Happy New Year, Daddy! (2004)

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A SIV production

Starring:
Olga Ponizova

Dmitry Orlov

Pavel Melenchuk

Tatyana Issaeva

Igor Artashonov

Sergei Yushkevich

in

Happy New Year,
Daddy!

Director
Olga Perunovskaya

Camera
Dmitry Mishin

Script Olga Perunovskaya
Yury Patrenin Vadim Golovanov

Producer
Mikhail Moskalev

- Oleg, how do I look?
- Great.

- But you even haven't had a look at me.
- No time for that. We're late for the office.

And I still have to get back to my place
and dress up.

Who are you dressing up for?

I don't ask you who you've opened the
box of the French perfume for.

But the note on it says
that it is for Oleg.

I don't care about any notes on it.

I wanted to present it to you in the
New Year night.

I wanted you to find it
under the Christmas tree.

- Then you had to hide it better.
- Misha, have you finished your breakfast?

And I've got a surprise for you too.

Really? May I have a look at it?

I won't show it to you. I'll tell you
about it.

Tonight something very important

something that will drastically
change our lives will happen.

Why is there no sugar in the coffee?

- Did you say our lives?
- No, I said there was no sugar in the coffee.

Hurry up.

Katya, where is the sugar?

Why are you idling? Hurry up.
We're already running late.

Hurry up!

Lesha, you still have to dress up.
Hurry up!

- Oleg, let's not go there.
- Where?

- I' not sure I really want to do that.
- Katya, but we've spoken about it.

He's the Chief Surgeon of the hospital.
He's my boss. I can't refuse his invitation.

He insisted on everyone coming

with the spouses.

I'm not your spouse yet.

Lesha, hurry up.

baby, who are you seeing this New
Year in with?

I see. And what's your name?

Vassilissa is a beautiful name.

I think we're in for some trouble.

- Hey, young man!
- Are you addressing me?

Yes, you. May I see your ticket?

May I show my pension card to you
instead?

Go ahead, do it.

Sweetie, my granddaugher is as slim
as you are.

Every evening she puts on a mini-skirt

and stays out until 3 am. They all
smoke and...

Young man, what are you doing now?

What am I doing? I'm showing to
you my pension card.

- Don't I look like an old woman?
- Are you making fun of me with all this circus?

It is not the circus. It is the theater.

I'm an actor.

Second, I'm doing it in the overcrowded bus.
The art must be closer to the masses.

An third, I'm now going to fine you and get
you off the bus. I don't care about your profession.

- You can't get me off the bus.
- Why?

- I'm in a great hurry.
- Now what?

I'm going on a matter of
the state importance.

- Katya, please, hurry up.
- I'll be back in a second.

Listen, after the performance, Yelena
Nikolaevna will take you to the full-g*y group.

Oleg will pick you up at about 4.

He'll take you to Olga Viktorovna.
Will you behave appropriately there?OK?

- Is it all right?
- Yes.

- Katya, we're running enormously late.
- I'm coming.

- Listen, I love you so much.
- All right.

See you later.

Katya, hurry up.

I'm coming.

- Why did it take you so long?
- I had to say good bye to him.

What's going on, eh?

- Get to the driver's seat.
- What about you?

And I'll push the car.

So you say that you're going to perform
Santa Claus, don't you?

- Will it be at a New Year performance for kids?
- In a plain language, yes.

Why do you call it a matter of the
state importance?

- Are you just jidding?
- I have to explain all this from the very beginning.

Try thinking allusively..

Don't look for any logic in my musings.
It is the New Year time now.

- What do you associate with this holiday?
- A flu attack.

- Well, your associations are somehow strange.
- Try doing my share of this bus riding,

- and I'll see what associations you'll have.
- All right.

- What other associations do you have?
- A Christmas tree.

- Vodka!
- Enough. Any associations with Santa Claus?

- A beard.
- Vodka!

- Gifts!
- Did you say gifts?

- Any associations with a Christmas tree?
- Vodka!

- It is green.
- Why green?

Are there any conclusions we can
make from all this?

What conclusion?

The New Year is coming.

And I'm going out at the next stop.

That's why I as a Santa Claus

I'd like to wish everyone here happy
New Year.

What a jolly windbag he's!

I've managed to play a trick on
you, Yemelya.

- Give my pike back to me!
- I won't.

There is no way for you to
get it back.

Now the magic pike is mine. It'll
perform my wishes.

Do you know my most secret
desire?

- What's it?
- What?

Here it is. I want

the New Year holidat to never
happen.

Boy, you'd better sit down now. We can't
see the stage.

Are you frightened? Santa Claus will
come.

What will these kids tell him
about us?

I'm really afraid of it.

I'm so afraid of it.

I'm so frightened now.

Where is he?

So we'll have to play for time.

Kids, let's call Santa Claus in.

I count three, four.

Santa Claus!

Santa Claus!

Escuse me, I need to jump the queue.

You'll regret this bottle later.

Take some snack, man.

Kids, where do you think Santa
is now?

He's in the woods

saving the rabbit from the wolves.

Are you alive? Thanks God.

Are you hurt?

Where are you going? I'm a doctor.
I'll inspect you.

