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A NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM

Based on the story: "A protective mother" by Guillermo Martínez

[birds chirping]

[woman moans]

[panting]

[panting]

[moaning]

[moaning]

[moaning louder]

[moaning]

[both panting]

[he moans]

[panting]

[he moans, satisfied]

[panting]

[panting]

[he sighs]

- Water? - No, thanks.

- Are you sure? - Yes. Thank you.

[he pants]

- Hey. - Hmm?

- It's early. I'm gonna go to the studio. - OK.

[he groans]

[he groans]

[he groans]

[he groans]

[panting]

[inhales deeply, exhales]

[groans]

- [woman] It's almost 8:00. - [man] Oh.

OK. I'll go get a shower.

Honey, do you mind if I don't go?

[sighs] We won't stay long. Come on.

I have to get up early.

I know, but...

[sighs]...you know I haven't kept in touch. Come with me.

[man] Eh?

[he sighs] I want them to meet you and they want to meet you, too.

[man] Come on, do it for me.

Could you?

[he sighs]

[man] Mmm.

[police officers talking]

This way, ma'am.

[phone ringing]

Follow me.

- [woman] Good morning. - [police 2] Good morning.

- Lorenzo Roy's belongings, please. - [police 2] Yes, of course.

- [police 2] Here. - [police 1] That's everything, right?

[police 2] That's it for Roy?

[police 3] Yes, that's it.

- [police 1] What about that envelope? - [police 2] No, that's someone else's.

This way, please.

[police 1] Mendoza! The door!

[unlocks door]

[police 1] Come in.

[Mendoza] There you go.

Roy, it's your lawyer.

Open it.

Julieta.

[panting] You have to help me.

[man] Come on.

[man] Let's go.

[man 2] Hey! Lorenzo, long time no see!

I'm so glad you both could make it.

- How have you been, buddy? - [Lorenzo] How are you?

- You must be Sigrid, right? Sigrid? - Sigrid.

Sigrid? I pronounced it well.

- Sigrid. - I'm Renato. You say it.

- Renato. - [imitating] "Renato." Very good.

Thank you for bringing my friend back.

- [woman 2] Hi! - [Lorenzo] Don't exaggerate.

[woman 2] Mwah!

- Julieta! - [Julieta] How are you?

She's an old friend of mine. I mean, a young old friend.

Nice to meet you. He was my teacher some years ago.

And, after that, she never painted again.

I guess she didn't have a good experience.

I didn't know you were together. Congratulations.

There's a lot you don't know. But we'll catch up.

Come on in, and make yourselves at home.

It's so incredibly cool to have you back, man.

[jazz music plays over stereo]

[Renato] Are you still painting?

[Lorenzo] Yes, I'm painting.

I'm working on a collection based on some of Sigrid's experiments.

They're not experiments, they're studies.

[Lorenzo] Sorry, I meant studies. Sigrid is a biologist.

She came to Argentina to finish her doctorate on echinoderms.

- Did I say that right? - Perfect.

[Lorenzo laughs] I'm helping her set up a lab in our basement.

I'm almost a pro at science by now.

[Renato] That's cool. Thanks.

I guess you'll be having an exhibition.

[sighs] I'd like to,

but I hope the gallery owners haven't forgotten this old artist.

- [Renato] How did you meet? - Something to eat?

[Lorenzo] No, thanks.

At my workshop, she studied with me.

The old wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature. Can I ask you something?

[Renato] Don't you like to drink, or are you pregnant?

[with Norwegian accent] The former, and the latter, hopefully.

Yeah, we're trying for a baby.

[Julieta, surprised] Hmm?

[Renato] Let's make a toast. To your comeback,

and to Lorenzo Junior. Cheers.

Cheers.

[glasses clink]

[Julieta] You got married so soon.

[Lorenzo] Yes, I wanted to do the right thing this time.

[Lorenzo] The wolf finally fell into the trap.

[Julieta laughs]

[Lorenzo] I haven't seen this in a long time.

Of course, Renato has it.

Yes, for quite a while now.

[Lorenzo] Oh...

[Lorenzo] Goya fucked up my life.

Actually, he fucked up many people's lives. Remember?

Sure. How could I forget?

I would watch you paint so passionately, so effortlessly.

I'd spend hours and nothing would come out. That's why I gave it up.

- Right, now it's my fault. - No! [laughing]

No, I have no regrets.

I never understood why I fell in love with you, though.

- I don't know how you put up with me. - Who says I did?

[Julieta laughs]

[Lorenzo] What do you do?

[Julieta] I went back to Law School.

Now I work for a very important tax law firm.

Ooh! Congratulations.

[Julieta] I remember very well what your opinion of lawyers was.

Hmm, and I stand by it, but I'll make an exception for you.

- Is it this one? - No.

It has some golden thingies.

- Hmm... Have you seen your daughters? - [Lorenzo] No.

They live with my ex.

I never liked her.

It was my mistake for giving her my permission.

- I thought I'd be able to see them. - [Julieta] But?

Canada is a bit far.

This one?

No. [inhales deeply]

Renato was a bit over the top with the pregnancy thing.

[Julieta] She looked uneasy. I hope he didn't scare her off.

She had a bad experience.

She went through a hard time.

