Alon Abutbul
Anat Tzahor
A Rafael Ravivo movie
A Place by the Sea
Written and directed by Rafael Ravivo
Take a candle and light it in memory of your mother.
May she rest in paradise.
When did you get out?
A couple of hours ago.
Why didn't you tell me? I would have sent someone.
Forget it.
Are you hungry? Do you want to shower?
Give me a good cup of coffee. That's enough for now.
You'll get it. First let me look at you.
Hey, you look good.
I was on vacation.
Come on.
It's been a long time since I had a cup of coffee like this.
Three years.
Three beautiful years from my life.
Gadi, I wanted to tell you during all these years I never?
Yaki, Yaki, Yaki, leave it. It's over.
What's done is done.
Now I want to forget.
I want to live, live well and free.
Do you know what you're going to do?
I met some guy inside who has a kiosk on the beach.
He wants me to run it.
Listen, I've got a jeep here. I got it for next to nothing.
It needs a few repairs but you can use it meanwhile if you want.
I've got a little money, not much, but it can help you.
Thanks.
Good God, how glad I am to see you out of there.
Yaki, I've got to find Perla.
Perla?
Do you know what's with her?
Yes, I know. And I need her.
Are you sure?
I'm sure.
I've got someone for you tonight. -Who?
That guy from the import-export.
Ooh, that filthy swine. I'm busy.
But he pays well.
Then you fuck him and take all the money yourself.
I'm crazy, crazy about you.
Never with colleagues at work. That's a rule I have.
You know where to find me. Bye.
Excuse me.
Assholes.
I love you. -Hi.
Here's my Perla.
Have you gone crazy?
I brought newspapers.
Where were you? -Just around.
I've got something special fo you, straight from Paris.
Get off my back. I don't have any money.
I'm thirsty. I'm thirsty. Move.
Perla, who talked about money? Try them on first.
What are you trying to do? Do you take me for a patsy?
Don't touch. -Who touched?
Who is it? -Flowers.
Who? -Flowers.
Flowers? No way.
May I come in?
I see you managed quite well.
What did you come for? -What?
Take these and get out. Get out of here and don't return.
Wait a minute. -Forget it.
Give me a second to explain.
Not a second and no explanations. Your time is up.
Understand, you don't exist for me anymore.
Now get out and forget me.
Get out.
Perla, close the door. I want to talk to you.
I don't want to hear you. Get out.
I don't want to see you. I told you, already.
Get out. Don't you understand?
Are you crazy?
More than that, I'm a whore. Do you want to fuck?
Let's fuck if you've got enough money.
Stop it. Enough of your bullshit.
Really I'm a whore. Didn't you hear about me?
Yeah, I heard. Where I come from you hear everything.
You came, anyway.
Yeah. I came anyway.
Why? Did you come to ask for my hand?
If you would agree.
I can't.
I'm begging you. Go away please. Don't touch me. Don't touch me.
Don't touch me. Don't touch me.
What's going on here? -What?
What's going on here?
Perla, do you want me to call the police?
Vodka.
What ran you over?
Another one.
What happened? -Never mind.
For me?
Tomorrow I'm going to Palmahim.
I'm going to open up a bitchin' place on the beach.
I want you to come with me.
Tomorrow you're going to Palmahim.
You're going to open up a bitchin' place on the beach.
And you want me to come with you.
Now get out of my sight.
Get me a beer please.
Bring me some stuff.
Not that.
Hello Mr. Assi.
Is Perla here?
What's new Mr. Assi?
Has a cat got your tongue?
She's in the office, okay?
Where were you?
Are you hysterical, again?
I'm not hysterical. Leave it alone.
Did you hear?
May I know why you didn't get to the date?
Why? Because your client stinks. And so do you.
Take it easy, children.
Who is this?
Where did you come from? -From jail. Just kidding.
I came through the door.
Didn't you see, "Do not enter" on the door?
I saw.
A fool, huh?
No, Gidi. Pleased to meet you.
And what does Mr. Gidi want?
To talk to Perla.
Do you know him? -No, throw him out.
Did you hear?
Be a good boy. Finish your drink. Pay up and go home to mama.
I told you to throw him out, not to tear him limb from limb. Idiot.