Does anything hurt? Your amrs,
legs, spine?

- I have a soul ache.
- Doest it hurt here?

- When you touch here...
- Does it hurt here?

- Your hands are so tender.
- What?

Your eyes are so sweet. Mademoiselle, tell me
who you're seeing the New Year in with.

Jerk, do you have any problems?

- No, everything is all right.
- Hey, why are you jumping

into the road like that? Are you tired of
this life?

- Oleg, wait!
- You've almost bent my fender.

- Oleg, let's take him to the hospital.
- Get back into the car.

- Oleg, you seem not to understand...
- Get beyond the steering wheel.

Why are you still here? Get out ouf here,
as*h*le.

- Get out of here!
- Happy New Year.

- Bye.
- Take care.

- Why did you stand up, fool?
- My legs have become numb.

The woods are ripe with dangers for
Santa Claus.

Our visit here is a waste of time.

My dad says that the New Year performances
are always shoddy.

Am I right, Dad?

Who did you come with?
Where is your Dad?

Dima, here you're at last. It is the same story
all over again.

Dima, when will you stop all this?
Look at the number of people waiting for you.

Dima, I beg you!

Old man, don't worry! Have I ever
let you down?

Dima, I beg you not to improvise.

Hello, kids!

I'm your Santa Claus.

I've brought you a lot of gifts.

Right.

I haven't handed them out because
you don't laugh.

You don't applaud. So start applauding
right now.

Now, kids, try guessing where
I was all this time.

Now, kids, try guessing where
I was all this time.

And where were you all this time?

Granny, I was in Africa.

Now, I'm going to sing a song
to you now.

You must know its words.

Where are you going, man?

What a fool!

- Are they all mad?
- Oleg, should we still miss the party?

You all must have
concluded a concord on all that..

All our people will be there.

All our personnel.

The people from the city health care
council will also attend it.

Potapov himself will be present.

You don't understand. Lesha has never seen
the New Year in without me.

Lesha is almost an adult.

Has he never seen the New Year in
without you? He'll celebrate it

in the compay of his grandma. She's
been complaining about being alone for ages.

As if I were to blame for that.

Overtake us.

What a cow!

Oleg, listen!

I don't think you Mom has a working
relationship with Lesha.

They have no rapport.

We'll give them a chance to establish it.

They will stay together, get to
know each other better.

They may develop some rapport
after that.

And we'll have a good celebration
in the meantime.

Katya, make up your mind or
I'll change mine.

I'll go there in the company of some
pretty nurse.

And in the middle of the party I'll tell her
the words that are supposed to be yours.

I have some surprising news for you.

It may even be called a sensation.

- Do you know that you're a blackmailer?
- I know that.

I'll handle my Mom.
See you later.

Santa Claus, would you mind telling me

whether it is true that you can fulfil our
wishes on the New Year eve.

- It is true.
- How will we learn about our secret desires?

Don't worry, Brownie.

My magic stick will easily locate
the kid

who has the strongest secret wish.

- Let's see.
- I do.

It is all crap. He won't fulfil
any wishes.

- Fulfil my desire.
- No, mine.

- Choose me.
- No, me.

- Where is your boy?
- To your right.

What a good boy!

- Take him to the aisles.
- Boy, come here.

- What a good boy!
- He really is.

He's a good boy.

Stop jumping up at last. Get back
to yopur seat.

Now I'm going to fulfil your
most secret wish.

Well, what's your best wish?

- I want...
- Don't hurry. Think twice about it.

What's your best wish?

I want to learn how to fly.

This is not a wish at all.

How is he going to fly?

- One.
- People don't fly. He'd rather ask for a computer.

- Two.
- Santa will bring me a computer as a present.

- My Dad promised that to me.
- Three!

No, he won't fly.

He did fly. Have you seen that?

It is nonsense.

His Dad must have struck a deal with Santa
Claus. That's why he managed to fly.

He wouldn't have flown with his
Dad.

Yes, all right. You're going to get
home pretty late.

Thanks. Bye.

Lesha, can I take you home now?

My Mom told me to wait for
her here.

- OK, then stay here and wait for her.
- All right.

- All right.
- Then bye. Let's go.

Hey, Slava!

- Are you still acting?
- No, I just can't take this off.

I need your help.

- OK, let me help you.
- Oh, no, my ears! You'll tear them away!

- Can you do it in a more getle fashion?
- No, I can't.

Now tell us the whole story.

Where did you go yesterday
after the performance?

I went home.

Don't lie to me. I tried to call you at
home.

Well, but I've never stated that I went
to myhome.

I went to see my friend.

Is the blonde you tried to
pick up at the bar

called a friend now?

- So she's just a friend.
- Masha, it is vulgar.

Folks, get to the table. The vodka
will be too cold otherwise.

Dima, this is not vulgar.
This is dangerous.

This is dangerous for you. I'm a common
girl. Slava can confirm that.

I can give you
some rough time for that.

Masha, look at me very attentively.

What blonde could I seduce?

Any blonde, dear. Just any. Especially
when you start telling her about your popularity,

and about your close relations
with Brce Willis.

All the blondes, brunettes, red-haired
and even bald girls will be yours.

