[bombs exploding]
[electronic rattling]
- [host] We're with the Dunns... - Wait a moment.
There you go.
[host] We're with the Dunns who've been kind enough
to show us a bit about how they live. Hello.
- Hi. - [host] Who's this speaking?
It's Natalie. Over here is Alex,
the one who has come up with everything here,
and this little one is Jonah. Say hi, Jonah.
Hi.
Excuse him. He doesn't like being called little one,
and he's feeling a bit low today.
[host] Oh, we hope it's nothing.
Oh, I'm sure of that.
By the time he feels good again, he will have
grown up all the way up to here, right, baby?
[Natalie laughing]
[Natalie speaking indistinctly]
[Alex] I haven't seen you in six weeks, okay? I just...
[door clacking]
Ah, shit, I forgot.
[Natalie] Don't touch that.
[door shutting]
[Natalie sighs]
[Alex] No, no, don't.
The water in the back of the toilet's
the only water we have left.
What? We might need it.
If you hadn't told me to cut the power and the water so soon, I...
[Natalie] It's okay, Alex. Let's finish this
as quick as possible, please.
[Alex] As long as there's daylight, we'll be all right.
[birds tweeting]
[Natalie sighs]
We were so happy in this house.
Don't forget this. Small fortune there.
Natalie...
You should take the food that'll spoil...
No. Nothing in there is perishable.
I wouldn't open that, Alex.
It's been disconnected for five weeks.
- [Natalie sighing] - [Alex] Natalie.
Hey, hey, hey, whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing?
Here, in case you want to amuse yourself.
[Natalie sighing, letters thudding]
[Natalie speaking in Spanish]
What the hell are you doing now?
[Alex] What?
There are some things in here that I would like to keep.
[Natalie gasping]
[birds chirping]
[bag plops]
[Natalie clicks tongue]
[Natalie sighing]
[Alex] I'm finished.
Finished what?
[Alex] I'm finished hanging the clothes outside.
So, let's get started then.
- Hey, Nat. - Don't "Nat" me anymore.
What do you mean don't "Nat" you?
What am I supposed to call you, then?
How did you know what my name is?
Oh, my God. Natalia. Let's talk about this at least, okay?
Natalia!
[objects crashing]
[Natalie] It's too late for that.
Wait. Wait. Wai... no, no, no, no.
It's not too late for that, okay?
It's not too late for that.
[Natalie] Believe me, Alex.
We are doing what's best, all right?
No, that's horse shit.
We... we're doing... We're doing what you
think is best, and that's not necessarily what's best.
What do you suggest?
I suggest you let it out. Okay? You let it go more.
Here we go again.
Mourning is a necessary part of the process.
Share it with the whole world?
No, I'm not telling you to share it with the whole world.
That's not what I'm saying.
But... but it's a way to recognize the guilt.
[Natalie] In the end you're much more
Catholic than I could ever be.
What?
Look, Alex, it's not that complicated.
We are here so that each of us can take
what we need to start over.
For example, I'm not taking anything from this room.
[Alex sighing]
There are some things we cannot share.
[Natalie] Who takes care of his bedroom?
What, Alex?
There's nothing in there.
It is not a haunted house, at least not literally.
♪
[soft piano music]
♪
Oh, baby. Here we are. Home at last. How you doing, baby?
Come on, give me... give me some love.
Give me some love. How's the baby?
[Natalie speaking in Spanish]
Baby.
Where are you going so fast?
That's all I'm gonna give you.
Come on now.
♪
All right, here we go, baby. Yeah.
I like that, baby.
Come here, come here. I wanna dance with you a little bit.
We haven't danced in a while.
Come on. Come here.
I'm telling you, babe, this is me.
You want me to come here. Come here, baby.
You know you love me.
[humming]
Don't laugh at me, I've been working on this move
for a while now.
Whoo, baby.
Come here.
♪
Okay, we are officially isolated, sweetheart.
What do I do? What can I do? Oh, what is that?
Don't... don't exaggerate.
[Natalie] I'm not exaggerating, I don't want the baby
to inhale those substances.
- Put this away. - [Alex] Okay.
[Natalie groaning]
By the way, those plug in clutches
will disappear when the baby's born.
Waves, baby, bad.
[Alex] Okay, You are the boss.
[Natalie] Okay.
[Alex] Hmm...
- Hmm... - [Natalie] Say it, honey,
don't keep it to yourself.
Well, I just... why don't you paint something original?
Something original?
Yeah.
You are the original one here, sorry.
No, you are brilliant.
I just think copying is a lazy thing to do.
It's not lazy, Alex, it's pop culture.
You can't raise a child by isolating them,
they need references, myths.
Oh, I... I totally agree with you on that, okay?
I agree with you, but I just think these
myths are also commonplace and...
- [liquid dripping] - Alex?
What? What, what's wrong?
[Natalie speaking in Spanish]
Uh, I don't speak español, baby.
You need to translate for me, okay?
I... I... I think I just went into labor here.
What? No, no, no. That's not possible.
It's still a month before your due date, sweetie.
Well, that's what a man will say.
This says that it's going to be right now.
What? Oh. Oh, my God.
[indistinct] but I trust the physical evidence here.
O... Okay. I'm gonna give... I'm gonna call the hospital.
Stay right there. I'll be right back.
- No, Alex, Alex? - What, what?
- Baby. - What?
- Come here. - Yeah.
I'm here. I'm here, I'm here.
We moved here to live how we wanted and now you
- shit yourself? - What?
This is up to us, all right?
Baby, it's a month before your due date.
You need... you need a doctor.
Well, fuck that.
Women have always given birth at home
and have suffered to bring children to the world.
I want my moment of pain, okay?
Baby, look, if something happens to you, there's...
But at the end we all die and shit happens.
We are so prepared, come on. Let's rock and roll.
- [Natalie laughing gently] - [Alex sighing]
- Okay, okay, okay. Wait, wait. - That's good.
I'm gonna go downstairs and get the stuff.
- I'll be right back. What? - No, no. Alex. Alex.
- [Alex] What? - Just help me get down
- to the bathroom, okay? - Baby, but, but... sweetie...
I'm not giving birth up here, I want to be in my bedroom.
