Original subtitles

THE FOLLOWING IS A WORK OF FICTION

It's hard for you to talk about your father?

I don't know if it's hard,

or if I'm afraid that by talking about him

I'll end up believing he was right.

Right about what?

About me not being good enough to accomplish my goals,

that I'm useless.

That's what he used to say to you? That you were useless?

When he was having a good day.

That's your father's voice, Victor. It's not yours.

In a home where there's violence, the natural reaction is fear.

Hiding under a table is an act of survival.

That's what you are, Victor.

A survivor.

When we grow up hearing we are this or that,

we spend our whole lives trying to prove the opposite.

It's a compensatory behaviors.

And is running for President a compensatory behavior?

Depends.

Depends on your motivation.

If you're doing it for yourself

or if you're doing it to prove something to someone else.

For myself.

If you're passionate about it, if you like it,

if you believe you can be good at it,

whether it's the Presidency or playing the piano, go for it.

Thank you.

Is your wife OK?

The treatment is turning out to be invasive.

It's hard for her.

But it was to be expected.

If there's anything I can do

for you or for her, you know you can count on me.

Thank you.

How have you been sleeping, Victor?

Do you want me to tell you about my dreams?

Sleeping well is important, that's why I ask.

But can we talk about whatever you want.

I'm sorry if I'm a little reluctant.

I spent many years with the other professional.

With Marcos.

We can talk about him if you want.

It's nothing personal.

I'm sure you are an excellent professional, no doubt.

But it's hard for me to trust you.

If trusting was in your nature, you wouldn't be President.

Does Marcos' decision make you angry?

Yes.

He abandoned me.

I feel betrayed, I admit it.

Victor, I'm not here to replace Marcos.

I'm here to face the challenges of a new phase in this process.

I'm sleeping like shit.

That's the truth.

I'm tired of your lies, you hurting me, always letting me down.

For now, I'd rather not see you.

I'm tired of your lies, you hurting me, always letting me down.

For now, I'd rather not see you.

Hi, honey.

I need to talk to you.

I promise I'll try...

Don't make any promises you can't keep.

We said we would only meet in my office.

I'm an executive, Marcos.

If I don't see any results,

I don't hesitate to change any arrangement.

I've only just began reaching out to Victor.

Every morning I check his agenda, what he does, where he goes.

There's no time for excuses.

Who do you work for?

I want the President in your office as soon as possible.

Sofía will thank you.

We need to work

with those who have the knowledge and experience.

That is the only way for the country to grow in a sustainable way.

I'm sending a bill to Congress

to add companies such as LitCorp from the USA

and China's Wuhan Lithium

as strategic partners

to help us extract the lithium in the best way,

in an efficient way

and less harmful for the environment.

We are not selling cheap nor are we giving anything away.

The lithium is ours.

And it will be us, our children and grandchildren,

who will benefit from that wealth.

Thank you very much.

Reactions are good, very good.

The big media are praising the speech.

There's always a friend there, right?

But the smaller news portals also support it.

Of course, the activists

are turning the networks on fire, especially TGA.

Renata Saenz,

"First Lady contributes with her writing to sweeten up

a President who is but a lackey to..."

What a difficult woman.

Come on, the opposition will oppose,

we don't need to get emotional about it.

Are you talking about me?

Ana, come on. We have other issues to attend.

Thank you for everything.

Other issues, I get it. Thank you for the recognition.

But Saenz won't stop there.

I know what I'm talking about.

Thank you, Ana.

If it's okay with you, we can move on to today's pending issues.

Who are they, Laurent?

Yes?

Luciano?

I need to talk to Victor.

Sorry, he's very busy right now.

Isn't this his personal number?

Tell me and I'll give him the message.

It's personal. I've been trying to get him for days.

I understand, but it's impossible right now.

Can you tell him to call me? It's important.

Of course. I'll tell him.

Goodbye.

Who was that?

They wanted to interview you on Channel 15.

I made it hard for them.

-Let them wait, they are against us. -I agree.

Gentlemen, you know we're going to strongly defend

the native families who were so violently evicted.

You know two people died.

Also, at the time a pharmaceutical company took part,

in which one of the share holders was none other than Victor Noriega.

At that time. So I think we need to...

I already prepared a statement to answer to that.

A statement? I should sue her for slander.

That hypocrite.

She knows damn well it was an accident.

If she keeps at it, we'll take her to court, but for now

a short answer on social media

minimizing what she is saying would be the most effective.

Are you done?

The car is waiting.

For your father, for his birthday.

Last one, I have an early start tomorrow.

Come on, we have to toast to your new patient.

To a long and prosperous term.

I didn't vote for him.

No, me neither. I mean, I know him better than you.

