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And if you get deeper into it...

-Deeper into it? -Yes, deeper.

If you get deeper into it...

There are signs, you know?

-What signs? -Just signs, forms,

for me. But they're of no use if you're not alert.

Sure, you have to be prepared, open to receive these signs.

Open.

Mentally open.

Mentally, physically and emotionally open.

The other day...

lt's an absurd example.

l was leaving the parking lot with Ana.

There were hardly any cars.

-Was it late? -No.

Yes.

-Yes or no? -l don't remember.

Okay. There were hardly any.

Ana and l walked past a car.

Then we saw a piece of paper

on the windshield of another car.

-What piece of paper? -lt was like...

-Advertising? -Exactly.

lt was like...

advertising. You're right.

l'll tell you.

Ana gets the piece of paper.

And it read:

"Are you lonely?

Call me." And a phone number.

"Call me", and a phone number.

"Are you lonely?

Are you lonely... Call me."

And a phone number. Okay?

What the fuck is that?

-Advertising? -No.

Not the piece of paper. What the fuck does that mean?

We even thought it was something reIigious.

But instead of throwing it on the ground...

Ana put it on the windshield of another car.

On another car. So what?

Open up a bit.

-What does that mean? -What?

That made me think.

And l thought to myself:

"We have just changed destiny."

What the fuck was that paper doing there? Why'd we pick it up?

Why'd Ana pick it up?

You know, l thought...

the owner of the first car won't find that paper.

He won't ask himself: "am l lonely or not?"

No idea,

so he won't get the fuckin' help he may need.

-Maybe not. -Right, maybe not.

Yeah, or maybe yes.

-Or maybe not. -We don't know.

What if he needs it?

We don't know. No one knows anything.

-Of course. -But you're interfering.

Yes?

Honey?

Where am l?

l'm at work.

Yes.

Yes.

lt's not that. l don't know.

l don't want to rush into it.

l don't want to.

Yes.

Well...

Yes, yes, yes.

You see?

There's nothing definite.

Yes, the 28th.

That's the date, yes.

l think so, honey, l think so.

Human Resources Manager.

No, not General,

no, darling.

That's in the Army.

Yes, sure.

I have a lot of work to do.

Yes, everyone eIse is here.

l'm talking to you and everyone else is working.

You can't call me all day long.

No, don't call me again today.

Whenever I have anything to tell you, l'll call you.

Ok, in the afternoon if you want, but just once.

See you later. Bye.

This says "lnternet is the future of communications."

"Any company that today

wants to participate in free trade,...

buying and selling, in consumer allegiance...

will have to be on lnternet."

-Listen, Carlos... -Wait, wait.

lt also says that it is inconceivable that within 15 years,

we can do business like we're doing now.

-Can you believe this? -Tell me something.

Listen.

"The sites of the information routes

created decades ago...

Listen, CarIos. The guy is bIack.

What guy?

The new president at headquarters.

-There's a new guy? -Of course.

A new president for the company.

And he's black?

He's black.

Very black?

-Colored. -African?

More or less.

-A colored man? -A colored man.

Right.

We can talk, right?

You can taIk to me about whatever you want.

Do you think l'm a racist?

l believe in difference.

That's something else.

It's not the same being Chinese, or bIack...

or Filipino, or l don't know, or Cuban.

You see, at home l have all the...

Let's see. Louis Armstrong, great musician...

l'm going to tell you something.

Two things.

The first: thank you.

-Thank me? -Yes, thank you.

Yes, and you know why? For your sincerity. Because...

to confess that you need, l don't know...

And proves you have your brain in the right place.

And second...

second, that'sjust fine, man. Don't worry.

That's natural. lt bothers you.

To have a superior who is in the U.S.A. and we never get to see.

But because he's black...

let's call things by their name.

He's a nigger and that makes you feel uncomfortable, strange.

Because you think: "Fuck, a damn nigger is my boss."

Even if indirectly. That's normal.

But...

the important thing is the difference because...

Everyone, even l reject the difference.

Did you think l didn't? Of course l reject it.

Do you know what none of them have?

This is important.

The balls to admit it.

-Good afternoon. -Good afternoon.

Well...

let's see.

Fernanda Vidal.

Fernanda.

From 68.

Yes.

Secretarial experience.

Administrative experience.

Have you ever worked with documents of this type?

Yes, at my previous job.

Languages?

English, French and some German but not much.

-You both studied and worked? -Correct.

