Original subtitles

[Crickets]

Once upon a time, in a country far away, there was a girl named Lur,

who lived with her parents in an enchanted palace in the Valley of Shadows.

[Suspenseful music]

One day a messenger sent them a letter from the wise men of Mount Fire,

in which they warned of a great disaster about to occur in the valley.

[Strong wind] [Ominous music]

[Birds]

[Car door closing]

Thanks.

Thanks to you. I am Laura. And these bums are Ura and Jon.

Lur. Pleased to meet you.

What a nice name. Have you lived here long?

We used to live in the country, but the truth

is that I don't remember much about that.

Okay. And how is this neighborhood? It was

highly recommended to us and it seems quiet.

It is quiet, sometimes too much.

That will do me good. I need quiet. I have to finish that paper.

But it seems to me that Ura preferred to stay in the capital, where her friends are.

It was also hard for me to get used to it.

Ok. But maybe if Ura becomes your ally things are not so hard.

It wouldn't hurt me either. If you want tomorrow I can show you the place.

I'd love to.

Doesn't she remind you of someone?

Nerea.

It is true. You look like a lot. Since they met at school they never separated.

They were always together inventing pranks.

And not just on the face.

What else am I like?

You have the same way to put your feet in the world.

[Laura laughs]

Of course daughter sometimes you say some things... Put her feet?

[Ominous music]

[Street noise and birds]

[Traffic]

Concerts?

And it's not for lack of space. Whenever they want, they do

silly things in the park and they all get together like...

Like sheep.

I guess it's not just here. Don't think the level

of boredom reached so much where you lived before.

You should see what the sea does with the oldest houses.

It is eating the walls little by little, and

it seems that someone is forgetting about them.

This is the most beautiful thing I've heard all year. You have the soul of a poet.

[Calm music]

The only one nearby is a movie theater that only shows

silly rom-come and giant robots that smack each other.

[Skate rolling]

Do you also ride?

No. I've always wanted to learn, but the skaters in my

neighborhood didn't look like they wanted to teach anyone.

Sure. The long board has changed a lot since it started.

Before there was a sense of community, people helped.

Or so you have read somewhere.

What happened?

People like this. That happened.

Then why go with them?

Come on Katia. Let's catch up now. If not, we're late.

[Dark atmosphere]

[Mysterious piano]

[Distorted violin]

Katia looks nice.

But she's the only one I think. There is an endless

competition to see who uses the fewest neurons.

[Ura laughs]

You do have the makings of a poet.

Urban poet of human disaster. But I try hard not to notice.

What were you going to tell me?

Alex is going to organize a camping trip. Do you want to

come? They're going to set it up near here so I can go.

Yes. I do want to go. I need something different, right now.

The parties that these people put on, are different.

But what kind of party is it?

[Metallic gate opens]

[Melancholic music]

[Bus passing by]

[Dark atmosphere]

[Mysterious piano]

[Restaurant ambiance]

Blessed are the eyes.

I say the same, Don Rafael. I thought that you would have already left the city.

They won't take me out of here. The others have

left because they no longer have anything to do.

But I have only just begun.

So can I count on you?

Bring me the spur, come on.

How much do you need?

We have not yet finished the accounts, but I think

it will be at least half that of the last time.

That's a good spike. And who is in charge now?

Bernat.

[Clicking tongue and sighing]

It's not a bad kid.

But he's too much idealistic.

If he continues to believe that things can change without

the support of those now in power, everything goes to hell.

I think he has changed his point of view, after what happened.

Better for everyone. As long as you remember that

the old guard is not going to let go of the reins

even if the name of the game changes, there is no problem

with me if you want to play Gandhi, Che or whatever.

Things must change, one way or another.

But it would be better if they did it according to a plan.

And since they won't let us play the political game...

And you think the elite are going to let you, when it all blows up?

We are not going to exclude anyone, but neither are we going

to allow the people to return to being a slave to capital.

You talk the same as when you were twenty years old. You have not changed.

They took away idealism from me with a baton; I only

have faith in the inherent evil of the human being.

