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BY ORDER OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE & SPORTS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
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PRESENTS
"How could I fail to be a lone wolf, and an uncouth hermit,
"as I did not share one of its aims nor understand one of its pleasures?"
Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
Hi. Excuse me. You know... Timka was playing.
I need to find Timka.
Hello... find Timka...
STEPPENWOLF
Hey, shithead.
Why are you still on the ground? Get up.
Hey, you. You think you're special or something?
- Get your ass over there. - Move. Move.
Turn around.
I wasn't inciting anything.
I won't sign it. Come on, man, this isn't right.
All I did was talk about my problems.
Can't I talk openly?
Isn't that my civil right?
Taha and his people have taken my business.
It's been so long since I reported it to the police.
And they never replied.
Are you right-handed or left-handed?
Left-handed.
Aren't you supposed to help ordinary people like me?
Why don't you think about that? Huh?
Everyone knows that Taha controls everything.
He pays you.
You all work for Taha.
They do whatever they like.
I have a mortgage, a family, kids.
Do we have the law or not?
Enough, I have to go.
Shit, I have twenty more like him.
Make them talk. We have to get this finished by dawn.
Hold him. Hold him still.
Excuse me. I just wanted to...
Hello.
Timka is missing...
Timka was swinging, and disappeared...
Go, go, go! Come on!
Oh, fuck!
Go, go, go!
Grab this.
Flip it.
Fix your gun belt.
Get out of here. Go, go!
Hello. Timka...
Have you seen my son, Timka?
Timka...
Timka?
Who is that?
Wait.
Your son?
Have you lost your son?
Check in his pockets.
There should be some keys. Come on, check them.
Do it.
That's it, give them to me. Come on.
I described Timka...
...to the police...
He has...
He has gone.
I am the police. I'm a policeman.
I'll find your son. I will.
Listen, are you alone? Did you come alone? Alone?
- Timka... - How many?
How many people? How many people are out there?
Speak to me. How many?
He draws better than Valya.
Need to find him.
He wasn't there. I asked and I looked...
Stay here.
You just stay here, huh?
Wait for me. I'll be back.
There's a pen and paper.
You can draw. Draw him. Make a composite sketch.
I'm a policeman. I'm a policeman.
Stay here. Don't follow me.
Pen. Paper. Draw him. Don't follow me.
Let me try. I want to try.
Wow. It's an AK assault rifle.
Let me have it. Let me see.
Please.
Please. Let me go, please.
Brothers...
I have kids. Please.
Let me go.
I'm telling you, I'm not a cop.
You shot some of our guys.
What if I pay you?
When?
Tomorrow.
He's a cop, I know for sure.
He sits in the red zone.
They brought him here to help with torture.
He's a confession specialist..
Cop even in the slammer stays cop.
You see that woman?
She said if we help find her son, she'll give us $5,000.
Bullshit.
Please, brother, let me go. I have kids, please let me go.
Do you really have five grand?
Yes.
Find Timka.
Can you actually find him?
Of course I can. I'm a cop.
Alright, let's help her. We're all human.
Hey. Come on.
Get in.
We're going to look for your son. Come on, get in.
Move over.
So, she gives us five grand and we find her son, right?
You know exactly where to look for her son?
It's such a lawless city now, you can't find anyone.
Well, then.
Come on. Tell me.
Is this where you last saw him?
The swing...
He was swinging, then he was gone.
Then I walked, and I saw something lying there...
Enough. Got it.
Her son was kidnapped here.
Let's take a look at those cameras over there.
They'll have recorded it all.
There's a camera. There's another one.
This shop right here...
Here he is.
He has a double-barrel shotgun.
One shot left.
Oh, well, maybe not.
Here. Is this him?
He seems to just be going straight to this guy.
Hey, you. Who is he? Who is this?
Who's next to him? Isn't it Max? Your pimp, Max?
It's her pimp. That's his father.
His father took him.
Is that Taha's Max? Yeah?
Yes, Max works for Taha.
- Taha? - We don't need it.
We don't deal with Taha. Neither should you.
We don't need it.
Still, if she has money, we should...
This one?
Have you got the money with you? In your pocket?
Show us, turn out your pockets. Show us what's inside.
There was a fight.
I came in.
You told me to draw.
You promised... to find Timka.
You promised...
Promised... to find Timka...
You are a policeman. You promised to find Timka...
Timka.
The swings.
We went... Timka...
What are you saying?
Look at me.
And we went...
Clearly.
Speak clearly.
What? Are you praying or something?
Are you praying?
No.
To find Timka...
Who are you praying to?
To find Timka... Go find...
The swing...
He was swinging.
Shut up.
Look there. Do you see that house over there?
Max is there.
Max that you had... he has Timka.
You're going to go in there and ask for Max.
Timka is with him.
Come on, come on. Go, go, go.
Don't we have to report it to the police?
I am the police, right? I am the police.
I am the police, and I'm with you.
Now, go up there and ask for Max.
