[folk music playing]
[folk music continues]
[woman] I will tell you about three siblings.
About how one of them died, killed by another.
I will tell you about a forest.
I will you about hounds.
I will tell you about war.
I will tell you about a father,
a son, an escape, and a return.
I will tell you about revenge.
I will tell you about crime and justice.
HOUND'S HILL
Listen closely.
This story will be long,
and it will end badly.
Like many true stories.
18 YEARS AGO
-[man 1] Pull over. -[man 2] What?
Just stop the car.
[vomits]
[retches]
[man 2] You shouldn't hang with that crowd, Mikołaj.
Here.
-Wait. -Leave me the fuck alone.
What exactly happened there?
Tell me.
[Mikołaj] Daria's gone.
What do you mean, gone?
She broke up with me.
[chuckles]
She didn't break up with you. That's not how relationships work.
Listen, women just say that. You know how they can be sometimes.
[sighs]
Don't worry. It'll be fine.
She's a good girl.
But I'm not a good guy.
I'm completely fucked up.
Mikołaj, you're the best.
And you deserve a better life.
[engine turns over]
You're pretty wasted.
Be thankful your mom can't see you this way.
[doorbell ringing]
-[man 3] Hi. Sorry for disturbing you. -[man 2] It's okay. Come in.
Listen, I…
We got a report. The woodsman called. He's found a body in the woods.
Hold on. Calm down, man. Calm down.
-[man 3] Okay. -What happened?
[man 3] The woodsman found a body in the woods.
The body of a girl brutally murdered.
[man 2] So, why did you come here?
[man 3] It… It looks like it was Daria.
The girlfriend of your son, Mikołaj.
[man 2] Then let's go.
[man 3] Come on, I'll take you.
[pensive music playing]
[Mikołaj] Fuck.
[breathing heavily]
[pensive music continues]
[panting]
[man 4] Paleface!
Paleface!
[pensive music continues]
[dramatic music playing]
[inaudible]
[music fades]
[clerk] Yes?
TODAY
Uh, gas for pump three and that book, please.
[register chimes]
WHERE DOES EVIL COME FROM?
Oh wow, you wrote this.
Oh.
I couldn't put it down.
Uh, anything else?
Yes, uh, that whiskey.
-Here you go. -[register chimes]
Thank you very much. I hope you come back again.
Did you know the oldest man in Poland just died?
[Mikołaj] So, what now?
I don't know. Someone else will be the oldest.
What, you think he didn't buy your book?
Nah, I mean, I got it just in case.
[chuckles]
Mm-hmm.
-Come on, let's go. -[chuckles]
[soft music playing]
[inaudible]
WELCOME TO ZYBORK
[soft music continues]
[woman] Everything okay?
Yeah, yeah, everything's fine.
[soft music continues]
[music halts]
[engine shuts off]
[parking brake clicks]
I'm here for you, Mikołaj.
[group] ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ Happy birthday, dear Tomek… ♪
-Hello everyone. -[Tomek] Warsaw is here.
I'm glad you're here. I thought something happened.
-[Mikołaj] Hi, Agata. -Hi, Mikołaj.
-Hey. -Hi.
[kisses] Come in.
Hello, guys. Come on in.
Elka Walinowska. Don't you recognize me? I was your art teacher in school.
-Yes, I do. Hi. -[Elka] Hey.
I was never that good at drawing, was I?
-[Elka] That's a great sweater. -Thank you. My wife, Justyna.
-[Justyna] Hi. -How are you? Elka Walinowska.
-Hi. -Come in.
Come on, go say hi to Dad.
-[man 1] Hi, good to see you. -Happy birthday.
Hi, Justyna. Thanks. Hi.
Hi.
-[Mikołaj] Hi, Dad. -Hi.
Come here, Jasiek.
[Agata] So, what's next?
[Jasiek] Dad, blow out the candles.
-[Tomek] Already? -[Jasiek] Yes!
-[Tomek] Should I? -[Jasiek] Yes!
[groans] Wait, I feel a little winded. [laughs]
[Agata] Make a wish!
[all] Ooh!
Blow them all out, or the wish won't come true.
All my wishes came true.
Almost all them.
You blow them.
-Well done. -Whoo! Bravo!
Thank you, darling.
