Brigada (Бригада)

Russian State TV Company

presents

An Avatar Film Production

Sergey Bezrukov

Dmity Dyuzhev

Pavel Maykov

Vladimir Vdovichenkov

Yekaterina Guseva

Andrey Panin

in the film

by Alexey Sidorov

The Brigade

Written by Alexey Sidorov

Alexandr Veledinsky Igor Porublev

Director of Photography Yuy Raysky

Production Designer Valey Filippov

Music by Alexey Shelygin

RTV Producer Valey Todorovsky

Produced by

Alexander Akopov Anatoly Sivushov

General Producer Alexander lnshakov

Episode 1

The Winter of 1997.

Thank you... Good bye...all the best to you.

Let's go, Volodya.

-All the best to you. -Good luck.

Good luck.

-Vitya, are you coming? -yeah, Ok.

Well, brother.

Sash, what if you give it a second thought?

Pchelkin, all of us are pretty smart guys, so don't push it.

Ok, you are my brother anyway.

-Let's take you to the Airport. -Guys will give me a ride.

Always count on your mind, Bee.

Take Vitya to the Airport, help him and give me a call.

Let's go.

Sash, what a crook is Bee. He lets down our guys, works with blackies.

That bastard doesn't feel guilty. He's not Bee, he's a bug.

Cosmos, we shouldn't be speaking about our friend that way,

but on a wide scale you are right.

Nobody knows what will in the end, Sasha.

-You, fucken, remember my word. -Go, ahead, great.

Bee is our brother. Did you forget, because if you did, I always can remind you.

Let's go.

What's wrong with my watch?

It's 'Rado'. I told you should buy the 'Ray' or the 'Flight'.

Is something wrong?

See, I can't get what's wrong with it.

-Phil, pull up get out of the car! -Cos, jump!

The summer of 1989.

-Good evening. -Good evening, comrades.

Today Michael Gorbachev starrted his businesstrip...

Stop, refuel!

-Whom do you serve, Solomon? -I serve to Soviets!

Look, buddy! Fara! Fara!

Why are you yelling like a horse? Can't you see l'm busy?

-So, what? -Private Dshyraev had served his time.

Well, let's gather sometime! Good luck, guys!

l'm upset that we have to part, l have this nagging feeling.

Come on, stop it. One philosopher said,

lf the souls of people are alive, parting equals to the denial of the separation.

Again, Farik.

l'm gonna come and visit you in Moscow.

Pay attention to the camera. You better hold it evenly.

Will you remember me?

Yes, sir! Hold it.

ls it Ok? It's pretty dreary, anyway.

Lena, l'm coming!

l spent almost two years in Afghanistan, and in Spring we came back home!

l saw Mom and my house! l saw my girlfriend that was vey happy!

She was laughing, but...

...the war was going on over there.

he passing by a deserted canyon is subjected to shooting again;

three soldiers are left to lie forever on those rocks.

The same stuff might have happened to any of us the next day.

She's laughing and the war is going on over there, the war is going on...

Lena!

-These fighters are lucky, they are home. Safe and sound!

Hurray! Hurray!

-The boarder lies here in the middle of the bridge.

Mom! You haven't changed the lock! How could you do that, ha?

Oh! Sasha! Sashechka! He's home, he's alive! Sashechka!

Mom.

-My baby! -That's Ok, mom.

Mom, l'm dirty let me go and clean up. Ok, mom.

-How come you didn't call -Come on, it's ok.

-l would prepare something to eat! -Mom, come on. You are acting immature.

-That's ok. -Oh! Oh! Oh, dear Lord!

It's all, done! Done! That's it!

Cosmos, where did you get this car from?

Guys, it is Lincoln.

-What's there, what's there? Wait. Who? -What's wrong?

Relax; this kind of car has only Michael Jackson and me.

-Michael Jackson is a black guy. -So what. What's wrong with that?

-Pchelkin, are you a racist or what? -Who? Me? l'm not just a racist, l'm the racist!

Got it, you stinky, dirty negro?

Share up! Share up!

-Did you draw the fire on your own? -Andy Wahl.

-What's that? -What, what?

He's the best American artist. You are a hill-billy.

l see.

Cos, even though you drive Lincoln now, you call names you pay the price!

Sasha Belov arrived gimme a ruble! Gimme a ruble!

-What? -Come on. A ruble!

Here, for daddy, mommyand grandma. Get it.

-You're such a sucker! -Get lost!

Mom, have you seen Yleseev's lately? Mom?

