Original subtitles

[sound of cork popping and wine gurgling]

[sound of wine glasses clinking]

[retro and disconcerting sound effects]

[orchestra strings play brief intense solo]

[sound of ocean waves lapping faintly]

[sea breeze blowing strongly but faintly]

[powerful boat engines humming and water churning]

[faint ethereal strings play]

[men chattering and talking]

[bag clunking]

[sound of hustle and bustle, cabinets slamming]

You are late.

Let's go.

Get dressed. Put on a cap and take off your necklace.

Wash your hands.

Use the soap.

There are instructions.

- What size? - Forty-two.

[sound of water running from sink]

What are you looking at?

[brute sounds of giant machinery humming, creaking and grinding]

[faint sound of woman talking over loudspeaker]

[people talking in background]

Take one of these.

Come on, go, go!

On a good day, we do about 70 tons.

On one shift.

All right. Take the metal glove.

Ivar!

Ivar. Come here.

[machine banging]

Just one glove! One glove

Ivar will be your mentor. Okay? Show him what to do.

Isak, take Ivar's place.

Go!

[machines clanking and squeaking]

Okay.

[fish slapping on board]

So this isn't about being fast, this is about being precise.

You're going to do this one movement

like 20,000 times a day, so...

Don't make it harder for yourself.

You're going to find the bone. Make an incision right here.

And turn it around.

[knife scraping cutting board, fish pieces smacking sink]

[machines grinding and clanking in background]

[fish smacking and flopping on floor]

Stop!

Tell me, Robert.

Do you eat food off the floor at home?

No. You can never ever do that again.

Do you know how much it costs to stop and clean the line?

Do you?

Go disinfect yourself, and get back to work.

[sawing grinding sounds, machine clanking]

[door scrapping budging along floor]

[door budging loudly, scrapping along floor]

[men shouting and grunting]

[sound of laughing]

[cheering]

[car horn sounding]

[seagulls squawking in background]

[sound of snoring]

[man snoring]

[Robert laughing quietly]

[sawing sounds]

Pick it up by the bone. You feel the bone?

Yeah.

So just put it out in just one smooth motion.

Yeah, okay, so not...

You don't have to push it.

You just have to like feel it, okay?

So, it's one smooth motion. Okay, better!

[tap running water]

[seagulls squawking]

[faint sounds of crowd cheering a game]

[sound of engine idling, car doors slamming]

[engine starting, engine accelerating]

[faint sounds of basketball game on computer]

[machines humming, person talking on loudspeaker]

[people talking in background]

[machine clanking]

[door scraping floor]

[door scraping, device whining]

[club music thumping]

[sound of bottles clinking]

[woman singing in background, glasses clinking]

[spitting sound, woman giggling]

[spitting, metal clanging]

[laughing]

[synthesizer sounds, retro sounding music]

[Ivar singing retro sounding music]

♪ The head of the heels, the love guy ♪

[indiscernible singing]

♪ I'm so sick of it ♪

♪ I'm so sick of it ♪

♪ Everything is saying shit ♪

♪ Love, love, love ♪

♪ Cause I moved on ♪

[indiscernible, both singing]

♪ ...love me for the here and knew that I was on this Earth ♪

♪ So go back to the one who gave you birth ♪

♪ Cause I moved on ♪

[indiscernible singing]

♪ ...knew that I was on this Earth so ♪

♪ come back to the one that gave you birth ♪

♪ You little boy ♪

[people clapping and cheering]

[upbeat club music plays]

[sound of bathroom doors closing]

[people talking faintly in background]

Hi.

Hi.

Nice car.

- I used to have a Saab 900... - Thanks.

Sorry about Marek.

He was just kidding, you know.

Yeah, right.

[club electronic music plays]

[heavy electronic beat plays]

[machines rumbling, churning]

Okay, so, there are additional orders.

We have to load it today.

This will be entered into your overtime bank.

Go, go, go!

[machine alarm beeping]

[man yelling in background]

I'm sorry!

- Can you stand? - I don't know.

Robert, grab him by the arm.

Okay. One, two, three.

Move!

- Take Marek's car. Can you drive?

- Yes.

[cell phone chimes]

[cell phone camera shutter sound]

You want to try it?

No, thanks.

Coward.

What did you say?

Nothing.

Coward!

[engine revving, tires screeching]

- Could be worse. - Fuck off.

How is...

Marek's foot?

