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[GREEK TEXT] By A.B. Seahorse Film Productions

[GREEK TEXT] In association with Soul Productions

[GREEK TEXT]

[GREEK TEXT] With funding from The Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus...

[GREEK TEXT] Greek Film Centre... See Cinema Network...

[GREEK TEXT] Produced by Andros Achilleos... Stelana Kliris... Tonia Mishiali...

[GREEK TEXT] Coproducers Ioanna Soultani... Panos Bisdas...

[GREEK TEXT] Written and directed by Tonia Mishiali.

[FADED WHISPERS]

[GREEK TEXT] Stela Fyrogeni... Andreas Vasilliou...

[NURSE] Mrs. Elpida Agapiou?

[NURSE] Mrs. Elpida Agapiou?

[DOOR SLAMS]

[NURSE] Mrs Elpida Agapiou? You may go after the lady.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Hello!

[GREEK TEXT] Pause

[DOCTOR] Symptoms are more or less normal for someone of your age.

Vaginal dryness, hot flushes, loss of sexual desire,

memory lapse or loss, mood disorders, fatigue, hair loss, weak nails,

night sweats, sleep disorder, with or without night sweats,

hypersensitivity, gum disease, mental confusion,

lack of concentration, dizziness, urinary incontinence, bloating,

weight gain, allergies, body odor, bleeding,

depression, anxiety, arrhythmia, headaches, itchy skin,

gastrointestinal disorders, indigestion, stiff muscles...

Breast pain, joint pain, panic attacks, irregular periods,

dry eyes, emotionalism, osteoporosis.

Nothing to worry about.

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

Good morning.

I'm in a hurry on my way to the hairdressers, I'll come by for coffee later.

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[WASHING MACHINE NOISE]

[METAL CLANK]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[CAR STARTS]

[CAR DRIVES AWAY]

[TV] "They have successfully decreased. The Supreme Court cancelled the law..."

"...the Parliament had voted in favor of loan sharks..."

[TV] "...the prohibitive cost, ensuring it's continuation in international markets."

"This is reflected by government bond yields, which are currently at all time lows."

"...the rate reached sixteen percent!"

"In order to raise funds via bond issue we had to

pay back to the investors an interest rate of sixteen percent."

[TV CONTINUES...]

[COSTAS] Is it normal?

It's normal.

[TV] "...whereas at the peak of the financial crisis, the interest rate was sixteen percent,

four years later, in 2016, it was reduced to 1.6 percent."

"The best interest rate ever recorded, even compared to the pre crisis period."

[TV CONTINUES]

[TV SOCCER COMMENTARY]

[BEEP]

[TV FOOTBALL COMMENTARY]

[ELPIDA] I'm going to bed. Goodnight.

Goodnight.

[FADED TV]

[SEX NEXT DOOR]

I'm thinking of going to the hairdressers today. To dye my hair.

My white roots are showing a lot.

[COSTAS] Your hair is just fine.

I need some for gas money too.

[COSTAS] Stop driving around all the time. I'm off.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[SHOWER NOISE]

[GASP]

[DOOR LOCKS]

[FADED CONVERSATION]

Good morning.

Good morning.

Careful, lady.

[CASHIER] Three fifty three.

[FADED CONVERSATION]

[CAR HORN]

[FADED CONVERSATION]

[BABY CRYING]

Hello, my girl. Grandma left you all alone, okay?

Come here!

Sweet little baby.

[WOMAN] So what happened with the doctor? What did he say? You went yesterday?

Yes.

[WOMAN] And is it menopause, as I told you?

I know. I used to have lots of symptoms too. The worst was weight gain.

But after menopause, I felt great. You need to be patient.

Mine is premature I think.

[WOMAN] That's nonsense.

I haven't lost my sex drive yet.

I even get by without my hormones.

You know you have to take it easy, right?

What did he prescribe?

[ELPIDA] Hormones, vitamins, creams, anything you can think of.

[WOMAN] You don't have to take everything. Just have them when you don't feel well.

Or give them to Costas when he drives you crazy.

Put some in his coffee!

He will definitely be ill.

[ELPIDA] I wasn't listening. What did you say?

[WOMAN] You were just pretending.

I forgot to show you the photos of the new hair technique!

You can extend your hair as much as you like. Come, come...

