Is it real?
Yes.
At least that's what my father told my mother.
Why do you have it?
Your grandfather gave it to your grandmother before he left Spain.
She was pregnant and expecting me--
and she never saw him again.
It's beautiful.
I never imagined I would touch a real diamond.
Can I try it on? - Yes.
It's yours now, sweetie. - Really?
I don't know. Mom always wore it on this finger.
She said it wasn't real.
Your mother never heard the sound.
What sound?
The sound of the ocean.
When I was little--
one radio station played the sounds of the sea.
Giant waves.
The sounds scared me.
Why were you scared?
The bottom of the sea scared me.
All the creatures that live there.
Dad?
Dad...
Did you know that when an owl dies...
it spits out a fur ball?
You shouldn't go with the ponytail. It makes you look like a fox.
It scares away the owls.
I saw that movie.
Don't you believe me?
Once there was nothing here.
Just water. Saltwater.
Do you know what it sounded like?
And the wind?
And the two together?
What's over there?
When did the symptoms start?
I don't know. A couple of months ago.
You can get dressed.
Couldn't you have come sooner?
It did not hurt as much before.
The nurse will be by to take some blood samples.
Good morning.
Aren't you going take it?
Open and close your fist.
Is that a new syringe? - Yes.
Is it new? - Yes, don't worry. It's new.
Damn! - Sorry.
Have you done this before? - Your veins are just hard to find.
Be careful. - Sorry.
Open and close your fist.
Ouch! Damn!
Give me the syringe. - Sorry, but...
Please give me a syringe.
Where did you learn that?
Did you fast for eight hours? -What do you mean by fast?
Didn't they say that? -No. They're fucking lying...
Don't stab me again.
Let's go outside now.
Thank you.
Your eyelids are still your heart as well.
Your eyelids are still your heart just...
Why don't you leave?
What's keeping you here?
Did they tell you about the accident? - Did you hear anything?
I only heard Luis.
The boy furthest away... - Luis?
Luis is doing well. I helped him on his way.
He told me that he repented and asked for forgiveness...
for stealing a watch.
What are you talking about?
You are a disgrace. You fool. You come here to talk nonsense.
My son was not a thief. Now, let me explain. I came here because ...
Go away! Luis, tell him to go. Show a little respect for our son.
Hai was asking for you.
Tell him I'll drop by tomorrow.
Hello.
Dad, I tried to call you. - Sorry, I'm a bit late. Let's go.
Take your bag. Ready?
Thanks, Lili. Tomorrow at five o'clock?
Say goodbye to Lili.
And Li. -Bye.
Fish is gross. We always eat the same thing.
What would you prefer?
A burger with fries...
and a chocolate milkshake.
With pleasure.
And the lady?
Fried eggs with sausages--
and a potato frittata with cream and cinnamon.
Burger.
And look at all the fries.
French fries here, there, and everywhere.
And a large chocolate milkshake.
What would you like, madam?
Fried egg. - Fried egg...
With sausages. - Sausages...
And a potato frittata.
Frittata... - With cream and cinnamon.
As ordered.
What did you have for lunch today? - Rice and chicken.
Dad, did you know...
that if an space suit gets a hole, it explodes?
Tomorrow, I'll ask Lili to make something else for you.
It isn't Lili who cooks. - So I'll tell Jung.
It's because of gravity.
Stop kicking the table, Mateo.
And don't cram all that food in your mouth.
I've told you a thousand times. A thousand times.
Don't make a mess. Put it in your mouth again.
Food in the mouth, Mateo. Come on.
Food in the mouth, right now!
More milk? - No.
Stop it!
Leave the table and go into your room.
I told you to go to your room, not to rinse off your plate.
What's wrong?
I peed my pants.
I'll wash them tomorrow, Dad.
Yes?
Just a moment.
Can you turn it down a bit?
Turn down the music and stop singing.
Yes, I'm here. Sorry about that.
Yes, the cemetery called again.
No, they're going to build a mall.
Right on top of Dad.
They have offered me money.
Good money.
They handle the coffin and everything.
It's a good deal.
There's no way to prevent it, anyway.
We should definitely have Dad cremated.
Okay, let's do it.
Yeah, okay. I'll call you.
Okay, next week.
Take care.
See you.
Who's being cremated? - No one.
Don't lie.
I'll give you a Thai massage.
Who?
If you don't tell me... - My father!
He's going to be cremated.
Which of you takes after him the most? - I don't know.
I don't remember what he looked like.
Give me a kiss.
I want to go.
I'm gonna go now.
Stop, I'm leaving. What the hell are you doing?
Asshole.
Crazy.
Where are the others? I met Chinaza on the way here.
Where? - In El Fondo.
I sent the idiot away.
Where are Cheikh and Mamadou?