You didn't have much time left to study.

My notes are on the back of my curriculum.

l hadn't seen them.

l'm sorry, but...

you can't smoke here.

Did you hear? Besides, don't say anything.

That's not verbal diarrhea.

We're here trying to explain something.

lt's not for a cigarette.

Cigarettes are the tip of the iceberg. lt's much more.

We're just not Iike them.

They don't respect us. You know what this is?

Social exclusion.

Racism.

Yes.

Racism, yes. Not because of your race, but racism.

What's the temperature out here?

The temperature?

Well, it's not exactly hot out here.

l can't believe this.

They're Yankees.

-What? -They're Yankees, Americans.

-Yankees? -Yeah.

We're not like that.

Here things are different.

There are McDonalds all over, Burgers all over.

But this is not right. We've let them go too far.

We didn't stop the Burgers and McDonalds, but we should stop this.

We have a right.

lf l want to die like this, that's my problem.

l'm 36 years old. l'm no longer a child.

Please!

Besides, l'm good at my job, a good accountant.

But l'm a person.

Above being an accountant, I'm a person.

First l'm a person.

And then l'm an accountant.

New reguIations?

Shit, l've been working here for 3 years.

Fuck those regulations.

l'm older than those regulations.

-What about when it rains? -lt always rains in winter.

"Here it rains in winter."

These people have a strange idea about Spain.

They think we don't work.

They think we're always on vacation, that we don't work.

That we spend our time on the beach.

Here it rains in winter, like everywhere else.

Fuck, like everywhere else!

And l'm not saying you shouId smoke everywhere.

Now we're more civilized, we respect each other.

That's ideaI. I'm in favour.

We do what we have to. Respect comes first.

But that's what l want, some respect.

Were men stronger before?

l think they were.

They took care of important things. They fought, hunted.

They didn't have cellulitis and didn't worry about cholesteroI.

Nor about their income tax returns either.

I'm not a hunter but l understand that instinct.

l can identify with hunting animals to eat.

Look...

all countries in the world want their own idea of justice.

Do any find it?

Who?

l'm not referring to countries,

but to the world in general.

Who is just? You?

Would you dare to say you are just?

l wouldn't.

You find...

a scheme in which you fit.

And you trust that scheme to be just, a littIe just.

Not very just, a little. Nothing is very just.

As soon as your wife and kids leave home, what do you do?

You buy a porno magazine or go to a sex shop.

You don't even go with a hooker.

After all these years, aII we still see

are tits on the street?

Or are we mature enough to see...

the people behind those tits?

l'm almost sixty now.

Now when l see a building l like...

l don't think about what floor l'd like to Iive on.

l don't look at a window and think: "l'd like to Iive there."

No, l want it all.

lt's so...

fuckin' difficult for the pIanets tojoin together.

They never get together... to form that...

What do you caII it?

Conjunction.

That's it... that conjunction. That's why we doubt.

You think l don't doubt?

That's being human.

But at times that happens.

Everything coincides and it happens.

What is important is to recognize... the conjunction.

lf you don't, you lose the chance, and chances are never repeated.

Have you ever had a second chance?

This at least is for us.

We have no need to be loyal to others just to ourselves.

But...

that's the difficult part.

When it's about...

Then we're lost.

What's worrying you?

ls that good, bad? What the fuck do l know?

What is right?

That's Iike finding a wallet on the street.

Do you call the cops?

Cops are the biggest thieves of all.

That...

would be like charging them something that belongs to us.

BasicaIIy, it wouId be like a bonus...

for all we have done for this fuckin' company.

lf you look at it that way, it's just a bonus.

No one will know. No one will be harmed.

l'm worried about where it will end up.

-What do you mean? -Where it'll end up.

lt'll go wherever we want to.

l mean in the company. Where will it end up?

How can l account for that?

Well, that's why we're here.

You and me.

Think about it.

We don't have too much time, but...

l don't know.

You don't know.

No, l don't know.

lt's not easy.

No, it's not easy.

You make it sound like...

Nothing is easy. What is easy?

You make it sound like...

We're talking about the Iottery, about having an easy Iife.

Relatively easy. ReIatively done.

250 million.

Listen.

Did you hear me?

250.

Is it worth while...

or isn't it?

-How old are you? -41.

Sign this...

so that, at 41, no one can send us to the roof to smoke a fuckin' cigarette.

What's that all about?

lt's a petition against company reguIations

that prohibits smoking throughout the entire work area...