Max...
Don't need Max...
Go up there, I'm with you.
Tell them you came with the police. Go on.
Max. Hello.
Swings, swinging.
Timka is missing.
Max.
Swings, swinging. I wrote...
I wrote... and I came. Timka wasn't there.
Timka...
They can't take Timka.
Swings, swings... swinging...
Take your clothes off.
Max is dragging me.
I ask him, "Is Timka here?" And he... he just looks at me...
And then, a rifle and... I don't know.
I ask if Timka is there.
A counter-terrorist operation has been announced in the city.
We ask you to stay at home and not go out on the streets.
A counter-terrorist operation has been announced in the city.
We ask you to stay at home...
You know...
I'll tell you.
To make a long story short...
Well, you see...
I took him to... the elves.
- Elves? - Yes, you know. Elves.
With the ears.
Elves. There's no such thing.
Make me some coffee.
Timka...
Without me, he can't...
Fuck you! Make me some coffee!
Stop.
Do you want to make coffee for him?
Yes?
No?
Then just tell him: no.
Just say no.
He said...
Just say no.
Jesus, you're just like my mom. You just can't say no.
Just say it.
Just say it. Yes?
Or no? Come on. Tell him.
Yes? Or no?
Say no. No. No.
Say no. Say no.
Just say no. Say no. No.
Okay, make some coffee for me, too.
With some syrup?
Yeah, put some syrup in it.
You see the way she is?
How could I trust her with my son?
My son is everything to me. He's precious to me.
What's your interest in this?
Five grand.
Are you insane?
She doesn't have money like that.
Three grand.
One thousand, and we have a deal.
- Do you have it on you? - At home.
Let's go.
- You stay here. - Stay here.
Look what we have here.
Get on with it. We can't walk there.
Come on, come on.
Go on. Go on.
Go on. Further.
Further, further.
Brother! Brother!
What do you want to know?
- What do you want to know? - What do I want to know?
What do you want to know?
What?
Ask me questions.
What questions?
You should have some fucking questions.
I don't have any.
Brother!
I'll tell you everything.
It was me, I took the boy to the warehouse.
I owe Taha money. It was to pay my debts.
I'll pay it off and bring the boy back tomorrow.
Is Taha usually there?
Taha! Yes, yes...
Will you show us?
I will.
Get up, then.
So, what's your name, huh?
Tamara.
Tamara, yeah? Tamara?
My name is Brajyuk.
Brajyuk isn't really a name.
It's more like a nickname.
I don't like it.
So, don't call me that, okay?
Don't call me anything. Got it?
Understood?
Don't even talk to me.
Got it? Ever, okay?
Do you think he's actually going to look for Timka?
He's not going to look for him.
Do you understand me?
All he wants is Taha.
Taha killed his whole family, burned them to death.
He's using you as bait.
And he has a rifle and all that now. You understand?
He'll kill everyone. You, me.
Even a dog.
If a dog so much as looks at him, he'll kill it.
You won't kill a dog, will you?
Timka shouldn't see that.
Don't kill...
Please, can you not kill the dog...
If a human...
Brother, I don't want to say anything, but what the hell? She's just a...
Sing.
Sing, sing.
Sing what?
Sing whatever. Just sing.
Now, go. Go on.
You stay here.
And you sing, sing.
Where are you, little chicken?
So, where's Taha?
I don't know.
He comes and goes.
I will ask you seven questions.
Ask away.
What do you do for Taha?
He brings his things here.
He brings kids.
What for?
I don't know.
That's hot, huh?
And it's getting closer to you.
He sells...
...their hearts, lungs, kidneys.
How many kids?
Six.
- How many people with him? - Ten with guns.
Twenty people.
- Where are they going? - He didn't tell me.
The border.
He's going to cross the border with his family.
You said seven questions.
- That was seven questions. - No, six.
- It was seven. - No, six.
Why do you have a haircut like that?
Girls like it.
Does Tamara like it?
Timka.
I don't understand you. Speak more clearly.
I don't understand. Speak clearly.
What?
I don't understand.
Tell me exactly.
What do you need?
Say it. Speak.
Again.
Speak clearly.
Speak clearly. "I want..."
Put your hands down, sit up straight. Say, "I want."
"I want to..." Say it. "I want."
I want!
There you go.
Great.
"I want..."
Come on, keep going.
I want you to kill me afterward.
After we find Timka.
Okay.
Are you dancing? You're dancing, right?
I used to dance, too. I was a great dancer.
Do you know the most important thing in dancing?
You have to listen. Listen.
Listen and understand. Listen to what it tells you to do.
The main thing is to use your hips. One, two. One, two.
Come on, try it. Try it.
One, two. Use your hips. One, two.
I even won some trophies.
Then my dad was like, "Why are you prancing like a fairy?"
That was the end of that.
Is that a corpse? Maybe thrown from a vehicle.
It looks the size of a child. Go look.
Maybe it's yours. Yours or not?
