Edges of the Lord

Romek: I WAS 11 WHEN I CAME TO REALIZE

HOW DANGEROUS IT WAS TO BE A JEW.

MY FATHER CALLED ME TO HIS STUDY ONE DAY

AND SAID, IN ORDER TO SURVIVE, WE HAD TO SEPARATE.

PAPA THEN BEGAN TO POUND THE CATHOLIC PRAYERS INTO MY HEAD

SO THAT I WOULD PRETEND TO BE A CATHOLIC,

ASSURING ME THAT GOD WOULD UNDERSTAND.

BUT WHEN HE BEGAN TO PUT ME IN THE CLOSET,

MY MOTHER AND FATHER BEGAN TO ARGUE,

AND ONCE I HEARD HIM CRY.

DOES THE HOLY COMMUNION

REALLY TASTE LIKE BLOOD AND FLESH?

HAIL MARYS --CAN'T LET GO UNTIL YOU FINISH.

HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE,

THE LORD IS WITH THEE.

BLESSED ART THOU AMONG WOMEN,

AND BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF THY WOMB, JESUS.

HOLY MARY,

MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY FOR US NOW

AND AT OUR DEATHS LATER.

NO, THAT'S NOT IT.

YOU NEED TO BE STRONG.

I BROUGHT THE POTATOES.

I CAN'T LIFT MY ARMS.

DON'T MAKE ME DO IT ANYMORE.

MAX!

MAX, HE'S HERE.

YOU TOLD MEHE WAS COMING ON THURSDAY.

HE WANTS TO TAKE HIM RIGHT AWAY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

PROFESSOR, IF YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THE BOY,

IT HAS TO HAPPEN NOW.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

THERE'S NO TIME.

IT HAS TO BE NOW. YES?

BUT HE'S NOT READY.

HE HAS NOTHING PACKED.

PROFESSOR, YES OR NO?

DO YOU HAVE THE BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATES?

HERE.

THE PRIEST ARRANGED THEMFOR ALL THREE OF YOU.

ROMEK!

SARA, BRING HIM HERE!

SARA...

GO, GET HIM SOME CLOTHES,QUICKLY!

HE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE!

LET GO NOW!

PAPA! NO!

NO! NO!

NO, NO, NO, NO! MAMA, NO! GO, ROMEK.

ROMEK, YOU HAVE TO GO NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO GO.

PAPA, PLEASE, LET ME STAY!

ROMEK...LET ME STAY!

PAPA!

ROMEK...

BOY, GET DOWN.

PAPA! PAPA! LET ME STAY!

PAPA!

PLEASE!

OKAY.

PAPA!

HALT.

PAPERS.

WHAT DO YOU CARRY IN YOUR CART?

POTATOES.

Man: ARREST HIM! HE MUST BE STOPPED!

JUDEN! JEW! JEW!

IT'S HIM.

AAH!

LET'S GO.

MOVE. ON YOUR WAY.

HYAH! HYAH!

PRAISE THE LORD.

SO...

THIS IS THE BOY.

YES.

Man: FATHER!

OH, NO.

FATHER, SHE'S DRIVING ME CRAZY.

YOU MUST TALK TO HER.

SHE'S TELLING ME AGAIN I STINK.

THEN MAYBE IT'S TIME TO JUMP IN THE RIVER.

BUT I CAN'T SWIM.

FIND A SHALLOW SPOT.

Romek: AS WE APPROACHED THE VILLAGE,

MR. LIPA SAID THAT THE GERMANS LOVE TO KILL AND EAT A LOT.

THEY TOOK FROM THE POLES ALMOST ALL THE COWS, GOATS, AND PIGS.

Gniecio: VLADEK, OPEN THE GATE.

HELLO, NEIGHBOR. HELLO.

YOU HAVE A VISITOR?

YES. THIS IS MY WIFE'S COUSIN'S SON.

THEY LOST THEIR HOUSE IN A BOMBING.

HE'S GOING TO STAY WITH US FOR A FEW MONTHS.

AH.

WHAT NICE, NOBLE FEATURES.

HE LOOKS LIKE A PRECIOUS MUSIC BOX.

VLADEK, FASTER!

HYAH!

Romek: I'M GLAD MR. LIPA WAS SUCH A GOOD LIAR.

HE SAID, "YOU'RE PART OF MY FAMILY FROM KRAKOW NOW."

HIS NAME IS ROMEK.

VLADEK, SAY GRACE.

BLESS -- BLESS US -- BLESS --

B-BLESS US FOR THESE...

FOR THESE, UH...

BLESS US FOR --

WHY DON'T YOU MAKE HIMSAY IT?

NO.

YOU SAY IT.

BLESS US, O LORD,FOR THESE, THY GIFTS,

WHICH WE ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE,

FROM THY BOUNTY,THROUGH CHRIST, OUR LORD.

AMEN.

Gniecio: VLADEK, I WANT YOU TO GO TO THE QUARRY

AND WASH THE CART FOR SUNDAY MASS.

PAPA...

CAN I SHOW HIM THE PIG?

WHAT?

CAN I SHOW HIM THE PIG?

AFTER THE MEAL.

ROMEK, COME.

LISTEN, BOY, DON'T TELL ANYONE ABOUT THIS PIG --

ANYONE.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

Romek: IT WASN'T VERY SMART

FOR MR. LIPA TO HIDE A PIG AND A JEW IN THE SAME HOUSE.

IF THE GERMANS FIND OUTABOUT THE PIG...

POOF!

POOF!

Manka: HE'S GOING TO GET US ALL KILLED.

Gniecio: IT'S JUST FOR A FEW MONTHS.

VLADEK, NOT A WORD OF THIS TO TOLO.

FOR HIDING A PIG FROM THE GERMANS,

THERE WAS A PENALTY OF DEATH.

AAH!

TOLO, COME HERE!

TOLO!

AAH!

Tolo: NO, VLADEK, NO!

NO, STOP IT!

NO, VLADEK!

STOP IT, VLADEK!

AAH!

AAH!

PYRA, LEAVE HIM ALONE.

PYRA!

STOP IT! PYRA!

Romek: MY MOTHER SAID THAT THE WORLD WAS UPSIDE DOWN.

TWO PLUS TWO EQUALED SEVEN OR EVEN ONE HUNDRED,

BUT NEVER FOUR.

RIGHT ANSWERS WERE DANGEROUS.

AND SO WERE THE KIDS...

ESPECIALLY MARIA, VLADEK'S GIRLFRIEND,

AND ROBAL AND PYRA.

Pyra: HEY, LOOK! VLADEK'S COUSIN! HE'S A SPY.

GET HIM!

HE'S TOO PRETTY.

LET'S HANG HIM.

Vladek: COME ON, YOU GUYS.

LET HIM GO.

HEY, HEY, HEY...

WHERE IS ROMEK?

TOLO?

IN PIG HOUSE.

WHY?

VLADEK PUT HIM THERE.

GO AND GET HIM IN HERE.

NOW!

STOP IT.

YOU TWO BETTER GET ALONG.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

ANSWER ME!

YOU SLEEP TOGETHER TONIGHT.

MY BROTHER KNOWS HOW TO BREAK NOSES, YOU KNOW.

VLADEK, SHOW HIM.

SHOW HIM.

IF PAPA HADN'T STOPPED ME...

YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTENTHIS.

YOU ARE DEAD.

PSST!

Come sleep in my bed.

SHE'S HAVING HER NIGHTMARE AGAIN.

SHUT UP.

SHE WORKS SO HARD DURING THE DAY,

AND IT ALL COMES BACKTO HER AT NIGHT.

TOLO IS SO STUPID.