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Do you ever think of how I feel when I see you risking your life

Jumping from one skyscraper to another?

If you're watching it online, it means I survived, right?

At least I think I did.

Hey. It used to excite you.

Yeah, when we were 16.

Wait, how was it again?

Um, if nothing goes right, go faster?

Uh, you know what?

Is that how you deal with your problems, Kyle?

That's the type of bullshit Max puts in your brain. Why do you always have to

bring Max into this?

Because if he was a real friend, he would help you put some serious money

together, not just crumbs from a YouTube channel.

Kyle, I think we need car insurance, health insurance, Mia's medication.

We need to pay our mortgage on time.

The bank manager doesn't give a shit about how many views you're getting, and

the end of the month, we have an appointment, and you know he's going to

see collateral.

A guarantee.

A steady job with a paycheck. Something normal.

I'm serious this time, Kyle. If things don't change, I'm going back to my

father's.

And she's coming with me.

Come on, sweetie.

Go get the latecomers.

Phil! I didn't know you were coming.

You really like to film everything, do you, asshole?

You know what this is?

You know what this is, Max?

You guys, you're all the same.

You never know when to quit.

Carl, how much?

Has our poker face here lost?

$19 ,000.

$19 ,000. No, no, wait, wait. Hey, I can win double that.

Really? Yeah, if only... If only what?

If only what?

Huh?

If only we give you another loan?

Huh? $30 ,000. Huh? $30 ,000. Give me $30 ,000 and I will give you ten times

much. Ten times as much. You know what?

You have two days to bring me back my $90 ,000 plus.

10 for raising my blood pressure. Well, just like that, we'll come and get

you and we'll take you apart piece by piece.

Two days, 100 grand.

Say yes with your head if you understood.

You understood?

Good.

Good for you, Max.

On top of the world, baby.

Hey, Max.

What's up?

Oh, Max.

Yo. 500 ,000 subscribers, man. Yeah?

Yeah. Half a million.

Yeah, baby.

Cool. We can finally get some good deals from the sponsors.

And hey, you remember Jesse, the guy?

Now we can ask Red Bull to take his arm for the official competitions.

This time we'll get some real cash, man.

All right, what's with the face?

Why do you come up here, Kyle?

Breathe. Exactly.

Could you really stop breathing?

When nothing goes right, it goes faster.

What's this?

Oh, you got it too.

It looks like a video, but I can't see who sent it.

Man, my phone is frozen. I can only press play.

Did it auto -install?

What was that?

Found anything?

Oh, good morning to you too, Max.

No. No, no website. No Facebook page. That logo didn't show up on any image

searches. I even asked around.

No one knows anything.

Not for real, man. This thing's a big joke.

It's a secret contest.

That's why we can't find anything.

Right. Sure. And why would they have chosen us?

They probably... saw our YouTube videos.

They want us because we're the coolest dudes.

Okay, all right. So it's a competition with a $250 ,000 prize organized by

people with literally zero online presence.

What makes you so sure that this thing is for real? All you gotta do is just

press yes and we'll find out.

And look, we don't have much time left.

Yeah,

Daddy's here, baby. Hey, Mia.

Just a second, good girl.

Hey, man, at least let me say hi.

Nah, man, forget it.

Why?

Oh, come on. Are you ashamed of her uncle?

You're not her uncle.

Anyway, whoever sent this video knows what they're doing.

It ain't got her attention.

What are you gonna do?

What are you gonna do?

You think you said do that?

Why are you here?

What?

You got me in another one of your messes.

No way.

What's going on?

Ha ha!

Big Jonas, that's what's going on!

Black Barbarian, bitch!

Jesus. Well, if this is a joke, you could admit it's pretty well organized.

Are we supposed to put this stuff on?

I don't like this, man.

I don't like this one bit.

Let us out of here.

Huh?

This is kidnapping.

There's no signal in here, Matt.

Let us out. Kyle.

God, hey, easy, easy.

Hey, it's true.

