All language subtitles for Jonah s01e02_Eng

Ka mate, mate ka ora! Ka ora!

ALL: Ka mate, ka mate, ka ora!

Welcome back to Lancaster Park
in Christchurch

for the first Test between the
New Zealand All Blacks and France.

KEITH QUINN: Jonah Lomu,
the youngest All Black ever,

19 years and 45 days old.

(CHEERING)

Right behind Lomu.
He's a bit slow to turn.

(CHEERING)
Lomu.

Lomu is coming through. Lomu's taken
out there. The crowd aren't happy.
(CROWD BOOS)

Jonah Lomu.

He didn't get the pass away.

And the inexperience of Jonah Lomu
shows up early on.

(TYRES SCREECH, CAR ENGINE REVS)

(HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS)

Slow down, lad.
Eh?

Slow down.

(TURNS DOWN MUSIC)

(SIGHS)

I'm not a bloody winger.

It won't be forever.

Eh?
You're young *** you'll get
another shot at the ABs.

Not if I switch codes.

Well, I'll just see if there's
any interest across the ditch.

More room to run in league.

(SLURPS)

Oh, bad *** you're in the paper.
Eh?

tures.

ng.

Have you never been dropped before?
No.
(SCOFFS)

Welcome to the real world, brother.

You wanna know why they dropped you?
Why?
Cos you're Tongan.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)
Shut up.
You're being a sooky, man.

(BEEP!)
Jonah, there's a fax for you.
Have a nice day.

It's from the Sydney Bulldogs.

This is a three-year contract.

So that means giving up on the
All Blacks, giving up on going
to South Africa.

Well, they gave up on me.

You all right?
Hey, Rushy.
How are you, bro.

(GRUNTS)

So Doggies, eh?
(CHUCKLES)

That'll be cool.

Phil sent you, eh?

(LAUGHS)

Nah, yeah, gonna move to Sydney.

Good for you.

I thought you said
it was gonna be a bad idea.

Oh, it is a bad idea, having
to play with those dirty Aussies.

But too good to turn down, bro.

Nah, the boys are gonna miss you.

Why don't you go out with a bang?
One more game with the brothers.

North-South coming up.

Last trial before the World Cup.

Get out there, show them
what they're missing.

Nah. What's the point, man?

The point is you can walk away like
a fucking man, bro, with your head
up.

Or was Laurie Mains right?

Might not be good enough
for the team anyway.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

(R&B MUSIC)

(PLAYERS YELL INDISTINCTLY)

(PLAYERS YELL INDISTINCTLY)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Your boy played well, Rushy.
Tell him he's done enough.

I'm sure he'd like to hear
it from the horse's mouth.

I'll see you at camp.

Yeah, maybe.

All Blacks or Doggies *** you've gotta
do what's right for you, Jo.

If you play league,
you'll be a star in Oz.

If you play like you did yesterday,
you'll be a star everywhere.

They're gonna want you more
after the Rugby World Cup.

(R&B MUSIC)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Five, six.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

(PLAYERS YELL INDISTINCTLY)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Come on! Keep pushing!
Push through it!

Let's go!

I know you don't like these
long runs, but just push through.

Show these old fullas, eh?

Show them, Jo.

(BOTH PANT)

Training is hard, but it's nothing
compared to what it'll be like on
the day.

ites.

Any excuse to knock our heads off.

Let's show them
why we're number one.

Got five more?

All day.
Let's go.

Good call, mate. If you'd said you'd
had enough, he would've given you
10.

Only a few more, brother. They'll
need a win, brother. Don't let him
win, Jonah.

- (WHISTLE BLOWS)
- ALL: Go, Jonah!
Go, Jo!

Pick it up, Jo! Pick it up, brother!
Pick it up, Jo!

Good work, Jonah! Keep going, bro!

(PANTS)
Go, Jo!
Come on, boy!

Let's go!

(R&B MUSIC)

(PANTS)

(PANTS)

Come on, Jo.
Let's go.
Got him running.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(PANTS)

Bit of a struggle out
there this afternoon.

But that's what these camps
are for *** getting fit.

Do you always get that breathless?

Just the long-distance stuff.
Built for speed, not endurance.

What do you do for energy?
I eat. A lot. (CHUCKLES)

Sleep?
Not much.

Is something wrong?

ce.

Your renal function
has come back abnormal.

What does that mean?
Your kidneys aren't
working properly.

ge ***

people with renal impairment
can be stable for years.

Will it affect my game?
You might run out of puff *** I dunno.

Recovery will be harder.

We can manage it.

So nothing to worry about?
Not at this stage, no.

Cool. Can I go?

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

Thank you, doc.

- (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)
- REPORTERS: Jonah!
Jonah!

Jonah, you've beaten the odds ***

?

Good, real good.

The doc's been brilliant
and my friends, my family.

ike this?

My body's just fine.
The draw's been kind,

you've romped through pool play, but
how are you gonna treat the semi?

Well, the French have always been
tough. We've just gotta stay
focused, play our game.

ss.

(R&B MUSIC)

We can do some more tests
if you want me to.

ever.

We've optimised your rest,
recovery, focus on diet.

I never wanna see a banana
again. (CHUCKLES)

Your body's fine, Jo; it's your
head you need to get right.