- Okay, okay, okay, okay. - All right.
Okay, okay, okay. Jesus Christ, you're in labor.
Okay, breathe. You gotta breathe, you gotta breathe.
Yeah, yeah. Okay, Alex, you just talk to me normal.
- [Alex] The Lamaze breathing. - Okay. Talk to me normal.
- What were we saying? Right. - What? Okay.
I get that you don't like SpongeBob SquarePants,
Dora the Explorer, or Pocoyo.
I agree with you and I promise I won't add to this hell.
Okay, baby, I have nothing against SpongeBob SquarePants.
Okay? As long as he stays in his little fucking
pineapple under the sea. I just don't get
the difference between Dora the Explorer
- and Winnie the Pooh. - [Natalie, painfully] Ooh.
[both] Ooh.
- Breathe, breathe. - Okay.
Okay, pop from your decades were the... genuine and cool.
Yes. Okay. It was, you're right.
You're absolutely right. So where did it go wrong?
With the Teletubbies?
[Natalie giggles, screams]
Oh, Jesus Christ. Okay. Baby, are you okay?
Okay, okay, baby, you have to fix that.
Okay, yeah. No, no, note to self, fix the railing.
- Okay. Let's switch sides. Okay. - Okay, I got it, I got it.
- [Alex] Okay, okay. - Okay.
You okay?
[Natalie] Seriously, we are deforming kids so much
with all that Montessori method and Kumon.
We're gonna give our child a classic allocation, yeah?
[Alex] Yeah, absolutely. Yes, yes, of course.
[Natalie] Then we just... science, fine arts.
Yeah, baby, I-I don't think it's the right time to talk
about this, okay? You're ranting a little bit here.
- [both giggling nervously] - You're just [indistinct].
Are you anxious?
Yes, I'm anxious. Yes, of course, I am.
Do you think it's going to be a boy or a girl?
I don't know. Are you gonna be a boy or a girl?
Are you gonna be a boy or a girl?
What do you prefer? Be honest.
- I don't know. - Yes, you know.
Men are supposed to like... okay, okay, okay. Ooh!
Breathe.
Men are supposed to like boys, but I think I might like a girl.
I... Breathe, breathe. Okay, breathe.
- And it's not helping. - Okay.
Okay, baby. The [indistinct] is beginning, all right?
Okay. Okay. We're beginning, we're...
There's something I wanted to talk to you about.
- What? Right now? - Yeah, um...
I'm sure you're going to be a great dad.
Just a little worried with something.
- What? - You know,
sometimes you can be a bit... depressing.
What? No, no, I'm not. No, I'm not, No, I'm not, baby.
You don't misunderstand me, but the proof is in what you write.
It's so fucking cruel.
What's wrong with giving people a bit of hope?
Babe, I have hope, I have hope in you and me.
I have nothing against that John and joker thing.
I love it, actually, and of course,
I have faith in you and I love...
- Okay. Yes, I agree. No, no, no. - Your stories and...
Okay, baby, breathe, breathe, baby, real stories are really...
- Okay, okay, okay. - Life is cruel, okay.
The... the wolf eats Little Red Riding Hood
and even eats her grandmother.
I mean, narrative art is actually a reflection of life.
It hel... It helps... It helps guide us as well,
and it... and it helps educate us. It's a way to... It's a...
Okay, baby, sorry for interrupting you, Alex,
- What, what, what, what? - But it's going very fast, okay?
How fast? Oh, oh, Jesus Christ. Oh, my God, is that the...
[Natalie] Yeah. Yeah.
Oh, Jesus, Oh God. Okay. What do I do?
- What do I do? What do I do? - Just keep calm.
- Okay, I'll stay calm. - Open the... Open the closet.
[Alex] Open the closet. Open the closet.
- Yeah. No, not that one... - [glass shattering]
[Alex] All this shit is in here, for God's sakes.
The medicine is in the other one. Okay, okay.
[Alex] Okay, okay. Jesus Christ, all this...
Yeah, yeah, well, things accumulate in our household,
that's why we're selling this house with so many closets.
Yeah, we should organize a little better, don't you think?
Yeah, well, do you really think this is the right moment to talk
- about that? - No, no, no, I don't, I don't.
Okay, come on, come on, come on.
- Can you help me get to the... - [Alex] Okay, okay, come on.
- To shower. - Put your hand around my...
- Okay, let's go to shower. - Okay, good, good, let's go, go.
- [Alex] Okay, come on. Okay. - Okay. Yes. Give me the basin.
- Okay, yes. - Go, go get the towels.
[Alex] Are you okay? Are you okay by yourself?
I'm great, I'm great. Yeah, I'm great, I'm great.
Towels, towels, towels. I need towels.
- [Natalie moaning] - Where are the fucking towels?
- [Natalie] Okay. - I got the towels, what do I do?
Yeah, put one of the towels on the radiator.
Oh, radiator, okay. Towels on the radiator. Good thinking.
- [Natalie] Okay. Okay. - [Alex] What else? What else?
Uh, the candles and the... and scissors.
[Alex] Candles and the scissors?
Yeah. No, not that, Alex.
- My mesilla. - Okay. Mesilla, what the fuck
is mesilla? Oh, oh, the mesilla. Mesilla is this thing, right?
Okay. Yeah. I got the candles. Okay.
I got the candles, found the scissors.
- I gotta go and I see your weed. - [Alex chuckling]
- [Natalie shrieking] - [Alex] Oh, ba... oh, baby, okay,
congratu... What are the candles for?
What are the... Talk to me, what are the candles for?
Set the mood, Alex. To set the mood.
Set the mood. Okay. I'm gonna set the mood, I'm gonna set
the mood, I'm gonna set the mood, I'm gonna set the mood.
- I'm gonna set the mood. - [Natalie breathing heavily]
Okay, okay, wait, what? Is everything okay...
- [Natalie screaming] - [Alex] What do I do?
What do I do? What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?
Just light the fucking candles, Alex!
[Alex] Okay, light the fucking candles, okay. I'm trying to
light the candles, baby. Okay. Light the fucking candles.
Okay, light! Goddamn candles won't fucking light.
Okay. Breathe, breathe, breathe.
