Sauna Page #3

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Commission of the Russian Emperor -

and the King of Sweden.

- What's the name of this place?

There's no record of a village on

the northern edge of the swamp.

We are not on the northern edge.

We're in the middle.

In the dead center of the swamp.

What's that?

A map.

It shows how God sees the Earth.

And that?

- A border roll.

Information on the villages by

the border. on taxes and such.

Why?

So we know if we are

Swedes or Russians.

Is the world big?

- Big enough.

I haven't been there. Only here.

Goddamnit. boy!

- These need to be washed.

On whose orders?

- They're dirty.

Erik!

Strange boy.

- Not for this village.

Have you ever seen

peasants this clean?

We can get food here

for the journey back.

I'm not leaving the Russkies now.

This village is a crucial point

for the border.

There will be new wars.

- This dirty war was mine.

All those lives were lost

for nothing -

if we give away territories

to Russia at this point.

Marking the border is not about

redeeming lost lives.

You are thinking about the lands

we were promised as a reward.

Damn... f***...

Semensky was right. I am half blind.

Way too old to practice

the one profession that I know.

I want to be a better father

than ours was.

I will get some land for my family.

This is my last chance.

Seventy-three.

I have done much worse things

than leaving some girl in a cellar.

Not all of us have.

- You can turn back. Right now.

Will you sign the border agreement

for me?

Knut...

The first thing you learn when

working for the King is to forget.

To forget?

You killed the girl's father.

I was defending my life. And yours.

You saw that axe.

No. I didn't.

You have always studied in peace

far away from all this.

But meanwhile

here in your homeland -

we woke up to war every morning.

Now that you're finally here -

Bear this task

honorably with me to the end.

I promise I will not let

anything bad happen to you.

Mother?

Ivan! Semensky sent me to find you.

We have food.

You've been paying taxes to Kajaani?

- Or Solovetsky?

No one ever came asking.

But you people are Christians?

Are you followers of Luther -

or do you belong

to the Russian Church?

Well. since we don't have a church -

we don't have a priest

to decide that.

Who does the sauna belong to?

Who built it? - F*** the sauna.

Swedes or Russians?!

Maybe it is easier

if you gentlemen decide.

You gave orders to mark down

how many villagers live here.

Seventy-three people.

Including children. women.

the old ones and all.

An awful lot of people.

Where are all the other children?

- I'm the only one.

Sit down.

Sit down!

If you can tell us

how long you've had this village -

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