These guys are a bit over the top.

But it's show business, right?

You remember... Remember the first commandment?

Don't be afraid.

Number five and number six, I suppose.

Ah, not so fast.

And you are?

Henry Al, at your disposal.

Oh, before we begin, please accept my apologies, and those of Black Babylon,

our ways come across as exceedingly rough.

It was necessary.

Why?

Because our clients like it that way.

Our procedure is part of the service package we provide.

And for the same reason, I'm going to have to ask you to hand over your

effects.

Watches, ID, documents, mobile phones.

You can leave them there. We'll keep them safe until the end of the race.

What? Why?

Because the second commandment is don't reveal the secret.

It's in the rules.

Is all this legal?

Since when is that a problem, number five?

It's required if you wish to participate.

You wouldn't be the first to quit today.

Your wedding band is to be considered a personal effect number five.

Excellent. And now for one last formality.

And what's this for?

Oh, I can't exactly say anything, but I can assure you, every detail has been

arranged so that the contest goes perfectly.

We officially welcome number five and number six.

Why do we have to wear all these GoPros?

So that the jury can constantly watch what you're doing, and so that the

spectators can enjoy the show.

It's a contest with points, and the winner must combine speed with freestyle

moves, time of completion of the course, athletic ability, degree of difficulty

of the stunt.

Everything will influence your score.

Everything. And where is this being broadcast?

If my wife sees me, she's gonna freak.

She won't. The show won't be broadcast anywhere.

So why do all this?

He told us before. He mentioned clients.

Everything that happens in these woods will remain strictly confidential.

Remember, it's a secret contest.

The money's real, right?

The money exists only for the one who beats out all the other contestants,

number five.

And how many contestants are there?

Ten contestants divided into pairs.

Five different points of departure, but just one finish line.

The cardiometric function is now on. You can monitor your heart rate by looking

at the watch face, so you can manage your energy optimally. You can also

your race data, updated to the second.

Route position, scores, standings.

You can't live without them.

Well, why don't we all start in the same place?

Each route has been specially designed for each carefully selected rider.

Different starting places for...

Different experiences.

All you have to do is follow the rules and ride.

We've taken care of everything else.

In case you need it, the first aid kit will remind you to respect the third

commandment.

Do not help the other contestants.

No contestant can assist another contestant or provide aid.

All right, so tell me, what is the fourth commandment?

Your helmets are equipped with wireless intercoms. And for your listening

pleasure, we have created a carefully selected music playlist.

A personalized soundtrack, if you will, to enhance each moment of your ride.

That's all for now.

We expect a great deal from you.

Have fun.

Don't let it down.

Enjoy the ride.

We're not in Kansas anymore.

Where are we?

I believe we're in Europe, my friend.

Those must be the Alps.

Mac, you do realize that these guys practically kidnapped us and make us

participate in the contest?

You're crazy, man.

That's one of your friends.

And that's why Christine is going to kill me.

Unless I win, that is.

Ready?

Never.

Bye.

You are not gonna believe what I just found.

Awesome!

There's a little reward for whoever gets the checkpoint first.

You'll see.

Ready or not.

I'm coming get you!

Max. I love you.

Hey, Carl, watch out.

There's a crazy guy on a motorbike.

Okay.

So what? He's not worried.

I don't know, man.

They're trying to bring me down.

Is he part of the contact?

No, I don't think so.

He's not on the GPS.

All right.

Okay, just be careful.

I thought something weird about that guy.

Nice one.

Shit, man. It hurts.

Give me your kid. Come on.

What's with you? Come on.

Better not.

What are you talking about?

Did a commandment.

You heard him.

You sure? Yeah.

I don't want to be disqualified.

Oh, come on. Don't be a wuss. You can do it yourself.

was that guy anyway?

Yes.

Well, you know what?

It must be the final boss.

Okay, okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Thank you.

So what, we just pretend like nothing happened?

Come on, bro.

250 ,000 bucks.

You think that we're just going to get it, boys?