Let's go.
You shouldn't have messed with him. He was a boxer.
Yeah, I felt that.
Move.
Go.
Perla, wait a minute. I want to talk to you.
This guy is crazy. I'll finish with him.
Drive, I told you. Drive.
Perla, Perla, Perla.
Do you know he just got out of prison?
That's not true.
Do you believe his story?
Stop accusing him.
They accused him of armed robbery.
Stop it. Watch your movie on TV.
I'm going to make him something to eat.
He's going to want to sleep here tonight?
So what? He's my brother.
There isn't any room. It's crowded here.
There's room. He'll sleep with the kid.
I don't want him near my child.
Well, it's great to see you two. How's it going?
We're working like mad just to survive.
I'm going to fix you something to eat. You're hungry for sure.
No, wait a minute. Is the beach far?
The beach?
Yes, the beach.
I have a meeting there. I'm late already.
I'll come see you another time.
When?
I don't know. When I have the opportunity.
Do you promise to come visit?
Sure.
So long. Take care of my sister and my nephew.
You're not going to stay, now that you've arrived?
Another time.
Take care of yourself.
Goodbye. -Goodbye.
I haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon.
I don't want to talk about the past anymore.
Do you still love me?
Of course.
Even when you know?
I'm sorry. I've waited for this a long time.
Tell me about the place.
Actually, I haven't seen it yet.
But I know it's on the beach, isolated, with a view of the sea.
It's been closed for several years.
It needs a little work.
It can be made into a fantastic place.
And we'll both go there?
Tell me. -For sure.
Yes, for sure. -Something else?
Another omelet.
Salim, talk to him.
You must talk to him.
I don't have the wherewithal to pay.
I can't pay that kind of money all at once.
You know yourself what the situation is today.
See for yourself. Business is dead. Everything's dead.
Who's that?
Just a guy I met in jail.
Hi there. It's good to see you on the outside.
I see you didn't waste time.
This is Perla. Do you remember I told you about her?
Of course I remember. You look fantastic together.
Have you eaten?
Sit down, sit down. Order whatever you want.
I'll be right back.
Salim, you've got to help me. Give me a little more time.
You're like a brother to me, Salim.
One week. And don't let me down this time.
I promise.
What's going on, guys? You haven't ordered anything yet.
Do you know what? Leave it to me.
Who's this jerk? I can't stand him.
This jerk is Adar. The place I told you about, is his.
Now you'll see what class is, not like in jail.
And this is just the beginning. Cheers.
Yuk, what is this?
What, what? This is the best whiskey in the world.
Are you trying to put one over on me?
What about the place? Like I told you. Fantasic.
It's a little neglected now but I'm counting on you.
He's got hands, a wizard. Electricity, plumbing, carpentry.
With you, we'll open in a week.
And these are the keys to the apartment upstairs.
It belonged to my mother, may she rest in peace.
A terrific place. Have a good time.
Let me have a beer.
Where's the toilet? -What?
Did I scare you? Where is the bathroom?
Women also piss sometimes.
Perla, where are you running away to with this kid?
Leave it. I'm quitting.
You're not quitting anything. You're coming back with me.
I'm not going back, you jerk.
Gidi, don't butt in. It's my problem.
And stop following me. You can have your apartment back.
Okay. Give me the key. -All yours.
Girls don't leave me so quickly.
You make me laugh.
You'll come crawling back.
I'm sorry about what happened.
Who is he?
Just a guy. He fixed me up in an apartment
and we worked together.
Was there something between you? -No, never.
He's crazy. It's not a good idea to get close to him.
You know, people are going to recognize me.
Forget it. I'm recognized, too. We'll make it anyway.
You know, I thought about what we'll call the place.
Perla's Place. What do you think?
What a place!
How beautiful, God in heaven.
Fabulous, huh?
Come, we'll go upstairs first.
Nice, huh?
Wow. Okay, should we have something to drink?
They're only mice.
Are you disappointed?
I'm sorry.
In prison, when he told me about the place
it seemed more like a dream.
It's not so bad. I'm not afraid of work.
I can make this place into something terrific.
It won't work. -Sure it will.
I mean it won't work with us.