He'll be fine.

You're a hazard.

Fuck you.

See you.

I heard you were looking to earn some extra money.

I actually need someone to help me with a job in Trondheim.

What's the pay?

Two thousand.

You just play some music. It's not a big deal.

I swapped shifts, so...

[rap music plays faintly, Robert exhaling swiftly]

[phone beeping, vibrating]

[phone beeps]

[breathing heavily]

[bustling sounds, machines clanking]

[knocking on door]

[sighing sound]

[phone dialing tone]

[heavy upbeat electronic music plays]

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

[road noises, car engine decelerating]

[gas pump and cap clanging]

I'd like to have my own station one day.

- In Norway? - I'm thinking about it.

Maybe it's a good plan to have a franchise here.

I never heard of anyone dreaming of that.

I like gas stations.

People here, they dream of becoming CEOs

and driving Teslas.

Not you.

No, I...

I'm going to apply to a folk school near Oslo.

And then, I want to become an actor.

What will you earn from that?

Now you just sound like my dad.

He's always telling me to find a normal job.

With fishing.

Acting is a job.

And if you don't succeed, you can work at my station.

Thank you.

You hungry?

[sandwich paper crinkling]

Let's play a game.

Who would you rather fuck?

What?

The game where you choose two people

and I choose who I'd rather fuck.

Sounds stupid.

All right.

Her.

And...

her.

What?

You...

No! Fucking hell!

[gravel crunching]

[doors slamming shut]

It's right over here.

[people yelling faintly in background]

[gate creaks open]

[bell dings]

[bell dings]

No.

Okay. I am Eli, the grandmother of Ivar.

And you have such a strong hand!

- I really like it. - Nice to meet you.

Yes, so nice to meet you, too.

Can you please help me open this?

Yes. Good. And then you can feel at home.

You can talk with the dog.

And Ivar, come with me.

[bottle cork popping]

[bells continue to chime]

[sipping sound on bottle]

You know, that is Bjørn.

That's my son.

- Do you know him? - Not as a hippie.

No, of course not.

As a free man, he has been dead for a long time.

Do we have to talk about him?

- And your father? - My father is dead.

- I'm so sorry. - It's okay.

Is it a long time since he passed away?

Nine years. He was a construction worker in Germany.

- And he was a punk. - He was a punk?

You know, I have to tell you,

because I was in a band in the 80s.

And my band was warming up for punk bands in Trondheim.

Do you remember when I played punk and played The Clash?

- And you cried so loud? - Beautiful memories.

- Can you get... - Okay, okay.

- Ivar! - Robert!

- Hey! - Hi!

This is Robert, he'll be playing music tonight.

- Johanna. - Robert.

Anders.

Johanna and Anders are the owners of the store.

Very nice shop.

We like pick up the best vintage items.

And then we, yeah, the rest goes

to, I don't know, Eastern Europe.

Oh, I don't...

I don't have anything against Eastern Europe.

But it's just like how it works.

It's okay.

- I'm not from Eastern Europe. - I thought maybe you were...

No, I'm from France. It's Robert.

Like a French name.

Like Robert Downey Jr.

But I'm also thinking of changing it to Volvo 240.

Volvo I get. But why Downey Jr.?

Never wanted to be Iron Man?

Sure.

So...

This is the computer you'll be using.

And here is your money.

Thank you.

Ivar, can you help me with the posters?

I, actually, have to get ready.

- So, if you could... - Yeah, sure.

- Thank you. - Hold this.

- Ivar? - I'm in here.

The zipper got stuck.

Can you?

- Can you help? - Yeah, sure.

[zipper crunching]

Would you like to try this glittery jacket, Robert?

I don't think that's necessary.

Are you sure? I mean it's...

I'm fine.

I'll see if I can find something else that you may like.

I'll be back in a second.

- I'm sorry. - I'm fine.

Maybe we can try it without lighting,

just for you to see the routine.

[pop style modern upbeat music plays]

♪ Looks like you're a grinding ♪

♪ Doing good without me ♪

♪ You've been chasing highs going 90 in a 30 ♪

♪ I saw it in your eyes on the day high ♪

[indiscernible singing]

♪ You said you were sorry, we go back into the ballin' ♪

[modern pop music gets more intense]

♪ Boy I need you, everything I am you ♪

[indiscernible singing]

♪ I need you ♪

♪ Everything I can do, you and I so close, so cool ♪

♪ Loving for you, ooh ♪

♪ Fuck like you, moving starting to ♪

♪ Crying on the sand, green ♪

♪ You bring out the worst in me ♪

Oh, you two are so cute!

