-[sirens blaring] -[banging]
[muffled voices shouting]
[grunts]
[feet stomping]
[shouting continues]
Is the car secure?
[man] They don't care about us.
Anyway, it's all bulletproof glass.
No way.
-[exhales] -[phone vibrating]
[man] Excuse me, what is this about?
The pay at work.
Life is too expensive.
Um, we could try this small road.
[driver] No. No, I can't.
Sorry.
[people chanting]
[woman] We shouldn't have gone through town.
-[man] I told him. -[woman chuckles] I know.
Whoa. It's really going down now.
-[rumbling] -[loudspeaker sounding]
[splattering]
["Feeling Good" by Avicii playing]
♪ Birds flying high ♪
♪ You know how I feel ♪
♪ Sun in the sky ♪
♪ You know how I feel ♪
♪ Breeze drfiting on by ♪
-♪ You know how I feel ♪ -[tyres crunching on gravel]
♪ It's a new dawn ♪
♪ It's a new day ♪
♪ It's a new life ♪
[insects chirping]
♪ For me, yeah ♪
♪ And I'm feeling good ♪
♪ Dragonfly out in the sun ♪
♪ You know what I mean… ♪
No sun till after four, yeah?
Turn over. I'll put sun cream on your back.
No, I'm good. I'm in the shade.
♪ Know what I mean ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ And I'm feeling ♪
-[music ends] -[panting]
-[distant voices chatting] -You let him win, didn't you?
Well, he'll be beating me for real soon.
-[phone vibrating] -[chuckles]
Frank.
[birds twittering]
I'm not taking it.
Like we promised. No work on holiday.
[vibrating continues]
We forgot the mosquito repellent.
Madame Martin can pick some up.
She's with her mother.
[splashing in distance]
[chuckles]
[laughs]
-[children talking in distance] -[water splashing]
[mellow music playing]
[kissing]
[inhales]
[creaking]
[scuttling]
[scuttling continues]
[woman] Those beasts are still here.
[sighs]
I'll book a table at La Fontaine.
[in French] Hello, I'd like to make a reservation
for four for this evening.
[television presenter speaking indistinctly]
[clattering]
Ah.
[music becomes tense]
[in French, laughing] Hey, you're disgusting.
[laughing]
[man] Teodora?
Teodora?
[in French] Come here.
What do you think?
[car door closes]
[Teodora, in French] Not rich enough.
[music intensifies]
[music fades]
-[engine roaring] -[people chatting indistinctly]
[people laughing]
[in French] Thanks.
Return it.
Cut the deck.
-Is this your card? -Yeah! [laughing]
How do you do that?
-Not telling you. -[chuckles] I'll never work it out.
Will you show us the trick again, Alba?
One more time.
Frank, will you please speak up? I can't hear you.
No, not a partnership.
They'll concentrate just on production, and nothing else will get done.
[sighs] Long term, we have to keep software in house.
You know that yourself. We've talked about it a thousand times.
I don't get…
And who said that?
Yeah. They're not interested in that.
They're only interested in their core business.
Frank, this isn't the right time to talk about this.
You must wait.
[sighs]
Yeah.
Yeah, Frank. Yeah, good. I really-- I really must go now.
I'll call you back later, okay?
[sighs]
[footsteps receding]
I've got it.
Your room number, please.
Oh, we don't stay at the hotel.
Oh, sorry. I thought I saw you at breakfast this morning.
[Alba] We have a house here.
How nice.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Nightcap on the house?
Uh…
G and T?
[woman chuckles]
Sure.
[man] Two gin and tonics.
You two?
-Cola. -Cola.
[ominous music playing]
[engine starting]
[in French] Good night, madame. Young man. Good night, sir.
[in French] Thank you, sir.
[ominous music continues]
[squelching]
[exhales]
[knife slicing]
[in French] Are you okay?
[in French] Yes.
Oh, you smell that?
Lavender.
[woman laughs]
[man sighs]
-[man inhales] Oh God… -[laughs]
[chuckles]
There's the Ursa Major!
[ominous music intensifies]
-[woman gasps] John! -[tyres screeching]
-[music ends] -[woman exhales sharply]
[breathing shakily]
Be right back.
[panting] Oh shit.
You… Are you okay?
I'm sorry.
Oh shit! I'm sorry.
Oh shit! [groaning]
We couldn't see you in the… in the dark.
Here. Take this.
It's a… a hanky. Put it on.
On the… on the wound to stop the blood.
[breathing heavily]
-Shit. -[sighs]
She needs to go to the hospital.