I'm sorry.
Unfortunately, I've got to run.
-[Tomek] Already? -Duty calls.
Eat a piece of cake first.
-[man 2] I wish I could stay. -All right.
Come here.
-[man 2] Happy birthday. -Thanks.
[man 2] God bless.
-Thank you for everything. See you around. -[Agata] See you, Father.
[man 3] A meringue cake?
A lot of sugar for a heart attack survivor.
Come on, give it a rest. It's his birthday today.
[man 3] Still.
[man 1] You a police officer or a prosecutor?
[man 4] Anything for Daddy. [laughs]
[Tomek] Sure, I'll give it a shot.
Mmm, good. Mmm, mmm.
That's great.
Quick, quick, quick.
[Tomek] Mmm, wow.
-Oh, you didn't have to. -All the best, Tomek.
Thanks, darling.
What do we have here, Jasiek? Look here, look!
-[Jasiek] Dad, what's this? -[Tomek] What is this?
[man 4] Smartwatch.
It will keep track of… or monitor your ticker.
[Tomek] How very la-dee-da.
Ah, it's one of those all-in-one?
Will it go off when I blow a fuse?
[Agata] If it tries, I'll give it a good beating.
[chuckles]
[Tomek] Hold it, Jasiek.
[upbeat music playing on TV]
I'm telling you, Elka, something bad is happening.
Something's wrong.
Mm-hmm. This wouldn't be the first time, would it?
But I don't understand why that whore would come to me.
To do what? To… To lie to me, you think?
I don't know. Listen, Grażyna, maybe you should go ask Tomek.
-I don't know. -Go solve it.
Oh, come on. I don't want to do that.
I can't keep bothering Tomek with every issue. Don't be ridiculous.
-Why wouldn't you? -Because I can't and I won't.
This is crazy, dude.
Listen. [groans]
The guy disappeared.
Everyone thought he ran away with his lover
'cause he's got a woman in Wrocław.
Okay, wait, who?
You know, you know, my dad's friend.
And later, that woman, she went to see Grażyna Bernat
to find out where he was.
-[chuckles] -Okay.
For fuck's sake, man.
Why didn't you tell me Dad had a heart attack?
[Tomek] Those who were interested found out.
But you were probably busy with other interests, weren't you?
I'm sober, you know, Dad.
[Justyna] Mikołaj's been sober for eleven months.
Oh.
Congrats.
By the way, how is work going for you?
Pretty well.
It's all right. I just finished a huge story about a pedophile ring.
[clears throat] It's a… It's a huge story.
They should all be hanged by their balls, if you ask me.
Grzesiek, are there batteries for this thing?
[Grzesiek] They're inside.
♪ Hey, vodka Little, lovely vodka ♪
Grzesiek, Mom's had enough. We'll drink some tea, okay? Thanks.
[Mikołaj] So, what else is going on in Zybork, huh?
Dad's pretending to be Lech Wałęsa.
We want to remove that thief from town hall.
We should have done that a long time ago.
[Mikołaj] I got something for you.
I mean, we've got.
Happy birthday, Dad.
[chuckles] Hold on, are you giving Dad a bribe?
No, it's an all-inclusive trip.
I can see you're tired.
Do I look that bad?
No, I'm serious, Dad.
You should rest a bit.
So I just figured I'd…
I'd buy you guys a vacation.
-Agata, it's two weeks in Thailand. -[Tomek] Mmm.
Look, Agata.
Thailand, huh?
[Agata] Thank you.
Thanks.
You don't owe us anything.
[woman] ♪ Vodka, lovely vodka ♪
I, uh… I'm not trying to settle any debts, Dad.
[Agata] I'll put it there, okay?
I just wanted…
I just wanted to do something nice for you.
[Tomek] And you did.
It was a fun idea.
You have a lot of fun ideas, you know.
Last time you were here…
[chuckles]
Do you even remember when it was?
Do you remember when you were here last?
Yeah, when-- when you-- when you stole some money from the kid.
[Tomek chuckles]
It was Jasiek's First Communion.
Yeah.
I gave him back twice the amount.
Never mind. That wasn't my point.
I read that bestseller of yours, you know.
It's fun.
Fun, really fun.
You know what was the most fun part?