Come on, light, light. Breathe. Remember to breathe, baby.
Okay, breathe. Come on, breathe. Breathe, okay. Candles are lit.
- [Natalie shrieking] - Oh, Jesus!
- Okay, baby, okay. - I can't breathe.
Alex, I think the baby is coming, okay?
Okay, baby, you gotta breathe, you got to breathe.
You gotta breathe and then push.
- You gotta breathe and then... - [cracking]
- Okay... - [both shrieking loudly]
Okay, okay, okay, okay, come on.
[both breathing heavily]
[both shrieking loudly]
Come on. I gotcha, I gotcha. Breathe. I gotcha, I gotcha.
I think I see the... I think I see the...
[Natalie shrieking]
Go, go, come on, you gotta get it out, push!
Come on, come on, come on. Come on. Push one more time.
One more time, come on, come on.
Push, push. Okay, okay, okay.
Oh, Jesus. Oh, oh, my God, oh, my God.
- Oh, Jesus, it's... - [both breathing heavily]
Why isn't it... Why isn't it crying?
Natalie, why isn't it crying? Baby, why isn't it crying?
[baby crying]
- Okay, go get the towels. - Towels, okay.
[baby crying]
[melancholic music, Natalie weeping]
[Alex] I got the towels.
Careful. Careful. Careful. Careful.
[Natalie laughing]
- Oh, my God. - This is so fucking amazing.
Baby we have to cut the cord, okay?
- What? We gotta cut the cord. - Okay. Yeah.
It just never ends. Wait, where's the scissors?
Okay. Scissors.
Yes.
Alex, I can't... you have to do it.
- Okay. Okay. No, no... - Do you want me to do it?
No, no, no, no, I got it, I got it, I got it,
I've been practicing, I've been practicing.
Okay, let me just find the cord.
Oh, my God. Oh, Jesus.
Oh, what is it? Okay, okay, baby.
I think I got it. Okay.
[scissors snip, Alex sighs]
- Well done, babe. Well done. - I got it.
- Oh, my God. - Well done. Look at his face.
He's so beautiful.
- Oh, Jesus Christ. - He's so...
Look at the baby. You just... you just made a baby.
[Natalie laughing]
Oh, my God. You wanna go for seconds?
[both chuckling] [Natalie speaking indistinctly]
for another child.
You love it?
Well, let's see.
Hi.
- Hi. - Look at you.
You remember how you fell when I told you I was pregnant?
Look at you now.
It's because you lied to get pregnant, baby.
Alex, I didn't lie. It just happened [indistinct].
It doesn't matter. Doesn't matter.
- He's so beautiful. - He's so tiny.
He's so beautiful.
Yeah.
- [Alex] Oh, no. - [dramatic music]
What?
- Look at... Alex. - What?
- What's wrong with his eyes? - What, what, what?
What? What's wrong with his eyes?
[Natalie laughing]
Gotcha. Baby, put the scissors away, please.
Okay, scissors. I better clean the scissors.
No, no, no, no, don't do that.
[Alex] What?
Hold on a second.
We're gonna keep it as a token of the night, okay?
- [Alex] Okay, okay. - Yeah.
Baby, take the hat away.
[Natalie laughing]
What are we gonna name him?
Jonah.
- Jonah? - Yeah.
You just decide that right now?
Yep.
And you're the whale?
[Natalie laughing]
Shoot, I should have painted Pinocchio, too.
Well, Mr. Jonah...
- Hello? - [Natalie laughing]
This is our world, little buddy. Welcome to it.
Hi. Welcome to our world.
Oh, my God. Natalie, I... I just had a brilliant idea.
[Alex laughing]
[host] You're a charming family
and the perfect professional couple.
I mean, you, Alex, create the stories.
And you, Natalie, draw and paint them.
Your books, which are self-published,
are read by children all around the world,
and you have a truly dedicated fan base.
- [Natalie] Mm-hmm. - [host] So, how many books
have you written now?
Nineteen. Two [indistinct] of Jonah here.
[host] The start of your books are Jonah and his doll, Juno.
I'm curious, does she really exist?
Of course, she was baptized by him.
That's all they left me, the baptism.
- [Natalie laughing] - And she speaks.
[host] Each of Jonah and Juno's adventures are linked
together without ever concluding. Tell me,
did you get your inspiration from The NeverEnding Story?
No, ma'am.
[host] And do you see an end?
Well, Alex is the only one who has an answer for that.
Uh, between you and me, I think he doesn't know how
to end the story and that's why he continues writing.
[Natalie laughing softly, clearing throat]
[cardboard scraping]
Enough.
For God's sake, Alex.
[dramatic piano chord, Natalie gasping]
What is that?
[ominous music]
It's probably just a pillow.
No, his pillow is right there.
Did you leave it like that?
So stupid.
[Alex] Natalie, don't!
[Alex gasping]
Oh, thank God. It's just Juno.
You cunning boy.
What's that?
"For a good story to tell, you always need to find a cell."
"And one thing you need to make is something you cannot break."
It's Jonah's handwriting.
I can see it's Jonah's handwriting.
When did he write this?
Why don't [indistinct] the day?
Why... why?
It doesn't matter.
Doesn't matter.
[Natalie sniffing]
It doesn't matter.
Where you going, Alex?
On that last day, he was downstairs almost
the whole day. Wha... Wha... what was it?
"For a story to tell you, you need to find a..."
"You always need to find a cell."
"You always need to find a cell," that's right.
And then something you need to make is...
"Is something you cannot break."
Hey, hey, those lines are pretty good.
Did you just realize that?
Well, I didn't know our son was a poet.
I don't believe this, Alex, no.
[Alex] Something you need to make, you cannot break.
- Something you need to make... - Alex.
It seems he almost took after his old man after all, huh?
- Something you need to make... - [Natalie speaking indistinctly]
- [Alex] and you cannot break. - [Natalie] Fuckin'...
Something you need to make, you cannot break.
Something you need to make, and you cannot break.
- Hey. - Something you need to make...
- and you cannot break. - We don't have time for this.
We don't have time for this? You don't have time for this?
Our son is challenging us, he... he's playing with us,
and you don't have time for this.