-She can't. -Why not?
-Just think about it. -Think about what?
Jesus fucking Christ!
[exhales sharply]
[woman] Do you speak English? Do you… do you understand me?
[inhales and exhales deeply]
What's your name?
Teodora.
Teodora, are you French?
Where're you from?
Andalusia.
[Alba] Daddy?
What if she has internal injuries?
Esther!
[Alba] Daddy?
John, go to her.
[exhales sharply]
-[Alba] Daddy! -John!
Take care of the kids. I'll handle this.
[sighs] That's…
Alba, our daughter.
She's 11, just.
[breathing heavily]
I also have a son, Philipp.
[inhales sharply]
Sorry.
[dog barking]
Okay, look, Teodora.
We… we're just up there, around the corner.
We have everything there.
Bandage, disinfectant, everything you need.
I can take care of you. You'll be fine.
Do you wanna come?
What… what do you want then?
Hospital.
Yeah. I think…
You know, it's just best if you come with us to our place.
[inhales] And… I know what to do.
You know, and I can… We can…
We can…
We can take care of it.
Okay?
Okay.
I'll… I'll get the first aid kit.
Okay.
Uh, do you maybe wanna sit down?
-Why aren't we taking her to a doctor? -Shh. Not now.
[sighs]
[breathing deeply]
[insects chirping]
-Does it hurt? -[Philipp] It's really deep.
-It's okay. -[package tearing]
-[Alba] It looks like a cut. -[Philipp] Shh. It was the mirror.
Um, spray.
Sorry.
Uh, this will disinfect the wound.
Okay?
[Teodora] Yeah.
You hit me with a car.
-[inhales sharply] -Sorry. Too tight?
You shouldn't have been drinking.
[tape rolling]
You shouldn't leave the dishes like this.
It attracts all kinds of animals.
It's just our holidays, you know. Uh, we… [inhales]
We just don't feel like cleaning up.
It's, uh…
Uh, can you hold this?
[Esther] We're lucky. The bed is made.
-Where is the bathroom? -[Esther] Right there.
Thank you.
[ominous music playing]
[door closes]
[breathing shakily]
Don't tell your father, please.
No, of course not.
[ominous music intensifies]
[scuttling]
[music softens]
[insects chirping]
[music intensifies]
[music fades]
[phone vibrating]
[vibrating continues]
[grunts]
[insects buzzing]
Hello?
Hello, Teodora?
-[John] How much? -[Esther] 320.
That's not right. That's not enough money.
Well, so? The girl accepted the money and left.
-It's fine. -Oh, so you bribed her.
-[sighs] -What's that supposed to mean, Philipp?
Why else would you give it to her?
Hospital costs.
She has insurance.
[inhales] I think it's fair.
"Fair" isn't the word.
[footsteps receding]
It's not enough.
John, that's a lot for girls…
like her.
If she wasn't satisfied, she would have said something.
John.
[sighs]
-[ominous music playing] -[fly buzzing]
[doorbell ringing]
[Alba] I'll get it!
[footsteps approaching]
[Alba] It's the woman from yesterday.
[tense music playing]
Did you let her in?
No.
[intercom beeps]
Who's there?
[Teodora] Hi, it's Teodora.
Who?
Teodora.
Ah, yeah.
Uh, come in.
[tense music continues]
It's nice here.
So calm and pretty.
Is it your house?
My parents'.
-[Teodora] You're lucky. -[chuckles]
Where does your family live?
In a not so nice area.
In a not so nice house.
Well, um…
I got fired today,
for not keeping up with my work because of my… wounded arm.
And for hygienic reasons.
You can't be fired that easily.
Yes, you can.
I also had to leave my room.
Thank you so much for the money you left me.
Unfortunately, it's not enough to live on until I find a new job.
But yesterday you told me
that you're not into housekeeping during the holidays.
So… I thought… Uh…
Maybe I'll sleep in the guest room and help you out,
till I find something new.
I can cook too.
[sighs] Thank you.
We already have a housekeeper.
-She's with her mother. -I don't want her here.
[Esther] This is exactly why you shouldn't drink and drive, John.
Oh, stop it.
You could have stopped me.
-It's as much your fault as mine, Esther. -What's that supposed to mean?
-[Teodora] Do you need a minute to talk? -No, no.
Mm-mm.
[inhales deeply]
[exhales]
Sixteen hundred,
and we never see each other again.
Please don't get me wrong.
I'm applying for a job.
I'm not trying to bribe you.
Well…
When can you start?
Is that all you have?
