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- Oh, workman. - Mr. Ramadan!

- What an honor. - Shoes off, please.

- Armin Becker. - Ramadan, pleased to meet you.

Thank you for letting me help you.

500?

- And another 500 after. - Of course.

Come in, Mr. Becker.

- Oh, Mrs. Ramadan! - This is Armin Becker.

He's here for the balcony, as I promised.

I brought two autograph cards with me.

- My grandchildren are huge fans of you. - My pleasure.

They wanted to come along, but I prevented it.

You have to separate work and private life.

Bravo. Absolutely.

- Whoa. - Everything okay?

It's dangerous for the kids.

And that's why you're here.

What about Lorenz & sons?

Karo, I'd rather help out a pensioner

than throw money at some greedy company.

- What's he doing now? - He's checking the railing. He's a pro.

- But he stopped moving. - He's concentrated.

He's concentrating.

- Mr. Becker? - Let him work.

Mr. Becker, everything okay?

- Karo, stop bothering the man. - But he's really not moving.

- Mr. Becker? - Just stay here.

Mr. Becker?

Kida, come here. He stopped moving.

Stop panicking. He's concentrating.

- Check if he's still breathing. - Leave it.

What's going on up there?

Take that man down!

- He's a danger to us all! - That's what I'm doing!

- Hello? Armin? - Should I call 911?

- What a lunatic down there. - What are you doing?

- Go get some water. - I'm calling 911.

Mr. Becker? Feet up always helps, right?

Mr. Becker?

Mr. Becker, breathe in. Hello!

Try mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Dad, he's dead.

Wow. He's dead.

Leave the room, kids.

I think he's dead.

Come on, Sami. Let's go.

- Mom, it's just getting exciting! - No, get out.

- You've got to be kidding, Kida. - It was in advance.

He won't be needing it now.

Hey! Aren't you Toni Hamady? I've seen you around.

- That was just a role. - We never met. I'm Sonja.

- Kida. - What?

Like "kid", but with an "a".

- Cool. - Been out for long?

Yeah, I'll do one more round

before I join my son at the shelter.

- Call it a day. - Thank you.

Sometimes you just can't give up. Gotta hold your head up high.

Thank you, Sonja.

I'm Leo. I'm here to see the boss.

- The boss doesn't cut hair. - I know.

I'm shadowing him for the show.

- I'm his intern. - Have a seat.

He'll be here soon.

- May I? - Yes.

Are you a retrained lefty?

- How do you know? - I am too. I can tell right away.

Sucks to be handicapped, right?

Handicapped?

Who told you that? It's a gift.

We're more visually orientated.

I bet that's why you're good at cutting hair.

Dexterity is typical too.

I can build joints with one hand.

Left and right.

Whoa.

- Salam alaykum. - Alaykum salam.

- Hey, Leo. - Hi.

- You okay? - Yes.

- Did you find it easily? - Of course.

Listen, I've got a job for you. There's a bookstore nearby.

- I need books on history. - Okay.

And stop distracting the boys.

- Hey, Karl. - Hey, Kida.

Everything alright?

- All right, go ahead. - Risk, risk, risk.

- I know, life means taking risks. - We're a nontrading partnership.

To become a limited liability company, we need to invest 25,000 euros each.

Limited liability or not, I don't even know where to begin.

Courts, carriages, concert halls, battles.

You want historical events and double sets in every episode,

at a cost per minute of 20,000 euros.

Your guest stars will want 5,000 to 10,000 per day.

Or will they do it for free? I don't think so.

You can give them 3,000 max.

I calculated our crew cost at average rates, excluding overtime.

That should really be included, but it doesn't matter.

What it comes down to is that we end up with zero leeway.

Nothing for overheads.

Even with the green light, you'll have to pay up front.

They won't just give you money. Pull the plug on it.

We invested 150,000 euros.

You want us to ditch that?

Marius, please stop puking, this is a business.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

We're not pulling any plugs. We filled the bathtub, so we're bathing.

That's the point! We're not pulling any plugs.

- We're going all in. - Once again...

Your problems only start when you get the green light.

If you really want to continue, I strongly advise you

to save where you can.

Actors at special rates,

a crew of young people who work for minimum rates,

cut roles, merge scenes.

Once you've done all that,

the most important thing is to cover it all with a bank loan.

A clear credit line, or even revolving loans.

