Original subtitles

[♪♪♪]

[WOMAN SINGING IN FRENCH]

[VOICES YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

[TOOL BUZZING]

ESMERALDA: Take responsibility, for once in your fucking lifetime!

AUGUSTO: You signed those papers!

Come on, it's getting late!

You take your father, because I'm not going anywhere.

Damn it. Come on...

Good morning, baby.

Hi, Dad.

Give me that.

- What happened? - Nothing.

- We'll be late. - No...

We'll make it on time.

- Or else, let them wait. - Yes, let them wait.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Easy.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

AUGUSTO: Just drop me off at the door and I'll call you when I'm done.

- Yeah, right. - I prefer to

At least let me

I'll help you find the office and then I'll wait outside.

Okay, but promise me you will stay out.

I'm just going to walk you there for a second, nothing more.

I'll wait, take you back to La Quietud and leave, okay?

Okay, okay, that's fine.

- We're almost there. - Okay. Fine.

So you drop me off

We already agreed on that, I got it.

I'll walk you upstairs,

we'll find the office and that's it.

- Perfect. - Okay.

I prefer to make it clear so

Good morning, is this

I have Counselor Augusto

This is it, yes. Okay.

Everything's going to be okay.

Take this for me. If I need it, I'll let you know.

All right.

- Easy. - Okay.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Counselor,

- Nice to meet you too. - This way, please.

Please, come in. Thanks for your cooperation.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

MAN: Good morning.

ESTEBAN: --a property on 2024 Libertador Avenue...

a property on Virrey Arredondo Street.

Two parts of land...

with everything in it, all things above ground

referred to as letters B and A...

...a ranch called La Quietud.

Counselor, what do you have to say?

Can I have some water,

Did you know the individuals

who granted you the power to make these transactions?

Did you actually see these people

sign those powers of attorney?

Counselor, answer, please.

Who would have those people sign these papers?

AUGUSTO: Sor-- Sorry, counselor. - Dad?

Dad, what is it? Dad, what is it? Dad!

Dad, what's wrong? Dad!

Dad! Someone call a doctor!

Dad, can you hear me? Dad, what's wrong?

Daddy, what is it? Dad!

Dad, help, please, help! Dad, what is it?

Daddy, answer me!

[SOBBING]

Dad...

Daddy, what's wrong?

[MUSIC PLAYING

Hello. Good morning.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

- Hi! - Hi!

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Sorry, sorry, sorry, the traffic was terrible.

Sorry!

- I missed you so much! - Here I am.

You're so pretty!

THE QUIETUDE

ESMERALDA: Euge!

Mom!

- Euge... - Mom.

[SIGHS]

Oh, love, it's been so long!

My dear.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

A lemon tree, a peach tree...

and the raspberries. You don't know how good they are!

I'll have you taste the marmalade tomorrow.

Our new garden is marvelous, and the people working it too.

[ALL CHUCKLE]

So? That boy of yours, is he still so handsome?

Even more. I hate how well men age.

They get wrinkles, lose their hair,

and they still look good.

ESMERALDA: I'm not having any of those problems.

To be honest, and you know why?

Because I quit smoking.

You should be proud of your mother.

Very well, Mom.

Let's have a toast.

Let's have a toast.

Water is okay,

Then you should clink your glass twice.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Cheers.

This is very good.

I had them prepare your shepherd's pie

with potatoes from our garden.

[ALL LAUGHING]

Oh, well.

You're so silly.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[WOMAN SINGING IN SPANISH]

[MUSIC CONTINUES IN DISTANCE]

[CHUCKLES]

Mm-mm.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

[LAUGHS]

[DOOR OPENS]

MIA:

- What? I'm sleeping. - Look at this picture.

No, you're not sleeping. Come on, look.

Look how cute we look.

Mom, you, me and Madame Richelieu.

MIA: What about this one? Remember?

[LAUGHS]

- [IN FRENCH] It's Luc! - [IN FRENCH] Luc, the plumber.

Do you remember how we used to

[IN SPANISH] Best time of my life. I miss those days.

We were always aroused.

[IN SPANISH] You were.

Come on, now it turns out you were faking your orgasms.

You made me horny.

- Right, so it was my fault? - Yes.

You're the one who came up with the hiding game.

I think he always knew

He could see us inside that closet. - You think?

- Totally. - Ha-ha-ha.

Anyway, I liked being in that closet.

The darkness made me horny.

[BOTH LAUGH]

That voice you made made me horny.

- My voice? - Yes.

Luc crouches down

But what he really wants, is to show us his ass.

His manly ass. Hard.

Like if it was made to be grabbed and squeezed!

Stop it!

And now he turns around.

And looks us in the eye.

He stares.

Those dark brown eyes.

[WHISPERING] And we know what he wants.

The same thing we want.

- He pulls his shirt... - Stop it!

His stomach is perfect.

It's wet.

And he stands three centimeters

And he looks at us.

And he breathes.

He comes closer.

Stop it!

[NORMAL VOICE] And now he opens his mouth to kiss us.

But he doesn't.

He just stays there.