[exhales] So I don't have much to carry.
Want one?
No smoking in the house.
No!
[Philipp] I can open the window. Come here.
[window opening]
[insects chirping]
-Your mum… -Mm-hmm?
Is she a medical doctor?
[scoffs] No. Um, she's in IT business digitalisation.
Wow. I thought she was a doctor.
Thank God she's not. My mum hates it when we're sick.
We're never sick.
-[Philipp] Yeah, we're not allowed to be. -[Teodora chuckles]
You can do a lot of tricks with it.
Place your thumb right here,
your finger right here,
and then…
squeeze and slide.
Wanna try?
-[lighter clicks] -Are you here often?
[Philipp] Every summer.
Nice.
You speak French?
[chuckles] No.
[Alba] My mother says learning French is useless.
English is the language you'll need later on in your career.
If you are in France, it's not useless. Don't you think?
You shouldn't have given her the job.
I'm on holiday, and I want a rest.
[sighs]
[insects chirping]
-[banging] -[squeaking]
[owl hooting]
[footsteps descending]
[ominous music playing]
[whimpering]
[eerie music playing]
-[Teodora] They are a plague. -[gasps] Oh God.
Teodora, you--
-Sorry, John, I didn't mean to-- -You scared the shit out of me.
You have to poison the martens.
If you don't do anything about them, they'll take over the whole house.
[eerie music continues]
Poor thing.
It's suffering.
You must put the poor animal out of its misery.
[music intensifies]
[whimpering]
[exhales]
-[thud] -[splat]
-[thud] -[grunts]
[panting]
[mysterious music playing]
Then again at the highest point, you really have to…
really have to push hard, yeah?
Yeah.
[powering down]
No vacuuming when I'm in the house.
It… drives me mad.
You can take care of the rooms upstairs instead.
Yes, no problem.
[inhales] Oh, and, um…
I left you a shopping list in the kitchen.
That will be for dinner.
-John will take you to the village. -Okay.
[Esther] Great. Thanks.
-[crow squawking] -[footsteps receding]
[birds twittering]
Would you like to cook with me tonight?
No.
[in French] The lighter.
Le briquet.
-[lighter clicks] -[Alba] Le briquet.
[in French] Very good.
[Alba] Do you know it?
Of course.
Everyone knows Harry Potter.
[in French] The arsehole.
[both giggle]
[Teodora in French] The prick.
[Alba in French] The prick.
[Teodora chuckles]
[Alba] One more.
[pages turning]
[Teodora in French] The slut.
[in French] The slut. [giggles]
[both laughing]
[mysterious music playing]
Better?
[Teodora] I like you.
[lighter clicks open]
[lighter clicks shut]
-[children playing] -[speaking French]
[tense music playing]
[woman 1 in French] Same.
[woman 2 in French] Hey.
Hey, got a light?
[in French] No.
-You okay? -Mm-hmm.
[newsreader in French] …the current rise in inflation.
All over France, thousands of people are out on the streets,
demonstrating for higher wages.
In some cities, the situation is escalating.
Violent clashes are taking place between police and demonstrators,
especially in Paris.
Despite a heavy police presence,
some demonstrators managed to vandalise stores in side roads.
Serious clashes also took place in Marseille and Lyon.
According to the French Ministry of Finance…
-[people chatting] -[horn honking]
[man] John!
-[in French] How are you? -[in French] Great!
And you? Hey, Philipp!
[in French] Hi.
Are they for me?
[chuckles]
No, for the love of my life.
[man] So they are for me.
[both laughing]
[John] Certainly.
Give my regards to Esther. Don't forget.
Here. You'll like this.
-Go ahead, huh? Come on. -No, but please, I don't want any.
[in French] Um, no, thank you. Not for me.
-Teodora, come here. Have a drink with me. -[Teodora] I'm fine, thanks.
[people talking and laughing]
["Avec les filles, je ne sais pas" by Philippe Lavil playing]
[singing in French]
[glasses clinking]
He always picks that song.
[singing in French]
[laughing]
[Teodora] I can drive if you want.
-You have a driver's licence? -Yeah.
Dad, Teodora's driving.
[John sings in French]
[insects chirping and buzzing]
You're a natural.
Thank you.
-[Teodora] Beautiful bike. -[Philipp] Yeah.
Um… Uh, it's made out of carbon.
Wow.
Uh, and it only weighs 7.4 kilograms.
That's nothing.
Yeah, I know.
[chuckles]
[ominous music playing]
[fly buzzing]
[ominous music continues]
[exhales]
Careful with the knife.
