We should let him on, sergeant,
it's the right thing to do.
No, it's out of the question.
They'll die if we don't.
Slow down, Lieutenant, soldier getting on board!
Come on, go, go, go!
You can stop cowering now.
What's your name, private?
Private Theo Weiss, sergeant.
Let's hope you were worth risking
all our lives for, Private Weiss.
I'm Sergeant Guize, this is Leber, Fischer, Schmidt.
Siebeler here was hit by shrapnel this morning.
Thank you for slowing down.
Don't thank me, thank Schmidt,
I wanted to leave you there.
Why weren't you holding your position?
We were told to uh, fall back, and then,
I got separated from my section.
You didn't think to find them again,
you just ran away?
I didn't run away.
Really?
Come on, leave him alone, sergeant, he's just a boy.
No place for boys, haven't you realized that?
I hope you don't mind me asking, Lieutenant,
but do you really think
it was such a good idea to bring your fancy piece
along with us?
She has a name, Muckel.
I know, I'm not trying to be disrespectful
or anything, I'm just trying to understand.
I mean, if we were in an ambush she will slow us down.
The only thing you need to understand, private,
is that she's a collaborator in our service,
she's safer with us than where she was.
I don't think she is, Lieutenant, I mean the men...
Thank you, private.
Your concern has been noted.
Ah, shit.
We must have been leaking fuel.
Right, we're out of fuel, we're on foot,
let's pack up and move.
All right, you two get him down.
Quickly, we haven't got all day.
Would the lady like some assistance?
Thank you.
Sergeant.
You all right?
I'm all right.
Okay.
Listen, do me a favor,
keep your distance from him, all right?
Why, what's he about to do?
He won't do anything, just beware of him.
Russians!
Let's move!
Russian scum!
Left another town in rubble no doubt.
Well, let's hope someone shoots the bastards down.
What do you see?
I'm not sure.
Right, go check it out.
Anyone got a cigarette?
Yes, thank you, Lieutenant.
Well?
And I'm keeping it.
With all due respect, Lieutenant, you smoke too much.
No so thing as too much, not in this game.
How about you?
Weiss, is it?
You got another one of those?
Last few, Lieutenant.
Thank you.
No need to thank me, you saved my life.
Don't get used to it boy,
life out here's about taking lives, not saving 'em.
How long have you been out here then, Lieutenant?
Long enough.
False alarm, Lieutenant.
Let's go.
I wish they'd drop a bomb on us.
Why'd you say that?
'Cause it would be a better way to die.
You know the Nazis will kill us
when we stop being useful to them.
I'm not going to let that happen.
Do you ever fantasize about what you'd do to them
if you get your hands on a rifle?
All the time.
Well, we will, don't know how yet but we will.
I'm not going to stop to fighting
until every single one of them is wiped off
the face of the earth.
How are we going to get a rifle?
When we see our chance, we'll take it.
Women like her, they don't fight them,
instead they get in to their beds
and fill their heads with our little secrets.
Her mother and father should hang their heads in shame.
Prostitute, traitor!
Shh!
What the hell is this?
I hope you put me in for the Iron Cross, Lieutenant,
captured these two single handed.
What do you expect the Lieutenant to do with these two?
You should of shot them on sight.
You want the Iron Cross
for capturing a couple of women, Muckel?
Can they speak German?
This one can.
Who are you?
Speak when the Lieutenant is speaking to you!
I know you can understand us.
My name is Rosa Alexandrova and this is Nina Mariakina.
From where?
What does it matter where they're from?
We're wasting valuable time, Lieutenant.
What are you doing?
I'm doing what you should of done a long time ago.
Isn't it dangerous to fire a shot out here?
It'll draw attention to us.
It's not like we could hang the bitches, is it?
There's always strangulation, drowning, stoning.
You could always talk them to death, hmm?
What about a nice clean slash to the throat then?
Not a bad idea.
Any volunteers?
Leber would do it,
he was a butcher in civilian life, weren't you Leber?
Wait!
Please, wait, don't hurt us!
We can help you!
Help us?
How exactly are you gonna help us, hmm?
