[Tanya and Artyom have just arrived at Heathrow International Airport] Immigration Officer: How long do you intend to stay in the U.K.? Tanya: I don't know, yet. Immigration Officer: How much money do you have? Tanya: [To Artyom] Skol'ko u nas deneg tochno? (Exactly how much money do we have?) Artyom: [To Immigration Officer] Uhh... eighty-five dollars. Immigration Officer: Not very much, is it? Tanya: Yes.
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[While waiting in Heathrow, Artyom is practicing English by reading aloud from a travel guidebook. Tanya corrects his mistakes] Artyom: In Britain, friendly people start conversation by talking about the vever... Tanya: Weather. Artyom: ...Vether. Look at this expensive... Tanya: Example. Artyom: ...It is lovely morning, it isn't, isn't it?... Tanya: Isn't it. Artyom: ...Yes, it's beautiful, it isn't it?...
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[Tanya and Artyom are waiting in Heathrow for her English fiance, Mark Wallow] Page over airport loudspeaker: Would Mark Wallow, Mark Wallow, please contact the airport information desk. Artyom: [reading aloud from a travel guidebook] Can you show me the way home, please?
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[Tanya's English fiancé, Mark Wallow, has failed to meet her and Artyom at Heathrow] Tanya: I'm sorry... just for... few... wo-words. I need political as-asylum. Immigration Officer: Political asylum? Tanya: Yes. Because... because my life is very dangerous in Moscow. Artyom: [Watching through a glass partition] Okhuyela chto li? (Has she fucking lost it?)
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[Immigration officers are putting Tanya and Artyom into police cars to transport them to Stonehaven] Artyom: Kuda on nas vedet, mam? On chto, khochet chtoby ya polez tuda v yego mashinu? Ya ne polezu nikuda v yego mashinu. (Where are they taking us, mom? He wants me to get in his car? I'm not getting in his car.) Tanya: Zalez', pozhaluysta. (Get in, please.) Artyom: Ne polezu. (I'm not getting in.) Tanya: Sidi! (Sit!) Artyom: Chego on khochet ot nas? Chego on khochet ot nas? (What does he want with us? What does he want with us?) Tanya: Artyom! Vernis' seychas zhe! (Artyom! Come back here, now!) Artyom: Ya ne polezu tuda! Du-du-du-du-du-du... Da ot"yebis' ot menya! Ot"yebis', ya tebe skazal! Durak, kozel! (I'm not getting in there. Du-du-du-du-du-du... Get away from me. Get away, I told you. You stupid goat!) Tanya: Artyom! (Artyom!) Artyom: Ottsepis' ot menya! (Let me go!) Tanya: Artyom, ty chto, s uma soshel? Prekrati! Ty slyshish'? Slushay menya, Artyom. Ya im skazala, chto my bezhentsy, poetomu my ostayemsya seychas v Anglii, potomu chto Mark ne priyekhal nas ne vstretil. U nas net drugogo vykhoda, no ya uverena... (Artyom, what's wrong with you, have you gone crazy? Stop this! Do you hear? Listen to me, Artyom. I told them that we're refugees, so we can stay in England; because Mark didn't come to meet us. We don't have another way, but I'm sure... ) Immigration Officer 1: Is there a problem? Come on, love. Tanya: [To immigration officers] One minute please. It's very important. Let me speak with him. Immigration Officer 2: I'm sorry. No go. Tanya: Yes. [To Artyom] Tanya: Ty vidish', chto tvorit'sya? Luchshe ya tebe v mashine vse ob"yasnyu, khorosho? Ya uverena, chto vse pravil'no. Bud' moim drugom, da? Pover' mne. Dover'sya mne, da? (Do you see what's going on? It's better if I explain everything to you in the car, OK? I'm sure all of this is all right. Be my friend, OK? Believe me. Trust me, OK?)
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[Tanya and Artyom have come to the arcade to get a phone card] Tanya: Hello... uhh... they told me you sell phone card. Alfie: You want a phone card? Tanya: Yeah. Alfie: [Shuffles and spreads them like a deck of playing cards] Pick a card. Pick a card, any card. That's a 10'er. Do you know how to use it? Want me to show you? Tanya: Yes. Alfie: Scratch that number off, yeah? Tanya: Yes. Alfie: Dial in that number there, yeah? Tanya: Yes. Alfie: You wait for the beep. Beeeeep. Tanya: Yes. Alfie: Yeah. Then you dial that number, there, yeah? Tanya: Yes. Alfie: And you should be connected. You understand? Tanya: No.
