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♪ You high flying birds you know how I feel ♪

[nervous breathing]

♪ Sun in the sky You know how I feel ♪

[nervous breathing]

♪ Reeds you drift along You know how I feel ♪

♪ It's a new beginning, a new day ♪

[shot]

♪ My new life begins ♪

♪ And I feel good ♪

♪ Fish in the sea You know how I feel ♪

♪ You free running river You know how I feel ♪

♪ You blossoms on the trees, you know how I feel ♪

♪ It's a new beginning, a new day ♪

♪ My new life begins ♪

♪ And I feel good ♪

♪ You dragonfly out there in the sun, you know what I mean, right? ♪

[Male voice] My name is Frank Sporbert.

I'm in my mid-40s. Half time.

All I ever wanted was the life I have now.

And now that it's here...

♪ And this old world is a new world And a bold world ♪

♪ For me ♪

Luxury problems, you say now.

head birth.

-Watch out! -He has achieved more than me.

- Chic place, a bit worn out. -You are late.

Two almost climate-neutral cars, neglected children.

Everything is fine here.

♪ Freedom is mine ♪

My life is so flat. I can see my own gravestone.

♪ It's a new day, a new life ♪

♪ For me ♪

♪ I feel good ♪

[the music ends]

Crap.

[door bell]

[door bell]

[door bell]

Manomannoman.

-[Girl] Well-being. -[Cough]

What do you want? And who are you?

Nutmeg. Next door.

That's not my name.

Aha. Mmm.

You can wait here.

[funny music]

Nutmeg, nutmeg, nutmeg.

-Afraid of World War III, huh? -Please?

With so much food stored there.

It just accumulates over time.

Are you visiting here? Or why don't I know you?

I was still at a good school until last week.

[Frank] Ah, boarding school, yes?

And now? Holidays?

-Abi. -This one?

-Great piece. -Give it here!

I wasn't wrong.

Did you want to blow the light out or did you kill someone?

-Should we dispose of the body? -What a crap! Bring it on!

What a disgusting mess you could make with that thing.

The thing is loaded!

Frustrated? Unemployed? Cancer?

Let go now!

Boom!

Are you old enough for that?

I started early enough.

Well-being.

And goodbye.

You should be grateful to me. I saved your life.

-If I hadn't rung the bell... -I didn't want to kill myself.

Mmm.

If you don't hit it, you don't want to die.

-I didn't want to die. -So a cry for help, yes?

Should the postman have heard that?

Oh!

You have no idea.

But.

I wanted to do something good for myself.

[Frank] Getting back in shape.

Maybe prepare for the half marathon...

They were in the steam room.

I heard them during the tour.

But why am I telling you all this?

So you can make fun of it.

[Girl] You should have pulled out the gun.

And the fitness ass is scattered in a thousand pieces across the parking lot.

Carmen and I have known each other for 20 years and have two children.

Shared debts.

I would have thought that sex just didn't matter to us anymore.

Women only become horny again after 40. This is biology.

Then everything is well supplied with blood and the brain stops.

If you really hammer it... It's your own fault if you don't do it for her.

Thanks.

Pull the plug because of the woman?

If you don't fuck her, you haven't missed her.

[Frank] There was an important meeting at my company that afternoon.

Sporbert turning technology, maybe you know it.

Anyway... new customer. Huge order.

[Cell phone vibration]

[Honk]

Sports...

[Frank] Four hours late.

We got the order without anyone missing me.

Nobody noticed that I wasn't there.

I'm the boss.

[Girl] Others want this, to be invisible.

You can do whatever you want there.

[Frank] The other day my son sat me on top

of me on the sofa because he didn't see me.

For them I'm just an ATM.

Maybe I can make it to the hardware store before Carmen gets home.

[Girl] Call her. If she's partly responsible for

this shit, she can at least bring some roofing felt.

[Frank] Pass me the jacket.

How long have you been hanging around here?

[Frank] Tuesday.

For a week?

And no one noticed?

[Man] Oh God, you have so much blood flow.

[she laughs]

[moans of pleasure]

[Man] Speed ​​run!

[The man laughs]

Runners have such awesome abs.

As far as I'm concerned we can go into the bushes again.

-[Man] Am I a sex object for you? - No of course not.

Look, I've been busting my ass for five years.

I do double shifts in the studio.

I'm training to become a naturopath. Why?

Because nothing sticks.

No. Because I believe in something. Of a future with you.

I have a husband and all the problems that come with a husband.

You're my affair, and that's a good thing.

We can go to Ibiza to see my brother.

I talked to him. We leave everything here.

Once and for all, you don't go to Ibiza, you fly.

Oh!

I love you!

[quietly] I love you... so bad.

[Girl] Well look. Tip top. A real

guy was lost because of you. Hm?

Your mother is calling you to dinner right now.

Apart from the fact that my mother only calls the

waiter about the food, my parents are in France.

I've exchanged maybe two sentences with your

father in the three years they've lived here.

The hut is only for copying.

Have you ever heard of Decker Unternehmensberatung?

Your father is the decker?

Je veux, tu veux, il, elle veut, nous voulons.

[Woman] Sorry.

-[the baby cries] -Vous voulez? Ils veulent.

Et vous maintenant?

Allez!

Allez! Allez! Je veux...

[the women repeat the verb forms]

[the baby keeps crying]

Hello Frank.

It's a shame you're not answering.

We haven't even talked about the vacation yet.