Your man on the truck, he needs morphine, iodine,
clean bandages, I have all of those in my medical kit.
Can you repair a shrapnel wound?
Yes.
We're both trained nurses.
Lieutenant.
They come with us, get 'em on the truck.
Lieutenant, I must protest, they can't...
They can treat Siebeler as we go,
our orders are to move out, get 'em on the god damn truck!
Hey, it's okay, it's okay.
No ones gonna die today, okay?
I will always protect you.
Wait, wait!
All right, go check if it's clear.
Fucking cannibals.
I think we should cut him down, Lieutenant.
It's the least we can do.
Agreed.
Muckel?
Cut him down.
Water.
Am I going to die?
No.
You're lyin'.
Only your God can answer that.
You all right?
Yes, yes I'm fine, Lieutenant, thank you.
Okay.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Nina!
Leber!
Get back, bitch!
No, no.
No, please don't!
God damn it!
Get him the fuck outta there.
It's like shooting a dog.
What the hell are you doing?
Do you want the whole Red Army to know where we are?
Get back in position, now!
If you ever do anything like that again,
I will fucking kill you, do you understand?
Yes, Lieutenant.
Do you understand?
Yes, Lieutenant!
We're gonna get them back for this.
We're gonna get them all back for this, do you hear me?
Here.
What good is that?
She just watched her father die.
Sorry, yes, yes of course.
It was a silly gesture, I was just trying to help.
You know, we're not all like them.
Oh really?
You just stood by and did nothing, didn't you?
In my book, that makes you just as bad.
Just leave us alone please.
We're going to get them back.
Nina?
Leber.
Very nice.
Enough of this, we need to go.
It's a cigarette case, Lieutenant.
So what?
Solid silver, engraved, could be worth a few Reichsmark.
One of these, then you can stop stealing ours.
Russian cigarettes taste like shit, let's move!
What's wrong?
Nothing, I just forget what cold blooded killers you are.
Hey.
Aliya, you know me, you know me, okay?
When can we be alone?
Tonight, I promise.
Forgive the intrusion, Lieutenant
but the boys are ready to move out, the sooner the better.
Of course.
Lieutenant, a moment?
Fine.
Get up, come on!
Quickly!
Let's move!
Take it, you've got to eat something.
I'd choke on it.
You've got to stay strong.
Why?
To survive this.
Maybe I don't want to survive.
If you give up then you're letting them win
and we can't do that,
they've taken enough from us already.
What would you know?
Oh, I know.
Let's have some fun.
What's a pretty young thing like you
doing out here all alone?
Don't you speak German?
I do.
Then answer me.
I'm just going for a walk.
She's just going for a walk.
Boy or girl?
It's a girl.
Let me see.
No.
Give me the baby.
No.
Reminds me of my son back home.
No, no.
Please!
Shut it up.
Make her be quiet.
Please, no, don't.
Wants us to put it down.
Please, give her back.
No!
Please!
No!
Please!
No!
Enjoy the rest of your walk.
Sit down there.
You don't eat, you don't drink and you certainly don't piss
without my permission, is that understood?
I plan on leaving as soon as we get the chance.
How?
What good is a knife against their weapons?
That's suicide.
Shh!
Keep your voice down.
We still have to try.
Siebeler is getting worse and once he goes,
they won't need us anymore.
Have you ever killed anyone before?
Of course.
I meant with a knife.
Don't forget that a knife is far more intimate than a gun,
you have to be close enough to see their pulse beating.
I've slit a pigs throat before, is there a difference?
I said no talking!
It's better when they're scared.
Remind me again why they're still with us.
Brandt's orders.
What do you think they talk about?
How am I supposed to know that?
They're women aren't they,
it's hard to understand them at the best of times.
It's been a long time since I've had a woman.
They're beautiful to look at.
You know what they say about Russian bitches, don't you?
What?
They like a bit of fun.
They will probably tear your balls off
if you tried anything.
Let's see, shall we?
Perhaps it's time to make amends.
It's all right, I'm not gonna hurt you.
I just remembered that I had some chocolate
and wondered if you wanted some, is all.
Take a piece.
It's very good.
You're welcome to share it with me.