I really like you, and that's why I hope you don't get a green light.

- We're bathing. - We're bathing.

You're my man.

Karl, everything you just said

sounds like playing it safe.

We'll make it.

You'll have to pay every euro that you go over budget yourselves.

The way you guys handle things, that will definitely happen.

Kida, habibi , don't fuck around. Believe me, I'm your friend.

Stop thinking so German. Think Arabic. Dribble a little. Play the ball around.

Come on, I love to dribble.

150,000 euros?

You keep talking about risks, but what's 150,000?

Better to lose 150,000 than 600,000.

- We're not talking about 600,000! - We will be!

Take the handbrake off, dude. Stop being scared.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

I thought about it. I know what we'll do.

Ground zero. A new start.

- Are you kidding me? - We're the producers.

We're responsible.

If anything goes wrong, we answer for it.

I acted in more movies than you three wrote combined.

Goodbyes mean new beginnings.

A phoenix can only rise from the ashes.

And honestly, why do you write so expensive?

Why not write cheap?

What's with the locations you wrote in there?

Wait, it's about a fucking extra.

Who cares what's in the background?

Got that? I'm not making historical films.

Kida, we can do it all like "Dogville", if you like.

We'll just paint fucking everything with chalk on the floor.

Besides, following your German Genius logic, it has to be historical.

- Leave your logic out of it, okay? - But you came up with it.

Leave me alone with your fucking logic.

Perhaps it would be a good idea...

to start with small, unassuming personal moments.

- Writing is rewriting. - Stavros, listen.

I'm a producer and I'm a showrunner.

I do everything. But I'm not a writer.

I won't do this shit for you.

That's why I'll say this for the last time.

Write cheaper, not more expensive.

Trust me, I've got it under control.

I think you've got nothing under control.

- My Dad's just right. - 10 years old, and he gets it.

- He's 10 years old. - Dad, I'm 11!

Not 10.

And, please.

What do you mean, "please"? Give me my money.

- Cash up front, we said. - I know, as we agreed.

Let's shoot first.

What do you mean? Go to your boss and get me my money.

What's up, it's your Kida.

What's up, dude? I'm at a video shoot.

I'm your Kida. I'll keep you updated.

Your man.

- Do I need to count? - No, you don't.

It's okay?

What's wrong, man? We said cash up front.

No, it's fine. No problem.

Okay. And, please.

My name is Kida Ramadan.

If you want a "4 Blocks" star figure at home too, no problem.

Get your 3D Toni Hamady figurine

online at www.3d.shopping.film.de.

You're the best. 39.90 euros or something.

Stay fresh. Your Kida.

Cut. Thank you.

- That was it, right? - Definitely.

- Maybe, um... - 39,90, online...

Could we do one more? A bit more energetic?

- I mean, um... - What do you mean?

- A little more teeth. - Teeth?

You mumble a bit too much.

- I mumble too much, huh? - Just a bit.

Do you think I mumbled through all the 100 movies I'm in?

Do you think I won all those awards for mumbling?

- So you want to see my teeth? - No.

- Are you the actor or am I? - You are.

- I'll give you one more take. - Okay. Thank you.

And, please.

Hey, it's me, Kida Ramadan.

If you want "4 Blocks" stars at home, no problem.

Get your 3D Toni Hamady figurines. They look great.

Order them on 3Dshopping.film.de.

For 39.90. Real cheap.

Stay fresh. Your Kida.

- Thank you. - Sure.

- See you around. - Okay.

- Hello. - Hello, Sami.

Tarkan Abi, my father says you should give me 50 euros from the register.

- I can't just give you money. - I promise I wouldn't lie to you.

- What is it for? - It's for sweets from the kiosk.

- For 50 euros? - They have something new. Please.

Attila, give him money.

I'm banned from the cash register.

- Just let me work. - Fine.

QUADRA BANK GETTING THAT REVOLVING LOAN...

- Hello. - Hello. Greetings.

Sorry for the delay. You know how it goes.

Don't worry. It happens.

Right. Do you have a solid contract?

That's important, so we can set up a line of credit.

It's a line of credit

for a separate project account adapted to your cash flow plan,

where you enter your costs and set the payment rates,

so that we can monitor your need.

- The contract is up and running. - Then see if it contains sureties.

- Securities? - "Sureties", I think.

"Sureties". One surety, two sureties.

