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For food?

No, no, no.

We will get more food|when we get to Lake Baikal.

There will be|plenty of fish there.

You said we would have|seen lake a week ago.

We're lost, Pakhan.

Look, if I...|if I find the lake,

I will be back in a week.

If I don't, well,|you're on your own.

I know.

Our friend Valka.

Don't let him|out of your sight.

Here.

Fresh this morning.

Thank you.

Good luck.

And you.

Janusz!

I saw it. I saw it.

I saw the Lake.

Easy, easy.

Three days from here.

Stones! Gather stones!

Heat them in the fire!

What is it?

Psst. Psst.

Pssst. Hey.

Someone's been following us.

He's behind that|dark clump of trees.

If he gives us away,

they'll be all over us|in no time.

He's right.|We have to do this.

No killing.

No?

I think you've killed before.

You say too many prayers for|an innocent man.

Valka, you go behind

in case he makes|a run for it. Go.

Spread out, spread out.

Valka, no.

No!

We... we won't hurt you.

A Polka.

Polka? What does he want?

I don't know.|It's a girl.

And she's Polish.

She's been following us|for several days.

And what?

Well, she needs food,|you know, protection.

She's been too afraid|to approach us

until she was sure|we weren't Russian.

She wants to travel with us?

She's on the run, like us.

She'll slow us down.

She said she's escaped

from a Russian|collective farm.

I know this type...|street gypsies.

There are thousands like that,|less use than a dog!

Pakhan, don't do this.

Oh, come on.|She's starving.

We can barely feed ourselves.

Yeah, maybe it's kinder|to leave her.

No, she was sent to us.|We can't leave her.

Janusz, we have no choice.

Stay back.

Stay back.|Careful of the mud.

Easy. Easy. Easy.

Valka.

Here you are.

Find some wood.

Her name is Irena.

Is the soap ready?

Yes.

Ah, good.

Stir.

Well?

What's so funny?

Are you...

you are going to the office|this morning?

Valka?

Valka.

Come on.

You're next. Go, go.

Valka, come on!

Now take off your shirt.

Why do we do this?

So we don't look like|thieves and robbers.

Head up.

Now, still.

Very still, please.

Head up.

More.

Nyet.

You know, I can't|believe she's Polish.

She's... she's educated.

Speaks good English, French.

Is that right?

You don't like her, do you?

Speak to Valka about her.

He doesn't even think|she's Polish.

Well, I did speak to him.

And the others.

They agree she comes with us.

What, you disagree?

There's no room for|sentimentality, you know that.

Apart from food, she'll slow us down.

No, it won't take our weight.

We'll have to swim across.

Can you swim?

Yes, Mister.

You wouldn't lie to me.

I'm not lying, Comrade.

And don't call me Comrade.

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