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That's enough!

Mrs. Dolci? Sorry I'm late

Ms. Weber, from the agency. Let me help you.

- Good trip? - Yes, but never-ending!

- I'll drive you to the house - Thank you.

Is the house isolated?

The furthest from town, it's unique.

You won't get any noise here, just silence and nature.

Come with me.

You can leave the stroller there

- Are there children? - There were.

Manfred lives there, he's the landlord.

He's a guide, leaves early and gets back late

Any problems, just call the agency

Follow me.

The apartment has everything

Luna, Manfred's wife, had it fully furnished.

Come.

From the house you can see Giant's Mountain

...an incredible sight.

It's beautiful.

Amazing! In here.

Look.

Look at the mountain, isn't it beautiful?

You like water?

Me too.

The doctor says the beach's not good for you

A month here.

Hear the birds? They're going to sleep

Hear them?

Goodnight!

The spinner spins her yam the cow is in the barn

there's a mommy for each one all sleep when day is done.

All sleep...

Hello?

Hi! Wait

He's ?nally asleep.

It took us ages, but we made it.

The place is beautiful

A little isolated.

Hope we have good weather.

So, enjoy your freedom.

Goodnight, talk to you tomorrow.

Love you.

Sweetie, no!

What do you want to do?

What do you want to do?

Here's your binky.

That's good.

Look, see?

It's still early

No one's around.

Good morning

I'd like a strudel for him and coffee for me.

A strudel for this lovely boy.

Sweetheart, look at Mommy

We'll send this to Daddy.

Hold still!

Sleep, Mommy's tired.

Look honey, cows!

They're so pretty.

A little closer...

Now I'll get your din-din then we'll have a nice nap

You're so handsome with these rosy cheeks

You're so beautiful sweetie with these rosy cheeks!

Now we'll nap and then have din-din.

Is this yours?

Yes, my bags broke back there.

This too?

Yes.

The swing's old, be careful with the boy

Thank you.

Manfred is Gustav's son, the one with the lodge at the pass

Now Albert runs it the oldest son.

The Sanes are crazy.

Three boys raised up there without a mother

Did she die?

Ran off, with an American gone up for climbing.

She left her three boys?

Never saw them again and in America she had more.

Stefan was very young Manfred was hardly 10

Some say she went crazy up there with him.

Others say Gustav caught them and they had to run away.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Will the weather hold?

It should.

I'd like to take my son to the lodge on Giant's Mountain

First cableway, then jeep. Right?

If you don't walk. Goodbye.

Excuse me

I'm sorry the baby wakes up at night, do you hear him?

No.

That's enough! Stop it!

You have to sleep.

Cry all you want.

Can't take it any more

Will you call me or not? Who will win?

Then if you have fun you don't put some happiness away

You loo?

I'd like to dream about you, but I've lost my sleep and fantasy

You loo?

Do call you or not? I'm not giving in first.

Do call you or not?

This love's a gas chamber

It's a building burning in the city

This love is a sharp blade

It's a scene in slow motion

This love is a bomb in the hotel

This love is a feint in the ring

It's a ?ame that bursts in the sky

This love's a poison ice cream

Where's your mother?

Here am, sorry.

I was cooking, he'd fallen asleep

Here's Mommy!

Let's go have din-din

Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee...

- Good morning. - Good morning.

My brother Stefan.

My tenant

Marina.

- It's a nice festival. - It's always the same

Are you alone?

My husband is picking us up in three weeks.

Goodbye. Let's go, sweetie!

She's real pretty

- No boobs. - Even without boobs

You have to hit on all of them don't you?

You're such a monk, she's in your house with no husband!

Marco, not there

Let's play a nice game

Sit down.

Not this one

Not this, the big one first

Marco

Let's wipe your nose, hold still!

So, remember the three owls?

Yes these, good!

Once upon a time, there were three little owls. Sara, Bruno

...and Tobia.

That was their house

One night they woke up and Mommy Owl was gone.

My goodness!

Hi.

Hi

Well, it's going...