And we're dying for him

We don't know

And suddenly he grabs our tits

[MOANS]

And we grab his hand...

...to show him

Kind of soft.

Soft...

And suddenly, no.

He's strong.

And using that strength, he turns us over.

EUGENIA: - And does he put

[MOANS]

All the way in.

Really deep.

[BOTH MOAN]

MIA: And I ask him to leave it there forever.

And I squeeze my muscles so that he can't take it out.

He touches me and I die.

I ask him to use his other hand to touch my breasts.

And gets it even deeper.

And when it seems he's all the way in...

he comes back again.

I sank my nails in his skin.

I pull his hair, yeah!

Don't stop!

I'm there!

I'm so aroused!

[BOTH EXCLAIMING]

Like that! Like that!

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[♪♪♪♪]

You're so stupid!

[WOMAN SINGING IN SPANISH]

It's so nice

I missed everything.

The countryside smell, the light.

The color of the sky.

You know what I'd like?

I'd like to go back to that time

before we moved back

When we would sleep together,

and we would plan everything

Do you remember?

Come on, you remember?

Come on, tell me.

[WOMAN CONTINUES SINGING IN SPANISH]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

Mom.

What is it, honey?

Eh?

- Don't tell me. - MIA: What?

ESMERALDA: Don't tell me!

- What? - ESMERALDA:

What is it? ESMERALDA:

Honey, that's so nice!

- Really? - Thank you, my love!

I'm so happy!

What do you think it will be? A boy or a girl?

I don't know.

I know what it's going to be. A grandson. My grandson!

So nice! Thank you! What a joy!

And you?

I just don't get it. Why didn't you tell me before?

Why are you telling me now?

I wanted to since I got off the plane,

but I don't know, I just didn't.

Plus, since you have to wait

to make sure it's safe, I hesitated.

ESMERALDA: That's not important, Mía. - Well, so?

It came as a surprise, I'm sorry. Congratulations.

You don't know how good that

I swear, it's amazing.

All this reminds me of myself, I just can't believe it.

Really?

It took years

We even considered adopting.

But your dad didn't want to, he said he'd rather not

be a father than to have a child

that wasn't his own blood.

Even though our friends had adopted and they were happy.

We even knew someone who could make it easy for us.

But there was no point,

And then?

So the first time

a miracle happened.

I don't know whether it was

your father's new position

but then a different

And I got pregnant with you,

[LAUGHING]

My baby girl,

[ESMERALDA SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

I can't feel a thing.

EUGENIA:

It feels like bubbling,

- Is it nice? - The bubbling?

No, everything!

It's kind of crazy, feeling

I touch my hips every day,

and I notice they're getting wider.

- You can tell, right? - Yes.

Because that's where

Plus, I have superpowers.

You wouldn't believe my body odor.

- Your body color? - Odor, my scent.

I wouldn't say that's a good superpower.

- No, flying would be good. - Mm-hm.

They say the sonogram is really emotional, is it?

I don't know,

- Really? - It's all so recent.

And I had to come here

Aren't you anxious?

As soon as I'm back,

[WHISPERS]

Last time they provided a medical report.

I felt that they gave us more information

than in the ICU.

Hi, Daddy.

Look who I came with.

I brought you Euge.

Come on, give him a kiss.

Come, sit right here.

Look, give me your hand.

You have to ask him

If he squeezes your hand once,

Two squeezes means no.

Ask him something.

Hi, Dad.

Are you okay?

See?

That's a yes.

The stroke turned out okay for you.

If not for it,

before Euge came back.

Well, I'll leave you to it.

You must have a lot to talk about.

[MIA SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

You're going to be a grandfather.

Are you happy?

Dad, you're going to be a grandfather.

Are you happy?

Is everything okay?

I don't know, I didn't really get it.

Of course he is happy.

[WOMAN SINGING IN SPANISH ON RADIO]

[CHUCKLES]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

ESTEBAN: I want to make a toast.

We understand the difficult

And we want to say

We want to keep you company,

and to give you

And above all,

Here's to you, Eugenia. Welcome.

EUGENIA: Thank you. ALL: Cheers.

Cheers!

[WOMAN SINGING IN SPANISH ON RADIO]

- You know what came to my mind? - What?

I remembered when she was little

and would run naked through the park.

[LAUGHS] I remember that too.

- Stop it, I was young. - Yes, you were young.

I was young too and I wouldn't run naked through the park.

Specially if we had visitors.

You were always fond of showing off, my baby.

Well, I thought it was cool.

Yes, I thought it was cool too.

I don't know what your dad's

- But I loved it. - What, Dad?

Something she used to do when she was about your age.

A little older. It was a game.

No, it was a bet.

Everyone would tease me, saying I wouldn't have the guts.

- And I did and I won. - What did you win?

A kiss from the boy I had a crush on.

And who was that? Who?

- I don't remember. - She liked all of them.

- No, not all of them. - Stop, stop. Gustavo? No.

- Gustavo too. - No way, were you that generous?

No, no, no way.

Would you get naked for a girl's kiss?

- No! - Come on. No?

Well, here, in these...

Wonderful beaches, on this weekend,

this wonderful weekend.

