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Broken Glass

Well.

What do you think you are up to?

The stink!

Can't you wash yourself?

What is wrong with you, woman?

It's not like you are washing for me.

I had no idea that you would be included when Jón and I got married.

So you didn't know?

No. I did not know that.

I would be careful if I were you.

Who gave you the expensive carpet on the living room floor?

You behave like nobody has ever bought a carpet before.

Or that I got married to that shitty carpet.

Yes, I think that could be it.

He is such a looser. This son of yours that I married.

Such a fucking looser.

Looser?

Is it that so?

I did not know you used to wear a chastity belt,

when he used to drag you home back in the days.

Oh, no my dear.

There was no need for a can opener on you.

Shut up!

Stop behaving like this.

I must be able to say something without you overreacting.

Well you are not missing a chance to keep your mouth shut.

Well...

You here!

And drunk as usual. You damn looser.

Looser? Me?

No, thank you very much. I will not take this shit from you.

You old rat!

Hey, calm down!

Shut up you old scum, when grown ups are talking.

What a shameful man.

Drunk all the time, and nothing but a big filthy mouth.

To think that I married you.

You don't come home for many nights. Just like your daughter.

You should be ashamed of yourself!

And I have even tried to be a mother to her.

I am talking so shut up!

It is impossible to even be drunk around such a devil like you!

You whore!

I remember that you were not considered to be a good girl.

Looser. Piece of shit.

And I even thought you were human.

Don't you boo at me.

You should be ashamed.

You slept with whatever idiot that you could find.

If you don't stop this now, I will not hesitate to call the police.

Now you shut up.

You were saying that Mæja was not home yet?

No. Why should she come home? Rather than her drunk-ass father?

I...

I could kill you.

I could drag the life out of you, you bitch.

You never acted like that in the past.

He never acted at all. He was just an endless shame for everyone to look at.

He's already destroyed my life long time ago.

Life?

This one?

I don't think you are as drunk as you pretend to be.

I was asking about the girl.

Is that any of your concern?

My concern you say?

Theofílus, are you going to kill the man?

I don't know what should be done with the girl.

It will not be avoided. She will go down the drain. Successfully.

Why not put her in an asylum?

Asylum?

Don't even think about it.

Asylum?

Well...

Why not.

You should maybe go to an asylum together.

What's this?

There you are.

Finally.

Yes.

Is it her? I was sure that she would come back.

What is wrong with you girl?

I was just a bit surprised when...

Grandpa.

Grandpa?

He has no right to hit anyone in this house.

No right?

Don't listen to him. He is drunk as usual. This pig.

Why didn't you come earlier? We've been waiting all night. Where were you?

I...

I was...

It is none of your business.

But I will still tell you.

Yes. What?

In a greenhouse.

It's none of your business.

Should I kick your ass, you bitch?

None of your business?

Well...

But from now on you will stop to be a shame for all of us.

And don't come home night after night.

So shameful.

Because this one is finally back on track after all the flirting back in her heydays.

Finally a fine lady.

Fine lady?... Married to you.

You pig.

I could kill you.

You can all fuck off.

Eat shit. And goodbye.

Dad.

Shut up girl. Let him go.

Yes, let him go.

He will come back anyway.

That is the worst.

We can always expect him to come back.

Are you going to end up as another outcast?

I will end up as I want to.

At least to disappoint you.

I'm going away from here.

I don't want to see you anymore.

You are nothing but a shitty scum.

Wherever you go.

Scum I said.

I am going away.

Yes, me too.

But how could a man leave?

What are you mumbling?

I said that...

I said... how could one leave.

So you said that.

But I say...

you should be careful.

And you...

will be sent to an asylum.

That I can promise you.

Never.

Never. I'll never go there.

You hear me?

We'll see about that.

Opportunists.

They have been using us all this time.

I've had enough of this.

But who lied to us?

What did you lie about?

You shut up. You piece of shit.

María.

Mother.

Mother of mine.

Help me.

Please.

Our Mother, who art in Heaven.

Hallowed be thy name,

Full house of darkness.

Have you seen María?

Have you seen María?

She went next door.

When are they arriving?

Now and then.

Do you think this is good for her?

Are you feeling guilty?

No, I am just wondering if you think it will be good for her?

It'll be good for both of you to go away. - Yes but...

Are you attending?

Attending what?

Well the... - They are arriving today.

And if you are attending, you better say nothing.

Oh well, oh well.

They are coming today to pick up María.

Well, well.

I want to remind you that nobody has cleaned for a long time.

I have had other things to worry about.

That is the conscience.

This is none of your business.

I've issued him an ultimatum, the bastard.

He won't get away with wandering around dead drunk for days.

Well, she threatens to throw us all out of the house.

They are here.

Hello.

You are the mother?

No....

No I'm her stepmother.

And he?

He is her father.