I could have sworn you would have recommended Beltrán.

But seriously, I have to thank you.

This patient

is challenging.

There was nothing to think about, you were the right one for the job.

Are you curious about the first session?

Of course I am, but I can also imagine what he did.

He underestimated you because you are a woman.

I hadn't thought about that.

Is our President a chauvinist?

You're not going to tell me anything?

I'm going to have to start from scratch?

He is a very special patient.

I don't want to influence you.

You won't, Dorrego.

It's not the first time a get a referred patient.

I'm interested in your perspective.

Fine, I'll tell you my experience.

Please.

Victor is one of those gruff patients.

Surly.

What worked for me was taking the initiative.

A little more than usual.

Almost bordering on the intrusive.

I would have thought quite the opposite.

He opened up over the years.

-Anything else? -His father.

His father has an antisocial character.

What? A drunkard? Violent?

But he is still his father.

In recent times they got a little closer.

As if they were trying to amend things.

But Victor doesn't want any of that.

Was he a very demanding father?

That's putting it mildly.

It's still hard for me to concentrate and to sleep.

And sometimes I don't feel like eating.

Well, that's to be expected when you're in withdrawal.

It's only after 90 days that the neural restructuring begins.

Sometimes I feel I'm crazy.

I thought we had banished that word.

It's ridiculous to be going through withdrawal because of a screen.

What matters is what you did with that screen, Pedro.

You speculated with cryptocurrencies,

you drained money from company bank accounts.

You had a virtual girlfriend.

-Am I forgetting something? -E-sports.

Sex, gambling, competing, adrenaline.

To your brain there's no difference between that and drugs.

Marcos, we still have five sessions left.

Tell me the truth,

are you going to discharge me?

I'm going to look for the form.

Did you do community service?

Yes.

No!

-What is it? -No, no...

-This must have been your fault. -No, it wasn't me.

It must have had something heavy on it.

I know how much you love that vase.

No, it's an urn. And I still love it. Look at it.

Dad can glue it back together.

What's broken, even if you glue it back together, is still broken.

This must have be the culprit. This mare is big and heavy.

Yes, and I'm sure you packed it the right way.

What about the foam I gave you to put beneath it?

It's the Princess's steed.

And would that make you the Princess?

Of course.

If you are the Princess, then I am the Queen.

And a Queen doesn't lift boxes.

How about that?

Let's see. Look at that.

If you are the Princess, then I am the Queen.

I'll walk you out.

Come on, Ana.

You undermine me in front of everyone.

And you expect me to shut up about it?

I'm surprised you can't understand it.

Right now, I'm not just your husband.

There's an endless amount of Government issues to take care of.

And you can't handle everything.

What am I here for?

I can't skip protocol.

I'm not just your wife.

I left my career to be with you,

and not just to be a piece of decoration.

I was the first one who believed in you.

I got on your boat and made it my own,

and I worked alongside with you to get here.

If it weren't for me, you would still be selling stomach protectors.

What a cheap blow.

That's how you met me and you fell in love with me.

We had an agreement. We were a team.

We still are.

Trust in me.

It's hard when any advisor is more important than me.

Just a moment. What does he want?

What a surprise. At this time of night?

You don't answer my calls during the day.

Did Luciano give you my message?

Is something wrong? We're having dinner.

No, it's not urgent.

I just wanted to know how you were doing with Rafaela.

Against my better judgement,

better than expected.

We're getting along great.

Great, that's a relief.

Were you worried?

Sometimes there can be a clash of styles,

but Rafaela is a top professional.

Thank you for your concern.

I won't bother you anymore, Victor. Call me if you need me.

This got cold.

Who's winning?

Me.

As usual.

WE WILL SUPPLY THE WORLD

Hello.

-Hi. -Here's your order.

Hello. Is Sofía in?

-I'm his... -Marcos.

-And you are? -Manuela.

Her girlfriend.

Sorry, I wanted to apologize for the other day.

May I come in?

Yes.

They'll take you straight to the textile cooperative.

Wait, I don't understand.

"Women Who Weave"?

They represent native people and formed a cooperative.

Ancient artisan techniques for the development of export products.

And the Governor?

He's not on the agenda.

No, don't worry about that.

He'll probably go to one of the activities if he has the time.

Marcos called yesterday for Victor and you picked up.

-Is that right? -Marcos?

-Let me check. -Good morning.

-I wouldn't have missed that. -The schedule for the trip to Chile.

-Thanks. -It's all in there.

If you need anything, let me know.

-Great, thank you. -Excuse me.

Go ahead.

Some people are getting ahead, I see.

I don't know, all the minions look the same to me.

But if she's here, it's because Victor personally approved it.