Don't speak badly about bald women.

They are somewhat sacred for me.

Listen , you, Romeo and Othello,
stop quarelling.

We are going to finish this bottle,
change into casual clothes

and off we go.
We have nine orders for today.

- Happy New Year!
- What about me?

How is he doing to drink? The glass
won't fit into that hole.

Boy, what do you want?

Can you find me a dad?

All right, now we're going to
give everything up,

and start looking for your dad.

Have you lost your dad? You seem
to be looking for him in the wrong place.

Dads are usually found in the
theater restaurants.

He is not there.

Did you look for him under the table?

OK, boy, you may leave.

Don't interfere with the adults
relaxing after the working day.

- Cheers!
- What about me?

You? Look at us and get drunk with
the spectacle.

I'm feeling so bad. I'm dying.

- Hello.
- Ekaterina, hold him.

Hello! Misha, is that you?

I'm feeling very bad.

I must be dying. Where? I'm in the
ambulance van.

I felt so bad that I had to call
the ambulance in.

What? What furniture? I told you
I might be dying.

Wait! Did they bill us for it?

How much?
Then put it up for sale.

Are you mad? They won't take
it for 14.

I tell you they won't take it
at that price.

Fix the deal at 12.

What? He's just bought a BMW for me.

Are you serious?

Have you seen it?

He wanted to buy a Mercedes for me.

Slava, where are we going now?

We're going to Zamoskvorechye now.

- Have you found your dad, sonny?
- No, I haven't.

Find me a dad.

Wait for me downstairs.

You're Santa Claus. You're able
of fulfilling any wishes.

- The best ones.
- Dima, let's go.

Find me a dad.

Listen,

Let's take you home instead.

I'm driving and I tell you
that we just don't have any time for that.

- No time for taking the boys home.
- We can't leave him behind.

Where do you live?

- I live in the Novokuznetskaya stree.
- It matches our route.

- What's your name?
- Lesha.

Folks, let's take the boy home
first.

We won't make it on time. First I'll deliver
you two to the performance

and then I'll take him home.

- We have to warn his parents then.
- Yes.

- Where does your Mom work?
- She's an ambulance paramedic.

- How should I call her?
- Have you forgotten the ambulance number?

- Are you a hopeles optimist.
- Mom can be reached through the switchboard.



- Theline is busy.
- Where does your Dad work?

Mom says that he's a polar
explorer.

- We see.
- A polar explorer.

I know a boy whose Dad served a term
at a polar station too.

Hello! Is it the ambulance?

What's your Mom's name?

- Yekaterina Vassilievna.
- May I talk to Yekaterina Vassilievna?

Is she out on a call?

Can you leave her a message?

Liste, who is Maslennikov?

Maslennikov is a clown. He works
in the Tsetnoy Boulevard circus.

Yes, write it down.

Her boy is with us. He got lost
and we picked him up.

Yes, write it down.

From the Tsvetnoy? But it is
Andrei!

He has a performance called
''A n*gro in chocolate.''.

Stop entertaining yourself here.
Get into the van.

Are you still writing it down?

His Dad worked at this polar station
for about six years.

He got this job according to
Article 206 part 2 of the Criminal Code.

Is he a criminal?

Not him, but his Dad.

Are you still there? We'll take the boy to...
Slava, where are we going to perform now?

- The address is 69, Serpukhovskaya street.
- 69, Serpukhovskaya street.

She can pick him up in


I don't understand whose father is
a criminal.

- It is Maslennikov the clown.
- He used to have an amusing performance

called ''The n*gro in chocolate''. A very
funny thing.

Really? Did you write everything down?

What does a polar station
have to do with all that?

You keep amazing me, lady!

Hey, man!
Hey, man, let us pass.

- This is the ambulance.
- What ambulance?

- This is the medical ambulance.
- We've never called you in.

Wait, is it 16, 4th Stroitelei street?

- Yes.
- Is it apartment 75?

- And you say that you didn't call us in.
- No, we didn't.

- May I use your phone to make a call?
- Yes, please.

Thanks.

- Excuse me, may I have a glass of water?
- Surely.

It is a false alarm, Olya.

I'm calling from 4th Stroitelei street. Yes,
it is apartment 75.

Yes, I'll take this call.

What's up?

Sergei, Sveta, our Dad has fallen.
Call the ambulance in.

Van-4, answer this call.

- Yes, I'm here.
- Where is Katya?

They went up to the apartment.

Listen, I have an urgent
phone message for her.

Dictate it. I'll jot it
down.

Petrovich, write it down word for word.
I can't see any sense in this message.

All right, start.

Who is Santa Claus here?

I'm Santa Claus.

Yes, the inventory says about one
Santa Claus. Come in then.

- The Snow Maiden.
- Hello, it is me.

Come in.

- The Brownie.
- Yes, it is me.

- Are you from the Solntsevo g*ng?
- No, I'm just the character called the Brownie.

I'm a Russian folk tale character.

I see that you're a character.
Hands up!

Come in.

- Well, this boy is with us.
- He's not in the list.

He's one of the participants.

- He hasn't been cleared.
- Could you do it right now?