[music fades]
[doorbell rings]
-[Teodora] Welcome. -Hey.
Hi.
-Hello. -Can you take our bag, please?
-[Esther] We're in the garden, Cora! -Thank you. Hello!
[presenter] Millions of creatures travel north, along the coast.
[people laughing]
Some migrating thousands of miles.
[distant voices chatting]
It's one of the greatest mass movements of life on the planet.
"Esther, 27th of July, 2013."
Cute.
[Esther] It was raining cats and dogs that morning,
and I thought, "Okay, that's that."
[chuckling] And then I forgot the bridal bouquet.
[man] Ah, yeah, I saw that right away.
[Esther laughs]
Luckily, everything turned out great.
Came out the church, it had stopped raining,
and it was sunny the rest of the day.
Mm-hmm. Well, God must be on our side.
-[Cora laughs] -[chuckles] Yeah, hopefully.
Ah, isn't it lovely to be so fortunate? [laughs]
[Teodora] May I?
Because others aren't, right?
Uh, what are you talking about?
Not everyone has money or work.
Yeah, that's true, of course.
-I mean, like service jobs. -Hmm?
[Esther] It's, uh…
Come on, it's different for you, right?
Frankfurt, Zurich, Art Basel Miami.
Yes, but your parents have also worked incredibly hard.
You think servers don't work hard?
-But they earn nothing. -Maybe you should get a job.
[laughing]
Why should I? You have a job.
-[scoffs] -[chuckles] Oh my.
-[Philipp] It's true. -Mm.
Shouldn't plates be cleared from the right?
Is that important to you?
Where are you from, Teodora? Hmm?
Um, Andalusia.
-Spain. -Oh!
-You built a factory there, right? -[Esther] Mm, in Valencia, yeah.
Thank you.
The factories are all abroad these days. I wonder what that's about.
It's making us all a bit dependent.
-You-- -How about… cheaper workers?
There's benefits for both sides, Philipp.
-Did you ever-- -Not just us.
[Philipp] Both sides? Is that right?
[man] My, oh my! [laughs]
Aki, have you read John's publication on birch pollen allergens?
Birch pollen allergens. I have.
And?
Hey, if there's anything I can do for you, just say the word.
Mm.
Wh… why?
Uh…
-[John exhales] -Um, no, it's… it's nothing.
Miscommunication among scientists.
Yeah? About what?
Technical problems and such.
-Coffee? -I would love to.
-I didn't know this. -Cora?
-Sorry, but it's not a big deal. -Hmm?
-Do you want a…? -Oh, yes, please.
[tap running]
[tap stops]
-What was wrong with the publication? -Hmm?
The thing with Aki.
Oh, nothing.
[scoffs] "Nothing"?
Right, nothing. [exhales]
Just an annoying little thing, really.
Yeah, about what though?
You don't care about these things. Hm?
["The Flower Duet" by Léo Delibes playing]
Get closer to Mum, yeah? I'm taking a video.
Wave, everyone. Yeah, wave, Alba, wave!
Oh, Teodora!
[music fades]
[John] Come on!
[Alba, John and Philipp cheer]
[Philipp] Alba!
[Esther] Don't you like to swim?
-Better not. -Right.
You don't?
Oh, no, I don't go into the sea. It's… scary.
Mm.
I thought you were the kind of woman who likes a bit of scary.
[people talking in distance]
[Alba] Daddy!
Whoo!
-[Alba shrieks] -[phone vibrating]
[John laughs]
[Alba] Whoo-hoo!
Yeah?
[sighs] I told you this would have to wait.
[sighs deeply]
No, it's… [sighs] It's a dead end!
Fine, set up a call.
[foreboding music playing]
[in French] Sorry.
[person whistles]
[speaking French]
-[laughs] -[speaking French]
It doesn't matter!
[laughing]
[music fades]
Yeah, but Mum, you have to have Find My Phone activated.
[seagulls squawking]
-No phone. Nothing. -Okay, let's go.
-Wait, but… Hey, we've only just got here. -I'm sorry, but I have to be reachable.
-They'll be fine for one day, Esther. -No!
Of course.
[sighs]
I know a store in Marseille where you can get phones for a good price.
Honestly, I don't give a fuck. I just want the latest.
I can take you.
-[man whistles] -If you want.
Yeah. Yeah, that'll be great.
Thanks for helping me.
Always.
[seagulls squawking]
[Esther] That's not good enough. Sorry.
We need much clearer communication with much more transparency.
There shouldn't be complications.
