't had a drink in a month.
- Sanja! Go out and play!
I don't want to!
It seems the girl liked me.
She thought they beat me up
because of her.
In fact they beat me up
because I was different.
I don't want to live here!
They beat me up!
What's wrong?
They'll throw us out for sure.
Don't yell.
Why are you a tattletale?
Show 'em.
What do you mean, Uncle Toljan?
I'm not your uncle, I'm Daddy!
Go and defend yourself!
Defend myself... but how?
Use your fists, bite, kick.
This way, they'll remember.
If not, you're not a real man.
Now turn off the water.
Caterina!
Are you there? Come and see
what your son has done!
What a mess!
You shouldn’t have
rented it to them, with a child!
That's not a rag,
it's a towel!
Sorry.
Hey, asshole, come out here!
Listen !
Is this your son who's been
hitting these kids with a stick?
He's crazy!
Discipline him, dammit!
Let go of his ear...
or I'll come down there...
and smash your face in.
Go ahead, come on down!
They move in and you can't
let the kids play...
in the courtyard anymore!
Okay, okay.
Can't you take a joke?
I'm coming down and I'm going
to smash his face in. Just wait.
He throws rocks!
Little brat!
If you touch him again,
I'm going to smash your face in!
Are these the guys
who beat you up?
Did you defend yourself?
Did he beat you up?
And you?
Punch him.
I said hit him!
Come on !
Again!
Hit him again!
On the nose, in his face!
Pound him!
Okay, okay.
Now calm down.
We're leaving.
I should whip you.
You flooded the whole house!
Sit down!
Get me the belt.
Give it to me, I said!
I forgive you.
Don't worry,
I'm going to beat him.
Why do you want to hit him?
It's better to teach him the accordion.
I don't ask for much.
What accordion! He's a pest!
Learning how to play the accordion
wouldn’t hurt.
But his father's a soldier.
Today we're here, tomorrow there.
I would never have married a soldier.
Really?
Sure, she'd never
have gotten married!
Look at her!
Touch it.
Harder.
Understand?
And this?
It's to scare people.
If you scare them, they respect you
and they listen to you.
- And if they don't listen?
- Pummel them.
And if they're stronger than you?
Whoever it is,
you have to tell yourself:
"I'm ready to kill
for this cigarette,
for this ice cream."
The others understand that, and
they will give you anything. Understand?
Is that Stalin?
Why?
He's my father.
Sure.
Really?
Sure.
And he... does he know?
Yes.
But it's a secret.
Don't tell anyone, understand?
- Yes.
- It's a secret then, squirt.
I hope it's okay...
Feel how my heart is beating.
And you? Are you happy now?
Go tell the neighbors you're sorry
before they throw us out.
Go on!
Go, Sanja.
Do you have kids?
We had them.
We all had children once:
Solomonich, Inessa, us.
Where did they go?
Did they die in the war?
Yes.
Look, the sole has worn away.
They're old shoes.
Not like your father's...
made of calfskin, new.
He's not my father.
- So who is he?
- Uncle Watchamacallit!
Sanja, where are you?
Come home!
You're an idiot!
You could have looked
at his passport at least.
And what would I have done with it?
Anyway, he's a soldier.
We can always call headquarters.
Good morning, lovely ladies.
Please, help yourselves.
Aunt Tanja, have one.
- What luxury! What do we owe -
- We have to celebrate.
Speaking of which,
how do we want to celebrate?
To each his own.
It's better to celebrate together!
I'll be in charge of organizing it.
- And don't cry, Aunt Tanja.
- I'll bring our daily bread!
No, no.
- None for her.
- No way.
Comrades...
as a soldier, I travel a lot
and meet a lot of people.
But I have never met people...
as kind and friendly as you.
For this reason...
accept as a sign of gratitude...
tickets for the circus!
For Saturday!
We'll go together.
You're crazy to spend so much !
We are touched, really.
We'd love to come.
Especially on Saturday!
To your