(INTENSE MUSIC)

(GRUNTS)

(HIP-HOP MUSIC)

You good to go?
Yeah. I'm ready.

(CHUCKLES)

You're a big game player,
Jo *** always have been.

You were born to do this.

Danger here.
Cullen flips on to Lomu.

Lomu steps outside.

- (CHEERING)
- Cuts inside. He's still not down!

- (CHEERING)
- He's over!
- (WHISTLE BLOWS)

Back to Wilson. Back inside
to Lomu. Pass one. Pass two.

Here he goes again, puddling them
off, but the Big Man is over!

For his second try!

(BUZZ!)
It's over!

It's a great victory
by 43 points to 31.
(CHEERING)

Jonah Lomu tried
so hard out on the left wing,

but in his first Test back after
recovering from serious illness,
it's a loss.

(FOOTSTEPS SCUFF)

(SIGHS)

Can you say hi to Grant for me?
Aren't you coming to town?
I don't wanna come now.

Well, it's just words.

They don't mean anything.

Hey. I'd never let
anything happen to you.

Give my love to Grant.

ng,

tries.

Ah. Yeah, sorry.
You must be over it, eh?

Oh.
How's the missus, bro?

How's she going with
all the media stuff?

Yeah, I mean, it's
pretty intense for her.

ow,

really help her out.
Mate, got your back.

Thank you, bro.
(CHUCKLES)

Nah. You need it ***
you'll freeze your nuts off.

My nuts are useless anyway, bro.

It's all good ***
I don't feel the cold.

And I got two more
of the same at home.

Oh well. If you need anything ***
an ear, a shoulder, a kidney,
I'm your man.

I'm cured, man.
It's never gonna happen.

(FOOTSTEPS RETREAT)

Hi.
Hey.

All Blacks are fucking losers.
Bunch of chokers.
Yeah, you useless bastards.

Where you going?
Jonah!
Back to the bench?

Jonah. Jonah, come over here, buddy.

Come inside. Move.

Jonah.
Like pasta?
Yeah.

ES)

Thank you, man. Appreciate it.

OK. What'll it be?

Oh, whatever's good, man.

Good on you.

Hey. (CLEARS THROAT)

Can you give this to him?

Oh yep.
Oh.

Dad.

Thank you.
You're welcome.

This is good, very good.

Mm. It's the anchovies.

.

Sweet.

So, what do you do?

I'm a rugby player.
Not really into sport.

(CUTLERY CLICKS)

Do you have any cheese?
It doesn't need cheese.

(R&B MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(CONTAINERS CLATTER)

(PLASTIC BAG RUSTLES)

(CHUCKLES)

(PLASTIC BAG RUSTLES)

(THUD!)

(CHUCKLES)

Hey, some of the brothers are keen
for a big night. I'll reckon get a
feed,

hit the town.
Yeah, maybe just grab
a feed and go home, eh.

Eh, Jonah?
Jonah!
This is crazy.

Oh my God. It really is you.
Guys! Guys, it's Jonah Lomu! Hey.

Cool costume.
Thanks. I wanted to be a mermaid,
but it was too hard to piss.

Eh? Hey, have a good
one, eh? And stay safe.

Give us a kiss.
I don't think my missus
would like that, eh.

Oh, come on. Just one little kiss.
Hey. Hey.
Bunch of fucking losers!

Ooh! Oh! Hey!
Jo! Jo! Jo! Jo!

What the fuck are you up to?
Jo! Jo!
Caveman!

Jo, stop it! Leave it! Leave it!

Get in the car. Are you OK?

Jo, get in the car.
We'll take Teina to A&E.
Jo, I just wanna go home.

Sorry. (SIGHS) Yeah, this
is why we don't go out, eh.

(SIGHS)

(LAID-BACK MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

That's it, Jonah ***
balls and bags, mate.
Yeah, no worries, Fitz.

How are you feeling?
It's a long flight, eh.
Good.

Just a bit of swelling.
Oh. That's to be expected.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Didn't your parents teach
you to respect your elders?

A few ground rules, bro.
What are they, Buncie?

I control the TV and the music.

You're on laundry and biscuit duty.
Now, Laurie's got a no-junk-food
policy.

ning.

And if you get caught,
I know nothing.

lation.

Oh, it looks bloody stupid.
(CHUCKLES)

Anything for the Cup.

Let's do this, brother.
Yeah, that's the one.
(GRUNTS)

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

(SCALES RATTLE)

Good.

(SCALES RATTLE)

Need to lay off the
taro there, Jonah.
Can you get taro in South Africa?

That's it, Jo!

The size of a forward
with the speed of a back.

He's put on a stone. You wouldn't
know it to look at him.

It's mostly fluid.

His kidneys are playing up a bit.

How bad is it?

Ah, watch and wait.

(CLEARS THROAT)
Well, what does that mean?

.

It doesn't seem to be
affecting his form.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

(R&B MUSIC)

Salizzo.

Excuse me, mate. Hey, Gary, mate.
How are you doing?
Yeah, good, thanks.

You must be excited *** your
boys are in with a real shot.

Oh, we like to think so. You know,
Laurie's been putting in the hard
yards.

But hey, you should get an early
interview with the Big Man.
Lomu?