For everyone's sake, I hope you're wrong.

[Melancholic music]

You know where to go. We'll see each other when the party's over.

[Dark atmosphere]

When I think about what happened, what we did and what we left out,

we didn't know what we were doing.

[Street noise] Alex!

Ura speaks highly of you. I hope this is a night like you've never experienced.

I hope so too. Thanks for inviting me.

Shht!

I have a welcome gift for you, Lur, but it will

have to wait a bit. Today there is a lot to do.

Dear fellow criminals, thank you for coming to our call.

As always, in these illustrious events, whoever wants to

access the facilities must pay a whopping two doubloons,

minted as required by law.

What clown are you.

[Coins dropping]

Very well

We already have the keys to the kingdom.

[Knocking door]

[Steps and door opening]

Don't touch anything or make a scandal, I'm risking it to let you in.

When have we let you down? When the dawn

arrives, not even the memory of us will remain.

Thank you Zoilo. When I take office, you will be the first to benefit.

[Suspenseful music]

[Crowd footsteps]

[Dark atmosphere]

We were like children playing at being adults,

making up rules as they go along and breaking

the ones that get in the way to tell their story.

[Suspenseful music]

[Whispering and laughing]

-And also a unicorn. -What?

That you seem to be in another world. Eneko, is his name?

There is nothing anymore. We used to hang out before, but I think we lost interest.

[Whispering and laughing]

Does it bother you that he's with another?

Dear friends, thanks again for coming.

[Applause]

I don't want to talk when what we have to do is listen. So

I seal my lips with the only thing that humbles me: music.

[Applause]

I introduce you to Maialen and Gorka, people who, no matter

how many times I see them on stage, never cease to amaze me.

[Guitar]

[Starts singing]

How did we get here, to this world between two?

And so.

We got lost. We never stand out by being afraid.

And no one knew how to stop us.

And this heat can kill us. Here the only oasis is your life.

Thank you for always being what I needed.

I wish you could see yourself through my eyes.

Savior of my being.

The night is cold but calm.

I would like shelter in your skin.

And this heat can kill us. Here the only oasis is your life.

Thank you for always being what I needed.

Without you the month of April escapes me.

Without you I would still be lost in myself.

Without you this seat would be the end.

[Applause]

Ten years is a long time. I find it hard to imagine.

Don't talk nonsense; you spend the day imagining.

[Laughter]

Maybe I'm in Africa. Serving as a doctor.

That would be nice. And I would go visit you.

Me too. If you pay me the ticket, of course.

[Laughter]

Let's see who's missing... Leire? Married

with a couple of kids to break records with?

The children can be, but I don't even marry.

[Laughter]

Lur, and you?

I don't know. I had never thought of it.

Come on, you're among friends. No one here is going to judge you.

I believe that all your dreams are already happening, somehow, somewhere.

[Ominous music]

I would like to be the land where they run.

How nice.

Yes; now I think I should have thought before speaking.

[Dark atmosphere]

At no time did we stop to think if that was right or not.

Do you think she'll be ready?

Making the trip is not easy. If she gets lost...

She won't be alone, that's for sure. And it is she who has to decide.

[Suspenseful music]

I don't know Lur, so I can't answer. But Ura, of course, is not ready.

And what do I tell Alex, then?

I think that he has to decide. Nope?

[Laughing]

[Whispering]

[Suspenseful music]

- Stop guy. - It is now.

Lur, can you come with me?

[Ominous music]

[Steps]

Wait here, Ok?

You want a drink?

No, thanks. I'm good.

As you like. Remember that sometimes you've to accept what

is offered to you. Don't know when we'll get another chance.

[Exaggerated laughter]

[Slow heartbeat]

[Mysterious atmosphere]

[Slow heartbeat]

Don't do nonsense, please.

Is there anyone who doesn't? It's too late.

It's never too late; we can always work things out.

[Mysterious atmosphere in crescendo]

[Step down]

[Horror atmosphere]

Let me tell you, and then you think.

I was thirteen years old. I had arranged to meet Lara to

go to the river, to bathe, like almost every day in summer.

