The Maus

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Ya Hafizu.

Ya Hafizu.

Ya Hafizu.

In You I trust above all things.

You are my only protector,

the guardian of my family.

You hear my words. You see me.

You know my secrets.

Ya Hafizu. Answer my prayers.

Ya Hafizu.

Protect me from evil.

Sh*t.

Sh*t!

This is great.

It's the axle. It's...

It's broken.

So, is

Well, let's just say

we no longer have a car.

So, now, what?

F***!

Come on. F***!

I told you that the GPS was wrong.

Now look where we are.

What, we're in a beautiful forest

in Bosnia.

Alex, we are going to miss the plane.

No, because...

Um...

The next town is really not,

not far from here. It's really close.

So all we have to do is we have to

find somebody with a tow-truck

and get them to tow us

to the airport in Sarajevo.

We've got all morning.

We'll get there on time.

It's a piece of cake.

Bad, lazy mutt!

You have been barking all day

so I take you out for a walk, haven't you?

Bad mutt!

Bad mutt!

Come on, come on!

What's the matter?

I'm not going into that forest.

It's dangerous.

There are mines out there, Alex.

Honey, the map says

there are no mines in this area.

Alex...

You think we are in some park in Berlin?

No, but...

All we have to do is walk south

and we'll be fine.

All right, look.

If we don't make it to the next town in...

30 minutes,

I promise you, you'll never have to watch

another Bayern Munich game.

My word.

I give you my word.

Liar. Try me.

Are you ready?

Did you feel that?

What?

Relax!

You know, sometimes I feel like

you love that kamajija necklace

more than you love your boyfriend.

How did you just call it?

What? Jamajija.

Hamajlija.

It's what I said, jamalja.

You know, seeing,

as you have a Bosnian girlfriend,

at least you can learn

some of the language. Huh?

Oh! OK.

That's coming from somebody

who's been living in Berlin for two years

and knows only how to say bitte

and maus, yeah?

Mouse in English, maus in German.

It's easy.

OK, maus.

You'll be safe with me.

I promise.

Yesterday, at the funeral,

they said it helps to talk about it.

-Alex...

-I'm not trying to rush you. It's just...

I want you to know that I'm here for you.

Whenever you want.

I want to understand.

Uh, you know most of it.

Yeah, but sometimes I feel

like you're keeping things from me.

Like your necklace.

Or this forest.

I'd like to know

what they actually mean to you.

Alex, there's something there.

Where?

-Stay here.

-Please don't go. Please.

-Just stay there. Relax.

-I beg you.

Hello?

It's hiding. What is?

Where?

Just there. In that fog.

Fog?

What fog?

Hey!

There's something here.

Alex!

Where are you going?

Just get over here. It's perfectly safe.

What are you doing?

What does it look like I'm doing?

I am trying to get us out of here.

It wasn't locked.

OK!

I see. I knew there'd be something here.

Alex, just--just leave it.

You will get us into trouble, Alex.

Hello

Who's this?

Uh, we need help.

We're, uh, we're stuck in the forest.

We're, we're next to the LADA car.

Can you help us?

You--you talk to them,

they'll understand you.

Selma! Selma, wait!

Selma!

Selma!

Selma! Selma.

Hey!

Hey, hey.

I know this must be really hard for you.

But, baby, I hate seeing you like this.

Did you put the walkie

Yeah.

I'd never do anything to upset you,

you know that.

And you are right.

I should've listened to you.

I promise.

I will be more careful from now on. OK?

And I'm sorry.

My father gave it to me in Srebrenica.

It's..."Ya Hafizu," it's from Quran,

means "Great Protector."

It's like my guardian angel.

Hey, I'm your guardian angel.

Bobby?

Bobby!

-Stay here.

-Please don't go.

-I'll only be a minute.

-Alex, you promised me.

Maus, come on!

Bobby! Bobby!

Bobby!

You...

I think this is ours.

Hi there, sexy?

Are you lost?

Watch your step.

This place is littered with mines.

She doesn't understand sh*t.

Europe, eh?

Where are you going?

Don't be scared.

Hey, stop!

Hey!

Don't go there! Don't go there!

Listen to me, don't go there!

-Stop...

-Stop!

Stop there, I said!

-Alex!

Selma!

Oh.

There's no possible escape.

I'm going to kill you.

Be quiet, be quiet.

Help!

Be quiet, be quiet.

I know that smell.

Welcome home.

Hey.

You OK?

Breathe.

Breathe. That's right. That's right.

Maus, breathe deeply.

Deep breaths, Maus. OK?

You have your guardian angel

watching over.

Come here.

I know. I know, I know.

I know, I know...

We're OK. We're OK.

-OK.

We're OK. Yeah.

I'm sorry, but it is dead.

What's he saying?

Sh*t!

It's dead, my friend. Sorry.

It's better for him, believe me.

"Better"?

-Better, yes.

OK?

Hey! It's my dog, man! What the hell?

Calm down.

That's my dog!

Stop!

Get your f***in' hands off me!

Don't touch him!

Are you from here?

Tell your boyfriend

it was the only solution.

The dog was dying.

Dog, kaput!

Alex...

let's get out of here.

Alex, we have to go.

And now what do we do?

OK, Maus.

Ask them if they can get us out of here.

Ask them, Selma!

Selma?

Selma, sorry about before.

This forest is full of mines.

But that's why we're here.

For your safety.

It's not necessary.

Right here and now,

you two are our responsibility.

-Nothing. They want us to go with them.

Well, tell them we'll go. Yeah?

You can take us to

Selma, anybody who doesn't fear mines

in Bosnia is a dead man walking.

-Nothing.

There are almost 8,000 hectares of forest.

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