Speak in English. Speak in English.

Speak in English.

What is it?

Hey man, come over here.

Everything's gonna happen in a second. We need to save Miguel, please. All

right, now stop. Tell us what happened. Did he hurt himself or what? We were

taking part in a race and... You were... You too?

Well, tell us what happened to him.

Someone hit him and made him fall and he hit his head with... I don't know. He's

not moving. Miguel, he's not moving.

All right, all right. Who did this? Who did it? I don't know. I don't know.

A guy in a motorbike dressed in black and... Kim, it's that maniac.

Where is he?

Where can we find him?

Well, I tried, but I fell and my bike got stuck between two rocks.

I remember where it is. I can take you there.

Okay. Let's go there. Oh, no, no, no, no. Wait, wait, wait. It's not okay.

wait, wait for a second.

No!

Stop!

Stop!

Come here.

I think we should have her.

Why? We're connected live to the organizers of the competition.

They've seen that someone's got hurt, that jerk on the motorcycle.

They're going to take care of it. You hear that?

Send someone right away and let us know. Thanks.

All right, so what are you thinking?

No one's going to come, man.

First the fake kidnapping, then the crazy motorcyclist, the dark rider, and

the pretty girl in tears, the dancer in the dress.

Is it not the perfect setup?

Are you serious?

You know what I noticed?

Each time we talk, our point decrees.

So we either continue the race or we go with her.

But we got to keep going.

Meg, Meg.

This is not part of the race.

And even if it was, helping her would be breaking the third commandment,

wouldn't it? Huh?

You're right.

You know what? You know what? We're going to help her because she needs it,

right? Screw all that other stuff, okay?

Okay, okay. We're the good guys.

I like it.

Okay, what's your name?

I'm Clara.

Number nine.

Okay, Clara.

Take us to Miguel.

Hey, where about the bike?

This is the place. He's down there.

Easy here.

Max? Max?

Yeah? Where are you going?

I'm going back.

Back where?

What? Come here!

Where are you going?

Your GPS doesn't work.

I don't trust her.

She doesn't feel right to me.

What about any of this? Any of this whole situation feels right. So what do

want to do?

You want to stay here? I don't know, man.

We can't just keep moving into nothing. We don't know what's out there. What was

that?

And Gavin and I, we're having...

Maybe they've got a phone we can use to call for help.

And some stronger medication for my leg.

Yeah.

And then we just waved goodbye to $250 ,000.

You're joking, right?

Let's wait a second, okay?

Maybe the unforeseen situation has not compromised the execution of the game.

Screw the game, all right?

You know what?

I'm going to go find a safe place.

You don't have to come with me. You go.

Continue the race. But don't think you're dragging in all this again.

What does again mean?

Yeah, when nothing goes right, it's always Max's fault, huh?

I need that money.

I needed it too, Snow. Man, you don't understand.

Without that money, I'm dead.

I'm in deep shit, Kyle.

And I owe a lot of money to people who...

I got two days.

And then they'll kill me.

This time for real.

Oh, Christ, Max.

I know, I know.

I'm an asshole.

Christine was clear this time.

Either I straighten things out at home, or she's leaving.

She's taking Mia with her.

There's no happy ending.

I think Carmen's telling us to get steady jobs, man.

You win.

Let's go to the green room.

Are you coming?

Hey, there are two other riders headed there too.

Shouldn't be long now.

Are you okay?

Is that your boyfriend?

Have you seen him at the checkpoint around here or something?

Hey, Clara.

I'm Kyle, by the way.

How are you okay?

I don't get it.

It says rider number two should be around here somewhere.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Look at this.

Oh.

Oh shit.

Oh

shit,

oh shit. Don't look at it, don't look at it, don't look at it.

Get on the path.

We're next.

Don't look at it, don't look at it, don't look at it.

Max.

Max, where are you going?

Max, this is a good reason to stop.

It's another rider, man. That is a good reason to go to the green room.

The green room should be right here.