You're telling me you're gonna leave this house
without actually solving this riddle.
It's the last thing he did before he died.
In a way, it's like his last will.
It won't change anything.
The remote for the projector.
He was watching cartoons that whole last day.
It's something he loved to do, even though you hated it.
But it's natural for it to be the center of a ki...
a kid's life.
Remember, Poltergeist? Voila.
Okay, so it's not that.
Of course it isn't.
Since when can a remote not be broken?
Or that thing about our TV you just invented?
Whatever it is, it's around here somewhere,
and it's not very high up.
Alex, we need to continue, all right?
[Alex] No, we need to think like a child.
No!
If you really want to do this, you'll have to think
like our child.
[Alex] What's supposed to mean?
Seriously, sometimes you seem much
less intelligent than what you really are.
You know, Alex, it could be the cutlery,
- for example. - [cutlery clanking]
Doesn't break.
But you wouldn't know that, 'cause you were never there
at dinner time.
Or it could be a coin.
[piggy bank shattering]
Timeless objects from our daily life,
just like the ones from your stories.
But I shouldn't be explaining this to you.
You are the author and he learned it from you, right?
I'm going upstairs to continue putting everything in order.
You can stay here with your gym [indistinct].
- You're right. - I know.
No, no, no, no, no. You're... You're right,
you're absolutely right. You're onto something there
- with that line of thought. - You're making me very nervous.
Well, then help me out here. Something you need to make
- that you cannot break? - I don't fucking know!
Well, think!
It's a key.
- What? - A key.
Oh, my God, you're right.
The one we promised to give him when he turned ten.
How did he reach up there?
"Enter the house and open the gate."
"Say, 'Hocus pocus' and you'll know the date."
I don't like this. I don't like this at all.
Natalia, Natalie, I need you with me on this.
Please, baby, this is important.
♪
[somber piano music]
Alex, get down here and feed your son, please.
[echoing] Alex!
♪
[Jonah] Mom.
Wow, Jonah, it's beautiful.
Alex, it's late, we have to go.
♪
- [Jonah mimicking engine] - [Natalie speaking indistinctly]
♪
[Natalie sighing]
Fuck, Alex! Come here!
[music fades out]
Oh, sorry, babe, I was, uh...
Fighting the air, yeah, I know.
I have to do this now because if I don't,
the plant won't grow well.
I've told you a thousand times, can you please clean the juicer
once you finish preparing your energy drinks?
Oh, hey, bud, bud, no, no, no. What do you got there?
No, you can't touch that with your fingers. No, no, no.
- What is it, Dad? - This is a negative, son.
It's sort of like a picture, but it's inverted.
I don't get it.
Don't worry about it, let's get some dinner, okay?
Your mom's getting nervous.
- What, what, what? - Juno, too!
All right, sit down and I'll get Juno, okay?
[quietly] Jesus.
Come on, Juno.
[whispering] What the fuck?
All right, Juno and Jonah.
And...
Have it right there on the counter.
Right here on the counter. Oh, looks delicious there, buddy.
So, where were we?
Jonah and Juno were in jail.
Jonah and Juno were in jail? Oh, yeah, that's right.
Hey, after traveling through the wormhole
to Mandela's planet, right?
A planet that was inhabited by strange but...
but smiling creatures.
Uh, and they wore... oh, they wore sunglasses.
They were round, and they had long hair and...
and their clothes, they were made of flowers.
And when they opened their mouths, smoke came out.
Like dragons?
Hey, that's pretty good, like dragons, yeah.
But these were happy dragons, and they only knew two words:
"peace" and "love," baby, peace and love.
[Jonah] What were they?
[Alex] Uh, they were hippies, son.
[Jonah] Hippies, like hippos? I don't believe you.
Juno said that we should call them Mandallions.
[Alex] Mandallions, huh, Juno?
Wow, you clever girl. Mandallions it is, then.
So, the Mandallions took Juno and Jonah to meet
their leader, who was absolutely gorgeous...
and eat your dinner, son. Because she ate all of her
Brussels sprouts and her name was tutorial girl?
[Jonah] Tutorial girl, why?
[Alex] Well, tutorial girl because...
- [Jonah choking] - Oh, Jesus, babe, babe, babe!
Oh, hey, hey, come on! Oh, Jesus.
[Natalie] Oh, my God.
Fucking walnuts again, for God's sakes!
I'll get him some water.
[Natalie] No, he can't swallow, we have to make him spit it out.
- Come on, give him water. - [Natalie] One, two, three.
- Come on, go, go, go. - [Natalie] One, two, three.
- Spit it out, come on. - [Natalie] Okay.
[dramatic music]
[mouthing]
[music fades out]
- Hey, baby, do you feel better? - [Alex] Oh, Jesus Christ.
Yeah, you're sure? Um, do you want to go to bed?
- Yes? - Yeah, that's a... a good idea.
Hey, come on, I'll go with you. Yeah.
Hey, hey, buddy, don't forget Juno, okay?
Take her with you.
Yeah, take her with... with you.
Make sure...
[Natalie whispering indistinctly]
Come on, baby.
[Jonah] Mum?
[Natalie] Yes, my love.
[Jonah] Did you know any Mandallions?
[Natalie] Ooh, um, maybe a few of them, yeah.
Is it true that they blow smoke from their mouth?
[Natalie giggling]
I'm not sure of that, but I'm sure that you
have to brush your teeth, big boy.
Come on, give me Juno.
[Natalie sighing]
- Jonah? - What?
Do you want me to sing a song for you tonight?
- Mm-hmm. - Yeah? Come on.
[Natalie makes swishing sound]
[Jonah gargling]
[toilet flushing]
Very good, let's go, baby.
All right, get in.
Juno... Juno in her place.
Ay, [indistinct]!
[smooches]
All right, so... what shall we sing today?
Any suggestions there?
Let's see.
[playing gentle melody]
Mom, what's wrong with Dad? Is he angry with me?
I don't think so, baby, why... why do you ask?
I don't know.
He's acting strange, Juno thinks so, too.
You sure, guys? Stranger than usual?
[Natalie speaking Spanish]
Right, Juno? Yeah?