Yeah. He's great. He's gonna have
that world talking, I tell ya.

r.

He's green.
He's always out of position.

I don't know what Mains is thinking.
The boy is not ready. (CHUCKLES)

(TINKLY CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC)

(TV PLAYS QUIETLY)

Oi, the hell are you watching? Big
game tomorrow bro *** turn that shit
off.

(SIGHS)

(CLICK!)

(SIGHS)

Bro, what happened to my food?

Thanks, brother.

(HIP-HOP MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(RAZOR BUZZES)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

So, what do you think?

***

Teina won't be able to
keep her hands off ya.

Hiya. Ooh, look out, these two ***
pair of gasbags when they get
together.

(CHUCKLES)
Hey, love. Mwah.

Fi.
Jonah.

Jo, this is Fiona.

Hey.
Hey.

Nice to meet you.
Yeah, you too.

(CHUCKLES)

So, how are the wedding plans?
All sorted. Eh?
We have matching waistcoats.

(CHUCKLES)
Very fetching.
(GIGGLES) When's the wedding?

Two weeks.
Mm. How exciting!

Yeah.

get this.

Oh. I'll get this.
Hey, I'd like to pay.

Thank you, mate.

Oh, could you charge it to my room?
Yeah, sure.
275.

Bye.

Always a pleasure.
(CHUCKLES)

Thanks for dinner.
My pleasure.

It was lovely to meet you.
Yeah.

Good luck with the wedding.
Thank you. Goodnight.

(R&B MUSIC)

(BOTH GIGGLE)

Where do you want this?
Oh, just put it in the lounge.

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

Teina, sweetheart.

I'm sorry, love.

I know. I know.
Breakups are a terrible thing.

WHISPERS: Tell her
she can keep the house.

He wants you to have the house.
WHISPERS: And the car.

And the car.

He wants a clean break, love.
This is hard on him too.

I don't think there's
anyone else involved, no.

Bye.

Don't you make a liar out of me.
Now, you need to keep your head
down ***

no going out in public,
like last time.

(TINKLY MUSIC)

(MUSIC BUILDS)

(SIGHS)

You look like a horny teenager.
Oh, who cares?
I care.

You made it my business when your
picture turned up across all the
papers.

Then why are we doing this?
This is damage control.

(SIGHS) When are you
gonna learn your lesson?

Yeah, I mean it *** I don't wanna
have to go through all this again.

What do you mean?
Jo.

She's not the first,
and she won't be the last.

Oh! Gorgeous, sweetheart.

Hey.
A contract.

Oh, just bog standard release
forms. I've been through them.

And this is for you.
Oh. Ta.

You told Jonah we're
weren't getting paid.
We're not.

Then what's the cheque for?
It's 5 grand to cover costs.

What costs?

Jonah is a brand. He takes quite a
bit of upkeep, as you well know. Eh?

Office rent, fax, internet, travel.

out.

The deal is you take a commission
of Jonah's appearance fees.

I'm not gonna be out of pocket
cleaning up your mess.

Then you should have declared it.
Jonah is not interested
in business stuff.

That's why he has me.

You should be thanking me, getting
you out of shit creek again.

Fiona's right.

Jo?

Jo.

I did nothing wrong.

You should have told
me about the money.

Don't let her come between us.

Come on, lad. I've always had your
best interests at heart. Jo. Son.

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)
Good.

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(POIGNANT MUSIC)

Thank you.

You not hungry, bro?
Nah.

What's up?
I think I'm gonna get Fiona
to be my manager, eh.

What about Phil?

Yeah, I have Fiona ***
she has a degree in management.

- It's good. Finally pulling
your head out of his arse, eh?
- (BOTH CHUCKLE)

away.

Yeah.
All I'm saying, bro, is be careful.

There's a lot of hands out there,
and I know how deep your pockets
are.

I wanna buy a car.

What's wrong with the four you've
already got? Can you buymea car?
(CHUCKLES)

This guy.

It's beautiful.
How much did it cost?

I got it on HP.
You would have got
a better deal paying cash.

Ah, it's just money.
Relax. I'm worth 10 mil.

Yeah, plenty of rainy days to come.

I can buy my own car.
I know. Mine's coming
next week; it's yours.

Thank you.

We'll be operating out of Lomu Inc.

ts again.

Sorry. Where's your bathroom?

Down the hall, on the left.
Thank you.

(FOOTSTEPS RETREAT)

(PANTS)

(WHEEZES)

(WHEEZES, PANTS)

(SIGHS)

And again.

(EXHALES)

(SIGHS)

All this treatment ***
I thought I was cured.

(PHONE KEYPAD BEEPS)

This is Dr John Mayhew. Can I speak
to Professor Ian Simpson, please?

Yes, I'll hold.

Jo,...

(SIGHS)

I've been debating whether
to tell you this or not.

Dialysis puts a lot of
strain on your heart.

Once you start, you've only got
about 10 years in you, unless
you get a new kidney.

I thought it made you better.

It just buys us some time.

You're going to need dialysis five
hours a day, three days a week.

How long for?
Forever,...

or until we find a kidney donor.

What are the chances of that?
Well, most kidneys come
from road fatalities;

occasionally we do get a live donor.