Keep them under control, or we're screwed!
I told you, they can't sell here. It's off limits.
Understood? Do you understand what I'm saying?
Elsewhere, no one buys.
I also hear you've started selling drugs.
Pack up, guys. They're coming.
Watch out for cops. Run!
I have something to show you. At home with me.
in your home? Jeez...
It's stuck.
Won't open.
Thank you, Ige.
It's no use lowering the price if nobody wants them.
Are they all like that?
Most of them.
It's been a lousy month. You have to talk to the Chinese.
Maybe I can get umbrellas.
Screw that! It never rains here.
Yes, it rains.
Can you sleep, with the baby? - No none can.
Keep it down, will you. I have a guest.
Who made this? Was it you?
Who made this shit? Would you even use such a shit bag?
We make no money faking these goods. It's now or never.
20 construction workers at 1300 euros each...
That's a lot of money.
I have to think about it first. - Why? We think too much.
We'll lose the contract with Mendoza.
What about the workers? Should they keep on making this shit?
I don't know what you are saying, but you have to do something quickly.
I can't continue selling crap.
The idiot must be good for something. - That idiot has done far more than you.
For your friend in the police.
Have you talked to Mendoza?
Yes. My brother has a contact at a building site in Badalona.
They need lots of workers. How much is this?
How much?
It's no laughing matter, Hai. How much is it?
What's wrong with you? It's a sensitive issue, and I have a family.
We aren't at home in China.
Thanks, I know.
Why did you come here then?
Because I love you.
You're a strong man.
An important man.
Do you love me?
Say you love me. I know you love me.
How many times have I told you. Am I speaking Chinese?
I have explained it to them ... - They can't sell here, Uxbal.
You'd better fucking learn to speak African.
You should also talk to your people and get them to calm down.
That's what I pay you for.
Listen, Uxbal. We've known each other for quite a while now.
But next time you screw up you you're done.
Clear?
Is that clear?
Okay, moving on...
October and November.
Next time they pay late, they're fucked.
Clear? Or should I translate?
Daddy's home! - Mom picked us up from school barefoot.
I took my shoes off too.
Well? - Well what?
Why weren't you home? - I can't be in two places at once.
Mom's making spaghetti.
Turn off the TV.
Sit down and eat.
Why is the shower on?
None of your shirts was ironed. Neat way to iron, huh?
Coming to eat?
Lili called, she was worried.
We agreed that you would call if you wanted to pick up the kids.
Sorry, but a client canceled.
Then call my cell!
Want some frittata? It has apple in it.
It's like a potato frittata, but juicier, and sweet. I bought it from Miguel.
Won't you eat something? - No, I'm not hungry, honey.
Miguel's daughter told me that they were out driving...
yesterday, when a motorbike cut them off like a goddamned maniac.
So Miguel yelled: "Die, you idiot!"
Five minutes later, they saw the bike lying on the road--
and the rider was completely crushed in a pool of blood.
Miguel was so shaken that he drove to the hospital.
I don't get why he was shocked. If anyone did something like that to me...
Quiet, Maramba, enough already.
If you could stop talking, maybe you'd get hungry.
Please put out your cigarette.
And take your foot off the table while were eating.
Do you want to stay and watch a movie, Mom?
It's late, sweetie.
If I don't say anything, how can I get you to stop taking them to funerals?
Telepathy? That's why Mateo still wets the bed.
I haven't taken them in a long time.
That's not what they say. Just because you have custody...
Are you here to see the children, or to interrogate them?
Mom, the spaghetti's tasteless.
You almost finished it anyway. - Go.
Leave now. Let us eat in peace.
I'd better go.
See you, sweetheart.
Be good, sweetheart.
Marambra...
Sorry. You did good.
I did good? - Yes.
I don't need your praise. I'm not a dog.
You turned the kids against me. - No, Maramba, you do that yourself.
It's like it bothers you to see me happy.
It's only with you that I find it hard to be myself, and feel good.
Do you remember what happened the last time you felt good?
Should I remind you?
You don't need to remind me.
Why are you laughing?
At least I laugh. And I like seeing people smile.
I'm happy if I'm happy and depressed if I'm depressed.
I just wanted to...
I love you.
I love you, I said.
Yes, me too.
You don't have any money on you?
A little more? - No.
Maybe, now that you're selling the grave... - Who told you that?
Tito. - When did you see him?
Don't start, please. I gave him a massage. He had a sore lower back.
It's not a grave, it's a niche.
But...
Nobody told me to fast.
Maybe...
it threw off the results.
No, sorry. Fasting is merely a formality.
What now? - Excuse me?
How...
I would like to know what's going to happen.
It depends on how your body responds to chemotherapy.
