Anna

MOSCOW, 1985

Yes?

- Da? - Your cover's blown.

- Go to the embassy now. - Okay.

Yes.

Da.

What is this? What's going on?

Miss, come with us. - Who are you?

Just come with us. - Please, no. Wait!

Hello! ... Where can we find Robert?

Stop!

Grab him!

Let's go.

- I'm translating. - Stand up!

I'm translating. What's going on?

Let me see your ID papers.

I'm an American citizen.

Is there a problem?

Come with me.

Madame.

Call Ambassador Hartman.

- Tell him the code 13. - Sorry?

I'm a diplomat. Call him now!

Stay here.

I want you to deliver a message to your people.

Can you do that for me?

Thank you.

Fuck!

ANNA

5 YEARS LATER

MOSCOW NOV. 1990

Yeah? Oh, no, I only got three.

There's one spot I haven't tried though. The market.

A guy I met last night in the club tipped me off.

Mmm. Sort of a local playboy.

God knows what to expect, but it's on the way to the airport, so...

Yeah. Yeah, of course, yeah.

Bye-bye.

- -

Look where the hell you're going!

- -

So sorry. What can I get you?

Uh, sorry. I don't speak Russian. English?

English, Chinese, French, Japanese, whatever you like.

Which one are you interested in?

Honestly, I'm interested in you.

I am a scout for a modeling agency in Paris.

I find the stars of tomorrow.

So would you be interested in becoming a model in Paris?

I'm already busy here in Moscow.

- By selling dolls? - No.

I'm in the university, studying biology.

No need to stop. We have girls at school all the time.

I know nothing about modeling.

I'm sure you're a fast learner. And anyway, we take care of everything.

Training, accommodation, visa, documentation.

- What's your name? - Anna.

Anna, please, can you take off your scarf for me to see your hair?

Aye. Magnifique.

Magnificent.

Hello, welcome. May I help you?

- Oh, yeah... - Anna!

- Hi. - Welcome to Paris.

Welcome to your new home!

- How are you? - Good.

Here. Let me take this. So here is the agency.

- How was the flight? - It was great.

Yeah? Ah, excellent. I'm glad to hear it. So let me introduce you.

This is Dorothee, your booker. Best in the business.

I'll call you later. Hi, how are you?

It's two in France.

I've already put your photo out there. People are going crazy about you.

The other girls are really jealous.

- Ta-da! There you go. - Thanks.

We do have a number of Annas though. So I added an M.

Anna M. means love in French. Cheers.

Our new star is in the house and nobody tells me?

John McKee, the big boss.

Delighted to have you with us. I hear Dorothee will be looking after you.

I don't know which one of you got luckier.

- I am! - All right.

Do you want to visit your apartment?

Sure.

Welcome to your new home.

Please don't lose the keys. They cost a fortune, okay?

But first, most important room, the kitchen with our famous Inge. Hi!

Yeah. The pissed off Inge.

Thank God for Inge keeping the place habitable.

This is the dining room and the salon with Petra and Sonia.

- Hi! -

- Thank you, Inge. - Fuck you, Inge.

They're so funny.

These girls aren't staying. They're in transit to Tokyo.

I think your room is over here.

Oopsie. Wrong Anna.

- We've so many Annas at the agency. -

What? I'll call you later.

Closets, closets, closets. And here is Renata.

.

- Hey. - Hi.

Your room and your bathroom.

- And this is Maude. - Hi.

Hi.

Anna.

Well, if you need anything,

you know where to find me.

Thank you.

Okay, uh, let me show you your room.

Ta-da!

It may not be what you were expecting, but as you start booking jobs,

we'll be able to move you to a place of your own.

The fun really starts when you're on set.

The address for tomorrow. Your first shoot.

But I thought I was gonna learn first.

Yeah, but practice beats theory.

We've lined you up with one of the best. Mario Conti.

You're in great hands. I got to go.

Turn that fucking music off! It's not a nightclub here.

- Hey, hey. I never saw white so flashy. -

Are you trying to burn up my retinas? Change it!

- I'm sorry, sir. -

Welcome to middle age.

Oh!

Oh, God! I'm so sorry, girls, I'm late.

I had to take the metro. Couldn't find a cab.

How are you, sweetie?

- Oh, my God! What's this? - It's nothing.

I was just young and stupid.

Find me someone who wasn't.

Find something! Hey, Catherine the Great.

Put that on.

And stop lathering that shit all over her face.

- - There you go.

Now, that's some actual fucking music!

Get out. Get out of my frame.

Okay. Get out. Now! It's okay?

You done it.

Okay, look at me.

And smile. Please, relax and smile.

- Go. Turn. Turn. -

It's so boring. Turn.

Freeze. Okay. Tits out. Push them out. Push them out.

Push your tits out. Push them out. Okay.

More emotion! That's great.

Yeah. Okay.

- - Yeah!

Yeah. Crazy, totally crazy.

- Ciao, Anna. - Ciao, Renata.

What the fuck are you doing in my room?

You've the biggest fucking bed.

And my bed is too small!

- Come on, join us. - No, thank you.

It's just for tonight.

Move it! Would you stop it.

Here you go.

Oleg, my friend! I'm so glad you could make it.

John.

Where have you flown in from this time?

Oh, you know, here and there.

International man of mystery. Come in, come in!

We've gotten some amazing new talent in.

That's Milena, the Brazilian we swiped from Elite.

A Latin-American gold mine.

Who's she, uh, over there?

Anna M.

She arrived from Moscow a short time ago.

Want me to introduce you?

Uh... No. No, I should rest.

- I'm jet lagged. - No, no, no. Come on. Come on.

The wallflower act won't wash with me. You're a partner.

Come meet your newest employee.

- I'll get you something. - Thank you.

Anna! Allow me to introduce Oleg Filenkov.

A compatriot of yours and one of our partners in the firm.

- Hi. - A minor partner.

I'll let you two catch up. Chat about the old country.

It's a crazy party.

Do you stay in Paris?

No. I have a place in London, but I mostly live in St. Petersburg.

The winter to Europe.

In the springtime, there's not a city more beautiful.

I throw a party there every year to celebrate its arrival.

I'd be honored if you could make it.

But we're in September.

I hear you book up quickly.

- I'm trying to beat the rush. -

Yeah. They keep me very busy here.

Everything moves so fast.

And if I invited you to dinner,