I totally understand.

We're also trying for a baby.

[surprised] Really?

- [she laughs] Yeah. - [laughing] With Renato?

- [Julieta] Yeah. - That's amazing.

It's not easy, we're having fertility treatment.

- [Lorenzo] Ah. - [Julieta] It's a bit of a nightmare.

- [Lorenzo] Hmm. - [Julieta] What about this one?

- [Sigrid] Lorenzo? - Yes, honey?

[Lorenzo] I was getting your things.

Sure you don't want to stay a bit longer?

[Sigrid] Yes, we're sure.

- We can come back some other time. - [Julieta] Sure.

Tell Renato I'll call him later in the week

to get that exhibition organized, and...

tell him I felt proud to see one of my pieces on his wall.

[she laughs] I will.

Nice meeting you. Thank you for looking after my friend.

- I'll see you out. - [Lorenzo] Mm-hmm.

[telephone rings]

- [police] Go in. - [Lorenzo] All right.

- [police] After you, ma'am. - Thanks.

[Julieta] From now on, don't say another word.

The last thing we need is you repeating that story again.

[Julieta] Let me do the talking at the hearing, OK?

[getting angry] Are you listening to me?

Yes, I'm listening.

We must convince the judge that you're not a threat

and that she can release you on bail.

- A threat? - [Julieta] Yes.

You've given her good reasons, haven't you?

Promise me you'll help me file a report after this.

You got reported, Lorenzo. What's wrong with you?

I don't know if you've gone crazy or if you're drinking again,

but I want you to see your son again.

I want you to paint again. Do you want that as well?

You don't believe a word I said, do you?

I think you believe it.

"The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters" Francisco de Goya, 1799

[chilled electronica music plays]

- [waiter] Sir. - Thank you.

- [waiter] Sir. - [Lorenzo] Hmm?

- Would you like a drink? - No, listen...

I already asked your colleague to bring me a glass of water.

I can get one myself if it's too much trouble.

[Lorenzo sighs]

Sigrid, come here.

Stop offering food.

- They've had enough. - It's still early.

But nobody else is coming.

- Come on, you don't know that. - Hi!

- [Lorenzo] Yes, I know. - Sorry, am I late?

You're right on time.

There are five strangers and they just came for the food.

[Lorenzo] Oh.

- Would you like a drink? - No.

[Julieta] Renato is having dinner with some collectors, he couldn't make it.

But he'll stop by this week. He felt guilty, poor thing.

[Lorenzo] He shouldn't feel guilty.

He helped me get this. I really appreciate it.

This is more than enough. Hmm.

Have you had dinner?

No.

[Lorenzo] Sun over Gudhjem.

[Julieta] Huh?

That thing that you don't feel like eating

is called "Sun over Gudhjem."

Sigrid made it.

Do people eat this?

- I took the risk. - [she laughs]

You had to, she's your wife. [laughing]

- You're right. - [she laughs]

Look, if you don't want to try it, I can offer you...

some puff pastries.

[quietly] We also have some fermented trout,

- chicken liver pâté. - [she laughs]

She cooked all that herself?

Yes, she worked really hard. More than me.

And she has definitely outshone me, I mean, that's a fact.

[Julieta] Hmm.

[cell phone rings]

[cell phone rings]

[Julieta] You're lucky. I don't know how to boil an egg.

You had other virtues.

I still have them.

I have no doubt.

I saw Renato today and he looked very happy.

[she laughs]

You look good, too.

Really, you look younger.

[Lorenzo] Hmm...

That's...

the effect of love. Hmm?

That's great. No need to feel embarrassed about it.

I'm the first to acknowledge it.

[she laughs]

D'Arcy Thompson?

Have you heard of him?

[Julieta] Yeah.

I saw some of his illustrations in a book that belonged to an ex-boyfriend.

He was a mathematician.

- Someone I met after you. - Oh.

The whole series is based on his sketches.

He blew my mind.

This guy used mathematical models to explain evolution.

It was like a growing geometry.

He used these logarithmic spirals to explain evolution...

- [waiter] Sir. - What is it?

Is your wife the blonde woman that was with you?

- Yes. - She needs you.

[Lorenzo sighs]

- I'll be right back. - OK.

What is it?

[Lorenzo] Huh?

I'm not feeling well.

It must be all that effort. Has anything happened?

I need to go back home.

OK, we'll go home soon.

[Sigrid] I need to go now, honey.

Now?

Do you mind going alone?

[Lorenzo] Eh?

I'm pregnant.

What?

Really?

Yes.

[Lorenzo laughs]

[quietly] When did you find out?

[Sigrid] A few weeks ago.

[Lorenzo] Hmm.

Why didn't you tell me?

I wanted to be sure.

[Lorenzo] Hmm.

- [Lorenzo mumbles] - Honey.

It's good news.

Yes.

[he sighs]

- Aren't you happy? - I am.

[she laughs]

Let's see, once the 90-day restriction was over,

you went back home to see your son, right?

Nobody is allowed to see my son. No one can see him.

- What my client is trying to say... - Please let him finish, ma'am.

Let's see if we can make some sense of this.

[attorney] Mr. Roy,

your son leads a completely normal life.

No.

[attorney] He goes to day-care every day.