Wait a minute.
What is it? Is it the cleaning up?
If it's the cleaning up, leave it. I'll do it.
Give me 24 hours.
It's not the cleaning up. -ls it the mice that frighten you?
If it's the mice, I'll exterminate all the mice around.
Are you pretending not to understand or what?
Don't leave me. -Leave me alone.
Okay. Tell me what.
The place is a mess. So what?
So what? It's not the place at all. Don't you understand?
No. Explain it to me. -I don't have anything to explain.
Why did you go to jail instead of Yaki?
Your friend was more important to you than our love.
I know that you didn't shoot the cop.
But you preferred to keep your mouth shut
and go to prison instead of him? -It's true.
He shot him but it could have been me.
The guard saw one guy during the robbery and it was me.
The judges made an example of the case and stuck it to me.
Hard.
Do you understand? I didn't sacrifice myself.
That's just how it turned out.
There was no point in dragging Yaki to jail with me.
It wouldn't have made any difference.
It wouldn't have made any difference? -No.
I'm on the streets. You're in jail. Great, right?
You know, what really hurt me in jail
was the thought that I wouldn't see you again.
When you stopped writing
I thought it was the end of the world.
It hurt.
But I thought that is what you wanted.
I thought it was good for you to forget me.
But I thought about you all the time. I couldn't stop.
That's what kept me going. Don't leave me.
Stay with me.
You and I together do great things.
What's important is to stay together.
You've changed.
Good morning. -Good morning.
Slowly. Take it easy.
No. Let's get in the water.
Now?
Hey, kid. kid!
Where are you?
Hey kid, you son of a bitch.
Bastard. Where are you?
What are you doing up there?
Gidi.
He's a wizard this kid.
Hey kid. Gidi. You're a genius.
You cleaned the place up great. Just fantastic.
Be careful your eyes don't pop out of your head.
Fatzo, with your physique you'll get a heart attack.
She's spunky, your girlfriend.
What do you think? A paradise, huh.
It's full of mice.
For God's sake, a little mouse here, a little mouse there,
a little dust, that bothers us?
In prison it was much worse.
Tomorrow I'm coming here with paint, table, and chairs.
Believe me, we'll make this a terrific place.
I won't be able to... -Come and help.
You can't come. Your heart.
No, really, I swear, I'm busy tomorrow.
I know.
Bravo.
You look beautiful!
You know what? To celebrate our partnership,
I'll take you out to a restaurant, on me.
You see kid, the size of the portion.
That's what's important.
Big portions. Fill your customer's stomach
and believe me, he's yours.
I didn't see such big portions at your restaurant.
They come to my restaurant for something else.
Enough.
The toilet's over there.
You see kid, that's how I like them.
Stop it. She's not for you.
What? She's for everybody else and not for me?
Sorry.
I didn't mean it.
It doesn't matter, kid. I understand.
But that's the last time to you raise your hand in anger to me.
Got it?
What happened Casanova? Did you slip on your fat?
It's nothing. The chair fell.
The chair fell. That's a good one.
Cheers.
It's nothing. The chair fell.
I don't know how I came up with that punch.
I'm glad you came up with it.
Hi. -Hi.
Do you like it?
Very much. -That's all we've got.
What's the matter? What's the matter?
Okay.
Perla, give me a hand.
It's not because of you.
I don't know what's wrong with me.
It's okay. I'm not in a hurry.
Hey! Here comes Yaki and lris.
Hey, man.
What a fabulous place you've found.
You should have seen it before, a real garbage dump.
Hi. -Hi.
What you're seeing now was a dump.
It belonged to my partner's mother.
She died two years ago and nobody touched it since then.
Nice, huh? -Yeah, terrific.
I've also got a few things to tell you.
But first of all, I'm dying of hunger.
Iris, that's your job.
We prepared a few dishes before we came.
Iris is a fantastic cook. Right lris?
You said you had news.
Should we tell them? -You're dying to tell them.
Well?
We bought the gas station.
What gas station?
The one next to the garage.
The owner had a heart attack.
He wanted to get rid of it fast, so I bought it.
Hey, a garage without a gas station, doesn't really make it.
To the gas station.