So-so.

We've been inside all day, it's pouring.

Don't cry.

It's Daddy, say hello?

Say something to him

He doesn't sleep, can't breathe, he's got a cold.

He can't breathe

Stop crying!

No, I'm not edgy, I'm calm.

I've been calm here, we've had fun.

Why do say that to me?

I'm a little upset right now.

No, I'm not crying

I'll be fine in a minute, I'm just a little tired

I'll be ?ne in a minute.

Yes, I'll calm him, don't worry

Talk to you later?

Sure I love you, I love you a lot.

Bye.

You're my little love

Stop, let's draw a nice picture

Let's draw a nice picture

Let's draw a nice picture

A dot, a dot, a dot, a trace

a circle makes a face

Now we'll make a tummy

...his arms and legs are funny

...and here's our Mr. Yummy!

I'm going back to work in September.

Maybe just part time

Daddy says: Why work? You'll spend what you make on sifters.

The baby needs you.

But need to work

Who do I give this baby to?

If ifs the witch I seek, she'll keep him for a week.

Or the Christ Child we adore, he'll keep him one month more.

Now I'll clean this up

Do your bath...

Maybe not, you have a cold

I'll put your pyjamas on and we'll have din-din.

What happened? What did you do?

No, honey!

It's nothing, it's alright

Don't cry, you're not hurt!

Stop it!

Stop it!

Stop it! You're not hurt

Shut up!

Shut up!

Stop crying!

Open up.

Open up!

What happened?

Did he fall?

Answer.

Get up!

Get up!

Take him.

Hold his head, talk to him. He mustn't sleep, let's go.

Move!

Keep him awake, we're almost there.

He mustn't sleep, talk to him!

Sweetie wake up, stay up.

Don't move him.

Talk to him!

Wake up, look at Mommy!

Talk louder.

Nothing happened, sweetheart

Open your eyes, please.

The doctor will take care of you

Did he hit his head?

He climbed up to the cupboard and fell with bottles

- Where did he get hurt? - don't know.

Where were you?

Where were you?

In the bathroom

Why were you behind the door?

I don�t know.

Don't cry, we're here.

The boy?

They took him inside.

Why didn't you open when I knocked?

When he gets hurt, freeze like a little girl

How is he?

We gave him six stitches, he'll be under observation tonight

- You can stay with him - OK, I'm coming.

We'll be staying here tonight.

Thank you for everything.

Here's Mommy!

- Can I hold him? - Sure!

Hi

Hi

- How are you? - He's ?ne.

How old is he?

Two in September.

How did he fall?

He was playing quietly

went to the bathroom a moment

...and heard a terrible crash.

He'd climbed up, thrown the bottles down and fallen on the broken glass

- They call them "the terrible twos" - What?

The terrible twos

They still can't play alone, they're always active and don't sleep much

The sun's back.

Fine, he had a fever. The hospital paediatrician saw him

You don't need to come, he's well, it's all over.

We're going out today

Someone's at the door, I'll call you back.

Good morning

Good morning

How's the boy?

He's just fine

They took his stitches out yesterday.

- Come in. - No.

- I never saw you again. - Work

Today's my day off.

- I'm going up to my brother's lodge - Good.

- You said you wanted to go. - Yes, I did.

You're very kind but it's your day off He might annoy you

I offered.

- No baby-carrier. - got my kids' one

Al right.

- It's a beautiful day. - I'll wait downstairs.

Okay-

Sony.

I'll hold you when we get there.

Take my bag, I'll carry him.

- Should get some water? - have a canteen.

MAIDEN LODGE - 2 HOURS

Excuse me.

The boy will be hungry.

Why do you always call him the boy?

- He has a name, doesn't he? - Marco.

Marco.

We'll stop to eat halfway up.

Wait, he's asleep, his head's bouncing.

- Are you tired? - No.

We haven't run into anyone

It's a short cut.

- Is it much further? - A little.

- Is it much further? - A little.

Thank you.

- You have two children, don�t you? - Yes.