Will they do anything about this?

What they're going to do

with this is wipe their asses.

You've got another idea?

Tonight we wait outside for the boss...

and we bust his chops. A great idea.

And l've got many more.

What's the matter?

The matter is those bastards...

that's all l can call them, those sons of a bitch...

have had me four weeks...

four weeks, until 3 and 4 a.m.

writing a report. Fuckin' me!

Besides, a realIy difficult and complicated report.

l gave it to him and he said:

"No, we have decided to turn your idea down."

Bye, shove it up your ass!

As you can understand...

They don't give a shit about my wife throwing me out...

for getting home so late.

The other day l got home at 3 a.m.

l get there...

use my key...

and it doesn't work. So l check the door.

lt's my door but the key doesn't fit.

Then it hit me.

That son of a bitch changed the lock!

l start ringing the bell...

but nothing, no answer.

l got back, Iooked and there was a light on.

It wasn't that no one was in. The light was on.

Take it easy, easy...

So then l go across the street.

There's a park and a phone booth. From the park l see the window.

l call. No answer.

Calling, and she doesn't answer.

When l was about to go crazy...

she picks the phone up and says: "Hello?"

At 3 a.m.

So l say to her: "Have you gone crazy, or what?"

And she says: "Go back to bed with whoever you were with."

I say: "To bed...?

I was working... at the fuckin' office."

And she hangs up.

She hangs up.

Have you ever been afraid of yourself...

Well, l got scared cause l wanted to go...

knock the door down and kick the shit out of her.

-It's not her fault. -And it's not her fault.

lt's those fuckin' bastards' fault!

And that's not the whole story yet.

That's not all of it.

Anyway, l go to a real shitty hotel...

and l mean shitty.

l spend the night thinking and thinking.

What the fuck is all this? Why is life treating me like this?

7 a.m. rolls around and, back to normaI.

At the office l find a note from your bastard boss...

"Call me, or come see me."

Like an order: "Come see me!"

"Good morning" and everything's like very normal.

You know what that bastard said?

"They liked your idea very much...

but with a few changes."

"Changes" means that my idea is fucked up...

and now l have to work on their idea.

And their idea is useless.

Anyway, l sleep in a hotel, my wife doesn't talk to me, man.

What a wonderful life!

The other day, at that shitty hotel,

l was thinking and thinking.

What the fuck am I doing here if l have home?

At the hotel, thinking.

Saying to myself: "Everything's cool."

l looked at one wall.

The picture of one of those fuckin' dumb clowns.

Beautiful. That's cool.

l looked at another side.

The bathroom.

ls this what l've got left?

ls this what...

what l deserve?

ls this what l've been working for...

for 15 years?

And l thought about it.

l didn't think about it...

like a fantasy or like...

l really thought.

l just stared at a spot on the wall.

I couIdn't look at the clown or the bathroom.

l just stared at that spot on the wall.

Then l said:

"l'll put an end to this.

l have...

-a shotgun..." -Hey,

cut that out.

A big one, double-barreled.

l get it...

and fuck them all up the ass!

You all go to hell!

You're all gonna take it up the ass!

But...

it's at home and l can't get in.

Fuck, man l'm fucked!

Shit, Fern�ndez, give me a hand.

l've got too many numbers.

What's wrong, Tito?

Everyone wants to play number nine.

Who wants to play nine? Trevi�o, G�mez...

and Guerrero as well.

Well, that's it, you know who'll play nine.

Okay, Guerrero plays nine.

But look, one, two, three... l've got six too many.

Keep them on the bench.

-Stand-ins. -Stand-ins.

-Okay, stand-ins. -And Guerrero number nine.

How can you give Guerrero number nine?

Just a while, and then we'll see.

-Give him nine, and that's it. -Okay, okay, okay.

-l'll be number four. -You, number four?

Yes, that's my number.

Well, we'll see about that.

For the moment, l've got you down as number four, okay?

-Give me number 4, and period. -Okay.

-Fern�ndez, four. -That's it.

Okay, perfect.

That's it.

We'll beat them this Saturday.

-This Saturday? -Yes.

-No. -Yes.

-No. -Yes.

-This Saturday? -Yes, this Saturday.

I spoke to Jordi and we decided it was this Saturday.

-Not this Saturday, man. -Yes.

-You can't make it? -Not this Saturday.

You're driving me crazy.

You're always changing the dates.

No, not me.

-l told everyone. -l have a wedding.

