Corrections Class (Класс Коррекции)

With financial support from the Russian Federation Ministry of Culture

New People film company

Presents...

- Do you know what happened? - A teenager got hit, it's pretty horrific!

Was it fatal?

Don't look! Just don't look!

Turn away! Don't look!

The school's this way, we can't go around.

I told you not to look! No one needs to see that!

Mom, the hand's totally black! It's black!

Just count the carriages.

Corrections Class

To all our new students, we wish you all the best!

- Hey mate, can they get through please! - Excuse me, can we come past?

Sorry, can we get through please. Thank you.

- Guys, where's year 11, the CEC? - 11's somewhere over there.

The CEC? We're not sure to be honest, sorry.

Your attention to the flag!

Always stop when they raise the flag.

- Where you going? - Where's year 11, the CEC?

The Compensatory Education Class? They're already inside, they don't queue up.

- That way! - So we don't need to queue?

That's what they were saying earlier!

What are you doing! You're getting in everyone's way! Come on, quickly, follow me.

Corrections class went inside ages ago.

- Why are you late? - Well Ma'am, we have a good reason,

we got stuck at the level crossing, there was...

Next you'll be telling me you got stuck in the lift too!

- We don't have a lift. - Listen carefully, I do not do jokes!

You need to appreciate that the correctional education system is a specialised programme,

one which was designed to help. And if you're late,

or absent, then it won't help you! It's vital that you recognise that.

Now, as I said before and will say again,

the year 11 CEC is going to be very difficult for Lena, it's a specialist class.

Hmm, we'll get you a ramp made, I can promise you that,

but you should understand that wheelchair users, of course, can't...

Oh don't worry about that! She isn't paralysed or anything.

She can climb up a bit at a time. Come on, stand up!

Come on, come on! Hup!

She, that's it, she can climb up by herself, it might take a while, she's not too bad.

- Can you hurry up! - Yes, of course.

You're extremely late for class already!

Corrections class has its own section, keep that in mind too.

It's got its own schedule, its own corridor, its own everything.

That's the bathroom, here's the exam room.

I'll tell you now about the committee, before we go in, there'll be 10 people,

and their inquiry is most important, so don't forget it.

We won't. Here you are Mrs Kuznetsova, happy Knowledge Day to you.

- Oh, thank you very much. Well, shall we! - I can do it Mum!

- Good morning everybody! - Everyone stand!

- Good morning! - Good morning.

- Misha! - Happy Knowledge Day everyone!

- Thank you. - Sit please.

I want to start by briefly...

By introducing Lena Chekhova to you. She's going to be studying with you.

So we welcome her, yes?

This is her mother, Svetlana Chekhova

Could you wait in the corridor please.

Now, I want to tell you a bit more about the committee, to remind you...

Well, it has 10 members, if we recall.

It will be a medical-pedagogical committee, a very important event for each of you.

Please remember that this is, perhaps, the only...

Misha, could you find Lena a seat somewhere please.

Misha, there's a desk here she can sit at. Thanks.

The only opportunity this year to get into a normal class.

Also, please note, that even if you pass on your health,

but not on your level of study, then, unfortunately, you will have to remain in corrections class.

So you need to keep that in mind.

- Right Mr Dubin? - Yeah yeah yeah.

Then what did I just say?

Well, um, the committee... The medical-infection committee will-

Enough Mr Dubin. Sit down, you're holding everyone up!

So then... take that chair down please!

- Anton, stop it! What are you doing? - Did I put that there or something?

- You did. - Stop it everyone!

- Everything okay for you? - Just a bit closer.

Thanks

- Is everyone here today? - Vicky, who's not here today?

- Bespalov's away today. - No Mr Bespalov, as always.

Well then, we'll have to call and find out why he's not here.

And remind him about the inquiry, because he's due to go next!

- Half the class have gone through it already. - Already? Excellent, keep it up.

Well then everyone, I'll leave you here. Keep on studying!

Remember that we have to study if we want to get good grades.

Vicky, get them off me, please!

Oi, kids, come on. Get out of here, quickly! Run!

- You're even going to carry me? Thanks mum! - Hey Misha, no farting eh!

Please... that hurts!

- Is this your first time at a school? - Me? No, it isn't.

I went to primary school until 3rd year,

but then I got sick and getting to school became too hard for me.

Stupid myopathy! So what have you got?

In principle, there's nothing wrong with us. Dmitri got porosis from some prenatal traumas.

And I get a bit tired, stressed out and tired sometimes.

Dmitri's got a speech impediment too, his speech is pretty slurred, but it's fixable.

Hey Vicky, who's that? Was his name Anton or something?

Yeah, that's Anton. And this, by the way, is my brother.

- You don't look very similar. - You what, we are!

- Anton, we're alike aren't we? - Nope, not really.

- Our eyes are similar, see? - No they're not Misha.

Misha, let's go to the tracks.