OK, 2:30 pm.

Meeting with the regional children's choir.

You won't believe what these kids do.

It's very moving. Watch this video.

Now we're going to publish a statement.

To put some pressure on Congress, see what happens.

-It's not easy. -I can imagine.

There are a lot of groups in the country

that are doing the same thing, supporting us.

Honey.

What is he doing here?

Don't take it out on her, it was me.

Yes, I have no doubt about that.

I don't want to see you, don't you understand that?

-Sofía, can you hear me out? -Sofi...

Stay out of it.

I wanted to apologize for what happened the other day.

-Something came up. -Yes.

Lately in your life there's always something coming up.

I'm trying to put things in order.

To find spaces.

I don't see him anymore.

Victor Noriega, say his name.

-Manuela knows he's your patient. -Not anymore. I referred him.

For years that guy was always in the middle. And for what?

For nothing.

Sofía, listen to me.

Haven't you noticed anything strange these days?

Stop it.

Get out.

-I'm just trying to fix... -But you know what?

What's broken, even if you glue it back together, is still broken. Leave.

Sorry.

Bye.

I'm on it, Laurent.

A family visit is not what you are supposed to be doing.

I made my move with Rafaela, I need some time.

You're running out of time, Marcos.

There's not much I can do for now.

I did everything I could.

I'm a psychologist, not an intelligence agent.

You, darling? Really?

Such a prestigious professional, connected to the world of ideas.

Come on, Marcos, don't disappoint me.

Remember the chaos in the office? What I told you about the other day.

Now everything makes sense.

Turns out García is in big trouble, his son in law, a compulsive player,

lost an apartment in the roulette.

García needs to sell shares, he needs cash.

And Palacios is against it, because he always wants to fuck García.

Are you listening to me, Marcos?

García wants to sell because his son in law

lost an apartment and Palacios is against it because García is for it.

OK, fine.

What strikes me is you seem a bit euphoric.

As if you were feeding on chaos.

That's what they pay me for, Marcos.

And yes, I'm euphoric because I know what they want.

Powerful men are very easy to manipulate.

What are powerful men like?

Like children. They always want what someone else has.

With these industry titans,

I handle myself like I do with my children.

If I want Benicio to study French,

I travel to Paris with Salvador.

If I want Salvador to do horseback riding,

Benicio gets a horse.

Sir...

Thank you.

-Good evening. -Nice to see you.

-How are you doing? -My pleasure.

Good evening.

The Spanish came with their Bibles, their books.

Let's hope so. I agree...

They are still very neglected.

I'm sorry, excuse me.

-Representative Saenz, good evening. -Good evening.

-Do we know each other? -No.

My name is Marcos Dorrego, I just wanted...

I just wanted to congratulate you for your excellent work.

-Tremendous work. -Thank you.

It's wonderful the way you protect our territory.

What I was saying...

What a surprise.

Ana, how are you?

I didn't know you supported this cause.

I have a lot of free time now.

Renata Saenz? Really?

Is she your patient?

Even if that were true, you know I can't discuss it.

How is Victor doing with Rafaela?

He's stressed.

These are stressful circumstances.

I'm not going to lie to you,

it wasn't the best moment for you to take a step down.

Victor knew what was going to happen, we'd been talking about it.

He didn't tell me anything.

But that wouldn't be the first time.

It was not an easy decision, Ana.

I don't like to refer patients. And besides...

I felt like a part of this project.

I hope everything works out with Rafaela.

But if it doesn't, if you see no results,

we can talk it over.

Let's call it a patriot's duty.

What are you doing here?

Hey!

Stop following me, motherfuckers!

Motherfuckers!

ROME

-Stop, stop... -What?

I'm not...

Is there something else going on?

No!

No, I just had a hard week, you know that.

I know, you've always had great responsibilities.

Don't you want me anymore?

-Is there someone else? -Ana, this is not about us.

Talk to me!

-Tell me about it. -My head won't stop.

Have you talked about this

with your new psychologist?

I don't know if I want to talk about these things so soon.

I don't like it.

You should go back to Marcos.

-You were doing better with him. -Don't you remember he left?

-He worries about you. -Doesn't seem like it.

It wouldn't hurt to ask.

-I won't beg. -Think about it.

If only for him not to switch sides.

This is creepy.

What is it? Why are you laughing?

Tell her.

When we were dating,

we went to a fair.

I went to the shooting booth

-and I won, because I was very good. -Not that much.

That was the prize.

I was very proud and very much in love

and I gave it to her, and what did she say?

This is creepy.

The same.

I keep hoping it will break,

but ugly things are the hardest to break.

We had some other horrible stuff.

-So ugly. -Yes, look at this.

There was a time people liked these things.

