Silence

OSIJEK, CROATIA

They are not real.

Not real.

You know what you need to do.

What do you need to do?

Not real. Not real.

THE SILENCE

Man.

She was still a child.

- Did you know this girl? - No.

- No? - No.

You have ever seen her before?

No, I haven't.

Do you have any children?

No.

- No children? - No, I don't. Why?

- Bring him in. - I haven't done anything wrong!

- I found her and called you. - Easy, we'll sort this out.

We'll sort this out?

You will sort this out?

Ciao.

What about your meeting?

- You'll be late. - I won't.

A girl was found dead in the Drava River.

- The police say this is all they've got. - I saw the crowd by the river.

- You have an appointment - I'll get there.

- Who is the victim? - No ID. Some guy found the body.

- We need his name and story. - I'm not sure he is a suspect.

He is. This will make a great story. National news.

Stribor? Go.

Welcome, Olga Alexandrovna.

- Hello, Nikolaj. Glad to see you. - You too.

KYIV, UKRAINE

Hello!

Hello, Olga Alexandrovna. You look great.

Like our office. Sergej, don't you think it's too much?

Children and youth first.

Please. I want our foundation to invest in children, not in itself.

If you want to make money, you must spend money.

You know what kind of people are coming tonight.

They like classy things. Our dance group will dance for them.

And now I want you to meet our hostesses. The girls are waiting for you.

Girls?

They will welcome our guests.

- Hello! - Hello.

- How old are they? - Thirteen, fourteen. Maybe, twelve.

They are kids. What have you done to them?

- Don't get upset, it's just.. - Listen to me.

The girls won't welcome our guests looking like that. Understood?

Understood.

Thank you, girls.

- Where are you? - In a meeting.

You are a bit late. Mr. Horvati will join you shortly.

- Something to drink? - No, thanks.

- We need to talk. - About what? You are crazy.

When I am done with Horvati?

Come to me.

- Mr. Kralj. - Hello.

- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.

- Coffee? - No, thanks. I've had two this morning.

- There is some whiskey on the table. - It's too early for whiskey.

- How are you? - I'm fine.

- You know why I called you. - I know, it's about your biography.

- Autobiography. - An autobiography?

Yes, my autobiography.

Your autobiography. He didn't mention that.

With all due respect, I don't want to be a ghost writer.

Mr. Kralj, I admire your work.

I read everything you write and I like your style.

- My book is for younger readers. - All right.

I need a contemporary writer to help me get my message across.

And I just want my name on the cover of a book.

So what are we going to do?

What are we going to do? You don't want the job?

Your book will be very popular.

I just want my name on anything I have written.

OK. This is how we're going to do it.

I am interested in your take on the subject.

It's your personal story,

from a small farm near Osijek to the office of Croatian Prime Minister.

A moderate conservative. It's what Croatia needs right now.

Like the Christian Democrats in Germany.

Middle of the road. But it doesn't matter really.

- I'm sold. I am. - You're too much.

- How much do you make on a book? - I have never done this before.

All right, how much? Thirty-five? Forty?

- Something like that. - OK.

- I will pay you one hundred thousand. - One hundred?

Is that OK? Mr. Horvati?

Ivan, I didn't come to negotiate about money.

I want to author a book about a man who is the future of Croatia

for the next decade or more.

Stribor,

let's sleep on it.

You made your terms clear, I've made you an offer.

My grandpa used to say the morning is wiser than the evening.

- My grandpa said the same thing. - There you go.

- Do we know who the girl is? - She had no ID on her.

She was about 15 or 16.

The guy we brought in?

- A witness. - A suspect.

Is he a witness or a suspect? Do we have any evidence against him?

Don't be ridiculous. If we think the girl was killed,

it will be all over media. Is this what you want?

Working with reporters breathing down your neck?

They won't.

It is either suicide or an accident.

Wait a minute, Vlado.

Seriously, do you think this could be foul play?

I do.

Then keep digging.

But find something as soon as possible. If you don't...

I know. I understand.

Motherfucker.

It's you again.

So, you were riding your bike. You saw the body and called us.

- That's all? - Yes.

- Did you touch her? - Yes.

- To check if she was... - If she was alive?

- If she was real. - Real?

Where did you touch her?

You will sleep here and we shall talk more tomorrow.

Tomorrow I want answers from you.

Thumb? One word. About us.

Standing up. Cutting grass?

- You are fat? Pregnant? - Yes.

- I've got some errands to do. - See you.

A baby!

- What are we going to do? - What?

I should ask my boss for a full-time job.

You should.

- We'll be fine. - I know.

Thank you.

Good evening.

A while ago I was a little scared girl from a poor family.

A lot has changed since then, but I'm still a scared little girl.

I was very lucky. I've got a chance to change my life,

and I want many children to get this chance, too.

And also I'm very happy

that so many concerned people have come to my event today.

We can help kids. We can give them a ticket for a better future.

So, let's do it together.

I want to welcome everyone to our Romanchenko Foundation charity event.

And, also thank you, that you did not come here empty-handed,

but with your wallets.

Because our foundation is nothing without you.

So, thank you again.

You've helped us to launch six youth centers, in Kyiv and all over the country.

But I know that we can do more together.

Enjoy your evening.

This is such a beautiful occasion.

And where is your husband? I have a business idea for him.

This event is for kids, not for business ideas. Excuse me.

Hi. Where are you? On your way?

It has already started. I'm waiting for you.

What happened?

Are you at home?

Okay, I'll be right there. Yes. Bye.

What happened?

I don't know. I need to go to my sister's.

- Now? - Yes.

I think Sergej can handle it by himself. Let's go.

What's happened? Something's wrong with Katya?

Alina!

- You're late. - The charity event dragged on.

- Guests didn't want to leave. - I don't give a shit.

You'll be payed here. Don't be late anymore.

OK.

How much will I get?

- How old are you? - Sixteen.

Almost 16

You're 18.

Come with me.

- Maybe we should call the police? - Alina.

Does she have a tracking app?

Please, think. Where can she be? With a friend, maybe?

- She's met a boy, maybe older. - A boy?

- She's 15. - Were you any different?

Who is he? What's his name? Where does he live?

I don't know. I know nothing about him.

- Did you check her social media? - Sure.

- She hasn't posted for two days. - I know.

- We need to find this boy. - Yeah. How?

- Are you okay? - Nikolaj, you've worked for police.

Help us to find someone.

I don't know his name or age, I know nothing about him.

- Olga, what happened? - My niece Katya is missing.

- Have you filed a report? - No, not yet.

My sister thinks she's with a boy.

- Can you help us find him? - Yes, sure, but Sergej...

I'll talk to him.

Shit.

- Howdy! - Show me.

Which one?

This.

Why such ugliness?

- Fuck. Ugly ones are easier... - I'll make you ugly myself.

What have I paid you for?

You needed to find some flesh and make good photos. What's this?

Yegor, I do my best, I need more time.