- Why are you saying that in front of her? - Huh?

- I said, why are you saying that in front of her? - What? Why's it matter?

- She won't go anywhere anyway. - No, she's coming.

- She's coming where? - I'm the one who says if she can come with us.

Wait, but we agreed that-

I'll take her to the tracks alone!

- Mmm, tasty, I love Chupa Chups. - No, I won't be a Chupa Chup!

You're such a moron! Now you'll get it on the forehead!

Hey, come on, fight with me!

Is there a way we could celebrate our first day at school somehow?

- Well, I'm down for whatever. - Except we have zero money guys.

True, not a single rouble.

- We could always earn some. - How?

- I did it once, but it was a bit... awkward. - I bet!

- It's nothing like that! - No need to get upset Lena.

I mean it, it's not like that, I'll tell you on the way.

We just need to go somewhere where there's a lot of people walking around...

- Ro-sham-bo - No one's.

No win, go again! Ro-sham-bo!

- G-g-go again! That wasn't fair! - Not fair Misha! - Stop covering for your brother!

Okay, playing fair yeah!

Come on!

Roshambo! Roshambo! Roshambo! Roshambo!

- So what, did I lose then? - Yeah you lost.

Basically, I'm pushing you today, then, tomorrow it's you and the day after, you.

- Misha, maybe I want Anton to push me. - What are you talking about!

Well, suddenly I don't want you to escort me,

I suddenly want Anton or Dmitri to push me.

- We're slaves. - And what about me?

- Am I a slave too? - No.

- So what am I? - The Queen.

Excuse me, but could you spare a few kopeks for the disabled girl please.

- Please, could you give a few kopeks for this poor orphan. - Please!

Make sure you look after your legs. Thank you, God bless you!

We're collecting for an operation, but they've only given us gingerbread.

Oh thank you! Thank you very much!

- Ma'am, could you give a few kopeks for this orphan? - Hold on, let me get you something.

- Just a little, don't need much. - Thank you so much!

- Honestly, just a little. - Just a little?

Thank you very much! Thank you ma'am, thank you.

I'll catch it!

- Lena, on your legs! - Are these my new leg implants or something?

- Yep! - C'mon! Close! Close, close, close!

Close it, or I won't be able to get on target. Close it!

- Come on, tip them out! - Have we got everything or not?

- Everything, yeah? - What's wrong?

- 'Cause you're not allowed it? - Misha, put it back please.

Are you okay? Misha! Are you okay? Out the way!

Get up Misha! You don't have enough money for that!

- Disabled person, can we pass please. - Can't you see the queue?

Yeah, but we have a disabled person with us, so we get special treatment...

- I've gotta get to work! - I know, excuse us.

- Hold on, we don't have the money for that! - Then put it back please!

He doesn't have the money!

A man can always find money for booze.

Actually this is sorta like cognac!

- Don't you want some? - Guys, these are fucking awesome, so good!

- Vicky! - You'll make yourself ill...

If Grandma finds out, she'll go mental at you.

Why are you so messy?

This is the life, this I understand!

Hey, you're gonna get food in there!

Misha, please, we don't need bits of crisps in the juice!

Come on, please, you don't need to do that! Why are you doing that?

- He stuffed his mouth, then drank from our juice carton. - Plus he probably backwashed into it too!

What's the big deal? Who cares? Am I contagious or something?

- Well, I'm not gonna drink that now. - I didn't spit, damn it...

- Misha, leave the juice alone. - Yeah, leave it, I'm really thirsty.

- Misha, leave it! - I'll drink it normally, then pass it over.

Are you kidding? We don't have any water! Just leave it!

I'll bring it over after I've finished. I don't want to sit with you arseholes.

So why are you taking our juice? That's for everyone!

- Lena, drop it! - But why does he-

- Because he always acts like that. - So what's wrong with him then?

He's got meningitis, had it since he was a kid

and it's given him heightened excitability.

Misha! You moron, Misha!

Shh Lena, please! Lyudmila's calling, guys!

Hello? Hello Lyudmila.

Yes Lyudmila.

Is the poison not working then? In the crisps, the sweeties...

Very funny... Oh look, there's still some left...

You will pass on our condolences, yes?

Mine and Dmitri's, okay?

Goodbye Lyudmila. Hey, be careful!

- What's happened Vicky? - Wanna hear something funny?

- What? - Bespalov's bit it! You hear?

- How? - He's only gone and got himself killed.

- Went on the level-crossing and bit it. - Y'mean he went under a train?

- Who's this Bespalov? - One of our classmates.

- He got run over? - Yep.

- You hear that Bespalov's dead? - No way!

Wait, what were they saying about him?

Guys, cops! Cops!

Run! Run!

Come on, quick! Quick!

Thanks very much, I was...

- ... thank you. - Don't mention it!

I saw it, there was so much blood, it made the air smell like iron.