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[Tanya and Artyom are in their flat in the evening, talking about Mark. Tanya is intently trying to open a can of food] Artyom: On ne priyedat. Davay, ya otkroyu. (He's not coming. Hand me that, I'll open it.) Tanya: Pochemu? (Why?) Artyom: On, navernoye, peredumal. (He's probably changed his mind.) Tanya: Pochemu? (Why?) Artyom: Potomu chto on nevrastenik. Ty tozhe ne sovsem normal'naya. Vy, navernoye, podkhodite. (Because he's neurotic. You're not completely normal yourself, either. You're probably well suited.)
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[Tanya and Artyom have been returned to Stonehaven after trying to walk to London] Council Official: Can you confirm your name, please? Tanya: Tat'yana Krush-i-na. Council Official: You should have registered here yesterday. This is a general information pack. These are your food and toiletry vouchers for the week. Tanya: But, I don't need them. I want to go to London. Council Official: No, you can't do that. Tanya: Why? Council Official: You've applied for political asylum. Tanya: Yes, and so? Council Official: All applicants must stay in their designated holding areas. Look, it's in here. Tanya: You mean I can't leave? Council Official: No, that's right. Tanya: But, I don't... I don't understand why. If I have money, if I have place where to stay in London, why I can't go? Council Official: The world and his wife would go to London if we let them.
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[Tanya asks Alfie for help escaping Stonehaven] Tanya: I have to go to London. What do I do? Alfie: Are you a refugee? Tanya: A refugee by accident... Why are you laughing?
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[Tanya and Artyom buy lunch in the cafe with food vouchers] Cafe Owner: That's three-eighty-five, please. Tanya: [Handing him a food voucher] Five. Cafe Owner: OK. Thank you. Tanya: My change? Cafe Owner: No, we don't give change on vouchers, love. Tanya: No? Cafe Owner: No, sorry. Tanya: [To Artyom] Poydem. (Let's go.) Artyom: [Searching through his fish'n'chips with a fork] Where is fish? Cafe Owner: What do you expect for five pounds?
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[Tanya and Artyom are eating lunch in the cafe] Artyom: [Searching through his fish'n'chips with a fork] Mam, nu chto eto za ryba? Zdes' sovsem netu ryby. Zdes' odna i vsya v sukharyakh. (Mom, they call this fish? There's no fish here. It's all just batter.)
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[Les and Frank, the Internet pornographers, have approached and solicited Tanya in the cafe] Les: Yeah? Gorgeous cheekbones... yeah, gorgeous cheekbones, they're fantastic. So, anyhow, what I was going to do, I don't want to take up too much of your time. But, there's my card. Tanya: Yes. Les: Ok? And, uhh, you know, if you're interested, give me call. But, if there's anything else I can do, let me... I am Mr. Stonehaven. Everybody knows me around here, so, if you need me, call me. There's my card. All right? Hope to see you soon. Bye. Frank: Bye. Les: See ya, mate. Let's go, Frank. [Les and Frank leave] Artyom: Ty khot' ponyala, chto oni sutenery i chego oni khotyat? (You do realize they're pimps, and what they want?)
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[Tanya and Artyom are in their flat in the evening, talking about Mark] Tanya: Mne nuzhno yego uvidet', chtoby ponyat', chto proiskhodit. (I need to see him to find out what's going on.) Artyom: Znachit, ty yego lyubish' bol'she, chem menya. Zatashchila menya cherti kuda, k chertu na kulichki. (So, you love him more than me. You dragged me all this way, to the armpit of the universe.) [They both laugh] Tanya: Samomu smeshno. Day ruku. Ty chto, ya tebya lyublyu. Ya tebya lyublyu, kak nikogo. Da? Ty zhe moy yedinstvennyy, moy dorogoy, moy synochek. A yego ya po-drugomu lyublyu, nel'zya sravnivat'. (That's ridiculous. Give me your hand. You know I love you. I love you, like no one else. OK? You're my one-and-only, my dearest, my little boy. But I love him in a different way, it's impossible to compare.) Artyom: [Turning away from her] Spokoynoy nochi. (Good night.)
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[Needing money, Tanya tries to sell her mink pelts to a clothing store owner] Tanya: Hello. Store owner: Can I help you? Tanya: Would you be interested of this? It is a fur... Russian fur, from Siberia. It is very... it is very... valuable. I have two pieces. And... and, uhh, it's very beautiful, very expensive... in Russia. And, you can wear them as a hat, or like scarf, or you can pin it on your coat... if you want. Store owner: Nah, I'm not interested in anything like that. Tanya: Ok, thank you.
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[Alfie and Artyom are in the arcade] Alfie: What are you tryin' to do to my machine? What ya doin'? Come, 'ere. You've broken it. Try it now... Where's your dad? Artyom: My dad's dead. Alfie: My dad's dead, as well. Artyom: Yours is dead, too? Alfie: How did he die? Artyom: He's dead. Alfie: Well, what's the crap with this Mark fellow? Artyom: He's my mother's fiance. Alfie: Do you like him? Artyom: No. My mom come to England for him, and he doesn't come to airport. Alfie: Does your mom love him? Artyom: I think she loves men who make her cry.