[singing, pop music continues in the background]

[sole sound of shoes hitting pavement swiftly, breathing]

[machine sounds humming, rattling]

[sound of shower, water running]

[washing machine churning turning]

[phone chimes]

[machine humming loudly, people talking faintly]

[chair squeaking across floor]

Sorry, I forgot to give it back to you.

[cabinet slamming shut]

[sound of tap running water]

It was...

too much.

You know... for a second, I...

actually thought you were different.

[water running]

Like what?

Like you?

Okay, first of all, fuck you.

Second, is your problem drag?

Or is it... your closet?

[slamming sounds, things falling]

Silence, please!

We want to help you.

We are doing everything we can.

But right now, this is all we can do.

Don't you think, it's in my own interest,

in our interest to keep you satisfied?

- If you just hear me out...

We are forced to make these changes.

But we're trying to make this an

opportunity to make things actually better.

I know that most of you...

you are here providing for your families.

I appreciate that, I have taken that into account...

What will happen to the hours we already have in the hour bank?

Yes, you know that people have 420, 440 hours in there?

- That's true. - That's true!

- Hold on.

All the details are in these contracts.

They will be distributed by foreman Vytautas.

Any questions about that,

I will be in my office.

You only care about your own people. That's the truth.

If you don't like the conditions, there is the door.

[machines humming, clanking sounds]

[metallic squeaking sounds]

[faint string plucking music]

[sorrowful strings music plays]

[wind turbines churning, machine sounds]

[seagulls squawking, gravel crunching]

[fast rapping sounds on door]

- Hello? - Hello.

Is Ivar home?

Ivar doesn't live here. He lives on the boat.

[seagulls squawking]

Ivar?

Ivar?

[chain fence rattling sounds]

[knocking on glass sounds]

Ivar?

What do you want?

I came...

to talk.

We can talk at work.

Bye.

[rustling sounds

[rough knocking]

Just leave, Robert.

[sound of paper slapping deck]

Do you think it's easy for me?

You know what would've happened if someone would find out?

You don't understand.

Did you ever...

Did you ever have to hide?

Have you ever got beaten for being...

Fuck.

[faint sorrowful strings play gentle tones]

[exclaims, water splashing]

Robert!

[metal deck clanging from feet sounds]

[gasping, crying]

Do you need some dry clothes?

No, I'll be fine.

I'll see you...

I'm really happy that you contacted me again.

And I also see some new faces.

Nice to see you all!

Are there still people here who are working on

temporary contracts...

If you become a member,

we will negotiate

for a collective agreement for all of you.

[people chattering in background]

[bus engine humming, sound of tires on pavement]

[sounds of both laughing]

[sound of woman laughing faintly in background]

[fast paced electronic music plays]

- Robert.

[knocking on wood sounds]

[gentle snoozing, snoring sounds]

[sound of bus engine growling, accelerating away]

[road sounds, wind blowing across windows]

[sound of tap running water]

What's up?

[sound of exhaling]

[exhaling sounds]

[soft strings play tender harmony]

[sound of kissing, lips smacking gently]

[deeper tones with flitting strings enter]

[sound of petal clunking to floor]

[sound of car engine revving]

[sound of tires running across asphalt at speed]

[sound of waves lapping against boat hull]

[sound of wind blowing heavily]

[lighter sparking]

Ok. Ask me anything you want.

Does the company know we are joining the union?

Don't you have a more interesting question?

For me?

I don't know.

I mean, probably.

Next question.

[exhales quickly]

Why are you doing drag?

Haven't you ever wanted to be someone else?

Iron Man?

I wanted to be Eminem.

Rap at least one line for me.

I'm sorry, mama

I never meant to hurt you And never meant to make you cry

But tonight I'm cleaning out my closet

Okay.

Speaking of your mother, Robert Downey Jr...

Does she know about you?

If you would join the union...

you could really provoke your father.

Hot provocateur.

[little girl yelling and singing in background]

[little girl yelling teasingly in background]

[little girl yelling playfully]

You okay?

No.

There's something.

Six months ago, I went on a date.

With a guy.

[sound of cars and trucks on road above]

I remember he

touched me.

I never felt like that

before, with any girl.

Then a group of guys came towards us.