And this is Theófílus, her grandfather.

Theó... - Yes.

May I introduce myself. Jón Theófílusson.

It is probably from the Bible, Theófílus.

Nobody should be ashamed of that.

And what is this?

The manager of the home.

Step inside.

Go and get María.

We have told her that she is going to a...

Boarding home for girls... - Boarding school. That's what it's called in the laws.

Yes, boarding school. Please step inside.

But we haven't told her anything else.

It is supposed to make them more mature isn’t it?

No, there is no need to explain it to them completely.

They are difficult already.

You will be okay with us being rough with her, if needed?

No, that is your decision.

There is no need to abuse the child.

You will be careful, she is sensitive.

We will treat her like porcelain.

Well, here they come. Say hello María.

No.

No!

I will not go.

I will never go.

We have already told you. This is for your own good.

It's for your own good.

That is right María, it's for your own good.

You scumbags.

It's you who should go to an asylum.

You don't do anything except fight all day.

You are always drunk.

Drunk all day long.

And you have always hated me.

María.

You are a rat.

Dad says that you are a rat.

And he is right.

You are a rat.

Scumbags.

Monsters.

You are going to regret this.

Grandpa.

Grandpa.

Behave like a human being.

I will not go.

Never.

You have no right to take me there. No right.

This is for your own good my dear.

Hold her.

Bitches.

It will only get worse if you don't behave like a human.

There are no humans here.

Calm down my dear.

You scum.

Grandpa, help me. - Yes, leave her alone.

Stop this Theófílus.

Tell them to not lock me up.

You won't lock her inside will you? - No, of course not.

Well we... - We'll do our best.

There is no way they will lock you up in the dark my dear. They have promised that.

We will deal with this. We are fully capable.

We only do what is necessary.

Theófílus.

She will learn how to pray.

You have no right to arrest me. - Arrest?

Nobody is being arrested. You are just all worked up.

Well, let's get going.

I'll come back tomorrow and get some more clothes for her.

You promised you wouldn't put me in a cell.

You promised.

You betrayed me.

Stand up.

It will be good for you to be alone for some time.

Alone? Here?

Never.

Not in a... - You will be here for a few days to think about God.

A few days?

Never.

You bitches.

You should not have said that. You don't call me a bitch.

You will learn how to keep your mouth shut.

Beasts.

Bitches.

You rats.

Go get the pills. We have to calm her down.

I would rather die then looking at your faces in this hellhole.

That's not up to you.

We have to hurry up. - I am ready.

It is not up to you when or how you will die. Only HE does.

I hate you. I hate you.

No!

Calm down girl. We are not going to hurt you.

Then what will you do?

Calm down. Just calm down.

We are going to undress you.

What are you looking for?

Do you have something hidden? Scissors or nail file?

Take off all your clothes. - No.

All off.

No I won't.

Go get a policeman.

Since that's what she wants. - No not a policeman.

Will you then take it off?

Yes.

Hurry up then.

Here you will stay. Alone.

And look inside.

Think. And pray.

Pray? Pray to whom?

There is nobody here.

God is always close, María.

Leave me alone.

Well María. Well, well María.

I just want to be good to you.

Good.

Let me out.

Open.

I want to get out.

I want to go home.

Help me.

Let me out.

Let me out.

You betrayed me.

You sodomic whores.

Dear María.

I just can't live without you.

I would do everything for you.

I hate to imagine you locked in there.

I go crazy when I think about it.

Let's do it tonight.

I know you can do it.

Nobody will force us apart again. Nobody.

Your friend, who loves you.

Dear friend.

I am absolutely sure.

I would rather die then stay in this hellhole.

This is the only way.

Then we will stay together for ever. For ever.

I know you will wait for me.

And then we can leave.

We'll go together.

Wait.

Yours truly, María.

No.

Stay away from me.

I sleep with men. - What is this?

Is it illegal to touch you?

Maybe you are holy?

I don't want you to touch me.

Shut up girl.

I thought it was safe to show you some warmth.

You can just grab someone else than me.

If you keep talking like this you will get punished.

Punished? Fuck you and all your punishments.

Shut up girl.

Are you afraid of her?

Start behaving like a human being.

How can one behave in this place?

Gunna had to go to bed the other day because she looked out the window.

She was shouting after boys outside.

The devil lives inside men.

How many times do I have to tell you that?

The sin, María.

If you girls don't realise that you will all end up suffering in hell.

It was evil.

What?

To drown all the kittens in the bathtub because they were male.

Who said that?

Murderers. You are even murderers.

Grab her hair!

Sadists. They drag me by the hair.

What is going on here?

They attacked me and threw me down the stairs.

You are all beasts. Each and everyone of you.

You should all be locked up.

If you don't stop this immediately I will send you all to bed.

Do we get sleeping pills in hot milk?

Dope! Dope! Dope!