I have here the reports by the social worker

and his pediatrician.

[Lorenzo] Sigrid, my son and I all have attached earlobes.

- All three of us have blue eyes. - Lorenzo is a renowned artist.

I've known him for years. He has no criminal record.

- It was an isolated event. - [attorney] Afraid not.

This is the second time that Mr. Roy has engaged in a violent act.

His isolation and the distance from his newborn son

could have caused the emotional instability.

Your client's story has no rhyme or reason.

[attorney] In this case, we should consider psychiatric treatment.

No, that would be too much.

Maybe an expert's report.

What the fuck are you talking about?

I don't need psychiatric help or an expert's opinion, I'm fine.

I think that would be most appropriate.

- I'm not crazy! - That's not for you to say, sir.

- I'm not crazy! - Thank you.

- [Julieta] Thank you, ma'am. - [judge] Goodbye.

[she sighs]

[baby's heart beats]

- [man] Do you want to know the sex? - No.

[he types]

Have you decided on the clinic?

We're going to have it at home.

May I know why?

That's how I was born.

I'd like to continue the tradition.

[hits keys]

As long as you know the risks involved,

- it's your choice. - [Lorenzo] Mm-hmm.

It's more dangerous in a hospital than at home.

There are no hospital viruses in a house.

Not to mention this country's mistaken preference for C-sections.

Nothing good can come of it.

We don't want to expose our baby to a hospitalization.

[doctor] All right.

- You still have time to decide, anyway. - Thank you.

- Your baby is all right. - [Lorenzo] Yeah?

I'll just ask for some routine tests.

[Sigrid] I have a clotting problem.

Possibly due to prothrombin gene mutation.

- There's risk of thrombophilia. - Are you a doctor?

I'm a biologist, I did all my tests myself.

Nobody was willing to do them so early.

I need to start with heparin treatment as soon as possible.

I can refer you to a hematologist who's specialized in these cases.

The appointment will be in two weeks

and the test results will take another week.

[Sigrid] It will be too late by then.

I already had a miscarriage. I won't let that happen again.

I can't prescribe you anything without a diagnosis,

especially not corticoids or heparin.

I understand.

Thank you, you've been very kind.

- I'll wait outside. - [Lorenzo] Hmm.

Do you want to know the sex?

It's a boy.

You're the third obstetrician we've seen. Excuse me.

They only worry about the delivery,

but there are higher risks during pregnancy.

[Lorenzo sighs]

Relax, my two daughters were born with an obstetrician's help in a hospital,

- by C-section, and nothing bad happened. - Are they here...

with their father?

- Please. - Then something bad must have happened.

- Sorry, I didn't mean it. - [Lorenzo sighs]

OK, here's what we'll do.

We'll get a midwife.

- [Lorenzo] Hmm? - Leave it to me. I'll find the right one.

- OK. - OK?

[doctor] When Lorenzo arrived, he was out of control.

He had a hard time settling down, keeping to the timetable, adapting to the place.

- Did you medicate him? - Yes.

We gave him haloperidol, which is an antipsychotic,

and sedatives that were gradually reduced as he became stable.

What's the diagnosis?

It wasn't easy to establish one.

Lorenzo suffers from Capgras Syndrome.

What's that?

A disconnection between our visual identification system

and our emotional memory.

He's convinced that a close relative

has been exchanged for an identical impostor.

A sort of dissociation between his feelings and his memories.

[doctor] Miguel, open the door.

[another doctor talking]

[doctor] Personally, I believe that his Capgras Syndrome

in this case is temporary,

a prosopagnosia

caused by the trauma he suffered after his recent divorce.

But he's all right.

[doctor] He's doing well.

[Julieta sighs]

- [doctor] Lorenzo. - [Lorenzo] Huh?

[doctor] You have some visitors.

[Lorenzo pants]

[doctor] Lorenzo.

- Hey. - [Julieta] Hey.

[classical music plays loudly over stereo]

[music is turned down]

[Lorenzo] Hey.

[Lorenzo] So?

- [Lorenzo] How are you doing? - [Sigrid] Fine.

[Lorenzo] Do you like it?

[Sigrid] Yes, I like it.

[Sigrid] Once upon a time, we were mollusks surrounded by water.

[Lorenzo] Mm-hmm.

Like our little Henrik.

[Lorenzo] Hmm...

[Lorenzo] What's the matter?

[Sigrid] There's something in the smell that makes me sick.

It can't be the oil paints.

I don't know what it is, but it's making me sick.

[Lorenzo] They haven't been made with lead or anything toxic for a long time.

[Sigrid] What's the point in arguing? I'm telling you it's making me sick.

I'm not arguing.

I'm not asking you to stop painting,

but do you really have to do it in the middle of the house?

[he laughs] OK.

- [Lorenzo] All right. - OK.

[Lorenzo groans]

[floorboards creak]

[panting]

[floorboards creak]

[strange noises, like voices]

- [Lorenzo] What are you doing? - [Sigrid] Lorenzo.

- [Lorenzo] What is this? - [Sigrid] My treatment.

[Lorenzo] What treatment? Who prescribed it?

[Sigrid] Nobody wants this baby more than me.

[Lorenzo] But you can't treat yourself.

- [Lorenzo] No! - [Sigrid] Yes.