[Natalie sighing]
[playing cover of "Material Girl" by Madonna]
♪ Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me ♪
♪ I think they're okay ♪
♪ They don't give me proper credit ♪
♪ I just walk away ♪
♪ They can beg and they can plead ♪
♪ But they can't see the light ♪
♪ 'Cause the boy with the cold hard cash ♪
♪ Is always Mr. Right ♪
♪ 'Cause we are living in a material world ♪
♪ And I am a tutorial girl ♪
♪ You know that we're living in a material world ♪
♪ And I am a tutorial girl ♪
♪ Some boys romance, some boys slow dance ♪
♪ That's all right with me ♪
♪ If they can't raise my interest ♪
♪ Then I'll have to let them be ♪
♪ Some boys try and some boys lie ♪
♪ But I don't let them play, no way ♪
♪ Only boys who save their pennies make my rainy day ♪
♪ 'Cause we're living in a material world ♪
♪ And I am a tutorial girl ♪
♪ You know that we're living in a material world ♪
♪ And I am a tutorial girl ♪
♪ Living in a material world ♪
♪ I am a tutorial girl, you know ♪
♪ Living in a material world ♪
♪ I am a tutorial girl ♪
I envy him.
I wish my mom had sung to me when I was a kid.
I would have laughed with her.
[Natalie sighing]
Talking time. Okay.
It is normal, it happens to many children.
He's just trying to attract your attention, okay?
He's a very sensitive boy and he knows we've been
talking about having another child.
- [Alex sighing] - You know there's a condition
where people pull their hair out and eat it.
Oh, my God, Alex. Jonah doesn't have to go through your mania.
Shh, keep your voice down. Okay, please?
That condition doesn't even exist,
just an invention of psychiatrists.
It's incredible you believe in those things.
Well, w're overlooking something here.
Well, you, of course, are overlooking
your child by giving credit to those who want
to pathologically medicate everything.
What about the whole Juno thing? Huh?
He should have given that up by now, don't you think?
I think it's funny and cute.
- [Alex scoffs] - You think it's funny and cute.
- Yep. - It's... it's too much.
Too much.
You said it yourself. He's a sensitive boy.
I think he's a bit delicate.
You know, trichotillomania has another name.
It's called Rapunzel syndrome.
Seriously, Alex?
Sometimes I feel as if I didn't know you.
See what we've created and how we are raising
our child, because so far we agreed on it.
Wasn't good enough for you anymore.
I have no idea what you really think, baby.
You are like a big phony all of a sudden.
[woman] You two embody the perfect example
of an alternative lifestyle.
You live in a little town abroad,
you advocate for the consumption of natural products.
You school your child at home.
How do you feel about being seen as global icons?
Oh, no, no. We're not icons or creators or gurus.
We... we just behave according to some principles.
Those are the theory of degrowth, right?
Yeah... But we're not obsessive or dogmatic.
You know, I think the important thing is the foundation.
We moved to a pioneer region
in the use of clean energy like wind.
We strongly believe in self-management
and sustainability for renewal.
I mean, we believe in technology, right?
I even write my books with a computer.
[Natalie laughing]
Really, we're not fundamentalists
or superstitious people.
But we know that if there's a catastrophe
like some experts predict, at least we could survive.
And it's a very good thing that you mentioned that,
because lately there have been some... there's been some
controversy regarding your positions.
Some people have accused you, Natalie, of being extremist
for designing the logo of a political party.
And when they asked Alex about it, he surprised everyone
by saying that he hadn't gotten involved in that
because he didn't want to make a deal with the devil.
[humming]
[clattering]
[bottles clinking]
Come out, come out, wherever you are.
I'm behind door number 1 here.
Hey, we should get something to eat it's getting late.
[Natalie] I'm not hungry.
Nothing new there.
Door number 2.
Door number 3 here.
[Alex humming]
- [household items clanking] - Jesus Christ.
That's it.
Are you okay?
Are you tired of making a fool of yourself?
No, I'm not.
Let's see here...
Somewhere.
Let's see, Alex.
Do you really believe you're going to find
your child inside the laundry basket?
No, I don't believe,
but I know there's a message from him
behind a door or something that works like a door.
Like for instance, the box he used to clean his shoes with.
God's sake, Alex, stop this madness, please.
No, it's not there.
No, no, don't touch my boxes.
I have already emptied that one.
What was in there?
Some things I think I might need.
You're serious about starting a new life on your own,
aren't you?
What are you gonna do? How are you gonna make a living?
I have no idea Alex but I'm not worried.
You know me.
- [sniffing] - Just go with the flow.
It's so sad that we end up like this.
Endings cannot be chosen.
No, but you can resist defeat in the darkest moments.
You can refuse to give in.
It's precisely because of their endings
that stories are defined as tragedies or comedies.
Alex, forget your fucking structures.
It's not a story, it's real.
Our lives and our child's life
and there's no way to fix this ending.
You know, if this were story...
it would be a horror one,
and you and I would end up in hell.
That's good. In hell, together, you and me.
You know, you should consider to what extent
we're here because of choices you made.
Yes, a decision that we made.
A decision that you made and that I agreed to.
Yes, because of you.
- Fuck you. - Fuck me?
Where are you going, huh? You don't wanna hear this?
No, of course you don't. You don't wanna...
That we made that decision together.
Yes, we made all of our decisions together.
We agree on everything.
Yeah.
You always get what you wanted
even when what you wanted doesn't make any sense.
[Natalie speaking Spanish]
You got nothing to say?
Go on, keep on running.
Don't face the truth.
[muffled ambient noise]
[Natalie speaking Spanish]
[birds chirping]
I am about to sin.
Look what I've found, hidden away in apartment 12J.
[Alex mumbling loudly]
Looking tasty.
Tasty Morris was just wasting away.
Oh, my God.
So good. Help yourself to some lettuce.
Huh? The sun is still up.
Maybe you can photosynthesize something.
[shouting]
It's taco Tuesday, baby.
Yeah, look what I found to wash it down with.
Oh, my God.
Oh, that's good! Yes!
Ahh, I haven't had wine that good in...
in a while!
[glass shattering]
Do you think you're the only one who could break things?
And what you've never known is how to fix them.
Be careful, you're going to stain
those clothes you wanted to take with you.
