Little Vera (Malenkaya Vera)

Central Studio of Children and Youth Films named after M. Gorky

LITTLE VERA

Natalya NEGODA

Ludmila ZAITSEVA

Andrei SOKOLOV

Yuri NAZAROV

Alexander ALEXEYEV-NEGREBA

Now we've got it! Just look at her! Just look!

She finished school, but got nothing but foolishness in her head!

It's all your doing! Kissing her ass when she was little.

- Come on, stop it. - That's why she's grown up like this.

Who knows what happens now!

- Will you eat? - Yes, I'm hungry as a wolf.

Is there nobody in this house to fix the light?

Vera!

Victor's coming with his wife.

Come here!

Come here, I said!

What do you think you're doing, Verka?

Why are you torturing your mother?

How can we look people straight in the eye after that?

Instead of helping your mother, you're loafing about with your...

It's Chistyakova, the bitch, who's putting you up to it!

I don't want to see her again in our courtyard!

What's her telephone number? What's her number, I say!

She says she got no telephone.

All right, I'll check it.

I'll get everything from the school - the telephone and the address.

Aren't you ashamed of yourself?

Your mother and I are killing ourselves

to put you on your feet.

Thank God, Viktor has made it. And you?

Have you ever thought that he might be fired because of this thing?

She even began to smoke for everyone to see how liberated she is!

What are you smirking at?

- Will you give me something to grub? - In a minute.

Why don't you say something?

What am I supposed to say?

- Where did you get the money? - Found it.

You hear? You shall go to the police today and tell them everything!

Sit down.

You eat, and I'll go and call Viktor.

Let him talk to her if she won't listen to her mother.

- Isn't he on duty today? - He was yesterday.

Hello? Who is it?

Is it Moscow? Who is it? Sonya?

Sonya, why didn't you call us lately?

How's Mishenka? Is he all right?

It's very hot here.

And you got rains? Oh, it's too bad.

Why don't you come to visit? Mishenka would eat plenty of fruit.

They must be very expensive at your market.

Mishenka, my sweetie!

Say something to your grandma, honey.

Oh, he said "ganma"! And how does my little one sing?

Oh, how he's singing, my darling!

Sonya, did he get any new teeth?

That's all right, they'll pop up.

Sonya, is Viktor home? Get him for me.

Vitya, it's your mom calling.

It's about Vera.

I got into her bag today, I needed a pen.

And I saw some strange piece of paper there.

I unfolded it.

And it was 20 foreign dollars.

Yes, 20 dollars.

She says she walked and found it on the ground.

Since when have we had dollars lying about on the ground?

I'm telling her: "Go to the police and tell them how it happened."

And she doesn't want to!

Verka! Wait, Vitya.

Vera! Verka! Open up now!

Come on, do something!..

Vitya, can you believe what she's doing?

Open up!

She locked herself up in the bathroom!

Where's the money?

What? What are you saying?

Verka!

She tore the dollars up and flushed them down the toilet!

I got no patience anymore! She won't listen to us!

She smokes, she hangs about the hell knows where!

Vitya, you talk to her.

Come here!

Yes? Hi.

Yeah.

Yes.

Sure, I'm already running.

Bye.

What did Viktor tell you?

Don't smoke. It's bad for your health.

Do as the parents tell.

He's right.

Remember, Vera, you must cherish your honor from a tender age.

I got to go.

Is everything all right with Victor?

Yes, he's all right. Will you go there?

Sure I will. They won't work without me.

You got summons from the school?

What? You want a fight?

Bastards!

Let's get out of here.

To go where?

To my place.

Why?

I've got cool cassettes.

- So what? - We can watch the video.

Let's wait for Chistyakova and take her along.

Chistyakova...

I got a call from the naval school.

And?

Will have to go soon.

Why are you staring?

To remember you better.

Vera!

Vera, Vera, Vera dear,

Like a slender twig you steer!

- Where's the dollars? - I lost them.

You sold them?

Lost them.

Who ever lose dollars?

You shouldn't have stuffed them in my bag.

I couldn't go to the station with them and get framed for currency dealings!

Lay off me.

They were Chika's dollars.

He'll switch on the ticker, and I got no money.

I got no money either.

You goats!

What's up?

Nothing.

Who's that?

Don't know. Never seen him before.

- Shall we take a walk? - I'm dancing here.

Let go, you stinking cop!

- What do you want? - Cool off!

Let go, bastard!

Let go! My hand hurts!

You?

What's your name?

Vera. And yours?

Sergey.

The broad that was with me, who is she to you?

She's like sister to me.

All people are brothers.

Only somehow they get their mugs smashed.

You got cigarettes?

Who was that guy with you?

My classmate.

A classmate, that's good.

Shall we go?

- Let's go, I said! - Get lost!

- What about you? - I'll sleep here.

What time is it?

- Half of twelve. - Oh, God!

Like a firefighter.

- Shall I see you home? - No.

Do you love me?

Sure.

All right...

Verochka! It's me.

- Come on, dad! - Sorry.

Have you eaten? Go and eat now!

Verochka!

I can't eat like this. You're so...

Come sit with me.

Mother will be here any minute. Come on, eat and go to bed.

I've missed you.

I can see.

Remember how you put me to bed when you were little?

You were that tiny, but you pushed me in the back!

Vera! Viktor!

Viktor what?

What!

He's coming.

- Why? - To see us.

What about Sonya?

Coming alone.

Dad, go and eat.

Mother will come and make a scene again.

Why is he always coming alone?

Mom, Viktor is coming.

Start baking your pies, mother!

- Did he eat? - Try and make him to.

Is it true?

She never believes what she's told! He called today.

Said he's coming in 3 days.

I beg you, Kolia, be quiet.

- I'm going to shave. - You'll cut yourself.

Fucking not! Where's my razor?

On the balcony.

Why are you talking like that?

You know when she showed up? Just before you.

- Where have you been? - I had a walk.

- Where have you been?! - Kolia, we'll sort it out ourselves.

Hiding in the bushes! I haven't lashed you enough!

Why are you yelling? Go and eat.

Like mother like daughter! I'm going to shave!

You can't shave! I told you: Go and eat!

- There it goes. The circus in town. - Oh, my heart!

It hurts!