-l can't play this Saturday. -Don't go to the wedding.

-Let's change the match. -We can't change the match.

l've got a wedding.

-Then you're on the bench. -That's even worse.

As a stand-in. lf you make it, you'll play. lf not, that's it.

And which number are you playing with?

You know what?

l'll place everyone

and whatever number is left over is mine.

Goalkeeper, for example.

-What? -Goalkeeper.

-No way. -Yeah, goalkeeper.

Don't you like the word? Goalkeeper.

l'm working, you know.

lf I get up to come answer the phone...

imagine if you put all my calls through here.

Who was it?

Shit, l'm in a meeting.

Good-bye.

-l'm sorry. -Don't worry.

Can l count on you?

-Can l count on you? -l used to smoke, you know.

Now l smoke onIy half a pack a day but before

l used to smoke 3 packs a day.

l don't know how l had time to.

l smoked

l was... l was...

-A heavy smoker? -Exactly.

l tried everything to kick it.

Meditation, laser, acupuncture

but Ijust couldn't kick it, man.

Nicotine.

-Nicotine? -Nicotine.

Everything tasted like nicotine.

l almost went into a depression.

Even if you want to, it's there and you can't.

You just don't have...

-The willpower. -Yeah.

We don't all have willpower.

It's incredible, how can a human being do that?

You know it's killing you, it's fucking you up...

-You know what l mean? -You smoke less now?

-Much less. -That's better.

-Yes. -Much better.

-Great. -Sure.

Well, as l was saying...

Can l count on you?

That's what l was referring to.

-Tell me. -That's what l was trying to say.

-lt helps me. -lt helps you.

-lt has helped me. -To do what?

To quit smoking.

-That's nonsense. -No, no, no.

-That's nonsense. -How can it be nonsense?

That's not nonsense. Look,

you know my wife, Sara?

-Yes. -My face had turned gray.

And my fingers were yellow. You know what that's from.

Making you smoke outside hasn't made you quit smoking.

lt's your willpower.

-No, no, no. -Of course it is.

Well, l agree but, you know what happens?

Little by littIe you forget about it...

and you hardly even realize it.

Before l'd spend the day thinking about when l could smoke.

And that's no good.

Now l take a break

and smoke a cigarette, like everyone else.

And l can stand up to 2 hours without smoking.

Do you know what that's like?

lt really...

is helping me.

WelI, but, then...

you smoke.

-You stilI smoke. -Well...

That's why l'm here.

-You can't say... -Yes, you can.

You're smoking less, but you still smoke.

Do it for the others.

ln this office, no one does anything for the others.

Your signature would be important.

-Why? -Why?

Yes, why?

The more signatures, the better.

lt's always like that.

When people request signatures on the street, women...

immigrants...

the more signatures, the better.

Always.

No, this isn't the right time.

Why isn't it?

lt isn't, not now.

A month ago l'd have been sitting there,

and you'd be here...

-l don't follow you. -Precisely now, no.

Things are changing, things are moving around.

And, therefore, this is an important moment.

Things are moving, mobilizing. What...

What do you want to say?

When things don't change, the big fish is always on top.

When... When everything remains the same...

there aren't many possibilities to get ahead.

They rotate.

They rotate.

Yes?

It should be in your office.

Marta had them all.

All the copies.

They're not? Have you looked?

I'm sorry.

This girl...

We're going to have to do something with Marta.

lt's not the first time.

Don't worry. l'll get you...

a copy, okay? Okay.

I'm sorry.

Can l ask you a question?

Of course.

Are you getting promoted?

l don't know. lt's not definite yet.

lt's a bit confidential.

l don't know but... things are moving.

You know what l mean?

Regarding my signature, one signature Iess is nothing.

Don't talk nonsense.

You can sign or not, but don't talk nonsense.

You're being promoted, and want no problems.

It's not definite.

lt's not.

-But l want to be there. -You want to be there.

l want to be there.

l deserve it.

l can't throw stones at my own window.

You are not throwing stones at your own window.

You're requesting, exercising the right of a worker.

You're requesting, and let me talk, you're asking

the foreigners who bought this company...

to respect our culture.

After all, Rubio, what are we requesting?

We are requesting a two square meter room...

to be abIe to smoke a cigarette...

-ls that wrong? -How can that be wrong?

l think it's great, and l'd be the first to sign.

-Because we're all fed up. -So then you'll sign?

No.

Good afternoon.

Hello.

We need a four, sir.

