ANDREW ANDREW_KUM CTAC DASHA DITRO DMYTRO DOUANIER DYMA HOMME INGA LYDIA MAMAN_INGA MARCO POLISH_RADIO PRESENTATEUR RADIO_ANCHOR RADIO_ANNOUNCER VOIX_OFF RADIO ANCHOR There are now huge queues at the Ukrainian-Polish border… The traffic jams have stretched out for 30 kilometers, cars standing in multiple rows. This is the line of those who want to leave for Poland. VOIX OFF Once upon a time, there was a beautiful Princess.. RADIO ANNOUNCER At the Shehyni border crossing point people are walking non-stop towards the border with small children in their arms and on strollers. Shehyni has the only pedestrian crossing point. There are thousands of people in line. Border guards are only allowing women and children, as well as foreigners... INGA Dima, she tells me you're lying! LYDIA Goddamn it LYDIA Stop! DOUANIER Two suspicious women, I need reinforcement… VOIX OFF Many brave knights sought to become the Princess's chosen one, but only one has touched her heart. HOMME Watch out, you fool! LYDIA Wait for me! INGA Dima, that's not true, right? VOIX OFF One day the Princess received a letter from her Knight. INGA Won't you marry me? VOIX OFF But she could not read it...And she didn't want to learn. The princess shed bitter tears because she didn't know… LYDIA What did he do? VOIX OFF whether the Knight loved her or chose another girl…         RADIO ANCHOR In Kharkiv region, active fighting last night took place in the direction of Pechenyhy, where a dam was blown up the day before to keep the enemy out, and Dergachi, the nearest suburb of Kharkiv. Ukrainian troops are holding their positions and are not giving up a single meter In Kupyansk, a bridge over the railroad tracks was blown up at night, which was the route to Kharkiv. A woman and two children were injured in the shelling near Kupyansk. According to the head of the regional state administration, 20 vehicles were repelled in the morning, and 20 more tanks retreated. after a short lull, the townspeople hear explosions again, the enemy is trying to enter the town again. Yesterday we saw Russian armored personnel carriers hit from the direction of Tsyrkuny INGA Dima, what is going on? DMYTRO What do you mean? INGA What is this circus? DYMA Can you make it so that he doesn't bark? INGA Dima, why are you hiding me? Am I some sort of servant to you? DMYTRO Who is hiding you? INGA You are hiding me! DMYTRO Make it so that Eclair doesn't bark, do you get it? INGA You bark at me more than Eclair does! DMYTRO quiet! Be quiet! Shut your little mouth and calm Eclair down. INGA Eclair, come to me. DMYTRO That's it, keep an eye on him. Here. DMYTRO Take him! DMYTRO Sit down. Make yourself at home. LYDIA You know why I came here. DMYTRO What are you up to? LYDIA I've put the word out. Going to transport people around. It's the least I can do right now. DMYTRO Of course, it is your nature to play noble and help everybody. INGA Eclair, be quiet! DMYTRO You don't compromise your integrity, I see... LYDIA It's enough that you "compromise" our family. DMYTRO That's funny. LYDIA Dima, let's get to the point. LYDIA I want a divorce. You can keep all the property. DMYTRO Do you mean our apartment in Luhansk? LYDIA I only need a car. DMYTRO And the trust? LYDIA What is it about the trust? I haven't been involved in the matters of the newly displaced persons for a year, since I left Kharkiv. I'm not signing any documents. DMYTRO you are a co-founder of the "Ukrainian Family", along with me. LYDIA The problem is that a family trust without the family is a mockery. So I want to avoid associating myself with it. DMYTRO It will be tricky. INGA Eclair, be quiet. LYDIA How so? I will withdraw my share after the audit and verification. They will anyway go on in the parallel with the divorce. DMYTRO courts are not working now. LYDIA So we'll go as soon as they start working. Can it stop barking? DMYTRO Inga! DMYTRO Come here. DMYTRO