Leave 'em alone, Leber,
they don't want your old chocolate.
How 'bout a cigarette then?
I've got Russian ones.
No, thank you.
Look, I know I've been a little hard on you recently.
But I can be nice, if you're nice in return.
Do you think you could be nice, hmm?
Yes, I could try.
Good.
We'll share some chocolate later then.
Schmidt?
Why does your food always look like something
that crawled out of a sewer?
Tastes better than it looks.
I quite like the smell.
You know?
It reminds me of home.
What kind of home did you grow up in?
That's a lot of shelling over there.
We're close to our lines now.
Do you think we'll make it back, Lieutenant?
Cigarette?
No, thank you.
You sure?
You look like you could use one.
No, I'm fine, thanks.
So what made you join up?
My father.
He said the Wehrmacht would make a man out of me.
I was the youngest of my brothers, the weakest
and oh, he hated that about me.
So I wanted to join up to make him proud,
to be the hero too.
How old are you, son?
18.
I joined when I was 17.
It's the biggest mistake of my life.
I'm not cut out for this, I'm not a killer.
I'm sorry, Lieutenant,
that's not what you wanted to hear, is it?
It's all right.
You're stronger than you think, you hear me?
Pretty soon, you'll be returning home
with some nice shiny medals on your chest
that'll more than impress your father.
Your sweetheart too.
I don't have a sweetheart.
That'll change, ladies love a man in uniform.
Don't tell me Brandt's neglecting you already?
If you were mine, I wouldn't leave you alone for a second.
Don't.
Why not?
I saw you two in the woods last night, very nice.
But the mans got no finesse.
It would never be like that with me.
It's no use looking to Brandt to try and save you,
he could die tomorrow and then where would you be?
It's far better to make some other friends.
Let me go.
Be very, very fucking careful, my dear.
Without Brandt you are nothing but a fucking whore
and you will be treated as such.
What's wrong?
Nothing, I just, I just wanted to be alone.
I don't think you should be out here alone,
the Russians could see you.
Then you shouldn't be out here either.
No, I want to be with you.
I'm so tired of this war, when will it ever end?
I don't know.
Every day things just get worse.
The men are tired, starving, morale is low,
East Europe couldn't be further away from here.
Doesn't it ever make you angry?
That your Fuhrer just sent you all here to die?
It does.
In many ways, breaking my oath the fatherland.
Why don't we just leave?
Why don't we just run away from all of this together?
Aliya, you know we can't.
But why not?
Because I can't abandon my men.
Not to mention I'd be executed for desertion,
is that what you want?
Of course not.
Well then stop talking such nonsense!
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking.
Do you love me?
I gotta get back.
Where are you going?
Back to my men.
Can't I at least get a kiss?
Is that it?
What more do you want from me, huh?
Payment for last night?
I have given everything up for you, everything
and this is how you treat me.
You gave up nothing,
you just wanted to save your own skin!
How can you say that to me?
I'm sorry.
I don't know what I'm saying, I don't know.
I don't even know who the hell I am anymore.
What do you want?
I just wanted to help.
Doesn't your man want you anymore?
We all heard you arguing.
Oh, careful, you might break a nail.
Look, I understand why you might not like me
but things aren't always as black and white
as they may seem.
You don't need to justify yourself to us.
Seems black and white to me.
Not when you're Ukrainian.
The Soviets looks my family's land
and turned us in to refugees,
we had to move from house to house like nomads.
When the Germans came,
a lot of us saw them as our liberators.
Liberators?
Yes, I wanted to keep my family safe
so I did what I was asked.
I bet you did.
I am not saying I am proud of what I have done,
I am saying there was a reason for it.
And where does Lieutenant Brandt fit in?
Did he liberate you?
Joachim got me out of a sticky situation,
we ended up falling in love.
When the war is over he said he'll take me back to Germany.
Men say all sorts of things to get what they want.
Not Joachim.
Before the war he was an artist, a composer,
he's a good man.
You're deluded if you think that.
Good men don't have blood on their hands.
Sergeant, there's a barn ahead,
looks like we're good to go in.
Okay, it's definitely clear?
No movement as far as I can see.
Okay.