- [Lorenzo] No, you can't, Sigrid. - Yes, I can.

I didn't think you'd be put away for so long.

I made them work.

[Julieta laughs]

Thanks. How much do I owe you?

Forget it.

[Lorenzo coughs]

When can I see Henrik?

You'll have to be patient.

I know it's hard.

The judge allowed your release until trial.

But you have to follow your psychiatric treatment.

You can't go near the house during that period.

Otherwise you'll go straight to jail. You understand that, right?

I don't care about me.

It's him who's locked up inside.

[Lorenzo] He's in danger.

- I understand. - [Lorenzo] You don't,

- because you're not a mother. - [Julieta gasps]

You can't understand me.

[Lorenzo inhales deeply, exhales]

You'll understand when you have kids.

[Julieta sighs]

I can't help you. You'll have to find another attorney.

[dramatic classical music plays over headphones]

[Lorenzo groans]

Ah!

[groaning]

[panting]

[speaking Norwegian, muffled]

[speaking Norwegian]

[speaking Norwegian, muffled]

- What? - [woman speaks Norwegian]

[Sigrid] Your hand is bleeding, Lorenzo.

This is Gudrum.

She helped deliver me and then she was my nanny.

[Lorenzo] Mm-hmm.

[Sigrid] She'll stay with us until the baby is born.

[Lorenzo] She's staying?

[Lorenzo] Where?

Here in the attic.

We never discussed this.

[Sigrid] Of course we did.

We agreed I'd get somebody to help during labor.

- Did you forget? - [Lorenzo] No.

In the basement, there's a natural disinfectant on the shelf.

Put some on and then bandage it.

OK.

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Sigrid speaks Norwegian]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Sigrid speaks Norwegian]

[Lorenzo sighs]

[Sigrid and Gudrum continue speaking Norwegian]

[Lorenzo sighs]

[Sigrid and Gudrum continue speaking Norwegian]

[Lorenzo sighs]

[Lorenzo sighs]

[machine whirs]

HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY

[Lorenzo groans]

[keys rattle]

[babies crying, children shouting outside]

[Lorenzo sighs]

I got everything I could.

[Renato] Here are the car keys, it's parked around the corner, and...

these are all your meds.

I bought you this so you can keep a better track of them.

[Renato] You have no idea what we did to get you out of this mess.

Julieta's last treatment was very painful, that was low.

I know it wasn't right,

but I didn't...

I didn't mean to say it.

You don't mean what you say, you don't mean what you do.

We're all worried about you, even Sigrid.

When you saw Sigrid,

did you see Henrik?

- No, I think he was at kindergarten. - What about the basement?

Did you see it?

[Renato] Stop it, Lorenzo.

Stop it.

We supported you this far, you're on your own now.

[shouting outside]

[Sigrid speaks Norwegian]

[speaking Norwegian]

[speaking Norwegian]

[speaking Norwegian]

[speaking Norwegian]

[speaking Norwegian]

[speaking Norwegian]

[speaking Norwegian]

What's going on?

She's asking if you don't like the food.

Hmm... I'm not hungry.

[speaking Norwegian]

[Lorenzo] I'm sorry.

I'm going to bed.

Let's go.

In a minute.

Let me finish up here first.

[Lorenzo] Night.

[speaking Norwegian]

[they continue speaking Norwegian]

[stomping loudly on the stairs]

[sighs]

You changed everything!

[sighs] I'm sorry, Lorenzo.

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

- [speaking Norwegian] - [Lorenzo sighs]

[speaking Norwegian]

We took away the stimulants.

It's what Gudrum recommends, honey.

I didn't use any obnoxious colors.

- Everything is obnoxious to the baby. - [Lorenzo] Hmm.

[Sigrid] That's why I told you before.

The walls have to be soft-colored.

Gudrum thought I should sleep with the baby at first.

You'll get a nice sleep while I breastfeed.

It's better for everyone if you're well-rested.

[Gudrum hums]

- [Lorenzo sighs] - [Gudrum hums]

[thunder cracks]

[thunder rumbles]

[sighs]

[Sigrid sighs]

Everything will work out fine.

I promise.

[Lorenzo sighs]

[thunder cracks]

[thunder rumbles]

[Lorenzo sighs]

[thunder cracks]

[heavy rain]

[thunder rumbles]

[Sigrid moans]

[Sigrid cries]

[knocking]

[Lorenzo] Sigrid?

[Sigrid cries]

Sigrid?

- [Sigrid cries] - [knocking]

Sigrid!

[Sigrid cries]

Open up!

[Sigrid moans in pain]

Sigrid, tell Gudrum to open up.

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Sigrid screams in pain]

[Lorenzo] What the...?

[Sigrid moans]

[Lorenzo] Why are you doing this to me?

Why have you locked me out?

[Sigrid cries]

[Gudrum shouts in Norwegian]

[Sigrid screams in pain]

[Sigrid screams in pain, louder and louder]

[Sigrid screams in pain, screams in Norwegian]

[Sigrid screams in pain]

[Sigrid screams long and low]

[Sigrid cries in pain]

[Sigrid screams loudly]

[Lorenzo] Sigrid...