It must be up here.

All the other ruggers are gone.

We're the only one left.

Hey.

You gonna do this?

Maybe it's old, like some old self -activating security measure.

I thought this was a near shot.

Not working?

Yeah.

What is this?

I don't know.

No, no, we shouldn't touch anything.

We should not touch anything. Let me try to do something.

I'm sure someone will come here in a second.

Now, let me try and see what I can do. We don't know what this is.

We don't know what this is. Hey!

Back!

You've got to do something, all right?

It's been a long day.

Yeah.

The victim is rich, aren't they?

Okay.

I'm going to go find somebody for my leg.

He's impermanent back there.

I think you're good.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

What's Mia like now?

She's a handful.

You never tell me anything about her.

You know why Christine is so angry at me?

Why she wants me to stop with all this?

Three years ago, in Berlin, I remember, you got really messed

up.

You were out for two months.

I close my eyes, I can still see it.

Don't miss the mistake. I land with just a little too much force on my

handlebars and the front wheel.

buckles. And I remember thinking to myself, you're probably going to fall

now and break your neck.

And there isn't a camera in the right angle to catch it.

Wow.

What would that be like?

To film my own death.

Helicopter comes.

Compound fracture to my hip and my femur.

And they operate.

And three hours later I wake up and Mia has decided to come out two weeks early.

And sometimes I look at her and I wonder maybe if she knows that I wasn't there.

And now I'm in this mess and I might never see him again.

Yes,

I got a line. What are you calling?

The police?

We don't even know where we are.

There's mountains below.

Of the arms that were in Europe, the emergency number is 112.

Uh, we have three people, uh, trans -uniform combat bodies. We need to...

calm down, sir. I need to know where you are first. Where are you? No, no, no.

We don't know exactly where we are. We can't say that.

We... Okay, what do you mean, sir? Are you lost? No, we're not lost. We need to

know where... We just don't... We can't say... Can you please strike the call?

Yes, we can do that.

Just give me a second. In the meantime, tell me precisely what happened and how

you found the bodies. We don't know either.

Someone hacked them to pieces. This is not the point. Okay. You should stand up

for yourself.

What happened?

Did they trace the call? Are they coming here? I don't know.

I don't know, man. She went there.

Oh, no, no, no.

I just woke up.

Clara is one of them. One of them who?

This was all set up. You understand me now? What was all set up?

Well rested?

You were faking it the whole time.

Everyone needs to play their role in the big show, Max.

And you let him smash your face. You're sick.

Sometimes things get a little heavy.

We need to be very convincing.

Otherwise, it doesn't work.

What? What doesn't work?

Let us go, you psychos!

Of course we'll let you go.

Are you religious?

Don't you know you must obey the commandments?

Yes, we need help.

We have three people.

No.

No, no, no. That.

Against the rules.

Hey, I didn't reveal.

I didn't reveal.

The ones who break the rules.

What if you prefer?

Red pill for number six.

Don't want to take long to work?

If we're lucky, we're gonna have some fun.

Fear, hate, frustration, rage.

They all need to pulse through your veins so that you can satisfy the

needs of our audience.

We want to excite you to excite us.

You should be proud of yourself that you made it to the second phase.

Henry out at your disposal. What you just inhaled is a sort of incentive

to participate, to not rip off your cameras, to run.

but not run away.

The compound spreading through your system is a mixture of tetrodotoxin and

saxotoxin. An injection with a few milligrams would have killed you too

Making these substance gaseous and mixing it with a geosophate solution has

earned us more time.

So you poisoned us.

I know, it may sound ridiculous, but so 80s, isn't it? The poison will act in

the following way.

It starts with shortness of breath, blurred vision, and a dulling of the

end. Tinnitus, irregular heartbeat, and gradual paralysis.

Vomiting, convulsion, and ultimately, cardiorespiratory failure.

All this, of course, unless you take the antidote.

What antidote?

It's at the finish line, waiting for you. Or rather, waiting for one of you.