So you're actors. Follow me.

- He doesn't let the boy in.
- Stepan, stop it.

This is just a boy.

Come in.

I'd like to warn you that your job is
going to be complex and even dangerous.

- What do you mean?
- It might be dangerous if you work poorly.

I'm joking.

- Where are the kids?
- They are here.

- I see.
- Hello, kids!

Yekaterina Vassilievna, there was a call
from the switchboard.

They left a message that your son had gotten
lost and picked up

by a Santa Claus ans a Snow Maiden.

As far I as understood, they are
Negroes.

They are performing in Mytischi now

Then they'll move to Kangourovo. Might
we be able to stop there and have a look at them?

Hold your balance, man!

Boy, am I singing it right?

Does anyone want to tell us a poem?

It looks like no one does.

It is a verse about some Christmas tree.

Our Christmas tree is green.

Our Christmas tree is high.

It is taller than our Dad and Mom.

It grew up to the ceiling.

Its outfit is so nice.

The lights are on in its crown.

And our Christmas tree congratulates
all the kids on the New Year eve.

- Is it a radio-guided toy car?
- Yes, it is.

It is cool.

Don't press it too heavily. The engine
is very powerful.

This button brakes it. If you want to
turn, move this.

Ok, come on.

I got into a road accident again.

I thought they were some shoddy
performers,

but they seem to succeed.

Steady, ready, go!

Look, Shumakher is taking over
Hakkonen. He takes the lead.

One more round and one more turn
to the finish line.

He couldn't beat Shumakher who threw
the full throttle open.

His car is going ahead at full speed.

But he's at Shumakher's side.
What's he going to do?

He doesn't let him assume
unconditional leadership.

They are moving ahead side by side.

Well, we have a crash here.

They both are advancing towards the
finish line.

And...wow! Shumakher wins
magnificently.

- This is for you.
- Thanks.

This is to your Snow Maiden. This is
to your Brownie.

- What about the boy?
- What boy?

What do you mean?

He worked here as well.

- This is for the boy.
- Thanks.

- Happy New Year!
- Happy New Year!

- Happy New Year!
- Are you already leaving?

- Yes, it is time for us to leave.
- Did you like it, sonny?

Yes, I liked it a lot.

Will you come the next year?

Yes, we are sure to come on
the next New Year eve.

Stand up, Santa!

Where is his Mom? Are you sure they
passed the message to her?

Let's take the boy home instead.

He lives somewhere nearby.

- What's your address.
- 56-6, Michyrinsky prospect.

What?

Apartment 6.

But Michourinsky prospect is at the Yugo-
Zapadnaya subway station.

It is the opposite end of the line.

- What a surprise!
- Why did you tell us that

you live somewhere here?

Haven't your parents told you that lying
to adults is a bad thing?

Listen, Dima, stop educating him.

We have to come up with some solution.
We're already behind the schedule.

What solution? Let's get him to the subway
station and urge to get home on his own.

He's too small for any independent
subway rides.

He isn't small. He'll make it
home.

Hurry up! We're late.

Take the sack. Get into the van..

Hey, listen!

Have you seriously decided that I'm
a real Santa Claus?

I'm not a real Santa Claus. I'm an actor.
My name is Dima.

Even my beard is a fake.

Happy New Year!

I can't work wonders. I just can't.

You see, if you don't have a Dad,

this problems might be solved by your Mom
and not by Santa. Do you understand?

Keep gnawing at her. Tell her all the
time about that.

Wait a minute.

Mommy, I want a Dad, Mommy. Where
is my Dad?

In the long run she'll find someone.

All right. Let's go.

Hey, stop!

Driver, will you take the boy
to the Michourinsky prospect?

Get in.

I don't need someone.

I'd like to help you with your dad.

But it is not up my alley. I'm not a magician.
Do you understand that?

- I understand that.
- Now what?

Listen, why are you
jumping under my car, jerk?

Are you tired of living?

- This is my fate for today.
- Are you all right, Dima?

Is that you again?

Is that you? You seem to have some maniacal
urge

to drive me into the ground. Have I done
anything wrong to you?

- Dima, let's go.
- Where is Lesha?

- What Leasha?
- My son Lesha.

Was he your son after all? Madame, you seem
to be careless about your kids.

Why do you use the past tense referring to him?
Where is he now?

- He went home.
- How could he go there alone.

- We took a taxi for him?
- Is he in the taxi alone?

Should we attend to him
for all the day?

- Why did you take him?
- Why did you leave him alone?

I didn't leave him alone. He was to
take a bus back to school with his class.

- How did he end up with us?
- That's the question I want to ask you.

How did he?

Shall I give him a hearty kick, eh?

- Shut up, man!
- People here are so ungrateful.

- We're attending to their kid and they kick s.
- Why did you kidnap him?

We didn't kidnap him. He got lost on
his own.

I didn't ask you to make him
participate in all your circus.

No one made him do that. He took the car
himself and started wheezing it around.

- What car?
- A racing car.

- Where is he now?
- Your poor boy went home.

Don't call him a poor boy. He's not
poor at all.

And I forbid you to approach my son.

And I forbid you to run over me
with your cars again.

Off we go.