What's the wait time?
On average, seven to 10 years.

When do you wanna start?

Straight away.

(INTENSE MUSIC)

(MUSIC FADES)

Bro. You gotta be
here for five hours?

Oh man. You want me to bring
your PlayStation or something?

Nah, all good, bro.

So, let's get you started.

Sweet as. I'm gonna shoot off.
Bro. Bring us back a feed.

Sweet.

Just take a seat.
Anywhere?

Oh, pays to get a comfy one.
You're gonna be here for a while.

Jonah. Over here.

Nice socks.
Thanks. Mum knitted them.

You reckon it'll
help with the rugby?

Not if you stick with the Canes.
Ditch that Wellington crowd.
Come play for the winners.

Nah. Canes gonna take it.

Nah. Blues all day.
(CHUCKLES)

Don't worry *** dialysis really helps.

My arm feels really
itchy. Is that normal?

Yep.

So, this is Elizabeth.
She'll be looking after you.

Hello.
This is our VIP.
Just treat me like everyone else.

What's your relationship
with needles?
I hate 'em.

Well, you better get used to it ***
those needles are gonna be your
best friend.

(CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS)

TV: Lomu, here we go! Can he make
it? You bet ya! You bet ya! Jonah's
in.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Hey. Don't be sad.

You won me 50 bucks that day.

(CHUCKLES)

(FOOTSTEPS CLICK)

(MACHINES HUM)

(FOOTSTEPS CLICK)

Hey, bro.

How often do you have to do that?

Enough to keep me alive.
(CHUCKLES)

How's Fi?
She's good. She's good.

How are the boys?
Yeah, they're good. Yeah, real good.

They say hi.
They come to see you yet?

Nah. Not yet.

Yeah, everyone's pretty busy, eh.

(INTENSE MUSIC)

Sorry, bro.

(MUSIC BUILDS)

me.

Also, our trip
to Japan is confirmed.

I've made sure the hotel
is right near the medical centre.

They can fit you in at night, and
you can still do all the meetings
in the day.

Cool.

The dialysis is making
me feel way better.

In fact, I'm expecting a call
from the ABs any time soon (!)

Where's Penina today?

She died.

I'm sorry.

Will you marry me?

You don't have to do this.

Yeah, I do.

(INTENSE MUSIC)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(TINKLY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Thank you.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Sorry *** I know this
isn't much of a honeymoon.

We'll go another time.

ANNOUNCER: The time is long overdue
for Jonah Lomu to show his true
colours,

to recover the confidence that has
obviously ebbed away in recent
months.

And we're underway
here at the stadium.

Randall is under it. Lomu is
arriving, got away from him
and got right away.

As Miller gets it off to Randall,
runs straight into Lomu,

who lets him go, but the rest of the
reinforcements have arrived quickly.

There it is for Howell,
now Spice, up to Lomu.

One thing I will tell you is it
looks as though Jonah Lomu's got
the tracksuit on,

and that might be him for the night.

Hurry up, man. You only played
half a game *** can't be that tired.

John Mitchell didn't call.

Are you being serious right now?
Are you being serious? OK, let's
give Mitchie a call.

Hey, Mitchie. It's the Big Man.
I think I missed your call.

Yeah, must have been when
I was busy being on dialysis,

or flying up and down the
country five times a week,

trying to make sure there's enough
rock stars playing Super Twelve.

Oh, nah, hold on *** I think it was
when I was out looking for a kidney
donor.

,

even though I can't even
walk to my own damn car.

OK, that's enough for
now Mitchie. Bye.

Honestly, bro, you're an OG now ***

cut yourself a break.

Let's hurry up, hurry up, let's go!
Yeah, ski.
(LAUGHS)

(MACHINE HUMS)

(SIGHS)

I'll do it in the morning.

(CAR ENGINE REVS)

(HIP-HOP MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(CAR ENGINE REVS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(DOOR CLICKS)

(BIRDS CHIRP)

What's new?
Not much.
(CHUCKLES)

Canes got a good
win in the weekend.
Boys did well.

Hey,... (CLEARS THROAT)
I've been thinking ***

maybe giving rugby a rest.

You think it's time?

What do you reckon?

Well, I'll support you
in whatever you decide.

(SIGHS)

Won't be forever.

Do you have any hash browns?

(LAUGHS)

Might even be able to rustle
up a bit of bacon.
(CHUCKLES)

(R&B MUSIC)

Whoo!

(PLAYERS CHAT INDISTINCTLY)

Whoo!

(RECORD SCRATCHES RHYTHMICALLY)

All the work that you've
done up to this point

means nothing unless we win.

It's not about us,

this is not about you;

this is about the black jersey.

Do not let the black
jersey down today!

Five minutes.

Let's go! Bring it in!

Come on, boys.
Fire up, boys.

Does anyone wanna say anything?

ANNOUNCER: Kicked away, but Lomu!
What can you say *** ready with the
ball in hand.

He's just unstoppable, isn't he?
ANNOUNCER: He is unstoppable.
After Kronfeld!

Lomu! He touches the
ball, things happen.

ANNOUNCER: Straight to Little.
Little out to Lomu.

He gets the big legs going.
He's only got one to beat!

Again and again!
I don't believe this!

