Original subtitles

[dusts himself off]

[toilet flushes]

[airport announcement]

[gate opens]

[gate shuts]

[machine beeps]

[machine beeps]

[inaudible]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[in English] Where are you going?

Mogadishu.

[speaks in Arabic]

Why your visa is cancelled?

My mother, she's sick.

[translates in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

What's in your pocket?

Show me what's in your pocket.

[road noises]

I wonder what it smells like.

Who cares? Hurry up.

They must have put it up yesterday.

Just tick your boxes and let's go!

Bulb's out.

What? Where?

Top left.

The day shift will fix it.

I can't leave her looking like that.

[cover creaks]

[unhooks clasp]

[electric hum]

[hum stops]

[socket clicks]

[hooks clasp]

[shuts cover]

- So, are you happy now? - Yes.

[equipment clangs]

Easy, Dhakkan!

I'm borrowing this.

I bet it smells like Jasmine.

If you don't shut up, I'll give you another smell to think about.

[laughs]

So, what are you doing today?

I'm moving to a new house.

You need help with your things?

What things?

[engine starts]

[door shuts]

How many times have I told you about the rules of safety in this company?

Sir, please. It wasn't my fault.

Whose fault was it then?

- It was one of the other guys. - This is what you always say.

Sir, please, just give me another chance.

Three warnings in three months!

Sorry, I cannot accept that.

- Just give me another chance. - Take your settlement.

Sir, please.

Hand in all your belongings.

And get out.

30 days.

Huh? What?

Terminated.

Jobless.

30 days to piss off back to his own country.

[sighs]

I'll just go sign off and I'll see you at the truck.

[typing]

[continues typing]

You don't look at your hands?

What?

When you type. You don't look at your hands?

[continues typing]

What happened to Salim?

Vacation?

Permanent. Vacation.

What about his billboards?

Can you handle them?

I love my job.

Is that what I asked you?

[laughs nervously]

[phone beeps]

This is perfect.

Stick with this for now. I might add more later.

I'd look like a million dollars wearing this suit.

[laughs softly]

[engine purrs]

Hello.

[hairdryer stops]

[page tears]

[road noises]

[men speaking in Tamil]

Indian?

I'm Caweys.

[continues speaking in Tamil]

[continues speaking in Tamil]

[sighs]

[bedsprings creak loudly]

[unzips backpack]

[unspools tape]

[tears tape]

[continues tearing strips of tape]

[paper rustle]

[door slams]

Aaden?

[tapping]

Jimmy isn't here.

Who?

- Jimmy. - Who's that?

The guy that isn't here.

[heavy knock on door]

[louder knocks]

[door opens]

Hello.

[slowly] I'm looking for Mr. Jimmish.

I saw him come up. Does he live here?

Jimmish?

That sounds like a sneeze.

A sneeze?

How appropriate.

I'm afraid what Mr. Jimmish has is quite contagious.

My name's Darbaan. My number.

Where are you from?

Mogadishu.

Bless you.

[door slams]

[suggestively] Mmm.

Don't touch my things.

At the door. You're a good talker, man.

I like it.

- What do you do? - Advertising.

Advertising?

[laughs] I'm in finance.

So the guy, he's your accountant?

No, he's an investor. But the market's down, you know?

And you live in this palace?

No, brother.

I just come here to take a shit.

The only way you'll get any of that stuff is if you steal it.

[whispers] I'm not a thief.

No.

[laughs] But you are a dreamer.

All good thieves are dreamers.

[road noises]

[speaking in Hindi]

[continues speaking in Hindi]

Saving up for my daughter's dowry will be the death of me.

[curses in Hindi]

Never have girls!

- You married a girl right? - Yeah, so?

What did you get for your dowry?

I got two buffaloes. And a motorcycle.

And I sold one buffalo to come to Dubai.

You still have the other buffalo?

Yes, I was just talking to her.

[laughs]

Gandu, are you back to your dreamland?

One day I'm gonna wear that watch.

[stapling]

[stapling]

Sir...

Hi Caweys.

I want to work in sales.

I can do it.

I work hard. I'm dedicated.

I love working here.

I'm a people person.

You know all my sales team have Bachelor's degrees?

Master's, even?

And you haven't even finished school.

Nobody in this city will offer you a better job if you haven't finished school.

So this is all I'm worth?

[door opens]

Hey, Dreamer.

My name is Caweys.

[water splashes]

Hey you - you going to your perfume billboard tonight?