There's the girls.

Well, there she is, my beautiful...

...Euge, Euge.

Her sister. And their friends.

MIA: Mom, why did you have to talk like that?

In all of our videos, she is the leading lady.

Her tone is the weirdest part.

EUGENIA: I like it.

[ESMERALDA SHUSHES]

ESMERALDA: - Let me hear. That's how

MIA: That's a lie. My friends' videos were normal.

- You don't have any friends. - Mom...

What year is this video from?

ESMERALDA: It was 1996.

No, 97.

It was 96, baby.

- No, this was in 1997. - 96.

It's the year after we moved

That's what I'm saying, that was in 1997.

You think I don't know

to Paris for a second time?

MIA: Mom, that was in 97. - Okay, stop it.

Mom, 97. You see that guy

- We met him in 97. - ESMERALDA: 96.

That was Euge's senior year. Right, Euge?

I don't know, I don't remember. I'm not good with dates.

Look, look how he fell into the water!

How come you don't

we met Vincent? It was 97.

- Please, stop it. - MIA: But it was 97, Mom.

- It was 97. - 96.

Mom, it was 97!

- 96. - No, 97.

EUGENIA: Why does it matter? - Why? You don't remember?

- No, I don't! - 96.

MIA: Well, make an effort. It was 1997.

Girls, girls... - 96. - MIA: Mom, 97.

- It was 97, 97! No! - ESMERALDA: 96.

MIA: Mom, no! It was 97!

It was 97, don't you get it? 97! ESMERALDA: 96. 96.

- No, 97! - 96.

- It was 97! 97! Mom, no! - 96.

But it was 97, Mom, no! 97!

Is it so hard for you to accept that I'm right?

When you are right, I'll say you are right.

I don't want you to say I'm right just because I want you

to think that maybe there is a chance, a small one,

that for once in a lifetime I might be right!

- Stop it, Mía. Stop it. - MIA: No! Is it so hard?

It was 97! Don't you understand that?

Time for some dessert.

Come on, come on.

[ESMERALDA SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

[MAN SPEAKING FRENCH]

MAN [ON VIDEO]: Mía.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

[BOTH MOANING]

EUGENIA:

ESTEBAN: Like this? - Yes.

- Hard. - Harder?

Slip a finger in.

- Yes! - Like this?

Slip in two.

Harder... Harder...

More! Deep!

Deeper!

[BOTH PANTING]

That's the last time.

What?

That was the last time.

[MAN SINGING IN SPANISH ON RADIO]

She doesn't want to fight with me,

so she gets mad

- There you go, Chino. - She's not well, poor thing.

She's always been like that, anyway.

[PEOPLE MOANING]

EUGENIA: Thanks, Mom.

ESMERALDA: Thanks for what, honey?

EUGENIA: Thanks for everything. For all your help.

ESMERALDA: It's nothing.

EUGENIA: It's a great deal.

I'm embarrassed, like when you would put money

inside my school cardigan's pocket.

That's what I'm here for, baby.

And I'll keep helping you

even though it's embarrassing, right?

That's what moms are for.

And you don't need to pay me back.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

[PHONE BEEPS]

You're going to love that baby like you've never loved before.

When I first saw you,

it was a turning point in my life.

You would stare at me

and move your hands

I never thought you could

I never did.

The first child is special.

That's the truth.

It was different with your sister.

[WOMAN SCATTING]

[HEART MONITOR BEEPING]

The second stroke was too strong.

There's nothing we can do.

[RAIN PATTERING, THUNDER RUMBLING]

ESMERALDA: Be careful, please.

Now that way.

[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

ESMERALDA: Be careful with the furniture.

MAN: There are three steps behind you.

ESMERALDA: Slowly. On the count of three.

- One, two, three. - ESMERALDA: Careful...

- Is there another step? - Yes.

There we go.

One, two, three.

One, two, three, come on.

MIA: That's it.

ESMERALDA: Wait a second...

MAN: Should we move him up? - No.

Can I have your signature here?

Can I have your signature, please?

Yes.

- Right there. - Here?

Thank you very much.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Step out a minute, please.

MIA: This is the view you love the most.

You'll be okay.

[BEEPING]

[ESMERALDA SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

ESMERALDA: You stay here, I'm going to sleep in the other room.

Yes, ma'am,

ESTEBAN: Mía.

Sign here, please.

Thank you.

All right, here you go.

This is a power of attorney

your father made before the stroke.

If necessary, God forbid...

...you can sign on his behalf

with no need of an inheritance process.

MIA: We still have to wait--

- Hi, girls. - Dad.

It's so nice to see you here.

Good morning, Nicanor.

Specially the two of you together.

I wanted you to know

that I'm very sorry about your father.

He's just having a rest.

A well-deserved one.

He's tough. He's like a Ford Falcon.

I haven't been paying him much attention, poor thing.

The district attorney's office has been driving me crazy.

As soon as they

I'll make some time and go see him.

Okay, girls.

I want you to know that it was a great pleasure

having met with you both.

You're so pretty and so nice.

You're so much like your mom.