To your place. A fabulous place.
I'll send you customers. -You'd better.
This food is fabulous.
Not only the food is fabulous.
Lets go down to the beach.
To the beach?
I'm hot.
Let's go.
I really love the sea.
You know, I used to go to the beach because of you.
I saw how all the girls followed you around.
You know I used to dream about you.
You used to dream about me?
And now?
Now?
I'm cold.
I gave you a week.
Time's up. He needs the money.
I need a little more time.
He doesn't believe you any more.
The place is dead. See for yourself.
Then make a delivery for him.
Salim, you're like a brother to me. I've had two heart attacks.
I don't want to die like some cockroach in prison.
A delivery, excitement? It'll kill me for sure.
Then have your partner do it.
What partner?
The guy who's fixing up your mother's place.
Who, Gidi?
This is your chance. And it's urgent.
We're there.
Are you sure Perla is in this dump?
As sure as I am of my own name.
I don't believe it. -Leave it alone for now.
Tell her to quit messing around before I get crazy.
It'll be fine.
Perla!
How did you find me?
Don't ask what I went through.
So this is where you're hiding.
Hello.
Say, isn't this the guy who was with you in the bar?
Yeah, it is.
Can I get you something to drink?
Of course. I'm always thirsty. Right Perla?
Great. Go sit in the sun and I'll get drinks right away.
I'm glad you came.
I was really worried about you.
What's new? What's going on?
Don't ask. Assi is really furious with you.
Why? What's going on with him?
He wants you to come back.
Tell him I'm not coming back.
Are you crazy? He'll kill me, too.
Tell him I'm not coming back.
Whoa. I see things here are really hot between you two.
Congratulations.
Don't worry. I'll manage with Assi somehow.
Tell me, how's Rita?
Rita hasn't stopped whining since you left. -Why?
She's worried about you.
The house drink.
The place looks altogether not bad.
A fantastic place. -We're fixing it up, now.
With him? -Just with him.
We're almost finished.
Here's my partner. Next week is the grand opening.
You're invited. Cheers.
-Cheers.
To Perla's Place.
Adar.
Hi Gidi, how are you?
Hi.
Let me introduce you.
Rosa.
Pleased to meet you, Rosa. -Pleased to meet you too.
What's this? -A concoction of mine.
Delicious.
Gidi, I have something to talk about with you.
Let's go.
Gidi, buddy, I need a little money.
How much?
Ten thousand dollars.
That's a lot of money.
It's urgent. If not they'll make problems for me at this place.
What about this place? Just a minute. You let me work?
Nothing's happened. Don't panic. We can save the day.
How?
We have to make a small delivery for them.
And you want me?
You know I can't do it, Gidi. You know I'm sick.
I've got heart problems.
What heart? What are you talking about?
What are you talking about?
You got into trouble and you're passing it on to me.
I'm not passing anything. Believe me. There's no choice.
It's either the money or the delivery.
You son of a bitch. You know I don't have any money.
Gidi, buddy, I'm sorry. It's not my doing.
It all happened so fast. It's not my fault. Make a choice.
Gidi! Stop!
You bastard. I warned you not to hit me.
It happens. -You shut up.
Okay. Get out of here by tomorrow morning.
Take your things and get out. Both of you.
Son of a bitch.
By tomorrow morning.
Benny, Benny.
Benny.
How great it is to see you.
Okay, okay. Put me down. Put me down.
Benny, put me down.
How's the job? Is it alright? You get them good and clean.
They're satisfied with you?
Come, sit down.
See what I've brought you. Sit down.
The cookies that you like. -Yes, yes, yes.
Why didn't you shave, Benny? -No money.
What don't you have? -Money. -Money.
One, two, three? Is that enough?
Shave and be neat and tidy at work. It's important at work.
How's the horse? Take good care of it.
Bye.
What are you doing here?
I came to take you out of this dump.
For this you left everything I got for you?
Five star customers, a luxury apartment, standard of living.
Yes, and it's none of your business.
None of my business?
I want you to get out of here, now.
You wanted to go abroad.
Here in the envelope are two tickets to New York.
Let's fly there together.
Assi, I want to stay with him.
Don't bother me anymore, please.