Important for the assumption of contingent liabilities.

- "Sureties". - Now I get it. Yes, we have them.

- We have sureties. - That's good news for us.

For us?

For us, or for you?

For all of us, really.

Right. For all of us, if anything.

All right...

Seeing as you don't have a track record as producers yet,

we would need personal financial assurances from you.

In case you violate the terms, we would need access.

There is a house. Or rather, a villa.

- As security? - Of course.

- Could we lend on it? - We could.

- It's been signed over to me. - That's great. Very nice.

Very nice. Can you sweeten the deal, Mr. Ramadan?

- The villa is enough for us both. - The evaluation will decide that.

Can you add something, Mr. Ramadan?

Well, in theory,

I have a single-family house on the city outskirts.

It's not finished. We plan to move in next year.

- But it's already financed? - Yes.

That's fine then.

Great.

Two properties as security. The bank is happy.

And when we're happy, then so are you.

And the viewers along with us.

That's what we want.

So do we.

Great.

Did I hear that right? You're building a house?

Yes, for my family. My wife, my kids. You wouldn't understand.

Depends on the family.

Hey, Kida. How are you?

- Good. - What can I get you guys?

- A double espresso, please. - A cappuccino.

And you want to live there too?

- We need the green light. - Yes, I know.

I'd have those loan agreements checked by a lawyer first.

- It seems risky. - Then go ahead and do that.

- I will. - Katrin Bauerfeind.

- Hey! - Good to see you. How are you?

- Hi. - Marius.

Hi. Listen.

I don't know what to say. I'm following Chubbuck classes.

It's amazing! Do you know Ivana Chubbuck?

- I've heard of her. - She's amazing!

I finally get it.

It's not about acting at all,

it's about entering a character.

It's about embodying what's inside a personality.

The role has to go through me.

I reach deep inside me now. I was always really nervous.

Smoking, biting my nails... You know.

Now we're doing nervousness exercises.

Guess what. My adrenaline no longer slows me down!

That scare after the slate... It's gone!

It's unbelievable.

Instead, I feel a sort of pressure.

A pressure I can work with, it helps me get into a role.

Right through me.

There were spectators in the room.

They cried, Kida.

Ivana hugged me after.

Kida, it's revolutionary! I have to show you!

You have historical sets in "Extras", right?

Catherine the Great, that's me. Building an empire against all odds.

I'm super exciting! I promise you. Let's do it!

Tell me, what was that method called again, "Chutzpa"?

Who are you?

Kida, I don't believe it. The windows aren't even in yet.

Wasn't that the plan? Nothing happened here.

Nice, a crate of beer.

Look at that slob, staggering away.

- Guess I'll be the nagging wife? - No, honey. They're proud craftsmen.

You know they're hard to come by. Know what you can do?

Go to the garden and see how you'd like it.

You picked beautiful natural stones for the garden.

I can already picture it, Mrs. uh... Kida.

- Hey, boss. - Artan, what's going on here?

- Beer everywhere. - Don't worry.

It'll take a little longer, but we're on it.

- How much longer? - Two months?

Ten months ago you already said only two more months.

Well... That's just how it goes.

- And the plumbing? - All as discussed.

You'll have a proper spa. It'll just cost a little extra.

What do you mean?

Some 10 or 80 percent more, I reckon.

10 or 80 percent?

Probably more like 80 percent, I'd say.

Fuck this music.

I don't want to hear this. I had a shitty day.

I told you quality comes at a price.

But it's all going far too slow!

We can work faster, but you'll have to pay faster too.

Tell me, these cables... Where those in the blueprints?

Another company made those plans.

What's that?

- We switched companies. - What?

You're liable for yourselves. I won't pay your accidents.

It's all illegal anyway.

- What? - He's kidding.

- You're not employed? - He's kidding.

I was kidding.

Kida, if customs finds out, construction stops.

Why? You're all registered and everything.

Right?

- Or? - Of course.

We're in the garden.

- Mind the cables. - It's dangerous.

- All right. - All good, boss.

- The garden... - The garden will be very nice.

- The garden, huh? - Nice stones.

Hello!

Sami, you again?

Yes, me again.

- What's up? - Can you give me 80 euros?

- 80? - Yes.

- What for? - School.

A book that cost 70 euros.

School is expensive. You had it yourselves.

They sell an ink eraser that erases pencil too.