The part where you say I beat your mother.
-Really, it was. -[Agata] Tomek, please.
That character doesn't even have your name.
[laughs]
-So it's not me. Of course, it's not me. -[Agata] Tomek.
So, you never fucking hit her, huh?
Agata, why are you…
squeezing me like that?
[sighs]
You didn't even come to her funeral, you piece of shit.
[Agata] Listen, maybe let's have a different conversation?
Let's drink some tea. How about that?
[Mikołaj] Let's go.
-Happy birthday, Dad. -[sighs]
[Grażyna] Are you guys going already?
-Guys, wait. -Such drama.
-Bye. -[door shuts]
Dammit, Tomek. You were supposed to reconcile with him.
You didn't buy the batteries for it.
[tires screech]
I hate him.
Fuck, I swear.
I hate him so much.
[Justyna] You're just saying that because you're angry, Mikołaj.
No, I'm saying that because I've had enough.
I'm done. I don't fucking need this.
Can you find us a hotel?
Why? What for?
Because I want to go see my mother.
You know we can come here another time.
There won't be another time.
[Justyna] Mikołaj, watch out!
[tires screech]
[dramatic music playing]
[Justyna breathing heavily]
[Justyna] Mikołaj.
Mikołaj.
It's a man.
[Mikołaj] What the fuck.
-We have to call an ambulance. -[Justyna] What?
[radio static]
[indistinct chatter over radio]
[indistinct chatter in the distance]
[exhales]
Okay, one more time.
You're driving, talking and…
We just turned a corner.
Um, the body was lying on the ground.
I barely avoided hitting him.
We called it in right away.
-[sighs] Let's go for a breath test, sir. -I don't drink.
[exhales] Come with me.
Like you're blowing a candle.
Hard.
[Mikołaj blowing]
[beeps]
Okay, it's fine.
[siren wails]
Grażyna!
No, hold on.
-I just want to see if this is… -No. No!
If this is…
For fuck's sake, I want to see if this is my husband!
-Open it. -I can't.
-Fucking open it. -He's in critical condition.
It's him.
It's him, Tomek.
[indistinct chatter]
[Grażyna] Tomek.
You wanna keep laughing at me, at Grażyna? That he went whoring around?
No need to get upset, Tomek.
You haven't seen me getting fucking upset yet.
Grażyna.
You'll see him at the hospital tomorrow, okay?
I just wanted to see him before they took him.
-Don't talk to him! -[Grażyna crying]
[Grażyna] He's my husband!
Take him now.
[engine turns over]
[siren wailing]
[Agata] Are you all right?
Everything's okay.
Listen.
Come back home with us. You can sleep in Yulka's room.
Okay, Mikołaj.
I was out of line.
I'm sorry.
[soft music playing]
[soft music continues]
[music fades]
[screams]
[gasps]
[breathing shakily]
EDITORIAL OFFICE
[sighs]
[birds chirping]
[phone ringing]
[Mikołaj] Hello?
[man] Hi.
Hey, man.
Are you sitting down? Because this is big. It doesn't happen often.
How big?
We've sold two reprints.
Over a hundred thousand in total.
I'm negotiating for adaptation rights.
You're gonna be rich, dude.
It's all thanks to you, my friend.
Nah, man, you wrote the bestseller. I'm just marketing it.
But listen up. You need to be careful. Now is not the time for a scandal.
What do you mean, scandal?
I mean, not everyone thinks it's based on a true story.
It is a true story.
Everything in that book is true.
If someone doesn't believe it, that's their problem.
As you could expect, everyone here is fucking pissed off at me.
I only worry that, eventually, the whole nation will be pissed at you.
I don't care if they're pissed off. I care about if people buy my book.
[chuckles] Dude, actually…
I'll start on another reprint.
-Yeah, see you. Bye. -Take care.
[soft music playing]
GREAT BOOK. PAGE-TURNER. WHY DON'T YOU WRITE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
THEN YOU'LL END UP IN A NUTHOUSE. SEBASTIAN
[Mikołaj] I actually don't know.
I haven't seen him in years.
You're not gonna get a lot out of him.
Masłowski doesn't really have much contact with reality.
Since when?
Since he's been here.
-[Mikołaj] Because of what he did? -I don't know.