Lara came with a friend of hers, someone I didn't know. She

introduced us; she must liked me, but I couldn't stand her.

I didn't even try: Lara had lent her the swimsuit that I

had given her for her birthday. I don't remember her name.

At a time when Lara had moved away from her a bit I approached that girl,

[Heartbeat intensifies]

Put my hands on her shoulders and pushed her down.

To where there is no air, you know?

She kicked and tried to push my hands away, but I was stronger.

I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly a

blow knocked me down, and I fell into the water.

Lara and her friend pulled me out of the river. And I'm not

gonna tell you what they told me afterwards, can imagine.

Now tell me I don't deserve to die. Do I deserve death?

I do not know. But your death wouldn't change what you did.

You have to let it go.

You have chosen to live. Now you have to visit Saturn.

[Footsteps leaving]

But what?

[Mysterious piano and dark atmosphere]

The first night, for example. We could have prepared

them, given them some hint of what was to come.

Perhaps a good part of the pain that came later would have been avoided.

[Mysterious didgeridoo music]

[Distant explosion]

[Supernatural female choir]

[Distant explosion]

[Supernatural female choir]

[Mysterious cello]

[Whispering and laughter]

[Awakening atmosphere]

[Mysterious cello]

[Water running]

The first thing is to have water. And someone to talk to.

That I give you the reason. Spending weeks in a place

without being able to talk to anyone has to be horrible.

- Well, there are people who do it for fun. - Dying of thirst?

- No, silly. Being silent for a long time. - Well, Leire, without going any further.

[Whispering and laughter]

I have to talk to you.

Are you Ok?

Ura, there's something weird here.

Many things. These people are like that.

No, there is something else. Earlier, in the Saturn

room... I don't know what happened, but I feel like...

[Strong laughter]

[Sad music]

[Rowdy room]

[Throat clearing]

[Slow Jazz music] Dear friends: Thank you very much for making time

in your busy schedules to participate in this humble gathering.

It is an indescribable pleasure for me to see how, despite

the many responsibilities that occupy us on a daily basis,

we are able to find time to raise funds to help those most in need.

[Laughter in the background]

Allow me a toast, dear friends, to the

unquestionable human quality that unites us.

- Cheers! - Cheers!

[Street noise]

[Baton hitting on railing]

Rat!

[Screaming in the outside]

[Soft jazz music]

Hoffman, allow me to congratulate you.

Your parties always contain the perfect balance between the

people you have to invite and the people you want to invite.

Thank you Mr. Bettancourt. Now they will have no more excuses.

I'm sure they will sign.

And if they don't, we always have the clowns on the left.

I hope we don't have to come to that. But if

there is no other choice, it doesn't matter.

Katia, couldn't you wear something less...?

Less me? Of course. But where is the fun in that? If you

have nothing to complain about, you don't have a good time

You have too long a tongue. Leave the board in the

cloakroom, and talk to the guests. Important clients.

Your clients, not mine. And I'm not even in my home. Why

do I have to talk to anyone? Why do I have to be here?

Because I say so? If you want me to give you permission

to go to the concert next week, you'll do what I tell you.

That's better. Hold on for a couple of hours and then we'll go home.

You have to practice this kind of torture; when you

are my age you will have to put up with them regularly.

If I reach your age.

[Soft Jazz music continues in the distance]

[Soft Jazz music intensifies]

[Massive explosion]

[Prolonged beep]

[Distorted rock music]

I don't think it's worth spending time with people not

interested in trying different things. Wanna keep looking.

I understand you very well. But when you go out there it's

like being completely alone; that "search" is Greek to them.

Yes. Alone, surrounded by people.

Do you think it would be easier if you were in the middle of nowhere?

[Dark atmosphere]

But when there is someone who gives orders, most people

tend to obey, without considering the reason for things.

[Wind]

[Snow storm]

[Mysterious piano]

[Mysterious piano]

[Mysterious oboe]

[Running on snow]

[Rustling]

[Ominous music]

[Dark atmosphere]

We spent the day talking about freedom, art, the human spirit,

the twilight of the gods, the stupidity of

the civil service and the unemployment rate.