Saturday we pIay soccer against the guys from the garage

and need a number 4 player. How about you?

No. l'm no longer up to that.

Although l appreciate your invitation.

But if you said l could play as number 9...

Have you made plans for tonight?

Yes.

Well, tonight l can't.

What do you mean?

You heard. l can't.

-l've got everything set up. -Yeah...

but l can't.

-Okay. -What?

Nothing.

-ls anything wrong? -No.

l don't live in a hotel, like you.

l've got my husband at home waiting for dinner or whatever.

l live at the Palace, in the wedding suite.

That's not my probIem.

-Tonight l can't. -l didn't say anything.

l'm running out of excuses.

It's just for tonight.

When l didn't live in a hotel, l always could.

-Me too. -No, l always couId.

l didn't make it very few times.

-But you stood me up. -I have a family.

ln the last few weeks l've seen you almost every night.

ls that a problem?

No, but l don't want to force things.

lt's just one night.

You're upset.

Come on.

Just one night. Can't you do without me for one night?

Please!

Want some coffee?

l don't understand you.

At times l think...

while l walk along the street, it comes to mind.

l think that someone...

walking in the opposite direction...

is going to pull a knife...

or scissors...

and stab me in the stomach.

Anyone.

Just anyone.

He doesn't have to...

look weird or suspicious. He comes up to me...

and zap.

ls that normaI, or what?

Well, just what is normal?

When l go by...

a building in construction...

those construction sites, so full of scaffoIds...

rubbish, garbage, they're always fulI of cement...

They're full of scaffolds. You have to dodge peopIe.

When l walk by, always.

Well, not always, but many times.

l imagine they've left some wire loose, you know?

Something loose.

And l'm waIking by...

and suddenly...

that wire makes me lose an eye.

But not just like that, no.

l imagine l'm walking by, and suddenly...

the wire hits me...

slows me down...

it slows me down cause it's caught in...

my...

How do you call this?

-The cornea? -No.

Shit, what's it called?

-The pupil? -No.

The cavity.

lt gets stuck in my cavity...

and slows me down. l can tell cause l keep on waIking...

but it slows me down, and l fell it pulling, pulling...

and rips it out.

This is a fantasy, l guess.

Scaffolds are dangerous, man.

The entire fuckin' city's under construction.

Fuck, and those construction workers are...

l guess l don't trust the guys who work there.

What's that folder?

Concha gave it to me.

New lamp...

New Human Resources Manager.

Rubio...

Est�vez. Our new Human Resources Manager.

-lt's a pleasure. -Welcome.

That lamp.

Rubio, that lamp.

lt's too taIl.

l bet you bought it in a lamp shop.

You know the trouble with lamp shops?

You've got lamps surrounding lamps. Who's got that at home?

Rubio... Am l right?

lt's too tall. This office looks smaller with that lamp.

Doesn't it look smaII?

l see a perspective problem.

A certain disproportion.

Yes, a disproportion. Could be.

51.212.

51.212.

-2.808. -2.808.

-39.442. -39.442.

93.462.

He's been at that for days.

Oh, yeah.

l don't know what we'll achieve with that.

lf we join forces...

To join forces the others have to matter to you, but here...

-Hello. -Hello.

-Am l intruding? -No.

l can come back later.

What are you doing after work?

l can't.

l'm all tied up today.

I'm sorry.

Don't worry.

-Are you all right? -Yes, of course.

And you?

Perfect.

-No problem? -None.

Well...

Close the door on your way out.

l'll see you at the cafe.

Fuck, things aren't done this way, you know?

Things aren't done like that.

Fuck.

You should at least have told me you were thinking...

about get someone from outside.

lt's understandable that I was expecting to be promoted.

Son of a bitch!

After so many years.

l know aII this like the back of my hand.

Fuck, almost sleeping here.

So many years of pissing where l'm supposed to, fuck!

Now l'm going to piss where l damn please!

Here, and here!

l'm gonna piss wherever l damn pIease!

l'm pissing right here! l do what l please!

l'm here, sitting in the bathroom.

Sitting on the toilet and without my promotion.

A promotion that should have been mine.

You don't understand a thing, Sara!

Nothing!

You're not here, Sara!

You don't understand a fuckin' thing! Nothing!

You'll go out with your girlfriends...

to buy cIothing, and some food.

You're not here. You can't imagine the pressure.

Everyone's there, doing their thing, talking.

l have ideas.

l have ideas, in here.

ldeas that are constantly on my mind.

ldeas l could put into practice, ideas l could carry out.