Fix them, huh?
I'll show you how to fix things.
- [fraught orchestral music] - Alex!
[loud smash]
Please don't you fucking dare touch my things, okay?
[Alex] What is this?
[music softens]
What is this?
It is a calendar.
I can see it's a calendar.
What I want to know is what its purpose is?
It's personal, Alex.
Okay, let's see. January 25th, there's an X. Baby.
February 21st, there's an X.
March 21st again, another X.
Okay. April 16th, X.
May. Oh, wait, there's no X's.
June, there's no X's.
July. Oh, wait, there's something here
but it's not an X, it's a circle.
Oh, and there's a note from Jonah.
August, and September, more X's.
Is this the date our son was referring to?
What happened?
What happened on this date?
How did Jonah find out?
What did you tell him?
[Natalie sobbing]
Does this has something to do with...
why didn't you say something to me?
Why didn't we talk about it?
[Natalie retching]
[coughing]
♪
What does it say?
"Turn the page...
"grow the grass."
"The next stage is hard to pass."
I promise I'm going to find out what the hell is going on here.
♪
[Natalie speaking Spanish]
Jonah, there you are buddy. Come on.
I am already ready for you.
All right, get the warrior stands going, all right, buddy?
Here we go.
[Alex and Jonah growling]
A warrior does not smile.
Don't smile, all right?
Put your hand.
- [whistle tweeting] - Go.
I'm down. All right.
Take me down... take me down. Go ahead.
Take me down.
That's it. That's pretty good.
Good. A warrior does not smile. Go...
go play with your mom.
[gentle piano music]
Which color do you want?
Blue.
Blue, of course. Always blue.
Okay. Here you are.
- Mom? - Yes, my love?
Who's God?
Um...
Some people say he's the creator of all things.
Is he living or non-living?
Living or non-living?
Yeah, you know, things are divided into
living and nonliving.
You're absolutely right.
I guess that if he exists, he must be a living one.
But does he exist?
I don't know Jonah.
- Have you seen him? - No.
Me neither or anyone I know.
So I guess that if he does exist,
he must be the best hide and seek player
in the whole history of the world.
And the ghosts, Mom, are they living or non-living?
Draw a ghost for me, please.
♪
Wait, here you are.
♪
That's a beautiful ghost.
- Does it move? - Yeah.
So then ghosts exist and they are living things.
But it doesn't speak.
You sure about that?
Everything that exists can speak, Jonah.
The key is in knowing how to listen.
That why you pick up things from the street and fix them?
What does that have to do with anything?
I don't know. It's something that you said
about getting things in your life.
All right, buddy, why don't you go outside
and play in the garden for a while, okay?
What?
Outside, please. Now.
♪
- Unbelievable. - What?
But it's impossible to work like this.
[Natalie] You are so, so selfish.
[Alex] Are you... did you just call me selfish?
- [Natalie] Yeah. - Why?
Because I'm trying to work, for God's sakes?
Why don't you guys go paint outside or something...
You weren't working Alex. You were reading.
I'll have you know that I'm working when I'm reading, okay?
Go upstairs. You've got a beautiful room for that.
Why don't you guys go outside or upstairs or anywhere else, okay?
Why do I have to go upstairs?
You know, I would work... [inaudible]
[Natalie] ...you should think on that since you are the one
insisting on having another child.
[Alex] Shh. Keep your voice down.
Shh, what? He can't... he can't hear us.
Yes, actually, he can hear us, and as a matter of fact,
it's a... a very sensitive topic with him.
We can't talk about this in front of him
and he does hear us. He hears everything.
[inaudible].
- Yes, he hears everything. - [Natalie] Do you realize
- all you do is complain? - I'm complaining?
Yeah. Because we get upset all the time
- and our child can feel it. - Oh, our child can feel it?
- Yes. - Oh, come on, what is that?
It's psychobabble for God's sake.
Do you know what the real problem is here?
- You enlighten me. What is... - You don't sleep enough,
only by popping pills like they're like candy.
[Alex] Oh, here we go again popping pills like a...
You know that's a problem I've had since I was 10, okay?
And it's not something that I can control.
And if you're insinuating that I take it out on you
and Jonah, then just take it back because it's not true.
[Natalie] 1,000 times, [inaudible] doesn't have
side effects, but no, you keep on lining their pockets
- with their [inaudible]. - [Alex] That's bullshit, okay?
And I'm sick of your homeopathic solutions for everything.
Homeopathy doesn't work, baby, okay?
And I... and I'm... I'm sick of eating tofu and...
and... and couscous,
and seitan, and all that natural bullshit you serve.
[Natalie] You have no idea yourself because I've never
given you seitan, Alex, never in my whole life
because it contains gluten.
You're not even aware of how [inaudible].
Like you haven't even made the effort to learn
a single word of Spanish.
[Alex] Hola, baby, hola. There's a single word for you.
I don't need to speak Spanish. I get perfectly...
perfectly well along with my English
[Natalie] Of course you do. Of course you do.
[Alex] Because you've made me angry.
God, you make me crazy, baby. Okay?
Jesus. This whole co... country makes me crazy.
And you bring shit in off the street
like we were the Village People. It's like a Salvation Army here.
Our place looks like a goddamn dump.
[Natalie] You saying that?
You have a fucking entire Jeep in our home, Alex.
Well, Alex, if you think I'm [inaudible] why don't you
- stop buying books? - [Alex] What?
You must be the only man on the Earth
who doesn't know what a tablet is.
I buy books because I'm a reader,
and I write books for other readers, okay?
I don't care how many followers I have.
[music intensifies]
You know what you are? You're a dinosaur.
Maybe that's why are you so obsessed with exercise.
I'm sorry, Alex, you are [inaudible].
[Alex] [inaudible mocking tone].
You know what you are? You're a grandma.
Yeah, you're overprotective. You protect him so goddamn much.
He doesn't fit in with other kids, baby.
He doesn't. You know what? We should go and get him tested.
He might have attention deficit disorder.
[Jonah humming]
[Natalie speaking Spanish]
Now it's not you that's the problem, not even us,
it's Jonah who has a problem, of course.
[Alex] [inaudible] have any special abilities.
