Five Brides
writing credit: David Maryan
directed by Alexander Solovyov
cinematography: Albert Kyun
production design: Yosif Shipnel
cast: Amvrosi Buchma, Tamara Adelgeym Matvei Lyarov, Stepan Shagaida
VUFKU 1930 (Vse Ukrainskoe Foto Kino Upravlenie)
the year 1919
The first partisan detachment "Red Ukraine"
There is information that the Petlyura detachment will go up to the village. Liaise with the young people who had remained in place.
- It will be done!
- In the morning everybody should gather in the forge!
- In the morning in the forge!
The local poor people were trembling: The Petlyura detachment was approaching.
The moneybags were evacuating their children and property.
- Some young people stay here. The rest will go to the Red Partisans.
- Listen to the words of our rabbi!
- We know what we do! Do not teach us!
- If you go to the partisans, then everybody here will suffer for this ...
- Come into the synagogue, children! Only prayer will give you salvation!
- We will pray ... But what about our children? ..
... let them go ...
- Do not listen to him, children! - Let them go! They have their own ways!
- You will be punished for your words and thoughts, Leiser!
- Ah, rabbi, rabbi! Our children are more reasonable than you ...
Here they come!
Quiet! Quiet!
Don't grin, old woman!
Sit down! Sit!
Don't get up, old woman!
- For what?
- Don't move!
- Well, remember it!
- because of a lousy boot-maker's mother, the entire village should suffer?
- Today! .. As early as today, all of you beggars will be slaughtered!
Waiting ...
Quiet! .. Quiet! ..
Waiting ...
- How dare you whisper! .. Speak up, louder, louder!
Waiting ...
- No! .. Let those beggars hide you, who stirred up this mess!
- I'm going ... my comrades are expecting me ...
- Kids! My children! Don't leave me!
They've arrived ...
- to the headquarters!
- we won't not touch ... the villagers ...
- If ...
- We agree! ..
- Never in the world! .. Not for anything in the world!
- Set fire to the village from all sides!
- you have - one hour!
- Five brides!
Shall we give them our children?
- Decide, people!
- We will!
- It's not for you to decide! .. You have evecuated your children!
- Let ...
- the Girls ...
- Decide ...
- I beseech you! For the sake of our children!
- We're going ... to the partisans ...
- Sit down, I'll give you a lift! ...
- More ...
- Mama!
- you beasts!
- Quiet! .. Don't shout, young man! You'll ruin us!
- Beasts! You are joining them in the attack!
- We will buy time ... with tricks ... laughing ...
- Drink!
The Headquarters of partisan detachment.
The Petlyura detachment took quarters in the village ... the young people are in the village ...
- Take the guns and horses!
- To the horses! EH - EH - EH
The 1st partisan detachment "Red Ukraine"
- Listen, O Lord!
- We ... shall remove the veil!
End of the film
translation IDBoris