You were supposed to show me hair.

This new method, facial fat transfer.

It's simpler than lifting. They take fat from your belly and inject it into your lips.

And your cheeks, eyes, wherever you want.

I booked an appointment.

Did you see the new painter who's painting our building?

Andrey is so hot.

It will take him two weeks to paint all the floors.

What was I saying? Ah yes...

The consultation is free.

It says that you look at least 10 years younger.

I think it's time for you to go.

[WOMAN] Recovery takes only a few days.

Not that I need it, of course.

Costas will be here soon.

[WOMAN] It's past his time. He's got high blood pressure, right?

[WOMAN] High blood sugar, high cholesterol, plus he drinks.

I read an article online which said that the average life expectancy of men living with that combo is less than 60.

How old is Costas again?

Isn't he way over 60?

Make him some deep fried foods.

I'll email you that hair technique. You check your emails, don't you?

I told you to go on the balcony, you can receive stronger signal from there.

Hello Costas.

Hello.

[COSTAS] Come, baby, come...

Here's a treat...

Kiss?

[ELPIDA] This operator has good offers.

The internet is really cheap.

Do you think we could subscribe?

[COSTAS] Bullshit.

What do you need internet for?

So we can talk with Irini.

How are you going to talk to Irini on the internet?

Are you bloody kidding me?

[ELPIDA] It's possible. On the computer.

You can talk to Irini on the phone.

From the computer, we can talk as long as we like, we can also see the baby.

You can talk to her too.

[COSTAS] You talk to her and that's enough.

You don't need no internet.

[FADED WHISPERS]

[SOCCER COMMENTARY] [BIRDS CHIRP]

[HEADPHONES BROKEN]

[COSTAS] Hey!

[TV NEWS DROWNS OUT SOCCER]

[TV NEWS SILENCED]

[SOCCER COMMENTARY]

[TV NEWS DROWNS OUT SOCCER]

[COSTAS] Put your headphones back on!

I can't hear anything!

Put your headphones on, I said!

They're broken!

[TV NEWS DROWNS OUT SOCCER] [COSTAS RAISES VOLUME]

[ELPIDA RAISES VOLUME]

[SOCCER COMMENTARY]

[SOCCER COMMENTARY SILENCED]

[QUIET SOCCER COMMENTARY] [BIRDS CHIRP]

[METAL CLANK]

[CAR HORN]

[CAR HORN]

[COMPUTER TURNS ON]

[ELPIDA] Hello, my love...

Look!

Hello, my girl Elpida.

Hello Grandma!

[IRINI] What do you have there?

What do you have there? Show Grandma...

How beautiful!

Did you make it?

Where did you make this?

At school!

Do you want to show Grandma the hearts you made? Come on.

Grandma, she will now show you the beautiful hearts she can draw...

Show the board for Grandma to see.

Do you want to send a kiss? Do you like it? Send a kiss.

Kiss kiss, Grandma.

[DOORBELL]

Someone's at the door.

Shall we talk tomorrow?

[KNOCKS ON DOOR] [IRINI] Sure, mom. Take care.

[IRINI] Say bye to Grandma!

Bye, Grandma!

We love you very much.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR] [ELPIDA] Who is it?

Who is it?

What happened to you?

[ELPIDA] You did that lifting?

Was is successful?

Aren't you in pain?

What's this?

You sold my painting with the daisies?

[COUGHS]

What did you put in the food, garlic?

I didn't put any garlic.

[COSTAS] You know I'm allergic.

I found someone to buy your car.

What?

A friend from the club who collects antiques.

Do you know how much they're willing to pay for such wrecks?

Why sell my car? How am I supposed to get around?

Where do you want to go?

Sell yours.

I need mine.

I need it too.

I can take you to the super market if you need to go...

[SHOWER NOISE]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

Costas!

[DOOR UNLOCKS] [FOOTSTEPS]

[ELPIDA] What have you done?

What have you done?

What have you done?

What have you done?

Why did you sell my car?

Why did you sell my car?

Why did you sell my car?

You sold it, why? My car...

Why did you sell it?

Because, because...

Because we need money to live by! Because my pension isn't enough! That's why!

That's why! To have food.

To pay the doctor when we get old.

[WOMAN] Let her go! Let her go...