He's got it up to Kronfeld!
That is stunning!

(CHEERING)

Two tries *** good stuff, brother.
Awesome, Jo.

(CHEERING)
Looked good out there.

Yeah, felt good.
Beautiful, huh!

Hey, suit up, Jonah. We need to
get you to the press conference.

All right? Hey, how was that?
(CHEERING)

Jonah,...
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)
...congratulations.

So, what was it like, scoring
two tries on your World Cup debut?

Yes, it was pretty cool.

You never seem to be without your
headphones. What kind of music do
you like?

Oh, like just...

Look, I can vouch for Jonah,
and his taste in music is crap.
(LAUGHTER)

Ice Cube, Ice-T, Vanilla Ice ***
(LAUGHTER)

His saving grace is Kenny G,
but that's only when he's frisky.
(LAUGHTER)

(REPORTERS CLAMOUR)
Jonah! Do you have a girlfriend?

tonight.

Lomu. Lomu and Proctor.

Lomu! Three of them on to
him, and they scragged him,

but they didn't hold him, and he
might get there yet, but Kronfeld,
Kronfeld gets it!

mu!

(REPORTERS CLAMOUR)

Jonah!
(REPORTERS CLAMOUR)

Jonah, mowing down a whole team like
that and setting up that try ***

what did that feel like?

Yeah, it felt like I'm really
getting my rhythm, you know,
getting into my stride.

All right, come on, guys.
The culture that we have
in the All Blacks, Gary,

is that no one player
is bigger than the team.

Well, no one except Jonah Lomu.
(LAUGHTER)

Look, I know this is killing you,
mate. I'll come up with a plan,
all right?

?

OK.

I'm here with Jonah Lomu,
the world's youngest All Black,

first Tongan All Black
and starting left winger.

So, Jonah, you were brought
up in South Auckland?

I lived in Tonga for a year,
but yeah, pretty much.

And what was that like,
growing up in South Auckland?

Cool.
It must have been tough.

Mm. Well, I joined a gang.

Really?
Yeah, Crip City Boys. (CHUCKLES)
I did the stand overs.

OK.

One time,...

the cops brought me home.

I got caught with my gear ***

you know, knives, a baseball bat,...

a few guns.

But my dad didn't like that, eh.

Always giving us hidings.
He'd grab anything ***

you know, a jug cord,...

the broom,...

a shoe.

That one time, I just...

I just snapped.

I smashed him against the wall.

(CLICK!)

Really? You know the press is gonna
jump all over this, don't ya?

So is this something that
you want the world to know?

Cos once you put a story out
like this, there's no going back.

It is what it is, man.

(REPORTERS CLAMOUR)
Jonah! Jonah! Jonah!

Jonah! Jonah! Jonah!
(REPORTERS CLAMOUR)

Jonah!
(REPORTERS CLAMOUR)

All right, all right,
all right, all right!

Not named to play against
Japan, Jonah *** how do you feel?

go.

OK, OK, as promised,
ladies and gentlemen,

press releases for everybody. Is
anyone interested? Oh, there you
go. All right.

ryone.

(CONSOLE WHIRRS)

(CAR ENGINES REV ON TV)

We've got Adidas, Heineken wanna
go over the next few months;

e.

Jo.

Jo! Have you seen my black jacket?

Oh,... yeah, yeah. Yeah, hold on.

Are you OK?
Yeah.

I can't feel my feet.

(GROANS)

Are you OK?

Lump.

Weakling. (SIGHS)

Are you OK?

When are you gonna start?

How long until he comes right?

The neuropathy is severe, and
there's a lot of nerve damage.

You've lost 90% of the
feeling in your feet.

It could be a long road ahead.

You could,

uh, end up in a wheelchair.
For life.

No, I'm not using it.
I said I'm not using those.

Just give 'em a go, eh?

No.
Come on. You can't feel anything,
OK? You could damage your feet.

Or worse.
I'm not a cripple!

No, but you need to know what we're
dealing with here, OK? Worst-case
scenario.

I'm Jonah fucking Lomu!
I don't do worst-case scenarios!

Jonah. Jonah!

Stop being a dick.

Oh, fine *** break your stupid neck.

Yeah, I'll see you in the car.

And you need to apologise to Doc!

(UNSETTLING MUSIC)

(GROANS)

(GROANS)

(R&B MUSIC)

There you are.
Hey.

No rush, brother.

You wanna colour in, bro?
(GRUNTS)

(LAUGHS)

Don't know what you're worried
about *** plenty of fun to be had
in a wheelchair.

Whatever, bro.
Hey, apparently
you get priority parking.

Oh. Can you drive?

You lazy bastard.
My man!

Come on, then. (SCREECHES)
Whoo-hoo!

Hey, what blood type are you?

O for awesome.

(CHUCKLES)

Me too.

Got myself tested.
(CLEARS THROAT) Just in case.

Maybe we're a match.

(CLEARS THROAT) I mean it
about giving you a kidney.

Nah, bro.

You're always so generous,
always giving your time to people.

You spent two hours today hanging
out with those kids; your stuff.

A kidney isn't a jacket, my man.
Let me do this for you, brother.

I got one spare, I'm fit, healthy ***

I won't even miss it.

