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[whirring of lenses to adjust focus]

[camera click and a owl's hoot]

♪

[click]

Don't do this, man.

Don't be stupid, don't do this, for God's sake!

[tension]

I...

I also like the movie you like.

You do?

Yeah, I'm telling you.

There are things I do to this day because of the movie.

That's crazy, right.

What do you think, we can watch the movie together

anytime.

I brought you here for two reasons,

One,

for you to never speak to the pastor's daughter again.

Okay?

All right, okay?

Two,

You wanted to know about your maid, right?

[Travis] Look for her over there.

In parts.

♪

This story is not based on real facts.

However obvious they may seem.

This is a work of fiction.

[guitar chords]

♪♪ I told you about my loss ♪

♪ My mind can't handle it ♪

♪ I need to take my time ♪

♪ The only truth to me ♪

♪ The past is coming now ♪

♪ In the worst way ♪

♪ I crossed my sweetest line ♪

♪ My pain is not a shame ♪

♪ What can I lie about? ♪

♪ To save my mind again ♪

♪ Where you hid my eyes ♪

♪ For I can't come back ♪♪

Dark Soccer

♪

[engine]

[birds chirping]

[door slam]

[smacks]

So we'll watch the movie together, okay?

[Kadu] Yeah, sure.

May the Lord be with you, brother.

[exhales]

♪

♪ [engine]

♪

[door slam]

♪

[steps]

You can have your henchman shoot me,

you can try to kill me,

but I'm not afraid of you.

[tension]

Kadu,

you are an athlete,

I am a religious man without physical training,

I am not armed.

You're a murderer!

Are you going to hit me, is that it?

Your henchman just showed me

where you dumped Nice's body!

Are you going to deny that now?

Travis is a religious man from the church,

but he is undeniably an unbalanced man.

He only acts according

to the degree of violence which he is accustomed to,

that he has always lived.

You can't blame me for that.

You had...

You had the poor woman wiped out,

just because she saw your daughter

telling me what you did!

You know I like you more than you can imagine.

Fuck what you think of me!

Kadu,

I just want you

to listen to my story

and go somewhere with me.

Then maybe you'll understand why I like you.

♪

Regardless of anything, I wanted to thank you

for believing in my story.

[tension]

[suspense]

[engine]

[door slam]

She is not expecting anyone today.

[dogs barking]

[birds chirping and dogs barking]

[Mother] I can't believe it,

I can't believe it,

I've always been your fan, Kadu.

I watched all your games, all of them.

I didn't believe when my son said he was going to bring you here.

[Pastor] No, I said maybe, maybe.

Come see my grandson, come.

Come on.

Serginho, look,

look, my son,

look who came to see you.

[laughs]

He's going to give you an autograph,

right, Kadu?

Sure, sure.

♪

[door slam]

[car alarm]

♪ [steps]

♪

[Travis] I don't know why you react like this when you see me.

You weren't scared in jail.

[Carmen] Travis,

in jail

I just wanted to bring a word of comfort to everyone,

that's all.

[Travis] And what did I say differently?

You've looked at me differently than you looked at me there.

I just wanted you to give me attention out here too.

You'll only talk to me if I'm in cage?

No.

Look,

I have this problem with my husband,

let's wait for all this to pass,

to calm down and then I'll talk to you.

Okay?

He won't live.

Look,

If you want me to talk to you ever again

never say that again.

He will live!

[steps]

[Kadu] Not even with all the evolution in medicine they found a way?

I remember that story.

It came out in the press, but...

but then I didn't hear anything else about it.

I preferred...

not to expose Serginho.

There were lots of people wanting to help,

but there were also lots of people

who wanted to know how the poor guy was.

[birds chirping]

[Kadu] Doesn't Neco know about him?

No,

nobody knows.

I only told you because I knew that my mother

and Serginho needed this joy.

[Pastor] She swears the boy understands everything.

[birds chirping]

Pastor, I...

I need to be honest with you...

to try to understand the least of what's going on.

You,

this situation here,

that madman, who thinks he's a movie character,

your daughter.

How can I...

how do I put all this together?

You don't.

[suspense]

♪ [engine]

[suspense]

[door slam]

[suspense]

[suspense]

[door slam]

[suspense]

Kadu,

I don't want you to change what you think about me,

I just wanted you to understand how important you are

to my mother and my son.

I can not pretend I don't know

what I know.

You do what you want, brother.