I'm sorry I got you into this ruckus, Lur.

- Is this your idea? - Of course not.

So don't apologize to me. We are in this together; we'll fix it.

Thanks. You know? Meeting you is the best

thing that has happened to me in a long time.

I'm glad I met you too.

The path is easier if you are not alone.

[Mysterious piano]

[Snow storm]

[Suspenseful music]

[Zipper opening]

[Sleeping bag rubbing]

[Zipper opening]

Ura, this is moving,

[Suspenseful music]

We can climb a mountain. Maybe we'll see something.

Or somebody.

[Suspenseful music]

[Mysterious didgeridoo]

[Backpack drops] -This is bullshit.

This is fucking bullshit! Why do they do this to

us? Do they have a good time tormenting people?

Lur, we don't even know if it was them.

Yes, of course; then it is that some Martians have

abducted us. Look... I just want to get out of this desert.

But you have to have a little patience, Lur. If not, we will never get anywhere.

Do not tell me that please. It's what my

father always told me, and I couldn't stand it.

[Fast steps]

[Steps approaching]

[Suspenseful music]

Hi.

We are lost. Is there a city or town near here?

[Suspenseful music]

Maybe she doesn't speak our language.

Or maybe she can't talk.

We should take her with us.

We don't know who she is or what she does here. It is better to continue without her.

[Suspenseful music]

[Steps]

[Ura yelling]

What is he doing in the middle of the desert?

I do not know. But he seems to know where he's going.

Why do you think that?

He is looking at the ground, and not looking

for something in the distance, like us.

[Melancholic music]

Maybe he's crazy.

[Music stops]

[Birds chirping]

[Mysterious didgeridoo]

Eneko?

Where do you want to go?

I wanna leave this place.

You did not answer my question. Without a clear goal

you will walk in circles. And you know what that means.

We wanna go home.

I can't go home. But I want to go to the same place as Ura.

[Paper rustling]

Follow her.

[Dark atmosphere]

We never talked about the morality of our actions.

And now? Still don't believe it was them?

I do not know. But I think they are not the same.

There was someone like her at the party.

[Strainer shaking ]

Before entering the tent. You do not remember?

One or two friends with whom to share loneliness.

[Mysterious music]

At least we can defend ourselves somehow, but what about poor Luna?

Luna?

Is what she has written on the paper that she has given to Eneko. Luna.

[Melancholic music]

[Dark atmosphere]

We all thought that what he said was right.

Sandra!

[Suspenseful music]

[Ball against hands]

Good thing we found you.

And what have you brought?

[Console falls]

[Crowd running away]

[Children voices]

[Dark atmosphere]

I don't mean to say that this relieved us of any part of the blame.

[Wind]

[Crickets chirping]

[Wind]

[Steps on rocks]

There is not much light left.

[Distorted rock music]

It can't be.

[Distorted rock music stops]

[Wind]

It can't be.

But they were here a minute ago! They have to be hiding somewhere.

This is absurd.

[Wind]

But what do you want from us? Why are you following us?

[Dark atmosphere]

Even if it wasn't our ideas, we had a choice.

We could have broken the circle, let them escape.

[Dark atmosphere stops]

[Crickets chirping and flies buzzing]

There's water.

We may rest here.

[Melancholic music]

Forsake the land of unreality for thy true station,

and dwell beneath the shadow of the tree of knowledge.

O thou dear one! Impoverish thyself, that

thou mayest enter the lofty court of riches;

[Supernatural female choir] and humble thy body,

that thou mayest drink from the stream of glory.

[Choir stops]

You've been lucky finding the spring. It takes a special sensitivity to find it.

Sometimes it takes unusual forms: a hill that is always far

away, a space between two trees, a path we never choose.

Actually you have been the one who has guided

us to this site. Why were you following us?

I wasn't following you. I was going my way.

In the desert there are no ways.

No, but we each have our own way. I just followed mine.

Did you know Luna?

We have met before, on another occasion.

She lost her speech a long time ago, and since then

she has been afraid of seeing people in the distance.