Okay.
I'm bothering you?
After all we've been through together
you say I'm bothering you?
What's happening to you, Perla? Are you afraid of me?
You know, I love you. That I always wanted you.
Why are you running away from me?
I won't let you.
You won't do that to me. Never.
You haven't gone to sleep yet?
I can't fall asleep.
I'm sorry. I fucked up the whole business.
What are you talking about? -I didn't make the delivery.
I can find the money. -Where?
At Felix's place. Where Rita and Rosa work.
I won't go near that money.
What do you think?
I won't work for those maniacs. Why should I let you?
I don't want to hear you talk about it.
Okay.
So, we'll find it in another place.-Where?
Come with me, I'll tell you. on the way.
What's the matter? -Nothing.
I going to get dressed.
Hey, what's going on? -Shut up.
How much can you get? -What?
How much can you raise? -To raise what?
The money you need. -What money?
Ten thousand dollars. -Which?
Hey kid, you didn't make the delivery?
No, I didn't make the delivery. How much can you get?
I don't have? -You bring half?
And we'll bring half.
Half of what? I don't have a penny.
Gidi, give him the pencil and paper.
Are you both crazy? -Okay, okay. Now write.
Write already! -I'm not writing anything.
Do you want to make a lot of money?
Lots of money, Adar.
Lots of money? -Lots and lots of money.
I would sell my mother for that. May she rest in peace.
Very good. -Didn't I tell you?
Okay, write:
"Contract between l, Adar Lasry,
and Perla Hermon and Gidi Nisan," -Hold on.
Maybe somebody can finally explain to me how we,
how I'm going to get rich from selling my mother?
May she rest in peace.
Perli? -What? -Tell him.
Okay.
Listen, we have a plan to open at our place,
a place where all young artists will get a chance.
Perli?-Good idea.
Do you know that Adar is also a young artist?
Don't laugh?
I swear. I... -The fat guy?
The fat guy wants to be a singer, and he may succeed.
In prison he won first prize for...
Hold on, hold on. I want to be the announcer!
Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen.
I would like to introduce to you, a very talented person.
The singer, Adar Lasry! Give him a hand!
Bravo! -Go on. -Thank you very much.
We will open with a medley of happy prison songs from life.
"The cash is waiting for me. I'll make it secure.
The cash is waiting for me. I'll make it secure."
Excuse me.
"The cash is waiting for me.
The cash is waiting for me."
Hello, Mr. Owner. -How are you, Mr. Ezra?
You look tired. -Too much work.
The garage and the gas station.
So find someone, to take care of the station.
No, no, I think that I'll sell the garage.
Already? Buy. Sell. Business.
No, it's too much hard work. Besides that, I need the money.
Fill it up, Mr. Ezra? -Yes, please.
Guess who I met? -Somebody I know?
Perla, your daughter.
Finished filling it up?
She's changed, Mr. Ezra. Really, she's a good girl.
I don't have a daughter by that name. I had one.
Now do yourself a favor,
and stop butting into other people's business.
I'm writing down $2,000 for my father.
Yaki 5,000, he owes me.
So we have 7,000, that's enough. -That's not enough.
We need ten. I don't trust the son of a bitch.
So, do you know somebody else? -No. -I don't either.
That's it, I know. -What?
Rita has two gold rings and a necklace of mine.
I can sell them. -Definitely not.
Why not? -Because.
Gidi, tell me why. -No, enough.
What a pain in the neck, tell me. -Enough. Waiter.
Perla! Mom, Perla came home.
Perla?
Perla.
You look great.
I'll make you some food.
Sit down. Coffee? Coffee, coffee.
Is it true that you dance in a night club?
Stop asking questions and go get bread.
Come see the presents I got for my birthday.
Goulash, I smell goulash. -Yes, the goulash you like.
Great, you haven't made goulash in a long time.
Where is Yael, here? Come sit down.
Dad?
Where's the food?
Why isn't there bread on the table?
I'll get it. -You're getting it now?
Why isn't there bread on the table when I come home?
What do you do all day? -What do I do? Dance.
Stop getting excited and start eating.
Go get bread from Sara.
I don't want the neighbor's bread.
Go, don't pay any attention. -No!
Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
She hasn't been home for so long.
You and your big mouth! -Who needs her?
She can stay there. She doesn't exist for me.
Gidi?
About my father, it won't work.
That's okay, we'll get along. We'll find another way. Come.
Want coffee? -He's still furious at me.
He's so proud of his life style, like he lives in another world.
It's all because of me, huh? -That's not true.
When we get that place, we'll take him there by force,
and show him we're not so bad.
We have to succeed. -We will succeed.
Okay, I spoke to the bank.
We'll have an answer by tomorrow.
I think it will be all right. If not, I selling the garage
and give her the money.
You're selling the garage? -Yeah, the garage, the station,
together it's too much.
Okay guys, do it by yourselves, I'm busy.
He's selling the garage.
Gidon, is it you?
Yes, Dad.
Your sister told me that you were at her place.
I've been waiting for you.
Who's that? Perla? -Yes.
I very glad that you two are again.
Come in, kids.
This is great, huh?
With the checks, we'll be able to pay the entire amount,
and we'll have enough money for the equipment.
And if Yaki gets the loan, even if Adar gives us problems.
This is our place. -Our place.
I can't see the road. -Shut up!
Adar's inside.
Fast, to the hospital. He's still breathing.
Perla! What's wrong with you?
Sit at the steering wheel! Perla! Do it!
Go already!
We did everything we could. We did everything.
It didn't help.
Hey, hi Perla. You want coffee?
Okay, but it better be strong. -This way.
You're beautiful.
How much sugar? -Three. -Three?
You got problems?
Perla, if you want, I know millionaires.
Very generous people.
Coffee? -No, better give me a beer.
One beer.
Gidi, about the room. It's a week already.
It's okay. I'll pay tomorrow.
I'm not pressuring you, the opposite.
If you need money or something, don't hesitate to ask.
How much can you get? -Whatever you need.
I have faith. -Perla needs to work, right?
If you convince her, she can make a lot of money.
I have a lot of clients for her.
What kind of clients? -Very wealthy.
You maniac!
Offer that to your mother, understand?
Son of a bitch!
Why don't you eat? -I don't feel like it.
Listen, what you have to do is to take some run down place,
fix it up, and make a great place, just like you want.
Repairs cost money. -You know what?
There is a place like that.
My David has a storeroom, really nice. -Will he agree?
Sure, he's crazy about young people. He'll love the idea.
You know what a great idea that is?
Here he comes.
Your boyfriend almost killed old man Baruch.
Where is he? -They're looking for him.
Is it serious? -I think so.
The old guy is dying to get him.
Finish eating, and...
Hello?
I don't want you to talk to me like that.
I don't want you to talk to me like that, you get it?
Are you crazy? Don't you know who Baruch Ezriel is?
He's a murderer. Everyone is scared shitless of him.
And you go and choke him.
Are you out of your mind? -He had propositions for you.
So what? He's a pimp. All the girls work for him.
If that's true, too bad I didn't finish him off.
Are you crazy! You can't go around choking people.
Anyone who looks at me, or talks to me.
True, that's why I'm leaving. -Your going?
Yeah, I'm going. I'm going home, to my town.
This city is too much for me. I might get into trouble.
And what about me?
I wanted to ask you to come with me. -So ask.
But I'm afraid I'll disappoint you again.
That's my problem. I'll decide.
So, are you asking me? Yes or no?
That's the thing I want the most in the world.
So, you haven't asked? -Do you want to?
Say it.
Do you want to come with me? -Yes, I want to come with you.
What did you think, that I wouldn't come with you?
You sure?
You wanted me. You got me.
You I think that the place is a lost cause.
I think the exact opposite. I think it will succeed.
Look. We'll get a new place.
I swear it. -Sure.
Hold me.
I'll be right back. I'm going to get my things from the hotel.
Wait for me here. Gidi, wait for me here.
I'll be right back. I love you.
I love you.
I love you!
I love you, love you, love you.
I love you.
Hello Gidi. -What do you want?
Perla. She's not for you.
Take this piece of crap from me, I don't need problems.
I still think that we'll have a great place. You'll see.
I swear. I love you.
I love you.
"Place By The Sea"
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