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'Cotard syndrome: psychiatric disorder...

in which a person holds a delusional belief...

that he or she is dead, is putrefying or...

has lost their blood or internal organs.

lt can include delusions of immortality. '

- Have you much left? - No, l'm nearly done.

But, can you tell me why the monks painted boats there?

Because they travelled by boat, Sofia.

And the nuns came with them?

What are you thinking.

The norms were very clear then:

women were not allowed to set foot on the sacred grounds of the monastery.

'Santa Catalina Monastery - Opening times: 9am to 5pm'

Mom!

Title: "The National Hymn".

Let's see.

With a 'T', not an 'S'. That's it.

Below, capital letter:

"Near the end of the 19th Century..."

What beautiful eyes you have, Gabriel.

You know, those with light eyes...

possess... ...a cleaner soul.

A purer soul, deeper than others.

Your Dad likes light-coloured eyes.

"... of the 19th century...", comma...

"... the times..."

"... that... went past..."

Luckily you were born a boy.

Why?

You'll learn with time.

Desires... and sins of the flesh.

With you, l'll be safe.

Gabriel, help me please. l need your help.

You want to kill me?

- Why? - The water!

Hello.

l can't fend them off any longer.

The Order's Secretary-General got involved.

They're questioning how you got the ownership titles.

They have no support from anyone.

You know the government changed.

And?

The Governor came to see me.

What?

Yes, and flanked by a lawyer.

Julio, what's inside this can?

Poison.

Does it kill off trees?

Luis, you have to help me.

l can't cope with all this by myself...

How dare they throw me out after all l did for this place?!

- l gotta go now... - Wait, wait. There's something else.

Eva just left my office.

Who?

Eva, she just left my office.

She's pregnant again.

l'll call you later.

lt's interesting is that they were not created by the monks,

but by the natives who learned the trade from Europeans...

and then added lndian influences to the process...

Gabriel.

Gabriel.

ln this monastery here, there once lived a viceroy,

whose wife couldn't have children.

So he decided to convert the monastery into a palace

where could raise an heir with another woman.

Of course, the monks resisted.

So he destroyed their orchard, and poisoned all their plants,

leaving them without any ressources.

Time passed and still the monks remained.

And his lover was about to give birth.

So he cut off their water supply as well.

The monks waited for God to send them rain, which never came.

They desperately dug tunnels, to pass the walls.

Walls they'd built to be closer to God...

The walls crumbled down. And they all died, buried alive.

The viceroy had his palace, and his heir.

But over time, his conscience started troubling him.

And he decided to convert and become a monk.

God granted him life eternal, on condition...

that he restored the monastery to its legitimate owners.

ln fact, this monk...

is still here, Gabriel.

Gabriel.

You're a good boy.

l will always be there for you.

Gabriel, you see this?

What is it?

They're little eggs.

The snails put them there, to have their little babies.

Mummy also had a little baby.

ln her tummy.

But it couldn't live.

lt was rotting inside of me.

You know what?

Maybe one day it'll come back to us.

Here.

Swimming inside of me.

ln my belly.

Gaby.

Will you come visit me?

Where?

Here. l'll always be here.

Mummy, my tummy hurts.

Mine too.

You've got to pick them soon.

Before they rot, like everything here.

The roots of these trees reach the coffins of the dead monks.

And they tangle... ...in the dead monks' hair.

Because roots feed themselves off the dead.

Do they reach my mother?

Gabriel.

Your mum is here.

Could someone clarify this?

Because of a complaint to the museum authorities, they have sued us?

So, what did you do?

l pay you to sort problems out, not to bring new ones.

Someone here talked.

Who is it?

Sofia?

Sofia.

Sofia!

Did you talk to the museum authorities?

Gabriel, go take your bath.

Ok, you can leave. l'll call you, if l need you.

l said, you can go now!

And next time, be part of the solution.

Sofia.

You've got to be clean.

Everything needs to be clean.

lt always has to be clean.

Bleach is very strong. lt gets rid of all your stains.

Takes all bad things out.

You understand, sweetheart?

Gabriel, listen.

Some places are sacred.

Get out!

You're pressuring me, Sofia.

l won't go on like that.

The people close to me, rather than help, sink me even further.

And you're confusing everything. You're confused, and you confuse Gabriel.

At his age such things can be misunderstood.

lf you want to talk about sex,

there's no need to take so many detours.

l'm not speaking of me, but your child.

l have no children, they rot in me!

That's why you take them out.

Because they rot!

Son. Make the dog shut up.

And how did they close Sofia's case?

Suicide.

And Gabriel?

l haven't noticed a significant change.

Despite the bond he had with his mother.

He's more introverted.

But he's never been very communicative with me.

lt's likely he's hiding some symptoms.

l could monitor the situation. Observe him.

