Sweet Land (2005)

Tim Guinee: Young Olaf

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• Clerk of Court : The judge says we have to be careful about this sort of thing.

  Young Olaf : What sort of ting?

  Clerk of Court : German nationals... German nationals engage in prostitution, they encourage polygamy, they harbor dangerous political convictions. Are you aware of the Espionage Act of 1916?

  Young Olaf : You tink she's a spy?

  Clerk of Court : Well, I'll tell you what's in her favor. She's not Chinese.

• Postal Clerk : No foreign language letters leave the country.

  Young Olaf : Why?

  Postal Clerk : We're at war, with Germany.

  Young Olaf : So they keep telling me. I tought ve von.

• Inge : Dreams? Yes, you have?

  Young Olaf : I have work, I don't have dreams.

  Inge : [pushes him in a rage]  Crows have dreams!

  Young Olaf : [correcting her]  "Ducks".

  Inge : ...pheasants, all have dreams. But not you!

  Young Olaf : Ducks don't have dreams. They get cold, they fly south.

• Harmo : I can help you out.

  Young Olaf : With our mortgage?

  Harmo : Sure.

  Young Olaf : Banking and farming don't mix.