Otto the Barbarian (Otto Barbarul)

Hey! Hey!

The school is closed. We're on holiday.

I'll call the police.

OTTO THE BARBARIAN

Tavi!

Tavi!

Tavi, can't you hear when I'm speaking to you?

There are some people waiting for you. Something about child services.

Let's go!

Come, Tavi!

Come on!

Thank you.

Please excuse us.

Please, come in! Nicu, invite them to take a seat!

- Please, do come in! - Costin Penea.

- We are neighbors. - We are?

Yes, Compozitorilor Street. Monica Hărăbor, my colleague.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye. See you next time.

- Whatever you left, you'll find here. - Please do come in.

What is this about, actually?

As I was saying earlier, we are from Child Services, 6th district.

This is regarding Laura Mușatescu.

We would like to talk to Octavian about what happened.

Let's take a seat.

- I'll make you some coffee. - No need, thank you.

Don't worry, there's no bother.

Have a seat, Mr. Penea.

Thank you.

Octavian, sit down.

I'm making some fresh coffee now, this one is a bit cold.

Octavian, please tell me, what was your relationship with Laura Mușatescu?

Otto.

- I beg your pardon? - Otto.

Octavian's colleagues call him Otto.

Otto, please tell me, what was your relationship with Laura Mușatescu?

They were friends, good friends, right?

Octavian, you are studying at Sava high school, right?

Yes, 12th grade. We are graduating this year.

I'd rather hear Octavian answering, if you don't mind.

- Of course. - Otto.

Tavi, that's enough.

The procedure is that if we can't speak with the witnesses,

we need to bring it up to the Prosecution.

- God forbid, it's not the case. - It's a stupid procedure.

It's bureaucracy, but we do have to obey it.

Tavi...

Is there any reason you don't want to talk to us?

Is there any reason why I should?

We are just trying to understand what happened and why.

And we are asking you to help us. Is that ok with you?

Come on, Tavi.

All these questions are meant to help us understand

the circumstances of the situation.

Vera, would you check that coffee, please?

Of course.

Sava Highscool, you say?

I was in class B, with the nerds. You study sciences, don't you?

Yes...

I studied Physics with Botea and Romanian literature with Grigore.

- Is Grigore still alive? - Yes, he is.

He wasn't the easiest to live with, but anyway...

Eventually I didn't end up studying sciences

I was more interested in humanities.

- What do you teach? - History. School no. 52.

Otto, we are not the Police, nor the Prosecutor.

We are interested in covering the basics, to cross off an ABC list.

In order to understand the general circumstances.

We are not looking for culprits.

We are looking for a portrait of the victim.

- Thank you very much. - Sure.

Thank you so much.

Here you have some sugar, if you need it.

Let's see what does it say here.

Were you a close acquaintance of the victim?

Yes.

How would you describe Laura's state?

Did she seem sad, depressed?

Aren't these questions a bit too personal for a multiple choice test?

The victim was always happy.

How would you describe Laura's relationship with close ones?

Friends, family?

Good.

Did she express any negative thoughts, or did she tell you about her problems?

My answer is C.

May I ask you to expand on this, in your own words?

The victim did not express any negative thoughts and whatever else you said.

Be civil.

Are you aware of Laura ever practicing self-harm?

B.

B!

Did Laura Mușatescu tell you about her plan of committing suicide?

- Yes, several times. - Tavi!

Octavian, did your colleague tell you about her plan?

We even made a drawing of it. Together with Mr. Botea, the Physics teacher,

we calculated the maximum tension of the rope.

Tavi, my God!

- Do you want to see it? - Stop it, already! Octavian!

This is very difficult, such a nightmare.

We understand, but it's very important for us to know.

Otto, did she tell you about her plans?

- No, how could it... - Were you involved in this story?

No.

Please write down his answer.

We apologize for these questions, this is the nature of the questionnaire.

Father!

Vera, please take care of this. Father!

Bubu, come on, let's go to your room.

Otto, if Laura had told you about her plans, what could you have done?

A ballad.

- Tavi, that's it! - No, I understand, don't worry.

He plays in a band.

Saw it on Facebook.

Ok, that's about it.

We understood. Let's go.

- You didn't even drink the coffee. - It's ok, thank you very much.

I understand you and I understand what she went through.

I really do.

- I do apologize for... - Thank you for the coffee.

No worries. You didn't even drink it.

- We apologize for... - No worries. Thank you. Goodbye.

Come to the living room for a second.

Tavi...

Can you tell me what happened earlier?

What do you mean?

Why do you think those people came and asked you all kinds of things?

- I don't know. You tell me. - I don't want to tell you.

You did understand for yourself.

I want you to stop with the attitude.

The fact that we know you and accept your behaviour

it doesn't mean that everybody else should understand you.

- Do you understand? - Yeah.

- Yeah, what? - Yes, comrade Nicu!

Oh, boy! Nobody can't talk to you anymore.

Tavi... I'm asking you to get some sense in your head

and to stop with all the nonsense.

It doesn't make you more beautiful or smarter,

and it doesn't reveal any transcendental pain, like you think.

Tavi!

In such difficult times, it's easy to lose yourself, Tavi.

The sane thing to do right now is to make a plan,

to focus on what you have to do: on the finals. You'll soon graduate.

- Tavi, you'll have your final exams. - Anything else?

Do you see how many kids are passing through this living room?

Why doesn't any of them behave like this?

They all respect me, they consider me their friend, they ask for my advice.

- What's the problem, Tavi? - "What's the problem, Tavi?"

- What's your problem, I'm asking. - What's my problem?

- Yes, explain it to me! - "Learn, learn, learn!"

Are you afraid that I'll end up as a loser,

a failed teacher at a neighborhood school?

To wait on morons to study?

So, to you, I am a loser?

Thank you.

I'm keeping this for a while. If your father is so bad,

or whatever you think about me, it stays with me for a while.

- This house needs some rules. - Sell it online!

Wanna see a trick?

What do you think?

Do we have a spark?

Tavi! Where are you going?

Who can understand you anymore, kiddo?

Hit that car! Smash it!

Good job!

One more! Let's go! You have other cars, too!

What, are you pissed?

Smash all those cars!

Bubu, let's go to bed.

Otto! Hi!

I didn't know whether to ring the buzzer or not.

I called you. Why don't you answer?

What do you want?

Marc was saying that they're going to rehearse somewhere else.

Somewhere on Manu street.

Good for him. I have things to do.

- Please! - Get on with your life!

Otto!

I don't want to have anything to do with you. Get on with your life!

Finish it!

I'll wait for you to finish smoking.

No, you go ahead and eat.

I don't want to eat, right now.

It's very good.

Your hair looked before.

Or with side bangs, like the trend is.

Emo style?

I think it would fit you. Now you're like a hedgehog.

Otto!

Please!

See you tomorrow?

Will you lock the door, please?

Hi!

Can I drop you somewhere?

Would you help me, please?

Thanks a lot! Wait!

Now that you know where I live and you are around,

give me a call and let's go have a beer.

Hi!

Is your father also asleep?

Dunno.

I can't even smoke, anymore.