Mía, I'd like to say that I hope our country

has given you the welcome you deserve.

- I'm Eugenia. - Sorry.

So, you, I hope our country-- - No, she's the one from Paris.

Well, God bless you and the best of luck.

- Goodbye. - Bye.

We'll have a cup of coffee now. Walk them to the door, please.

Please excuse my dad,

He's old.

I'll go to the toilet real quick.

Okay, I'll go with-- - Come here.

What is it? Eight weeks?

- Are you sure? - Pretty much, yes.

Since you're having

please note that I was in Paris two months ago.

So?

What do you mean, "so"? I...

Luz, I'll be signing those

That I might be the father.

- It's Vincent's. - How can you be so sure?

Listen to me, Esteban. I have a great time with you.

And I love it, and I always enjoy hooking up.

And I even think about it when we're not together.

But there is a long way from that to wanting you to be

the father of my children. As long as the ocean between us.

I love you.

I've loved you since the first time I saw you.

And I want to be with you,

I want us to be together, Eugenia.

I can be that baby's father, and you know that.

More so, at some level, you even want me to. Yes.

I can't believe this.

You'd better, because it's true. What?

Could you be less romantic?

Here? Are you going to proclaim your love

in your father's office?

How many times were we together in Paris?

Doesn't it seem to you like a more suitable place

to proclaim your love?

But I really like what you've done with the office.

I think it looks nice. It has a López Falbo touch.

Elegant and a bit romantic.

Yes, it looks really nice, congratulations.

Thanks, Mía.

- Shall we? - Yes.

- Bye. - Bye.

Well...

You like him, don't you?

No way.

He's been in love with you

He got better with age.

I can't stand him. I think he's stupid.

Look at Dad, so handsome!

- Look at Mom. - She was so young.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

Hey!

[LAUGHS]

- How are you? - I'm fine, and you?

You shouldn't have. I could have called a taxi.

Was no trouble at all. But it's a long drive, isn't it?

Are you tired? Well, yes, I still am.

I didn't have

to recover

Here we are.

I'm exhausted.

How do you say "hi" in Chinese?

- Hi? - Yes.

[SPEAKS MANDARIN] - [REPEATS MANDARIN]

[IN SPANISH] And "Hi, how are you?"

[SPEAKS MANDARIN] - [REPEATS MANDARIN]

Mm-hm.

[IN SPANISH] - And how should I

[SPEAKS MANDARIN]

[REPEATS MANDARIN

[SPEAKS MANDARIN]

[IN SPANISH]

[IN SPANISH] Anyway, I don't speak any Mandarin,

I just know a few

[BOTH MOAN]

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Hi.

Mía.

[POP MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

[SIREN WAILING]

- Hi! - Vincent!

[CHUCKLES]

Hi, Vincent. So nice to see you.

Sorry, honey, that I couldn't pick you up.

ESMERALDA: It was my fault,

I wasn't feeling well and she stayed with me.

- Sorry. - I told Mía there was no need.

I could have called a cab.

Plus, I had a nice time.

Please excuse me, I couldn't get here sooner.

How are you, Esmeralda?

We're so happy to have you with us right now.

I couldn't thank you enough for coming here.

Really.

[SIGHS]

Here we are.

VINCENT: We're here already.

[ESMERALDA CHUCKLES]

We're all here.

ESMERALDA: The family.

[♪♪♪]

I had been working at the clerk's office for a while.

And working as Nicanor's secretary was exhausting.

Until one day, Augusto came in.

Yes, and I forgot about everything else.

That same day I fell in love with him

and he fell in love with me.

I always had to write

so many powers of attorney, you know?

I would always run into him.

Mom, we already know how you met Dad.

There's something I don't understand.

Why does the lawsuit against Nicanor affect us?

You were already living in Paris by that time.

That's why Eugenia was born there, right?

We moved to Europe in 1979, right?

And came back in 1984,

once the military government was over.

- The dictatorship, Mom. - Mía, again?

Don't you think that's an important detail?

I guess it isn't free to move to Paris all expenses paid

by a government that's,

Tell me, do you want to have this conversation now?

I do want to have this conversation now.

ESMERALDA: Listen to me, I can't believe you. Why do you think

it might be so revealing, something you keep repeating

since you were 20?

Talking about things is always revealing, Mom.

Are you going to tell me what the truth means?

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

This is another one of your spoiled-brat scenes.

And at this time we have to be united.

Is that understood?

Our family has to be united.

Are you going to talk about unity, Mom?

You make me laugh, I'm sorry.

Stop laughing then, because we have to be united

so that we can think this through. Do you realize

how serious your father's condition is?

- Are you aware or not? - I'm aware of everything.

Stop it!

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

Stop it.

My apologies, Vincent. I'm going to have to leave

because I can't stand to keep arguing with this girl.

- Good night. - Good night.

Shit.

It's good, right?

ESMERALDA: Unbearable brat.

VINCENT:

It's out. It happens all the time.

Does it come back quickly? It depends.

[MAN SINGING IN SPANISH ON RADIO]

[SIGHS]

[RAIN PATTERING]

[MEDICAL MONITORS BEEPING]

[SIGHS]

I love you, Daddy.