- Mmhmm. - I got something for you.

Here.

Hey don't open it until you get there.

Hey, are these yours?

No.

[road noises]

It's fine.

It's fine.

Listen, all this stuff? They're just things.

- Not for us to own. - I don't want to own them.

- I just want to know what it's like. - What what's like?

What it's like to have things.

- You finish school? - Yeah.

Well I didn't.

You might be happy where you are.

But this is all I'm ever going to be.

I came here with nothing.

- And I'm going to be leaving with nothing. - What you have, my friend, is not nothing.

[road noises intensify]

[foil crinkles]

[breathing in]

[board game pieces rattling]

[washing machine runs]

- You know that happens automatically, right? - Huh?

Come on. Let's go.

Where?

Out.

- Out where? - Come on!

Hey, one from your billboards, yeah? You wanna try?

It looks expensive.

Expensive? Hi, could I please...

...have a taste of this Natural Strawberry?

Of course.

This guy has to give us as many tastes as we want.

Until we make up our minds.

- Right? - Yeah.

[indistinct]

Can I please have the Pralines & Cream?

Good choice, my favorite.

Something for you then?

Nah mate. I'm lactose intolerant.

Oh, that's the one, huh?

Let's go check it out.

No?

Suit yourself.

[inaudible]

[inaudible]

[inaudible]

- Guess how much it is. - How much?

460,000.

- It's easy, you know? - What?

- To take the watch. - [laughs]

Yeah.

They make demo models.

All we gotta do is get our hands on one.

Mmhmm.

Then what you do is, you go into the store, right?

You pretend you're buying.

- Yeah? - Right, right.

You... [laughing]

You distract the sales agent. Right?

- It's so big. - Yeah!

Make the switch - the demo for the real thing - and then:

You just fucking walk out the front door.

[laughs] Hey, how much is the demo?

- How much you got? - Huh?

Nah man. You can't afford it.

[wallet drops]

[claps]

How'd you do that?

I'm serious man.

[cutting paper]

- Caweys? - Hi!

Um, can I speak to you for a second?

I spoke to Ayman.

Oh.

Sorry about the sales job.

It's okay. Hospital bills going up, that's all.

Hospital bills?

Um. Mother.

No wife.

[nervous laughter]

Thank you.

[currency notes rustle]

You know what real money looks like?

That guy.

You know what's in his bag? Cash.

We could do it.

Do what?

- Take it. - Take it?

Take it.

These guys carry anywhere between 50,000 to 90,000 dirhams.

- Fifty-fifty. - [laughs]

- [joking] That's tempting. - Yeah. It is.

I'm not like that.

Honest day's work. Honest day's wage.

Good luck.

Hello beautiful.

You need to get a woman.

- I already found a woman. - Huh?

And she can type without looking at her hands.

I can also do something without looking at my hands.

[laughs]

Okay, okay.

I don't wanna know.

[door slams]

Hey what's your day rate?

Like how much money do you make in a day?

You make what? 1,500 a month?

1,800.

1,800.

So that's... 70 dirhams a day. Yeah?

You're worth more than that, aren't you?

Apparently not.

[chuckling]

That's my wallet!

300?

What'll I get for 300?

That's my money.

I like that one.

[snatches phone]

Let me get my wallet!

[door opens]

Hey Ramu.

Jimmy.

- No box. No charger? - No man.

- 200. - 200?

This is a new model. This is dual sim. 600.

[laughs]

- 250. - 550.

- 300. - 300 is good.

- Who's the guy? - Intern.

500.

- 400. - 450.

Jimmy. 400.

400.

Hey hey hey. Watch it.

- Hey, Ramu. - Hmm?

When you wash your face, where do you stop?

Here right at the back.

[Jimmy laughs]

Here's your money, man.

That's almost two days of your life. Two days.

Being poor isn't up to you, man.

Staying poor is a choice.

[door opens]

[door shuts]

[pressing buttons]

[footsteps]

[door opens]

Hello?

Hey. Hi. My friend, he lost his sunglasses somewhere.

Where did you lose them?

- Um. - He must have dropped them around somewhere in the mall.

The security, they told us to come here.

Yeah, Lost and Found.

- What kind of sunglasses? - Aviators. Right? Yeah.

What color?

Silver.

[drawer opens]

[drawer shuts]

Sorry, they're not here.

What? But they told us...

The frame is silver.

Ma'am. Black lenses. Silver frame.