[exhales] Yeah, that's…
That's why we've been trying for months now to verify--
Fuck. I can't hear you. I…
Oh, no, I… I don't smoke, sorry. I'm…
[exhales] Yeah?
No, no, we haven't! Because the planning hasn't started.
And that's why we're--
Ah, shit!
Fuck.
[sighs]
[cars passing]
[horns blaring in distance]
Do you know the feeling when…
life suddenly develops in a way you never wanted it to?
[chuckles]
[both laughing]
Of course not. Your life is… just beginning.
[both giggling]
[pigeon cooing]
[sighs]
Sometimes, I have weird thoughts.
[horn blaring]
What kind of thoughts?
Running away.
Disappearing.
Maybe you should try it.
What?
Disappear for a while.
-[mysterious music playing] -[chuckles]
[Esther] The sprinklers aren't working.
[clears throat]
[music fades]
I wish I was your iPhone.
I read an interesting article today about relationships.
Mm-hmm?
The more often married people touch, the longer the relationship.
[Esther] Is that so?
Mm-hmm. [inhales]
It was a scientific study.
[whispers] I've taken my sleeping pill, so…
[melancholy music playing]
[both breathe deeply]
[music becomes mysterious]
-Good morning, Teodora. -Good morning.
Beautiful bike.
Thank you.
[Teodora] Carbon?
Yeah.
Eight kilos?
[John] It's seven-four.
Oh.
Disc brakes.
[laughs]
Yeah.
Are you interested in bikes?
[music intensifies]
[panting]
[John laughs]
Delicious.
[music fades]
[insects chirping]
-[keyboard clacking] -[Esther] Thanks.
[tractor humming]
[clacking continues]
[Teodora] Esther.
[clacking stops]
Don't be so hard on yourself.
[door closes]
[Teodora laughing]
[Philipp] Stop! It's in my camera roll. My mum's gonna see it.
Wait, let me take a selfie.
Yours look better, though.
-Yours look better. -Yours are better!
-[door opens] -[John panting]
-[door closes] -[Philipp] Why do you hold it like that?
[Teodora] Yeah, I don't know why.
-My friends told me to. -[Philipp] Surely you--
[Teodora ]I would hold it like this. I would like… You know.
-I like to play with the angles. [laughs] -[Philipp laughs]
[keyboard clacking]
[scuttling]
[Alba] I saw Teodora steal your phone.
[clacking stops]
Why would you say that, though?
I saw her.
[Teodora] Why would I do that?
Alba.
Why did you do this to me?
Did I do something wrong?
I'm sorry.
[Teodora] It's fine.
[man in French] Madame, I'm done. The window is fixed.
[in French] Okay, I'm coming.
[leaves rustling]
[ominous music playing]
[dramatic sting]
Oh God!
Oh shit!
Don't worry. It looks worse than it is.
I'm so sorry.
Thank you.
Sure. [chuckles]
Can I take you out for dinner tonight?
I'd love to.
Yeah?
Great.
Put on something nice.
[ominous music intensifies]
-[ominous music ends] -[jazz music playing]
[Esther] I'm not… unhappy.
[laughs nervously]
I'm fine. I mean, I've no right to be unhappy. I…
I have a fantastic life.
You know, a great job, money, family.
Everyone has the right to be unhappy.
Yeah. Maybe.
[footsteps approaching]
-[waitress] Can I get you anything else? -No, thank you.
Um…
Can you keep a secret?
[Esther] Of course.
[Teodora] It's about Alba.
What about her?
Well, she, um…
She hides your phone in her closet.
[Esther sighs]
She's always so jealous of everything.
Yeah.
Um, do me a favour and don't tell her.
She loves you.
Don't punish her for it.
[Esther] You look more natural in that dress than I ever did.
It suits you.
Keep it.
What?
The dress.
Yeah?
[Esther] Yes!
-Thank you. -[Esther chuckles]
[glass clunking]
Are you in the mood for an adventure?
[insects chirping]
[Alba] Daddy?
Daddy!
Hm?
-Hm? -[Alba] There's a frog in the pool.
We have to get it out, or the chlorine will kill it.
You give it a whirl.
It's too far.
[phone chimes]
AKI TEXT MESSAGE
[inhales]
[club music playing]
[people talking and laughing]
[in French] Hey, this is Esther.
-[in French] Hi. -[in French] Hi.
-How are you? -[in French] Hi.
Oh my God, you look amazing!
[Esther laughs] Thank you! Oh!
I'm Amber. Are you on vacation?
-Um, yeah. -Same for me.