[Sigrid screams long and low]

[Sigrid screams in pain]

[birds chirping]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Lorenzo groans]

[Lorenzo pants]

[Lorenzo pants]

[Lorenzo pants]

- [baby grumbles] - [Sigrid, quietly] Shh.

[Lorenzo trembles]

[baby cries quietly]

[baby grumbles]

[car engine starts]

[woman] Bye!

[women talking]

[Lorenzo breathes heavily]

[women talking]

[children cry and scream]

[woman] Hi, gorgeous!

- There, sweetie. - [boy screams]

It's OK, honey.

[woman] Get a piece of chalk.

Are you looking for someone?

Yes, I'm Henrik's uncle.

[woman] How can I help you?

I was in the area and I wanted to see him.

Without permission, I can't let you in.

I can call his mother. Is she your sister?

No, there's no need for that. I just wanted to take a look.

Can you bring him here? I won't be long.

He's right there.

[children shouting]

[children talking and shouting]

Uh... Excuse me, you need to go.

[doorbell buzzes]

- [Julieta] Hello. - [Renato] Lorenzo, father of the year!

[Julieta] Mwah.

- [Renato] How are you, man? - [Julieta] Congratulations!

[Renato] He made us wait, huh?

[Renato] This reminds me of those Chinese dynasties

where the baby was kept hidden away...

[Julieta] Excuse me.

- [Renato] Locked up. - [Lorenzo] Take off your shoes, please.

- [Julieta] Huh? - [Lorenzo] Shoes off, please.

[Renato] Like in The Last Emperor, the film by Bertolucci.

[Julieta] We brought you something.

- [Julieta] I hope you like it. - [Renato] You shouldn't have.

[Julieta] Is the size right?

- [Lorenzo] Yes. - [Julieta] Yeah?

- [Lorenzo] Yes. - [Julieta] Then you don't like the color?

[Lorenzo] No, it's just that Sigrid is buying 100% cotton. No colors and...

- [Lorenzo] You can leave your coats here. - [Julieta] Thanks.

[Lorenzo] And no patterns. But I'll exchange it, don't worry.

- [Julieta] OK. - [Renato] You look great.

Yes, I'm very...

I'm very happy.

Even if this is my third child, it's the exact same feeling.

[Lorenzo] Come in.

- Are you redecorating? - No.

- [Renato] No? - No.

[sighs]

You have the privilege of being the first ones to see Henrik.

Mm-hmm.

Would you like a coffee?

Let's go. We came, we had coffee, we did what we had to do.

Don't get anxious, let's wait a bit longer.

Let's go.

Wait.

- [Lorenzo] Smells good. - Lorenzo...

[Julieta] We can come back, we don't want to bother you.

[Lorenzo] No, you're seeing him today.

Honestly, we can come back later.

[Renato] Give our regards to Sigrid.

I won't say anything. She knows you're here.

She hasn't come out for six months.

She hasn't been out, nor has the baby.

She says Henrik has photophobia. That's why the lights are dimmed.

Maybe it's that period after pregnancy... What's it called?

- Postpartum period. - Yeah.

It's been 30, 40, 60 days. The postpartum period is long over.

What does the pediatrician say?

Pediatrician? There's no pediatrician.

What do you mean?

She's her own pediatrician.

Her and that old woman.

[Lorenzo] They examine him, they diagnose him,

they lock him inside.

He's never been out.

What does she say if you want to take him out?

[Lorenzo] That it's impossible.

[quietly] She gives him to me to help his digestion,

but he stays in the room with the lights dimmed.

Four times a day.

That's all the contact I have with him, on a good day.

We'll come back when you're all calmer.

- Yes. - [Lorenzo] No.

Stay here, I'll be right back.

- [Lorenzo] I'll be right back. - Lorenzo, wait.

- [Julieta] Hi, Sigrid. - Hi.

[quietly] Congratulations.

- Thank you. - Hi, Henrik.

- [Julieta] Is he sleeping? - Lots.

He's a little angel.

[Julieta laughs]

We brought him a present. I hope you like it.

Look.

It's beautiful, thank you.

It's not 100% cotton.

Almost nothing is 100% cotton anymore.

We're going to leave now so the baby can rest.

Thank you, thank you for understanding.

[Julieta] Bye.

So?

He's very cute.

Hmm.

Yeah.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

[bubbling]

[whirring]

[Henrik cries]

- [Henrik cries] - [Sigrid] There, there.

[Sigrid speaks Norwegian]

[Henrik screams]

[crying]

He doesn't want to eat it.

- [Henrik cries] - Your shoes!

[Sigrid] He's eaten the last three days, it's the first time he's kicked up a fuss.

He must have a fever.

- [Henrik screams] - Shh, shh.

Let me handle this. He doesn't like you watching him eat.

He doesn't like it? Stop it.

[Lorenzo] Stop. He doesn't want to eat it!

- Don't shout at him. - I'm not shouting at him.

- [Sigrid] Leave. - [Henrik screams]

[Sigrid speaks Norwegian]

[Henrik cries]

[Sigrid speaks to Henrik in Norwegian]

[Henrik cries]

[classical music plays over headphones]

[inhales deeply, exhales]

[sighs]

[washing machine thuds]

[Sigrid and Gudrum speak Norwegian in another room]

[Sigrid and Gudrum speak Norwegian]

[footsteps on the stairs]

[footsteps on the stairs]

[door opens]

[door closes]

- [Henrik cries] - [speaking Norwegian]

- [speaking Norwegian] - [Lorenzo] Shh.

