To See the Sea (Pojedeme k moři)

Tomas Hrobsky presents his very own film

TO SEE THE SEA

Starring

Mom Dad

Stana Grandma Zdena

football coach Safarik

Haris's dad Haris's mom

FC Jiskra Ceske Budejovice

Mr. Taxi driver

Hi, my name is Tomas Hrobsky. Yesterday, I turned eleven.

My big dream is to become a famous director and direct movies.

But not only here in the Czech Republic!

I would like to start my career here. Shoot one or two movies

and then work in America. In Hollywood.

Just like Milos Forman.

Dad keeps telling me I need to learn it first,

but I decided to make a film anyway.

I got a camera and my very own editing program.

I can use it to cut scenes, add music, make all kinds of effects,

and play with sound.

A filmmaker should make a movie about something that he knows.

So, I will shoot my first film about myself, my family, and Haris.

Haris is my best friend from former Yugoslavia, now Croatia.

His mom is from there.

Haris was born in Croatia, but then his whole family moved here,

because his dad is Czech.

Haris Kubalek!

Hi.

He is my classmate.

And even though he's a Croat, his Czech is excellent.

I have never seen the sea,

my parents never have time nor money for a beach holiday.

But Haris promised we'd go see it one day.

This is my dad,

my mom.

She wants to be pregnant, but she isn't.

This is our house.

We live in a beautiful, historical city.

We live in Ceske Budejovice.

This is Stana, a girl I love.

I think she likes me, as well.

But she is still too young and too shy to express it.

Mom said girls do this all the time.

And the best way to make them like you is to show you're interested,

and then stop it.

Tomas, don't do it!

And even if they were not interested at first,

they'd start missing your attention and want it back.

Stana loves ice creams and has a beautiful voice.

My grandpa died some time back, but I still have a grandma Zdena.

She is at our place quite often, my dad always drives her.

But she should walk and get here on her own.

Tomas!

- Hi, grandma! - Tomas!

You haven't exercised, again!

You never walk, anymore!

Then come with me to see the swans.

She listens to folk music,

and hardly ever goes on walks.

But she's more easy-going than mom.

Mom's pretty strict.

Tomas, don't film me now.

Turn it off!

Turn it off! Turn it off! Turn it off! Turn it off! Turn it off!

She's fun to be around.

She says she loves me and folk music

more than anything in the world.

I love her more than anything in the world, too.

But she constantly eats things that are bad for her!

So I take those bad things away from her to keep her healthy.

Tomas, give that back. Give it back!

Hana, make him give that back!

I also don't like that she farts

and never admits to it.

Grandma?

You just farted!

I did no such thing!

Every movie should start with something tragic.

The tragedy of my life is football!

Haris and I play for a club.

He's really good.

But I couldn't care less about it.

Still you are way better than some guys the coach puts in.

I hate football, but I have to play it!

Dad said I'm good at it,

but I know he says that only to keep me doing it

and away from drugs.

This is Coach Safarik.

What are you doing? Oh, come on! Move it!

The coach's best friends are the Daddies.

That's how Tomas and I call them.

They are the fathers of some of our teammates.

The Daddies are best buddies with the coach,

and their kids are best buddies with the coach's son.

And these guys get to play the most.

I think they're idiots.

Hey, stop messing around over there! Let's go, let's go, let's go!

Milan, look at that! He's playing around with that camera!

That's Hrobsky again, huh?

Come on! Move it, move it, move it! Or I'll make you do squats!

Damn, Klimes!

You aren't showering, again?!

But I didn't even break a sweat!

- Move it or I'll slap you! - Leave me alone!

Get into that shower, or you're gonna stink!

- But I'm not sweaty! - Damn, Klimes!

No! Leave me alone!

His click looks like a little mushroom!

He's circumcised!

- Cool, let me see! - Damn, man, circumcision!

Leave me alone!

So, this is how it looks like at football practice!

Luckily, they don't bother Tomas or me.

They only call us faggots, because we never want to talk to them.

And we don't care.

We have one mystery we need to solve.

My dad keeps going away someplace during the day.

He lies about it, and never wants to say where he goes.

My dad finally found a job.

He sells used furniture, and can work from home,

because he sells the furniture online.

Mom is a physiotherapist,

and helps people who suffered injuries,

need their joints loosened,

or she tries teaching paralyzed people to walk again.

But that is rarely a success.

I know she does a lot of good, but I don't like going there.

That place is full of sick, injured people,

and mom mostly helps the disabled.

But mom is right.

It's good for a person to see all this in order to appreciate what he's got.

But they never let me inside that building.

I don't know.

I have proof my dad is a liar thanks to my new camera.

So, enjoy your meal.

- Bon appétit. - Bon appétit.

- How was football training? - OK.

Alright, let's play! Move it, move it, move it!

Hrobsky, Kubalek, 50 squats for chatting!

Where are you going, Hrobsky?

You think you'll squat better over there, huh?

Damn it! One! Two, come on!

Three! Four! Five, move it!

Will you be playing on Saturday?

I would like to stop by and watch you play.

- Mommy will join me, right? - Hm.

I don't know if I'll be playing.

Maybe some of the guys won't show up, and I'll get a chance.

Why doesn't he ever put you in?

Because you never stop by.

Sorry, but football is not about parents stopping by.

Hm.

- And do you train hard enough? - Yeah.

- And does the coach ever praise you? - No.

And what about Haris?

He plays quite often.

- Quite often? - Hm.

Haris is the best player on that team.

Yeah. He is.

Mommy and I will come on Saturday, right?

Hm.

So, here we go.

_Dad? 41m?

Were you at home today?

When?

When I was at school.

Of course I was at home. Why?

And what were you doing?

I was working on the computer, that's what. Why?

Even at 10:00?

Yeah, even at 10:00. I was doing some work stuff. Why?

So, dad is lying to me!

Will I finally find out why?

I didn't want to jump to any conclusions,

so I continued filming my dad for the next couple of days.

On Monday, he was at home and truly worked on his computer.

But on Tuesday, he went somewhere, again.

On Thursday, I wanted absolute certainty

he's not in a different part of the flat,

so I placed my camera into the window.

And dad really sped off somewhere in his company car.

Dad?

What?

Were you at home today, too?

I worked on the computer all day.

Why are you interested in this so much, Tomas?

If you only knew, mom!

I seriously suspect my dad is cheating on mom.

That he's seeing another lady.

I know it happens in movies all the time.

But I don't want it happening to my parents.

Well, it usually starts with the people not getting along too well.

They fight a lot, and then find other partners they get along with better.

Haris and I have decided to uncover this secret.

And we're gonna film it all!

Grandma, don't you think something weird has been going on around here lately?

Yeah.

You keep stealing my sweets,

and you don't want to go see the swans with me.

Come on, grandma. This is important!