Ashes Page #2

Synopsis: Frank (Ray Winstone) is confined to a residential home, stricken with Alzheimer's - past, present ad future steadily disintegrating. Then one day, James (Jim Sturgess) appears, wanting to re-connect with a father who know longer knows him. James springs Frank from the home and the pair go on the run. As their haphazard journey unfolds - funny, violent and tragic by turns - the present merges with imperfect memories of the past and fact with fiction and we begin to realize that nothing is quite what it seems. ASHES itself defies neat categorization; part road movie, part psychological thriller; part contemporary film noir, but all beautifully shot and with a grimly satisfying twist.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Year:
2012
100 min
90 Views


Open sesame!

Come on, go through!

Dad, go through!

It's all right, It's all right.

We're going out.

It's all right.

I'm opening the door.

Get in the f***ing car!

No, no, no!

Hey, where are you going?!

Hey!

Please enter your destination.

Where are you going?

You have not entered

a valid destination.

- You have not...

- What are you doing?

What the f*** are you doing?

Dad no! I'm trying to help you!

I'm trying to help!

Dad, come on! Let go!

Let go!

We've got it, Dad!

We've f***ing done it!

We've gone out, mate!

- This is nice, isn't it, Dad?

- Yeah.

How about a bit of music?

That calm you down.

All right. No, not that one.

- That's a bit more mellow?

- Yeah?

Hello, mate.

Dad, you can let go of my hair.

Oh, yeah, come on.

I'm paranoid I'm effing

going bald as it is, all right?

- That's it.

- Sorry.

Hold your horses!

Dad, get back in the car.

Yeah, all right,

keep your hair on.

It's all right. Don't get upset.

Don't let it upset you.

Take your time.

Take your time.

- I've got a sick man here!

- Idiot!

Come on, Dad, get back in the car.

All right. Just take your time.

We don't let them upset you.

Get in the car.

Get in the car.

That's it.

Go on, there you go.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

Yeah, very good.

You gonna open this door?

Come on, open the door.

We can't get back

unless I can drive, can we?

That's it, come on.

That's it, open the door.

Are we gonna, oh,

you're going to drive? Okay.

Are you comfortable?

Don't do that.

Stop. Open the door.

No, you do not... Dad, open.

You are not driving this car.

No, Please Dad.

Open the door!

Dad!

F***, f***!

Dad, dad!

At first opportunity turn around.

F*** you.

- At first opportunity...

- Well, you f*** off.

At first opportunity turn around.

- At first...

- Garbage.

That was exciting.

- You gonna let me drive now?

- Yes.

All coppers are bastards.

Yeah, that's right.

Frank?

Frank.

Frank?

Are you okay?

Have you been crying?

No.

What's going on?

I don't feel very well.

I don't want to go.

What do you mean?

It's your birthday!

I'm scared.

What are you scared of?

I don't f***ing remember.

That's all right.

Nothing to be scared of.

What's the matter with me, Cath?

I don't know, Frank.

We'll get through this.

- Together. Just you and me.

- Yes.

Yeah.

- I must be getting old.

- Yeah, that's right.

- Don't say nothing to no one.

- No.

Promise me.

Let's get you ready.

You're gonna be late.

You gave me a fright, silly.

Catching you like that.

I've never seen you cry before.

I wasn't crying.

Come on.

Come on, Dad.

Come on, wake up.

Wake up.

All right? We're here.

Frank?

Frank, what's got into you?

I wanna go home.

I wanna go home.

We're going home.

Aren't we? I told you that.

I wanna go home now.

Come on, don't star that again.

Frank, you okay?

What you got now?

What's that in your hand?

Hello?

Yeah, we're on the road.

- What's going on, Cath?

- No, he's fine. He's all right.

Yeah, he's been as good as gold.

Yeah, okay.

Well, you can't then.

I just don't want to upset him.

That's up to you.

Give it.

Hang on a tick, hang on.

We'll be back tomorrow.

Give me the phone.

- Okay, fine.

- Give it.

Who you talking to, Cath?

Yeah, that was Mum.

- Mum?

- Yeah, Cath.

Cathy?