(R&B MUSIC)

(MUSIC FADES)

(PAPER RUSTLES)

Don't want you to get your hopes up.
It's all good.

And if it doesn't work out,
I can stay on the wait list.
I'm good at waiting.

Yeah, there are a lot of factors
involved, you know, not just
blood type ***

there's months of process,
there's counselling.

Just open it.

(PAPER RUSTLES)

What's it say?
Give me a chance.

(SIGHS)

You're a match.

Really?
You and Grant are a match.

Really? So I'm gonna get a kidney?
(CHUCKLES) You're getting a kidney.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Well, I hope it's big enough.
(LAUGHS) Me too.

(LAUGHS)
Oh.

ere.

k to rugby ***

stray boot, impact from the tackles.

Are you saying he can't play again?
Well, I think there
might be a solution.

.

There's a certain amount of risk,
but not so much that I wouldn't

attempt it.

What do you think?

I think it sounds like a good plan.

It's a lot to process, so go
away and have a think about it.

Nah. I'm ready.

I can't believe this is the
last time we have to do this.

My whole life is gonna change.

And Doc reckons I've
been running at 65%,

maybe 70% ***

think of me running at a hundred.

You already talked to North
Harbour *** they're keen to have me;

then Blues, then back to ABs...

just in time for 2007.

(CHUCKLES) One step at a time, babe.

I know I'm gonna make that AB team.

Afterwards, we can go on
a big fuck-off holiday to France.
(CHUCKLES)

You know, David Beckham has a place
there, and he says we can come any
time.

(CHUCKLES)

It's gonna be good.

You OK?
This is so stupid.

What choice do we have? We promised
Grant we'd keep it on the down-low.

(DING!)

My husband's just had his eyes done,
needs to be kept in the dark.

Gown really suits you, bro.
Shut up, boy.

Nah, seriously. It really brings
out the colour of your eyes.

Oh yeah? Brown eye.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

Oh, yuck, dude. Ew.

Boy.

Hello, son.

Mum.

(SIGHS)

(SPEAKS TONGAN)

We'll just do a quick prayer, eh?

(SPEAKS TONGAN)

(SNIFFS)
(SIGHS)

(SPEAKS TONGAN)

Amen.

Mum.

(SNIFFLES, SPEAKS TONGAN)
Yeah, I will.

Yeah.

Grant, thank you so
much for helping my son.

Eh?
It's my privilege.

(SNIFFLES)

(BOTH SPEAK TONGAN)

Second thoughts?

Only that we didn't do it sooner.

I talked to Stephen before
he went in to surgery.

.

See you on the other side.

(INTENSE MUSIC)

(MONITOR BEEPS)

WHISPERS: Hey.

WHISPERS: Hey.
You look really good.

I'm hungry.

You're hungry? (CHUCKLES)

How's Grant?
Grant's really good, honey.
The surgeon's really happy.

Where did he put it?

Up. Up,

like we all talked about.

It's just up there,
like we all talked about.

Everything looks like it's
in good working order.

Yeah. After all these years,
I finally feel like myself.

hnson ***

he's on his way out, and I'm
on my way in. You should come.

When?
June.
June?

Oh. London's lovely in summer.

Yeah. I'll shout you
and Sue. Business class.

Nah, nah, you don't have to do that.
I know. I want to ***

for all your hard work.
You should be there.

Reckon you'll be ready?
I was born ready, doc.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

(HIP-HOP MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

All right. Come on! You ready?

Yeah.
You ready?

Yo.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

ck,

in the game, on the field where he
had so much glory in his heyday.

Well, here they go,
out to Lomu. Lomu.

Try is given!

Oh, got past Jonah that time!

Lomu is struggling a bit with
an injury to his shoulder.

And he's in quite a bit of bother
there. He did really grimace
in pain.

A slight shoulder problem ***
let's hope that's nothing serious.

That left shoulder, so hopefully
that clears up quickly.

Fuck!

(PANTS)

(SIGHS)

(SIGHS)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

You've fried the glenohumeral joint.

The impact's shorn
off 40% of the bone.

y time.

Six months?
Before you can even
go back to training.

How'd the kidney hold up?

Kidney's just fine.

Thank you.

(GRUNTS)

Hey.

?

Play a game like that?

Score a try like that?

It's just a small setback, babe ***

eye on the prize.

You got this.

(LAUGHTER)
2007 International
Rugby Hall Of Fame ***

too much.
It's a special meaning when you
start winning awards like this, bro.

Means your career's over (!)
(LAUGHTER)

h us.

(LAUGHTER)

Hey.
Heya.
He's just getting ready.

Yeah, thought he could do
with a night out. (CHUCKLES)
Yeah, good idea. Jonah.

Hey.
Swish.
My man.

I won't be late.
OK.

Bye.
Mwah. Oh, hurry up.
(CHUCKLES)

See ya!

(BASSY MUSIC PLAYS)
(CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES)

I'm gonna be a Dad!
True?

The missus just passed the three
months mark. Early days yet, but
yeah.

My man!
(LAUGHS)

Drinks on me.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

(BASSY MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING)

Nice to meet you, brother.
You too, man. Have a good night.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Hey, Jonah.
Hey.

Nadene.
Fancy seeing you here.
Yeah, you too.