RAQUEL: Good morning. MIA: Good morning, Raquel.

RAQUEL: Did you have breakfast?

You just can't have a break,

it was quiet here and then we all came by.

VINCENT: Good morning. - MIA & RAQUEL: Good morning.

I brought cheese, foie gras

For you, your favorite dessert.

Coffee, sir?

Thank you.

[IN FRENCH] Thanks.

[DOG WHINING]

[MIA LAUGHS]

[SIGHS]

I had a dream last night about you and my dad,

want to hear about it?

Sure.

I dreamt about those walks

we used to take around Paris.

When we were 15 years old.

Those endless walks.

In my dream we would run into my father.

And I'd introduce you

As my lover...

...as the man I had lost my virginity to.

Eugenia would get really mad

when your father could not find you.

Because she had to make up excuses

not to tell him you had run away with me.

[CHUCKLES]

- Remember? - Yes.

RAQUEL: Ma'am.

Ma'am.

What is it, Raquel?

I'm sorry, ma'am. They're looking for you, it's urgent.

Ask them to come back another time,

- tell them I'm busy now. - It's important, ma'am.

Take this inside.

- What is this? - It's a subpoena, ma'am.

You'll have to attend court as a witness.

Where should I sign?

Here, please.

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY OVER RADIO]

This is for you, thank you very much.

[BIRDS CALLING]

Raquel!

Here I am, ma'am.

[SIGHS]

MIA: Last night I dreamt about you.

I dreamt we were staying in Paris.

You looked handsome, young.

I introduced you

And you would get

I'd love to go back to that time with you.

And to have stayed in Paris.

I'd like to be there with you.

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GROANS]

[HEART MONITOR BEEPING]

You can go, I'll stay with him tonight.

WOMAN:

Excuse me.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[BREATHING DEEPLY]

[CRYING] Die, son of a bitch.

[ALARMS BEEPING]

[HEART MONITOR FLATLINING]

[SIGHS]

[♪♪♪]

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ People ♪

♪ People who need ♪

♪ People ♪

♪ Are the luckiest ♪

♪ People ♪

♪ In the world ♪

♪ We're children ♪

[CRYING]

♪ Needing other children ♪

♪ And yet ♪

♪ Letting ♪

♪ Our grown-up pride ♪

♪ Hide ♪

♪ All the need inside ♪

♪ Acting more ♪

♪ Like children ♪

♪ Than children ♪

♪ Lovers ♪

♪ Are very special ♪

♪ Special people ♪

♪ 'Cause they're The luckiest ♪

♪ People ♪

♪ In the world ♪

♪ One ♪

♪ Person ♪

♪ Just one very... ♪

Thank you

It's decided. We're doing it the right way.

Dad wanted a closed casket, he always said that.

He never said that.

What he used to say

when people had to see the dead all dressed up

- and wearing makeup. - Exactly.

It's not a nice image to remember him all stiff,

in makeup, and with his eyes closed.

But people want to say goodbye to him.

To hold him, touch him. Don't you understand?

If they find it distressful,

they can look away. And that's it!

Please.

Mía, let's do what Mom says.

Okay, do whatever you want.

That's it. Very well.

♪ ...who needs people ♪

[CRYING]

♪ People ♪

♪ People ♪

♪ Who need people ♪

♪ Are the luckiest ♪

♪ People ♪

♪ In ♪

♪ The ♪

♪ World ♪

[BELL TOLLING]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

Excuse me.

Are you okay, Mía?

Yes.

Thanks for all you're doing for my family.

You don't have to thank me.

They're close friends of my dad's.

They're helping us have everything run smoothly.

- It all looks very nice. - You don't worry about all this.

Yes, I'm going to go see Dad.

Do you want me to go with you? Should I walk you there?

Are you sure

- Hi, Raquel. - Hi, Mía.

Come here. Let's give my dad a kiss, shall we?

[ORGAN MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY]

Look, that's my dad.

Give him a kiss. No.

Come on, give him a kiss! No!

- Grandpa! - Hey, hey! How are you?

Everything okay?

My condolences, Esmeralda.

ESMERALDA: Thank you for coming.

Thank you

This is my son-in-law, Vincent.

Nice to meet you.

How are you?

Augusto worked at his office for a very long time.

Augusto was a great man.

In all the years he's worked for me,

he never missed a day of work.

He only asked for time off so he could move to France.

[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[POURS WATER]

Eugenia, listen to me. How long is he going to stay?

- What? - How long is he going to stay?

He'll stay for as long as he has to.

And are you flying back with him?

What kind of question is that?

It's a very specific one.

I guess I'm flying back with him

so I can have my child there, yes.

What if it is our child?

I'm sorry?

VINCENT: What's wrong with you, Mía?

Leave me alone.

VINCENT: Mía. - When were you going to tell me?

I had to learn through Eugenia that you're going to be parents.

VINCENT: How could we have told you, with all that's been going on?

Plus, we were not going to tell anyone yet.

- Am I "anyone"? - No, you're not.