Just find proof,

because otherwise it's your word against mine.

♪

[steps]

♪

[Carol] Are you his friend now?

[suspense]

You don't know anything, girl.

I want to stay far away from you two.

[suspense]

[door slam]

[suspense]

[suspense]

[noises]

Less every time.

When I can get you some money you've doubled what I owe.

Damn, huh!

Always the same excuse.

I had a great loss,

I need to recover some money quickly.

[Diogo] But I can relieve your debt a little

if you do me a favor.

Tonight I want you to take Kadu

to that...

to the boys' bar, your friends'.

Are you crazy, Diogo?

Kadu won't go,

you know it's not his cup of tea.

And Kadu is afraid of social media,

he won't want appear in a photo in a gay bar, right?

I dismiss your opinion!

All very casual,

you take him to have fun, see something different,

then you leave

and I arrive.

Diogo,

you need to solve this thing you have for Kadu.

Where did you get that, you slut?

Huh? - Calm down, Diogo.

Let me go, you're hurting me.

Who said anything about a thing!

[Patty] No one!

[heavy breathing]

Listen to me,

if you say that one more time

I'll close your filthy mouth forever!

Do you understand?

♪

I know you're expecting an answer from me,

otherwise you wouldn't have come here to tell me all this,

but sincerely, Kadu...

[Kadu] Look, uncle... - I'll tell you...

I just wanted...

to take that weight off my back.

It's difficult for people to understand that...

that there are crimes and crimes.

There are crimes that society is interested

in solving, investigating and others they're not!

And they end up getting away with it.

So I honestly think, you won't get anything.

Yeah.

[exhales] It seems like every day

something new comes into my life.

I told you from the first day,

from the first day,

you want to go back

and face these Russians who you got involved with,

you have to face them head on.

You have to be strong,

you can't chicken out!

Life is tough, Kadu,

so you have to live life in the same way,

you can't play the victim!

That's right, uncle.

For some reason I'm going through this,

but I will not let it

get any bigger than me.

I won't.

♪

[tapping]

♪

♪ [steps]

[Roni] Hi, Gisa

everything okay?

[Gisa] Yes.

[Roni] Can we talk for a minute?

♪

It's about Tonho's death,

Suellen was his girlfriend,

I wanted...

Roni, you're a very good guy,

so you want to help Maria

understand what happened,

but you're smart enough

to know there are stories that we don't mess with.

I know,

but when things don't fit we get even more intrigued.

Diogo...

I like you very much,

so I won't say anything else other than what I'll tell you now.

Stay away from that guy!

You have a wife and a daughter,

stay away!

[steps]

[Pastor] What is it?

[Travis] I need your comfort, pastor.

[Pastor] Now?

[Travis] My heart is overflowing with passion.

[Pastor] That's good.

I just don't know how to tell her.

Brother,

passion is something you must talk about with your heart.

I am glad that a brother has found love,

but I can't do more than that.

I'm not a sentimental counselor,

I am a shepherd of a flock.

Thank you, pastor.

Her husband is dying in the hospital,

I'm going to talk to her.

Husband?

Carmen will be free of him,

the Lord is telling me so.

[suspense]

[Doctor] I don't think it's safe to travel.

Something is wrong,

we weren't able to identify from the exams.

But you said that before.

I'd love to say something else, but...

I don't understand this,

I'm taking all the pills, everything correctly.

What could be wrong?

People oversimplify this disease today,

but it's a disease!

In some cases the reaction is different.

As in mine...

[Sangaletti] They created a popcorn,

they put water in and put it in the microwave.

This is good popcorn, dripping grease,

made with saturated fat,

with that grease smell, you know?

I'll tell you one thing,

if our plan for tomorrow goes wrong,

I'm dead,

you're dead.

[Carniça exhales]

Shit's gonna hit the fan!

The Russian

is here to watch the game.

Are you going to the stadium?

No.

He doesn't want to expose himself.

[noises]

Look...

on my end, everything is all right, okay.

Tomorrow morning, we'll get the brother...

and when there's four hours left to the game

we make the call.

And we're good.

That's it,

but here's the catch,

it has to be enough time

for him to think that...

it's dangerous, you know.

[noises]

It can't be too slow

se he doesn't think about doing something stupid,

realize, right.

[noises]

Grab another one for me.

♪

♪ Let's meet at my place, please.

♪

[Cedenir] It's here,

there is Jair's bar.