Give you my advice.

He's at an important stage of his mental and sexual development.

He needs taking care.

l don't think it's usual for a family member to do this.

No, you're right, but it's important that l know his background, no?

Yes, and it's a good excuse to stay here.

Gregorio, l came to look after you, to be with you.

Help you with Gabriel. Do what l've always done.

Debora, you only ever came once. And that was to hospitalise Sofia.

And just as well!

lt would have been worse had we not diagnosed her then.

Your famous 'Cotard Syndrome'...

lt isn't 'mine'.

lt won't do Gabriel any good staying here.

lt's inhospitable for a child here.

He needs the warmth of a home. He needs to be framed.

This is secluded from everything. How will you deal alone with him here?

This place is dismal, sinister.

Why on earth did you expell the monks?

Why take them out of here?

This place is coming to nothing, Gregorio.

The place is better off in my hands than in those of a few ignorant priests.

At least l'm maintaining the cultural heritage of this place,

not the cult of a crucified God, as they did.

You were with your friends?

You're not going to tell me?

ldiot!

What are you doing?! Where did you come from?!

Are you crazy, or what?

lmbecile!

Lunatic!

The monastery's owner should benefit from extenuating circumstances.

The self-proclaimed owner!

There is an on-going investigation concerning the orchard's poisoning.

But he is still an influential citizen and an expert of our cultural heritage.

The museum is all but closed.

lt is more like a narcissistic excercise than a genuine dedication to our heritage.

So how do you see the future of the monastery?

The place does not belong to him.

We will do what it takes for it to return into the hands of the brotherhood.

Thank you for your participation, Father.

Don't cry, Gabriel.

Don't cry, Gabriel.

l'm not crying.

And what is this?

lt's water.

l'm also suffering, Gabriel.

And believe me, l know what you're going through.

But... you have to trust that...

somehow you will be rewarded.

You are good. And your mother...

Surely she...

Trust me.

Sorry that...

l'm sorry. l know that...

lt's just... l don't feel so good.

Forgive me. l feel so bad.

Mummy.

Gabriel.

l miss you so much.

God is good.

You are a good boy.

We can be together again.

God will give me a second chance to live.

lf you'll be good.

There is much suffering in this life.

And it fills me with sadness.

As it saddens God.

You need to help me.

So we can be together again.

And hug each other.

How?

By doing good deeds.

All the fruit here are foul, and rotting.

You need to help the monk collect the rotting fruit.

The orchard is suffering.

All this belongs to God.

Not so long ago, the monks lived here, Gabriel.

They lived happily.

They cultivated the orchard.

And gave thanks for God's goodness.

lt was so beautiful...

so beautiful. - Gabriel!

But the orchard ceased to exist. And died.

Gabriel...

What were you up to?

Collecting fruit.

Fruit? What for?

So they don't poison the others.

Who told you that?

Who told you that?!

No, Gabriel, none of that with me.

Guilt in children expresses itself in different ways.

Yes. But how did he know?

What are you up to? What do you think you're doing?!

You've gone insane, Sofia!

Don't you think you should move on now, Gabriel?

Who told you the fruit were bad?

Why not come with me?

We could have another session. You'll feel better.

Gabriel!

Darling. You need to help Daddy.

He lost something.

Find it.

Gabriel.

What are you doing?

Look, Dad, l found it. What you were looking for.

- Where did you find this? - l was helping you...

Where did you get it from?!

This is no longer a game, or a mood. This is something else.

What's wrong this time? What's this?

The adoption papers.

- Where did you keep this? - ln my office, l don't know where...

He started meddling with my things...

Messing with my stuff, and laughing in my face.

He can't have just found it...

He did. Not just that, but also the case is there.

- Without Luis we wouldn't be here now. - Who's Luis?

The inspector, from last week.

You're my angel, Gabriel.

You are my angel.

Like that my darling, yes, like that.

Like that. Like that, my darling.

Breath deeply.

Deeply.

Look at my finger.

Look straight here, and breath.

Feel your arms getting heavy.

Feel your eyes getting heavy.

Breath deeply.

Deeper.

And now... you will fall asleep.

You're closing your eyes...

Gabriel.

Your head is falling.

Your body... Gabriel.

Gabriel, come back here please.

Will you come back please.

Gabriel, you promised.

Come back.

Sit down.

We made a deal, remember?

This will do you good.

Give me your hand.

Look here.

Look here.

ln the middle of your finger.

Concentrate here.

Breath deeply.

Now move your hand towards your face.

Your hand will get closer...

And when it touches your skin,

your eyes will close.

And you will fall in a deep sleep.

Move your hand closer, slowly...

to your eyes.

Even slower.

Feel yourself getting more relaxed.