Constantly, where there's a will there's a way and then...

Saying to yourself:

"You can do it, you can do it!"

-HeIIo. -Without olives, please.

-Would you also like...? -l said without olives.

The one she dies in?

This one's the 4th part.

She's come back to life. Actually, she's a clone.

Scientists have cloned her in a Iaboratory, and she's back.

lt's not her, but she's identical.

Now she has powers.

-She has powers? -Sure, because she's a clone.

Now she's like them, because...

when she died she had the alien inside her.

For example, instead of blood she has acid.

And she can see.

She can see who has the alien inside, and who doesn't.

-With her powers? -With her powers.

Externally, you can't tell who's got the beast.

But now she can tell who's got it and who doesn't.

What's the matter?

But we don't have powers.

What do you mean?

Here's an example.

We can't know who has the alien inside and who doesn't.

-l don't understand you. -We...

What I'm trying to tell you

is that we only know what we're told, but nothing else.

The only thing we can do is to be careful...

who we trust. Not trust everyone, not just anyone.

I know what you mean.

l thought it was perfect to take part in something like that.

Everyone complains in the corridors

but actually, no one is complaining.

What is a guy who doesn't struggle for what he wants?

He's a piece of shit.

l want to go home and sleep at nights.

What we're saying is we have to be very careful

Because... you ask yourself, l ask myseIf.

-What does he gain? -Exactly. What does he gain?

Why's he doing it?

Because he's not being a good Samaritan.

You shouldn't have signed that paper.

-You think so? -No?

-l don't know. -What do you think?

l don't know that person. Do you know that person?

-Shit, Ramirez? -l mean really know him.

He could be using you for whatever.

No one knows anyone.

We think we know them 'cause we work together.

No, we don't know anyone.

-You have to believe me. -Maybe.

For example, you and me.

How long have you and me been working together?

-Many years. -Awhole bunch of years, right?

Well, l don't know you.

-You don't know me? -l don't know who you are.

-How can you not know me? -l mean really, really know you.

You could be a rapist.

That's just an example!

You could even have a dual personality.

-No, l don't. -Because you say so?

How many women married to serial killers...

say: "he was great with the kids.

They don't know the person they are married

to the person they fuck with every day!

No one knows anyone!

-No one. -Do you have any reason to...?

l don't go by those things. l don't go by reason.

lt's something you notice, you smeII,...

What does that person want with signatures?

-A smoking room? -Here we go again.

That's what he says.

-He may want something eIse. -Really?

-What? -l don't know, something.

l don't know, anything. Who knows?

How do l know?

We have to be very, very careful with these things.

Because...

l don't know, man, but it could be.

He may be hiding something.

An alien.

Exactly.

Do you know why I caIIed you in?

No.

-You don't? -No.

lt's about the "smoking room".

-About what? -The "smoking room".

Don't you want a "smoking room" in the company?

No, a place to smoke.

You're creating quite a mess.

Just a little.

Just getting signatures in agreement.

-We do all agree. -That's why.

And what?

You want a raise?

We'll review salaries in ApriI and l'm sure...

lt's not that.

-Just the room? -What's so incredible?

ln wintertime we have to go outside just to smoke.

That's incredible. That's why l'm asking for signatures.

-You're raising a fuss. -No.

lf it's just for that, you're getting people nervous.

-Why? -They are!

People are taking sides,

What sides? l'mjust getting signatures...

to be abIe to smoke a cigarette without freezing.

-That's your intention. -Of course.

But some can use it for other reasons.

-What reasons? -Although you're right.

-You agree? -Of course.

Those fuckin' Americans bust my balls...

-more than yours, I'm sure. -l can imagine.

But they don't like to be defied.

l don't defy them.

-They think you do. -They're wrong.

And don't like me letting you defy them.

-Why? -l'm in charge.

They don't want any trouble.

For God's sake, this is no troubIe.

l want you to drop it.

-Excuse me? -Drop it!

Drop what?

That thing about the signatures.

The smoking room. Drop the subject. Drop it.

Why?

Because I'm asking you to.

l'm asking you in a nice way.

Don't get involved, nor involve me.

Fuck, you're not going to die if you go outside to smoke.

-lt's not that. -l know.

-Well, then? -l know. But you work here, man.

Their train of thought is: "lf you like it, fine...

if not, get a job eIsewhere."

That's briIliant!