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[Needing money, Tanya has gone to see Les and Frank, the Internet pornographers] Les: Ok, Tanya. Just give me a little twirl, just turn around. Yeah, and just un... unzip, and give me a flash. Mmmm... See, I see her as like a school girl, or... or maybe a nurse. She's sort of got that caring quality about her. Frank: Bit skinny up top, Les. Les: Or a nun. Frank: A nun? Yeah, a nun would be good. Tanya: But, what do I do?
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[Alfie, Tanya, and Artyom are at her flat in the afternoon. Alfie has brought them a television and some Indian fast food] Alfie: Are you alright? Doin' alright? I brought you some company and some food. Are you hungry? Have you ever had a curry? Curry. Beautiful. [To Artyom] Alfie: Have you ever had a curry? Artyom: Yeah. Alfie: You little liar. Come here. [To Tanya] Alfie: That's chicken tikka masala. That's chicken in a light, spicy sauce. It's beautiful, man, I promise you. [To Artyom] Alfie: Come here. We'll sort it all out. Whoa, whoa, whoa. [To Tanya] Alfie: Vindalu. Evil. It's a beast of a curry, yea, it's a real wicked bitch. Pila rice, sweet rice, yellow rice. Rice is rice, and forever more shall be so. Potatoes with cabbage. Bombay sag potatoes. Have you ever had 'em? Beautiful. I promise you. If you throw-up, it's all on my head. Nan bread to soak it up. Yeah, d'you fancy it? Tanya: We have no spoons. [Alfie draws spoons from his pockets, like a gun fighter quick-drawing two six-shooters]
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[Tanya, Artyom, and Alfie are on the couch in her flat in the evening, watching a nature show about dolphins on television] Television narrator: Sonar may also be used for sexual stimulation. Here, one juvenile female buzzes another's genital area, perhaps to gain information about her sexual state and health. Artyom: Mam, smotri chto oni delayut? (Mom, look, what are they doing?) Television narrator: Copulation is performed belly to belly, with the male beneath the female. And, is brief... Tanya: Poydem spat'. (Let's go to sleep.) Artyom: Podozhdi. (Wait.) Television narrator: Gentle touching of genital areas is also an important means... Tanya: [To Alfie] It's a bedtime. [To Artyom] Tanya: Poydem. (Let's go.) Artyom: Podozhdi, mam. (Wait, mom.) Tanya: Vstavay, ya tebe govoryu! (Get up, I told you!) Artyom: No, mama, podozhdi. (But, mom, wait.) Tanya: Poydem. Ya s toboy ne budu... Seychas! (Let's go. I'm not putting up with this from you... Now!) Alfie: Night, boy. Artyom: No, mam... (But, mom... ) [Artyom leaves the room] Tanya: [To Alfie] I'm going to sleep. Thank you for everything. Alfie: It's alright, man. Tanya: Ok. [Tanya leaves the room] Alfie: [To an empty and darkened room] I'll let myself out.
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[Tanya has finally spoken with Mark by telephone; he is never coming. Tanya is crying in Artyom's lap] Artyom: [Singing] ... I tsvetok ishchut mnogiye lyudi (Many people search for their flower) Tanya: [Joining Artyom, they sing together] No nakhodyat konechno ne vse (But, of course, not everyone finds it) / Mozhet tam, za sed'mym perevalom (Maybe it's there, in the seventh heaven) / Vspykhnet svezhiy, kak vetra glotok (And will blossom anew, like a gentle breeze) Artyom: Ya govori, on nevrastenik. (I told you he was neurotic.)
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[Tanya and Alfie are talking late at night in the empty bingo hall. Tanya has been drinking, and starts to cry] Alfie: What's the matter. Ah, no, no. Hey, don't get upset. Tanya: Sorry. Alfie: No, it's alright, man, it's alright. Ok. Why are you so upset? Tanya: Because I'm crazy. Alfie: No, you're not crazy. Tanya: Yes. Alfie: Why? Tanya: Yes. I'm so stupid. I don't know... This city, it's like... it's like punishment for me, it's like punishment for some mistakes in my life. You know, yes, yes, really. I make so many mistakes. Alfie: I've made mistakes. We're human beings. We all fuck up. We all make mistakes. It ain't just you. What are you doing that's so bad? Tanya: Just... my main... I always... need... need to be in love. You know, I can't to... to live, without lo... love. Alfie: There's nothing wrong with that. Tanya: Yes. Alfie: No, there is not. Tanya: Yes. Because, two my... two my husbands, and two divorces. It's very bad for me, for my child. And, now, we're here, and I think maybe its... maybe it's my... main mistake.
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