[noises]

[Cedenir] Let's go.

Let's go because I want to get this over with.

[door slam]

[steps and barking]

[Cedenir] Come on.

[Samantha] You know what? I like this place.

[Cedenir] You like it because you've never lived here.

[Samantha] I'd like to

have a simpler life,

have a baby, maybe.

A baby?- Yeah,

a baby to run in this field,

like his brother, who knows.

[laughs]

A baby at this point in life...

Are you crazy!

At this point in which life, Cedenir,

your life or mine?

My love, you have no idea what it's like to have a baby.

[suspense]

[doorbell and clapping]

[suspense]

[steps]

[steps]

[Diogo] Am I interrupting?

No, I...

I was waiting for someone who's not coming.

Come in.

I can come back another time.

No, it's okay, I'm alone.

[slap]

[door slam]

[Kadu] Do you know who called me?

That crazy cat woman asking me out

but I said no, I don't feel like.

[Kadu] Is everything okay?

[Diogo] Yes. - Sit down.

[steps]

[Diogo] Look,

do you know Guerino Peçanha?

Fuck, the journalist?

How would I not know that son of a bitch

who keeps picking on me, fucking with me all the time.

Wait,

did I miss something for you to talk about him now?

No, that's right, I...

I got ahead of myself on this one,

but many people look for me to get to you.

That piece of shit came at me with his foot on my neck.

He keeps writing that I forgot how to play soccer,

that I was damaging to the club.

That I have a scheme with the president,

that he spent a lot of money for my contract!

But why did he come to you?

[Diogo] Well,

I didn't want to dismiss him without listening to you first.

[Kadu] Sure.

[Diogo] He wants to propose a partnership.

You must be kidding!

A partnership with the devil?

He has a company,

the idea is to be your press officer,

an image manager.

But this guy only trashes me, Diogo.

That's the point,

this is the turning point, he will change your image.

I don't believe it.

Look,

you make an deal,

a fixed amount,

monthly in cash,

and then he starts saying good things about you,

your recovery,

the new chance you need to return to being what you were.

He would do it on the radio and in the newspaper.

That's too much, man.

That's too much, that's all I needed.

♪

[Cedenir] I told you he's grumpy.

♪

You're going to face that old coot, get ready.

[noises]

[Cedenir] Excuse me.

[Jair] We're closing, sir.

[Cedenir] Yeah...

I wanted to have a talk with you.

I'm Samantha.

Nice to meet you. Uncle Jair, right? - Nice to meet you.

[Jair] What do you want?

I... nothing.

I mean...

I want your help to arrange a dinner for Kadu.

Me, you, my wife and some close friends.

What for?

What for... to...

to try to change this situation.

I want to change, Jair.

I think it's time for us to help Kadu, you know.

You should have thought of that way earlier, Cedenir.

Before you said all that shit to the boy.

How could I? You acted like you were his father.

I was shit.

A failed player, I've never played like you,

I tried, but I couldn't, I assume that.

I acknowledge that!

[Cidão] The chat is good, but...

I'm going, it's getting late.

Write it down for me. Good night.

[Samantha] Good night.

[Jair] So let's sit down, please.

[noises]

Look, Cedenir,

you weren't a father because you didn't want to!

What was better for the boy,

be taken to school

by a C-series player like me

or by his uncle, a famous player?

Haven't you ever wondered about that, Jair?

Cedenir, Kadu went with whoever gave him more attention.

You have an answer for everything, right?

But the thing is,

do you believe in these answers?

Your wife left

because she was the evil one!

Was she, huh?

♪

[Samantha] Guys, please.

We came here to talk about a dinner, remember?

What's happening, you're attacking eachother.

You see why it's impossible to talk to him?

It's impossible to meet him.

That's why.

Now answering your question,

in my case the evil one was my wife,

it was her.

In your case,

with Irene, my sister, the evil one was you!

You can't be so sure.

Cedenir.

You... - Cedenir!

Enough!

[Samantha] We're going home now, come on.

Home! Let's go.

♪

Good night.

[Cedenir exhales]

♪

[Samantha] Let's go.

♪♪ Wild love ♪

♪ Won't you forget me? ♪

♪ Walking down the dark Manly streets ♪

I'm not coming over to see you because if I do, I won't leave

♪ Don't reach out your hand to me ♪

I can't do that to you, that's why I won't go

I'm asking you to come!