I love France.
-Yeah. -It's so antique.
-You know? And the people… -Yeah.
Everything just…
It's so easy-going here, don't you think?
Maybe I should just buy something here and stay forever.
[giggles]
[laughing] Yes.
Goodbye, Esther.
Bye, Amber.
[Amber giggles]
[Teodora] Hey.
-Wanna dance? -Oh, no. But you go ahead.
-Are you sure? -Yeah.
[man in French] Let's dance.
[chuckles]
[cheering]
["Butter" by HVOB playing]
Uh, no, thanks.
Why not?
What is it?
It's a mescal tonic.
It's disgusting.
[chuckles] I know.
[laughs]
-I know-- [laughs] -[laughs]
And where are you from?
Uh, Frankfurt, Germany.
Nice.
Yeah, nice.
♪ Speed up boy Hope betrays and kills reality ♪
♪ Speed up boy Speed up boy… ♪
You kind of look familiar. Have we met before?
I would know.
["2 The Moon" by Echotek playing]
[music fades]
[waves crashing]
[woman laughing]
-[mysterious music playing] -[cheering]
[laughing]
[panting]
[woman] Whoo!
Magical, isn't it?
[cheering and laughing]
Amber, come!
[man] What's up?
Oh, I'm good. But you go ahead.
Are you sure?
Yeah, I… I don't want to.
Why not?
[Amber] Esther!
You should come in. It's so refreshing!
[man] Come on.
[sighs]
Okay, fine!
[shouting]
[cheering and laughing]
[exhales sharply] I can't. I can't.
Let me help you.
[Amber] Esther, come!
We'll go slow.
Okay.
[cheering and laughing]
[mysterious music continues]
[screams]
[music fades]
[mysterious music resumes]
-[breathing heavily] -Hey.
[laughs]
[woman 1 in French] There was a woman at the hotel.
She had a huge suitcase full of creams.
Foot cream, hand cream, face cream, eye cream.
-Ass cream too. -[in French] Ass cream too?
[laughing]
[in French] Yes, ass cream, obviously.
Where have you been?
Oh, we went for a walk.
[woman 2 in French] I need a new motorbike.
[man] And what do you have in mind, madame?
Yamaha YZ250F.
[laughs] What a dreamer.
I'd give it to you, though.
Mmm.
Delicious.
You won't get it fresher than this.
Mmm.
Where's Amber?
Gone.
[Esther] I haven't been this free in years.
[laughs softly]
The old world is dying.
And the new world struggles to be born.
Now is the time of monsters.
[giggling]
Who said that?
Antonio Gramsci.
You read Gramsci?
Of course not. I'm just a maid.
[both laugh]
[Esther continues laughing]
You're funny.
[scuttling]
[scuttling continues]
[door opens]
[door closes]
We wanted to say goodbye.
Where's your father?
[Alba] I don't know.
[Aki] It's important, Alba. I have to talk to him.
Tell him to call me, okay?
Have we done something wrong?
Right, we should go.
Tell him to call me back.
[footsteps receding]
["L'amour en soi" by Frédéric Auger, Faustine Le Bras playing]
It's not always easy with her, you know?
She's…
so rigid and self-centred.
And so focused on herself.
And I'm tired of being the fucking punching bag.
I… You know, I… I do everything I possibly can.
I try.
I try to hold everything together, always.
I know.
[exhales]
[Teodora] John.
You are such a smart and strong person.
Don't let anyone take that away from you.
She can't get by without you.
[whispers] No, she…
[liquid pouring]
[softly] Thanks. Thank you.
[glass clunking]
-[insects chirping] -[drawers opening]
[exhales]
[footsteps approaching]
[bottles rattling]
-I saw Teodora going through your things. -[fridge door closes]
She took some of your underwear.
Pink, with white lace.
[laughs]
Alba, why…
would she steal my underwear?
You must stop accusing her and telling lies, darling girl.
She's not done anything to you.
I'm not lying. It's true.
Sweetheart--
[footsteps receding]
[insects chirping]
Aki was just here.
-Just tell me what is going on. -Nothing is.
What's going on with your paper?
[groans]
It's nothing.
[shouts] Stop lying to me, John!
Just stop.
[sighs]
They… They say my findings in my research are false,
and they want to fire me because of it.
-It was a slip-up. -[scoffs] What?
I'm under so much pressure, I cannot cope.
Esther.
[melancholy music playing]
You know what the problem is?
You don't believe in me any more.
You're so obsessed with your own success, with yourself, with…
[exhales sharply]
But where's the respect for me? For us?