She doesn't recognize people.

But she has gone mute, not blind.

I didn't say that she can't recognize people because she's mute.

[Water falling]

Is there somewhere around here we can find our bearings?

I can walk you to a door. Is not far. From there

the trick is to reach the lake and follow its line.

This way you will end up arriving at some inhabited place,

without the danger of walking in circles through the desert.

But that will be tomorrow. It is time to sleep.

[Mysterious music]

[Wind]

[Dark atmosphere]

There are many other ways of understanding that do not carry as much pain.

[Suspenseful music]

[Coughing]

[Suspenseful music]

[Owl hooting]

[Dramatic music]

[Owl hooting]

We are almost there.

Last time I left something here to make a fire,

but it's gone. I assume someone has used it.

Do we need to make a fire?

It's for light.

[Tense music]

That will help us.

I hope the battery lasts.

[Suspenseful music] [Water droplets]

I hope there are no rats.

[Water droplets]

Be careful in this part. If someone falls here he won't be able to get out.

Isn't there an easier way to cross the mountains?

I guess there are paths that go above. But we don't have what it takes.

Courage?

Warm clothing.

I don't know if I prefer the snow... This place gives me goosebumps.

There's nothing wrong here, if you don't

bring it yourself. There is nothing to fear.

[Distant rumbling]

Have you heard that?

What?

A scream or something.

It is the wind that plays between the mountains. Don't worry.

[Ominous music]

[Dramatic music] [Distant rumbling]

[Tense music]

[Music ends]

[Wind]

[Heartbeat]

[Dramatic music]

What's wrong?

I thought you were going to leave me alone in there.

Don't talk nonsense. Why would I leave you alone?

Everyone does it, right?

[Ominous music]

Up to here I can accompany you. If you go through the door

and continue straight, in a few hours you will see the lake.

Thanks for escorting us, Eguzki. Without you we would have been lost even more.

Or perhaps you would have come to some more interesting place.

Will we see each other again?

Sure, but not in this place.

[Melancholic music]

Last night businessman Hoffman was at his house, attending

to 50 guests who had come to take part in a charity event,

in order to raise funds for those most affected by

the tsunami that hit Southeast Asia a month ago.

Enough is enough.

So fuck tomorrow's strike. No mood for protesting now.

Why murder that good man, who was trying to raise money for the poor?

We have not yet been able to confirm who was actually in

the building; other businessmen were on the guest list,

[Mysterious didgeridoo] as well as several members of the

cabinet of ministers, and the president of the nation himself.

Other political leaders in the country have already

shown their rejection and condemnation of this action,

and assure that no stone will be left unturned in the search for the culprits.

[Mysterious didgeridoo]

[Wind]

[Wind and splashing]

[Didgeridoo stops]

[Pebble splashing]

[Wind]

[Water splashing]

[Laughter] What are you doing?

I am the rain that falls on the earth. You remember?

[Laughter]

We could go up that hill. Sure there is something.

I think it would be better to do what Eguzki told

us: walk in a straight line until you get somewhere.

We are not going to get lost.

We'll try tomorrow, okay?

[Splashing]

[Dramatic music]

Are you a good friend of Lur?

Jealousy is not good, Ura. They lead us to do and say things that we later regret.

I don't know what that is about. My friendship

with Lur is not incompatible with other people.

Do not be angry. I'm telling you this because I think

you're a good person, and you deserve to be even better.

If I get angry it's because you say nonsense.

Don't worry. Soon everything will return to the way it was before, for better or worse.

[Dramatic music]

[Splashing]

[Roaring of the sea]

[Pebble splashing]

[Wind]

[Splashing]

[Clothes splashing]

It's like this place is telling us something.

What are you talking about?

Those shells that I had collected in the sand were

my little treasure, something beautiful to admire.

But when the sea took them away I didn't feel

sad: it left me something just as beautiful.

Since we cannot see the end of the road, we should not

suffer when something happens that seems bad to us.

That is easier said than done.

[Mysterious music]

Do you really have to do her laundry?