Out of all that bullshit, I disagree with that.
Yeah. He's special. That's it.
Okay. And... and... and... hormones kick in
around 13 or 14 with adolescence it's gonna be too late.
If you are so worried about your child,
maybe you'd give him love, affection for a child.
You need to learn how to communicate [inaudible].
[Alex] [inaudible] very much
and you don't communicate with him any better than I do.
And all you do is... is... is make him a clone of yourself.
[Natalie] That's not... what?
[Alex] Yeah. That's what you do. He... he idolizes you.
- He looks up to you. - Where is he?
- Jonah. - Jonah.
Have you seen him?
He was right outside. I just sent him outside.
- Jonah. - Why don't you go outside
and look and I'll look inside, okay? I'll look in here.
Maybe he's... in the neighbor's yard, all right?
- [Natalie] Jonah! - [Alex] Jonah?
- [Alex] Jonah. - [Natalie] Jonah.
Jonah. Are you inside the house, buddy?
- [Natalie] He's not outside. - [Alex] Jonah?
[Natalie] Jonah. Jonah, baby, we were kidding, you know.
- [Alex] Jonah? - [Natalie] Jonah!
Jonah, are you in here, buddy? Jonah?
- [Natalie] Jonah? - Jonah.
Come on, man, your mom and I are looking for you.
- Jonah, are you in here? - Jonah.
You better not have gone outside, sweet man.
- He's inside. - You better not be
in our bedroom, bud.
You better not be in my bedroom.
You know it's not legitimate to be in here.
- Jonah? - Mommy's worried.
Oh, my God. Jonah. I will kill this kid, man.
Where are you? Jonah. Jonah, come out now.
Come out, come out wherever you are, bud. Jonah?
This is not a game. I am not playing.
[Natalie] Baby, you are indeed
the best hide and seek player in the whole world.
We surrender, okay?
Jonah.
Jonah, I'm gonna count to 10, and if you're not out here
by the time I get to 10, you are in big trouble,
young man... I'm gonna whoop your ass.
One... two... three...
four, five, six, seven, eight...
nine, ten. Buddy, you cannot hide.
You can't take our stuff, okay? You can't go through our...
- Hey, hey, hey, hey. - Woah, woah, woah, woah.
- Bud, what happened? - Okay. Baby, don't worry.
Don't worry. It's superficial.
A bit of alcohol and it will be gone. Come on.
You haven't done anything wrong. You know that, right?
[banging thuds] Fuck.
[Natalie] It's okay. It's okay.
[Alex sighing heavily]
[Natalie] Well, that was a complete misunderstanding.
We're not extremists, all right?
We instill in our son the importance of saving. Yeah?
Really, there are no differences between Alex and me.
[woman] Okay, let's talk about a more friendly issue.
- Yeah. - Tell me the theory of degrowth,
does it say anything about having a second child?
Degrowth does not mean extinction, Sarah,
- you know that. - Well, that's something
we haven't completely decided yet.
[woman] Do you mean to say that maybe it's time for a bab.
Hey, I'm here.
[Natalie laughing]
[Alex] I'm telling you, stop. You're going to hurt yourself.
What if I hurt myself, Alex?
I wouldn't wanna be responsible.
Well, we won't wait for me to pay, right?
[Alex] Jesus, who's talking about paying for anything?
All I'm saying is that we should be able to admit what happened.
We don't know what happened, Alex.
We don't fucking know.
Could have been an allergy, for example.
An allergy he heard from you.
From all the shit you've taken throughout your entire life.
[sighing]
It was you.
Of course it was you.
And meanwhile this... this charade continues.
Just figured it out.
[Natalie breathing heavily]
Voilà.
It was the weed from my survival kit.
It's typical [inaudible].
[loud sniffle]
[paper rustling]
"Turn the wheel. There you kneel."
"It's not made of steel. Look how you squeal."
So easy, Alex.
Let's see, how did we do today?
[Natalie speaking in Spanish]
You know, quite convinced it's gonna be here on the spare tire.
Let's see.
Very subtle.
[Inaudible], Alex, how far were you prepared to go?
How many of these are scattered throughout our entire home?
"Blah, blah, blah, ghost. "Blah, blah, blah, lost."
Did you really believe I could get scared.
That I would think that something paranormal
was behind all of this shit?
You believe in much more absurd things.
It was tetanus, Natalia. Okay? It was.
And our child died because we did not vaccinate him, okay?
We didn't vaccinate him, Alex,
because we both agreed that vaccines are poison.
Because I didn't want to put the microrganisms
in our son's body because I didn't want him
to become autism or diabetes or...
[Natalie whimpering]
I never doubted your good will.
Then why this?
I'll tell you if you tell me why you had an abortion.
[Natalie sighing]
Where did you find out?
I'll tell you...
if you tell me why you had an abortion.
Alex, if you want to punish me,
punish me for who I am.
Punish me. Hit me, Alex.
Hit me. Hit me!
- No. - Fucking hit me, Alex.
Baby, I want to beat you just as much as you... Stop. Stop! Okay?
[Natalie crying]
I know.
[Natalie muttering indistinctly]
[Alex] I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.
[Natalie sobs]
♪
[Alex] I love you.
I miss you. I love you.
I love you so much.
[dramatic orchestral music]
His eyes.
[reading inaudibly]
Alex?
"I swear to you, this is not my ending."
♪
- Come here. - Hi, buddy.
Good morning.
I was just dreaming about you.
Yeah. Yeah. Why don't we get some breakfast ready, okay? Yes.
♪
[birds chirping]
Hey, buddy. We were just coming to see you.
How you doing?
Hmm... Not so good, let's go wash up.
Come on.
You and me.
Here we go. You gotta pee?
Okay.
Don't forget to shake there, bud. Okay, good.
All right, let's wash your hands.
[tap water burbling]
Soap going.
Nice, very good.
Dry.
Very good.
All right, let's go see your mother.
What's wrong? You not feeling so good or what?
Babe, I think he's still having a fever, okay.
Mmm! I'm here.
I'm gonna go upstairs.
Are you too tired for class today? Yeah?
You want to watch some cartoons?
All right, come on.
♪
Be nice and go to sleep. [smooch]
♪
Hey, how's my champ doing?