What are you saying? Don't you

- Easy. - Don't you realize

Yes, yes, my love! What did you want me to say?

I wanted you to tell me! How could you let me just...?

I'm sorry, I'm sorry I didn't tell you.

- Let me go! - There, there, easy.

[SOBBING]

Easy. Please, stop, honey, stop.

I'm sorry.

I hate you!

VINCENT: Mía, please!

[ORGAN MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY]

You don't look sad.

What?

It's just odd that you don't look sad.

I don't get it, Esteban. What?

That you're not sad.

- Hold me. - I'm sorry?

Hold me. Try to look sad and hold me.

What are you saying, Esteban?

Have a paternity test done or I'm telling your husband.

Leave me alone. My father has just died. Let me go!

Okay, then, we'll do this later.

- Go with your sister. - Why?

She's not okay, go with her.

- Mía, what's wrong? - [CRYING] I don't feel good.

- What do you mean? - I want to go home.

Did you have too much to drink? No.

Okay, stop it. Calm down.

- Do you want to sit down? - No, I want to go home.

I feel like I'm dying.

Calm down, calm down. You had

[COUGHS] No.

What happened?

Stop it, stop it. I'll drive you. Calm down.

[ENGINE STARTS] [POP MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

[POP MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING ON RADIO]

Okay, do you feel better?

[SOBBING] Yes.

Come on, calm down.

Why are you like this?

Because Dad died, Eugenia,

- Why are you attacking me? - I'm not attacking you.

Don't you realize Dad

An incredible person?

Dad was the man of my life.

What you're saying

What do you mean,

It sounds very weird.

What gives you the right to tell me

who I have to love, and how much I should love him?

That's not what I'm saying.

I'm always going to love Dad.

But Dad is dead, Mía.

Stop, I want to go back. I'm feeling better already.

I want to go back!

before they close the casket!

- Please, Eugenia! - No, Mía.

- I swear I'm feeling okay. - No, you're not.

Calm down, please, stop it!

I need to go back, Eugenia!

[BOTH SCREAM]

[ESMERALDA BREATHING LOUDLY]

ESMERALDA: And you even wake up.

You're bold enough to wake up.

You're shameless.

You know what you are?

You're a lousy daughter!

And you know what else?

A terrible sister. You're a shitty person, Mía!

If you want to kill yourself, do it alone, you know?

Because that was no accident.

No one believes that. You know what that was?

Another suicide attempt. One more! One more!

[CRYING] I'm sorry.

I'm going to make your life

a living hell for the rest of your days!

- Esmeralda! - I'm sorry, Mom!

[SOBBING] - [SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

This isn't good for you.

Relax. You want some water? Stay here.

[SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE]

- What is it, Esmeralda? - Doctor.

Tell me, how's the baby?

My daughter is pregnant.

- Mía Montemayor? - No, Eugenia.

No, ma'am, there's no baby.

So she lost it?

No, there's no sign of a miscarriage.

[SIGHS]

So it's perfectly fine.

- What? - The baby.

Ma'am, I'm saying there's no baby.

So then where is it?

Your daughter is not pregnant.

So it was born?

[HEART MONITORS BEEPING]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

[BALLAD PLAYING]

ESMERALDA: Thanks for your help, Vincent.

No, it's a pleasure to be here.

In spite of it all,

- Thank you. - [MUSIC DISTORTS, RESUMES]

I'm so sorry.

- Thank you. - And I'm so sorry about Eugenia.

All those years trying

they said she couldn't get

She wanted it so badly.

She wanted it so much.

[MUSIC STOPS, RESUMES]

She would beg for us to keep trying.

She wanted to be a mother

She knew just how much

We were all pregnant.

We were all expecting that baby.

Tragedy tends to bring more tragedy.

Euge had a phantom pregnancy, Mom.

That's a medical condition, not a tragedy.

You have no right to speak

Specially not about other people's medical conditions.

[MUSIC STOPS, RESUMES]

- Thank you. - Thank you.

[MUSIC DISTORTS, RESUMES]

Good afternoon.

Thanks for everything, I have

Thank you so much.

There's nothing to thank me for, Esmeralda. Nothing.

You have to sign this paper so that they can keep him there.

[GROANS]

Everything okay with Dad?

Yes. He's still at

They were really nice, they'll keep him for as long

as you need until you can continue with the ceremony.

No extra charge, you don't

Maybe they'll need to put a bit of makeup on him, that's all.

RAQUEL: Excuse me.

Thank you.

I'm sorry.

[MUSIC DISTORTS, RESUMES]

Thank you. Me too.

Thank you.

Why do you thank me?

I meant, you're welcome.

When should we pick him up from there?

Don't worry, that's no problem. He's okay there.

They're going to take good care of him.

They have state-of-the-art refrigerators. He'll be fine.

Really, I have no words

[MUSIC STOPS]

For fuck's sake!

[SIGHS]

[RINGING]

Raquel! Raquel!

- Is it good? - Very good.

- You want some? - I'm starving, to be honest.

- Help yourself. - Help yourself.

Thanks.

You're welcome. MIA: You're welcome.

What about Euge? Any news?

