.
I want
just to talk to you.
(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
I guess you're out at a party.
But I just wanted to say...
I haven't expected anything from life for a long time
and I don't hope for anything now.
But please...
...don't forget my love.
(GRUNTING)
(DOORBELL BUZZING)
(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
Is it done?
(GRUNTING)
(YELLING IN OTHER LANGUAGE)
(IN ENGLISH) Let me go!
Let me go!
Let me go! No!
(MOBILE VIBRATING)
Mama?
(SOBBING) Alex.
(MUMBLES)
- Hey, shh. - Is Katya with you?
- (MUMBLES) - No.
No? Where is she?
- Where the hell is she? - Shh.
- (CRYING) She should be here! - Shh!
Hey.
- Papa? - (SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
What time is it?
Twelve.
Not too late.
Is it snowing outside?
(IN ENGLISH) It's raining.
We're in London, Papa.
Oh, yeah.
OKSANA: Where is she?
All she cares about is herself.
Can't reach her.
I've tried her friends she was out with but they're not answering either.
Did you leave a message?
I didn't want to tell her on the phone. I said it was urgent.
(MOBILE VIBRATING)
Is it her?
No.
Sorry, Femi. One second.
- Hi. - SEMIYON: Reznik is dead.
Yep.
It was an accident.
It seems he was drunk and fell off the balcony of his apartment.
What did you say to Benes at the airport?
That I hoped he was someone we could do business with.
(CHUCKLES) It seems you were right.
- Anything else? - No.
This is how it works, I'm afraid.
That's all you had to say.
I can't talk right now.
We got what we wanted, Alex.
This is good news.
I'll call you later.
You must be exhausted.
Here, have a chocolate.
It will get easier now.
Please.
Tanya tells me that your mother is not well.
Her kidneys?
She needs an operation.
We will see to it.
We will help each other.
I have many friends who will like you.
Men I do business with.
No. Don't worry.
I don't expect you to do anything you don't want to do.
Just talk to them.
Listen to what they have to say and then
we will send you home.
(MONITOR BEEPING)
I'm sorry. I was out and my phone was off. I didn't know.
- I'm sorry. - Shh.
(SPEAKS OTHER LANGUAGE)
(IN ENGLISH) Are you not ashamed?
It's all right, Mama. She's here now.
Did he get out the window?
I locked it again. It wasn't your fault.
(SNIFFLING)
(SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE)
What's wrong?
Nothing, Papa.
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)