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

- [Lorenzo] He's burning. My poor baby. - [speaking Norwegian]

[Henrik cries]

- [Gudrum speaks Norwegian] - Shh! Shut up.

- [Gudrum speaks Norwegian] - Mind your own business.

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

Why have you taken him out?

- Give me the car keys. - Henrik can't go outside.

I have to take him to the hospital.

- Give me the car keys. - No!

[Lorenzo pants]

[Sigrid] No!

[Lorenzo] Ah!

[Lorenzo] Huh!

[Lorenzo pants]

[Sigrid] Ah.

[Lorenzo pants]

[Henrik cries]

[Henrik cries]

[Henrik cries]

[Lorenzo] Taxi!

Hey, taxi!

[panting]

[panting]

[man] Gámes, Fernanda?

[man] Please, come in.

[Lorenzo exhales deeply]

- [Lorenzo] Shh, shh. - [Henrik cries]

[Lorenzo] There, there.

- [Lorenzo] Hush. - [Henrik cries]

[Henrik cries]

[doctor] Let's check this side.

[doctor] Hmm. It's just a mild fever.

Scary but very common in babies his age. We just have to wait until it comes down.

[Lorenzo sighs]

[doctor sighs]

[doctor] Any medical insurance?

No. He doesn't have any.

[doctor] Is he allergic to any medicine?

[Lorenzo mumbles]

He doesn't take any medication.

So I don't really know.

- Is he breastfeeding? - Yes, of course.

Where's the mother?

[Lorenzo] At home.

[doctor] Hmm.

What happened to your neck?

Nothing.

Those scratches might get infected. I'll call somebody to check you over.

[taps telephone keys]

There's no need.

[Lorenzo] I'm fine, thank you.

[police talking over radio]

[police talking over radio]

[police] We're at the door with the mother.

- [Lorenzo] Here. - [Sigrid cries]

The doctor says his fever is normal.

- He's fine. - [police] Go in, ma'am.

[police] Hold on, hey!

- Hold it. Where are you going? - What is it?

There's been a report of domestic violence. You can't go into the house.

- But I didn't do anything. - The report has been filed.

- You should find somewhere else to stay. - [Lorenzo] Sigrid!

But this is my house. Sigrid!

- Is it all right, sir? - [police 2] You can't go in.

- Everything all right? - No, this is my house.

- It's not all right. Why can't I go in? - OK, calm down.

- I've already explained. Calm down. - [police 2] Don't make things worse.

Go somewhere else. Or would you rather come with us?

[Lorenzo pants]

[police 2] Go, please.

[Lorenzo pants]

[dog barks]

[dog barks]

- [Julieta] Are you OK? - [Lorenzo] Hmm.

What happened?

Can I come in?

- [Julieta] Sure. - [Lorenzo] Hmm.

[Julieta talks in the background]

[Lorenzo groans]

[Julieta] We stuck to the schedule, right?

[Renato talks in the background]

[Renato] Did you take your temperature?

[Julieta] Are you seriously asking?

[Renato] All right.

- [Renato] So what does she say? - [Julieta] That he hit her.

- He hit her? - Yes.

Good morning.

[Lorenzo inhales] Hey.

Good morning.

[Julieta] I just came from court.

- You have a 90-day restraining order. - [Lorenzo] Hmm.

She also filed for divorce.

[scoffs] I can't believe it.

[mumbles]

Isn't there any legal way to protect a kid

from his crazy mother?

Lorenzo, you hit her.

Me?

I didn't hit her, she attacked me.

- Look what she did to me. - Have you been drinking again?

Yesterday you were wasted.

I drank afterwards. Not before, I swear.

Two years without a drink.

I hadn't had a drink in two years.

Try to put yourself in the judge's position.

She's Norwegian, she has a doctorate, and she can fend for herself.

And a bohemian with a history of drinking,

who never managed to stay in touch with his daughters.

Granted, I lost my two daughters.

But I can't lose Henrik. Especially over something I didn't do.

We're with you, Lorenzo. Can we ask for visitation rights?

[Julieta] Yes.

Yes, we can try to speed up the divorce proceedings.

But nothing will happen for 90 days.

You have to be patient.

Do you have a place to stay?

- No. - [Renato] Stay here.

The guest room is yours. At least until things cool off.

- I don't want to be a nuisance. - You're not a nuisance, Lorenzo.

Come sit down, I'll get you some coffee.

THREE MONTHS LATER

Good morning.

[Renato] You're up bright and early.

I didn't get much sleep.

- [Renato] You didn't? - [Lorenzo] Today's the day.

Right, of course.

Here, what do you think?

- Cool. The head tilts. - [Lorenzo] Mm-hmm.

- And this? - He'll love it.

[Lorenzo laughs]

I found an apartment, so, if all goes well, I'll move out next week.

Great.

Did you notice?

- [Lorenzo] What? - Everything is falling into place.

I hope it is.

[whirring]

[whirring]

[doorbell rings]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Lorenzo] Hello.