Happy New Year!

Listen to your Mom and your Dad.
Eat your wheat porridge.

- Thank you, folks.
- Thanks.

Thanks. Thanks.

Happy New Year. See you later.

- This performance was simple.
- I regret sending the boy away alone.

- Something might happen to hiom.
- Stop worrying about him.

Are you his Dad?

His father? I can't imagine Dima being
a husband of this lady.

It is not surprising that the boy has no dad
A look at his Mom is enough to understand why.

- Right.
- I don't care about the lady. I liked the boy.

- Really?
- By the way, it is a good idea to use him.

Listen, let's take our own boy tomorrow.

But he's stumbling.

- Let's take some other boy instead.
- What other boy?

How did you get here?

- You seem to have gone home.
- I'm back.

What a surprise!

I see.

Listen, but I explained everything to
you and

You know that I'm not Santa Claus and

I'm just an actor.

I know. But find me a dad anyway.

The plea of this boy will drive me
crazy today.

I'm at a loss how to explain this to you.

a Dad is not a cigarette stub.

- You can't find him in the street.
- Right.

He's right. What shall we do now?

I don't know. Let's take him
home in our car.

It is the opposite corner of the city.

What about our performance
schedule for today?

- He's right.
- What?

In an hour we'll perform in their
district.

All right. And we'll take him home
after that.

And we'll take him home after that.

Then he must work with us. You'll
perform with us.

We'll wrap a ribbon over his chest and
he' ll impersonate the New Year.

Well, boy, are you ready to provide
the masses with cheap New Year entertainment?

Yeakaterina Vassilievna, don't worry.
We'll find him.

Will our crew attend it?

- I'm ready to go.
- Alesha got lost. He's not a t home.

What? He must be with his class.

Exactly. And he stayed with these actors.
We've almost ran over one of them today.

They say they took a taxi home for him. I call
home and no one answers.

- Something has happened.
- Don't worry. We'll find him.

Ekaterina, there is a phone call for you.

Hello, Lesha, where are you?

I'm with Uncle Dima. Do you remember
this Santa Claus?

We'll work for some more time and

I'll go home then.

She wants to talk to you.

- Hello.
- b*stard!

You're an alcoholic. I'll inform the militia.
Do you get my message?

Would you mind stopping shouting
at me first, lady?

You'd rather thank us for not leaving
your boy alone.

Our schedule is extremely packed and we
still have to attend to your boy.

I told you that she
would be mad about it.

You'll get a prison sentetce. Let my son go.
Oleg, let's go pick Lesha up.

What about Potapov?
Let me talk to him.

Hello, who am I talking to?

Can I have the receiver? Listen, lady...

It wasn't meant for you, I'm sorry.

Yes, the boy is with us. Yes,
everything is all right.

He follows our crew everywhere. We don't
know what to do about him.

My name? My name is Masha.

Are you Oleg? I'm very glad to talk
to you.

Where are we?

Slava, where are we?

- We're in the Dinamo district.
- We're in the Dinamo district.

I got it. I'm memorising it.

Slava, follow me, please.



Block 4, the office of
the Kominvest company.

Olga Victorovna. We're sure to bring him
to this place.

Thanks. Bye.

Why did you tell us that you had no dad?

You have such a wonderful dad.

He's not my dad.

Everything is all right now.

Why are you so anxious? They are
very good folks.

You haven't seen them, Oleg. They
look like hobos.

And you're right about Lesha. He started
behaving very poorly.

He's too demanding. We have to do something
about it.

Hello, Mom! We have a problem here.

Lesha will be brought
to you in a few minutes.

Yes.

LOVE.

Health.

Well-being and success.

Where have you been? We expected
you to arrive at 4.

- Who did you agree upon this time with?
- With you. We expected Santa Claus here.

Who is that?

- I'm a Brownie.
- What Brownie?

- It is a Russian folk fairy tale character.
- What Brownie? We ordered

a Santa Claus and a Snow Maiden only.

We also asked for Pinocchio. The fee is 200
bucks for a 30-minute performance.

In principle, it doesn't matter.

- He'll be Pinocchio.
- Does he look like one?

- Where is Olga Victorovna?
- She's late. She asked to start without her.

It will be great to earn 200 bucks for a


Don't waste your time. Fill your glasses.

Hey, dear, would you mind joining us?

- Take this cup.
- We're leaving in a few minutes.

I'm talking about your Oleg.

Has he sought you
in marriage already?

- He's going to do it tonight.
- Did he warn you about it?

He told me that tonight he'd tell me something
that would change our lives drastically.

It is high time he did it. Your Lesha
needs a father.

Well, you remember
our simple medical toast.

If your cup is full, it is a toast in itself.

Everything was wonderful. My congratulations
to all of you.

- Now whatr, Lesha?
- What about my request about a dad?

You've done a good job. Here is
your champaigne.

I can't find anything for myself.

I don't have either a family or
a home.

Just nothing.

- I was very glad.
- And you want me to find a father for you.

Lesha, let's go. I'll take you to my study.

Lesha!

Lesha!

If I meet anyone who's suitable, I'm sure
to bring him to you.

I promise you that.

Dima, here is your money.