The winner.

Three new checkpoints. Two plus the final one. The same rules as before

but with one small, sexy tweak.

At the end of the competition, one of you will die.

This is a show. A very ancient one. And no one can break the tradition.

Enjoy the ride.

A show is a collective ritual, a reciprocal exchange of energy.

You are a vehicle of that energy.

You are the Black Babylon Riders.

Are you out of your mind?

So what do we do now?

You heard it right.

She's probably listening to us right now. We have no choice, man. We have to

race. Oh, so you think this is still a competition, huh?

And that only one of us is going to make it back home.

For Christ's sake, man, I think these maniacs have proven time and time again

they have no problem doing what they say they're going to do. And you don't have

a problem with the fact that one of us is going to die.

You know that, buddy.

We need to do what they tell us.

Otherwise, we're going to end up like that.

Earlier, on the phone.

Did the police tell you anything? Did they tell you how to get out of here?

What? No.

The line went that before I could hear them.

And anyway, don't you think they're going to catch you?

Christ!

What about the poison?

Are you ready to risk not getting back to your daughter?

You don't want to escape.

No.

You haven't wanted to escape for a single second.

And now you're using my daughter to convince me to race?

What? You mean... Manipulating me, Max, like you've always done. No!

If I don't get that money, I'm dead!

Damn, you're crazier than they are.

You can't see past your own needs, your own debt, your own problems.

I get this for my family. I'm here for them.

Oh, you want to see my daughter grow up without her father?

Please don't give me that soft story, man.

If you really cared about her, you wouldn't be here.

You weren't even there the day she was born.

Oh, shut up, man. The only time you speak about her, you make her sound like

she's a problem.

You said it yourself.

You need to breathe.

Otherwise, you would end up suffocating in that house.

I'll see you at the finish line, Max.

It's the shit you made me swallow.

Don't do it again.

Yeah, what?

What do you see, Max?

The beach!

What does my daughter have to do with it?

What does my daughter have to do with any of this?

I haven't seen Kyle since yesterday.

He hasn't been online since yesterday. I don't know. He left the house. I don't

know.

What should I do? Should I just call the police?

What was it I watched him do?

It's burnt!

The thing is burning!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

about that bridge.

The signals are sending us a message from our soul directed to our mind.

Hey, where is he?

Where is Tom?

Good. What are you doing?

Don't run away from that anger.

Yes.

Make us proud, Max.

Shut up.

You ain't recording, bitch.

You can't control your arm, or your body, your mind, or

anything at all.

You're too funny.

I like you, Kyle.

Thank you.

What now?

What do you want me to do? What am I supposed to do?

There you are.

Where are you hiding?

Ha ha.

here to take my money!

This is great.

Did you just think of how I feel when I see you risking your life? Max, please.

Did you just think of how I feel when I see you risking your life?

If you watch this online, it means I survived, right?

At least I think I did.

Why can't you just be a father?

Like normal.

You're such a rebel.

Wait, how was it again?

If nothing goes right, go faster?

You didn't hear everything.

You shouldn't be here.

Go back up to the surface.

You work with them.

There's still time to make up for this. All you have to do is get out of here

and keep riding.

Stop, or I'll shoot!

How long have you been watching us?

What is this all about?

I don't know much about it, I swear.

I'd like to help you, believe me.

But I'm just supposed to make sure everything's working.

They don't want the show to ever stop, no matter what happens. Who are they?

Do they look for people willing to kill themselves and then they pay them to do

it? Is that it?

You gotta help me, man.

You have to. Shut up!

I can't interfere, understand?

We're both risking a lot being here. Get out of here.

Get out!

Or what?

You'll kill me.

Who would take my place in the race?

I think that's quite an interference for someone that is not supposed

to... Hello.

You are going to tell me how I get out of this. All right.

With or without money. I don't know.

I don't know anything.

I'm nobody. I belong to them.

And they're always watching.

All right.

No, don't show it.

Don't show it.