[speaking Norwegian]

[cartoon plays over TV]

[talking on TV cartoon]

[Lorenzo] Hey.

Look.

[Lorenzo] Look at this.

[Henrik mutters]

[Lorenzo] I made it for you.

[Lorenzo] Hmm?

Check this.

Tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki.

[Lorenzo gasps]

No.

Where's my son?

[speaking Norwegian]

[Lorenzo gasps]

[Lorenzo] No.

Where's my son?

[speaking Norwegian]

[Lorenzo] Henrik!

Sigrid!

[dials telephone]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Lorenzo pants]

Sigrid?

[panting]

[panting]

[panting]

[Lorenzo] No.

[panting]

Open up.

Sigrid!

Open up!

Give me back my son!

Sigrid!

[Gudrum shouts in Norwegian]

[she gasps]

[Gudrum shouts in Norwegian]

[police siren]

Open up! [straining]

Argh!

[groaning]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

Open up!

Open up, Sigrid!

Open up! Open up!

[police] What's going on? Drop that now!

- [Lorenzo] Please, help me. - [police] Calm down.

[Lorenzo] Help me, please!

Help me!

- My son is in there! - Calm down!

[thud]

[Lorenzo's ears ring]

[police, muffled] Santos, take him away!

[police 2] Come on, move!

[police 2] Calm down!

[knocking]

[Mendoza] Coming!

[police 1] Come in. Wait here.

[police 1] OK. Stay still.

[police 1] Done.

[police 1] Open the door, Mendoza.

[Mendoza] Move.

[police 1] I brought you some company.

[locks cell door]

- [man] Hi. Do you have your ID, please? - [Lorenzo] Yes.

[man] OK.

[man] Bye.

[sighs]

[woman] Sir, you have to wait outside.

- You can't come in unannounced. - [Lorenzo] It's OK, I know her.

You can't come in just like that, you...

I'm sorry, ma'am, I couldn't stop him.

It's all right. You can leave.

[woman] Thanks.

What are you doing, Lorenzo?

I brought you this.

- I can't accept it. - [Lorenzo] It's not a present.

It's my way of paying you for everything you did.

I can't take it anyway.

[Lorenzo] There it is.

No offence, but the other one looked like furniture.

Now, check this out. Look at the energy, the power, the colors.

You should change your glasses.

[Lorenzo laughs]

[Lorenzo] Maybe that's why your secretary wouldn't let me in.

Or maybe because I mentioned I take three antipsychotics a day.

This doesn't look like an attorney's office. Eh?

I want to apologize for what I said in the car.

[Lorenzo] You did everything right.

You didn't deserve that.

I was wrong.

[Lorenzo] I'm sorry.

OK.

So?

Are you still having treatment?

No.

It's no use trying for now.

We're considering adoption, though.

- [Lorenzo] Oh. - [Julieta] Mm-hmm.

How about you?

- Did you find a specialized attorney? - No.

I didn't feel like telling the same story and being seen as a madman again.

I prefer an attorney that doesn't judge me.

- Lorenzo... - Wait.

I told you I'm not interested.

Look.

I got this yesterday.

Read it.

Please. Take a look at it.

[exhales deeply]

Wow.

She's allowing you to see him.

She says you're not a threat to her son.

[Julieta] I guess you had the wrong opinion about your ex.

Mmm. So it seems.

Well... that's why I came to see you.

I need somebody to act as a mediator.

That's not my specialty.

[Lorenzo] One last time.

I beg you.

Stand by me one last time.

[Lorenzo exhales]

[Lorenzo sniffs, exhales]

[sighs]

[Julieta] Hi.

[Lorenzo] Hello, and...?

Check this. Do I have the fatherly look? Do you like them?

- [Julieta] I love them. - [Lorenzo] Good.

[Julieta] Come this way.

[Lorenzo sighs]

[attorney] Under Article 438,

Mrs. Jensen

suggests full visitation rights and joint custody.

Henrik will spend half the time with each of his parents.

[Sigrid] I know Lorenzo has been through tough times,

but he's a good man.

I'd like Henrik to have a normal family like any other child.

I'm glad Henrik is your top priority.

[attorney] As for Henrik's right to have a family,

we must come to an agreement

regarding Article 645, Paragraph C.

Authorization to leave the country?

My client wants her son to meet his family in Scandinavia.

No, I won't consent to that.

[attorney] Mr. Roy,

- we can go ahead without you. - I don't understand.

You still have a suspended sentence,

you can't recognize your son and...

The psychiatric report is wrong.

[Lorenzo] I was diagnosed with Capgras Syndrome.

That means I can't recognize any face.

But I can recognize every face in this room.

Yours, my lawyer's, my ex-wife's.

The only face I don't recognize is my son's.

- Don't you think that's strange? - Calm down.

Mr. Roy, we don't want to discriminate against you.

Henrik has a right to see all his family.

On the mother's side and on the father's side.

That subject is not up for discussion.

What you're proposing is extortion.

You're using Henrik as a hostage. The answer is no.

All right, if we can't reach an agreement, we withdraw our offer.

- We will request permission to go abroad. - Let's go, Lorenzo.

- [judge] All right. - I want to see my son.

I'll sign any paper, I just want to see him.

And I want to see him tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Do you agree?

