The European championships
are coming up
The selectors...
...will be in Kiev in weeks
They will only take the very best
You'll all live in...
...and training will be stepped up
The championships
are being held in the West
Over there, they sneer at us
Say it again
Say those beautiful words...
...ln Vienna, Austria
It sounds as beautiful as Paris
I'm not there yet.
I have to win the trial
You'll win
I'm sure of it
Why?
You have no choice
We have no choice
If you do get to Vienna...
...go to the French consulate
They'll send you to France.
Go and see my family
Let them know I'm alive
Get in touch with that actress
She'll help you get me out
If I make it...
...l may not be able to help you.
Maybe it will take time
I would hate being in France,
if you're here
Is that Vassiliev in lane four?
He's your protйgй?
Have you lost your mind?
Have you seen his file?
His family were enemies
of the people
What are you playing at now?
Did you steal them?
No, they followed us here
Where are you going?
You're beautiful tonight
It's Boyko's birthday
For Serioja...
For Madame Marie
-No.
-Yes
On loan till tomorrow
Inherited from our grandma
Thank you
Four rings. It's for you
Answer it, it's Sacha
They must have your size
Clear the table,
it's time for dinner
If Sacha is selected...
...you won't go too, will you?
No, I won't go
I'll stay with you
I'll always be with you
Can you take over?
And put him to bed
-Where are you going?
-Out
Back late?
Most likely
Ready to go, champ?
Nothing's sure. They pick the team
at the last minute
Friends...
...our present!
To you, Pavel,
and to our friendship
To friendship!
Let's drink
Between us...
...we've made a real champion
Let's celebrate
I have good news
You're in the team
I had to put myself on the line
Don't betray me
by doing something stupid
Of course not
If you do, I will pay for it. Get it?
-Sure.
-I'm relying on you
May l?
Thanks for coming so quickly
What's happened?
Is it Sacha?
He didn't go to Vienna
Before they left,
I searched his locker
Letters for my family.
It's not a crime
Where's Sacha?
What if he decided to take them
to France in person?
Tell me! Where is he?
At a training camp on the Black Sea
Where our best men go
We'll see if he sticks it out
And now, Marie...
...leave him alone
He wants to get away
from your influence
"Three whole days...
"...exquisite...
"...wondrous...
"...a true honeymoon...
"They lodged in a hotel
by the port...
"...keeping the shutters closed
and doors locked...
"...with fresh flowers
and iced cordials...
"...brought to them every morning
"For dinner,
they would take a boat to an island
"They would stroll along the quay"
"The hubbub of the town died away
"She untied her hat
and they stepped ashore
"They lay down in the grass...
"...they kissed in the shade
of the poplars...
"...and they would have liked...
"...to live forever
in this small place...
"...which they blissfully imagined...
"...the most magnificent on earth"
-Where are you going?
-Shopping
-The shops are shut.
-Let go
Let go of me!
Listen...
...keep out of my life
-Hasn't your boss told you?
-What about this?
I saw a man put it
in your letter box
I'm going to denounce you
Don't be foolish.
I'm a Party member
They would say you're jealous...
...trying to get revenge
It's best if you move out
You'll have me evicted?
I'll find you somewhere else
I see why you moved in with me
To stop me watching your wife
Now you don't need me,
you throw me away
Bastard!
Do you hear me?
You're a bastard!
Four rings...
You know, Mummy...
...you mustn't worry about me.
I'm fine here
We have a guest
-Why didn't you write?
-Too busy training
A present
Inherited from our great-uncle
Sit down.
Papa made some soup
How are you? You've grown
As they say on the radio...
...life is getting cheaper
and more and more fun
Have you come back to live?
I mean, in Kiev?