In the Dusk (Sutemose)

Lithuania is occupied.

The troops of the soviet army are raging across the country.

The citizens are suffering from economic, political and social repressions.

Partisan resistance is underway.

IN THE DUSK

Better close the door.

They will try to accuse me again.

There are rumors

I'm exploiting my worker.

You mean Ignas?

Yes, him.

You better fire him, father.

Why should I?

Who'll do the work?

I will.

He'll only cause you trouble.

Come on, please!

There's a lot of work.

Managing a whole farm

is not an easy task.

To hell with them!

It's not the first time they try to rob me.

Once you own something,

they show up straight away.

They'd take a beggar's bowl.

I won't let them!

Agne, come here.

I'm working.

It's fine. Come.

Want some berry juice?

We might go to town tomorrow.

What for?

To tell the authorities

about our worker.

To tell them what?

I offered him some land last year.

You did?

If I say I did it, it means I did.

You were there and you heard him refuse.

I wasn't.

If I say you were there,

it means you were.

You offered him some land...

How much, if they ask?

Two hectares...

Maybe even three.

I will think about it.

And why did he refuse?

Tell them he is too lazy, maybe.

He can't even cope with the land he already has.

My God...

Oh my God...

My little boy...

How can I live without you?

I want to die with you.

My little boy...

What do you want, Unte?

I heard someone crying,

so I came in.

There's no need to listen to our cries.

The cow has not been milked.

How can I help?

There's nothing you can do.

Don't look. You'll have nightmares.

Who killed him?

There were three of them.

I know one of them.

He threatened to tear out my tongue if I talk about it.

My husband tried to escape,

but then he got hit and stabbed.

It's all over now.

So you have feelings for my father?

Do you care?

I don't know...

So,

mind your own business.

Do you really think it doesn't concern me?

Am I interfering?

You're not.

I don't even know...

how to deal with this.

I'm going against God's will...

but I can't help myself.

Where is he?

If you're talking about father, he went to the barn.

You're here too.

When did you get back?

You didn't come to visit me.

I heard you were sick,

I didn't want to bother you.

I've been sick for a while now.

I don't need you visiting me.

Just saying.

Bring me some food.

You can eat here.

If the old boor is not around,

a young boor can bring me food.

Enemies' food, madam, doesn't do any good.

What a clever statement.

So, "madam" or "mother"?

Or perhaps I'm an enemy?

You don't like being called "mother".

Devil's old wife!

The food is cold.

Agne could have brought it to you earlier.

I don't want your little sluts running around here.

She is no slut, madam.

She works around the house

and does not just sit around.

Unlike you.

Always the same old song...

Am I some kind of a maid to you?

You took everything that belonged to my father

and now you want me to break my back for you.

You want me dead.

Let's not argue today.

I'd rather bring you some berry juice.

My life could have been different in my father's house...

instead of a place like this.

We had horses,

a proper carriage.

Mother was preparing my dowry...

chest after chest.

And flowers...

they were blooming everywhere.

Madam.

What?

Listen, Elena...

your mansion is gone.

All that was left was a ruin

and they took away even that.

They are the new lords now.

I have nothing to do with that.

You know...

I am not blaming you.

Once a servant...

always a servant.

You know, Elena...

I haven't served anyone in a long time.

And no one will make me do that ever again.

I'd rather bring you the berry juice.

Please, go ahead.

Oh, my Jesus.

Forgive us our sins.

Save us from the fires of hell

and lead all souls to Heaven,

especially those in most need of Your Mercy.

I'll take it.

Pass some more bread.

Hello.

How are you?

- Hello, Unte. - Hello.

Please eat. We have more borscht.

As I was saying there's no need to worry.

If the US and Great Britain form a union against the Soviets,

our country will be free in six months,

a year at most. - Yeah, right!

Pass the bread, will you?

The Soviets are taking over Berlin. No one's going to resist them.

All you hear on the radio is:

"war on communism, war..."

Nonsense. No one cares about us over there.

Do they have any idea what is happening here?

They let the Soviets in and now what?

What can you do to them?

Remember Churchill's speech?

- At Fulton? - Yes.

Churchill was the first to say

that they shouldn't enter Europe or they'll never leave.

Stalin is worried now.

Worried?

Stalin was only worried when the Germans attacked him unexpectedly.

He may have shat his pants when they were near Moscow.

Now he's just pretending. To frighten his people.

He keeps talking about imperialism abroad,

and starvation, and plague, and destruction.

Yet, as it has been for centuries,

illegitimate authority never lasts long.

Well said. Let's drink to that.

Deacon, I... wanted to ask.

I saw Kasheta was stabbed.

Kasheta betrayed a man

and was punished for that.

The exterminators do the same.

They torture and kill the traitors.

War is war. And that's part of it.

We have laws.

You can't do whatever you want.

If you joined us in the forest, you'd understand.

I don't know, I'm already doing something.

Leave the kid alone.

He's not into politics.

Oh, you're here.

Hello.

Hello, Pliauga.

Why didn't you come in?

I didn't want to.

You could've eaten something.

I will.

Here, put it here.