In your case, it's been so long--
that it has metastasized from prostate to bone and liver.
Which means...
But how long? Roughly how long?
With medical treatment we can maintain your quality of life--
for a few months.
Months?
Dad, I learned a trick.
Think of a country that starts with D.
Dad, look at me.
Ready? - Yes.
Now think of an animal that starts with I.
Hippopotamus doesn't start with I.
Are you ready? - Yes.
You're guaranteed to be thinking of iguana and Denmark.
How'd you know?
Dad, how do you spell "beautiful"?
Just the way it sounds. - As in?
Biu-ti-ful.
No, it's nothing, don't worry.
Just get the kids, and take them home to your place.
I don't know.
Until I'm released. In a couple of days, probably.
Times are hard.
We'll stop making bags and copying movies.
You were right.
Construction is good business.
The laborers will keep working for Mendoza.
Pay them what we agreed.
You won't regret it. We lend a helping hand...
and it's safer for us, too. Do you understand? There's lots of money to be made.
Uxbal asked me for money for heaters in the warehouse.
People shouldn't freeze in the basement.
Okay, I'll see what I can do. Where are you going?
I gotta go home.
You came to blows over to a negro?
How much was bail?
I'll pay it back, as fast as I can.
Never mind. I'll take it from the money we get for Dad's niche.
It's all set?
We just sign the papers from the cemetery, and we get the money.
But first we have to cremate him. Then we do what we want.
We can bury him in the urn with Mom's ashes, and save money.
Have a look at these.
Careful, it's Dad's papers.
How are the Chinese at the site?
Mendoza's freaking out.
Most of them don't know a damn thing about construction.
None of them speaks Spanish, and they all look like alike.
Did you tell Marambra about the cemetery?
No.
Well...
She called me a while ago. She called trying to get a hold of you, or something...
but I didn't tell her anything. I haven't seen her in a long time.
Uxbal.
Take it.
It's not necessary. - I need to know what my son said.
The day before the accident we'd quarreled.
It's the last thing I...
Your son died in peace. He was scared so I helped him.
He told me where he had hidden your watch.
Where?
Behind a leg, under his bed.
Yes.
I'm terribly sorry. Really.
Who is it? - It's me.
I thought you were coming by tomorrow. - I was nearby, so...
Come in.
Thanks for helping with the kids. I can take them now...
Quiet.
The kids are sleeping. - What did you tell them?
That you were with your brother. That it was something to do with work.
I'll get them tomorrow before they leave for school, okay?
You're welcome to stay here.
I can make coffee or tea.
There's also wine.
Don't look at me like that. I swear, I haven't started drinking.
I opened the bottle for a friend. You remember Laura?
Here you go.
Thank you.
Did they hurt you? - No, I'm okay.
Ana told me about something she'd dreamed.
You came home to the apartment, and the bedroom was filled with sand.
Like a dune, which piled up almost to the ceiling.
You climbed on top and began to dig... - I'm leaving.
I asked her where Mateo was.
She didn't know...
but she thought he lay buried under the sand.
Why are you leaving?
Stay here.
I think you will look at me differently.
It's probably not a good idea.
We both know what will happen. - There is room for all of us here.
You can see the ocean from the kitchen.
Then we'll have breakfast together, like in the old days.
I'll make you toast with eggs...
Be quiet for a moment. - The children need me.
They can't wake up to a different father every weekend.
Always dredging up that crap.
It's not just about the kids. I need you.
I haven't relapsed once in five months.
Give me a chance, my love.
You've said the same thing so many times.
I haven't been manic for a long time. I'm different now, I promise.
Are you taking your pills?
You told me to stop taking them, when I was breastfeeding Mateo.
You're obsessed with those damn pills!
The doctor said that you should...
The doctor would say anything to get rid of me.
None of that shit can cure my manic depression.
Now I'm trying with a light box. - With what?
Phototherapy. It's fantastic.
And much cheaper than medicine. Want to see it?
See?
Isn't it amazing?
I started a couple of months ago.
I feel wonderful. But not like before.
It's different now. I feel normal,
like everyone else.
No, stop...
Stop Marambra...
Please.
It doesn't matter.
You're very tired.
And I'm getting old. - You're not; what are you talking about?
About me. Away, at the police station,
I couldn't stop thinking about...
getting back to you and the kids gain.
The kids and I need...
Do you remember when we fucked in the small closet?
I'd just arrived in Barcelona, and you visited me at work--the dry cleaner's.
You took me in the closet.
And then the owner came and found us...
Get up!
It's half past seven. There is bread and tea outside.
Come on!
I always find myself in all kinds of crap.
There are four minors. I don't pay in advance.
If we are inspected, where do I hide so many damn Chinese?
It's our only condition, Mendoza.
I don't pay a thing until I know whether they're worth anything.