She's watching you!

You'll break the rules again.

The dead people we saw.

They weren't that.

Oh, God, guys.

You haven't killed anyone.

You were not that crazy.

Oh, God.

I'm so sorry.

I got it now. I got it. I got it. Go reveal the secret.

I'm so sorry I didn't believe you. Maybe we hadn't even been poisoned.

Okay, guys.

You're great. You're genius.

Okay. You'll get yourself.

Black hole friend.

Get off me.

I've been hallucinating for so long, Max.

How dare you?

I must be witched. You can see things that we can't.

Isn't it wonderful?

My father has, once again, preferred thrills to her. Please, don't hurt her.

I'm doing everything you're at.

What does that mean?

I

realize

we have to earn your trust, Max.

So let's make this simple.

Your bank account number is 307698412.

And you are drawing from a bank loan of approximately $49 ,000.

Or rather, you were.

Check it if you like.

You were in the red, but now you are $5 ,000 in the black.

Black Babylon.

Now, Max, you're going to see some strange stuff. Really strange stuff.

But whatever happens, always keep in mind that the contest is real.

Always.

We need you.

We have reason to believe that Kyle will often have doubts and may try to

abandon the race. But if that happens, you can't participate either.

And that would be a shame, wouldn't it?

Each time we talk, we're pointed to grief, wouldn't it? The unforeseen

has not looked like this. But we've got to keep going.

This is not part of the race.

This is still a competition, and if only one of us is going to make it back

home. Help us keep the show going.

No matter what happens, have faith in us.

Owen, please remember, don't reveal the secret.

Uh -oh.

Time to ride, Kyle.

Ride?

Feel them, Max?

The emotions of just watching you.

Then you give back to them in a never -ending vibrational cycle.

An eternity composed of solely apparent beginnings and endings.

Only apparent births and deaths.

Because nothing ever really starts or finishes.

Nothing is really born.

Everything is eternal.

Everything is information.

Everything is vibration.

Everything is flux.

Everything is connected to the network and on the network forever.

Fear, hate, frustration, rage.

This is to activate precise vibrational frequency.

To convey energy has always been the secret aim of every show.

of every ritual.

It's to achieve this aim that specific rules have been created for each and

every ceremony from the dawn of time.

Just follow the rules.

And everything will be alright.

How do I get it?

You know why they gave you this, guys.

For the same reason they probably gave you a bullet.

They want the classic showdown.

They won't release the antidote until one of our hearts had stopped beating.

Or at least that's what they wanted to believe.

I don't care what your deal is with them, Max.

They're gonna hurt Mia, and it'll be all your fault.

They won't hurt anyone.

Trust me.

It's you.

The guy who was at the hospital when Mia was born, huh?

So you finally know.

We've seen you in hell.

You were not there.

We never told you because we thought you'd be really pissed off.

All the people in the world, why did she call you?

Look what they did to us.

We are... ...candidates for this game.

Enough games. Give me the gun. Yeah!

That's it. That's the point.

They are asking us to choose.

Who the winner should be. I'm telling you, man, it has to be me. You go!

I get my money!

It's an happy ending, Kyle.

Stop with this bullshit, Max. People die today.

No! I can't tell you, man. I can't reveal the secret, but there was nobody

This whole time, it was only about you and me.

Only about you and me.

You know what? You're right.

Yes, I'm right.

Give me damn bullets.

Come ready and get it. Never.

Every detail has been arranged so that the context goes perfectly.

I don't know.

I don't know.

big game.

Just run back to me. The coordinates are 92, 14, 77.

Shut up.

You tried to kill me, you bitch.

You don't know what's next for you. Please, don't follow those courting

It's what they want you to do.

I'm not going to fall for the same trick twice. You can't fool me again.

No, I don't.

Congratulations, number five.

Welcome to phase three.

Enjoy the ride.

We can announce to the world that she is, in fact, pregnant with... Mike?

Mike? Boy, it's a girl, Mia.

Mia.