Current events... Iatest conference took place...

l asked if Yeleseev's have moved somewhere?

Because l dialed their number a couple oftimes but nobody picked up the phone.

See, if you gave me a notice I would prepare some pastries and your favorite roast meat.

Now you have to eat fried eggs. Like a homeless person.

Don't worry, mom. In theArmy I, literally, could digest nails. So, don't worry.

Right, but you are at home.

That's Ok, mommy.

Attention, please! Private Belov, please come down. We are waiting for you!

ldiots!

-Sash! - My guys! What's up, brothers!

-C'mon here! -Come over here!

l'm just out of the train!

Wait a minute, and what about a stopping-place?

Are you tying to offend us? Phil, criticize him!

Sash, what kind of a train are you talking about! We've been waiting for you for two yeahrs!

C'mon, come over here!

- Mom, l'm gonna go, Ok? -You're not going anywhere.

Wait. l'm coming. Coming! Catch me!

White roses, white roses and the snow of blue window!

Sasha, what's that? Cosmos will not disappear!

Mom, I want to go. l missed them a lot. l'm gone.

Not until you have something to eat...

Snow of the blue windows, white roses white roses! Fuck!...

That's Ok, Ok. l got hit!

No, no we promised to call it an honest giver, didn't we?

- Right? -An honest giver, yeah.

-There you go. -lt hurts.

-Then stop cussing. -Sasha!

- Did they beat me? -They beat you, yeah.

-And In did too, once. -Once and fast. Sash!

Get out! l said, let's go!

You are not going anywhere without having something to eat.

Mom, it's not convenient, mom.

- Here, just two bites, two bites. -Obviously, you didn't serve in Army. Hurry.

-yeah, l obviously didn't. -See, Mom male brotherhood.

yeah, I won't have a chance to comprehend your brotherhood.

-lt's too much, Mom. -That's it, Ok.

Enough.

-You promised me, Sasha. -Just a bit, that's it.

Alcohol? First we drink, afterwe go to prostitu...to sluts.

Goodjob.

Heck with Cosmos, l hope he gets lost.

Go! Pass him! Do it!

Bee, catch him!

- Let's start! -Who's faster?!

-Attention, start! -Waitforme!

Let's go!

The iron monster against space power and here they are...

Come on!

-Sash! -What's up?

Bananas don't grow over here.

Yes, l'm informed! I was away for 800 days, can you imagine!

-Sash, what were you doing over there? - He was laying eggs.

ldiots.

Sash, do you remember how you wanted to jump from the ski-trampoline.

- Not true! -lt is.

No way!

Yes way, remember we sent a red-haired guy to bring skates!

C'mon, l've changed in the Army, but not to that point!

You better tell us what are you gonna do afterwards?

l'm thinking, l'll have a rest for about three months

and afterwards I want to attend the College of Mines...

what's wrong? ln theArmy l read most of the books in the library.

-Chukchi man likes to read. -C'mon, stop it.

-l see, Sash you'refar from being contemporary. - Preach a little, come on.

No-ah, what a...

Tell me, what kind of books? For instance my Dad is a Professor of Astrophysics.

There is no way.

Well, well. See, l'm asking you what is the most important thing nowadays?

lf you'll answer that it's money you'll be punched.

No-ah, ah... here is the most imporrtant thing.

- Never aim a gun at anybody. -And you believe that it's library.

Now make a lot of money, and my poor Dad spends his life working for nothing.

-What the hell for do l need education? -Are you guys gangsters, or what?

Gangsters, we ain't gangsters.

Sash, listen over here, there are such things going on Rishku rail station.

All brotherhoods are hanging out over there. Bee and me, too.

Yes.

We are pretty big people. D'you wonna join us?

- Hell no. - Phil will join later.

- Hey, don't count on me, l haven't decided yet. -Well be the most powerful brigade.

- Here Sash, take it, for a while. - Bee, l don't need that.

Just take it. Hello, stop! Where?

That's it. Baddies, gotta go, I wonna see Lena today, too.

Oh, wait, wait. Such girls are waiting for us. Some fine babes!

Tomorrow. I want to see Lena. l missed her, guys.

-Ok, wait. Listen here. We need to talk. -Something wrong?

- First of all, they have moved. - Really, and I tried to call her.

-So where did theymove? - Don't know. Anyway, just try to stay calm, Ok?

-l'll tell you the whole truth. -Come on, you're beating around the bush.

She is a prostitute now.

Give it to me, it's mine!