[COSTAS] Do you understand now?

Only I know what it's like to work hard under the sun all day

so that my wife and daughter can have a good life!

[WOMAN] Let her go! You filthy bastard!

[CRYING]

Leave, leave, leave...

Leave, leave, leave...

Here you are, freedom, go!

Leave, leave...

You don't have to eat it all just because you made it.

Enough.

[SLAMS TABLE]

I'm sorry my love, I shouldn't have talked to you that way.

I know you're going through a lot lately.

Come sit next to me so that we can talk.

What!

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

[DOORBELL]

Are you alright?

Thank God.

My beautician changed my appointment. My daughter can't pick her up earlier.

Can you look after her?

Sure... come here.

I owe you one. Bye baby!

Has she eaten?

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[SINGING] The girl climbs up to the skies,

Oh girl, sweet girl, with your blue eyes...

Sweet dreams, girl...

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

[DOORBELL]

Who is it?

Madam?

[WITH ACCENT] Hi... my name Andrey. I'm the painter. You?

Elpida.

Irpida?

Ohhh...

Hope?

I'm glad to meet you, Hope.

Can I come in? I need to paint from your balcony.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

You?

Bravo, bravo!

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[ELPIDA] Coffee?

Coffee?

Thank you so much. With sugar.

[BABY CRYING]

[BABY CRYING]

[PAINTER HUMS]

[FAST MUSIC]

[EXPLOSION]

[WHITE NOISE] [GUNSHOT]

[SNORES]

[SNORES]

[WATER DRIPS]

[WOMAN] Elpida!

[GIRL] So sorry.

[WOMAN] Why didn't you ask me to drive you to the supermarket? supermarket?

What an asshole, filthy bastard.

[WOMAN] Do you know how happy it makes me when I hear about husbands dying?

[COSTAS] Go fetch my my work clothes. I'm going to help a friend with some handiwork.

Your coffee.

You're still here? Go fetch my work clothes.

[BROKEN GLASS]

Your coffee, you forgot it.

[COSTAS] Jesus, what's wrong with you?

What are you looking at?

Go get my clothes, I said.

[COSTAS] I'm off.

I won't be home for lunch.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[PAINTER] Hope!

[SNORES]

[SNORES SILENCED]

[LABORED BREATHS]

[LOUD CREAKS]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[COSTAS] I'm off.

[FADED CONVERSATION]

Where have you been?

[SOCCER COMMENTARY]

[COSTAS] Where have you been?

Elpida, where have you been?

I said, where have you been?

Painting class.

[COSTAS] Why are you late?

I asked why are you late!

Is that all you have to say?

You don't remember I don't have a car anymore?

Ask me if I'm okay... how my day was...

I cook for you, I clean up after you, wash your clothes, I'm your nurse.

Am I not allowed to do something for myself?

Is this how you thank me?

I called you to pick me up, but you didn't bother to answer your phone.

Do you know how long it took me to walk home? Carrying all that stuff?

That's why I'm late!

Your class is too far.

Don't pick on me, I'm not feeling well.

I have a stomach ache.

You left me starving.

[DOOR SLAMS]

Make up your mind.

[COSTAS] Take my blood pressure, I have to go.

And bring my pills.

[COSTAS] I forgot my toolbox at the club.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

[DOORBELL] [WOMAN] It's Eleftheria, I know you're in, open up!

[WOMAN] I heard you arguing. Are you alright?

Get your handbag and come with me.

Where?

Somewhere nice, you'll see.

Look at me... I'm a mess.

I'll do your makeup in the car.

Let's do this some other time.

I won't take "no" for an answer.

You'll come and we'll have a great time. I'll take your shoes.

I don't feel like it.

I'll also do your makeup and you'll look awesome.

And I'll bring you home before Costas returns.

[DANCE MUSIC]

[ELPIDA] When they arranged my marriage, I was glad to get away from my father.

[WOMAN] You were just leaving one dictator for another.

I felt sorry for him at the beginning... he went through a lot in his childhood.

You went through a lot, too.

They arranged your marriage in a foreign country and to a horrible man!

He never said one thing nice to me.

Never gave me a hug, not to me or to Irini.

He doesn't care about anyone...

Except his parrot.

His birdie?

As if I didn't exist.

Do you know how many times I prayed to God for my husband to die?