How you feeling?
Oh, Jesus Christ. Natalie!
♪
Hey, he's burning up. He's way too hot.
How are you feeling, my love?
I'm gonna... I'm gonna call a doctor. Okay?
Look, I know you don't like them, I don't either,
much less the ones around here, but we need to call a doctor.
- You have to call them... - It's never been this bad.
- [Natalie inaudible] - [Jonah groans]
Jesus, he can barely speak.
Okay, I'm gonna call, I'm gonna call.
Call the hospital directly, Alex,
- tell them we're on our way. - What's the number?
How the fuck I'm supposed to know? Look online.
- Mom. - It's okay, baby.
Mama is here with you.
[Alex] Yes. Hello. Do you speak English?
Yes! Hello! Jesus, thank God.
Okay. I'm calling because my son is very sick.
Yes... yes, I'm afraid so. Yes... yes it looks like it.
We would like to come in right away.
Yes! Yes, it's an emergency.
[Jonah] Mom, am I having a nightmare?
- No, my love. - We don't know!
He's been a bit like this for two days,
and today's fever went way up.
No, you listen to me. A total of a 103, okay?
Yes, he's very sweaty, and he seems more and more
groggy, and it's getting worse by the minute.
Do you know how to know if you are having a nightmare?
Look, if I pinch you and it hurts, that's reality.
- How does [inaudible] - Thank you very much.
They said they'd take him in right away.
- [inaudible] - That's good right?
No. He can't feel it when I pinch him.
Aw, Jesus Christ. Okay... Get him some water.
I said get him some water. Keep him hydrated.
Come on, come on.
- [Jonah coughing] - Goddamn it.
What's wrong, bud? You can't swallow?
- What's wrong? - He's getting... Alex!
- What? - Charlie's gonna back to...
- What do I do... what do I do? - Let's go!
For God's sake. I got you.
I got you... Jesus, he's having a seizure.
Alex he's choking... he's choking!
[inaudible] No! He's falling into [inaudible]!
You're gonna be okay, buddy. You are gonna be okay.
I got you. Okay, go, go, go, go!
Out, come on. Go!
- [Natalie] Take the blanket! - No, no time for a blanket.
[woman] Okay. Right. You've convinced us.
He doesn't miss a thing, does he?
- He definitely doesn't. - [giggling]
Sometimes it's amazing how life fits into place, hmm?
[woman] You don't need another baby.
You've already got two there.
Yeah, I do.
You remember the afternoon after his cremation?
You told me you needed time to get away and think about things.
- [Natalie] And I was stoned. - And I understood it.
I did.
So I came here.
Where else was I gonna go?
But when I got here, I... I felt...
so alone.
I started searching the whole house for him...
seeing him in every corner.
And then I found your calendar...
And I just lost my mind.
I was so... furious with you.
And suddenly it came to me, the whole treasure hunt game.
I started leaving notes all over the house.
Alex, I don't care.
What are you gonna do?
I'm going to [inaudible] later.
Have you lost your mind?
What's wrong, Alex?
This only shows that you're right.
In fact, you're the big winner here.
You've created a fiction that has become a reality.
I wanted... I wanted...
I don't know what I wanted, but this is not it.
I know.
You wanted revenge, but you [inaudible] at any cost.
To use our son's death for your stories,
perjure ourselves in the process.
No... I accepted his death.
♪
Then why are you shaking?
Listen to the music [inaudible].
What are you doing? Where are you going?
I told you we had to do try to put myself in Jonah's head.
- Natalie, Jonah is not... - Shh! Shh!
You still have the head lamp.
Oh, my God, this is insane.
This is absolutely ridiculous.
But you and I are beyond ridiculous.
♪
♪ Some boys try ♪
♪ And some boys lie ♪
What are you doing... what are you singing?
♪ I don't let them play ♪
♪ Only boys who save their pennies ♪
♪ Make my rainy day ♪
♪ 'Cause we're living In a material world ♪
♪ And I am a material girl ♪
- That's it... that's it! - Be careful... be careful,
wait, wait, wait.
[paper rustling]
[gasping]
"It starts in water, Everything gets worse,"
"Then your shiver just like the curse."
Okay, okay, okay,
he could have put that there any time.
But doesn't have to [inaudible].
[Inaudible] from here.
Oh, my God, what is that? No, babe... babe!
House... It's just the foundation of the house, babe.
Not the house, it came from over here.
No, no, no, do not open that door.
Alex, I know what it was [inaudible] to be here.
They have your [inaudible].
I'm going to see what's over there.
Let me do it, okay?
[dramatic orchestral music]
Oh, my God. Who put that there?
Jesus Christ. I'm... I'm losing my mind-
I'm losing my mind... I'm losing my mind...
I'm losing my... okay, fuck, fuck me.
Fuck, fuck. Okay, Jesus [inaudible]...
Jesus [inaudible]
Hey, Natalie.
Natalie, what's going on? Why is Jonah there, baby?
Why is Jonah in the goddamn cupboard?
Why? How did you know to open there?
Okay. What's going on?
What's going on... I'm losing my mind.
[Alex laughing] Jesus. [yelps]
What's happening? What's happening? What's happening?
What is happening, why is Jonah there?
No... Jesus [inaudible] What's happening?
[Natalie] It's a very nice way to return.
[inaudible muttering]
- Wait, wait, wait, wait. - [inaudible], Alex.
We go together, okay? We go together.
[inaudible muttering]
Okay. Those towels were not there.
[inaudible]
- Wait. - Jonah!
- Wait, wait! - Jonah!
Wait!
- Oh, my God! - Let's get it out, get it out!
What does it matter what he's wearing?
Don't touch him, Natalie.
I'm going to fucking touch him. He's my son.
[Natalie crying]
- [inaudible] - [Natalie sobbing]
Jonah.
Jonah!
♪
He's not [inaudible]
He wants revenge.
♪
I'm sorry, Alex.
[inaudible] with you anymore [inaudible].
[Alex whimpering]
Jonah.
Jonah!
[Natalie speaking Spanish]
Jonah.
[gagging]
[Natalie whispering in Spanish]
♪
[Natalie whispering in Spanish]
♪