♪ Wild soul ♪

♪ Don't you regret that pain? ♪

♪ Scratched and sweaty men ♪

♪

[exhales]

Ten fifteen and he hasn't left yet.

Chill out, damn it!

He leaves between ten and ten thirty, Is it time?

♪

Fuck, look! - Don't yell, damn it!

Start the car.

[Carniça] Now!

[engine]

[tension]

[engine]

[tension]

Wait, man, what's this!

Calm down, calm down, damn it!

What is this, damn it!

♪

What is this?

[Jonatã] Go, go, go!

[engine]

[Kadu] Hi, Zidorfe!

[cellphone ringing]

Hello.

Good morning.

Restaurant?

James, do not get me wrong, but I won't be able to go today.

[exhales]

[exhales]

[steps]

[James] Please, welcome!

Sit down.

Welcome!

[steps]

[Kadu] Uncle,

I need to talk to you.

[Jair] What?

[Kadu] The Russians,

they called me.

They want me to go to the restaurant

to watch the game with them.

[Jair] If you don't want to go, don't go.

They threatened me, uncle.

You're not obligated to go, Kadu.

[Kadu] I know,

but if I don't go

it may show I'm insecure, understand?

I know they'll get all that money they invested in me

with my honest work!

But if I don't go, they'll think I'm scared,

got it?

Okay, so...

Why did you come here to say all this?

For two reasons,

to know what you think,

and for someone to know where I'm going.

These guys are dangerous, uncle.

[exhales]

You know what, Kadu,

I'll tell you, I think you're right.

You can't cower from these motherfuckers, no,

don't be a coward!

Don't get down, okay?

Go there with your head held high,

face them.

Everything you're saying to me, say it to them.

Don't get down!

Go!

[slaps]

[steps]

♪

♪

[James] Mr. President.

How are you?

♪

[Dr. Gilberto] Where are we? Why did the car stop?

[Jonatã] Shut the fuck up!

[Carniça] You will do as we said.

You're going to call your brother, it's simple.

[Dr. Gilberto] I didn't say I was going to do that.

[Carniça] What?

He is not sure if he's going to make the call,

[Travis] Doesn't wanna make the call...

Okay.

[Dr. Gilberto] What are you going to do?

[Travis] We were wrong, Doctor,

we thought we wouldn't need to involve your family anymore.

Your daughter,

your son-in-law,

your wife.

She's beautiful...

[laughs] [Carniça] Yeah, she's very hot.

Hot...

We can go back to his house now.

[Dr. Gilberto] No... no.

I never really cared for this soccer bullshit.

I was unlucky to have a brother who got involved with it, so

I won't let my family be threatened by it.

You can make the call.

[Sangaletti] All bad impressions you had about us

because of the penalty fiasco,

will come undone today.

[Dr. Yuri] I'm sure of it.

So sure actually, that I made a few bets of my own.

In addition to the ones of our funds.

Numbers that I wouldn't trust upon anyone.

Sorry!

I'm a fanatic!

I wanna keep everything.

Help me out here, please.

He's saying that he wants to keep up with everything.

The team line-up, the pre-game news.

[laughs]

This possibility of reducing the loss from that penalty

is now our asset.

[James] Excuse me.

[steps]

Dr. Yuri insisted that he came.

Business, my dear.

Business.

[Sangaletti] The game is starting.

[Sangaletti] Please, can someone ask...

to put the television on the channel

where the game is on, please!

Please.

Thank you!

Nice, thank you!

[tension]

[Narraton] We still have no explanation about the last minute

goalkeeper substitution.

[Narraton] He trained the entire week, the team was set

and then we receive these news

and there is no explanation. No one from de directory, no one...

[Narraton] They're saying he suddenly fell ill.

But how did this happen?

[tension]

Excuse me!

[steps]

[tension]

[Sangaletti] Fuck, fuck, fuck!

What's going on, Carniça?

[tension]

Fuck, the goalkeeper didn't enter the field, son of a bitch!

Fucking hell!

[tension]

[guitar chords]

♪♪ In the morning when I wake up ♪

♪ Feeling empty cause you’re gone ♪

♪ I remember that your make-up ♪

♪ Always made you look too young ♪

♪ I get down ♪

♪ I get down ♪

♪ And say I need you around ♪

♪ In the evening when I meet you ♪

♪ Lord, I hate you for being so cool ♪

♪ For I want you and you know it ♪♪