Don't give me that look...

So that I could escape! There was no other way out.

Where could I go, all alone with the kids? How would we live?

Who would take care of the children since I had to work all day?

Plus my mother was nagging at me...

"What will people say if you leave him"?

Until I saw him with that whore...

That was it. I cursed him.

I said, "I wish that your dick falls off".

It was the worst thing I could tell him, as he was so proud of his tool...

Indeed, I'm not sorry at all.

Shortly after, God heard my prayers.

His dick dried out, literally!

He couldn't get it up, and it withered away.

That was it, he couldn't take it anymore.

He died shortly after.

I said "finally, freedom".

[ELPIDA] To freedom.

To hope. Bottoms up!

[WOMAN] Ahhh, thank you.

Come, come, come...

Get up, save that for later.

[SINGING] At the disco...

They bought new lights, laid new carpets, and opened it's doors.

But you weren't there, and neither was your smile.

Half of my life is gone, what's yours is gone too.

Music no longer has rhythm, the night has ceased, I forgot how to dance.

Feeling annoyed by their laughs, distressed by the smoke.

Looking all around me, yet you are nowhere to be found.

[CHORUS] At the disco...

At the disco, the rhythm is no longer familiar.

The dance you taught me feels unknown.

But you weren't there, and neither was your smile.

Half of my life is gone, what's yours is gone too.

Music no longer has rhythm, the night has ceased,

I forgot how to dance.

[MUSIC FADES]

[MUSIC CONTINUES IN HEAD]

[DOOR UNLOCKS]

[SEX NEXT DOOR]

[COSTAS] Do you hear our neighbors? They're at it like rabbits.

How much did you drink? You stink!

[GRUNTS]

[GASPS]

[SOFT MUSIC]

[SHOWER NOISE]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Yes?

Hi, Irini darling...

I'm fine... and you?

I am.

I'm going...

...I'm going home.

[THUNDER]

[PAINTER] Hope?

What happened?

Hope.

I finished my work...

Bye bye, Hope.

[SHOWER NOISE]

[CRYING]

[STATIC]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

[DOORBELL]

[WOMAN] Are you ready? Let's go.

Go where?

For coffee with Mary, did you forget?

I don't feel like it.

[WOMAN] Come on, it's my treat.

Another time.

We agreed, it will make you feel better.

I said no!

[WOMAN] Are you sure?

Yes.

[WOMAN] Alright then.

Shall I leave her with you? It won't be long, just for two hours.

Okay.

You are perfect, thank you.

[SOFT HUMS]

[BABY CRYING]

[BOTH CRYING]

[SILENCE]

[DOOR OPENS] [FOOTSTEPS]

Boy or girl?

[DOOR CREAKS]

Where have you been?

Are you alright?

Take a seat. Sit here.

You were nowhere to be found.

I thought something happened to you...

So I went to your bedroom to check...

And I found him on the bed, lying on his back.

With his pants down...

I didn't know what to do, so I called the hospital.

An ambulance came and picked him up.

They said... he must have been lying dead for a long time.

I'm sorry, Elpida.

Where are you going?

[LAUGHING]

[LAUGHING]

[GREEK TEXT] Written and Directed by Tonia Mishiali.

[GREEK TEXT] Produced by Andros Abchilleos, Stelana Kliris, and Tonia Mishiali.

[GREEK TEXT] Coproduced by Ioanna Soultani and Panos Bisdas.

[GREEK TEXT] Stela Fryogeni.

[GREEK TEXT] Andreas Vasiliou.

[GREEK TEXT] Popi Avraam.

[GREEK TEXT] Marios Ioannou. Prokopis Agathokleous.

[GREEK TEXT] Marina Mandri. Georgina Tatsi. Andrey Pilipenko.

[SOFT MUSIC] [LAUGHING]

[GREEK TEXT] Cinematography by Yorgos Rahmatoulin.

[GREEK TEXT] Lydia Mandridou.

[GREEK TEXT] Edited by Emilios Avraam.

[GREEK TEXT] Sound design by Christos Kyriacoullis.

[GREEK TEXT] Art direction by Marios Neokleous.

[GREEK TEXT] Costumes by Christy Polydorou.

[SOFT MUSIC] [GREEK TEXT] [ROLLING CREDITS]