Yeah.
Sela, look who it is.
Hi.

Hey. Hey, Nadene.

Just another Coke for
me *** I'm driving.

Hey, Loretta *** Sela.

Hey. (CHUCKLES)

Thanks for the ride.
Is this the old man's place?
Nah. Jarek and I split.

I'm just staying with a friend
till I get myself sorted.

I'm sorry. Thanks.

Laters.
(SIGHS)

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
What?

She's upset.

(SIGHS)

(CLICK!)

(SNORES)

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

(SNORTS)

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

Yeah, hey, Fi. Yeah, it's Sela.
We're just at the petrol station.

Jo's just inside
paying for the petrol.

Yep. All good.

We won't be long.

(PHONE KEYPAD BEEPS)

(KNOCKS AT DOOR)

(SIGHS)

Bro, we've gotta go.

All right. All right.

(DOOR SLAMS)

Bro, come in for a feed.

Nah, I gotta cruise.
Oh, come on, bro.
I'll make you a toastie.

I need to get home to the missus.
Cheese and onion.

I've gotta be at the
radio station in an hour.

(SIGHS)

All right, bro.

(SIGHS) You shouldn't
have answered my phone.

We're too old to be doing this shit.
It was just a cup of tea.

Do you think I'm dumb?

u.

arse.

I love you, bro, but honestly,
you need to cut the bullshit.

(SIGHS)

(KEYS JANGLE)

Where have you been?

I'm talking to you.

(SIGHS)

(INTENSE MUSIC)

You can't be going out every night
and expecting me to be waiting for
you at home.

Do you think I'm stupid?
I know what you're getting up to.

Jo.

Look at me.

(SPITS)

Things can't keep
going on like this.

- (DRAWER CLATTERS)
- Please. Please don't shut me out.

Whatever you've done,
we can work through it.
You don't know jack shit.

.

You think I'm finished? Eh?

It is done. You're playing...
(YELLS)

You are 32 years old.
You are lucky to be alive.
Let's just enjoy our life!

And do what? Eh? Holidays?
Long walks on the beach (?)
I'm a fucking rugby player!

If you think I'm done, then...

fuck, I guesswe'redone.

(SNIFFLES)

(THUD!)

Keep it all ***
the house, the car; everything!

(INTENSE MUSIC)

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

(CAR ENGINE REVS)

(HIP-HOP MUSIC)

(CAR ENGINE REVS)

(TYRES SCREECH)
Oh fuck.

(TYRES SCREECH)

(PANTS)

Oh fuck.

Yeah, retirement's tough.
Every player goes through this.

Cheers. Oh,
a French team's interested.

That's great.
Third division.
Thought I might give it a crack.

Mm *** good wine,

pastries.

I'm sorry about Fiona.

All right, boys, ready
to get your butt kicked?

Mum, can Jonah stay for dinner?

Of course.

You've taken all
this remarkably well.

Cheers.

Jesus, Jo. You could
have brought her in.

Hello.

Hi. (CLEARS THROAT)
Hi. (CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS)

(R&B MUSIC)

Where do you want these?
Put them in the bedroom.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Hey.
Are you OK?

Can you smell this?

Does it smell weird to you?

I think somebody spiked my juice.

We'll go get some air.
OK.

Thanks.

What are you testing for?
Full blood count,
alcohol, narcotics.

She doesn't drink.
Is there any chance
you could be pregnant?

She had one of her ovaries removed,
and I don't think I can have kids.

Hey. Heya.

(CLEARS THROAT) Sorry. Excuse me.
What's going on? Are we gonna hear
something soon?

It won't be too long.

Thank you.

(CURTAIN RATTLES)

(SIGHS)

Youarepregnant.

Did you just say she's pregnant?
According to her urine sample, yes.

I'm not sure how many weeks *** you'll
need to get a scan to confirm that.

OK. Whatever she was slipped,
is it gonna hurt the baby?

off.

Thank you. Thank you.
Have a good night, miss. Thank you.

(MURMURS)
Hey, hey, we're gonna have a baby.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

(CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS)

(SPEAKS TONGAN)

(SPEAKS TONGAN)

(SPEAKS TONGAN)

(SPEAKS TONGAN)

(SPEAKS TONGAN)

(SPEAKS TONGAN)

(SPEAKS TONGAN)

(TINKLY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(CHEERING)

Happy birthday, mate.
OK, OK, all right.

ront.

And so on that note Fitzy,
happy birthday, mate.

(CHEERING)

How you feeling?
Yeah, good.

You did well out
there today, Big Man.
Thanks, boss.

guns ***

the Underwoods, Ian Hunter *** you
gotta keep your head in the game.
You're doing well.

You're not the complete package
yet, but we'll get there.

(BASSY MUSIC PLAYS)

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING)

Hi. I'm Tanya.

I'm Jonah.

So, what do you do when
you're not playing rugby?

Um...

(CHUCKLES)

Well, no one's ever asked me that
before *** it's always been about
sport.

But I like cars *** fast cars.

(CHUCKLES)
And I like music,
but just the loud stuff.

I like animals, and...

I work at a bank.
So you like money.

them.

And what do you do?
I'm a student.

Oh yeah? What do you study?