One of them called the boy I was with

a faggot.

And then they started punching him.

[sounds of thumping, muffled exclaiming]

I just stood there.

I stood there watching them beat my date.

[sound of lips kissing]

[sound of passionate exclaiming]

[sound of quickly breathing]

[soft gentle hopeful melody enters]

[slightly distressed tones join melodic music]

[sound of people chattering]

Welcome to the trade unions!

[sound of clapping]

The most important information is

that the company has received our request

for a collective agreement.

The tariff.

I'm sorry but we didn't know

someone new is joining the group.

That's fine. We welcome everybody.

Okay?

The more we are

in a group, that works together, sticks together,

the better our chances.

[keys jingling]

[sound of hand thumping metal]

Are you here to spy on us?

It didn't occur to you that I could be doing this for myself?

Or not for everyone?

You just won't stop insulting me all of the fucking time.

And I'm sick of it!

[sound of car whining in reverse]

Foreman?

I need an employee room.

I really need this room.

- Could you ask Bjørn about it or say something...

- Look, son...

I'm not saying "no" to be an asshole.

You would have to be at least a foreman.

And in this current situation,

it will be hard to get an apartment.

[seagull squawking]

Who did this?

Will you tell me who did this?

Why do you care?

Ivar.

You won't even look at me,

when your friends are around.

[sound clothes slapping deck]

[sound of water splashing]

Jesus Christ.

My dad saw my name on the union list.

He told me,

"It's time to start being a man."

So he threw all my clothes in the water.

He's so afraid of what other people think.

You can't leave it like that.

He ruined your stuff.

[car engine humming]

[disconcerting tones enter]

Ready?

Ready.

Lasers!

[both exclaiming]

[sound of phone being picked up]

[sound of chuckling, laughing]

Come on! Beautiful!

[pop music plays heavy beat]

[sound of camera shutter clacking, hooting sounds]

[alcohol pouring sounds]

Cheers!

[rapping on window]

Hey, you!

Come on! Go, go, go!

[subtle disconcerting tones]

[squeaking, creaking sounds]

[door scraping across floor]

[sound of door scraping]

[sound of people chattering in background]

[knocking on door]

Sit down, please.

[sound of door handle and door slamming]

Well, this is a matter for the police.

Maybe I should just call them?

No.

You're in the union, right?

If I was to let you stay on

and even go so far as to help you,

and if we were to promote you to assistant foreman...

- You want me to... - I want you to accept.

It's also possible

to maybe find a cheap apartment.

I have to think about it.

Do you know that in 2003 we almost went bankrupt?

Us mid-sized companies, we have to...

we have to fight

or we get swallowed up by bigger companies or by the banks.

What most people do not understand is

that it's businesses like this

that make this island come alive.

That puts food on the table. Do you understand that?

And Robert...

Ivar is going through a tough time right now.

I think maybe he needs some time alone.

And maybe you do too.

[sound of machines humming loudly]

[sound of bag sliding across table and smacking ground]

[sound of people talking and carrying on]

[Marek singing]

[phone ring tone]

[sound of women talking energetically in background]

I even don't work in this room, I was

not working during this time so...

I told you I don't put earrings...

When something's missing we always check the bags.

But I don't even have a hole...

We ask the cleaners to check the bags, and this is not personal.

You think that I'm a thief?

Listen to me. Please let me see your bag.

- Don't touch her. - Keep your hands away from me.

You think that I'm a thief?

I've had enough.

It's normal.

Fucking Norway!

Fucking Norway.

Fuck you, Norway!

[sound of heavy breathing]

[boat horns sounds in distance]

[muffled woman singing music playing from inside boat]

[pop music playing becomes more clear]

[upbeat rhythm and groove]

♪ All the girls need a little longer ♪

♪ all the girls a little bit stronger ♪

[quick knocking in wood]

Fucking hell.

- Trying to give me a heart attack?

- Sure.

♪ All the girls need a little longer ♪

♪ All the girls... ♪

My mom lost her job.

I'm sorry.

You know what?

I can lend you the money.

It's 96 thousand zlotys, so...

We have to pay it as soon as possible.

And it's like 200 thousand kroner.

I can lend you some of the money, just to get you started.

You don't get it.

I need to break the strike.

I can't lose my job right now.

You don't need to break... I'll call my grandmother.

She can help us. It's not a big deal.

You only strike because you want to provoke your father.