[scoffs] The strange thing is I've started to doubt myself now too.
[shouts] I can't even do my fucking job right any more!
[knocking]
[door opens]
Mm-hmm?
-Hi. -[exhales] Hi.
I made some fresh lemonade.
Thank you.
That's very sweet. Thank you.
[Esther] Mmm.
[exhales]
[mysterious music playing]
ESTHER, YOU'RE THE MOST TENDER AND BEAUTIFUL PERSON
[Teodora] He's crazy about you.
I NEED TO SEE YOU
[breathing heavily]
[clapping]
-[music ends] -[door opens]
[Alba] Can I sleep here?
[Philipp sighs] No. Go to Mum.
[Alba] Mm-mm.
Alba, out now.
I'll tell you how my card trick works.
Well, I don't care about the card trick. I already know how it works. All of us do.
Alba, I told you to get out!
Get out!
[sighs]
[keypad clicking]
[floorboards creaking]
[mysterious music playing]
I'm so glad you called me.
[whispers] So glad.
You sure you wanna come?
Yeah.
[engine revving]
[mysterious music continues]
[cards shuffling]
[music fades]
[exhales]
[Philipp] Where's Mum?
Probably needs a day alone.
I think.
Tomorrow's my turn.
[chuckles]
Hm?
Teodora, come, sit down. Have a coffee with us. Hm?
Thank you.
Did you sleep well, Alba?
Where is your frog?
[Alba] I'm not allowed to keep the frog.
Why not?
Frogs don't belong in the house.
[Teodora] We'll find something better, Alba.
A friend of mine called and asked
if she could come by and see me.
Is that okay for you?
Yeah.
Sure.
Good.
Could you pour me some coffee, please?
Of course.
[coffee pouring]
[pot clunks]
[unsettling music playing]
[in French] The arsehole.
The prick.
The slut.
The arsehole.
The prick.
The slut.
The arsehole.
The prick. The slut.
[unsettling music fades]
[insects chirping]
What's she doing here?
[chuckles]
"Dear Cora, please check on John and the kids for me."
"I'm going away for a little bit. Please do not worry about me."
Mmm, well… What's she saying?
-Well… -Could she have run away?
No, no, no. Course she hasn't.
It's just, uh… It's important to have alone time.
Everyone needs space.
-It's… It, um… -[sighs]
And when will she be back?
Um…
Couple days.
I think. Um… Uh…
Sometimes people have to…
get away, right?
I can promise you, it's normal, Alba.
Hm?
It's, uh… It's normal. Alba?
Aki has been trying to contact you.
I'm aware.
Is there any truth to the story?
[whispers] Hey.
[Cora giggles]
[Cora] That girl has taken on a totally new role in your family.
Have you noticed?
-No. -She's not a maid any more.
She's a family member.
[mysterious music playing]
-Cora… -It isn't good.
It's frightening.
I could stay overnight and… help.
-[John] No, I'm fine. -[Cora giggles]
[John] Hey, stop. Not here. Really.
Stop it, please. Seriously.
Cora, stop it.
-Stop. Seriously. -I could stay all night, John. [laughs]
[moaning and giggling]
[laughing]
[breathing heavily]
[knocking]
[Teodora] Alba? Are you awake?
I'm already asleep.
[door opens]
Good night, Alba.
Good night.
[Teodora] Which volume?
The sixth.
[Teodora] You're a fast reader.
[intriguing music playing]
A little more.
[sighs]
[exhales]
[insects chirping]
-[whispers] Fuck, fuck, fuck. -[Teodora] What are you doing?
Sorry. I… I… I…
just wanted to visit you in your room.
Come on.
Fuck off.
[melancholy music playing]
[dogs barking]
[car passing]
-[Lucien] What are you doing? -[gasps]
Fuck, you scared me.
[Lucien] Sorry.
[Esther] What is this?
It's, um… It's meat.
Leftovers.
[exhales]
What are you doing with all this meat?
I don't know. Uh…
Barbecue parties.
Things like that.
[unsettling music playing]
Uh, well, you have to freeze it, or it will rot.
I think it already is.
[fridge door closes]
It's disgusting.
[phone vibrating]
[unsettling music intensifies]
[music fades]
["Zero limite" by Bustafunk, Gossa playing]
[laughs]
-[knocking] -[door opens]
-[Teodora] Hi. -Hi.
Sorry, John. I didn't mean to disturb you.
Me and my friends are invited to a birthday party.
Do you wanna come?
Um…
No. I… I think… I think I should stay.