Yeah, you'll see her tomorrow.

That'll be nice, won't it?

Family reunion.

Cathy.

I'm not Cathy.

It's James, remember?

I'm sorry, Cathy.

I get so confused.

The drugs are wearing off.

You should get some rest.

Dad, all right, okay. That's...

Yeah, okay, Dad.

It's a little bit weird there,

all right?

Okay? Yeah?

Maybe you should

get yourself to bed, all right?

- Bed.

- You wanna go to bed?

Come on, let's get you down.

Coming to bed, Frank?

Oh, no. What are you doing?

You're pissing on me!

What you doing in my house?

God, I'm going to be sick!

Come on, wake up!

Stop pissing everywhere!

Come on, pull them up!

Don't touch me!

F***!

Dad, Dad! Let go!

Let the f***...

Are you mad?

What'd you do that for?

- You touched me!

- What?

- You touched me!

- Keep your voice down.

- Stop it!

- Get out!

- No, Dad, put that down!

- Get out!

- All right, I'm going!

- Now!

- Get out!

- I'm leaving!

- F*** off!

- I'm leaving!

He's a dirty man.

Yeah, he's a dirty man.

He touched me.

Come on, Dad. Let me in!

I can't stand away all day,

can I?!

He's coming back now.

Room service!

Room service.

Hello, Dad.

Bad luck.

Not bad luck.

Nice to see you.

Let's get a hug.

Maybe we should...

pull your trousers up fiirst.

- Daft sod.

- Dad!

F*** it.

Come on, that's it. Out you go.

Get a move on, Dad.

That's it, nice and gently.

Put your leg there.

Put your leg there, all right?

Hold on to the right.

It's all right. Well done.

You behave yourself

and I'll take you somewhere nice.

All right.

It's nice to be nice.

That's right. It feels nice,

all right?

Why are we going this way?

- Cause you pissed on the bed.

- No, I didn't.

You did, didn't you?

Oh, no.

Who taught you how to eat?

I'm only messing about.

Go on, knock yourself out.

Not that one.

- Look what you've done now.

- F*** off!

- Stop it. it's me, Jamie.

- Sorry, what's going on?

He gets like this sometimes.

there's nothing I can do.

- I don't want to cause a scene.

- Of course.

I'm really sorry.

- What's his name?

- Frank.

- Frank.

- Dad, this is Lee, all right?

He's gonna take us outside.

He's gonna help you.

- No.

- We'll take our music.

Come on Frank,

get some fresh air.

Let's leave the table there.

- Thank you so much.

- Not a problem.

- F***!

- All right.

Come on, don't be horrible to him.

You smashed his plate. didn't you?

- I didn't smash it.

- Yes, you did.

- I'm so sorry.

- Be nice.

Good man, Frank.

- F***!

- What's wrong? Is he...

- Alzheimer's.

- My Nan too, it's a nightmare.

It's terrible. Like the person

you know just disappears.

- All right, come on, Dad.

- You laughing?

Come on.

Come on, Frank.

Did he do that?

Did he do that to you?

Yeah, what can you do.

He brought me up.

- My turn now, isn't it?

- You are a bastard!

Yeah, okay.

- F***.

- Okay.

- F..!

- Be nice.

- Well done, Dad.

- Well done, Frank.

Nice.

- You going to be okay?

- Yeah. No. We'll be fine.

Thank you for understanding.

Many people don't.

It's all right.

Forget about the money.

It's not a problem.

- Take care.

- Thank you, Lee.

- Good luck.

- I'll take care. Thanks.

Bye, Frank!

Come on, Dad, we're in the clear.

We're in the clear.

No, stop messing about.

Let's get out of here.

- Is it trouble?

- No, turn around.

We're done.

Oh, sh*t.

- All right.

- All coppers are bastards.

- You all right?

- Yeah.

Just can't find the motor.

- F*** off!

- I'm almost as bad as him.

F*** off!

Bye, Frank.

Keep walking.

We've got a problem.

- Problem.

- Yeah, we're f***ed.

Go through there. Dad go on.

Through there.

All right.

Come on, Dad.

Get down.

Get your head down. Down.

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