Muckel?
Go with Leber, take the girls to the barn.
Go.
Yes, sarge.
Okay, it's clear.
You better get back on watch.
All quiet, Lieutenant.
Okay.
I'll send relief in a few minutes.
Sir.
Don't fucking move!
If we want to leave, now is our chance to try.
Look at how he's staring at you.
Rosa, I can't.
All you have to do is make him drop his guard.
No, no.
It's you he wants, the chocolate, remember?
Okay, I'll do it
but you have to be ready to help me, okay?
This is our only chance to escape.
What're you doing?
Why're you standing up?
Well, I'm hungry and I was thinking about your chocolate.
And your friend?
Does she want some to?
Oh yes, very much.
All right.
There.
Not so scary without my rifle, am I?
Here.
Thank you.
And you?
Don't be scared.
You really are the most beautiful thing.
You both are.
Get his rifle.
Please don't shoot.
Give me one good reason why I shouldn't.
We've got to go.
How do we know she won't raise the alarm.
I promise I won't.
You better be telling the truth.
I am.
Take cover here until the fighting's over
and you should be fairly safe.
Thank you.
Good luck.
Nina, what are we doing?
What do you mean?
Well we shouldn't be running away, we should be fighting.
But we only have one rifle,
if we go back there those bastards will capture us again.
I can get more weapons,
if I circle around on the Russian side
I can pick some of them off.
If you do that you'll get yourself killed.
They won't see me coming.
Rosa, please, don't.
Come with me.
I'll come and find you soon, I promise.
Don't even think about it.
Throw me your weapon and your ammo, now.
That's it.
And the ammo.
Are you gonna kill me?
I would do but it's far more satisfying
knowing that you're going to have to tell the others
that you were beaten by two Russian bitches.
What the fuck is Brandt playin' at?
Those two should be dead.
Perhaps he wants to get information out of them.
Yeah but he doesn't need to keep them alive for that,
does he?
Are you gonna kill them, sarge?
Not now.
Maybe later.
Mercy.
Please have mercy on us,
she's going to bleed to death if you don't do something.
What did she say?
She wants us to help the girl.
What the hell for?
They're prisoners, not guests,
we're not running a fucking hotel.
Go find the nurses.
Yes, Lieutenant.
Lieutenant, we need to find out
how many more are stationed near by.
Tell them if they help us then we'll help them.
How many more of you are there?
We'll help you if you tell us.
We are the only ones left.
She says it's just them.
Shh, shh, shh, shh, what do you think I'm gonna do, hmm?
That doesn't look very good, does it?
I'm guessing you're in a lot of pain, hmm?
Now, if you want me to help her,
you're gonna tell us exactly how many Russian soldiers
are near by, you understand?
How many more of you are there?
And don't lie to me.
I don't know, there are many of us,
there is an armored division too.
Thanks.
Lieutenant, we need to find our lines,
we're no use out here.
Are you all right?
Lieutenant.
What the hell happened?
What happened?
One of the Russian nurses, she was in the woods,
she got one of our rifles and she shot me.
What were they doin' in the woods?
Leber was supposed to be watching them.
They escaped.
You were with them, you must of seen what happened,
how did they escape?
I don't know.
What do you mean, you don't know?
Back off!
Take care of him, take care of him!
- Chin up. - Mm-hmm.
You're gonna wish you'd of taken me up
on that fucking offer.
You're okay, you're all right.
Leber's dead.
- How? - Stabbed.
Fuck this shit.
Stand down, sergeant!
Are you gonna shoot me, Lieutenant?
Stand down, sergeant.
Now.
If it wasn't for your Russian bitches,
we wouldn't be in this mess and you know it.
Siebeler needed medical attention.
They hardly nursed him back to health, did they?
Have you seen the fucking state of him!
And Leber's blood's on your hands too.
No, it's not.
Aliya!
Leber died because he couldn't keep
his filthy hands to himself.
Ah, the whore has a tongue,
it's a shame she didn't use it
when it really fucking mattered!
You have five seconds to make a choice,
you either pull that fucking trigger or stand down
because if you don't,
I am gonna put a fucking bullet in your face!