Everyone's got it. I want one. It costs 20 euros.

- Why do you need 80 when it costs 20? - Well...

The book costs 60, and the eraser 20.

Hey, Kida!

Still renting your apartment?

Come meet me at my house in Wannsee for a swim.

Or let's have dinner. All on me.

Calm down.

Yes, please?

I would like to speak to Edith Kirchhoff.

She's not receiving today.

Yes, but I'm her...

Marius, her son.

Please wait here.

Yes, thank you.

- Mom. - Don't give me that.

You won't get my house.

What do you want?

I'm becoming a producer.

Don't be ridiculous. You live in a one room apartment.

Is that all? Or do you want money?

No, I only wanted...

to tell you that.

Keep the socks together.

- Woohoo. - What do you want?

I'm your father's friend and partner. We know each other.

I... I'm here about the show.

Don't piss me off. Shoes off.

Kida?

- Kida? - Marius?

- Stop that. - Why don't you fold your own underwear?

- Hey. - Mrs. Ramadan.

- Hello. - Hey, Marius. What are you doing here?

You told me to take care of things. And I'm a man of action.

I didn't know you were here. Excuse me.

It's so unsafe on the streets.

Here it is. For you.

Ah!

Here's our money!

Khodr, sometimes you surprise me.

Positively.

- Why are you doing this? - Well, that's for our show.

- Isn't the network paying? - The money's gone.

Good luck getting it back.

- Coming through. - Karo?

Are you kidding me?

What were you thinking? You can't give me money in front of her.

- You're joking. - I'm not joking. That money is gone.

Fuck.

Sami, here's your essay.

- Just one page? - It's all I managed.

But everything's in it.

You get one autograph card then.

Mr. Stiller!

Your autograph cards.

- Four times 2.50 euros makes 10 euros. - Now you can do math, hm?

Come on, Kida.

- Not now. - Just one drag.

- Come on. - Yeah...

Thank you for coming so quickly. There have been...

How should I put this?

There have been incidents with Sami.

- What do you mean by that? - Yes, what did he do?

We have very clear rules at this school.

When something like this happens, we take it very seriously.

- So what did he do? - Did he skip class?

No, he...

He...

He showed his penis.

- You get 200 euros for that? - Doesn't look so bad.

That's what I said. You can get it too.

He showed his penis, which is clearly freshly circumcised.

Impossible. My son is not circumcised. It's a misunderstanding.

Sami proudly displayed it to his classmates,

in the restroom and in the locker room after sports.

He called it his "Mercedes convertible".

Kida, do you know about this?

Me?

Karo, I swear this is the first time I hear about him showing his penis.

How would I know?

Sami said that his father

pays 200 euros to kids who let him circumcise them.

What?

I'm supposed to pay 200...

Ms. Beckmann, you're a great teacher.

You do a great job and I appreciate your concern for the children.

But what you're telling us about his penis is very private.

You know, that's very cultural, very traditional.

- Sami isn't circumcised. - Mr. Ramadan, I'm not accusing you.

Mrs. Ramadan, believe me, your son Sami is circumcised.

And yes, it would definitely be a private matter

if your son hadn't exposed himself in public at our school,

by showing his Mercedes...

- What you're saying is racist. - Mr. Ramadan, it's no trivial offense.

- I should suspend Sami for it. - Go ahead then!

- Kida! Don't lie to me. - No!

Did you have our son circumcised?

Let's discuss it at home, please.

Karo?

Karo, let's talk about it at home.

Great job, Ms. Beckmann.

Come with me.

We're leaving.

Stay with me.

Nice to see you again, Mr. Jürgens.

You only have one mother.

Your mother should be here any minute.

Mother.

You sure visit me often lately.

Don't make it a habit.

We should approach each other and I would like to make the first move.

Nobody believes you as the caring son.

I know exactly what you want.

But you will fail.

This house...

will be transferred to a foundation after my death.

You will get nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

- Edith, maybe... - Neither will you, Nikolai.

You can be happy you're allowed to breathe.

You two bore me.

Nikolai?

Would you take a seat?

Please?

It's time for my mother to go to a nursing home.

Don't be sad.

It won't be your loss.

I've seen five Nikolais pass through here in the last few years.

And I wasn't here much.

I want one-fifth of the sale price.

20 percent, like a good agent.

That rhymes. What rhymes is true.

To a bright future for the both of us.