- Yeah. What he said. Black lenses. Silver frame.

- Try them on. - Really?

Yeah.

[laughs] Hey! You look good, man.

Thanks. I like it.

Nah. You keep them. They're yours.

- But they're somebody else's. - No, you earned them man.

[whispers] If you don't know how to take care of what you have...

Then you don't deserve it.

[checks pockets]

[Jimmy laughs]

There's so much stuff just lying around.

All you have to do is pick it up.

[Jimmy sighs]

What the fuck are you doing man?

Nothing.

Shall we get the fuck out of here?

[door shuts]

Hey. One more off the list.

What's left? What do we got?

- The car. - The car. Yeah.

Yeah man, the car.

They didn't let me drive though.

I don't have a license, so they didn't let me drive.

They didn't let you?

[sunglasses clatter]

[mocking]

[shirts fall]

[mocking] They didn't let me drive.

[whispers] Stupid mother fucker.

[door slams]

[road noises]

[chatter]

Hey, you. Who are you?

I'm the new guy.

Go get that car. Park in the basement. Bring the keys with the tag, give them to me.

[running] Okay!

Welcome to the W Hotel.

[door shuts]

[engine starts]

[door opens]

Welcome to the W Hotel.

Here's your card.

[door shuts]

[engine starts]

[indicator ticks]

[indistinct shouting]

[shouting continues]

[banging on window]

[envelope slides]

[door opens]

[door slams]

What the hell were you thinking, Caweys?

They fired me.

Of course you got fired.

You're lucky you're not in jail.

- I can't get another job here. - So go home.

Take care of your mother.

With what money?

You'll find a job back home.

Not one that pays enough.

Caweys. 30 days here is more expensive than 30 days back home.

Don't stay here and get yourself into more trouble.

You have the potential to be so much more.

Go home.

[footsteps]

[door shuts]

[keys drop]

[bag unzips]

[door shuts]

[pulls out handle]

[door slams]

[bedsprings creak]

[mumbles indistinctly]

[inhales]

[inhales]

[sighs]

[footsteps]

So what are you gonna do, man?

I don't even have a job.

Who's talking about a job, man?

You got 30 days.

You can take whatever you want. You can do whatever you want.

Look what that got me.

- I can't even pay my bills. - What bills?

[softly] What bills, man?

Hey...

My mom's medical bills...

I send money to her every month.

And now I'm short 600.

600?

I messed up, man.

Done.

- What do you mean? - Done.

Come on.

[crickets]

[door creaks]

[wires rustle]

[kicks tire]

[distant coughing]

[door opens]

[Jimmy whistles]

Time to go.

Is that enough?

I don't think so man.

Caweys.

[loud clang]

[speaking foreign language]

[footsteps]

[metal clangs]

[flashlight clicks off]

[metallic clang]

[tank slams]

Shh!

Relax. It's no problem.

Let's get out of here man.

[whispers] You're the boss.

[loud steps]

[metallic noises]

[pulls handle]

[glass shatters]

[grunts]

[engine starts]

[light clicks on]

[tap runs]

[Hindi radio talk show plays]

[barber coughs]

[barber coughs]

[car seat creaks]

[barber coughs]

[barber coughs]

2,825.

Thank you, man.

Relax, Mr. Jimmish.

You'll get your money.

I'm going to make this very simple for you.

[car seat creaks]

I'm out of town for the next three days.

I will be leaving your passport with Mr. Anwar.

He will be expecting your call.

And the money.

Call him. Before I get back.

If not, then I assure you...

The next time I see you will be the last time.

[door slams]

[muffled noises]

[bag zips]

Where you going?

Somewhere those assholes can't find me. [cursing]

How much you owe them?

65,000.

I can't pay them back and I can't leave until I do.

They have my passport, man.

[sighs]

I need your help, man.

I need your help.

You remember that guy, on the bike? With the bag?

He's gonna be here tomorrow.

He's gonna have to park his bike somewhere here.

And then...

He's gonna walk from shop to shop... To shop to shop.

- And then walk all the way back. - So?

That's the only way to pay Darbaan.

- Rob him? - Yeah.

Come on, man.

- You know I'm not gonna do that. - You saw what that guy did to me today.

If I don't pay, I'm done.

[motorcycle engine revs]

Look.

He has to come to all of these shops.

It's money off-the-books.

Nobody can report it stolen.

Nobody will come after us. It's ours for the taking.

Your mother needs how much? Per month?