Dima, let's go.

Happy New Year!

Hurry up, folks!

Here we are. Come in. Take your
clothes off.

Stay here for a while.

You may play some computer game.
I'll go out on business.

But I'll be back soon.

Oleg, the boy is here.

I'll take him to my place afterwards.

Pass the phone to Katya.

Lesha, talk to your Mom.

I'll be back soon.

Hello!

Hi, Mom!

I'm all right.

I'm not sad.

- Hey, wait!
- What?

Why are you breaking the convention?

This is our terrotiry. We work here.
Do you get it?

These Moldavanians are bringing
our prices down.

We don't have lengthy discussions with
our competitors. One blow with a stick is enough.

- Wait. Calm down.
- They seem to be not in the mood to talk.

- Not too talkative. Cough up our money.
- What money?

What money? Our money!

Don't touch my beard.

Hands off!

Wait! Wait!

- Calm down!
- You took our money.

Kick him harder!

Calm down! That's enough.

That's all. Relax.

- What's up?
- Everything is all right. We just played snowballs.

The high season is once a year!

Get out of here!

Katya, sweetie!

Are you ready?

What's up?

Don't be so anxious about that.

Katya, what's up?

He's all right. He's at my Mom's
office.

He's sitting there playing some
computer game now.

Katya, calm down.

They have a lot of games out there. All these
combat games and arcades.

- What do we have here?
- These are the persons I detained.

One Santa, one Snow Maiden. And who in
the hell is that?

No hell. I'm a forest Brownie.

I'm a Russian folk fairy tale
character.

- Whose boy is that?
- The boy accompanied them.

Comrade lieutenant, this is...

This is not our boy. You took him
by mistake.

He was just passing by.

- Let him go.
- Find his parents and let him go.

- What should we do about these three?
- Keep them here.

Go out, everyone.

Are you letting us go?

- Do you like it here?
- No, no, we're leaving.

Thank you for your hospitality.

Thank your boy.

He's very smart.

Your car is in the street outside.

We've done a great job on the side.

Why are you surpirised? Do you remeber
ever having it the other way round?

- It is your fault.
- Yes, it is my fault.

No, it is your boy who's to blame for that.
Why are you sticking to him like that?

We went to this morone office and started
performing there.

- Happy New Year!
- Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

What's our schedule for today?

We've missed these two appointments.

Oh, my Lord!

Kudryavtsev booked our performance
at 6 today.

Kudryavtsev is our most regular customer.

This is the day of the highest earnings
during an actor's year.

And we pissed it away.

I wanted to buy new boots after that.

How much do we have now? Will that
be enough for a bottle of champaigne?

I don't know.

- I gave all the money to the boy.
- What?

Dima, are you mad?

When the militia arrived, I

gave all the money to the boy. I hoped
they wouldn't search him.

- What a fool!
- We seem to be hitting very low waters.

- Where should we look for him now?
- What do we need him for?

He's gone.

He waived a hand to us and thanked for all
these New Year gifts and entertainment.

Don't I know these kids?

- I'll find him.
- Where?

Where are you going to find him?

There is no need looking for me.

- I'm here.
- Great.

Give the money back to us.

I don't have it on me.

- What do you mean?
- Listen,

Don't make such lousy jokes. You'd better
give it back yourself.

Otherwise I'll hurt you.

- Slava, take care!
- What?

I paid the cops for your release.

Do you know what I thought about?

It is good that we've missed all the
appointments.

Our appearances will frigten away
all the kids.

Our Brownie has become even more
picturesque.

I'd rather say you look natural now.

Are you still joking?

Everything in this world is worth
laughing at.

Listen, will you ever grow up?

Do you understand that we've lost
the entire high season?

We've spoilt our costumes. What will you
tell to the make-up people in the theater?

Do you understand that without
these costumes they have no jobs now?

You felt pity for the boy.

I'm just dying
of laughter.

At your age it is high time to have
your own family.

What a fool I am!

Do you understand that we pissed away
not only this day, but

Do you understand that you've ruined all
my life?

What a jerk!

I don't want to see you any more.

Why did you get involved in this fight?

Listen, you delivered a great blow to this
Pinocchio.

- He almost fell down.
- He didn't keep his balance.

What balance? It was great.

- You're doing it wrong.
- How should I?

Now what?

So Schwarzenegger pales in
our presence.

van Damme is smoking nervously.

- What about Stallone?
- Stallone?

Stallone is filling a retirement form.

Listen,

I used to have a very interesting accident
in my childhood.

I was thrown into a showdrift and they
couldn't take me out.

Why are you laughing? I'm deadly
serious.

It was the largest snowdrift in
the world.

They brought a lot of equipment and
tractors to help you.

They even brought the bulldozers in. While
they were unearthing me,

they found three living mammoths.

- You're lying.
- Me?

I never lie. The adults never lie.

- And how did you get out of this snowdrift?
- It turned out to be very simple.

I dug a tunnel through the Earth.

I got out at the other side and

I saw our opposites. These Americans
are walking on their heads,

they are eating with their feet. It looks
horrible.

And I had a very rough time
when I returned home.

My father chased me for the whole day
wishing to spank me.