They did this glass work.

Verónica, I need you to answer me.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD TIME

Verónica, please, I need help.

NO AUDIO MESSAGES

-Good morning. -Good morning.

-I'm sorry I'm late. -I understand, you're a busy man.

Do you mind if we have the session here?

No, why do you ask?

Because here you don't have the same power as in your office.

Not everything is about power.

That's where we disagree.

Let's talk about power, then.

What does a President feel by having it?

It's curious.

Personally,

I feel less powerful than when I was a candidate.

Back then I could really make some concrete decisions.

What about the intimate sphere? How are you handling it with your wife?

What does Ana have to do with this?

If everything is about power,

did that relationship change now that you're President?

We are having some problems

with regards to...

I feel a bit self-conscious talking about this.

Because I'm a woman?

No, because it's too soon.

I understand, Victor.

But this therapy will be more successful

if you manage to speak freely.

It's a delicate subject.

Let's talk about your father.

No, I don't want to talk about him.

So let's go back to talking about how you slept.

My father was a violent man.

I've talked a lot about this with your colleague.

But I'll admit I've been thinking about him the last few days.

It's his birthday.

Will there be some celebration?

A drink? Dinner maybe?

No dinner.

But I could stop by and visit him.

What's stopping you?

I don't know.

Should I go see him?

I don't know him, but I expect any parent

would feel proud of what you've accomplished.

Even if it's hard to admit it,

perhaps you could share this achievement.

It's been a long time, Marcos.

I need some for two weeks.

That's too much.

Here's what we'll do.

Who are you seeing?

A doctor, but he's on a trip.

I can give you this.

No, this is not enough.

Don't put me on the spot. Do you want it?

Fuck...

Happy birthday, dad.

-Victor, tomorrow morning... -Not now!

Call that idiot psychologist, tell her I don't want to see her again!

-She's not to set foot here again. -Something wrong?

Leave me alone.

Put me through with Marcos.

So what do you want to do?

The Pole wants to take advantage of his family's position

and publish a good article in the newspaper.

But Ulises says it's better to go after the Vice president.

To expose his contacts with foreign groups.

I don't know.

But the Wetland Law came out thanks to the media.

Yes, but that was another time. Now the media are all with them.

Right.

So maybe it's better to do what Ulises suggests.

Are you still into him?

What? No!

No, not at all. That was so long ago.

It's all good.

The thing is...

I think it's kind of hot to imagine you with someone else.

You are very down these days, love.

Right.

I know, they told me the same thing at the hospital.

I don't get why you are so caught up in that.

I don't mean you should go out and party,

you are the only one who knows what he did,

but if fighting with your dad

will fuck up your whole life, with me, at work,

your daily life,

it's not cool.

Why don't you go see him?

So? What do you think? Do you agree?

You know what I think?

That the two of us look way better than the two of them.

What if he congratulated him?

What if they ended up hugging each other?

Victor is not looking for hugs.

His hatred for his father is his source of strength.

On a subconscious level, he is looking for something impossible,

the acceptance of a man who has lost his head.

You're good at this.

If you fulfill your mission, you will get a reward.

I don't want any more threats, that's it.

No, this is only just beginning.

Getting Victor back was only the first step.

Now you have to regain his trust.

It won't be easy to defeat him without him realizing it.

He said he would vote in favor of restructuring the debt

if he received some sort of approval

to grow medicinal cannabis in his province.

What did you do?

I washed my hands.

Well, if it's OK with you,

let's start with the Saenz issue until Victor gets here.

Go ahead. What are you proposing?

Renata's allegations are serious.

She's saying he's a direct responsible for the death of those protestors.

I really thought she would take it back,

but given the circumstances,

I think we should move on to the courts.

-Hello, everyone. -Ana...

-You look beautiful. -Thank you.

Ana, we are in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.

I know.

Something came up and Victor wanted me to should you the plan.

He didn't mention it to me.

Hello, everyone, I'm sorry I couldn't be there.

It's not serious but I need to look after a personal thing.

Luciano, I know we talked about this,

but listen to Ana, she has a better idea.

We're listening, Ana.

We believe threatening to go to court will be counterproductive,

it will seem like a taunt.

On the contrary, we should get in touch with the people affected.

It just so happens I'm about to go to the North region

for the inauguration of a textile cooperative,

which Luciano put on my agenda.

I can take this opportunity to go to the salt lake

and speak with the natives.

It's not easy to find someone you can trust.

I understand.

I can see we are like-minded, Marcos.

And everything that happened just confirms that.

I'm glad to see you again.

I told you, you wouldn't get rid of me that easy.

Listen, Victor.

We are going to do this and we'll do it together.

But under my terms.