Slowly.

Like that.

What are you hearing?

What can you hear?

What can you see now?

Any colour?

ls it cold?

ls it warm?

Where are you?

Where are you?

What are you insinuating? You've gone mad!

Can you see someone?

ls your mummy there?

You can see your mummy?

Son.

Where is she?

Make the dog shut up.

Gabriel.

Gabriel...

What did you see?

Dad was with mummy.

Gabriel?

That the boy is grieving is perfectly normal.

But it's not normal that he's blaming himself.

lt's for the guilt he feels inside. l know this well.

Next he will be seeking out those responsible around him.

Gregorio.

You have to take a decision.

lf the boy stays with you here, you'll become responsible for everything.

His mother...

His mother is here.

Gabriel, dad was wrong. He didn't know what he was doing.

Gabriel, he hurt me.

Gabriel, that barking dog...

The dog barks...

lt barks because it's suffering. Because they treat him badly.

And it can't go on like that.

lt doesn't want to go on.

He needs to stop suffering.

And you need to help him.

They took me to hospital, against my will.

But l was never sick.

- What's up, Julio? - Sir, l'm leaving.

What do you mean?

They took me in because l was losing blood.

But l was not sick.

And they had no blood for me.

They cheated me, Gabriel.

Me, no...

No, Julio, you can't leave me with all this.

- No, no... - Julio, wait...

Gregorio, l have the expropriation order.

You have to leave.

l need to hand it to you personally.

l'm coming over, and we'll talk.

Gabriel, come to the table.

Gabriel...

Gabriel, the napkin.

Don't drink, Debora.

What is this?

Gabriel.

Gabriel!

This is blood?

lt's what you should have given mummy.

ln the hospital.

- Gregorio! - This is too much...

Stop. Gregorio, stop!

- Let me go! - Sit down!

Gabriel!

Can't you see what's happening here?!

You see nothing!

The boy is showing the same symptoms Sofia had.

He killed the dog.

- What?! - What more do you want?

We have to commit him to a clinic.

Don't talk crap. Shut up!

Calm down.

l know that you've done things with your mother...

for which you don't feel proud.

l know.

She speaks with you?

Yes. She needs your help...

But she's not strong enough to speak with you now.

She needs your help. She's losing her blood.

Gabriel!

Gregorio...

Gregorio!

ln the water!

- What are you doing here? - l'm coming to get my son.

Your son? He's not your son. Moreover, he doesn't need you.

- Open the gate. - l won't open anything.

- Open it! - l won't open anything.

- Open the gate! - He doesn't need you, you're nuts.

You're a whore, you've always been.

Ever since you were a little girl. You're going to hit me now?

Whore! l'll have you taken away.

Gregorio!

Shut up! We paid you all we had to.

- Stop this now! - Gabriel...

l've had enough! The kid nearly drowned...

Because you lost control. You can't deal with those things!

What do you want here, anyway?!

Show some respect. Stop meddling with our affairs!

You go now, just leave.

Things are not going well.

Everything is going badly.

l'm very weak now.

Come and help me.

That woman with the light eyes...

She wants to replace me.

You have to help me!

You have children?!

lt's that woman's light eyes...

They have the power to delude your father.

She wants to move into the house.

And start doing bad things with him.

You know which bad things l'm talking about?

lt's good, son. You are behaving well.

This gravestone needs to be very clean.

Why?

Because l'm going to die again.

Help me clean it.

Come on.

Come on.

Mummy!

Mummy...

Mummy...

Gabriel.

You're bleeding.

Yes, l know.

Why don't you wipe it off?

l always leave it run a little.

Why?

lt makes me feel cleaner.

Wait for me here Gabriel. l'll be back soon.

Go back where you came from.

Oh God!

He's taking her into the house.

Gabriel.

Gabriel...

What should l do?

What should l do?

What should l do?

Because l'm going to die again.

You'll need to be patient, Eva.

He's still coping with his mother's death.

She...

She confused him a lot.

Gabriel, this is Eva.

That woman's power lies in her light-coloured eyes.

With them she deludes your father.

She wants to move in our house.

He got you water.

Gabriel!

Ok, pour water...

Ok, it's over, it's over now.

Wait for me.

Gabriel!

Gabriel!

Gabriel...

Gabriel?

What you did was very bad.

Sofia was not your mother, Gabriel.

Eva is your real mother.

- Sofia was not your mother. - Liar!

Gabriel!

Gabriel, what have you done?!

What are you doing?!

Gabriel...

Sofia was sick!

Sofia was very unhappy!

l did nothing bad with mummy!

Because they rot!

Gabriel!

l'm dying!

Help me, Gabriel. l'm dying!

l love you.

l love you.

Mummy, l love you so much.