I have one favour to ask. You will take her to Poland. To the nearest city with an airport. LYDIA А сам? Why don't you do it yourself? DMYTRO By the time I get there, the borders will be closed for men. LYDIA Ask someone else. DMYTRO Consider that my condition. LYDIA Our daughter. May I? DMYTRO Say hi from me. LYDIA Yes, darling. DASHA Finally! Phew! Marco and I are coming. LYDIA Where? DASHA To Ukraine to pick you up. INGA Dima, I'm not going with her. DASHA We just left Berlin; we'll be in Poland soon. DMYTRO Everything will be fine. INGA What if she drops me off somewhere in the field? What am I going to do? DMYTRO Calm down. LYDIA Dasha, don't do it, I'm begging you. DASHA Come to the border, we'll meet you there... LYDIA Dasha, listen to me carefully. DASHA Hello, can you hear me? LYDIA Dasha! DASHA Hello, hello? LYDIA Can you hear me? Everything will be fine. INGA That's it, that's it, Eclerchik, that's it! It's all right.. INGA Eclerchik will soon need to pee.             INGA Did we take a safe road? LYDIA Are there any safe roads now? INGA So now what, we're driving to die on the road? LYDIA You could have stayed in Kharkiv. INGA You know, I would gladly stay if I could. LYDIA I can stop. INGA Have you been to Cyprus? LYDIA No. INGA I'm going to Cyprus. It's warm there, fresh fruit, no war. LYDIA Cyprus has been at war since '74. INGA How come? Are you kidding? LYDIA Read it on Wikipedia. You can read, can't you? INGA What do I need your Wikipedia for? Dima would never in his life send me to such a place. LYDIA They haven't been shooting there for a long time, the conflict is frozen. But you should know where you are going. INGA Hello! Come to me, my precious… Are you my precious? My sweet bun! INGA My lion. INGA Dima has always taken care of me. I remember back in Luhansk, he gave me 101 red roses for my birthday... a meter tall ones. LYDIA Wait, you've been together since Luhansk? INGA Sure. A week ago was our anniversary - eight years. INGA Oh, you didn't know. Well, I've always known about you. And you found out only last year. In a juicy situation, so to say. LYDIA It was bound to happen sooner or later. INGA And you, honestly, didn't suspect anything? LYDIA Honestly, at that time, I had no time for that. INGA Can a psychologist get psychological help? LYDIA Are psychologists not humans? INGA Humans, but it always seemed to me that this profession...forces you to constantly behave, doesn't it? My spiritual guru is like that. LYDIA Who? INGA Well... How to explain...  She's my mentor.. Mental, karmic... We are running a ""Five wishes marathon"" with her, and the third wish has finally come true. LYDIA Did you wish for the war to start? INGA God! Of course, no! Just that Dmytro would finally get a divorce. INGA Gorgeous! RADIO ANCHOR Poland is ready to accept Ukrainians fleeing from the war. Temporary centers have been set up near border crossings to provide assistance. Mostly these are women with children. A place for refugees from Ukraine was also organized at the train station in Przemyśl. Volunteers – both Poles and Ukrainians – provide food and essential items. There are coordinators who collect contacts of those willing to shelter someone or provide transportation further into Poland. The square in front of the station is filled with cars. The local authorities have waived parking fees. Areas for recreation have been arranged for children. INGA Now many people will understand what the war is. For real, not on TV. We've already been through it. And we know what loss is. LYDIA What did you have to lose? INGA Me? LYDIA Is there anyone else in the car? INGA I know what you think about me. LYDIA Do you? INGA You think I'm a stupid slut who stole your husband. LYDIA Prove me wrong. INGA Why should I? INGA You're asking what I lost? PRESENTATEUR The next contestant is Miss Agricultural University, Inga Svystun! MAMAN INGA My girl... PRESENTATEUR Inga is 18 years old.  