It looks like

They'll be moving her

- That's good. - That's good.

- Thank God. - ESTEBAN: But I don't get it.

Is it possible for a phantom pregnancy to produce

the image of a baby on a sonogram?

No.

She never had a sonogram done. ESTEBAN: Really?

No.

So how did you know she was pregnant?

Eugenia took a pregnancy test.

Ah.

And can it test positive?

That's what the doctors said.

If she had had a blood test done,

it would have tested negative.

Hmm.

It's hard to understand, right?

Hard to understand and hard to explain.

Like any other psychological disorder.

That doesn't mean my sister is crazy.

Hmm.

ESMERALDA:

Sure.

What were you and Euge

when Mía started to feel bad?

What?

It's just that I saw her go to him

and start crying

Mm-hmm.

- Eh. - Hmm.

Actually...

I was sharing one of my memories about Augusto.

And she got a little emotional, poor thing.

- That was silly of me. - It must have been that.

What?

She hadn't cried at all before that moment.

- Did she cry with you? - No.

My daughter is such an introvert.

That's why it was weird that she opened up with you.

I found it weird too.

But it looks like

[ALL MURMURING]

ESTEBAN: I want to make a toast for Augusto.

To Augusto.

Cheers.

ALL: Cheers.

[MOANING IN DISTANCE]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[MOANING CONTINUES]

[BREATHING WHEEZILY]

[BOTH MOANING, GRUNTING]

[MOANING CONTINUES]

Look at me.

[CRYING]

VINCENT: Forgive me.

Forgive me, love.

Forgive me.

Forgive me.

Look at me, look at me.

VINCENT: I want to ask her if she really felt pregnant,

or if she had been lying to me the whole time.

MIA: How could she lie about such a thing?

Eugenia lies about lots of things.

[SIGHS]

EUGENIA: - I really felt a baby

VINCENT: But it wasn't real.

And it never will be.

This will be good for us.

Yes, you're right.

But let's not grow apart.

[CRYING]

[SPOON CLANKING]

ESMERALDA: Will Vincent be long?

I don't know, he likes to sleep.

Does he?

I'm just saying that because

you also sleep with him, don't you?

Don't you?

Stay out of this, Mom.

ESMERALDA: It's the truth, baby.

Stay out of it.

He'll miss his flight.

[SIGHS]

[♪♪♪]

[WOMAN VOCALIZING]

Hi, girls. Good morning.

JUDGE: Good morning, with this

we'll open the hearing. Your name, ma'am.

ESMERALDA: Esmeralda Jáuregui de Montemayor.

JUDGE: You've been summoned here to testify

on case number 40320

where Mr. López Falbo is on trial.

I advise you that the criminal code penalizes people

who are deceptive or do not answer with the truth.

According to your beliefs, do you swear to tell the truth?

Yes, I swear.

JUDGE: Mr. Prosecutor, your witness.

PROSECUTOR: Thank you very much.

I request Your Honor's permission

to show the witness some documents.

JUDGE: Go ahead.

PROSECUTOR: Are you aware of the way those property deeds were signed?

Yes.

The sellers gave my husband a power of attorney

certified by Nicanor López Falbo.

PROSECUTOR: The signatures on these documents,

do they belong to the owners of these properties? - Yes.

PROSECUTOR: - So the people providing

actually signed the documents at López Falbo's clerk's office?

ESMERALDA: No.

PROSECUTOR: But these deeds were signed at the clerk's office?

Yes.

And were the property owners present at that moment?

No.

Why?

Because the property owners

were unable to come to the office.

That's why they all signed a power of attorney.

So that their representative could sign for them.

Why?

Because they were in custody.

[CROWD GASPS]

Were they in prison?

No.

Where were they?

At the ESMA.

[CROWD MURMURING]

The Navy School of Mechanics.

Correct.

They were in the ESMA's basement.

And did these detainees sign of their own free will?

No.

They were forced to.

They were told that if they

or their families would be.

Ma'am, how do you know all this?

Because I was López Falbo's secretary.

PROSECUTOR: And he'd send you to have those papers signed?

ESMERALDA: No way.

PROSECUTOR: Do you know who would go to the ESMA

to collect those signatures?

Yes.

PROSECUTOR: Who?

- My husband. - [CROWD MURMURING]

PROSECUTOR: Counselor Augusto Montemayor?

ESMERALDA: Yes.

[MIA & EUGENIA YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

[YELLING GROWS LOUDER]

MIA: Why did you make that shit up, Mom?

EUGENIA: Please leave her alone.

I won't! I want her

That shit is the truth.

I won't stop! Listen to her! Come on, tell us!

There are lots of things you don't know about your father.

MIA: Well, then, tell me.

Are you going to say that Dad

would throw people out of planes?

- Come on, tell me. - Sit down!

I had my mouth shut for decades

to protect you from this shit

you want to know about now. Decades!

That father you worship so much...

when we came back from Paris the first time...

held me hostage in my own home...

in my own matrimony, do you understand?

He forced me to have sex without consent.

Over and over.

- He raped me! - What are you saying, Mom?

He'd tie you to the bed? How did he rape you?