I thought we could just go out to dinner together again.

I'm skipping the last class.

Teaching three housewives the basic multiplication tables is...

[the women fall silent, one woman clears her throat]

[the baby is crying]

After high school I study law, and then Decker gets

a partner who sells false hopes to the poor bastards,

which my parents haven't yet counseled to death.

Be happy. Others have to

struggle to achieve such prospects.

Yes. I'd better pack my bags for the south of France now.

And in the fall we're going to Harvard.

Come on. Wanting a pony at 13 and now complaining about Harvard...

You know what? Do this shit alone.

Or finally get rid of yourself. I'm gone.

Are you crazy?

Frank, where are you? Reply sometime!

Excuse me. Have you seen my husband?

Ms. Sporbert.

In manufacturing, probably.

In manufacturing they say he is in the office, and here the reverse is true.

It's tricky.

[Frank] Sorry.

-I said "sorry". -I have water in my ear. I don't hear anything.

Excuse me. I did not mean it like that. By the way, my name is Frank.

Your turning factory, Frank, that's 100% a

thing: Son, take over what I've built. Hm?

I liked doing that.

That's why your house now has a new fireplace. I understand that.

But I don't want to be like you or my parents.

My mother is so stoned on tranquilizers.

She fell asleep on the sofa on September 11th.

And my dad is a walking calculator.

If I do what my elders want, I'll

soon be looking at a gun in my bathrobe.

-Or you become a mother and an alcoholic. -I already am.

I'm Sasha.

Hello Sascha.

Do you want to know what makes me happy?

But it won't be such a sadomasochism act, will it?

[Sascha] So sadomasochism.

Which one should I play? The Strat?

The Strat?

-The Teli? -That one.

Good choice.

-Do you know who played on one of these? -The Toten Hosen suit you.

[plays "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana]

[Drums]

[muffled guitar and drum sound]

[Frank] ♪ Grab a bunch of weapons and bring your friends ♪

♪ It's fun to lose And pretend ♪

♪ She is extremely bored and self-confident ♪

♪ Oh no, I know a swear word ♪

[Frank and Sascha] ♪ Hello, hello, hello, how far down? ♪

♪ Hello, hello, hello, how far down? ♪

♪ Hello, hello, hello, how far down? ♪

♪ Hello, hello, hello... ♪

♪ When the light is off it's less dangerous ♪

♪ Here we are now, talk to us ♪

♪ I feel stupid and contagious ♪

♪ Here we are now, talk to us ♪

♪ A mulatto, an albino ♪

♪ A mosquito, my libido ♪

♪ Yeah! ♪

♪ Yay ♪

♪ When the light is off it's less dangerous ♪

♪ Here we are now, talk to us ♪

♪ A rejection, a rejection ♪

♪ A rejection ♪

And now?

If I want to clean up the mess before...

Yes.

Understand.

I just don't have the strength to

give Carmen or the children pure wine.

But show up here at 6 p.m. sharp and put on a good face about the stupid game?

How long do you think it will take for them to figure out what's going on here?

And what do you say to them then?

What do you tell your parents that you don't want to play anymore?

I would leave the holes in the ceiling as is.

If someone asks a stupid question, the cat is out of the bag anyway.

Hmm. Bet they don't notice.

Thanks.

It was close today, huh?

Yes.

Me too.

What does that mean?

What do you mean by that?

Could I have another one?

-Thank you very much. -OK.

My darling! You're lucky someone bailed out.

What good can I do for you?

I want the hairstyle of a 20-year-old.

Oh god!

You don't need that at all.

I always say, you have to stand by

what you bring and make the best of it.

Hmm. If your husband was hanging out in the basement

with someone similar to your daughter's classmate,

You would also want your hairdresser to

be quiet and get you spruced up quickly.

Please.

OK.

Got it.

[whistles the chorus of "Smells Like Teen Spirit"]

[he continues to whistle]

[melancholic classical music]

[door]

Hey how are you?

Good.

What's up?

Don't you notice anything?

But. The ratatouille burns. But it still looks delicious.

-Children there too? -Yes.

You called today.

Nothing important. Just so.

Well then.

[grunting sound]

[Girl] Dad?

Yes, what's up? New bad news from school?

A killing spree?

-It's about Max. -What about your brother?

He has a flag and a black eye.

And an F in math, damn snitches.

[Carmen] Excuse me?

Now get excited.

What does your eye look like?

Mom, he has a flag.

-He stinks of alcohol. -You are a lesbian.

-What's that supposed to mean? -How did that happen?

Oh, just an accident.

What kind of accident?

-Your birth was already an accident. -[Max] And how.

[Carmen] Why do you always let yourself be beaten? Come back!

[Girl] I can defend myself.

[Carmen] Stop trying to know everything better. It is true.

[Arguments fade into the background]

[melancholic music]

[distant barking of dogs]

[Frank] Sasha!

-I didn't order anything. -You need something to cheer you up.

So, did you get it?

They are busy with themselves.

Make it warm.

Looks delicious. Thanks.

What did you mean by it was tight for you today too?

[melancholic music]

-[Frank] It's not true. -[Shot]

Double suicide. How many hits do you think we would have had with that?

And why?

Is a long story. Your wife doesn't need that long in the bathroom.

Can you please dismantle this?

How long do you think it took me to tie the knot?

Sasha.

See you tomorrow?

Just so none of us get any stupid ideas.

["Come As You Are" by Nirvana]