Come on. Go, go. Take a look. Let's see.
Come on, come on. Let's go see.
Come on, get out. Fuck.
Go take a look, then.
Go on, go on.
Is it yours?
Is it him? Is it yours?
No.
It's someone else.
Two trucks.
Two SUVs and a sedan. Five vehicles in total.
They wouldn't go this way. There's a roadblock.
They'd go across country.
So, if we go this way,
we'll get ahead of them and we'll meet them there.
Alright, come on, let's go. Let's go.
Little calves, little calves, forgive us...
How many times do I have to tell you?
Ten seconds, not five. Ten.
What if there was a trip wire?
Where's Mom?
She passed away.
When did she die?
Two years ago.
I told you what would happen after she passed, didn't I?
I told you what would happen, didn't I?
When it stops, I'll shoot.
Little calves, little calves, forgive us...
Little calves, little calves, help us...
Come on, come on.
Stand here.
Don't move.
I told you to stay there.
Move back.
Basically, I'll need a second gun.
So, you're going to shoot.
Come on, don't worry, it's not loaded. No bullets in it.
Just hold it, aim, and shoot.
Breathe in, then pull the trigger as you exhale.
Go on, don't be afraid. It's not loaded.
Are you aiming carefully? Go on, do it. Do it.
So, it is loaded?
So it is.
Alright. Try again.
One more time.
Come on.
- The jacket... - Come on, take it.
Come on, it's so easy.
No.
What, no?
No.
Why not?
No.
- No? - No.
Well, shit...
Do you like...?
- Do you like my hairstyle? - No.
- No?
- No. - Really?
Max said you like it. You do like it, don't you?
Where is Max?
Max?
Max...
Getting fucked. Getting fucked by elves.
Like this.
Like this! Like this!
Timka is a good b...
You should talk to him.
Will you love Timka and me?
Pretend to be dead.
Timka is a good boy...
I'll tell you a story...
...about this one jerk.
A real jerk, you know?
He was smart.
His work was clean. Real clean.
Never left any witnesses.
And...
One day, he...
He killed somebody, finished his work, and...
One boy, a neighbor's son saw him.
The boy was about five years old.
Well, you wouldn't kill a child, right?
And of course...
...the boy talked about what he'd seen,
so the jerk ended up in jail.
Then...
Then, his family was burned to death by Taha.
The older daughter and the wife were burned alive...
But the youngest daughter, she was strong.
It took her a long time to die.
Yes...
So...
So, for five years...
For five years and 28 days...
...he kept asking himself, asking himself one question.
Why?
Why...?
Why didn't I kill that boy?
Leave one boy alive, and have three people die instead.
Is that the greater good?
There's no such thing.
Is there any need for good?
It's unnecessary.
Good isn't necessary.
Not at all.
It's unnecessary.
Keep going.
It's not Timka.
Is it Timka?
I don't know.
It might be him, it might not.
Is that Timka's?
I don't know.
But one thing's clear. Somebody was heartless today.
Why are you saying that?
You think I'm stupid?
I am... but still...
Timka.
We need to find Timka, save him.
He won't survive without me.
They'll kill him.
No one needs him. No one needs me.
There's no good.
I know it.
I knew it all along.
But it is necessary.
Good is necessary.
Please help.
You're kind. Please help.
Please...
You're a kind person. Please help.
We need to save Timka.
You're kind.
Aren't you?
You are kind.
Please help find Timka. Please.
You're kind. You're kind. You're kind.
You see that sign over there?
As soon as the first car reaches it, or even a meter before it,
you have to immediately cut the strap with the axe.
It's easy. One chop. Got it?
Then, the tractor rolls down and halts the first car.
Understand?
There's a convoy of five vehicles.
I don't think Taha will be at the front or the back.
I think he'll be in the middle, maybe in the third car.
We stop the first car with the tractor,
I hit the last car with a grenade launcher.
I have one shell, right?
And then we shoot everyone else.
Where will the children be?
Do you know where they'll be?
Where... the children...? You promised Timka would be alive...
It's coming.
The swing was swinging.
You... can't go.
Why not?
There...
There are bugs over there.
- How many are there? - Five.
Who are you here with?
My husband.
Call him, okay?
Gabit! Gabit!
I have children.
How many?
Three.
All right, get out of here.
Hello.
Where are the keys?
Keys...
One more time.
Keys...
- Again. - Keys...
I can't hear you.
Keys?
Where's Taha?
In the armored truck.
Did my family scream...
...when you burned them alive?
Were they screaming or not?
Screaming or not?
- Answer me. - I wasn't even there.
Taha was there with some other guys. I wasn't there.
I was in the village getting gas! I wasn't there. I wasn't there.
- Open the door! Open the door! - Let us out!
Open the door! Open the door!
When it stops... shoot.
STEPPENWOLF
BERIK AYTZHANOV
ANNA STARCHENKO
writer and director ADILKHAN YERZHANOV