Drop it, okay?

I won't drop it.

-What? -l won't drop it.

l'll take those signatures to whoever the fuck l have to.

-l'm talking niceIy here... -So am l.

-Drop it, okay? -l won't.

-Drop it. Period. -No, l won't drop it.

-You're getting into trouble. -Threatening me?

No, man, l'm not. l'm no one.

Then who's threatening me?

-l won't drop it. -Neither will they.

You're fuckin' defying them!

And...

how far will they go?

-What do you mean? -Are they going to fire me?

They can't fire me for defending my rights.

-You won't get fired. -lf they do, they're fucked.

You won't get fired for this.

-How can this...? -lt'lI be for something else.

For anything!

No.

They're happy with me. They told me so.

We are here. But you know how they are.

No, l don't.

You don't know them?

What do you mean?

SobraI. Sobral and company.

But how...?

-What do you know about that? -Nothing, but they do.

They always know.

They even know the color of our underwear.

Come on, man!

Must l tell you how?

They'll say they just found out.

Look... this is silly, it's not important.

That was a mistake.

A fuckin' accounting error.

Nothing, nothing was proven.

l fuckin' paid for it!

l paid with my job, money...

Don't tell me.

l believe in second chances.

No one is guilty till proven.

l'm not a capo, just the boss.

But what the fuck does that matter?

When they get something into their head, that means shit.

l'm warning you.

Yes, that's the expression.

But, please drop all this.

Drop it, Ernesto.

l'm on your side. Everyone is.

No one's on my side.

No one's on my side.

-Don't get involved. -No one!

It's silly. lt's not worth it.

-Please, it's so... -Horrible.

-Unjust. -Of course it's unjust.

Why?

How the fuck do l know?

Ernesto, because that's life.

Don't be bitter, it makes no sense.

I won't drop it.

-You're playing with fire. -l don't care.

l'm warning you.

-You're warning me? -Yes.

You're the worst.

Why are you attacking me now?

You want to save your ass.

-To keep your job. -You've got an attitude problem.

A fuckin' attitude problem.

That's why they're not on your side.

We're not talking about my ass,

we're talking about yours.

l try to tell you, to warn you

and look how you react.

Listen, l appreciate it.

Thanks a lot.

-Wait. Sit down. -No, seriously, l appreciate it.

Sit down.

Thanks for being such a cool boss.

-Sit down. -Thanks, really.

-Let's have a drink. -l close the door on my way out?

-Things won't be hot forever. -This isn't the pIace.

Don't fuck me with that now.

How long do you need to make up your mind?

Maybe l got the wrong person.

-The wrong fuckin' person. -Keep your voice down.

-lt's now or never, Armero. -l know.

Tell me soon or I'II get someone else.

-Let me go. -Why? Yes or no?

Let me go, shit!

l have to cover myself.

Don't you get it?

You're leaving, but l'm staying.

-�What's your problem? -No me, he has problems.

What's up?

You and l are the defense. That's it! Down.

You pIay along, man.

-lt's not the same. -Sure it is, come on.

What's up?

Well, thank you all for coming.

lt'll take just a minute to go through this.

We have five signatures.

-Five signatures. -Unbelievable.

-Our signatures. -Five signatures.

But we're about 20 smokers.

So, it's not that low. That's 25%.

-Less than half. -Cut the shit.

What?

-We can't do anything with that. -Whatever we want.

-Yes? -What do you mean no?

And even if they pay no attention, they'll know

that we five don't agree.

-Fuck. -What?

-We're nowhere with that. -l don't agree.

You don't agree. Okay.

No, l don't.

Armero called you into his office, didn't he?

Yes, he called me.

He called me to talk about...

-He threatened to fire you. -No, he didn't threaten me.

He can't threaten me for this, for defending my rights.

He just tried to scare me.

We heard you were getting fired.

-What? -That's what they say.

-Who? -People say so.

People? What people?

WeII, let them fire me.

-For a smoking room? -For whatever.

lf they think that's right...

For a fuckin' smoking room.

lf they think that is what has to be done...

For a room where you can smoke a cigarette...

I'm not getting myself fired.

Keep that up.

lt's my right.

We have a right to complain.

Sure.

You're in your right.

So you continue with your fuckin' idea?

No, with our idea.

The idea of those who signed.

-And of who didn't. -No, they don't count!

-What? -They didn't sign.

They don't want to commit themselves.

Why not?

l don't care.

Have you asked yourself?

l have asked myself.