The cause can't be determined.
Masłowski is a black hole.
[Mikołaj] You know, before it all happened,
he was just a regular kid.
[man breathing heavily]
-[soft music playing] -[scribbling]
[door opens]
[door locks]
[Mikołaj] What did they do to you, man?
Gizmo?
Remember me?
It's Mikołaj.
[exhales]
Paleface.
[chuckling] Paleface.
Paleface! [chuckles]
Animals.
[chuckles]
-Fox. -Yeah. [chuckles]
You always knew how to get along with them, didn't you, Seba?
You had a real talent.
It was like you had a magic wand for animals.
[sighs]
What are you reading there?
Um… [exhales]
[chuckles] Fox.
"On the Fox's Trail," of course.
DARK COLD WATER
Where'd you get this?
Hmm?
Who bought it for you?
[groans]
-And this? -[groans]
-You sent me this. -[groans]
Uh…
Uh, it was a bad idea. Bad idea.
Bad idea?
Yeah, you bet.
Paleface?
Yeah?
Hmm?
Two, one, eight.
What?
Two…
one…
eight…
-Paleface! -What?
Paleface! Two, one, eight!
Two.
One.
Eight, Paleface.
Two!
-One! -That's enough. Please leave.
-Eight, Paleface! -[man] Please leave!
-[Gizmo] Two, one! -[man] It's okay!
-Please get out! -[Gizmo] Eight!
-[groans] One! -Calm down.
-Eight! -Shh!
[man] Sit down. Sit down.
[woman] So, did you have a nice chat?
[Gizmo] Paleface!
I'm sorry. It's just that he wrote me a letter.
Masłowski?
-We can't be talking about the same man. -[Gizmo] Paleface!
[door shuts]
[Gizmo] Paleface!
[woman] Mr. Głowacki,
he can't write, or read, or count.
Mentally, he's at the level of a three-year-old.
At least he was, when there was communication with him.
What did you expect?
I don't know.
Thank you very much.
I'm sorry for the trouble. Goodbye.
[Gizmo continues yelling]
[sighs]
EDITORIAL OFFICE
HOW'S VACATION? I MISS YOUR SCENT.
[narrator on TV] The cheetah.
He's been waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
He knows he has to be not just quick, but accurate too.
With every second, he's closing the distance.
He adjusts his movements precisely to the hare's quick maneuvers.
Ultimately, the nimble hare is unable to outrun the lightning-fast cheetah.
[sighs]
Good morning.
Hi. Hungry?
Yeah.
[Tomek] Hand me the butter?
Runny or firm?
Medium.
[stove clicks]
[drink pours]
[Justyna] Have you seen Mikołaj, sir?
[Tomek] Don't call me "sir."
[Justyna scoffs] So, what do I call you?
"Dad" would be nice.
[Justyna scoffs]
We don't know each other that well, do we?
Can you slice the bread?
I don't know where Mikołaj is,
but he must have left because I don't see your car.
-[Agata] Hello, darling. -Hi.
[Agata] Hi.
[Tomek] Justyna, will you come with us?
[Justyna] Where?
To the hospital.
To visit Filip Bernat.
[siren wailing]
[Justyna] You're friends, aren't you?
[Tomek] It's a difficult friendship, but we are friends.
Justyna, you can't even imagine what is going on here.
How is he? Hi.
Hi. Very bad.
He's been beaten.
Tortured is a better word for it.
Dehydration, hypothermia. It's a miracle he's still alive.
[sighs]
Did he say who did it to him?
Tomek.
He's critical and needs life support.
He won't be talking anytime soon, if at all.
-Can we go see him? -No.
He's in isolation. He's septic.
-Go to Grażyna. -Okay.
[Tomek] Have you got anything?
I talked with his lover from Szczytno,
the busty one.
[sighs]
Uh, she confirmed Bernat hasn't visited her in a month.
And she added that, uh, he was supposed to take her to Malta.
But he never showed up.
-Ah. -She also confirmed Grażyna checked in.
[pensive music playing]
Maybe he did it to himself.
[woman scoffs] Himself?
[cop] I don't know. Got drunk, got hypothermia?
He fucking tied his legs together with wire on his own
and knocked his own fucking teeth out?
[woman] Tomek, calm down.