But they're with their mother now.

- Do you like being a father? - Yes, do.

- Do you like being a father? - Yes, do.

...but they don�t always like being my kids.

They don't like gelling up early, walking

My wife and I'd always argue about this.

My wife and I'd always argue about this.

When you have kids, things get more complicated

Why?

Don�t know, kids make you rethink everything

What?

Maybe it's me that has some difficulty.

Dif?culty.

Dif?culty.

That's not it either.

My husband expects a lot from me

Why didn't you tell him about the accident?

I didn�t want to worry him.

A sensitive man!

Come here, it's dangerous there.

Come here, it's dangerous there.

Lei him be!

Nothing will happen to him

Other things are dangerous, right, Marco?

Why do you say that to the boy?

He'll be a man, he has to know women, to defend himself.

You can try and fool your husband, not me.

Know what happened that night

What?

You know very well

Wait!

Marco!

Marco!

Why do you want to get involved in this?

Why do you want to get involved in this?

Listen!

The boy's crying, she yells at him a thud... and then silence

I knock, she doesn't open. I hack the door down

The boy's on the ?oor. His head's bloody and she's hiding

She was frightened.

Once, Silvia fell and found Bianca looking at the girl as she was bleeding

No, I know that kind of woman!

You have it in for all women.

When she gels here she'll report you for kidnapping

She won't.

She won't.

Excuse me, Manfred Sane? He came up here with my boy

Excuse me, Manfred Sane? He came up here with my boy

Bianca, his sister-in-law

- He's in the back, with my kids. - Thank you.

Marco!

Marco, my sweet-heart.

- Albert, Manfred's brother. - Marina, Marco's mother.

- Was the climb tiring? - didn't feel it.

Wanted to get to the boy

My brother's impulsive

He probably thought the boy was tired and I was too slow.

- Your daughter? - Yes. Silvia.

Those two terrors down there are Christian and Gabriel.

It's nice growing up here, they're free.

We grew up here too.

We grew up here too.

I know.

I'll go change him.

Silvia, take her inside.

Think she's a woman who'd hurt her son?

You're crazy!

It's the three of you?

It's Daddy with Uncle Manfred and Uncle Stefan.

It's Daddy with Uncle Manfred and Uncle Stefan.

- Which one's Manfred? - The one with glasses.

You'd like a little brother?

With those two monsters she has no playmate

- Clara's coming soon. - Who?

My cousin

Manfred's daughter, they're coming this month.

Manfred's daughter, they're coming this month.

Done.

Albert told me about Manfred, I'm sorry.

He's a peculiar man.

- Since his wife left him, he's worse - Like his mother?

- Since his wife left him, he's worse - Like his mother?

You already know? It's the great village tale

Yes, they grew up alone with their father

- How could she leave them? - She adored the children

Before she left, she even made them snacks

You were wrong. Apologize, it's important.

You were wrong. Apologize, it's important.

Come and sit with us. Some hot tea?

Come and sit with us. Some hot tea?

- Yes thank you - Silvia, take him outside to play

Go with the girl.

Don't worry, Silvia is very motherly

The lodge's nice

The lodge's nice

It needs lots of renovation, but that takes money.

Please sit down, I'll get the tea

You were isolated here in winter?

Avery different childhood.

Can't imagine any other.

As a child, suffered a lot in the city.

As a child, suffered a lot in the city.

I was hyper.

Hyper.

Hyper. I danced, swam

I couldn't gel enough.

You like to dance.

You like to dance.

- Here's the tea. - Thank you.

As a child, Manfred thought that inside the mountain

As a child, Manfred thought that inside the mountain

...a real giant was sleeping.

So, he'd walk around the house with wooden swords

...and say: If the giant wakes up wants to eat this lodge, I'll show him!

Always at war with everyone

Always at war with everyone

- I'll go to Marco, thanks for the tea - Don't mention it.

- She likes to dance. - And so?

- She likes to dance. - And so?

- Don't you remember her? - Who?