You will be punished for this.

Go to your rooms. And not a word.

Or do you want me to tell the police about this?

What is it?

María's parents are here to visit. They are down in the chapel.

María. María.

María.

There are no visiting hours at this time.

Really? we thought that...

Hi dear.

We just wanted to stop by and say hi to you.

Where is grandpa?

Why didn't grandpa join you? - There are no visiting hours today.

You put him into an asylum.

We haven't seen her since she came here.

We have rules here.

That I like. The lack of rules is killing everything.

How are you feeling?

Don't touch me.

There is enough of scum around here, so don't you start harassing me also.

Harassing?

What has happened to you?

I have nothing to say to you.

Nothing.

It was you who sent me here.

I am telling you. She is too crazy to get visitors.

Let's just go to your room dear. And lie down.

They can visit later.

To bed with you? And get hot milk for the sleep?

With sleeping pills inside so we pass out like dead ducks?

You maybe want one kiss? - Stop this immediately.

Sleeping pills? Did you hear that Jón? - What?

These are just pure lies. We give them a bit

of warm milk before they sleep. That's all.

It relaxes them.

They can never say one true word.

Relaxes?

Magnyl?

Even if we'd drop dead they would lie it was only magnyl.

María my dear.

And we thought you were so happy here.

Happy? You thought I was happy here?

I don't believe it's so bad here.

With all these nice things around.

You only see the nice things inside here.

Here are only lies and betrayal and harassment all over.

We do everything for this girl.

She is more happy than she pretends to be.

Excuse me.

You have no idea how it is here.

The girls caught them naked.

Naked? Caught whom?

Two female guards.

Is this true María?

That's what the girls told me.

Completely naked?

Shut up, you pervert.

One was only wearing a blouse.

And what were they doing? In the bathtub?

What? In a blouse?

Yes what were they doing in a blouse?

They said they were reading.

What? Reading?

But they were lying.

Lied about what?

That they were reading the Bible?

Shame on you for lying like that.

But why do they keep on grabbing me?

Grabbing?

They are strange, believe it or not.

And they even kiss us when they say goodnight.

Kiss you?

I wouldn't say no to that myself.

What is wrong with them kissing you goodnight.

I used to kiss you goodnight back in the days.

Well it's been a long time since... - Don't try this Jón Theófílusson

You are never home anyway.

You are making this up. I should know how you girls think.

Why are we wasting our time? They should drag these lies out of you.

Out of us?

But what about you then?

You fucking bitch.

María. Shame on you.

She is your mother. - Stepmother.

Should I kick your ass?

Not here in the witness of God.

Isn't this Gabríel?

This is the sin dad.

What? - The sin?

You mean that painting?

Don't you see it's an angel?

Angel?

I think that's pretty obvious.

I learned in school that...

Learned what?

That the sin is masculine.

The sin masculine?

What kind of black magic school is this?

There is a cat here. It's female.

What?

Female like these bitches.

It's a female cat.

What? Female?

They don't want to have anything male in the house.

Nothing that reminds them of the devil.

The devil?

When is this going to stop? Have you gone completely mad?

No.

They... - We should get going.

What the hell is going on here?

This. - What this?

This hell.

Hell?

Yes that's what I said.

This is enough. You should be put in an asylum.

This is an asylum.

Can you shut up this daughter of yours before she gets us all into trouble?

Me? - Yes you. Who else?

My dear. - Don't you touch me.

You are always so nice to your father.

Father?

Both of you will be responsible for driving me mad.

And queer.

What are you saying?

We'll have you sent back home, María.

We'll lock her up.

This is not a visiting hour.

When can we take her back home?

Whom? - Little María.

María?

Her? No that's not nearly now. You can relax about that.

We've been thinking about it. We want to take her home.

We would like to take her with us today.

Take her with you?

You can think about it, but she's not going anywhere.

She has to be here for one or two years.

She has to finish school.

The state has paid for her, no one can change that.

One or two years? - Nobody changes the decisions of the state.

The state?

Is the state the holy father himself? - She's becoming a new person now.

And nobody owns María except us.

She has a lot to work on. - Nobody changes the decisions of the state.

But...

But what if we decide something else?

I will go home. And you bitches will not stand in my way.

I will.

Do you want us to put you in isolation right now?

We did the only right thing.

The rules are the one and only commandment. Everything else is secondary.

Bastards. - Easy now María.

We'll think about it. - It's impossible that you take her now.

It's not up to you right now.

The state has adopted her and we should take care of her.

Well that was strange. - She'll finish the school.

But we brought her here. - She had not broken any law.

I demand... - Well you think so.

You wrote the opposite in the report.

And it has your signature.

Should I go and get the report?

Should I fetch it?

Where?

This way please. - Well we... We...

I don't understand this.

This has all turned upside down.

We'll finish this discussion later.

No.

Will we then be free?