You're trying to cheat on me.

Take my word on it.
The adults never lie.

My Mom lies to me.

You can't say so about your Mom.

- Your Mom is very beautiful.
- She told me that my Dad was a polar explorer.

She told me that he
was in the Antarctide now.

She thinks that I'm too little
and that I don't understand her lies.

Why does she lie to me? Can't she tell
the truth to me?

She doesn't lie.

If your Mom tells he's a polar explorer, then
he really is.

Why did she tell me he would come
home soon?

Does she think I don't understand?

They got divorced and he doesn't
want to see her.

- He doesn't want to see me either.
- I don't think you're right.

He wants to see you very much.

I don't make him live
with us.

I just want to see him.

I want to have a look at him. That's all.

After that he may leave
for his polar station.

There is no polar explorer. It is a scam.

Lesha!

Lesha, what's your family name?

- I'm Semenov.
- Are you Semenov?

Are you sure?

Listen, it is such a lucky coincidence.

I know a polar explorer called Semenov.

Might he be your Dad?

He relally works in the Antarctide.

His job is a difficult, but a heroic one.

I remember someone telling me

that I right now he was travelling
from the South Pole to the North Pole.

- Are you serious?
- Yes, I am. Hold this for some time.

I'll go and learn everything precosely.
Don't leave this place.

Katya, this day is very important for me.

I urge you to impress Potapov.

- I'll try doing my best.
- No, you must do your best.

Potapov is a very choicy man.

He's gathering not just some
medical specialists.

He's hunting for elite medical heads.

I got it.

I'll try not to get drunk, not to have a drunken
fight or a drunken bout.

Thank you for helping me out.

I'll see you in the Rizhsky railway station
in half an hour.

My reward will be quick.

Yes, I'm waiting for you there.

Old man, is that you?
I didn't recognize you.

You won't believe me. The polar explorer
Semenov is in Moscow today.

He really is being transferred from the
Antrarctic region to the Arctic one.

He's to count our polar bears. He's looking for you.
He kept calling you at home.

He's leaving in an hour. And you're
hanging out somewhere. Let's run.

I'm Sergeant Kulevsky, can I see your
papers?

- Dima, what's he like?
- He's great.

He's the man over there.

Well, hello, sonny!

Well, hello, sonny!

Daddy! My Daddy is back!

Daddy, let's go home for a minute.

Let's go.

Our Christmas tree is very beautiful.

I even have the hockey uniform at home.
My Mom gave it to me last year as a birthday gift.

Please. I also have a toy Santa Claus
under the Christmas tree.

It is a toy, but I wrote a letter
to him anyway.

I asked him to send you over to us.

I didn't believe it, but
it happened anyway.

Let's go there.

Imagine how surprised our Mom will be
when she comes home and sees us

drinking tea in the kitchen.

I already know how to make tea.

Let's go home.

I can't, boy.

I can't go.

We the polar explorers are always short
of time.

We don't have time for such trifles.

The icebergs are waiting for us.

The feats and auroras
are waiting for us.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Listen, do you want me to tell you
about the penguins?

The penguins are strange birds.

They have very small wings. They
can't fly because of that.

They are very fat. Their feathers are
black and the breast are white.

Their beaks are yellow and very small.

They are walking around and shouting
like that:

My little one, where are you going?

Do you want me to buy
a cake for you?

You know, Dima,

we had no deal about taking
him home.

Old man!

I'm really sorry.

I swear I wanted to help you.

Dima!

Now what?

Let's go home at last?

I want to see my Mom.

Where is she now?

She's in the Menora cafe.

I know the place.

It is a good place.

Let's go there.

Dimon, matey!

Are you doing extra hours here?
Good.

Dimon, wait!

There is some job for you. There is a man
who wants a good holiday.

He'll pay you a lot. You have your garb
with you. Let's go.

We'll work for two hours and go home
to see the New Year in.

Thanks, but I can't accept your offer.

Dimon, 10 per cent are yours.

You see, I'm here with the kid.

Is it your son? Take him along.

Dimon, let's make it 15 per cent.

OK, forget it then.

Grisha, wait!

Old man!

Do you know how to handle
this car?

Neither do I. Jump into the car.

It is a good suggestion.

I'll consider it.

- Thanks.
- Dear friends, I have a wonderful toast.

Once on a warm summer night

- Do you want some salad?
- May I have a spoonful too?

- No, I don't want any salad.
- And I'd like some.

Here you are.

He fell in love with a girl...

May I have some salad too?

...and they were whispering
the words of love.

May I have some salad?

Do you want some salad?

Oleg, dear, would you mind pouring me
a glass of champaigne?

Just a minute. This is your champaigne.

- Here it goes.
- Oops! Thank you.

And can I have some vodka then?

He didn't pay any
attention to the poor rose.

And it started fading.

I asked you for some salad.

Listen, it is so difficult to fit your taste.

You shift from sausage to salad.

You'd rather determine what you
want first.

Let's drink this toast for our
dear Arkady Sergeevich.

- Hurray!
- Hurray!

Oleg Sergeevich, for your health and
for the health of your wife.

Thanks.

Everything is so nice.

So nice. And you didn't want to go.