Yes.

[judge] OK, I'll draw up the agreement for you to sign it.

- Are you sure about this? - Yes.

[door opens]

[Henrik cries]

[heating unit whirs]

[Henrik mumbles]

[Julieta] Hi.

[Julieta] Hi, Henrik.

- [Lorenzo] Oh. - [baby mumbles]

[Lorenzo] There you go.

- Can you manage? - Yes.

[Julieta] Hi, Henrik!

- [Lorenzo] All right. Let me fasten this. - He's so beautiful and so big.

Hi, hi.

[laughs] We're going for a ride with Daddy. OK?

Hi.

[Julieta laughs]

Are you happy?

Yes, I'd like Renato to see him. Can we go to your house instead?

It will be much better than in my little apartment.

Sure, let's go.

[Henrik cries]

[car engine starts]

[Julieta] Here, here, Renato. Say, "Renato."

- [Renato] He's so beautiful. - [Julieta laughs]

He's looking more Argentinian now.

You know how much your dad had to fight to be with you?

You have no idea how hard he fought.

You fought more than me.

I have no words to thank you.

Please, that's what friends are for.

You're his official godparents.

- Really? - Here. Give him the bottle.

- Me? - It will be an honor.

- OK, let's see. - [Lorenzo] I'm going to the bathroom.

- Slowly, OK? - First drink with your godfather.

- [Renato] Come to your godfather. - Careful.

- "I want my godfather to feed me." - Careful, let's see.

- [Renato] You'll grow up to be strong. - [Julieta] Yes!

[groans]

[heating unit whirs]

[groans]

[groans]

Hi, hi, hi!

[kissing]

Mwah!

[Julieta] Lorenzo isn't with you?

- I thought he was out here. - No.

Lorenzo?

Lorenzo, are you OK?

Lorenzo!

[window creaks open]

[panting]

[panting]

[panting]

[floorboards creak]

He's gone.

What do you mean, gone?

He's crazy. You told the judge you'd be responsible for him.

What do we do?

I don't know.

[stairs creak]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Sigrid speaks Norwegian]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[stairs creak]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Sigrid speaks Norwegian]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[they speak Norwegian]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Gudrum speaks Norwegian]

[Sigrid speaks Norwegian]

[door creaks open]

[Sigrid speaks Norwegian]

[they speak Norwegian]

[Henrik mumbles]

[Renato sighs]

[Henrik mumbles]

[Henrik mumbles]

[Henrik coughs]

[whirring]

[baby cries]

[baby cries]

[Lorenzo] Son!

[she cocks rifle]

[baby cries]

[ringing tone]

He's still not answering.

He'll never see him again.

Let's go see Mom.

[Julieta] I'll go. You hold him.

- [Renato] Come to your godfather. - [Julieta] There you go.

[whirring]

[doorbell rings]

- [doorbell rings] - [Renato] Julieta!

[car horn]

That's Lorenzo's car!

- [Julieta] Eh? - [Renato] That's Lorenzo's car!

[Lorenzo's ring tone rings nearby]

[Lorenzo's ring tone rings nearby]

[Lorenzo's phone rings]

[Lorenzo's phone rings]

Please, ma'am, come with me.

Excuse me.

[police talking over radio]

- [detective] Don't let anybody else in. - Yes, sir.

[camera shutter clicks]

[police officer talking]

[camera shutter clicks]

I'm terribly sorry, ma'am, I know you were close.

- Where's Sigrid? - There's no sign of her or the old lady.

What's going to happen to Henrik?

He'll go to a foster house until we can contact a relative.

We're his godparents, we could take care of him.

[detective] All right, I'll let the judge know.

Excuse me.

[she sobs]

[she sobs]

[she sobs]

[she kisses him]

[she sobs]

[she kisses him]

[crying] Let's go home.

Yes, honey.

[she cries]

[car engine starts]

TWO YEARS LATER

[Renato] Don't step on the cracks, just like I said. On your tiptoes.

[Julieta] Where do you want me to go? This way?

[Renato] Show Mom how you balance yourself. Show her.

[Julieta] Very good! [laughs]

[Renato] That's it, that's it.

Do you want to fly?

- [Julieta] Let's see. - Would you like to fly?

Yes? OK. Come on.

Henrik, the flying man. Vroom!

- [Henrik] No, don't step on the cracks! - What? I didn't step on the cracks.

- Do you want some ice cream? - [Julieta] OK, go on then.

[Henrik] You sit there.

[Julieta] Let's see, let's see.

[she kisses him]

- Ice cream? - Chocolate?

Yes, chocolate!

- This big? - Where's my friend?

[Julieta] I'll be right back.

- [Renato] How big? - [Henrik] Where is he?

[Renato] Rock, paper, scissors.

[both] Rock, paper, scissors.

[Renato] You win.

[they speak Norwegian]

[whirring]

[they speak Norwegian]

[women speaking]

[whirring]

[women speaking]

[boy speaks]

[boy speaks]

[boy speaks Norwegian]

[boy speaks Norwegian]

[woman speaking Norwegian]

[boy speaks Norwegian]

[boy speaks Norwegian]

[woman speaking Norwegian]

[boy speaks Norwegian]

Subtitle translation by Lisa Pagotto