Listen to what

That's how I got pregnant with you.

He forced me to go through with the pregnancy.

And ever since the first day, I wanted it to stop...

but I couldn't do it alone, no....

I couldn't have an abortion.

And when you were born...

I kept thinking everything was going to change.

I'd be like any other mother

who has that special love for her child, but I never did.

Not one day, not one instant. Never.

I went from...

feeling sad to hating myself.

I didn't know what to do, it was terrible.

It was like a dark cloud chasing after me.

It was torture, Mía, torture. Really.

And then your dad...

started taking care of you.

And feeding you, because I couldn't. I couldn't because....

[SOBBING] I couldn't lift you up, nor hold you...

nor breastfeed you or anything. I didn't want to touch you.

And then...

I decided to accept it and act natural about it.

But it never happened.

I barely loved you, Mía.

Do you know how terrible

and feel like it's no one, like it's nothing?

And call a person you barely know "daughter."

All that thanks to your father, your adored father.

You and this misfortune

And I swear...

I swear... I swear that I tried.

But...

But I couldn't love you.

I just couldn't.

I don't know...

I couldn't.

I do love you.

But I...

But... I tried to.

I tried to.

I was desperate, but I tried, I tried.

NAVY SCHOOL OF MECHANICS

ESTEBAN: In those days, kindness took the shape of favors.

You asked for favors, you returned favors.

There were favors that required certified signatures.

My father took care of that, and yours as well.

Now, she would go to the ESMA to see these people.

Your mother took their

- But is the book real? - Yes, of course.

Of course.

My father said it was at the office, but it was missing.

Where did you find it?

It was in the briefcase my dad

But he never

This puts your mother in a very complicated position.

Do what you have to do.

I don't get it.

I don't get what your mother did.

Honestly... I don't get it.

In here there's her name, her last name, her signature.

Explain it to me because I don't get it.

She should stay there, enjoy life and stop messing around.

[CHUCKLING] Imagine your mother in prison.

Just imagine that.

No one's going to do anything for her.

No more ringing the bell.

I mean...

What did you do?

What had to be done.

Without asking me?

If I had, what would you have done?

- I don't know. - So?

Do you realize we are going

You're not a kid anymore, Mía.

- To stand up for Dad, Euge. - I can't believe this.

How will you pay your bills?

- How will I pay mine? - I don't know.

I don't know, Euge. I don't know.

[SCOFFS]

[DOGS BARKING]

MAN:

Let me give you a hand.

Stay calm.

Stay calm. It'll be okay. I'll

[PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER POLICE RADIO]

If you need me, just have them call me.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

[ENGINES STARTS, REVS]

[PANTING]

Hey!

- No. - No, no.

[CLICKS TONGUE] [WHINES]

Pancho! No! Come here.

[WHINING]

That's it.

[MURMURS INDISTINCTLY]

[BARKING]

I never understood why, of all the men in the world,

you had to pick Vincent.

You knew how much I loved him.

I used to tell you everything.

- I didn't pick him. - [SCOFFS]

Vincent was my schoolmate.

My friend. And you started

And when you had to

because you were 16,

make a choice,

And things turned out

[ENGINE STOPS]

No, things didn't turn out like this, Euge.

Someone decided it to be that way.

[CAR BEEPING]

I've known about you two for 15 years, Mía.

Fifteen years.

Ever since the first time you saw each other

in Marseille, when he came back

with the smell of your perfume, I knew it.

But I never told you.

Not you nor him.

Why?

What would

Every time

I knew you were

Every time you came

I knew that at some point you were going to be together.

But why did you never say anything?

Because...

Because I never felt

Because you know

Relief.

Knowing that I share him

Knowing that I can give you

makes me feel good.

I never asked him to leave you.

For me too, it's a way to be close to you.

[CRYING] I miss you so much!

I know.

The distance is too real, too painful.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

[KISSES]

Easy.

Even if we speak every day,

I miss you just the same.

I think about you every day.

I swear I want to be okay.

I want to, but I just can't.

I don't know how to...

[KISSES]

Poor thing.

You poor thing.

[LAUGHS]

Poor things us both.

[BOTH LAUGH]

[♪♪♪]

[CHAIN CLANKING]

[WOMAN SINGING IN SPANISH]

DOCTOR [IN FRENCH]: Here you can see Eugenia's fertilized egg.

The result is very good.

And the good news is that Eugenia's egg

is well implanted in Mía's uterus.

The embryo is now eight weeks old.

[MIA & EUGENIA LAUGH]

[HEART BEATING OVER ULTRASOUND]

Now we'll see the image of the embryo.

That sound you hear is the heart

going 150 beats per minute.

[BOTH LAUGH]

There are no bruises

It looks perfect, ladies.

Everything's okay.

[IN FRENCH] Where do we go from here?

We have to wait two more weeks

But everything's okay.

Congratulations to you, Moms.

BOTH [IN FRENCH]: Thank you.

[LAUGHING]

[WOMAN CONTINUES SINGING IN SPANISH]

The Quietude

[♪♪♪]

[WOMAN SINGING IN FRENCH]