Your girlfriends a traitor, she helped them get away.
Four.
Are you gonna stand there and take orders
from a man who would rather put a whore before his own men?
Three.
She clouds your judgment, Lieutenant.
Oh yeah?
She clouds yours too, doesn't she Bruno?
Hmm?
You don't think I don't notice the way you look at her.
Two.
One!
Standing down as ordered, Lieutenant.
Anyone else wanna challenge my leadership?
No, we're with you, Lieutenant.
Get ready to move out in five.
What are you doing?
You have to go, you can't stay with me.
But why?
What did I do?
I had nothing to do with Leber's death, you know that.
It's not safe.
You keep me safe.
I can't protect you if I'm dead.
Oh, don't talk like that!
Why not?
It's the truth!
Here.
What's this for?
For protection.
Protection?
What could hurt me more
than what you're doing to me right now?
You're letting guys bully you in to getting rid of me.
Just go.
Please don't do this.
Please don't do this to us.
We can still go to Germany and make a life together.
If I leave now, we may never see each other again,
is that really what you want?
It's how it has to be.
Take this.
No!
Did I really mean nothing to you, Lieutenant Brandt?
I want to hear you say it!
You were nothing more to me than a cheap whore.
You weren't the only one.
Now go.
Leave!
Go!
Are you okay, Lieutenant?
That was my last cigarette.
You know what I mean.
It must of been tough to let your woman go.
Where has she gone now?
I don't know.
I just pray to God she's safe.
You did the right thing, Lieutenant,
you couldn't of brought her to the frontline.
Thanks, Schmidt.
Go get some rest.
Lieutenant.
I can't be sure,
but I think I spotted movement along the tree line.
What do you mean, you can't be sure?
You either saw it or you didn't.
It's difficult to tell.
Our line's beyond those trees, that's our objective.
Well we need to be sure.
We need a closer look.
I can go, Lieutenant.
Fuck no!
I'm not placing my life
in the hands of some boy I barely know.
I'll go.
I'll check it out and make the call.
Stay here and wait for my signal.
Lieutenant?
No!
Watch out!
We can't leave him out there.
I'll keep them busy, go!
Follow your orders.
Sergeant!
Follow your orders.
What are you waiting for?
Fall back!
Aliya?
Aliya!
What the fuck was that all about?
That delay could of cost us our lives.
It wasn't easy for any of us
to leave Lieutenant Brandt, sergeant!
Your job is to follow fucking orders, private Schmidt!
Nothing else!
Brandt deserved better than that, he was a good man.
That's the problem with war, good men die.
But he died to save us, Sergeant.
He would of died anyway.
We could of tried to help him,
you know we could of at least tried to help him.
Corporal Fischer, I'm beginning to question
your ability to be my second in command.
Now are you someone that I can trust to come with us
to the frontline?
Without question, sergeant.
Good.
What about you, Muckel?
Schmidt, Weiss?
Where does your loyalty lie, eh?
With you, sergeant.
Good.
Glad to hear it.
Now let's finish this.
What is it, private?
I think our lines are just over there.
Okay, how far?
Looking at it we've probably got a quarter of a mile
but I think we're definitely past
the point of no return now.
Good, let's move.
Muckel, you okay?
Sergeant Guise reporting, sir.
Very well, sergeant.
My orders are to...
Your orders are to stay here now.
Yes, sir.
Come here, come here, sergeant.
Let me give you some advice,
you should of cut past us and carried on.
Invading Russia was meant to be this great adventure
and now it's a fucking horror show.
You better report to the company, sergeant, get some food.
Yes, sir.
Good luck to you, sergeant.
You're gonna need it.
Sergeant?
What's she doing here?
I thought she was long gone.
She's tryna draw us out for the Russians.
She'll get herself killed,
let me pull her back here.
No, no, no, you're staying here.
We need to do something, before they see her.
That bitch is gonna give away our position.
Wait, you can't shoot her, Brandt wouldn't want it.
Brandt's not here though, is he?
Fucking shoot the bitch, sergeant!
For God sake, Brandt loved this woman, have some respect!
Please, sergeant, no!
Stand down.