At Christmas

- She'd pick us up and dance with us - don't remember.

We have to go down it's 3 o'clock

I'm staying here a few days.

- Took a room. - But you have nothing with you

I'll make do.

- Well, I'm off - Goodbye.

- Well, I'm off - Goodbye.

Say goodbye to Manfred.

Say goodbye to Manfred. Bye!

You won't hear his crying for a few days at least

Manfred?

The keys.

The carpenter's coming tomorrow.

Manfred!

Manfred!

- Manfred! - Mommy!

Mommy!

Mommy!

Mommy!

I'm back.

- Saw their father this morning - Gustav?

He leaves it all to Albert, he wants no part of the lodge

Marco slept till 8 o'clock.

I couldn't believe it.

He wore himself out with the kids yesterday

- You should have another. - No!

Not another one, couldn't do it.

- It was so hard with him - know.

No one imagines how hard kids' first years are

- For you too? - Sure.

It was?

If hadn't had Albert

don�t think could've raised three

Did he help you a lot?

With the lodge and everything? No, that's not it.

What?

You know very well

raising kids is the toughest job there is

It drives you insane.

Maybe for the thing with his mother

...he was on guard, he'd watch me nurse, handle the nights, work here.

Like he expected me not to hold up

It wasn't taken for granted, see?

Why doesn't anyone say it's so hard?

In the clinic, he was just born, thought: "I'll never make it!"

Sorry, I've never told anyone. They all think being a mother is so normal

I'll tell you something.

I've never told anyone this either.

One evening, was in the bedroom, nursing

Albert came in...

Does it hurt you?

Yes, if he doesn't suck it could get infected.

Christian was two months old.

That night got pregnant with Gabriel

Albert was the only reason I had children.

Only for a man you'll do everything

Up here, he and I have no secrets.

You really bashed ii, I did the whole frame.

- Bye. - Bye.

HATE - LOVE

Come here see the lamb!

Go to the kitchen, we'll do this.

Thank you, Marina.

Two women are coming to serve

...but we'd have set up alone, if it weren't for you.

I'd have been alone, if it weren�t for you.

- After the party I'm going down - Leaving?

I have to, I didn't bring anything.

You're not scared of being alone any more?

- Manfred's downstairs. - Yeah!

He saved Marco's life and mine that night

Come on, your uncle's here.

Look over there

went to America last year.

Pan of my family lives there, did you know?

It's even in guidebooks now.

Two brothers and a sister, strangers to me, like my mother.

I didn�t remember a thing about her. You know? She looks like me

A perfect stranger, my spitting image!

Ii must have been an emotional moment

She was pitiful, cried when I left.

She said: "Ask your father why I left"

- Did you? - Yes.

He said: don't know what she means

Better that way! Imagine if there was a reason!

Come help me, Stefan

Excuse me.

Sweetheart? Come here.

Stop being a jerk with that woman

- Did Manfred say to? - Stop!

You're both incapable of normal behaviour. I'm fed up with you both

Cut it out, okay?

No, come on!

I'm busy!

- You like to dance? - Yes.

What Manfred would give to know how to dance!

He's not good with women.

He punched his wife in their last fight.

Excuse me.

- Christian, Silvia, where's Marco? - Manfred took him upstairs.

Was it fun dancing with my brother?

Yes, he's a good dancer.

I put Marco to bed.

He fell asleep on the table

Thank you.

It was an accident, right?

You don't scare me, Manfred

Want to punch me too?

You'd do anything to screw a woman!

I didn�t tell her anything.

Have some pride. Know what pride is? don't think so

You've never had any

Where's Mommy? When will she be back? Where did she go?

Until Albert beat you up and you stopped

I remember your methods

My shoes in the snow

and me in bare feet looking for them - Didn't make you stronger.

And me in bare feet looking for them - Didn't make you stronger.

You know, Albert's right.

You're sick.

Luna was right to take the kids away, they'd have become like you

What are you doing? We've got people here!

Knock it off!

Luna was right to take my kids away, Albert?

We're fed up!