All right.
[splashing]
[ominous music playing]
-[ball bouncing] -[John grunts]
[lighter clicking]
[grunts]
[ball launching]
[John grunts]
-[ball bouncing] -[John grunting]
[Alba] Daddy!
[grunts]
Daddy! Look, I have to show you something.
[panting] What's that? What?
Hey, hey, hey! Not outside. Give it to me.
[ball launching]
Alba, It's unsafe. Come on, gimme.
[footsteps receding]
-[racket swishing] -[John grunts and pants]
-That's mine. -[John] Later, okay?
[grunts]
[ball launches]
[grunts]
[ball launches]
[ominous music intensifies]
[muffled shouting]
Let's go somewhere else.
Come on. It's Estelle's birthday party.
I don't feel great.
It'll cheer you up, I promise.
Come on.
Allez.
[Esther grumbles]
["Les chants de Maldoror" by Léonie Pernet playing]
[speaking French]
[man] No, no… Yeah. Are you here with friends, or…?
No, I'm here with my family. Yeah, with my kids.
-Oh, you… you have kids? -Yeah. Yeah.
-You're a mum. -What about you? Yeah.
Uh, no, no. I don't have kids.
Like, it doesn't mean I don't like them or something, but I just… [inhales]
Yeah, I just don't think I need a kid in my life to be happy.
Mm. Mm.
As a dad, you have to watch family movies.
Those little fuckers eat up all your money.
Don't let you travel. That's only the beginning.
-After a while, they just eat you up-- -How do you know Estelle?
Huh?
Estelle. How… How do you know her?
Oh, she… She works at the hotel bar.
She… She mixes very good cocktails.
Which hotel?
La Fontaine.
Uh, I think… I think he works there too.
Oh shit, I have to go.
I'm sorry. It was my dad's birthday.
Big family party. Nightmare. [chuckles]
It was very nice to meet you, uh, Ellen.
-Uh, Esther. -Esther.
Have a good one.
-[song fades] -[guests fall silent]
[ominous music playing]
["Les chants de Maldoror" by Léonie Pernet resumes ]
[guests chatting in French]
[exhales]
John.
Call me back, okay?
I'm coming home.
I… I'm coming home. I--
[Lucien] Are you all right?
[Esther] Yeah.
Yeah.
Uh, where's the bathroom?
Um… À gauche.
-Uh, left. -Okay. [laughs] Thanks.
[whispers] Oh, fuck.
[breathing heavily]
-[tap stopping] -[water draining]
-[ominous music playing] -[bubbling]
[dramatic sting]
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
[gasps]
[chewing]
[breath trembling]
-Where are you going? -[Esther] I want to go home.
Let me go.
[groans]
I thought we were friends.
I was never your friend,
Esther.
And I was never your maid.
You underestimated us right from the start.
-[Esther] This should help. -[Teodora sniffs]
-[breathing heavily] -Okay.
[Teodora] Your fences are high.
But your perfect world cannot be separated from ours.
[engines revving]
You are no longer safe.
You cannot hide.
Because we are many.
And you are just a few.
[ominous music intensifies]
[squelching and crunching]
[music fades]
[motorcycles approaching]
[engines stopping]
[people shouting in French]
[splashing]
[cheering]
[laughing]
-[Teodora] Give it to me! -Teodora? Teodora!
-[man shouting in French] -Hey.
What is this?
Um…
Sorry, John.
We didn't mean to wake you up.
-[woman laughing] -We were just swimming a little bit.
Next time, you ask me. Yeah?
-Mm-hmm. -[John] And clean up.
Tomorrow it will be cleaner than it's ever been.
[exhales]
Okay.
[footsteps receding]
-[laughing] -[in French] Come on!
Let's go back in.
[shrieking]
[laughing and cheering]
Where are you going?
Throw them out.
[cheering]
[car door opens]
[car door slams]
[engine starting]
[distant cheering]
[splashing]
[exhales]
[sighs]
[scuttling]
[unsettling music playing]
[scuttling continues]
[Teodora] John?
I told you.
These beasts are a plague.
[metal scraping]
[unsettling music intensifies]
[thumping]
[music fades]
[ominous music playing]
[birds singing]
Alba?
Alba.
[clattering]
[footsteps receding]
[menacing music playing]
[microwave beeps]
[creaking]
[scurrying]
[motorcycles roaring]
[dings]
[crunching]
[menacing music intensifies]
[music ends]
[eerie music playing]
[mysterious music playing]
[unsettling music playing]
[melancholy music playing]
[music fades]