Haven't you forgotten, she's a dirty collaborator.
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
Bitch deserved it.
If I hadn't of shot her,
she'd of given away all our positions and killed us all.
You understand that, don't you?
Are you sure that was your motive...
What the fuck is that supposed to me, private?
Huh?
Nothing.
She was a whore and a collaborator
and that was my only motive here.
Now get back in position.
Move!
Weiss, what are you doing?
Get the fuck up!
I can't take any more!
Look, you've gotta pull yourself together!
No, I need to get out of here!
Don't we all but you need to dig and you've gotta fight!
We need every single last one of us
to help hold our position.
Yes, sergeant.
Yes, sergeant, yes.
Look, I know Brandt pandered to your moments of weakness
but you're under me now,
that means you fight like a fucking man!
I'm not as brave as you though, sergeant,
I'm not as brave!
It's not about bravery, it's about following orders!
I don't need to remind you of how the Third Reich
deals with deserters, do I, private Weiss?
You're either for us or you're against us,
there's no middle ground.
I'm not a deserter, sergeant, I'm not a deserter.
Good, well prove it!
Let's go, you're coming with me.
Look, I volunteered to take a patrol out
to take out that Russian sniper that's picking off
all our men, you come with me and we survive,
I promise to get you some time as a runner,
does that sound like a fair deal?
Sergeant.
Yes, sergeant, yeah.
So let's go, come on, let's go, let's move, let's move!
Incoming!
Hold the line!
I've seen that look before.
Sergeant?
The eyes of a man who's never killed before.
Am I wrong?
No, sergeant.
Thought as much.
What's it like?
What?
To kill?
I remember the first person I killed,
it was a direct order.
I was in the firing squad and it was a female partisan.
That kind of thing never leaves a man, ever.
See, it's about bravery, boy, pure bravery.
You've either got it or you ain't,
it's as simple as that.
My brother used to say something similar,
he never wanted me to be a part of this.
I think he thought it would all be over
by the time I was old enough to enlist.
I dunno what he'd make of it all now.
I think he cared for his little brother.
I'd write him these letters, stories and things,
he said they kept him going.
So you're a writer then?
Not really, well maybe one day.
Could you...
Maybe...
Could you write me a letter?
Of course, sergeant.
I want to write a girl back home
but I've never been good with words.
What's her name?
What was that?
Weiss!
Fucking shoot the bitch!
Sergeant!
Sergeant, she's dead, sergeant.
Any idea what's wrong with Weiss?
I made the mistake of bringing him with me
to take out that Russian sniper.
Thought it'd take his mind off things, you know.
And did it?
Turns out private Weiss finds killing women offensive.
Even when they're tryna blow your fucking head off.
The Red Army's teaming with them.
This bitch was strong, brave too,
can't say I took much pleasure in killing her.
Well, that'll be the closest you've been to a woman
in ages, sergeant.
You need to eat,
it'll do you good to get some hot food down you.
I'm not hungry.
You do know your mission out here
is stay alive, don't you?
Eating what you're given is just as important
as dodging a bullet.
Everything I eat tastes of blood.
You're letting yourself think too much.
The trouble with war is that if you're not killing people,
you're just sitting around killing time.
I keep seeing the faces of the people we've killed.
You just gotta shut it out of your head.
No, I can't.
Then why don't you think about something good instead?
It's what I do.
I think about Freida.
Red lips, the way she moves,
all those times we've spent together,
that's what keeps me going.
You're lucky, I don't have a girl waiting for me.
I hope I get to see her again soon.
Please eat.
You've just gotta keep your head up
and give yourself a reason to keep on going.
All right, I'll try.
Things could be worse, you know,
at least you don't have to share a slit trench with Fischer.
Russians!
Here they come!
Hold the line!
Return fire!
What do we do?
We have to go, get up!
Fight!
Hold the line!
Shit!
Fall back!
Thank you.
Wait, wait, wait.
Please don't leave me.
If you stay here until night falls,
it should be fairly safe for you to move on.
Why're you helping me?
Sometimes the nurse in me overrides the soldier.
Makes me feel human again.
You stay alive, Weiss, make it back to your loved ones.