-[cop] I'm gonna go smoke. -[Tomek] Get the fuck out.
[cop] I'm getting the fuck out.
[monitor beeping]
My father-in-law's a lot.
For this town, he's pretty normal.
What did the mistress say to you?
Why, did you find yourself a story?
I don't know.
-Though, my father-in-law may think so. -Yeah?
Then you should let him tell you about it.
I can't control what Tomek's thinking.
But that woman didn't tell me anything.
Nobody told me anything, to be honest.
So?
Everyone thought he was on vacation?
He sent a text message to his HR guy saying that he's going on vacation.
But the lover didn't know anything. She had no tickets.
God bless.
Nothing.
And you guys?
Then why wasn't a missing person's report filed?
Well, I've gotta run. Duty calls.
[Father Bernat] Maybe it was the Gypsies?
Maybe the Russians?
Or maybe it's something you have no idea about.
[Tomek] I know what's at stake.
And you do too.
I know what we want to do. And why.
[Father Bernat] Tomek.
You treat me like an enemy.
And this is my brother.
My blood.
Hold a worship service.
In the spirit of honesty.
Say something profound. That would be real support.
[sighs]
Did you hear that?
Hypocrite.
[sighs]
So, what is actually going on here?
There's a faction in Zybork, and we’re fighting it.
Ex mobsters,
the mayor eating out of their hands.
She’s just like them, actually.
And now this German, Kalt,
who's also laundering some dirty money in town here.
[sighs]
Now they want to build a luxury hotel by the lake.
Everything in town's falling apart. Nothing works. The roads are cracked.
And they’re building a luxury hotel.
Bernat didn’t want to give up his lease on that land.
And for that, they just--
Justyna, these people are worse than animals.
I won't allow it.
[inhales]
[Justyna sighs]
[sighs]
Why didn't you tell me about this before?
I'm sorry. I was confused.
Besides, you get overly invested.
Someone's blackmailing you, and I'm not supposed to get invested?
But it's not him. The guy is a vegetable.
Mikołaj, we're supposed to talk to each other.
What was the therapy for? What was it all for?
I'm sorry about that. I screwed up.
I don't know, maybe a sick fan is screwing with you?
A sick fan wouldn't know which hospital Gizmo is in.
-You can research that in five minutes. -[knocks on door]
[Mikołaj] Jesus!
We'll eat dinner together. Agata will make something.
[sighs]
Unbelievable.
"Maybe you guys could stay for dinner?"
"Are you hungry, by the way?"
No. Agata will make dinner, so you're coming, and that's it.
[sighs]
-[Justyna] Mikołaj. -[Mikołaj] What?
[Justyna] He means well.
[Mikołaj] What are you talking about?
[Justyna] Your father.
I don't think he has bad intentions.
[Mikołaj] Stop falling for his tricks.
Strangers were always fascinated by him. I don't know why.
Maybe 'cause he treated them with kindness.
As opposed to us.
I'm not a stranger though, am I?
[Mikołaj] Sweetie.
I'll go say goodbye to Grzesiek, okay?
-I want to go home. -[chuckles]
I don't know how you can stand to stay here. Seriously.
[indistinct chatter on TV]
[chuckles]
You remember, uh…
how we used to go play pool when
we were younger, in Maciuś' crappy room, where he kept videotapes and the table?
Mm-hmm.
And one time, we played a bit too long, and he got pissed and started hitting you.
-[chuckles] -Remember? With a cue stick.
-And you bit him, didn't you? -[both chuckle]
You bit his leg so hard that-- that they had to give him stitches in the ER.
Yeah.
That's how I survive here.
If anything happens, I just…
bite the motherfucker.
Dad too?
Paleface.
[breathes deeply]
Let's not sugarcoat it.
I was never as gifted as you.
Talented?
Well, sensitive, inspired, whatever you want to call it.
I tried.
I went to school here and there.
Remember I went to Wrocław and then Ireland?
But at least I never pretended to be someone I'm not.
[chuckles]
[indistinct chatter on TV]
Okay, man.
Hey, hey, cool it, man.
Okay, bro? Come on.
Come here.
Chill out.
[sighs]
[Agata] Tomek said you'd be eating with us.
Yeah, he told us we'd be joining you.