[Mysterious music]

[Clothes rustling and splashing]

[Dark atmosphere]

We repeated the ideas we had learned, we repeated the gestures we had rehearsed.

We walked on the lines that had been drawn for us on maps and plans.

[Wind and splashing] [Stick cracking]

[Steps approaching]

[Suspenseful music]

[Suspenseful atmosphere]

[Heartbeat]

[Horror atmosphere]

[Heartbeat]

[Horror atmosphere in crescendo]

[Splash]

But what are you doing? Are you crazy?

[Coughing and panting]

So? Didn't you mean to? Do not say stupid things.

Lur, you prefer her.

[Coughing]

I guess you think I deserve to die, don't you?

[Heartbeat] -I never want to see you again.

Are you alright?

[Coughing and panting]

[Panting]

[Coughing]

[Splashing]

[Mysterious atmosphere]

[Wind]

[Dark atmosphere]

The strange thing is that, as they progressed on their way,

our consciousness of belonging to this world was becoming more and more diffuse.

[Wind]

[Mysterious didgeridoo]

[Suspenseful music]

[Suspenseful music in crescendo]

[Music stops]

[Distant rumbling]

[Ominous music]

[Crickets chirping]

[Wind]

This can't be. We have walked in a straight line.

[Shoes drop]

[Splashing]

Dost thou deem thyself a small and puny form, when

thou foldest within thyself the greater world?

[Sea roaring]

[Mysterious didgeridoo]

[Sea waves]

[Dramatic music]

[Sea waves]

And the story ends like this?

[Mysterious didgeridoo]

[Luna laughing]

If you want to enter the water you just have to drown first.

[Luna laughing] [Distant explosions]

[Mysterious didgeridoo]

[Mysterious didgeridoo]

[Insect buzz]

[Golf ball toss]

[Golf ball toss]

Aren't you afraid they'll get lost in the grass?

Well. The way I see it, these balls don't even exist.

And if they did, they wouldn't be mine for me to lose.

And what are you afraid of?

[Melancholic piano]

Of pain. Whatever I do, I always end up suffering.

If you want to get into the tower you're

going to have to drop a lot of ballast first.

[Golf ball toss]

[Sad music]

[Golf ball toss]

[Knife falling]

And many of us forgot who we really were.

And the moment came when the door opened.

[Tense atmosphere]

[Backpack falls]

[Long piano note]

[Slow piano music]

Sounds difficult. What did she do next?

She let it all go. It was too difficult to keep walking

like this, dragging the weight of everything she had done.

And that was how she returned to the place

where it all began. She had left behind pain,

love, friendship, regrets.

And didn't she feel empty?

[Mysterious piano]

[Flower hits the floor]

[Horror atmosphere]

[Long piano note]

[Distant explosion]

[Melancholic piano]

[Wind]

Maybe I shouldn't have started.

Why do you think that?

I was not ready.

I think that, deep down, no one is. But it's not about

reaching the goal, it's about walking towards it, right?

That's what utopias are for, to walk.

Who said that?

Does it matter?

I suppose not. Nothing matters, in the end.

[Woman laughs]

You don't even think so yourself. What is it that matters?

Does the pain you suffered matter? Do the wounds you've been

caused matter? Do ideology, prejudices, what people say?

What does it matter?

[Dramatic music] It matters what we do from now on.

Yes.

And we could return to our home, to our life,

under the mirage of having helped someone to

take a step further, to see things as they are.

[Suspenseful music]

And yet, most of us were lost, and did not know how to return.

Only a bunch of clueless idiots were able to cross the threshold again.

They're the ones who helped us come back. Despite everything

we had done, they were about to be forgotten, to die.

I don't know if they were aware of doing it or

not, but I wouldn't be here if it weren't for them.

So do what you have to do. Whatever it is, we deserve it.

There is not a single heroic act in our history that can redeem us.

This looks bad.

So?

[Long piano note]

[Wind in the forest]

[Small river]

[Removing snow]

[Final theme begins]

[Wind in the mountains]

Between Earth and Water

Cast

Crew

Acknowledgments