You always want to ruin things.

Destroy yourself, croak but leave us in peace.

Take your tourists where you want but not here.

Forget this place.

Darling, warm your hands Like this.

Not too close, or you'll get burned.

- Hi. - Hi.

Excuse me.

- My name's Marina. - Luna, Manfred's wife.

- How is he? - They operated

Time will tell if there�s permanent injury.

Thank you for having called.

I'm sorry

It all happened so suddenly.

I haven't been here in so long.

My husband is such a difficult man.

Yes.

Knew him little, but he must be complicated to live with

Are you leaving?

My husband's coming for us this weekend.

Manfred asked if you'd stop by before you go.

Marina!

He's waiting for you.

And Marco comes with me.

How are you?

I could be dead, I'm here.

- My glasses, I can't see you. - Wait.

Have to thank you

I owed you, didn't I?

Why?

You know why, you saved Marco.

From you.

Want him taken from me?

Want the boy taken from me?

You're right, maybe I'm not a good mother.

I love him, but sometimes I hate him.

Sometimes I'd like to go away, leave him with someone, be free again

But he cries if he doesn't see me

don�t know what happened to me that night.

I fell asleep.

He climbed up

he threw the bottles down

He started crying.

When he cries he never stops

The crying pierces your brain. You feel you're going crazy.

Inside me, I felt...

...a terrible violence.

Think

You're right, they should take him from me.

You want to be rid of him don't you?

You're a monster!

Your husband's coming for you?

Don't leave me.

Marco

don�t leave him

- Silvia? - Yes?

- Did you have a good trip? - Yes.

Give that to me

- Your brothers? - Working, they're ski instructors

Great!

Just the table and the stove are left from before.

You look good!

Even younger than 15 years ago.

Back then, I never slept.

You're on vacation by yourself good for you!

- Your son? You have two? - Yes.

- Marco is 16, Silvia's 13 - Silvia, like mine!

- I've never forgotten those days with all of you - Really?

My life changed after that vacation here

You were so anxious about the boy.

The boy has his first girlfriend it's all he thinks of.

- At their age, love is everything - Only at theirs?

The rest of the family?

Albert is still here with me, his father Gustav died.

- Good evening. - Hi.

- Good evening. - How are you?

- Things going well? - Yes, thank you.

- I can't believe I'm here by myself. - Bianca envies you! Come to the table.

The hotel called, told Manfred you're here

- Hotel? - Manfred and Luna have a hotel now.

- Have a seat, I'll bring you a drink. - Thank you.

Excuse me, here are your keys.

- The weather tomorrow? - Let's hope it holds.

- I'm sure it'll be beautiful. - Good night.

- What is it? - Nothing.

Let's hope the weather holds

Tomorrow it'll snow all day, tell them the truth!

- They have a week's vacation - And us just a lifetime

- I'll help you. - No.

I'll do ii myself.

With this wind, this is the last run

Excuse me.

- How long does ii take to get down the mountain? - On skis?

It's hell up there, can't see a thing

- Any other way? - The cableway's not running.

We're closing, the bus is leaving.

Waiting for someone?

No one's coming down any more

- Can't you go faster? - It's icy, can't.

Icy...

- Want to drive? - wish could!

- The bus? - It's gone.

Gone.

Coming, Manfred?

Was there a woman waiting alone at the cafe?

- Yes, nearly missed the bus. - She caught it?

She ?nally got on.

You're no driver! Go faster!

- Hi. - When did you get on?

Now.

I fell asleep.

I saw that

- Your son? - He's grown, have a daughter too

Why did you come back?

Wanted to see you again

You did?

We could stop to eat, if you want

- Hungry? - No, just to talk a little

Talk?

I kept you inside me all these years.

I felt like I was sharing my life with you.

You're the only one I had courage to tell the truth to.

Manfred, you put my boy back in my arms forever.

You, just... couldn't forget you

with this leg

You're my woman.

In the mountains, when

I'm alone, know

that if my life hadn't started all wrong

I'd never have let you go.