[Justyna] Thanks for inviting us, Agata.
Mm-hmm.
I do what I can. You know how it is.
[Mikołaj] I'll see you later, and, um…
take care of yourself.
[Justyna] God, it's so beautiful out here.
[Mikołaj] You almost don't wanna leave, do you?
Are we skipping the police station?
I just wanted to visit my Mom.
[chainsaw revving in the distance]
[Mikołaj] Hello.
Hi. How can I help?
A bouquet of those white ones, please.
Or maybe two, actually.
You're Maciuś, if I recall.
[clears throat]
You came to visit your dad?
Yeah, that's one way to put it.
Hey…
I didn't get a chance to read your masterpiece,
but some people claim that you really sexed things up in it.
Yeah? What people?
I hope you didn't write anything about me. [laughs]
[Mikołaj] About you?
What could I have written about you?
You weren't a very interesting person.
[chuckles]
There was a time you wouldn't have the balls to talk to me like that.
Back in the day, things were quite different.
All the best.
[Maciuś] All the best, all the best.
And to the lovely lady from Warsaw as well.
[tender music playing]
RENATA GŁOWACKA RIP
[Mikołaj] Hi, Mom.
You looked so much alike.
Okay, let's go.
[Justyna] Is that her?
[Mikołaj] Yeah.
[Justyna] They're buried so close to each other.
[woman] I think you got the wrong grave.
[Mikołaj] Actually, I-- I used to know Daria.
I know.
Mikołaj Głowacki.
[chuckles] I know that too.
I'll put those flowers in a vase so they don't wilt.
Yeah, if it's no trouble.
Okay, let's go.
POLICE
[Justyna] Oh!
[Tomek] Hi.
They're waiting for you.
[pensive music playing]
So what are you doing here?
I'd rather be here, just in case.
Huh.
Mrs. Głowacka, come in, please.
[Tomek sighs]
So will you be staying for dinner, or-- or are you leaving after this?
Nah, we're going back to Warsaw.
Please tell me.
Did you know the victim?
[chuckles] How would I?
[cop 1] Well, he was friends with your father-in-law.
I barely know my father-in-law.
We're not close at all.
And the apartment that you guys are in now,
did you… did you get a loan for it?
We're renting it.
That's not very economical, is it?
So where's a bank around here?
I'll go get a loan. Will that make you happy?
Are you suggesting that I know something about this abduction?
What abduction, ma'am?
It's unclear whether Bernat was abducted or not.
[chuckles]
[Justyna] Fucking hell.
[cop 1] Come in.
Mikołaj.
Thanks for coming.
Thank you.
[kisses] Have a nice trip. If you need anything…
I know who it is, of course. I used to hang out with his son.
[cop 1] Now you don't?
Now I don't.
But since his father accidentally ended up beneath my wheels,
maybe we should get back in touch.
-[cop 2] That's not what the chief meant. -Yeah, I understand what he meant.
What are you doing in Zybork?
I came for my father's birthday.
[cop 1] That's it?
What, is that not enough?
Actually, that's a valid reason.
Hold on.
One more thing, if you don't mind.
[phone ringing]
Can you sign my book?
What are you looking at?
You're a famous writer, aren't you?
[Mikołaj] Well, you might be my only fan in Zybork.
[cop 1] From what I know, everyone here has read it.
But nobody will admit it.
[pensive music playing]
Two hundred eighteen.
[pensive music continues]
Visiting hours are over.
We're doing rounds.
Ma'am, this is-- this is really important.
It's not up to me.
-What's going on there? -Something in Masłowski's room.
[gate buzzes open]
[guard] Hey, stop! Stop! You can't go in there!
[alarm buzzing]
[Mikołaj] Hey, hey, hey!
[dramatic music playing]
[alarm continues buzzing]
[Gizmo] Hey!
Paleface!
[alarm continues buzzing]
[dramatic music continues]
He's dead.
[sighs]
He chewed through his own veins.
[Mikołaj gasps]
[alarm continues buzzing]
[dramatic music continues]
IN MEMORY OF MICHAŁ ŻULCZYK
[dramatic music continues]
[music fades]
[pensive music playing]
[music fades]
[pensive music continues]
[music fades]
Subtitle translation by: Maja Konkolewska