Why do you suddenly care so much?

Because I know it's important.

You don't get it.

It isn't that much, or...

I don't want your money.

Great.

- What's going to happen then? - It's not your money anyway.

Have you ever paid for anything in your life

other than your drag stuff?

[shushing]

Listen.

Let me help you.

It's what boyfriends do.

Mmm.

I never said I'm your boyfriend.

[sound of subtle crying]

[sorrowful distressed string solo plays]

[whimpering, crying sounds]

[deeper string tones enter]

[sound of water flowing in background]

[slightly disharmonious string melody]

[sound of grunting, physical exertion]

[gentle hum of bus engine and road sounds]

[bus decelerating, sound of people shouting faintly]

[muffled shouting]

What the fuck man!

[muffled people chanting]

Go, go, go!

Show it to me.

You have to cut off the ribs, right?

The knife is very sharp.

You just need one smooth motion like this.

[cell phone ringing]

[connection tone]

You disappoint me, Robert.

You're just like a broken record.

Cause it's always "me, me, me" with you.

It's all you think of.

[disconnection tone]

[people talking in background]

Hey, Robert! Come here.

How are you? Good?

You made the right decision.

Okay? Really, really good.

This is what real men do.

Avanti! Move on.

[sound of paper shuffling]

[sound of door latch opening]

[door shutting]

[sound of clothes thumping against suitcase]

[subdued gentle string music enters]

[door clacking shut]

[sound of lighter sparking]

[road noises, sound of cars and trucks passing in background]

[sound of woman crying]

[sound of door and latch shutting]

[seagulls cawing faintly]

[digital alarm sounding]

[rap music playing faintly]

[very muffled chanting]

[muffled sound of something hitting window]

[sound of man yelling in pain]

[sound of boots striking floor]

We need more people at the production line.

- Did you call an ambulance? - Yes.

You did very well Robert.

People can't manage, because they are too few.

Then you make them manage.

How?

Should I blackmail them?

Do you like the new apartment?

Not that much.

Tell me, do real men throw their son's stuff into the water?

Sometimes.

[sound of feet pounding metal staircase, plastic rustling]

[sound of hustle and bustle and machines clanging in background]

[sound of ball thumping back and forth]

[sound of hard plastic crashing on ground]

[seagulls cawing distantly]

I talked with your father.

Congratulations.

I fucked up. I know.

Do you think you can just come out here,

and everyone will just forgive you?

[exclaims breathily]

Wait!

You said I was a broken record.

Now you are one.

And since we are both broken records,

we could make something out of it.

I love you.

[sound of car door clicking open and slamming shut]

[sound of engine turning over]

[car engine idling in background]

[sound of car winding up in reverse]

[sound of waves lapping]

[subtle string tones play]

[sorrowful string tones]

[sole piano note plays]

[heart-achingly sad string tones play]

[single piano note plays]

[distressed tones]

[sound of vehicle engine decelerating]

[wheels slowing down on gravel]

[car engine shuts off]

[modern folk music plays]

♪ Took the morning sun ♪

♪ Shines on your skin ♪

♪ Cause your white curtains they are paper thin ♪

♪ Windows open ♪

♪ I can feel the breeze ♪

♪ But we're safe here under the sheets ♪

♪ And I don't ever wanna leave ♪

♪ I'll watch you sleep ♪

♪ And listen to you breath ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ And I don't ever wanna leave ♪

♪ I'll watch you sleep ♪

♪ I'll watch you sleep ♪

♪ I never get ♪

♪ Bored of looking at you ♪

♪ Cause every time ♪

♪ I see something new ♪

♪ Like the scar on your spine ♪

♪ You fell off a roof when you were nine ♪

♪ You lived a life ♪

♪ For mine ♪

♪ And I don't ever wanna leave ♪

♪ I'll watch you sleep ♪

♪ And listen to you breath ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ And I don't ever wanna leave ♪

♪ I'll watch you sleep ♪

♪ I'll watch you sleep ♪

[strong drum beat and cymbals enter]

♪ I don't ever wanna leave ♪

♪ I'll watch you sleep ♪

♪ I'll watch you sleep ♪

♪ And I don't ever wanna leave ♪

♪ I'll watch you sleep ♪

♪ I'll watch you sleep ♪

♪ I'll watch you... ♪

♪ To sleep ♪

[vocalizing, singing]

♪ I'll watch you ♪

♪ Sleep ♪