She is studying to become an English translator at the Agrarian University. Inga has a romantic and vulnerable nature. She dreams of meeting her only love and creating a strong family. Inga Svystun! PRESENTATEUR And I'd like to remind you that the sponsor of our beauty contest is Luhansk Feed Mill Plant: "A well-fed animal - a well-fed man!" PRESENTATEUR Who will win the title of "Miss Luhansk - 2014" today? Well, the next contestant is Zoryana Rex. Miss Cooperative College. Nineteen years old Zoryana describes herself as a versatile personality… ANDREW KUM How do you like the previous one? DMYTRO Tell me, Miss Luhansk, would you like to become Miss Ukraine? INGA Yeah…I would like to, very much… INGA Mom, hurry up, I'm begging you. MAMAN INGA Oh, let me rest a little bit. INGA Mom, we won't make it in time! MAMAN INGA Oh… INGA Mom, come on, let's go. MAMAN INGA Wait, I'll rest for a bit. INGA Mom. MAMAN INGA I don't want to flee anywhere. INGA Here we go again. MAMAN INGA Damn separatists. Why do I have to flee from the city where I was born and where I've lived my entire life? INGA Because these bastards will find and incarcerate you! Don't you get it? INGA Mommy… Mommy... Why are you crying? Mommy Mommy come on. Come on. They are already waiting for us there. Let me help you. Mom, don't cry. Everything will be fine, Mom. Wait, Mom… Where is he? DMYTRO Halt. Let's go! INGA What about my mom? DMYTRO There are no more seats. INGA I won't go without Mom! DMYTRO Calm down! CTAC Dmytro, I gathered my theater staff,  just as you requested. But I'll stay for now… DMYTRO Okay, okay, Stas, go! CTAC Okay, okay. DMYTRO Your mother will take another bus. INGA Dim, I can't do this. You promised! DMYTRO Calm down. My wife's sister is taking the same bus. She's standing over there. DMYTRO There are workers from theaters, schools, and so on. INGA And who is she? DMYTRO A drama theatre actress! Andriy! Help with a baggage! Get in there! INGA Dima, when will you come? DMYTRO I'll come! Go! MAMAN INGA Daughter.. My darling.. INGA Mom MAMAN INGA Daughter.. My darling.. INGA Everything will be fine! MAMAN INGA Everything will be fine, don't worry! INGA Everything will be fine! I love you! DMYTRO Well, what's up? ANDREW Will everything be fine with that bus? DMYTRO Yes, don't worry. LYDIA So your mother and my sister… were on the same bus? INGA Dima meant well. It's just that the times were tough. They ended up getting under the shelling, who could have known... LYDIA Damn! Damn! LYDIA What shall we do now? INGA Do you have a spare tyre? LYDIA He had a pee. INGA My dad was a car mechanic... INGA Woh! LYDIA And you can speak Ukrainian. INGA My mom was a Ukrainian language teacher. There's no way not to start speaking Ukrainian with you by the time we get to our destination. LYDIA Is that why you wanted to get mom out of Luhansk as soon as possible? INGA The idea of the 'Russian world' was unfamiliar to her. LYDIA You have lost a lot. INGA My mentor says: Our task is to move on, and karma will sort everything out. INGA But I have money, luxury stuff to wear, a man.. And friends who care whether Meghan Markle got a nose job. LYDIA And what do you think? INGA From my own experience, she did a bit. Take the jack. INGA And the key. INGA I'm basically a nobody without Dima. LYDIA Is that what he says? LYDIA Are you tired? INGA Yeah.. LYDIA When I was a kid, I used to read fairy tales to my sister before bed. LYDIA And when we grew up, she collected her favorites and recorded them for me. I have even saved the CD, can you imagine? VOIX OFF One day, the Princess received a letter from her Knight. But she couldn't read the words... Slowly, her beauty faded, and the Knight grew tired of waiting for a response. And so, the Princess remained lonely. INGA Is this the border already? LYDIA A few kilometers away. This is the first check. INGA My dear, come to me, my sweety! LYDIA Get your documents ready. INGA My passport, Eclair's passport… Can I take Eclair for a pee? LYDIA Make it quick. INGA We’ll be quick. LYDIA foundation's statute... Incoming funds..  