- 1,100. - 1,100.

There's at least 80,000 dirhams in that bag.

You can have half.

That is three years of hospital bills.

How are we gonna do it?

If I could do it I would have done it already.

I will be right here though, man. I'll be right here.

I'll be parked right there in the car.

If anything goes down, I'll jump in.

You'll need this.

- I'm not gonna hurt him. - No, it's not for him.

[flicks blade open]

You slide it under the strap.

You slide it under the strap, you cut it loose,

pull the bag, you run!

- He's gonna chase me! - How fast are you willing to run for 40,000 dirhams?

It just don't feel right, man.

Please.

[road noises]

[motorcycle approaches]

[engine idles, kickstand flips down]

[blade flicks open, shuts]

I'm not gonna hurt him.

[envelope rustles]

[envelope rustles]

[shop bell chimes]

[water splashes]

[doorbell chimes]

[blade flicks open]

[thud]

[vehicles crash]

[bus engine idles]

[crowd chattering]

Hey, hey!

[indistinct protesting]

Leave him alone!

[Jimmy hums indistinctly]

[bag unzips]

[indistinct humming continues]

[bag falls]

[police siren wails]

[retches, coughs]

[slow keystrokes]

Late night flight available, 1,270 dirhams.

Nothing before that?

Book it.

- Tomorrow is cheaper. - Tonight.

[dials number]

[sighs]

Hello?

[sniffling]

[paper rustling]

[cutouts fall]

[lighter ignites]

[paper burns]

[police siren wails]

They're not here for you.

Not yet.

He's probably not even dead.

Hey, don't you want your cut?

From the heist?

How much?

460.

Thousand.

He didn't have that much.

It's not the real thing.

Not yet.

- I'm going home, man. - So am I.

But not empty-handed.

[shoving] Wait.

[passport pages flip]

You paid Darbaan?

I need your help man.

[laughing]

[kicking]

You gonna walk out the front door?

One call from me and you will never see your home again.

[breathing heavily]

So.

You're going to walk that watch into the store and you're going to walk the real thing out.

What makes you think they're going to leave me alone with that watch even for a second?

Looking like that, they won't.

Another one from your list.

You're welcome.

It's easy.

Walk in. Make the switch. Walk out.

Then meet me at the fountain at 10:00.

Then you're free.

[locker slams]

[door shuts]

[fountains errupt]

[water jets spray]

[crowd applauds]

[ambient sounds die down]

[foil crinkles]

[foil splashes]

[ambient sounds resume]

You just walked in, made the switch, walked out?

[laughing]

I like you, Caweys.

Oh...

What now?

Run.

[laughing]

[laughing]

[indistinct humming]

[indistinct humming]

[shouting]

[objects clatter]

Take it.

Here.

[punch lands]

Man. [cursing]

[punch lands]

[groaning]

[kicking]

[thuds]

[groaning]

Your day rate has definitely gone up.

Give me the watch.

Take it.

Give me the watch!

[spits]

[metal pipe cracks]

[pipe clanging]

[tapping on keypad]

[dialing]

Hello?

[inaudible]

[inaudible]

The guy might still be in the building. We got robbed. Half a...

[cup falls]

I know what the guy looks like.

If I go right now...

[gate beeps, opens]

[airport announcement]

[gate opens]

[clicking mouse]

[clicking mouse]

[speaking Arabic]

[speaking Arabic]

[in English] Let's go.

[gate closes]

[airport announcement]

[machine beeps]

[machine beeps]

[inaudible]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[in English] Where are you going?

Mogadishu.

[speaks in Arabic]

[in English] Why your visa is cancelled?

My mother, she's sick.

[translating in Arabic]

[speaks in Arabic]

[in English] What's in your pocket?

Show me what's in your pocket.

[knocking on glass]

[footsteps]

[speaks in Arabic]

[gates open]

- Have a safe flight. - Thank you.

[car approaches]

[engine cuts]

[Jimmy groans]

Oh fuck.

Hello, Mr. Jimmish.

Hello, welcome.

Hi.

Mr. Caweys, welcome aboard.

This will be your seat.

Thank you.

- Hi, I'm Neeraj. - Caweys.

Going home?

Yes.

Vacation?

Permanent vacation.

You didn't like it here?

I liked it too much.

[aircraft announcement tone]

[announcement] All passengers and cabin crew should now be seated with their seatbelts securely fastened.

[seatbelt clicks]

[seatbelt clicks]