-You have? -Yes.

We have been talking and...

l don't want my signature on that.

Now you're afraid?

No, l'm not afraid.

l want you to erase me from that fuckin' paper.

lt's a bit late, isn't it?

-What's wrong? -Erase me from that paper.

-Erase us. -Me too.

What is this?

Why are you backing out?

Don't you get it?

-lt's not the smoking room. -What is it then?

-You aIl want a smoking room! -Fuck, it's not that!

lt's not the fuckin' room!

What then?

You're scared shitless?

But, what's wrong with signing?

We must be practical.

What we think no longer matters.

-lt does to me. -You're not the boss.

lf you were, you wouldn't go around...

requesting a fuckin' signature for a smoking room!

Listen, Ram�rez.

We don't want to present our signatures.

lf you want to, okay.

We won't die going outside once

in a while to smoke.

lt's not that. You know it's not that.

Erase us from that paper.

l won't erase you.

-Erase us. -l'm taking this petition in...

-Erase us. -No.

-Erase us. -You want a...

-a room as much as l do! -Give me that paper.

-You want it as much as l do. -Fuck no!

This is crazy.

Let's see. Slow, sit down.

Please, let's stop a minute. Let's see.

-You want it as much as l do. -Fuck no!

Take it easy, man.

-Give me the fuckin' paper. -You gonna hit me, or what?

Fuck, don't you realize it's not that...

-Why complicate everything? -l'm not.

-Are you going to take it? -Yes, l can.

Oh, yeah? You'll take it away from me?

Are you an idiot? lsn't it clear enough?

What now? Are you going to hit me?

You're complicating things.

Let's take a break, okay?

-You're gonna hit me? -No, no.

-What the fuck are you doing? -Give me that fuckin' paper!

Lock the door!

Give us that fuckin' paper!

Son of a bitch!

Come on, call me a son of a bitch again!

Call me a son of a bitch again!

Son of a bitch!

You see?

See how it wasn't that difficult, asshole?

Those bastards fucked my watch.

Help people...

and Iook at how they pay you back.

-Yes? -I'vee been thinking...

I could have a solution for...

for your proposal.

-Good. -I think...

that if there is any doubt that another person

could have done something similar in the past...

that person could be...

-Impeccable reasoning. -Don't you think?

Do those doubts exist?

-Yes. -About who?

-Ram�rez. -The signatures guy?

-An accountant. -The accounting guy.

A son of a bitch who was doing that

now we know, to distract our attention from the other thing.

A guy who mocked me...

I'm an old man about to retire.

-You'll get fired, you know that?. -But l'll be on the street.

You cheer me up, Amero.

You cheer me up.

Who threatened me? Do you know who threatened me?

l'm not threatening you.

I'm telling you nicely.

l sure fuckin' paid.

Nothing was proven.

l paid with my job.

l paid with money.

l paid with many fuckin' things.

Oh, no? Oh, no?

What do you mean no?

Help others...

Help others and Iook at how they pay you back.

PeopIe!

PeopIe!

Look at them.

But it doesn't matter.

Well...

That's what the city does to you.

What?.

What you said before about the knife.

About being afraid someone will come up to you and stab you with a knife.

Or a penknife.

Yes, or a penknife. That's what the city does to you.

Yeah.

The city makes you feel lonely,

like forsaken, vulnerable.

I know what you're getting at.

The city makes us all feel a bit crazy.

-That's normal. -ls that normal?

Man, that depends.

It remains to be seen whether that's normal.

Is what is normal for us normal?

Nothing is normal.

Exactly.

We are Iiving in a crazy world.

-No fuckin'thing is normal. -No person is normal.

-Look, those construction workers. -For example.

In Amsterdam they can take the garbage out

only twice a week. You know that?.

-Good luck. -Good luck to you.

Well, good luck.

-Come on! -Come on!

-Come on! -Come on!

Kick it! Kick it!

Come on, that's it!

Today can be a great day,

consider it like that.

Take advantage. If you miss it,

that's up to you.

Give experience a day off

for starters.

And receive it as if it were

a great holiday.

Don't let it vanish, peep out and consume

life in abundance.

Today can be a great day,

just take it on.

Today can be a great day, with everything to discover,

if you use it as if it were your last.

Take your instincts for for a walk in the sun...

and don't spare pleasures, if you can squander them.

lf routine gets you down, say good-bye to mediocrity.

Today can be a great day, give yourself a chance.