Katya, listen!

I'm going to tell you something very
important.

Is it something that would drastically
change uour lives?

So drastically.

- Are we going to talk right here?
- Yes.

What's wrong about this place?

No, but I thought it would
look differently.

I thought that it could be more
romantic.

I mean the traditional concert on TV, the
chimes and some champaigne.

And you are proposing to me.

Listen, but it is not a proposal to you.
It is a proposal to me.

- To you?
- Yes, but what's wrong about that?

Why are you surprised?

I'm a young promising manager.

My track record is very good.

I'm respected in my collective.

I know that you're great.

But it's usually the men who propose.

Do you want me to do it?

What do you have to do with all that?

- Me?
- What do you have to do with all that?

Arkady Sergeevich has
made a proposal to me.

What do you mean?

- It is a careerproposal. What else could it be?
- I don't seem to follow you.

What's wrong about it? He offered me a job
of the department head.

- What will you say?
- Nothing.

Where are the congratulations? Where are
kisses and hurrays?

I congratulate you.

Katya, you don't seem to rejoice at it.

I'm a little bit disappointed.

Is that all you wanted to tell me today?

No, it is just the beginning.

Now I'm going to tell you the thing that
will drastically change our lives.

My boss made a subtle hint at making me
his deputy in 6 months.

What do I have to do with all that?

What does our life
have to do with all that?

What do you mean?

Can you imagine what we'll be able
to afford on my new paycheck?

I'll buy a decent car.

Hey, Katya, stop!

Have a look at it.

Did you buy it for me?

No, I bought you a necklace. It is
hanging from the Christmas tree at home.

And this is a diamond ring. It is for
the wife of my boss.

Does it look great?

Or should I have bought an emerald ring?

I really don't know.

Katya, wait!

Katya!

I see that you all are in a very good mood here.
But let's stop our dancing program for a minute.

- The next entry will be...
- Where is your Mom?

And the next entry will be Santa Claus.

Let's call him in together.

Santa Claus!

Santa Claus!

Well, good afternoon, kids.

Here I can see some vodka.

And there is some herring.

What are you celebrating here, folks?

We're seeing the New Year in.

Let's call it in in unison.

It might never come without it.

New Year!

New Year!

Here I am.

- Can you guess where he was?
- In the cold house.

Everything is much worse. I was
in Africa.

That's why we're going to sing

an African folk song to you.

- Lesha!
- Mommy!

How did you get here?

Let me go. You told me that there will
be no familiar faces. Let me go.

- Let me go!
- Wow!

What are you doing here? What are you
wearing? Oh, God!

- Don't worry.
- Is that your woman?

I'll settle everything. Katya!

- Is that you, b*stard?
- Katya, are you mad?

Calm down. You'll break my entire
career.

- f*ck your career!
- Get out of here!

- Don't touch her!
- Ouch!

Take care.

Will you take me to the Michourinsky
prospect?

- Get inside.
- Good afternoon.

Is it you again? We won't take this
taxi.

Lesha, come here.

- Lesha!
- Lesha, get into the car.

- Lesha, we won't take this taxi.
- Mom, let's go. I want to go home.

I'm really sorry.

I seem to have spoilt your holiday.

Yes, you did.

In fact, I'm not agressive.

I haven't expected such an outburst from
myself.

Have I hurt you?

When I saw Lesha at the party,

I was ready to k*ll you.

By the way, it was your third homicide
attempt during this night.

And I think this time you succeeded.

I'm really sorry too.

No, I understand you fairly well.

- I can imagine your feelings when...
- No, you can't even imagine them.

It is a nightmare to see my son in the restaurant
in the company of some alcoholic.

Yes, it it. But...

essentially you're not right.

- Why?
- You shouldn't have deserted

the boy at the theater.

I didn't desert him.

- Speak in a lower voice. He'll wake up.
- I didn't desert him.

He must have left the theater with his class,
and you took him along instead.

I haven't done anything wrong.

I don't understand
how you can say so.

You really don't understand a thing.

I've been trying to explain all this to you
for the entire day and you still don't get it.

Yes, really, I must be very dumb.

You call me an alcoholic.

- And you're hysterical.
- Am I hysterical?

Stop the car.
We're getting out.

Calm down. You'll wake the boy up.
Don't listen to her. Proceed.

I'd rather walk
that share the car with you.

All right. If so, I'm getting out. Stop
the car, please.

- Don't listen to him. Go on.
- Stop the car.

Calm down.
You'll wake Lesha up.

What's up? Why did we stop?
Go forward.

We're not going anywhere. I'll get
out. Bye.

No, you'll stay in the car.
We're getting out.

It is me who stays behind. You all are
getting out.

Yes, right.

Lesha, let's go.

Don't wake him up.
I'll carry him upstairs.

Don't worry. I'll do that myself.

Take care.

Where are you going?

Beware of the steps.

Calm down. Yes, I see. Everything
is all right.

That's all, folks.

The draughts here are horrible.

I was so afraid that

you'd leave without saying good bye.

Peanuts. If you had known how frightened
I had been.

Four.

Five.

Six...

Seven...

Eight...

Nine...

I was so frightened.