Sender's country... Russia? Signed by... Lydia Monastyrska... Dmytro Mazur… But I didn’t sign this…" LYDIA I have one question: INGA Is it okay for you to rummage through other people's things? LYDIA Did you know that the trust receives money from Russia? INGA What? LYDIA That he forges my signature? Check the documents. INGA Check what? I don't get any of this. LYDIA Why are you taking these documents to Cyprus? He want to open offshore accounts there... …in order to keep getting money from Russia. INGA Why would you care? You're getting divorced soon, anyway! LYDIA He won't let me go. INGA What do you mean? Dima promised me. I've been waiting for eight years! LYDIA Divorce is the division of property and all other forms of ownership, and we are the co-founders of the fund. I'm revoking my share and then audits begin, checks, and then everything becomes evident! INGA You're just jealous, that's all. LYDIA He won't let me get a divorce. It will expose his schemes! INGA Why are you meddling, huh? Why are you meddling? Everything was just fine! DOUANIER Good afternoon, your passports, please. LYDIA Dima is lying to you. DMYTRO Are you at the border? INGA Dima, she says that you're lying to me! DITRO What are you talking about? INGA Your wife saw those documents that you slipped me. LYDIA Goddamn it! Excuse me… LYDIA Stop! DOUANIER Two suspicious women, I need reinforcement… DMYTRO Did you show her documents? DMYTRO Why are you silent? LYDIA Wait! INGA It's not true, is it? DMYTRO Where are you now? INGA You promised you'd divorce her. Didn't you? DMYTRO Is she around? Put her on the phone. INGA Dyma, you promised! DMYTRO Put her on the phone! Give the phone to Lydia! INGA Won't you marry me? DMYTRO You, stupid c**t! Shut the f**k up. And give the phone to my wife! LYDIA What did he do?! LYDIA She's pregnant! The woman is pregnant! She just felt sick! It's Okay! INGA Don't tell him where I'm going. Please. INGA This is not how I imagined my trip to Cyprus… LYDIA You'll manage. INGA Sure, I have no choice. Well, Mom managed somehow when she kicked out Dad. I'm not worse. INGA I'm my mom's daughter. LYDIA Don't underestimate yourself. INGA You'll need those. POLISH RADIO Over the past 24 hours, Russian occupying forces launched 84 various strikes in the Kharkiv region. In response, the Ukrainian army destroyed the columns of the Russian troops and successfully intercepted a cruise missile... There is our correspondent in Kharkiv: Prior to the war, 80% of the residents in Kharkiv spoke the Russian language. It was here that the russians expected to be welcomed as liberators with flowers, but that didn't happen. They had to confront the local community and territorial defense forces, who put up strong and resolute resistance, pushing them away from the city. DASHA Mommy! DASHA Mommy! LYDIA My dear. LYDIA Is that him? DASHA I know what you're going to say. MARCO Hi, my name is Marco. LYDIA Lydia. There is... Inga... in my car. Will you take her with you?" DASHA Of course. I've booked two rooms in Warsaw for an overnight stay. We can ask for an extra bed or.. LYDIA My sweetheart. I'm not going... DASHA What do you mean? LYDIA I need to go back to Ukraine. DASHA Is this a joke? Mom, I saw your stories in social media. Mom, a trasporter? For God's sake! I understand, it's emotional, but it's all over now. You're already here, safe. Why? LYDIA I have to go back. DASHA Mom! Mom, you can't save everyone! And you will not get Her back that way. Mom! Why don't you think about me? LYDIA My sweetheart, forgive me, please. DASHA Mom... LYDIA My sweetheart, forgive me, please. DASHA Mom... LYDIA Help Inga get settled in Berlin. Please. LYDIA Take care of her. MARCO Okay.