That's normal practice. Right, Uxbal?
One week's probation.
Half of them are sick and frozen.
They have never ever seen a drill before in their lives.
That doesn't exactly help to cut costs.
Costs...
Okay.
The alternative is to hire unionized construction workers.
Once you've crunched the numbers, call me.
When do you need the money? - About a week from today.
Stop looking like a scared Chinaman. I'll pay next week.
But then I need the papers no later than Friday.
Okay, okay.
It's a deal. - Good.
How long are we here for?
I don't know. A couple of days.
Can I invite Lili?
It's too hard. I can't take it anymore.
It smells horrible.
Maybe I should throw out the fish. It's been thawed out again and again.
Don't touch the fridge when you're barefoot. Especially if the floor is wet.
The power comes and goes.
The stairs are tough, right?
The neighbor's wife says that the stairs helped her with her belly.
As if I couldn't see she'd had surgery done. They cut her belly--
and pulled the skin so high, her navel ended way up there.
The doctor had to make her a fake belly button.
God...
Too bad there's no electricity, after I just bought ice cream.
Have you tasted the mango? It's wonderful. There's also chocolate.
Ana, get spoons.
Let's see. I bought you one with chocolate chip cookies in it.
It melted. - It tastes better that way.
Yummy.
Here.
Is that chocolate?
Don't be gross.
Careful.
Should we take a trip to the countryside for Ana's birthday?
Just a weekend or a Saturday.
Sure. Where? - I don't know.
The Pyrenees? The kids have never seen snow.
They have never been outside this neighborhood.
We can go camping. One of my friends went.
No, I'd rather have a dog. A small one.
No, honey. They shit all day long and cost a fortune.
Getting away is much more fun. Let me try some.
I have to try it.
What are you doing, Marambra? - Want a taste?
Use the spoon. Don't be so... You are so disgusting.
Good, huh? - Want to try it?
Go for it.
Stick your fingers in there.
Come on.
Good, right? - Give it a rest.
You're one to talk. Don't you remember how you proposed to me?
What did he do?
If you're telling the story, tell about how you gazed at me.
You and your gazes. I hadn't even seen you.
Hadn't even seen me? - I'm the one telling the story, not you.
The day I met your father at a party, he said--
that I had the most beautiful nose he had ever seen.
And, of course, I believed him.
Then he took my hand to read my palm.
He said I'd get married to an insufferable man--
but I would be loved very much.
Who knows how many girls he'd tried that on, but it worked on me.
He said if I let go of his hand, it wouldn't come true.
And all of a sudden, before I knew what was happening--
he lifted my hand up to his nose--
and stuck my finger in his nostril.
He picked a booger and put it in my hand--
so I would always carry a part of him with me.
A black, hairy snot. It was disgusting.
So you shouldn't say anything.
It's not true. Do you think I could've thought of something like that?
What do you want?
Did you come to apologize?
Money? Don't give me fucking money.
Apologize to them too.
Just seeing you... If you didn't have kids, I'd kill you.
They knew what they were doing.
They didn't have residence permits, and they sold drugs.
Ekweme and the others knew they couldn't be here.
The police won't allow it.
Do you understand?
Take the damn money.
What about me? What should I do with my child?
I don't know, Ige. I don't know.
Here. Drink this.
How's your wife?
Fine. Better.
And the kids? - They're doing well.
And you?
You're dying.
So it seems.
Spit.
Have you taken stock of your life?
Are you ready to say goodbye?
Yes, I think so. I'm working on it.
You think so? You need to be sure.
Take control of your life. Don't leave any loose ends.
I don't want to die, Bea.
I'm afraid to leave the kids in the lurch.
Do you think you're the one looking after the kids?
Don't be naive, Uxbal. The universe will provide for them.
Yes, but the universe doesn't pay the rent.
When I was on Ana's age--
my mother died. I barely remember her.
My father died without me ever meeting him.
I don't want that for my children.
Then tell them that. Tell them everything.
The dead will never be at peace if they are in debt to the living.
Why is this happening to me? Am I being punished?
You can pack up and go--
or hang in there, like fools do.
It's a long hard road, Uxbal.
Death is not the end of everything, you know that.
I won't die, Bea.
No.
Yes, you'll die.
I see it, and there's nothing I can do about it.
Get your affairs in order, Uxbal. It's all that matters.
Chemotherapy is poison.
What did you eat for breakfast?
Coffee with milk.
You've always been such a sweet boy.
Remember what I said the day we met?
That we got our gift for free--
and we must pass it on likewise.
Here.
Give this to the kids when needed.
What is it? - Protection.
When you must leave them--
give each of them one.
He said he felt like a muddy sea inside.
That his eyes felt like jelly,
and his hair was on fire.