Sorry. I have to go.

Can I see you again?

It was lovely to meet you, Jonah.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

(SIGHS)

(DOOR CLICKS)

(R&B MUSIC)

(LAUGHTER)
No. No.
But I was there. I was there.

Hey, look who it is.
Hey, Big Man.

Come take a seat, mate. (CHUCKLES)

Jesus, mate, never go out on the
razz with this one, cos he is...
he will lead you astray.

You, my lad,
are the talk of the town.

Yeah, word on the street is that
Rupert Murdoch is interested.

In what?
In you.

In rugby. I mean,
you know who he is, right?

International media mogul, owns lots
of TV stations and papers and shit.

ights.

Yeah, like that's gonna happen.
It is Rupert Murdoch ***
he gets what he wants.

Plus, the man has a
shit-ton of money, so...

Jonah, you are a wunderkinder,
human wrecking ball, a freak.
You've got size and speed.

You are the kind of the player that
people wanna turn their telly on to
watch.

Think of the future, eh,
if rugby went professional?

nk.

You'd own the bank.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)

Own the bank! That's
right. Withdrawals only.
(LAUGHS)

Nice. That's good. OK,
just turn around and look at me..

I need another word with Jonah.

Have you got everything you need?
Yeah, we're good.

All right, perfect.
I'll walk you out.

Am I in trouble, boss?
No, no, no, no, no, no.

We just didn't want you distracted
by any of the bad press that's
been going around.

Bad press?

Oh, you hadn't heard? Underwood's
being saying a few things
about you in the paper.

Underwood? Which one?

Tony. Saying you're useless, green,
you haven't come up against a real
winger.

I mean, it's just...

He's just trying to
get inside your head.

You focus on what you have to do,

OK?

't know me.

You'll be awesome, babe.
He's got nothing on you.

Nah, straight up.
(SIREN WAILS)
Oh shit.

Get out of the car, keep your eyes
down, and do whatever they say.

Out you get.

Whose car is this?
My father's, sir.
I borrowed it for the weekend.

I drove down for the rugby.

Sure you didn't nick it?
No, sir.

We've been parked up
all night, just talking.

Jonah Lomu, is it?

Yes, sir.

We've done nothing wrong.

Pleased to hear it.

We don't want any trouble, sir.
Relax. I just want your autograph.

(R&B MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(CHUCKLES)

(PLAYERS CHAT INDISTINCTLY)

(PLAYERS CHAT INDISTINCTLY)

Five minutes, boys.
Everything we've done is for now ***

semi-final, all the games,
pre-game, build-up.
Let's go.

(MAJESTIC MUSIC)

Bring it in, boys. Fire up.

All in.

All in from now. Hit them fast.

(PLAYERS CHAT INDISTINCTLY)

Bring it on.
That first 10 minutes, we're fucking
hitting them hard, all right?

We're on. Does anyone
wanna say anything?

Today, I'm prepared
to die for this jersey.

(CHEERING)

ys ***

so much of the New Zealand team's
hopes rest with Jonah Lomu.

Bachop again! New Zealand
maintaining possession. Wide
to Lomu. He's got the bounce.

He's hounded off his opposite!

- Lomu! Oh! Oh!
- (CHEERING)

Two minutes into
the game, Jonah Lomu!

- Look out *** Lomu in again!
- (CHEERING)

- Lomu!
- (CHEERING)

- Three for Lomu! Heading for four!
- (CHEERING)

That's the most brilliant quartet
of tries you'd ever wish to see!

And the young Kiwi supporters come
on and pat the backs of their
heroes,

and none bigger than
the one you see there,

so admired throughout this country
and throughout the rugby world,
Jonah Lomu.

(MAJESTIC MUSIC)

(CHEERING)

(SIREN WAILS)

(SIREN WAILS)

(MONITOR BEEPS)

(ALARM WHOOPS)

(MONITOR BEEPS)

(MONITOR BEEPS)

Your body rejected the kidney.

We don't know why, and you
went into renal failure.

You should be dead.
I don't know how you do it.

It must be all that taro, doc.

(CHUCKLES)

Eh,...

you said you last about
10 years on dialysis,...

max.

I guess the clock is ticking.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

ANNOUNCER: The All Blacks
still the kings of world rugby!

Is this the greatest ever era,

even for New Zealand?
Well, it feels like it right now.

(CHEERING)

Yes, lads, back to back, baby!

Ooh, Big Jo! Shot, bro.

Hey.
You gonna be at the after-match?
Yeah, wouldn't miss it, man.

My man.

Hey, well done, boys.
Good game out there.

TEAM CHANT: Jonah! Jonah! Jonah!
Jonah! Jonah! Jonah! Jonah! Jonah!

Jonah! Jonah!

(CHANTING FADES)

(POIGNANT PIANO MUSIC)

(DOOR CLANKS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC BUILDS)

(MUSIC BUILDS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(SYNTHESISER JOINS PIANO)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC BUILDS)

(PIANO SOLO)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(DRUMS JOIN PIANO)

(SOULFUL MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(DRUM SOLO)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(SIREN WAILS)

(HIP-HOP MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(CHEERING)

(HORN BLARES)

(CHEERING)

(CHEERING FADES)

(PIANO MUSIC)